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The Savannah River Sites liquid waste contractor has expanded a stormwater drainage basin that now holds up to 7.3 million gallons of water in response to the February 2013 discovery that contaminated water was seeping into a nuclear waste vault.
Dean Campbell, the spokesperson for Savannah River Remediation, or SRR, explained that the old configuration of the basin held the maximum volume of rain that, statistically, would be predicted to fall about every 25 years.
The new basin configuration allows for the volume of rain that could be expected to be received during the highest rainfall event occurring during a 100-year period, he explained.
Vault 4 is located near Sedimentation Basin 4 of the Saltstone Disposal Facility, or SDF. The vault is a large rectangular cement structure where low-level radioactive waste was disposed, but is no longer used for disposal operations.
Stormwater typically drains from the land near the large cement vaults into the drainage basin, where it is sampled and controlled to verify that no contaminants will reach the waterways.
SRR initiated the Vault 4 Stabilization Project in February, which included placement of a thin, clean grout cap on Vault 4 cells in order to reduce radiation exposure to workers and coating of the Vault 4 roof with an elastomeric coating to minimize rainwater intrusion. An elastomeric coating is a natural or synthetic rubber that is able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed.
In addition to improvements, SRR also is constructing a new basin in the area that is expected to hold 7.3 million gallons. Work on the basin is expected to be completed next month.
Campbell also said that roof coating will be completed on five of the six Vault 4 cells that have been identified as requiring coating by the end of September.
He added that the project is intended to enhance the stability of Vault 4 until the Saltstone Disposal Facility closure process is initiated.
After the SDF is closed, the entire facility will be covered with a specially engineered closure cap which is designed to prevent water infiltration, he said. The work being performed demonstrates DOEs continued protection of the environment and human health.
Derrek Asberry is the SRS beat reporter for the Aiken Standard.
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The METEOR III + is an ultra-light versatile helmet. Weighing only 235 grams, it sets the standard in terms of lightness and comfort. It is also one of our most ventilated models. Its innovative adjustment system allows each climber to adjust his/her helmet to head shape. Originally designed for climbing and mountaineering, the METEOR III + also meets the European standards for cycling and whitewater sports.
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ERWIN — Charges have been placed against one of the drivers involved in a fatal car collision Tuesday evening on Sciota Road in the Unicoi area.
Trooper Jim Jackson with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the officer investigating the collision, said Thursday that Randy L. Julian, 31, of Elizabethton, has been charged with one count of vehicular homicide, three counts of vehicular assault, driving under the influence — third offense, driving on a revoked license and having no proof of insurance.
According to a report from the THP, Tabetha Grindstaff, 29, of Unicoi, was killed in the collision and her three passengers, her boyfriend and two children, ages 5 and 9, were injured. Julian, the driver of the other vehicle involved, also suffered injuries.
According to the preliminary THP report, which said the collision occurred at around 7 p.m Tuesday, the Chevy Camaro being driven by Grindstaff was traveling eastbound on Sciota Road while the Chevy S10 Blazer being driven by Julian was traveling westbound. The report states Julian's vehicle crossed the center line of the road and Grindstaff ran off the roadway to attempt to avoid the collision.
The two vehicles struck head-on near the shoulder of the road on the eastbound side, according to the report.
Jackson said Grindstaff's children were transported to the Niswonger Children's Hospital at Johnson City Medical Center. While Jackson said safety belts saved the children's lives, he said Grindstaff's 5-year-old son had to undergo abdominal surgery for injuries suffered in the collision and Grindstaff's 9-year-old daughter had to be transported to the hospital via Wings Air Rescue.
Grindstaff's boyfriend suffered a leg injury and Julian suffered a fractured foot in the collision, Jackson said.
Jackson said Unicoi County Coroner Ed Herndon pronounced Grindstaff dead at the scene.
Jackson said authorities have been in contact with Julian and that he has offered to turn himself in. Once Julian is arrested, Jackson said a bond for him will be set in Unicoi County Sessions Court.
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The Red Mile is home to the world famous one mile oval racetrack uniquely made of red clay, a natural resource of Kentucky. With the red clay racing surface, the Red Mile provides not only World Record race times, but is extremely beneficial to young horses. Owners and Trainers from across North America, send their horses here knowing they have the best chance to shatter their Lifetime Mark, and maybe even set a World Record time.
The Red Mile's racing season begins in August and ends in October. The First part of our racing meet features the Kentucky Sire Stakes racing series culminating in the finals on Super Night with over $2 million in purses. New this year is the Kindergarten series for two year old trotters.
During the final two weeks of our racing season, the Grand Circuit comes to town. The elite in Standardbred Racing are showcased in races such as the Kentucky Futurity, the third jewel in Trotting's Triple Crown. The filly trotters aren't to be outdone as they covet their own Kentucky Filly Futurity trophy. Top 3 year old pacers from across the country are featured in the Tattersalls Pace. Sprinkled throughout the two weeks, patrons will be thrilled to see the triumphant winners of the International Stallion Stakes, The Bluegrass Series, and the Glenn Garnsey. The Allerage for Aged horses provides the stage to prove that horses just get better with time.


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Legalized Marijuana in Missouri Unlikely for 2014, But There's Still Some Hope
"We have a larger presence than ever at the Capitol, and I believe there is a good chance that the legislature will vote to reduce penalties on cannabis possession this year," Payne says. "Industrial hemp and medical cannabis are also garnering more legislative interest than in years past, and we could see some progress on those fronts, but passing either will be an uphill battle."
wikimedia/Aleks Harvesting industrial hemp is legal pretty much everywhere except the U.S.
Despite Show Me Cannabis' decision to postpone its effort to get a legalization on the ballot this year, Missourians still have a chance for reform with recent proposals from representatives Rory Ellinger and Chris Kelly, both Democrats.
Kelly has proposed a bill that would fully legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol, but even he isn't very optimistic about it.
"Passing is possible, but unlikely," he tells the Columbian Missourian.
Ellinger has proposed a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and allow its use for medical purposes. That proposal has been assigned to Republican representative Stanley Cox's judiciary committee and needs to be voted on in order to progress through the legislative channels.
Stan Cox's website Rep. Cox says he supports a vote on marijuana reform, but hasn't allowed a vote to go through.
Cox made a fuss recently when he said he vehemently opposed the insertion of marijuana-reform legislation into state's massive crime bill because he preferred that marijuana has a separate vote for transparency purposes.
See also: State Rep. Stanley Cox Says Missouri's Marijuana Laws Are Just Fine the Way They Are
- Why Won't Governor Nixon Say Anything About Marijuana Reform?
"I think it's a cowardly thing to do, to include in a 1,000-page bill on a controversial issue that you're not willing to vote on up and down specifically," Cox told Daily RFT earlier this month.
We called and e-mailed Cox to ask him if he plans on holding an up and down committee vote on Ellinger's bill, but the lawmaker from Sedalia did not respond. But marijuana reformers would like to see Cox give the proposal a chance at the democratic process.
"I hope Cox heeds his own advice and allows a hearing and vote on the cannabis decriminalization proposal currently assigned to his committee," Payne says.
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The subtitle of this book is "How to discredit religious thought and rebuild your identity." You can find it easily on amazon. The wording of the book is very complex, but not in such a way that it was difficult for me to follow. After reading it for awhile, you realize that it has to be that way... the wording needs to be very precise, because if it's not it can be argued with.
The book doesn't leave any wiggle room. From beginning to end, there is pretty much nothing any Christian can do to argue (unless of course they haven't been paying attention). I've been an atheist for a long time now, so ordering this book could be seen as a quest to reinforce what I already believe. Though, the good follow up to that is I have read the bible, and most atheists have (as the reason atheists are atheists is usually by informed logic).
Anyway, I was happy to have read this book because I can simply refer to it instead of explaining. People are curious why I'm an atheist when I tell them I am, and explaining such a thing is tiresome... Christians have the liberty of referring to the bible, and now I am glad that I have a text to refer to as well.
I suppose it might also be a good book to try and convince someone to convert to atheism... but we all know that in order for that process to begin, they have to be on the fence to begin with, otherwise they will most likely stop reading at the first thing they can muster disagreement with (which is easy for people to do if they are really hell-bent on doing so).
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Hi there, this is a hard subject to talk on; The religious brain is conditioned usually from childhood so it has inbuilt PTSD damage mainly by the threat of HELL etc. When the condition is weakened by some other actions, it is possible the brain is at loss re no signals from the void etc, so that it is frustrated or worse mental problems use of drugs etc,
Haha, use of drugs? I wouldn't say that can be tied to religious brains, since I have first-hand acquaintance with people who were druggies in their high school years, but then stopped because they had that "revelation." I could easily see them saying the same thing about atheists... and when you think about it, there is no evidence for a claim like that so you are guilty of doing what they do best (claim what is true out of thin air).
But I guess what I want to say is that the brain is a plastic organ... so no matter how they are conditioned as a child, there is always a chance to change their point of view, however slim.
In addition, to someone who is truly loyal to the Chrisian faith, the threat of hell is moot because faith absolves them from Hell, and the PTSD would only start after doubt has been cast.
But that brings me to the subtitle of this book, which is very important. The book spends the first half making unbreakable logic chains against religion, and the second half is spent filling in that "void" that you speak of. So hopefully any tendencies towards drugs is minimized lol.
The book doesn't leave any wiggle room. From beginning to end, there is pretty much nothing any Christian can do to argue (unless of course they haven't been paying attention).
I'm sure that's true and I've ordered that book from the library myself. However...
It's not unusual to encounter a Christian apologist who insists upon a standard so credulous and degraded that observation, reason and falsification (the scientific standards) do not apply.
His claim, in other words, is that God is in a special category which requires no reason, evidence or other supported argument in the meaningful sense of the words. (Ask the Christian to explain why this is, and how he knows it, and you'll get woo-woo: "transcendent, miraculous, authoritative, self-revelation!")
People like that can always argue because their standard argument for God is based on irrationality, fallacy and ignorance (under which falls your aforementioned 'paying no attention').
You are totally right, Gallup's. But I suppose that is why it was so important for me to find a book that I could refer to so that I could spare myself the pain of arguing with someone whose "faith is big enough facts don't count."
I can save myself time and if there is any chance facts DO count, then the book will do the job for me, haha. Not that I won't speak for myself if they ask any specific questions... but to the broad question of why I'm an atheist, I need an all-encompassing text.
If after you read the book, if you've encountered any books that do the job better, please let me know! : )
Christopher, I ordered a sample for my Kindle and a sentence in your preface's third paragraph impresses me mighty favorably: the book is a gift to your former self, a memento ... of what you would have needed to solve the puzzles that once trapped you.
Writers who say that do more than just write. They care about themselves and care about what they write.
When I finish a book I don't often thank its author. I might thank you.
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As I sit waiting for my new Mac to arrive (Grumble), I've been looking over Mac-related sites, and ran across one called Macintosh Garden, which apparently hosts a lot of abandonware, most specifically old games. I was wondering if people had had any experience with the site.
Granted, I'm not much of a gamer (yeah, I know...), but I thought I might give it a go. And, being as weird as I am, I thought I might play with some of the older games. And, the historian in me was fascinated by some of the old-style apps they have listed, so I might like playing with them, too. (I was very bad about that, ages ago, downloading obsolete stuff to play with for no reason whatsoever...) (Again, yeah, I know...)
So, just wondering...
I haven't visited that particular site, but anything older than OS X simply isn't going to run on your new Mac.
Sheepshaver can be made to get OS 9 running, but it's a hacktastic PITA to set up and requires you to have old Mac equipment lying around for spare ROM info, etc. Not recommended unless you have plenty of time and resources that need killing.
Occasionally you see revivals of old games. I recently noted with interest that a new "complete makeover" of Marathon was available, called Rubicon. Ditto for DOOM and other such "early OS X" games. Even Wolfenstein is an iPhone app now!
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It was three years ago this week that a doctor told me I had lung cancer.
I needed a cigarette.
Smoking had been my one true friend for more than 46 years.
It had soothed my jangled nerves and given me peace.
It was the first thing I did when I woke up in the morning and the last thing I did before going to bed at night.
It was the crutch that helped me deal with all the ups and downs of life. Now, I was being told it was killing me.
Plenty of warning
I remember walking home from school one day in 1964, laughing and burning holes with my cigarette into a flier about the surgeon general's report that linked smoking to diseases such as lung cancer and emphysema. I was 13 and already a smoker.
My parents tried very hard to make me stop. It was a huge bone of contention between my father and me. I was with him when he died in 2008 at the age of 78, barely able to breathe because of the emphysema he had incurred as a result of his own smoking.
After he breathed his last, I went outside for a cigarette and, through tears, I joked with myself that I had won. He'd never been able to stop me from smoking.
Oh, I had tried to quit many times. The first was in 1984. Lasted two weeks.
Over the years I tried everything from prayer to hypnosis, Chantix to Wellbutrin. There were nicotine patches and gum. The longest I could get was about six months.
Some life event, trauma or distress would set me off, and I would go back to smoking.
Big trauma
So in April 2010, when the doctors said I had Stage III-B cancer, that it was inoperable, that the five-year survival rate was 15 to 20 percent, my natural response was to want to suck down cigarette after cigarette.
But they also told me smoking would reduce the effectiveness of the radiation and chemotherapy they had planned as a course of treatment.
"What will happen if I keep on smoking?" I asked the oncologist, Dr. James W. Orcutt.
It would be useless to treat me if I didn't quit, he said.
I realized I could not look my loving wife or all the other people who love me in the eye and say I was going to choose smoking over staying alive.
So I quit.
It hasn't been easy. For more than a year, I kept craving cigarettes. When I would stand next to a smoker, I would sometimes fantasize about sucking his or her clothes to get the taste of tobacco in my mouth. Of course, I never did that. I kept those thoughts to myself too.
At about the two-year mark, I started enjoying being a non-smoker.
I have come to realize that it feels better to NOT smoke. My clothes don't stink. My breath is fresher. All of you non-smokers had the right idea all along.
Why write now?
Thanks to the mercy of a loving God, the prayers of many people, the generous sick leave policy of my employer, and the skill and caring ministrations of the doctors and staff who treated me, the cancer that was in my body has responded favorably to treatment.
It isn't totally gone, but it is inactive. Doctors tell me I am in "progression-free survival."
Now I know I haven't hit the five-year mark, and I know that this tumor, or some other form of cancer, could quickly re-emerge and radically change the quality of my life.
And I also know that many, many of you heeded the warnings about smoking a long time ago and either never took it up or quit when you were young.
I am writing not to brag about finally quitting a bad habit I never should have started, but to say that if you have been diagnosed with cancer, quitting is a very good idea that will pay off in more ways than just abetting your treatment.
If you are still smoking and you don't have cancer yet, think about that word, "yet," and think about stopping now.
David W. MacDougall is a web editor with The Post and Courier . Contact him at 937-5655 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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When I connect my iPhone to my macbook iTunes doesnt launch and the iphone doesnt show the charging lightning bolt, although the phone does still charge. Ive tried in DFU mode and with another (good) sync cable but nothing seems to work. All other iPhone functions are working normally.


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Larry Kendrick Chosen for 2004 David Rowlands Award
The 2004 NJCAA David Rowlands Male Student Athlete of the Year award was given sophomore football standout Larry Kendrick of Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss.
Kendrick was an NJCAA All-American selection on both sides of the ball, receiving first-team honors as a defensive back and honorable-mention honors as a wide receiver. The 6-0, 210 pound sophomore also returned and defended punts and kickoffs. A Davenport, Fla. native, he led the nation with nine interceptions in 11 games for the 2004 season and was the Mississippi Community College Conference offensive and defensive player of the year. He also tallied 11 touchdown receptions, averaging one per game and tying for the national lead.
After fielding offers from Ole Miss, Alabama, South Carolina and Auburn, Kendrick finished his collegiate football career at Ole Miss.


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Arlington Heights police warn of continued scams aimed at taking advantage of elderly residents. In one recent case, an 82-year-old man received a call from a subject claiming to be his grandson and saying he was arrested on charges of DUI in Orlando, Fla., and needed $1,420 wired for his bond and that he would be getting a call from a lawyer with instructions because the grandson's cellphone was taken away. The second caller gave instructions on how to complete a MoneyGram transaction. The potential victim withdrew cash from the bank and went to a Walmart in Palatine, where employees advised the potential victim the transaction was suspicious and declined to wire the money. In the other case, a 79-year-old woman received a telephone call from a man saying she had won $1,000 from a publishing company and someone would be dropping off the check, but she should not tell anyone about it. The woman contacted police who then called the number left by the offender, who hung up immediately.
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(1904-90) Observer and Toronto Centre member. Received the Service Award in 1979.
ALFRED W. SCOTT (1904-90) joined the Toronto Centre in 1953. He was their Treasurer 1972-78 and 1980-81, and was Membership Secretary 1979-80. As a member of National Council from 1973-77, he served on its Executive, Finance and Property Committees. Alf, as he was known to many Centre members, was an active solar observer. During the 1970s he made sketches of sunspots on every clear day, observing with a small refractor from his balcony. His keen sense of humour found expression in his cartoons of things astronomical. He was a great booster of the RASC, actively recruiting new members and encouraging them to become involved in Centre activities and their own observing projects. He received the Service Award [8] in 1979.
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We propose to analyze how close Social Security's adjustments to old-age, spouse's, and survivor's benefits are to actuarial fairness for workers and their (surviving) spouses. Using cohort life table data and mortality projections, we will assess the actuarial fairness of past, current, and proposed future adjustment schedules for all three benefit types by comparing present values of benefit streams across take-up ages for average mortality beneficiaries. Using individual-level data from the Health and Retirement Study, we will develop measures of 'goodness of actuarial fit' and 'actuarial favorability' (to beneficiary) and quantify how much the statutory adjustments depart from fair levels for retired workers and their (surviving) spouses. We will also analyze how fairness and favorability differ across characteristics, assess the implied take-up risk to benefit outlays faced by Social Security, and perform simulations to show how the shape of the benefit adjustment schedule may be used to manage this risk.


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SUMMERVILLE Trouble continues for a pastor accused of snatching up four women and raping three of them since January 2010.
Dorchester County sheriff's deputies served four more warrants on Dale Richardson today, charging him with two counts each of criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping.
He was denied bond at a hearing Thursday afternoon.
Richardson, 46, of Myrtle Way in Summerville already is in jail without bail in connection with a July 27 kidnapping and rape in North Charleston and a June 21 incident in Summerville.
Investigators have been planning to charge Richardson with an Aug. 12, 2010, rape and kidnapping since last week. Maj. John Garrison said they recently found a third woman who said she was raped Jan. 5, 2010.
The woman told deputies she was hitchhiking on Rivers Avenue and Remount Road to get to a friend's house on Ashley Phosphate Road. A man in a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with an extended cab and tinted windows, who called himself 'Don,' took her to a location on Mallard Road in Summerville and sexually assaulted her, Garrison said.
The January incident falls into a similar pattern as the later cases, in which the women said they were picked up in the Ashley Phosphate Road area and raped on the grounds of Free Will Baptist Church in Ladson.
In both of those cases, the women told police they were prostitutes and that they were picked up in the Ashley Phosphate Road area. The women said their attacker pulled out a gun, put a bag over their heads, and drove them to a building where he raped them and then returned them to North Charleston, where he set them free in a wooded area.
Also, Summerville police have charged Richardson with kidnapping a prostitute on June 21. He is not charged with criminal sexual conduct in that case.
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I read Frank Bruni's hilarious piece on the weird things people do in fancy-pants restaurants, and, ever since, I've been trying to compile my own list of the way-out-of-the-ordinary or downright aberrant behavior I have witnessed at white-tablecloth spots. I am coming up empty. I have missed out. I've never seen anyone having sex or stripping or offering gratis caviar to tables. And damn it, I feel deprived. I think it would be fun to witness some shenanigans at Daniel or Per Se or the French Laundry or Alinea or Le Bec Fin. I long to watch three attractive women strip down to their panties and take a dip in the pool at the Four Seasons. In fact, that floor... More


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SMARM helps thousands of area's less fortunate
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries is Sevier County's largest local, charitable agency aimed at helping families or individuals that fall under the poverty line.
A faith-based nonprofit, its mission statement says its "purpose is to rescue the poor and needy in the Smoky Mountain area by providing recovery services in Jesus' name."
Founded in 2001, the group started as a way to fill in gaps not already served by other organizations.
"In the community we had Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, which had just gotten started and was doing a great job. The (Sevier County) Food Ministry had started and they were running full blast, but there was really no one, with the exception of the Salvation Army, that was dealing with the homeless and less fortunate," SMARM Director Dick Wellons said. "(Salvation Army) was very limited to what they could do, so we saw there was no one that was trying to provide shelter for homeless or trying to help on a regular basis on some of their other needs — such as delinquent rent or delinquent utility bills. Only limited amounts were available from some organizations. So we saw that as a hole that wasn't (being addressed).
"The grassroots committee decided to see what we could do about that," Wellons said.
SMARM was born.
Early on, the group operated with help and guidance from Knox Area Rescue Ministries.
"They agreed that there was a need here and they would help direct us a little bit," Wellons said. "Even though our program was going to be entirely different from them.
"They were very gracious and worked with us to begin with, and we continue today aiding them and working with them as partners. We appreciate their friendship and guidance in working with us in those early years."
Over the years, SMARM has launched a variety off efforts.
Its offices and its thrift store, Treasures of the Heart, are in Sevierville at the corner of Court Avenue and Cedar Street.
The organization's ministries include hot meals at area churches several times a week, a winter coat day that's coming up in a few weeks, a new program that aims at helping families move out of weekly rental housing and into more permanent homes, and other programs that aid people facing financial crises.
"Last year we served, just in our office, the people coming in and getting assistance … right at 5,000 people," Wellons said. "That's including their families and everything."
Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts offers home-cooked, hot meals at several times and locations:
n 5 p.m. Mondays at First Baptist Church of Sevierville's Youth Missions Kitchen
n 5 p.m. Thursdays at Kodak First United Methodist Church
n 5:30 pm. Mondays at Henderson Chapel Baptist Church
n 5 until 6 p.m. at Apostolic Church of Sevierivlle
"A lot of those folks are in need of the sustenance, but many of them are in need as well of the social aspect," Wellons said of the Hungry Hearts program's regular participants. "Having (a place) to sit down and fellowship with someone and have someone who cares. It also helps stretch their food budget. They've got a great hot meal that's provided (free)."
The Winter Coat Day is set for Dec. 14. SMARM is currently collecting coats from anyone who drops them off at its thrift store, or from local business and churches. On Dec. 14, they'll be available free to anyone who wants one in the parking lot next to the store.
In one of its newest programs, Hearts to Home, the charity is looking to help people living in weekly rental facilities find better and more affordable housing.
"We originally though that at some point we would maybe have a shelter like some of the bigger cities have," Wellons said. "We've basically stayed away from that working with vouchers from day one. We actually started housing people and sheltering people from the inception — providing temporary shelter either through motels, apartments, etc., and we actually paid for a place for them to stay."
Weekly rentals in Sevier County are often converted hotels in need of renovation and maintenance. Some residents are working poor, other have disabilities or are older individuals on a fixed income. Many say they wind up in the rentals because they can't afford the deposits or other initial fees required at apartments, or down payments on homes.
Hearts to Home offers aid in paying those initial expenses, as well as other services, to families or individuals that can show they would be able to pay the rent on apartments with some help.
"(It's) trying to help people move from their less-than-gracious abode to a permanent structure," Wellons said. "We've had about 12 churches indicate a desire to work with us as partners in finding families and places that meet the criteria that we're looking for."
In addition to those services, SMARM helps qualified applicants make utility and other payments.
The organization raises money through donations, through the thrift store and through several events throughout the year, including the Festival of Trees this week at the Mills Convention Center in Gatlinburg Tuesday through Saturday.
SMARM also gets a lot of support from area churches.
"We have a lot of churches that are very, very gracious and make donations to us on a regular basis," Wellons said. "Financial donations and members as well as the churches make gifts-in-kind to our thrift store. In turn our thrift store will sell the product or give them to people that are definitely in need."
To learn more about SMARM, or to volunteer, visit www.smarm.org.


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Olivia & Aaron are still together
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I was hoping to see Olivia Munn at the ESPYs with Aaron Rodgers a couple of weeks ago. He came alone. And she showed up on the cover of Entertainment Weekly instead – click here for a refresher. Sarah wondered in that post if this would finally be Olivia Munn's moment. Full Story
Brad Pitt loves a sheer shirt
Brad Pitt was photographed at LAX yesterday on his way to London wearing his favourite travel outfit, which includes the black sheer t-shirt. We saw it earlier this month when he, Angelina Jolie, and their children arrived back in America after a month away. Click here Full Story
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The cover of the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features the cast of Straight Outta Compton, with Dr Dre and Ice Cube, in advance of the movie release on August 14. Look at this shot of the three young actors (Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr, and Jason Mitchell) playing Dre, Cube, and Eazy-E. Read Full Intro
Henry Cavill was joking
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Henry Cavill said he couldn't talk about Fifty Shades Of Darker Grey the other day – click here for a refresher. So we assumed that meant that he was negotiating to play the love rival. And Armie Hammer's hilarious reaction was exactly what everyone thought about that career move. Full Story
Chris Evans: Before We Go
Maybe because the last non-Marvel Chris Evans movie I saw was Playing It Cool, a movie so infuriatingly bad I wanted to throw my television into a volcano after seeing it, but I found myself not hating Evans' directorial debut, Before We Go. Full Story
I'd rather be friends with Wes Bentley
A new trailer for Zac Efron's upcoming We Are Your Friends has just been released. Zac's a DJ who lives in the Valley and wants to make it in LA. And Wes Bentley is the biggest DJ who decides to mentor him. Wes's girlfriend is Emily Ratajkowski who falls for Zac and then Wes gets pissed and it all goes to hell. Full Story
Cara Delevingne in Paper Towns
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Paper Towns is so cheesy and over-the-top, you would think it was a 17-year-old or 18-year-old's opus. That relatability is what teens love about John Green's writing…. he's become their John Hughes. Watching the movie, you can immediately suss out moments that will become Tumblr memes, yearbook quotes and Instagram captions for this generation. Full Story
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It's here. The final chapter. I have to give this trailer credit – I feel more excited about the end of Mockingjay than I thought I would, given how empty and flat the story left me feeling years ago. The fights were too endless, the blasts too uniform, and I stopped feeling anything. Full Story
The Revenant is basically Tropic Thunder
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Eliah Hecht: Domo comes back from the dead and starts randomly sheeping raid members in revenge.
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Russell Hughes, 1968 World Championships. Photo: Dick Graham
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Handsome blond Australian regularfooter; winner of the 1967 Queensland state titles at age 20, and third-place finisher in the 1968 World Surfing Championships. The fluid-surfing Hughes (born 1946) was pretty much the only top Australian to disavow the newly introduced short surfboards in 1967. "I don't like small boards," he told Petersen's Surfing magazine. "They're ridiculous, I think; even nine-footers. The shortboard restricts you."
The 1968 world titles were held in Puerto Rico, and Hughes, having by then made the switch to the shortboard, was a second-string member of the Australian team. But as teammate and 1966 world champion Nat Young later recalled, Hughes probably deserved higher than his third-place finish. "His smooth, flowing style suited the crumbling [Puerto Rican] walls so well," Young said. "I thought he had won."
Hughes mostly avoided the spotlight in the years to come, preferring to seek out and ride good wave either alone or with a few friends. He's been cited as the first "name" surfer to ride Bali, in late 1969 or early 1970.
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Paul Ross wants to reconnect with his hometown.
The Vance County native, who was tapped Wednesday as the new CEO for the local YMCA after Woody Caudle's retirement, said he wanted the change to get more involved in his community.
"It all started when I saw the article in the Dispatch about Woody Caudle's resignation; I started thinking that that would just be a really enjoyable job to hold," he said. "The other motivation that I had is, working out of town for 13 years, I really miss my home community. I live there, but being engaged in the community is just really hard when I'm gone so much. I've always wanted to figure out a way to plug back in. That desire and the attractiveness of this job is what drew me to apply."
Wayne Adcock, YMCA board member and chairman of the selection committee, said Ross' willingness to engage with the community and his understanding of what the organization means to Henderson made him an easy choice.
His appointment was the unanimous decision of the Y's board of directors. He will start the post April 1.
"We were interested in hiring somebody local if we could," Adcock said. "Paul, he was born here. His parents live here. He went to school here. He practiced law here for a while. He's from Henderson, and he wanted to reconnect. He made that very clear: He wanted to reconnect with Henderson."
Ross said his work as the executive director of the Judicial Standards Committee in Raleigh will benefit the YMCA. That organization, too, puts an emphasis on public service and has a volunteer board. He also enjoys interacting with people, something he expects will come in handy in his new position.
More than that, though, Ross said he wants to continue building on the efforts of those who came before him, recognizing the benefit the nonprofit has on Henderson and Vance County.
"The YMCA is such a beloved institution in our community," he said. "It's really one of the bright spots in our general area. The first thing is to continue that. We really want to continue to promote that sense of community that already exists within the Y, enhance it any way we can. "
That resonated with Adcock and the board; he said they were excited to bring someone who so clearly cares about the people here on board.
"I think the fact that he knows the community already," Adcock said. "That gives him a big advantage over someone coming from the outside. He knows the community; he knows the Y. I believe and what he believes, too, is the Y is a real gem in our community. We're fortunate to have it, and we want to share it with as many people as we can."
For his part, Ross said he felt grateful for the chance to work in a place he loves.
"I felt really blessed to be given the opportunity to come back and work with people that I care so much about," he said. "It was also really humbling, the support that I've received and the trust that the board has placed in me.
"I'm just really excited to get back into my community. It's just exciting to get back into the community again. I have really missed the people of Henderson. There are some wonderful people there. There are a lot of good things going on, and I want to do everything I can to enhance that."
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Nominated by mum of two, Jenny Elliott from Florencecourt, she has only been childminding for three years now.
But she couldn't be happier with her new chosen career path.
"I have no idea what my chances are of winning next week but if I do it would just be a bonus," she insisted, "I love my job so much and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be able to work at home with their own children as well."
Joanne has three children of her own aged between 10 and 15 years of age and looks after five other children.
"My two girls are really into looking after the children," she said, "They are off on their Halloween holidays so they are helping me out this week.
"It is a happy wee household when we are all here. Everything has just fallen into place.
"I'm in a great routine."
Despite her contentment, Joanne had never considered childminding as a career until a couple of years ago.
"I just wanted a fresh start," she said, "I wanted to be able to work at home and thought childminding would be ideal.
"So on August 29 I left work and began childminding on September 1 -- I have never looked back since."
Joanne has been looking after Jenny's two children, Harry (4) and Sam (2) for over a year now.
"I have never had that feeling 'I don't want to work today'," said Joanne, "The way I see it, I am so lucky that I have two families -- my own three kids and then the children I look after -- my extended family."
Joanne is one of six finalists in the Childminding Association's annual awards.
She and the other hopefuls will be interviewed by a panel of judges in Belfast's Opera House next Tuesday before this year's winner is revealed.
Her nominator, Jenny says Joanne goes far beyond the call of duty, ensuring that not one birthday goes by uncelebrated.
"Joanne is just fantastic. She is so good with the children and the parents as well. The kids are so happy and content with her which in turn makes me feel happy to go off to work and leave them in her care. She has birthday parties for them, she's having a Halloween party for them this week and at Christmas she always does special things with them as well. The children really love her -- they call her JoJo.
"When I was nominating her I had to write 100 words saying why she deserved to be put through -- it was actually hard to get it into just 100 words. I could have written so much more about her! We would be lost without her," said Jenny.
But Joanne insists that she enjoys it all just as much as the children do.
"Birthdays are important -- every birthday is a milestone especially in a child's life -- any old excuse to get the music blaring and have some sweets and cake and crisps!
"I know I am very lucky to have such wonderful kids and parents and for Jenny to nominate me and be thought of so highly is praise enough for me," she added.


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- Accepting pupils
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- 0.6 miles Alf Kaufman School OL115XP
- 0.6 miles Moorgate OL115JY
- 0.7 miles Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School OL127DJ (424 pupils)
- 0.7 miles Whittaker Moss Primary School OL115UY (343 pupils)
- 0.7 miles Knowl View Residential School OL115PT
- 0.7 miles Elmsfield OL115XA
- 0.8 miles Bamford Primary School OL115PS
- 0.8 miles Bamford Academy OL115PS (307 pupils)
- 0.9 miles Redbrook Middle School OL115BX
- 0.9 miles Bury Road School OL126BZ
- 1 mile Shawclough OL127HL
- 1.1 mile Oakenrod Primary School OL114EE
- 1.1 mile Spotland Primary School OL126QG (426 pupils)
- 1.1 mile Falinge Park High School OL126LD (1141 pupils)
Ofsted report: Newer report is now available. Search "105779" on ofsted.gov.uk. latest issued Dec. 5, 2011.
Inspection Report
|Unique Reference Number
|Local Authority
|Inspection number
|Inspection dates
|23–24 April 2007
|Reporting inspector
|Jim Crouch
This inspection of the school was carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.
|Type of school
|School category
|Age range of pupils
|Gender of pupils
|Number on roll (school)
|Appropriate authority
|The governing body
|Date of previous school inspection
|25 February 2002
|School address
|Edenfield Road
|Lancashire OL12 7QL
|Telephone number
|01706 658623
|Fax number
|01706 710269
|Mrs Jane Walton
|Mrs Lesley Isherwood
The inspection was carried out by two Additional Inspectors.
Description of the school
This is a smaller than average primary school. It serves a community whose social and economic circumstances are broadly average. Most of the pupils are from White British backgrounds. A small number are from other ethnic groups. A very small number of pupils are looked after in public care. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including those with a statement of special educational need, is average. The headteacher and deputy headteacher have joined the school since its last inspection. The school holds the Healthy Schools award, the Eco-School Bronze and Silver award, the ActiveMark 2006 award, and the Football Association Charter Standard for Schools.
|Grade 1
|Grade 2
|Grade 3
|Grade 4
Overall effectiveness of the school
Grade: 2
This is a good school which is highly valued by pupils and parents. It is a happy school where parents and other visitors are made very welcome. When asked 'What is the best thing about your school?' the consistent response from pupils is 'the teachers'. Many comments from parents reflect this positive sentiment.
The success of the school is rooted in the excellent leadership of the headteacher and the outstanding work of the governing body. Their joint vision for the school generates a determination in all those involved to provide the best opportunities for every pupil. Since her appointment, the headteacher has raised the profile and aspirations of the school. An extensive refurbishment of the buildings, improvements to outside areas and well planned improvements in teaching resources have created a stimulating environment where pupils enjoy learning. Staff work enthusiastically and value the opportunities they have to contribute to the pupils' development, both socially and academically.
The quality of teaching and learning is good and pupils make good progress throughout the school. When children enter the Foundation Stage their skills are below the levels expected. Good teaching and, in particular, recent improvements in the teaching of phonics and writing, mean that by the end of Reception children's standards are close to national expectations. Well planned teaching at Key Stages 1 and 2 and good support for vulnerable pupils ensure that standards are above the national average by the end of Key Stage 2. Recent improvements in procedures for tracking the progress of pupils mean that teaching is now more closely matched to their needs. However, the school does not make good enough use of data to identify the needs of specific groups of pupils, such as gifted and talented pupils. Additionally, some lessons do not always provide an appropriate level of challenge, or give all pupils, and in particular the more able, the opportunities to progress as well as they might. Teachers assess pupils' work accurately.
The curriculum is good; it meets the needs of the pupils. The school has made it a priority to ensure that all subjects are exciting and relevant to the pupils so that they achieve well. Spanish is taught to all pupils in Years 3 to 6. The curriculum is extended well by outstanding provision for music and environmental awareness. The pupils value and enjoy attending the many clubs and extra-curricular activities they have access to.
Pupils appreciate the good care, guidance and support they receive. They feel safe and secure and know that the staff have their best interests at heart. Their response is shown in their good attendance and behaviour and their positive attitudes to learning. Pupils talk confidently about how they eat healthily and take lots of exercise. They make good progress in developing the basic skills they will need in their future life and the world of work. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good and their contribution to the school and wider community is excellent. They enjoy taking on responsibilities, as demonstrated by the school council. Not content with acting as the pupils' voice on matters of school improvement, the school council also takes a lead on whole-school and community initiatives, including a range of charity work and the school's outstanding Eco-school project.
The dynamic leadership provided by the headteacher has developed a can-do culture within the school, based on a good self-evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses. Staff at all levels show the confidence and capacity to take on responsibilities, lead initiatives and promote pupils' learning. The good progress to date indicates that the school gives good value for money and has good capacity to improve further.
What the school should do to improve further
- Make better use of assessment data to ensure that the needs of different groups of pupils, and in particular the more able, are met to raise achievement further.
Achievement and standards
Grade: 2
Pupils' achievement is good and standards by the end of Year 6 are above average. Children begin school with weaker skills than expected for their age. Early identification of individual needs and good support mean that the children make good progress, so that by the end of the Foundation Stage standards are close to the levels expected of children of their age. Good provision at Key Stages 1 and 2 ensures that this good rate of progress is maintained, although the more able pupils are capable of doing even better. Standards at Key Stage 1 have shown a recent improvement. Attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 has steadily improved in recent years and is now above the national average in English, mathematics and science. In 2006 boys did exceptionally well and their attainment was above the national average. Pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities make good progress, as do those whose first language is not English because of the early identification of their learning needs.
Personal development and well-being
Grade: 2
Pupils' personal development and well-being is good. The vast majority of pupils enjoy learning and this is demonstrated by their punctual and above average attendance. Sometimes they are genuinely thrilled by what they are given to do or are encouraged to be involved in. Music lessons, playing instruments and being a member of the school council are sources of great pride. The pupils are passionate when talking about these aspects. Occasionally, enthusiasm for learning is diminished slightly by teaching that does not demand the most from pupils. Pupils feel safe in school and know that adults are there to help if they are troubled. Understanding about a healthy lifestyle is first rate; this is recognised in the Healthy School award. Pupils make good progress in lessons, partly because behaviour is good and attitudes are positive. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Strengths lie in social and moral development as a result of the excellent provision for environmental awareness.
Quality of provision
Teaching and learning
Grade: 2
The good quality of teaching has a positive influence on pupils' learning. The effect of teaching in the Foundation Stage, which is good, has been strengthened recently. Successful methods have been introduced to help children make speedier progress in reading and writing. Lessons in literacy and numeracy in Years 1 to 6 are often taught well, in a way that helps the pupils to feel responsible for assessing their own performance. This is nearly always the case, but occasionally pupils are not encouraged to be so active in their participation and this slows progress to satisfactory. Pupils who find learning difficult keep up well with their work, owing to all the extra support they receive. The school has a good system of assessment which measures what the pupils can do. However, the lack of in-depth analysis of how groups of pupils perform results in some higher-attaining pupils not always receiving the correct degree of challenge.
Curriculum and other activities
Grade: 2
The curriculum helps successfully to raise achievement in English, mathematics and science, although there is more to do in ensuring that higher attainers always receive the correct level of challenge. The programme to teach information and communication technology skills is much improved of late because laptops are used precisely when they are needed. The curriculum is enriched to fire pupils' imaginations and broaden their horizons well. For example, Spanish is taught in Years 3 to 6. Pupils in Year 4 all learn to play the violin, all pupils learn in depth about recycling and sustainability, and educational trips add well to pupils' understanding in history, for example. Education for health is first rate partly because physical education is stimulating and draws on the many links created within the local community. Subjects beyond English, mathematics and science are in place, but few useful connections between these subjects exist yet to make learning even more relevant and exciting.
Care, guidance and support
Grade: 2
Parents say that the school takes good care of their children and encourages them to become mature and independent. A comprehensive induction programme and good support from staff and older pupils mean that new pupils settle in well. Similarly well established links with local high schools ensure that pupils are well prepared for their next stage of learning. Child protection procedures are in place alongside the required vetting systems for staff. Pupils are well supported. Those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities are identified at an early stage. Excellent links with outside agencies and a determination to include all pupils result in the quick provision of effective support, including that from skilful teaching assistants. Pupils are aware of their learning targets and the progress they are making. Reports to parents tell them what their children know and can do, but do not give clear information about the progress they have made or the standards they have achieved.
Leadership and management
Grade: 2
Leadership and management are good overall. The headteacher and governors provide outstanding leadership. They have a clear vision of the strengths of the school and the areas for improvement. The headteacher gives very good direction and has created a very strong sense of common purpose among the staff. All leaders and managers have clear roles and responsibilities and are developing the skills needed to raise standards within their areas of responsibility, although there is some weakness in the evaluation of the impact of these changes on pupils' progress. Good links with parents and a wide range of agencies enhance teaching and learning. A well planned approach to developing the confidence and competence of teachers and teaching assistants means that the good resources of the school are used well. Staff feel well supported and all are fully involved in the life of the school. They contribute to planning school improvement. They work collaboratively to review existing practice with the aim of raising standards further. All have the opportunity to lead initiatives, as illustrated by the way the site manager has worked with the school council to achieve the Eco-school Bronze and Silver awards. Close monitoring of the work of staff and pupils and the setting of ambitious targets have raised expectations. The governors bring a wide range of skills to the school. They take their responsibilities very seriously, as illustrated by their high levels of attendance at meetings and governor training courses. They have a detailed knowledge of the strengths of the school and its areas for improvement. They monitor the work of the school closely, contribute directly to all aspects of school improvement and are confident to question and challenge the work of the school.
Annex A
Inspection judgements
|Key to judgements: grade 1 is outstanding, grade 2 good, grade 3 satisfactory, and grade 4 inadequate
|School Overall
|Overall effectiveness
|How effective, efficient and inclusive is the provision of education, integrated care and any extended services in meeting the needs of learners?
|How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
|The quality and standards in the Foundation Stage
|The effectiveness of the school's self-evaluation
|The capacity to make any necessary improvements
|Effective steps have been taken to promote improvement since the last inspection
|Achievement and standards
|How well do learners achieve?
|The standards1 reached by learners
|How well learners make progress, taking account of any significant variations between groups of learners
|How well learners with learning difficulties and disabilities make progress
|1 Grade 1 - Exceptionally and consistently high; Grade 2 - Generally above average with none significantly below average; Grade 3 - Broadly average to below average; Grade 4 - Exceptionally low.
|Personal development and well-being
|How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
|The extent of learners' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
|The behaviour of learners
|The attendance of learners
|How well learners enjoy their education
|The extent to which learners adopt safe practices
|The extent to which learners adopt healthy lifestyles
|The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community
|How well learners develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
|The quality of provision
|How effective are teaching and learning in meeting the full range of the learners' needs?
|How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
|How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?
|Leadership and management
|How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
|How effectively leaders and managers at all levels set clear direction leading to improvement and promote high quality of care and education
|How effectively performance is monitored, evaluated and improved to meet challenging targets
|How well equality of opportunity is promoted and discrimination tackled so that all learners achieve as well as they can
|How effectively and efficiently resources, including staff, are deployed to achieve value for money
|The extent to which governors and other supervisory boards discharge their responsibilities
|Do procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements?
|Does this school require special measures?
|Does this school require a notice to improve?
Annex B
Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection
Inspection of Caldershaw Primary School, Edenfield Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 7QL
I am writing on behalf of the two inspectors who came to visit your school recently. We would both like to thank you for being so friendly and helpful. We enjoyed talking with you and hearing all the things you like about your school. You are clearly very proud of it!
We think your school gives you a good standard of education that is getting better all the time. Here are some of the things we think are particularly good about your school:
- the good care everyone takes of you and how hard all the staff and governors work to do their best for you
- your good behaviour and cheerfulness, and how well you all get on together
- the excellent way in which you contribute to the school through activities such as the Eco-schools project
- the way your headteacher works so hard and successfully with lots of people and groups to help you in your education.
We have asked the headteacher to make sure that better use is made of all assessment information to help you do even better. We particularly want teachers to make sure that those pupils who learn that bit quicker are always given work that really makes them think hard.
Of course, you also have an important part to play in helping your school to carry on improving. You can do this by continuing to be as positive about learning as you are now. Thanks again for making us feel so welcome.
© Crown copyright 2007
Website: ofsted.gov.uk
Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaints about school inspections', which is available from Ofsted's website: ofsted.gov.uk.


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Funerals for three of the six tornado victims will be held Sunday. The tornado hit the 9,000-resident Saline County community before dawn Wednesday.
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Services are planned Sunday for 61-year-old Donna Rann and her 64-year-old husband, Randy Rann, as well as 50-year-old Greg Swierk, an Army veteran who will receive a full military burial.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2004 Hurricane Frances is going to be very bad storm.
The hurricane now over the Bahamas is a Category 4 storm and has sustained winds of 144 mph with gusts reaching 185 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is projected to hit South/Central Florida Sept. 4.
Like the other residents of the southeastern United States, the military is bracing for the storm. Some bases already have been affected.
The National Guard is the component most affected. In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush had alerted 7,000 National Guardsmen for service in the state. Georgia officials said they have alerted guardsmen, but will see how the storm tracks before calling up personnel.
In North Carolina, officials have alerted 5,000 guardsmen in anticipation of the storm. If the National Weather Service track is correct, the storm would move over Florida into Georgia and up through the western portions of the Carolinas. The weather service said once Frances reaches land, it will lose some of its power and become a tropical depression. The storm, however, would still pack a great deal of rain.
Even with the weather service's best, current information, officials point out that forecasting hurricanes still is an inexact science. Hurricane Charley's movement in August proved that.
Charley was forecast to move over Tampa, Fla. It turned sharply, and the Category 4 storm surged over Captiva Island and Punta Gorda instead. Florida is still cleaning up the aftermath of that storm.
Even so, defense installations prepare for Frances. Off shore, the Navy's Andros Island Underwater Testing and Evaluation Center in the Bahamas has been evacuated. Navy officials said 50 personnel are remaining in the facility as the hurricane covers the islands.
The Air Force has made plans to evacuate aircraft out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
Aircraft based at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., are moving to safer areas.
No ships have been ordered to safer areas as yet, Navy officials said. However, vessels in Mayport, Fla., and Kings Bay, Ga., will take precautions as the storm nears.
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Remove all of your clothes in the dressing room. Take only your face towel into the bath area, and do not wear anything inside.
Before entering the bathtub (shaped like a large pond at facilities such as outdoor baths), wash down lightly outside the bath using water from the tub, or take a shower. It's recommended that you pour the water on yourself starting with your feet and work upward.
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Big Pool, Md. (March 13, 2012) ─ Fort Frederick State Park will host a morning of fun and fishing at their third annual youth fishing rodeo on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Participants will join park staff at Fort Frederick's Beaver Pond, which will be stocked with trout and ready for fishing. The event is open to children ages 15 and under. Prizes sponsored by the Clearspring Lions Club will be given out to each participant.
Space is limited to 30 participants and registration is required. Each participant must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18 and bring their own bait and tackle. To register or for more information please call Fort Frederick State Park at 301-842-2155. In case of inclement weather, the alternate date will be April 7, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Ok, big question...How do you cook? :)
Well Mr Dwyer, I just ordered all the books you mentioned along with a Julia Childs book and I'm bidding on The Joy of Cooking 1975 on ebay. I figure thats old enough to not be the new and improved version but either way, it's all new to me. :)
Thanks for all the help and suggestions.
Nov 16, 2009jerseydoodles in Home Cooking
Ok, big question...How do you cook? :)
I can't tell you how thankful I am for the time, information and care extended to me as I pursue this latest endeavor of mine. I started compiling a list for Amazon, and I just couldn't resist the 3.5 qt dutch oven and the 5 qt covered braiser I found at Marshalls today. Whoopee!
I'm not young in age but very much in experience. I'm over 40 and actually just made my very first roast, which I must say was not bad at all. Between school and work I never really took the time to learn how to enjoy cooking. Now, I work at home and have the time…but something is up with this developing interest/obsession; a few weeks back I was considering weight watchers to lose a few.
With thanks,
Nov 15, 2009jerseydoodles in Home Cooking
Ok, big question...How do you cook? :)
I've been reading here for awhile and thought I'd jump in with my first post.
I 'm one of those cooks who see a recipe and make it but it doesn't go any further for me and even those recipes tend to be pretty basic.
I grew up in one of those homes where both parents worked. As kids we'd come home and brown the meat and throw it in a pot and my mother would make alittle stove top or mashed potatoes and canned corn. My desire is to be alittle more creative than that and just "know", ok, maybe not just know, but minimally be more comfortable.
To narrow down my question; because of what I had read here, I picked up my first Le Creusent 5.5 qt Dutch oven. (pretty cheaply at Marshalls) I cooked french onion soup last week, so now what? Is there a great book you could recommend?
I don't know about meats and what and how to cook them best. What works well in the oven vs the stove. I really haven't cooked many roasts, pork or beef and I'm feeling alittle lost.
I know this is a very broad request, but just where do I start?
Nov 12, 2009jerseydoodles in Home Cooking