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Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:55PM
Los Angeles-based, R&B/soul band fronted by Syd and Matt Martians, The Internet became known for their first two albums, Purple Naked Ladies and Feel Good. Their latest work, Ego Death, is critically acclaimed and Grammy-nominated, appearing on 2015 Best-Of lists: The Fader, Complex, LA Times and more. There's no stopping this band with performances on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "Jimmy Kimmel LIVE" and sold out shows!
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:55PM
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:30PM
Singer/Actor Tyrese Gibson has garnered over four million dollars in record sales and six Grammy nominations, culminating in his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the arrival of "Black Rose" - which will be his final solo album. The album features the No. 1 hit single, "Shame"; the inspiration for the short film by the same title starring Gibson and Jennifer Hudson, directed by Paul Hunter and produced by Denzel Washington. The album has already garnered many accolades including two Grammy nominations, two NAACP Award nominations and a Billboard Award nomination. On top of his success as a singer/songwriter, Gibson has also accounted for over six billion dollars in box office sales throughout his 20 year career.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 11:15PM
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Saturday July 2, 2016 at 7:45PM
Born Melesha O'Garro, Lady Leshurr started her career at six years old, when she wrote her first lyric. A rapper, singer and producer from Birmingham, England, she has firmly stamped her place a top the throne with her Queen's Speech series of freestyles, the third of which went viral in 2015. And now with her debut album on the way, she also gives back through Lady Leshurr's Rap College where she dispenses advice and techniques.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 7:30PM
Born Trinity Home, Tink grew up with music—her mother, a choir singer and her father, a pianist and guitarist, turned their basement into a home studio. Since 2012, she built herself a name, releasing six mixtapes, including 2014's Winter's Diary 2: Forever Yours which was featured as a top 10 R&B album in Rolling Stone and Billboard. Her debut album Think Tink is due in 2016 on the Mosley Music Group label.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:30PM
Until now, BJ the Chicago Kid, has been one of Chicago's best kept secrets— having written and performed background vocals for some of the greatest artists of our time. In 2012, BJ independently released his critically-acclaimed debut LP, PINEAPPLE NOW-LATERS, which garnered the attention of his current label home Motown Records. The Grammy-nominated artist recently toured with Big Krit on the "Kritically Acclaimed Tour," and is set to release his album "In My Mind" this year.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:00PM
Alt-pop/R&B duo Chloe x Halle are self-produced singer/songwriter/instrumentalists signed with Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment. They recently appear in a memorable scene from Beyoncé's HBO special Lemonade. On April 29, Chloe x Halle premiered their five-song EP, Sugar Symphony, shortly after debuting their cinematic "DROP" video while gracing the pages of Elle. The duo is currently featured on Michelle Obama's charity single, "This is for My Girls," and are working on their first full length album.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 8:25PM & 9:45PM
Simply put, a voice for music… Lalah Hathaway captivates our ears and hearts - an embodiment of skill, spirit and sonic splendour. With Grammy® wins for Best R&B and Traditional R&B Performances in 2014 and 2015 respectively, plus a 2016 Grammy® nomination for her own rendition of "Little Ghetto Boy," Lalah's preservation of the Hathaway legacy is captured in new release Lalah Hathaway Live. Experience this true virtuoso's unique presence, never mistaken nor forgotten.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:00PM
Before the invention of the 140 characters or less social media platform, there was a sultry award winning singer/songwriter who captured the world's attention in 2002. Affectionately known as The Southern Hummingbird, TWEET (born Charlene Keys), was the protégé of super producer Timbaland and megastar Missy Elliott. Her platinum debut release yielded chart topping signature singles, "Oops(Oh My)", "Call Me", and fan favorite "Smoking Cigarettes". In 2005, she returned with the buzzworthy track "Turn Da Lights Off," featuring Missy Elliott from her sophomore album, It's Me Again. In the years following, she made a brief return with the release of the EP "Simply Tweet". Since emerging on the scene, songstress and songwriter has been a favorite for R&B music lovers. Now, after a six-year hiatus, the Rochester, NY native is back with her #1 iTunes R&B Chart topping studio album release Charlene, a critically acclaimed testament to her professional, personal, and emotional evolution
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:15PM
Los Angeles-born V. Bozeman first sang in church at four, immediately realizing her purpose. Briefly fronting a girl-group as part of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' Soda Pop label, she also worked with CeeLo Green and Timothy Bloom on "'Till The End Of Time." Last year she reprised her role on "Empire" and toured with the Love 'n Soul Experience. She is signed to Mosley Music/Epic and is currently putting the final touches on her debut album with Timbaland.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 8:10PM & 9:30PM
Pioneers of the London Acid Jazz scene, The Brand New Heavies translated their love for the funk grooves of the 1970s into a sophisticated sound that carried the torch for classic soul in an era dominated by Hip-Hop. After scoring at home with "Dream Come True" and "Stay This Way," the single "Never Stop" soon landed on the American R&B charts, with the Heavies the first British group to accomplish such a feat with a debut single since Soul II Soul several years earlier.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 8:50pm
Bio Coming Soon
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 9:50PM
The Fort Worth, Texas native and Columbia Records singer songwriter and R&B artist, Leon Bridges is currently enjoying a wolf out headline tour. The tour comes on the heels of his Grammy nominated debut album Coming Home, featuring breakout singles "Coming Home", "Better Man" and "River" which he performed on Saturday Night Live.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:45PM
With a vintage flair and voice for the ages, Andra Day has perfected the American soul sound and is ready to share it with the world. In stores now, her Grammy-nominated debut album Cheers To The Fall is "a biography in the form of soul music," a candid 13-song tale about truth, fearlessness, vulnerability, forgiveness and love. Her alluring, powerful alto, which shines in the album's crown jewel "Rise Up," has touched a nerve and has inspired comparisons to Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Amy Winehouse and Adele.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 8:10PM
Singer, songwriter, and producer, Mali recognized music's impact at a young age, playing the keys at church at 11 years old. His two independently released albums The Coming in 2008, and The 2econd Coming in 2009, earned him both critical and online acclaim. By 2011, underground R&B's "best kept secret" was out when he appeared on BET's "Music Matters" series and released his first major album, Grammy-nominated Mali Is…, featuring "Beautiful" in 2014.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:00PM
Poet, musician, activist and artist, Cyril began his career beside his siblings, turning pro at age 19. He's the voice of the Grammy Award-winning Neville Brothers and The Meters, known for smash hits, "Cissy Strut," "Cabbage Alley" and "Fire" on the Bayou. Today, he tours over 30 countries each year with all-star band, Royal Southern Brotherhood, and his dedication to New Orleans musicians who paved the way for him shines through every performance.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:00pm - Durban's Ultimate Segment
Bio Coming soon
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:15PM
The award-winning North London hip hop artist, Little Simz self-released her critically acclaimed debut album, A CURIOUS TALE OF TRIALS + PERSONS, which was named one of the Best Albums Of 2015 by Vogue, Entertainment Weekly and more, and became the first UK rapper to feature on Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30" and "Hip Hop Cash Princes" lists. She just kicked off A CURIOUS TALE OF TRIALS + PERSONS: THE TOUR, bringing the entire album to life around the globe.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 8:50PM
11-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Babyface, recalls the magic of his career in Return of the Tender Lover (Def Jam, 12/4/2015). Featuring eight new original songs, Babyface's first solo album in seven years is a nod to RIAA triple-platinum, Tender Lover. The music man counts more than 125 top 10 R&B and pop hits, 42 R&B No. 1's and 51 top 10 pop hits (including 16 No. 1's).
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 7:30PM
Writing her first song at age 4, Judith still pens and performs her own material, plus she's backed artists like Stevie Wonder and the late Michael Jackson. She appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, a behind-the-scenes look at acclaimed background singers, she earned a Grammy Award for "Best Music Film" for her participation. Her debut album, "Back In Time," produced by herself and Prince is out now.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 8:25PM
Daley is a British artist/singer-songwriter from Manchester, UK. After a year studio-bound, Daley returns with long-awaited new music in the form of "Until The Pain Is Gone" featuring Neo-soul royalty Jill Scott. Discovered in London, Daley's debut album Days & Nights was released in February 2014 featuring the new-classic "Alone Together" with Marsha Ambrosius and Top 10 R&B radio single "Look Up" and made way for two sold-out headline tours around the US.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 8:00pm - Durban's Ultimate Segment
Bio Coming Soon
Friday July 1, 2016 at 9:05PM
Embracing polarity while rethinking sounds and visuals to create something new and unique, LION BABE is a New York duo featuring singer/songwriter/performance artist Jillian Hervey and instrumentalist/producer Lucas Goodman. Their eclectic mix of sonic and stunning visuals mirrors the rich melting pot of NYC cultures. Their debut album, with tracks "Jump Hi" and "Treat Me Like Fire," will be released January 2016 on Polydor/Interscope.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 9:10PM
He's an eleven-time Grammy nominee, a New York Times Best Selling Author for his memoir "I Am Charlie Wilson," a BET Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and his showmanship is legendary. Charlie Wilson continues to garner monumental respect from his musical peers and fans alike while remaining relevant with current chart topping hits. There are some artists you have to see at least once in your life; Charlie Wilson is one of them.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 9:40PM
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Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:55PM
In practically record time, Detroit rap maven DeJ Loaf has reminded the hip hop world how an unknown female luminary can still dazzle the genre and set it apart from any other art form. Her alluring composure was first on display with her breakout cautionary taunt, "Try Me," (soaring to #1 at Urban Radio and snagging gold status), and the more recent, sultry follow-up from her "AndSeeThatsTheThing" EP , "Hey There," which lustily threads the ever-prominent Future into her seductive snare.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 6:15pm
Bio Coming Soon.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 9:05PM
MC Lyte is a lyricist, inspirational speaker, DJ, veteran emcee, and entrepreneur. She is one of the most well-respected female artists in Hip Hop since the start of her career in the late 1980s. Today, she serves as the first black female President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Grammy Recording Academy. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, the east coast native currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, helping to mold the next generation of female voices as the CEO of Sunni Gyrl, Inc. and Hip Hop Sisters Foundation.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 8:35PM
Ciara's self-titled album was released on July 5, 2013 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. The album features the #1 gold single "Body Party," which sold over 500,000 copies. Critics at The New York Times, LA Times, Pitchfork, and The Guardian, gave the album positive reviews and high remarks. In addition, Ciara has turned into a fashion industry regular with her bold taste and flawless beauty, as well as a budding actress. Ciara is currently working on her sixth studio album to be released later this year. Ciara's decade long career launched with the release of her debut album Goodies in 2004, which was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA and sold over 4 million copies. Since then, Ciara has continued to grow as a chart topping singer/songwriter/producer, with four of her albums debuting in the Top 5 of Billboard Top 200. She was once named Billboard's "Woman of the Year" and has won numerous awards including a GRAMMY, various MTV VMAs, BETs Awards and Soul Train Awards.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 9:00-10:15PM
With her 1998 double-platinum debut, Soul of a Woman, featuring the record-breaking single, "Friend of Mine" 8x Grammy nominee Kelly Price made history by taking the #1 spot on Billboard's singles chart without a video. An accomplished writer and producer Price has collaborated with Mariah Carey, George Michael, Elton John, The Isley Brothers, Brian McKnight, R. Kelly, Sean "Diddy Combs, Faith Evans, Whitney Houston, Donnie McClurkin, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown and many others.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 9:20PM
Digable Planets, the alternative hip-hop trio comprised of Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, Craig "Doodlebug" Irving, and Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler have finally reunited! The group's debut album Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) was released in 1993 under Pendulum Records. The album's lead single, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a crossover hit winning a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The group's second album, Blowout Comb, came out in late 1994. Both albums have proven to be modest hip-hop classics. Digable's music is one of the guaranteed sounds in hip-hop to "put on and enjoy and vibe out to, with a rich undercurrent of history and thought." A proper reunion for Digable Planets has been a long time coming and fans are ready.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 7:45PM
New Breed Brass Band lives and breathes the culture of New Orleans, infusing funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop into a custom-made enhancement of second-line brass band tradition. Since their street debut in 2013 at the Nine Times Second Line, they've showcased their originality opening for diverse bands, like The Fray, Red Baraat, Dr. John, The Waterboys and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and competed in the Red Bull Street Kings brass band competition.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 6:45PM
Faith Renée Evans is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She's also a New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, TV executive producer and most importantly—a mother. Through an equally rewarding and trying career, ask how she's come this far, she'll simply reply, "FAITH." Now in the studio, she's working on "#Faith20," celebrating her first album's 20th Anniversary and "The King & I," a duet album with BIG.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 10:10PM
The blueprint for modern Boy Bands. New Edition has been mesmerizing audiences for over 30 years with choreographed shows, smooth harmonies and electrifying showmanship cementing their place in history as one of the most successful touring groups ever. With 15 national tours, 18 multi-platinum albums, four American Music Awards, 14 number 1 records and countless Billboard Top 20 hits, New Edition remains the unstoppable measurement of true R&B, Hip-Hop and Pop music.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:30PM
Raised in Compton, CA, Eric is known in the music industry as a Grammy award-winning, soulful songwriter and solo R&B artist with smooth vocals. Since 2013, he's co-penned over 80 songs including hits for stars like Usher ("Lemme See"), Justin Bieber ("Right Here"), Selena Gomez ("Intuition"), Chris Brown ("Fine China" and "Love More") and many more. In 2015, he launched his first national headlining tour selling out several markets across the country. He's now focusing on his hotly anticipated Eric Bellinger LP set releasing in 2016!
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 8:10PM
Founded in 1961, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. The band travels worldwide fulfilling their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Many of the bands' charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong. Regardless of whether they are releasing new material or old or performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Carnegie Hall or for the King of Thailand, Preservation Hall Jazz Band embodies a joyful, timeless spirit that can't be ignored.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 7:30PM
Chi-town crooner, Jeremih's first single, "Birthday Sex", hit number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with his self-titled debut album soaring to number six. His success continued with All About You, featuring "Down on Me." And then again with two scorching singles "Don't Tell 'Em," and "Planes" featuring J. Cole. Plus, last summer he played iconic venues across the continent with the sold out J Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:20pm - Durban's Ultimate Segment
A triple treat artist, Skye Wanda is a vocalist, rapper and actor. Her music infuses jazz, gospel, R&B neo-soul and hip hop to create her own distinct style and sound, rounded up with catchy melodies and fresh lyrics. Her debut album, HEARTBOX, set for release in 2016 features the single, "EASY," available on iTunes, MTN and Vodacom. Plus, her first music video can be seen on YOUTUBE.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 6:45PM
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Sunday July 3, 2016 at 8:25PM & 9:45PM
Persistently shunning genre boundaries, the Robert Glasper Experiment has cut a bold new sonic path with Black Radio and Black Radio 2. The GRAMMY-winning albums embody an amalgamation of sounds, pouring jazz harmonies over hip-hop rhythms, laced with R&B grooves and melodies. The Experiment's live show never ceases to change shape and form, always taking new angles on their already distinctive covers and originals alike.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 11:00PM
Mariah Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and 18 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles, more than any solo artist in history. Mariah has been recognized with multiple Grammy Awards, 21 American Music Awards, Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" Award, the World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium," and BMI's "Icon Award" for her achievements in songwriting – with her five-octave vocal range, prolific songwriting, and producing talent, Mariah is truly the template of the modern pop performance.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 7:40 - Durban's Ultimate Segment
Platinum-selling artist and producer, Zakes is the Executive Head of A&R at Sony Music Africa. He released the first live House DVD in South Africa, receiving the Best Male Award from METRO Music Awards and Most Gifted Video of the Year Artist by Cannel O Awards. His recent work, The Real Book & Fake Book: My Music Bible, garnered many nominations while his first duet with Nandi Mngoma, "Dance" brings a unity message to Ubuntu.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 9:50PM
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Saturday July 2, 2016 at 7:15PM
As St. Beauty, melodic Atlanta natives, Alex Belle and Isis, bring honest lyrics dealing with relationships and the freedom to be an individual. Alex Belle's melodies are honey drenched and haunting as they linger in the minor key to deliver a richness dripping with raw emotion, while Isis' sophistication is evident in the effortless style and grace exuded from her soothing vocals and impeccable talents on guitar. Together, they create a sound like no other.
Friday July 1, 2016 at 11:45PM
In 1996, Maxwell redefined classic soul music with the critically-acclaimed debut, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. Fueled by RIAA gold single, "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)," Grammy-nominated Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite achieved double platinum, followed by Embrya in 1998. BLACKsummers'night debuted at No. 1, winning two Grammys and another platinum award in 2009. To date, he's achieved 12 gold and platinum certifications from RIAA. Maxwell's second album in his trilogy, blackSUMMERS'night, will release in 2016.
Saturday July 2, 2016 at 8:20PM
Beginning his career as a Grammy Award winning rapper, COMMON has become one of the most sought-after actor earning an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, NAACP Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Critic's Choice Award. He's also a well-known children's author and has penned a New York Times Best Selling memoir. In 2000, he launched The Common Ground Foundation, dedicated to the empowerment and development of disadvantaged youth in urban communities. This Summer, he will return to the ESSENCE FEST stage for another feel-good performance.
Sunday July 3, 2016 at 8:40PM
The Oakland-born singer/songwriter appeared with the band, Poplyfe, and performed with her idol Stevie Wonder as finalists on "America's Got Talent," But it was Kehlani's mixtape, Cloud 19 that introduced her to the world. Then, in 2015 she released, You Should Be Here to rave reviews, it came in at no. 1 on the iTunes R&B/Soul chart and no. 2 on both the Overall R&B Albums and Current R&B Albums chart. This year, the talented songstress will make her ESSENCE Festival debut.


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this wiki
Columbo was a long running television series starring Peter Falk as casual police detective Lt. Columbo. A pilot film aired in 1968, and from 1971 to 1978, it aired as a rotating series on NBC Mystery Movie. It was picked up by ABC in 1989, with occasional TV movie installments airing as recently as 2003. The series was focused not on who did it, but how the murderer would be caught, and celebrities were often cast as the killers. The character of Columbo became such a pop culture phenomenon that he was ranked at number seven on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters.
Although the topic has been frequent comic-strip fodder, Columbo is not related to Christopher Columbus, noting in the episode "Dead Weight" that it must have been another branch of the family.
- The character was spoofed on Sesame Street with Colambo, who shares Columbo's wardrobe and "Just one more question" mannerisms.
- The series was spoofed as Columbsy in the Hallmark calendar The Muppets Look at TV, with Fozzie taking on the role of the famous detective.
- Theodore Bikel played Oliver Brandt in "The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case" (1976)
- Roscoe Lee Browne played Dr. Steadman in "Rest in Peace Mrs. Columbo" (1990)
- Stephen Caffrey played Justin Rowe in "Columbo Goes to College" (1990)
- Julius Carry played a policeman in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003)
- Johnny Cash played Tommy Brown in "Swan Song" (1974)
- Dabney Coleman played Hugh Creighton in "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" (1994)
- Billy Connolly played Findlay Crawford in "Murder with Too Many Notes" (2001)
- Tyne Daly played Dolores in "A Bird in the Hand" (1992)
- James Frawley directed six Columbo installments between 1977 and 1989.
- George Gaynes played Everett in "Étude in Black" (1972)
- H.B. Haggerty played a masseur in "Make Me a Perfect Murder" (1978)
- Mariette Hartley appeared in two episodes
- Edward Hibbert played Bramley Kahn in "Undercover" (1994)
- Sally Kellerman played Liz Houston in "Ashes to Ashes" (1998)
- Bruce Kirby played Sergeant Kramer and other roles in multiple installments
- Martin Landau played Dexter and Norman Paris in "Étude in Black" (1972)
- Edie McClurg played Mrs. Lerby in "Ashes to Ashes" (1998)
- Ian McShane played Leland St. John in in "Rest in Peace Mrs. Columbo" (1990)
- Pat Morita played the house boy in "Étude in Black" (1972)
- Marianne Muellerleile played Nurse Hilda in "Undercover" (1994)
- Evita Muñoz played a chambermaid in "A Matter of Honor" (1976)
- Leslie Nielsen played Peter Hamilton in "Lady in Waiting" (1971) and A. J. Henderson in "Identity Crisis" (1974)
- Leonard Nimoy played Dr. Barry Mayfield in "A Stitch in Crime" (1972)
- Little Richard played himself in "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" (1991)
- William Shatner played Ward Fowler in "Fade In to Murder" and Fielding Chase in "Butterfly in Shades of Grey."
- Jack Tate played John in "Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" (1991)
- Dick Van Dyke played Paul Galesko in "Negative Reaction" (1974)

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The 1st Thanksgiving
Learning Wonders Felt Curriculum
By Robin Suitt
On the first Thanksgiving
Everyone was at the table.
The pilgrims and their new friends
All who was able.
They ate turkey and pie
with plenty to spare.
Giving thanks for safe passage
With thoughtful care.
The pilgrims gathered corn
And learned to make bread
from the wheat.
Picked apples by the bushel
More new friend they did meet.
With much work and hard toil,
They no longer has to roam.
Together, the natives and pilgrims
The new land was now home
Its Thanksgiving Day!
Lets set the table
The feast is now ready!
Friends have arrived
Come as they may.
Time to celebrate
Its Time Again!
Its time to eat turkey again,
With dressing of corn,
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Im glad I was born.
Its Thanksgiving day and my, oh my,
I just cant wait for the hot apple pie!
On the Mayflower
By Robin Suitt
The journey was long,
Through the wind and the gale.
The Pilgrims from
On the Mayflower did sail
We came to our new land,
And hit Plymouth rock,
Time to build a
new city
Right off of the dock.
Say good bye to the old,
Cause theres work to be done.
Were building a new nation
America is born.
Thanksgiving Day is Here!
By Robin Suitt
Sung to The Farmer in the Dell
Thanksgiving day is here
Thanksgiving day is here,
It is that time of year
Thanksgiving Day is here!
I want to eat some turkey
Its that time of year
I hope I get some Pie
I hope I get some
I hope I get some
Its that time of year
I want to eat some
I want to eat
Lets Bow our Heads
By Robin Suitt
Lets gather together, and bow your head,
Give thanks for our plenty,
Corn, stuffing and bread.
A basket of apples for a dozen hot pies,
A plate full of turkey, cant believe my eyes.
Give thanks for our loving family and friends
And for our blessings that dont seem to end.


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ZF-26: Zend_Feed doesn't read entries not in the channel element (TRAC#7)
After running into this problem in my own feed class, I tried the Zend version out to try to figure out the problem. Turns out it's from entry items NOT being in the channel element. See this feed for an example: http://feeds.feedburner.com/37signals/beMH
Here's my quick and dirty solution:
protected function _buildEntryCache()
$this->_entries = array();
foreach ($this->_element->childNodes as $child) {
if ($child->localName == $this->_entryElementName) {
$this->_entries[] = $child;
// Added this.
if (count($this->_entries) == 0) {
foreach ($this->_element->parentNode->childNodes as $child) {
if ($child->localName == $this->_entryElementName) {
$this->_entries[] = $child;
Changing fix version to 0.6.0.
I forgot to say that my previous comment has been inspired by http://nabble.com/zend-feed-issue--tf4928553s16154…
Forgive me for previous comment. It was created for ZF-405, I posted it here by mistake.
The following example appears to work as expected as of SVN revision 7745:
require_once 'Zend/Feed.php';
$feed = Zend_Feed::import('http://feeds.feedburner.com/37signals/beMH');
foreach ($feed as $item) { echo 'title: ', $item->title(), "\n"; echo 'link: ', $item->link(), "\n\n"; }
The issue still exists. The reason why you wasn't able to reproduce it is just because the feed you tested is no longer an RSS feed but it's now served as Atom feed and Zend_Feed correctly supports Atom feeds.
Have a look at the following example:
require_once 'Zend/Feed.php';
$feed = Zend_Feed::import('http://maine.craigslist.org/web/index.rss');
foreach ($feed as $item) { echo 'title: ', $item->title(), "\n"; echo 'link: ', $item->link(), "\n\n"; }
Please see the attachment patch.diff for ZF-405. This appears to correct this issue.
For the particular feed cited below, something I noticed that wasn't the case for ZF-405 is that there are two title attributes per item, title and dc:title, and the returned Zend_Feed_Rss object reflects this. I'm not sure if this should be considered a "feature" or a "bug" being that, in most cases, the two elements have the same value anyway.
Matthew, what is the status of this issue? Do you need someone to apply your patch?
Wil, I've updated ZF-405 with a new version of the patch. It does not modify the suggested change to Zend_Feed_Rss::__wakeup (which still works), but updates the unit tests in a way that I think will be more agreeable to other developers. But yes, I don't believe I have the access needed to commit the patch myself, so it will need to be committed by someone else.
Applied patch from Matthew in ZF-405, which solves this issues.
Sorry, not in 1.7.4. I think it may be released in next minor.


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Five journalists have been named this year's Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, where they will explore topics ranging from small-scale farming to the social ramifications of the oil and gas industry.
The nine-month fellowships offer experienced journalists an opportunity to deepen their understanding of environmental issues and policy through coursework, independent projects, seminars and field trips in the region.
Hosted by CU-Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism, the fellowships are named after the late Edward (Ted) Scripps, grandson of the founder of Scripps Howard. The program is funded by a grant from Ted Scripps' daughter, Cindy Scripps, through the Scripps Howard foundation.
This year's fellows are:
Sena Christian, a freelance writer based in Sacramento, Calif. Sena has reported on environmental issues for about seven years, covering topics ranging from green building to food systems and agriculture. Her work has appeared in YES! Magazine, Earth Island Journal, Alternet, Forest Magazine and the Missoula Independent, among other publications. Most recently, she worked as managing editor of the Granite Bay View, a monthly magazine, and as a reporter for the Roseville Press Tribune in California.
As a Ted Scripps Fellow, she plans to focus on the growth of small-scale, sustainable farms in the American west and their role in transforming domestic food systems. She envisions either a series of articles or the foundation for a book.
Sonya Doctorian is the senior photo editor for the Washington Post Magazine and an award-winning video journalist. In addition to the Washington Post, she has worked as a photo editor at the Rocky Mountain News, the St. Petersburg Times, The State (Columbia, S.C.), the Knoxville News-Sentinel and the Tampa Tribune.
Doctorian was part of the team at the Rocky Mountain News that published "Beyond the Boom," a print and online series documenting the impact of natural gas exploration. She will spend her fellowship reporting and producing a 30-minute documentary that seeks to determine whether people are re-creating the conditions of the 1930s Dust Bowl.
Laura Krantz is lead editor of "Take Two," a two-hour newsmagazine show on Southern California Public Radio. She is responsible for all content, oversees a team of reporters and producers who create interviews and features, and plans long-term programming. As editor of Take Two she has successfully pushed for more coverage of such scientific and environmental stories as the impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs.
As a Ted Scripps Fellow, she will research how wildfire behavior in the American west may be shifting under the influence of human alterations to the landscape and climate change. She is tentatively planning to present what she learns from her reporting in a work of long-form journalism and perhaps in multimedia stories.
Naomi Lubick is a freelance science and environmental journalist based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has covered diverse topics including astrobiology, earthquakes, nano-materials in wastewater, pharmaceuticals in the environment, mercury pollution, and climate change for publications including New Scientist, Nature, Scientific American and Science. She has also worked as a staff reporter and editor at Environmental Science & Technology, Global Change, and Earth magazine.
During the fellowship year, Lubick plans to gather material for a book project on consumerism and sustainability. As part of this effort she would like to complete a multimedia project examining energy technology, and particularly the critical field of energy storage.
Scott Wallace is an independent writer, photographer, television producer, and public speaker. Wallace has written five feature stories for National Geographic from the Amazon rainforest and is a former correspondent for Newsweek, the Guardian, and CBS News. He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, "The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes," for which he trekked through the land of a never-before-contacted indigenous group in the depths of the Brazilian rainforest.
Wallace will use his fellowship to investigate the social and environmental impacts of the oil and gas industry, methods of transitioning to carbon-free energy, and new technologies such as carbon-capturing processes that hold the potential to lessen the impact of fossil fuels on the climate. He plans to use his research to produce a series of magazine articles and, eventually, a book.


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Spaghetti fundraiser to benefit LSHS backpack program
Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 10:16 a.m.
Lexington-area churches will host a communitywide spaghetti supper Sunday to benefit Lexington Senior High School's backpack program.
There will be two opportunities to receive a spaghetti meal at First United Methodist Church, 310 S. Main St. Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m., and dinner will take place at 5:30 p.m. A take-out option to pick up meals will be between 4 and 5 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. The LSHS chorus will perform at the dinner event.
Communities In Schools of Lexington/Davidson County acts as a liaison between schools with backpack programs and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, which facilitates the nationwide initiative. The fundraiser benefits 50 students at the high school who receive nutritious food each week to sustain them through the weekend.
Drawing between 200 and 400 people annually, the spaghetti supper fundraiser historically has raised about $5,000 — enough money to sustain the LSHS backpack program for about half the school year.
Tickets can be purchased from youth group members at First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, First Lutheran, First Baptist on West Third Avenue and Grace Episcopal churches or by contacting Cathy Riggan at email@example.com.
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In her film After Happily Ever After, Kate Schermerhorn searches for the secret to wedded success by interviewing long-married pairs, including two nudists. The oddest tradition she uncovered: Donald Featherstone, a Massachusetts designer, and his wife, Nancy, have dressed alike every day for 33 years.
Nancy sews the clothes (she's often influenced by Donald's most famous creation, the plastic Pink Flamingo). But he has a say, too: "The one that gets to the closet first" chooses that day's outfit, he explains onscreen.
A clue to their behavior: "We are always together, and that's the only way we like to be," Donald tells viewers. Even when he traveled on business, they stuck to their routine. "When I'd go to the airport to pick him up," Nancy says, "I'd have the same thing on that he had on." The payoff? "You felt closer," he says.
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Unlike the continuous pouring that a true slip-form system allows, each section was poured separately and allowed to harden before the formwork could be moved ahead for the next pour.
Using an integral crystalline system, the concrete could be waterproofed without the risk of tears from equipment within the tight space.
One project Toronto's public transit agency is doing to accommodate growth required building a new sewage tunnel. When the construction method proved agonizingly slow, GO Toronto managers specified one they'd never used to make up for lost time.
Initially, a variation of slip-forming and blind-side waterproofing was used. Formwork was de-molded and moved ahead on rails while crews applied waterproofing membrane for the next section. But unlike the continuous pouring that true slip-forming allows, each section was poured separately and allowed to harden before the formwork could be moved ahead for the next pour.
For the second phase of construction, an admixture was used to simultaneously pour and waterproof.
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I knew I had a bladder infection. I knew it because I'd worked as a nurse practitioner for twenty years and had heard the symptoms described hundreds of times. But I wasn't in practice now, and I couldn't verify my own diagnosis or ask a colleague to prescribe antibiotic treatment. Nor had I found another source of primary care for myself.What to do? I remembered that a nurse practitioner I knew slightly had opened a practice within a mile of my house. Perfect. I grabbed the first appointment I could get.
In her office, I filled out a comprehensive health history, deposited a urine sample in a cup, and waited for what I hoped would be a swift and straightforward consultation. But no, my nurse practitioner wanted to talk about my health in general.
"When was your last mammogram?"she asked, scanning the form I'd filled out.
"Two years ago, I think. But I've decided not to do them anymore."
"I don't believe they save lives," I added defensively.
Her eyes dropped from my face to my family health history, then moved back up to me.
"Ah, I understand," she said compassionately. "Your sister died of breast cancer and you're still dealing with that." She went on for a while, using words like anger and fear.
"No," I resisted. "I don't believe early detection guarantees successful treatment or extends life."
"I understand," she consoled me. "You're not ready. But you really need to start getting your mammograms again. Your sister's cancer puts you at higher risk."
I left the office with the prescription I needed and recovered quickly from the bladder infection, but I couldn't put the encounter out of my mind. I thought of all the things I wished I'd been able to say to my colleague. Maybe this: You're wrong about the anger and fear. My sister's cancer, discovered in her early forties during the course of a routine physical exam, sent me deep into the medical literature with an insatiable hunger for information. It's this search for answers and twenty years of experience caring for women—many of whom bore physical or emotional scars acquired in the aftermath of suspicious or inconclusive mammograms—that led me to decide that I could no longer endorse the tests as routine screening measures for me or any other woman.
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More: It's about time you did a holiday album!
Carole King: I know. The way this started is I've been working on my book, A Natural Woman, and it will be out in April. Lorna, my former manager, kept saying, "Let's do a Christmas album," and I said, "I don't have the brain space for it," and she very wisely suggested [Carole's daughter] Louise Goffin, who had taken time off to raise her children and who was ready to go back to work. When she said, "Why don't you have Louise produce this?" I thought, "That's great, she'll take it over and I won't have to put a lot of brain space into it," but as it turned out, Louise drew me in.
More: How did she do that?
CK: Just by being so good at what she does, and by planning the first few sessions. She said to me, "What songs would you like to do?" and we came up with a list together. I had a few and then she brought in a list. And we picked four initially, including "My Favorite Things" and "Carol of the Bells." She got the musicians in, put together a whole feeling, and worked with me. There were some things I needed to contribute – a key and a general idea for what kind of feel I wanted – but she ran with it. I couldn't help but be swept in by her enthusiasm, and it became a true collaboration, but she's the one who really started it.
More: Over the past year or so, you've suffered some losses: your mother, your long-time friend and associate Don Kirshner, your guitar player ... Did coming together in the studio and doing these uplifting songs help you through that?
CK: Oh absolutely. It is a lot of loss, but going into the studio was helpful. It brought things together.
More: Was [longtime drummer] Russ Kunkel's son one of the engineers on your record?
CK: Yes, Nathaniel Kunkel was one of two engineers. We did a recording one day and his dad was there, but Nathaniel did all the mixing with Louise. I take such pleasure in seeing these youngsters who are so good at what they do.
More: Louise was one year old when your song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" became a number one hit for the Shirelles [in 1961]…
CK: Yeah. She always knew she wanted to be in music – she wanted to write songs, sing them, produce them, arrange them, work with musicians. I've actually watched her in the studio since she was eight. She has such command of the studio. Niko Bolas, the other engineer, kept saying, "I love how she produces because she doesn't dominate; she puts people together." This is the gift that all great producers really have – putting the right people together, putting them in the studio and letting the magic happen. If the magic is a little slow, she makes an adjustment. But she comes in there with full confidence and knowledge of how to produce in every cell of her body, and it just radiates when she's in the studio. I love watching her because it's so great to see that in her.
Another gift that she brought to me was to get me to an enthusiasm level for a performance: She knew what to say, what to suggest, and it was the most delicious collaboration between us. We know each other so well, and there were no negatives in this, it was only, "How do we make this really great?" We could finish each other's sentences and things like that. That's where the close family and knowing each other so well for so long came to bear. She would set me on a path and I would already be where she wanted me to go, so she wouldn't have to go into great detail about it.


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Open callbacks to the 2nd series
4,6,7,8,9,11,14,17,18,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31,3 6,41,42,43,44,46,48,50,51,52,53,57,58,59,
48 total
Open callbacks to the 2nd series
4,6,7,8,9,11,14,17,18,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31,3 6,41,42,43,44,46,48,50,51,52,53,57,58,59,
48 total
Q callbacks too the water blind
Q call backs to the 4th
Are they going to finish the Q today?
Go for it Rita girl -- #18.
SouthFork Fly
Thanks for the info
Unofficial Open Callbacks to the Water Blind: 32 dogs
4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31, 36, 41-44, 46, 50-52, 57, 59, 60, 62, 66, 68, 69, 75, 77-79
Amateur First Series is a triple with 2 Retireds
Bentwater Retrievers
'06 National Finalist FC/AFC Tiger's Goodness Gracious (12/31/02-7/31/09)
Adalida's Relentless Pursuit*** (05/25/02-10/30/14)
Candlewoods Aphrodites Jazz***
Southamptons Override***
There are too many people out there who think that the only thing that's right is to get by and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you dont have integrity, nothing else matters ~ Watts
Amateur callbacks to waterblind :
(unofficial) 1 11 12 16 21 22 23 27 32 40 44 47 51 54 57 61 62 (17 dogs). Raining steadily, 56°.
Unofficial Open results:
1 Stinger Kampo / Fred--qualifies for both Nationals. not sure about titles.
Ray Voigt 2 & 4
Dave Davis 3rd with Tripp
Sorry, do not know jams
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Halve and pit avocado. With a spoon, scoop out avocado flesh, cut into chunks, and transfer to a medium bowl. Add orange juice, Tabasco sauce, and coriander; season with salt and pepper. Mix gently to combine.
Add tomatoes, cucumber, and radish. Combine, and divide mixture between 2 pitas. Serve immediately.


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I am bored as shit. As if you couldn't tell by me yelling at bots. But what the hell, rather see my name that some shithead spammer's.
Chillin with my gf's brother and Oreo watching the Little Mermaid.
Ask! Please!
I wish I had a book to read anyone wanna recommend something?
Also, I am hungry. Half-starved.
I wish she would hurry the fuck up and get back. And get in the kitchen...
Wait that didn't really come out right...
But I wish she'd get back.
I told her I would miss her too, what the fuck. Im not whipped like that.....just really hungry.
Maybe I'll go make myself a sandwich.
Yea there's an idea.
Gimme like 5 mins tho.
I wish I had the movie IT. I never seen it. I read the book though, good stuff.
I need a fuckin job. Wayyyy to much time I got on my hands here. I will go look for one.
Well he decided not to watch tLM and it is back to Rumble in the BX. Jackie's awesome but we watched it like 3 times..... in a row. Well not ALL the way to the end but thats even worse. Less time in between seeing the same scenes.
YAY my gf's back and with the homies too! Light it up!!!!!!!!


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20 Reasons We Love Dressing Our Age
With age comes many things, among them wisdom, confidence, more closet space, belly fat. Hey, you win some, you lose some, right? But when you get a little older, there are style tips that can help you look your best, feel great and tame that tummy. Your younger self? She might even be envious. As Coco Chanel said, "A woman has the age she deserves"
By Lesley Kennedy • MORE.com Reporter
So true!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this article! The older I get the more fun I have with playing dress up!


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ok so basically, exactly what the description says happened.. not much else. I installed everything, had it working, my computer crashed, I had to reinstall everything, I am trying to nxjflash from the terminal, but I keep getting the error:
$ nxjflash
Building firmware image.
VM file: /Users/system/Library/lejos_nxj/bin/lejos_nxt_rom.bin
Menu file: /Users/system/Library/lejos_nxj/bin/StartUpText.bin
VM size: 52752 bytes.
Menu size: 38016 bytes.
Total image size 91008/94208 bytes.
Locating device in firmware update mode.
an error occurred: Cannot load a comm driver
So I tried to fix this by using "Update NXT Firmware" in the NXT application, but It wiped everything from the brick >_<
I am pretty sure I reinstalled everything else though... I downloaded the Fantom Driver (apparently it's included now so I didn't even have to. I set the PATH and CLASSPATH, I set the permissions in the bin dir.. oh and obviously I installed the actual NXJ package... what did I forget?


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When PLASMA 2.5.0 installer was launched, the following message displayed. The Python version is 2.7.5 installed on Windows 7 with gcc gfortran (all 64-bit software) launched via command prompt.
E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1>python setup.py --cc:gcc --fc=gfortran
Setting up the framework
Install directory is... E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\install
Build directory is... E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\build
Checking if cc works...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 70, in <module>
File "setup.py", line 47, in main
plasma = Plasma(argv, config)
File "E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\script\plasma.py", line 27, in __init__
framework.Framework.__init__(self, argv, config)
File "E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\script\framework.py", line 111, in __init__
File "E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\script\framework.py", line 403, in check_cc
(output, error, retz) = runShellCommand(ccomm)
File "E:\PLASMA\plasma-installer_2.5.0b1\script\utils.py", line 72, in runShellCommand
ready = select.select(lst, [], [])
select.error: (10093, 'Either the application has not called WSAStartup, or WSAStartup failed')
Would there be anything that can be done for the installer to be used?
With thanks,


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Beyond a simple online game, we paid special attention to the quality of the content in the pages of this site: proposed activities Yodicity all have a didactic character: sometimes in school (mental arithmetic, working memory, information retrieval, construction ...), sometimes in relation to practical life (learning the rules of community life, money management), but always with a view to prepare the younger learning new ways of communication.
A first step towards social networks
You can't ignor that social networks are everywhere, and your children, if they are not already connected they will be sooner or later. Because we are also parents, we have thought about it and taken it all in consideration. Yodicity offers all the tools that your children will use later on social networks, with the major difference that they can not publish (or read) everything and anything, because we constantly monitor what is exchanged on our website.
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I found these Switzer's Chewy Cherry Twists on a trip to Cracker Barrel. I went there specifically to candy hunt, as it's been years since I'd gone to one, and I had completely forgotten they have a "country store" attached to the restaurant. They had lots of classic candies I am familiar with, like GooGoo Clusters, Skybars and MoonPies (although not a candy in my book, yes I see them often grouped as such). But when I laid my eyes on these Switzers Twists, I stopped dead in my tracks. As long as I've been doing these candy reviews (going on 5 years now) it's uncommon I find something that I hadn't seen before, much less never heard of. These Switzers Twists were news to me, and therefore I scooped some up faster than you could blink.
Looking at the website to find more about these Twists I found they make other flavors too (the Lemonade ones look interesting). I nabbed the only two varieties I saw at the store, the Cherry and the Licorice. Taking the cherry ones out of the bag, I got a nice aroma of sweetness and a vague fruity smell. The pieces are gorgeous to look at and play with. They have a soft feel and are extremely glossy and smooth, with those sweeping ridges that curl their way up the pieces.
The flavor is elusive at first, you really have to start chewing in order for it to show up. It's sweet with a light cherry "red" flavor that isn't too strong. It has some metallic notes to it, and it gets stronger as you chew. The texture is very chewy, much more so than a Twizzler. I think it's a nice texture, as it doesn't dissolve too quickly nor does it tire my jaw.
I liked these better than Twizzlers, as I felt they were a tad more flavorful and the texture was much nicer. But they're still not my thing. If you're into this type of candy, I'd say they're worth a try.
Rating: Not Worth It
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A 39-year-old Townsend-area man is facing a new arson charge after allegedly setting fire to a Townsend-area home Wednesday – five weeks after he was charged with setting fire to a nearby wood mill.
Franklin J. Bartsch Jr. was most recently arrested early Wednesday morning in the 100 block of McKay's Corner Road, where he allegedly started a fire inside his occupied home, according to fire officials.
A woman who was able to escape the minor blaze unharmed reported the fire shortly before 1 a.m.
About 50 firefighters from the Clayton Fire Company and Townsend Fire Company responded to the scene.
"It was pretty much out by the time we arrived," Clayton Fire Chief Robbie Johnson said. "It was contained to the front room where there was a lot of smoke damage to a coffee table and the curtains."
Damage from the fire is estimated at $1,500.
Bartsch is charged with first-degree arson and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the blaze. He is being held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna on a $25,000 secured bond.
Bartsch was already facing a second-degree arson charge in connection with a fire he allegedly started Aug. 8 at a wood mill also in the 100 block of McKay's Corner Road.
That fire reportedly caused about $2,000 in damage.
Following his arrest in that case on Aug. 8, Bartsch was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond, fire officials said.
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Tips for Bike to Work Day on June 27th
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With Bike to Work Day coming up on June 27th, check out this great article from the Cyclist Lawyer, Megan Hottman: Tips for Bike Commuting
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As Bike to Work Day (BTWD approaches here in Denver, I thought I would share some of the tips and tricks I learned from my years of commuting to work in various cities:
1. Be willing to swim against the stream. In 2004-2006 I was commuting from the suburbs of Kansas City, Kansas into the heart of downtown Kansas City, MO -and the courthouse where I worked still allowed people to smoke INSIDE the courthouse. Needless to say, rolling in on a bike wearing spandex raised LOTS of eyebrows and I was met with much resistance. "Why would you ride to work when you can drive?" they'd ask me. I just kept at it -and eventually people came to accept my "odd habit" and then came to expect it- "why didn't you ride in today," they'd ask when they'd see me drive. You can make people into believers -even if initially they are skeptical. Lead by example. You'll be amazed at the impact your example can have on others.
[Once I moved to Colorado, I was commuting from Lakewood to the Courthouse in Golden -of course cycling was widely accepted here, but I still got some looks of curiousity as I'd wheel my bike through security into the elevator each morning and into our office. After that job, I commuted from Lakewood to Boulder (I'd drive 1/2way to Arvada and ride the rest, which still made for a 50-mile round trip ride). This job luckily had a shower in our building and I could stow my bike in my office. I was always blessed with understanding -and patient- bosses, who allowed me a bit of leeway to do this].
Read more of Megan's nine tips for bike commuting:
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Legislators are expected to hear from the head of the Arkansas Department of Correction after the state's top court threw out a 2009 execution law earlier this year.
Department of Correction Director Ray Hobbs is slated to address the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday ahead of the 2013 legislative session.
Hobbs' visit to the Capitol comes after justices in June sided with a number of death row inmates who argued that the 2009 law violated part of the state's constitution that deals with separating the branches of government.
The 2009 law said death sentences are to be carried out by lethal injection of one or more chemicals that the director of the Department of Correction chooses.
Arkansas hasn't put anyone to death since 2005, in part because of legal challenges.
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Funding from the highway reauthorization bill combined with the short-term funding from the economic stimulus package would provide a hefty shot in the arm for transportation funding — a necessity for managers considering the U.S. DOT's projection that maintaining current congestion levels and physical conditions on roads and bridges requires an additional $19 billion annually.
As the new presidential administration and Congress debate the amount of funding for transportation, several bills are expected to get a fresh look during the 111th Congress. Many have one thing in common: environmental regulations.
The legacy of the failed Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S 3036) is expected to linger during the new Congress and beyond. In October the House Energy & Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), and the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, chaired by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), released a "discussion draft" of climate change legislation.
The Lieberman-Warner bill would have regulated carbon dioxide by capping emissions and allowing emitters to trade carbon allowances. Under the bill, the U.S. EPA would have established a federal greenhouse gas registry of gases produced and consumed by certain facilities and would set the quantities of emission allowances, which would decline each year from 2012 to 2050.
It would have established a cap-and-trade auction with carbon credits based on those allowances — not a good thing for the transportation industry because the cost of the credits would be factored into projects, according to Nick Goldstein, assistant general counsel and director of regulatory affairs for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
Congressmen say the House will take the lead on climate change during the next Congressional session, and the Dingell-Boucher cap-and-trade bill may be at the top of the list — although it likely would generate heated debate that could stall its enactment through the end of the 111th Congress in January 2011.
Also at the top of the list is expected to be the reintroduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act (HR 2421/S 1870), which would expand the EPA's jurisdiction to roadsides. Although previous bills stalled during the 110th Congress (HR 2421) never made it out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and its companion bill in the Senate stalled in the Environment and Public Works Committee), there is expected to be a new push when Congress reconvenes this month.
It would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace the term "navigable waters" with the term "waters of the United States," defined to include lakes, rivers, wetlands, sloughs, and even roadside drainage ditches and temporary basins at construction sites. The EPA would govern all activities affecting those waters, including road construction.
Senate Democrats supported the previous Clean Water Restoration Act, but a nearly 60% Democratic majority may speed its passage this time around, especially considering that President Obama has said that wetlands preservation would be a priority in his administration.
Keep an eye on regulations at the state level as well. More states are expected to follow in the footsteps of California, where regulations took effect in June requiring mandatory retrofits to reduce emissions from off-road diesel-powered vehicles.
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"There are certain alarms we will continue to respond to such as a bank alarms, hold up alarms and panic alarms," Capt. Justin Martinez said. "These alarms, for them to be initiated, you have to enter a code or secret button. It usually has to be manually manipulated. Typically that's a verified response. We know somebody did something, and we'll continue to respond to those ones."
Last year, the Sheriff's Office responded to 1,076 alarms, 98 percent of which were false alarms, equating to 335 hours of deputy time.
"The deputy gets on scene and we have to walk around the entire perimeter of the house looking for open windows, open doors or something that looks as if someone had broken into the residence," he said. " the time we walk around the entire home looking for signs of entry, don't find anything and clear the home, that many hours have been spent. It's very time consuming."
Often, when alarms have been verified, deputies have responded to the residences where the alarms have thwarted the crimes.
"For example, someone may have broken a door or window, the audible alarm goes off just like a car alarm and scares the perpetrator away," he said.
Martinez said that although the Sheriff's Office likes to provide service to the community, alarm companies have essentially entered law enforcement into a contract to respond for services.
"They are private companies selling alarm systems, and then saying that when the alarms come in, they will summon the police to their residences," he said. "That is really entering us into a contract that we didn't agree to. If somebody sells an alarm system, they should be responsible for responding to that alarm."
By forcing the alarm companies to respond to the alarms first, and then calling the Sheriff's Office if a crime is verified, the Sheriff's Office hopes to avoid responding to false alarms.
"We anticipate that it will save deputies time and manpower, and then we can allocate those positions back onto the road," he said.
Sheriff Dave Edmunds said he made the decision to switch to verified response because he hasn't been given additional resources by the county.
"I've had to start peeling back services," he said. "Something had to give. That's why we had to get rid of the inmate working program, and why we went to verified response."
Edmunds said he would prefer to respond to all alarms, but the Sheriff's Office lacks the staffing.
"This was strictly an economic decision," he said. "Over the course of the last five years, I have not received additional full-time employees to contend with the increase in calls for service I have had. So I had to start eliminating some of the services we provide. I simply don't have the personnel to do it anymore."
South Salt Lake, West Valley and Salt Lake County have also implemented verified response.
"Like other law enforcement agencies that are cash-strapped, we are having to eliminate some of the services we have been able to provide in the past," he said. "This is congruent with a lot of the policies that other law enforcement agencies have, not only in Utah, but throughout the country."
Edmunds said he is hoping the Summit County Council will provide the resources his department needs in the future.
"We're going to have to continue to decrease other services I'd like to provide if I don't get the money I need," he said.


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Week of Oct. 21
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 8:21 p.m.
The following is a list of local sporting events for the week of Oct. 21:
Friday, Oct. 25
Lexington at West Davidson
R.J. Reynolds at North Davidson
East Davidson at North Rowan
Thomasville at Salisbury
Central Davidson at Western Guilford
East Rowan at Ledford
Tuesday, Oct. 22
3-A state playoffs, second round
Central Davidson at Triton
Ledford at Cedar Ridge
2-A state playoffs, second round
West Stokes at West Davidson
Monday, Oct. 21
West Davidson at East Davidson
Lexington at Thomasville
Parkland at North Davidson
Central Davidson at Southwestern Randolph
Ledford at Asheboro
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Asheboro at North Davidson
Western Guilford at Central Davidson
Southwestern Randolph at Ledford
South Davidson at North Moore
Thursday, Oct. 24
North Davidson at West Forsyth
Tuesday, Oct. 22
3-A dual team state playoffs, second round
Northern Guilford at Ledford
Monday, Oct. 21
3-A Midwest regional tournament (Meadowlands)
Tuesday, Oct. 22
1-A/2-A Central regional tournament (Salisbury Country Club)
Saturday, Oct. 26
Midwest 2-A regional meet (Kernersville)
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The use of coilovers has made for better damping and better adjustment of vehicle height and rigidness. If you need to replace or upgrade a Racing Elegance coilover kits in your Racing Elegance vehicle, you can find a number of aftermarket Racing Elegance coilovers to use in your truck, car, or SUV. Whether you need a full Racing Elegance coilover or a slip on version, you should be able to find one that works directly in your vehicle's suspension system.


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Froccaro's 10 Goals Are Not Quite Enough As Princeton Falls At Yale 16-15
Jake Froccaro had two answers when asked if he knew how many goals he had just scored against Yale.
"A lot," Princeton's sophomore midfielder said.
Then he smiled a disappointed smile and added "but not enough."
Froccaro had an amazing day, tying a 63-year-old school record by scoring 10 goals. Yes, that's TEN goals.
Unfortunately for the Tigers, Mark Glicini scored with 38 seconds remaining to give Yale a wild 16-15 win over Princeton in front of 1,650 at Reese Stadium Saturday afternoon. Kip Orban's man-up shot with five seconds left was saved by Yale's Eric Natale, who hurled it the length of the field as time expired
Princeton and Yale are now both 1-1 in the Ivy League, with the Tigers 4-3 overall and Yale 4-2. Chris Bates has been Princeton's head coach for five years, and all five regular season games against Yale have been decided by one goal.
PLAYER OF THE GAME - Jake Froccaro scored 10 goals, including five straight for Princeton at one point. On a day when no other Princeton player had more than one, Froccaro beat his previous career high of three - which he had done four times - by more than three times over.
MORE FROCCARO - Jake Froccaro tied William Griffith's school record of 10 goals in a game with six at halftime and then four more in the second half. Griffith originally set the record in 1951 against Rutgers. Since the formation of the Ivy League, Froccaro became the fourth player to reach double figures in a game, and the first since Oliver Marti of Brown had 11 against New Hampshire in 1993 (the other two are, ironically enough, Jon Reese, for whom Yale's field is named, and current Harvard AD Bob Scalise). Froccaro is also the first to reach double figures in an Ivy League game. Froccaro's 10 goals completed a week that saw him have 13 goals and three assists after his six-point game against Villanova Tuesday after having five goals and two assists for the first five games of the season.
BACK AND FORTH - The game featured three lead changes and six ties, including one at 15-15 when Ryan Ambler scored from Tom Schreiber with 1:52 to go. Yale then won the face-off and, with a timer-on situation, saw Glicini score with 38 seconds left. Froccaro won the next face-off and got slashed, giving Princeton the ball down one with 21 seconds to go and a man up. Orban got a good look with time running down, but Natale made the save.
FAST START - Yale led 4-0 before Princeton had its first possession of the game. The Bulldogs scored four times in the first 4:38 of the game before Princeton ever touched the ball.
SERIES NOTE - The game was the second highest scoring of the 98 meetings between the teams, trailing only the 32 goals in a 20-12 Princeton win in 1982. Princeton leads the series 72-24-2.
FACE-OFFS - Dylan Levings came in having won 51% of his face-offs, but nobody was fooled into thinking that he wouldn't be a factor. Princeton, without its injured face-off man Justin Murphy, saw Levings win 25 of 35, as the Tigers tried four different players against the Yale senior; who is now 79 for 123 against Princeton in his career. Levings had career highs in face-off wins in a game and ground balls, with 14.
STREAKS - Tom Schreiber had a goal and three assists, giving him at least three points in 23 straight games and one point in 39 straight games, the longest current streak by a Division I midfielder. Kip Orban now has at least one goal in 20 straight games, the longest by a midfielder in Division I, and he and Mike MacDonald have at least one point in 22 straight games.
REYNOLDS - Will Reynolds had a goal on a fast-break to cut Yale's lead to 15-14 with 4:42 to go. It was the first of his career and first by a Princeton longstick this year and first by a Princeton longstick since Rob Castelo's goal against Brown in the 2012 Ivy semifinal.


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Whether you've been toying with the ombre trend, been a devoted bleach bunny, or dappled with pastel tones, you probably have noticed how your hair has started to become a bit brittle. This could range from being slightly dry, to completely snapping off (what we refer to as a chemical cut!) Obviously you would like to try to avoid any breakage and damage, so I would like to share a few tips and tricks!
- ALWAYS go to a professional to have bleach done. This almost goes without saying, but I can't recall the amount of times I had a client in my chair on a Monday morning with patchy, frizzled, orange and yellow hair that a friend has done on a whim, and has ended up in a lot of tears!
- When considering a make-over, be open to set up a plan with your stylist. The colour you have in mind might not be advisable to do in one visit, so when you work with a plan, going to the salon every 6 weeks, lightening your hair gradually, you'll leave the salon with healthier hair, toning down the unwanted 'inbetween' colours. It's so important to have a good relationship with your stylist, so make sure that you're both on the same page!
- Bleaching will dramatically alter the structure of your hair. Without being too scientific, I will try to explain it like this: Hair consists mainly of proteins. Once you start chemically altering your hair, the proteins break down. That's what makes the hair sensitised and brittle. I swear by using Redken's CAT treatment before the bleach treatments (you could start a few weeks before you see your stylist), spraying it on your hair before bleach is applied, and then using it as an aftercare product. Use this product 1 – 2 times a week, depending on the condition, after shampooing, but before conditioning. What makes this product work, is that it prevents the hair from forming cysteic acid, which causes the hair to feel like bungee cord when wet.
- You could also get a protein overdose, so alternate with a moisturising treatment to get the balance right. Try using Redken's All Soft Heavy Cream once a week, instead of your conditioner. A little goes a long way, you'll only need the size of a 20p coin for thick shoulder-length hair.
- Take it easy on heat styling. Give your hair a break over weekends, and ALWAYS use a heat protection product before using any heated appliance, whether it's a hairdryer or a styling iron.
- Go for regular cuts. If you'd like to maintain your length, let the stylist know, but also know that if you have damaged ends, you will need to have a good trim. (I've once had a client asking me to remove 'half the damage'?!?!) Your hair will grow, and isn't better to have healthy shorter hair than have long, wiry ends?
Everyone's hair is different, and reacts different to products, so I'll also recommend the following treatments:
- Kérastase Forcintense treatment – a strengthening rinse out treatment that also protects your hair from future breakage.
- Pureology Essential Repair Split End Correcting Treatment – a gorgeous smelling leave-in treatment to help counteract split ends.
- Redken Blonde Glam Perfect Platinum – for girls on the go, this products has a bit of violet pigment in to counteract brassy tones, whilst leaving your hair soft and supple.
I really hope that this has helped some of you! I'm considering making these blogposts a regular feature, so if you'd like any questions answered, please leave a comment below, and I might use it in a future post!


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Executive Director - Denver Bike Sharing
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Denver Bike Sharing is a Colorado charitable, non-profit corporation that owns and operates Denver B-cycle to promote health, quality of life and preservation of the environment in Denver. Denver Bike Sharing is a 501(c)3.
By building and operating a comprehensive, city-wide bike sharing system, Denver Bike Sharing offers residents and visitors an alternative form of public transportation, which is both environmentally-friendly and affordable. It complements and integrates into the City's overall transportation system.
Denver Bike Sharing has been formed at the behest of the Mayor of Denver, and its activities and programs support the goals of the City's Strategic Transportation Plan and Climate Action Plan. Denver Bike Sharing is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of business and civic leaders, including two Mayoral appointees to ensure a close relationship with the City of Denver.
The board of Denver Bike Sharing now seeks a dynamic, committed, professional Executive Director to lead our next phase of growth and development.
Executive Director Overview
The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of Denver Bike Sharing. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives.
The purpose of the Executive Director position is to lead Denver Bike Sharing. The Executive Director has a future focus while managing current activities and has both an internal and external focus:
• Together with board and staff participation, set goals and facilitates staff, board and partners staying in synch and on track.
• Enable staff effectiveness by facilitating the coordination between all staff, supporting each individual in their success, and backstopping projects or tasks as needed.
• Serve as a connection between DBS and the Board of Directors and our partners, locally and nationally.
The Executive Director manages an annual operating and capital budget of $1.7 million and oversees a staff of 11 fulltime and 8 part-time professionals.
Qualified candidates will have experience in these areas:
• 5+ years leading and developing organizations; nonprofit management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the social and environmental issues related to bike transformation – public health, environment, sustainability – and a demonstrated commitment to Denver Bike Sharing's mission.
• Social change and community organizing experience.
• Public policy and intergovernmental systems – especially with regard to transportation, but must understand interconnections between agencies and levels of government.
• Budgeting and financial management, preferably in a nonprofit environment.
• Experience in developing and enhancing standard systems and internal processes.
• Organization management and leadership with experience in leading, developing, and enhancing teams.
• Fundraising and working with private, foundation, and government donors as well as enthusiasm for building and maintaining strong relationships with various funders.
• Public relations, external and internal communications, media relations, and marketing skills.
• Outstanding public speaking and written communication skills.
• Highly competent computer skills and a willingness to be one's own staff.
Candidates will also possess these personal qualities that are necessary for success in leading this growing and dynamic organization:
• Leadership and motivation to develop skills in staff and board members
• Ability to focus simultaneously on goals, strategies and tactics
• Focus and discipline; strong internal work ethic
• Strong and trusted relationships across the community
• Resourcefulness, patience, and persistence
• Ability to listen and learn
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Fearlessness in asking for help
How to apply:
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to Carolyn McCormick of Peak HR Consulting, LLC at Carolyn.McCormick AT peakhrconsulting DOT com. All applications are to be submitted via email. To learn more about Denver Bike Sharing and this position, please visit us at www.denverbikesharing.org.


text: After thinking about it for a number of years — and literally dreaming about it within 3 weeks of my last day of work, after 30 years at B.C. Ferries (I retired as a Deckhand/Second Officer) — the Journey for a Tobacco-Free World (JTFW) kicked off from Mile Zero in Victoria on May 31, 2010; not coincidentally, the World Health Organization's (WHO) 23rd annual World No Tobacco Day. One hundred and forty-four marathons later (with the exception of a couple of weeks [one in hospital, the other travelling to and from a concert], I did a marathon a day, 6 days a week for 6 months), I arrived at my final destination: New York City, via Montreal.


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From Toymakers to Lawyers, Corporate America's Top Suits Cut Loose in Annual Battle of the Bands at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
CARLSBAD, CA (September 12, 2013) – Narrowed from a pool of more than 30 applicants, the nation's top eight company-sponsored bands are set to face off in a live competition at the 13th FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands on Sept. 28, 2013. Event proceeds will benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's educational activities.
Held annually at the Rock Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, the battle of the corporate bands competition showcases the social and economic benefits of recreational music programs within the workplace. In addition to fostering team-building and increased morale, research shows that the positive effects of workplace music programs extend far past the social sphere, improving employee wellness by reducing depression and reversing the human body's response to stress at the DNA level.
Consequently, recreational music programs helps companies save on costs related to employee stress and depression, which are estimated at $34 billion annually — $11 billion for treatment, $11 billion in decreased productivity and $12 billion in absenteeism. Depression affects approximately 19 million people, 70 percent of whom are in the workforce (Braun Consulting News).
FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands is presented through a partnership with FORTUNE magazine and the Rock Hall, and is sponsored by the NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants), Gibson Guitars, Marshall Fridge and Fender Premium Audio.
The 2013 FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands finalists include:
This year's judges panel includes:
With the Rock Hall's increased focus on bringing music into the classroom, the Museum's educational offerings have become one of the most celebrated and award-winning activities from a fine arts museum in the nation. The Museum hosts a variety of events including year-round concerts and the Hall of Fame series featuring evenings with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. In addition, there are award-winning education programs for everyone from toddlers to college students, to teachers and adults.
About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $17 billion music products industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. NAMM's activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately 9,000 Member companies located in more than 94 countries. For more information about NAMM or the proven benefits of making music, interested parties can visit www.namm.org, call 800.767.NAMM (6266) or follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational activities.
About FORTUNE
FORTUNE is a global leader in business journalism with a worldwide circulation of more than one million and a readership of nearly five million, with major franchises including the FORTUNE 500 and the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For. FORTUNE Live Media extends the brand's mission into live settings, hosting a wide range of annual conferences, including the FORTUNE Global Forum. FORTUNE magazine's online home is CNNMoney.com, the most visited and utilized business destination website.
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While flames usually don't damage roads, they destroy other infrastructure assets. San Diego County lost 17,000 linear feet of guardrail, six drainage culverts, and 200 signs in last fall's wildfires. Photo: Bill Polick
San Diego County homeowners can grade property up to 200 cubic yards and 8 feet high without a permit. To help fire victims avert flooding, the public works department issued guidelines for installing wooden barriers, block walls, slope drains, and planted or seeded slopes, and gave away sand bags and the 20-foot fiber rolls pictured here. Photo: Bill Polick
Fallbrook (Calif.) Public Utility District general manager Keith Lewinger was sound asleep when the 2 a.m. call came in Oct. 23: A chlorine station had been consumed by a fire that was roaring through the area.
Though Fallbrook was evacuated the day before, the water and sewer utility had to get operations back online to serve firefighters. By luck, the utility was in the process of switching from gas chlorine to liquid chlorine to disinfect water at its 450-million-gallon reservoir. Because he'd already specified the components, it took Lewinger just 48 hours to procure parts and equipment to complete the switch.
Within three days, the utility was back to supplying 9000 customers over 44 square miles. "We were planning to switch anyway, so the disaster just accelerated the process," says Lewinger.
His story is one of the positive outcomes of the state's second-worst wildfire.
From Oct. 20 through Nov. 7, during one of California's driest years on record, a large swath of the state from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border was engulfed in flames. Fueled by 85-mph winds, wildfires raced over 500,000 acres of mountains and valleys, killing seven residents, displacing almost 1 million others, and incinerating at least 2000 homes.
As in all natural disasters, public works played a critical role. Employees were assigned to fire crews to designate evacuation routes and close roads. Before the last embers were extinguished, they were repairing roads, rebuilding bridges, and reinforcing the fragile landscape that can quickly turn a simple rainstorm into another disaster.
Though eclipsed by media coverage of firefighters, the public works departments were just as important to the region's survival—and more important to its recovery.
Covering 4200 square miles, San Diego County sustained some of the worst damage. At least half of the county's 525 public works employees worked round the clock, either in the field with firefighters or at the county's emergency command center.
In addition to working nights at the command center, public information officer Bill Polick did more than 100 interviews with international news organizations within three days. Other employees worked with the county's GIS staff to plot routes for evacuations and fire crews.
Because Southern Californian soil doesn't absorb water easily, the slightest rain can cause burned debris to tumble down mountains. Landslides that occur after wildfires are just as destructive as the flames themselves.
"After a fire, we always have flooding issues," says Vana Olson, public works director for San Bernardino County, about 100 miles north of San Diego. "Flash floods and debris flows affect county roads, so preventing them is a major priority."
Even before the fires were extinguished, her crews were patrolling 2800 miles of paved and dirt roads, unclogging thousands of metal pipe and concrete box culverts, and assessing the health of 38 bridges.
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This fall, the Richard H. Driehaus Museum debuted its inaugural exhibit, Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, which was comprised of 60 works by the widely collected American artist (who was also the son of Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany). At the opening, guests had the rare opportunity to see Driehaus' personal collection of approximately 1,500 lamps, vases and decorative objects from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. –Photography by Michael Monar