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TRIB TOWN: Estimates range up to $6.5 million to repair 7-year-old sewer line
SOUTHWEST - The city may soon have to spend up to $6.5 million to repair and replace a plastic sewer line in Southwest Portland that should have been made of steel.
The pressure line carries sewage from the Fanno Pump Station on Southwest 86th Avenue to the city's gravity sewer system at Southwest 31st Avenue and Multnomah Boulevard. It runs in two sections under portions of Southwest Garden Home Road and Multnomah Boulevard.
Although the line was installed just seven years ago, two major failures have already occurred, and officials with the Bureau of Environmental Services are afraid it will continue to fail and leak sewage.
'The lines cannot meet our 50-year lifespan requirement,' said Dan Hebert, the head of the bureau's Waste Water Pump Station Engineering Station.
Hebert said the original contract requirements called for steel pipe, but the contractors persuaded the city to allow them to use plastic pipes instead.
The Garden Home section is made up of 28-inch-diameter high-density polypropylene, or HDP, while the Multnomah section is 30-inch-diameter polyvinyl chloride, or PVC.
Hebert said he doesn't know why the city allowed the substitution, but noted that smaller-diameter PVC pipes have successfully been used in other pressured sewer lines.
In this case, a joint in the HDP section and a pipe wall in the PVC section have failed, leading officials to conclude that similar problems could occur at any time.
'Apparently, these type of pipes cannot withstand the pressure generated at the pump station,' Hebert said.
The bureau is studying how extensive the repairs need to be. Hebert said that at a minimum, 27 joints in the HDP section need to be replaced, at a cost of $500,000.
Although it might be possible to repair the PVC section without digging it up, if it needs to be replaced the cost could be as high as $6 million, Hebert said.
That is more than three times the $2 million it cost to install the entire line in late 1999 and early 2000.
Hebert said that although inflation accounts for some of the higher cost, a larger issue is the need to keep the line in use during the repairs, potentially stretching the project out to three years.
A decision on the extent of the repairs will not be made until June. In the meantime, the bureau has scheduled an open house to discuss the Garden Home section from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 8, at the Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 S.W. Oleson Road.
An open house on the Multnomah section will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 13, at the Multnomah Center Auditorium, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway.

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Concerned dad calls out Victoria's Secret for inappropriate, overly sexual pre-teen undies
There are a lot of parents out there that think Victoria's Secret crossed the line with their new underwear line that's supposedly meant to target young teens and tweens. In fact, one father is extremely angry over their new "Bright Young Things" campaign that includes colorful pushup bras and thongs that say things like "Feeling Lucky?" or "Call Me"--all supposedly targeted at girls as young as 12.
Evan Dolive, a married, ordained minister and father to a 3-year-old girl, wrote an open letter to the company about how he wouldn't like his daughter to wear the provocative underwear that's aimed for "dangerously young" customers when she's a tween. Could you blame him?
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The news that Victoria's Secret has been trying to target a younger audience with their grown-up underwear is nothing new. And if you don't believe me, just check out their Pink line that features items that would appeal to any teenager. But Dolive feels that things have gone a little too far with their newest campaign of sexy, pastel panties and bras.
"As a dad, this makes me sick. I believe that this sends the wrong message to not only my daughter but to all young girls. I don't want my daughter to ever think that her self-worth and acceptance by others is based on the choice of her undergarments," he writes. "There are many, many more questions that all young women should be asking themselves … not will a boy (or girl) like me if I wear a 'call me' thong?"
I couldn't agree with him more! I honestly don't think I'd be comfortable with my tween daughter sporting a pair of panties that says "Wild" either. Just the ads alone look like something that specifically targets young tweens with 13-year-old undeveloped looking models, pretty pastel colors, and slogans that seem to be skewing a little young.
But Victoria's Secret is claiming that their "Bright Young Things" line references the college Spring Break tradition. At least that's what they said in a statement they sent to Business Insider. I'm not sure I'm really buying that. Especially because that totally contradicts what the brand's Chief Financial Officer, Stuart Burgdoerfer said at a conference.
"When somebody's 15 or 16 years old, what do they want to be?" he said. "They want to be older and, they want to be cool like the girl in college and that's part of the magic of what we do at pink." I think they might want to consider doing a little rebranding,because this obviously does appeal to girls 17 years of age or younger.
I think what this concerned dad did is very admirable and it obviously struck a chord in many parents considering how quickly his letter has gone viral. We have made so many efforts to empower today's young women and thisunderwear only tell girls that their self-esteem and self-worth lies just in their looks and sexuality. Seriously, what happened to the good ol' days when they made things like mastectomy bras?
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So if this father is concerned then he should still be buying his daughter's undies in the pre teen section not in an adult women's store.
Easy dont let your daughter buy some and that's all....
I think at that age its the PARENTS responsibility. If the parents dont think its appropriate, don't buy it for your young daughter, simple!
is funny how men think so differently when they are parents to girls but think like horny dogs when they think about females or when tehy have sons .
they encourage those sons to get as many girls as they can cuz they are men after all .
i think is good karma for men when they have daughters .
and btw , im not in agreement with that underwear line but im not a hypocrite man .. men look at such at things the way that benefits them smh
If I had a girl I wouldn't buy them. I can't just blame VS many retail sotres now carry clothes that I would not buy for a girl. A lot of the clothe looks so thrashy. They sell booty shorts, tank tops, and the list goes on.
It does bother me that certain retailers are oversexualizing merchandise targeted towards young girls. We've all heard that sex sells, but there needs to be a line drawn somewhere. We can't entirely blame retailers though. If it's something that we disagree with, then we should send a message to the retailer by not buying it. Ultimately it's our responsibility as parents to build our daughters self esteem and show them that they can be beautiful without dressing trashy.
I think it's great that a father has spoken up.


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Gov. Gary Herbert has submitted the names of 24 people to serve on three of the state's environmental policy boards. The nominations await Senate confirmation.
Most would be returning from past service on the boards, which were disbanded over the past year under SB11 by Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem. Under their new formats, the boards each have nine members, with Department of Environmental Quality Director Amanda Smith holding a position on each board.
On the Air Quality Board, the new members would be Karma M. Thomson, vice president of the Tesoro Salt Lake City refinery, and Tammie G. Lucero, executive director of the Uintah County Economic Development office.
Returning members are: Kerry Kelly, H. Craig Petersen, Stephen Sands, Michael Smith, Kathy Van Dame and Robert Paine.
Pending Senate approval, new members of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board will be Marc W. Franc of Waste Management Inc., Shane B. Whitney of the Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain site in Tooele County and Brigham Young University environmental health professor Eugene C. Cole.
Returning members would be Brett Mickelson, Dwayne J. Woolley, Jeff Coombs, Dennis Riding and Kevin Murray.
The Water Quality Board would lose its two leaders, and half of its members would be new, including Sandy city public utilities Director Shane Pace. Other new members would be Gregg Galecki, an engineer with Arch Coal; Jennifer Grant, a water engineer with Kennecott Utah Copper; and Hugo E. Rodier, a Draper-based family doctor and radio show host.
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PSFK Picks: Top Five Apps Of The Week
Online dating meets daily deals, and an Audi you can drive with an iPad. A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.
Each week PSFK features many new and innovative apps. To give the best their due, we've compiled a roundup of the most interesting and creative apps written about on the site this past week:
Groupon Meets Ok Cupid With Dating Site That Gives Meal Discounts
Coffee Meets Bagel is a dating site meets daily deals site. Each day, users are sent a match (called a "Bagel") at noon and they can choose to 'like' or 'pass'. If both people accept the match, they are then given a discount for a local date spot and connected via SMS.
'Test Drive' An Audi With An iPad
Audi commissioned track builders from Slot Mods USA to handcraft the course and made Audi A4 slot cars from scratch. An industrial laser scanner was used to generate the digital outline, then body shells were created on a 3D printer and paired with separately sourced four-wheel-drive slot car chassis. A custom iPad app was developed to control the cars, with drivers using a digital thumb control interface to regulate acceleration and deceleration.
Wearable Camera Snaps Photos To Automatically Document The Entire Day
UK-based technology group OMG has launched a new camera developed by its consumer division, OMG Life. 'Autographer' is a smart, wearable device that automatically takes pictures throughout the day, snapping thousands of high resolution photos using its wide-angle lens, ultra-small GPS unit, and five in-built sensors.
Never Wear Mismatched Socks Again With This High-Tech Pair
BlackSocks have created 'smarter' socks with embedded RFID chips to make it easy for you to sort them using your iPhone, ensuring you match the right pair and keep track of your socks. This 'Plus+' version features a communication button that is a unique identifier for each sock. A Sock Sorter scanner and free iPhone app can be used to pair the socks when they arrive, and you can then view all sorts of details about the individual socks.
Wearable Sensor Pack Turns Emergency Responders Into Human Maps
Researchers at MIT have developed a prototype sensor system that would let first responders in disaster zones create digital maps so those not present could get a detailed description of the area. The wearable system automatically creates a map of the environment using a laser rangefinder, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and a camera.


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With rumors about a new second generation iPad mini, as well as an iPad 5, it is no surprise that Apple and authorized retailers are lowering prices on the tablet. On Tuesday, Apple cut prices on refurbished 2nd generation and 3rd generation cellular iPads, offering up to a $50 discount on the WiFi+Cellular models. The reduced price comes just as … Read More
Fifth Gen iPad 5G and Second Gen iPad mini to Launch in March?
Apple will reportedly be refreshing the iPad twice a year now, with the lineup consisting of both the full sized iPad and the iPad mini. Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets is suggesting that industry sources are pointing to launch of both the fifth generation iPad 5G and the second generation iPad mini in March. The conclusion was made by … Read More
Commercial for iPad 2 Shot by David Sims in New York?
According to a source for 9to5 Mac, British photographer David Sims was at New York's Pier 59 last month filming a commercial for Apple's updated second generation iPad. Although there aren't too many details on what the shoot involved, the iPads used were the same models you'd find in the Apple Store today, and it's believed these will be swapped … Read More
Second Generation iPad in January. Smaller and Faster? [Rumor]
It is fairly obvious, if you stop and think for a moment, that Apple will have an update to the Apple A4 ready for future iPad and iPhone 4. One of the main reasons they need to do this is that as they increase screen size on these devices with Retina Display, they need more powerful GPUs to fill those … Read More
4 Things I Wish Apple's iPad Could Do
Even before iPad 1.0 was released in either of it's wifi or wifi+3G forms every expert was eager to provide a list of items that were missing. From a camera to flash, from multi-tasking to external ports these are some of the most common requests. However after using my Apple iPad for a month now I have some requests that … Read More
Princeton Details Apple iPad Wi-Fi Issues
Several universities in the USA and the country of Israel have banned iPad use within their borders. While reasons are varied and have changed over time, all have centered around the iPad Wi-Fi implementation. As reported by MacRumors, Princeton University came out with the reasoning for their iPad ban. While the items sited are completely transparent to the end user, … Read More


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Critical for converting XML documents, and extremely versatile, the XSLT language nevertheless has complexities that can be daunting. The XSLT Cookbook is a collection of hundreds of solutions to problems that Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) developers regularly face. The recipes range from simple string-manipulation and mathematical processing to more complex topics like extending XSLT, testing and debugging XSLT stylesheets, and graphics creation with SVG. Recipes can be run directly or tweaked to fit your particular application's needs more precisely.Each recipe walks through a problem and a solution, with explanations of the choices made and techniques used in creating that solution, and many recipes include alternate solutions and explore issues like convenience and performance. Topics covered include:
Sal Mangano has been developing software for over 12 years and has worked on many mission-critical applications, especially in the area of financial-trading applications. Unlike many XML/XSLT developers, he did not approach the technology from the standpoint of the Internet and Web development but rather from the broader need for a general-purpose, data-transformation framework. This experience has given him a unique perspective that has influenced many of the recipes in his book, the XSLT Cookbook. Sal has a Master's degree in Computer Science from Polytechnic University.
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Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animals on the cover of XSLT Cookbook are red mullet fish. These colorful striped fish are native to warm European seas. They are bottom dwellers who feed on small invertebrates such as crustaceans, worms, and mollusks, along with the occasional small fish. Red mullet are also called goatfish, as they have two flexible whisker-like appendages that hang from their chin. These organs, called barbels, are covered with taste buds to help red mullet locate their food and dig into ocean sand. The fish usually weigh one-half to two pounds and can grow as long as two feet, but most are much smaller. They have a deeply forked tail fin, two dorsal fins, and corresponding pectoral and anal fins. Red mullet are indeed pink to bright red in color, with three or four yellow stripes running lengthwise along their side. Considerable changes in color occur depending on the time of day, stress factors, and age.Seafood chefs have always prized the red mullet for its firm, lean flesh, subtle flavor, and intense color. The fish is found on menus throughout Europe, but is rarely available in the United States. Red mullet is sometimes called the woodcock of the sea because, like the woodcock, it can be eaten with its innards intact. There are around forty known subspecies, but two types are most popular for food: Mullus surmuletus is commonly found in the Atlantic, around the south coast of Britain, and Mullus barbatus is a more delicate Mediterranean variety. The latter fish was a favorite of ancient Romans, who proudly displayed live red mullet on the dinner table immediately before handing them over to the cook. Stock was kept in large lagoons, and zealous gourmands paid fabulous prices for any specimen above average size. Jeffrey Holcomb was the production editor and proofreader for XSLT Cookbook. Ann Schirmer was the copyeditor. Matt Hutchinson and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Indexing services were provided by Octal Publishing.Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is Lucas-Font's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Philip Dangler.
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You need only two book on XSLT, one that teaches You the fundamentals and the concepts and this one. This book is a must have.Uwe Wittig
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I found this book to be very useful because the author provides solutions to fairly common XSLT computing tasks. The solutions provided aren't usually the most obvious, but certaily appear to be the best (most accurate and fastest).I have minimal exposure to XML and a fair amount of programming experience. I highly recommend this book to anyone with the same background who wants to get up to speed quickly on XSLT. I particularly appreciated the author's no-nonsense presentation of the problems and the solutions. I consider myself lucky that I picked this book up off the shelf when so many others are available.Thank you Mr. Mangano!
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IMHO the XSLT Cookbook is a must-have for anyone seriously interested in understanding the power of XSL-Transformations. With a well-designed separation of concerns into different chapters, clearly written examples, and no fluff commentary, this book lets the reader either look for practical solutions to real-world problems or just browse to learn more about the power of XSLT.I am highly recommending this book to those of my students who want to go beyond the basics with XSLT. Sal Mangano has done a dynamite job on this book. IMHO this book is sure to become a classic.Prof. Jeff SonsteinDepartment of Information TechnologyRochester Institute of Technology
IMHO the XSLT Cookbook is a must-haveM/i> for anyone seriously interested in understanding the power of XSL-Transformations. With a well-designed separation of concerns into different chapters, clearly written examples, and no fluff commentary, this book lets the reader either look for practical solutions to real-world problems or just browse to learn more about the power of XSLT.I am highly recommending this book to those of my students who want to go beyond the basics with XSLT. Sal Mangano has done a dynamite job on this book. IMHO this book is sure to become a classic.Prof. Jeff SonsteinDepartment of Information TechnologyRochester Institute of Technology
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The Columbia County Board of Elections voted this week to approve the consolidation to two Martinez voting precincts, creating what will be the second largest precinct in the county.
County Elections Director Nancy Gay said the idea to consolidate Precinct 106 with Precinct 109 coincided with the retirement of a some long-time precinct workers, which made it a convenient time to combine the two precincts instead of training more officers to take over a voting location that needed to be closed.
An Evans property owner has filed a lawsuit against the county seeking to reverse a ruling that rejected his request for access through Woodbridge Drive to tracks he wanted to rezone and develop.
Woodbridge resident Horstas Uzpurvis submitted an application for rezoning in October for just over 10 acres owned by his company, Petersburg Properties Inc., which abuts two of his other properties on Woodbridge Drive. His plan was to build a road through one of his lots on Woodbridge Drive and to alter the land's R-1 designation to the higher density R-2.
A desire to teach and help others comes naturally to Augusta Christian STAR student Kyle Cartledge. His career plan is to follow in the footsteps of his mother, Laura Cartledge, who teaches sixth grade at Stallings Island Middle School.
"He was in first grade when I began teaching" said Laura Cartredge. "He has been attending school dances and school events with me since he was a child."
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Harlem officials recently honored one of their own for his long service to the city.
At Monday's monthly meeting, they named former councilman and longtime Mayor Pro Tem the Rev. Rudolph Dixon as Councilman Emeritus.
Dixon, 88, served six terms on the council after he retired as a Methodist minister in 1994.
He was replaced in the November election, where he was seeking a seventh term.
"I got angry with the status quo people we had at that time," Dixon said at the meeting. "I said, 'I know I can do better than that.' I won by nine votes."
The Columbia County Board of Education voted Tuesday not to bring children back to school to make up two days missed during this month's ice storm.
The board acted on a recommendation from Superintendent Sandra Carraway to forgive the days missed on Feb. 13 and 14 for students and to ask employees only to make up one of those days, splitting 3-2 in favor of the motion.
Carraway said the only other option would be to bring students and teachers back to school on April 14, the Monday after the Masters Tournament, which had been scheduled as a vacation day.
Members of Columbia County's Construction Advisory Board will again consider recommendations from county commissioners about a recently-contested change to the permit fee for contractors who begin work without obtaining the proper permits.
In October, commissioners approved the board's recommended $500 fee for contractors not pulling permits before they began work.
"It's mostly the subcontractors that are not getting (permits) in a timely manner," county Administrator Scott Johnson said.
Columbia County commissioners are expected to approve Tuesday a $20 million bid to expand a county wastewater treatment plant.
Water Utility Director Billy Clayton said the expansion that will double the capacity of one of the county's four wastewater treatment plants, is necessary preparation for expected growth.
"Columbia County will need this additional capacity," Clayton said.
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An Appling woman called police Wednesday after realizing that someone stole her baby goat.
The 26-year-old woman said that someone stole her 4-day-old Nubian Lamancha goat from her front yard around 1 p.m. The woman said she heard what sounded like a car door slam. She looked out the window, but didn't see anything.
While most Columbia County residents are excited to see contractors picking up debris left from the ice storm, many are left wondering what happens to it.
The county gave contractor Ceres Environmental Services Inc, approved for disaster clean-up through a pre-event contract, the go-ahead to begin collecting the large amount of debris left from the storm.
County Emergency and Operations Division Director Pam Tucker said the contractor got to work late on Feb. 19 with 53 trucks out collecting debris left at the roadside by residents.
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FrankR, I don't know if this will help, but my whole body was (and some still is) covered in the kind of rust you are dealing with on your hood, maybe even worse.
Before even attempting to apply the rust dissolver I sanded as much of the panel right down to shiny bare metal as I could using a DA and by hand. I found that on many panels there seemed to be a lot of the original black primer even under the coating of surface rust, and I had to get through that in order for the rust dissolver to really take effect on the metal underneath.
I am no expert but from my experience I don't think rust dissolver alone can ever replace sanding as much of the rust and paint/primer off as possible first. I rely on the rust dissolver only to treat the pitted areas and to get the sanded panel clean of all and any corrosion left before filler and primer.
It sounds to me like you might want to go at that hood with a DA and get as much of it right down to the metal as you can, applying the rust dissolver afterwards to remove anything left. I'm not sure that a scotchbrite will do it.
Roger is right, if the rust isn't too heavy wire brushing should also work, but I prefer using a DA. Roger also mentioned it can take quite a few applications to get it all.
I've never used the spray, but a thicker brush on rust dissolver or naval jelly might also work a bit better.
Hope this helps, I feel for ya! It's a lot of work!
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Maternal condition and facultative sex ratios in populations with overlapping generations.
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Maternal condition and facultative sex ratios in populations with overlapping generations.
Schwanz, L.E.
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Charnov, Eric
Facultative investment in offspring sex is related to maternal condition in many organisms. In mammals, empirical support for condition-dependent sex allocation is equivocal, and there is some doubt as to theoretical expectations. Much theory has been developed to make predictions for condition-dependent sex ratios in populations with discrete generations. However, the extension of these predictions to populations with overlapping generations (OLGs; e.g., mammals) has been limited, leaving doubt as to the specific prediction for maternal-condition-dependent sex ratios in mammals. We develop a population genetics model that incorporates maternal effects on multiple offspring fitness components in a population with OLGs. Using a rare-gene and evolutionarily stable strategy approach, we demonstrate that sex ratio predictions of this model are identical to those for equivalent discrete generations models. We show that the predicted sex ratios depend on the sex-specific ratio of R0 (offspring lifetime fitness) for offspring of good and poor mothers. This offspring lifetime fitness rule indicates that empirical research on conditional sex ratios should consider all three components of offspring R0 (juvenile survival, adult life span, and fertility).
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It's windy outside and I watch a child of about 10 stumble on the public walk in front of our house. His hoodie covers his face; his head is bent over the puppy he is carrying. The dog is balled in his arms, paws thrust upward.
"I'll bet that puppy is a third of the size of the kid," I think. "He must be heavy. Is he hurt?"
I am ready to run outside and catch up with him. Maybe I could shout from the front door: "Is your dog okay? Can I help?"
But I don't. There are rules out there – barriers. Adults should not approach strange kids. Kids should not talk to strangers. Indeed, children should note details and report the incident once they are in a safe place such as home, the nearest corner store, the school. Every strange adult is a suspected predator and must be guarded against.
I've helped kids since I was a 12-year-old babysitter. When I was 16 and 17 another student and I ran playground programs for up to 100 kids a day all through July and August. I later became a teacher and, as an insider, had the right to be with kids for 35 more years.
I used to spend happy times on the playground chatting to students about the games they were playing; asking about how their baby brother was doing; helping them settle fights with their classmates; and, yes, keeping an eye out for strange adults lurking outside the school fence. I made sure my class was included in the "Beware of strangers" talks the police-school-liaison officers gave each year.
Now I am retired. I have joined the massive pool of adult strangers who are not supposed to talk to kids they don't know. I get cold stares and careful answers when I transgress.
One of my first post-teacher "reprimands" occurred a few months after I retired. It was one of those lovely, shock-blue-sky days with snowfields aching to become snowmen. I walked by a front yard that doesn't have a fence on my street where two kids were struggling to roll a massive snow belly onto their bottom ball of snow. I joined them. (Retired women aren't necessarily weaklings). They seemed pleased with the added heft.
Looking up, I saw their mom, arms folded, standing outside her front door. She hadn't been there seconds before. She was NOT smiling. I stammered, "Just helping them with their snowman," and quickly moved on. She knows me now and I do get to chat with the kids when they're bouncing around their front yard or whizzing around the neighbourhood on their bikes, but boy, had she moved fast that day to protect them!
I've adapted. I now tend to chat to kids when their parents or supervisors are there. I still get mixed reactions, even from the children. My husband and I visited the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village just outside of Edmonton two years ago. A group of students and their leaders were gulping down sandwiches and granola bars before the next activity. Curious, I asked a girl close to me how she was enjoying the day and what she was doing. It was like my old teacher days.
She shared her worksheets and we chatted about what a great place this was. Another group came along and a boy, probably in Grade 6, sat beside me on my sunny bench. I asked him what school he was from and got an astute, careful answer: "One of the schools in the Edmonton area."
Don't tell a stranger anything that may possibly identify you.
There are reasons kids shouldn't talk to strangers, but are we too cautious? Are there no safe contexts?
My stepson was pretty fearful when he was little. I remember my husband and I having to assure him that it was okay to talk to an older adult in our local grocery store. His scared silence turned into a smiling exchange. Our son has grown to be an empathetic and confident adult who regularly engages the public through his business and the bands in which he plays. Would he be that man if we had taught him the world was unsafe?
I just googled a CBC report from May of last year. Of 46,718 Canadian children reported missing in 2011, 25 children were abducted by a "stranger" – a misnomer since the category stranger means anyone who isn't the parent and includes relatives and people known by the family. The news item continued: In 2003, two members of the RCMP's National Missing Children Services studied the 90 "stranger" abductions that had occurred in 2000 and 2001. In the end, only one child had been kidnapped by a true stranger. Other, later reports indicate the same pattern.
So what are we really doing when we tell children not to talk to strangers? We are generating fear, conjuring up an ogre world. We are constricting opportunities for children and adults to enjoy each other; to form bonds; to understand. We are building a boxed-off society, age-defined eggs in a crate.
Instead, we could be opening ourselves to a richly diverse and involved intergenerational community. And we would laugh a whole lot more. Kids are really fun!
Next time I see a child carrying a heavy, squirming dog, I'm going to risk a metaphorical slap on my hand. He may turn and run, but I may get to help a kid with a hapless puppy. Even better, we may become true old-young friends.
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Our latest survey on IT budgets and priorities shows that 35 percent of enterprises have a big focus on cloud computing (calling it a high or critical priority), but do we really know how best to apply that investment?
We continue to see a large disconnect between what the business wants from cloud services and what the IT department wants to offer and support. The short story is the business wants public cloud services (or something very, very close to this value proposition) for delivering new services and capabilities to market. Yet IT wants to offer private cloud solutions that improve operational efficiency and drive down overall IT costs. IT doesn't have its head in the sand about business' demands, they just have to balance these desires against what IT is measured on - the cost and security of services provided. And frankly they don't trust the public cloud.
Knowing the psychology above, how best can an enterprise set a winning cloud strategy? if it invests purely against the business care-abouts it may win time to market but risks investing ahead of its ability to support and protect the business. If it invests against the IT priorities it risks alienating the business, increasing circumvention and being a laggard competitively. The answer lies in striking an appropriate balance between these conflicting priorities and choosing a strategy that encourages the most collaboration between business and IT and accelerating everyone's experience level with these new technologies. And that balance will be different for every firm based on their competitive market, regulatory environment and geography. But in general, most enterprises are being far more conservative than they should.


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Colts running back Donald Brown has missed the past two games after undergoing knee surgery on Oct. 9. But it looks like he won't miss a third. Brown participated in each practice this week, including full-go on Thursday and Friday. He is still considered a game-time decision against the Titans, but the odds are he'll be active Sunday.
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That's the good news for Brown's owners. The bad news is we really don't know how involved he'll be in the game plan. The Titans' defense is pitiful, but it's hard to tell how the carries will be distributed between Brown, Vick Ballard and Delone Carter . It would be unfortunate to waste such a tasty matchup, but this looks like a foggy situation for this week, complete with an evenly split backfield. If Brown is active this week, you are probably best stepping out of the guessing game and leaving all players involved here on your bench. If it matters, Ballard is the guy I'd most want to start.


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Michigan is now 9-9-1 all-time against UCLA .
U-M evened up its record against top-10 teams to 2-2. The Wolverines are 4-3 against ranked opponents.
The Wolverines have tallied 10-plus hits in seven games and are 6-1 when doing so.
The Maize and Blue is 2-0 when hitting two or more home runs.
Michigan has now scored 20 third-inning runs through the first 16 games of 2014. The Wolverines have only scored more runs (22) in the second innings. Sixty of U-M's 103 runs have come in the first three innings this season.
With her third-inning bases-loaded double, Sierra Romero is now batting .714 (5-for-7) with 14 RBI with the bases loaded. She is slugging 1.714.
Romero is now batting .607 (17-for-28) with 25 RBI with runners in scoring position.
Romero now has nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games. She leads U-M in both categories.
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Fresh tomatoes and broccoli add pretty color to this hearty spaghetti dish from Lillian Justis of Woodbine, New Jersey.
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- 3 quarts water
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Add spaghetti; boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add broccoli; boil 3-4 minutes longer or until pasta and broccoli are tender.
- Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, saute the tomatoes, garlic and pepper flakes in oil for 2 minutes. Drain pasta mixture; add to the skillet. Add remaining ingredients and toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Broccoli n Tomato Pasta in Light & Tasty December/January 2004, p19
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"Surprisingly Simple. I had to make do with what was in my cabinet at the time, so the only thing fresh I had was the tomatoes from the garden(cherry). And it was perfect, even my picky kids loved this dish."
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"Family loved it! I didn't peel or seed the tomatoes and it was great, the tomatoes juices created a nice sauce! May try to add kale or spinach next time!"


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Friday, November 18, 2011
KTRK 13's Ed Brandon on 24 hour news radio in Houston
Here is more from Ed Brandon:
New York has had 1010 WINS, and others, for years. There's KCBS in San Francisco, WBBM in Chicago and Los Angeles' KNX. In all of the nation's other major cities, there has always been the opportunity to listen on the road or at home to a local radio station which provides constant news, weather and sports, some of it from networks but most of it live and local.
Houston has been without such a station since the very early 1980s. In 1975, KLYX-FM (formerly K"MSC" for Manned Spacecraft Center) was the local affiliate for an NBC radio experiment called the News and Information Service. Among its voices was Don Armstrong, later on KPRC radio and television. The NBC effort lasted until early 1977. (The KLYX frequency, 102.1 FM, became, and remains, home to the phenomenally successful music station KMJQ. That's Majic 102 to the average listener).
For a brief period, KEYH provided news during daylight hours at 850AM. That frequency is now home to a Spanish language music station.
KTRH 740 AM and KPRC 950 AM came closest to the all news model over the years. When they were separately owned by local companies, each programmed lengthy drive-time news blocks. Since each station broadcast talk programs during non drive-time hours, however, neither was an ALL news radio station. Each has been absorbed by the Clear Channel conglomerate and has gradually shed most of its news broadcasts. KPRC even proudly promoted itself as a station where you WOULD NOT hear news or traffic reports. (Traffic reports are now appearing occasionally at 950 AM.)
That all changes... The new station promises continuous news broadcasts. Equally encouraging is the station's hiring of some of Houston's most prominent broadcast journalists, many of them shoved out of the Clear Channel [and other Houston] stations. The premiere attraction is the morning news block to be presented by J.P Pritchard and Lana Hughes. The team is a long-time fixture of Houston morning radio. J.P. and Lana have both been inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.
For most broadcast journalists in the city and for news junkies, too, News 92 FM should fill a big hole in the radio dial. The owner, Radio One, is a newcomer to the all-news format, but with that staff and their experience, it's hard to see how they could screw it up. The website went up on Wednesday. NEWS92FM.COM. The site will provide a live stream of the station."
- Ed Brandon
This is Mike McGuff again. As I mentioned Thursday, News 92 KROI debuts Monday 11/21/2011 at 5am.
I would like to add my two cents as well. Over the years of my talking to Houston radio professionals, I've learned it has been thought by radio companies that an all news format would not work here. The companies believed this town was too blue collar and not receptive to 24 hour news radio. They said it might work in New York, Chicago and other major cities where there was more of a white collar audience. Frankly, I don't buy into that belief. I think there is a hunger here for news. The only issue now is that the public is shifting away from broadcasting and using the Internet/mobile apps for news more and more. What a great experiment News 92 will be.
- VIDEO: KTRK 13 weather in 1979 with Ed Brandon
- AUDIO: Ed Brandon talks about TV with Mike McGuff
- Ed Brandon announces retirement on the mikemcguff blog
- VIDEO: TV weather celebrity stunt
- VIDEO: KTRK 13 Eyewitness News promo 1995
- Could there be another KTRK 13 Eyewitness News Marvin Zindler on TV news?
- What KTRK 13 staffers learned from Eyewitness News Action 13's Marvin Zindler
- What was the appeal of Marvin Zindler of KTRK 13 Eyewitness News?
- Former KTRK 13 staffers talk Marvin Zindler's legacy (PHOTOS)
- Remembering Houston's Marvin Zindler
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Ed knows his stuffReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/18/2011 07:08:00 PM
They are News92 but it's up to you to make it Houstons News Radio. Best of luck!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/18/2011 10:12:00 PM
Nice write-up by Ed, but not entirely true. Seems people keep missing the fact that Scott Braddock will have a 3-hour news talk show from 9-12. That means no news wheels for three hours, only cut-ins. Technically, it's not "all news" then. Jim B overnight isn't all-news either. It's close, but not exactly like KNX or WINS, which are truly all-news.ReplyDelete
It's unfortunate that station ownership groups consider Houston, America's 6th largest metropolitan area (and the corporate capital of the internationally critical oil and gas sector), too "blue-collar" for 24-hour news. And not "white-collar" enough? Tell that to everyone in places like the Memorial Villages and Cinco Ranch, and to the listenership of the NPR station successfully run by U of H.ReplyDelete
As I write this, I'm listening to News92 and while the plane sounds just a teeny wobbly taking off, I think they will run like a well-oiled machine before very long - too many seasoned veterans who know what they're doing.
Kudos to Radio One - a station group that some might think has no business in the news radio business - for stepping up and providing this major national market with a much needed and long-overdue resource!
- Anonymous11/21/2011 02:03:00 PM
I would never have dreamed NEWS 92FM would have brought in Ed Brandon. I am not a fan of his (his less than professional shady past from the 80's...). never really tuned back in to KTRK 13 when they re-hired him back after his long hiatus/rehab.ReplyDelete


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The recent gift of exquisite objects bought at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition has greatly enriched the museum's collection of Royal Exhibition Building material. Dr Will Twycross donated over 175 objects purchased by his great-grandparents, wealthy wool merchant John Twycross and his wife Charlotte.
The John Twycross 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition Collection comprises an eclectic and wonderful range of decorative, functional and novelty objects that carry a remarkable provenance. Dr Charlotte Smith curates the Royal Exhibition Building Collection and its interpretation. She is particularly thrilled by the Twycross objects, not just for their beauty and quality, but because of the way the collection illustrates how Melburnians approached the exhibitions.
"These objects are a representative sample from a much larger collection," said Charlotte. "There's no way that it was all bought on one day. John Twycross – and I like to think his wife, and maybe his children – went back on numerous occasions." For wealthy Melburnians, the exhibitions were a unique chance to acquire fine objects otherwise scarce in the young colony. "It was like an emporium or a candy store," said Charlotte. It allowed people to buy the most fashionable, modern items directly from their international sources.
The Twycross' purchases furnished and decorated their Elsternwick mansion, 'Emmarine', which included an art wing. Following John Twycross' death in 1889, most of the art collection was sold, but many pieces remained in the family and were used as everyday items. "The vases have been used as vases, for example," said Charlotte, "and signs of use and repair increase the cultural value. It allows us to tell the story of the four generations who cared for the collection."
Charlotte spoke about several objects that she considers especially wonderful. The first is an etched glass epergne - an ornamental table centrepiece – that was probably made in England. It is a tall, fluted vase that emerges from two tiers of bowls, each etched with a simple Grecian key pattern, and may have held flowers or candied fruit. Another favourite is an amphora, which Charlotte described as "an unbelievably beautiful piece of Italian majolica" with a parrot and wisteria pattern.
Some of the objects were created for export; an example of this is a Japanese ivory and lacquer paperweight. "It's a complete novelty, purely for foreigners, and a bit fussy for Japanese tastes," explained Charlotte. Outside, it is beautifully decorated with birds and leaves, while inside are a pair of tiny carved tortoises with articulated limbs. "It's amazing that whole towns developed styles for the Western market to meet international demand."
Made through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, the family's generosity has provided an invaluable gift to Victoria and to the Royal Exhibition Building Collection, which comprises several thousand objects, images, documents and oral histories about the building and its many uses.
A pair of Twycross vases will go on display in The Melbourne Story exhibition from early December 2009.
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Weightlifters from the Georgia IronDawgs earned five more world championships in meets on opposite sides of the globe.
It's been a week since the NASCAR Sprint Cup season ended with a dramatic finish as Kevin Harvick earned his first championship in NASCAR's top series.
Scott Adams won the Chattahoochee Men's Golf Association's Stableford points game last Wednesday at the Chattahoochee Golf Course.
CLEMSON, S.C. - Injured Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson won't return this week.
Those baffling Bulldogs surprised us again Saturday night in Athens, delivering another stunning performance.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says starting quarterback Deshaun Watson has no major damage in his injured left knee and could play again this season.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kevin Harvick charged through the field, picking off car after car, passing two other title contenders on a series of restarts. As he aggressively chased the victory and his first Sprint Cup title, it was clear that winning did indeed matter most in NASCAR's new championship formula.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Chase Elliott could let Matt Kenseth take a spin with the checkered flag. Even without the win, Elliott had a championship celebration waiting for him in Victory Lane.
So you thought this was going to be different, this College Football Playoff business. It was going to remove all the controversy that marked the Bowl Championship Series.
LeBron James returned to Cleveland earlier this year with the stated goal of giving the city a winning team.
AVONDALE, Ariz.- Chase Elliott became the youngest champion in NASCAR history on Saturday when he wrapped up the Nationwide Series title at Phoenix International Raceway.
Buckle your chin straps, put on your big-boy britches, and settle in for a primetime SEC slug-fest as fourth-ranked Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) travels to Baton Rouge to face No. 14 LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) this Saturday night on the bayou.
Georgia 34, Missouri 0.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Brad Keselowski's face was puffy, and he took a couple quick drinks of water to wash the blood from his mouth. So close to a big playoff win, Jeff Gordon was left with a cut on his lip.
STATESBORO, Ga. - Quarterback Kevin Ellison had three short touchdown runs, and L.A. Ramsby ran for two more scores to help Georgia Southern rout Troy 42-10 on Thursday night.
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THE Bulldogs are planning to make a million-dollar play for Parramatta's number one star Jarryd Hayne.
Canterbury officials began making inquiries into poaching Hayne just 24 hours after Ricky Stuart announced his sudden exit from the Eels last Wednesday night.
It's the second time this year that Canterbury officials have looked at signing Hayne. The Eels star would be a direct replacement for Brisbane Broncos bound fullback Ben Barba.
Canterbury coach Des Hasler spoke with Hayne's manager Wayne Beavis about Hayne mid-season, but nothing eventuated.
Beavis will meet with his star client tomorrow, in what could mark be the beginning of the end of Hayne at Parramatta.
"I'll be meeting with Jarryd on Monday," Beavis said.
"I want to talk to him about the events that have unfolded. He went to New Zealand on Friday and I haven't had a chance to talk to him, so I just need to sit and talk to him and see where his head is at.
"I won't be making any further comment except to say he's contracted at Parramatta."
The Bulldogs move to lure the 25-year-old from the troubled Eels is also the first sign that the fallout from Stuart's exit to Canberra next season is about to get even uglier.
Contracted to the Eels until the end of 2015, Hayne failed to offer a firm commitment when asked to do so at last Thursday night's club presentation night. Instead, he stated his focus was on being fit for the upcoming World Cup.
And you could hardly blame the Test star for dodging the question, given the dilemma confronting his career.
Hayne is facing the unenviable task of taking guidance from Parramatta's seventh coach in seven years. Hayne began his NRL career in 2006 when Brian Smith was head coach, but it wasn't until Jason Taylor was appointed mid-season the same year that he made his first grade debut.
But the constant boardroom in-fighting and lack of success on the footy field at the Eels has resulted in Hayne being subsequently coached by Michael Hagan, Daniel Anderson, Stephen Kearney, Brad Arthur and most recently Stuart.
There is a growing belief, which is shared by rugby league immortal Bob Fulton, that Hayne's career has suffered and will never reach its full potential while ever the instability of the Parramatta club and it's ever revolving door of coaches exists.
"It's a combination of factors that influences careers, you can't say it's this, that or the other but undoubtedly you have to start with the coaches," Fulton said.
"Ricky's problem was that Hayne was injured for the majority of the time that he had him, so he couldn't have a big influence over his career.
"Ricky's the type of coach who would've been ideal, but that wasn't to be.
"Jarryd's probably got five or six seasons left in him and Wayne (Beavis) needs to be looking at placing him somewhere with a coach that has a history of getting the best out of their players."
Hasler's ability to influence careers is undoubted.
He plucked Manly's premiership-winning half and Australian representative Daly Cherry-Evans from the QLD Cup, turned Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds into an Origin player and took Canterbury to last year's grand final in his first season at the club.
Hasler's pursuit of a fullback to replace Barba has been widely reported with Josh Dugan targeted prior to re-signing with St George Illawarra while Israel Folau was also sounded out before he committed with Australian rugby union a fortnight ago.
New Zealand's Kevin Locke was also rejected links to the Dogs via Twitter on Friday, maintaining his commitment to the Warriors.
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CWFC Fight Night 9 takes place in Amman, Jordan, tomorrow. Plenty of big bouts on the card.
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CWFC Fight Night 9 takes place in Amman, Jordan, tomorrow. Plenty of big bouts on the card.
"If people think I'm past it now, that's fine with me. It's all extra motivation. Do I want to be this ex-UFC guy that everyone beats? I don't want to be the guy who fought for the UFC a few times but ends up working in ASDA for the rest of his life."
Interview with Che Mills
Weigh-in results - Hucin misses, Mann, Roddy with a little to go:
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Wish it was Saturday and not Friday. Will be working when the event is on.
Image gallery from last night's City Mall open weigh-ins HERE.
Prelims start in 15 minutes. Main card at 7pm (UK).
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King François I, Leonardo da Vinci and 45 mini-châteaux
François I and Leonardo da Vinci… Both chose to reside at length in Amboise... and they certainly had good taste!
François I, the aesthete and builder, spent the greater part of his youth and the early part of his reign here. He held feast after feast in his château.
Just nearby, another personality awaits our visit: the great Leonardo da Vinci. The painter of the Mona Lisa was invited by François I and spent the last years of his life at Le Clos Lucé. Visitors to his château can discover the paintings and inventions of this multifaceted genius.
Just 5km from there, Amboise boasts another amazing monument, the Pagoda of Chanteloup. This 44-metre high conical tower ordered by the Duke of Choiseul in 1775 offers a marvellous view of the Loire Valley.
If you don't have a head for heights, however, another possibility might be the Mini-Châteaux Theme Park. Set in 2 hectares of landscaped grounds with 2,000 miniature trees (bonsais) there are 45 models of the most beautiful châteaux of the Loire on a scale of 1 to 30.
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Elias Haslanger & Church on Monday
Fri., May 17, 2013
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115 San Jacinto, 512/296-2188
Church on Monday has become one of Austin's all-time great combos. The front line of tenor sax native Elias Haslanger, organ commander Dr. James Polk, and guitar magician Jake Langley rides blues standards and originals atop the twin engines of bassist Daniel Durham and drummer Scott Laningham weekly at the Continental Gallery. At the former Skinny's Ballroom now rises a tony local jazz vanguard, and look who they've got sermonizing – free. – Raoul Hernandez
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Shipping schedules haven't returned to normal
It's been almost three months since the end of an 11-day lockout that shut down 29 West Coast ports, including Portland. But business still isn't back to normal.
'It's been heck,' said Tony Galati, Portland branch manager for Hyundai America Shipping Agency, with uncharacteristic politeness for a shipper.
The lockout, he said, 'knocked the vessel schedule for a loop,' not just for Hyundai but for a number of carriers. 'We haven't seen the volumes through here that we would normally see.'
Hyundai ships make a regular circuit from Asia to Puget Sound, Vancouver, B.C., and Portland, then back to Asia.
But since the lockout, instead of a weekly schedule, 'We're pretty much doing every other week,' Galati said.
The target date for returning to pre-lockout operations is February, he said.
About 10,500 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union were barred from West Coast docks Sept. 27 by the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents terminal operators and shippers.
The docks reopened Oct. 8 under a federal court order. When contract talks resumed between the union and the maritime association after an impasse, the two sides reached tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.
Members of ILWU Local 8 in Portland, along with other union members, recently voted on the new contract, which includes a pay raise, a pension increase and fully-paid health insurance. The pact also calls for introduction of new technology on the docks.
Ballots will be counted Wednesday at ILWU headquarters in San Francisco. A simple majority is needed to approve the contract.
While the ballots are being counted, shippers still are seeking to return to pre-lockout operation.
'It's really a function of trying to get back on schedule on a global basis,' said Bob Hrdlicka, manager of the Port of Portland's marine division. 'Ever since the West Coast lockout, schedules are a little bit goofy.'
It's not easy to get back on schedule, says Galati, whose company is part of Hyundai Merchant Marine, based in Seoul, Korea.
'When you've got cargo going to a large mix of ports,' he says, 'it's very difficult to return to normal scheduling and, of course, vessel schedule integrity is something we're very focused on.'
The disruption in schedules is causing particular problems for manufacturers that have built operations around just-in-time delivery systems.
'For the last couple of years, everyone has come to rely on a fixed day of the week service, week in, week out,' Hrdlicka said. 'When that suddenly disappears, it's a real challenge (for manufacturers) trying to plan production.
'Nobody anywhere in the world anymore has the luxury of having enough in their warehouse to keep running for several months. Just-in-time (inventory) is tough to do when the schedules fall apart.'
Hrdlicka cited Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. as an example of a company that has been significantly affected by the scheduling disruptions.
Potlatch makes paper stock for milk cartons and similar end products in its Lewiston, Idaho, paper mill, then sends the stock, in shipping containers, down the Snake and Columbia rivers to Portland, where it is shipped to customers in the Far East.
Potlatch, an integrated forest products company that has exported paperboard to Japan and Australia for more than 30 years, more recently has been making a concerted effort to expand its market share in China, Taiwan and other Pacific Rim countries.
'In order to meet their customers' requirements,' Hrdlicka said, 'they need to have a certainty as far as vessel schedules are concerned.'
Potlatch's sales already were suffering. Its revenues were down 1 percent in the first nine months of last year from the previous year, in part because of declining pulp and paper sales. (Fourth-quarter results aren't scheduled to be released until Jan. 27.)
Schedules also have caused problems in Asia, source of a vast amount of goods bound for the United States. Some factories had to shut down when they ran out of storage space.
Dry-docking for cargo ships, which are on a fixed maintenance schedule, also can interfere with a return to normal schedules.


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George Frederick Fowkes, Jr.
George Frederick Fowkes Jr, loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend passed on to eternity peacefully on Sunday November 22, 2009, at his home with his family at his side.
Born to George Frederick Fowkes and Florence Crowther Fowkes on May 25, 1918, in New Rochelle, NY, he was predeceased by his brother Raymond and his daughter, Beverly Ann, and his loving wife of 56 years, Jeannette Mc- Intyre Fowkes. He is survived by his children Pamela Fowkes DeMayo; her husband, Louis DeMayo of East Dennis, MA; and Wendy Fowkes Van Derlyn of Beacon, NY. He was known as Pop-pop to his grandchildren, Melissa DeMayo; Megan (DeMayo) Santos; her husband, Paulo; Brett DeMayo; James Van Derlyn; his wife, Karen; Courtney Van Derlyn Elwell; and nine great grandchildren, James, Taylor, Elizabeth, Drake, Jonathan, Kristen, Alison, Gregory and Mason.
In his youth, Mr. Fowkes attained the rank of Eagle Scout and later served in the United States Army in WWII under General Patton throughout Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he and his wife raised their family in Brewster, NY, while he pursued a career in sales, culminating in the establishment of his own real estate firm. He was the President and Founder of MLS in Putnam County, NY; Board President of the Putnam County Realtors; Member of the Board of Directors of the Putnam Community Hospital in Carmel, NY; President of the Chamber of Commerce; President of the Lions Club; a founding member of the Salem Country Club in North Salem, NY.; Member of the Grand Masons of NY; a Lieutenant on the Brewster, NY, Fire Department; Member of the Elks Club, American Legion and VFW in Brewster, NY.
At age 56, Mr. Fowkes and his wife retired on Cape Cod where he was a member of the First Congregational Church in Yarmouth Port; he was on the Board of Trustees and the Board of Deacons, a member of the Howard Lodge A.F. & A.M. in South Yarmouth, the Grand Lodge of MA, and President of the Forest Pines Association.
Mr. Fowkes was a loyal New England sports fan, himself, an avid golfer who enjoyed his position as a starter at the Dennis Pines Golf Course well into his 80s. Stated by a grandchild many years ago, "I thought Pop was a professional golfer, a master farmer and a perpetually tanned man with a great pair of legs." These feelings grew into a deep respect for the gentle, self-made man who loved his family and friends. He is already sorely missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM on December 20, 2009, at the First Congregational Church, 329 Main Street (6A) in Yarmouth Port, MA. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Dennis Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 332, Dennis Port, MA 02639 or the VNA Hospice, 434 Route 134, Suite G-1, South Dennis, MA 02660.


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WIN the Glasses off the Jonas Brothers' Heads!
A few weeks ago we went to Adobe Bluffs High School in San Diego, California, to watch the Jonas Brothers perform for the lucky kids there who'd entered to win a free concert via a TOPPS Baby Bottle Pop contest.
Following the too-awesome show, we caught up with the guys (and bodyguard big Rob) and asked them to pose in these shades.
Now we have them up for grabs in our WIN section.
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Hero of the Day
A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer saved a choking woman on Saturday. Around 11:35am KDPS Officer Jason Gates stopped a woman for a red light violation in the 4100 block of South Burdick Street. As Officer Gates approached the vehicle he found that the driver was choking on food and struggling to breath. He performed the Heimlich maneuver and the woman began breathing again.
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.... now I've got your attention, it's not a rude word at all, at least not in my book, but I'm going to talk about FASTING - to be precise, the latest "craze" in weight loss which is Intermittent Fasting aka the 5:2 diet or The Fast Diet.
Now although I've always felt blessed with a size 12 figure, at only 5ft 2", currently weighing in a 9st 10lbs, I am on the heavy side for a short arse and I carry most of my excess weight around my middle. I'm well aware of how unhealthy this is, plus I could be carrying who knows how much fat on the INSIDE of my body, I figure it's time to get myself sorted. My BMI is 23.8 (according to the scales at Boots) which is acceptable but could definitely be lower and therefore healthier. I've even got the tape measure out and horror of horrors, my waist measures 38 inches!!!! I am being brave and sharing this with you all in the interests of research and transparency, to see if this diet actually works. I hope to be reporting losses as the weeks go by. I hereby pledge to stick with it for 12 weeks and see how it goes. Can I live with it? Does it actually work?
It is called a diet but I do prefer to think of it as a STRATEGY. The basics are that on 5 days a week you eat normally and on 2 non-consecutive days you Fast, consuming just 500 calories if you are a women and 600 calories if you are a man. I'm currently reading The Fast Diet book and it is very persuasive stuff, claiming health benefits that include:
- weight loss of 1-2lb a week,
- improvements in blood pressure,
- improvements in cholesterol levels,
- reduced risk of age related disease, such as cancer,
- reduced risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and dementia,
- a greater sense of wellbeing and happiness!
On the cancer subject, the book refers to research undertaken at the Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Centre in Manchester where a study of women showed that those on a 2 day diet lost twice as much weight as those on a full-time diet - interrrrrrresting!
So taking all the above into account, myself and the Hubster have started on The Fast Diet. The beauty of it is, that you choose whichever 2 days fit in with your coming week the best. You don't have to stick to the same 2 days. So this week I have fasted on Tuesday and today (Friday). I must be honest, that Friday is not a great day to only allow yourself 500 calories, but as yesterday my mum was round for dinner plus I had a hospital appointment (just a check-up), I felt today would fit better. So, yes I have felt deprived of my usual Friday glass of wine, but tomorrow is another day and I can have one or 2 if I like, then!
Today I have eaten:
Breakfast - 2 boiled eggs and 4 asparagus spears (to dip)
No lunch
Dinner - one lightly dusted Cod Fillet with 3 Broccoli florets and about 50g of steamed spinach
Drinks - MANY!!! lots of herbal tea or water (hot and cold) - my downfall here is that I can't bear herbal tea unsweetened - I tried today and it was grim!! So I use a sweetener called Agave Nectar which is similar to runny honey but has lower calories and a lower GI. However if I have that every time I have a drink, the calories soon rack up.
Snacks - 1 satsuma
The above totals 525 calories - it is quite tricky to keep it at 500, however practice makes perfect. On Tuesday (my 1st fast day) I had 562 but that was because I really couldn't sleep and got up to eat a chocolate covered rice cake!! I'm hoping tonight I will do better on the sleep front.
Today has been quite tough if I'm honest. I have been home all day pretty much, other than the school runs. I have kept myself busy with household chores etc, but I think next time I fast I'll make sure I get out and about more. This is early days though right - the book promises that after a few weeks you get used to it and the feeling of hunger barely registers. So I've got to stick with it. Nothing worth doing is ever easy. And tomorrow is another day - one in which I can eat whatever I like AND have some vino. I should point out though, I'm not a fan of junk/fast food. We have very occasional take aways and the closest we get to junk food is a pizza from the freezer once every couple of weeks. So, when I say I can eat whatever I like, I won't be going on a junk food bender and stuffing my face silly on unhealthy food. Cos that would obviously undo all today's hard work.
Have you given this diet a go? I would love to hear from you with your experiences and any tips.
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Apple may be preparing to launch a revamped Mac mini, according to a recent leak.
Apple's own Bootcamp support page was updated recently, with a new supported Mac model added to the list. The thing is, that new supported Mac model was listed as the "Mac mini (Mid 2014)."
The latest Mac mini was launched back in October 2012.
Someone at Apple has clearly made a mistake here. It's quite possible that this was simple human error, and that someone at Apple confused the newly revamped MacBook Pro range with the Mac mini.
Sure enough, the reference to a new Mac mini model has since been removed, but it's interesting to note that there's no mention of the new MacBook Pro line in its place.
This wouldn't be the first time we've heard mention of a 2014 Mac mini refresh, either. Back in January, a Belgian retailer listed a new version of the compact computer, complete with Intel Core i7 Haswell processors as standard.
Of course, that listing also predicted a February launch, which obviously didn't come to pass, but the tip off of a new Mac mini was said to come from reliable sources.
With Intel's latest Haswell chips finally rolling out and prompting a 15-inch MacBook Pro refresh, maybe the long-neglected Mac mini is next. It's long been the most affordable entry-point to Apple's polished OS X ecosystem, so we'd love to see the range kept alive.
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Take CableTV.com's Advice and Make DIRECTV Your Next TV Service Provider
Among all the satellite TV and cable companies in Pitkin, CO, independent consumer surveys recognize DIRECTV as the best TV service provider in the area. At CableTV.com, we rate the performance of cable companies and other paid television services available in your area so you can find and compare providers and packages quickly and easily.
Being cost-efficient is good, but there's more to look for when picking the best cable company in Pitkin, CO. That's why we've compiled info on the highest rated providers available in Pitkin—so you can compare and contrast the number of channels and other features offered by each company. No TV package is absolutely perfect for everyone. You may get most of the major networks, no matter what provider you choose, but TV packages in Pitkin may offer a different selection of smaller channels than you'd get with a similar package in another city. If you want to catch every Denver Broncos or game, for instance, the ideal choice for you might be a premier package. We'll show you all of your options, no matter what you want to watch.
The content of your TV package can make or break your home entertainment experience. But so can customer service. Savvy consumers like you are looking for TV providers that deliver a reliable service, along with a history of customer satisfaction. Use CableTV.com's ratings to determine which cable company in Pitkin, CO has the highest consumer ratings. By following our recommendation, you have a greater chance of selecting a provider that can give you the service and support you want.


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Tuesday is a Day to Celebrate Cats + More
Every single day of the year is set aside for at least one, and usually more, events. Like today (Monday) you could have been celebrating National Chocolates Day or Lung Health Day. But don't get bummed because Tuesday is just as good if not better!
I've always wondered how much cleaner I'd be if I could lick myself from head to toe. Well, perhaps tomorrow, I'll ask a feline how to do it because it's National Cat Day. Personally, not a big fan of cats. They creep me out. Give me Catwoman any day!
It's also Internet Day! I'll bet Al Gore will be happy.
Finally, and I've saved the best for last, it's Psoriasis Day. When it comes to chronic skin conditions, it's one of my faves. Psoriasis is right up there with skin tags, for me.
Well, there ya go. Wanna tie these things all into one big celebration? Call Al Gore up and see if his cat has Psoriasis. My guess is probably not but stranger things have happened!
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The Game, Michelle Malkin: Twitter Beef Leads to Threatening, Racist Comments
Rapper Game just released his fifth studio album Jesus Piece, but instead of spreading compassion, the record seems to be instigating drama.
The most recent beef broke out over Twitter last night when Michelle Malkin, a conservative commentator and the brains behind a website that watches tweets called Twitchy, posted a critical piece on the album.
Although her post included both praise and criticism of the controversial cover, which depicts Jesus in all red with a red kerchief over his mouth — clear paraphernilia of the infamous "Bloods" gang — raised the hackles of both the Game and his fans.
The tweets posted feature Game fans threatening to rape Malkin and hurling racist insults, among many shocking, ignorant threats. The Game has gone on to attempt a "Boycott Fox News" campaign via Twitter and calls her comments racist. To read more of the drama check out the rapper's Twitter feed here.