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This week Illinois staged its own "fiscal cliff" drama on a smaller scale and with a different ending.
On Tuesday, Gov. Pat Quinn was hopeful that Illinois lawmakers would pass last-minute pension reform to solve the state's $95 billion pension crisis in a lame-duck session. Sound familiar?
Two competing plans were debated. Both involved reducing benefits for public workers, and one called for increasing employee contributions. A third idea proposed by the governor would have resulted in the appointment of an eight-member bipartisan commission tasked with coming up with solutions by April 30. (Again, sound familiar?) Their recommendations would have become the law of the Land of Lincoln unless the Democratically controlled legislature voted against it within 30 days. But this idea drew a lot of criticism and was squelched before it hit the House for a floor vote.
Outgoing lawmakers adjourned without resolving the crisis. Then on Wednesday, when the new legislature was sworn in, Gov. Quinn, a Democrat, expressed hope that the new lawmakers will fix the state's pension system in the months ahead.
Hope springs eternal.
Magnitude of the 'pension problem'
Roughly half of the pension hole, or $43.5 billion, represents unfunded teacher pension liabilities, according to a report released last month by the National Council on Teacher Quality. From the standpoint of Illinois teachers, this is a serious retirement planning problem since they are not able to claim Social Security benefits; they are depending solely on their pensions and individual savings for their retirement. In fact, nearly half of all state and local workers nationwide face the same situation.
Any solution involving benefit cuts that the state legislature comes up with will certainly face fierce opposition from unions. Public pension benefits are protected by the Illinois constitution. So the state is obligated contractually to deliver the promised benefits. And Illinois' Supreme Court has struck down attempts to curtail benefits in the past.
After speaking to Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a bipartisan fiscal policy think tank, I believe the unions have every reason to defend their members' benefits tenaciously.
"Our unfunded liability in Illinois is not due to any inherent aspect of the pension systems themselves," says Martire. "In fact, if you took the amount of the current unfunded liability that is due to the pension systems … Illinois would be over 80 percent funded today. There would be no crisis."
The problem stems from the state's structural deficit in its revenue system, he says. To fix this problem, rather than cut spending or increase revenues, over the years the state borrowed against the contributions that it was supposed to make to the pension systems and used the borrowed money to fund the ongoing costs of government -- mostly to education, health care, social services and public safety.
Back in 1989, the unfunded pension liability was about $8.7 billion, says Martire. By 1994 it had doubled to $17.5 billion. To solve Illinois' addiction to borrowing from the pensions, a pension law was passed that required a new series of contributions to the pension systems so that by 2045, it would be 90 percent funded, says Martire. The result: Illinois still had a structural deficit on top of a new payment obligation. "And they didn't pass a nickel of revenue to fund it," he says. "That's really not the best fiscal policy. It's going to make your annual structural deficit worse, not better."
On top of that, the state made no allowances for actuarial adjustments. "They created an entirely fictitious amortization of the debt they owed that was so substantially back-loaded that in effect, and this was by design, they codified the practice of borrowing against the pensions for 15 years," he says. "So from 1995 to 2010, by law, they were making a contribution to the pension system that was so low that it was borrowing against what they truly owed to fund current services."
It's enough to make your head spin. The unfunded liability grew by well over 400 percent to nearly $50 billion, and then the 2008 market crash followed by the Great Recession caused the deficit to mushroom to its current level of $95 billion.
"But the cause, to be very clear, is the debt. It's not a pension problem at all. It is a debt problem."
Again, this sounds all too familiar. Martire's Center for Tax and Budget Accountability has a solution, a payment structure that over 45 years would make Illinois' five pension systems whole. Some Senators have expressed interest in his solution.
But I have to wonder if these politicians can be trusted to manage public funds, given their abominable track record, and their penchant to worry more about their own political futures than the higher good of the people they're supposed to represent.
Again, the problem seems all too familiar.


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Welcome to the Department of Kinesiology. The Department of Kinesiology (formerly Exercise and Sport Science) serves more than 630 undergraduate students through 4 degree programs (Exercise Physiology, Health Fitness Specialist, Physical Education, and Sports Studies) and more than 100 graduate students in 4 degree programs (M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science with concentrations in Adapted Physical Education, Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Physical Activity Promotion, Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sport Management, MAT, MAEd and PhD in Bioenergetics and Exercise Science) . We contribute to the East Carolina University Foundations Curriculum by offering EXSS 1000/1001/1025. Our students, faculty and staff promote well-being through academic leadership in human movement and sport.
The mission of the Department of Kinesiology is to enhance health and wellness through understanding physical activity. This is accomplished through instruction, research, and service related to the behavioral, biomechanical, pedagogical, physiological, managerial, and socio-cultural aspects of physical activity as they impact on learning movement patterns, disease prevention, and participation in physical activity, exercise and sport. The department prepares knowledgeable leaders at both the undergraduate and graduate levels who can guide individuals, groups, or organizations for the purpose of increasing lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.

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I've been playing for just over a year now, and I've just decided to revamp my form, building my throw from the hit back. Just got a new camcorder too, so I thought I'd post video of each step along the way.
Here is a link to some video of my current form: http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/acotnoir/?action=view¤t=Drives09-05-08.flv
I threw Valks, Teebirds, and a Wraith (possibly a Firebird in there too). There is a 15' fence 305' from home plate. All these drives were hitting the fence or going over. The longest was the Valk which went beyond the fence roughly 30'. The 'two thumbs up' is for my Wraith smacking the score board (about 20' high, and about 10' beyond the fence). My guess is that drive would have been the furthest, although it may have been a bit nose up.
Anyway, I obviously need some work; but it'd be nice to know just where my problems are. Two things I know I've gotta work on:
1.) being more consistent about nose angle.
2.) utilizing power from my hips.
Proceed to tear me apart.
[EDIT: Sorry for the quality -- Photobucket did some serious compressing. I've gotta tweak a bit. And I haven't figured out slow-motion yet, so bear with me.]


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The inevitable has happened: snow finally arrived in Chicago! Yesterday evening I was biking home without a jacket and today the streets look like this:
Instead of my bike, I took public transit:
I'm escaping to Nashville for a long weekend tomorrow, so I can deny the arrival of winter a little bit longer. :)
Anyone enjoy a snow ride today?


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Errors Noted in Texas Outdoor Annual Hunting and Fishing Regulations Booklet
Mistakes in County Listings for Anderson, Bexar, Cass, Carson and Milam
AUSTIN – Several errors in the 2013-14 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual could leave some hunters scratching their heads. The mistakes were uncovered after the booklet, considered the "go-to" summary of hunting and fishing regulations for Texas sportsmen, had already gone to press.
Probably the most glaring miscue that should provide hunters with a chuckle indicates a mule deer season and a pheasant season for Cass County in Northeast Texas. Neither game species have been documented in the wild there, much less in huntable numbers. However, the listing also indicates white-tailed deer and turkey seasons that are incorrect, and omits the squirrel season, which is much more serious.
The correct information can be found on the Outdoor Annual website area at http://tpwd.texas.gov/outdoor-annual where the most updated information is always posted. This site has also been redesigned to improve usability and offer more interactive features. Most notably, the site supports mobile browsing so that the web pages now fit themselves to the size of any screen by automatically shuffling layout, resizing images and adjusting type size. The same content is used for all screen sizes, making it possible for users to read the same information and navigate pages on any device, from smartphone to tablet to desktop computer. The site now offers hunters the ability to search by county and see the regulations for that county or to search by animal and see seasons and regulations for that species. Anglers can also find regulations information more easily on the new site.
The accurate season information for Cass County is:
- Whitetail Deer—Archery Season: Sept. 28-Nov. 1; General Season: Nov. 2-Jan. 5 (Nov. 2-17, no antlerless permit required except on LAMPS or MLD property; Nov. 18-Jan. 5, antlerless by LAMPS or MLD permit only — countywide); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 6-19 (general season buck limits apply, antlerless permit required only on MLD property). Bag limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
- Squirrel—Oct. 1-Feb. 2 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
- Turkey—Eastern Spring Season: Apr. 15-May 14. Bag limit: 1 (gobblers only).
Following the discovery of the incorrect information regarding Cass County, a line-by-line review of the County Listings portion of the Outdoor Annual uncovered additional errors, listed below.
Anderson — The dates printed for the squirrel seasons are off by one day for the fall season and do not include the spring season.
- Squirrel –Oct. 1- Feb. 2 and May 1–31.
Bexar –Contains last year's dates, which are off by one day.
- Whitetail Deer/Rio Grande Turkey Archery: Sept. 28 – Nov. 1.
- Whitetail Deer/Rio Grande Turkey General Season: Nov. 2 – Jan. 5.
- Whitetail Deer Special Late General Season: Jan. 6 – 19.
- Spring Rio Grande Turkey Season: Mar. 15 – Apr. 27.
Carson — Contains last year's dates, which are off by one day except for mule deer and pheasant (six days).
- Whitetail Deer/Mule Deer/Rio Grande Turkey Archery: Sept. 28 – Nov. 1.
- Whitetail Deer/Rio Grande Turkey General Season: Nov. 2 – Jan. 5.
- Whitetail Deer Special Late General Season: Jan. 6–19.
- Mule Deer General Season: Nov. 23 – Dec. 8.
- Pheasant: Dec. 7 – Jan. 5.
- Spring Rio Grande Turkey: Mar. 29 – May 11.
Milam –Contains last year's deer seasons, off by one day.
- Whitetail Deer Archery: Sept. 28 – Nov. 1.
- Whitetail Deer General Season: Nov. 2 – Jan. 5.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KNSI) Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Cass County District Judge John P. Smith to serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Dayton's office announced the appointment Wednesday. Smith will replace Judge Wilhelmina Wright, whom Dayton appointed justice on the state Supreme Court.
Smith has served as a judge in northwestern Minnesota's 9th Judicial District since he was appointed by former Gov. Arne Carlson in 1991. The graduate of Concordia College and William Mitchell College of Law lives with his wife in the town of Nevis, near Bemidji.
Minnesota's Court of Appeals handles most appeals of decisions by state trial courts, state agencies and local governments.
Smith will serve in one of its 11 at-large positions; it also has judges who represent each of the state's eight congressional districts.
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Icon from 'Animal House' going back to future
DEXTER, Ore. - Gregg Stewart filled in on bass with the live band at the Dexter Lake Club when he was 13 years old in 1977, the same year "Animal House" filmed a scene at the club.
He earned $33 for the 3-night gig.
"The Dexter Lake Club has always occupied a very special place in my heart," Stewart wrote in a post on Facebook, "and over the years when I would pass by, I'd smile and my heart would warm seeing that old sign still lighting up the night sky."
Now Stewart and his wife Shannon own the club halfway between Eugene and Oakridge on Highway 58.
"Both of them along with so many close family and friends all over Oregon and Washington have been cleaning, remodeling, painting and are excited to light up that iconic sign once again!" daughter Randi-Rae Barrett wrote in a story on KVAL YouNews. "It's been a labor of love for everyone involved."
Stewart thinks the club will have appeal for both locals, travelers and visitors, including movie buffs who will find the zebra-strip backdrop from "Animal House" recreate in detail.
"It has passed through a lot of hands over the years at the mercy of each new occupant's spin, ideas, dcor preferences and management style," Stewart wrote. "Fortunately, the last owner saw the old, beat down building as it used to be and restored it as close as he could to its former glory.
"To me, this 62 year old building is the epitome of Roadhouse Americana. Hanging out on Saturday night, singing along as the band plays some great tunes, laugh with your friends and tease your bar waitress," he wrote on the club's Facebook page. "We're proud and privileged to be the new stewards of The Dexter Lake Club and play a part in its resurrection as an American icon."


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National news exposed another monster rearing its ugly head to drown already flailing debtors.
The New York Times reports today that wage garnishment is on the rise: up 30 to 120% depending on the state. This news comes as a kick to debtors who are already down, buried in insurmountable debt.
Under federal law, the garnishor must leave the debtor with 30 times the federal minimum wage per week. However, when taking into consideration the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, this means the creditor only has to leave the debtor $217.50 per week to live.
In Florida, creditors can garnish up to 25% of a debtor's disposable income, which means if you make $800 a week after taxes, they can garnish up to $200 of your paycheck every week until the debt is paid. Debtors are only allowed to take the lesser of the two, which usually results in them following the 25% option. But losing even 25% of their income is a devastating blow to debtors who are already struggling to keep their head above water.
Banks claim the problem is the debtors, who refuse to return phone calls and ignore lawsuits. In the long run, ignoring the lawsuit actually creates a larger problem for the debtor. Banks get default judgments and collect astronomical interest rates on the debt as high as 79.9% per year. Those kinds of rates are enough to make organized crime syndicates smile.
On top of that they tack on outrageous attorneys fees, because the debtor is not showing up to fight. In many cases, the banks are able to get a default judgment without ever having to prove the debt, much less justify to a judge the fees and penalties they are charging.
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Solty - So what is UB Disc Golf about?
The goal with UB Disc Golf is to bring a new graphic design approach to disc golf. Crisp clean designs can make disc golf seem appealing to the masses and not just some hobby for the hippies, but a serious sport for everyone.
Solty - What was your motivation to start UB Disc Golf?
When I started playing disc golf I was constantly looking for disc golf apparel but what I found wasn't ever quite up to par. The only items out there were cheap shirts with thrown together designs, and that didn't sit well when I constantly had all of these design ideas floating through my head. My first two designs weren't what I wanted either and then the crane design flew into my head one night and this new line of apparel formed.
Solty - Is there a Team UB yet?
Actually there is, during the summer of 2011 a new player made his name know on the Southern National Disc Golf scene. I quickly realized I had to grab Cameron Colglazier because man he can play. Within the first fourteen months of playing he took 15th in the Alabama States beating Garret Gurthie, Avery Jenkins, and Eric Mccabe. Shortly after he head to New York and took 2nd in Am Worlds. We are very proud to have him on Team UB.
Solty - What are the goals for the future?
We have a couple of big projects in the works right now for UB Disc Golf, the main one being the new backpack style bag. I can't give out to much info right now on this project but the intended date of release is mid May of this year. The rough draft prototype images are out now on our Facebook. The next prototype should bring us a little closer to the intended end product. As for other projects, a full line of hats and performance fabric collard and regular shirts are in the works.
Solty - Anything else you would like for us to know?
Well I am really looking forward to meeting everyone at this years Memorial in Arizona, each day I get a little more pumped. I will have a table set up at the flymart during check in on February 28th. Within the coming month ubdiscgolf.com will finally be finished and our social media sites should start to come together more. So I guess I will end with, add us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ubdiscgolf and we will keep everyone as updated as possible with our progress here at UB Disc Golf.
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Second suspect arrested, charged in high-end wine heist
SEATTLE -- A second man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Thanksgiving weekend theft of up to $600,000 worth of high-end wine from Seattle's Esquin Wine & Spirits. However, the more than 200 cases of stolen wine have still not been found.
According to charging documents filed Monday with the King County Prosecutor's Office, 35-year-old Luke Thesing was arrested Dec. 6 at his home in North Seattle. On Monday, he was charged with attempted arson, burglary and theft.
On Nov. 29, two men broke into Esquin, which contains 450 privately rented wine storage lockers, painted over its security cameras, and spent the next 13 hours carting cases of wine out of the business, according to the Seattle Police Department.
According to police, the men then cut two gas lines into Esquin and attempted to blow up the business but succeeded only in filling it with gas, alerting a building manager.
An investigation led police to 34-year-old Samuel Harris, who had previously rented a storage locker at Esquin. He was arrested at his South Seattle home Dec. 2 and charged with attempted arson, burglary and theft.
New details from the charging documents filed Monday reveal police found a journal labeled "The Plan" in Harris' SUV. The journal reportedly included a step-by-step guide to the crime, a list of needed equipment, steps to destroy any evidence, steps to ship the wine and how to leave the country.
In addition, police found a book titled "Thinking About Crime," as well as printed out documents called "Is it Accidental Fire or Arson?" and "How to Commit the Perfect Crime," inside Harris' house, according to the charging documents.
In the charging documents, officials with Puget Sound Energy, the Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Fire Department said catastrophic damage and loss of life could have resulted if Thesing and Harris had successfully blown up Esquin.
There were 25 to 30 people inside the facility housing Esquin at the time. The building is also close to pedestrians, traffic, other businesses and passing light rail trains.
Thesing and Harris, both plumbers by trade, are being held on $500,000 bail with a scheduled arraignment set for Dec. 19.


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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Outdoor lifestyle brand Eddie Bauer has named former Best Buy executive Steve Venegas as its new VP of distribution North America.
Venegas is a seasoned outdoor industry executive, most recently holding the position of VP of distribution for VF Outdoor, Inc., which includes brands such as the North Face, Reef, Lucy, Eagle Creek and JanSport.
Venegas holds a master's degree in organizational management and has 19 years of distribution and operations experience. Recruited from Best Buy Corp., Venegas joined VF Outdoor, Inc. in 2007 as the director of distribution outdoor coalition to help improve operating results for the VF outdoor distribution network in the United States and Canada. By 2010, he was promoted to VP of distribution.
"We are excited to welcome someone of Steve's caliber to the team," said Dan Templin , COO and CFO of Eddie Bauer. "Steve is an enthusiastic leader, has a proven track record of impressive cost-per-unit reduction, and understands the intricacies of complex vendor negotiation and cross-brand partnership. We look forward to his leadership and contribution as we take this iconic brand to its next phase of growth."
"I'm thrilled to join Eddie Bauer and look forward to leading my team toward making distribution a competitive advantage," said Venegas.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Outdoor lifestyle brand Eddie Bauer has named former Best Buy executive Steve Venegas as its new VP of distribution North America.


text: Hancock plant blaze, two years later By Ken Ward Jr. December 8, 2012 Story Share AP Photo Firefighters battle a fire at the AL Solutions plant in New Cumberland, W.Va., on Dec. 9, 2010. Courtesy photo Thirty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Scott Fish (left) and his brother, 38-year-old James Eugene Fish, were two of the three workers who died in a Dec. 9, 2010, fire at AL Solutions in New Cumberland, Hancock County. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At about 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2010, Jeffrey Scott Fish, James Eugene Fish and Steven Swain were at work at AL Solutions, a small metals recycling plant along the Ohio River in New Cumberland.Outside the Hancock County facility, witnesses heard a loud thud and metal hitting the floor. An explosion ripped through the building. Flames shot in all directions.The two Fish brothers, 39 and 38 years old, died inside from heat and smoke inside the building. Swain, 27, made it out, but suffered burns over most of his body. He died four days later in a Pittsburgh hospital.Two years later, AL Solutions quietly continues to fight federal workplace safety citations related to the incident. Lawyers for the family still file papers in their pursuit of a lawsuit against the company's Wall Street ownership.Meanwhile, the Obama administration's Department of Labor continues to sit on rules that could help prevent combustible dust fires like the one that killed Swain and the Fish brothers.And now, the federal Chemical Safety Board is on the verge of dropping its investigation into the AL Solutions fire. Agency officials cite budget and staffing constraints, and say completing the probe would likely not provide much new information about the dangers of combustible dust."It fits into the broader problem with the lack of dust regulation in the United States," said Daniel Horowitz, the board's managing director. "I'm not sure how much impact one additional case has on that overall picture."For years, the CSB has been urging labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to set standards to protect workers from combustible dust explosions and fires.In a landmark 2006 report, the board identified 281 dust fires and explosions that killed 119 workers and injured 718 others between 1980 and 2006. Last year, the board said there had since been another 17 deaths in dust incidents -- including the three fatalities at AL Solutions. The Center for Public Integrity, which has investigated the issue extensively, reports that these numbers are likely significant understatements."The CSB has concluded that combustible dust explosions are a serious hazard in American industry, and that existing efforts inadequately address this hazard," the board said in its report, released six years ago last month.Initially under the Obama administration, OSHA announced plans to take up the CSB's recommendations for a combustible dust standard. Earlier this year, OSHA moved the matter to its "long-term" agenda, and said it had no timetable for issuing even a draft rule."This means we are continuing to work on this project but we are not projecting a next action and date at this time," agency officials said earlier this year.Agency officials did not respond to a request for an interview with OSHA chief David Michaels for this story.'The highest quality product'Located near Weirton in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, the AL Solutions plant recycles titanium and zirconium. On its website, the firm touts "proprietary technology to recycle" these metals into "high quality alloying additions to aluminum." "We are focused to deliver the highest quality product and service to our customers while also providing a valuable recycling outlet to the titanium and zirconium processing industries," the company says. But the December 2010 incident wasn't the first time workers died at the New Cumberland facility.Under the previous owners, a company called Jamegy Inc., a worker was killed in August 1995 by a hydrocarbon leak that caused a fireball, according to OSHA records. The company paid a $500 fine for a serious workplace safety violation.Then, in July 2006, also under Jamegy's ownership, a worker died in a fire that occurred while he was cleaning excess zirconium scrap from the bottom of a mixing tank. Jamegy paid $5,100 in fines.After the July 2006 death, federal safety inspectors didn't step foot in the New Cumberland facility again for more than four years -- until they responded to the December 2010 fire.The day of the fire, Jeffrey "Scotty" Fish was known, was operating a blender that mixes titanium and zirconium into a homogenous material. Jimmy Fish and Steven Swain were running presses that compact the material into hockey puck-shaped disks. Investigators still aren't sure what sparked the fire, and say they might never know. It could have been a spark-producing tool, or a lack of proper grounding and bonding of metal processing equipment, federal officials have said.The facility had no instrumentation, so there's really no data on conditions leading up to the incident. All three workers who were inside the building at the time died, so there are no eyewitnesses to interview.But federal investigators say they do know that AL Solutions had not installed an effective vacuum or other system to control dust in the building where the incident occurred, despite internal design documents that recommended limiting dust in the area. "The company had taken to storing this metal dust inside this room, and previously they had been told to limit the amount of flammables in the room, and over time that had eroded until they were storing lots of barrels of this combustible dust in this room," said CSB investigator Mark Wingard.OSHA investigators issued citations alleging one willful, 16 serious and one other-than-serious violation of federal safety rules, and the agency sought $154,000 in fines.Among other things, OSHA said its inspectors found hundreds of barrels of flammable metals stored in unsafe conditions, such as near open flames and in un-vented containers.OSHA labeled as a "willful" violation the plant's water-based sprinkler system. Agency inspectors said water would further fuel a metal dust fire, and that a sand/salt suppression system should have been used."When the water from the sprinkler system made contact with the metal fire, it created hydrogen in sufficient quality to result in an explosion and spreading of the existing fire throughout the production area," said OSHA Charleston area director Prentice Cline.AL Solutions appealed, and in March the company and OSHA agreed to a partial settlement in which AL Solutions paid $28,000 in fines. The company is still challenging nearly $120,000 in penalties, including those for the most serious, willful violation.'No complaints or referrals'Despite the previous fatalities, OSHA hadn't put AL Solutions or the New Cumberland facility into a program aimed at tougher scrutiny of "severe violators" of workplace safety rules. Without that -- and without specific complaints from workers about conditions there -- the New Cumberland site was just another of the thousands of industrial workplaces across the country that goes years without being examined by a safety inspector."OSHA did not have any legal reason to do additional inspections," agency officials said last year. "There were no complaints or referrals that allowed us to go in."Two weeks after the New Cumberland fire, OSHA launched an inspection at another AL Solutions facility in Washington, Mo. They cited the operation for six violations and fined AL Solutions more than $25,000. Six months later, in July 2011, OSHA settled the case for roughly $18,000 in fines.In December 2006, AL Solutions bought the Jamegy facility in New Cumberland.Mark Colantonio, a lawyer for the Fish family, alleges in court records that the transaction was through an "asset purchase agreement ... accomplished through highly leveraged loans which required AL Solutions to utilize most of its revenue to repay loans and leaving little or no funds for matters involving safety at the AL Solutions facility."Colantonio says that AL Solutions is controlled by two private equity firms, Tremont Associates and BlackRock Keslo Capital. New York-based BlackRock Keslo has assets exceeding $1 billion and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange.In new court documents, Colantonio alleges that BlackRock Kelso and Tremont "were aware of the inherently and abnormally dangerous conditions associated with the processing and/or manufacturing operations" at AL Solutions and "failed to take appropriate action" to ensure the facility was run safely.Jeffrey Holmstrand, a lawyer for BlackRock Kelso, declined comment except to say that his client "extends its sympathies to those affected by the accident at the "AL Solutions facility in December 2010." Officials from AL Solutions did not respond to requests for comment for this story.Other prioritiesAs federal agencies go, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is a relatively small operation with a big job: To investigate industrial accidents that harm workers or the public, and recommend ways to avoid such incidents.The CSB has no regulatory authority. It doesn't issue citations or levy fines. Instead, agency officials publish detailed and easy-to-understand reports that explain the causes of industrial accidents, and propose steps that companies, trade associations and other government agencies can take to avoid similar incidents in the future.In West Virginia, the CSB has been praised by citizen groups and some elected officials for detailed reports on a 2008 propane explosion that killed four people at a Raleigh County convenience store, January 2011 blast that killed two workers at Bayer CropScience in Institute, and a series of September 2011 incidents that left one worker dead at the DuPont Co. plant in Belle.As 2012 draws to a close, CSB officials are in the midst of their own probe of the April 2010 explosion and fire on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. 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Our largest Dobsonian reflector yet is an ideal combination of three key telescope features: large aperture, convenient portability, and precise GoTo object location. Thanks to its 16" aperture parabolic primary mirror, the Orion SkyQuest XX16g GoTo Truss Tube Dobsonian will astound you with spectacular views of the night sky. Its Orion-designed collapsible Dobsonian base and 8-pole truss optical tube makes transportation of this hefty telescope easy since the entire telescope can be disassembled without tools into small, manageable component pieces that can fit in virtually any standard size car. You'll be able to enjoy the XX16g's large-aperture optics thanks to the accurate, motorized GoTo system which will automatically locate and track any of over 42,000 celestial curiosities within its computerized database of night sky objects.
The powerful, high-tech, and downright BIG SkyQuest XX16g 16" GoTo Truss Tube Dobsonian takes deep-sky observing to new space-penetrating depths. It is the latest and largest in our line of fully automatic GoTo truss tube Dobsonians. For serious amateur astronomers seeking big-aperture exhilaration, state-of-the-art GoTo electronics, and a clever Dobsonian design that is transportable in almost any size vehicle -- the XX16g is an ideal "lifetime" telescope!
Wait, you're thinking, it fits in almost any size vehicle? Yes, you can take this big telescope with you, because both the Dobsonian base and optical tube of the XX16g were engineered by Orion to quickly disassemble - without tools - into easily manageable components, the heaviest of which (base groundplate assembly) weighs 61.4 lbs.
If all you need is to move the assembled XX16g GoTo Dobsonian from garage to yard and back again, we'll have an optional transport solution available soon which allows the telescope to be rolled while fully assembled. Featuring 10" pneumatic tires, this transport solution is particularly useful for moving the assembled XX16g telescope from a garage out onto the driveway or into your favorite backyard observing spot. It obviates the need to disassemble the telescope just to move it a short distance!
Both the 16"-diameter (406mm), lightweight parabolic primary mirror and 91mm minor-axis secondary mirror of the SkyQuest XX16g are made of low-expansion glass and feature enhanced 94% reflectivity aluminum coatings for optimal observing performance. The XX16g delivers a giant 77% jump in light grasp compared to a 12" Dobsonian reflector, and even a sizeable 30% gain over a 14" aperture telescope! Those elusive celestial objects you once considered "faint fuzzies" won't be nearly so faint or so fuzzy through the SkyQuest XX16g GoTo Truss Tube Dobsonian! You'll enjoy views that simply cannot be seen in smaller telescopes.
The lightweight primary mirror cools more efficiently than standard flat-back parabolic mirrors, thanks to its thin, curved-back design. The primary mirror is held in place by an open-ventilation mirror cell which also helps the mirror to acclimate quickly. This special mirror cell features three large knurled knobs for easy collimation adjustments, and can accommodate an optional 12V Three Fan Cooling System (sold separately) for even faster temperature equilibration.
While the XX16g is easy to disassemble for convenient portability, once it's assembled it is a very solid telescope. The rigid 8-pole truss tube provides great structural rigidity of the optical tube and virtually eliminates flexure that can affect 6- and 3-pole designs. The XX16g GoTo Dobsonian base utilizes thick, 1" composite wood panels for extra-strong support, and features perpendicular struts that brace the side panels when assembled for rock-solid performance. All base boards are laminated with water-resistant melamine.
The XX16g's SynScan GoTo system includes a database of over 42,000 celestial objects. Dual optical encoders and servo motors in each axis pinpoint any object you select with the backlit hand controller and track its motion. The closed-loop electronics let you slew the telescope by hand if desired, while still maintaining the GoTo alignment. Heavy-duty clutch knobs on both axes can be adjusted to the desired level of resistance.
If you were to point the XX16g Dobsonian optical tube straight up, the telescope eyepiece would be positioned 72-3/8" (6.03') above the ground. Of course, during most observing sessions the eyepiece will be considerably lower than this maximum height, but no matter where you point the XX16g at night, you're sure to be astonished by the bright, sharply detailed views this amazing telescope provides.
The SkyQuest XX16g comes equipped with a 2" dual-speed Crayford focuser with 1.25" adapter, and includes a 28mm 2" DeepView eyepiece and a 12.5mm illuminated reticle eyepiece for precise GoTo system alignment. Other accessories include an EZ Finder II reflex sight, eyepiece rack, GoTo hand controller bracket, 12V DC power cable, and RS-232 cable for firmware updates. A 12V field battery or AC-to-DC adapter (sold separately) is required for motorized operation.
An optional Light Shroud for the optical tube is also available and highly recommended (Light Shroud sold separately). Keep your XX16g optical tube safe and clean during transport or storage with the recommended optional Case Set (sold separately).
It's a BIG telescope you can take anywhere! Get the Orion SkyQuest XX16g and enjoy jaw-dropping views of the night sky in a big yet pleasantly portable GoTo Dobsonian telescope.
Limited Warranty against defects in materials or workmanship for one year from date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. For complete warranty details contact us at 800-676-1343.
Level 1 Beginner - Suited for a wide range of uses, these telescopes are simple to operate and set up. Some initial assembly may be required. Very good optical and mechanical quality. Great for families, young people, and folks who don't want to mess with equipment but just want to take a look. Any of these scopes will show you countless lunar craters, Saturn's rings and a myriad of star clusters and nebulas! Referring to the manual is recommended.
Level 2 Intermediate - These scopes offer higher performance and more advanced features than Level 1: Beginner models. They typically take a bit longer to learn and need some set-up or adjustments. But anyone with the slightest technical bent will have no problem getting familiar with these models. Referring to the manual is recommended.
Level 3 Advanced - These scopes provide the best performance but may require more skill to master and appreciate. They have exceptionally fine optics and mechanics. Some are easy to use but are but on the large or heavy side. Some are intended for specialized uses. These scopes will appeal to the more technically inclined. Referring to the manual is highly recommended.
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For telescopes, the optical diameter (also known as aperture) is the size of a telescope's main light-collecting lens or primary mirror, measured in millimeters or inches. Telescopes with larger optical diameters collect more light, which leads to an increase in brightness and image resolution compared to smaller instruments.
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text: Chicago's creative alternatives save exhibitor expense January 14, 2009 12:00 AM The Chicago Auto Show's response to the challenging financial times our industry is experiencing has been warmly welcomed by global automotive manufacturers. The nation's largest auto show has extended an offer to manufacturers to utilize a brand-neutral media conference set at no charge in the Grand Concourse of McCormick Place. Mark Scarpelli, chairman of the 2009 show, said, "We're offering a free shot at an open net with the media sitting in the front rows. It's an offer that has made sense to several manufacturers who will take advantage of the offer. After all, manufacturers still need to get their messages out. While auto shows are now-and will continue to be-a critically important marketing tool to influence the public, they're equally important to communicate corporate and new product messages to the media." "Our media set will offer everything needed to produce a professionally produced news conference," said Chicago Auto Show General Manager Jerry Cizek. "We'll provide a backdropped stage; professional lighting for up to two vehicles; podium with sound and teleprompter; large screen for video projection; plus media seating and camera platforms. It's kind of a no-brainer. We're obviously ready to help start moving the needle for the industry," said Cizek. "It's what we do." The Chicago Auto Show wants to help its exhibitors with as many aspects of show costs as possible. Show management is pleased to announce that its official show carpet supplier, Exhibitors Carpet Service (ECS), is extending an across-the-board 15 percent discount off its published rates to all exhibitors. "When you've got 1.3 million sq. feet of flooring to cover, a 15 percent saving is significant," said Cizek. "In the final analysis it means money saved, and we're pleased that ECS has joined in to help make the expense of a very effective auto show even more efficient by lowering the bottom line." Exhibitors can find ordering information and the published price list, including a guide to show contractors and official suppliers, in the show's online exhibitor kit at www.ChicagoAutoShow.com/exhibitors. "We want to encourage our exhibitors to use the Chicago Auto Show for product reveals, executive availability and business news. We're trying to give our industry its best opportunity to refocus public attention on the incredible range of new products and technology our industry offers the customer," said Cizek. "The better and more efficiently we do that, the better we can start to move people from the show floor to the dealership-and that's why auto shows exist." Back to News


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An annual rite of spring — today's Rockies home opener — will once again be accompanied by RTD's RockiesRide express bus service.
RockiesRide is a direct bus service to and from Coors Field from Park-n-Ride locations in the metro area and Boulder High School. RockiesRide buses can get fans to Coors Field 30 to 60 minutes before the first pitch.
RockiesRide has been around since the Rockies first came to Denver and has proven to be a popular feature for baseball fans, said Regional Transportation District spokeswoman Darie Serna.
"It's something we've done on special days and on weekends and sometimes if there is a popular team coming to town," Serna said.
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"RTD's RockiesRide is a community service that RTD is very proud to provide the region," Serna said, "and ridership is almost directly proportional to the attendance of the games."
RockiesRide is also offered for all weekend games, as well as for the 6:10 p.m. game May 28, Memorial Day, and the annual fireworks games June 29 and June 30.
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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Brian Dozier went 3-for-6 with a pair of homers as the Minnesota Twins pounded out 18 hits in a 13-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
The second baseman will be one of the participants for Monday's Home Run Derby at Target Field.
Chris Parmelee, Sam Fuld and Eduardo Escobar each drove in two runs for the Twins (44-50), who have won five of six heading into the All-Star break.
Minnesota starter Phil Hughes (10-5) allowed five runs on 10 hits while striking out six over five innings.
Justin Morneau and Nolan Arenado each had three hits and an RBI for the Rockies (40-55), who lost the final two contests of this three-game series.
Brett Anderson (0-3), making his first start since April 12 due to a broken left index finger, gave up six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits with three walks over five innings. He was activated from the 60-day disabled list prior to the game.
"I got through the start healthy, and that's about the only positive," said a disappointed Anderson.
The Twins exploded for five runs in the top of the first. With men on second and third and two outs, Parmelee hit a two-run single to right-center field. Josh Willingham singled before Escobar hit a two-run double to left-center field. Fuld followed with an RBI single.
Colorado got two runs back in the bottom half. Carlos Gonzalez doubled and raced home on Morneau's single to left. Arenado's RBI double to left-center field cut the gap to three.
The Rockies scored two more runs in the second. Wilin Rosario singled, moved to third on DJ LeMahieu's double and crossed the plate on Anderson's sacrifice bunt. Charlie Blackmon's sac fly made it 5-4.
Trevor Plouffe led off the fifth with a triple to right-center field. He scored on LeMahieu's throwing error.
The Rockies got the run back in the home half on Corey Dickerson's RBI groundout.
Minnesota plated a pair of runs in the seventh. Rex Brothers loaded the bases with one out. Fuld hit a sacrifice fly before Adam Ottavino took over on the mound. Parmelee then scored on a passed ball.
Dozier led off the eighth with a homer to left.
The Twins scored four runs off Brooks Brown in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Chris Herrmann's RBI infield single preceded Dozier's three-run homer to left.
"We knew that we had to have offense (against Colorado)," Dozier said. "Our offense had to come alive."
Game Notes
The Rockies optioned first baseman/outfielder Kyle Parker to Triple-A Colorado Springs and transferred pitcher Jordan Lyles to the 60-day DL ... The Rockies had 13 hits.


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BARBERTON, Ohio (AP) -- Funeral services are scheduled for a northeast Ohio man and his two teenage children who died after what authorities describe as a New Year's Eve robbery and shooting.
Authorities said 18-year-old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year-old David Kohler-Carpenter died in the shooting at their father's home in Barberton, about 35 miles south of Cleveland. Their father, 42-year-old John Kohler, died days later.
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland (http://bit.ly/1f9yudT ) reports the teenagers' funeral service is scheduled immediately after calling hours Wednesday night at a Barberton church. Their father's service is planned Thursday evening at an Akron chapel.
The shooting also left his girlfriend in critical condition.
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Monday, April 28, 2014 from 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm.
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Another vintage pocket knife I picked up at auction is this John Primble by Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing in Louisville, Kentucky. I'm not sure what year it was made but the grips remind me of the 1950's cracked ice formica kitchen tables. I only paid a few dollars so another nice auction deal from a few weeks ago.


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New York City Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Lowe's and the Apple Store ranked tops with consumers in a survey by the global strategy firm OC&C Strategy Consultants.
The study, the OC&C Proposition Strength Index (the "Index"), surveyed over 2,700 U.S. consumers in an effort to understand consumer sentiment toward 50 of the country's leading retailers. The survey rates how consumers view core elements of a retailer's value proposition -- such as Value for Money, Customer Service, Product Selection and Product Quality.
Amazon.com ranked first in the Index overall and dominated most of the proposition dimensions rated by each consumer. The online retailer scored No. 1 in the following categories: Product Breadth, "Products That Are Suited To Me," Value for Money, and Trust. In all other categories relevant to non-fashion online retail, namely Price, Product Quality and Service, Amazon placed in the top three.
But while Amazon topped the overall survey, other retailers emerged stronger in specific areas. For example, the Apple Store placed first for Product Quality, Service and Store Look & Feel -- indicating that current customers recognize and appreciate Apple's unique approach to brick and mortar retailing. In terms of price perception, Dollar Tree ranked first in the category of Low Price, edging out the country's largest discount retailer, Walmart.
"The economy has had varying degrees of impact on the top performers in our survey," said Keri Aivazis, partner, OC&C Strategy Consultants. "Broadly speaking, the retailers at the top of our Index maintain a strong competitive position and are poised to reap the benefits as discretionary spending behaviors return.
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SANTA CLARA — With as many as three playoff games remaining in inclement weather, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has ample reason to feel confident about quarterback Colin Kaepernick's ability to perform in any conditions.
"We've got a good bad-weather quarterback," Harbaugh said Monday in his day-after-game news conference. "The thing I didn't envision when we drafted Colin was how unbelievably effective he would be on a bad field. He was running like a gazelle, like he was the only one on the field."
Harbaugh, of course, referenced Kaepernick's impressive all-around play Sunday in a 23-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game.
In that game, Kaepernick completed 16 of 30 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown, and he rushed for 98 yards on seven carries.
Several times, Kaepernick turned a broken play into a positive one by breaking free from the pocket, eluding a defender and turning upfield.
Kaepernick also impressed Harbaugh with his ability to control the football, even though temperatures hovered near zero and made the ball slick and harder than usual.
"He's able to throw a ball that pierces the elements," Harbaugh said. "He's showed that in the rain, too. He can pierce a defense with velocity on his throws and the tightness of his spirals."
That's comforting for Harbaugh and the 49ers, inasmuch as they play at the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and might play in Seattle and New Jersey, too, if they make it as far as the NFC Championship game and Super Bowl, respectively.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 17 of 26 passes for 177 yards and one touchdown.
"Aaron Rodgers made some terrific throws," Harbaugh said. "I thought Colin arguably made more terrific throws. The touch to the backs coming out of the backfield I thought was really good. And those aren't easy climates to throw the ball and catch the ball in, to execute in."
"You talk about a happy flight," Harbaugh said. "Everybody's experienced a happy flight in their own way. For me, it's talking to the players and having some conversations on the plane."
Throw in watching video of the game, as well as the other playoff games, and a cup of coffee, and Harbaugh is "as happy as I can possibly be."
The Panthers erased a 9-0 deficit and held on for a 10-9 victory over the 49ers in the first game of the second half of the 49ers' season. The 49ers lost to the New Orleans Saints a week later but have won seven straight since.
The Saints and Indianapolis Colts are the two other teams that beat the 49ers and remain in contention for the Super Bowl.
The 49ers could get a second crack at the Saints on Jan. 19, if the 49ers beat the Panthers and the Saints take care of the Seahawks this weekend. The 49ers and Colts need to make it to the Super Bowl for the 49ers to show that a 27-7 loss to the Colts on Sept. 22 was a fluke.
"It's smart on their part," he said. "Those guys are great coaches. All of them. There's nobody's that's got a better staff, in my humble opinion, than we do here."
Several reports said the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins are interested in Roman. The Redskins also are interested in Fangio, according to an ESPN report.
Harbaugh said there's also interest in defensive line coach Jim Tomsula. Harbaugh declined to say which teams contacted the 49ers. He did say that he expects to lose at least one more coach. Offensive line co-coach Tim Drevno was hired by USC last week.
Otto Graham amassed 163 rushing yards in three NFL title games against the Los Angeles Rams (1950, 1951, and 1955).
What's more, Kaepernick rushed for 362 yards in his first four postseason games, which places him fifth among quarterbacks in league history. Former 49ers quarterback Steve Young holds the record with 594, though he needed 20 games.
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WINCHESTER children were on the verge of disappointment when a concert was close to being cancelled on Saturday (January 25).
Winchester Chamber Orchestra Children's Concert went ahead as planned despite the Discovery Centre suffering a power cut moments before the show.
Nearly a dozen properties and businesses on Jewry Street were affected by the power outage when a fuse failed at the sub-station.
A spokeperson for Southern Electric said: "We'd like to apologise to the customers affected."
The sell-out winter-themed concert saw the orchestra sporting woolly hats and scarves while the orchestra played special excerpts from the Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride, Winter and Let it Snow.
Though the power cut meant the electric keyboard couldn't be played for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, flautist Sarah Heard quickly stepped in to play the part.
After the concert children wandered around the library to different stations to try out child-sized instrument provided by Hampshire Music Service.


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Devizes mum Anita Gidley, whose son Reece was more than a year old before he was allowed home from hospital, still misses the special relationship she had with staff and parents at Devizes Opportunity Centre.
Reece of Massey Road, Devizes, is now nine and goes to Larkrise School in Trowbridge, but his mum remembers the support from everyone at the nursery when he was very young.
She said: "Reece had a lot of problems with holes in his heart and underwent a lot of operations, so when he first started going to the centre I was very anxious and protective of him. But he loved going and I got a lot of support.
"It was good to see the other mums for a chat. I miss that now as Reece has transport to Larkrise so you don't really meet the other parents very often."
Reece was born three weeks early at Devizes Hospital after a normal labour and his mum had no reason to think there would be a problem.
But he was born with Down's Syndrome and the heart problems that are often associated with the condition. He has also been slow to develop speech and his mobility is impaired.
Miss Gidley, 40, has had her own health problems and was diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago. It was benign but she had to undergo major surgery to have it removed and still suffers from tiredness and sometimes forgets her words.
Now she wants to undergo a headshave to raise money for our Give Us A Chance appeal and find a sort of closure for her own illness.
She said: "The centre does a great job and I know they still need to raise a lot of money so I want to help them.
"But I also think by shaving my head and seeing my scar it will allow me to come to terms with what happened. When I had my operation they only shaved a very small section of my hair and so I have never seen the scar properly."
She is not afraid to make a statement with her hair. At the moment it is bright red from when she went to a Dirty Dancing party.
She said: "I don't know how I will feel about seeing myself without any hair as it will be the first time, but I am up for it."
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Every woman should have: A basic understanding of what suits her.
Three rules to dress by: 1) Develop a signature style for yourself. 2) Don't follow trends — especially not giant platform shoes! 3) Less is more, except when it comes to diamonds.
I love to wear monochromatic clothes with a colorful, beautiful shoe.
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As this spring's wet weather proved, unstabilized nitrogen is vulnerable to leaching and dentrification, which can significantly reduce the yield potential of corn. By applying a nitrogen sidedress application, growers can rest easier knowing their corn plants have nitrogen when it's most needed, said Chris Berry, market developer, Dow AgroSciences.
Soil temperatures generally are warm during the sidedressing period, requiring a nitrogen stabilizer to protect ammonium nitrogen from rapid nitrification. The surplus of rain this spring also can lead to increased leaching and dentirification. As corn producers are looking for immediate solutions for their fields, they still can stabilize their fertilizer with Instinct nitrogen stabilizer as a postplant application prior to the V6 growth stage. Growers can use N-Serve nitrogen stabilizer as a sidedress application with anhydrous ammonia until 30 days after planting. The result is less nitrogen lost to leaching and denitrification and more nitrogen available later in the season for grain production.
Growers should apply additional nitrogen earlier rather than later in crop development, if possible, according to "The Bulletin," developed by University of Illinois Extension. When applying nitrogen as a sidedress application, "The Bulletin" suggests some methods are better than others:
- First preference: Inject or dribble UAN solution between rows.
- Second preference: Broadcast solid ammonium-containing fertilizers.
- Third preference: Broadcast UAN solution.
To allay your customers' concerns about the availability of nitrogen in their corn, remind them that depending on their planting timeline, they can protect their largest input investment by sidedressing with Instinct or N-Serve. For more information, visit www.NitrogenStabilizers.com or contact your local Dow AgroSciences sales representative.


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THE vision of transforming the Milton Rooms in Malton into a leading regional theatre was given backing this week by broadcaster, comedian, writer and actor Griff Rhys Jones.
Hundreds of people attended a special 'Tea and a Tale' event presented by Griff, who also spoke about his own experiences of saving historic buildings.
Griff is also a long-standing ambassador for the Prince's Regeneration Trust (PRT) which is working with the Milton Rooms to save and restore the theatre for community benefit and to develop it into a nationally-recognised arts venue.
"The Milton Rooms has the benefit of being right in the heart of Malton which has some beautiful streets and it is very rare to find such a place that is relatively unspoiled," he told the Gazette.
"It is absolutely vital to look at the character of the town and to find a function for the Milton Rooms relative to the community."
Griff said communities were increasingly less inclined to gather together. "We are encouraged to sit in front of the television and not talk to anyone while being force-fed stuff," he said. "We need to preserve places like the Milton Rooms as a real resource for the community."
Griff said the PRT had a proven track record of doing extraordinary work with buildings, demonstrating that they could be saved and transformed to work again.
"The trust doesn't believe in preserving buildings in aspic but finding new uses and giving help and advice to these places," he said.
"But at the same time, the public needs to be aware that these things are happening and get involved and I hope people in Malton realise what they have here and support it."
Griff praised artistic directors Garry Cooper and Nick Bagnall, who have worked to revive the Milton Rooms during the past 18 months.
"Garry and Nick are visionaries and places like this need these sort of people – someone needs to be in place to follow these things through," he said.
"The first act of maintenance starts when you put the last tile on the roof and it is a process that never stops – you have to have the commitment of people who want to see it through."
Griff said the PRT would work with the Milton Rooms to give advice and ensure the project received the right support.
"It will not be a short process – there needs to be a unique selling point as to why the building is important and what makes it different," he said.
"Once that aim is there of what they want to do, it can become an unstoppable bandwagon on which people will want to jump."
Garry Cooper said they had been thrilled to welcome Griff to the Milton Rooms.
"Many of the people who came along had never been in the building before, which was encouraging, It was a real pleasure to have Griff here and listen to his views – he was really inspiring about the future."
Review: Large audience left with much to ponder
RARELY has the Milton Rooms seen an event like this.
In the audience, the great and the good of Malton and district – two mayors, local councillors, and hundreds of interested local folk, all drawn by the magic of Griff Rhys Jones presenting Tea and a Tale – and much more besides.
Introduced by artistic director Garry Cooper as an ambassador of the Prince's Regeneration Trust, helping the Milton Rooms as well as championing much broader movements around the country, Griff amused, challenged and moved us all with a combination of anecdotes, appeals and observations relating to planning and preservation, and a powerful reading of a short story.
We heard amusing references to a galaxy of people he has worked with – Joanna Lumley, Alan Ayckbourn, Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Dara O'Briain, Pamela Stephenson the list went on. There was also the episode involving meeting Mohamed Al Fayed, an unflattering reference to Ann Widdecombe, and odd tales of Roy Jenkins visiting Pentonville prison and Willie Whitelaw meeting prisoners sentenced to life behind bars.
On a more serious note, Griff spoke of his passion for protecting our local environments and buildings. Two specific examples he gave were the Hackney Empire theatre in London, and the Bradford Odeon cinema. Both, under threat of demolition or change of use, were saved for their communities after concerted lobbying.
As president of the Civic Trust, a charity advising people across the country on helping preserve their local heritage, he spoke with years of experience. There was much of the recession, of the politicians' blind faith in the building industry as an economic cure-all, regardless of the impact on our towns, with no place for the concept of conservation.
There was need and scope, he said, for our involvement in neighbourhood planning. All of this, plus his observations in an open question and answer session with the audience, left us with much to ponder.
The highlight of Griff's performance was an extraordinarily powerful reading of The Monkey's Paw – a short story by W W Jacobs. It was a simple tale – of an ordinary elderly couple, a magic talisman and death, but as Griff read it so sensitively, there was a clear sense of tension in the audience.
It was perhaps not a strange coincidence that the presence of a capacity crowd at this fascinating evening in such a treasured local venue seemed to underline precisely what our guest was saying.
Review by John Collins


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Misner & Smith CD Release Party October 11th
Award-winning Americana/Folk duo Misner & Smith will play a special CD Release show at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley on Friday, October 11th, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Known for their stunning live performances, Misner & Smith have been winning over fans with top-notch songwriting, musicianship, and extraordinary vocal harmonies. They spent last year touring the U.S. and England and have just finished recording their fourth album, Seven Hour Storm, produced by Jeff Kazor (The Crooked Jades, Richard Buckner), and engineered by Bruce Kaphan (American Music Club, David Byrne, The Black Crowes) due out in October. This follows the release of three previous albums, Live at the Freight & Salvage (2010), Poor Player (2008), and their debutHalfway Home (2004), which includes the West Coast Songwriter's Best Song of 2007, "Madeline (Paradise Cracked)".
Location: Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
Address: 2020 Addison St., Berkeley 94704
Date: Friday, October 11, 2013
Showtime: 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
Tickets: $20.50-$22.50
Telephone: 510-644-2020
Website: http://www.thefreight.org
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Jen Murphy isn't afraid to talk on stage about the modern-day ease of watching skin flicks on her smartphone.
The Los Angeles-based comedian, who quickly quashes the prickly debate of "are women funny?" is venturing eastward to appear in the Laughing Devil's first annual She-Devil Comedy Festival, running October 24 through 28. This 100-woman-strong showcase will feature some of the funniest up-and-coming queens of stand-up.
Murphy, who lived in Astoria for several years before moving to the West Coast, boasts an impressive resume including two seasons of "Last Comic Standing," appearances on "Comics Unleashed" and a stint as the host of her own show on TLC called "This is Why You're Still Single."
While Amy Poehler of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and Kristen Wiig of "Bridesmaids" have made it known that ladies are leading the way in recent comedy endeavors, Murphy said the early road to comedic success can be tricky for women.
"Sometimes it's harder as a woman to get my foot in the door," said Murphy. "It's harder to get into clubs if they don't know me. Club owners trust men more. But once you're in, it can be easier because there aren't that many of us."
Most of Murphy's material comes from everyday observations, like friends with kids and trials of single life, which she says provides plenty of laughs.
"I have one joke where I talk about how I wish I could be a whore because I'm broke and I hate dating," said Murphy. "Dating is kind of like prostitution anyway!"
While the gripes of 30s singledom might ring like a girls night in, Murphy says she makes her stories something everyone — not just women — can understand.
"I try to make it something men can relate to too," said Murphy. "I don't just want to be like 'dating is hard,'"
Murphy, who says she keeps pretty quiet when she's not on stage, said audiences are often surprised when she opens her mouth.
"A lot of people say 'I didn't think you were going to be funny,'" she said.


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Italian lineage paves road to Classic for LaTorre
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler LaTorre was always proud of his Italian heritage. But until recently, he didn't realize that it would broaden his baseball horizons.
LaTorre, 29, has never played above Triple-A during seven Minor League seasons in the Giants organization. But in one significant respect, he belongs with the likes of Pablo Sandoval, Marco Scutaro and Jeremy Affeldt, among others.
LaTorre, a non-roster invitee to big league camp, will represent Italy in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. A native of Santa Cruz, Calif., LaTorre has dual citizenship that allows him to play for the country of his roots.
LaTorre said that Tom Trebelhorn, manager of the Giants' Rookie-Level Salem-Keizer affiliate who coached for Italy in the 2009 Classic, advised him after that competition to examine his ancestry with the objective of playing in the 2013 event. LaTorre complied, doggedly spending two years searching for documents and obtaining birth and marriage certificates to detail his lineage.
LaTorre, a catcher who hit .278 in 42 games for Fresno last season, obtained his Italian citizenship in time to participate in last year's European Championship in Amsterdam, which Italy won.
That triumph helped LaTorre realize the depth of national pride among his teammates.
"Guys who had been living in the same house with their families for their whole lives were crying with happiness," LaTorre said.


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US mission in Afghanistan to shift to support role
President Barack Obama says the U.S. role in Afghanistan will shift to a support role later this spring and he will soon get recommendations from his top military advisers on U.S. troop drawdowns.
Obama says in a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that any agreement on troop drawdowns must include an immunity agreement in which US troops are not subjected to Afghan law.
Obama says the path of the U.S. military remains clear and the war is moving toward a "responsible end" in 2014.
The two leaders met at the White House on the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan and the 66,000 American troops serving there.
The U.S. military mission will shift from combat to support in the spring, a few months ahead of schedule.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Claire Perry, MP for the Devizes Constituency, teamed up with neighbouring MPs, Andrew Murrison and Richard Benyon, to meet the Minister for Rail Simon Burns.
They expressed concerns over the potential loss of services for stations west of Newbury, queried why electrification was stopping at Newbury and emphasised the importance of good through train links to the local economy.
Mrs Perry also presented the Minister with an extensive dossier of evidence supporting the current services from concerned residents using services from Pewsey and Great Bedwyn stations.
During the meeting the Minister said that while the current franchise process is on hold until at least the end of the year, he would immediately instruct the Department of Transport to formally investigate the option of extending rail electrification from Newbury to Westbury.
Commenting after the meeting, Mrs Perry said: "We had great news today, when the Rail Minister said he would initiate an investigation of the costs and benefits of electrification of rail lines to Westbury.
"This renewed focus on our vital rail links should help to emphasise the importance of the local services when the franchise bidding process is re-started and if we can get electrification then connectivity and journey times will be improved.
"I will be working with Wiltshire Council, the Wiltshire and Swindon Local Economic Partnership and all local users to make the case for this investment. We need our vital rail links and this is a great step forward."


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The Hessian fly is present in wheat growing areas throughout the U.S., including Indiana. The Hessian fly can survive on alternative grass hosts, and will be waiting to infest a field the next time wheat is planted. When the opportunity presents itself, there is potential for a rapid increase of fly populations as a result of weather conditions or cropping practices that favor survival of eggs and young larvae in the fall. Many fields throughout the U.S. are already empty due to the nationwide drought that occurred this year. It is imperative that we do not jump the gun and still practice the fly-free date and plow fields before planting wheat.
Following the fly-free date. Much of the fall fly population can be avoided by planting after the fly-free date. A low fall infestation often goes unnoticed due to the tillering of the wheat plant The fly-free date is of key importance, even if you plan to use the wheat only for cattle. It is tempting given the open fields early in the season to plant wheat early. This could lead to disastrous consequences. The fly-free date is our main protection to avoid a subsequent infestation by the spring brood. Additionally, it has been shown that following the fly-free date helps reduce other wheat disease problems and reduces winter-kill from excessive growth.
Plowing fields after wheat harvest destroys the fly. The Hessian fly passes the summer in the stubble of the current wheat crop. Volunteer wheat germinates and begins growing just in time for the fall emergence of the Hessian fly. These plants are readily infested resulting in a rapid build-up of the population. Removal of volunteer wheat before the emergence of the fall brood greatly reduces the insect reservoir for a spring infestation.


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