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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett said, "I applaud U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg for upholding our Constitution's Second Amendment right for law-abiding Marylanders to own and use a handgun in defense of themselves and their family. Unfortunately, there are other local jurisdictions that restrict this Constitutional right. That is why I have reintroduced the Citizens' Self-Defense Act, H.R. 2252. As Judge Legg correctly ruled, the burden should be on the government to prove that an American is unfit to exercise this Constitutional right. Law abiding Americans should not have to prove to governments that they have a need to own and use a gun to defend themselves and their family members."
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You may have already noticed this, but the print version of the Ahwatukee Foothills News has undergone some changes over the past few months.
This very 'Tukee Talk feature is one of them.
Standing elements like Neighbors and Calendar have become more organized, anchored on the same pages every day so you know where to find them. Business stories are now under their own little mini section, called Money. The fonts and overall page design has been cleaned up and simplified.
We wanted Ahwatukee.com to mirror those changes. And on Wednesday, we flipped the switch.
So come, take a tour with me around the new and improved homepage of the Ahwatukee Foothills News (this works best if you're actually at your computer as you read this, so I'll wait as you fire up your browser).
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The first thing you'll notice when Ahwatukee.com loads is the new masthead in all its glory. I don't know if you remember, or even noticed our logo before, but it was squished down to the size of that "login" box next to the banner ad. We thought it needed some more "oomph."
Below the masthead, you'll see our section tabs have been updated and reorganized. Under News you'll find Local News, which is Ahwatukee-specific stuff; City News, which is coverage on the state Legislature, Phoenix mayoral race, plus some Valley and state news as well; Money, which is business stories; and News Briefs, like the ones you find on page 7 of the print edition.
Under Community, the only thing that really changed was the name Someone to Love, formerly Pet of the Week. Neighbors, Obituaries, Schools and Calendar remain the same.
Under Opinion, you can see all our past 'Tukee Talks, Commentaries, Letters to the Editor, and a form to submit letters to us.
Sports and Rec now has a GameDay section for all you high school football fans out there. Sports Briefs and Jason P. Skoda's blog can be found there as well.
And, of course, Classifieds still allows you to browse and place your ads.
Below the tabs is "Featured Links." This is cool. This is where we put links to specific stories, topics or special sections (like Friday's Ahwatukee Medical) that we think will be of particular interest to you, so keep an eye on it as it changes daily!
Scrolling down, you'll see our template has changed. Our three columns are now the same width, which we thought looked cleaner and more simplified, which was the same idea behind the changes we've made to the page design in print.
We've moved Sports up higher since we know it's of high interest to you readers.
Our E-edition is now in the right-hand column with a much larger thumbnail, making it easier to find.
Our Someone to Love and In Your Neighborhood features have been given much more prominent placement. In the Calendar feature, the Here and Near are now marked with icons to make them stand out. Click on the word "Calendar" itself for the list of more events.
Further down you can find the Community, Money and Opinion stories, and toward the bottom you can see our slideshows, videos, Arts & Life content, and, this week, a very special online poll.
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CHURCHES in Lickey and Blackwell are hoping a new recruit will help bring the community together.
Lickey parish, which is made up of Holy Trinity, based in Lickey, and St Catherine's Church, Blackwell, has taken on The Rev Paul Clarke as a community minister.
His role is to open the churches beyond their walls and develop relationships within the communities around them.
Margaret Brighton, minister at Holy Trinity and St. Catherine's said: "Paul will be seeking to enhance the community spirit of Lickey and Blackwell, as a bridge between church and community. This is not a new work we are doing but rather we are seeking to redefine the place of the church in the community. Paul will be engaging in new and exciting initiatives and we are delighted to have him as part of our local team."
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My, my, hey, hey lossless audio is here to stay thanks to JustBoom, a set of Raspberry Pi "hats" that connect to the mini computer and offer high fidelity audio playback and amplification. The $24 hats include a lossless DAC, a mini-amplifier, and a high-resolution audio output with COAX and optical audio out. If you, like Neil Young, require the utmost fidelity in your music… Read More
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Eco Media Player Revolution hand-cranked MP3 player
Sick of batteries and the burden that batteries carry? Me too, man. Me too. Here's a hand-cranked MP3 player called the Eco Media Player Revolution. It's the successor to the original hand-cranked Eco Media Player. This new one handles music and movie files in AAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, MP4, and WMV formats and features 4GB of storage. There's also an FM radio, photo album… Read More
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For those of you who don't care for the stock interface or firmware on your digital music player, there's the Rockbox firmware, which works on many Archos, iRiver, iPod, iAudio, Gigabeat, and Sansa devices. The firmware features extended codec support (OGG, Flac, etc.) plus enhanced audio magic, MPEG video support, tagging, plug-ins, playlist creation, games, and more (see the… Read More
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Cyclone Evan Update: Cyclone EVAN now being called the worst storm to ever hit Fiji
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Cyclone Evan has wrecked homes, brought down trees and caused flooding across Fiji's main island.
The biggest cyclone in 20 years to hit the Pacific island nation is believed to have been destroyed a number of homes in Fiji's second largest city, Lautoka, in western Viti Levu.
Tonight power was cut and land and mobile phone lines went down, but before they were lost, there were reports of major damage.
On the northern coast of Viti Levu, flood waters hit Ba, Raikiraki and Tavua.
In Suva Harbour, two container ships have run aground and are struggling to stay afloat as they're pounded by rough seas, coinciding with a 10pm high tide.
There were no reports of death or injury.
By 11pm the cyclone had moved south of Nadi and winds in the area have eased, MetService said.
Tourist resorts on many of Fiji's palm-fringed islands were evacuated and authorities set up more than 60 evacuation centres.
Before phone contact was lost, Wellington lawyer Janet Mason said the upper part of her house in Lautoka had been destroyed.
She had said the weather was extreme and dramatic.
She said an empty house had flown through the air and landed beside hers.
"Another house has completely disintegrated, its roof is in the trees."
Debris is everywhere and much of it is flying through the air.
"Everything is going, all the trees are being destroyed, there will be nothing left."
In her own home, the roof was coming off and she was losing windows.
"It's really bad, it never stops. The wind is howling so strong and it is raining, except the wind is so strong you cannot see the rain."
Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley said Lautoka city looks like a war zone.
"It's something a lot of people there never expected. They didn't expect the cyclone to hit them to that extent," Wesley said.
"According to people on the ground ... they have never seen anything like this.
"Very, very strong winds, waves, rain, but I think what's worrying was the very, very strong winds," he said.
"For buildings to lose their roofs like that, it's a reflection of how powerful the cyclone was."
So far there had not been any reports of casualties as a result of the storm.
In the capital, Suva, a container ship and a bulk carrier were struggling to stay afloat in wave surges of up to five metres and while the immediate concern is for their crews, any shipwreck would pose an environmental disaster.
Both the 14,000 ton bulk carrier ship Starford and the Singapore-flagged Capitaine Tasman, 9725 tons were at anchor while aground but appeared to be struggling without any help from tugs.
Cyclone Evan, which has already wrought WST$300 million (NZ$157 million) damaged and left four people dead and 12 missing in Samoa.
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Cyclone EVAN now being called the worst storm to ever hit Fiji
Cyclone Evan grew to a Category 5 cyclone as it moved over the shallow warm water between Fiji's outer islands and its main island. Evan's well formed eye was just off the Western coast so there was never a break from the sustained winds that were 150mph with possible gust up to an estimated 180mph. Officials in Fiji are now saying that Evan was the worst storm ever to hit the Fiji Islands.
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Cyclone Evan hits Fiji: 'This will be much worse'
4:18 PM Monday Dec 17, 2012
Fiji residents are bracing themselves as Cyclone Evan makes its presence felt.
Thousands of people have taken shelter in the region as Tropical Cyclone Evan batters the area with winds of up to 185km/h.
Up to 400 New Zealanders also hunkered down in evacuation centres, with Cyclone Evan increasing from category 3 to 4 as it made its way towards Fiji.
Pacific Harbour resident Michael Thoms, who lives 40 minutes from Suva on the edge of where Evan is set to hit hardest, said today he'd just watched a tree in his backyard "take off''.
Mr Thoms said Cyclone Evan was set to be more severe than Cyclone Bebe, which hit the region in 1972 and killed 18 people.
"Quite definitely this will be much worse than that one, I feel very sorry for the people up North on the Vanua Levu side.''
Cyclone Kina in 1993 killed 23 people in the region and left thousands homeless.
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APIA -- Samoa government reports that a total of 10 people including fishermen who were on board three fishing boats are missing while four are still confirmed dead following cyclone Evan last week.
Over the weekend, an aircraft from the New Zealand government conducted the search and rescue operation for three missing alia fishing boats and their crew. The fishermen left earlier in the week before the cyclone developed, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's office.
The aircraft also conducted aerial imaging of the damage to Samoa from the cyclone to complement the on-ground assessments, which is on going for both Upolu and Savai'i islands as reports are being compiled.
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I think one of the biggest stresses in my life as a mother is my children's sleep. I am going to guess that's because it directly relates to my own sleep. If baby's not sleeping, more often than not momma is not sleeping either. As any mom knows those first couple months can be brutal. Now just imagine it times two or three. When multiples get thrown in the mix, it's even harder to cope with.
The first thing we struggled with was where would three babies sleep? We decided right away we didn't want the new babies in with our oldest son because he was going to be getting to the point where he might be sleeping through the night (about 9 months old). So we decided to have them in a separate room. No more office/guest bedroom for us. With twins there are a lot of questions. Do we need two cribs right away? Should we use a double bassinet first? Can they be together? We decided for us we would use a double bassinet for a few months then put them into one crib until they were waking each other up, and then we would separate them into two cribs. Eventually, when our twins were sleeping through the night then all three cribs could be in the same room.
Once the twins were born we realized that all the planning in the world was not going to prepare us for night time with three infants. Our twins were very colicky and had some reflux issues. So the lovely double bassinet rarely got used. Instead they slept in their swings in our bedroom. I think I would usually get an hour in between feedings during the night. Finally I figured out how to nurse them lying down. I would take each one to bed and let them nurse until the other twin woke up and then switch them. I did this all night every night for about 3 months. When they were born my older son James was only 8.5 months, so he was still waking up for a bottle at night. My husband was always in charge of James.
They always wanted to snuggle together
Three months in they were starting to sleep a little better and James was sleeping through the night. We decided to move them together into their crib in their own room. I felt more confident with nursing at night and it was not as often anymore, so I felt ready to have them out of our room. At this point I was still nursing them to sleep and putting them down asleep. It would take a good hour to get them fully asleep so they could be moved. I was definitely getting tired of spending my whole evening nursing and sitting on the couch with the babies on me waiting for them to fall asleep. Then when they woke up at night they would only go back to sleep next to me and nursing. I was getting so exhausted I could hardly function.
At six months I finally let my husband talk me into sleep training them. We also separated them into their own cribs but they were right next to each other so they could still see each other and sleep next to each other. Now, we didn't get the chance to read many parenting books so we went with the old fashioned CIO method. With all four children sleep training has been my husband's domain. I am a softy and will cave every time so he was in charge of these things.
I would nurse the boys in the evening and my husband would take them to bed still awake but sleepy. He told them good night and walked out. I immediately put my headphones on and went to read a book. My husband checked in on them every 15 minutes to calm them down. The first couple of nights took between 45 minutes and one hour. After three days it took less and time. By the end of a week it was taking less than five minutes for the boys to fall asleep. When we did this, they went from feeding constantly at night to feeding two times a night. By about 9 months they were down to one feeding a night and sleeping through the night by a year. When the twins dropped some of their night feedings, I was able to nurse them out of our bed and just get them back to sleep. My husband and I both sleep better when the kids are not in bed with us so this was a huge step.
First night of sleep training my little Joe fell asleep sitting up.
At a year we had to make a little adjustment as we moved all three boys into the same room. It took a little time to get our oldest used to his brothers in the room with him, but in about a week they didn't seem to bother him anymore. We would read to the boys and let them have some milk. Then all three would get their teeth brushed and they all went down fairly easy. (Until a few months later when my twins learned how to hop from crib to crib, but that's for another post.)
People ask me all the time if I wished we had trained them earlier, but I really think we did it at a good time and to be honest it was more about me than them. I was feeling more confident as a mother of twins. I knew that their growth and nutrition was OK. I was more comfortable with breastfeeding them and knowing they were full. All of these things made me able to let them cry a little and learn to fall asleep. If I had done it any earlier I would have been so frightened that they were still hungry or just not tired or any other number of things besides the fact that they just needed to sleep. I also get asked if it is different with twins than single babies. My answer would be a little. They may have woken each other up a bit more, but with our two other single children it seemed like it always took about a week to get a new habit in place and that was no different with the twins. It seems like a rough week but the benefits of a better night's sleep are so wonderful it's absolutely worth it.
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Not too long ago, Brigham Young guard Jimmer Fredette was known to many fans as the guy with the funky name and the deadly shot who didn't get a whole lot of recognition because he played for a Mountain West Conference team. In another month or so, he might be known as something else: college basketball's national player of the year.
Fredette, the nation's leading scorer at 27.3 points a game, has paced the Cougars to a No. 3 national ranking and a 27-2 record that has them in contention for a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed. He's shooting 41.4% from three-point range and 89.4% from the foul line.
An unofficial poll of some voters, published last week by the Michigan-based website Annarbor.com, showed Fredette far ahead of the competition. Ohio State's Jared Sullinger was second, Duke's Nolan Smith third and Connecticut's Kemba Walker fourth.
The poll, published several times during the season, surveys a cross-section of journalists who serve as voting members on various player-of-the-year panels. Basketball is unlike football, where the Heisman Trophy is recognized as the single top individual award.
Annarbor.com voters are asked to select their top three choices, and 40 in the poll had Fredette first, with Sullinger and Smith evenly splitting the other 10 top votes.
Smith is bidding to become the first player to lead the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring and assists in the same season. While still well behind, he's been gaining in the voting, says Michael Rothstein, who coordinates the balloting and whose poll accurately tabbed Evan Turner and Blake Griffin as the last two players of the year.
"I don't remember a guy like Nolan Smith coming on as strong as this," Rothstein says. "Don't be surprised if he finishes second."
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Pocono corners: âItâs definitely a tough racetrack,â Allmendinger said. âYou canât really make anything perfect. You just try to get all three corners good. It seems that if you make one perfect, the other two are horrible.â
Get into the rhythm: âWith the repave, it is definitely a lot smoother,â Allmendinger said. âIt is one of those places that you have got to get into a rhythm. You have to use your brake markers. Usually a lot of these tracks you do it by feel, but at Pocono Raceway you have got to use markers on the side of the racetrack to figure out where you need to brake. You also have to get the downshifts timed right in general. It becomes a rhythm. With a year gone, Iâm not sure how the track will be with the pavement sitting through the tough winter.â
Track position: âItâs like any other place where track position is critical,â Allmendinger said. âYouâve got to go out there and get a good qualifying run in.â
Strategy: âStrategy plays a lot into the race,â Allmendinger said. âItâs like a road course in the sense that you can use the wave-arounds, pit and still stay on the lead lap. If you pit before the yellow comes out and you time it right, you can get back out and not be a lap down and then the caution comes out you can be at the front of the pack. Itâs one of those races where you are never really out of it even if your car is not great. You can work the strategy and have a good day.â
Horsepower: âItâs a tough place, but ultimately we will have good speed there,â Allmendinger said. âWe have good horsepower so that will be helpful. Since the repave, I havenât quite figured it out yet. I think weâll be decent there at least. Weâve got good motors and good cars. Itâs just about trying to get the car comfortable in all three corners and hopefully work the strategy right during the race.â
Focusing on Pocono: "Going into Pocono, I think it will be a strong weekend for us because of AJâs road racing background," JTG Daugherty Racing co-owner Brad Daugherty said. "It seems to really be a racetrack that if you are good at downshifting and good at really manipulating the shifter, you can really gain spots and positions. You see a lot of the road race guys have a lot of success there. You take what AJ has accomplished road racing wise plus his oval track skills along with Childress (ECR Engines) horsepower and what our guys are doing at the race shop, I think it is a great opportunity for us to really showcase how strong of a little team we really are."
Keeping Michigan in sight: "I think there are good things ahead for us at Michigan International Speedway too," Daugherty said. "I know the Childress (Richard Childress Racing) guys are working on some pieces and parts. Our guys back at the race shop are really working hard on giving us the best car we can have when we get there. We will have a brand new car for that race. Speeds are going to be tremendous. The guys that tested there were going 217 to 218 miles per hour off into the corners. I know AJ enjoys real high-speed racetracks. I think our high-speed, high-grip program is getting better. We don't have the tremendous depth and that's where a team our size could struggle throughout June and July. We're doing our best to have a good start to the dog days. If we can get some good finishes the latter part of the season. Who knows? We could make this Chase and win some races."
Testing Sonoma this week: "AJ is really good at Sonoma Raceway," Daugherty said. "Weâre going out there and testing Tuesday and Thursday. We are going to spend a lot of time to get a good platform for the race car and to get very comfortable. We feel like itâs one of the racetracks â and thereâs several, not just the road courses - - that AJ and our team can win. Weâre going to go out and be as prepared as we can possibly be. We built him a car specific to Watkins Glen (International) last year and we had a great run there. We feel if we do the same for Sonoma, it gives him a great opportunity. We will need to qualify well, run up front all day and have great pit stops. All we need is a chance on that last green-white-checker to have an opportunity to race to the checkered flag."
A win is around the corner: "A win is coming and weâre excited," Daugherty said. "We know a win is around the corner. It would be huge for us to win at Sonoma, but that would also be short-sided. We want to win a lot of races and we are in this thing to win and to work towards being in the championship hunt. We know itâs going to be hard. Weâve got certain races circled on the schedule and Sonomaâs one of them. We wonât be satisfied coming out of there with less than a win. I know thatâs saying a lot for a little race team, but weâve got all the confidence in the world in Brian Burns (crew chief) and our people back at the shop. We have a lot of confidence in AJ Allmendinger. I think we will win that race."
AJ Allmendinger has 12 starts at Pocono Raceway and one top-10 finish. His best finish is 10th-place (6/6/10). His average start is 21.417 and his average finish is 24.333.
Career Starts: 204
Top-fives: 6
Top-10s: 33
Pole Awards: 2
First Start: 3/25/2007 Bristol
First Pole: 4/10/2010 Phoenix
Last Pole: 4/22/2012 Kansas
Best Start: 1 - 4/10/2010 Phoenix
Best Finish: 2 - 4/1/2012 Martinsville
Driver DOB: 12/16/1981
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
Crew Chief: Brian Burns
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Bob McConnell wrote:
> JP Vossen wrote:
>> I recently moved my wireless access point to a dedicated interface on
>> my M0n0wall generic-pc 1.231 running on an 10 year old OptiPlex Gs+
>> P166. (Wow, I'd forgotten how *old* that box was! M0n0wall works
>> great, though the GUI is a tad sluggish.)
>> When the WRT54GL wireless AP was directly on the LAN, standard def
>> MPEG2 played over MythTV perfectly. Now that I've firewalled it
>> (separate segment, non-bridged) and opened up TCP/3306 and
>> TCP/6543-6544 (tried with and w/o 'frag'), playback is too choppy to
>> watch. It will play for ~2 seconds, pause for ~2 seconds, etc.
>> I'm only using 21% of memory and CPU load is in the 0-5% range even
>> when attempting to watch MythTV. No VPNs, pretty small environment.
>> FYI the LAN and W_LAN ports are on the same IntelDual (fxp driver)
>> card (though I know the packets still have to leave the card to go
>> through packet filtering). The LAN itself is a D-Link DLI-DGS-1224T
>> "smart" 10/100/1000 switch, and as noted when everything was local to
>> that it worked fine (since the limit there was wireless speed).
>> While I admit the FW hardware is ancient (P166!), according to
>> M0n0wall I'm still barely using it. Does anyone think throwing
>> hardware at the firewall will fix this problem? If so, why, since CPU
>> and RAM use are so low. What am I missing?
>> Would the latest M0n0wall beta firmware help?
> The switch is more likely to be the bottleneck. Even if the NIC is
> capable of full-duplex, there is no guarantee that it works well with
> that switch.
I'm confused. MythTV over wireless worked fine when everything was on
the same (LAN) switch. Heck, it all worked fine when everything was on
the same old 10/100 *hub* that I was using until it died last month. It
was only when I added the M0n0 into the mix that it stopped working.
> The first thing I would try is add a second NIC and split
> the LAN and WAN subnets. You can probably get away with just a
> turnaround cable on the WAN side if you don't have another hub or
> switch.
Still confused. The M0n0 has about 7 NICs, and as previously noted the
Wireless is on a dedicated NIC/segment. Maybe the confusion here is
that I said it's on the same card, but wasn't clear that the card is a
*dual* port NIC (IntelDual). Both LAN (fxp2) and W_LAN (fxp3) indicate
"100baseTX <full-duplex>" in http://m0no/status_interfaces.php.
(LAN switch) <--> WRT54GL (OpenWRT Kamikaze r16206)
| |
[MythTV Backend] [MythTV Client]
Too choppy/jerky to watch:
(LAN switch) <--> [M0n0wall] <--> WRT54GL (OpenWRT Kamikaze r16206)
| |
[MythTV Backend] [MythTV Client]
Thanks for thinking about it,
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Well Stocked Full Service Hardware Store #463380 posted Feb 22, 2017
- LaFayette, New York, United States
- $900,000
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Two High-Volume Auto Repair Shops #463117 posted Feb 17, 2017
- Rochester, New York, United States
- $210,000
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Liquor Store: Sales Consistently Increasing #456048 posted Oct 18, 2016
- Rochester, New York, United States
- $130,000
Convenient high-traffic location. Ample parking very near the front door provides for quick "in and out shopping." Sales were up almost 50% last year. Great lease available. Very good selection of wines and spirits. 800 sq. ft. facility with ample parking. $750/month lease includes taxes.
Music Enthusiasts' Dream: Braselton's Music Studio #455973 posted Oct 16, 2016
- Marion, New York, United States
- $50,000
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- Rochester, New York, United States
- $420,000
40 years same location. Located in a commercial & residential area. No close competition. Walk-in trade. Two-story 5,899 sq. ft. building with ample parking. Includes two (2) one-bedroom apartments on the 2nd Floor. Located on a corner facing a high-traffic road. The seller offers one week...
Branded Station, C-Store, Subway, w/Car Wash #455065 posted Oct 2, 2016
- Sidney, New York, United States
- $375,000
Price Drop: Nice Station with multi revenue streams - Upstate NY. Must have proof of funds to meet seller, Must fill out non disclosure agreement to get. Proforma Profit and Loss with address and photos. Station has multi revenue streams Pumps 40K Galls a Month Avg Car Wash: 6500 Subway: 9000 Nets:...
Equipment Rental Business #405746 posted Apr 24, 2016
- Rochester, New York, United States
- $325,000
Rental center offering outdoor power equipment, party furniture and equipment, and miscellaneous indoor equipment. Bright well-lit showroom, shop and storage area. Well-lit fenced yard. Equipment is well maintained. Staff is very knowledgeable. Customers have come to know that they can depend upon...
Hardware Store: 50+ Years in Business #405585 posted Apr 21, 2016
- Rochester, New York, United States
- $325,000
Well-stocked store with a 5,000 sq. ft. sales floor. Offering personalized service at competitive prices. Very knowledgeable staff. Various services available which the big box stores do not offer. The ideal new owner will have a basic knowledge of home repairs. 1,000 sq. ft. warehouse/storage...
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- $310,000
Business was started in 2010. Located in a densely populated commercial and residential area. The 4,500 sq. ft. store is nicely decorated and all equipment is brand new. The store has access to a basement area for storage if needed. 4,500 sq. ft. store located in strip plaza. Ample parking available....
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- Rochester, New York, United States
- $199,000
A BMW motorcycle and VESPA scooter dealership that serves Western and Central New York state. A very loyal and fanatic customer base built over 15 years of ownership. Complete sales and service department with the latest technology and tools from the manufacturer. Includes complete parts inventory,...
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- Rochester, New York, United States
- $90,000
This is a co-brand franchise of well-known national brands of desserts and other sweet treats. Offering a complete line of high-end ice creams, cakes, smoothies, and shakes, as well as a wide array of confectioneries such as chocolates, gourmet caramel apples, truffles and other fine confections Well-known...
Profitable Custom Framing Shop #379787 posted Apr 24, 2015
- Rochester, New York, United States
- $139,900
The company is a locally owned and operated member of the Rochester community. The store has stood in the same location for 39 years. While the shop has evolved over time, its basic philosophy has remained constant—to treat people fairly, and to give them the most value for their dollar. To this end,...
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- $39,000
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Slippery Rock faculty union: Jobs at risk
The head of the faculty union at cash-strapped Slippery Rock University on Thursday urged his comrades not to wait too long to decide whether retirement is in the picture this academic year.
"Timely information this year may save our college jobs," said Patrick Burkhart, president of the Slippery Rock Chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties.
Burkhardt spoke as part of university President Cheryl J. Norton's presentation to students, faculty and staff about the state of the university, which she warned has significant financial troubles.
The university is facing a $5.2 million deficit brought on by a "perfect financial storm" consisting of increasing expenses, including higher salaries and pension payments; flat state funding; and a declining birth rate that has resulted in fewer high school graduates throughout the region, Norton said.
Layoffs would be a "last resort," she said. Some cuts could come through attrition from resignations and retirements.
Norton cautioned that the university's board of governors has said it won't increase tuition to balance budgets.
If left unchecked, Norton said, the deficit could rise to $29 million by fiscal 2015-16.
Even though the university has a student retention rate of about 80 percent, the student body is getting smaller, she said. The incoming freshman class is about 8 percent smaller than last year's. She expects the downward trend to continue.
Increasing enrollment "has to be a huge piece of going forward for this institution," Norton said.
Even with an increase of 500 students next year, Norton said, the university would gain only about $3.8 million in revenue. For every 100 students the university loses, she added, the university loses $765,000. About 70 percent of the university's revenues come from tuition and academic fees.
Christopher Scott, 30, of Cranberry, who began teaching music and voice classes at Slippery Rock this semester, admitted that hearing about the university's finances concerned him.
"I see Slippery Rock as a strong institution, and our faculty and our administrators and our leaders, we're going to work through this," Scott said.
Slippery Rock is not alone in its financial troubles. Several of the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education have warned of deep financial problems. Edinboro and Clarion are considering job and program cuts.
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"And so we must say to every American: Look beyond the stereotypes that blind us. We need each other — all of us — we need each other. We don't have a person to waste."
— candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 speech accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president
It is this outlook that Dr. Wendy Ross brings to her practice as a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
While she could confine her practice to office visits and prescribing medication, her commitment to her patients compels her to reach further, through a program she designed to include patients with autism in normal community activities, such as visits to museums or air travel.
These activities are potentially terrifying because of the way that they alter familiar routines, something to which children with autism can be especially sensitive.
Yet, says Ross, her work is about more than a single community experience: "It is about shifting the focus of the country from the discussions about causes, cures and controversies of autism, to everyday living and community experiences.
"The hope is that by increasing the ability of children and families to function in the community, we will also one day improve adult functioning and acceptance."
According to Ross, the program started with museums because they are a childhood destination. "Play is considered a human right, and if you don't intuitively know how to play, you need support around this interaction."
Ross joined forces with Roger Ideishi from the University of the Sciences and others to create meaningful experiences for museums and children. From these visits, a seed was planted: If patients and their caregivers were prepared to adjust to other new settings, they could venture out more often and with more confidence.
After starting the museum program, Ross learned of the difficulties experienced by a patient whose parents had taken her with them on a trip to Florida. During pre-boarding on the family's return flight from Florida to Philadelphia, the daughter became agitated when airline personnel allowed only one parent to board with her, thus making it impossible for the entire family to go on the flight, delaying their return home until the next day.
At that point, Ross intervened, and the airline adjusted their routine guidelines to accommodate the family.
Ross realized that she could apply the principles learned from the museum program to help more families negotiate the labyrinth of airport check-in, security and boarding. While airlines have begun to take steps toward assisting passengers with overt physical special needs, education was still needed.
And so the airport accessibility program was launched at Philadelphia International Airport.
Ross routinely trains personnel from the airport, airlines and transportation security administration to recognize and respond in more adaptive ways to families dealing with autism.
Families are also provided with a supported practice experience at the airport. Patients are first prepared with "Social Stories," developed by Carol Gray for those with autism, or scenarios about air travel by international autism expert Carol Gray.
These stories touch upon many aspects of air travel, and are written in simple, accessible language.
Families are also given a reminder sheet, "Family Travel Tips," with such suggestions as what to wear (slip-on shoes, easily removable outerwear) or not wear (bulky or baggy clothes, clothes with metal), and instructions for carrying food and liquids.
Time to Fly
Then patients are taken through a mock travel experience at Philadelphia International Airport. This includes all the steps that passengers go through from arrival at the airport to boarding their flights, beginning with check-in, and proceeding through security, and finally walking through the jetway and onto the plane.
Once on board, they experience take off and landing protocols, and have a snack in between.
For the parents of the patient who inspired Ross to begin this program a year ago, this preparation made all the difference. Their daughter is no longer reluctant to travel.
Yet it is no easy task to coordinate all the planning that must go into the program. The team that makes it possible includes not only airline, airport and security personnel who participate, but also a multidisciplinary team of clinicians.
For example, Rick Dempsey, Philadelphia International Airport ADA coordinator, was impressed during a recent training session with the "collaboration among different groups," who "all came together to serve customer needs," assisting with all the facets of air travel.
Ross hopes to expand the air-travel program nationwide. If she succeeds, the effect will be far-reaching, "opening doors," says Dempsey, "not only for the child with autism but for the family."


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Shostakovich, Symphony No 5 - Mstislav Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Live SACD Hybrid 0550
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The background surrounding Shostakovich and his Fifth Symphony is at least unique if not quite unusual. Without going into great detail, let me just say that he wrote the Symphony while under the real threat of his career being ended if not his life! The very real threat was posed by the very probable official Soviet disfavor he was facing. Fortunately, the official acceptance of his outstanding Fifth Symphony plus great public approval dramatically altered the situation. Shostakovich is quoted as describing his new Symphony as "a Soviet artist's practical reply to just criticism". The unanswered question has to be, did he really mean that? There are still some qualities of his earlier compositions remaining. Included are some melodic passages or rhythms such as marches or dances as well as some shrill scoring. Those sections of shrill scoring will show both music lovers and audiophiles the inherent quality of their audio systems. It is still true, after many years and particularly with solid-state components, that the most common readily apparent "Achilles' heel" of many audio components is the inability to cleanly reproduce high-level shrill orchestral sections without adding harshness and distortions. The fact that it is also very difficult to correctly record those same passages, falsely gives listeners reason to regularly blame the recordings instead of suspecting and checking their components. Ignorance can be bliss.
The justly famous (and not just for Russian compositions) Russian conductor, Mstislav Rostropovich, again offers an outstanding and possibly definitive performance of one of the finest symphonies of the 20th century. Though superficially very different, underneath there are definite hints of qualities or passages usually attributed to Beethoven. Some of those qualities include a heroic scale, a deeply emotional slow movement and very apparent expansive melodic rhythms in the other movements. The orchestral contributions are not to be faulted. Again the brass and horns are particularly impressive. This outstanding composition is one of my very top choices for introduction to so-called modern large―scale orchestral music. Three others are Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and the Third Symphonies by both Roy Harris and Aaron Copland. The overall audio qualities are accurately described as being, at the very least, quite good but perhaps not quite the equal of the LSO Live's best. That may be the same as saying the LSO Live's "latest releases", such as the above mentioned Beethoven Symphony No 3 recorded about a year after this Shostakovich release. In may be a partial explanation of the subtle but definitely noticeable audio quality differences and proof that their audio engineers have been learning and are now close to mastering the combination of a great orchestra performing in a not quite so great recording location. I may have been a bit too quick to reach a conclusion.
I had also received the SACD (hybrid) release of this recording. Comparing the regular CD version (not the CD layer of the hybrid disc) with the SACD layer of the hybrid disc, I used my reference 2 channel (stereo) system. The heart of that system may be the rather superb Allen Wright's highly modified Level 5+ Sony SCD777-ES player. Do not confuse that top loading model's number and performance with Sony's confusing use of a similar numbering for a very different performer. I should mention that it had been many years since I would have ever again even considered modifying any audio component. I have to also mention that I am still pleased to have purchased this Sony to have it modified. I need to acknowledge that there is a distinct possibility of a couple of new expensive players that may equal or surpass its overall performance. I simply must give this background information before making a profound and possibly controversial statement. Using this same player with the appropriate CD or SACD selection for the two recordings, the audible differences were readily apparent and easily repeatable. I seem to enjoy a reputation of not using hyperbole in my reviews. My conclusion in this situation, with these two versions of the same recording, is that in almost every way the SACD version is at least subtly if not slightly or noticeably and simply better-not just different! Simply listening overall instead of trying to dissect the listening experience reveals that the overall result for music lovers would be greater, and more realistic and enjoyable than the sum of the parts. Audiophiles might conclude that some of the better parts might be more enjoyable than the whole. If you have any question about the distinct superiority of SACD, buy, rent or borrow both versions and simply listen-you will not need to strain to hear the improvement. If you do not hear significant audible differences then one of two things is probably true. Your hearing acuity, or lack of it, does not bother you by alerting you to audible flaws or inconsistencies with reality or your player does not reveal differences or flaws to you. The latter is easily proven by even briefly substituting a highly recommended (by PFO of course) SACD/CD player. Happy listening and make the companies continue to put out the best audio releases by creating demand for them by purchasing same!


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It was expressed in patronship, inarguable empathy, and misunderstood so persistently it now seems almost a fancy myth.
But the courage with which he worked in his Ebola-stricken native land is inarguable.
The RNC numbers are inarguable and damning, and there is only Steele to blame.
The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.
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Thread: Concerns About Breastfeeding
14th May 2014 02:06 AM #1
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Concerns About Breastfeeding
Hi! Here are some of my questions regarding Breastfeeding. I hope it's okay that I posted them all at once.
1. Is it alright if I lay my baby down right away after he is full from breastfeeding?
2. Is burping really not necessary after breastfeeding? I just knew about this when my babys resident Paediatrician told us.
3. When my baby had his hearing test, the Audiologist told me to always elevate his head when hes lying down during feeding. I would like to know how high would it to be safe? This is because I dont use pillows but I use folded blankets or cloth nappies to lay his head on. Is this okay?
4. I would like to know how long an expressed milk will last when refrigerated?
5. I want to express my breastmilk so my baby can have it whenever I am not around or when we are out but I am afraid he might not drink it from a bottle as he is used to my nipples. We use the same type of bottle and nipple on it for his water but I dont think he likes it because he is not sucking, maybe its hard or he is just not used to it. Should I buy a softer nipple or should I just try harder with the one that we have?
14th May 2014 06:25 AM #2
Yes please do ask away. It is wonderful that you are breastfeeding - there are countless advantages to breastfeeding your baby including increased immunity and decreased rate of childhood cancers and cancer in the breastfeeding mum. Many women find that breastfeeding does not come easily to them at the start of their breastfeeding journey. This is fine but the thing to do is just keep asking for as much support as you can; here on this forum, at breastfeeding peer support groups, from a lactation consultant, midwives, breastfeeding charity helplines (such as La Leche League) etc. It is a skill which is learnt by mum and baby and suddenly you will realise you are doing it naturally and easily without even thinking about it.
To answer your questions:
1. Yes this is fine. Many women also breastfeed laying down, particularly at night-time. Some women also find that, at first, it is easier for the baby to latch on (and get that essential 'good latch') when they are both laying down. Unicef have produced 'safe co-sleeping guidelines' if you are interested in this.
2. Yes. It really depends on the baby. Breastmilk is delicate and designed specifically for newborn babies' tiny stomachs - quite unlike formula milk. This means that many breastfed babies do not actually need to be burped. Some won't burp at all and some will just give a burp on their own. However, some breastfed babies are still windy and do still need to be burped (a more upright feeding position, such as the 'rugby hold' can help with this). Go with your baby - follow their lead (i.e. if they fall asleep from breastfeeding then absolutely fine, if they seem uncomfortable or wiggly afterwards then try gently burping them).
3. I am a qualified Audiologist also as it happens. I have never heard this or seen research to show this. The recommended sleeping and napping position for babies (including when safely co-sleeping) is to be laying flat. This prevents the risk of cot death. You shouldn't put anything under the babies head when they are under 12 months. Many breastfed babies fall asleep whilst feeding laying down so again I don't believe you should put anything under their head whilst laying down. It is safe to breastfeed a baby in the flat position and this is the natural position for their head to be in.
4. These are the safe storage guidelines for expressed breastmilk:
- at room temperature for 8-10 hours
- in the fridge for 8 days (it is best stored at the back of the fridge)
- in the freezer for 3-12 months depending on the type of freezer and how often the freezer door is opened
5. For babies aged up to 6 months of age you should not give them any water (unless prescribed to do so for an unusual medical condition). The recommendation from the World Health Organisation is to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life then to continue breastfeed from 6 months alongside solid food to two years of age and beyond. A baby under 6 months of age does not need water and, indeed, it is not good for them to have water - breastmilk contains everything they need.
With expressing breastmilk, it is important to remember that breastmilk works on a supply and demand basis. You need to feed your baby often enough from the breast or express the equivalent amount of milk from the breast at this time in order for your body to know how much breastmilk to continue to make for your baby. This is another reason not to give him water as your body will interpret it that he needs less liquids from your breastmilk and so your body will respond by making less breastmilk. At this early stage in your breastfeeding relationship this can still be rectified so don't worry. I would feed him on demand day and night now, exclusively breastfeeding. Then you will set up a good breastmilk supply for the months and even years ahead.
Typically babies of this age will feed every 2-3 hours day and night. If you are expressing breastmilk for some of his feeds then you still need to keep up with this pattern.
I think that your concerns are valid because this is a very early stage in your breastfeeding journey to be introducing bottles. Generally, it is recommended that you don't introduce any artificial teats until breastfeeding is well established (at around 8-10 weeks of age on average). This is because a baby can get 'nipple confusion' because an artificial teat and your nipple are very different. A baby latches onto your breast but he does not do this to a bottle. The worry at this early age is that he gets confused about latching on/ loses this skill and then you become more/ wholly dependent on bottles and your breastmilk supply will also suffer.
Also remember that a baby is much more efficient than any breastpump at extracting milk from the breast. This is why you cannot just express milk from a breast and use this to estimate how much milk a baby is getting from the breast at each feed.
Have you thought about/ are you wearing your baby in a stretchy sling (like a 'Moby' or a 'Karime') as you can then breastfeed on the move with your baby in this sling and with your hands free. It is also wonderful for bonding. You could also consider using a 'feeding apron' to begin with if you are feeling uncomfortable about feeding in public.
You can also get bottles which simulate the breastfeeding action (there is one called the 'breastflow').
I do hope this information helps you and it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Please don't hesitate to post back with any further questions you may have on this topic.
Warm wishes,
Last edited by ljmarsden; 14th May 2014 at 06:31 AM.
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Hi! Thank you so much for your time. I learned a lot from your answers, they were detailed and very informative.
Exclusive breastfeeding has been one of my goals to do for my baby. I'm glad that I have enough supply and I don't have any problems in feeding. I want to give my best for my baby boy and I know this is one of them. Aside from its benefits, it has also helped us save a lot.
Thank you for the answer to my first question. Sometimes, I let him sit on my lap or carry him upright on my chest, facing me for a few minutes before I lay him down. Other times, I immediately lay him down especially when I'm very tired, I felt guilty about it before but now, I'm relieved that it's just fine to do so.
I also breastfeed him when we're both laying down, it's one of my techniques for him to sleep, day or night.
My baby has no problem in falling asleep while feeding, he always does, most of the time. So, it's fine for me not to burp him. Thank you!
I am really happy now knowing that it's totally okay to lay my baby flat while sleeping or feeding. I was concerned about it so I did my research on the internet and I've read that it really is important especially for the first few months to have babies sleep flat. And it has been confirmed by you, thanks so much!
Thank you for the Storage Guidelines! I will write them down.
Most of the time after feeding, my baby has hiccups, I know it's just normal but I always feel pity for him. So can I just continue on feeding him for the hiccups to stop? I think I shouldn't express milk for now, there really isn't a need yet. I was just curious about the expressing part, that's why I did it (so funny) but I haven't given the milk to my baby because I'm sure he won't be comfortable with it just like the one with the water. And I should not give him water for now.
I have been out with my baby a few times, during his follow-up checks and I don't really feel comfortable breastfeeding in public. What I do is, I use a blanket to cover. I think I should get that stretchy sling. I've seen that and I think it's really practical and the baby looks really comfy inside.
I want to breastfeed my baby for a long time, I don't want to compromise and I should not.
Once again, thank you so much LJ for your informative answers, I really appreciate them.
Kind regards,
15th May 2014 05:11 AM #4
You are really welcome Happytobeamommy. I'm so glad you found this information helpful.
Yes many young babies do get hiccups. It is fine to continue to breastfeed him through this. You may find that breastfeeding him in a more upright position helps him with this. Is he sick often with the hiccups? Does the latch feel comfortable? Does he take a good mouthful of your breast?
The blanket idea for breastfeeding under sounds like a good one - whatever you feel comfortable doing is best. You may find you change your public feeding technique/ what you feel confident with as your baby gets older. It is really a personal choice.
It really sounds like you are doing brilliantly. You are giving your baby Nature's Best. Whenever you have a new question about breastfeeding (I have found new questions tend to come up through the months) then please feel free to post it here.
With warm wishes,
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Awesome info mama's.....I love to see all is great information passed back and forth.


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From: "Lowe DNA" <>
Subject: RE: [DNA] Haplogroup I
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:54:51 -0600
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The are many sub-haplogroups of I....and for me this research that I
reviewed earlier was enlightening but much to generalized.....
I would like to review detailed research that identifies, and separates, the
various I (or Hg2) sub-groups by country and/or region regions across the
entire European continent that is based on science (instead of invasions or
periods of historical conquests)........
There alot of us "I's" out here who don't know if we are from Norway or
Algeria...regardless of these generalized clinal percentages numbers from 59
to 3 percent....
"The percentage of haplogroup I (HG2) was clinal, with the highest
percentage (59%) in the Gotlanders of Sweden in the Northeast, decreasing to
3% in the Algerian population in the Southwest. Even in a population such as
Georgian !
from the Southern Caucasus area of Russia, the percentage was 48."
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The purpose of this study is to check if bacterial and fungal flora exists in healthy paranasal sinuses, and whether it is identical to the flora of nasal cavity.
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SAN DIEGO - Encinitas was 1-1 at this year's Orchids and Onions awards ceremony, while Stone Brewery in Escondido proved to be the people's favorite design of 2007.
North County surfers who have for the last year ridiculed the Cardiff sculpture "The Magic Carpet Ride" can feel some justification in knowing that the voting members of the San Diego Architectural Foundation agreed with them. The foundation handed the sculpture an Onion at Friday night's ceremonies at the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theater in San Diego.
Judges found Encinitas more on the mark with its design for Cottonwood Creek Park, which earned the city an Orchid.
The nonprofit architectural foundation each year recognizes designs in landscaping, historical preservation, sustainability and other categories with either an Orchid for praiseworthy work or an Onion for unimaginative, uninspired or just plan ugly creations.
As usual, most of the Onion recipients did not attend to pick up their awards. In presenting an Onion for "The Magic Carpet Ride," the evening's host announced it would be picked up by "Anna Nominous."
The surfer sculpture was described as being met with "waves of criticism."
"The Magic Carpet Ride," created by Mount San Jacinto College professor Matthew Antichevich, sits at Chesterfield Drive and South Coast Highway 101. The bronze sculpture depicts a young surfer with outstretched arms. Flesh-and-blood surfers have criticized the pose as unrealistic and effeminate, and one anonymous critic expressed that sentiment by dressing the sculpture in a bikini earlier this year.
Encinitas fared better by earning an Orchid in the landscape architecture-sustainability category for Cottonwood Creek Park at 95 N. Vulcan Ave.
Glen Schmidt of Schmidt Design Group accepted the award and thanked the city of Encinitas for daring to turn the flow from an 8-foot-wide pipe into a open creek through a park with tennis courts, a rock-climbing wall and a playground.
The San Diego Architectural Foundation this year created a people's award based on online votes. Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens earned the people's Orchid award for what was described as ìA bold symphony of concrete, stone and steel. A destination very much in tune with Southern California living.î
The bistro and gardens were designed by McArdle Associates and David Robinson Design. Stone CEO Greg Koch accepted the award.
"The world is now safe for great beer, and the world is safe for great architecture," Koch said.
The people's Onion award went to Thurgood Marshall Middle School in San Diego, which judges said represented "the worst of everything - from site planning to banal architecture to the lack of light and air in the classrooms.
Judges also awarded both an Onion and Orchid to the Black Mountain Ranch development and its showcase Del Sur Ranch House at 15455 Paseo del Sur.
While the ranch house earned an Orchid for its use of natural materials and landscaping, the housing development itself was given an Onion for being unsustainable.
The Grand Orchid was award to Aztec Green, the San Diego State University Transit Center, while the Grand Onion was given to the Interstate 5/805 merge. Judges blasted the expansion project as being shortsighted and trying to solve transit problems by merely building more lanes.


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Construction crew causes gas leak
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, November 14, 2013, 2:26 PM
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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 14, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Good thing that's the only active construction project in Mountain View, otherwise I'd be worried about safety.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 16, 2013 at 7:50 am
Voice - low pressure local distribution line or high-pressure regional?
A high pressure gas distribution line, constructed in WW II to bring energy up to San Francisco (through, for instance, San Bruno) is in this area and goes under the Crittenden Middle School soccer/softball fields and across Sierra Vista. Yes - that same type of old-pipe high-pressure line. Imagine an earthquake - with 'liquefaction' in the field and a broken line within 200 feet of occupied school buildings.
I have been talking (Fri morn) with our Assemblyman (Gordan) and communicating with our state Senator (Hill) to make sure schools are directly notified of high-pressure gas transport line problems. This 'no notification' is a big problem in the City of San Carlos, according to a public hearing of Hill's I recently attended.
Writing your State Senator (Hill) is probably the best long-term way to help strengthen formal gas-line safety oversight. Because San Bruno explosion area was 'his district' (Assembly) it is now 'his issue' (Senate committee overseeing PG&E regulators). [contractors who can't read - better schooling]
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TRURO – They heard him utter his first cry and then the same thought ran through both parent's heads: "Wow, he's here."
And with that, little Bryson John Tattrie introduced himself to the world, all 8 lbs. and 2 oz. of screaming baby boy.
"Wow, he's here. This is crazy. This is happening," said mom Kim, of her initial thoughts as her new baby exercised his lungs for the first time.
"And then hearing him cry right away was a good sign too because I knew he's healthy, he's good. And that's the other thing that went through my mind. I just sat there and listened to him."
Not only is young Bryson John the first child for Kim, 34, and Dave Tattrie, 36, of Malagash, he was also the first baby born at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre this year. And the happy parents say he may also be the first baby born within the province for this year, arriving when he did at 12:46 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Kim was actually not due until Jan. 5, but after experiencing pre-labour signs for the past while, the couple was fully prepared that he might well arrive early.
"So we were ready at any time," she said.
The couple came into the hospital for a scheduled appointment on Monday, at which point Kim was admitted because of high blood pressure related to the pregnancy.
She then went into labour on Tuesday but after almost 12 hours without success, her son was delivered by cesarean section.
"As a woman you always think about natural birth and the fact that you go through all that and then it's a C section," she said. "But when he's coming out of you and then to hear him cry, even though I couldn't' see anything, I could hear him and that was pretty amazing."
Amazing was also the term that daddy Dave used to describe his feeling as he stood and watched his son being born.
"It was just amazing. I just watched him learn, take his first glimpse around," he said. "Everything just blurred right out then. I tried to take pictures but my camera wouldn't work. Everything around me was just a buzz."
A couple of days later, however, and things are settling in just fine.
"It's like a learning every time. Every scream or every cry, we're just learning what that means for us," Kim said. "But so far we're both adapting very well."
The new parents and baby are also adjusting well to his sleeping and feeding schedule and they both said the hospital care they are receiving is second to none.
"It's fabulous. We've had unbelievable care," Kim said. "The nursing staff has been a big help. The doctor's have been checking in on us. "
The couple is also impressed with the hospital itself, given the spacious room they are in, the fact it contains a chair that pulls out into a bed for Dave and that it has a bathroom with a shower so he can stay close by.
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A few years back I bought a set of noise isolating ear phones for use in the shop and yard. They fit in your ear like plugs and connect by wire to a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack that can be plugged into media devices such as MP3 players and phones. I bought them for those times when I wanted to listen to music or podcasts and it was too hot to wear earmuff headphones or when I needed hearing protection that could be worn with a face shield or full-brim hat.
Recently, one of the buds began to cut in and out due to wire fatigue where the cord goes into the jack. I was feeling cheated because I used them only once or twice per week. But when I looked on Amazon to see when they'd been purchased I realized I'd had them since 2009. Based on the amount of time I spend in the shop and yard I had to have gotten at least 350 hours out of them, which isn't bad given the number of times the cord had been snagged and the jack yanked out of the media player.
The buds I had (3M AO Safety/3M Tekk 99014 Blockade Noise Isolating Earbuds) are no longer made so I replaced them with 3M's Peltor EARbud Noise Isolating Headphones. The new ear buds are nearly identical to the old ones; the only differences I can see are the color, angle that the cord comes out of the plug, and the choice of tips to put in your ears. Peltor EARbuds come with two sets of tips, compressible foam UltraFit tips and silicone Skull Screw tips. Some folks say foam is more comfortable but I prefer the Skull Screws—which have the advantage of blocking more noise.
In this country hearing protection is tested and given a noise reduction rating (NRR). The scale goes from 0-33 dB (decibels); the higher the number the better the protection. EARbuds have a NRR of 20 dB with UltraFit tips and 29 dB with Skull Screws—which is more protection than you'll get from many plugs and most over-the-ear headphones.
There is a shirt clip and a mute/volume button half way up the cord. I like the clip but would be just as happy to control volume with the media player alone. The only thing I don't like about these headphones is that the audio volume is electronically limited to 82 dB—the OSHA limit for an 8-hour day. I sometimes wish I could turn it higher, but then that would defeat the purpose of wearing hearing protection.
If there's a downside to using hearing protection with audio it's that you might be surprised by someone coming up on you or not be able to hear someone call out a warning. I won't listen to audio on a busy jobsite or while operating tools that require a lot of concentration, like table saws and routers. But I'm fine with listening when I'm alone and operating non-hazardous tools such as sanders, vacuums, and gas-powered string trimmers and blowers.
As with any in-the-ear hearing protection you'll occasionally have to clean the tips. This is especially true of these ear buds because if the hole gets clogged you can't hear the audio—though they'll still function as hearing protection. The manual says to clean the tips by wiping them with a cloth. I used alcohol and paper towels to clean the silicone tips on my old ear buds.
3M Peltor E-A-R Buds are made in China and can go for about $50 online.


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LaVar Ball, the brash, loud-mouthed, spotlight-stealing father of Lakers No.2 pick Lonzo Ball, rolled into the Staples Center for a live segment of "WWE Raw" Monday.
LaVar's 15-year old son, LaMelo, also a baller, was on hand, too. Who would have thought he could steal the show from his dad? But LaMelo did in an awkward way, using a racial slur broadcast over the air.
WWE said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that the language "was not scripted nor reflects WWE's values."
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Lindsay Lohan Attacked: Charges Dropped From Sunday Morning Assault in New York (REPORT)
The Wall Street Journal reports that while the assault charge has been dismissed, LaBella, 25, still faces a misdemeanor harassment charge. Authorities also told the WSJ that LaBella had cross-filed the same charges against Lohan.
As Celebuzz confirmed earlier, Lohan was involved in a frightening incident with LaBella in New York City, which resulted in his arrest.
"Lindsay was assaulted early this morning in a New York hotel. While she did sustain some injuries, she was not hospitalized. The assailant was arrested and is currently in police custody. Lindsay has spoken with police and is fully cooperating with the investigation," Lohan's rep Steve Honig told us.
What other new developments have surfaced since the early morning incident?
While authorities have released little detail on the motivation behind LaBella's early morning behavior, ABC News has learned that the Valley Village, Calif. native works part time as a Congressional aide.
The aide met Lohan at a nightclub in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan before the pair headed back to her hotel with a group of friends.
When the Mean Girls actress found out that LaBella had snapped several photos of her with his phone, things got physical.
Lohan told authorities that LaBella had choked her, threw her to the ground and climbed on top of her, before her friends pulled him away. The actress then pulled on the fire alarm for help, according to NBC New York.


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New recycling programs in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government is expanding recycling programs in our province. New regulations aimed at increasing Saskatchewan's list of recyclable petroleum products will provide key environmental benefits.
The new regulations increase the number of petroleum products that can be recycled to include antifreeze, antifreeze containers, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) containers and diesel fuel filters. Used oil, used oil filters and used plastic oil containers are already eligible for recycling in Saskatchewan. The size of containers for recycling also increases from 30 litres to 50 litres to reflect changes in packaging.
"As our communities continue to grow, we have an obligation to protect our environment by finding effective ways to dispose of hazardous waste materials," Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said. "Aligning with Saskatchewan's Plan for Growth, the expanded recycling program helps to prevent the illegal dumping of hazardous materials and extend the life of our municipal landfills. This program has the potential to divert over three million litres of antifreeze from traditional waste cycles, which is good news for our environment and for our quality of life."
Increasing the number of recyclable products was championed by the Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corporation (SARRC), which operates the province's approved product management program for used oil, used oil filters and related products on behalf of the industry. Key industry stewards and stakeholders support the expansion of the used oil recycling program. Public support is also strong, as indicated in a 2013 public opinion survey commissioned by SARRC.
"SARRC appreciates the support of the Minister and his ministry in updating the regulations to include these new products in our recycling programs," SARRC Executive Director Phil Wrubleski said. "Antifreeze, DEF and antifreeze containers and diesel fuel filters are logical extensions of recyclable materials captured through SARRC's province-wide network of registered collectors and nearly 300 collection points."
Under the new regulations, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers can collect and recycle these additional petroleum products through the SARRC program. The changes come into effect January 1, 2014.
For more information on provincial recycling programs, visit the Ministry of Environment's website at www.environment.gov.sk.ca/recycling.
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