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This is our 5th wheel :) I haven't take the "after" pics yet - but will this afternoon. So I'll post the transformation later today. :)
Day 3 went well. total calories: 1250, fat 63%, prot 19%, carbs 16%. I ate nothing but veggies for dinner so that pumped up my carbs a bit too much.
Its nearly noon and I haven't eaten yet. Went to bed last night with a very bloated tummy and enough pain to keep me from sleeping soundly. I woke every hour almost all night and was awake from 3:30 to 4:30 due to a bad dream..........
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Murrells Inlet 2020 board member, Race for the Inlet chair
Native of Bishopville, S.C.
Resident of Murrells Inlet
Graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Secondary Education
Became a certified paralegal, worked with Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough Law Firm in Myrtle Beach and retired in 1995
How did you learn about the Murrells Inlet area?
I grew up in Bishopville and we spent our summer vacations at Crescent Beach, which is located in the North Myrtle Beach area.
We used to come down to Murrells Inlet to eat at Lee's Inlet Kitchen.
As I got older, I had friends in Garden City after attending a retreat there.
When my husband and I moved to this area in 1987, we chose to live in Murrells Inlet on the creek. I love the creek and everything about Murrells Inlet.
How did you get involved with Murrells Inlet 2020?
My mother, Sue Peters, is a former board member of the organization and I met executive director Sue Sledz then.
In 2011, I saw Sue Sledz and asked her about the Race for the Inlet because I enjoy running.
They were talking about doing away with the event and Sue asked me to help with it.
We threw it together in a month and a half. I don't know how we did it.
We had double the participation and double the proceeds from the year before.
The following year, there were board openings and Sue asked me if I was interested.
I started serving on the board in 2012 and I have been the Race chairperson since.
The event was our biggest fundraiser last year with about 700 people participating.
When MI2020 approached me, I wanted to be part of the organization because I love the creek and I could see the progress they made over the years improving the Inlet.
What would you like people to know about the Race?
It will be on Saturday, March 29, at 8 a.m.
The Race starts and ends at Morse Park Landing on Highway 17 Business in Murrells Inlet and proceeds benefit MI2020.
It is on the weekend before the Cooper River Bridge Run, so we call it the "tune up."
I love the Race because it is a great family event.
We have an 8K run and an 8K walk, which are both timed.
That is just short of five miles.
New this year, we also have a 5K race and a 5K walk, which are timing optional.
Runners who have timing chips could qualify for awards including overall winners for the 8K and 5K races, male and female overall winners, as well as prizes for age division winners.
We welcome people to bring strollers, and even dogs if they are friendly and on a leash.
With what other groups have you been active?
I am an animal lover and I help at All 4 Paws, Ark Animal Hospital and St. Frances Animal Center with annual free shot clinics.
I also try to find homes for dogs when I can.
Can you tell me about your family?
My husband Gene is now a partner with Kellaher, Connell and Connor.
My mother, Sue Peters, lives next door to us.
I also have two sisters who have second homes here, Margy Smith and Kathy VanDyke.
Also living nearby are my nephew Scott and my in-laws.
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Buy House, MD – and Win!
Legacy Interactive is giving away some free goodies to some of the first people who purchase their newest title, House, MD at LegacyGames.com! House, MD for the PC is scheduled to launch on May 10th, but you can sign up for a launch alert here to help your chances of being the first (and winning a prize). Prizes include autographed DVDs, t-shirts, hats, a cast photo, an even an autographed script! Bring the medical mysteries of this widely popular TV show to your computer and have some fun with the twists and turns as you become the doc in charge. House, MD the game will allow players to take on the role of House, taking care of patients, working out diagnoses with interviews, exams, labs, and even surgery along with his skilled medical team! FollowRead more →
Lots More Void Available on iPhone
After much success since it's release a couple of weeks ago, The Glowing Void for the iPhone/ iPod Touch has introduced a new gameplay mode called "Avoidance." This mode is time based, and players tilt the device to navigate the void around the screen, while avoiding the red dots for as long as possible in order to earn maximum points. This update also includes improved performance, shorter loading times, and the ability to toggle music and sounds effects on and off, as well as a few cosmetic changes. FollowRead more →By GamergirlSB in Mobile No comments yet
SATURN APARTMENTS on sale soon!
No, GamingAngels hasn't branched out into bringing you real estate sale news – not just yet anyway. However, our friends at VIZ have let us know about a new manga series that could see you imagining a new life in a new home – in space! Intrigued? Well, here is what you can expect if you pick this manga up: Far in the future, humankind has evacuated Earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, 35,000 kilometers up in the sky. The society of the Ring System is strictly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated. Five years after his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu takes on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats himRead more →
Call of Duty: Black Ops Teaser Trailer
Okay, now that it's aired on both coasts, I feel perfectly fine about posting this trailer for the latest Call of Duty installment. It's feeling a little cold in here. And by cold, I mean "Cold War." Except for the one time a clock shows that it's 2010. What's up with that? Video Games | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Exclusive Debut Tease Trailer HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii FollowRead more →By Tiffany Nevin in News No comments yet


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Job fair set for Thursday afternoon
120 positions coming to Carlisle
UPDATED 10:33 AM EDT Aug 01, 2013
People interested in jobs that are coming to Carlisle can get more information about the jobs Thursday afternoon.
Photos: What are the 50 fastest growing companies in the Susquehanna Valley?
Randstad In-House Services is hiring for more than 120 positions, including forklift operators, warehouse associates and order planners.
A job fair will be held Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Bloomfield Library in Perry County, starting at 2:30 p.m.
You can also visit Career Link's Carlisle Office at 1 Alexandra Court. The phone number for that office is 717-243-4431.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A top New Jersey legislator expects a proposed state hospital aid cut will be eased.
Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr. predicted Wednesday that a "significant addition" to Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine's hospital aid plan.
Corzine proposed a 14 percent cut in funding given to hospitals to treat uninsured patients. But hospital officials contended that would force many to close.
Roberts said boosting proposed hospital aid by $60 million was "certainly in the ballpark."
That would mean an 8-percent cut.
A new state budget must be adopted by July 1.


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All the features you remember have been faithfully recreated: the elusive UFOs, the "Nagoya Attack" technique, and the endless game play!
This edition features three control methods optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch, four screen modes, and bonus extras including rare material from the original game's development!
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I've always loved this game. It and "Asteroids" were always my favorites, but you don't hardly ever see them anymore. This game is fun to play but the control knob (not left and right buttons as in some pictures) does not necessarily move when you move it or as far as you move it. I think this would be better with a left button and a right button, but so far no updates have come out for the game since I've had it (couple of months) and I read another testimonial from another user that said they never update their game which is very sad. A game this popular and pricey should have updates IMO. Overall I gave it 3 stars for the above stated reasons.
If you liked Space Invaders as a kid, you will love this game! It is perfectly recreated by the company that originally made it. You can choose different screen options that make it look like the original monochrome version or the later partial and full-color versions. I feel like I'm a kid again! Even my 9-year-old son is really enjoying it, too. There's just something about the classics. Thanks, Taito! Go retro!
Hard to control, but fun.
The problem with most games on touch screen smartphones is that the controls are not as precise and easy as you would with a larger screen and controls. So don't expect this game to be easy to control, but it is fun to have for any of you retro game fans. You can at least choose, regular joystick, drag or accelermeter controls to see which is best for you.
- $4.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: May 06, 2011
- Version: 1.0.7
- Size: 3.3 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Seller: TAITO Corporation
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Problem using Combobox control on modeless dialog boxes
I'm unable to use my mouse to select any item from a combobox control placed on a modeless dialog box. I can very well do it with the keyboard but there still is a problem.
When I've dropped the combobox list down, I cannot move my main window (i.e. the modeless dialog).
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Thirty-eight years ago, Ray Marshalek started Fairfield Manufacturing, a Montoursville machine shop.
Like any prospective business owner, he took a chance and years later he hasn't regretted it.
"We started with an air compressor, a work bench and a microscope," he recalled.
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Joe Cillis, a machine operator at Fairfield Manufacturing, works on churning out a product at the Montoursville-based company. Fairfield Manufacturing is celebrating its 38th year in business.
Now, the business has grown to include dozens of machines that manufacture and ship parts to companies worldwide.
Located at 213 Streibeigh Lane, the business employs 22 people, including Marshalek's son, Joe and his daughter, Ann Conboy.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly what parts the company makes.
And that's just fine with Marshalek and Conboy.
"In a way it's neat because you never know what you are going to be working on," Conboy said.
Rifling through a box in his office, Marshalek pulled out different components to bigger machines and devices his company has turned out over the years.
"This is an ultra sound device," he said.
A moment or so later, while holding up a piece of metal he said, "Here's something that might be found on a battlefield in Iraq."
Fairfield has made parts for the food, medical and electronics industry.
Clients have included local industries such as Kellogg Co., Williamsport Foundry Co., Radiant Steel Products, Primus Technologies Corp., and L-3 Communications Corp.
"Anything we feel we are capable of doing, we do it," Marshalek said.
And many of his customers have been long-term.
One of his secrets to business success is to be good to those customers.
"Basically, your customer is your boss," he said. "There's no customer too small."
Marshalek likes being located in Montoursville and in Lycoming County.
His site has easy access to the Route 180.
Added Conboy: "It's very accessible to truck traffic."
They like the workforce here and the people of the area.
The region is blessed with good public schools and colleges too.
But finding people willing to work with their hands in a machine shop has become increasingly challenging over the years.
And that's a problem for which Marshalek sees no quick solution.
Machine shops play an important role to the economy, and people will always be needed for such work.
"My dream is to keep this going for another 38 years," he said. "You have a responsibility to the area to provide steady employment to the people."
Toward that end, he purchased land adjacent to his business for future expansion.
"We have basically outgrown this property," he added.
Marshalek said it's rewarding fulfilling customers' needs, and that's why he's stayed in the business all these years.
Even bumps in the economy, including the severe recession of recent years, hasn't stopped him.
Basically, it didn't affect business, he said.
"We were fine," Conboy said.
Be good to your customers, work hard, and take chances now and then - the foundation of a good business, at least according to Ray Marshalek.


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Since the addition of a second tower in 2003, this property looks more like a small city than a hotel. The fountain park in front is impressive, and the lobby displays a graceful, European style with crystal chandeliers, marble columns and fine art. The 840 guest rooms include 74 suites. Comforters and goose down pillows provide cozy touches, while specialty suites go for luxury with vaulted ceilings, love seats in window nooks and even a baby grand piano. Suites also offer a bounty of high-tech amenities. There is a full health club and spa on-site, but the real focus is business. This hotel was built for conferences, with a multimedia theater seating up to 3,000 people and 65,000 square-feet of meeting space. A full planning team is at your disposal.
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RA contributors select the top 30 tracks of the year.
RA salutes its ten favourite tastemakers.
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BRIERFIELD, Alabama -- Firefighters with the First Battalion of Shelby County responded to a structure fire Monday morning in the Brierfield area in Bibb County.
No one was hurt in the fire at the single-story residence on Oakley Station Road, but the structure was considered a loss, according to information provided by Brierfield Fire and Rescue Chief Spruce McRee.
Fire crews received a report of the fire at 10:15 a.m. and arrived to find the home fully involved with a sagging power line across the front yard. Alabama Power worked to disconnect the power line while firefighters directed efforts on cooling a nearby propane tank.
First Battalion crews from the Brierfield, Dry Valley, Montevallo, Pea Ridge and West Shelby fire departments responded to the scene.
"These units provided extra manpower needed to support water shuttle and firefighting operations," according to an e-mail from McRee. "Once again, because the fire occurred during the daytime, Brierfield was low on manpower and the battalion response again proved its worth."
The fire's cause has not been determined. The blaze was the ninth structure fire for the First Battalion this year.


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EVEN AMONG THE RANKS OF superachievers, Linus Pauling, who died of prostate cancer on Aug. 19 at his home in Big Sur, Calif., was a maverick. Equal parts scientist and humanist, he combined sheer intellect with charisma. Known as the champion of vitamin C, he was the only person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes—one in 1954 for his work on how atoms bond to form molecules, and another in 1962 for his efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation. And he is probably the only man in history to be awarded his high school diploma (in 1962) after winning two Nobels.
Born in 1901 in Portland, Ore., the son of a pharmacist and a homemaker, Pauling quit high school only a couple of credits short of graduation, as a protest against taking what he considered useless courses. He preferred to spend time on his own chemistry experiments. "Our mother was always quite upset when the most awful odors would come up from the basement," says Pauling's sister Pauline Emmett, 92. He got a Ph.D. from Caltech, and his theories on chemical bonding eventually earned him the label of genius from none other than Albert Einstein.
For all his fame as a scientist, Pauling remained a lifelong critic of his profession. "Most problems in the modern world are the result of the contributions of science," he once said. What he had in mind mostly was nuclear weapons. On the day in April 1962 when he was invited to dinner with other Nobel laureates by President Kennedy, he spent the afternoon picketing outside the White House for an end to nuclear testing.
Pauling may be best-known, however, as the passionate advocate of vitamin C, which he said would ward off colds if taken in massive doses. The controversy—and skepticism—stirred by his 1970 book, Vitamin C and the Common Cold, didn't prevent him from subsequently claiming that the pills could also help fight heart disease and cancer. "I say my ideas are invaluable," explained Pauling, undaunted to the end. "But they're not so obviously valuable that they're immediately accepted."
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Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
During surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), the weakened aortic wall is replaced with a hollow manmade tube (a graft).
Risks and Complications
Reaching the Aneurysm
The aorta can be reached through open surgery. Or a less invasive endovascular procedure may be done. Your surgeon will choose the best approach for you.
Open Surgery
An incision is made in your abdomen. Once inside, your surgeon gently moves aside your organs to reach the damaged section of the aorta.
Endovascular Procedure
Near your groin, 2 small incisions are made. Then a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) is threaded into the artery at the incision. A graft is placed inside the catheter and guided toward the damaged part of the aorta.
Placing the Graft
The goal is to safely route blood past the aneurysm.
During Open Surgery
The aneurysm is opened and cleaned of any blood clot.
The graft is sewn to the aorta.
The wall of the aorta is wrapped around the graft to protect it. The wall is then sewn up.
The incision site is closed with sutures or staples.
During an Endovascular Procedure
Watching the catheter on a video monitor, the surgeon places a catheter in the best position.
The graft is guided through the catheter and expanded so blood can flow through it.
The blood is now re-routed through the graft and does not fill the aneurysm anymore.
The graft is attached inside the artery. It is held in place with stents (metal springs), hooks, or pins.
The catheter is removed. The incision sites are closed with sutures or staples.


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Timothy Seibles
Timothy Seibles (Poetry) is the author of five books of poetry:Body Moves, Hurdy-Gurdy, Kerosene, Ten Miles an Hour, and Hammerlock. His work has been featured in Red Brick Review, New Letters, Dark Eros, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Artful Dodge and the anthology In Search of Color Everywhere,and he is the recipient of a fellowship from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Born in Philadelphia, he earned a BA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and an M.F.A. from Vermont College. He taught high school English for ten years and worked as Writing Coordinator of the Fine Arts Work Center. He has taught at Cave Canem and is Associate Professor of English at Old Dominion University.
Recent Publications
Selected Publications:
Buffalo Head Solos (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2004)
Hammerlock (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1999)


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HBO (Sat., Sept. 20, 10:15 p.m. ET)
Bill Graham, the czar of rock impresarios, reopens his renowned Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco to folks in tie-dyes and granny glasses who've come to hear their '60s stars: Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Sly and the Family Stone, the Chambers Brothers, even Donovan. Unlike the other nostalgia shows we've heard lately—from Fabian, Chubby Checker, the Monkees and such—this one isn't cute and quaint. This music doesn't sound old. It still sounds great.
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Quick start lifts Gannon wrestlers over East Stroudsburg
EAST STROUDSBURG -- Gannon dominated the early portion of Friday's meet against East Stroudsburg, and that was enough to propel the Knights past the Warriors for a 26-15 victory in a PSAC matchup.
Gannon (4-1, 2-0 PSAC) opened the meet with five consecutive wins to build what proved to be an insurmountable 23-0 lead. Posting major decisions for the Knights were Matt Turek at 125 pounds and Johnny Marotto at 141. Adam Weinell (133) won by decision while Rocco Wellek (149) won by pin, and Nate Ross claimed a win by forfeit to fuel the hot start.
Zack Zelcs also claimed a win for Gannon at 184 pounds.
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Current and Future Work*
Two Week Look-Ahead
- Curtain wall system (building's envelope) installation continues and building will be enclosed within less than a month.
- Concrete formwork and reinforcement installation continues for the courtyard/cleanroom area concrete slabs and walls.
- Hangers, HVAC ducts, pipes and equipment are being installed throughout the North Wing. Electrical and fire protection equipment and pipes are being installed as well.
- Drywall framing and boarding continues within the North Wing.
- Exterior wall framing and Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) wall installation are ongoing.
- The contractors and subcontractors are currently working with the CM and Architect on the Construction Coordination. This process is ongoing.
Important Notifications
- The plaza area between Wean Hall and Porter Hall will be under renovation for the next few months. please see the "Wean Plaza Restoration" link on the left navigation for more details and notifications.
- Hamerschlag Hall E Level north exit will be closed starting 10/7/13 for the duration of the project (winter 2015). Please exit via the first floor main entrance in the case of an emergency.
- The FMS Pedestrian Bridge is closed until work in that area finalizes.
- Hamerschlag Drive will close on 4/29/13 for the duration of the project (winter 2015). Access to Gates Garage will be maintained via Boundary street and under the CIC garage. Please see detour maps below.
- Access to the Roberts loading dock is limited to scheduled deliveries only.
- Pedestrian access will not be permitted within work zones.
Emergency Exiting Plan
During the construction of Scott Hall, many activities will occur within the Hamerschlag Courtyard. Unauthorized personnel will not be allowed within the area due to safety regulations. Please use the following detour maps as reference to new exiting strategies.
Hamerschlag Drive Closure Detours
*During the above mentioned closures, please reference the map links below for detailed routes.
Detour: Route 1
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If you have any questions please contact Max Dorosa, firstname.lastname@example.com or 412-268-8936.
*Please note that portions of work may produce noise within the immediate area, and all efforts will be taken to reduce any noise. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time.
Progress to Date
Please see below for items of importance and photos depicting current work on the Scott Hall Project, Thank you.
Structural concrete formwork installation, reinforcement and pouring continue within the Hamerschlag Hall courtyard area.
following pictures show curtain wall installation progress at the north and east elevations of the North Wing.
Curtain wall system installation is 80% completed. Remaining panels on the south elevation of the North Wing are being installed.
Reinforcement installation continues within the courtyard area for the cleanroom deck.
Electrical, mechanical, and fire protection pipes and equipment are being installed within the North Wing.
Following pictures show scaffolding for the north wing exterior wall framing and curtain wall installation progress.
Mechanical equipment concrete pads in the North Wing mechanical room are being formed and poured as shown below. Plumbing and mechanical piping, and ductwork installation continue as well.
Please see below for construction progress photos from courtyard/cleanroom area. Structural concerete reinforcement, forming, and pouring continue within this area.
Curtain wall system and dichroic glass installation continues on the south and east elevations of the North Wing as shown in the following pictures. Microscopic layers of metal oxides applied to the surface of a sandwiched, center piece of glass creates the various transmitted and reflective colors in the dichroic glass fins.
First cleanroom deck concrete pour occurred on May 13th. The northwestern part of the concrete deck (future green roof) is poured as shown below. Next pour is scheduled to happen in June tentatively.
Hangers, HVAC ducts, pipes and equipment are being installed throughout the North Wing. Electrical and fire protection equipment and pipes are being installed as well.
Following are some construction progress photos from the Forbes Avenue and The Carnegie Museum. As shown in the photos, curtain wall installation is completed on the west side of the North Wing.
Curtain wall installation continues as shown in the following pictures. Dichroic glasses are being installed on the building envelope as well.
Cleanroom deck rebar installation continues.
As building is being enclosed, mechanical piping and equipment are being installed at the perimeter of building.
North Wing's envelope, which is a curtain wall system, is being installed and building will be enclosed within less than 2 months. Curtain wall panels are being installed using a spider crane located at the roof of the building as shown below. Moreover, scaffold installation is completed on the hillside. This scaffold will be used for mechanical systems and walls installation.
Reinforcement installation on the cleanroom/courtyard deck in the area between Wean hall and Porter Hall continues as shown below. First concrete pour is scheduled for week of April 27th tentatively.
A crane is mobilized in the construction job site for reinforcement installation on the cleanroom/courtyard area deck as shown in the below pictures. First concrete pour in this area is tentatively scheduled for week of April 27th.
Stairs structure is being installed.
Exterior drywall is being installed in the electrical vault. Pipes and other equipment are being installed throughout the building.
Vapor barrier is being installed on the north wing roof and penthouse exterior drywall framing is started. Scaffold is being installed by the splayed columns for exterior wall installation.
Concrete formwork installation is completed for the northern part of the courtyard deck. Complicated geometry with multiple sloped surfaces could be seen in the following pictures.
Hangers and Mechanical equipment and pipes as well as electrical and fire protection equipment are being installed in the north wing.
A group of civil engineering students from ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) student chapter had a tour to visit Scott Hall's construction job site on March 20th.
Collaboratory stairs structure, located at the south side of the North Wing, is being installed as shown in the below pictures.
Drywall Framing is started within the North Wing. Pipes and ducts are being installed in the risers.
Pipes and equipment are being installed in the North Wing Mechanical Room. Following pictures show how congested is this area.
Concrete formwork installation for the cleanroom deck continues.
Following pictures show concrete formwork for the courtyard deck which will incorporate a green roof and walk-way after construction completion. It will connect the Hornbostel Mall to the North Wing.
Ducts are being installed in the North Wing risers. Mechanical piping, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection equipment and pipes are being installed as well.
Structural concrete work is completed throughout the North Wing. As shown in the pictures below, concrete domes beneath the splayed columns and roof concrete pads for mechanical equipment are poured.
Following picture shows Scott Hall's North Wing view from the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Mechanical, electrical and fire protection equipment, pipes and hangers are being installed within the North Wing. Drywall framing has also started on the 3rd floor of the North Wing. Stairs are being installed as well.
Concrete formwork and reinforcement in the courtyard is being installed for the courtyard concrete deck, which has a complicated geometry and multiple sloped slabs. This area will be the Scott Hall's green roof in the future.
Since the steam line has been installed on the lower site, the 4160 ductbank entering the building is being installed. As site utility work begins to come to an end, and the slabs are poured, pipe can begin to be installed in the building. The first order of business is to install the main sanitary riser within the building. This will allow the roof drains to collect water, and prevent it from dripping from floor to floor.
As formwork within the CY has been completed, the space has become very congested.
With the building tented in with plastic, Scott Hall is becoming a distinctive part of the Oakland landscape, both night and day.
Each of the floors in the north wing have been poured in 2 pours. The images below depict the break line of the two pours.
Crews finish forming the courtyard columns in preparation of the scheduled pour. Due to the columns' height, extensive shoring is required to hold the formwork in place.
The building trap is being installed at the lower lot. This is the last connection from the building to the PWSA tie-in. At the same time, the new steam line that runs across the site is being installed. This replaces the old line that has been temporarily rerouted for the past 1.5 years.
The building continues to be tented in. This will allow crews to continue working on Scott Hall throughout the harsh winter weather. Additional site work continues to reconnect the steam line that once traveled across the hillside. The new steam line will now travel beneath Scott Hall through to FMS from Roberts Hall. Excavation/backfill continues for the Sanitary tie in under Hamerschlag Drive at the lowest portion of our site. This new tap will facilitate all of Scott Hall waste water, a good percentage of storm water will be diverted from PWSA's combined storm/sanitary system.
The north wing is being tented with plastic to allow for temperature control during concrete pours as well as to keep snow and rain out of the building. Cleanroom column erection has started with the rebar, and forms will follow shortly.
As seen from Forbes Avenue, Scott Hall has taken its full height and shape.
The Cleanroom slabs have all been poured to date. Prep work for the concrete columns has begun. Forming columns will take place over the next month.
Steel erection has been completed and the crane was disassembled and removed from the site on 11/1/14. The steel erectors continue to weld connections and set decking. While decks are released to sub-trades, inserts and embeds are installed in preparation for slab pours.
Curtain wall embeds are being installed around the perimeter of the building. These boxes will be cast into the concrete floor slab, and they will carry the load of the curtain wall system (glazing, mullions, and dichroic glass). The embed are designed to allow for vertical and horizontal adjustment for proper curtain wall alignment.
Cleanroom slab on grade pour 1 of 4 was poured yesterday. Iron workers continue to set rebar for the remaining cleanroom slabs. The Mat Slab in the courtyard is an 18" thick slab with thickened, 24" honches in locations of the columns to better distribute the load of the slab and green roof above.
The above photos show a detail of the concrete pour stops, which separates concrete pours. A wire meshed surface allows some concrete to protrude from the stop, creating a rough surface for the next concrete pour to bond to.
Progress of the steel erection is currently on schedule with the installation of final roof members of steel. The crane is scheduled to be removed from the site within the next 2 weeks. Crews are also prepping for the first Cleanroom slab pour within the courtyard.
Ceilidh Weekend! Today the University held a "Topping Off" Ceremony to commemorate the steel erection of Scott Hall. This morning there was a brunch held where CIT spoke of the current progress of Scott Hall and what it's future means to Carnegie Mellon's Campus. During the ceremony, attendees were encouraged to sign a beam, which was then lifted into place on Scott Hall's roof.
A time-lapse set of photos shows progress as the splayed columns are installed.
Backfill progress can be seen in the following images as work finalizes for the underground acid waste piping completes.
The first set of splayed columns have been installed today. The steel erector had to utilize 2 cranes to complete this installation.
Steel erection is nearly complete in the location of the collaboratory stairs.
The first of three base plates for the splayed columns is being installed. These base plates connect the pile caps(atop the caissons) to the bas of the splayed columns. Placement must be very accurate to align with 30 anchor bolts located in the pile cap.
Work removing the tunnel lid located in the courtyard has begun. The tunnel lid will eventually be repoured at a lower elevation.
Underground work on the acid waste piping continues.
As Acid Waste piping was being installed under what will be the Cleanroom, a Civil Engineering class toured the site.
With decking installed, there is now access to inspect steel connections further and to begin mechanical pre-installation work on these levels.
The North Wing steel is progressing. Penthouse steel has been installed, and Scott Hall currently demonstrates it's approximate finished height.
In the new Scott Hall Loading dock area, a vapor barrier and slab formwork are being installed for the anticipated slab pour scheduled in the next two weeks.
Scott Hall seen from CIC; Penthouse steel being erected is shown at the highest point.
Concrete is on site to pour the floor slab of the acid waste trench.
General construction photos below depict the current progress on site. The acid waste trench in the courtyard is currently being formed, while steel erection and detailing continues.
The curtain wall mockup is currently displayed on the Robert's Patio. This mockup samples the quality and consistency of the glass, ceramic frit (both colors), and dichroic panels (both colors).
There is a second mockup of the dichroic panels mounted to the south face of Wean Hall.
In order to facilitate the steel erection over Hamerschlag Drive, temporary cribbing has been installed for support. When the steel is erected, the cribbing will be jacked up while steel is welded. Once complete the cribbing will be removed and steel will rest in its proper position.
With the building situated between existing structures, spanning a road, and towering over a hillside, the Architects and Engineers had to design ways to allow the building to slightly move without damaging itself or these surrounding structures. There has been a 2 inch expansion joint designed where the new Scott Hall meets any existing building, as well as within the future cafe space(which is the connection from the North Wing to the Courtyard. The expansion joint can be see in the image above and below.
The view from Robert's Deck provides a great perspective of the North Wing and Connector steel erection.
Steel erection continues to the North Wing portion of Scott Hall. The round white columns shown in the photos below will remain exposed. This white color is actually intumescent paint (fireproof paint), which will expand during a fire, protecting the steel from heat for the code required amount of time. These columns are rated from 2-3 hours depending on location.
The following images below depict the forming of the acid waste trench which will be situated beneath the cleanroom.
Structural steel erection for new pump room, cafe, and loading dock has been started.
Additionally, Maxim Crane Works has mobilized a 300 ton crawler type crane for North Wing structural steel erection which will start next week.
Remaining concrete foundation walls and piers are being reinforced, formed, and poured within lower site. Poured and cured foundation walls have been backfilled.
Loading Dock and Pump Room areas have been backfilled and prepared for structural steel erection. Also, Roberts Hall bridge concrete foundation has been poured and backfilled.
Concrete walls within the lower site have been poured and formwork panels are being removed.
Additionally, splayed columns concrete foundations (pile caps) have been poured and backfilled. West side of lower site has been cleaned up for mobilizing a 300 ton crawler type crane for structural steel erection.
Picture below shows precast concrete panels being installed on retaining wall within the lower site.
Rebar for acid trench reinforcement has been delivered and stored in court yard space. Additionally, loading dock and pump room spaces have been backfilled by locating equipment in the courtyard space.
Concrete work at new pump room and loading dock is completed. As mentioned these spaces have been backfilled; and structural steel erection will start in August.
Remaining concrete pile caps, grade beams, walls, and piers are being reinforced, formed, and poured within lower site.
Picture below shows how construction materials and forming panels are being stored and laid down by the rail road.
Mat 2 concrete pile cap's formwork has been removed and it has been backfilled. Forming and reinforcement continue for structural concrete walls at the west side of lower site.
Structural concrete walls within the loading dock have been poured. Additionally, remaining pile caps in the lower site are being reinforced and prepared for pouring. Pictures below show pile caps, connections and grade beams reinforcement complexity. Also, excavation for the last splayed columns concrete foundation is completed as shown below.
Large Mat 2 concrete pile cap has been poured, and forming grade beams connected to it has been started.
Pile caps, piers, and concrete walls within lower site are being reinforced and formed. All concrete pouring will be done before structural steel erection.
Reinforcement, forming, and pouring continue for concrete foundations within pump room, loading dock, and lower site. Structural concrete walls and piers reinforcement and forming has been started as well. Once poured, concrete foundations will be backfilled.
Acid trench excavation has been completed as well and concrete will be poured in July.
When joining rebar mechanical splices(shown below) is one option of making these connections, another connection type would be lapping and tieing two pieces of rebar with a 2' lap. Excavation for the loading dock and roberts bridge foundations has begun.
The final grade beams and pile caps are being formed within the new pump room, as shown above.
The trenhing shownin the courtyard will be the new Acid Waste tench beneath the new cleanroom. Once poured and formed the trench will be approximately 3 feet wide and sloped from 6 feet deep to 4 feet. The areas surrounding the elevator pit and loading dock foundation walls are being backfilled up to the brick ledge elevation.
The Courtyard/cleanroon area between Wean and Hamerschlag has been excavated and compacted fill is being installed to prep the site for the slab pour in this area. Concrete was delivered on-site and a portion of pile caps have been poured today.
In the following images below you can see the multiple retaining walls that are located across the hillside to allow the ease of access and the necessary soil retainment for the installation of pile caps. Once the pile caps are formed and poured, they will be backfilled, and the site will have an consistent grade down the hillside. The workers below are prepping top of caissons prior to installing rebar reinforcement for the pile cap in that location.
Work conitues forming and installing rebar for the remaining pile caps and foundation walls on the hillside.
Anchor rods are being set in the southern splayed column pile cap, as shown in the photo above. Rebar is also being placed on the hillside for the large Mat II type foundation pile cap. This Mat II foundation will contain approximately 198 yards of concrete.
The hillside continues to be excavated for the installation of pile caps and grade beams.
Excavation has progressed on the hillside for the forming of pile caps and grade beams.
Panels are being set within the new pump room.
Pile cap and grade beam installation continues on the hillside for the North Wing portion of the building.
Sub base soil conditions in the courtyard displayed a high moisture content. To meet the proper stability requirements, a portion of the soil has been removed, and gravel is being punched into the ground to stabilize the area. This will provide a proper sub base for the construction of the courtyard slabs.
The new pump room pad has been poured. This will be a new mechanical space for Scott Hall.
Sheet pile shoring is being installed to support the existing duct bank. This is needed to excavate deeper for pile cap installation location adjacent to the duct bank.
Rebar is being set for one of the splayed column pile caps and forms for round column pilasters are in place.
Multiple pile caps at different levels and slope grade beams have been poured and the forms are removed. progress on the hillside will move north to complete the remaining pile caps and grade beams.
The duct bank is fully shored across the hillside as shown above.
Shoring of the electrical duct bank across the hillside is underway. I-beams are set on either side of the ductbank and one spans atop, while nylon straps are used to cradle the ductbank to ensure it does not move.
The pump room foundation wall backfill progresses as the remaining courtyard is excavated.
The pump room foundation walls are being backfilled as waterproofing continues to be installed.
Pump room foundation wall waterproofing is being installed. Once an area is waterproofed, blue protection board is installed prior to backfilling. Waterproofers work their way up as the levels of the wall are accessible with the backfill progress. A water expansive bentonite material is installed(shown in white), where new construction waterproofing meets existing buildings(Wean Hall).
The rebar and foundation wall forms continue to be installed on Mat 3. Concrete can be expected to be poured within 2-3 weeks. Additional photos below depict areas that are being excavated around North Wing caissons for the forming of pile caps.
While much of the construction is currently outside, there is also work happening beneath our feet in utility tunnels. The new lines shown below are being installed to accommodate additional tie in points for the new building's demand, and to remove old lines from the site of new construction.
The sidewalk outside of the south entrance to Hamerschlag Hall has been removed for the installation of the new handicap compliant ramp. This ramp will include a new railing that will double as the mockup for the Scott Hall collaboratory staircase. This ramp is expected to be completed within the next 2 weeks. Additional photos show wall forms for the Mat 3 elevator foundations are going up and rebar is being set.
Wall forms are being removed from the new pump room foundation walls as the remaining pile caps in the pump room are being formed. Rebar for the Mat 3 foundation walls are beginning to take form. The remaining caissons and pile caps on the hillside are being drilled, formed and poured. At this time there are 22 caissons that remain to be drilled.
Dichroic glass samples have been installed to the side of the construction trailer for review.
Tunnel utility connections have been made, which reroutes existing utilities from the site of the new cleanroom. The new valves and piping shown below were installed throughout the past couple weeks.
Wall forms and rebar are in place for the new pump room foundation. Concrete is scheduled to be poured Monday, 3/3/14.
Foundation walls in the courtyard pump room are being formed and rebar is being set. This process will take approximately 1.5 weeks and concrete can be poured subsequently. Work continues with mat 3 foundations and caisson drilling on the hillside.
The project team refers to the largest mat foundation pad for the project as "Mat 3". This foundation essentially acts as an anchor for the portion of the building that cantilevers over the hillside. Mat 3 formwork and rebar has been installed concrete is being poured. There is approximately 216 cubic yards of concrete just within this piece of the foundations; that's 24 concrete truck deliveries.
The foundation wall forms are being installed as rebar is completed for the new pump room.
Foundation walls are being formed within the pump room space, while the mat 3 pad(3rd photo) is being finalized for concrete to be poured.
18 trucks of concrete were delivered on site today for the pump room grade beams and pile caps. 15+ workers were on site and coordinated the concrete trucks and pump with the pour locations.
Outpak Washout boxes provide LEED certified disposal of slump testing on site. Slump testing is essentially placing an amount of concrete outside of the forms to ensure the proper mixture thickness and fluidity. To ensure there is no contamination to surrounding areas, this product allows an easy, clean, and safe alternative to on site slump testing.
As you can see below, the pump truck had a reach of over 150' to deliver concrete to the proper locations. As a testing requirement, concrete sample cylinders are collected every 50 yards per the engineers specified testing requirements. The cylinders shown here are only a small handful of what has been collected to date. These cylinders will be tested, by breaking them, at certain cure intervals to ensure the concrete is meeting the specified strength.
Grade beam and pile cap forms are in place. Final heating preparations will need to be done prior to the scheduled concrete pour.
The Pittsburgh Fire Department visited the construction site today for a inspection to review temporary exit strategies and detours. There are 8 exits that have been affected by the construction.
The ramp and stairs have been removed from both locations on Wean Hall. These exits have been closed for the duration of the project. A walk through with the city fire department is scheduled for 1/20/14 to review exit paths and detours. Pile cap forms and rebar are being installed. Concrete for the pump room and large elevator(mat 3) pile cap is expected to come during the week of 1/27/14. Installation of the main shoring wall tie-backs are continuing; approximately half of the tiebacks have been installed.
The concrete stairs connected to Wean and Porter Halls is currently being demolished. This demolision should wrap up within the next week.
Pump room pile cap rebar has been delivered and pile caps are being formed. The new loading dock are is being excavated to form pile caps.
Caissons within the pump room have been completed. Next, pile caps and footings will be formed and poured. The shoring wall tiebacks are scheduled to begin now that all caissons are completed in this area.
The construction crew continues to drill and pour caissons on the hillside and within the pump room.
The construction site is teaming with activity as 2 rigs drill caissons, multiple excavators prep for caisson locations, and a crane is situated to install caisson reinforcement. Crews are currently drilling caissons for the southern splayed column clusters, and within the pump room. 57 caissons have been drilled and poured to date.
The FMS salt shed has been completed and is ready for salt to be delivered.
A Town Hall Meeting will be held today from 5-6pm in McConomy Auditorium. Please follow this link for the presentation that will be given at the meeting.
The caisson coordinates within the new pump room have been surveyed and will be drilled within the next week.
The Hamerschlag Shoring wall has been completed. The remainder of the sanitry reroute will take place through the next two weeks.
Caissons are currently being drilled and poured where the salt bin once was. Once these caissons are completed, tiebacks (pictured and described below) can be installed in the main shoring wall. This will allow for the remaining excavation of the north wing hillside, and accommodate drilling of the remaining caissons.
Tiebacks, shown in the photos below, are steel cables that are inserted through shoring wall piers that act as an anchoring mechanism for a retaining wall that is being installed. Essentially the tiebacks are supported by the mass of earth that the shoring wall is designed to retain. The images below show that all tiebacks have been installed. The courtyard area will be excavated approximately another 12' to allow for the construction of the new pump room and the final relocation of the sanitary line shown piped in these photos.
The removal of the Wean Hall areaways has allowed for the lower portion of the sanitary reroute to be completed. During the excavation, a foundation drain for Wean Hall was found and has been tied into the sanitary reroute. In order for the sanitary reroute to be completed, a shoring wall against Hamerschlag Hall had to be installed to allow for the deep excavation so close to the building. The shoring wall is currently being installed, and grade will be excavated approximately 12 feet below its current level. This excavation is not only for the installation of the sanitary reroute, but also to construct a lower pump room that will service the new and existing services.
The campus salt and mulch storage has been relocated to the lot across the tracks. The base of the storage bins have been asphalt paved and concrete foundation blocks have been arranged in U-shaped configurations. The finishing touch will include barrel-arched roofs to protect the bins from the weather. Please see the series of photos below depicting the construction of these storage bins.
The lot across the tracks has been graded, and a stone drive is being installed to access the new location for the FMS salt shed and mulch pile. A new entrance from boundary street has been created to stay the proper distance away from the Railroad tracks.
Excavation at the western portion of Wean Hall has completed for the removal of the concrete areaways beneath the transformer garage doors in the photos above. These concrete areaways will be removed to allow for the construction of the new Scott Hall elevator mat slab foundation.
The lower manhole is being set within the excavation for the sanitary reroute.
The temporary sanitary reroute within the courtyard has been installed. This reroute diverts the sanitary away from the existing route while the new permanent line can be installed.
Work on the shoring wall continues, while the storm/sanitary line within the courtyard is temporarily rerouted. The storm/sanitary line will be permanently reouted after the excavation and shoring activities within the area are complete.
A group of students from the School of Architecture who have based a construction practices course around the Scott Hall Project receive a tour of the site.
The excavation of the courtyard continues to progress. Currently the majority of dirt has been removed through the Porter Parking Lot. We remind pedestrians to follow posted safety signs while near construction zones.
Drilling of the first caisson is nearly complete. The rebar reinforcement cage, which will go into the newly drilled hole, is situated in a staging area. Once the rebar is installed within the hole, concrete will be pumped in place which will create the caisson.
The shoring wall process begins with the drilling for shoring piles which are steel columns that will have wire tendons shot into the earth behind the wall to keep this from caving in. Once the piles are installed, wood lagging is used to temporary hold dirt behind the wall back while the dirt in front is excavated. Once the excavation reaches the correct depth, concrete panels will be place between the steel piles, which will remain as the permanent shoring structure.
The outer chiller wall has been removed and dirt is being removed from the courtyard to prepare for the new pump room construction.
Drilling on the hillside has begun. Soldier piles for the permanent shoring wall are being drilled currently. Once the wall pile are drilled and set, the contractor will move to caissons across the hillside and within Hamerschlag Drive.
The retaining wall from the original chiller location has been removed and dirt is being excavated from the courtyard. The excavation throughout the entire courtyard will drop the elevation by approximately 10' to allow space for an engineered fill material and the construction of the new concrete floor slab. We would like to remind pedestrians to stay out of marked construction areas for their safety due to the high level of construction activities.
The second chiller has been relocated and piping is currently being installed.
The chilled water reroute through Hamerschlag D Level has been completed. The water lines are running with no issues.
An adjacent University Project, Masonry Restoration, is underway on Wean, Hamerschlag, and Doherty Halls. The scope of work includes repairing damaged and spalled concrete to Wean Hall by hammering and sawing necessary areas, patching, and sealing the entire facade. Hamerschlag Hall will be re-pointed in damaged regions with minimal brick replacement. The arched masonry underside of Doherty Hall will be removed and re-supported with steel support brackets. This work will continue alongside the Scott Hall construction, however if you feel disrupted by the masonry repairs please contact your building's Facility Director or Karen Spells Attn: Edward Hydzik with Campus Design Facility Development.
Work scheduled: Masonry contractors will be cleaning and removing caulking on the south elevation mall area of Wean. They will continue cutting and grinding on the west and northwest side of Wean. Removal of the brick and granite lentils on the Doherty Bridge will continue, and welders will also be installing support brackets.
7/17/13Exits in the courtyard are starting to be affected by demolition and other construction activities. Please review the detour maps above for a description of proper exiting procedures and paths.
The first chiller was lifted into place today. It will take the remainder of the week to pipe to the chiller and complete the hookup before the 2nd chiller can be relocated next week.
The new construction has been delivered to the Porter Parking Lot. The electric and data will be hooked up next week and the construction team will begin moving in the following week. Also, the nitrogen pad has been formed for the relocation.
The demolition of the salt bin continues. Multiple utility lines(abandoned and active) have been found under and near the excavation site. It has been noted that the salt bin was constructed on the same foundations of an original coal hopper that fed Hamerschlag Hall. These foundations are being excavated also, which has led the excavation to lower elevations than anticipated.
In order to prepare for the Cleanroom Chiller relocation the Hamerschlag server room roof has been removed. This space will be prepped for the first chiller relocation scheduled for 7/15/13.
The chilled water reroute has been backfilled and Roberts Drive has been returned to normal use. Final backfilling remains within the FMS loading dock are. The excavated areas will be re-paved in the coming weeks.
The reroute on upper Roberts drive is finalizing and the road will be backfilled by the end of next week.
The new chilled water lines have been installed within Roberts Drive near FMS. The lines will be backfilled later this week.
Spot excavations within planters and on the Wean Hall 4600 roof/plaza are being explored to supply the design team with a roof composition detail of current conditions. Portions of Wean Hall will experience intermittent periods of noise and slight vibration during the next 2 weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The remaining walls of the lean-to have been removed and the excavator has begun sorting the debris for disposal/recycling.
The lean-to within the HH/Wean/Porter parking lot is currently being demolished. During this time we ask all pedestrians near the area to maintain a safe distance from the construction zone barrier. The Wean Hall fire stair egress, 4129, should be used only during an emergency.
The first casework mock-up has been delivered and assembled in Smith Hall. Two more mock-ups are expected to be delivered in the next two weeks and the fourth and final to be delivered in July.
The new water and steam lines are currently being set into place. The team will continue to set the remaining lines, shoot as-built coordinates, and back fill once complete. A coal hopper was discovered beneath the salt bin, and the crew on site is exploring the depth of the hopper and the impacts of it's removal.
The demolition of the salt bin on Roberts Drive has begun. The majority of the structure will be removed by 6/11/13.
The mechanical contractor is currently finishing core drilling the FMS foundation wall for the chilled water and steam line reroute.
Areas within Roberts Drive near the salt bin have been excavated to verify utility paths. These locations are being coordinated with the structural foundations.
Tie-in locations have been excavated beneath FMS for the new chilled water reroute.
The access road has been completed, and the end of the Hamerschlag Steam tunnel has been removed.
An access road is being cut into the site to begin the shoring wall installation.
Manhole 3 and 4 have been placed, and the contractors are setting caps and backfilling the excavated areas.
Please find attached the Town Hall Presentation given at the meeting held last night.
Manholes 6 and 7 have been set and our crew is in the process of excavating for manhole 5.
Manhole 8 has been placed and the construction crew continues work on manhole 7. Once this work is completed the Roberts Drive will be re-opened temporarily.
During the excavation for the sanitary relocation, the Hamerschlag tunnel has been unearthed and the contractors have begun to demolish portions of the tunnel to make way for the new manhole that will be installed.
Roberts Drive will be closed Monday morning for the installation of the new manholes for the sanitary maintenance.
Excavation parallel to the lower portion of FMS drive has begun to identify the exact location of the 15" sanitary line.
In order to prepare the site for the new sanitary line, the radius wall on Roberts pedestrian ramp had to be removed. A temporary set of steps have been built to maintain access to this entrance.
The contractor is on site and excavation for sanitary utilities has begun. Please see the images below for a detailed looked at this process.
Beginning Monday the Road closures to Roberts Drive and pedestrian detours will begin. Please review the maps posted above and allowed yourself additional time to reach your destination.
The new Wean Hall skylight mockup has been installed and can be found in the courtyard. This mockup demonstrates the actual height and angle of the proposed design.
Please see the following diagram for a detailed view of the Roberts Drive closure.
- The ductbank along Roberts Hall has been completed and backfilled on the hillside.
- The shoring and excavation contractors begin to plan site work the week of 2/18/13.
Clearing and grubbing of the hillside has been competed and silt fencing has been installed.
Work at the Wean 4th floor loading dock has been completed. The loading dock is open for deliveries.
Please see below for items that have been or are near completion.
- Roberts Drive will be closed until Sunday for pavement and sidewalk repairs. Concrete will be poured and finished where the new ductbank was installed for the Lean-to project.
- Work at Wean 4th floor loading dock near completion.
- Work related to the 5KV cable has wrapped up within the corridor, now opening the Wean 4500 corridor.
- RF shielding complete in Wean 3121.
- Tree removal on the hillside has been completed.
Above you can see the hillside after the trees have been removed.
Currently, the conduits have been installed for the Roberts 5KV and the contractors are prepare for concrete.
Currently work related to the Lean-to project continues throughout portions of Wean, Hamerschlag, and Roberts Halls.
- RF shielding in Wean 3121 is nearly competed.
- Wean switchgear will be delivered and installed on 1/12. Please be advised a crane will be used to raise the equipment into the building.
- Wean 4500 will have a short ramp installed to accommodate occupants while cabling is being installed, this will occur from 1/10 through 1/18.
Recent completed items related to the Lean-to project are as follow:
- Conduit installed in Wean Senate Room.
- Wean 3121 demo and 2nd floor conduit installation complete.
- Conduit installation in HH interstitial space, above cleanroom, and road crossing have been completed.
The design and construction team are currently working on VE efforts for the project. Please see below for a quick list of items worked on this week.
- Fencing surrounding the construction site. Clearing and grubbing to follow.
- Most demolition in Wean and HH is complete while the installation of conduit begins.
- Installation of conduits above clean room in HH, in HH steam tunnel, and on the 3rd floor Wean Hall corridor 3500 has been started.
- Majority of conduit installation complete in Wean Senate Room, Wean 2nd floor 5KV Room, HH Interstitial space, and above HH Clean Room.
- Road conduit installed, pour concrete and backfill to happen in coming weeks.
- Installation of conduit across Roberts Drive to HH has begun.
- Start conduit runs up hill from manhole #27 to interstitial space.
- Roberts Drive closed Saturday 12/15, 12/22, 12/29, and 1/5 from 6:00AM to 6:00PM.
- Two sidewalks along Roberts Drive will be closed and remain closed until 1/5.
The lower parking lot across the tracks will be closed for the mobilization of Jendoco's construction trailer and storage box. Roberts Drive will be plated during the week while work continues on the trench excavation during the weekend road closures. This will also keep the sidewalks in the vicinity temporarily closed during this time. Demolition in Wean and Hamerschlag is nearly complete for the installation of new conduit to occur next week.
The current timeline of schedules events is as follows:
- 12/3/12- Mobilization of the Jendoco Construction trailer and storage box to the railroad parking lot. At this time the lot will be closed to the parking that currently occurs in the lot.
- 12/5/12- Install temporary security fencing at the railroad lot around the lay down and trailer areas.
- 12/6/12- Install security fencing at the North Wing hillside. This includes the lower Roberts parking area that is currently being used by FMS for storage and parking. We will begin clearing and grubbing the hillside. This includes the removal of the trees and mulching them. This will continue for one week.
- 12/10/12- Selected subcontractor for the Excavation and Shoring Bid Package(BP-01) mobilizes their trailers and equipment to the railroad lot.
- 12/17/12- Work begins on the relocation of the 15" sanitary line. This includes work on Roberts Drive adjacent to the salt shed. The current plan is to start work on the hillside and during the winter break move up into Roberts Drive with the deep trenching. The road will be plated when possible. Work atop Roberts Drive will continue for two weeks.
- 1/3/13- Retaining wall soldier pile drilling will begin and continue for two to three weeks. Drilling from atop Roberts will be necessary. This will at times limit access to Roberts Drive. This will be closely coordinated with the salt shed usage, nitrogen refilling and deliveries to Hamerschlag Hall.
- 1/21/13- Mass excavation will begin at the North Wing and will follow the progress of the shoring wall installation.
- 2/4/13- Excavation and Shoring(BP-01) work is in its final stages of completion. Jendoco prepares for the mobilization of the foundation bid package(BP-02), subcontractor to begin North Wing foundation and utility work. An updated timeline will be issued for this scope of work.
Two separate sections of sidewalk along Roberts Drive will be removed, closing the sidewalk and center door along the road to Roberts Hall. This area will be closed from 11/28 through 12/26. The center door will be available for emergency egress only. Detour signs will be posted at the south and north ends of the sidewalk.
Roberts Drive will be closed on weekends throughout December. The schedule for closing is December 1, 7:00 AM until noon, December 8-9, December 15-16, and December 22-23 from 7:00 AM Saturday until 5:00 PM Sunday each week. A trench will be cut across Roberts Drive for the installation of the new duct bank and steel plating will be installed for the weekday traffic.
Mobilization for work on the Hamerschlag Lean-to will begin Monday 11/19. Work will begin in the F level of Hamerschlag, and occupants may experience intermittent periods of noise. There will be a combination of mechanical duct work, water and stream piping, and electrical fixtures removed from the space. Some additional work will include Wean Hall 4505(drilling) and 3121(interior partition removal). All efforts will be taken to reduce any noise during this work. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time.
Excavation work done to Roberts drive this week is wrapping up, concrete will be poured Monday, and barriers will be removed Wednesday.
Excavation work along Wean Hall parking lot will resume today and tomorrow from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm each day. Work is anticipated to be finished on Monday 11/12. Efforts will be taken by our team to minimize any disruptions as much as possible. Please watch for notices regarding future construction activities.
Excavation work will be done on Roberts Drive and will continue throughout next week. Due to safety requirements, sections of the sidewalk will be closed and pedestrians will be redirected around a construction barrier. Work on Roberts drive will continue through next week, ending 11/19. Pedestrians and traffic will be directed around the work area with cones and barriers during this time. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this work.
The design team will join the engineers and construction team on 11/5 and 11/8 to reconcile design choices.
A banner with a rendering of the future Scott Hall has been hung on Wean Hall pointing out the location of our campus' newest addition. This addition will greatly strengthen inter-campus connectivity.
A Town Hall Meeting has been organized for Today in Rangos Hall. Design specifics of the new Scott Hall will be announced and discussed by the Architect and the Campus Design office. Please follow this link for a digital copy of the Town Hall Presentation. Below are a few renderings that will be displayed at the meeting.
Town Hall Presentation
Today, the ground breaking ceremonies were held for the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall. This will become the future home of the new Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. Distinguished guests, donors, and select University members commemorated the event.
The Wean Hall duct bank is nearing completion with the majority of the run already buried. Gas lines were removed this week so the duct bank can continue its path into Wean Hall.
The new Wean Hall duct bank is currently being installed. The electrical conduits are encased in an aluminum duct with a mixture of sand and gravel. The shielded duct bank is buried beneath the future corridor surrounding the cleanroom.
3D modeling and clash detection has become a major method to expedite the design coordination process. Combining the consultants models allows all members of the team to visually focus on areas of the building and review issues that may arise.
A telephone and electrical duct bank have been exposed in order to plot there coordinates within the hillside. This will enable the design team to plan foundations more accurately.
Exploratory work continues. Site utilities are being located and identified. Test holes are plotted and excavated with the help of previous campus surveys and historical data. Once a utility is found, coordinates are shot and points are transferred and modeled into a 3D site model.
Starting today our project team will begin exploration work to locate approximate locations of site utilities in the hillside. Throughout the next few weeks our CM, Jendoco, will be spot excavating on the hillside to locate the paths of storm, water, steam, and electrical lines which are located in the area. A mini-excavator will be brought on site to facilitate the efficiency of locating utilities.
Efforts will be taken by our team to minimize any disruptions as much as possible. Please watch for notices regarding future construction activities. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this work.


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Well our houseguest went home yesterday morning. I had a work (and then pool) party at my cousin's house all day, we're fixing up her property so we can have our company picnic there on Friday, so we worked until about 2:00, then went swimming and cooked out some shish-kabobs, good and primal.
But I was out late so today is a rest day, on account of I woke up too late to do anything. Maybe some strength training tonight.
I must be getting into better shape, because last week when I did sprinting I was all stiff and sore, this AM though I am fine after yesterday's sprints.
Today I will fast until dinner.
Update: Well I spoke too soon it seems. While I don't have any muscle soreness from the sprinting, my joints and tendons and ligaments and connective stuff around my hips are a bit sensitive...not like an injury or anything, just like they were used hard and need to catch up. It's not a bad feeling really.


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Just changed my index.html page on my local server so my nieces & nephew
could see a page I made for them. Unfortunately, the other lan computer
they're using keeps showing the original page I had earlier. So how do I
flush the cache on this box..or is it the cache on the other computer (the
one they're looking at) that needs flushing ??
I restarted the network and rebooted this (server) box yet the page
displaying on the other lan box remains the same as before...


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Chuck Norris Doesn't Understand Politics (or Are the Cracked Bloggers The New Beatles?)
I also have a shout out for HBN's Jiminy Cricket, Matt Tobey, who helped me rewrite beep number 3. He didn't do much. Just made it funny. But still, Matt Tobey can't support a post. Hell, he can't even support his crack habit. And crack is cheap.
So then I thought maybe I wouldn't write anything. I mean, I get paid for the vids. These little blog posts aren't covered in my contract. I just do them because I like being associated with Buckholz, O'Brien, Swaim, and Wolinsky. This is the closest I've ever been to being part of The Beatles.
Yeah, you heard me. The Cracked bloggers are the new Beatles. And why not? It sure as hell isn't Oasis.
But which blogger matches with with which Beatle? Well, it might surprise you, but I'm Ringo. Why? Not just because I'm the oldest, but because Ringo was always known as "the funny one."
Swaim is pretty clearly McCartney. Baby face. Big blue eyes. Very prolific. And hasn't done anything worthwhile in twenty years.
So that leaves three bloggers and only two Beatles. Clearly, we're going to have to include the "Fifth Beatle," Billy Preston. You might think DOB, being 1/8 black, is the obvious choice for Billy, but i'm going to go with Buckholz. Because Chris and Billy have something in common: I've never spoken to either one of them.
So that leaves DOB, Wolinsky, Lennon, and Harrison.
I'm making DOB the George Harrison of the group. Yes, DOB does spend 50 hours a week getting high and playing the sitar, but more importantly both George and DOB are the youngest. Also, neither can grow a particularly good beard.
So that leaves John Lennon. Who among us has enough coolness, talent, and gravitas to pick up that mantle? I do. It's me. I'm John Lennon. I can hear you now: "Huh? I thought you were Ringo? And what about Wolinsky?"
To you I laughingly reply, "Screw Wolinsky. He can be Pete Best. It's my list and I can do what I want."
Check out some more of Gladstone's stuff HERE. And while you may already be his Facebook friend, have you joined the club that all the kids are talking about?


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Lent: Explore a season of possibilities
February 14, 2013
We parked the car down the hill and around the corner from the event. It was a fair hike for a small child, but we were headed to a school festival complete with bouncy castles and games, so the child did not complain.
We trudged around the corner and just as we crested the top of the hill, the little child holding my hand stopped dead in her tracks and gasped a loud gasp. So loud, in fact, that I thought something was the matter. I looked around and saw nothing gasp-worthy, nothing scary or out of order. As I was about to tell her we needed to hurry up and keep going, she said with awe, "Oh, Mommy, look at all the wish flowers!"
I looked again across the grassy field and saw that it was dotted with countless dandelions, all going to seed, white puffs of smoke growing up from the blanket of green. Wish flowers. I hadn't noticed. I had seen weeds, pests or problems if I'd seen anything at all but the little child had instead seen possibility, countless wishes to be made and maybe fulfilled, a cause to stop and gasp in wonder and awe.
Wish flowers. I hadn't noticed them, and if I had, I would not have seen wishes; I would have seen worries.
I've not forgotten that radically different perspective. Every now and then when something invasive, persistent or pesky pops up in a field that I'd rather be uniformly green, I ask myself if perhaps it is a wish flower I failed to see. Maybe there is possibility I've missed.
Am I about to trample over the delight and joy that God has placed directly in my path? Maybe I need to stop, take a closer look and notice life's intricate, fragile, unexpected beauty. Maybe I need to envision something lovely, some deep, heartfelt wish for myself or for the world. Maybe I need to take a deep breath and then let it out, watching seeds of hoped-for good fly off, catch the wind and soar and then gasp in awe at what might happen as a result.
During this season of Lent, from time to time, stop, take a breath and gasp in awe at the possibilities that God has placed in your path. Become like a little child and see wish flowers rather than weeds, the kingdom of heaven, right in front of you.
Grace and peace,
Click here for a schedule of Lenten and Easter services.


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We opened a wonderful show this evening at the Keller Auditorium with Portland Opera. The pirates and crew have come together to make a wonderful show. Here are some great early shots from photographer Cory Weaver.
There is still time to get to this amazing show. Though we are near selling out with our added perfomance.
So great to be back doing G&S!
Thank you all!!
The sets and costumes (by Lez Brotherston) are beautiful and the cast is great. With me in the Princesse Jaune is Anne Sophie Duprels, a wonderful soprano and fantastic collegue. What's amazing is that she has been back and forth between our show and a beautiful (Sold Out!) production of Puccini's Butterfly at Opera Holland Park. She's a very busy lady and I'm honored to share the stage with her. Our show is a two person show that runs about 43 min. Sung in french with french dialogues and english surtitiles, it is a beautiful piece that I hope to produce again in New York.
La Colombe, by Gounod, is much more of an ensemble cast with Emma Carrington as my nephew, Gillian Kieth as the woman of my dreams and Jonathan Best as her Major Domo. It all revolves around the a dove that represents my love for Sylvie, but one that I'm willing to sacrifice for the hope of true love. It's really a funny show with plenty of misunderstanding & comedy!
The process has been a dream and I'm not sure if I've laughed as much through a rehearsal process. A lot of that levity is because of our wonderful director Francis Matthews. His choices and direction are filled not only with great meaning but with a humorous sense of reality.
After the opening tonight (July 5th, 2013) we have four more performances on the 8th, 11th, 14th (matinee) and the 20th. Tickets and more information available at the Buxton Festival Website!
We've already created So much in the fist week! We've a great cast and our artistic team are amazing.
Between rehearsals, I've been doing my traditional walks and getting lost in London. It's wonderful.]]>
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So how did it all start? Earlier this year my girlfriend (the talented Sharin Apostolou) and I went looking for some of the best gluten-free pizza in the city and discovered Emporio in Nolita NYC. If you haven't discovered this great Italian restaurant yet, please do yourself a favor and discover it. We highly recommend the speck and mushroom pizza with truffle oil on gluten free crust... seriously amazing. Sharin had her birthday party there with a large group which led to another friend throwing a bash with 8 people back in April. This is where it all started.
Our birthday group was enjoying our meal when Alec and Hilaria entered the restaurant. Hilaria teaches at the Manhattan yoga studio Yoga Vida and Sharin has taken her classes. Sharin says "That's my yoga teacher! She has one of the best ab workouts in the city". All of us at the table are NY'ers, so a celebrity sighting at a great restaurant is not uncommon. After a little smile between us and acknowledgment of their arrival, we all go back to our meals. Now if any of you have had the pleasure of celebrating your birthday with 7 professional singers you know that the birthday song will be beautiful. When you put them in a public place and give them a chance to embarrass their birthday celebrant... I assure you it will be loud and filled with high notes. This is precisely what happened that evening at Emporio.
After we possibly disrupted everyone's meal with a rousing "happy birthday" song I looked to my left and noticed Mr. Baldwin applauding our group and wishing happy birthday to our birthday girl. Over his shoulder was the beautiful Hilaria Thomas waving me over and mouthing "sing to me". I look over to Sharin and say "I think she wants me to sing to her" Sharin, with a big smile, says "Then go sing!".
This brings up my comment of "bringing the guitar to the party". While I know that we performers and artists have a duty to spread art and beauty, I often try to respect our business, our product and its value. I'm reminded of situations where someone says (not asks) "sing something for me" and the artist says "oh, no... I could never... but maybe just this once" and then acquiesce with a full back-up band and choreography. Or that guy who literally brings a guitar to a party out of hope for attention. This was not such a situation. This was just plain ol' fun and perhaps like bringing the ukelele to the party. Plus, the pizza already had ham, what harm could come with a little more?
So I sing. With red wine in hand I serenade Hilaria with a verse of O Sole Mio and finish with a high note. My audience of two and a restaurant of 100 seemed to enjoy the song. I give her a quick peck on the cheek and tell her that my girlfriend put me up to it, turn to Alec and shake his hand and wish them the best of evenings. Mr. Baldwin was kind enough to buy our table a round of Campari in thanks. As we were finishing up our meal the couple stopped by our table to say thanks on their way out. I asked if it would be ok to speak of the evening on twitter and they were more than happy to be mentioned. So I did just that.
Little did I know this happened to be their engagement weekend! The next day I received a google alert that scours the web for mentions of my name (most performers have this by the way, it's a great way to find reviews and mentions that we might not otherwise find) and found that I had been mentioned in the NY Daily News with the news of their engagement.
As the months go by I noticed, via twitter, that Hilaria was making wedding plans so I sent a message offering to sing for their big day. I can't tell you how excited I was when I received a private message from the bride-to-be asking about availability a few weeks later. Lucky for me the date was wide open. I have to admit it was pretty cool when my girlfriend asked what I had been up to that morning, to which my response was "Oh you know, just having some coffee and texting with Alec Baldwin's fiancée...".
So it was decided and agreed that I would sing Ave Maria as she walked down the aisle on their June 30th wedding at Old St Patrick's Basilica in Nolita. I won't say much about the wedding itself because it was a very private affair shared by family and industry friends. I was so happy to be there. As we were all gearing up to leave, one of her friends or perhaps an assistant wanted to make sure that we were invited to the reception at an unknown location. Thrilled, we boarded one of the chartered busses outside and made our way to Kimmel Center at NYU.
Again, I won't share the intimate details of the reception out of respect for their privacy, but it was lovely and filled with great food, music and lots of dancing. Sharin and I even found ourselves dancing with Hilaria's grandparents later that evening. I couldn't have dreamed of a more memorable opportunity to share such a special day with two very kind and wonderful people. I wish them only the very best for many many years of wedded bliss and many more meals at Emporio.
Here are just a few quick picks from before the wedding and the party.
To come back "home" to Memphis and find so much incredible love and caring, one can only become a happy artist. Ms. Worra and I have found ourselves in many operas over the years. From Merry Widow, Carmen, to Carnegie and once again back into Die Fledermuas. It's my pleasure to say that she sings the crap out of Rosalinda, and is the friend from the past that has observed my many transformations. Real people make real colleagues.
I will always remember Caroline walking down the center isle of the bus during the SFO Western Opera Theatre Die Fledermaus tour with a make-shift Card-earned Crown. Woe to thee that might find her with a deck or two of cards and the word NERTS on her tongue. You have been warned. She shared an isle with me for nearly 30+ performances of Die Fledermaus. I'm lucky to sing with her again. She will beat you at cards. She might let you win.
Some great reviews:
Memphis Flyer
Commercial appeal
I know the audience will have a grand experience.
I lived in Memphis for quite a few years while globe-trotting as a singer and opening a successful yoga studio, and it's amazing to go through the town while seeing my old haunts and connecting with friends that have been, until this month, geographically unavailable. The experience of being back is reminiscent to rereading a favorite book that has been on the shelf for years.
When Michael Ching was running Opera Memphis, he was commissioned by the University of Missouri (MU) to write Corps of Discovery, a beautiful Opera/Theatre piece based on the journey of Lewis and Clark that traveled to the Kennedy Center, Monticello, Constitution Hall and Carnegie Hall's Weil Recital Hall. Through this, Michael and I created a friendship that continues to this day. Through that relationship, my first professional La Bohème was created in the beautiful Clark Opera Memphis Center here in Memphis, Tennessee . The years after included Memphis performances of Corps of Discovery, The Merry Widow and John Hoomes beautiful Rigoletto which we remounted at Nashville Opera in 2010.
So here I am, back in a town in which I've owned a home, cultivated a circle of friends, built a business from nothing and turned a page on my life. I've only been in town for a few days, but I find myself walking through the local Whole Foods, or driving down the street expecting to see an old friend or past yoga client. This city holds some fine old ghosts in my mind, and I can't wait to see them all again.Our Fledermaus group is top notch. Caroline Worra (Rosalinda) and I have known each other for many years. We were both students at MU years ago and lost touch until reunited by San Francisco Opera's Merola Program and their Western Opera Theatre North American tour. What show did we perform? Die Fledermaus. To make the reunion even more cathartic... our Memphis conductor is the amazing Steven Osgood who was our musical leader through the entire North American San Francisco Opera tour.
While I'm just getting to know the rest of the cast, I assure you that Ned Canty, Opera Memphis' new General Director, has assembled a fantastic cast and chorus that sound fantastic.
I'll keep you posted, but being kinda home is weird, wonderful and comforting. I can't wait to see what we create and I'll keep you posted on the BBQ adventures as I come back home.
I'll be joining OperaMission for their Assembly Required series. Please join us!!
CAST: Roseanne Ackerley, Sharin Apostolou, Ryan MacPherson, Kenneth Overton, Michael Weyandt, Cory Clines, Ryan Allen
HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Jonathon Field, Cori Ellison
CAST: Kerri Marcinko, Caroline Worra, Ryan MacPherson, James Bobick
HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Jonathon Field, Cori Ellison
CAST: Kerri Marcinko, Caroline Worra, Ryan MacPherson, Gregory Gerbrandt, Michael Weyandt, Kevin Burdette
HOSTS: Jennifer Peterson, Marc Verzatt, Cori Ellison