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Run by the popular twice monthly Marlborough Communities Market, the Food Festival will feature the best producers in the West and shall be holding workshops, activities and talks.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament.
The Jayhawks (30-5), flummoxed by the Hilltoppers' full-court pressure, trailed 31-30 at halftime. Kansas eventually built an 11-point lead in the second half, but couldn't put Western Kentucky away until Ben McLemore's two foul shots with 11 seconds left in the game.
McLemore and Travis Releford scored 11 each for the Jayhawks (30-5), who wearily advanced to play No. 8 seed North Carolina and former coach Roy Williams in the South Regional on Sunday.
Jamal Crook scored 13 points and T.J. Price had 12 for the Hilltoppers (20-16), who would have made history by becoming the first No. 16 seed to upend a No. 1 seed in the tournament.
Earlier in the day, No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast stunned second-seeded Georgetown, perhaps emboldening the Sun Belt champions. And on the same floor at the Sprint Center, 13th-seeded La Salle knocked off Kansas State and No. 12 seed Ole Miss beat fifth-seeded Wisconsin.
Alas, the undersized team in red couldn't hang tough with the bigger blue bloods down the stretch, allowing Kansas to reach 30 wins for the fourth straight season — the first time that's happened in Division I men's basketball, after Memphis was forced to vacate the 2008 season.
The Jayhawks also improved to 7-0 at the Sprint Center this season.
Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, 16 seeds are winless against No. 1 seeds in 116 games, including Southern's heartbreaking 64-58 loss to Gonzaga on Thursday.
Western Kentucky, though, spent the first half pinning Kansas against the ropes.
Price hit an opener 3-pointer in the opening minute, George Fant was able to use his superior quickness against the bigger Withey in the paint, and the Hilltoppers — who needed four wins to capture the Sun Belt tournament title and the league's automatic bid — slowly built a 20-16 lead.
The heavily pro-Kansas crowd fell quiet, even as Jayhawks coach Bill Self turned up the volume on the sideline, laying into his team for its lethargic start.
Kansas finally pulled ahead for the first time since midway through the first half when Elijah Johnson finished off a three-point play that made it 28-27 with 90 seconds left, but a pair of baskets by Price down the stretch gave the scrappy Hilltoppers a 31-30 lead at the break.
The Jayhawks seized the lead again early in the second half when Kevin Young followed up his own miss by grabbing the rebound and throwing down a reverse jam, and then Releford scored off a nifty feed from McLemore, forcing Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper to burn a timeout.
Fant and Aleksejs Rostov both picked up their fourth fouls midway through the half, taking seats next to Harper on the Western Kentucky bench. But the longtime Division II and NAIA coach couldn't keep his hottest hands there for long, and decided to gamble by putting them back in.
Farmer rolled snake eyes when Fant fouled out with 5:37 remaining.
Withey made one of two free throws, McLemore drove untouched down the lane for an easy basket, and Withey scored on a nifty move in the post to push the Jayhawks to a 52-42 lead — their biggest of the game — and force Farmer to call another timeout with 3:44 left on the clock.
Western Kentucky started whittling into the lead in the closing minutes, and a 3-pointer by Crook made it 59-55 with 25.4 seconds left on the clock.
But the Jayhawks got the ball in the hands of Naadir Tharpe, and he made two free throws to provide them a cushion. Price misfired from beyond the arc, and Brandon Harris was long on another 3-pointer from the corner, as McLemore added two more foul shots to seal the Jayhawks' victory.
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Newspaper briquette machine is an equipment developed for the briquette making of waste papers like the newspaper and other paper materials.
(Waste papers to useful fuel)
The pollution of using of fossil fuels in modern industries has brought a lot of attention from the governments, under the circumstances of oil fuel crisis and the eager to be more independence on fuel in the future, biomass fuel industries are currently one favorite option for the governments around the world. The paper package has become the main choice for the daily consumer goods with the development of economy, the transport and the recycle of the papers are the main problem, after the waste paper is processed into briquette, the volume of paper shrinks a lot which makes the storage and transport much easier.
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For the past 80 years, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have provided free rides to appointments for IowaCare users. That service ended on January 1, 2013, leaving many patients across Iowa unsure of where to turn.
IowaCare is a program that provides limited services for people who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. Its patients include Summer Divers, who lives in rural Maquoketa, Iowa, without many options for medical care.
"If I can't get to the doctor for him to do check-ups and routine maintenance, then how am I going to get the prescriptions to get my refills anyway? It's kind of like, 'Oh, my God, am I going to run out of insulin, and then be ill and having to make trips to the emergency room?'" said Divers.
Several times a month, Divers makes the two-hour trip to Iowa City, where she receives treatment for diabetes, hypertension and Graves disease. Those trips — and the free rides– are a lifeline.
"I"m already losing my eyesight, I don't want it to be my hands, feet, a heart problem," Divers said.
She's supposed to be in Iowa City again next Friday, but how she'll get there is another issue.
"Other people have jobs, they have families, they have stuff they need to be doing. They can't just drop everything," Divers added.
Tom Moore, a spokesman for the University Hospitals, said the cut's due to declining interest in the service, thanks to big changes since 1932.
"There's been a declining need to provide transportation service, because patients now can receive care in what's called their 'medical home,' which is usually much closer to where they live," said Moore.
Cutting the service, which University Hospitals provided voluntarily, will also save the hospital system $600,000 a year. That money will now go directly to providing patient care. It's little comfort, though, for 10,000 Iowans like Divers, who are left wondering how they'll make it to their next appointment.
"Oh, my God, am I going to die because I can't get to Iowa City? I mean, some people don't have family or friends," said Divers of fellow patients mindsets.
Some patients are also upset over how they found out about the end of the service. In Divers' case, it was short notice — she heard about the cut from other riders just weeks ago. Moore said patients were notified as they signed up for appointments after the first of the year.
Moore said patients needing further assistance can consult their medical home. He said under the IowaCare program, the medical home is responsible for assisting patients with their transportation needs.
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Its been 4 years and nothings really changed
We grew apart and stayed that way,
I guess that fate.
I sat up late, so many nights
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When talk and laughter, even fun
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You once wrote:
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No matter the distance,
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Can be used to find an optimal reconciliation between an undated binary gene tree and an undated binary species tree.
ReferenceTo appear.
Download the source file ILPEACE.java.
Install CPLEX, which is free for academic use, see IBM academic initiative.
(Optional) Install Dendroscope, to view the constructed phylogenetic networks.
To compile the source code, download and install a Java Compiler.
Open a terminal window and navigate to the folder of ILPEACE.
Type "javac -classpath jarpath ILPEACE.java" where "jarpath" is the location of cplex.jar on your computer.
Running the program
Type "java -classpath jarpath;. -Djava.library.path=libpath ILPEACE species.tree gene.tree"
Output files
All tree- and network files can be viewed with Dendroscope. Note that the output format uses a subdivision of the species tree to make the format compatible with Sylvx.
ExampleFor input files species.tree and gene.tree, the program generates the following files:
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By mapping a company's relationship to the economy in which it operates—and by leveraging the relationships it discovers in that process—businesses can do much to advance their strategic objectives and advance local economic growth.
In 2000, Ian Mackintosh, technical director of Nile Breweries in Uganda, a subsidiary of the global brewer SABMiller plc, faced a problem. Sales of the company's clear beers had stalled, and given the relatively high prices for its products, the brewery was having a hard time reaching out to new consumers, most of whom were in the lower income brackets.
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Lincoln also said during a debate once that whites were superior to blacks.
Frederick Douglass, a former slave, leading abolitionist and writer praised Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, though he also referred to Lincoln as the "white man's president."
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, during the American Civil War and was not a law passed by Congress. It proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory free, immediately freeing at least 50,000 slaves with the rest freed as Union armies advanced.
The Proclamation did not outlaw slavery or make ex-slaves citizens.
A rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation sold for more than $2 million at auction in New York City this past June.
The exhibition at Plattsburgh State was accompanied by free-standing pylons that provided context for the historic significance of the three documents.
The New York State Legislature bought the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1865 from Gerrit Smith, a well-known abolitionist.
The exhibition tours New York this month.
A steady crowd of people stood in a line that extended from the museum, down the stairs and to the door leading outside.
"This is a rare opportunity," said Peter Ivarson, a Plattsburgh State student. "You can't get much more significant than this."
Standing behind Ivarson, Plattsburgh State student Dustin Nicholson was eager to take a peek at history.
"I love the idea of coming and looking at history," he said. "I watch the History Channel all the time.
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Figure 9 Lube Oil Cooler Temperature Control System and Equivalent Block Diagram
Process Controls
Below are several terms associated with the closed-loop block diagram.
The plant is the system or process through which a particular quantity or condition is
controlled. This is also called the
controlled system
control elements
are components needed to generate the appropriate control signal
applied to the plant. These elements are also called the "controller."
feedback elements
are components needed to identify the functional relationship
between the feedback signal and the controlled output.
reference point
is an external signal applied to the summing point of the control
system to cause the plant to produce a specified action. This signal represents the desired
value of a controlled variable and is also called the "setpoint."
controlled output
is the quantity or condition of the plant which is controlled. This
signal represents the controlled variable.
feedback signal
is a function of the output signal. It is sent to the summing point
and algebraically added to the reference input signal to obtain the actuating signal.
actuating signal
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algebraic sum of the reference input signal and feedback signal. This is also called the
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The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C400 makes for a very comfortable and occasionally sporty drive, and advances the idea of a midsize luxury sedan, setting a new bar for the competition.
The following cars represent the most technically advanced available.
Mercedes-Benz released photos of the new C-class cabin, showing a revised design and a head unit with Google maps integration.
Mercedes hips up the C Class with a coupe and leaner high tech engine.
Mercedes hips up the C Class and echoes the old CLK with a coupe that sport better cabin gear and a leaner high tech engine.
Mercedes-Benz today unveiled shots of the 2012 C-Class Coupe. The new C-Class Coupe comes with two direct-injection engines to choose from--the 302-hp C350 and and 201-hp C250.
Mercedes-Benz today unveiled shots of the 2012 C-Class Coupe, which will debut at the 2011 Geneva auto show. The new C-Class Coupe comes with two direct-injection engines to choose from--the 302-hp C350 and and 201-hp C250.
Mercedes released photos of its updated 2012 C-Class, which adds to the entry vehicle lineup a generous handful of technology upgrades and improved fuel economy.
Mercedes-Benz has decided to refresh the C-Class yet again, this time giving more bells and whistles both inside and out, while going a little more upscale from the previous C-Class versions.
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COLUMBIA — Voters will decide next year whether church cake walks and school raffles will finally become legal in South Carolina.
Schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations could hold a limited number of raffles each year under measures given final approval last week by the Legislature.
The resolution that puts the question on November 2014 ballots needs no action by Gov. Nikki Haley. A separate measure awaiting her decision lays out how state law would regulate raffles, if voters approve.
Currently, the only legal raffle in South Carolina is the state lottery. The state is among just four nationwide where raffles are illegal.
Raffles are held regularly across the state anyway. But enforcement of the ban is selective, depending largely on whether someone complains to police.
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Sci Fi Saturday with Torquay Library Film Club
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In Fort Wayne, piles of snow that start to obstruct motorists' view in parking lots also start making them wonder about a flood. That's understandable; the most destructive flood here in the last century happened in 1982, after heavy rain in March melted a deep snow cover quickly.
It could be worse; we've had at least one important break in the weather this year. A brief warming spell and rainfall melted the deep snow of Jan. 5 and wiped out the snow that had piled up.
But plenty of snow has piled up since. Snow depth at many locations in northeast Indiana is a foot or more. Some of that snow has been compacted by rainfall and melting but hasn't necessarily turned into runoff. There's still a lot of water ready to melt and swell creeks and rivers around here, the equivalent of 2-4 inches of rain in much of northeast Indiana.
How much trouble will that cause?
"It all depends on how it's melted," said Bob Kennedy, Fort Wayne's director of public works. Here's the best case, according to Kennedy: The snow packed over northeast Indiana dwindles slowly through a series of sunny days in the 30s and 40s, with no help from a heavy rain, thanks. The worst case would be a much warmer day and a heavy rain, perhaps a series of thunderstorms.
But no matter how quickly the snow that's fallen melts, Fort Wayne is better equipped to weather the results. "We're in a totally different state now in Fort Wayne," he said.
Some of the highlights in improved flood protection since the flood of 1982:
*Headwaters Park has replaced several commercial buildings downtown. There's much less in the "thumb" of the St. Marys River to be damaged in a flood.
*An $8 million widening project along the Maumee River was completed. It built a new channel along several miles of the Maumee River east of Fort Wayne. The aim was to increase the capacity of the river and move water through faster so that it wouldn't rise as far. The widening was among the most contested flood-control measures in recent decades; environmentalists doubted that it would reduce flood crests as much as the projected 1.3 feet.
*The city's most extensive and expensive flood-control project - more than 10 miles of dikes along its three rivers - was completed.
*After serious floods in 2003 and 2005, the city issued a $17 million bond to finance more voluntary buyouts of repeatedly flooded properties, to improve drainage in about 100 trouble spots and to fortify neighborhoods against floods. The biggest of these projects, completed in 2008, built a mile of floodwalls from the edge of Foster Park along the St. Marys River to Airport Expressway.
The near-term forecast doesn't offer much of a hint about the fate of this snow cover. There's a strong chance of a light snow, probably not more than an inch of accumulation, this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. So while there won't be much added to the snow cover already on the ground, there aren't good prospects for a melt coming soon. The high predicted next week is "near 32" on Thursday, according to the weather service.


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As it is, a pretty persuasive case could be made that Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and the rest of the Seattle Seahawks defense is among the very best groups on that side of the ball in NFL history.
One by one, the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame stepped onto the stage as their names were called. When the eighth man elected Saturday, the late Junior Seau, was announced, his two sons stood with the group.
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HARRISON, N.Y. - A trio of major champions - Mark Calcavecchia, Corey Pavin and Nick Price - have joined the field at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, to be held August 18-21 at Westchester Country Club.
13-time TOUR winner Calcavecchia captured his most notable victory at the 1989 British Open at Royal Troon where he defeated Wayne Grady and Greg Norman on the fourth playoff hole. The fan favorite has been a member of four U.S. Ryder Cup teams and one Presidents Cup team. Calcavecchia has had six top-10 finishes this year on the Champions Tour, but remains in search of his first victory.
A 15-time winner on the PGA TOUR, Pavin found success in the form of a major title in New York at the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. The California native is a three-time Ryder Cup member and served as captain of the 2010 U.S. squad at Celtic Manor in Wales. Since turning 50 in November of 2009, Pavin has recorded 13 top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour.
"It's nice for us to be able to go back to Westchester again this year," said Pavin, who made 16 starts at the course when it hosted THE Barclays on the PGA TOUR. His best finish was T9 in 1996. Pavin continues, "It's a pretty interesting golf course. It's a course you look at and think you can shoot a pretty good score on and it's just very difficult to do. It's very tricky. The greens are very difficult to putt and hit in to. To me, it's very much of a position golf course. You really need to hit very clean iron shots into the greens from the fairway. The greens have lots of slope and it's hard to make putts there. I think it's tough to score (at Westchester), but everybody always enjoyed playing there."
2003 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Price has amassed over 50 professional wins across four decades in his career. One of the TOUR's most dominant players in the mid-1990s, Price captured three major championships including back-to-back majors at the 1994 British Open and PGA Championship and was named Player of the Year in 1993 and 94. A native of South Africa, Price has won four events on the Champions Tour since his debut in 2007, most recently at the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, CA this past March.
Players announced thus far include defending champion Mark O'Meara, David Frost, Bob Gilder, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Bob Tway, Bobby Wadkins, Tom Watson and D.A. Weibring. More player announcements will come as additional commitments are received leading up to the Championship.
Individual daily and weekly tickets to the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship are now on sale. Those wishing to purchase tickets to the Championship may do so by logging on to the official tournament website, www.ceseniorplayers.com, or by calling the championship office at 914-481-5900. A single-day grounds ticket is just $20 plus tax and fees. This ticket is valid for grounds admission, good any one day, from August 17-21. A weekly clubhouse-access ticket is available for $125 plus tax and fees and offers admission to the grounds and to the clubhouse every day during the competition rounds, August 18-21. Food and beverage is available in the clubhouse for additional purchase. Children 18 and under and active, retired and reserve military personnel are admitted to the grounds at no charge.
About the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
The Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship is one of five major championships on the PGA TOUR's Champions Tour for eligible professionals age 50 and over. The 2011 event is scheduled for August 17-21 at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, NY. Mark O'Meara won the 2010 Championship at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, MD against one of the strongest fields of the season on the Champions Tour. The tournament has generated more than $8 million for charity since 1992. The 2011 event marks the 29th playing of the Senior Players Championship, making it one of the longest running events on the Champions Tour. For corporate sponsorship or volunteer information or to purchase tickets please visit the Official Tournament Website at www.ceseniorplayers.com or call the Tournament Office at 914-481-5900. Area golf fans can also follow the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship on Facebook®.
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com) is a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers. It owns a diversified fleet of generating units located in the United States and Canada, totaling approximately 9,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among the leading advocates for the development of new nuclear plants in the United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation Energy had revenues of $15.6 billion in 2009.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many of its 29 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2011 will determine the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the Champions Tour's leading player. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. In 2010, tournaments on all three Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour) generated $120 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR's all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.6 billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour. The PGA TOUR's website is www.pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
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'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham and her new boyfriend, Daniel Alvarez, have split. The MTV star and club promoter called it quits on Tuesday, and then proceeded to their Twitter accounts for an all out war.
Farrah claims that Daniel hacked her Twitter account, and then called him out. "Sorry. Daniel my ex hacked my Twitter. I don't care to talk further. I'm moving forward . Please just know he is purposely wanting attention," the 'Teen Mom' said.
Once Daniel denied the allegations, Abraham called him a "coward." and told him to "Stay away from my accounts. Hope you enjoy the attention you wanted to get from talking to me." It seems this couple didn't end their relationship on good terms, and just when fans thought Farrah had found love again.
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During World War II, the Department constructed the Exell Helium Plant to supply helium for military operations. Ready for closure in 2006, the BLM team prepared the site for transfer to the GSA for disposal. The team applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to participate in the agency's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The National Science and Technology Center provided contracting support and technical oversight. Other key partners included the U.S. Geological Survey, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Red J Environmental Corporation, Bureau of Land Management, and Ecology and Environment, Inc. This site presented an excellent location and ideal circumstances to use geophysical techniques to identify and verify anomalies. Cleanup crews used Global Positioning System coordinates to direct soil borings and confirm interpretations of data. As an example, a soil boring confirmed an area adjacent to the former closed drain seal pond as contaminated with residual organic contamination. In addition, geophysical analysis was used to investigate and clear large areas on the southern portion of the property, which would have been prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to sample with traditional methods. The project saved over $1.8 million by reusing materials in the construction of a road and other projects at another BLM site in Texas.
Detailed Description
In accordance with the 1996 Helium Privatization Act, a team was formed to expedite the transfer of the defunct Exell Helium Plant near Masterson, Texas, from BLM to the General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal. The National Science and Technology Center (NSTC) provided contracting support and technical oversight to the Amarillo Field Office for the investigation, remediation and transfer of the plant.
Key partners in this project included the US Geological Survey (USGS), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Red J Environmental Corporation, Bureau of Land Management (Amarillo Field Office, National Science and Technology Center, and the National Business Center) and Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E&E).
During World War II, the U.S. Bureau of Mines constructed the Exell Helium Plant to supply helium for military operations. The Bureau of Mines was abolished in 1996 and the Bureau of Land Management took over the helium operations portion of that agency. The BLM is currently in the process of cleaning up and restoring the property to a condition so that it can be turned over to the GSA for disposition.
Cleanup Project
After conducting a comprehensive Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) to prepare the site for closure and disposal, BLM applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to participate in the agency's Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP). Stages in this process included a Phase II ESA, preparation of an Affected Property Assessment Report and a Response Action Plan, implementation of the plan and preparation of a Response Action Completion Report including verification of remedial activities.
Significant savings – over $1.8 million – were made during the process by recycling materials slated for disposal. The materials were used in the construction/improvement of a road on the only other BLM land in Texas. Additional materials from the plant were also used for a variety of purposes on this same land.
Need and Implementation
The Helium Privatization Act required the government to phase out the production of helium by 2013. Several actions had to be implemented to enable transfer of the plant to GSA for disposition. In addition, BLM followed internal guidance for environmental site assessments for disposal of real property. The Exell Plant, 35 miles north of Amarillo, had been in constant operation since the early 1940s. The plant itself covered over 30 acres, had a small associated townsite and about 200 acres of government-owned rangeland south of the plant. This unoccupied acreage was unfortunately used for dumping a variety of waste products over a 50-year period.
This site presented an excellent location and ideal circumstances to use geophysical techniques to identify and verify anomalies detected by geophysical instrumentation. Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates were used to direct soil borings to confirm interpretations of data results. As an example, soil boring confirmed an area adjacent to the former closed drain seal pond as contaminated with residual organic contamination. In addition, geophysical analysis was used to investigate and clear large areas on the southern portion of the property which would have been prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to sample with traditional methods.
BLM took a proactive position and decided that entry into the TCEQ VCP was the most appropriate regulatory program to achieve the goal of preparing the plant for transfer to the GSA. Based on experience with closure and transfer of the Amarillo Helium Plant, BLM learned that the most expedient way to work with the TCEQ was to engage the agency early, keep them informed and give them the opportunity for input at critical stages in the process.
To supplement sampling conducted during the site assessment, a joint investigation with USGS was conducted throughout the plant and waste disposal areas. This information was critical in completing a thorough assessment of potential contaminated areas and guiding further investigations.
A Response Action Plan was developed and implemented with Red J, BLM's removal contractor. BLM, Red J and E&E coordinated closely to implement the plan.
Scope and Project Impact
BLM contracted with E&E to assess environmental conditions, including expansion of the characterization efforts to satisfy the TCEQ Texas Risk Reduction Standards, and the development of recommendations for cleanup of the site necessary prior to its final disposition. A Supplemented Phase II ESA was conducted and an Affected Property Assessment Report was prepared. The supplemented Phase II ESA included an inventory of all suspected Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM), mercury and lead-based paint, and other hazardous materials.
The report compared analytical sample concentrations of contaminants of concern to Tier II TRRP concentrations and determined that two areas within the property required a response action to remove contaminated soil above the risk-based concentration.
Mercury from former vessel gauges was detected in the Cliffside Building and elevated concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were detected adjacent to the former closed drain seal pond. A Response Action Plan was developed and implemented in conjunction with Red J, BLM's removal contractor. BLM, Red J and E&E coordinated closely to implement the plan. Concurrently with removal of the two areas which required removal to meet TCEQ criteria, BLM elected to perform earthwork focused on the goal of returning the Southern portion of the Exell property to near pre-operational conditions.
This work entailed removal of "attractive nuisances," sites with materials that could potentially encourage illegal dumping. Earthen dams constructed to form settling basins were excavated and used as additional cover on the incinerator ash land disposal area. All disturbed areas of the south portion of the property were graded to original topographic contours and were revegetated with indigenous vegetation species.
A more significant aspect of this part of the project involved a large area of concrete debris (over 15,000 cubic yards) that was gathered, crushed and recycled for road base at another BLM property. There was a joint agreement that huge amounts of concrete in the Construction Disposal Area would be removed because of the physical hazard and attractive nuisance that the disposal area represented. Disposal costs were estimated to be between $1-2 million contingent on the amount of concrete recovered at the site.
Estimation of the total amount of concrete was made difficult by the variety of shapes and sizes of the dumped concrete and the unknown amounts of buried and partially buried concrete structures. The concrete consisted of foundations, pilings, vaults, sidewalks and other structures associated with the Exell Helium Plant, living quarters and random public dumping.
A consensus between the interested parties was reached that recycling the concrete would be more beneficial as the BLM could avoid disposal costs while providing a road bed at the Cross Bar Cooperative Management Area (CMA). An improved road bed had previously been identified as a critical improvement for access to the property by BLM and West Texas A&M University. Those two parties have recently entered a cooperative management agreement which involves research and resource management requiring an ease of access that only the new roadbed could afford. Red J had experience crushing concrete for roadbed on a previous project and agreed that this would be an opportunity to take advantage of that technology.
Figures for the calculations of cost savings and recycled materials are cited from the invoices submitted by Red J. Those calculations support a disposal savings of $810,000 on 15,113 cubic yards of concrete recovered at the site. The Cross Bar CMA received 15,226 cubic yard of recycled and prepared material (sand mixed with the crushed concrete) to use on the drastic improvement of approximately eight miles of road. Also, the AmFO was able to salvage power poles from the power supply to three water wells located three miles to the northwest of the Exell Plant that were the plant's only water source during its operations. Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) worth of power poles were moved to the Cross Bar CMA to be used as parking barriers and for the construction of erosion control dams. The cost of the recycled material was $1,001,468. Additionally, other recycled materials and equipment at the Exell Plant yielded a line item return of $66,890.
The recycling effort yielded a total of 24,714 tons of recycled materials from the Exell Helium Plant closure project with the total in disposal savings, the amount of recycled materials supplied to the Cross Bar CMA and the credit for other recycled materials worth $1,884,460.
After excavation of 48 cubic yards of mercury contaminated material from the Cliffside Building and over 13,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil in the vicinity of the closed Drain seal pond, E&E and USGS conducted further investigation of an area of deep contamination remaining in the southern portion of the facility. BLM conducted a geophysical investigation to determine the horizontal and vertical extent of the "clay layer" which appears to have retarded migration of organic contamination vertically. Drilling confirmed the presence of this layer which strengthened fate and transport modeling indicating that residual contamination posed negligible threat to groundwater, at a depth greater than 300 feet.
Completion of remediation activities associated with the BLM Self-Implemented Response Action Plan for the Exell facility was documented for TCEQ approval in the Response Action Completion Report (RACR). The RACR is scheduled to be submitted in June of 2007. BLM is confident that a Certification of Completion will be issued in 2007. This is necessary for transfer of the facility in a satisfactory condition to the GSA for future use.
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Hurricane Sandy's path along the East Coast was one of incredible destruction. Although the storm was officially downgraded from hurricane to "superstorm" just before hitting the New Jersey shore, Sandy is predicted to have caused at least $20 billion in property damage. Ninety-four people lost their lives in the storm. As survivors piece their lives back together, the rest of us naturally wonder what we can learn from this horrific event. Hopefully, Sandy's terror will spur all Americans to better prepare for emergencies.
Here are a few lessons the so-called "Frankenstorm" taught us:
Electrical outages can be widespread and long lasting.
Eight million people were left without power following Hurricane Sandy – indeed, many went without electricity or heat for several weeks! To comprehend why it took so much time to get the East Coast's electrical system back online, it helps to understand that the nation's electrical grid is set up as a series of branches off of substations. At each substation, the voltage streaming from power plants is converted to a usable form of electricity. Repairing electrical substations is difficult because the parts are expensive, spare parts are hard to come by and repairs are time-consuming. Salt-water flooding, as Sandy caused, is especially damaging to electrical substations. This is why repairing a local power line that's been cut off by a fallen tree is much easier than fixing outages at the substation level.
Hurricane Sandy has taught that we cannot assume electrical systems will come back online quickly. Therefore, it's imperative to select emergency kit items that will conserve energy. For instance, an LED emergency flashlight is a better choice than an incandescent light, for the simple reason that LEDs require less energy. An emergency LED light will work for far longer on the same set of batteries than its incandescent counterpart. Similarly, if your home is heated with electricity, it makes sense to have an alternative heat source arranged before disaster strikes, such as a back-up generator.
Replace antique infrastructure before storms hit.
Old, crumbling infrastructure will only fail more completely in a disaster. Therefore, government officials should prioritize infrastructure projects. American cities can follow London's example of exceptional infrastructure disaster preparation. For instance, London has created a moveable flood barrier to hold back the Thames when it floods. Strengthening sewer, water and electrical systems can diminish the impact of future disasters.
Expect more frequent, more intense disasters.
Our oceans are becoming warmer. As ocean temperature rises, tropical winds are more likely to whip up into full-blown tempests. Experts tell us hurricane seasons are longer than they have ever been before. Furthermore, the world's rivers are seeing more "hundred-year floods," so even inland Americans will be seeing more emergency events. As disasters become more frequent, it's especially important to keep an emergency LED flashlight and kit in your home, car and office.
In the end, each person probably has his or her own "takeaway" lessons from this emergency. LED light experts like us, for instance, obviously hope every American will make sure he or she has an LED emergency flashlight to weather the storm. Light is crucial during emergencies, not only for seeing one's way to safety but also for its psychological impact. Light makes us feel safe. As Sandy's trail is slowly sopped up, make sure you have the critical items your family needs to feel safe in a disaster.
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Expert Advice / Nancy McCabe '78
Dream Coach
By Laura Tiffany
If life is a journey, people like life coach Nancy
McCabe '78 are the tour guides—helping you
decide where to go and how to get there, a task
McCabe has also performed for herself throughout
her eclectic career.
As a political science major at Pomona, she
was on her way to a life in government when an
internship in Washington D.C. left her disillusioned
about politics—the agency she worked for
ended up being exposed on a 60 Minutes piece on
governmental fraud. McCabe turned to
media. After an internship at a Los Angeles TV station,
she found production work on a CBS
series, did a three-year stint at an ad agency
working in corporate programming, and eventually
landed at Warner Brothers and Lifetime producing
made-for-TV movies.
While she loved the creative process, she was
more interested in the challenges confronting
her colleagues than the scripts they were trying
to develop. After exposure to a business coach at
a retreat, she found her new calling.
After completing an 18-month certification
program, she started her life coaching and executive
consulting business, Greatview Consulting,
in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2000. Coaching, she
says, is about "finding solutions for people based
on what they're really about, what motivates
them and what their strengths are."
If you've got a goal you dream of pursuing—
whether it's a big move, a career transition, early
retirement or even simply a better quality of
life—McCabe suggests that you ask yourself
these questions first and pay close attention the
answers to create a solid path that will get you to
your goal.
Why do I want this?
Is this goal something you are truly compelled to pursue, or is it
because it just seems right or you're worried
about your future? Goals are not one size fits all;
notice what gets you out of bed in the morning
and what gets you truly inspired. You'll start to
identify your core values—whether that's creativity,
security, adventure, recognition, helping people
or another value. The best way to accomplish
your essential aims is to align your values with
your goals and priorities.
What's holding you back?
By listening to your inner critics—and perhaps your outer critics—
you will discover where you stop yourself
and why. Perhaps you're afraid something didn't
work for someone else or it frustrated you in the
past. Review the old tapes running through your
mind to find out if these criticisms are still relevant
for you now.
How am I looking at this?
Your perspective has a huge impact. If you look at life from a
frightened or cautious viewpoint, chances are
you'll never make a move. If there's a good reason
to be wary, pay attention to your instincts
and take it slow. Conversely, if you look at your
choices from a more open-minded perspective,
your goal might not feel so risky. By having a
more positive outlook, you'll see more options
and it'll be easier to determine the best route to
your goal.
How does this impact your entire life?
It's admirable to pursue the big promotion, but how
will the added responsibilities impact you and
your family? If you save every dime for an early
retirement, will you miss out on things that
you'd like to enjoy now? Consider the full
impact of your goals and take everything into
account. If it all still adds up to the right move,
you're ready for action.
Who do I need around me to help make this
People like to be helpful. Call your
mentors and friends—this isn't a time to be self-conscious
or tentative. Your supporters will be
pleased to help you since, by this point, your
determination and clarity will be so appealing.
Your commitment to your goal makes it easy to
give you a hand.
How will I ever get there?
You'll be much more satisfied with your journey if you give
yourself some little victories along the way to
your big goal. Distill your giant goal into
defined, manageable and attainable steps. Set
milestones. Measure your results. Reaching these
smaller goals won't just make you feel good, but
it will give you a sense of momentum and success
on the way to your ultimate destination.


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NHS Choices has general information on health and fitness and healthy eating, and a range of other useful tips and information on everything from dental health to stopping smoking.
East Sussex Healthcare's School Nursing teams provide a range of information on health issues and services for young people and their families across the county.
You can also use the symptom checker at NHS Direct.
For everything you need to know about safe sex, sexually transmitted infections and more see our section on Sex, relationships and pregnancy or take a look at the Sexual health section of NHS Choices.
You don't need to suffer in silence – find out more about Mental health.
Read more on the BBC Health website.
To find out what activities you can get involved in near you, take a look at our 'What's on your doorstep' search.
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Program Exchanges UT Leaders with Those at University of Memphis
Published: Mar 2, 2012
Jackie French '15 jumps rope with the students at Sulphur Springs Elementary School as part of a tour and service opportunity in the economically-depressed neighborhood in Tampa.
Zachary Peterson '15 said he has learned that many of the organizations assisting the poor and homeless in Memphis are faith-based, while in Tampa they are a mix of government, faith-based and nonprofit organizations.
Zachary Peterson '15 was being shown up on the basketball court by some elementary school boys, who bounced the ball between Peterson's legs and left him laughing and nearly spinning in circles.
Jackie French '15 strategically timed her entrance into the moving jump rope. Once in, she became synched with the young girl jumping with her, until another little boy couldn't wait any longer and dodged in, hitting the rope in the process. It didn't stop the group from having fun. They just picked up the rope and kept spinning.
While there are many service and leadership opportunities at The University of Tampa, Peterson and French are part of a new and unique initiative this semester. Called the Leadership Exchange, it's a six-month study of a social justice issue — this year, poverty and homelessness — exploring the issues through hands-on service, tours of lead organizations and in-depth panel discussions with change makers.
Nine UT students are paired with nine students from another university — this year, the University of Memphis — and engage in two weekend trips visiting the other's campuses and communities. On UT's visit to Memphis in January, the students got a first-hand view of poverty from the moment they left UT by riding a city bus to the airport until they were volunteering at Samaritan's Feet, washing the tired feet of those who showed up at the event to receive a new pair of shoes.
"I walked away from Memphis thinking this is why I educate," said Kim Northup, director of leadership engagement. "The students left that weekend qualitatively different. They got it."
In Tampa this week, UT students are hosting their Memphis counterparts for a tour of Tampa's poor and homeless, from working with children involved in YMCA programs in the neighborhood of Sulphur Springs to serving meals at Metropolitan Ministries, talking with the homeless veterans at Liberty Manor and organizing the shelves at Feed America Tampa Bay.
"This gives the students a wider view of the issue," said Northup. "It gets them thinking more broadly about social change and how leaders can make an impact."
Lashall McClain, a sophomore at the University of Memphis studying psychology with a minor in criminal justice, said having grown up in a low-income neighborhood has made her want to make an impact on the community. The Leadership Exchange has opened up her eyes to the good being done in Memphis and Tampa.
"This is really shaping my vision for what I want to do with my life. I don't want to be a product of my neighborhood. I want to be an outlier," said McClain, who is the first in her family to go to college. Her flight to Tampa was her first time on an airplane. "Going to college is not just about getting a degree and making money. It's about finding what you're special at and doing that to impact the community."
Last summer, UT's Northup and Ali Mathe, coordinator of leadership, were invited to a Leadership in Action summit. Hosted by Kennesaw State University, the University of Southern California and Suffolk University, seven additional institutions were chosen to participate in this pilot project based on their cutting-edge leadership and civic engagement programs. Based on their outcomes, the Leadership Exchange program could be launched nationally.
Joining the founding institutions, UT and the University of Memphis are Guilford Technical Community College, Prairie View A&M University, Converse College, University of Massachusetts-Boston and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
"We partnered with University of Memphis based on our shared social issue," said Mathe, noting the issue's prevalence in the community and organizations actively responding to it as key factors. During the six months, the students discuss leadership as it relates to community change, from ethics to how the media reports on poverty to collaboration among faith-based, government and nonprofit organizations working on similar issues.
"I've learned that sometimes you have to put yourself out there," said Peterson, a pre-law major who wants to focus on constitutional law and be an advocate for basic human rights. "I started out reserved and too self-centered. When I let go, it felt good to be involved. It felt good to give back."
Students can reapply next year if they want. The program is organized to take up to 15 students. While UT will probably continue the relationship with Memphis next year, they'll look to switch with one of the other pilot institutions the year after.
"It's been incredible to see the students change and grow and engage more in the conversation," said Mathe.
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I don't know how this game is going to be. I just know there are people comparing it with Mortal Online and Darkfall. But if we look at both games, we can have an idea of why they never became as popular as expected: the UI
If the user interface is overloaded with tons of buttons, or very complex to use to perform the usual tasks ingame, the game will fail. Many studios have learned this the hard way, and I think it's time to stop this trend.
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Originally posted by AtrusV
I have to agree that a good UI is A and O for a MMO. While hard can be good, hard to use and overcomplicated UI never is.
I dont think the UI was DF and MOs all problems but both games did suffer because of it.
A MMO needs to be like chess, easy to learn and understand but hard to master.
I have however not tried EoC yet so I am just generally speaking here....
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The UI in both games was a minor problem. Have you even played either games? I'm pretty sure you have no idea what your talking about.
I just hope they dont go after an MO style skill cap. Cant STAND having to roll alts to do different tasks in a sandbox. Made no sense why someone who chopped a lot of wood cant swing a weapon well.
Im hoping for a unique approach to the issue of alt rolling skill caps, and what plauged darkfall as a solider of one and everyone being the same.
Also...i really hope they dont do a MO/DF and focus only on the pvp and combat. There needs to be several good metagames and roles that dont require combat for this to be a solid sandbox.
Unfortunately its too early in development i think to know if this is going to be a skill cap alt rolling sandbox i lothe so much. Not sure if i should even follow this or now...not that its anywhere near being complete.
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Originally posted by Crunchy222
Chopping wood may make you strong, but it doesn't make you any better at fighting :P
The basic idea is that there is a skill cap you can reach, and after that when you train in new things it pulls points out of your previously trained skills. So, individual caps on a skill as well as a general pool. To use some random numbers, if there are 1000 points in the pool and skill cap is 100, you can train 10 skills to 100, 20 skills to 50, etc. Keeping in mind that power growth shouldn't be as massaive as in many games, so having a skill at only 60 or 80 % will still be good, instead of completely worthless. In theory ;)
And don't worry, it won't just be pvp deathmatch all day. The devs come from MO and DF and don't want that to happen, along with the myriad other issues in those two games.
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Originally posted by Loke666
To the OP, you started a thread named "My 2 cents before it fails" Then start your post by telling us you know nothing at all about the game, but you hear other people are comparing it to some other games that happened to have failed in your opinion, for reasons you apparently know nothing about. +1 for optimism.
This has to be the most random reason to start a thread of doom and gloom I've ever read lol.
I only really wanted to post in response to Loke666, the easy to learn - hard to master exactly hits the nail on the head for any game with a focus on open world pvp, players have to feel of some use in the first few hours of play time, with full loot pvp this becomes even more important, difficulty's in binding attacks or weapons to hotkeys is unacceptable.
Players (in my experience) are far less forgiving of poor UI if they lose in game items due to it.
But OP, until we see this UI, its really impossible to guess weather the game will fail or not due to it though.


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Both pleaded guilty in January to exporting defense articles without a license. Sanchez was sentenced to almost five years in prison. Villarreal received a term of nearly three years.
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