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A Surprising Barrier To Clean Water: Human Nature
In many parts of the developing world, drinking a glass of water can be deadly — especially for young children, who can die of diarrheal diseases contracted from dirty water.
So getting clean water to people in the developing world has been a top priority for aid groups for a long time. But it's been a surprisingly hard problem to solve.
For a while, aid workers largely treated clean water as an engineering problem: If there's no clean water in a village, dig a well. But when researchers actually tested the water in the homes of people who got water from clean wells, they often found contamination.
"It was a surprise," says Alex Mwaki of Care Kenya, who worked on one of the studies that found contamination. "My reaction, I would say, was, well, we still need to do more. We have not done much."
There are lots of ways water can get contaminated between the time it comes out of the well and the time someone actually drinks it. Maybe the container the family used to fetch the water wasn't clean. Or the container was clean, but the cup people used to scoop the water out wasn't. Or the water got stored in a big clay pot at the house, and kids stuck their hands in it.
All of those problems can be solved by adding just a tiny bit of chlorine, which keeps water free of germs for days. So aid workers started trying to get people to use chlorine. In Kenya today, you can buy little bottles of chlorine, made just for purifying water, for pennies.
Problem solved?
"If only it were that easy," says Evan Green-Lowe, who works in Kenya for a group called Innovations for Poverty Action. Surveys show that only a small percentage of people in Kenya buy the chlorine, even though it's cheap and widely available.
"Getting it to happen in every household every time proved to be an extraordinarily difficult task," he says.
So here's the latest iteration for helping families in rural areas get clean water: chlorine placed right next to the spring or well. It's basically an upside-down bottle of chlorine with a dispenser that releases a measured amount into the containers people use to carry water. A tiny bit is enough for 20 liters of water. It's free to use.
"It's very simple," says Green-Lowe. "A lot of its success is in its simplicity."
Success, though, is a relative term. It turns out that if you test the water in people's homes in villages where the dispensers have been installed, only 40 percent test positive for chlorine.
Some people don't like the taste; some people don't believe in it, "Sometimes you're in a rush, or you're thinking about something else and you just don't do it."
This would be frustrating, says Green-Lowe, if it weren't so familiar.
"I've had malaria five times now, he says. "I have a bed net hanging above my bed, and I don't use it."
People everywhere — in rural Kenya, in New York, wherever — just don't always do all the things we're supposed to do. The developed world has solved the water problem by essentially taking people out of the loop: We pipe clean water to everyone's houses. But it's going to be a long time before that happens in rural Kenya.
OK, international travelers know this reality. It is often hard to find safe drinking water. Even in rising nations like China, hotel staff warn you not drink what's in the tap.
In countless other places the affluent drink bottled water while everybody else lives with the risks of the local supply. This reality persists even though governments and charities spend millions of dollars to provide safe water.
INSKEEP: David Kestenbaum, of our Planet Money team, traveled to Kenya to find out why it's so hard.
DAVID KESTENBAUM, BYLINE: This is a beautiful spot in western Kenya. The farms around are lush. There's a lovely spring. A boy comes by to fill up a container.
How are you?
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: I'm doing fine.
KESTENBAUM: What are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Foreign language spoken)
KESTENBAUM: Getting drinking water, he says.
The spring water looks clean but, of course, there are some things you can't see. I'm here with Evan Green-Lowe who works for a group called Innovations for Poverty Action.
KESTENBAUM: He bends over and fills up a cup.
EVAN GREEN-LOWE: Looks good, right?
KESTENBAUM: Yeah, it looks really clean.
GREEN-LOWE: Would you like some?
KESTENBAUM: I don't know.
GREEN-LOWE: It's not a good idea.
KESTENBAUM: Drinking a cup of water can kill you or at least make you really sick. Alex Mwaki works for Care Kenya on water issues. I asked him what might be in that nice clear cup of water. He sighed.
ALEX MWAKI: It might contain fecal contamination, pathogens like those ones causing cholera, the Vibrio cholerae.
KESTENBAUM: Also typhoid, dysentery, parasites, worms.
MWAKI: Worms. Worms. Intestinal worms.
KESTENBAUM: All particularly dangerous for children. Not surprisingly, getting clean water to the world has been a top priority for years. And for a while it looked like this was just an engineering problem. If there is no clean water in a village, dig a good well. Or if there's a spring, there are ways to protect springs - do that. This turned out not to be enough, though.
When Alex Mwaki tested water in people's homes, often that water was still contaminated. Maybe the container the family used to fetch the water wasn't clean. Or the container was clean, but the cup people used to scoop the water out wasn't. Or the water got stored in a big clay pot at the house - and kids stuck their hands in it. So many ways for things to go wrong.
MWAKI: My reaction, I would say, was, well, we still need to do more; we have not done much.
KESTENBAUM: So one of the next ideas was chlorine. If families brought the water back to their homes, and then added just a tiny bit of chlorine, that should protect the water. That way if bacteria gets in somehow - zoop - the chlorine would kill it. Simple. And today there are lots of efforts to get chlorine to people in areas with unsafe water. In Kenya you can buy little bottles or tablets in the stores for pennies. Problem solved?
GREEN-LOWE: Hmm. If only it were that easy.
KESTENBAUM: This is Evan Green-Lowe again, with IPA. He says surveys show that only a small percentage of people in Kenya buy the chlorine - even though it's cheap.
GREEN-LOWE: Getting it to happen in every household every time proved to be an extraordinarily difficult task.
KESTENBAUM: So here is the latest iteration. What Evan's group thinks is this best approach to date for helping people in rural areas get safe water: a chlorine dispenser by the spring or well. Basically an upside down bottle of chlorine with a handle that releases a measured amount.
GREEN-LOWE: So it says tibu maji akunwa, which is: Treat your drinking water.
KESTENBAUM: A tiny bit of chlorine is enough for 20 liters of water.
GREEN-LOWE: It's very simple. A lot of its success is in its simplicity.
KESTENBAUM: Success is a relative term. We spent an hour at the spring and everyone who came by did use the dispenser. But it turns out if you test the water in people's homes in villages where the dispensers have been installed, only 40 percent test positive for chlorine. Just 40 percent.
Even when there is chlorine in an easy to use dispenser by the spring, at no cost, not everyone uses it. Some people don't like the taste. Some people are afraid of it.
GREEN-LOWE: Sometimes you're in a rush or you're thinking about something else and you just don't do it.
KESTENBAUM: But it's right there.
GREEN-LOWE: I know.
KESTENBAUM: Which might be frustrating if it weren't also understandable and very familiar.
GREEN-LOWE: I've had malaria five times now. I have a bed net hanging above my bed and I don't use it.
KESTENBAUM: Why don't you do it?
GREEN-LOWE: It's 45 seconds. It's a burden. I don't want to. I either don't think about it or feel stubborn.
KESTENBAUM: People everywhere - in rural Kenya, in New York, wherever - we just don't always do all the things we're supposed to do. The developed world has solved the water problem by essentially taking people out of the loop. We pipe clean water to everyone's homes. But it's going to be a long time before that happens here. David Kestenbaum, NPR News, Kenya.
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The Stetson University volleyball team dropped a hard-fought 3-0 decision to Nebraska-Omaha Saturday morning to start the second day of the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic in Hammond, La.
The Mavericks (3-6) won by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-22.
The Hatters (6-5) received a a 10-kill, .529 attack percentage performance from freshman Tiffany Creamer, while Kaley Melville added eight kills to bring her career total to 993.
However, Stetson hit a season-low .055.
"We didn't hit for a great percentage, but we played some pretty good defense," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "The girls battled hard and we made it a pretty close match, even though we were beaten statistically."
The match featured 20 ties and 14 lead changes.
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If the aim of the 2012 London Games is to spread the Olympic spirit around the world, then Chen Guanming may be its greatest ambassador to date.
The 57-year-old farmer from eastern China said he has just wrapped up a two-year journey on his three-wheel rickshaw that took him from his tiny village in Jiangsu province, to the streets of London, the BBC reported.
Chen said he has traveled about 60,000km (37,282 miles) through 16 countries on his route so far -- backed up with passport stamps and pictures -- and has been able to support himself through donations and by delivering goods between locations.
According to the BBC, a banner across his rickshaw proclaims that he is on a 140,000km (86,992-mile) journey.
He said he undertook the trek after experiencing the Olympic spirit firsthand when China won its Olympic bid in 2001. Chen told the BBC that he biked through 1,764 cities in 2008 to help with the games in Beijing, and was proud to clean litter from the streets near the Olympic Park.
Organizers of the Beijing games awarded him a seat at the closing ceremony for his efforts. He said that watching London Mayor Boris Johnson accept the Olympic flag for the 2012 games inspired him to take on the journey to the British capital.
"I came to support and cheer all the people from all over the world who are participating in the sports," Chen said. "I'm volunteering. I'm not looking for a reward."
The BBC reported that Chen has been parked in the Chinatown area of the city, and has been showered with admiration and offers of accommodation as he shares stories from his grand Olympic adventure.
"I'm a big fan of Olympic Games," he told the news organization. "I wanted to come here because I wanted the whole world to support the Olympics and be part of it."
Area residents said they hope Chen's story reaches organizers of the London games and that he is able to get a last minute ticket to the opening ceremonies Friday -- maybe even participate in them.
When asked about his next destination, Chen said he has his heart set on making it to Brazil for the Rio 2016 games.
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RCR Sprint Cup Series Preview for Richmond International Raceway
April 23, 2013
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes
Race: Richmond 400
Date: April 27, 2013
Location: Richmond International Raceway
RCR in Richmond ... Richard Childress has eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway - five with Dale Earnhardt, two with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer. Additionally, in 135 starts at the Richmond, Va.-based track, RCR drivers have claimed 33 top-five and 62 top-10 finishes at RIR. Childress, a former driver on NASCAR's senior circuit, contributed three of those top-10 finishes from 1976-1978. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization holds a 17.3 average starting position, a 14.8 average finishing position, has completed 50,888 of the 53,904 contested laps (94.4 percent) and has collectively led 3,239 laps around the 0.75-mile race track.
RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,297 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 101 wins, 42 pole awards, 435 top-five finishes and 916 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90,'91, '93 and '94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
RCR Kansas Rewind ... In the Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway last weekend, Paul Menard scored his fourth top-10 finish of the season (10th) while RCR teammates Harvick and Jeff Burton finished 12th and 18th, respectively.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first eight races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have notched six top-10 finishes and completed 7,705 of 7,952 total laps (97 percent) with drivers Burton, Austin Dillon, Harvick and Menard. RCR's three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank 10th (Menard), 12th (Harvick) and 23rd (Burton) in the driver championship point standings.
Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and driver Twitter page @KevinHarvick. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com along with official driver pages - www.facebook.com/PaulMenard27, www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick and www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffBurton.
Catch the Action ... Live coverage of the Richmond 400 at Richmond International Raceway will be televised on FOX Saturday, April 27, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Paul Menard
No. 27 CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This Week's CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 419 at Richmond International Raceway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Martinsville Speedway.
Richmond Stats ... Menard has 12 starts at Richmond International Raceway. His best start of seventh came in 2010 and best finish of 13th came in 2012. The Wisconsin native has completed 4,689 of 4,810 laps attempted (97.5 percent) at the Virginia track, leading one of them.
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Autograph Time ... Menard will participate in an autograph session at Richmond International Raceway in the amphitheater located next to the Commonwealth Mall at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, April, 27. Fans must have a wristband to participate. The first 200 fans in line at the Virginia 529 College Saving Plan display in the midway on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET (with a Saturday race ticket) will receive a wristband.
Fast Fact ... Menard has four top-10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finishes in 2013 and has completed 100 percent of laps attempted (2,584) this year.
Race Rewind ... Starting 31st, Menard finished 13th in last spring's 400-lap race at Richmond International Raceway, marking his best finish to-date at the .75-mile track.
Menard's Thoughts on Racing at Richmond International Raceway: "Racing at Richmond (International Raceway) is significant because when we go back there in the fall it's the last race before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. We want to do well and learn all we can this weekend, so we can take that knowledge and apply it to the fall race. Richmond is uniquely shaped so, as a driver, I've got to approach both ends of the track differently. It is shaped like a 'D,' and there is a really big arch going into turn one. Turn three is almost like a Martinsville (Speedway) turn. It has a really sharp entrance and it's not very open. On exit, it opens back up with the 'D' shape. Hopefully we can keep our fenders clean this weekend and come home with another top-10 finish."
Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Bell Helicopter Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This Week's Bell Helicopter Chevrolet at Richmond International Raceway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 420 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Richmond 400. This Chevrolet is new to the rotation this season and made its first appearance at Martinsville Speedway in April, where Harvick finished 13th.
RIR Stats ... Harvick will make his 25th Sprint Cup Series start at the 0.75-mile facility Saturday evening. Through the years, the California native has collected two wins (September 2006 and September 2011), one pole award (September 2005), six top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. Harvick maintains an average start of 16.5 coupled with an 11.7 average finishing position, has completed 98.8 percent (9,486 of 9,603) laps contested and led 942 laps at the Virginia-based facility.
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Double Duty ... In addition to driving the No. 29 Bell Helicopter Chevrolet SS in Saturday night's race, Harvick will pilot the No. 33 Hungry-Man Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Friday evening. This race is scheduled to air live on ESPNEWS at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time, along with the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Champion Chat ... Harvick will participate in his monthly Champion Chat on Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. ET answering fan questions via Twitter and TweetChat.com. To ask a question, simply log on to TweetChat.com or Federal-Mogul's @ChampionParts Twitter feed and add the #ChampionChat hashtag to the end of each tweet. Harvick's video "Touts" will be available through the @ChampionParts Twitter feed as well as www.Tout.com (search for "#TeamChampion").
2012 Race Rewind ... Harvick and the No. 29 team finished 19th during last year's Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway, after battling an unfavorable handling race car for the majority of the 400-lap event.
Richmond International Raceway is the second short-track race of the season, what are your thoughts heading into this race? "Richmond has been a great race track for us through the years. It's always fun to go there and do a little short-track racing, I really enjoy the style of racing that Richmond International Raceway produces. I'm definitely looking forward to getting back in the car there to see what kind of result we can walk away with."
Short-track racing produces a lot of bumping and banging. How much can you do with the Gen-6 car? "Not much. You want to bump and bang, but the bottom line is you don't want to tear the fenders off the car so aerodynamically the car works like it needs to. You can definitely get a few bumps and dings in the fenders, but you don't want to be tearing it up too much."
Jeff Burton
No. 31 Airgas/Bulwark Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This week's No. 31 Airgas/Bulwark Chevrolet SS at Richmond International Raceway... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 329 this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized twice during the 2012 season at both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) events at Martinsville Speedway.
Career Richmond Stats ... Burton grew up two hours away from the Richmond, Va.-based facility in South Boston, Va. Saturday's event marks Burton's 38th start at the .75-mile facility and 664th-career NSCS start. He has amassed one win (1998), one pole award (2000), nine top-five and 16 top-10 finishes at the historic track.
No Stranger to Victory Lane ... Burton has made three trips to Victory Lane at Richmond International Raceway, winning the NSCS event in September 1998 and NASCAR Nationwide Series races in June 1998 and September 2000.
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Sign Here Please ... Burton will be signing autographs with fellow NSCS drivers Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Joey Logano, Bobby Labonte and Paul Menard in the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) Amphitheater (located next to the Commonwealth Mall) on Saturday, Apr. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Wristbands are required for an autograph and can be picked up Saturday starting at 10 a.m. ET at the Virginia 529 College Savings Plan display in the RIR fan display area. The first 200 fans with a Saturday race ticket receive a wristband.
Race Rewind 2012 ... An on-track incident on lap 310 knocked Burton and the No. 31 Chevrolet team out of contention for a top-15 run in the 2012 Capital City 400, relegating them to a 31st-place finish at Richmond International Raceway.
What are your thoughts heading into Richmond International Raceway this weekend? "Richmond (International Raceway) is truly one of my favorite race tracks. It's a fun time of the year and the weather is warmer. I think Richmond is the perfect size race track. It's both big enough and small enough to produce good races. One thing we haven't seen lately is the top groove come in. Most competitors are finding speed at the bottom of the race track. Hopefully, that top groove will come in. If it does, that will make the racing even better than it already is. I always look forward to going to Richmond


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Indulgence Chocolatiers opening Shorewood store Tuesday
Finally, it will be easier to find those handcrafted bananas Foster and Thai peanut butter truffles: Waukesha-based Indulgence Chocolatier's first store is opening Tuesday in Shorewood, at 4525 N. Oakland Ave.
The majority of Indulgence's two dozen flavors of truffles will be available, along with chocolate bars and toffee. The chocolate boutique will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; extended hours are planned for holiday shopping. »Read Full Blog Post
North Avenue Grill in Wauwatosa sold
North Avenue Grill in Wauwatosa will be operating under a new owner, come late January.
Mike Topolovich bought the diner at 7225 W. North Ave. from business partners Jon Anne Willow and Patti Wenzel, they announced today. »Read Full Blog Post
Promising Milwaukee arts events for January
With two world premieres of work by local writers from First Stage Children's Theater, a visit by one of the globe's greatest violinists for a Milwaukee Symphony gala and two provocative dramas at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, January will feature plenty of ambition on local performing arts stages.
It's also an exciting month for crossovers, with the MSO's bossman sitting in with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, a dynamic young opera director staging a rustic musical comedy at the Sunset Playhouse, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett stepping up to the mic for Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait." »Read Full Article
MacDowell Club announces 2012's top young composers
Christopher J. Darnieder, 23, has won the MacDowell Club of Milwaukee's 2012 Young Composer Competition for his woodwind quintet, "Introduction and Tarantella," the club announced in a recent statement.
Darnieder, of Milwaukee, will receive $1,200 and his composition will be premiered during a MacDowell Club concert next season. »Read Full Article
Woodland Pattern poetry marathon sets mind pondering
During its annual Poetry Marathon, one of Milwaukee's signature literary events, Woodland Pattern Book Center gives people who have raised at least $35 in pledges five minutes to recite their own poetry, or someone else's - or read some prose or play some music, if that's what they want to do.
Proceeds from the event go to Woodland Pattern's programming. »Read Full Article(1)
Author learns 'home' is a state of mind
In "Harlem Is Nowhere," her incisive and moving study of what she calls "the Mecca of Black America," Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts describes African-Americans' longing for a never-known homeland as "the melancholy that compels us all: a yearning for the past from which our ancestors were irrevocably torn."
That same yearning consumes Emily Raboteau, whose African-American grandfather was shot dead in 1943 Mississippi "for defending a black woman to a white man." »Read Full Article
Review: Baylor Family Exhibition at Cardinal Stritch
For centuries, art was almost always about God. The patronage of the church meant a biblical cast of characters — Jesus, Mary, Adam, Eve, John the Baptist, among them — not to mention a cadre of apocryphal saints, took up residence in the great canvases and cathedrals of art history. »Read Full Blog Post
'Fobbit' takes rank in U.S. war novel tradition
David Abrams' "Fobbit" openly acknowledges its relationship to Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" in a friendly way. Staff Sgt. Chance Gooding Jr. reads Heller's novel during R&R in Qatar, when prissy Capt. Captain Abe Shrinkle engages him in an argument about the book:
" 'Why in the world,' he asked the other soldier, 'would you want to read that book at a time like this?' »Read Full Article
New chef leading kitchen at Hi Hat
Hi Hat Lounge and Garage on the east side has a new head chef: Bryan Phillips.
Phillips was at Le Reve Patisserie & Cafe in Wauwatosa at its opening, and after that was head chef at Honeypie Café in Bay View. »Read Full Blog Post
Valentine Coffee Roasters to add a tasting room
Valentine Coffee Roasters plans to open a tasting room in its west side roastery, perhaps by March or April.
Note that the company's principals call it a tasting room, as you'd find at a winery, rather than a café. With their background in wine, they intend to focus on the flavors of coffees from around the world. They'll serve cups of coffee brewed by the pour-over method along with espresso and espresso drinks, but won't flavor coffee drinks with syrups. »Read Full Blog Post
Steak a sure thing at Butch's Steak House
So many different restaurants to try: traditional and modernist, pubs and fine dining, regional American and America's melting pot.
But, after various dalliances, it seems the restaurant Americans love to return to is the good ol' steakhouse. »Read Full Article(19)
On Tap: A date with Oscar
Oscar buffs: You're late, you're late, for a very important date. The Academy Award nominations will be announced Jan. 10, which means you only have six days to see the likely A-listers before they're revealed.
But some of the films are elusive. So check out our Weekend Cue guide to where you can see these movies right now. »Read Full Blog Post


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$4.5 million bond vote coming in Middlesex
MIDDLESEX Residents in Middlesex will be asked to vote May 14 on a proposed $4.5 million bond to renovate Rumney Memorial School.
The bond would be used for repairs and upgrades on the roof and in the kitchen, more bathrooms and a small addition to the art room, and other projects.
An informational meeting on the projects will be held at the school May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Bill Kimball, superintendent of the Washington Central Supervisory Union, said the bond would help the school take care of years of deferred maintenance and bring the school up to code for fire safety.
Julie Moore, chairwoman of the Rumney School Board, said the planning for the bond issue began in the summer of 2011 when the board members noted their outgoing kindergarten class had 35 students in it, far above the average of about 20 in earlier years, resulting in crowding and shortage of space.
There were also maintenance issues that had been bypassed in earlier years, such as a roof that needed to be reshingled, as well as a bathroom shortage and an aging boiler. Moore said it made more sense to replace the boiler rather than keep putting good money after bad sinking $5,000 into a 1971 boiler.
To address what Moore called the population bubble that Rumney is experiencing, the board convened its facilities work group to explore possible solutions. Moore said the group realized it needed professional assistance and was given approval by voters at town meeting last year to pay for a professional evaluation.
Moore said the assessment, which was completed in October, recommended $5.7 million in renovations to the school. She said that was too much money for the town to manage, so the plans were scaled back and the estimated cost was trimmed to $4.5 million.
The roof repairs would address structural deficiencies, replace worn roofing materials and increase the roofs insulation. The kitchen would be doubled in size and would get a larger, more efficient freezer and cooler.
Some of the projects that were cut from the original proposal were new sidewalks, a new parking lot, lighting for the parking lot, and resurfacing of the gymnasium floor.
The overcrowding will be addressed by the art room expansion, which Moore said would allow the school to combine the art and music instruction. It would also allow the existing art room to be used as an extra classroom, if needed.
It gives us a relief valve to handle a population bubble without building classroom space, she said.
The board has held several public forums to discuss the projects, and Moore said the biggest concern expressed is one thats familiar to school boards statewide the cost.
Even the people who have commented on how high the price tag seems are hard pressed to identify things they would eliminate, because they are pretty fundamental. Theres not a lot there to sacrifice, frankly, she said.
If the bond vote passes, Moore said, someone who owns a $240,000 property with an income of $70,000 would see a tax increase of $189 per year.
Moore said a successful vote would mean the project would enter the design phase, with final designs being completed by the end of the year. From there the project would go out to bid, and Moore expects to start construction next spring.
If the vote fails, Moore said, the board would have to go back to the drawing board immediately.
There is so much in this project that is absolutely essential, Moore said. There were members of the facilities committee who felt that we needed to do pieces of this project this summer, but we are trying to do it in an efficient and comprehensive manner.
Moore said she was hoping to avoid a repeat of the past.
Rumney has had a lot of Band-Aid fixes over the last 40 years. We want to make sure this fix isnt just another Band-Aid that it is a comprehensive solution for the buildings needs that will mean that we dont go back to the Middlesex taxpayers for the next 20 years, she said.
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Western District pioneers were confronted with all the elements Australia has to offer including flood, drought and fire. Each had its own devastating effect on their lives and livelihood, particularly those on the land.
By January 11, 1905, the Harmans had already experienced the effect of bushfires. Fires in 1888 and 1901 had seen the loss of stock, grazing land and life. Bushfires today are just as devastating but the pioneers of the 19th century and early 20th century did not have the weather forecasting, firefighting equipment and communications now available. When fire went thought Byaduk in 1905, one can only imagine how they managed with the equipment, or lack of, available to them at the time.
The fire began near the Byaduk Caves. The first Harman to be effected was Gershom, son of Reuban Harman. The fire then travelled through part of J. Harman's property. I can't be sure if this was the property of James or Jonathan as both owned land around the Byaduk caves area. Poor Mr Harper, lost all the timber for a new house, while others lost hay stacks. Forty men were fighting the fire but wind changes made it almost impossible for them.


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Movie bad guys come in all shapes and sizes. "Star Wars" famously gave us Darth Vader. In "Silence of the Lambs," it was Hannibal Lecter. But no movie villain is more dreaded; more feared than the '80s Movie Bully.
These were the guys who popped their collars, finger-combed their perfectly coiffed hair, and sped around in the Porsches, all while plotting the demise of the movie's plucky protagonist.
The bully mostly tended to wind up on top. Sure, he might get liquid heat sprayed onto his jock strap before football practice, but that would only serve to enrage the bully, causing more harm to our heroes.
And in the end, when the movie was over, Daniel-san might have won the girl, but Johnny Lawrence won our hearts.
Here are the best of the best, starting with one bully brave enough to tussle with a werewolf ...
No.5: Mick McAllister from "Teen Wolf"
Mick McAllister wasn't the first bully to light up the silver screen in the 80s, but he was certainly cut from the same cloth as the rest.
Like so many things that were popular, then ignored, then seemingly make a comeback (like Betty White); we may yet see the return of McAllister. Allow us to explain.
Mick, played by actor Mark Arnold in his first -- and pretty much only -- big movie role, took his bullying to the next level when he took on a werewolf. Not many others on our list have the stones to do that. But for the sake of making himself feel like a big man; scoring the hot chick; and making the little people feel, well, little, Mick was willing to push the bullying envelope.
And why might he come back into style, 25 years later? Simple -- those "Twilight" weirdos. They're dorky, they're vampires or werewolves, or whatever. They're perfect for bullying, and Mick is the man for the job.
Next, we see why revenge is a dish best served nerdy ...
No. 4: Stan Gable from "Revenge of the Nerds"
Ted McGinley ("Happy Days," "The Love Boat" and "Married ... With Children") is to faltering TV series what Jack Kevorkian was to the terminally ill. He just gets in there and puts them out of their misery.
And that's a shame, because Ted missed his true calling -- being an '80s movie jerk.
He had it all -- the Mr. Perfect looks; the smug attitude; the disdain for the small people. Unfortunately, he decided to focus on joining failing sitcoms than hone his craft full time as a movie bully.
Stan was a little different than the other bullies on this list. He wasn't a high school bully. Stan decided his bullyish ways needn't have ended with high school. He opted to keep his craft alive after arriving at Adams College.
Stan was a renaissance bully. He was an athlete (captain of the football team), thespian (sang in drag at a rally), and aspired to oppress the nerds.
Up next, a bully who spanned generations ...
No. 3: Biff Tannen from "Back to the Future"
Biff Tannen is sort of a conundrum. Should he be included on this list? "Back to the Future" was a movie from 1985, but the movie took place largely in 1955.
He was also a bully in 1985 -- and then again in 2015. We feel a rift in the space-time continuum just thinking about it.
Unfortunately, the role of Biff Tannen was a double-edged sword. It both made and broke Thomas Wilson's acting career. Well, maybe "broke" isn't totally accurate.


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By Melody Clearwater, Contributing writer
Joint pain and stiffness is not only common amongst older people. Joint pain is also common among athletes performing high-impact workouts, such as running and body-building. If left untreated, minor injuries in the cartilage of joints may lead to more extreme forms of arthritis as athletes grow older. Thankfully, there are common remedies to solve joint pain and discomfort during exercise.
Most of the time, joint pain among athletes can be avoidable. Some common reasons why athletes develop joint pain are:
1) Failure to warm up adequately 2) Train too long or too often 3) Use too heavy weights and fewer repetitions 4) Don't take enough time off to recuperate from a heavy workout 5) Bad form during heavy lifts 6) Don't take in enough nutrients
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However, despite athletes' many efforts to prevent damage to their joints, joint pain may be inevitable. There are many different types of joint pain athletes can suffer. Some examples include:
Arthritis There are many different forms of arthritis, but osteoarthritis is more common among athletes. Osteoarthritis is caused by the wearing down of cartilage tissue at the end of bones in the joint. If left untreated, the damage to the cartilage may build up over time. Chronic osteoarthritis has ended the career of many athletes.
Bursitis Much like cartilage, a sac called the bursae helps cushion joints and prevents friction during movement. These sacs may become inflamed or injured during exercise in a condition called bursitis.
Tendinitis Tendinitis is the most common joint ailment among athletes, but is the easiest to treat. Tendinitis is the inflammation of tendons supporting the joint due to overexercise or micro injuries.
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Jello Surprisingly, collagen, which is one of the ingredients found gelatin, helps repair the damaged cartilage in joints. Collagen is a structural protein found in bones, tendons, and connective tissues. Research conducted at Ball State's Human Performance Laboratory showed gelatin to have a positive effect on joint pain and stiffness in athletes. In light of this information, Nabisco now markets Nutrajoint under the Knox gelatin brand. Nutrajoint does not only contain gelatin, it also contains other compounds that promote joint health such as glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM. Not all Nutrajoint supplements contain all these compounds, so the consumer may have some choice over what compounds he/she uses to treat his/her joint pain.
Cetyl Myristoleate A researcher at the National Institute of Health has recently discovered that Cetyl Myristoleate helps protect joints against chemicals that have been known to cause arthritis in animals. Research on this compound is not as solid as most would like, but some bodybuilders still have been known to use it.
Flax Oil Flax Oil, which is rich on Omega-3 fatty acids, helps reduce the inflammation of joints.
Glucosamine and Chondroitin Glucosamine and Chondroitin are compounds found in cartilage. Dietary supplements containing these compounds are already popular among older people suffering from arthritis.
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November 29, 2012 —
LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The chill in the air and the allure of the holidays are a preamble to the coming winter. But it was autumn that evinced a graceful curtain call at the Sullivan West Fall Sports Awards Presentation on November 19. Following welcoming remarks from assistant principal Scott Haberli, athletic director Dave Franskevicz thanked the community for the recent passage of the referendum that will allow Bulldog softball, baseball and soccer players to compete on new fields that will grace the campus. Other facilities will be updated as well. Franskevicz praised the fall teams and in particular those that had made it to postseason competition. These included the boys and girls soccer teams, the boys and girls cross-country teams and the football team. Franskevicz praised senior harrier Reed Scott who, after placing fourth in Section 9, qualified for states where he placed 10th and was then selected to run among the region's elite at the Federation Championship on November 17. Coaches called their teams to the stage and summed up the successes of the season before presenting their awards. This year's winners included the following athletes.
In girls cross country, Kelsey Dutton was named Most Valuable Runner. Dutton, a sophomore who finished sixth in Section 9 and 52nd at states, was 27th among the sophomore girls at the Footlocker Northeast Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park on November 24. Senior Dani Myers received the girls cross-country Coaches Award. She placed 21st among senior girls at Footlocker. Myers was fifth in Section 9 and competed in her third state cross-coutnry meet. In boys cross-country Reed Scott was the Most Valuable Runner. This past weekend Scott placed sixth among the senior boys at the Footlocker Northeast Regional held in Van Cortlandt Park. Chris Scott was named the Most Improved Runner. Other Sullivan West runners who competed at Footlocker included Scott Haberli, who was 50th among senior boys; Travis Roeder, who placed 106 among junior boys; Dale Mercado, who was 77th among sophomore boys; Courtney Meyerer, who was 20th among freshmen girls; and Corinne VanWagner, who was 29th among freshman girls. For the girls soccer team, which made sectionals for the first time in three years, Marianne Durkin was named Miss Soccer 2012, while senior teammate Cassidy Sauer was honored with the Coaches Award. In volleyball, it was Karalii Rabii who was dubbed Miss Volleyball 2012. Erika Stauch was accorded The Most Valuable Player. The boys soccer team achieved its three main objectives of playing competitively against Burke (they lost 2-1), beating Liberty and making sectionals. Gregory Stevenson won the Coaches Award, while Richard Lander was named the Offensive Player of the Year. For the football team, which ended its season at 6-3 after making it to the playoffs again, the awards went to seniors Scott Erdman as the Outstanding Lineman of the Year and to Sawyer Erlwein who was the Outstanding Back. Both players, along with fellow seniors Brad Hemmer and Scott Herbert, were selected to play in the Section 9 Exceptional Seniors All-Star Game. Herbert had to miss the game due to an injured shoulder. Hemmer was the leading receiver for the American squad. Erlwein and Erdman played outstanding defense. During the season, Erdman recorded 97 tackles, averaging nearly 11 per game. He had two sacks and two fumble recoveries. Erlwein was the team's leading tackler with 98 tackles. He recorded four sacks. He was also the team's leading scorer with 62 points that included 10 TDs and a two-point conversion. He rushed 122 times for 710 yards. In passing, he was 32/74/344 yards. Varsity football coach Ron Bauer praised Erlwein's hustle as he constantly led the team in 40-yard sprints with consistent times under five seconds. At the Nike New York Cross-Country Regionals, held at Bowdoin Park this past weekend, Eldred's Alex Campanella finished 27th in 16:37.6.
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