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Fayette firm is the world leader in explosion welding
A horn bellow followed by three shorter signals warns of the coming blast. The cry of "fire in the hole" rings out, followed by a muffled boom.
The ground vibrates, and a gust of wind and dust blows out of a hole carved in a hillside of a former limestone mine.
The symphony is over in a millisecond, as seven metal plates are merged by about 12,000 pounds of explosives, the result of a metal-fusion process conducted daily by DMC Clad Metal in Mt. Braddock, Fayette County, a division of Dynamic Materials Corp. of Boulder, Colo.
The company that has been using and expanding the explosion bonding technology since buying the business from E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. in 1996.
It has spent about $12 million during the past 18 months to add a 42,000 square-foot building to its production plant in Mt. Braddock. It employs 90, including about 30 hired in the past year.
"We are the world leader in explosion welding. The investment here means we believe there are opportunities for the future. Our end markets, energy and petrochemicals, are strong," said Yvon Pierre Cariou, president and CEO of Dynamic Materials Corp.
Explosion-weld cladding uses an explosive charge to bond plates of different metals that don't easily bond using traditional welding techniques, such as titanium and steel, aluminum and steel, and aluminum and copper. It also can be used to weld compatible metals, such as stainless steels and nickel alloys to steel.
Dynamic Materials is one of the few companies in the world that provides explosion-welded metal plates, corrosion-resistant products that are used in the petrochemical, refining, aluminum smelting and shipbuilding industries.
At the Mt. Braddock plant, the company uses ANFO explosives, which is ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. "We mix tons of it daily, all on site," said Gary S. Burke, vice president of operations.
Burke said the company can weld materials that are 16-feet wide, 45-feet long, 16-inches thick and weighing as much as 100,000 pounds. After the material is prepared for welding, it's loaded on large trucks and taken to the limestone mine in Dunbar, Fayette County, about six miles away from the main plant.
Burke said the company "shoots" only once daily, usually about 2 or 2:30 p.m, welding anywhere from three to 20 plates at one time. He said noise is negligible, since the explosion occurs about one-half mile underground.
The explosions are conducted inside the former limestone mine. The site was chosen because its home to the Loyalhanna seam, a 70-foot thick stratum of limestone valued for its hardness, and resistance to cracking, said Rick Vukovich, mine area manager.
"The limestone tunnel is a perfect tool. The rock is very hard, that's why it doesn't crumble," said Vukovich, 48, of Jumonville, Fayette County. The entrance to the mine is 50 to 60 feet tall, and 30 to 60 feet wide.
Dynamic Materials employs 230 workers companywide. It also operates plants at Nobleclad in France and Nitro Metall in Sweden. Both were competitors until 2001, when Dynamic Materials acquired them from Nobel Explosifs of France for $5.4 million.
"We understand the market, and we're not opposed to organic (internal) or external growth, should the opportunity arise. We still have a few, good competitors," Cariou said. He named Asahi Chemicals as a competitor. The Tokyo-based company also makes explosion-bonded metals.
Dynamic Materials also operates Amk Welding, a specialized welding unit in South Windsor, Conn.
Last year, Dynamic Materials reported net income of $20.7 million, or $1.70 a share, more than doubling the $10.3 million, or 86 cents a share, it reported a year earlier. Revenue in 2006 totaled $113.4 million, up from $79.2 million a year earlier.
The recent expansion, which includes several new pieces of equipment, will allow the company to boost material production capacity from about 194,000 square feet to 388,000 square feet annually. The company also will use a new roller/leveler, which is used to flatten the welded product after the explosion process, said Don Seder, 40, of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, and manager of the pre-bonding area at the plant.


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Hi I'm not new to low carb, I am new to Paleo diet. My husband and I are pretty healthy, but wanted to clean up our diet. As we haven't been as strict with it and its showing. We have gone to eating organic at home, taking better vitamins and minerals, cut out a lot of "chemicals" in our house, but our diet hasn't been as great.
The last few months we have gone off the wagon, but want to improve. I was doing some research and of course came across this site and many others. This diet makes since to me. I always have a problem with carbs even "organic" carb foods. I gain weight no matter what. I went up to 149 pounds, so my goal now it to get down to my ideal weight of 115-20.
So I was trying to find a "way of eating" that I can do for a life time and not think about it. Also something I can live with. Other then the "vacation" or "family" event I think this "diet" may be the way to go in maintaining my weight. I'm tried of going on "diets" all the the time and always seem to gain the weight back.
Anyways, hopefully this site will help. I started Paleo on Dec 27 at 149.4 and on Dec 29 147.0. So I have lost 2.4lbs, but that's probably mostly water weight. We will see how the next months go.
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President Ma Ying-jeou noted recently that the Examination Yuan and Control Yuan are the highest monitoring bodies in the national government with key powers of impeachment, censure and auditing. Thus members of the two yuan must be above partisanship and ideology and able to disregard irrelevant and political factors in making decisions. The sole standard for all members, said Ma, must be to do what is best for the country.
Ma pointed out that the Examination Yuan is a very distinct organ among governments around the world. It oversees examinations conducted nationally including those administered for personnel in the civil service and other systems. This is a serious responsibility, said Ma, and examinations are a critical part of the nationãs traditions. Thus the membership must be totally fair and impartial in carrying out their duties.
A representative of the Presidential Office told reporters Tuesday that in line with the urge to achieve gender equality, eight women were included in the new list of members of the Examination Yuan, up from the previous five and raising the percentage of women members from 26% to 42%. In the Control Yuan the number of women members was raised from seven to twelve, hiking the percentage of women in the total membership from 24% to 41%.
The two yuans also present a slightly younger look than before, with the average age in the Examination Yuan now 60.5 years old while in the Control Yuan the average age is 62.7. In addition, to ensure a steady flow of talent in the two branches of government, the latest group of nominees does not include anyone who has already served more than two consecutive terms.
The term for Control Yuan members expires July 31, while members of the Examination Yuan will serve until August 31. The Legislative Yuan is expected to review the new lists of nominees for approval during the current legislative session.


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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio— A 16-year-old boy faces charges for being one of about 10 people who attacked a boy walking home from school.
Reports say police found the boy bleeding from the face, nose and mouth.
About 4:15 p.m. on Monday, the boy told police he was on the phone with his mother when he noticed a group of about 10 people following him and taunting him.
The group eventually attacked him on Revere and East Antisdale roads, repots say. The boy's mother pulled up to the area shortly after police. She told officers she would driver her son to the hospital.
Officers investigating believe the 16-year-old boy is involved and a prosecutor signed a complaint for charges of aggravated rioting and assault, reports say.


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The Pacific University Philharmonic will perform alongside renowned classic rock band Kansas on Wednesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. in Portland's Roseland Theater (8 NW 6th Ave.).
Presented by Knitting Factory Entertainment, the concert is part of Kansas' "Symphony Rocks" Collegiate Tour in which the band performs with select university orchestras around the country. The tour showcases a unique interweaving of the rock and symphonic genres.
Tickets can be purchased online at TicketsWest.com, or at any Safeway TicketsWest outlet, Music Millenium location or by phone (503) 224-8499.
General admission seating is $40, standing room only is $30 and reserved seating is $50.
Pacific associate professor and director of orchestral activities Bryce Seliger said the University's Philharmonic will join Kansas in performing all of the band's top hits.
Pacific student Justin Redona has been selected to perform a solo during the band's legendary classic, "Dust in the Wind."
Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for more than 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 80s and played to sold out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan.
"Carry On My Wayward Son" was the second-most played track on classic rock radio in 1995 and went to #1 in 1997.
In 1998, Kansas released an orchestral CD, "Always Never the Same" recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The band followed with an orchestral tour accompanied by top-caliber symphony orchestras.
"We always have our eyes on the horizon. We are always looking for new ways to capture the essence of our music and of our performance," said original member and drum master Phil Ehart.
The Pacific Philharmonic is a full symphonic ensemble that performs works from the Baroque to Contemporary eras. Both undergraduate and graduate students from various areas of study at Pacific participate in the ensemble along with alumni, faculty and community members.
Instrumental and vocal students are selected each semester to perform solo works with the orchestra.


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Gettysburg College students enjoy a wide range of performance opportunities in the theatre arts department, highlighted by several main stage and studio productions and one-act plays written and staged by students. Under the direction, supervision and guidance of the theatre faculty, students act, stage manage, build, light, write, sew, and even direct as they translate each play "from page to stage."
Jonah Lucas of Hope, a first-Year at Gettysburg College, participated in the Spring 2013 production of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and best-loved comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest" in the role(s) of Production Crew. Performances were held Feb.14-17.
Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition that includes Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate and other distinguished scholars among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students and is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.


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Flashout 3D Amounts to an Uninspired, Unoriginal Wipeout Clone
Although it looks promising, Flashout is nothing special.
By Chris Pereira Dec 06, 2012 5:34PM PSTTags: iPad
In my experience, most racing games that manage to excel on touchscreen-only platforms are of the 2D variety. That's not because developers are avoiding 3D racers, it's just that these attempts tend to not be all that great. Flashout 3D looks to be a promising, if somewhat unoriginal attempt to bring a Wipeout-style racer to iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, the thing it does best is ape from Wipeout, and beyond that it doesn't manage to do anything new or to completely nail the whole racing thing.
Immediately upon opening the game up, it doesn't make the best of impressions. The menus aren't as intuitive as they could be, and the text and arrows used on the How to Play screen look downright awful. Once you're into your first race, the thing that sticks out most is not the quality of the graphics (nice, but never anything that will make you think, "I can't believe I'm playing this on my phone/tablet!"), but the sound effects. At first they are seemingly missing -- your ship has apparently been equipped with a hell of a muffler, because it produces so little noise I had to mute the music to even be sure it was there. Weapons also do have sound effects, though based purely on the way they sound, I'd peg their lethality as falling somewhere between a Nerf gun and a bag filled with leaves. Somehow, that is an improvement over collisions, which yield no sound whatsoever no matter how fast you're going when you slam into a wall or another racer.
The subdued engine noise contributes to what is a pretty mediocre sense of speed. Part of Wipeout's appeal -- and make no mistake, Flashout is blatantly attempting to be Wipeout for mobiles -- is the rush you get from how fast you're racing. That's missing from here, though it does do a decent job of nailing the Wipeout look itself, from the angular ship designs to the futuristic cityscapes surrounding the tracks. Along with the controls being tolerable once you find what works for you (I favored a virtual analog stick with the sensitivity turned down slightly to accelerometer controls), this is all the game can claim to have going for it.
That's because it does nothing to take a step beyond being a Wipeout impression, and the racing isn't strong enough to compensate for that; if it were, I'd be more okay with the lack of interesting ideas. There are no unique modes (you're either racing against the AI or doing time trials), no unique weapons (only a machine gun and rockets? really?), and no unique power-ups (boost, autopilot). Four races into the main campaign and already I was repeating a track I had already played, and it wasn't even reversed. By that point I had also already seen everything that the next few hours that I continued to play would offer up. There were still some new tracks and their various shortcuts to check out, but, beyond that there, wasn't a single new mechanic or idea that expands on what's seen in your first race.
There are a variety of small gripes I have which, on their own, aren't game-breakers. Combined, they begin to make it look as if developer Jujubee didn't fully think everything through. For instance, there's no way to easily tell opponents apart or see what place they're in. On the last leg of a three-race tournament, you may only need to ensure you finish ahead of a particular competitor. Without standings or name plates above racers, there's no way to know for sure where you stand and whether any risk-taking is needed. Not that there is much wiggle room to allow this; strategic decisions like the ability in Wipeout to absorb an item to regain health are nowhere to be seen.
The lack of a mini-map is also a head-scratcher. You're told what position you're in, but without a mini-map, it's impossible to know how far ahead or behind other racers are. Are they just around the corner, or much further ahead? Not knowing makes it difficult to know whether you're better off taking a shortcut, which, for some reason, requires shooting down a barricade on each lap, or saving one of those overpowered rockets in the hopes of catching up and slowing the AI down with it. No mini-map also means my suspicions of Mario Kart-style rubber-band AI have to go untested, because it's not like you're told how much you won or lost by after a race.
Speaking of which, another suspicion I had was that the penalty for collisions was almost nonexistent. Aside from the lack of any noise when one happens, you don't take any damage when you make contact with a wall; you're slowed down a bit and that's all. Considering that acceleration is handled automatically, I tested out what would happen when I let the game play itself. I completed a time trial race in 3:51 and then started it up again and put my iPad down. Without touching anything, "I" finished in 4:40. 49 seconds is a significant disparity, but it's the sort you expect to see between a really good player and a bad player, not a good player and no player whatsoever.
With Flashout, I wasn't expecting a game as good as Wipeout 2048, the Vita title released earlier this year. After all, this is only a $2 App Store game. I was, however, hoping for a decent racing game in the Wipeout mold for me to take on the go -- as much as I like 2048, it's my iPhone that goes with me everywhere, not my Vita. As it turns out, Flashout only has the trappings of a Wipeout game: It has the look, but none of the substance.


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The Diploma in Quality Management course is an internationally recognised qualification and is the only chartered qualification of its kind offered in Ireland. The course is held one and two evenings per week by classroom or by distance and offers you the latest knowledge and skills to plan and manage the quality management function of an organisation. Suitable for professionals working in services or product sectors. Past students have come from health, pharma, production plant sectors and related areas.
The Diploma in Quality Management course is recognised by Ofqual to level 5 in England, which is broadly equivalent to level 7 in the Republic of Ireland. You will learn how to best optimise quality in the context of different types of organisations and structures. If you wish to attain a recognised chartered qualification. then this course is for you.
The newest feature of this course is Live Online classes. Live online classes allow you to interact and ask questions while listening to your lecturer deliver their class live online. If you are unable to make the session, all live classes are recorded for revision and playback purposes. They are available for both classroom and distance students.
Typically, students come from a range of diverse backgrounds, some aspire to work as quality managers and others work in disciplines that engage with, or support the quality function.
The focus of quality management is to ensure that organisations have the capability to meet consistently the needs of their customers and stakeholders. This breaks down into two main areas of activity:
You will learn ISO 9000 requirements and standards. By examining ISO standards, it will explain the methodology of quality improvement, in particular the various tools and techniques for analysis. Learning about ISO 9001 sets out the requirements of a quality management system, ISO 9000 covers the basic concepts and language, ISO 9004 focuses on how to make a quality management system more efficient and effective, ISO 19011 - sets out guidance on internal and external audits of how its quality management system is working.
Other important areas covered on the course includes different types of quality management systems, improvement and change management, process management, auditing and quality tools.
If you wish to work in quality monitoring and control, you will learn the importance of correct tests and recording of results, and the value of data management and prevention. You will learn that quality control is not just about finding problems, but is about putting measures in place so issues do not occur again. Your knowledge and understanding will greatly improve on areas such as audits, quality management systems, quality gurus, quality circles, KPI's, and quality costs.
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There are 9 key modules to complete on this course as follows all with assignments except three modules:
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Lee Churchill, front, rounds a turn during the Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 senior men's classic mass start.
CORNER BROOK It has been 14 years since Corner Brook staged the 1999 Canada Winter Games, but the golden boy from that national spectacle is getting recognized for his stellar effort against CanadaŌĆÖs best.
Lee Churchill, a native of HodgeŌĆÖs Cove, was the face of the 1999 Canada Winter Games after dominating the cross-country ski trails with three gold medals for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Churchill, who spent time as head coach of the provincial nordic team, will be inducted into the Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame in the athlete category.
Gerry Rideout, president of the provincial cross-country ski association and long-time president of the Menihek Nordic Ski Club in Labrador City, will be inducted in the Hall of Fame in the builder category.
The two nordic ski enthusiasts will be honoured with a special induction ceremony April 12 at the Sheraton Hotel in St. JohnŌĆÖs.


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As you will see from this USDA Plant Profile, the Cordia boissieri (Mexican olive) is native only to Texas. You can follow the plant link to our webpage on this plant to determine what its growing conditions are, and try to figure out from that if it will be able to survive in the climate, soil and rainfall of Marion County FL. At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, home of Mr. Smarty Plants, we recommend only plants native to North America but also to the area in which they are being grown, in this case, Mason Co. FL.
Frankly, we don't hold out much hope that you can find this somewhat rare tree, endemic to Texas, but we suggest you go to our National Suppliers Directory, enter your town and state or just your zipcode in the "Enter Search Location" box and you will get a list of native plant nurseries, seed companies and consultants in your general area. Each has contact information so you can find out if the tree is available.
Also at the bottom of our webpage on this tree, click on the link to Google on that plant, with the possibility that a nursery who does shipping might have that plant available. We did find one article on Cordia boissieri (Mexican olive) which said the plant was quite rare and may be on the edge of extinction. From Dave's Garden, also read this negative comment from Odessa, Florida:
"It begins to grow and even flower, but as soon as the wind blows a little, the entire head or at least various branches break off. I lose a year's growth with a puff of wind. It is more soft and breakable than hard and brittle. Prehaps it is too wet for it in Florida. Anyway, its headed for the compost pile."
We did notice, on this search, a few nurseries advertising Cordia boissieri (Mexican olive), so you might check for possibilities.


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Data Analysis Tools & Methods
Accessing the Pyramid Servings Database for NHANES III
There are 2 versions of the database. Both provide servings, per 100 gm of the food code, from each of the major and minor food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid.
- The complete
database contains the 4542 foods reported in NHANES III
by persons ages two and older, who supplied complete and reliable
24-hour recalls (see documentation
page). This is a text file that can be printed or incorporated
into a software package for analysis (view
the file description).
Search the Database can be used to select specific foods and pyramid servings variables from the NHANES III database.
Two SAS programs are provided. Create PSDB will create a SAS dataset from the complete PSDB in CSV format. Merge PSDB will merge the PSDB SAS dataset with other files in NHANES III to calculate Pyramid Servings for NHANES III participants, ages two and older, who supplied complete and reliable 24-hour dietary results.
- The NHANES III subset database contains only the 801 codes in NHANES III without one-to-one matches in CSFII, and uses the multiple-records-per-food-code format that corresponds to the CSFII Pyramid Servings Database (PSDB). If preferred, this file can be combined with the CSFII PSDB to obtain Pyramid servings for the 4542 NHANES III foods.
The CSFII PSDB is available on CD-ROM:
US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1998. 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and 1994-96 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey. CD-ROM.
You may order the CD from the National Technical Information Service (Search for Products). Search for Accession Number "PB98-500457" (include the quotes in your search).
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Goalie Jeff Frazee had a forgettable season at the University of Minnesota last winter. In the eyes of some, he was no longer a legitimate long-term successor to Martin Brodeur.
As the 2005 draft choice (second pick, 38th overall by the Devils) takes part in the team's develoipmental camp at the Prudential Center, there is renewed hope that he can turn his game around and start climbing the ladder to the NHL.
"His career is on the way up," GM Lou Lamoriello said. "He's a genuine prospect. His career is on the upswing. We look at him as a top prospect."
It is one of the reasons why the Devils brought Scott Clemmensen back, to work with Frazee at Lowell (AHL) this season.
"He (Clemmensen) seems like a great guy," Frazee said today. "He's played in the NHL. He's definitely someone I hope to learn from."
Frazee, 21, is hesitant to talk about what happened last year in college. He was viewed as Minnesota;s No. 1 goalie, but lost the job and was criticized by the coaching staff.
"I didn't have the season I wanted to have and I never had the success I wanted to when I went to Minnesota," the goalie admitted. "There are a lot of reasons why. I don't really want to focus on the past."
Fair enough, but does he consider himself to be Brodeur's eventual successor?
"Marty is going to be the starter until he decides he's done with hockey," Frazee said. "Nobody is going to take that away from him. He's too good.
"I can't look that far ahead. I've got to take it day by day. I like to challenge myself."
Frazee, from Edina, MInn., was 6-7-0 at Minnesota last season with a 2.93 goals-against average. He played one game for Lowell after his college season was done and suffered the loss.
"I think when I went to Lowell and played the one game I saw I could play at that level," Frazee said. "I need to adapt (to get to the NHL). When I was in Lowell the biggest difference from college was how quick guys were on rebounds."
Frazee had three years on his contract for $525,000, $550,000 and $550,000. By that time the Devils hope he'll have developed to the point where they can pay him some big bucks.


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North Bend dancer on 'Nutcracker' stage
Ten-year-old home school student Sydney Yenokida of North Bend answered the call of dance duty this holiday season.
As a soldier in the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, Sydney marches onstage and battles the mouse army of the evil Rat King.
"We fight the mice," she said. "Sometimes, they kill us. Sometimes, we kill them.
"Getting killed is really fun, because you get dragged offstage," Sydney added.
Sydney enjoys watching the grown-up dancers do their part. Her favorite part of Nutcracker is the party scene, but Sydney doesn't take part; when others are dancing, she is behind the scenes, getting her costume ready and making sure she knows her part.
While this is her first experience in the ballet, The Nutcracker is a family tradition for Sydney.
"My mom and I always go," she said.
"It's a great privilege," said Sydney's mother, Erika. Her daughter, who attends classes with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, gets an "awesome opportunity" this holiday season to dance at the Seattle Center stage.
Sydney hopes to return to the Pacific Northwest Ballet stage next Christmas for another round of Nutcracker.
The Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the Nutcracker opened Nov. 27 and continues through Dec. 30. Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography in the Seattle production is by Kent Stowell, with costume and set designs by Maurice Sendak, creator of "Where the Wild Things Are."
Taking the stage are the ballet's entire company of professional dancers, 37 professional division students and over 200 students from Pacific Northwest Ballet School.
The performance takes place at the Seattle Center's McCaw Hall.
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If you watch the premiere of "True Beauty" tonight at 10 on ABC, you might notice a familiar face. Staten Island's own Laura Leigh Siani is one of the contestants on this "beauty" contest.
The show explores what makes a person truly beautiful. Is it the inside or the out? The series will determine the true beauty of six females and four men who live together in a L.A. mansion as they undergo a series of challenges. The contestants assume they're being judged solely on their outer appearance, which is one component the judges are looking at. But, unbeknownst to them, their inner beauty is also being put to the test.
The producers of the show are reality favorites, Tyra Banks from "America's Next Top Model" and Ashton Kutcher, executive producer of "Punk'd" and "Beauty and the Geek." It is hosted by TV host Vanessa Minnillo, who is also a judge along with supermodel Cheryl Tiegs and fashion expert Nole Marin.
On the show's Web site, 21-year-old Laura's bio says she is model and nursing student who loves the spotlight and is proud to call herself a drama queen. It continues:
"Laura is obsessed with her appearance so much that when getting dressed, she tries on several outfits and does shimmy-shakes and booty-drops to see how her body looks when she moves. She gets whistles and honks every day, but usually just rolls her eyes at it. In general, Laura likes men more than women because women are always jealous of her. Laura loves to instigate drama and enjoys stirring the pot -- chances are she will be at the root of every fight. Laura is a survivalist and says she will squash out every contestant to achieve her goal...winning the game. She even admits that she would sell out her best friend for a million dollars, 'You can always get new friends, especially with money.'"
Laura tells the Advance that she was first told about the show from her mother who came across an online ad for casting calls. She submitted her picture and was chosen to set up an interview in Manhattan. Several weeks later, she received a phone call that she was chosen for the L.A. call backs. That weekend, she flew to Los Angeles for some further interviewing. About two weeks later, she was told she was chosen and would be leaving the following week to live in California for six weeks.
Each episode will feature an outer and inner beauty challenge, during which contestants will be judged on everything from how well they perform in photo shoots to how well they respect their elders. The three judges will observe and critique the contestants' behavior and eliminate one person each week. Only after someone is eliminated will the truth about the show be revealed to him/her, as they watch a video montage of their behavior captured by a hidden camera during the shoot.
At the end of eight episodes, one winner will be declared, a person who is truly beautiful inside and out. That person will receive a cash prize and a spot in PEOPLE magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.


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TTC conducts first public test of new streetcar
The first of the TTC's new longer, low-floor streetcars recived its inaugural road test under the cover of darkness this morning, giving early-risers the chance to glimpse the vehicle outside of a TTC car barn for the first time.
Following a basic route that included a cornering test at Bathurst station, the first in a fleet of 204 new cars costing a total of $1.2 billion was guided by a team of engineers south on Bathurst Street from the Commission's Hillcrest facility to Bloor Street. The group were testing acceleration, braking, security cameras, doors, and clearance between buildings and other static objects.
Back in the lab, the car has undergone static tests of its air conditioning, heating, lights, stop announcements, and ergonomics.
The Bombardier vehicle was unveiled at a press event on November 15 last year. It will feature all-door boarding, full Presto integration, and increased seating capacity. When the new fleet is fully operational the city will actually see a net loss in the number of streetcars; currently there are currently 247 CLRV and ALRV light rail vehicles plying Toronto's streets.
Tweeting this morning, the TTC's Brad Ross called the maiden test run a success. He says the streetcar will continue to receive night tests but will slowly begin appearing during the day over the next few months. The new vehicles are due to enter full service in 2014.
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As for them being too long. The MU (multi-unit) PCC streetcar trains that ran on Bloor and later Queen, were two coupled PCC streetcars together. Which is about the length of the new streetcars by themselves. Same with the older Peter Witt streetcar and trailer trains that ran on Yonge Street, Bay Street and other routes.
They will be able to make lights and turns faster than the current streetcars.
Cars SHOULD be overtaking them. 'Stuck behind streetcar' = 'I'm a crappy driver who thinks staying behind a streetcar is a good idea'.
Longer vehicles = more capacity = less frequent service.
Less frequent service = CHECK THE DAMN SCHEDULE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE STOP.
I overheard a TTC employee say patrons will experience longer waiting times... nice! and when we're lucky enough we will be paraded around the city in a rolling aquarium
As for the wait times, it seems half the issue with streetcars downtown is that you can have a run of overloaded cars before you get one that actually has space. So, it doesn't matter if there are more cars coming through if they don't have any space to actually allow people to get on. Hopefully the new bigger cars will help solve that as they increase overall capacity.
This is a good thing for Toronto, a good commitment to transit and a good commitment to quality of life in the downtown.
But every time one breaks down or gets in a fender bender or has an incident onboard, it's a potential traffic annoyance that could be avoided. It's not about cars versus streetcars. It sucks to be a car behind one and it sucks to be on another streetcar behind one. And because the lines are so untenably long, short turns and bunching occur constantly. Switch to buses and none of these problems is anywhere near as dramatic.
Note: I would gladly purchase a car and sit in the horrific traffic caused by streetcars if it was an option for me, because I am tired of being exposed to every inconsiderate lowlife Toronto has to offer on a twice daily basis. Mysteriously stained seats, people playing music without headphones, open drinking and drug use. Lovely way to book end your day.
Rolling aquarium? You want smaller windows, less light, less outward visibility?
Streetcar = 100 people.
Who's in the way of who? Can you really have the audacity to say the streetcar is in the way of your car?
Streetcars aren't in the way of cars, cars are in the way of streetcars.
But your points are certainly valid, and I can see where you're coming from. I have recently moved away from Toronto, but I was never tempted to buy a car when I lived there, even though I could have afforded it. It just seemed ridiculous.
They should have put these underground. The streetcar was going to be abandoned after the second world war but short sighted thinking saved the slow, cumbersome streetcar. To this day pedestrians continue to get hit by cars and bikes as they get on and off streetcars. And now that they have made streetcars the length of entire city blocks, things will get worse.
Here's a thought... why not just build one massive street car that spans the entire length of the track and put two way treadmills inside them. Then streetcars would never have to move and people could get to where they are going more efficiently, all the while being indoors. And cars wouldn't have to duck and dodge them as they move more swiftly around them.
GET the NEXT TTC app! It's 2013!
It's fine to say "those streetcars should be underground" but given that those are existing tracks (not new ones) how exactly do you propose to pay for that?
After all, its the single occupancy drivers like you who routinely whine and complain about traffic but then refuse to consider any options that would help pay for better transit (which, by extension would reduce traffic congestion by taking more CARS off the road). Until folks like you understand that you are in fact, the problem, and get your heads out of the sand about what is needed to actually improve traffic flow in this City, nothing will really improve.
Talk about uneducated.....
As to the rest of the gripes, look, most cities would kill to have our streetcar network. Portland and Seattle already have new streetcar systems; Washington DC, Atlanta and Cincinnati are busy building new streetcar lines right now. And these are all streetcar systems, not LRT, and they are a fraction of the size of the TTC's 11 lines. Believe me, this is an amazing asset.
That's not to say it has been run properly. Mismanagement of the streetcars has turned half the city against its greatest transit asset (case in point - Emily. Or any Ford voter.). The new vehicles are great but will be meaningless if operations can't improve things like:
- number of stops is too high. Cut some. Relocate others to after the traffic light
- signage sucks. Put streetcar lines on the map.
- off-vehicle payment to speed loading
- countdown clocks at every stop
- more exclusive Right of Way, and enforcement of those rules.
It's 2013, but the system still operates like it is 1943. Andy needs to get on the ball and make sure the above are tackled or he will blow his chance to restore Toronto's relationship with its once-cherished streetcars, regardless of how shiny the new vehicles are.
Everyone agrees that subways are far better downtown and lines replacing the King, Queen, Dundas and College streetcar lines would be a dream. They would cut congestion through the city as streetcars wouldn't hold up the traffic at every stop, would be able to effortlessly transport all the passengers that the streetcars currently struggle to hold, encourage people to use public transit thus cutting down on car use (and therefore congestion, pollution etc.) in the city and would also build more capacity for more downtown growth (because let's face it the city is at capacity already).
Where streetcars are useful, and where they are most used by all other cities cited by streetcar fanboys, is out in the suburbs, areas with much lower densities. Better than buses as they can carry more people, are more imposing to other traffic and, where effectively planned for by the city, can travel in distint lanes like those on st clair. So those suburban streets like eglinton, shepherd etc. should be able to benefit from these more modern streetcars and the more modern streetcars in turn will help build capacity for those areas to grow, to the point where maybe in 15-20 years the city should start to think about building subways there as well.
Cue the deniers telling me to suck it up it's only 2km...
Streetcars of the 21th century are typically around the length of these streetcars. They are fairly common in Europe operating in it's own ROW like the 510 Spadina or in mix traffic. Through I think the TTC is one of the first to operate streetcars is such busy mix traffic environment.
The TTC/City of Toronto could plan more platform island (a platform in the middle) to increase safety, allow better accessible boarding and relief traffic I guess.
In the meantime, the new streetcars look super sweet. They should definitely reduce the number of stops though, it is ridiculous how close together some streetcar and bus stops are.
And no, you would never, EVER want to remove streetcar lines from King, Queen, Dundas, College, etc. Those streets benefit from the streetcars in ways that those stuck in traffic cannot necessarily see. And this is not fanboy-speak, this is urban planning/real estate developer-speak. Again, other cities are building streetcars (not LRT) specifically to make their streets look like King, Queen, College, etc.
That's not to say we shouldn't have more subways. We should. But a proper modern city is multi-modal and has different services to serve different kinds of riders and different kinds of urban development - commuter rail, subways, suburban LRT, downtown streetcars, buses and express buses, bike lanes, and of course routes for autos and trucks.
My point was that Toronto already has a great streetcar system but it is terribly underutilized and needs to be operated better to take advantage of the new vehicles and play its proper role. At that point we will have a reinvigorated streetcar system downtown, and via Transit Ctiy a few new suburban LRT lines. We should then focus on expanding and improving the trunk subway service inbetween them, not with further extensions to freaking Vaughan but with new lines tying the city together to its core -- i.e. the full DRL.
Streetcar track beds are built to withstand the weight of streetcars and then some. They're also built with concrete, so your dreaded 'asphalt trucks' don't come near them. The tracks don't need replacing as often as you think. The problem is that some sections of track weren't built to the same standard as they are currently built, so the trackbeds need to be redone. That is all.
Heavy trucks damage roads much more, and much more unevenly.
So what exactly is the major improvement to the system?
As other posters have noted, a transformation is needed downtown and below grade transit may be the answer.
Full disclosure: I don't own a car or bicycle and instead split my transportation equally between walking and TTC.
1) Have streetcars on Spadina only as a nod to the past - these things are in NO way the future of public transport.
2) Replace all other streetcars with buses. Buses will stop on the far side of the intersection (i.e. not before the intersection and hence block right hand turning traffic). Streetcars block two lanes of traffic when they stop - a bus will only block one.
3) On the major routes downtown eliminate street parking.
4) The city invests in parking structures. User pays.
If I have to read one more comment about streetcars being "the way of the future" I will lose my mind. Please show me one advanced, 21st Century city that is investing heavily in streetcars. There has to be a reliable TTC system in place for the public - I could not agree more. But not streetcars.
Don't kid yourself into believing that "nobody wants to pay". Most rational people realize that we're all going to have to contribute if anything is going to improve. But for the time being, the mayor and his myopic, angry, tax-averse, and extremely vocal minority of supporters are in charge. So we're just going to have to wait a few more years while things get worse, and potential solutions become more expensive, until it's time for us as a city to have the so-called "adult conversation" on how to pay for everything.
A succession of mayors, administrations, provincial and federal governments have dropped the ball on transit over the past few decades. Rob Ford can't be blamed for all of that. But he's continued in that grand tradition of incompetence from the moment he won the election in 2010. I guess "Respect For Taxpayers" doesn't include making sure they can get where they need to go quickly and efficiently.
Current articulated streetcar (ALRV) holds 61 seated, normal peak capacity is 155, 205 at crush load.
New streetcar (4 m longer than ALRV articulated)
70 seats, normal load 132, crush load 251.
So you're right that the capacity is not more than 1 CLRV + 1 ALRV, but the new vehicle actually weighs 10,000 kg less than that combination. The main benefit will come on routes with an ROW (Spadina, Queensway) but elsewhere, gridlock will be reduced because there will actually be fewer streetcars running (and with any luck no one will be stupid enough to get in the way of one).
2) Far-side stops would work with streetcars (and transit signals) as well. Some stops will actually be eliminated because they are close to others. You'd need a huge number of buses to replace streetcar service on most routes = more congestion.
3) Agree.
4) Disagree. The city doesn't need more parking structures.
What 'advanced 21st-century' cities are currently building subways?
What major cities are building streetcar/LRT lines in areas where there is not enough demand to justify subway lines?
As to your second question- I would like you to explain why you are asking this. Certainly some other large cities do have LRT networks that are either completely suburban based or turn into actual rail networks with rail stations etc. in certain areas. But usually in addition to an extensive subway network.
1) Sure maybe there are other routes where the streetcars would work - Spadina was the first that came to mind as that's a road I tangle with frequently. Anywhere where streetcars can have their own lane and not impede bicycle and car traffic then there is no problem. Maybe even if you want to do a loop down Spadina, along King and up Jarvis (I literally never go past Yonge so I'm guessing streetcars go up Jarvis - apologies for my ignorance)for that nice gentrified feel or whatever. But as a mass public transit system, streetcars are not a solution.
2)Far side stops wih streetcars would be an improvement (for turning traffic), but would still block both lanes on the far side of the intersection.
3) Sweet.
4) You can't agree with (3) and then disagree with (4). These displaced parks need to be made up somewhere. I'm sure there's a block of land somewhere that's not a condo yet that we can use.
And please don't bundle LRT and streetcars together. Completely different systems of transport.
The London Underground hasn't added a new line since 1979, although it is currently building a crosstown (partly) underground commuter rail line. The reason I asked the second question is that both London and Paris have largely stopped building subway lines out of cost considerations and are adding LRT to cater to underserved areas instead of subways.
*that's what she said
2) It would depend on the signals and whether turning traffic is allowed at all.
3) + 4) Parking eliminated on major streets can be shifted to side streets and existing lots AND (here's a thought) maybe car traffic can be discouraged from entering downtown in the first place.
The one way that streetcars and LRT can be discussed at the same time is that they are both forms of on-street surface rail. What we're talking about here is an LRV to be used on a legacy streetcar network, but it's not much different from an entirely new LRT line to be built in a similar environment.
Are you kidding me? Give your heads a shake and tell me; What creates more traffic? A single streetcar with 130 passengers or 130 cars with one occupant each? It sure doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out...
It also doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the only people getting pissed off about these new streetcars are ones who would never ride them in the first place. They are too comfortable sitting in their $60,000 gas sucking SUVs with 6 empty seats.
Um, ok.
Seattle - http://www.seattlestreetcar.org/
Portland - http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/
Washington DC - http://www.dcstreetcar.com/
Atlanta - http://www.atlantadowntown.com/initiatives/atlanta-streetcar
Philadelphia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA_Route_15
Cincinnati - http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/streetcar/
The above are pure streetcar networks. Some TTC lines (like St. Clair and Spadina) start to blur into LRT. I could name a dozen cities that are investing in LRT lines with some surface running, even parts in mixed-traffic (San Francisco is a good example).
You are right about removing street parking but wrong about replacing streetcars with buses. It's not necessarily something that shows up in the number of seats or labour costs but buses do not replace streetcars very well. Ridership drops and real estate investment disappears. There is something about the comfort of rail and the permanence of streetcar tracks that gives it greater impact than an equivalent number of bus seats. Which is why cities are trying so hard to bring them back. You already have what they want and you are trying to give it away....
The point is that cities like New York, London, Shanghai etc are not ripping up the streets to put in streetcar lines. Regardless of where funding is coming from, it's obviously not the way of the future.
A city where they are always crying poor, but then spend millions of dollars upgrading streetcars - it is insanity.
The new streetcar will get stuck in the snow more often, since it's not as heavy and the weight distribution is longer.
Wait and see...
NYC is looking at LRT for Brooklyn and Montreal is looking to build LRT as well.
If you are referring to crossrail when you talk about the new commuter line this does indeed run underground through the entire "downtown" section of london through which it travels and much in the way of other london underground lines or toronto subway lines runs overground through more suburban areas (zone 3 outwards). But this is for commuters- think of it as a far upgraded GO train.
Transport for London have also invested in the Docklands Light Railway, a real LRT network which is fully integrated with the underground (same stations etc.) and operates above ground and below ground. This was all entirely built from the late 80's through to the 2000's and is still expanding now.
Plus, and most importantly, london doesn't waste time building tram (streetcar) lines anywhere near the city centre- they have built some out in the suburbs but this is where public transport experiences very light use.
Melbourne: http://www.yarratrams.com.au/
Tokyo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toden_Arakawa_Line
Sapporo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_Street_Car
Hiroshima: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway
Hong Kong: http://www.hktramways.com/en/index.html
and pretty much every single major city in Europe with a tram (which is to say, dozens of them).
As I mentioned earlier, the way of the future is multi-modal transportation, each optimized for its role. For close-in neighbourhoods and a livable downtown, streetcars are part of that future, alongside improved subways, commuter rail, buses and suburban LRT.
Your ignorance of the topic is obvious when you list these cities:
-New York-Receives 50% subsidy from the NY State and has a $3B deficit. The current cost for the 2nd Ave Subway line they're building is $17B+ for 8.5km of line ($480M/km). Density of Manhattan: 27,000/km2. Density of Toronto: 4,000/km2
-London - Receives subsidies worth $4,625,340,000 (CAD) from the federal government for Transport for London. Cost of riding in one zone on Tube: $6.94 CAD. Has artifically inflated gas prices and congestion charges to discourage driving. Density of Greater London: 5,200/km2
-Shanghai - Almost the same land mass as the GTA, but 4 times the density (and 2/3 the population of Canada). Don't know as much about their transit system, but is no doubt heavily subsidised by the central Chinese government like many of their transit projects.
1. use trams (streetcars) only in the suburbs
2. are much much smaller than Toronto
3. use real LRT on an above street level, below street level or completely seperated from the street basis.
Whereas Toronto uses these on major downtown streets to try to transport people who actually live here. And not on a tourist/heritage basis! And are actually sticking with it and onvesting MORE in it! That mistake is where Toronto is a singular peculiarity.
And the fares on London underground- I don't know what you were doing when you were in london last but a zone one oyster card fare is 2.10 pounds stg which is around $3.30 CAD, so not much more really. Sure a zone 1&2 monthly travelcard would set you back around $175, so about 30% more than the TTC but it's worth it to be able to use an established and substantial integrated transport network.
Of course, Toronto is doing more than moving people from point A to point B. These streets aren't just funnels for cars. The areas they're moving through on Queen and King actually matter. So, in that sense the streetcar is also popular in Toronto because it contributes to a viable streetscape in the downtown area. I've lived in cities served by buses. Trust me, they contribute nothing to the streetscape and if anything drag down property values. That's exactly what would happen if Queen and King were loaded up with buses in the volume needed to replace the streetcar.
We have an existing transit system using 40 year old vehicles. They had to be replaced at some point.
Nonethless, it should be noted that each has toyed with the idea of downtown streetcars recently. Had funding not been an issue they would indeed have been "wasting time building tram lines in the city centre" in London right now in fact:
London: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_River_Tram
New York: http://www.vision42.org/
Chicago too: http://www.chicagostreetcar.com/starter-line.html
Back to cities where streetcar investment is actually happening, I left these out of my initial North America list:
LA: http://blogdowntown.com/2013/03/7158-city-council-commits-to-30-years-of-funding
Dallas: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/03/meet_dallas_new_oak_cliff_stre.php
New Orleans: http://www.norta.com/about/Projects/index.html
Kansas City: http://dnakcmo.org/streetcar.html
Tucson: http://www.tucsonstreetcar.com/
Ft. Lauderdale: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-13/news/fl-downtown-streetcar-project-20130312_1_streetcar-system-mass-transit-downtown-development-authority
Milwaukee: http://www.themilwaukeestreetcar.com/
And that doesn't even include cities like St. Louis and Charlotte that are trying to get streetcar projects funded.
Need I go on? How many pictures of modern streetcars in modern downtowns do you anti-streetcar people need to see to get the message? I think the evidence is rather clear that pursuing a multi-modal model for public transit is intelligent, cost-effective and very much what cities these days are trying to do.
The existing streetcar asset should be optimized, while LRT is built in the burbs and political will is gathered for funding new subway trunk lines. We can all get along here.
Every city I listed in every link above uses streetcars in their downtown, not suburb. On the surface. As for the size excuse, certainly Washington DC, Philadelphia and Los Angeles are size comps for the former city of Toronto. As for moving people and not just being a development tool, examine Houston, a very big, new, modern city that is now building surface LRT-streetcar hybrid lines not unlike the Queen line to act as their main commuting service. They have one operational and are building four more.
You need to learn to use the internet more.
And build downtown subway lines. Preferably a minimum of two although I would make do with one to start with.
If you don't want to use your browser, or travel outside Toronto, I really don't know what more I can do to help you. We both want more rail investment, only I'm arguing for all modes including streetcars (and fix their damn operations) and you seem to be deadset against one of Toronto's best, and need I point out ALREADY EXISTING assets.
Sorry I couldn't do more for you.
(...but no tolls or raising our insanely low property taxes to pay for them!)
it is the most congested intersection, next only to Yonge and Sheppard. MUST be all those Sheppard streetcars wrecking havoc!
aside from that, these puppies look gorg.
I thought it was all permafrost above Dupont.
Some of the newer LRT systems are created by taking 2 of the 4 lanes and turning it into tracks. This will take away parking space for faster transit through the downtown core. King street is actually a good candidate for conversion to LRT-like service. There was a plan in 2007 to convert the road to be more transit friendly. Loading happens on red lights and traveling happens on green. It never went through and will won't be planned till Ford is out of the office.
Think of it, you can never get rid of cars. They just keep growing. There is no way to expand the downtown roads ever. Not in 1880, 1950 nor today. Taking one of the east-west streetcar routes and making it into a transit own road isn't such a bad idea. Calgary did so with it's 7th street LRT/bus lanes. Why is TO is behind? It isn't a billion dollar project.
Now, use the funds to improve streetcar infrastructure (e.g. loading in the centre of the street, like College), build more ROWs, and build more bypasses so stranded streetcars can be passed. For instance mini routes like the Church-Wellington-York section could be replicated throughout the city, providing mix-and-match route options in an emergency situation.
I don't use public transport because it isn't feasible, I travel 250-400km per day by car and coming into Toronto is terrible. Parking is hard to find, traffic is blocked by lanes being taken up.
Encourage public transport by making it easier to park and get on public transport in and make it easier to be a visitor to the city by improving traffic flow. It doesn't have to be a war on Cars which by reading this thread of comments by people who seems to think the whole world is accessible by public transit, Both Cars and public transit need to operate together. Lets see higher capacity buses next as well.
The hardest part about doing business with downtown businesses is finding a place to park.
Heaven forbid if there is a concert, or leafs game going on then parking is even worse. Toronto has many surface structures that should be multi level, Toronto needs parking closer to public transport access so that visitors to the downtown core can park take transit then return to their cars easily for departure. It is very hit or miss if one can find parking and the challenge of using public transport to get around increases because of this.
Finding a place to park is not hard. There are tons of surface lots and many underground/multi-level garages. I parked this morning, close to transit access as it happens. I'm sure many others managed to do that as well.
LTR,bus,street car or subway,elevated ,ground level or tunnel it gets more entertaining as you go.Get with the times your SUVS EXTENDED 4X4S CREW CABS will make perfect landfiller
The streetcars are fantastic. I have lived in Sydney, Melbourne, Thailand, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris... all of which use these vehicles and they are amazing. Presto entry will eliminate wait times considerably.
The TTC is clearly not going throw these vehicles on the road and expect that to be the fix. There is planning going into adding GPS at lights so eliminate wait times for drivers and service will be frequent, there will just be fewer stops... which as a TTC rider I am happy about. The current routes stop way to often. The TTC is too accomodating at this point and that is what hinders quick reliable service. Transit is a machine that people need to work to their advantage.. the TTC shouldnt be worrying about you! they should be focusing on the efficiencies of a transit system.
Urban planning has been put into this project hence why is was not rolled out over night.
I have faith in the TTC on this one. All they need to do is mimic what has been done in every other major city in the world.
Streetcars will be efficient when they get dedicated lanes that no other cars can enter (like they have on a Roncesvalles-to-Humber-Loop stretch. And when they reduce the number of stops. Until then - it's a very aggravating experience.
That being said, I am looking forward to finally having a/c on streetcars. Last year I had to take alternate routes (which took twice as long) to avoid fainting (I was pregnant).


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PASKI GYMNASIUM —It was all going so well for the Bainbridge High varsity girls basketball team on Friday night.
They scored first and quickly took charge of the court in home game against the visiting Lakeside Lions, leading in points for the initial moments of the game.
Then, the tide shifted.
By the end of the first quarter the Spartans found themselves looking at the low end of an 11-10 score.
That didn't necessarily have to be the tone of the game, and the team managed an exciting resurgence late in the second quarter, but their efforts proved to be not enough against the viscous Lions who proceeded to sink several critical three-pointers and lead 26-17 at the half.
Bainbridge Head Coach Nicole Hebner said that the team's defense was giving a solid performance, but the Lions simply went over their head.
"They just sank a lot of threes," she said. "We tried to play man-to-man, but we don't match up with them really well there."
She added that the team did very well in the initial stages of the game.
"We came out with a ton of energy," she said.
The game was the last of the regular season home games and also Senior Night.
The team recognized Spartan seniors Katie Alpaugh, Julie Feikes, Maddie Ketcheside, Nancy Karreman and Caroline Bredy.
"I'm proud of the seniors for the way they came out tonight," Hebner said. "Come next week we've got some stuff to go over that we'll work on and hopefully win some basketball games."
The top Spartan scorers were Bredy and Karreman, each finishing the game with seven points.
Paige Brigham managed four points total.
The Spartans played their first game of the postseason at home against Chief Sealth Monday, Feb. 10.
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Mike Schaub started his Comedy Career producing and hosting weekly comedy shows in AA Clubs in Southern California. His humorous stories of living a life of a homeless alcoholic addict, twisted and distorted view of life in recovery are hilarious.
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K.I. SAWYER - Area residents have had the opportunity to fly in a piece of history at Sawyer International Airport this week.
A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane is at Sawyer offering rides for all ages. The airplane weighs 11,000 pounds and flies at about 1,000 feet in the air, cruising at 90 mph.
Cody Welch, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot, has been flying the Tri-Motor for 15 years. He has piloted more than 45,000 people on the Tri-Motor in 125 different cities.
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The airplane holds nine passengers and every seat has a great view of the Marquette landscape.
The plane is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., and the tours are run by volunteers.
Brett Harriman of Marquette and his 2-year-old son Isaac took a ride Monday morning.
Harriman said he is a huge airplane fan and he tries to attend as many airplane shows as he can. So when he heard about "Fly the Ford" at Sawyer, he wanted to take part.
"It's always been a dream of mine to fly in a Tri-Engine airplane," Harriman said.
This particular 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane has served many purposes in its 80-plus years of existence.
It was manufactured on Aug. 21,1929, and purchased by Pitcarin Airways, a predecessor of Eastern Airlines.
The Tri-Motor has done everything from crop dusting to being featured in major motion pictures like "The Family Jewels," starring Jerry Lewis and Sebastian Cabot, and "Public Enemies," starring Johnny Depp.
For more information, visit the website at www.airventuremuseum.org/fordtrimotor.
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Professor of Geosciences Barb Tewksbury has spent more than 30 years teaching Hamilton students the nuts and bolts of geology. But she has also dedicated countless hours outside the classroom to teaching the world her other specialty — the art of traditional Scottish kiltmaking. Tewksbury has written a book, The Art of Kiltmaking, and is considered one of the world's top modern kiltmakers. It's a hobby Tewksbury began only 15 years ago, when she accompanied her daughter to a Scottish Highland dance camp and took a kiltmaking course. Since then she has shipped custom-made kilts everywhere from Boston to Baghdad. Impressively, Tewksbury manages to construct numerous kilts on top of not only teaching but also playing bagpipes in a local pipe and drum band. She recently stitched a handmade kilt while on geologic field study in Iceland.
Tewksbury, a skilled seamstress with a lifelong interest in handcrafts, stands out among kiltmakers because she freely shares her knowledge. For her, kiltmaking is not about earning a living, but rather eagerly sharing her love for the art. Finding kiltmakers willing to share their secrets is rare, but Tewksbury says she is "a teacher at heart, and it was important to write a book on kiltmaking that would not only preserve a traditional craft but also really teach people how to make kilts themselves."
Tewksbury additionally provides advice on the phone and online. Fellow kilt enthusiasts, such as Nick Fiddes of Scotweb, agree that "ambassadors like Barb help the art of kiltmaking survive not as a nostalgic relic, but as a thriving contemporary tradition." Tewksbury continues to dedicate her career to sharing all her knowledge, so don't be surprised if you hear her giving bagpipe lessons in the Taylor Science Center one day soon.


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ORANGE BEACH, Alabama-- Katherine and AJ McCarron love Orange Beach so much that they not only got married there, they're looking at choosing the location for their off-season home.
Katherine posted an image on Facebook early Tuesday morning of husband AJ in the offices of Portside Realty in Orange Beach, looking at Cypress Village housing plans.
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Scams are nothing new. They're as old as humanity, stretching back to the Garden of Eden where the serpent enticed Eve to eat of the apple.
They're as current as the morning e-mail with its promises of instant weight loss, incredible virility and $1 million from the rightful heir to the throne of Ambazonia for just a small token of trust, viz. a money order for $10,000.
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Lest it seem only the gullible that would fall for such obvious cons, consider that Hamilton-based Roma Bank recently lost more than $1 million in a check-kiting scam.
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Allegations that developer Robert Kahan lied on loan applications for low-income housing projects he built in Trenton and stole much of the money to fund a lavish lifestyle are insult and injury to the city. The charges follow an FBI investigation of the projects initiated during the administration of former Mayor Douglas Palmer.
The probability that Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez illegally accelerated his talent with steroids is a disappointment.
And the fact that some of the money ostensibly raised to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy went instead to the bank account of a couple who started an unregistered charity is unconscionable.
These revelations are likely to have a lasting impact, further fueling the notions that Trenton is beyond repair and redemption; that modern baseball is besmirched as a pine-tarred bat; that it's useless to contribute to relief efforts.
They're apt to make most of us dubious and suspicious. That erosion of trust, a corrosion of faith in the best and the brightest of humanity, robs us of the other stories — the ones involving selfless acts, courage and compassion. That is the true shame.
It's enough to make us want to repair to the nearest watering hole for a stiff drink. But here, in New Jersey, where state investigators have found restaurateurs substituting low-cost labels for premium libations, that belt just might be dirty water.
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Scheana Marie Jancan and Today's Other NewsApril 23, 2009 – 1:35 pm by Ryan Phillips
The above photo is of Scheana Marie Jancan, who is John Mayer's new girlfriend. While I'm not a fan of his music, Mayer actually seems like a likable guy and even has a pretty good sense of humor. He's also nailing this girl after previously bagging "Friday Night Lights" minx Minka Kelly. Translation: I hate John Mayer.
On to today's other top stories.
Jimmy Smith is not handling retirement well. The former Jacksonville Jaguars' wide receiver was pulled over for a minor traffic violation yesterday and ended up in jail on cocaine possession charges. The cops found crack, marijuana cigarettes and a business card with powder cocaine residue in the car's center console. It's Smith's second traffic-related arrest in less than a year.
Stephen Curry announced he will forgo his senior season and will enter the 2009 NBA Draft. The Davidson star scoring machine is leaving college basketball and will hire an agent, so the decision is final.
Xavier Henry, one of the top high school basketball prospects in the country, announced today that he will attend Kansas. Henry is the No. 8 overall player in the class of 2009 according to Rivals.com, and had been committed to Memphis before John Calipari headed to Kentucky. His brother C.J. Henry will join him with the Jayhawks, after sitting out this past season while at Memphis.
Tony Gonzalez was finally traded by the Kansas City Chiefs today. The Atlanta Falcons sent a second-round pick in 2010 for the perennial Pro Bowler. Gonzalez is 33-years-old and clearly declining in production, so this could end up being a great value trade for Kansas City.


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To those who accuse the Republican Party of inflexibility on social issues such as abortion, its leaders can always point to their ability to reach around and slap a "kick me" sign on their own backs. That will be the effect of Tuesday's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on legislation that would bar most abortions after 20 weeks.
The bill passed the lower chamber easily, enjoying the support of six Democrats and all but six Republicans. But that's where its legislative journey, at least, will end. It's expected to go nowhere in the Senate, and the outcome would be the same if it did. The president would veto it.
The ban's symbolic and political journey will continue, however, both in ways House Republicans intend (many of their constituents support the proposal, even if it's hopeless) and ways they surely do not. Those who stand to gain politically by potshotting Republicans, absurdly, as misogynists engaged in a "war on women" have now added another projectile to a pile that includes former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's notorious "legitimate rape" blunder.
Tuesday's vote will compromise the ability of Republican candidates to appeal to centrist voters who share the party's views on taxation, spending and the proper role of government. That might not matter much to representatives in safe seats such as Oregon's Greg Walden, who, we're sorry to say, voted in favor of the ban. But the consequences won't stop there, as state Sen. Bruce Starr, R-Hillsboro, knows well.
Starr got the Todd Akin treatment last fall during his campaign for state labor commissioner, a nonpartisan position. An email circulated by supporters of opponent Brad Avakian -- and backed by Avakian himself -- proposed that Starr join Avakian "in protecting the health of Oregon's women." How? By rejecting an element of the Republican Party platform that "calls for an absolute ban on abortion, with no exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is threatened." To refuse, the email concluded, is to "side with extremists like Congressman Todd Akin and Paul Ryan."
Starr's defeat was not symbolic.
If Republicans don't like being caricatured in this fashion, and if they want to appeal to moderate voters who share their views on other matters, they should think twice about turning themselves into social-issue punching bags.
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The Bellevue School District will offer a summer feeding program for free breakfast and lunch to children ages 1 through 18. Meals will be provided at the sites and times as follows:
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