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The CAL Tennis Camp in Berkeley offers the ultimate combination of athletics and fun. With a great mix of match play, drill work, and strategy sessions, it's one of the best tennis camps in California!
Our junior tennis camp at UC Berkeley is directed by CAL Tennis Coaches, Peter Wright and Amanda Augustus. Join the fun and improve your game this summer!
He earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors in 1997 and 2001 and has helped the Bears become fixtures in NCAA postseason play since.
The ninth coach in the 118-year history of Cal tennis, Wright has compiled a 255-187 (.577) career record during his tenure in Berkeley. In the 2011-12 season, with a 14-12 overall record (4-3/fourth place in the Pac-12 Conference), the Bears made their 13th consecutive postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament and the 18th in 19 years under Wright's guidance. The Bears advanced to the round of 16 for the sixth time under Wright. Senior Nick Andrews and junior Christoffer Konigsfeldt earned ITA All-America honors, while Andrews and sophomore Ben McLachlan earned selection to the All-Pac-12 Second Team. Senior Carlos Cueto garnered All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Under Wright, 11 Cal players have combined to receive 15 ITA All-America selections. Wright's 2003 squad completed the season ranked fourth nationally, and boasted two ITA All-Americans and three all-conference selections. That team's 21-5 record is considered the school's all-time best record since joining the Pac-10. That year, the Bears finished in second place in conference play, which is California's best-ever showing in one of the toughest conferences in collegiate men's tennis. The 2002 season marked the first time that Cal enjoyed a series sweep of UCLA since 1953 and the first time that the Bears beat Stanford, UCLA and USC in the same season.
Wright's tour highlights include appearances at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. He represented Ireland in Davis Cup from 1988-95 and served as Irish Davis Cup Captain from 1995-2003. Wright also served as the Head Coach for Ireland at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Wright has served as Chairman of the NCAA Tennis Committee as well as on the Executive Board of Directors of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Wright's community involvement includes serving as vice-president of Youth Tennis Advantage, whose organizational mission is to inspire inner-city kids to achieve their full potential through tennis and academic programs. In 2001, he established the Bear Trax program at Cal, which brings YTA children from Oakland to the Berkeley campus for academic tutoring with Cal students and tennis instruction with the Golden Bear men's and women's teams.
A Berkeley native, Wright was born on Dec. 8, 1963, attended Berkeley High School and earned a B.A. in Social Science from Cal. His wife of 17 years, Fionnuala, is a former Irish national tennis champion and a former member of the Irish national basketball team. The Wrights currently reside in Berkeley with their sons, Thomas and Michael, and daughter, Carly.
Augustus' national coach of the year honor was her fourth major award in four years, including the Wilson/ITA Northwest Region Coach of the Year award in 2015, when she led Cal to the NCAA round of 16, her Pac-12 Coach of the Year honor in 2014, when she led the Bears to their first Pac-12 championship, and her Wilson/ITA Northwest Region Coach of the Year accolade in 2013, when she brought Cal to the NCAA quarterfinals.
Earlier in the 2015-16 season, Augustus earned an honor for her playing career, as she and Amy Jensen were named the Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Century. Augustus and Jensen were the first players at the NCAA Division I level to win back-to-back NCAA doubles championships, which they accomplished in 1998 and 1999.
Now entering her 10th season in Berkeley, Augustus has compiled a 185-47 coaching record (.797 winning percentage) and produced numerous ITA All-Americans through nine years in charge at her alma mater. The 2015-16 squad produced a litany of firsts for the program – the Bears won their first national indoor title and first overall national team title when they claimed the ITA National Team Indoor Championship; freshman Olivia Hauger claimed the Bears' first Most Outstanding Player award at national indoors; the Bears earned the program's first No. 1 ranking and were ranked No. 1 most of the season; and Cal posted the best start in school history at 19-0. The Bears wound up with a 23-2 record, which included a 7-1 Pac-12 record and third-place Conference finish.
Cal juniors Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr capped a strong season with a run to the NCAA doubles title match, following in the footsteps of Klara Fabikova and Zsofi Susanyi's NCAA doubles runner-up finish in 2015. The Bears' current consecutive runner-up finishes include Lynn Chi's 2014 NCAA singles run.
In 2015-16, Manasse, Starr and senior Klara Fabikova combined to produce four All-America honors for the Bears. The two juniors – who in the fall won their first Riviera/ITA All-American doubles championship – became doubles All-Americans for the second straight season, Manasse – who reached the NCAA singles round of 16 – claimed a singles All-America honor for the second consecutive year and Fabikova – who advanced to the NCAA singles round of 32 – closed out her college career with her first singles All-America accolade.
Additionally, the ITA named Fabikova the Northwest Regional Senior Player of the Year, tabbed Starr as the region's Player to Watch and named Hauger as the region's Rookie of the Year. Manasse – who won the Pac-12 singles championship – was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year, Starr and Manasse garnered the Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year honor, and Hauger was the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer Player of the Year.
In December of 2015, Augustus against coached the U.S. women – who for the first time included a Cal player in Manasse – to the title at the Master'U BNP Paribas tournament in France. It was the fifth consecutive championship for the USA.
Augustus returned to her alma mater on July 20, 2007, to succeed her college coach, Jan Brogan, who announced her retirement after 29 years at the helm. A four-time All-American at Cal from 1996-99, Augustus played professionally on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour for several years before turning her efforts to coaching. The Manhattan Beach, Calif. native served as head men's and women's tennis coach at Whittier College from 2004-05 and was an assistant at Michigan in 2005-06, before being elevated to the head position for the 2006-07 season.
While overseeing the Wolverine program, Augustus guided the team to a 17-8 overall record, 8-2 in the Big Ten for third place. Michigan placed second at the Big Ten team championships and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, completing its season with a No. 22 national ranking.
As a player for the Bears, Augustus earned All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four years, including first-team recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior. She teamed with Jensen to capture their NCAA doubles titles in 1998 and 1999, becoming the first tandem ever to win back-to-back doubles championships. In addition, Augustus and Francesca La'o were NCAA doubles quarterfinalists in 1996.
Augustus also earned an invitation to play in the NCAA singles tournament each of her four years at Cal, reaching the quarterfinals as a junior in 1998. During her career, she was ranked as high as fourth nationally in singles.
As a senior, Augustus received the Cissy Leary Sportsmanship Award for the ITA Northwest Region, as well as the Gladys Heldman Award for her outstanding combination of athletics and academics. In 1998, she was selected as the Daily Californian's Female Athlete of the Year.
After graduating with her degree in economics and a minor in business administration, Augustus turned her attention to the WTA tour and successfully earned invitations to the main draw of all four Grand Slam events - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. She achieved world rankings of No. 82 in doubles and No. 304 in singles, and won 20 professional tournaments.
Browne joined the Golden Bears with a year of experience under his belt as an active undergraduate assistant with the team, helping Cal to a 13-11 overall record, and fourth place in the Pac-10 conference with a 4-3 mark in 2007-08. In 2008, the Bears received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive season, and advanced to the second round.
As a player, Browne posted a 72-59 overall singles record and added 46 doubles victories in four years on the court. He was ranked as high as No. 56 in singles and No. 12 in doubles with partner Conor Niland. As a junior, he was selected to the 2006 All-Pac-10 team and received honorable mention in 2007. Browne served as the team captain during the 2006-07 season and was an active member of the Bear Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
A native of Walnut Creek, Calif., Browne received a degree in sociology in 2008 and currently resides in Berkeley, Calif.
In the 2015-16 season, Warren assisted head coach Amanda Augustus in producing one of the best years in program history. Cal reached the NCAA team semifinals and put together an impressive list of firsts, including winning its first national indoor title and first national team title overall when it won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, having a Golden Bear (freshman Olivia Hauger) collect the national indoor Most Outstanding Player award, and earning the No. 1 ranking in the team poll for the first time.
Pac-12 singles champion and Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year Maegan Manasse earned singles and doubles All-America honors, with Denise Starr also becoming a doubles All-American for the second time and senior Klara Fabikova closing out her career with her first singles All-America accolade. Starr (second team), Fabikova (second team), Lynn Chi (second team) and Hauger – the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year who earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention – joined Manasse with Conference honors. Starr and Manasse also claimed the Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year award.
Augustus earned the Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year award, while three players earned ITA Northwest Regional accolades in Fabikova (Senior Player of the Year), Starr (Player to Watch) and Hauger (Rookie of the Year).
The ITA took notice of Warren's fine work in the 2014-15 season – when Cal produced six All-America honors and six All-Pac-12 players – as it named him the 2015 ITA Northwest Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Cal earned other regional honors including Augustus' Coach of the Year award, Zsofi Susanyi's Senior Player of the Year honor, Fabikova's Player to Watch laurel and Karla Popovic's Rookie of the Year nod.
While at BYU, Warren helped guide the men's program to three historic seasons, which included an overall record of 58-22 and a Mountain Region record of 27-0.
The 2010 and 2011 Cougar squads both finished with a BYU record-tying 21 wins, going 21-7 and 21-6, helping propel the team to two consecutive NCAA Championships.
In 2010, Warren helped the Cougars earn their first Conference title since 2003. The Cougars went on to win both the Mountain West Conference regular-season championship and tournament title in 2011.
BYU found itself in the top 25 in 2010 for the first time in over 30 years. And in the 2011-2012 season he coached Georgy Batrakov to the final 16 of the All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Warren's perfect record against regional opponents (27-0) over three seasons helped him earn the 2011 Mountain Region Assistant Tennis Coach of the Year, making him a candidate for the National Assistant Coach of the Year.
Before his hiring as an assistant coach, Warren played collegiate tennis for BYU during the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons.
Prior to his playing and coaching experience at BYU, Warren was an instructor for BYU tennis camps as well as the summer camp director for Rolling Hills Club in Novato, Calif.
Warren graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in communications and a business minor. His wife, Angela, is a former All-American track athlete for BYU. The two of them reside in Marin County.
*All sessions are Directed by Associate Head Men's Coach, Tyler Browne, and Assistant Women's Coach, Zack Warren. They are joined by Head Men's Coach, Peter Wright, and Head Women's Coach, Amanda Augustus, during certain weeks of camp.
Week 1: June 13-17 (Wright, Browne, Warren)
Week 2: June 20-24 (Wright, Browne, Warren)
Week 3: June 27-July 1 (Augustus, Browne, Warren)
Week 4: July 5-8 (Augustus, Browne, Warren) - *4 day session due to 4th of July (Tuesday-Friday)
Week 5: July 11-15 (Augustus, Browne, Warren)
Week 6: July 18-22 (Augustus, Browne, Warren)
Week 7: July 25-29 (Wright, Browne, Warren)
In addition to the All Skills program offered each week, we also offer Tournament Training, High School and 10&Under Tennis programs each session. Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
All sessions are open to players of all abilities. The All Skills program is designed for tennis players of any skill level and background. Campers will learn fundamentals and improve upon their game. Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
The tournament training program is geared towards tournament level and ranked players looking to improve their tournament results, learn winning strategies, and work on mental toughness.
The high school program is provided for players ages 13-18 currently on their high school team and wanting to move up the ladder or those planning on making the high school team.
In addition, we offer a "10 and Under Tennis" Program, featuring the USTA's successful new teaching format. This is an exciting new way kids 10 and under are learning to play tennis as well as compete. The courts are smaller and balls are low-compression so they are easier to hit, allowing kids to get to the ball and develop optimal swing patterns. It all makes it easy and fun for them to hit, play and score from the start, while developing skills that will last a lifetime. Please note: We will use short courts and full courts during the camp. This program is optional and younger campers may opt to play regular tennis on the full courts.
Full Day campers bring their own lunch each day, or may bring money to purchase lunch. Half Day campers leave before lunch.
Campers will play at The Hellman Tennis Complex on 6 outdoor hard courts. In case of rain campers will move into club area for video analysis.
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Camp Code: TNXDCA
Camp is open to any and all entrants and only restricted only by age and number of campers.
The coaches were fantastic!! Really one of the best camps we have ever attended. Very encouraging and professional! Made tennis fun!
The instructors are AWESOME!!!! So positive and upbeat - this camp was a sheer joy and highlight of the summer!!!! Our new favorite camp!!!!
Fantastic camp that has improved both childrens tennis skills. The coaches are incredibly positive and enthusiastic leaders and role models for the campers.
Great staff, friendly and enthusiastic. Loved that they divided up kids by ability level first day of camp!
The coaches at the Cal Nike camp are AMAZING. They have great energy, incredible patience, and infectious enthusiasm. They also make it fun and make each child feel special. I can't say enough positive things about all the coaches - my kids LOVE the camp and are always sad when the week is over and they have to wait another year.
The camp kept us motivated to keep going even in the heat. It also encouraged us to continue practicing beyond the camp.
It's a well run camp and the instructors are all skilled and fun.
Coaches were very positive and encouraging. Fun and supportive atmosphere.
The coaches were superb. My daughter was raving about them daily. I really enjoyed their energy and level of commitment (I would stay and watch a little every day). It is definitely what I was hoping for and it will remain with my daughter for the future, she wants to come back. Thank you to all of you!
The entire staff were excellent. They really looked out for campers safety and the enjoyment of each camper.
Both my boys LOVE this camp. It is their favorite and they have been going for the past 3 years. Thank you!!
This is a fabulous camp - the perfect balance of drills and games. My son loves this camp and looks forward to waking up and going. The camp seems to attract like-minded kids - enthusiastic and good-natured - at various skill level. He adores the coaches and would attend all 6 weeks if our schedule allowed. Not sure if all Nike Tennis camps are the same, but I have a feeling that this one is particularly special.
The Cal tennis staff, in particular Tyler Browne, is enthusiastic, organized, kind, and provides a fun atmosphere for kids to learn & enjoy the sport of tennis. This has been my kid's favorite camp for years!
When we arrived on Monday morning, we were greeted by a very friendly group of people who seemed excited to see my son. Needless to say, he was a bit nervous about being in a new situation with kids he had never met before. The staff gave him a really cool t-shirt and then proceeded to get all of the kids together for instruction. The staff introduced themselves and went through the rules. Both of us are school teachers and it was great to see the organization from the get go. After the initial greetings and rules, they immediately got to work on warm-up and drill, a standard procedure for the following days.
I am so glad we chose to send our son to your school for camp. He was so glad to come back and tell his coach about his wonderful experiences there. He not only had a great time, but he felt as though he made some new friends and learned a lot from your coaches. He is already talking about next year's tennis camp and has decided he might want to try the full day as well.
Thank you for such an invaluable experience!
Our son loves this camp and the coaches! He can't wait to attend next year!
Coach Wright and Browne were exceptional with the children. They made it fun and were incredibly enthusiastic. My kids wanted to repeat the experience next summer!
Big thanks to Coach Peter Wright and his staff - my son had a great time. First rate all the way.
A well run, high activity level, fun tennis camp that successfully improved my son's skills. He loved the two weeks there, and he will do it again next summer.
I had an amazing time! This is definitely my favorite camp.
Great camp! Thanks so much!
I went to the UC Berkeley Nike tennis camp and Coach Tyler and Coach Cole did a really good job! They made it fun and I am definitely going to come back next year!
My son LOVED this camp. I think its a wonderful program that allows him to be with fellow tennis enthusiasts. I could not believe he played for 7 hours a day and still wanted to play more.
Niko really enjoyed the camp, He actually wanted to do another week, but everything was already filled. We are definitely going to sign up for next year summer camp. The program is top notched, keep up the enthusiasms and fun factors!
2017 Dates and Prices Coming Soon! Join our email list to be notified when the program is available.


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Google Nexus 5 now also available in Red!
The first red Nexus 5 device is now available on Google Play. Nexus 5 is the first Google phone to be offered in three colors: red, white and black. Launched last October in partnership by LG and Google, Nexus 5 received praise as a stylish, high-performance Google phone. Nexus 5 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, a stunning 5-inch Full HD IPS display and runs Android 4.4, KitKat, the latest version of the Android OS.

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To Pee or Not to Pee - Page 2Going the Distance
Ultrarunners usually have enough time to find a bush, and because races can last 24 hours or more it's best that they do stop during the earlier parts of a race. "Urine changes the pH of skin," says Mayo Clinic urologist Christopher Wolter. "It breaks down the stratum corium—the most superficial layer of skin—and leads to chafing." When urine dries, it leaves behind byproducts that sweat or rain don't, and these can cause a dermatitis reaction, especially if your skin cracks.
Therefore, Wolter cautions against an ultra-distance cycle of wet-dry-wet-dry. Instead, save the shorts wetting for those last miles. Indeed, after peeing during her first ultra, Moehl asserts, "Never again! The shower after that race was the most painful ever. The chafing that the wet shorts caused was unbelievable."
A Little Privacy, Please
If you're apprehensive about the practice but serious enough about your running to give it a try, here are few tips to make that wet spot less noticeable—and painful:
- Dump water all over yourself. I usually end up doing this anyway, on accident, as I try to run and drink at the same time. Splash some down your front and it'll simply look like you tried to cool yourself down. Wear dark-colored shorts. Thewet spot that will show up on your lime green shorts will blend in on darker colors.
- Bring a change of clothes. After a long trail race, you'll probably want some stashed anyway.
- Save energy and time. If you're a female and just can't bring yourself to urinate in your shorts, step behind a bush, pull your shorts aside and go standing up. This method will relieve your legs of having to squat, keep your shorts dry and still save time.
- Wear polyester-nylon blend underpants and shorts. They dry quickly and wick moisture away from your skin.
If you're a trail runner in a shorter race, you have an advantage over road runners in the public urination department—privacy. You're not likely to encounter a throng of fans spanning your entire race, like at the Boston Marathon. But if you are caught in the act, just continue running with pride. After all, you've just proven yourself to be a hardcore distance runner, one that stops for nothing—not even nature's call.
Number Two Etiquette
If you're running a 50K or longer, chances are you'll need to relieve more than just your bladder. But you'll need to pay more attention to how you dispose of your waste, since fecal matter is more toxic, and thus less environmentally unfriendly, than urine.
:: Always thoroughly bury your waste at least 200 feet away from any water source in a "cat-hole," a hole six to eight inches deep; simply use a sharp rock or the heel of your shoe to dig it. In arid lands, avoid washes and dig your hole on a south-facing slope slightly shallower so the sun can hit it and break down pathogens.
:: Bury toilet paper in your cat-hole unless you're in the desert, in which case you should pack it out. In arid climates, toilet paper decomposes much more slowly, so there is a chance wildlife will discover it or it will wash out in a storm. Also consider "natural" toilet paper—rocks, leaves and snow are all options.
:: Wildlife also like the salts in your urine, so dilute it either with water or by peeing on gravel or pine needles.


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Participants engaging at one of the public scoping meetings for the FBI HQ consolidation
GSA is in the process of finding a new headquarters location for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI currently occupies the J. Edgar Hoover Building (JEH), located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, and numerous other leased facilities that support its headquarters functions. The project involves exchanging JEH for a new facility that can accommodate the FBI's headquarters operations and allow it to consolidate into one location.
The proposed action would allow GSA to leverage its current assets in exchange for property and services that would support federal space consolidation efforts of GSA and FBI; and allow for the Pennsylvania Avenue parcel to be conveyed to the private sector consistent with redevelopment goals for the avenue, while improving the efficiency of GSA's and FBI's real estate operations. This project is part of GSA's ongoing effort to get under-performing federal facilities off of the government's books, while creating the greatest possible value for taxpayers.
In January 2013, GSA issued a Request for Information (RFI) to garner reaction from members of the development community, local and state jurisdictions, and other interested parties regarding feasibility, issues, and considerations of such a transaction structure. The 38 responses to the RFI helped to inform GSA's strategic planning for the project.
In November 2013, the RFI was followed by a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for sites within the National Capital Region to be used for the development of a new FBI headquarters. In addition to the sites submitted in response to the REOI, GSA also is considering government-owned sites.
The shortcut for this page is www.gsa.gov/fbihqconsolidation.


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Schumer wants DOE to speed up buying schedule
FALCONER – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is pushing the Department of Energy to clean up its act when it comes to buying from a local company.
Schumer visited RHI Monofrax, on New York Avenue in Falconer, on Monday for a tour of the factory. Additionally, Schumer called on the Department of Energy to ensure the financial security of RHI Monofrax and expedite the purchase of materials the company produces for the government to clean up nuclear waste.
"We have 250 good-paying jobs here," Schumer said during a press conference. "I want to see that they stay here and maybe grow, but certainly not shrink because of a rather-odd decision of the federal government, which we are going to have to try to change."
RHI Monofrax is the sole-approved producer of the materials to clean nuclear waste worldwide. It has a contract to provide the Department of Energy with $75 million worth of this product. However, in order to produce this product, RHI Monofrax has to devote 20 percent of its production resources exclusively to this project, although the Department of Energy only plans to order the product in small installments over the course of 25 years.
"As the sole source supplier for this critical material, we will be contracted to provide approximately $75 million worth of material to the Department of Energy," said Daryl Clendenen, plant manager. "We clearly want to make good on this commitment, not only for our workers, but also because it is critical for cleaning up the nuclear waste at sites across the country. However, the slow ordering pace by the Department of Energy is placing us in financial difficulty. Dedicating one of our furnaces to this production puts us at a competitive disadvantage in the industry."
Due to the chemicals used in the process to produce the materials the Department of Energy needs, RHI Monofrax must devote one of its five kilns exclusively to the project, although, at the current ordering pace, it only takes the company a short time to produce all of the material the department needs for a year. RHI Monofrax is then faced with the choice to allow the kiln to sit idle for the rest of the year, or to pay for the cleaning of the kiln, only to re-contaminate it the following year when the Department of Energy orders more product.
If the Department of Energy were to expedite its order in larger installments, like Schumer discussed Monday, it would allow RHI Monofrax to repurpose the kiln to other projects for other customers.
"If we had the flexibility to produce the entire order ahead of the 35-year need, the DOE could stockpile the material," Clendenen said. "This would not only help our community and the local jobs, but it would also ensure that the DOE has the material they need and likely save them money in the long run."
Schumer was also joined by County Executive Greg Edwards; Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi; Bill Daly, administrative director for County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency; Vince DeJoy, director of development for the city of Jamestown; and employees and union leaders from RHI Monofrax. David Leathers, general manager of the BPU, was unable to attend the event, but was also acknowledged for the BPU's contribution to RHI Monofrax.
"Clearly, we're standing here today with a very important issue of local concern, national concern and international concern," Edwards said. "Each time we have had a situation that has needed Sen. Schumer's attention, he has not only been very generous with his time, he has been very intentional about being here to demonstrate that. When you have very easily the second-most-powerful person in the United States when it comes to the federal government standing right here with us, shoulder-to-shoulder, committing his resources, his leverage to an important issue like this, you know you've done everything you can to have the right person at the right spot at the right time."
Teresi also spoke Monday during the press conference, voicing the city's support of Schumer and RHI Monofrax.
"Economic development doesn't start or stop at the city line or any municipal border, particularly with a company like this," Teresi said. "This is an important project for the entire region, including the city of Jamestown. We are here today to lend our support to the county and also Sen. Schumer's effort to make sure that this company is here today, tomorrow, next year, 10 years from now, 30 years from now, employing people and shipping product all over the world."
Daly explained to the OBSERVER that it was during a standard call to RHI Monofrax that the problem was discovered. Following that call, Edwards became involved, which eventually led to Schumer's involvement and his call to speed up the Department of Energy's buying schedule.
"We've got to be on the ball all the time," Daly said. "You can't solve everything, but you've got to try to be in as many places as you can at once."
RHI Monofrax is the sole-approved provider of glass contact refractory material in the world, and the only fusion cast refractory facility in the Americas. The company employs more than 8,100 employees worldwide. It produces materials that can withstand high temperatures used for vitrification the state-of-the-art means of storing and disposing of nuclear waste, which essentially turns the waste into glass. This allows the waste to be immobilized and sealed so it can be safely stored and disposed.


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Public Safety Committee on May 15th, 2012
Evidence of meeting #40 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was gps.
A recording is available from Parliament.
On the agenda
MPs speaking
Also speaking
- Steve Chapin Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
- Elise Maheu Director, Government Affairs, 3M Company Canada
- Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
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The Chair Kevin Sorenson
Good afternoon, everyone.
This is meeting number 40 of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
Today we are continuing, or maybe I should even say going back to our study on electronic monitoring. We're looking forward to hearing today from the 3M Company. Appearing before us is Steve Chapin, vice-president, track and trace solutions. Also, appearing with him is Elise Maheu, director of government affairs. We welcome you to this committee. We look forward to your comments.
This study is drawing to a close, and soon we will be drafting our report and making recommendations to the government, so we look forward to your comments. We welcome them at this time, and then we will go into a couple rounds of questioning, if that would be all right.
Mr. Chapin, go ahead please.
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Steve Chapin Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. I also want to thank you for ordering up some of this nice Florida weather for me, to make me feel at home while I'm here.
My name is Steve Chapin. I'm a vice-president in 3M track and trace solutions, focusing on electronic monitoring. I was the CEO of Pro Tech Monitoring from 2001 until 2011, when 3M purchased my company. I continue to be intimately involved with all aspects of our electronic monitoring business, and I can tell you that I'm thrilled to be part of the 3M family.
My background is engineering, not corrections, so I will focus on the technical benefits and value of a comprehensive electronic monitoring solution.
A quick word about 3M, it is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $29.6 billion in sales and more than 50,000 products, 3M employs about 84,000 people worldwide, and has operations in more than 65 countries.
In 1951, 3M Canada was established and now conducts activities in the areas of manufacturing, research and development, sales, marketing, and logistics. It employs close to 1,900 people and has eight manufacturing sites and several sales offices coast to coast.
To come back to electronic monitoring, which is the fun stuff, our team pioneered the use of GPS for tracking and monitoring pre-trial defendants and post-adjudicated offenders in our communities. While the core technology remains largely the same—in that we utilize GPS receivers, wireless modems, several security precautions—many improvements have been made over the past 15 years. I brought with me some of my table toys, simply to give you an idea of how far we've come.
This was our original tracking device that we put in the field in 1997. We deployed roughly 6,000 of these devices, and they stayed in the field until 2009. Go back in time to 1997, if you will, and think about the cellphone technology you were using back then. It was quite big.
Today, this is the tracking device we use. This is our premier tracking device. The offender carries this device and he's tethered to it with a 2 oz ankle bracelet that he cannot remove without setting off the tamper alarm. The device has very intensive supervision, and also allows for text and real-time voice communication with the offender.
The other technology is what many people think of when they think of GPS, and that's the one-piece tracking device. This one is an all-inclusive device that also goes on the offender's ankle. That will give you a little bit of an idea of what the technology is.
Today we are the global leader in design, manufacturing, and system implementation, tailored to meet the local needs of the communities we serve. GPS tracking is part of an integrated electronic monitoring solution that includes voice verification; traditional radio frequency, which is sometimes referred to as house arrest monitoring; passive and active GPS in both one-piece and two-piece devices; and alcohol monitoring. These are all accessed and controlled by a single, secure browser-based user interface. Other applications for this technology include elderly care, health care, industrial health and safety, and also in-prison tracking.
Studies show that electronic monitoring is a cost-effective means of employing the latest technology to improve public safety, reduce recidivism, and modify offender behaviour. Electronic monitoring is increasingly utilized around the globe. 3M has contracts to provide solutions in 43 states and in numerous countries around the world, including Colombia, Spain, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and Singapore, to name a few.
Some of the noteworthy 3M programs you may be aware of include California, which has the largest GPS program in the world and is tracking 5,000 offenders using 3M's system. Florida has the longest running GPS program in the world. It was our first customer, and it's tracking 2,700 sex and violent offenders on probation. Michigan has made widespread use of electronic monitoring, with a mix of radio frequency, GPS, and alcohol equipment to track and monitor approximately 5,000 offenders as an alternative to prison, and also for early release.
Spain has a unique program, which equips 750 domestic violence couples with GPS devices. In that case, the domestic violence victim also carries a tracking device like this so the victim can be alerted when the aggressor is in the area.
The use of electronic monitoring cannot prevent a crime. However, it is a very effective supervision tool, which allows trained officers to monitor offender compliance in near real time, identify and correct anomalies in offender activities, and aid in modifying offender behaviour.
A 2011 study conducted by Florida State University and sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, which is a government agency affiliated with the Department of Justice, concluded that electronic monitoring reduces offenders' risk of failure by 31%—that electronic monitoring based on GPS typically has more of an effect on reducing failure to comply than with RF systems.
When selecting a system or a vendor, much of the focus is placed on the tracking device. Tracking devices, while important, play the role of the data collection device, and I'd like to caution the committee that an effective electronic monitoring system is so much more than just the tracking device. It involves officer training, intuitive interface software, customized case management tools, backup systems, fully developed agency protocols, and ongoing expert support.
I thank you for the opportunity to discuss the benefits of electronic monitoring and the key elements that make up a successful program.
I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
3:35 p.m.
The Chair Kevin Sorenson
Thank you very much, sir.
We will now move into the first round of questioning.
We will go to Ms. Hoeppner, please, for seven minutes.
3:35 p.m.
Candice Bergen Portage—Lisgar, MB
Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both of our witnesses for being here.
We did the study a few months ago and so for some of us coming back to it is a bit of a refresher right now, and some of the comments you have made certainly have tweaked some questions we had previously.
We've heard some conflicting evidence, obviously from different witnesses, with some witnesses saying that electronic monitoring doesn't help in the rehabilitation of inmates, and we've heard, as you put it, that it's primarily a supervisory tool, which can help to ensure that offenders are complying with the conditions of their particular release.
You mentioned this briefly, but it is important that we hear a little more about a statement that you made that we need to recognize that electronic monitoring is not just the monitor itself. Could you go into a little more detail for us in terms of the education and training for supervisors and people who are tracking the monitors?
Could you also let us know what kind of monitoring is needed, from your experience? What hardware is needed for parole officers who are watching it?
Could you expand a little more—and it's great that you brought that device. Mr. Chair, I'm wondering if it would be possible to pass the device around so we could all have a look at it. It would be great to be able to hold it and see what it's like.
Could you talk about some of the other aspects and parts of electronic monitoring, other than the monitor itself?
3:35 p.m.
Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
First of all, I'd like to say that it is not one-size-fits-all. That's the reason I talk a lot about an integrated platform, where it's important to match the technology and the supervision level with the offender.
The system we provide is an all-encompassing system, so it is intended to be able to give an agency complete control over the monitoring of their offenders. We're very often putting these high-tech devices in the hands of people who are not necessarily experienced with high-tech equipment. The training becomes a very important aspect of the program and that's something 3M handles directly with our trained personnel.
The system is set up to be an exception-based reporting system, in that the officer, using the protocols defined by the agency, sets up rules for the offender. If the offender follows the rules, then there are no alerts sent out. If the offender violates any rule, then an alert is sent out to the agency, either by e-mail or text message, and using the protocols, the officer takes the appropriate action.
The data that is provided to the officer is location-based data, but also offender behavioural-type data, in that it gives the officer an indication of the behavioural patterns of the offender. Along with this, we can set up predictive types of scenarios, where we can identify offender behaviour that is not usual, behaviour that we haven't seen in the past, indicating that something might be happening. It's alerting the officer to a potential situation, if you will.
Something else we do is take the location of all of the offenders. We're tracking a population of offenders. We know where they are. Very often they are the usual suspects in crimes. We correlate the location of known offenders with the location of crime scenes, and we can place offenders at or near the scene of a crime. Almost as importantly, sometimes we can identify those offenders who were nowhere near the scene of the crime.
Something else that we discovered very early on in our program is this. We're not only monitoring offenders, but we're also monitoring the way, the manner, in which the officers utilize our system. For example, we ensure the officers are logging onto the system every day and looking at offenders' points. The officers have rules set up for offenders so that if the offenders do something, there's swift and certain action that can be taken by the officer to help change the offenders' behaviour.
Finally, and this is based on experience, we take steps to ensure that the messages we send out are actually received by the officers in charge of that offender. We had an unfortunate incident several years ago where our system worked perfectly when an offender went into an exclusion zone, an area where he was not allowed to go, and he ended up raping a little girl. We sent out the alert, but this was on New Year's Eve, and the officer slept through the alert. So now this is what we do. When the agency desires it, we require that the officer acknowledge the alert. If we don't receive that acknowledgement, we send out another alert to another officer, and we keep doing that until somebody responds.
3:40 p.m.
Candice Bergen Portage—Lisgar, MB
So the alert actually goes to you, and then you notify or you let the law enforcement agency know. It's not that there's an alert that goes directly to the law enforcement agency. You remain part of the monitoring. Is that correct?
3:40 p.m.
Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
We don't intervene with the monitoring. The system is an automated system. We process the alerts automatically, but we process those without human intervention. The devices communicate with our facility, either our facility in Florida, or perhaps in the case of Canada, a local facility, a data centre, that we would set up. Those alerts are processed, and then based on how it is set up by the agency, the alerts go out to the officer, but there's no human intervention.
3:40 p.m.
Candice Bergen Portage—Lisgar, MB
What's your cost per unit for one of these types of devices?
3:40 p.m.
Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
We typically work on a lease model, so we lease the units to the agency on a dollar per unit, per day basis. The agency only pays for units that are what we call "on leg". They only pay for units that are being used, which allows the agency to very accurately budget what their utilization is going to be, what their costs are going to be.
The typical cost for the system, which includes the hardware, and all the services, and all the training, is $5 to $10 a day to the agency, and then on top of that, it's whatever agency costs there might be in terms of personnel.
The agency infrastructure is minimal. It's communication lines and computers. We set it up so that there are no additional costs.
3:45 p.m.
The Chair Kevin Sorenson
Thank you very much.
We'll now move over to the opposition side and Ms. Doré Lefebvre.
3:45 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank Mr. Chapin for his explanations and his presentation.
I was not here when the study was done. You will have to excuse me, dear colleagues, if I repeat questions you have already asked. I am very interested in better understanding how these devices work. I am very intrigued by that.
In your presentation, you talked about the type of offenders for whom these devices were used. Usually, do people use these devices for high-risk offenders or minimum-risk offenders?
3:45 p.m.
Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
Typically, the agencies using our devices are putting them on the high-risk offenders already in our community, in order to add an additional layer of public safety. However, from a purely technological perspective, we're capable of tracking the full gamut of offenders from juveniles right up to the worst sex offenders.
3:45 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
In the premise of the study, the possibility of using them for immigration control was also mentioned. Would it be plausible to use this type of device to control immigration in a country?
3:45 p.m.
Vice-President, Track and Trace Solutions, 3M Company
There is no technical reason why it could not be used for immigration.
3:45 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
In that case, it could be a question of cost. You talked about a dollar a day per device used. Is that right?


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Piercings, tattoos could become taboo
By JEFFERY S. SOLOCHEK
Published April 23, 2007
LAND O'LAKES - The committee came together to look into whether teachers dressed appropriately, and what, if anything, to do about it.
The group of teachers, administrators and community representatives found the clothes that teachers chose did not pose a problem and recommended no change.
They focused instead on body decorations. The story that kept coming up was of the teacher who interviewed in slacks, won a job and showed up for work in shorts that showed two legs covered in intricate, permanent artwork.
The result is a recommended policy just 14 words long: "Visible body piercings and tattoos that are offensive to community standards will be restricted."
The School Board is scheduled to give the proposed rule a look for the first time Tuesday. If it approves the language, it would limit teachers in a way that its neighboring districts do not.
Pinellas, Hillsborough and Hernando counties simply ask that their teachers dress professionally. They've talked about getting more strict, but haven't taken action. Not when Pinellas tightened its student dress code, not when Hernando had a flap over teachers in flip-flops.
And leaders in those communities doubted that the debate ever would get to the level of piercings and tattoos.
"They're pretty tough ones to get passed," said Barbara Kidder, director of labor relations and professional standards in Hernando. "We live in a different world today. Some can be very tasteful. Where do you draw the line?"
Michelle Dennard, president of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association, homed in on the seeming simplicity of Pasco's proposed language and asked the obvious question.
"I've got a body piercing, in my ear. Is that offensive?" Dennard wondered.
She suggested that, without negotiations and lots of talks with teachers, such a proposal could cause a revolt if it came up in Pinellas.
Lynne Webb, president of the United School Employees of Pasco, didn't expect to fight the recommendation. The district's existing professional appearance policy leaves room for such a move, she said, and so it would really be a small change.
No one has complained about the idea since it first came up about a month ago. Assistant superintendent Ruth Reilly has assured that no one wants to be a fashion police.
Still, Webb added, enforcement seems problematic.
"I'm not quite sure what the community standard here in Pasco is," Webb said, "given that we have more nudist colonies than anywhere in the United States."
Already, board chairwoman Marge Whaley has expressed reservations about the policy.
"I think the principal is in charge of his or her school and they need to decide" whether a teacher looks professional, Whaley said.
Other board members, by contrast, have said they would go as far as limiting the number of earrings a teacher can have.
That led Whaley to hedge her bets as to whether the policy will have legs. "We'll see," she said. "We'll see."
Jeffrey S. Solochek can be reached at email@example.com 813 909-4614 or toll-free 1-800-333-7505 ext. 4614. For more education news, visit The Gradebook at blogs.tampabay.com/schools.


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Stocks Fall for Second Straight Day
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. equity indices slumped for a second straight day Thursday after jobless claims rose and data on general business conditions came in soft. Stocks also suffered from Wednesday's selloff that had resulted from the Federal Reserve's release of the minutes from its January meeting.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 47 points, or 0.3%, to 13,881.
Breadth within the Dow was negative, with losers outpacing winners 21 to nine. Bank of America (BAC) , Intel (INTC) and Home Depot (HD) led decliners on the blue-chip index.
Boeing (BA) , Wal-Mart (WMT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) were the top gainers.
Boeing is expected to detail Friday its plan to return the grounded Dreamliner jet to service, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal . Shares added 1.7%.
Wal-Mart announced quarterly earnings from continuing operations of $1.67 a share on revenue of $127.1 billion. Analysts expected profit of $1.57 a share on revenue of $128.9 billion. Shares of the world's largest retailer tacked on 1.5%.
Hewlett-Packard reported a profit of 82 cents a share on revenue of $28.4 billion. Analysts predicted the tech company would post earnings of 71 cents a share on revenue of $27.79 billion during its fiscal first quarter. Shares increased more than 5% in after-hours trading.
Volumes were heavy on the exchanges as investors traded 4.23 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange and 2.04 billion shares on the Nasdaq. Decliners were ahead of advancing issues by a 2.2-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.3-to-1 ratio on the tech-heavy index.
The S&P 500 shed 10 points, or 0.6%, to 1,502. The Nasdaq fell 33 points, or 1%, to 3,131.
Shares of Apple (AAPL) slipped 0.6% on Thursday after Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn hosted a conference call about the iPhone manufacturer's proposal to eliminate preferred stock .
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I nicked this one from Tales From My Head because it made me laugh and I loved the questions. They're so damn original.
1. Can you burp the ABC's?
No but gimme a beer and I'll certainly give it a go. I can burp my name, does that count?
2. So lets just say you have a 9+ hour drive ahead of you would you consider wearing so you didn't have to stop multiple times?
I would stop multiple times for a smoke, a pee and chocolate. You can't go 9 hours without any of the above. I wouldn't worry about what I was wearing, as long as its comfy and practical for scratching.
3. Would you rather...run your tongue down five feet of a NYC street or press your tongue into a strangers nostril?
Never been to NYC but I think I'd rather lick someone's nostril - its at least not five feet long - if it was then I'd insist on taking a peek at the crown jewels. You know what they say about men with big noses...or is that feet? or thumbs??
4. If you had an envelope that contained the date you would die would you open it?
If I KNEW I had the envelope in my possession I wouldn't be able to resist. Little nosey bitch that I am. If I knew it was secretly hidden somewhere else, I wouldn't give a rats arse...
5. Which one song describes your sex life best?
Dirty Mouth
Happy Burping!
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
at 06:00
6 comments:
- KK said...
My mom can burp the alphabet, but I'm a burp failure, can barely burp at all!
- 14 July 2010 at 06:22
- The Invisible Seductress said...
Good questions...GREAT ANSWERS!!!
- 14 July 2010 at 20:11
- WhisperingWriter said...
I can't burp at all. I rarely burp and when I do, it's so quiet no one hears.
- 15 July 2010 at 06:41
- NENSA MOON said...
hi Gill,
I'm coming back again to join your site by ggl connect.
I always welcome u to my site..
Mmm honestly, I think I cant burp the abc's....haha..
enjoy your days my friend!!
- 15 July 2010 at 07:28
- Eternally Distracted said...
Noooo I hate burping!!
- 15 July 2010 at 11:23
- kirstyb said...
very random x
- 15 July 2010 at 11:49
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Letter From a Critic of the Trials (Summer, 1741)
The hanging of Bridget Bishop in Salem in 1692
[The anonymous letter that follows was addressed "To the Honourable Cadwallader Colden Esq at New York." It was delivered to Elizabeth Colden DeLancey, Colden's daughter, in New York City sometime between July 15 and August 6, 1741. Elizabeth DeLancey forwarded the letter by express rider to her father, who was mightily displeased with its contents. The letter is the sole surviving contemporary criticism of the "Negro Plot" trials and reveals that there were those in 1741 who viewed slavey as wrong and blacks as the victims of oppression. In 2005, the author of the letter was discovered to be Josiah Cotton, a Plymouth, Massachusetts judge.]
In the mean time excuse me and don't be offended, if out of Friendship to my poor Countrymen & compassion to the Negros (who are flesh & blood as well as we and ought to be treated with Humanity) I entreat you not to go on to Massacre and destroy your own Estates by making Bonfires of the Negros and perhaps thereby loading yourselves with greater Guilt than theirs. For we have too much reason to fear that the Divine Vengeance does and will pursue us for our ill treatment to the bodies and souls of our poor slaves and therefore
Let Justice be done to your own people, whatever Treatment the People of Massachusetts may meet with when you set in Judicature about their affairs, All which is humbly submitted by a Well wisher to all humane Beings and one that ever desires to be of the mercifull side &c.[Source: Jill Lepore, New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan (Vintage Books, 2005), pp. 203-205.]


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NYPA Announces Progress on
Plan to Improve Electric Reliability in Tri-Lakes Region
Connie Cullen
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May 17, 2005
ALBANY—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today
announced progress on initial plans for the installation of a new power
line aimed at improving electrical service in the Tri-Lakes Region of
Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and the surrounding communities.
Under an agreement, unveiled last November by
Governor George E. Pataki, the Villages of Lake Placid and Tupper
Lake, NYPA and Niagara Mohawk, a National Grid Company, are working
together to improve the regional electric system and reliability
problems caused by winter weather and increased electric use. While
NYPA will obtain the permits for the line, Niagara Mohawk will build it.
It is expected the new 46 kV (kilovolt) power line will be in service by
2008, at an estimated cost of $29 million.
Within the next few months, NYPA and Niagara Mohawk
plan to submit a preferred and alternate route of where to locate the
power line in applications to the Adirondack Park Agency, the New York
Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. These routes will take into consideration information
gathered from public comments, regulatory agency consultations, and
environmental and engineering studies.
study route corridors currently being
considered are:
From near the Stark Reservoir in Parishville traveling south
along State Route 56 until reaching forest preserve land. It would then
travel west, and circle south around that land, before heading east to
again follow State Route 56 south to Sevey Corners in Colton. It then
travels east along State Route 3 to connect with an existing substation
in Piercefield. An existing supply line from the Piercefield substation
would bring the power to the Tupper Lake substation.
From Newton Falls in Clifton heading east, through
Cook Corners east to State Route 3 to Sevey Corners in Colton. It would
then continue east along State Route 3 to connect with an existing
substation in Piercefield. An existing supply line from the Piercefield
substation would bring the power to the Tupper Lake substation.
Ultimately one route will be selected and one line
built, but the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
requires that NYPA evaluate more than one route.
NYPA is currently seeking public input on the
possible study route corridors. To reach a wide public audience and
encourage input, a map of the study routes will soon be made available
at town and village municipal buildings. Information will be available
shortly on the web at
www.nypa.gov (at the Home Page, click on the Tri-Lakes Electric
Reliability Project link) which will also give the public the ability to
submit questions and comments via email.
NYPA will also hold a meeting, with day and evening
sessions, in June to give the public an opportunity to identify issues
of importance concerning the project. Public comments will also assist
in the development of the Environmental Impact Statement, which is being
prepared under SEQRA. The meeting date and location will be announced
Property owners along the study routes are
currently being contacted to seek permission to enter their property to
gather information important to the development of the study routes.
Federal, state and municipal officials are also being briefed on the
study routes.
NYPA has also begun energy efficiency audits to
encourage conservation through the use of energy efficient methods and
products at a targeted sampling of municipal offices, businesses and
residences in Lake Placid and Tupper Lake. NYPA supplies the
electricity used by the municipal electric systems serving Lake Placid
and Tupper Lake.
The audits will gather information on these
facilities and their typical energy use to help identify a broader range
of customers well-suited to participate in energy efficiency programs.
These audits will also serve as the basis for developing cost-effective,
energy-saving recommendations and measures for these municipal systems
customers to implement. Recommendations are expected to be produced
by the end of June.
Statewide, NYPA has completed 1,400
energy-efficiency projects involving more than 2,200 government office
buildings, public housing, schools, colleges and universities. These
projects have resulted in $89 million in annual energy cost savings,
845,365 megawatt-hours of electricity conserved each year and reduced
annual emission of 658,958 tons of greenhouse gases. The
energy-efficiency measures include high-efficiency lighting, motors,
motor drives, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, boilers and
building shell measures and also the use of clean energy technologies
such as fuel cells, microturbines and solar energy projects.
NYPA plans to fund a feasibility study to explore
the possibility of a biomass generating facility at Tupper Lake.
NYPA will address the feasibility of generating electricity by using
wood from a working Adirondack forest. If feasible, this
sustainable energy source will help protect North Country jobs, improve
the environment and keep our energy dollars at home.
For information, or to submit ideas, questions or
suggestions for the Tri-Lakes Electric Reliability Project, please
contact, Steve Ramsey, Regional Manager-Community Relations, NYPA, at
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Here's how RW members rated this race (156 votes).
In short: Had a realy good run so i'll be back .Date of review: February 5, 2007
In short: tough run but very scenic. poor organisation ruined it for me. wouldn't do it again.In full: tough course which really is multi terrain with plenty of hills and undulating parts. very badly organised race, turned up early and was turned away from main car park which wasn't even full! no mile markers on the course which wouldn't be too bad if the marshals knew what they were talking about (one says 2 miles left and another further along says 3!!!). also got misdirected at one point just to add insult to injury. the waiting around at the stiles was a bit frustrating; coaster and water only at the end was also disappointing. only great thing about this race was the beautiful scenery.Date of review: February 5, 2007
In short: hills & more hills..In full: where did they find all those hills ? really good run,nice cool morning,but really tough for a first run of the year !!Date of review: February 5, 2007
In short: friendly off road courseDate of review: February 4, 2007
In short: Excellent again :)In full: 3rd time running this (all three with a hangover, oops). Once again, this event did not disapoint. It just keeps getting better and better. The marshalls were friendly, encouraging and plenty of them so we didn't have to use our brains or really pay attention to the signs. Lovely lovely course, HUGE disapointment at lack of mud in gully(send someone along with a hose next time), great organisation, smiles all round :) Yes, would be nice to get something other than the coaster, but then we all have drawers full of t-shirts too... The outbound route round the playing field immediately before golf course was missing a marshall/marker or was that a course change? Everyone headed diagonally across in very non-sepcific way! Didn't bother me, but thought maybe it made course just short? Anyway, well done Stourbridge, you did good :)Date of review: February 4, 2007
In short: A great race, well worth turning up for!In full: A great race, well organised plenty of marshalls, few traffic problems. Mostly off-road, good terrain with a couple of challenging hills but nothing too serious. I'll be back for another go next time.Date of review: February 4, 2007
In short: A fantastic race , well marshalled with beautiful sceneryIn full: I loved this race through the beautiful rolling scenery , the tough hills and muddy trails were easily offset by the quite stunning and atmospheric scenery with lakes with frosty mist rising and snow drops flowering. Fantastic friendly encouraging marshalls too and a useful attractive coaster at the end. Some better signposting for toilets and spectators at the HQ would be great next year!Date of review: February 4, 2007
In short: Challenging but fun course.One crucial missing marshal at mile 9-but this hasnt happened before-so no real worriesIn full: this is not for the faint hearted-but is a great off roaderDate of review: February 4, 2007
In short: Excellent, no other words needed.In full: In almost 18 years of running I have to say that this was by far and away the best, well marshalled, scenic, race I've ever run. The surfaces were excellent, and would be even more so with rain. The course has everything, climbs, drops, lots of stiles, oh and a lake to run round. The scenery was idyllic with the morning fog being burnt off by the rising sun. Oh, and the lack of mile markers meant I wasn't checking my watch every few minutes, and it was quite a surprise to see the finish when I did. Shame only a coaster, when the fun-runners get a goody bag, but everything else was splendid.Date of review: February 4, 2007
In short: 3rd time at this event and once again was impressed with the good organisation and the friendly atmosphere.Would be nice to receive a different momento next yearDate of review: February 4, 2007
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Why would you buy a processed food that tastes worse than what it was designed to replace, doesn't exist in nature, and helps kill you?
Either because you had no choice or had been misled about its essence. And that's exactly the situation most Americans find themselves in regarding partially hydrogenated oils and the trans fats they contain.
The good news is that — finally — the Food and Drug Administration isbanning food containing trans fats, although really only sort of, and really only after overwhelming evidence (and more than one lawsuit) made their dangers impossible to ignore. And in typical pro-industry fashion, the F.D.A. is not only allowing companies three years to get trans fats out of most foods, but will consider manufacturers' petitions to keep them in.


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Skip to comments.Democrats To Expand Healthcare Coverage To DREAM Act Recipients
Posted on 12/05/2012 6:34:39 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A group of Reps. led by Barbara Lee (D-CA) is asking Obama to extend healthcare coverage to the children of illegal immigrants for whom he waived deportation months before the election.
These "DREAMers" -- so-called because they are recipients of a de facto DREAM Act -- are "not eligible for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or federal subsidies provided under [Obamacare]."
The waiver of deportation was known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Democrats are now saying it simply does not go far enough.
According to Reps. Lee, Judy Chu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and others, "There is no principled reason to treat differently young people who received deferred action through DACA...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Well, thankfully we have unlimited money at our disposal to pay for it. /sarc
The camel's head and neck are now under the tent.
Okay. Sure. Why not exapand it to Pan-Asia?
Well: surprise, surprise, surprise...
Sorry, but this camel is coming in backwards, winking the whole fricking time.
Paging Joe Wilson
This man and his associates MUST BE IMPEACHED!!!
Lets all just hold hands, sing Kumbaya, and go merrily over the fiscal cliff together. After all, how bad can it be? Wasnt it created by the wizards of smart in Congress and signed into law by our enlightened President? Pass the kool-aid please.
Gimme some mo of that govmt money!!!
When liberals are unleashed they have no boundaries on the road to your wallet!!
Thank you Conservatives for snubbing that unreliable etch-a-sketch RINO Mormon from Massachussetts.
Yeah, they'll introduce a bill on this, and the RINO's will all be scrambling to make sure they have an "aye" vote, and then go back to their local districts and LIE about how they want to "cut back spending".
translation: We've learned that the child of an illegal is in a hospital in one of our districts and is in dire need of a seven-organ transplant. So if the House votes this down we can run with our "John Boehner Killed an Innocent Young Child" ads.
This won't end until the USA is bankrupt.
Once they have to deal with a giant ill-managed HMO run by gubmint gatekeeper hires who were rejected by TSA because they lack customer relations skills, some of them will end up going back to Mexico to get better care than they are allowed to have here!
This is what O meant when he said no O-care for illegals, didnt the MSM and Dems go into a tizzy when Wilson yelled "That's a lie' ??
He never said no O-care for Dreamers
Too bad the 'fine' is so small,
Oh, baby, you ain't seen NOTHIN' yet!!!!
"Sorry, but this camel is coming in backwards, winking the whole fricking time."
You got that right! As Terry Anderson tried so valiantly to warn us about this subject...."Stupid people of America!!!!"
These kids can do as they have always done. Load up our emergency rooms and never pay.
Free insurance.
Dude... the camel got spooked and went running off the cliff about a year ago.
BWA HAHAHAHAHA! This is really great news, guys. Let them do this. Tack on as much pork and people as possible. Overwhelm the system, folks. Completely overwhelm it. I want dials popping off, screws and rivets ricocheting off of walls, steam pouring out from pipes. When the whole damn thing collapses into a steaming pile, those well-armed among us will be in a unique position to take over and restore our Constitutional Republic.
Not that I'm well-armed. My whole arsenal went down with a Bayliner that sunk a few years ago in deep waters of the Gulf.
And they were given work permits while 23 million Americans and legal residents are looking for fulltime employment.
Yeah, but only for jobs we don't want to do. /sarc
It is time for all of us to start loudly and aggressively demanding that everyone (including congress and all entities which have received ObamaCare waivers) be required to participate in the program, or that it be abolished.
[[Democrats To Expand Healthcare Coverage To DREAM Act Recipients]]
While denying certain care to LEGAL citizens of htis country
Bring it on. Give them everything they want. Let people see what happens with a runaway welfare state in a country with a large, dependent, fatherless underclass.
Lee, Chu, Lofgren... what would they know of principled reason?
So they can give FREE medical care to these people:
And I am a Neocon racist for objecting. How truly Orwellian. The people of this country fully deserve what is coming.
NEWS FLASH: The USA is already bankrupt - morally and fiscally.
Of course I cant imagine that anyone at FR (members) didnt fully expect this when O announced his Dream policy. So no one should have been shocked.
But Republicans are so afraid of Hispanics (electorally) that after Romney got the nomination to the general election against O neither he nor his campaign or probably any other nominee was going to point this out to use against O.
So the top 1% of taxpayers are going to provide free healthcare to the entire freakin world now?
Why not extend Obamacare to all of South America? Anything less would be racist.
The INS is obsolete, so close the government org down and save us billions each year. Just let any friggin body who wants to come destroy the (no longer) United States of America come on in. After all, we true citizens appear to be obsolete to our govt officials...since they listen to the Latinos (by this I mean those who speak out in favor of getting amnesty and freebies for illegals) more than us.
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Wow, TeaChatting and pets seemed to mix yesterday. 80% of responders said yes to owning a pet. Does that sound higher than the overall population to you? It does to me.
Welcome to Saturday on TeaDay!!! Drink up, then share what's in your cup. So, stop by often or whenever you can and tell us what teas you are drinking today. Be sure to see what everyone else is drinking as well! Remember, everyone is welcome to TeaDay, so join in the fun.
Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic is about your dream vacation/journey. Would it include something tea...possibly??? The poll is somewhat limited in its scope. But maybe you have something in mind that was not a poll option. Please feel free to share with everyone...even if it is not TEA focused!
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My name is Jason Lewis Berry. I'm with the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization in the Planning Division. I deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and that was in November of 2008. This was a scoping mission to see how S/CRS might be able to support Embassy Kinshasa's efforts to bring stability in Eastern Congo. During this deployment, we met with a wide range of stakeholders, both U.S. Government, international community, and Congolese Government officials, as well as NGOs, and tried to get a better picture of what exactly S/CRS can bring to the table to assist in the very complex issues in Congo.
The conditions in Congo – they vary. We certainly spent some time in Kinshasa in the capital. And in that place, we were working at the Embassy and staying in a hotel. But in Eastern Congo, we were based in Goma. That's a much less stable area. We still stayed at a hotel, but the security conditions were much different.
DRC is an interesting place. It's a place I had worked before, prior to this deployment. The – it's always nice to see a connection to what you're trying to help in the long run. So while most of our work on this particular mission involved talking with the experts in the field from the different agencies and the different international partners, we were also able to go to, for example, IDP camps and see how this instability is affecting people on the ground and get a better idea of what their needs were and how we might be able to help in the strategic picture.
This was a useful deployment in that we came back with a better idea of what the U.S. Government is trying to do in DRC and what international partners are trying to do and how we can work together. And I think that's a key thing for future deployments and something that I'd be happy to do again in the future. We are still looking at what kind of additional expertise S/CRS and its interagency partners would be able to provide to Embassy Kinshasa.
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James in the D.R.C. writes:
My name is James W. I work for Search For Common Ground in Eastern Congo. Every day I wake up to go to work, I feel very strongly that Congolese work so hard for so little. Meaning their effort is often frustrated by the insecurity and conflict in Eastern Congo.
This experience brings me to what is happening in Kenya. The results of December 2007 elections in Kenya caused so much suffering and death to many Kenyans. It excited ethnic animosity and polarised the Kenya community from the Cardinal, the Mufti, the politician, academician to the local person in the community. Why? this was because the Kenyan government has continued to govern by nepotism, tribalism, corruption, arbitrary killing and marginalizing other Kenyans. For example it is a sorry state that the government considers ones ethnicity in employement, appointments and service delivery. This is what is making other Kenyans angry against one particular ethnic group. It is not possible that while we fought hard to change leadership in Kenya that was behaving in the same way, we got a government that was then in opposition fighting the ills that it is practising today and has even perfected the decay.
It is simple logic that when a country engages in nepotism, tribalism, cartels, corruption, it is no longer a country, it is a failed state. That is what Kenya is today. We need to be able to put pressure on the Kenya government to ensure equity, professionalism in its service delivery. The coalition government that was forged by force on Kenyans when we know who won the election is bringing untold suffering to Kenya.
We recommend that the international community continues to put pressure on the Kenya government to form the electoral commission like yesterday. To push for Judicial reforms, put pressure on the Kenyan President to act on safeguarding human life-especially the Mungiki menace that he is not dealing with because he hopes to use the militia to terrorise Kenyans during election. The government dealt with SLDF on Mount Elgon why shouldn't deal with Mungiki? The answer is simply a mypic view that they are Kikuyu youths who are unemployed, as if unemployement only targets Kikuyus in Kenya to warrant them to flout the law, extort money from people and kill them when they do not collaborate. I do not intend to demonise the Kikuyu but for some members of an ethnic group to feel more entitled than any other is a recipe for war. And to have a common ground for peace truth must be told sometimes as it is that the President and his cabinet are unwilling to deal with Mungiki on the score of being Kikuyu-it is that unfortunate. Mount Elgon was surrounded, a curfew instilled and the militia dealt with even forcefully, not the best approach, but it created order for other approaches to peace to begin. The government will not deal with a menacing group that is beheading people, raping women, extorting, recruiting children in its rank and file. For the last 2 months up to 200 people have been killed by this gang and other revenge attacks. This can not be allowed to go on.
It is this kind of stuff that just worries any Kenyan who wants to engage in honest meaningful employement that such a government exists, continues to tax the citizens, loot from it, and abuse it, such a government is the unfortunate government we have in Kenya. Kenyans hoped for a common ground but what they got is a common grave.
Matt in Michigan writes:
Dear Secretary of State Clinton,
On a related note:
You have been selected as an Invited Dignitary to the 'This is How it Ends' Lobby Days in Washington, D.C. on June 22-23 to participate in an incredible opportunity to bring together the American public and their representatives to urge an end to the conflict in Northern Uganda - which as you know has had dramatic intersections with the difficulties in eastern Congo.
As an American citizen who has long been following these conflicts and is persistently moved by the suffering of the Central African people - particularly the children - at the hands of the vicious Lord's Resistance Army, I urge you to attend and demonstrate your commitment to advocating a continued United States effort to apprehending Joseph Kony and bringing him to the ICC for trial of crimes against humanity.
This longest running war in Africa must stop. The destruction of Africa's future generations must stop. You have it in your power to persuade our President to understand how the American people - particularly our own young people - are deeply moved by these atrocities and refuse to remain silent and immobile in the face of them.
Thank You,
Matt from Michigan


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Cemetery Registers
Crematoria in Devon
Devon Heritage Centre holds some records related to Torquay Crematorium only. For information about other cremations, please contact the crematoria listed below:
Exeter and surrounding areas
Cremations take place at the Exeter and Devon Crematorium which opened in November 1963 and is now run independently by Dignity Funerals.
Address: Exeter & Devon Crematorium, Topsham Rd, Exeter, EX2 6EU
Tel: 01392 496333
Websites: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9151
and http://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/dignity/
North Devon
The North Devon Crematorium is a joint service provided by North Devon Council and Torridge District Council.
Address: North Devon Crematorium, Old Torrington Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3NW
Tel: 01271 345431
Fax: 01271 328116
Email: email@example.com
Plymouth and surrounding areas
See general webpage at http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/cemeteriesandcrematoria.htm
Plymouth Crematorium, Efford
Opened in 1963
Address: Plymouth Crematorium, Efford Road, Plymouth , PL3 6NG
Tel: 01752 306104
Website: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/effordcemetery.htm
Weston Mill Crematorium, Plymouth
The Weston Mill Cemetery opened in 1904. It was originally known as Devonport Borough Cemetery. The crematorium opened in 1967
Address: Weston Mill Cemetery Lodge, Ferndale Road , Plymouth, PL2 2EP
Website: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/westonmillcemetery.htm
Torquay and surrounding areas
Contact details: Torbay Cemeteries and Crematorium, Hele Road, Torquay, TQ2 7QG
Tel: 01803 327768
Website: http://www.torquaycrematorium.co.uk/index.html
Torbay Cemeteries and Crematorium records held at Devon Heritage Centre are in two uncatalogued deposits belonging to the Torbay Cemeteries and Crematorium collection [ref: 4241C]. Those relating to the crematorium are as follows:
Collection 4241C/acc: 7366 (uncatalogued):
- indexes to cremation registers, Torquay Crematorium, 1956-1991
- cremation fees book, Torquay Crematorium, 1965-1989.
Collection 4241C/acc: 7359 (uncatalogued):
- papers and correspondence, building of crematorium, 1951-1954
- proposed purchase by Torbay Borough Council, 1974-1975
- Paignton and Torquay Cemeteries and Crematorium undertaking, 1975
- leaflet, visit of Cremation Society of Great Britain, 1976
- draft position statement, Cemeteries and Crematorium Section, Borough Engineers Department, Torbay Council, 1979
- programme, opening of modernised crematorium, Torquay, 1986
- plans, graveyards, buildings and extensions, Torquay Cemetery and Crematorium, 1939-1992
- photographs, negatives, Torquay Cemetery and Crematorium, 20th century
East Devon Crematorium
South West England's newest crematorium opened in 2011 and is just off the A30 Daisymount junction, between Exeter and Honiton. It serves a large area of East Devon and West Dorset stretching from Exmouth to Bridport.
Address: East Devon Crematorium, London Road, Strete Ralegh, Whimple EX5 2PT, Devon
Tel: 01404 823017
Website: http://eastdevoncrematorium.co.uk/


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The Price is Right Live — a traveling version of the iconic television game show — drew a sizable collection of contestant hopefuls to Memorial Hall Sunday for that once-in-a-lifetime chance to spin the big wheel, or, at the very least, conquer Plinko.
Hosted by the charming and funny Todd Newton — who calmly and expertly played a mid-show curtain malfunction to the hilt — the show's basic format mirrored that of its television counterpart. In groups of four, randomly selected audience members "came on down" for a chance to correctly bid on an item and earn a trip to the stage for a turn at beloved games like Cliff Hangers and Punch a Bunch, and, hopefully, cash and other prizes.
The big winner of these games was the giddy, red-headed young Amber, whose accurate bid on a soda pop dispenser was parlayed into a chance at Punch a Bunch. On stage, she made the most of it, earning four punches but stopping after the third, a juicy $1,000 payoff.
Also coming out flush was steel mill worker Eric, who earned a shot at the beloved Plinko thanks to a winning bid on an electric guitar. With just two chips, Eric hit paydirt with a $500 drop and a $50 cherry on top.
Caregiver Debra, although unsuccessful at Cliff Hangers, did win a $200 gift card and $100 cash prize for an exact bid of $500 on a slot machine.
Taking a stab at Any Number, one of the original games of the Bob Barker era, ball-hatted and flannel-shirt wearing Thad — who knows well the price of electric mixers — was vying for a three-day trip to Las Vegas or, as a second place prize, a vacuuming robot. Unfortunately, Thad ended up with the "booby" prize — a mere $7.63 payoff, complemented by a $100 bonus tacked on by Newton.
Twice during the evening, three audience members were called up to spin the mythic big wheel and hit that magic $1.00 total. For his 85 cent mark, Lou walked away with $250, as did Vickie, who came out on top in a 90-cent spinoff with Helen.
Newton ventured into the audience on two occasions to play a "throwback" guessing game with female members, both of whom incorrectly guessed the price of items from 1974.
In the night's climatic event, the showcase, one fortunate attendee, Laurie Baca, was summoned and given 10 chances to win the grand prize, a 2013 Ford Focus coupled with a multi-day trip to Hollywood.
Facing the difficult game 10 Chances, Baca — on her last attempt at the car and trip — painfully learned that the price wasn't quite right. Guessing that the total of the package was $21,970, the hearts of Baca and most of the audience sunk when the actual tally was revealed to be $21,790. For her effort, though, Baca will enjoy popcorn and a maker, not to mention lasting memories of her time in the spotlight.
Throughout the night, ticket buyers — many wearing brightly colored shirts with slogans such as "Plinko is on my bucket list" and "Pick me! Pick me!" — were entertained by a historical collection of clips from Barker's decades-long stint as the TV show's host. A handful of attendees, randomly selected of course, also walked away with gift cards to Subway and other businesses.
For those whose dream of spinning the big wheel came to naught, Newton offered a "second chance" at the show's conclusion. For a mere $20, participating audience members would be given a T-shirt and a chance to spin the wheel and have that moment captured for posterity with a camera.
Oh, one more thing. Mr. Barker wouldn't look kindly upon me if I didn't remind readers to help control the animal population by spaying or neutering pets.


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