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June 2011
Hairston, Werth injured, listed as day to day
Nationals third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. left Tuesday's 2-1 victory against the Giants with lower-back spasms. He is listed as day to day.
In the fifth inning, Hairston was in the batter's box and in pain while swinging the bat. After walking to load the bases, Hairston left the game and was seen walking gingerly into the clubhouse.
Hairston said the back problems occurred when he woke up Tuesday morning. He went to AT&T Park early to get treatment, but his back stiffened up by the middle of the game.
"I must have slept on my back wrong. I woke up pretty stiff. I tried to loosen it. I just couldn't do it," Hairston said. "During the game, it got worse and worse."
Hairston most likely will not play against the Giants on Wednesday afternoon. He hopes to be in the lineup when the Nationals play the Padres on Thursday at Petco Park.
In the other news, right fielder Jayson Werth was a late scratch Tuesday night because of a right ankle injury that he hurt the previous night while chasing a ball near the bullpen mound. He, too, is listed as day to-day.
Werth was able to take batting practice and entered the game as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Facing reliever Javier Lopez, Werth grounded out and ran gingerly to first base.
Pudge proud of son on Draft Day
Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez was a proud father Tuesday afternoon, for he learned that his son, outfielder Dereck Rodriguez, was drafted by the Twins in the sixth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.
Ivan, affectionately known as Pudge, acknowledged he was choked up when he heard the good news about his son.
"Very proud for him," Ivan said. "He is a good kid. That was his dream when I start putting the glove and bat in his hands. … He told me that he wanted to be here one day. It's a big day for him, a big day for me. Now he is getting ready to prepare, go to Spring Training and start working hard."
When he was a little kid, Dereck tried to be a catcher like his father, but the younger Rodriguez often had problems with his legs while working behind the plate.
"He caught for a little while, but he came to me and told me that catching was too hard for him," Ivan said. "When he started catching, his joints and knees started hurting him because he was growing. So he was catching, bending down and all that. He was always having knee pains."
One day, Dereck started shagging fly balls in the outfield and decided he wanted to become a Major League outfielder. Ivan credits Nationals third-base coach Bo Porter and former Tigers coach Andy Van Slyke for teaching his son how to play the outfield the right way. Ivan considers his son a quality outfielder.
"He is going to be a good player," Ivan said. "He needs to do some things on his swing, but he has a pretty good arm, is a good outfielder, runs very well. He has the perfect size. He is almost 6-3. When he puts some weight on, he is going to be good. That's what Spring Training is all about — just get used to the everyday grind. But he has all the tools."
Zimmerman understands Rendon selection
After the Nationals selected third baseman Anthony Rendon with the sixth overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the question was, what position will he play, since the team already have a third baseman for years to come in Ryan Zimmerman?
There is a strong possibility that Rendon could be switched to second or first base, but the Nationals have not determined their plans.
After playing his second rehab game Monday, Zimmerman said he understood why the Nationals selected a player who plays the same position as he does.
"I better shape up, huh?" Zimmerman asked jokingly. "Obviously the point of the draft is to take the best player available. Whether he's a shortstop and you have Jose Reyes or he's a first baseman and you have Albert Pujols, if that's the best guy, you take him. Talent plays in the big leagues. We'll see, but I'm sure they have a plan."
Zimmerman, who is on the disabled list because of an abdominal strain, is currently on a rehab assignment. On Monday, he played for Class A Potomac and went 2-for-3 with a double.
The Nationals are hoping that Zimmerman can be activated from the DL when the Nationals play the Cardinals starting June 14th at Nationals Park.
Three Boras clients selected by Nats
What do third baseman Anthony Rendon, right-hander Alex Meyer and outfielder Brian Goodwin have in common besides being selected by the Nationals in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft on Monday? All three are represented by agent Scott Boras.
In fact, since 2009, the Nationals have selected five players represented by Boras during the first day of the Draft. Two of those players are right-hander Stephen Strasburg and outfielder Bryce Harper. Both players didn't agree to terms with the club until deadline day which is usually in the middle of August.
Can Washington sign Rendon, Meyer and Goodwin before the deadline, which is Aug. 15th? General manager Mike Rizzo believes he can.
"We are going to try our best to get all three of them signed," Rizzo said. "These are guys we have identified and I think are going to be a big part of the organization. We are always optimistic that we could get them signed. That's why we take them. That's why we do all of this work to evaluate them. We are going to make an attempt to get all three of them signed."
The last first-round pick not to sign with the Nationals was right-hander Aaron Crow in 2008. He is now a Major League closer with the Royals.
Nationals select Rendon with sixth overall pick
For the second straight year, the Nationals selected a hitter with their first pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. On Monday night, they selected third baseman Anthony Rendon of Rice University with the sixth pick.
The question is what position will he play, since the Nationals already have a third baseman for years to come in Ryan Zimmerman. There is a strong possibility that Rendon could be switched to second or first base, but the Nationals have not determined their plans.
The Nationals feel Rendon is on the fast track to the big leagues.
"Right now, we feel that third base is his position," general manager Mike Rizzo said about Rendon. "We evaluate him as a Gold Glove-caliber defensive guy at third base. We are going to delay that decision [as far as making a position switch]. We'll make that decision down the road.
"I think he is a terrifically polished college player. I think he will be a quick-to-the-big-leagues type of guy, as far as the normal course of a drafted player. But we are not going to put any stipulations or timetables like that. We really feel good about this player. This is a guy that we had at the top of our draft board for a long time. We feel good with who we selected."
It's obvious that the Nationals were not turned off by Rendon's history with injuries. He had shoulder and ankle problems in the past.
"We got all the medical reports and films, our doctors have gone over them painstakingly, and we feel good about it," Rizzo said.
Injuries didn't appear to slow Rendon's season in 2011. In 63 games, he hit .327 with six home runs, 27 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .520 for Rice.
"He has a terrific batting eye. He has great pitch recognition, a tough guy to strike out," Rizzo said. "He uses the whole field. He is very balanced. He has great raw power.
Along with the line-drive stroke, we feel he is a very efficient hitter and capable of hitting for a high average and for power."
This year marked the first time since 2008 that the Nationals didn't have the first overall pick in the Draft. The previous two Drafts, the Nationals selected right-hander Stephen Strasburg and outfielder Bryce Harper with the top overall picks, in 2009 and last year, respectively. Rizzo said it wasn't hard having five teams pick ahead of them this year.
"We lined up our six best players in the order that we thought we liked them," Rizzo said. "We were really satisfied with the top six players. We knew we were going to get a good player in the Draft, and when it was our turn to pick, we had Anthony's name at the top of our list and we pulled it and we feel good about it."
Live coverage of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft resumes at noon ET Tuesday on MLB.com, where fans will receive exclusive coverage of Day 2 and 3, featuring a live pick-by-pick stream, expert commentary and Draft Tracker, a live interactive application that includes a searchable database of every Draft-eligible player. You can also keep up to date at Draft Central and by following @MLBDraft on Twitter. And get into the Draft conversation by tagging your tweets with #mlbdraft.
Nats' Ramos injured, then angered D-backs
In the top of the second inning of Sunday's 9-4 victory over the D-Backs, Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos swung at a pitch from right-hander Ian Kennedy and fouled the ball off his left shin.
Ramos was in serious pain and limping for most of the game until the eighth inning, when he hit a three-run homer off right-hander Aaron Heilman to give Washington a 4-0 lead.
Ramos was taking his time running the bases, while D-backs third-base coach Matt Williams was seen yelling at him.
At first, it appeared Ramos was still hurting from the shin injury, but he acknowledged after the game that he was showing up the D-backs for hitting his teammates with pitches during the game.
"I felt like, 'Ok, I want to see those guy angry,'" he said.
Nats continue to have interest in Upton
The Nationals continue to look for a center fielder, and B.J. Upton of the Rays is one of their targets, according to a baseball source.
Upton, a Virginia native and Ryan Zimmerman's childhood friend, is considered an excellent defensive center fielder, but is having a down year at the plate, hitting .230 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs.
However, according to the source, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo believes a change of scenery would help Upton's career.
Upton, 26, hasn't had a good season with the bat since 2008, when he hit .273 with nine home runs and 67 RBIs for the Rays. It's not known if the Nationals and Rays are having serious discussions about Upton.
It was reported last April that the Nationals had been scouting Upton, but the club didn't have interest in acquiring him at that time. It was pointed out that it was routine scouting that is normally done during the season.
The Nationals haven't received any production from their center fielders this season. Entering Sunday's action, their center fielders are a combined 52-for-230 [.226] with two home runs, 16 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .291.
Washington has been looking for a center fielder for quite some time. The team had interest in other center fielders such as Michael Bourn of the Astros and Matt Kemp of the Dodgers. But the Nationals were never in serious discussions with those clubs.
Hairston: Nats need Zimmerman
The Nationals' offense has been missing in action all season. Entering Sunday's game against the D-backs, Washington has a .231 batting average, which ranks 28th in the Major Leagues and is the No. 1 reason its in fifth place, nine games behind the Phillies in the National League East.
Infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. doesn't have to think twice as to why the Nationals haven't been able to hit on a consistent basis. They miss third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who has not played in a Major League game since April 9 because of an abdominal strain.
The Nationals are hoping Zimmerman can be activated from the disabled list during the next homestand, which starts June 14th against the Cardinals at Nationals Park.
With Zimmerman back, it would mean Jayson Werth would have protection in the lineup. Manager Jim Riggleman plans to hit Werth second and Zimmerman third.
"When you are missing your best player, that can kind of hurt you a little bit,' Hairston said. "[Zimmerman] definitely takes the pressure off the hitters. Having that big guy in the lineup really makes a difference. … At the same time, we don't have him. We just have to find a way to keep scrapping."
Once Zimmerman returns to the lineup, Hairston will be back on the bench. Hairston has been the primary third baseman during Zimmerman's absence.
It remains to be seen if Hairston returns to the outfield. Hairston originally signed with the Nationals to platoon with Rick Ankiel in center field.
Nats' Cora OK after bout with food poisoning
Nationals infielder Alex Cora entered Friday's 4-0 loss to the D-backs as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. It was his first appearance since Wednesday, when he left the game in the fourth inning against the Phillies.
As it turned out, Cora had a bout with food poisoning after eating "bad oysters," which caused Cora to have stomach problems.
Cora did not travel with the Nationals to Phoenix after the game, for he was still recovering from his stomach ailment. Cora joined the team right before Thursday's game started against the D-backs, but was not available to play.
By Friday afternoon, Cora took batting practice and then came in as a pinch hitter against right-hander Josh Collmenter and popped up to second baseman Kelly Johnson.
Elbow injury forces Werth sit out Friday's game
Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth sat out Friday's game against D-backs after being hit on his left elbow by a pitch during Washington's' 6-1 victory over Arizona the previous day.
In the ninth inning, with Roger Bernadina on third and right-hander Aaron Heilman the mound, Werth was hit on a 2-0 pitch. In pain, Werth walked slowly to first as manager Jim Riggleman and head athletic trainer Lee Kuntz came to Werth's aid.
Werth stayed in the ballgame, but he was not ready to play Friday because the elbow was stiff. It didn't help that the ball hit the ulnar nerve. The team is hoping Werth will be playing on Saturday.
"I really made the decision not to play him. He is pretty stiff," Riggleman said. 'That was my call. I didn't want him to be vulnerable to another shot like that. He was hit in a bad area. He will get treatment now."
Werth said there wasn't a need to have an MRI on the elbow because the injury is not considered serious.
"It's just a contusion," Werth said. "The issue last night was that it hit the ulnar nerve, so it was like hitting your funny bone really hard. Today we are dealing with just the swelling of the impact, which doesn't always come down so quickly. … It makes you think a little bit how remarkable Cal Ripken streak actually was."


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Companies facing pollution citations
Four companies in Maui County have been cited by the state Department of Health's Clean Air Branch for air permit and pollution violations. The violations were either self-reported or discovered during inspections or by a review of records by the Health Department, a news release said Thursday.
The following companies were cited for the following violations:
* Maui Landscape Specialty Inc. dba Hawaiian Charcoal Co., located in the old Waikapu landfill, for submitting its semiannual reports late on 10 (3.3 tons/batch) charcoal kilns. The violation was discovered during a Health Department records review and a penalty of $2,600 has been issued. The company has requested a hearing on this case.
* Lili Laundry Inc. dba. Alii Linen Services in Kahului for submitting its semiannual report on a 100 horsepower Superior Mohawk boiler late. The violation was discovered during a Health Department records review. A $2,000 penalty has been paid.
* Monsanto Co. in Kaunakakai for causing or permitting visible fugitive dust to become airborne without taking reasonable precautions. Monsanto operates seed corn farms, and the violations were investigated after dust complaints were received by the Health Department. A penalty of $3,400 has been issued. Monsanto has requested a hearing on this case.
* Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. in Puunene for causing or permitting visible fugitive dust to become airborne without taking reasonable precautions and agricultural burning permit violations. Violations were discovered after dust complaints were received. A penalty of $9,300 has been paid.
Four companies on Oahu were cited along with one in Kona.
In general, penalties are assessed on violators to remove any economic benefit they may have gained from their noncompliance and put them in a worse situation than those who comply with the law. All fines are paid into a revolving special fund used to prevent or minimize damage to the environment, the news release said.
The Clean Air Branch reviews and approves air permits, evaluates and enforces state and federal air standards, conducts inspections and investigates reported incidents related to outdoor air quality. Through the air permit process, the Health Department ensures that companies comply with state and federal emission standards to minimize air pollution impacts on the public, the news release said.

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Conservatives Make Their Case in Bid for SD-4 Seat
In the May 10 special election to replace state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, four Republican candidates are looking to prove to Senate District 4 voters that they are the right brand of conservative for the district.
Williams, who chaired the powerful Senate Finance Committee and had held the seat since 2003, left last year to become the Texas A&M University System's new vice chancellor of federal and state relations. The candidates looking to succeed him include businessman Gordy Bunch; state Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe; former state Sen. Michael Galloway; and state Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands.
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New York Knicks forward and former Syracuse University star Carmelo Anthony stopped in Chicago Tuesday on the first stop of his NBA free agency tour.
The "Windy City" certainly gave him a big welcome.
Signs around the United Center featured Anthony pictured in a Bulls uniform and messages encouraging Anthony to sign with the team.
Carmelo, in a full Bulls uniform, is on some of the other video boards around the United Center. pic.twitter.com/WeKY3OJWUK— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
The Bulls' recruiting pitch to Carmelo is already underway. This is the message on the side of the United Center. pic.twitter.com/7vsu4kCpuL— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Carmelo Anthony has entered the United Center. Walking right past the Jordan statue.— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Melo signs, with championship trophies, wrapped all around the United Center. pic.twitter.com/uxlv8MEiDS— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Carmelo walking into the United Center. pic.twitter.com/1SXPYtXoqZ— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Cameramen say that Melo's van had a police escort in front and behind it on the way into the United Center.— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Steve Greenburg of the Chicago Sun-Times penned a letter to Anthony telling him why Chicago was the best choice for his next contract.
Bulls guard Derrick Rose will be available to recruit Anthony if needed. Rose said in a prior interview that it "wasn't his job" to recruit 'Melo.
Bulls Center Joakim Noah was at the United Center Tuesday to speak with Anthony.
Dallas and Houston get the next opportunity to speak with Carmelo on Wednesday.
Word is Dwight Howard and James Harden will be part of Rockets' contingent lobbying Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday in Texas. Also ...— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 1, 2014
'Melo is scheduled to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
The Lakers registered interest in Carmelo Anthony tonight and will be meeting with him on Thursday, source tells ESPN— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 1, 2014
Dave McMenamin of ESPN LA describes what a Lakers' pitch for Anthony might look like.
Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski has also reported that the Phoenix Suns will make a run at trying to get 'Melo and Miami Heat star Lebron James to play together.
Anthony averaged 27.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists last season.
The New York Knicks can give Anthony a max contract worth $129 million over five years. Other teams can offer Anthony a max deal of $96 million over four years.
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Ice Cube, Pitbull slated for next Cali Christmas
Apparently today's the day for radio stations to announce their holiday bash lineups. (Apart from KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas shows. Those are never revealed this early.)
This morning we learned of Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias, Nelly and more being tapped for KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball, Dec. 5 at Nokia Theatre. Now Power 106 has announced the roster for its annual Cali Christmas event, slated for Dec. 3 at Gibson Amphitheatre.
West Coast hip-hop titan Ice Cube will headline, along with notorious Chris Brown and Miami-based reggaeton star Pitbull. Also expected to appear are Rick Ross, Far East Movement, the New Boyz, Waka Flocka Flame and YG.
A pre-sale at LiveNation.com and via the station's website runs from Thursday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. until Friday at 10 p.m. After that, remaining tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday at 10 a.m.
And since we're on the subject, we may not have a clue who will play Almost Acoustic Christmas this year (though my money is on Linkin Park and Social Distortion), but we at least can deduce when it is: Dec. 11-12. It's usually the second weekend in December anyway, but given Daniel Tosh's Dec. 4 performance at Gibson and the Hot 92.3 Winter Wonder Jam that is set for Dec. 18, there's clearly no other time it could take place.
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By BEN
Web: nj.com/ben
Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556
Cellphone: 856-237-6645
U.S. Army: RA13815980
The column that speaks volumes this Friday.
Good afternoon!
If it's not raining now, it will soon.
Mostly sunny Christmas Day.
The reason we keep asking about Butch Slater is because he once owned The Forks Seafood Restaurant, which is coming down to make room for a super Wawa in Pennsville.
Slater was once part owner of the Fishermen's Wharf in Greenwich along with Lew Thomas.
It's a foregone conclusion who will be the new freeholder director in Cumberland County.
Bill Whelan.
He has already been freeholder director.
"What is the problem with the editor of the paper?
"We are not getting hardly anything with Lauren's byline.
"Has the man lost his mind?''
— Mike Abbott
Did you read about the fire in Upper Deerfield?
If you're talking about Tuesday night's Bridgeton City Council meeting, it may have ended too late for deadline.
Don't forget, we're the only media outlet that covers Bridgeton City Council.
Lauren did the Amity Heights Wings of Love Ministry Wednesday night and has done all the updates on helping the family burned out by the fire.
Kill us, Mike. We're used to it.
But, like Tony Surace when he was coaching Millville High School football and fans were hurling invectives at him, "I'll start worrying when people stop caring.''
OK, how many county heads will roll Jan. 1?
When the Republicans gained control of the freeholder board last year, they made several changes involving Democrats.
One was appointing Mike Barruzza to head the Juvenile Detention Center.
Another was to appoint a public information officer.
Another was to combine department heads and relegate streets and roads superintendent Don Olbrich to No. 2 in the department at less salary.
A little history
April 17, 2012
With Democratic Freeholder Bill Whelan absent, the board split along party lines, 4-2, as the Republicans successfully terminated the employment of Office on Aging Director Dale Finch and CATS Director Theresa Van Sant, and demoted Public Works Director Don Olbrich.
Mental Health Division Head Jack Surrency was also terminated, but by a unanimous vote.
Olbrich will continue on as department head until May 6, when he will be terminated, according to a resolution approved along party lines. The next day, he will be hired as head of the Division of Public Works, under a reorganized Department of Public Works and Engineering.
The director of public works and engineer have previously been two separate positions in the county.
The current county engineer, Dan Orr, will not see his contract renewed when it expires at the end of May.
The freeholders voted in March to begin seeking replacements for Orr.
The new county engineer and department head of Public Works will be William Rafferty, hired Tuesday by the freeholders — again, by a 4-2 vote along party lines.
Best bet to replace new freeholder Joe Derella on Millville City Commission?
Jim Parent?
Kim Warkar Ayres?
George Mitchell?
Lauren Van Emden?
Jim Reeves?
Jane Christy?
Judy Kessler?
Rob Shannon?
Gladis McGraw?
Millville Mike has retired from radio sales.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where there will never be an end to sick, sick people.


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Patent application title: Street treatment method & apparatus
Ranger Kidwell-Ross (Bow, WA, US)
IPC8 Class: AB05B1700FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing combined or convertible
Publication date: 2008-09-11
Patent application number: 20080217433
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The invention provides a street treatment system for bio-remediation and
breakdown of oils and/or toxic compounds, as well as treatment of organic
pests such as weeds, bugs and other naturally occurring organic material
that are resident on man-made surfaces such as pavement, curb lines or
other such surfaces. The invention uses a street sweeper that uses a
mounted sprayer, tubing, a pump, a tank and controls located in the cab
of the street sweeper to operate the apparatus. The tank holds the
bio-remediation fluid or pesticide/weed killer that is then applied to
the pavement, curb line, etc.
1. A device for holding and distributing microorganisms in combination
with a street sweeper or similar device.
2. The control mechanism for operating the spraying of microorganisms at various pavement locations relative to the street sweeper or similar device.
3. A mechanism for engaging and disengaging the distribution of microorganisms to dissolve and organically react with oil-based or other undesirable material upon street or similar surfaces and curbing.
4. A method of achieving the cleaning of oil slicks and other undesirable compounds on pavement by and through the use of a street sweeper or similar device.
[0001]Not Applicable
[0002]Not Applicable
[0003]Not Applicable
[0004]1. Field of Invention
[0005]This invention relates to surface conditioning and treatment vehicles such as street sweepers and particularly relates to treatment of surfaces with bio-remediation fluid or pesticides and/or weed killer chemicals. It is a material delivery system for the control and removal of unwanted, undesirable bio-hazardous substances or organic growths on surfaces utilizing existing equipment such as a street sweeper.
[0006]2. Background of the Invention
[0007]In the past, treatment systems have included an individual user equipped with a backpack-type spray tank that holds the bio-remediation fluid or the pesticide/weed killer, that is then applied to the pavement, curb line, etc. while the user is walking around in the environment exposed to various hazardous events. Street cleaners have been around for many years. They clean surfaces, but they do not spray, clean or remove the oil, bio-hazardous material, weeds, or other organic material. In order to obtain this objective, a street treatment system is needed that keeps the user safe while spraying, cleaning and/or removing of the oil, bio-hazardous material, weeds, or other organic material. This system achieves these objectives.
Objects and Advantages
[0008]The objects and advantages of the street treatment method and apparatus are: [0009]1. The operator is protected from injury and contamination from bio-remediation fluid, pesticides and/or weed killer chemicals. [0010]2. The bio-hazardous materials on the surface can be removed, counter acted or neutralized in a safe, non-hazardous manner through the use of bio-remediation fluid. [0011]3. Surfaces can be remediated while operating a street sweeper in a normal manner without resorting to extra work for the operator. [0012]4. Existing equipment may be used, with minor alterations, for the addition of the street treatment method and apparatus.
[0013]The invention is a street treatment system that has been adapted for use on a street sweeper. The street treatment system uses a fluid that can be a bio-remediation fluid such as an oil compound breakdown type of fluid, a weed killer, or a pesticide. The system affords safety to the operator and allows the removal of the unwanted material in a safe manner, using existing equipment.
[0014]FIG. 1. Shows the side view of the Street Treatment Method & Apparatus.
[0015]10. Street treatment system. [0016]12. Mounted sprayer. [0017]14. Spray nozzles. [0018]16. Feed line. [0019]18. Fluid tank. [0020]20. Pump control. [0021]22. Control line. [0022]24. Controller. [0023]26. Cab. [0024]28. Sweeper brushes portion. [0025]30. Street sweeper. [0026]32. Fluid.
[0027]The general nature of this particular concept is to provide a street treatment system. The street treatment system can include bio-remediation of oils and/or toxic compounds on the pavement, as well as treatment of organic pests such as weeds, bugs, and the like, that property owners have to deal with on a continual basis for maintenance of their street, parking lot, street front as it borders the pavement and curb line.
[0028]In the past, treatment systems have included an individual user equipped with a backpack-type spray tank that holds the bio-remediation fluid or the pesticide/weed killer, that is then applied to the pavement, curb line, etc. while the user is walking around in the environment exposed to various hazardous events . . . .
[0029]Referring to FIG. 1, a street treatment system 10 has been adapted for use on a street sweeper 30. The street treatment system 10 has four main components: a mounted sprayer 12 that in this particular embodiment is a transversely aligned cylindrical tube that accepts the fluid 32 from a feed line 16 running from a fluid tank 18. The fluid can be a bio-remediation fluid such as an oil compound breakdown type of fluid, a weed killer, or a pesticide. Other types of fluids are also easily envisioned for treatment as desired by the property owners of the streetscape.
[0030]A pump control 20 that in this particular embodiment is resident within the fluid tank 18 is controlled by a controller 24 that sends signals from the cab 26 along the control line 22 to the pump, enabling the operator of the street sweeper to adjust the pressure in the feed line 16 on and off, thus controlling the distribution of the fluid 32 through the spray nozzles 14.
[0031]The fluid tank 18 is currently mounted on the side of the street sweeper 30. Other arrangements and configurations are envisioned. The sprayer 12 can be mounted on the side; it may have an articulating motor that it is arranged to provide for a range of angular spray distances depending on hard-to-reach areas. Furthermore, the sprayer may be mounted below the cab, or on the side of the body of the street sweeper, to access treatment for curb-line type of applications. For example, applying a weed killer through the use of the system to treat weeds or other organic pests during sweeping of the gutter. This offers the contracting street sweeper additional options for services rendered to property owners. The fluid 32 can be a host of different man-made, or naturally occurring, bio-enzyme type oil remediation and breakdown compounds applicable to the pavement. During an additional step of the process, the street sweeper's brushes 28 work the bio-remediation into the pavement for a strong application.
[0032]The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to falling within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims that follow.
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The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences offers four international Master's programs. A Master's is an optional additional education that may be pursued once a Bachelor's has been successfully completed. It generally takes three to four semesters to complete. Students who wish to obtain a Master's degree will broaden their academic and professional experience. Also, a master's degree provides the academic qualification required for pursuing a doctorate degree.
In 1998 the first international Master's program was established at Offenburg, and since then the University has consistently strengthened its international Master's programs.The Graduate School coordinates the international Master programs and provides support for international students.
Our Master's degrees have received several awards. The Master of Communication and Media Engineering (CME), for example, was selected in 2008 by the Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as one of the top 10 international Master's programs in Germany.
Offenburg University's international Master's degree programs are characterized by
- Teaching in small groups
- Accredited programs
- Application-oriented classes
- Individual service for students
- Excellent career opportunities
The four international, English-language Master's programs taught at the Offenburg and Gengenbach campuses are:
- Communication and Media Engineering (CME)
- International Business Consulting (IBC)
- Energy Conversion and Management (ECM)
- Process Engineering (MPE)
As a graduate of one of these programs you will have excellent career prospects. Here's what some of our alumni have to say.
For more information about applications, please see the individual study program pages.
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Perhaps you like the idea of post-capture focus as provided by Lytro's light field camera, but don't want another single-function device? You might be in luck if rumors of a small sensor from Toshiba that emulates that ability prove true early next year.
But first the company officially announced a new 20-megapixel CMOS sensor it says "offers the industry's highest resolution in the 1/2.3 inch optical format, using backside illumination technology to improve sensitivity and imaging performance." Also, the TCM5115CL achieves a 15 percent improvement in full well capacity — the amount of charge an individual pixel can hold before saturating — over Toshiba's previous generation. And it's "designed to meet the demands of high quality, fast frame rate image capture and HD video recording supporting smooth, slow motion playback," with fast capture at 60 frames per second at 1080p, or 100fps at 720p. The sensor is set for mass production in August 2013.
The new post-capture module will reportedly house an array of 500,000 tiny lenses. It's aimed at phones, and so it's smaller than Lytro's system — just one centimeter thick. Also, it even captures video with selectable focal planes. However, it's not likely to come out until the end of next year.
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Mediocrity is rarely an ambition, and, especially in sports, it has all the glamour of a Turnpike off-ramp. But for a select few, mediocrity can be a temporary aspiration, especially when it is an indication of exceeded expectations.
The Nets are one such example. They are mediocre right now, and that's good.
"A lot of people probably didn't think we would be here," guard Keyon Dooling said after the Nets beat the Clippers Saturday night. "But we're not content with .500. I think there's still a lot of room for improvement."
A .500 record is the very essence of mediocrity, but at 6-6, the Nets can assume a real sense of accomplishment, even if only about 15 percent of the schedule has been played.
The reason is that few people expected even this level of competence from a completely remade roster with eight new players, including two rookies in the regular rotation.
Picked by many in the preseason to finish last in the Eastern Conference, the Nets have been a bit of a surprise with their recent results, including four victories in their last five games. Along the way they have beaten the Pistons, the Raptors in Toronto, and swept a home-and-home sequence over the Hawks.
Friday night, after their transformative overtime victory in Toronto, they had any number of reasons to come out flat, and maybe even lose, to the Clippers a night later. But they didn't, and now they are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference at 6-6.
"It's definitely a step, I think, for the first time this year," forward Jarvis Hayes said. "Along with a good team, we want to be a playoff team. I know a lot of people picked us last in the East. That's definitely motivation. We keep playing like we did the last two (games) and we'll be a really good team."
After dispatching the Clippers, who at 2-11 would covet mediocrity, coach Lawrence Frank was in an understandably good mood, considering how his team followed up one emotional victory with another more pedestrian one. But he wasn't about to start crowing over where his team fits in the standings just yet.
"The schedule is about improvement," he said. "Sometimes it will show in wins, sometimes it won't. It's developing our players, getting them to play together, getting them to play for each other. The wins will take care of themselves."
Asked if the Nets might be ahead of their projected curve this early in the season, especially for a young team battling its share of injuries, Frank said wins and losses are merely the result of their development as a team.
"For us, there's no curve," he said. "I don't think players are affected that way. From coaches, we don't look at it that way. We're just immersed in the process of trying to get these guys better."
There is still plenty of room for improvement as the Nets prepare for a tough West Coast trip. They are allowing 103.2 points per game, which is second-worst in the NBA. They are allowing teams to shoot 42 percent from the 3-point line, which is also second-worst in the league, but is actually an improvement from two games ago when they were the worst.
Their rebounding differential, plus 1.5, is decent, and they are seventh in the league in assists per game at 18.8.
Vince Carter and Devin Harris are proving a much more formidable backcourt than many expected, averaging 24.3 and 23.2 points per game respectively, and when Harris has played the Nets are 6-3. When he hasn't they are 0-3.
So, what does it all mean, to be 6-6 this early in the season?
"I didn't have any expectations as far as what our record was going to be,"' Carter said. "I don't think many people in general thought we would be in this position. So I think we're doing well."


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Geoffrey Huang knows how to learn.
And how to live.
He tells the story of attending a Special Olympics meet and watching a frail and severely disabled young man trying to finish a wheelchair race against much stronger competition, with no hope of winning.
The man didn't win. But he had a lasting effect on Geoffrey, who knows lessons can be learned elsewhere than in books and lectures.
"Since that day, I have pushed myself to do my best in everything that I do," says Geoffrey, this year's Star-Ledger Scholar for Warren County.
The best for him is very good. The top student out of more than 400 in his graduating class at Phillipsburg High School, Geoffrey scored 2270 on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), with a perfect score of 800 on the math section. He also achieved a perfect 800 on the SAT II subject matter test in math and five top scores of 5 on Advanced Placement (AP) tests in calculus, U.S. history, statistics and biology. He has taken courses at nearby Lafayette College.
He also is a varsity tennis player, active in academic competitions, a volunteer with service organizations, and devoted to his church.
"Geoff is over the top," says George Chilmonik, his math teacher. "He is a terrific student, but he is even a better person."
Chilmonik says that, while other top students often worry about competing for slots in college, Geoffrey worries about his classmates' chances.
"He even wrote a college recommendation for one of them," says the teacher.
Geoffrey, 17, says he wants to be a professor because "I can utilize my academic strengths to help others."
Geoffrey's father, Hao-Hsin, is a software engineer, and his mother, Won-Chin, teaches math at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania. They both hold doctorates. He has a 19-year-old brother, Matthew.
He plans to attend Duke in the fall. "A perfect fit for me," he says.
The Teacher
A former student, a cop in town, stopped in the other day to see his old math teacher at Phillipsburg High School, George Chilmonik.
"C'mon," said the cop, "doesn't this get old for you? Doing this for .¤.¤. how many years?"
"Thirty-seven," answered Chilmonik, with a little annoyance, and continued: "You just don't get it, do you?"
The cop shrugged.
"How can it possibly get old when you're dealing with teenagers? They're all different, and they're always changing. Every day is different and it's been that way since I started."
He started in 1970, shortly after he graduated from what is now East Stroudsburg University. He went there to wrestle, the way he wrestled at Hunterdon Central as a student from Flemington. And, after he got his degree, he went to Phillipsburg to coach wrestling and teach math.
But Chilmonik, who has been honored by Star-Ledger Scholars four times -- a record he holds with retired Gov. Livingston teacher William Yager -- has done more than coach wrestling or even teach math.
"He taught me the word 'tenacity,'" says Geoffrey Huang, the latest Phillipsburg student to identify Chilmonik as his most influential teacher.
"He has pushed me to do my best in school and, because of that, I have succeeded."
Chilmonik lives with his wife, Jennifer, also a teacher in Bethlehem, Pa. They have two adult children.


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Hello Everyone,
We are looking for a great videographer who has the creative eye to piece together fantastic looking videos that we have made with:
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What we are after:
- There is 40 minutes of video, which should be cut down into around 5 minutes
- There needs to be a brief starting video (and maybe a brief closing part too)
- At the start, there should be a title or text going over the top of a video, etc
- A nice music track in the background (if there is any funny voice / noises - the music will lower and voice increase, etc)
- At parts with amazing views / action, etc - the footage will have a slow down effect
- Parts of repeatative views, travelling, etc can be sped up with a nice and smooth effect
- We have got some still images that would be great if we could incorporate some how? (maybe in a style of http://bit.ly/19a9LhK and then 1 of the images is a video, which is zooms into and it plays)
- We are after some editing abilities similar to: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoProCamera
- Footage to be rendered for better quality output
- The created video should be the best format possible, with a couple of compressed formats
Basically, we are going to leave all of the creativity to you and we will be basing our decisions from your portfolio.
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Scientific evidence links stress and heart attacks — but it's not just stressed middle-aged executives who are at risk
You could be forgiven for experiencing a sense of déjà vu when reading yesterday's news that researchers have identified a link between stress and heart attack. After all, when asked to think of a heart attack victim, most of us revert to the stereotype of a sweating, stressed-out middle-aged businessman clutching his chest. However, the link with stress has never been that clear cut.
According to the British Heart Foundation there is no convincing evidence that stress is a direct causal factor for heart disease. Indeed, the Harvard study behind yesterday's headlines — showing that stress exacerbates narrowing of the coronary


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Diamond Rock, the River Findhorn, Morayshire 1997
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This image is from a series devoted to Scottish rivers, from the Findhorn to the Clyde. For Cooper what he feels about a place is far more important than what he knows about a place. The rock in this picture is a solitary solid object enveloped by darkness upon which are inscribed precise streaks of light to suggest the river flow.


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HOOVER, Alabama - A Hoover dentist on Friday collected more than 100 pounds of leftover Halloween candy to send to U.S. troops overseas.
Dr. James Sanderson Jr. held his two-hour candy buyback at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Lorna Road in Hoover from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and more than 180 people showed up, according to Sanderson's daughter, Sara Franklin.
Dr. Sanderson was offering to pay people $1 for every pound of candy they donated. He said his goal was to help brighten the day of U.S. troops overseas with care packages. The troops, in turn, may end up handing out some of their candy to children in the villages where they serve, he said.
At the same time, people here can improve their oral health by eating less candy and cutting back on their sugar intake, Franklin said.
This was Sanderson's 10th year in a row to hold the candy buyback for leftover Halloween treats.
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It was a unique collection of talent and personalities assembled for one purpose -- win the Stanley Cup that season -- which it accomplished.
The Hockey Hall of Fame could dedicate a wing to those 2001-02 Red Wings.
And it will, in a way, Monday night, when three players from that team -- Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille -- are enshrined into the Hall.
"At times, it was overwhelming, just looking around the dressing room and realizing you're playing with greatness day in and day out,'' Red Wings center Kris Draper said. "That team was a lot of fun. I'm just glad I got a lot of Red Wings jerseys signed that year because I'm holding onto those.''
That club featured no fewer than nine future Hall of Fame players, led by a coach, Scotty Bowman, who was inducted into the Hall in 1991, two years before he arrived in Detroit.
Igor Larionov entered the Hall last year. Dominik Hasek is a lock to be inducted his first year of eligibility, in 2011. Brendan Shanahan should follow shortly after. Sergei Fedorov, in all likelihood, will gain entry. Chris Chelios and Nicklas Lidstrom are automatic first-ballot selections three years after retirement. At his current pace, Pavel Datsyuk, a rookie on that '01-02 team, could have a chance as well.
"I don't think that could ever be put together again,'' Robitaille said.
The team had what turned out to be four of the NHL's top 11 all-time goal scorers: Hull (741), Yzerman (692), Robitaille (668) and Shanahan (656). It had three Hart Trophy winners as league MVP -- Hull (1991), Fedorov ('94) and Hasek ('97 and '98). Lidstrom (six) and Chelios have combined for nine Norris Trophies as the league's top defenseman. Hasek has won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie six times.
Its payroll was pushing $80 million.
"It's tough to beat that,'' Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom said. "The fourth line was me, Luc and Igor Larionov.
"When you're playing with them ,you don't think so much about it. When they retire, you look at the stats and say, 'Wow! I played with them, that's cool.' "
Hull had an incredible one-timer and a knack for finding open spots on the ice.
"(The puck) was on his stick and the next thing you know, you're going to center ice (for a faceoff after a goal),'' Draper said. "He wouldn't make too many mistakes when he got that perfect pass. And even if it was off, he just knew how to adjust to get that shot off.''
Yzerman called it a "really enjoyable year.''
"A lot of high-profile guys, strong personalities,'' Yzerman said. "Everybody just kind of got along, had fun.''
But there also was enormous pressure.
"I remember the first words at the beginning of training camp from Scotty Bowman and (general manager) Ken Holland were: 'We're here to win the Stanley Cup, so we're going to start preparing for it now,' " Robitaille said. "So right away that was in your mind that, 'This is serious. There's nothing else but the Cup here.' "
It was a group that needed a coach of Bowman's stature leading the way.
"To play for Scotty, I kind of put it this way: I was lucky enough to kind of feel what it was like to be an old New York Yankee,'' Hull said. "I got to play for Casey Stengel, one of the greatest coaches that ever walked the Earth.
"I had more fun in the one year of playing for Scotty than I did my whole career. We just seemed to have the same philosophy. We thought the game the same way.''


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This week, DPS emergency manager Roy Roberts will announce which schools in Detroit will be turned over to the Educational Achievement Authority, a statewide district formed to target low-performing schools. Other schools will be turned over to charter organizations, closed or consolidated.
Some schools were notified last week of their impending closure -- including Southwestern High School, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Freep: On Thursday, Roberts visited Mae C. Jemison Elementary to discuss the building's closure. Also he told parents at the high-achieving Ludington Magnet Middle that their program will be relocated –- and kept as a separate application school - within the Langston Hughes Academy building.
Those closures dovetail with the opening of the new schools, which were funded by a voter-approved $500.5 million bond. On Saturday, DPS academics superintendent Karen Ridgeway toured the still-in-progress 221,000-square-foot Finney High School on the city's east side and Munger Pre-K-8 School on the city's southwest side.
Those two schools are scheduled to open next fall along with a new Mumford High School and Mackenzie Pre-K-8 School, which is built on the site of the old Mackenzie High School.
Some of the amenities each of the schools will have include pools in each of the high schools, student commons areas, science laboratories, media centers and multi-use athletic fields. All buildings are to be LEED-certified.


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HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) – On Tuesday, the Huntington County Humane Shelter will break ground on a brand new facility to create more care opportunities for the county's stray and helpless animals.
Phase one of the project is a 700 square foot 12 kennel facility that will be state of the art. Included in the new facility is a brand new ventilation system, something the shelter has yearned for in its fight to limit the number of diseases that travel through the shelter. Additionally, the shelter will have a brand new floor washing system that eliminates extra labor for the shelter's employees.
Pat Merckx, President and Executive Director for the Board of the Huntington County Humane Shelter, says the upgrades are long overdue. The original building was constructed in 1972 but was not equipped to handle the constant flow of stray dogs, cats, rabbits and other critters on a daily basis. She says the shelter takes in some 2,000 animals each year. She says the expansion and renovations are needed now more than ever.
"They're mandatory. It's extremely crucial. We've duct taped and we've spackled everywhere we can. We can't do it anymore."
With the help of one hugely generous Huntington County resident, the shelter should not have to make anymore of its own repairs. The individual came forward in 2009 with a challenge to raise $100,000. The donor said that she would match every dollar up to $100,000 that the shelter could raise. Today, they have nearly raised all of it. Other major donors have come forward as well. To date, more than $200,000 has been raised to work on the facility and other renovations. The shelter still needs close to $100,000 more for upkeep and a clinic to be built in the back of the current facility. Merckx is thankful.
"This could not have hit at a worse time and now we've come as far as we have, I just have so many people out there that I know that I and the shelter and the employees and all the board can just say thanks for getting us where we are today."
The shelter began their search for donations to construct a new facility all the way back in 2001. Fundraising was sluggish and came to a screeching halt during the early years of the recession around 2008.
Phase two of the project will consist of gutting the current facility and redoing floors. The floors are unable to keep out moisture year-round.
In all, the entire addition and renovation should be done within the next two years. Until then, Merckx says the most important thing Huntington County residents can do is spay and neuter their pets.
"That is the most important factor in animal control. That is doing the right thing for your animal and that is spaying and neutering them."
Merckx says she has been approached by various veterinarians who have offered their time to help spay and neuter Huntington County pets if the clinic can be fully updated as part of the new renovations.
To find out how you can help, check out the link to the Huntington County Humane shelter under Related Content on this story or on our NewsLinks page.
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When an enigmatic, mute new apprentice who wears a mask to conceal a disfigured face arrives at the monastery, Ambrosio finds his piety confronted by temptation, leading to a feverish finale that doesn't scrimp on the gleefully crazy. There's also a virtuous pair of young lovers, and a suspicious stranger (Sergi López) who lurks around the edges of the action.
Director Dominik Moll ("With a Friend Like Harry ...") keeps things claustrophobic and overheated, adapting Matthew Lewis' 1796 novel, and the soft-focus cinematography is reminiscent of 1970s European art-horror at its finest. Not to be mistaken for a serious treatment of religious fervor or clerical corruption, "The Monk" is instead a knowingly over-the-top bit of gothic nuttiness.
(101 min., not rated, Living Room Theaters) Grade: B
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Yesterday we reported on the ever-increasing costs of college and the myth that a student could pay their way through four years of school.
If you missed it, you can find it here.
In a nutshell, the costs of going to college have outpaced earnings, which has contributed to the near doubling of student debt over the last decade.
In the hearty discussion that report sparked, there was an interesting concept put forward by user eldoradio, that part of the structural issues surrounding spiraling college costs is the subsidization of the industry – and education is an industry – by the federal government.
In his own words: "The reason that education has become such a money-sucking business is because of the virtually limitless supply of money that government is willing to throw at it."
And later: "At issue is the crazy illusion that we can take a product that can be afforded by wealthier folks (college, health care, housing) and trying to give less wealthy folks access to the same quality product. Naturally, higher demand for that product will raise the cost of that product (remember supply and demand economics?), and suppliers (faculty, administrators, etc.) will grow wealthier as a result."
And when you consider that higher education is increasingly starting to be subsidized by debt, it begins to sound similar to the economic forces that led to the nation's housing bubble and subsequent recession. Which begs the question: Are we in an education bubble?
Michael Fishbein over at the Huffington Post seems to think so. In an article back in May, he lists nine similarities between the housing bubble and the "Higher Education Bubble."
He includes what he calls "Universal belief" – namely that the value of both housing and higher education is based on the premise that both are part and parcel of the "American Dream" and are necessary for success.
Add in weak lending standards and the securitization of student loans, and it becomes easy to see where Fishbein is coming from.
If he's right – and we are in the midst of an education bubble – where's the tipping point? Do you think the market can or will correct itself?
Or is higher education "too big to fail?"
Update (9:30 a.m.): I've pulled the rate of student loan default from the federal department of education (you can find them here). Below you'll find a chart of the rate of student loan defaults since 1987:
The rate at which student loans have been defaulting has been increasing over the last several years.
While it's no where near the peak -- the default rate in 1989 was around 22 percent -- in 2010 the rate hit 10 percent. Combine soaring student debt (as seen above) and a weak labor market, it raises questions about the sustainability of the current education economic model.


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Sprint's HTC EVO 4G LTE Will Support Simultaneous Voice And Data
A big piece of news here for Sprint customers who have longed for simultaneous voice and data and LTE coverage all in one device. News coming out of Good and Evo reports that the HTC EVO 4G LTE supports simultaneous voice and 3G data. The folks doing the testing attempted to double and triple-check their results using the speed test app… Read more


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Samuel A. Cassell, MD
Founding Chair, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
Hackensack, New Jersey
Medical trips to the Far East and to Haiti lead Samuel A. Cassell, MD, to his post-retirement career as founding chair of the Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative. In 2009, Dr. Cassell and a team of dedicated individuals created a five-day-a-week health center offering free health care for working, low-income, uninsured residents of Bergen County, New Jersey. Five years into its existence, the Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI) has 65 medical volunteers and staff who care for some 1,000 patients in 6,000 medical visits annually.
A retired internist with a sub-specialty in pulmonary medicine, Dr. Cassell entered medicine in 1965, accumulating a CV packed with private practice, teaching, and a number of leadership positions at Barnert Hospital, in Paterson, N.J.
2014 Excellence in Medicine Major Award Recipients
Darryl C. Hunter, MD, Colonel, USAFR
President and CEO, the Dr. Ernest and Arthella Hunter Foundation
Rancho Cordova, California
Darryl C. Hunter, MD, currently serves as a Colonel in the Air Force Reserves while working as a physician with The Permanente Medical Group. He is the founder and managing partner of the Sacramento Community Cancer Coalition, which provides cancer screenings, vision exams, and dental care to thousands. He co-founded the Sacramento Community Veterans Alliance, which is committed to connecting veterans to health care benefits. He also founded the first California chapter of the Kaiser Permanente Veterans Association, a resource group that advocates for the health rights and respectful treatment of veteran members.
Dr. Hunter's resolve to memorialize the spirit and teachings of his parents led him to create the Dr. Ernest and Arthella Hunter Foundation, which provides scholarships to outstanding pre-medical students who provide community service to the underserved.
Samuel A. Cassell, MD
David Gaus, MD
Director, Andean Health & Development
Madison, Wisconsin
David Gaus, MD, is the founder and executive director of Andean Health & Development (AHD), an organization that provides self-sustainable, comprehensive health care in impoverished areas of Latin America. He is also assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin.
After completing his medical degree, M.P.H. and residency, Dr. Gaus returned to Ecuador where had previously served a two-year volunteer stint. Once there he learned of Ecuador's desperate need for hospitals when a child named Alfredo died in his truck on a four-hour trip to Quito for snakebite treatment. Inspired by that tragedy, Dr. Gaus founded AHD in 1996, through which he has lead development and building projects for two hospitals.
Deborah A. Frank, MD
Founder, Children's HealthWatch
Founder, Grow Clinic for Children
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1984, Deborah Frank, MD, founded Boston City Hospital's Failure to Thrive program, which is now known as the Grow Clinic for Children. After finding that the families did not have financial resources to provide the high quality diet necessary for children's recovery of growth and health, Dr. Frank and her staff started the first hospital-based food pantry to supplement the clinic. The pantry now serves 7,000 Boston Medical Center patients and family members Thirty years after its founding, she is still the organization's director.
Dr. Frank is also the founder of Children's HealthWatch, an ongoing effort to improve children's nutrition, health, and development through policy research. She is professor of child health and well-being at Boston University School of Medicine.


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MOBILE, Alabama -- Two women were taken to local hospitals after a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic on three of the city's primary roadways early Friday.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 65 near the Interstate 10 on-ramp were backed up for several minutes.
Mobile Police Department Spokeswoman Ashley Rains said units were still on scene after 8 a.m. "At least one vehicle overturned and one person was trapped," Rains said.
The two women were taken to USA Medical Center and another local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, said Steve Huffman, spokesman for the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.


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During the month of August, the Office of Continuing Education at Union County College is offering a course on eBay: How to Sell On-Line.
This class will teach participants how to sell items on-line using the website eBay. Students will learn how to set up their account, take and post digital images, set starting bids, set reserve amounts, handle shipping and more. The course will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6-9 p.m. The cost of the course is $49 and it will be held at the college's Cranford campus, located at 1033 Springfield Ave.
For more information on this class, view the Continuing Education catalog online at ucc.edu/noncredit. To enroll online through Instant Enrollment, go to ucc.edu/nonCredit/RegInf.aspx.
One can also enroll by calling the Office of Continuing Education at 908-709-7600 or by visiting the office on the Cranford campus.


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September, normally a time for filling those final summer limits of speckled trout, has become TGFR (Thank God for Redfish) month for the fishing community across the southeast Louisiana marsh. Thank Hurricane Isaac for that.
Isaac's big storm surge certainly put an exclamation point on what was the most disappointing summer of speckled trout fishing in years, disrupting fishing plans, shutting down live bait operations and creating havoc in the coastal bays where specks were still spawning.
And that surge was also bad news for the coming waterfowl season, because it destroyed what had been a vast supply of submerged aquatic vegetation in the interior ponds, lagoons and lakes -- the "duck feed" that attracts and holds birds through the winter.
But in clearing out those ponds, Isaac also made it much easier for anglers to find those big schools of redfish still in interior marshes, and much easier to work lures past their noses.
By this week, as the marinas wounded by Isaac were slowly reopening, fishers were putting those new advantages to good use, from Delacroix to Lafitte. "We had six boats out this morning, and they were back by noon with 120 reds -- and they released a bunch more," said Jack Payne, in a pause from rebuilding the bait house at his Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix.
"The trout are just starting to show up, but the reds are as thick as the hair on your head. They're everywhere -- and they're hungry."
It was the same in Reggio, Shell Beach and Hopedale, and on the west side from Lafitte to Venice.
None of this should be a surprise to local anglers who have fished after our marshes absorbed a big weather punch -- freezes or hurricanes. Speckled trout often take a big hit in these events, reds seldom.
Specks, long, slender and graceful, are the thoroughbreds of our estuary, and equally as delicate. A solid freeze or even serious prolonged cold penetrates their thin skin, sending their metabolism plummeting, often causing serious kills.
Reds, broad shouldered and heavily scaled, are the plow horses of the marsh, and just as durable. Often after a severe event when the marsh is littered with floating specks, reds are still pushing wakes in their pursuit of meals in the shallow water.
Although Isaac didn't leave a trail of dead trout in its wake, it certainly appears to have disrupted the end of spawning season.
So as marinas began ramping back up to something resembling full-service this week and anglers began those first tentative trips into the reshaped marsh, reds were there and waiting -- as usual.
Gearing up
At almost every area, reds were running the size spectrum from rat to bull, with plenty of 18- to 22-inchers everywhere. And they were attacking gold spoons and plastics paired with gold spinner blades, as well as fresh shrimp. So you'll want a rod with some backbone but with enough action in the top third to cast ¼-ounce lures at least 50 feet.
Most anglers were using trolling motors to roam shorelines, but have an anchor pole handy in case you find a school.
Don't forget the push pole on this first post-storm trip. In some areas on the east bank, the surge moved sections of marsh and filled in some channels anglers might have had easy running through in the past. So take it easy.
Fishing it
Although there were scattered reports of schools of reds, most anglers were finding them scattered across the marsh, with several along almost every shoreline. The best pattern was clear water in places with a current and signs of bait. With most of the grass gone, finding clear water could take a little more prospecting.
When you find the pattern, drop the trolling motor a long cast away, and begin moving parallel to the shoreline, casting baits to the wire grass and bringing it back in a steady retrieve.
Pay particular attention to any outfalls from one area of water to the next.


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Lemuria (Bridge 9)
A few years ago, Crafty Records put out a New York vs. New Jersey Punk Rock Battle Royale compilation. Lemuria lined up on the New York side. That always seemed wrong, and not just because the Buffalo trio has a playful underdog mentality that suits the Garden State. Lemuria's basement shows in New Brunswick have attained such legendary status that it almost feels like they're part of the Hub City music scene. On "Yellowstone Lady," the fourth track on "Pebble," the band's latest release, drummer Alexander Kerns carries guitarist Sheena Ozzella away to the deep woods. Where does he pinch her from? Right here in Jersey.
Kerns and Ozzella are the only people pictured on the cover of "Pebble"; with the guitarist's arm draped around the drummer's neck, they're looking awfully cozy. This reflects an important lineup shuffle — bassist Jason Draper has flown the coop — and a change in the emotional weather.
On "Get Better," the band's debut 2008 full-length, the pair often seemed to be at odds, singing verses, choruses and tacked-on bits that felt like a dialogue between a testy couple. Whether Ozzella and Kerns are an item is immaterial; what matters is that "Pebble" has drawn their two perspectives, and their characters, closer. They're not exactly in perfect harmony, but at least they can agree that they're not destined to fall out or spend their lives disappointing each other. These days, they can sing a sentiment like "inside your rib cage, everybody is good" in unison, and without flinching, and sound like they really mean it.
Ozzella has become philosophical about Kerns' taste for bad behavior, which isn't really all that bad by the rowdy standards of pop-punk. "Every night on tour, I sleep with different girls/And we laugh about you while you're alone at home," he deadpans. Unperturbed, Ozzella fires back: "It's in your imagination, of course." Then the drums drop out, and they underscore the fantasy, singing "it's in your imagination" together, cheerily, over a two-note guitar figure.
The obvious comparison is to Mates of State, who have been setting their stories of mild interpersonal mischief-making to catchy, repetitive, fragmentary pop for more than a decade. While Lemuria does not have an instrumentalist of the caliber of the Mates, the act is comparably sweet, and just as sure-handed with a hook.
But as the group drifts further away from its original spastic punk and continues to clean up its sound, it is coming to resemble a stateside version of Immaculate Machine: a pair of provocateurs whose division of labor does not exactly correspond to their talents. Kerns' mumble is likeable; it's also limited. Ozzella, on the other hand, has one of the most fetching voices in underground pop. While the give-and-take between the two vocalists is rewarding, there are definitely moments on "Pebble" when it's hard not to wish that Kerns would pipe down and let his bandmate take the lead.
— Tris McCall
Showroom of Compassion
Cake (Upbeat)
Cake is not easily mistaken for anything but itself. Carousel organ, dime-store synth, solitary trumpet, chicken-scratch guitar, funk bass, distant shouts, wry half-sung poetry — time has not eroded the band's sonic signature. Even though frontman John McCrea has tried hard to shed his initial wiseguy rep (not undeserved), his world-weary vocals and cynical sense of humor ensure continuity between his band's releases. Sometimes, he doesn't even have to open his mouth to be a card. "Showroom of Compassion," Cake's first album in seven years, contains a horn-and-dinky-synthesizer instrumental called "Teenage Pregnancy." "Every shiny toy that at first brings you joy/Will always start to cloy and annoy," McCrea raps on "Sick of You," and that's a pretty good approximation of his worldview. But though he isn't trying hard to yank himself out of the doldrums, he's sufficiently motivated to pad out the band's sound. "Showroom of Compassion" is a much fuller recording than any album that the group — once notorious for its bare-bones productions — ever has put out. There is even a country number: the downcast "Bound Away," with lines like "Low visibility, gusty wind and rain/My carry-on luggage is still on the plane."
— Tris McCall
Snuggle Bunnies
Elika (Automatic Entertainment)
On paper, they're still a wry, dispassionate boy-girl electro duo, like Yaz, or Moloko, or Madonna and William Orbit. But with each release, Elika gets a little closer to the jumpy power-pop band it always was destined to become. The machine drums, white-noise static, nuclear-meltdown noises and sweep synths on "Snuggle Bunnies" ground the act in the clubs, and there is a trio of instrumentals here ("Stand Still," "Polynya," "Less than Greek") that, while pretty, mostly just mark time. But when Brian Wenckebach plugs in and starts to strum through his top-dollar processing (sometimes the guitar sounds like a garbage disposal getting switched on), the tracks come alive with neurotic intensity. "Summer," the kickoff, is the up-tempo hit, and it's the one that's most likely to get Elika the recognition they've always deserved for their intelligent writing. The best, however, is "Near You," which sounds like the song that the Matrix should have assembled for Liz Phair. Frank and forthright, singer Evangelia Maravelias' delivery violates long-standing techno tradition, and Elika is better for it. There's nothing narcotic about her voice; on the contrary, this bed-sit singer is wide awake.
— Tris McCall
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze & Fantasie
Mitsuko Uchida (Decca)
The characters in Schumann's "League of Davi" — his consortium of intellectuals who defended music — may be imaginary, but in this set of dances, pianist Mitsuko Uchida gives them an inner force and boldness that makes them seem especially vivid. In this Schumann year (he was born 200 years ago), this album stands out at as a unique tribute with a clear personal stamp. Uchida integrates the work's two contrasting voices — the mercurial Florestan and the reflective Euseubius — and its many modes into a seamless whole. After completing most of the series of diverse character sketches, with their notes of sweet sentimentality, boisterousness, urgency, willfulness and contemplation, she imbues the final two with a gravitas that is particularly gratifying. And she dazzles in the C minor fantasy, giving a blazing account of the material in the first movement while drawing out its melodic contours and constantly building suspense and intensity until its comparably subdued ending. The quirky ambling feel and sunny energy she imparts to the second stunningly contrast the depth of the third. In all, she plays the work to maximum emotional affect.
— Ronni Reich


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Lafayette-based MidSouth Bancorp Inc. has agreed to buy PSB Financial Corp., a bank holding company for Peoples State Bank in a cash and stock deal valued at about $39 million. MidSouth has been expanding in Louisiana and Texas in the past few years. Acquiring Peoples' 16 branches allows MidSouth to move into Alexandria, Pineville, Shreveport, Bossier City and Texarkana, giving it new markets.
Under the terms of the agreement, PSB shareholders will receive $16 million in cash, 756,534 shares of MidSouth common stock and $10 million liquidation value of 4 percent non-cumulative convertible preferred stock.
Based on MidSouth's 20-day after closing price as of Sept. 25 of $14.54, the deal is valued at about $39 million.
The boards of directors of both companies have approved the deal. The transaction is expected to close in December.


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Love the cute little basket.
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Love the cute little basket.
When I'm not scrapping, I do machine embroidery so I wanted to incorporate that into my cards. I opened the PNG files in my embroidery program and created the details for the apple leaf and strawberry top. Pick up these freebies on my blog.
Those are awesome! How cool!
I made this one using Kathy's new kit. I printed the Frog on photo paper and then recut him with my Cricut. My pic is a little blurry. Not sure why.
Cute Tabby!
Super cute tabby!! And how fun that you could cut that out with your cricut! Now thats the kind of hybrid I'd like - LOL!
I have a crickt...never used it...lol...I need to use it!! haha
They are all great!


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When: 7 p.m. Thursday at McArthur Court, Eugene
TV/Radio: CSN (Comcast 37), KXFD (970)
Probable starters: Arizona – F Derrick Williams (19.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg), F Jesse Perry (5.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg), F Solomon Hill (8.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg), G Kyle Fogg (7.8 ppg, 2.8 apg), G Lamont Jones (7.3 ppg, 2.5 apg).
Oregon – G Malcolm Armstead (7.2 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2 steals pg), G Garrett Sim (7.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg), F E.J. Singler (12.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg), F Joevan Catron (17.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg), F Jeremy Jacob (8.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg).
Noteworthy: Arizona won 11 non-conference games for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. … The Wildcats give up a Pac-10 low 61.7 points per game, while averaging 79 points. … In the RPI ratings, Arizona is No. 42, while Oregon is 179. … Against opponents with a winning record this season, Arizona is 4-2, and Oregon is 3-4 … Arizona leads the series against Oregon 43-23, and 18-14 in Eugene. … Singler leads Oregon in 3-point shooting percentage at .444, but made just a combined 2 of 11 in the Ducks' past two games. … Arizona's Williams not only ranks second in the Pac-10 in field goal (.632) and free throw (.826) percentage, he can shoot the 3, hitting 13 of 19 this season. … The Ducks are shooting .728 from the foul line, second behind Arizona in the Pac-10. … Arizona rates 10th nationally in free throw shooting percentage at .779. Nine of the Wildcats' top 10 in scoring shoot better than 70 percent from the foul line … Oregon is averaging 8.8 steals a game, third in the Pac-10. Armstead leads the Ducks with two per game. … Due to the new Pac-12 schedule, Arizona won't return to Eugene until the 2012-13 season … Arizona coach Sean Miller is 27-14 in two seasons in Tucson. … Arizona's plus-6.2 margin in rebounding leads the Pac-10.
-- Nick Daschel, Special to The Oregonian


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Two people are in jail Sunday after fleeing police and then attacking officers.
It happened in the 1100 block of Euclid Avenue in Des Moines on Saturday.
Police said Patricia Howe stole credit cards and cash from a nearby apartment and tried to flee with Gabriel Boettger.
When police caught up with the two, Howe began kicking and punching officers.
Both were charged with interference with officials acts and taken to the Polk County Jail.


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They've been the hottest tickets in the nation's capital for months, and yet they don't cost any money.
Even experienced congressional staffers didn't anticipate the onslaught of requests to the inauguration that began after Barack Obama won the election in November.
Members of the 111th Congress held the only tickets to the official events. Each senator received 393 tickets and each representative 198 tickets to parcel out as they saw fit.
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"With more than 5,000 requests for 198 tickets ... it was impossible to meet all the requests," said Adam Benson, press secretary for U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., had more than 12,000 requests and limited tickets to two per household. Each recipient was randomly selected to be as fair as possible, spokesman Matt Williams said.
U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, just coming off his own upset victory in the November election, was juggling requests before he had a full staff in place. Spokesman Zack Pohl said Schauer ultimately had about 400 requests.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, had more than 1,000 requests and gave dozens of his allotted tickets to independents and Democrats. Some, such as pastors and longtime community activists, were "no brainers," he said, and others were selected in random drawings.
"This is a really big thing and is not about being a Democrat or a Republican," Rogers said. "Nowhere in the world does the peaceful transfer of this much power happen."