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PARKERSBURG - Members of the Wood County Board of Education took no vote on the issues surrounding Parkersburg High School's Stadium Field Tuesday.
But some appeared more than willing to write a check to the PHS Stadium Committee to get the ball rolling.
Board members heard from officials Tuesday night regarding options and costs to fix the condemned bleachers at Stadium Field.
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Ryan Taylor, president of Pickering Associates, speaks to members of the Wood County Board of Education about Stadium Field Tuesday.
"It's time," said Ryan Taylor, president of Pickering Associates. "You got your money out of the stadium."
Officials from PHS and the stadium committee were seeking a green light from the board to begin fundraising toward a fix, meet with the board of risk management and the state fire marshal's office and prepare a bid package.
Parkersburg High Principal Pam Goots said the goal is to have sections fixed by football season. She said the need for revenue generated by football offsets the cost of athletics at the high school. She noted Stadium Field served as host to 90 non-PHS events last year.
Officials said if the stadium remains closed in the fall the athletics department stands to lose about $200,000. Goots said the intent of the stadium committee Tuesday is to get approval to begin fundraising and seek a bid package.
Some board members appeared ready to write a check on the spot. Board member Jim Fox said the school system has a contingency fund.
"I'm open to discuss appropriating funds," he said.
Fox said the issue isn't just sports, noting Stadium Field is a historic landmark, important to both the city and the county.
Board president Tim Yeater said discussing funds for the endeavor wasn't on the agenda. Members agreed to put the issue of funding on the next agenda. But they want to discuss funding for all three high school stadiums.
"It could be a financial can of worms," said board member Tad Wilson.
Superintendent Pat Law asked the board to include all funding issues, noting building and roofing needs throughout the school system.
Charlotte Potter, treasurer for the stadium committee, said they have about $69,000 in the bank. Official noted the committee has raised $2.5 million for the facilities since 1996. That includes sponsors signs and a 50-cent tax on tickets used for upkeep and repairs.
"We spend it as soon as we get it," she said.
Taylor outlined options for repairs.
A short-term solution would fortify the underside of the bleachers. That would cost about $900,000. But the work could be completed before the start of football season.
Taylor said doing the structural steel reinforcement of the stadium would reduce the stadium's seating capacity to about 5,000 seats. PHS has a seating capacity of more than 8,400, he estimated.
Board members asked how long the reinforcement would last. Taylor said 5-10 years, noting something else will fail before the new reinforcement.
"There are so many issues with the stadium this is a very narrow approach," he said.
Long-term solution is a "macro" fix that involves replacing the concrete bleachers with precasts. Or installing aluminum grandstands over top of the stadium bleachers, making the concrete "irrelevant." Those fixes would last 50-70 years, he said.
Taylor said the second option requires more "vetting." He noted the large fix would require the stadium being up to modern building codes, including fire and disability specifications. Those costs hadn't been factored into the $2.5 million pricetag.
Goots said they wanted a long-term fix, but they also want things completed - on the home side at least - in time for the fall. Officials also want to retain the historic look of the 90-year-old stadium.
Potter said she was hoping the board would designate $900,000 for the project.
"We could kick in $200,000 and then have the home side done before football season," she said.
Potter said that would give the committee about a year to raise money to refurbish the visiting side of the stadium.
Goots noted the underside of the visitors' section can still be used, despite the bleachers being closed. The baseball team has a facility underneath those bleachers. Taylor noted precautions would need to be taken with regard to chunks of concrete falling.
"If we don't help at all, what is the plan?" Fox asked. If committee officials have to rely on fundraising Fox thinks they'll be having this same conversation next year.
Potter said after the meeting, the stadium committee had previously obtained a seven-year loan for the track at PHS. They raised funds and paid it off in three years.


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Old Crow Medicine Show's 8 Essential Americana Albums of the Last 15 Years
For the last 16 years, Nashville-based roots band Old Crow Medicine Show have slowly risen the Americana ranks after being discovered busking in Boone, N.C. by bluegrass legend Doc Watson. They've recorded eight studio albums, the latest being "Remedy," a 13-song LP that continues blending country, folk and bluegrass for another stand-out Americana album.
Listening to any of the band's albums, you can instantly recognize that they're well-versed in traditional songwriting – and like a lot of Americana, their work transcends boundaries. A song from their 2004 self-titled debut, "Wagon Wheel," became a hit for country star Darius Rucker last year and nabbed the band their first platinum-selling single. That song was first started by Bob Dylan as a "musical sketch" in 1973 and later turned over and finished by Secor. The band did a similar thing with another unfinished Dylan tune on "Remedy," with their single "Sweet Amarillo."
For Old Crow Medicine Show's vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ketch Secor, that word stirs up a lot of emotions. "You're not getting turned on to Americana music by mass media," he said in an interview. "The way this music finds its way into your life is because your best friend tells you about it. It has a more of a personal connection. As connected as we are supposedly are, there's a real disconnect. This music has a real connecting force to it. That's why it gets into you. With my own records, when I talk to people about what they like about it, they often share the story of when they first heard it. That can be a defining moment."
Here Secor walks us through eight albums he sees as defining moments in the last 15 years of Americana music – check out his picks below and stream them via Spotify.
- Caroline Chocolate Drops, "Genuine Negro Jig" (2010)
"It's got a lot of nods to some of the important figures in Black country music like Etta Baker and Joe Thompson," Secor explains. "They're playing old-time music and that's what they do really well. It easy to think of it as over-simplified – like you're singing about, literally, cornbread and butterbeans – but there's also something pretty powerful behind four or five African-American 20 and 30 year olds singing about cornbread and butterbeans in the 21st century."
2. Highwoods String Band, "Fire on the Mountain" (2009 Reissue)
"The most important of the revivalists' genre," he says. "If there is indeed a string-band movement as a part of Americana, this record's gotta be heard. They are the band that really studied [Old-time string band] the Skillet Lickers and made a presence in the folk revival."
3. Iris DeMent, "Sing the Delta" (2012)
"I think [she] is one of the most important voices in the Americana scene," he says. "She's the real thing, the genuine article. There's a lot of young women – dudes, too – who can learn a lot from Iris Dement songs. She comes from the real place…it's a heartland kind of sound. There's echoes of Pentecostal and intense religious fervor filled in her music. That's where much of the power comes from."
4. Jason Isbell, "Here We Rest" (2011)
"It's important to have his voice, his perspective, his Alabama-ness. Alabama often speaks for itself and often not from its own mouth – Jason has become a really important part of the scene. He's been really hustling this past decade."
5. Be Good Tanyas, "Blue Horse" (2001)
"Damn, this record made me really think 'Oh, there's an Americana music scene and I want to be a part of it.' There definitely needs to be a Canadian group , because for me, [they're] just one of many, many Canadian artists adding to the canon."
6. R.L. Burnside, "Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down" (2000)
"Sometimes when records defy categorizing, they'll be called 'Americana.' It's this preverbal lint trap for this musical spin cycle. [This album] is a blues singer with drum loops. I don't think it's a blues record or a hip-hop record, maybe it's all of those things? I think that's part of what makes the richness of the Americana scene, is that we get to claim things that don't necessarily have banjos in them. "
7. Levon Helm, "Dirt Farmer" (2007)
"Is [Levon] not rock and roll? Well, we call it 'Americana" now because rock and roll means you're supposed to have a jumbotron behind you. But Levon never did. And ["Dirt Farmer"] sounds like Arkansas to me. That record is great."
8. Gillian Welch, "Time (The Revelator)" (2001)
"It's an epic album in any genre," he states. "Some of the most masterful songwriting that I think has been done in this millennium and I think it'll stand the test of time in 100 years. Maybe 500."
"Remedy" is out now on ATO Records.


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Superman: Doomed #1
Superman scribes Scott Lobdell, Greg Pak and Charles Soule team up for an emotionless and tentative introduction to the latest crossover in "Superman: Doomed" #1, which at least has some interesting ideas illustrated by Ken Lashley.
|May 14th, 2014
Harley Quinn #5
"Harley Quinn" #5 has Conner, Palmiotti and Hardin unleash Harley Quinn and Sy-Borg against the first of their targets, but the rambling nature of the series feels a little unfocused this month.
|April 18th, 2014
Astro City #11
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson give readers their take on the Doctor Strange and Wong archetypes in "Astro City" #11, and the end result is a charming story on what it means to be a sorcerer's assistant.
|April 14th, 2014
Superman Unchained #6
"Superman Unchained" #6 has hit the 2/3rds mark of the series, and as Scott Snyder and Jim Lee have Superman deal with Ascension, there are other foes still waiting in the wings.
|March 20th, 2014
Superman #28
"Superman" #28 has Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth present a strange mixture of floating doors, multi-million dollar buyouts, a psychic Lois Lane and the Outsiders, but none of it clicks together.
|February 28th, 2014
Green Lantern/Red Lanterns #28
Presented as a flipbook from the books' respective creative teams, "Green Lantern/Red Lanterns" #28 delivers a forty-page extravaganza that includes appearances from Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner and Saint Walker.
|February 6th, 2014
Harley Quinn #2
Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin are joined by Stephane Roux this month as "Harley Quinn" #2 reunites Harley and Ivy for a heist at the local animal shelter.
|January 24th, 2014
Astro City #8
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's story about the takedown of Winged Victory continues in "Astro City" #8, and it feels like this story about female empowerment is poised to go somewhere interesting.
|January 17th, 2014
Superman #26
Writer Scott Lobdell and artist Ken Lashley badly mishandle the character of Lois Lane in "Superman" #26, but recover somewhat when the story focuses on Clark and Diana, as well as featured villain The Parasite.
|January 3rd, 2014
Superman Unchained #5
Writer Scott Snyder infuses "Superman Unchained" #5 with enough surprises to give the ongoing story a shot of adrenaline, and artists Jim Lee and Scott Williams hand a few pages over to Dustin Nguyen for some insightful if disruptive flashbacks.
|January 2nd, 2014
Harley Quinn #1
Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Chad Hardin's "Harley Quinn" #1 doesn't quite seem to know yet what it wants to be, and by trying to be everything, doesn't leave an impression.
|December 20th, 2013
Harley Quinn
Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti's script for "Harley Quinn" #0 is slight, but deliberately so; they're letting the art do the heavy lifting, and more importantly it succeeds in this deliberately silly comic.
|November 20th, 2013
Superman Unchained #4
Scott Snyder and Jim Lee check in with another installment of the adventures of Superman and Wraith in "Superman Unchained."
|November 7th, 2013
Astro City #5
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson bring back the Broken Man in "Astro City" #5, but while this deliberately jumbled story of story fragments and new characters might not be to everyone's taste, it holds up well on a re-read.
|October 9th, 2013
Green Lantern #24
Relic comes to Oa for the first installment of "Lights Out" by Robert Venditti and Billy Tan in "Green Lantern" #24.
|October 4th, 2013
Green Lantern #23.4
"Green Lantern" #23.4 turns its attention to Sinestro -- the most notable "Green Lantern" villain -- but Matt Kindt and Dale Eaglesham's story of Sinestro's early years is ultimately unenergetic.
|September 26th, 2013
Green Lantern: Black Hand #23.3
"Green Lantern" #23.3 has Charles Soule and Alberto Ponticelli telling an old-fashioned horror story, where Black Hand shows that you can't keep a good avatar of death in the grave for very long.
|September 20th, 2013
Teen Titans #23.1
Marv Wolfman and CAFU teaming up to tell Trigon's origin in "Teen Titans" #23.1 sounds like the potential for a home run, but this comic is about as fun as experiencing a root canal: it's best when it's over.
|September 12th, 2013
Green Lantern #23.1
"Green Lantern" #23.1 places the focus on new villain Relic, and while Robert Venditti and Rags Morales do a good job of explaining why he's trying to stomp out all the Corps, the storytelling method is a little dull.
|September 5th, 2013
Justice League #23.1
In order for there to be New Gods, there needed to be old gods too; "Justice League" #23.1 has Greg Pak, Paulo Siqueira, and Netho Diaz flash back to that time when Darkseid was a farmer.
|September 4th, 2013
Justice League #23
"Trinity War" ends and nothing will ever be the same. At least for an issue or three, thanks to Geoff Johns and the art team of Ivan Reis, Joe Prado as the true nature of Pandora's box is revealed.
|August 28th, 2013
Justice League Dark #23
Jeff Lemire and Mikel Janin bring Madame Xanadu back into play in the fifth installment of "Trinity War" within the pages of "Justice League Dark" #23.
|August 22nd, 2013
Superman Unchained #3
With Wraith now revealed, Superman is discovering he has so many more questions, if only Scott Snyder and Jim Lee could answer them for the Man of Steel in "Superman Unchained" #3.
|August 21st, 2013
Astro City #3
"Astro City" #3 concludes the new series' first two-part story, where Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson remind us that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
|August 15th, 2013
Justice League of America #7
Part four of the six-part "Trinity War" in "Justice League of America" #7 by Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire and Doug Mahnke is another great-looking, fast-paced thrill that's a great example of an excellent superhero event.
|August 15th, 2013
Green Lantern #23
"Green Lantern" #23 has Robert Venditti and Billy Tan still keeping extremely close ties to its sister titles, which makes the story involving new villain Prixiam Nol-Anj fade into the background.
|August 7th, 2013
Superman Unchained #2
Superman has a confrontation with General Lane and discovers the measures Lane has in place against him in Scott Snyder's and Jim Lee's "Superman Unchained" #2.
|July 10th, 2013
Justice League #21
"Justice League" #21 features zero Justice Leaguers, but still delivers an awesome Shazam story from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank.
|June 28th, 2013
Justice League of America #5
"Justice League of America" #5 follows up on the brutal killing from the previous issue as Geoff Johns and Brett Booth attempt to put everything in place for the upcoming "Trinity War."
|June 27th, 2013
Superman Unchained #1
It's been a while since Superman was this great or this cool, and Scott Snyder and Jim Lee give readers the Superman they've been missing since long before the start of the New 52 in "Superman Unchained" #1.
|June 11th, 2013
Green Lantern #21
It's a brand new day for Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns as writer Robert Venditti and artist Billy Tan assume creator roles for "Green Lantern" #21.
|June 6th, 2013
Astro City #1
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson debut their new "Astro City" #1, and it's a welcome return to this city of superheroes, even as a new narrative trick for the series is employed.
|June 5th, 2013
Green Lantern #20
As Geoff Johns brings his nearly-decade-long stint of writing the adventures of DC Comics' various Lanterns to a close, "Green Lantern" #20 delivers the comic book equivalent of a standing ovation in the form of an impressive, oversized finale.
|May 22nd, 2013
Earth 2 #11
April brings DC's gatefold cover experiment that not only returns Doctor Fate to the DC Universe, but Mister Miracle as well in the James Robinson-written, Nicola Scott-drawn "Earth 2" #11.
|April 5th, 2013
Green Lantern #17
"The Rise of the Third Army" gives way to "The Wrath of the First Lantern" in Green Lantern #17 by Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Phil Jimenez and Doug Mahnke.
|February 21st, 2013
Earth 2 #9
Writer James Robinson and artist Nicola Scott serve up the prologue to Dr. Fate's New 52 debut in "Earth 2" #9.
|February 7th, 2013
Green Lantern #16
For a comic supposedly involved in a crossover, Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke's "Green Lantern" #16 remarkably stands on its own, even as they finally start wrapping up Simon Baz's introduction in a satisfactory way.
|January 23rd, 2013
Earth 2 #8
The basic idea behind James Robinson and Yildiray Cinar's "Earth 2" #8 sounds good in an outline form, but the actual execution of the Steppenwolf and Fury show feels remarkably flat and dull.
|January 14th, 2013
Justice League #15
The "Throne of Atlantis" crossover with "Aquaman" brings more panel time for the Sea King, but it also brings Geoff Johns' "Aquaman" collaborators: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis to "Justice League" #15 as
|December 27th, 2012
Earth 2 #7
In "Earth 2" #7, Yildiray Cinar fills in on the art chores to help James Robinson continue the construction and development of a whole new world, bringing in some fan favorite characters along the way.
|December 10th, 2012
Justice League #14
Geoff Johns and Tony S. Daniel conclude their Cheetah story in "Justice League" #14, but it's Johns and Gary Frank whose "Shazam!" story ultimately compels a bit more.
|November 23rd, 2012
Green Lantern #14
Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke continue to introduce new Green Lantern Baz in while "Rise of the Third Army" rolls on in the background, but neither is terribly compelling.
|November 12th, 2012
Team 7 #1
After Zero Month, Justin Jordan and Ron Frenz have a weak follow-up with "Team 7" #1 that misses the mark on both character and art.
|October 15th, 2012
Earth 2 #5
According to the cover of "Earth 2" #5, Grundy is the death god, but that doesn't stop Alan Scott from punching him square in the jaw.
|October 8th, 2012
Green Lantern #13
In "Green Lantern" #13, suspected terrorist and known Green Lantern Simon Baz is on the run from the law and trying to figure out why he has a Green Lantern ring on his finger and how to get it off.
|October 3rd, 2012
Green Lantern
"Green Lantern" #0 doesn't focus on Hal Jordan or Thaal Sinestro. Instead, it introduces Simon Baz, gives him and Green Lantern ring and sends him on his way in a different, but familiar, origin.
|September 6th, 2012
Justice League #12
Geoff Johns and Jim Lee bring the conclusion to "The Villain's Journey" in "Justice League" #12, as Superman and Wonder Woman lock lips.
|August 30th, 2012
Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1
Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo craft a Rorschach story that brings the character back to his Charlton Comics roots in "Before Watchmen: Rorschach" #1.
|August 15th, 2012
Earth 2 #4
James Robinson continues to build worlds in "Earth 2" #4 by introducing Grundy and Atom, bringing them on a collision course with Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.
|August 3rd, 2012
Green Lantern #11
In "Green Lantern" #11, Hal Jordan gets a more inflated ego and Sinestro is freed from the Indigo Tribe's control, while Black Hand returns to Earth, gets some Chinese takeout and has dinner with his dead family.
|July 30th, 2012


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Quote: PORT FOURCHON, La. - The oil rig that exploded, caught fire and then sank 36 hours later could lead to a major oil spill, officials said Thursday, and as a result a remotely operated vehicle is surveying the seas and assets ranging from aircraft to containment booms are ready to be deployed.
At a press conference, the officials also said hope was running out for 11 workers still missing after the blast Tuesday night off the coast of Louisiana. The Coast Guard said its search would probably continue for another 12 hours or so.
Officials had previously said the environmental damage appeared minimal, but new challenges have arisen now that the platform has sunk.
Quote: NEW ORLEANS — Government officials said late Wednesday night that oil might be leaking from a well in the Gulf of Mexico at a rate five times that suggested by initial estimates.
In a hastily called news conference, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry of the Coast Guard said a scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had concluded that oil is leaking at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day, not 1,000 as had been estimated. While emphasizing that the estimates are rough given that the leak is at 5,000 feet below the surface, Admiral Landry said the new estimate came from observations made in flights over the slick, studying the trajectory of the spill and other variables.
futuristxen wrote: So this will kill off the entire ecosystem of the gulf coast, no?
Hard to really wrap my head around that.
Stumbleweed wrote: There are few things in the world that make me feel more depressed and helpless to change the circumstances as a fucking giant oil spill. Just makes me sick to my stomach.


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New CEO at Roche's Pharma Division
31.08.2012 - Swiss drug giant Roche AG has filled the leadership gap at its pharma division after its former head Pascal Soriot left the company to become CEO of British-Swedish pharma major AstraZeneca.
From 1 September, Daniel O'Day, currently COO at Roche Diagnostics, will step in. O'Day will be succeeded by Roland Diggelmann, currently Head of the Asia-Pacific Region within Roche Diagnostics who has been appointed as a new member of the Executive Committee by the Board of Directors. Daniel O'Day began his career in 1987 at Roche in the U.S. Pharmaceuticals organisation in Sales and Marketing. Following that, he held various positions in Roche Pharma in Switzerland, Japan, and Denmark. In 2006, O'Day joined Roche Diagnostics and became Head of the business area "Molecular Diagnostics". On January 1 2010 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Roche's global diagnostics business.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-2/oday-roche.html


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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- More than 1 million New Jersey customers are still without power after Superstorm Sandy and many of them may not have service restored until Wednesday.
Fuel shortages are also a serious problem and there have been long lines at gas stations.
Gov. Chris Christie has ordered a rationing system for 12 counties in the northern part of the state. Christie says he hopes it will be in effect for no more than a few days.
The storm is blamed for 23 deaths in New Jersey.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is scheduled to visit the state Sunday.
A few more steps toward normalcy were taken Saturday. New Jersey Transit says it will have more rail service restored in time for the workweek to start, most bus service has been restored, and about half the state's school districts report they will reopen Monday.
Christie also says Election Day will go on as planned. If a polling place has no power, he says votes will be cast on a military truck "old school with a paper ballot." He also has announced that New Jerseyans would be able to vote by email or fax.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The lights are back on in lower Manhattan and that prompted screams of sweet relief from residents who'd been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by the superstorm. But their joy contrasts with deepening resentment in the city's outer boroughs and suburbs over a continued lack of power and maddening gas shortages.
Adding to the misery of those lacking power, heat or gasoline: dipping temperatures. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging older residents without heat to move to shelters, and says 25,000 blankets are being distributed across the city.
Bloomberg says that fully resolving the shortages at gas stations could take a few days.
Long lines of vehicles and pedestrians formed after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the U.S. Department of Defense was opening the mobile fuel stations in New York City and on suburban Long Island.
The government then asked the public to stay away from the locations until emergency responders get their gas.
National Guard Col. Richard Goldenberg said Saturday afternoon that people who were already at the distribution sites would not be turned away.
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City and nearby counties hit hard by Superstorm Sandy have been approved for expanded federal aid for roads, public buildings and parks.
New York officials say the areas initially approved for federal disaster assistance funding have now been approved for additional aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. New York City is eligible for the funding along with Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island and Westchester and Rockland counties north of the city.
The areas are now eligible for federal reimbursement for road systems, water control facilities, public buildings, public utilities, and parks.
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's mayor says the dangling boom of a midtown Manhattan crane damaged in the storm is tethered to the luxury high-rise building.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday that officials hope to open 57th Street on Saturday night.
The crane boom collapsed during Superstorm Sandy this week, likely because of heavy winds.
Engineers climbed the 74-story building in the midst of the storm to inspect the crane.
Some neighboring buildings were evacuated, including a hotel with 900 guests.
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City schoolchildren are preparing to go back to the classroom on Monday, a week after Superstorm Sandy barreled into the city and the region.
But there are many challenges involved in restarting the nation's largest school district, with 1.1 million students.
Many residents in Lower Manhattan, Staten Island and other neighborhoods still are without power Saturday. Others lost their homes altogether and are still cleaning up debris.
Some city schools are being used as shelters. And with gasoline scarce and public transportation crippled, many teachers and students will have a hard time getting to school. About 80 percent of the city's subway service has been restored.
Yet school officials say most of the city's 1,700 public schools will open on Monday. Fifty-seven schools with flooding or structural damage will remain closed.


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The Missouri Hospital Association announced recipients of the Governance Excellence Certificate at the MHA Leadership Forum, held June 13 in Lake Ozark, Mo. Four Lake Regional Health System board members, Grant Barnum, D.O., Kevin Byrne, D.O., Robert Mason, D.O., and John Parrish, completed the voluntary educational program for hospital trustees.
"Each of our board members works diligently to stay abreast of the many issues related to health system operations and governance," said Michael E. Henze, CEO of Lake Regional Health System. "We are pleased that nine of our 15 members now have completed the program during its first two years."
MHA launched the Governance Excellence Certificate Program in 2011 to enhance hospital trustees' skills and provide them with increased knowledge of issues in hospital governance to help them make effective decisions for their organizations. Lake Regional Health System Board Members John Caine, Dennis Michaelree, Robert Schwendinger, Larry Shields and Corey ten Bensel completed the program last year.
"Hospitals are complex organizations," said Herb B. Kuhn, MHA president and CEO. "To add value to decisions about hospital operations and support a hospital's work in the community, a trustee must have a thorough understanding of a range of responsibilities in governance practices and the integration of the hospital's mission and values. The Governance Excellence Certificate Program is designed to expand trustees' knowledge base and provide enhanced decision-making skills."
To complete the certificate program, trustees were required to attend a day-long session at MHA's annual convention in November 2012 and complete six of eight independent study modules. The 27 certificate recipients recognized June 13 serve as trustees at 19 Missouri hospitals.
Lake Regional Health System provides comprehensive health care services to the residents and visitors of the lake region. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a two-time recipient of the Missouri Quality Award. Lake Regional Health System also operates primary care, urgent care, specialty and rehab therapy clinics, retail pharmacies and home health services throughout the lake area.
The Missouri Hospital Association is a not-for-profit association in Jefferson City that represents 152 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public, as well as legislative representatives, about health care issues.
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Eagle Valley High School's ProStart students studying the art and business of fine dining had a chance to learn from some of the valley's best professionals this weekend when Elway's Steakhouse in Vail hosted a fund-raiser for the EVHS ProStart team.
"Jim Lay from Elway's offered to give our students a fine dining experience," said Elizabeth Dilley, Eagle Valley's ProStart coach and teacher. "It was a god send. I was racking my brain trying to figure out how to raise the funds for something like this."
Eagle Valley and Battle Mountain high schools both have successful ProStart programs.
The money raised during the dinner and an accompanying silent auction will help EVHS upgrade some of the aging equipment that's part of the school's foods and nutrition classes and its ProStart program.
ProStart is a two-year culinary program taught in high schools around the country, sponsored by the National Restaurant Association. Students who complete the program are eligible for scholarships and other opportunities. ProStart combines industry-driven curriculum, competitions and networks with local restaurants.
Eagle Valley has 23 kids in this year's ProStart class. They had two sections last year, but this year had to combine it into one class because of budget cuts. Even then they had to turn some kids away, Dilley said.
ProStart programs in local high schools work with Johnson and Wales and other culinary schools. If kids learn as much as they're supposed to, they can test out of introductory classes, the same as they would in classes like math, English or art.
Dilley's art background is in creating and teaching studio art. She wandered off to New Zealand where she taught adult culinary classes, and she has always had jobs in fine dining.
When a combined foods and art position popped up, she jumped on it.
One of her students is Sam Lay, Jim Lay's daughter. Dilley was bouncing fund-raising ideas off her students one day when a light went off in Sam's head.
Sam went home and talked to her dad, and came back to school telling Dilley, "My dad wants to talk to you about hosting the fine dining experience."
"It has turned out to be such a blessing," Dilley said.
Local kids interested in learning the basics of how to play hockey can get the pointers they need without raiding their parents' pocketbooks.
This Saturday, Nov. 3, Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District is offering a free Learn to Play Hockey Clinic for kids ages 5 to 15 years.
"This clinic teaches the basics of hockey from how to put on gear to skating and shooting," said Sheryl Staten, WECMRD Eagle area manager. "It's for people who have never played hockey, but wanted to give it a try. Players must be able to skate forward at least half the length of ice in order to participate."
The clinic is planned at the Eagle Ice Rink from 2:20 to 3:30 p.m. Participants should bring a helmet, warm clothes and gloves. Additionally, if they have them, they should bring ice skates, hockey sticks and hockey gloves. Some equipment will be available for use during the event.
For additional information or to register, visit www.wecmrd.org or call 970-328-5277.
Don't miss the opportunity to sign your teenager up for the Sunday, Nov. 4 Street Survival Teen Driving program.
This one-day course puts students behind the wheel of their own cars for an intensive handling and training session. Hosted by the Edwards Rotary Club, the program costs $75 for the day and includes lunch.
Only 30 spaces are available, so early registration is recommended. The course will take place at the Eagle County Regional Airport on the Vail Valley Jet Center tarmac. Participants should have their license in order to participate (or be at least 15 1/2 and close to getting their license). Contact Linda Hill, linda@hillaevium, 970.471.1594 or Joe Hoy, firstname.lastname@example.com, 970-328-8509 for more information or visit www.streetsurvival.org and then click on schedules/registration for additional information and to register.
• Don't forget to tune in for America's Funniest Home Videos at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, to see Eagle resident Phyllis Johnson.
• The VVF Youth Foundation urges everyone to register for the sixth Annual Turkey Trot. The trot happens on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 22. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the race begins at 9:30 a.m. from the Eagle-Vail pool. There will be prizes for the best costume and dogs are welcome. Pre-registration is now open and the cost is $10 per person. All proceeds benefit VVF's Youth Foundation PwrHrs after-school program and the Eric Spry Memorial Scholarship.
• The Halloween Candy Buy Back returns to the valley Nov. 1 at Steve Oakson, DDS General Dentistry in Gypsum and at Bishop Orthodontics in Edwards. Children can sell their Halloween candy for $1 per pound up to 5 pounds. The candy is then sent as care packages to U.S. Troops through Operation Gratitude. Oakson Dentistry is at 620 Red Table Drive in Gypsum and can be reached at 524-1105. Bishop Orthodontics is at 34237 U.S. Highway 6, #105, Edwards, and can be reached at 926-2666.
• The Gypsum Creek Middle School Holiday Craft Fair is planned Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out the show for hand-made gifts, artwork and more.
• It's time to fall back this weekend. Daylight savings time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, so set back your clocks one hour when you go to bed Saturday night and enjoy a little extra sleep.


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Jackson Nursery Bedding Set
- Overview
The colorful world beneath the sea is depicted on a collection where everything that touches your baby's skin is made of pure organic cotton. This bedding features navy blue whales and small, bright fish swimming across percales, ginghams and yarn-dyed stripes in a ripple-quilted design that's accented with decorative stitching.
- Pure cotton percale.
- 200-thread count.
- Expertly quilted by hand and filled with pure cotton batting.
- Quilt is bordered by a cotton gingham percale.
- Reverses to a blue and white striped percale.
- Crib skirt is pure cotton percale appliquéd with cheery whales and fish.
- Sheets are pure organic cotton percale.
- Set includes fitted crib sheet, toddler quilt and crib skirt.
- Bumper ties should always be secured tightly and positioned outside of the crib. When your child is able to pull up to a standing position, crib bumpers should be removed.
- Do not place decorative pillows in the crib while your baby is sleeping.
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- Made of 100% cotton percale fibers. A percale weave is noticeably denser and wears well over time.
- Crib skirt is tailored with split corners for easy placement around posts; four-sided skirt fits around the entire crib.
- Pottery Barn fitted crib sheets have elastic around the top and bottom only, rather than around the entire edge, a feature that makes our sheets safer for your baby.
Toddler Quilt
- 36 x 50"
Crib Skirt
- 28 x 52"; 16" drop length
Fitted Crib Sheet
- 26 x 53"; fits mattresses up to 8" deep
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Invasive species that hitch rides into new environments via global trade and travel can cause immense environmental and economic damage in the United States and throughout the world. They can degrade vital industrial structures as well as ecosystems and food webs. Yet it's hard to imagine a prosperous 21st century without global trade, even if it inadvertently brings invasive species to our shores. Often, these marine invasives arrive in the ballast water that ocean-going ships carry to balance their loads. USGS has partnered with other agencies and private industry to characterize the threat of marine invasive species at a global level. USGS science provides data to help establish ballast water discharge standards, and also helps to develop ballast treatment systems that will stop invasive species before they gain hold.
The highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorph), for example, causes billions in damage annually to North American boats, docks, hydroelectric systems and other vital infrastructure and resources. Zebra mussels also compromise food webs by attaching to other animals and jeopardizing their survival. As filter feeders, mussels such as Dreissena can accumulate toxic chemicals at levels exponentially greater than in the environment. These toxic chemicals can then be passed to humans when they eat the meat of fish and waterfowl that feed on the mussels. Zebra mussels were first reported in the Great Lakes in 1988, where they probably arrived as plankton in the ballast tanks of ocean-going ships from Europe. By 2007, they had spread into U.S. waterways as far away as Lake Mead, often by unwitting recreational boaters hauling their vessels from place to place.
Prevention is best
It's almost always too late to get rid of such pests once they are established. It's much easier to stop aquatic species from becoming introduced by treating incoming ballast water before it is discharged into unfamiliar waters. For several decades, state and federal governments and the International Maritime Organization have been crafting requirements for treatment of ships' ballast water. These standards could be implemented worldwide by 2020, but key to global adoption is having consistent, reliable and easily followed standards and methodologies. USGS scientists are evaluating both risk-based and quantitative ballast-water discharge standards to protect marine ecology. In partnership with the National Park Service and private firms, USGS is developing emergency ballast-water treatment systems and freshwater ballast treatment systems that are safe and effective while also being cost-efficient and easy to use. Finally, USGS has co-produced with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the first large-scale comparative atlas of non-native marine species in the North Pacific, giving resource managers data with which to strategize against a possible threat.
A tiny threat
The most common marine invasives are plankton, arthropods (crabs, insects, barnacles) and mollusks (like Dreissena). All spend at least part of their lives in forms too small to be seen by the naked eye. Long before they grow to adulthood, when they may compete directly with native species, they have the potential to disrupt resource and food webs in their new waters.
"Plankton is the base of the food chain," said biologist Scott Smith. "Let's say a fish is adapted to eating a certain native copepod. Let's say you introduce an invasive copepod (a small crustacean). But this invasive copepod is either not edible or not as nutritious as the native." By reducing the fish's nutritive intake and thus its fitness, the tiny invader affects the ecosystem of which the fish is part, and has an impact far beyond its size. USGS science is working on how to kill these non-native species cost-effectively without damaging the native ecosystem. USGS and NPS have partnered with a private marine engineering firm, Glosten and Associates, to create ballast-water treatment systems that target these tiny organisms to prevent their spread.
Water-treatment challenges
Treatments can involve filtration of ballast water to screen out organisms at the 10- to 50-micron stage, or can use ultraviolet light or chemicals as simple as chlorine bleach. The challenge lies in treating, mixing and testing water at the speed and scale required. Ballast tanks can hold up to a million gallons, and most are inconveniently shaped and fitted for mixing procedures. In addition, some treatments that use chemicals to kill organisms in ballast water must follow up with neutralizing chemicals that render the water safe for the ecosystem in which it is discharged. So USGS is working with another private firm, Assure Controls, to develop a simple, inexpensive and rapid field test to evaluate ballast water quality and ensure that the discharge is safe.
Working with the National Park Service and the private sector, USGS refined an emergency treatment system that can be used to treat the ballast on vessels that have high-risk ballast and no functioning treatment system so that the vessel can discharge safe ballast and continue to deliver the goods we all need. Future research may examine other chemicals that disinfect the water but that also break down quickly enough that a second, neutralizing, chemical is not needed.
Identifying possible threats before they happen
On another front, USGS is helping to characterize the global invasives threat in ways easily consulted by scientists and resource managers. The Atlas of Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species in the North Pacific, co-written by USGS research geographer Deborah Reusser and released by the EPA in collaboration with the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES), is the first synthesis and appraisal of global invasive-species data at an ocean-basin scale. Reusser and EPA coauthor Henry Lee II produced status reports on 747 invasive fish, arthropods and other animal species across the North Pacific basin, from the East China Sea to the Gulf of California. Their 1,900-page atlas offers the first consistent and easily comparable appraisal of these species across ecological regions. It establishes a baseline for future studies of abundance and movement among these species. By characterizing the species' preferred environments by temperature, salinity, turbidity and other factors, it helps identify the risk that a species introduced to new waters will become established. Finally, the atlas will help resource managers strategize methods such as quarantines for protecting the waters in their care.
"Previously available material describes invasive species already within given areas," Reusser explained. "Resource managers need material describing species that could colonize an area in the future, based on the habitat it prefers."
Keeping an eye on an unwanted crab
For example, Reusser said, fisheries in Northern California and in British Columbia have struggled with the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas), which may compete with Dungeness crab, a valuable food resource. Oregon's coastal waters are slightly colder than those of its neighbors, and European green crab has not made inroads there. But climate change or extreme storms could alter Oregon's marine ecology in the short or long term, creating a niche for the unwanted crab to become established.
Reusser's team has also studied the various approaches to setting ballast water standards, evaluating what's now available and giving pros and cons of the different approaches. The team looked at the historical invasion rate and discharge volumes for a coastline and the number of invaders in an area, and calculated the invasion probability. The team also looked at approaches based on the number of organisms in a sample. The higher the standard, the greater the volume of water that must be tested.
"Significant clumping goes on among organisms, so a sample that reads 'zero' won't reflect conditions in the entire tank," Reusser explained. "You can't test the whole tank. But just how much do you have to test before you know the water passes the standard? We've worked on these statistical challenges."
More information:
USGS Invasive Species Program
Under siege! America's most unwanted invasive species
Links to USGS research on invasive species
Interactive map of nonindigenous species in your state
Invasive species in the Great Lakes


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The Quincy Area Youth Chorus (QAYC) invites all treble singers in grades three through 12 to consider joining QAYC.
Auditions for both the Concert Choir and Kinderchor will be held beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Christ Lutheran Church, 333 S. 36th, Quincy, Ill. Treble singers also include boys with unchanged voices.
Auditioning children will be asked to sing a song with which they are familiar, rhythmic repetitions, and pitch matching. To sign up for an audition time with Concert Choir conductor Paul Shelor and Kinderchor conductor Jessi Sparks or to request more information call the Quincy Symphony office at (217) 222-2856.
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Davenport captures Carolina Crown at Lancaster
Published: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 9:01 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 9:01 p.m.
LANCASTER — Jonathan Davenport continued his early-season hot streak by capturing the biggest race of his career Saturday night. The Blairsville, Ga., racer, known for his all-out driving style, claimed the $30,000 victory in the second annual Carolina Crown at Lancaster Speedway.
Carolina Crown
Saturday at Lancaster Motor Speedway
1. Jonathan Davenport
2. Steve Shaver
3. Scott Autry
4. Steve Francis
5. Tim Allen
6. Casey Roberts
7. Chris Madden
8. Jared Landers
9. Billy Workman Jr.
10. Ross Bailes
11. Johnny Pursley
12. John Blankenship
13. Dennis Franklin
14. Jeff Smith
15. Steve Casebolt
16. Kevin Wilson
17. John Pursley
18. Robbie Bailey
19. Zack Mitchell
20. Doug Sanders
21. Dale McDowell
22. Richard Clew
23. Chris Ferguson
Davenport displayed his track prowess right after the drop of the green flag to start the event by passing Gaffney's Chris Madden for second exiting Turn 2. He then set his sights on the pole-sitter and race leader, Steve Shaver, of Vienna, W.Va. Davenport kept the pressure up on Shaver until he was able to complete the pass on the 25th lap of the 60-lap event.
From that point forward, Davenport's biggest challenge came not from behind, but in front of him as he negotiated lapped traffic. At the fall of the checkered flag his advantage over Shaver was nearly the length of a full straightaway at the high-speed half-mile facility.
"The car was really great. I knew that I was a little bit better than (Shaver) was there," Davenport said. "So I just saved my tires and I just kept trying to stay out of his grit. That way, I would not get too much wheel spin. But I knew once we got to (lapped) traffic and he had to run through a little bit of grit that would slow him down even more. So that was when I had to make my move for sure."
This was the third straight winning weekend for the resurgent Davenport. He added wins in the Southern All Stars Racing Series at East Alabama (Ala.) and Smokey Mountain (Tenn.) Speedways the previous two weekends. He has already matched his win total (three) from a forgettable 2012 season campaign that culminated in him parting ways with Clint Bowyer Racing. He joined his new team, AES Racing, during the offseason.
Defending champion of the event, Scott Autry, looked to be on a mission early on to duplicate his feat from last year. Starting from the 16th position, he immediately began making moves toward the front and at the conclusion of the race, secured a third-place finish. Last year, Autry thrilled the crowd coming all the way from the 25th starting position to take the lead in the closing laps to snare his largest career payday to date.
LUG NUTS: Dennis Franklin, of Gaffney, set fast time in time trial qualifying Friday night with a lap of 19.103 seconds. … The race was slowed by six cautions, including a mandatory yellow with 10 laps to go.
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STOCKTON – Stockton Police are searching for an armed man who robbed the Wireless Pros store on the 6100 block of Pacific Avenue.
A 30-year-old store employee told police a man came into the store with a handgun and demanded money from the register. The robber got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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7.1-9 Sexual Assault in the Third Degree -- § 53a-72a (a) (2)
Revised to December 1, 2007 (modified November 1, 2008)
The defendant is charged [in count __] with sexual assault in the third degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of sexual assault in the third degree when such person engages in sexual intercourse with another person whom the actor knows to be related to him or her within any of the degrees of kindred specified in the statute that specifies which relatives are prohibited from marrying one another.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Sexual intercourse
The first element is that the defendant and the complainant engaged in sexual intercourse. "Sexual intercourse" means vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, fellatio or cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex. Its meaning is limited to persons not married to each other. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, or fellatio and does not require emission of semen. Penetration, however, is not required for the commission of cunnilingus. Penetration may be committed by an object manipulated by the actor into the genital or anal opening of the complainant's body.
Element 2 - Knowledge of
The second element is that the defendant knew that the complainant was related to (him/her) as a (mother / grandmother / daughter / granddaughter / sister / aunt / niece / stepmother / stepdaughter / father / grandfather / son / grandson / brother / uncle / nephew / stepfather / stepson). A person acts "knowingly" with respect to conduct or to a circumstance when (he/she) is aware that (his/her) conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists. <See Knowledge, Instruction 2.3-3.>
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant and the complainant engaged in sexual intercourse, and 2) the defendant knew that they were related as <define relationship>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of sexual
assault in the third degree, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the
other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not
1 General Statutes § 46b-21 reads as follows: "Kindred who may not marry. No man may marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, stepmother or stepdaughter, and no woman may marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, stepfather or stepson. Any marriage within these degrees is void." Section 53a-72a (a) (2) encompasses conduct occurring between persons related by adoption as well as by blood. State v. George B., 258 Conn. 779, 794-96 (2001).
In State v. John F.M., 285 Conn. 528, 549 (2008), the Supreme Court interpreted this statute to apply "equally to both same sex and opposite sex sexual intercourse between individuals who are related within the degrees of kinship specified in § 46b-21." The Court also discusses the evidentiary requirements of proving kinship. Id., 534-44. On remand, the trial court properly instructed the jury that it could find that the defendant was the stepparent of the victim through testimonial admissions. State v. John F.M., 110 Conn. App. 181, 186-87, cert. denied, 289 Conn. 948 (2008).
Sentence Enhancer
Section 53a-82a (b) provides an enhanced penalty if the victim is under 16 years of age. The jury must find this fact proved beyond a reasonable doubt. See Sentence Enhancers, Instruction 2.11-4.


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I just got a macbook pro retina. I installed the PSM (mac version) on the laptop and unfortunatly i got random hiccups that occur for like 3 seconds. When this happens the screen and audio freezes. I didn't change any of the setting except for the order of the subtitles. Someone else got the same issue and if so, is there a solution for it? I got the system hardwired on a belkin router. PMS works fine om my sony vaio laptop.
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Monday, Jan. 14, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The address problems were handled when most voters went to the polls. They had to update their information to vote, but there are still a handful that are unaccounted for.
While the problem may have sounded like voter fraud, the real problem may just be laziness.
"It sounds terrible to think that you may have people registered from vacant lots. The biggest problem that we have uncovered so far is negligence," said Board of Elections Director Lynn Bailey.
Negligence is a problem that still needs fixing, according to Bailey, but it's a very different one from the crime of voter fraud.
"Any time anything happens to bring into question the integrity of the voters list, it is alarming, but we don't see it as a huge problem. There is a big difference between that and negligence," Bailey said.
Seventeen of the 23 voter addresses have been remedied.
Most people updated their information when they went to the polls this last election, but that still leaves six voters in question.
One woman is registered at 1005 Bennet Lane, but what used to be a house is now just an abandoned lot.
"There ain't nobody else here, ain't nothing left but 1008," said neighbor Tara D'Antignac.
Her family agrees it's been this way for nearly 10 years.
"A bogus address. Something that don't even exist no more," D'Antignac said.
It's cases like that the board will be discussing Monday night.
While there are only six people left in question, Bailey says that's six too many.
"We'll have to figure out what to do with them. [The board] could challenge a voter's right to remain on the list considering their address is clearly invalid," Bailey said.
Bailey says they're working with the Geographic Information System Department because they have technology to identify any vacant lots in the county.
She says they plan to cross reference that with their list of voters to update the list.
So, for now, the address problems are considered honest mistakes, not criminal voter fraud.
One member of the Board of Elections told News 12 if they find any of the people intentionally wrote down a false address, he will urge the board to pursue those specific cases criminally.


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OAKLAND -- In the most comprehensive examination to date of why bolts broke on the new Bay Bridge, an analysis released Wednesday faults Caltrans for inadequate specifications and insufficient testing of the steel. It will cost as much as $10 million to fix the mistake and could delay the span's Labor Day opening.
State engineers also assured members of the Bay Area Toll Authority that the chosen fix for key seismic stabilizers compromised by the snapped bolts -- a steel saddle and heavy metal strands -- will make the span as safe as the original design.
During the most detailed public briefing since news of the broken bolts surfaced, Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, faced stern questioning and acknowledged the crisis in public confidence over the $6.4 billion bridge. The new span has long been billed as a safer alternative to the existing 1936 bridge where a piece of the deck fell in the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor and a motorist died.
While transportation officials want to move traffic onto the new, safer span as soon as possible, they said they couldn't tell the authority until May 29 if the repair job will be finished in time for a Sept. 3 opening, citing unresolved negotiations with the contractor. And ultimately, he said, it will be up to the governor to sign off.
Fabricated in 2008, the faulty steel bolts met custom Caltrans and industry specifications issued to the bridge contractors. But the material succumbed to a well-known chemical reaction with hydrogen that made them brittle, concluded a three-member team of metallurgists led by Salim Brahimi, a Canadian engineer and chairman of the ASTM International standards board on fasteners.
If the rods had been subjected to a more rigorous test for toughness, or a measure of how well they resist cracking when under stress, "it's likely they would have failed that test and we wouldn't have installed them on the bridge," Heminger conceded.
"The situation was exacerbated by the fact that we installed (the rods) in a place where we couldn't get them out," said Heminger, who also leads the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee. "That should have cautioned folks at the time, 'Gee, maybe we should test them before we put them in.' That is one of the lessons we've learned."
Among other steps the agencies are taking to reassure themselves and motorists of the new span's seismic integrity:
The bridge repair calls for installing a steel saddle on top of two shear keys -- which contain the broken rods -- positioned directly above the columns and below the bridge deck in the pier east of the main span tower. Shear keys help control sway during an earthquake.
The saddle will cradle 430 steel rope strands made of steel twice as strong as the 96 anchor bolts, explained veteran Caltrans bridge engineer Brian Maroney following the meeting. The ends of the strands will be anchored on the outside of the pier cap and covered with reinforced concrete.
The clamping force will match that of the original anchor rods, confirmed Marwan Nader, T.Y. Lin vice president and lead design engineer.
While the three agencies overseeing the bridge construction are understandably focused on how to make the shear keys operable so the bridge can be safe, others continue to ask who was responsible for choosing a type of galvanized steel known for its hydrogen susceptibility.
If the fabricator or one of the contractors were to blame, Caltrans could seek reimbursement for the cost of delay and repairs. However, Heminger said the manufacturers followed Caltrans' custom specifications. Absent a private culprit, the costs will fall squarely on tollpayers' shoulders.
"There was no discussion today about how these bolts were selected in the first place," authority member and San Francisco Supervisor David Campos said during a stern line of questioning.
High-strength rods of this material and grade can be successfully galvanized with proper testing and specifications, the engineers also wrote in the report. But neither Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty or Heminger appeared to know how Caltrans and T.Y. Lin bridge designers selected the type and grade of steel used for 2,306 fasteners on the self-anchored suspension span.
Many of the design decisions were made before 2004, and the men said their staffers are looking for the written documentation and minutes.
ASTM International, formerly American Standards Testing and Materials, warns of hydrogen assault on galvanized high-strength steel, and Caltrans' own bridge design manual prohibits its use on bridges except for special applications.
But deviations from standard specifications are commonplace, Maroney told the authority, adding that there are hundreds of other examples on this bridge alone. Many requirements don't apply as written to individual projects and engineers routinely issue special provisions that vary from the standards in numerous areas, he said.
The much-anticipated metallurgical forensics analysis found that the batch of galvanized rods fabricated in 2008 by Dyson Corp. in Ohio per Caltrans' specifications was particularly vulnerable to fracturing caused when hydrogen atoms squeeze into the spaces in steel's molecular crystalline structure and weaken its strength, according to the analysis released Wednesday.
Tests showed the surface on the large rods -- 3 inches in diameter and 17 to 24 feet long -- was too hard. The harder the steel, the higher its susceptibility to hydrogen.
The report points to galvanizing as the likely source of the hydrogen that led to the fractures. When the bolts came under tension, the trapped element started moving within the steel and triggered the cracks.
Given that the rods broke within a week after contractors tightened them down in early March, the engineers said the source of the hydrogen was probably not the water that pooled in the casings while the rods sat on the bridge for five years.
Contact Lisa Vorderbrueggen at 925-945-4773; follow her at Twitter.com/lvorderbrueggen.
2008: Dyson Corp. in Ohio fabricates 96 steel anchor rods of 3 inches in diameter and 17 to 24 feet long for use in the large pier east of the main tower in the replacement self-anchored suspension span of the Bay Bridge.
March 1, 2013: American Bridge Fluor Joint Venture, the bridge contractor, begins tightening down on the rods, which connect shear keys to the pier's two columns. Sandwiched between the bridge deck and the columns, the shear keys help control sway during an earthquake.
March 8-15, 2013: The contractor and Caltrans inspectors find 32 busted bolts and opt to loosen the nuts on all 96 rods including 192 in adjacent shear keys and bearings.
March 27, 2013: Caltrans briefs members of the Bay Area Toll Authority about the bolts after the news hits the media.
May 8, 2013: Caltrans, California Transportation Commission and Bay Area Toll Authority unveil repair plan, which involves anchoring the shear keys to the pier cap with high-strength steel cables at a cost of up to $10 million. It's unknown if the bridge will open as scheduled Sept. 3; the agencies are negotiating with the contractor.
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There's a frenzy going on in New York City. One that can only be satisfied with a combination of two bakery treats: the croissant and the donut. (Image Courtesy: The Associated Press)
There's a frenzy going on in New York City. One that can only be satisfied with a combination of two bakery treats: the croissant and the donut.
Meet the Cronut.
Cronut wanters began lining up almost from the start after word spread on blogs. They're now 100 strong most mornings for the chance to nab the quirky, fried treats at the Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo.
News of the popular creation was enough to get Sarah Jones out in the wee hours of the morning. "So we got here about 6:45 and waited an hour and fifteen minutes."
The croissant-donut hybrid went on sale in limited quantities about three weeks ago at the tiny downtown shop of French chef Dominique Ansel, who said the inspiration for the creation was to make something fun.
"I wanted to do a donut but not like a regular donut. The croissant is something that everybody knows and I wanted to bring it together with the croissant and the donut and do something fun."
Most customers leave empty handed, or at least Cronut-less if they turn up their noses at the 30 or so other items on Ansel's menu.
He makes only 200 to 250 Cronuts every morning and has been selling out within 30 minutes, limiting his customers to two Cronuts per person.
So what's the big deal, and exactly what is the calorie count? Ansel isn't giving up his recipe since home bakers with blogs have already started to mimic his creation.
But simply put, Ansel says it's "similar to a croissant dough, but it's not really croissant dough. The ratio and proportion are different."
The popularity of the Cronut has reached far across the country. Kaycie Luong of Los Angeles spent her Monday morning waiting for her chance to bite into the doughy treat.
I'm so happy we waited in line in the rain. This is amazing. Awesome, awesome creation."
For those unlucky enough to take home a pair of Cronuts, there is always the aftermarket opportunity.
More than a dozen people lucky enough to score some already-trademarked Cronuts have taken to Craigslist to scalp their treasures for up to $40.
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Commercial Pet Litters
There are a variety of pet litters available to buy in grocery and pet supply stores. The magnitude of choices can make it difficult to know which to choose. Two of the main types of commercial litter are are Clay-Based Pet Litters and "Green' Pet Litters.
Clay-based pet litter is usually made from an absorbent clay called sodium bentonite. It's clumping abilities mean that soiled clumps can easily be lifted out by pet owners, without them having to change all the litter in the tray. The only way to dispose of this type of cat litter is to send it to landfill. It can't be flushed away. Plus, the sodium bentonite that acts as the clumping agent can poison your cat through chronic ingestion through their fastidious need to groom. Because sodium bentonite acts like expanding cement-it's also used as a grouting, sealing, and plugging material-it can swell up to 15 to18 times their dry size and clog up your cat's insides.
There are several other issues with the clay-based cat litters. The clay-mining processes used can be quite damaging to the environment. Clay sediment is also permeated with carcinogenic silica dust that can coat lungs.
There are now a wide range of green pet litters available on the market. They are made of natural or recycled materials such as corn kernels, recycled paper and sawdust. Most green pet litter choices are either biodegradable or can be safely flushed down the toilet. This is a preferable choice for many pet owners who don't want to contribute to landfill waste.
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Many environmentally conscious pet owners prefer to re-use some of their own household waste as litter for pets such as cats, rather than paying for 'green' pet litter or, worse, paying for commercial pet litter which is made from harmful chemicals and can only be sent to landfill.
Useful household waste and natural pet litters include:
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- Sand
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- Pine leaves
Some pet owners limit their use of pet litter as much as possible. For instance, many cat owners have 'trained' their cats to mainly go outside when they need to go! Cats will usually bury their own waste, so do not need to be monitored or cleaned up after in the same way as dogs.
Composting Pet Litter
There is much argument over whether it is safe to compost biodegradable cat and pet litters. The arguments centre around the fact that some pet feces, such as cat and dog droppings, can contain organisms which are dangerous to humans.
However, some experts say that it is safe to compost cat and dog litter ONLY if you compost it separately from the main compost heap and well away from any vegetables. They also suggest burying the actual feces and composting the litter only.
As cat feces can cause potentially fatal toxoplasmosis, a lot of pet owners would prefer to err on the side of caution and do not compost their litter.


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I've setup PMS on my computer and it works but after 20 minutes or so it always freezes up , this has happened 5 times and alwyas with another video file. It also disables my network on my computer completely. I can't go on the internet unless the pc has been restarted.
My computers specs (just new from june 2013):
Intel I5 4570 3.2 GHz
8GB DDR3 ram
NO videocard (just the the igpu)
I have windows 8 64bit and I installed PMS (latest version) along with the latest version of Java 64bit
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Dancers practiced their West Coast Swing in the main ballroom of the MontBleu Resort and Casino on Friday for the second day of the Mountain Magic Dance Convention.
Michelle Kinkaid started the event 14 years ago at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nev. Since that time, the convention has grown exponentially, and now boasts multiple daily workshops, free beginner dance classes, 40 competitions and an attendance roster that includes novices with two left feet as well as some of the country's best dancers.
One of those top talents is Kinkaid, a three-time winner of the U.S. Open Swing Dancing Championships. Her parents exposed her to the social side of ballroom dancing when she was a young girl, and Kinkaid pursued dance throughout high school, entering into competitions and eventually embarking on a dance career in 1975.
She's practiced Latin, hustle, ballroom, clogging, folk dancing, jazz and some ballet, but swing dancing is her real love, she said. Watching the American sitcom 'Happy Days' - the television show featured rock and roll and a theme song by Bill Haley and His Comets - inspired Kinkaid to enter into the world of swing.
"It takes a lot of time, years really, and it takes a certain amount of passion to feel the dance. And technique, of course," Kinkaid said.
Now Kinkaid teaches dance along the California coast from San Francisco to San Jose, and for more than a decade she's organized the annual Mountain Magic Dance Convention in the Lake Tahoe Basin. People come throughout the region to enjoy the dancing, the beauty of Tahoe and the friendly atmosphere of the event, Kinkaid said.
For Mike Rich, who co-owns Second Wind Massage company with his wife, Rika, dance became a way to meet new people. Five years ago Rich said he would never have described himself as a dancer, but now it's his main activity.
"I'm a fly fisherman. I work on the house, I'm good with tools. Dancing? No way. I never saw it coming. Now I don't know if I like fly fishing or dancing better," Rich said.
Rika Rich persuaded her husband to join her at a dance class in 2007, but the pair found themselves on a floor with other couples who had practiced beforehand and Mike Rich wanted out. His wife pursued the classes, eventually coming back to her husband, who decided to give it another shot. Now he's president of the Carson City-based High Sierra Swing Dance Club and plans to compete at the Mountain Magic Dance Convention this weekend.
"You meet a whole lot of different people. I like it because it's good exercise, but it's also a challenge to get better. And it's something I can do with my wife. I like to fly fish but she's never going to do that with me," Rich said.
It can be difficult to overcome the initial fear of joining a public dance group, but if you're passionate about it, then there's no room for excuses, Rika Rich said.
"Sometimes you have to wait for your husband to follow along, but if you want to do something in your life, you've got to do it. It's your obligation to do it, and we have this wonderful opportunity in South Lake Tahoe," she said.


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Spanos Elementary teacher Devyn Lach wants to make sure every second and third grader at her school has a warm coat for winter.
She's set up a Facebook page, Simply Warm (Coats for Kids), and is looking for people to donate one new coat. One here, one there and before it's over all the Spanos El second- and third-graders can be covered in warmth.
The school sits just south of the Crosstown Freeway in a poverty and crime-ridden area.
Virtually all the school's 500 students qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches. That's a pretty good indication of the struggles their families face.
Lach doesn't think students should have to struggle with the cold.
It's a small thing to most of us.
It's a big thing if you're a third-grader and your teeth are chattering.
The 29-year-old Lach has jumped in to help. The rest of us should too. You can sign up through the Facebook page or contact her directly at email@example.com or at (209) 933-7336. She'll let you know the specifics. She's also accepting cash donations and Target gift cards that will be used to purchase jackets for her students.
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As more and more local genealogical societies are struggling with membership, resources, and finances, we are exploring the world of genealogical society weblogs for ideas on what others are doing to cope, to survive, and to thrive.
This first rather long entry is from the Southern California Genealogical Society and talks about how they handled the change from the technology and techniques of the late 20th Century to the early 21st Century.
Doin' Things Right at the Southern California Genealogical Society
For an organization that came *thisclose* to going the way of the Polaroid and the typewriter, the Southern California Genealogical Society is thriving. Its membership has grown steadily over the past few years, and the Society has earned the reputation of being an innovative and progressive organization. How did it come about? It took a major transformation in attitudes about the Internet, and it didn't come easy.
Throughout its first three decades, the SCGS library had a steady stream of patrons coming into the library to use the valuable collection of materials from across the US, Canada, Germany, and England. In the early '90s, the library was hit with a demographic double-whammy. Its more senior members who were accustomed to traditional research came into the library less often, either due to health issues or a diminished interest in researching. At the same time, online research was becoming more popular for Internet-savvy members. The chairs remained empty, the books remained shelved, and membership declined.
It Was the Internet's Fault. The Internet Was Bad. Bad, Bad Internet.
Fortunately, the Society had some forward-looking leaders who embraced the opportunity instead of bemoaning the threat. A couple of patron computers were added, and then a couple more. Database subscriptions were added for in-library use, and the library began to offer a wide variety of valuable resources: online databases as well as maps, books, indexes, manuscript files, periodicals, gazetteers, microfilm, microfiche, etc. The Society's website was updated and became an asset, and e-commerce provided a new way to bring revenue into the organization.
Part of the evolution contributing to the Society's success was a fundamental change in the structure of its annual fundraiser, the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. For years, the Jamboree was designed as an expo, a place to shop for books, guides, indexes, charts, and other products used by genealogists. It was an all-in-one shopping mall that had a few classes that were repeated throughout the weekend. It was very successful and the Jamboree team did an excellent job.
With the growth of the online marketplace, however, booksellers realized they didn't need to drag crates of books to Southern California in order to sell them. It became challenging to get exhibitors, particularly book vendors, to attend. Genealogy software began to replace hand-written family group sheets and pedigree charts, and shoppers didn't need to wait a whole year to buy their goodies. They could order them online and have them in a few days. Toss in some problems caused by a change in venue, and shadows were falling over the event. The design of Jamboree needed to change.
It did change – just in the nick of time. If the old model had continued, Jamboree would be nothing more than a "remember when…" Instead, it adapted to the changing needs of genealogists. It became a conference with an exhibit area, instead of the other way around. It became a place to network with others and to celebrate the thrill of solving an ancestral puzzle. It featured stuff to learn instead of stuff to buy. The crowds returned, and Jamboree has grown in just a three years to be the largest American conference produced by a single genealogical society.
Jamboree is a great event itself, but it also serves as a motivator for other functional areas of SCGS. You'll hear, time and time again, that "We want to get this done in time for Jamboree." Whether it's producing a new marriage index, or installing new microfilm reader-printer equipment, updating the online catalog, revising brochures for the various interest groups, or even getting the Library curtains washed, Jamboree provides a concrete deadline. Things just seem to get done in time for Jamboree and the entire organization benefits.
SCGS is taking its first wobbly, tentative steps into providing educational content through webinars. The first free webinar will be held Saturday, March 27, with George Morgan leading a session on "How to Get the Most out of a Genealogy Conference."
None of this evolution could have been possible without the foresight, dedication, leadership, and thousands of hours of time contributed by the librarians, indexers, back-room staff, and other volunteers of the Southern California Genealogical Society. The Society has no paid staff; it is managed entirely by volunteers. No words of gratitude can come close to expressing thanks for the willing participation of these members.
SCGS has embraced social networking as a way to build involvement, communicate with members and potential members, and to market its various programs, including Jamboree. Blogs and tweets and Facebook posts have brought increased exposure and we are reaching more members and potential members than ever before. We are fortunate to have the support and personal relationships that have developed within the geneablogging community, and in that way, everyone who reads this post is contributing to the continued health of the Southern California Genealogical Society. For that, we thank you.
Adapt. Evolve. Change.
And thank you, Good, Good Internet!
This post is being submitted to the inaugural edition of "Carnival of Genealogical Societies."
The opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Paula Hinkel
Posted by Paula from SCGS at 11:50 PM, 06 March 2010
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Recently, my husband Andy and I were jolted out of deep sleep at 5 am by a huge CRASH. We jumped out of bed to investigate (with me grabbing slippers and a flashlight). I assumed a bear had climbed onto the front porch table to get at the bird suet (not the first time).
As the only humans living on a two-thousand-acre estate, we are surrounded by wildlife and are accustomed to myriad nature sounds. Many nights we listen to the primal howls of coyotes, which I love. (Sometimes I even howl along with them!) We know our seasonal birds by their calls and occasionally hear an owl in the night whoo-whoo-whooing.
As an auditory person and lifelong environmentalist, this is heaven for me. It was just a short time ago I needed a sound machine (of nature!) to help me sleep in New York City, with all of its jarring, man-made sounds. (I swear the garbage trucks have amplifier speakers.)
It's no wonder the number-one complaint of city dwellers is noise. Chronic, debilitating noise is more than just an annoyance — it plays a huge factor in our quality of life. Studies confirm that noise and stress are closely related to our health, and I am always surprised that more people don't plug their ears (like I do) when a subway car rambles by.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU sophomore outfielder Andrew Stevenson has been named to the watch list for the 2014 Gregg Olson Award. The award, presented by Toolshed Sports, honors college baseball's "Breakout Player of the Year."
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Charity Develops New Crowdfunding Platform
U.K. blood cancer charity Leukemia and Lymphoma Research is attempting to turn one of the main traditional means of fundraising on its head. Instead of somebody deciding to take part in an activity then looking for sponsors, the new Pledgeit platform enables people to challenge their friends to complete task in return for donations.
Currently, for instance, one person on the Pledgeit website is being challenged to sing at the Bearpit Karaoke if friends pledge £300. Another individual will have to wear an Everton football strip at work all day if £150 is donated to Leukemia and Lymphoma Research. People can remove challenges if they do not want to take part.
The platform has been built by the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research's in-house tech teams but the charity plans to make the platform available to other charities…
Pledgeit is integrated with Facebook so that challenges can be shared and take advantage of the viral nature of social media. Once completed the participant is crowned a "pledgend"…
Thomas Muirhead, head of digital at Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, told Marketing Week that the charity will add additional tools and functions to the platform as they see how supporters and using it and what they would like to see added.,,
The charity receives no Government funding and needs to raise more than £120m over the next five years to fund its research programmes.
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All eight GOP members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee failed to show up at the meeting Thursday to consider Gina McCarthy's nomination. Committee rules require at least two minority members to be present for a vote.
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Details of this ag wheel are as follows: bolt pattern is 8-hole x 8" bolt circle; center hole is 6"; diameter of wheel is 16"; width of wheel is 10"; offset is 1-1/8"+ (reversible); capacity is 5,700 lbs.; weight is 43 lbs. Warning: Do not mix 16, 16.1 or 16.5 wheels and tires. Serious injury can result.
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