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The towns of Bombay and Fort Covington have received their quarterly casino compact funds and have submitted plans to the state for how they will use the money. Each town received $198,357.78 in a process that Fort Covington Supervisor Pat Manchester described as a bits and pieces approach to what used to be an annual distribution.
In Bombay, officials want to put this quarters money toward a multitude of projects. The first is $60,000 for a new park pavilion, to be used for a proposed farmers market. About $57,000 will go toward helping the Bombay Volunteer Fire Department pay off the purchase of a tanker truck.
A new mower and a chipper, at a cost of $40,000, could soon be on their way to the Highway Department for roadside maintenance. Meanwhile, the municipal building will get new office equipment and software upgrades for $22,000, as well as a new propane generator for $9,357.78 to make the offices available for shelter during natural disasters.
The $10,000 left will go to the Senior Citizen Association to improve the light fixtures and flooring of the building.
In Fort Covington, the almost $200,000 will go toward developing a riverfront park and river access as part of a three-year action plan in an area that previously housed an outdated hydro dam removed in 2008 to return the Salmon River to its natural state.
Councilman David Russell expressed concern about Mill Street and potential extra parking for the food pantry. The town board also expressed interest in cleaning up a property behind the post office, but it is unclear whether any of this quarters funds will go toward those projects.
The quarterly system for distributing the money was put in place following a disagreement between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the state about an illegal casino on the Ganienkeh reservation in Altona. The tribe had withheld slot machine payments since 2010, citing the Ganienkeh casino as a breach of their 2003 gaming exclusivity compact with the state and holding the state responsible for its continued operation.
The tribe and the state struck a deal in May 2013 to reinstate compact payments.
Fort Covington was forced to call a special meeting at the beginning of February to satisfy Franklin County, which also has to sign off on the towns plans to use the money, Mr. Manchester said.
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The Sunnyside city council is preparing the city for the short term and long term future with the creation of their list for the funding of projects by the Community Impact Board.
Council members spent time during their meeting on Oct. 19 listing projects of importance for the city that would be funded with CIB money. Before creating the list that would be sent to the CIB, council members needed to categorize projects on a short term and long term basis. Projects listed on the short term would be worked on within one to three years and long term projects would be over three years down the road.
At a previous city council meeting on Oct. 5, council members listed possible projects that the city could benefit from. They decided to research what should be included on the list for the CIB funding before making any decisions.
At the top of the list for short-term projects is an overhaul of the outfall sewer line, which has been discussed by the city council over the past few months. The project, which has a projected cost of $475,000, could possibly be listed as an emergency project by the CIB because of its importance to the city. With funds from the CIB, construction on the project could begin next summer, according to Warren Monroe, a senior construction manager with Jones and DeMille Engineering.
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- went to watch I-robot today
- slowly drive in front of mcdicks parking lot section of metrotown
- parked by the curb of the doors to the mall is a pre-J-body (boxy styling) Cavalier, White colour, 312 FKX
- slutty teen bitch pokes her dumb-ass-blonde head out the window and SPITS!
- i JUST happened to be driving slowly by that cavalier and the bitch spits on my car!!! ---> then says "OH SHIT!" very loudly
- yes it's an accident, but FUCK WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO SPIT SLUT!
- i park the car, i am pissed as SHIT, hoping there is no spit on my car, if there is, i dunnow hat i'd do
- i get out, great her spit is starting to dry in the fucking 30 degree heat (correct me on today's centagrade, thanks)
- i end up getting wads of tissue, wipe her fucking spit up
- walk to RIGHT up to her (she had 1 brown guy driving the cavalier, parked, 1 more brown guy beside her, 1 more sissy teen sluts showing off their airportlanding strips)
- i say "HEY THIS BELONG TO YOU" ---> throws tissue of spit at her
- slut says "THIS ISN'T MINE"
- i say "YOU SPAT AT MY CAR"
- slut says "NO I DIDN'T"
- i say "DON'T DENY SHIT YOU DID, I HEARD YOU SAY 'OH SHIT' TOO"
- slut says "NO I DIDN'T, NO I DIDN'T"
- gf says "SHUT UP YOU 10 YEAR OLD SLUT"
what's the funny part? HAHAHA her fucking brown guys are just standing there DOING JACK SHIT...
- we walk inside the mall, then i'm STILL PISSED of course (reason being it seems like the spit on the tissue didn't "touch her" when i threw it at her, DAMN IT!
- i walk back out, gf reminds me to take down their licence plate 312 FKX and i stare RIGHT at the cavalier and driver and the slut FOUR FUCKING TIMES before going back inside the mall
- but i'm still not done, wanting to go back out give that slut more shit... perhaps her guy friends want to protect her slut ass... i'm ready to take them both, my gf can hold her own against 2 slim slutty skank teens
- once i walked out they drove off.
sissy sluts - pussy guys
ok i'm done venting
Mmm...you sure take your car very seriously...
How do you know she was a slut?
What do you mean by airport landing strip? She had no underwear on and you saw the holiset of holies?
one more thing......
whats a brown guy?
I dont really take it that seriously I thik it was the heat getting at me and it was a good way to vent too ;D ;D ;D
How do you know she was a slut?
lets see at top soo small it just barely covers her boobs (not sexy IMO)
What do you mean by airport landing strip? She had no underwear on and you saw the holiset of holies?
I was refering to her boobs but yea I caught a glimpse of her thong :P
whats a brown guy?
an east indian guy
do you mean cleavage?
<homer voice> mmmm....cleavage.</homer>
calm down mojo im sure you have a garden hose.
[quote author=boblucci link=board=14;threadid=9666;start=0#msg87865 date=1092329504]
do you mean cleavage?
what cleavage there was next to none on the girl that spit on my car, my monitor has more curves then she does ;D
A landing strip is when a chick shaves a straight line in the pubes.


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At SLU we are blessed with a world-class faculty and exceptional out-of-class offerings, including many resources for recreation, socializing and learning. You will find many of our programs and services detailed in this handbook. There are many Student organizations; community service, servant leadership and service learning opportunities; residence hall experiences; health, counseling, and wellness services; campus recreation activities; a vibrant cross cultural center and academic and career support services designed to help you get the most out of your Student experience. I encourage you to take advantage of what we offer and actively seek out programs and services to help you capitalize on your great potential.
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Police in Ormond Beach are looking for a suspected attempted burglar who fled after a homeowner fired a gun at him Thursday night.
Fred Lockey, a homeowner in the Spring Meadows community, heard a noise outside his sliding glass door at about 9:30 p.m., police said.
Lockey went inside his house to retrieve his .357 magnum revolver. When he returned, he shouted at the suspect and told him he had a gun. The culprit began to flee but turned around abruptly. Lockey fired a single shot, and the culprit fled on foot.
Ormond Beach police officers and Volusia County Sheriff's deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
It was unclear whether the culprit was injured by the shot.
Because it was dark, Lockey could only describe the intruder as a 6-foot tall man who was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and blue jeans.
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The present study aims to compare efficacy, side-effects, and treatment adherence of three different treatment regimens given to antiretroviral naïve HIV-1 infected patients. Treatment will be initiated in accordance with the Swedish National Guidelines. In the twice daily (BID) arm (1), which could be considered as a standard regimen at present, lopinavir/ritonavir, is co-administrated with 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) administrated BID. The first once daily (QD) arm (2) combines the protease inhibitor (PI) atazanavir/ritonavir with 2 NRTIs administrated QD, and in the second QD arm (3), the non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) efavirenz is combined with 2 NRTIs administrated QD. All drugs used in the study are licensed in the participating countries and patients will be followed as in clinical practice. Patients could optionally, after informed consent, be followed with additional measurements of HIV-1 RNA after 1, 2, and 3 weeks of treatment to asses the kinetics of viral decline after initiation of treatment.
Drug: Lopinavir ritonavir
Drug: Atazanavir ritonavir
Drug: Efavirenz
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Study on ART Naïve Patients On Different Regimens to Treat Hiv (a Phase 4 Study)
- Intention to treat (ITT)/time to loss of virological response (TLOVR) [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Virological failure (see 5.5.2 for definition)
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1. HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/ml in two consecutive measurements from week 24 and on 2. any rise in HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/ml in two consecutive measurements after viral load <50 copies/ml has been reached 3. HIV-1 RNA never <50 copies/ml after week 24
- Frequency of abnormal laboratory parameters [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Incidence of abnormal laboratory parameters at follow-up
- Adherence to study medication [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Proportion of doses taken correctly
- Frequency of adverse events [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Proportion of treatment discontinuations and changes due to different adverse events
- Changes in CD4 cell counts [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Changes in CD4+ T-cell count from baseline
- Changes in plasma lipids [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Changes from baseline in plasma lipids
- Frequency of hyperlipidemia [ Time Frame: 144 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Incidence of hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia at baseline and follow-up
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Active Comparator: lopinavir/ritonavir
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Drug: Lopinavir ritonavir
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Active Comparator: atazanavir/ritonavir
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Drug: Atazanavir ritonavir
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Active Comparator: efavirenz
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Drug: Efavirenz
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- Male or female, aged 16 years of age
- HIV-1 infected as documented by a licensed HIV-1 antibody ELISA
- Ability to understand and provide informed consent
- Indication for antiretroviral treatment
- Antiretroviral naïve
- All clinical laboratory values not clinically significant
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects being pregnant
- Women of childbearing potential not practicing birth control
- Subjects with renal failure requiring dialysis
- Drug interactions with any of the study drugs that are not manageable
- Resistance to any of the study drugs
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01445223
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Antiretroviral therapy
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Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Protease Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
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The holidays are usually a time for remembering—remembering your childhood and the excitement you felt during the holidays, remembering favorite traditions like baking cookies, or remembering little gestures of kindness from others that made past holidays special. Many of us look forward to the holidays as a time to gather family and loved ones together in one place.
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Resellers charged with making sure their customers' use of IT is secure face an on-going challenge; is the security in place good enough to counter today's threats and, if not, can the customer be convinced to invest more? Research commissioned by LogRhythm and included in a recent Quocirca report entitled "Advanced cyber-security intelligence" underlines the scale of the problem; only 19% of the organisations surveyed said security spending was increasing as proportion of overall IT spending.
However, the number of threats is increasing and their nature is changing from being generic and random to tailored and targeted. The approach taken to IT security needs to change in line with this and in many cases this will have to be achieved without huge new investment. A starting point is to review what is in place already and gauge its effectiveness.
Traditionally IT security has been deployed as series of point products; firewalls to keep out intruders, desktop anti-virus to protect the end user environment, spam filters to clean email, web filters to police use of the internet etc. Whilst all such products have their place, mainly when it comes to countering old-style generic security threats, they are often not enough to protect against more targeted threats, detecting and mitigating these requires a broader approach to be taken.
A good example is the Flame malware that was first reported and named earlier in 2012. The early instances of the malware were not known to anti-virus products that relied on signatures, so it had to be detected in other ways, for example by monitoring for unusual activity.
Flame worked by contacting as many other devices on a network as it could and then seeking out interesting data and sending it back to a command and control server. A server that was accessing a wide range of other devices on a given network and sending reports back to a suspicious IP address could be detected by monitoring both firewall and server activity logs in real time and recognising the unusual behaviour of Flame. Spotting attacks in this is what Quocirca has called in its recent report "advanced cyber-security intelligence".
The good news is that many organisations already have the base technology for doing this in place. The early iterations of such products were for log management; the collecting and archiving of log data for long term compliance reporting. These evolved in to what became termed SIEM (security information and event management), which involved the collection of a broader range of data. Next generation SIEM (another term for advanced cyber-security intelligence) describes souped-up versions of such tools that can use such data in real time to protect against targeted threats.
On the whole organisation are reasonably optimistic about protecting themselves against IT security with "the right technology in place" (Figure 2). However, they must also recognise that the "right technology" is changing. This is not to say point security products should all be ditched, but their effectiveness should certainly be reviewed and rationalisation which should free up some funds.
Furthermore, most organisations already have some form of log management capability in place (Figure 3). It is just that they are not benefiting from using this in real time. Again the current investment can be reviewed and more advanced capabilities recommended. LogRhythm, the sponsor of Quocirca' recent report in once such provider, others include IBM (via its Q1 Labs acquisition), McAfee (via its NitroSecurity acquisition) and HP (via its ArcSight acquisition).
Resellers need to make sure they have an understanding of next generation SIEM, the products and their capabilities. Many of their customers may already have the base technology in place, but not be using to full effect to improve their protection against a range of increasingly sophisticate threats.
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The graceful age of Tennessee's historic resorts came to an end at the hands of fire, the Depression, modern medicine, the automobile, and the highway system. Atlantic and Gulf resorts continued to develop and became increasingly accessible and appealing. In addition, the flourish of Tennessee's state parks system provided alternate locales for vacationers such as the Great Smoky Mountains State Park.
The history of the Bon Aqua Springs Hotel in Hickman County illustrates the cycle of fiery destruction that haunted the watering spas of Tennessee.
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The practice of cattle wading into a particular site of the Stones River brought to light sulphur springs bubbling up from the riverbed. A coffer dam forced the water to the surface, and a resort developed at Jefferson Springs, four miles northeast of Smyrna. The early twentieth century found a hotel, boarding houses, and a number of cottages at the springs. Dancing, swimming, and boating occupied the vacationers. By 1931, there was on site a store, a restaurant, two bowling alleys, a pool hall, a bath house, and a toboggan slide into the water. A nearby park offered croquet, ball games, camping and picnicking. The popularity of this resort area declined following World War II.
These pictures taken by Ralph Morrissey in the 1950s present a different view of the waters, the accommodations, and the amusements.
White Cliff Springs Hotel (Monroe County) burned in the 1940s.
Oliver Springs Hotel (Roane County) burned in 1905. The springs were filled in.
Morgan Springs Hotel (Rhea County) burned some time after Euclid Waterhouse took possession of the property from the heirs of the founding family.
Red Boiling Springs (Macon County) faced the Depression, fires, and a number of floods, but the waters continue to flow and prove a draw in this resort community. Red Boiling Springs is listed as a historic district on the National Register.
Castalian Springs (Sumner County) still has the sulphur spring that can be found behind Wynnewood.
Estill Springs (Franklin County). By the 1930s the hotels were beginning to close and were eventually torn down. The mineral springs are now covered by the roadbed of US 41A.
Winchester Springs (Franklin County) is now covered by the Tims Ford Lake.
Pylant Springs (Franklin County). In 1900 the hotel burned and was never rebuilt.
Beaverdam Springs (Hickman County) is now owned by the Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Columbia, and Memphis and functions as the Na-Co-Me church camp.
Bon Aqua Springs Hotel (Hickman County) was torn down for its wood in the early 1940s. Three of the four springs have dried up.
Hygeia Springs Hotel (Robertson County) closed by 1913 and burned around 1920. Traces of the buildings and the springs are lost.
Seven (7) Springs Hotel (Dekalb County) closed in the early 1950s and burned shortly after. Attempts made in the late 1950s to revitalize the venue failed. The 1960s found the creek bed graded and gravel covering the springs.
Idaho Springs Hotel (Montgomery County) was torn down in the late 1940s. The mineral wells remain in the valley below the hotel site.
Primm Springs (Hickman County). After being in disuse since 1965, the National Register of Historic Places added Primm Springs to its roster in 1985 with fifteen structures still standing on the property.
Jefferson Springs (Rutherford County). The buildings were demolished, and the bridge was dynamited in 1967 for the Percy Priest Reservoir. The springs are underneath the surface water of the new lake.
Clark's Springs (Washington County). The hotel and cabins fell into disrepair. Now, only the springs remain at the site and are barely accessible.
Montevale Springs (Blount County) was abandoned and destroyed by fire in the 1930s.


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The first gamma ray source to be discovered historically was the radioactive decay process called gamma decay. In this type of decay, an excited nucleus emits a gamma ray almost immediately upon formation (it is now understood that a nuclear isomeric transition, however, can produce inhibited gamma decay with a measurable and much longer half-life).
Paul Villard, a French chemist and physicist, discovered gamma radiation in 1900, while studying radiation emitted from radium. Villard knew that his described radiation was more powerful than previously described types of rays from radium, which included beta rays, first noted as "radioactivity" by Henri Becquerel in 1896, and alpha rays, discovered as a less penetrating form of radiation by Rutherford, in 1899.
However, Villard did not consider naming them as a different fundamental type Villard's radiation was recognized as being of a type fundamentally different from previously-named rays, by Ernest Rutherford.
who in 1903 named Villard's rays "gamma rays" by analogy with the beta and alpha rays that Rutherford had differentiated in 1899. The "rays" emitted by radioactive elements were named in order of their power to penetrate various materials, using the first three letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha rays as the least penetrating, followed by beta rays, followed by gamma rays as the most penetrating.
Rutherford also noted that gamma rays were not deflected (or at least, not easily deflected) by a magnetic field, another property making them unlike alpha and beta rays.
Rutherford and his coworker Edward Andrade measured the wavelengths of gamma rays from radium, and found that they were similar to X-rays but with shorter wavelengths and (thus) higher frequency. This was eventually recognized as giving them also more energy per photon, as soon as the latter term became generally accepted. A gamma decay was then understood to usually emit a single gamma photon.
Natural sources of gamma rays on Earth include gamma decay from naturally occurring radioisotopes such as potassium-40, and also as a secondary radiation from various atmospheric interactions with cosmic ray particles. Some rare terrestrial natural sources that produce gamma rays that are not of a nuclear origin, are lightning strikes and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, which produce high energy emissions from natural high-energy voltages.
Gamma rays are produced by a number of astronomical processes in which very high-energy electrons are produced. Such electrons produce secondary gamma rays by the mechanisms of bremsstrahlung, inverse Compton scattering and synchrotron radiation.
A large fraction of such astronomical gamma rays are screened by Earth's atmosphere and must be detected by spacecraft. Notable artificial sources of gamma rays include fission such as occurs in nuclear reactors, and high energy physics experiments, such as neutral pion decay and nuclear fusion.(wikipedia.org)


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Thanks for the update Peter. I should be back to normal posting
There have been some outages on the site over the past couple weeks that seemed to have been caused by moving the site to a new server combined with some other things:
- Apache was failing to restart while doing the daily site backups. I now attempt a restart a couple times. (FC5)
- My simple monitoring script not attempting to restart apache when it died.
- The database became overload from visitors.
- There was a misconfigured DNS zone file.
- PHP acceleration wasn't configured. (I'm now using APC, which should be a part of PHP 6 soon.)
- Low RAM
These have all been corrected and we should see better performance.
The site gets bursts of visitors, with a peak of 500 visitors in a minute in late March. I'm still trying to investigate a pattern to the visits to see whether that would help.
Any first hand experience with simple MySQL and Apache performance tuning would be welcome. I've only tweaked the MySQL connection count so far.
Thanks for the update Peter. I should be back to normal posting
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The changes seem to have fixed things for now. The bump in visits at the beginning of this month seems to have been handled OK.
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42 U.S. Code § 6834 - Federal building energy efficiency standards
(a) In general
(1) Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, after consulting with appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE, the National Association of Home Builders, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the National Conference of the States on Building Codes and Standards, and other appropriate persons, shall establish, by rule, Federal building energy standards that require in new Federal buildings those energy efficiency measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified. Such standards shall become effective no later than 1 year after such rule is issued.
(2) The standards established under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) contain energy saving and renewable energy specifications that meet or exceed the energy saving and renewable energy specifications of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 (in the case of commercial buildings);
(B) to the extent practicable, use the same format as the appropriate voluntary building energy code; and
(A) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—
(i) if life-cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings—
(I) the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is in effect as of August 8, 2005; and
(ii) if water is used to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost-effective; and
(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of approval of each subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary shall determine, based on the cost-effectiveness of the requirements under the amendment, whether the revised standards established under this paragraph should be updated to reflect the amendment.
(C) In the budget request of the Federal agency for each fiscal year and each report submitted by the Federal agency under section 8258 (a) of this title, the head of each Federal agency shall include—
(D) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that:
(i) For new Federal buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations, with respect to which the Administrator of General Services is required to transmit a prospectus to Congress under section 3307 of title 40, in the case of public buildings (as defined in section 3301 of title 40), or of at least $2,500,000 in costs adjusted annually for inflation for other buildings:
(I) The buildings shall be designed so that the fossil fuel-generated energy consumption of the buildings is reduced, as compared with such energy consumption by a similar building in fiscal year 2003 (as measured by Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey or Residential Energy Consumption Survey data from the Energy Information Agency), by the percentage specified in the following table:
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(II) Upon petition by an agency subject to this subparagraph, the Secretary may adjust the applicable numeric requirement under subclause (I) downward with respect to a specific building, if the head of the agency designing the building certifies in writing that meeting such requirement would be technically impracticable in light of the agency's specified functional needs for that building and the Secretary concurs with the agency's conclusion. This subclause shall not apply to the General Services Administration.
(III) Sustainable design principles shall be applied to the siting, design, and construction of such buildings. Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, after reviewing the findings of the Federal Director under section 17092 (h) of this title, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense for considerations relating to those facilities under the custody and control of the Department of Defense, shall identify a certification system and level for green buildings that the Secretary determines to be the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally-sound approach to certification of green buildings. The identification of the certification system and level shall be based on a review of the Federal Director's findings under section 17092 (h) of this title and the criteria specified in clause (iii), shall identify the highest level the Secretary determines is appropriate above the minimum level required for certification under the system selected, and shall achieve results at least comparable to the system used by and highest level referenced by the General Services Administration as of December 19, 2007. Within 90 days of the completion of each study required by clause (iv), the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense for considerations relating to those facilities under the custody and control of the Department of Defense, shall review and update the certification system and level, taking into account the conclusions of such study.
(ii) In establishing criteria for identifying major renovations that are subject to the requirements of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall take into account the scope, degree, and types of renovations that are likely to provide significant opportunities for substantial improvements in energy efficiency.
(iii) In identifying the green building certification system and level, the Secretary shall take into consideration—
(I) the ability and availability of assessors and auditors to independently verify the criteria and measurement of metrics at the scale necessary to implement this subparagraph;
(II) the ability of the applicable certification organization to collect and reflect public comment;
(IV) an evaluation of the robustness of the criteria for a high-performance green building, which shall give credit for promoting—
(cc) improved indoor environmental quality through enhanced indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, day lighting, pollutant source control, and use of low-emission materials and building system controls; and
(iv) At least once every 5 years, and in accordance with section 17092 of this title, the Administrator of General Services shall conduct a study to evaluate and compare available third-party green building certification systems and levels, taking into account the criteria listed in clause (iii).
(v) The Secretary may by rule allow Federal agencies to develop internal certification processes, using certified professionals, in lieu of certification by the certification entity identified under clause (i)(III). The Secretary shall include in any such rule guidelines to ensure that the certification process results in buildings meeting the applicable certification system and level identified under clause (i)(III). An agency employing an internal certification process must continue to obtain external certification by the certification entity identified under clause (i)(III) for at least 5 percent of the total number of buildings certified annually by the agency.
(vi) With respect to privatized military housing, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary may, through rulemaking, develop alternative criteria to those established by subclauses (I) and (III) of clause (i) that achieve an equivalent result in terms of energy savings, sustainable design, and green building performance.
(c) Periodic review
The Secretary shall periodically, but not less than once every 5 years, review the Federal building energy standards established under this section and shall, if significant energy savings would result, upgrade such standards to include all new energy efficiency and renewable energy measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified.
Source(Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 305, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2),Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2784; amended Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 109,Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 614; Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 433(a), title V, § 523,Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1612, 1662.)
Subsec. (b) of this section, which required the Secretary to identify and describe, in the annual report required under section 6837 of this title, the basis for any substantive difference between the Federal building energy standards established under this section and the appropriate voluntary building energy code, was omitted because of termination of the annual report. See Codification note set out under section 6837 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 6834,Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 305,Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1147, related to availability or approval of Federal financial assistance for new construction, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title X, § 1041(b),Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 621.
2007—Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 110–140, § 523, added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (a)(3)(D). Pub. L. 110–140, § 433(a), added subpar. (D).
2005—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109–58, § 109(1), substituted "the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004" for "CABO Model Energy Code, 1992 (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–1989".
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–58, § 109(2), added par. (3).
Effective Date of 2007 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–140effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 ofPub. L. 110–140, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulation; Issuance of Guidance
Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 433(c), (d),Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1614, provided that:
"(c) Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulation.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2007], the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to require Federal officers and employees to comply with this section [amending this section and section 6832 of this title] and the amendments made by this section in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation of any facility. The members of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (established under section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ([former] 41 U.S.C. 421) [see 41 U.S.C. 1302]) shall consult with the Federal Director and the Commercial Director before promulgating regulations to carry out this subsection.
"(d) Guidance.—Not later than 90 days after the date of promulgation of the revised regulations under subsection (c), the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance to all Federal procurement executives providing direction and instructions to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities and major renovations for existing facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this section."
[For definitions of "Federal Director" and "Commercial Director" as used in section 433(c) ofPub. L. 110–140, set out above, see section 17061 of this title.]
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Oct 21, 2011Halloween Cherries and Intestines
I recently taught a cooking class on Halloween night meals. Usually we get pizza, to tell the truth, but we came up with some good, kid friendly, palate friendly foods!
Oct 19, 2011Back to the Future...Hot Pockets
I am diverging just a bit from our usually "Retro" business to give you a highly requested recipe for my healthier and much tastier version of Hot Pockets. These are great for the freezer and bake up quite well. Another reason that I posted this, is because I found a great way to thaw them…ready?…cast iron.
Yup. I said cast iron!!
Oct 13, 2011The Sherpa
The Sherpa
Really, I enjoy a cold plain cheese sandwich, cold pork and beans with an Oreo cookie chaser, when I'm out hunting (that was hunting lunch during my childhood).
However, because I can, I'd rather have a grilled Turkey and Swiss with a can of hot Clam Chowder. Enter the Sherpa…..
Oct 13, 2011Freezer Corn
Freezer Corn Day!
I have to say…. This is a first for me!
I am definitely still learning about canning and food storage, but as of late I have been trying to work on some of my food storage options (like for example actually having food storage). I love corn on the cob! It is one of the best summer foods, in my opinion.
My parents h
Oct 10, 2011Brownie Winner!!
Just as a reminder, here are the brownies again…
The one on the left was brownie #1 and on the right, brownie #2.
Oct 7, 2011Brownie Wars: Part II
Here is the 2nd installment of brownie wars. Have you made the first batch, yet? If not, run out and get some unsweetened chocolate. You should have everything else and whip these up! If you don't want to eat them all, think of someone you owe a thank you too, and take these over!
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Away from their laptops and video games, a group of teens stripped bark from trees to create rope-like cording and learned how to build huts in the forest near Jefferson Community College.
The Outdoor Survival Skills camp is one of about 20 youth camps being held at the college throughout the summer.
I think we have a more varied schedule this year, said Andrea C. Pedrick, college coordinator of community services.
Camps range from Awesome Archery this week, based on the Hunger Games trilogy, to Girls Day Out in mid-August, based on the American Girl dolls. Another new camp this year, Adventures in History: the War of 1812, is being funded through a New York Council for the Humanities grant. The camp is $10 and runs July 8-11 for children in second through fourth grades and again July 15 to 18 for children in fifth through seventh grades.
Mrs. Pedrick said there still is plenty of room in the Sackets Harbor history camp as well as several other programs.
This is a joy for the young kids, program instructor Todd B. Bettinger said. I see the sparkle in their eyes as they reconnect to nature.
The camp gives participants from seventh to ninth grades real survival skills if they were to get lost in the woods for two or three days.
I like to be reassured that if I ever get lost going camping, I would be able to survive, said Dalton T. Hardison, 12.
Tavicque E. Stewart, 12, agreed.
I just like knowing that if I get lost in the woods, I can use what my ancestors did, he said.
They learn how to hunt with a throwing stick, how birds alert other forest animals of potential danger, how to purify water and how to build a primitive hut that can offer shelter during nights as cold as 20 degrees.
It was pretty cool to learn about the bird alarms, said Courtland D. Burdick, 14. I kind of want to get dropped off in the middle of the woods and see if I can survive for a week.
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They also learned which vegetation is always safe to eat, such as grass seeds and acorns. To get vitamin C, they learned to boil pine needles to make tea.
Basically, we wouldnt be here if we didnt know how to be hunters and gatherers, Mr. Bettinger said.
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For several years, the Campaign and Adventure Workshop has been the home to a series of forum games titled Lords of Creation. LoC's purpose is to build up a campaign setting from scratch in the form of a dynamic game where players are Gods who, through their actions, create and then become the panthon of a unique setting filled with significant amounts of homebrewed creations, from artifacts to unique and reimagined races and cultures to tweaks to the underlying rules of DnD itself! The best part about it is that the setting emerges organically from the actions, arguments and agreements of the players themselves, creating a dynamic world that is far richer result than one created by a single person working alone.
We've decided to move to this forum because we think you might be more our sort of people! And so here we are. As a sample, here are some of the things that we tend to come up with.
Name: Despair
Alignment: Evil
Appearance: A dense fog the color of a bruise, out of which two points of light shine like the eyes of a warrior lost in the battlelust. Occasionally the fog seems to take on a vaguely humanoid shape, with four arms, each holding a woe to mortals.
Holy Symbol: A Hanged Mortal
Despair is the god of prophecy and discord. Although he is known for giving the many gifts to the mortal races, these were seeds of division that lead to greed, violence, and avarice. He is a constant presence, the quiet whisper that urges good people to horrible acts. Those foolhardy enough to wish to know the future seek his blessing, but few ever come to a good end. This dark god has no true followers, only tools that are willing to be used. His teachings are thus:
*Cover wickedness with goodness, so that it might be more readily accepted and in turn cause greater harm.
*Never hold true to any bond of loyalty or comradery but turn on those who trust you in the moment of their need.
*Sow discord and break the societies of the world asunder.
Name: Khavus Rein
Alignment: Unaligned
Appearance: Khavus has ivory skin with ebony wings. Her left arm is ice, her right fire.
Holy Symbol: A spiral of red and blue
The goddess of fire and ice as well as rebirth, Khavus Rein is the remains of two ancient gods, Khadesh and Pravus. Pravus, the frozen god of the north, attacked Khadesh. The struggle of the two gods caused tremors throughout the world, but neither could vanquish the other. Finally, in desperation, Pravus forced the very essence of his coldness into Khadesh's burning heart. Both gods were defeated, but this goddess arose. Those who value redemption and second-chances worship her. Her commands are simple:
* Do not hold your enemies eternal in your heart but rather hope for their redemption
* Give kindness and ill in their proper turns.
* Do not fear death, for it is not the end.
Casaka is the name of one of the more powerful nations in the universe of LightVoid as well as the name of its capital, which also goes by the moniker 'The City of Glass'
On the desert world of Yrie, the God Grawlf read from theCodex of Thinking Things, filled with the combined musings of the Gods on the nature of intelligence and how to create a being that was neither God nor brute animal. When he had finished reading, he summoned forth the Sun Worms, who tunneled through the desert and turned the patch he floated over molten. Here he began to work, fashioning a tall glass being named Karhedron. From his template came the other Glass Titans. After realizing that most of Yrie was unable to sustain their forms, the Glass Titans resolved to form a military state called Casaka to extend their lands to encompass all of the desert and Karhedron was chosen to be its leader. After Karhedron ripped a tusk from the Tarrasque, driving the beast deep underground and away from the first huts of the Titans, the Casakan peoples, now grown to include other forms of titans such as Meteoric Titans and Salt Titans, were given the chance to grow without any enemies to hinder them. Soon from out of the desert appeared the City of Glass itself, spires of twisted glass reaching up into the skies and shining like a beacon across the southern continent of Yrie. The City also began to encounter its neighbors and trade sprung to life.
Seeds of Conflict
As Casaka grew in power, it began to attract the attention of other gods. After Karhedron and several warriors rescued the Dhorem from the [[Blood Trolls], the patron gods of both races visited Casaka, both damaging the city and demanding that the Titans mind their own business. Upset and frustrated, the Casakans began to expand their military and fortify their borders, turning away all Trolls specifically. Still troubled, Karhedron asked the Spirits of Nature if their brethren knew of other places, other worlds, that had deserts like their own and was informed that the Isles of Wonder had many desert worldlets. Karhedron tasked a secret group of Titans to begin devising a way for his people to leave Yrie and set up colonies on other worlds with deserts. Over time, a firm alliance with the Dhoremi was achieved, leading to increased animosity directed towards the City from Ymalos. As the years progress, the secret project, a starship, is completed by Samtaana while, despite their best efforts, the Dhorem are slowly but systematically hunted to near extinction until as a last ditch effort to save the remnants of the population, the Casakans move the remaining Dhoremi into Casaka itself as Karhedron approaches the Blood Trolls one final time to sue for peace.
The Undead Invasion and Escape from Yrie.
However, the Blood Trolls were nowhere to be found, their villages empty, their fires doused and signs of struggle evident. He returned, disconcerted, to find Yrie beset by an undead army of Trolls and other spirits moving towards the borders of the desert. An unnatural chill fell over Yrie as a cloud moved before the sun and the deserts of Yrie were covered with snow. Freezing, the titans could not hope to hold the horde of undead for long until they summoned forth the sun worms to form pools of molten glass around the city, heating the area and allowing the titans to set up a new perimeter of defense. At this point all work turned to the completion of the Ark and the sending off of the first colony. As the cold and undead moved closer to the city and few of their allies stirred to aid them, the Casakan people were determined to see at least some portion of their civilization survive them. However, an unexpected push of undead separated those working on the Ark from those in Casaka. Moments before their position was overrun by undead, the Ark labored into the heavens and away from the planet as the Titans from Casaka cheered. On board, leading the expedition, was Kythandrin, Karhedron's son.
Eventually, the Titans were confined in their city by a besieging army of undead. In desparation, the Worm-handlers of Casaka summoned up the sun worms once more, causing them to create a moat of molten glass that surrounded the city and, aside from a few flying assaults, brought the attack to a halt. Beneath the city, the workers that had been tasked long ago by Karhedron to find a way for his people to leave Yrie labored at a feverish pace to hammer together an escape mechanism before the inhabitants of the city succumbed to hunger.
It is at this point that the Gods step in. Grawlf and the Harbringer force the Undead out of the desert for a time, giving the people of Casaka a reprieve to sortie out and gather more food and supplies. However, it is at this time that the Tarrasque returns and Karhedron engages it in single combat to prevent it from disrupting the sun worms. The Tarrasque is driven away once more, but Karhedron is left broken and dying as the protective spell on the desert fails and the undead swarm back over the dunes.
As Karhedron crawls towards the City, the Doom of Yrie occurs, and Karhedron watches as Casaka drains the moat and with a pillar of blinding white light, blasts free of the planet, the secret designs of Titans finished at last. Kardedron dies, but is reborn as an Exarch of Grawlf for his long service and stewardship of Casaka. He leaps up and rejoins the city as it pushes towards the Isles of Wonder and as Yrie shakes itself into pieces behind them.
A New Home
For a long while the City of Glass floated in the void, traveling towards the Isles of Wonder. Eventually the city arrived and landed on an uninhabited planetoid, using the Lens of Casaka to turn much of the surface into a sandy desert. The four Sun Worms that had powered the city were freed, and soon life began to have a sense of normalcy about it, even with the great gas giant dominating the sky. They called their home Maru and began to reconnect with their old trading partners as well as the dominant nation on the Isles: The Quori. As the Vok'Dar Apocolypse occurs on Lor'quhan and Vedra, the Glass Titans begin to go to war with the Quori at the urging of Ravnos(the exarch posing as Grawlf) as Karhedron blasts off in a new ship to attempt to find his son.
When speaking of the culture of Casaka, there are two major things to discuss. The organization of its people and what its people found important. The long (nearly immortal) lives of the Glass Titans themselves significantly influenced both aspects of Caskan culture.
In the begining, Casaka was ruled by popular acclaim by Karhedron, the first of the Glass Titans and the one selected to lead by Grawlf. However, as the number of Titans grew and the City grew larger and larger, Karhedron soon realized that it would be impossible for him to lead all by himself. Casaka then transitioned into a civilian-led government, with elections held every fifty years to nominate four leaders, who sat with Karhedron in the Casakan Conclave, which met for one month every year to discuss policy for the year to come.
At the present moment, a power struggle is underway as the Cult of the Eye, led in secret by the rebel Exarch Ravnos has replaced many of the members of govenrment with their own members and Karhedron is nowhere to be found.
Casaka are master glassworkers, and their city reflects this, with impossible spires reaching towards the heavens and arcing gracefully over the streets. Most of the artistic expression of the Titans takes the form of architecture, and buildings in the City tend to last only as long as the owner is entertained by its shape. In recent years, statuary of fallen heroes has begun to crop up around the city, although most Casakans view this as fooloshness.
Notable People, Locations and Artifacts
People: Karhedron, Kythandrin
Places: Casaka, the City of Glass
Artifacts: The Lens of Casaka, the Star Drive
Nation Statistics
Total Nation Power: 27
Base Power:1
Nourishes: 11.
Techs: 15
Taught Directly: Architecture,Mining, Divine Magic, Literacy, Void-Engines(F)
Through Trade: Shamanism, Nature Magic, Agriculture, Philosophy, Hunting, Warrior Skills, Domestication, Ritual Magic, Literacy, Shipbuilding
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Bonus PP (the godly 'currency' of the game) is awarded to players who help keep the wiki up to date!
If you wish to join us, please take a look at The Rules.
There is also a group for the game, which hosts in-world PbPs, discussions and important news broadcasts: community.wizards.com/lordsofcreation
Finally, many of us chat on and off about the game or other random things at
Room #LoC.
Weekly Resets of PP, Artifacts and Exarchs will occur sometime before Sunday morning (usually between 9-12 PM EST)
erdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px">Currently the Admins (and their gods) of the game are:
Topheh - Altair
Thought - Vasa+Vion
Aradeia - Eago
Currently the Players (and their gods) of the game are:
Anubis- Althas
Arythmia- Kyoaag N'gaas
Inactive Playerserdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Not having posted in two weeks will place you on this list. If you have found yourself on this list, you will no longer be included in the weekly PP information post. Simply PM an admin when you return, and resume play as normal. You will return to the active list as soon as we see you posting again.
Dead Gods These are the gods that have died for one reason or another. They are incapable of returning without the original player agreeing, as well as passing it by an admin.
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For veteran players, note that we are making a change to the starting domain rules from what has been done in previous games. Domains are now broken up into active (undeath, magic, travel, love) and passive (earth, time, moon, sun, fire). All gods start with one active domain and may also pick a passive domain if they wish (or select no passive domain at all). At least initially we will be ascending gods in pairs, so keep this in mind while crafting your god. For instance, undeath could be the opposite of life OR death (active) OR time (passive) (in that undeath breaks the natural cycle of time) OR justice could be the opposite of tyranny (active) or darkness (passive).
At its heart, a passive domain is something that tends to flavor actions but doesn't particularly motivate them. A water god might create water-based elves, for example). In some cases, these domains are so limiting that it seems like there is almost nothing that one can do with that domain that is clearly part of that domain (what does a moon-god do after creating a moon that is particularly moon-iful?
In contrast, an active domain is something that, hopefully, motivates actions as well as flavors it. A god of travel might create roads, teach sailing, establish air and water currents, introduce planeswalking, etc. Such a god might flavor creations with travel as well (creating nomadic peoples, for example).
To note, none of the examples of passive domains HAVE to be passive. It is just that some things are going to be a lot harder to actively play. If you have a good reason for why a domain should be active instead of passive, let us know and chances are it will get the go-ahead. The active/passive dichotomy is intended to be a useful concept, not a restricting rule.
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Video: Some of Bill McKendry's favorite Super Bowl ads
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- Sunday evening, millions of Americans will sit down to watch the Ravens and 49ers battle in Super Bowl XLVII, and the most expensive television commercials of the year.
During this year's Super Bowl, advertisers will spend up to $4 million for 30 seconds of air time, giving them little time to impress the audience.
Grand Rapids advertising expert Bill McKendry has examined commercials for more than two decades; he says the basic formula for Super Bowl ads comes down to children, animals, violence or making men appear unintelligent. It's commercials that break that mold that make McKendry's list of top spots. His number one pick is the the Apple McIntosh commercial from 1984.
"We believe Super Bowl advertising changed forever after this ad ran," says McKendry. "I can remember being wowed by the production values of this spot. It was epic in its presentation."
McKendry says the Ring of Fire ad from Chrysler in 2011 is the only ad that has come close to Apple's commercial, because it evoked emotion.
"When I looked at it for the first time, I said, 'Not only is it about Chrysler and its product, we're telling the world American auto manufacturing is back and it's on top,'" he says. "In the ten years we've hosted [our Super Bowl commercial] party, we've never had people sit that still during an ad. And afterwards, people stood up and were applauding."
It's a different story for Groupon's 2011 Super Bowl ad. McKendry says the commercial ties with one by former Congressman Pete Hoekstra's campaign; both get his thumbs down for racial stereotyping.
"I think a lot of these people think they're being funny, but I think significantly fewer people find racial stereotyping funny anymore," McKendry says.
Which means the next flop may be this year's Volkswagen ad, which features a white Minnesotan with a fake Jamaican accent.
As for emerging trends among Super Bowl ads, McKendry says companies are trying to create more buzz before their spots run by sharing them online. McKendry says advertisers are also turning to social media more.
Doritos started the trend years ago, and this year Pepsi followed, asking people to send a picture of themselves holding a Pepsi can. Some of them will appear in the halftime ad featuring singer Beyonce.
"The mere fact Pepsi is reaching out to its fans, Doritos is reaching out to its fans and allowing them to be on the world's biggest stage along with them, I think is a really smart move for those brands. But if I was spending $3.8 million, seems to me I'd want to see something new," he said.
Hanon McKendry is hosting its 10th annual Super Bowl party Sunday, where 32 judges will be critiquing all the big commercials. Their employees will go against advertising and marketing students from local colleges, before comparing their choices with the USA Today consumer poll.


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With the swearing in of Ben Blackburn (Wellington) and Gary Hartwood (Helper) the Price River Water Improvement District (PRWID) began reviewing its upcoming issues and goals on Jan 19.
In an effort to resolve a $21,857 fine involving a sewer line leak which happened on South Carbon avenue last summer, PRWID will be sending a letter to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). In the letter the district hopes it can get the severity of the situation downgraded from serious to minor as well as get the fine reduced or eliminated.
"We want the situation downgraded so it looks good on our record," said district director Jeff Richens during the meeting who added that the line was dripping when he saw it last summer.
According to Kim Shelley the environmental engineer at the DEQ, the pipe was installed in 1982 and was never inspected, and although she indicated that it is unknown as to the quantities of leakage, she said any amount is a concern especially since the leak was ongoing for possibly 10 or more years.
As part of the PRWID letter the district is asking the DEQ to lower the fine, but also to allow the district to put the remainder of it into the purchase of a closed circuit television inspection device to monitor such pipes before they become a problem.
"Hopefully this (letter) will get us into some negotiations," said Richens.
PRWID will also be giving $11,385 back to the Community Impact Board (CIB), which the district received to the repair the pipe. The money will be returned becuase the total repair cost came in under the $105,000 which was budgeted. Although the leak was unfortunate Shelley indicated that while these types of incidents don't happen often, they do occur throughout the state. She said however she thought the one in Carbon County was more preventible than most.
Twenty two goals were also outlined during the meeting and were listed in the district's documents. While the goals for 2010 were listed the budgeted amounts to achieve them were not. Richens assured the board, however, that they are budgeted for.
Out of all the goals some of the more ambitious ones include a web based interface for the district's facilities because, according to Richens, the current phone line communications are not very reliable.
"One of the phone lines to the fresh water plant doesn't work that well all the time and the plan is to install antennas with line of sight," said Richens. "We're on a bluff and so are the tanks."
A few other goals involving the water plant include a new online turbidity meter and to replace the programming logic cards (PLC) cards. These and most of the other projects were mainly centered around maintenance for the district's existing infrastructure and a few upgrades, but a few new projects were listed as well. One included bringing the district's Web site online which will provide online bill paying, applications and other information. Richens informed the board that about 70 percent of the site was currently complete.
In terms of more long term goals the district will be looking into future Community Impact Board (CIB) funding for various projects, some extensions and evaluations.
However as the weather has turned cold PRWID has been facing an issue with freezing pipes especially at the airport where a pump house had several fittings freeze, causing around $8,000 in damages. The district intends to pursue liability claims with its insurance. Crews have also been responding to meters being frozen. In some cases the lines were frozen right up to the main line.
Other current expenditures included $2,300 for a couple of pieces of equipment at the district's waste water treatment plant. Richens informed the board that in the case of these units it was cheaper to replace them than repair them. Another $2,600 was spent on sulfur dioxide injector which deals with chlorine. One replacement that took place late last year was an upgrade to the district's lighting which came as an incentive through Rocky Mountain Power (RMP). The upgrade, which is currently being carried out by installing high efficiency lighting, has so far saved PRWID around $75 in electrical costs at its administrative building. Once all the district's facilities are equipped, RMP will pay for around half of the $3,500 cost according to Richens.
Finially it was made known that Scofield Reservoir is at around 71 percent capacity or 25,000 acre feet of water.


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Spaulding Clinical Research LLC plans a $6 million expansion that will create up to 183 new jobs in West Bend.
The company is planning a significant investment to take its cardiac safety testing services to a new level by development and patenting equipment and a process that will establish Spaulding as a state-of-the art Cardiac Core Lab.
Spaulding is launching the Spaulding iQ Electrocardiograph into the non-research medical markets, especially in areas such as the physician office and home care markets.
The company is eligible for up $850,000 in tax credits through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
"This investment by Spaulding reinforces Wisconsin as one of the leading states in the country in medical innovation," said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who attended today's announcement at the company's headquarters. "I am pleased to announce this support for Spaulding for the creation of quality jobs for Wisconsin workers."
The tax credits will be distributed annually in direct relation to the number of new, full-time positions created and filled over a two-year period.
The City of West Bend and Economic Development Washington County have partnered to offer a joint package of funding assistance to Spaulding Clinical Research in addition to the state tax credits.
"We are blessed to have a creative, dedicated and expert workforce at Spaulding Clinical and look forward to executing our growth plans which will provide more opportunities for quality jobs in Wisconsin," said Randy Spaulding, founder and chief executive officer of the company.


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Festive Holiday Party Drink Recipes
Old Blue Eyes Martini
We converted shot measures used by P.J. Barrera at Jake's Old City Grill to standard kitchen measures (a shot equals 1.25 ounces) in this lovely purple-blue holiday martini. It's as smooth as Frank Sinatra's voice.
Cranberry Margarita
Stir up a pitcher of these rosy margaritas for your next holiday bash. The Simple Syrup recipe makes enough syrup for 30 margaritas but is easily halved or quartered.
Poinsettia Mimosas
The bubbly refresher is our version of a popular sipper at Marshall Field's Oak Grill in Minneapolis.
Jolly Gin Fizz
Part punch, part cocktail, this effervescent pink drink is perfect for holiday parties. If you don't have ginger beer or prefer a milder ginger flavor, substitute ginger ale.
Blue Blue Christmas Cocktail
Cheer the holidays with bold Blue Blue Christmas Cocktail -- a combination of vodka or rum, white cranberry juice, blue Curacao and lime juice.
Cranberry-Raspberry Spritz
Big party coming up? Offer guests Cranberry-Raspberry Spritz, which includes a make-ahead syrup base (enough for 80 servings!) and either champagne, carbonated water or lemon-lime carbonated beverage.
Mulled Cranberry Punch
This blend of cranberry juice, juice concentrate, spices, orange juice and water simmers in your slow cooker.
Red Apple Crisp
Spiced rum, red apple liqueur and cranberry juice add spicy fruit flavor to this crimson drink from Blue Plate Catering of Chicago.
Deluxe eggnogs
Chocolate, coffee, orange juice, ice cream and strawberries bring fresh flavors and colors to our eggnog recipes. The recipe for Chocolate Eggnog Deluxe (top right and lower left) also includes ideas for Double Chocolate and Nonalcoholic Chocolate versions; Holiday Orange-Eggnog Punch can be made with strawberries or strawberry ice cream for Strawberry Eggnog.
Seduction Martini
Berry vodka, pomegranate liqueur and cranberry juice bring a blush to this drink from Jake's Old City Grill, Saginaw City, Michigan.
Indian Summer Cocktail
Liqueurs and fruit juice balance nicely in this beautiful green drink from a Schaumburg, Illinois, restaurant.
Chocolate Milk Shake Cocktail
Peppermint and chocolate give this splashy, nonalcoholic drink a festive, flavorful edge.
Pomegranate Martini
This martini features a combination of pomegranate juice, orange liqueur, lime juice and vodka. Decorate glasses by rubbing the rims with a lime, then dipping in red and white sugar.
Hot Buttered Rum and Spiced Pear Tea
Freeze a base of ice cream, butter, sugar and spices, then combine with rum and boiling water when you're ready to serve our Hot Buttered Rum.
Pear nectar, honey, an orange and spices flavor easy-to-make Spiced Pear Tea.
Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope
For a pretty party presentation: Press thin slices of fruit (such as kiwi fruit, strawberries, oranges, seedless grapes and/or maraschino cherries) against the sides of 6- to 10-ounce rocks glasses. Cover and place in freezer. Check after 20 to 30 minutes and replace any fruit that has fallen off the sides of the glasses. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight. When ready to serve add a little ice and your favorite clear carbonated beverage. If you want to add a little color, drizzle some grenadine over the top.
Twinkling Ginger Champagne Punch
This sparkling drink is perfect to serve before or after dinner. For a nonalcoholic version, use the gingered syrup (without the vodka) in sparkling water or sparking cider.
Spiced Apple-Cranberry Cider
This quick and easy drink combines cranberry-juice cocktail with apple cider or apple juice, cloves, and cinnamon. Garnish with a skewer of cranberries, if you like.
Punch with a Punch
This ruby-red beverage gets its kick from tequila. If you'd prefer a nonalcoholic option, use lemon-lime carbonated beverage instead of the tequila.
Spirited Cranberry-Rum Punch
This crimson, two-ingredient beverage is equally at home at a brunch or evening get-together. Use a less expensive rum for this no-fuss cocktail.
Gluhwein (Hot Mulled Wine)
Udo Heinz from the Baum Wine Group in Bensenville, Illinois, says he fixes this German/Austrian specialty in the traditional Nuremberg way: hot, a bit sweet and spiced. We created both an adult and a nonalcoholic "kinder" (kids') version using directions from Udo.


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PAWTUCKET—As her classmates spun Hula Hoops and danced to a deejay, 11-year-old friends Nychelle Torres and Bobbie Walls sampled blueberries and pomegranates. "Blueberries are good with honey on them," Torres stated. The two said they had also enjoyed making their own salsa out of a buffet table of different ingredients provided by Farm Fresh Rhode Island. "The salsa was good, except for some of the spicy tastes," Torres added.
The food-themed fun fest at Vets Park on Friday was a kick-off event for the USDA Summer Food Service Program at Pawtucket public schools. U.S.D.A. Undersecretary Kevin Concannon was joined by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. David Cicilline, and Mayor Donald Grebien, along with representatives from Sodexo, the district's school lunch provider, to spread the word that free meals are available daily to Pawtucket children during the summer months.
Solange Morrisette, general manager of Sodexo, said the purpose of the event was to spread the word to local children and their parents that free summer meals are available to anyone under age 18. While the city's school children who receive free or reduced lunches during the school year are covered, there are only about 10 percent who participate in the free summer lunch program.
There are currently 15 summer lunch sites available in Pawtucket. These include the Curvin-McCabe, Baldwin, Fallon, Varieur, Potter-Burns and Winters elementary schools and Jenks Junior High School. There are also meal sites at the Pawtucket Library, Galego Court, Prospect Heights, the John Street Playground, Payne Park Playground, Slater Park, and the newest location at Vets Park. A complete listing of summer meal sites throughout the state can be accessed by dialing 211, which is a hotline provided by the United Way, or on-line at SodexoRI.com.
Morrisette also noted that the summer lunch program emphasizes healthy eating and encouraging youngsters to make more nutritious food choices. Through partnerships with local vendors, such as Farm Fresh Rhode Island, meals throughout the summer will feature fresh, locally sourced fruits and vegetables as much as possible.
USDA Undersecretary Kevin Concannon said it is the mission of the USDA, in collaboration with local leaders, education officials, and other partners, to make sure families are aware of the resources available to them. He noted that in Rhode Island this year, there are 199 places for children to obtain the free lunches, ranging from schools, parks, pools, libraries and housing complexes to Boys & Girls Clubs.
Concannon stressed that the summer lunch program is already funded in the federal budget, and that Pawtucket's provider, Sodexo, is reimbursed on a per-meal basis. He said he hears it universally from teachers--that if a child is from a household where food has been uncertain over the summer months, the student gets off to a slow start in the fall. "This is the fuel," he said, gesturing to the nearby food stations. "When you go back to school in the fall, you'll learn better from eating healthy and exercising," he told the group of youngsters assembled.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told the children, "We know that you get food in school. This program ensures that you can get healthy food in other places in the summertime. You help us get the message out," he added.
Rep. David Cicilline noted how skipping a meal can make a person feel "angry and agitated" and how hunger has other effects on one's health. He added, "If you have a neighbor or friend who doesn't go to a meal site, make sure you tell them they can come here for a meal."
Mayor Donald Grebien also urged the children to avail themselves of the free summer lunches and to try and make healthy food choices. He added that he had recently begun to pay attention to his own eating habits and had started taking daily walks each morning in an effort to be more fit.
Cindy Elder, director of communications with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, noted the importance of the United Way's 211 hotline, because in addition to listing lunch sites, it can also provide information about other types of assistance, such as housing, medical and other social services.
Elder also said she wanted to get the word out that older teens are welcome to come by for the lunches, and they can bring friends. "We want more teens to come. They tend to think it is for younger kids," said Elder. "Plus, many of them are studying in the summer and they need to succeed in school. We don't want them to be hungry."