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Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale feels good about his team's prospects in the 2013-14 season, and for good reason.
His Rockets won the Dwight Howard sweepstakes, locking in the biggest free agent of the summer. McHale is aware of the effect Howard could potentially have in Houston.
MORE: Howard shifts West hierarchy | Shaq: Howard didn't want 'bright lights' | Top free agents
"We'll see. Let's get everybody together," McHale said, according to ESPN.com. "I'm looking forward to getting together with the team and putting everything together. I feel really comfortable we can compete with anybody."
Howard is a known commodity around the league, and the Rockets just hope they get the player we all came to know in his first seven seasons. Howard dealt with injuries in Los Angeles, but still managed to compiled solid numbers.
"Everybody knows he's the premier big man in the league," Beverley said. "I'm glad [his decision] wasn't prolonged. The inside-out [dynamic] with him and James, I think, is going to be perfect. It's going to be fun. If you add Dwight, it's going to be a big boost. But no one has a crystal ball. Everything takes preparation and hard work and dedication, and that's what we're going to have to do."
There were very few who actually had information on where Howard would end up in free agent, mostly because of the sheer unpredictability his decision-making has provided in the past. McHale was in a unique situation to have a hold on Howard's thinking.
"I had a pretty good feeling on it," McHale said. "But you never really know until everything is done. We had a great meeting July 1. I really thought positively. We could help each other. He's just got to get out there and play."
And while there was talk that Howard waffled on this decision, he maintains that he was steadfast in his belief that Houston provided the best situation. Howard was angered by the perception reports of his waffling projected, McHale said.
"The crazy thing was Dwight was flying from Colorado and the 50-50 [speculation] and all this other stuff, he was a little bit upset about that," McHale said. "He said, 'I didn't change my mind.' I had a pretty good feeling, but when it's finally done, you're really happy and looking forward to working with him after you sign him."
When completely healthy, Howard has been the NBA's best center. McHale expects Howard to play up to his previous standards.
"When Dwight is right, physically right, he dominates the game in a lot of different ways," McHale said. "He's a unique guy. He can score 10 points and totally dominate the game. There are very few players in the NBA that can do that. He can bolt down the paint, block six or seven shots, get 20 rebounds, roll hard and get people shots without touching the ball. It's a good situation."


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Frank Louis Natta died March 30. He was 61.
Mr. Natta was born Jan. 19, 1951, in Vancouver. He grew up on a lettuce farm, attended St. Joseph's Catholic grade school and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1969. He went on to graduate from Colorado School of Mines in mineral economics. His career in the coal business took him to San Francisco, Colorado and finally Lexington where he lived for 31 years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Natta. He is survived by his wife, Julie; daughter, Esther; son, Frank John; mother, Mary (Niedermeyer) Natta; sisters, Jeannie and Maria (Greg); one nephew; as well as numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.
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Lush and robust wheat fields start with durable, deep and disease-free roots. These roots absorb the all-important nutrients and moisture that produce healthy plants with strong yield potential, which is why growers should keep their wheat's root health top of mind when preparing for the season.
By incorporating preventive measures now – including best management practices and seed treatment applications – growers can ensure healthy root systems and get their crops started on the right foot.
Underground Threat
What's so bad about soilborne diseases? For starters, they attack both seeds and roots, stealing nutrients and key resources needed to produce quality crops.
Dr. Wayne Pedersen, emeritus plant pathologist at the University of Illinois, said their impact can sometimes sneak up on growers.
"Some directly kill the plant before or shortly after it emerges, thereby directly affecting harvest population," Pedersen explains. "Others reduce the number of small fibrous roots that affect water and nutrient uptake – and often, their only visible symptom is a reduction in yield."
Three main soilborne diseases in wheat are:
- Rhizoctonia, which is common in cereal fields around the world, causes lesions around the root and leads to seedling collapse.
- Pythium, which quickly infects germinating seeds and young seedlings and nibbles away at root tips.
- Fusarium, a yield-robbing soilborne pathogen that infects the roots and eventually gets into the crown.
Each of these lives below the surface eating away at roots and significantly damaging yield and profit potential.
Manage and Treat
Growers should get ahead of these diseases to maximize yield potential and help crops develop with healthy, efficient root systems.
"Growers do not have to wait until the beginning of the season to protect their wheat from disease," said Nathan Popiel, agronomic service representative for Syngenta in North Dakota. "With best management practices, growers can protect their wheat even before planting."
He makes the following recommendations:
- Plant certified seed, which will have gone through the rigors of a certification process and inspection for contaminants. Older seed has lost some of its vigor, which can make it more susceptible to certain soilborne diseases.
- When available, select varieties with genetic tolerance.
- Monitor soil fertility levels. Balanced soil fertility is extremely important because the plant is less stressed.
- Rotate to a non-host crop to help break the disease cycle.
- Because soilborne diseases thrive in wet conditions, plant into well-drained soils.
- Destroy any green residue in fields at least two weeks before planting begins to eradicate the green bridge, break disease cycles and reduce chances of soilborne pathogens carrying over from past seasons.
- Scout fields for symptoms of soilborne pathogens to manage diseases early.
- Apply a seed treatment to protect crops from the start
The toughest diseases can still survive despite best agronomic practices, so growers should also strongly consider a seed treatment application, advised Dr. Tim Paulitz, research plant pathologist with the USDA-ARS at Washington State University.
"My trials, even those in fields completely infested with Rhizoctonia, clearly show that seed treatment fungicides will help protect young seedlings against this and other soilborne diseases," Paulitz said.
Seed treatments, such as CruiserMaxx Vibrance Cereals seed treatment insecticide/fungicide, shield seeds from disease and insect pests such as wireworms and aphids, which can carry and spread Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV). This enables healthier, stronger root systems to develop. With CruiserMaxx Vibrance Cereals, protection begins the moment seeds are planted and continues as they work systemically to protect young, growing plants.
"It's so important to get started off on the right foot to give your wheat crop the best chance to withstand the elements," Popiel emphasized. "Plan and act ahead, and you'll reap the rewards."


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New For 2014
GLS models get fourteen-inch aluminum wheels instead of fourteen-inch steel wheels. SE models with the technology package now get a rearview camera and keyless entry and ignition.
Vehicle Summary
It's hard to block previous Hyundai Accents from our memories, which is strange since they were so unmemorable. Fortunately, it's getting easier to forget those bad old Accents because this current-generation car is really nice. Hyundai completely redid its entry-level subcompact for 2012, bringing it from the back of the pack to compete with very good cars like the Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, and Mazda 2. The Accent is powerful and spacious, but the real story here is style. Its predecessor had two, pin-straight creases in its sheetmetal, but this new one has about a dozen flowing curves and crannies. It's bold and handsome, both of which are antonyms for words we'd use to describe the last Accent. Now the Accent is affordable and fashionable.
The 2014 Hyundai Accent isn't the Accent we remember, which was a car that had the sole appeal of being inexpensive. Hyundai got this new Accent right from the get-go, so not much has changed for the 2014 model year.
The current-generation Hyundai Accent, like its predecessor, is a very inexpensive car. But unlike the bygone Accent, this one no longer feels as cheap as its price tag. To start, the 2014 Hyundai Accent features a 1.6-liter direct-injected four-cylinder that produces a best-in-class 138 hp. It's not fast, but the potent, little engine has no problem getting the Accent up to highway speeds. It gets decent fuel mileage, too, achieving EPA ratings of 28/37 mpg city/highway.
The Accent has absolutely rocking exterior design. We thought it looked good when it debuted onstage at the 2011 New York auto show, and we thought it looked great when we finally saw it on the road a few months later. The Accent's cabin looks pretty snazzy, too, and it's surprisingly spacious. Its interior volume earns the Accent a spot in the EPA's compact class even though it is, by general definition, a subcompact car. As an entry-level subcompact, the Accent doesn't feature a whole lot of luxurious amenities. Think air-conditioning, not automatic climate control. If you want leather and a navigation system, opt for the slightly larger Hyundai Elantra. But if you're looking for a low-price, high-style small car, the Accent ticks a lot of the right boxes.
You'll like:
- Best-in-class horsepower
- Fluidic exterior design
- More spacious than it looks
You won't like:
- Small rear window
- Armrests need more padding
- No available navigation or leather
Key Competitors
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SHE WAS ALWAYS the person who brought everyone else together -- the magnet, friends called her -- so they traveled from across the world to see Sarah Burke one final time. High school classmates came from the East Coast, and family members flew in from Canada. Professional athletes traveled from Norway, Sweden and Japan. They arrived en masse at a hospital in Park City, Utah, spilling from Burke'sroom into the general waiting area and the hallways until, finally, doctors found a conference room big enough to accommodate them.
For nine terrible days in January, they sat there, waited and prayed. They rehashed questions that made no sense.
How could they remain hopeful when the most optimistic among them was lying unresponsive in the other room?
How had skiing's most daring athlete suffered a brain hemorrhage while practicing an utterly routine trick?
Why now, just months after she had engineered her sport's inclusion in the 2014 Winter Olympics and had become, at long last, a gold medal favorite?
Mostly, they spent the long hours in the conference room trying to reconcile the Sarah Burke on life support with the one they had known for 29 years, the one who had lived in perpetual motion and supported everyone else. This was a woman who had visited the troops in Iraq, hit a 75-foot ski jump in the Canadian backcountry, posed for a magazine cover and designed a jacket for a sponsor in Europe -- all during the course of one typical month. This was the first woman to land a 720, a 900 and a 1080 in competition. This was a skier who had won four gold medals at the X Games; a friend who dropped everything to make a Jay-Z concert in London; a businesswoman who signed deals with nearly a dozen companies; and a prankster who launched a website, Scarah.com, to post videos of herself jumping out from behind doors to surprise other skiers.
"She did everything to the fullest all the time," says her husband, Rory Bushfield. "The joke was always that there had to be, like, four or five Sarahs."
And now there was this one, in the hospital. Hemorrhaging prevented oxygen and blood from reaching her brain, resulting in a coma. Doctors tried emergency surgery to no avail. Tests showed that her heart was still beating, but her brain was damaged beyond repair. She was gone.
As Burke's family members prepared to say their final goodbyes, the hospital staff came with more bad news. Burke was a Canadian citizen who had been skiing in the U.S. without health insurance because her national ski team policy covered her only during competitions and some practices. Her hospital bills would total hundreds of thousands of dollars. Nobody in her
Burke, who wanted her organs to be donated, had always been a giver herself. She had started at least one tradition that had spread among her friends. At the end of the night, she liked to ask a bartender to change a few $20 bills into quarters and dimes. Then she would walk home tossing the change along her path, building a trail of coins that stretched for a mile or more. She believed that joy and generosity could be contagious. "Think of how happy it will make people to find these in the morning!" she sometimes said.
Maybe now some of those coins would circle back, Spencer thought. On Jan. 19, a few hours before Burke died, he hit a button on his laptop to make the fundraising site public. He hoped that a few hundred people would post tributes. He wanted to raise $15,000.
"I had no idea what could happen or who might see it," he says, because nothing in his life had prepared him for what would come next.
Carolyn, $50
"May we all have the courage
to stare fear in the face."
Anonymous, $75
SHE STARTED SKIING just after she turned 5, the daughter of two artists in Midland, Ontario, who saved their money for weekend lift tickets. She
She arrived in Quebec City, 10 hours from her home, only to find out that no other junior girls had signed up to compete. There were also no registered women and no junior boys. Officials encouraged her to drive back to Midland, but instead, Burke decided to compete against 23 men -- most of them already professionals, some at least twice her age, and a few couldn't help but chuckle at the teenage girl with a toothy smile, blond pigtails and old lift tickets stuck to the zippers of her bulky jacket.
She finished fourth.
For the next several years, Burke divided her time between building her skills and building up the competition. She graduated from high school and moved into a group house in Mammoth, Calif., where she kept the water bill affordable by showering only a few times each week, saving her money to travel to freestyle competitions around the world. Other women were stronger or more athletic, but nobody else had her body control and sense of ease in the air. "Most people get scared up there, but she was totally at peace," says her coach, Trennon Paynter.
Burke won most events she entered. Her audacity in the backcountry made her a cult star in ski movies; her flirtatious smile and beach-blond hair led FHM to name her to its list of the 100 sexiest women. She signed contracts with Salomon, Smith, Roxy, Monster and Helly Hansen, and soon the water bill didn't seem to matter.
Meanwhile, as she emerged as one of skiing's few mainstream stars, she scoured ski chat rooms on the Internet and randomly messaged any girl who
Burke helped start a movement to force the Dew Tour to include women's skiing, and she begged her sponsors to kick in for equal prize money when one contest paid $20,000 to men's winners and $2,000 to women's. She traveled to the X Games four times to perform an exhibition while the men warmed up, because the event didn't yet offer a competition for women. "It was a constant frustration, and sometimes you could see the tears fog up her goggles," says Jessica Vander Kooij, a close friend from Midland. "But then she'd take off the goggles and be smiling, like, 'Okay. I'm fine.'"
She was always fine -- that was her brand of toughness. Mangled thumb? Fine. She'd have surgery and make it back to the hill three hours later, even if she was still vomiting from the anesthesia. Dislocated shoulder? Fine. Broken hands, busted ribs, torn-up knees, knocked unconscious? Fine. All fine. Broken back? Fine -- and, just to prove it, why not throw up a casual peace sign to the crowd at the 2009 X Games as paramedics carted her down the mountain?
Once, while filming a ski movie in the Canadian backcountry, Burke's friend Mike Douglas suggested building a different jump for women. The jump for the men was a monster, a skyscraper of snow built in avalanche country that required a flight of 90 feet to reach the landing area. Naturally, Burke wanted to try it, but the physics didn't add up; it was too much speed and air for someone who weighed 125 pounds.
"Please let me build you something a little more reasonable," Douglas said.
"No way," Burke said.
They fought for 30 minutes, but there was no winning once Burke had made up her mind. She flew off the jump at full speed, lost control in the air and barely reached the landing area. "It wasn't really a crash so much as an all-out explosion," Douglas says. Skis and boots and goggles scattered across the mountain. Five other athletes hurried downhill to check on her. Douglas dug into his pocket for a cellphone, prepared to call 911.
"I'm fine," Burke said, standing up, waving them off. Then she hiked back up the hill and hit the jump again.
and I could not be more proud of her choice."
Anonymous, $1,000
"She's inspired me to start jumping cliffs and
experience a new way of skiing. Thank you!"
Sylvie, $50
SHE FOUND ADVENTURE everywhere, but mostly she found it through love. Burke met Bushfield, another professional skier, at summer camp when she was 14, and he spent the next seven years chasing her around the world. He finally persuaded her to go on an informal date in Oregon in 2003, suggesting only that she wear comfortable shoes. Off they went through the woods to the Deschutes River, crossing the rapids in the most dangerous spots, hopping from one slippery rock to the next, soaking their pants to the knee. "It was intense and awesome," Bushfield says, and it became the blueprint for their relationship: Be spontaneous. Take risks. Make every experience memorable.
Easter wasn't just an egg hunt but a scavenger course decoded by treasure
Bushfield traveled everywhere with climbing gear and a rope in his backpack, and he made it a daily mission to entertain Burke by doing backflips off bridges or jumping off buildings. They surfed together in Costa Rica, backpacked in Europe and mountain-biked in Brazil. They bought a house near the ski area in Whistler, British Columbia, remodeled it themselves and hosted ax-throwing tournaments in the backyard. Bushfield learned how to fly and bought a plane so they could buzz around the mountains and chase bears along the ridgelines.
He proposed on Christmas Eve in 2009, using a shovel to write a message in fresh powder on a remote mountain and then flying Burke there the next morning. "Marry me Sarah!" he wrote, because it never seemed like a question.
She was happy. How many of us can say that?"
"While we rarely see snow in my neck of the woods,
I had a chance to watch her after randomly
channel surfing one day. She was awesome!"
THERE WAS SO much she still wanted to do: launch a training and rehabilitation clinic, raise kids, become a broadcaster, win the Olympics. For Paynter, her coach, the challenge was always to limit her focus. "She had a hard time saying no," he says. "She did way too much."
When the International Olympic Committee announced last summer that it would add both ski halfpipe and slopestyle to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, Paynter suggested that Burke hire a scheduler to help manage her time. She had spent the past two years traveling to meetings and pushing for the sport's inclusion in Sochi, and everything about the Olympics excited her now. She liked filling out the IOC paperwork. She looked forward to the drug tests; they made her feel like a real athlete, she told friends. Still, she had always succeeded her way and trained on her own schedule, and this time would be no different.
Burke spent the winter traveling to charity events and surf trips. A week into January, she left for a three-day training camp in Park City, where Monster, her energy-drink sponsor, had rented out a 22-foot halfpipe that she had skied in dozens of times. The plan in Utah was simply to stick with what she knew. So on the afternoon of Jan. 10, she soared off the bottom of the halfpipe and twisted into a flat spin 540, one and a half sideways rotations, a standard trick she had mastered in her teens. She had landed it thousands of times. She had fallen thousands of times. It never had mattered.
This time she fell. She overrotated on the landing, whiplashed forward and banged her head. It was an unremarkable crash, and for about 10 seconds nobody else in the pipe seemed to notice. But then it had been 15 seconds, and still she didn't answer when another skier called her name, sending half a dozen athletes rushing to her side. Then it was two minutes, and emergency responders who had hurried to the scene began to notice signs of cardiac arrest. Then it was five minutes, and paramedics radioed for a helicopter.
In the chaos that followed, Bushfield received a call on his cell. He answered while sitting inside the lodge at Whistler, taking a break from his own day on the mountain. "I heard, 'It's bad news about Sarah,' and then the whole thing is just a fog," Bushfield says. He scrambled to find a flight to Utah that afternoon. When he arrived, the same husband who always had resisted
They said Burke had torn her vertebral artery, which helps supply blood to the brain stem. They said she wasn't waking up. They said the odds of this exact accident seemed like one in a million.
"A fluke," Spencer says. "A moment so bad and so unexplainable it makes you wonder if anything good can happen again."
Then, two days after Burke died, something did. Spencer checked the fundraising website he had created to help cover Burke's medical expenses and saw that more than 250 people had donated and posted tributes in the first three hours. More than 3,000 donated in the first three days. The money came from 22 countries, and the tributes were posted in Japanese, German, Italian, English and French. A ski bum explained that he was jobless and therefore could give only $10. A sushi restaurant in Canada held its own fundraiser and pitched in $1,000. Billie Jean King, Dwyane Wade and Lil Wayne all offered tributes. A flood of traffic crashed GiveForward.com, so people made donations through two other websites.
"Here was every person who knew about her suddenly giving back at once," says Jan Phelan, her mother.
"We couldn't believe how many people she'd reached," Bushfield says.
"It was almost hard to keep track," Spencer says. So less than a week after Burke's death, he navigated through the Internet and calculated the total.
His grassroots project had raised more than $300,000.
Mackenzie, $100
"You are paying her an honor every time you ski."
Randy, $100
THE MONEY MORE than covered medical expenses, with her sponsors and Canadian ski team offering to pitch in, so Burke's family decided to use some of it for a memorial in April. Bushfield spent a month obsessing over the details, mostly because it gave him something to do. Ever since Burke's death, he had tried to re-create the feeling of closeness to her. He took long bike rides to mountains they had visited together, only to experience a terrible sense of loneliness once he arrived. He tried to lose himself in their adventures, like surfing in Los Angeles or street skiing in Australia, but what was the point without Burke waiting to hear his stories? "The best part of every experience was coming home and laughing about it with her," he says. Instead, now he came home to her meticulously organized clothes still hanging in the closet and her two iPhones still sitting on the dresser drawer -- vestiges he couldn't bear to see but couldn't bring himself to give away.
"It sounds weird, but it feels comforting to know those old text messages and pictures are still right there," he says. "It's like parts of her still exist."
He tried to gather those parts at the memorial in Whistler. More than 1,000 skiers, friends and fans showed up for a Burke-style event: a whirlwind three-day party that included a ceremony at a glacial lake, another in a halfpipe and a midnight dance-off at a restaurant.
On the last night, Bushfield and his family hosted a public ceremony in Whistler's downtown square. Some people arrived with stickers that read "Celebrate Sarah," and others wore replica necklaces of Burke's snowflake tattoo. A sign posted over a small stage read: "One light will not go out if it lights 1,000 more," and Bushfield walked through the crowd to distribute hundreds of candles.
The last speakers stepped off the stage at 10:15 p.m., and tradition called for a final moment of silence.
"Let's make it a moment of noise," Bushfield said.
The crowd counted to three and then shouted in unison, a cacophony of grief and rage and gratitude. A group of close friends went to Burke's favorite bar, drank her favorite champagne and danced to her favorite songs. They talked about building a foundation in Burke's name that would help support women skiers. Maybe, they agreed, joy and generosity really could be contagious.
Then, just before last call, some of them walked up to the bartender and changed $20 bills into fistfuls of coins. When the sun came up the next morning over Whistler, the cobblestone streets were dotted with silver and bronze.
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I grew up in in what might be considered a very fundamentalist Christian household. As time went on I studied Biblical and Systematic theology. By the mid-nineties I went through what might be described as a spiritual crisis which resulted in my questioning most of my long held beliefs. Many things I once believed in just did not make any sense. I eventually became disillusioned with organized religion altogether.
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- BSO Case Number: PB13-05-07428
- PIO Number: 13-5-24
- Date: May 27, 2013
- Time: 5:49 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 1523 N.W. 11 Cir., Pompano Beach
- Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
- Jolessica Williams, female, age 15, 4/15/98, Pompano Beach
- Demetrius Walden, male, age 15, 5/14/98, 1611 N.W. 10 Cir., Apt. #15, Pompano Beach (IN CUSTODY)
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Broward Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy Monday night after he shot another teen in the chest.
Demetrius Walden is facing one charge of aggravated battery with a firearm. Detectives from BSO's Violent Crimes Unit say the victim, Jolessica Williams, and her 14-year-old niece were hanging out with Demetrius and another boy they knew. Demetrius took out a handgun and pointed it at the girls. His friend told Demetrius to put the gun away, but he didn't. Then Demetrius pointed the gun at Jolessica's chest, and fired one bullet into her chest. It's unclear if the shooting was intentional or accidental.
After the shooting, Jolessica and her niece walked about two blocks to a relative's house where they had been having a Memorial Day barbeque. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue treated her there, and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported her by air to Broward Health Medical Center, where she is recovering.
- INVESTIGATORS: Violent Crimes Dets. Marks, Seaman, Sgt. Rubin
- THIS REPORT BY: Dani Moschella/PIO Pompano Beach, BSFR 05/28/13 1730
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The New York Knicks' recording star Carmelo Anthony's words, and those said to him, by orders of team owner James Dolan, isn't against league rules, but some opposing team executives aren't thrilled by it, the New York Post reported.
Dolan ordered two MSG Network employees to use sensitive parabolic microphones to record Anthony's in-game conversations and those around him Friday vs. the Chicago Bulls and again Sunday vs. the New Orleans Hornets, an unidentified league source confirmed to the Post.
The Newark Star-Ledger broke the story Monday, and on Tuesday an unidentified league source told the Post that the decision to record was made to protect Anthony—suspended last week after a trash-talking war with the Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett escalated—from another "he said-he said'' dispute over what is said on the court.
"I heard about (the recording), but I don't know about all of that, I don't know where it came from," said Knicks coach Mike Woodson, claiming he did not see any extra devices Friday. "Absolutely not. I'm distracted in other areas, and that's watching these guys run up and down the floor and play basketball."
The audio was fed into digital recorders away from the Madison Square Garden courts.
"There are no prohibitions against having audio equipment in the arena," an NBA spokesman told the Post.
Anthony was unavailable for comment after practice Monday night, and the Knicks declined to comment before the team left for London for Thursday's game against the Detroit Pistons.
However, several opposing executives reacted with surprise over the situation.
"As a player, I would be angry; as management, I would be angry," one opposing executive told the Post. "Did they have them near both benches? What's to prevent them from shipping information to the home team?
"It's one thing if it is done for media purposes. That happens all the time," the executive continued, alluding to commonplace "sounds of the game" segments. "But people are aware of that. This borders on bugging a phone or putting a camera in someone's office. It could border on 'Spygate.' "
Another executive voiced similar concerns over the potential of listening in on conversations, but two others said it likely was done to appease and protect Anthony.
"I am amazed at it, first of all," one of the executives said. "You have to find out, does Carmelo know and are they picking up sound in the huddles? But I'm sure (Dolan) was protecting Carmelo."
Another rival executive said that although he wasn't aware of similar actions in the past, "I'm sure they were trying to placate Carmelo Anthony over anything else. But it would (tick) me off if I didn't know about it."


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Cespedes striking out more than usual lately
SEATTLE -- Since Yoenis Cespedes' name draws more attention than any of his A's teammates, so do his strikeouts.
Cespedes entered Saturday's game in Seattle having fanned six times in his previous eight at-bats, with his strikeout total up to 30 spanning 89 at-bats this season.
That means he's striking out 33.7 percent of the time. Last year, he struck out at a 20.9 percent rate.
"It's probably him trying to do a little too much, and then there are times during the season where you don't see the ball as well as you normally would, and those sometimes end up in some strikeouts," manager Bob Melvin said. "Look, he's not the only one that's not swinging the bat well right now. You're just more aware of when he's not swinging the bat well than the group around him."
The A's scored just 20 runs while hitting .207 over the first eight games of the road trip, six of them losses. Only three of those runs were scored Friday night, though Melvin uncharacteristically stuck with the same lineup on Saturday.
"You can't just say you have stretches like this and hope to come out of it," Melvin said. "You have to do something to come out of it. We're still grinding on it."
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Sanghamitta wrote:My perspective is that some with sympathy to the Mahayana will agree with the general thrust of Goldsteins view, and that those whose understanding of the Dhamma is based on Classical Theravada.... may not.
Sanghamitta wrote:I think that is the risk run by anyone whose motives in assuming commonalities are not matched by the realities inherent in the situation. The risk that is, of being viewed with some reservation by all sides. I am sure that Goldstein is a good guide to basic Dhamma , from what I have read, but there seems to be an inbuilt need that some have to accomodate all views no matter how problematic that is, rather than getting on with it. Whatever "it" happens to be. I am increasingly of the view that for some people the creation of of a Pan Buddhist view is simply the form that Dukkha takes in their case. Its a form of not wanting things to be the way they are. It is of the heart rather than based on the pragmatic. I mean apart from the feelgood factor in all being folks together, what actual benefit is like to be gained from a Theravadin attempting to shoehorn the Bodhisattva concept ( in the Mahayana understanding of that concept ) into her/his practice ? Its not that modern western Theravadins havent given thought to the idea before laying it to one side..
Sanghamitta wrote:Address what ?
Sanghamitta wrote:Doing the Vipassana ( plus perhaps Samatha ) he recommends until its completion and/or the rest of ones life would be the most profound form of inclusion. Imo.
The mindfulness practice is very highly developed in the Theravada tradition. What's emphasized in the Tibetan school is the concept of bodhicitta-the aspiration to be awakened in order to benefit all others. That concept is in Theravada Buddhism, but it's not highlighted. Previously, I realized my practice would inevitably help others because I would be more kind and loving, but this put the motivation of helping others right at the beginning of the practice, not just a consequence. That was powerful for me and changed how I held my own practice.
I'm not suggesting that one is better than the other because this is all a matter of individual temperament, and what's important for each person at a particular time. It might be appropriate for people to stay within one tradition, and for other people for whom it could be helpful to learn from others.
Sanghamitta wrote:Christopher::: If you wish to see the concept of Bodhicitta as a natural development arising from the Buddhas teaching then that is of course your view and you are entitled to it.
I see no reason to believe that such a concept was ever part of the Buddhas teachings as found in the Pitakas. If I did I would presumably be a Mahayana practitioner.
Sanghamitta wrote:So, basically Meindzai, your view is that only the Mahayana can produce a Sammasambuddha ?
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The bond for a Waterford Township travel agent accused of cheating more than 100 customers out of thousands after a months-long investigation was set Friday at $75,000 during her arraignment.
Reasoning for the high bond: "We believe ... that Ms. Kane is possibly a flight risk."
Penny Kane, 50, was arraigned Friday on several charges in connection to the case that Waterford Police Department Det. Christopher Belling called a "nefarious scam to cheat people out of their money."
Kane appeared in the 51st District Court in front of Judge Richard Kuhn, Jr., where she was handed three counts of felony larceny by conversion, two of felony financial transaction device and a misdemeanor general tax violation.
Several of Kane's former customers were in attendance Friday, including Lynn Matell, who booked a 14-person package trip to Honolulu, Hawaii through the travel agent and racked up thousands in out of pocket fees after certain promised services didn't come through.
Friday was a "day we've been waiting for, for a long time," said Matell.
In court, Kane's six charges were read to her, two of which allege she was a "person who money had been delivered, embezzled or fraudulently converted to (her) own use," said Kuhn. "The value of the property was $20,000 or more ... punishable by up to 10 years in prison."
Penny's Personal Travel, a home-based travel agency, was investigated by local and federal law enforcement agencies who said they received several reports she didn't provide travel services promised. Kane had been offering all-inclusive trips to Hawaii, Mexico, California and other hot travel destinations at prices that were lower than any competitor.
The travel agent, who had been arrested at her mother's Waterford home earlier Friday, entered the court without legal representation. She requested a court-appointed attorney, which Judge Kuhn said she would be granted. A not-guilty plea was entered for Kane by the court.
The detective who handled the bulk of the case since January addressed the court Friday with regards to how high the travel agent's bond should be set.
"I've taken over 82 complaints, with over 100 victims. The amount of money is well over $300,000 of monetary loss to the victims," said Belling. "We also have documented over $36,000 worth of credit card fraud."
The detective said that because of Kane's knowledge of the travel industry and due to the fact that she "has traveled outside this country numerous times ... she's been to Cuba numerous," her passport should be revoked and a high cash bond should be set for her.
Belling also mentioned that Kane has also recently been evicted -- or has moved on -- from her apartment of more than 15 years, but has not registered a new address with the Michigan Secretary of State.
"It may lead people to believe that she may be trying to conceal her whereabouts by not changing an address ... like she's required by law," Belling said.
Kane, who was also allowed to speak, said she had no qualms with relinquishing her passport. She moved to Waterford in 1972, and has been a resident since. She's not trying to hide from anyone, she said.
"I was (recently) evicted, and I moved in with my mother," said Kane. "My mother was under my care in my home and we moved to her home. I have twice notified Det. Belling -- once by fax and once by text."
She said she was positive no one was confused as to her whereabouts.
"I have no job, no income, no means and I care for my senior citizen handicapped mother," said Kane. "I'd appreciate you considering a personal bond. I've been an active member of this community in many ways for many years."
Glimpses of Kane's family background came to light during the arraignment. She told the judge she has a brother who lives in Wyoming, a father who recently passed away, another brother who lives in the area, and her mother who she lives with.
In regards to changing her address, Kane said it is her birthday May 19. She had to go in between Friday and then, anyway, she said.
"They've taken my car," she said, "which is the only mode of transportation between my mom and I. She now has no transportation. They wouldn't give her handicap permit when they took the car."
Judge Kuhn, who noted the seriousness of the charges and the "fact that there appear to be potentially many more dozens of victims in this case," set the $75,000 bond.
Beverly Hills resident Eric Stileski, who is a former friend and customer of Penny's Personal Travel, said he has bittersweet feelings about Kane's arraignment.
"It's very sad to see this happen to somebody who was a friend for so long," said Stileski, 51, "but it's only fair to the victims -- and she has to pay the price."
Stileski experienced several rogue charges to his American Express credit card after his dealings with her, he said, as well as experienced poor communication and lacking services in booked trips. However, he noted that just a few years before, Kane operated in a lawful manner in her early dealings as a travel agent.
A financial analyst at Ford Motor Company, Stileski said that he didn't really lose money, because his purchases were on a credit card.
"It's also sad that those that those who lost so much money are probably never going to see any of it back," said Stileski Friday. "I just hope that justice is served."
Kane is scheduled back in court 8:30 a.m. May 14 for a preliminary exam conference.
To view past stories about Kane, click here and here.
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OK. Keep taking the lowest rated players and see how that works out for you. Not well, I think......
Manning had like a 57 rating in his first 6 games, so clearly Indy made the wrong choice there. That was obviously an indicator of things to come. Keep leaning on that worthless stat, Blu, we're all taking you less and less serious, which is considerably less.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I don't really believe in stats but some of the stat monkeys here rely on them. I believe what I see.... Also, there are some differences in the game today and in 1998 so I am not sure those numbers related over that many years......
2. 28 interceptions is 28 interceptions. I don't care if it's 1938, 1968, 1998, or 2012. Manning was very sloppy as a rookie and was not at all better than Luck is today. Luck is actually better so far. He's much better at protecting the ball. I'm sure you were willing to be patient back then with Manning. But you hate Luck because he replaced Manning and that completely clouds everything you say.
3. If Luck has a fourth season like Manning in 01, you will without question call for his release.
What he is saying is, "I don't believe in stats unless they support my argument."
Back to this, because I am not going to let it go. If other people keep quoting him and ****, I'm going to keep *****ing about him. And before the first genius around here says to put him on ignore, he has been since about his 7th post. Anyway, how do we get rid of him? The bizarre decision not to ban him because he is an expert at skirting the rules around here would work if this were the ****ing government or justice department, but it's a message board he is making it his pathetic goal to disrupt. I got banned for three "**** yous" directed at one person. This guy is ruining an entire board and baiting people with his asinine posts. At what point is enough enough?
Can we flush the flipping toilet already?
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"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
To add to this, even if he's on ignore his posts will still show up if you aren't logged in.
Just put him on ignored
Well, isn't that too bad. Don't be so lazy, log in......
I have not been rude to you and if I were a mod, YOU are the one I would ban for your insults and trying to censor another poster. But, hey, that is just me..... It didn't take long for someone to tell you to use the "ignore" button even though you told them not to do it..... Seven whole posts.... my but you make up your mind quickly don't you....


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The Intensive Pharmacokinetics Sub-study of Encore1 (ENCORE1-PK)
This study has been completed.
Kirby Institute
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
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Safety and efficacy are key issues in antiretroviral therapy (ART) selection. Efavirenz (EFV) is an important component of combination ART in treatment naive individuals. Like many drugs, there are inter-individual differences in the efficacy and tolerability of EFV. The Encore1 study provides an opportunity to examine the pharmacokinetics (PK)(processes by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body) of EFV in blood samples collected over a 24-hour dosing interval in participants receiving either standard 600 mg or reduced 400 mg dose EFV once daily.
|HIV Infection
|Drug: Efavirenz
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Screening
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|The Intensive Pharmacokinetics Sub-study of Encore1: A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Reduced Dose Efavirenz (EFV) With Standard Dose EFV Plus Two Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (N(t)RTI) in Antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected Individuals Over 96 Weeks
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Drug Information available for: EfavirenzU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- To compare the pharmacokinetic parameters of EFV determined from blood collected over a 24-hour dosing interval in blinded samples from participants taking either 600 mg or 400 mg once daily in combination with Truvada. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To compare the safety and tolerability of EFV 400 mg versus 600 mg given once daily. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- To investigate the correlation between EFV concentration measurements from dried blood spots and concentration measured in matched plasma samples. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Reduced dose Efavirenz arm
Participants randomized in main study to receive EFV (400 mg once daily; 2 x 200 mg + 1 x placebo once daily) plus tenofovir/emtricitabine (300/200 mg) fixed-dose combination once daily
Drug: Efavirenz
400 mg once daily; given as 2 x 200 mg + 1 x placebo
Active Comparator: Normal Efavirenz dose arm
Patients randomized in the main study to receive EFV (600 mg once daily; 3 x 200 mg once daily) plus tenofovir/emtricitabine (300/200 mg) fixed-dose combination once daily
Drug: Efavirenz
600 mg once daily; given as 3 x 200 mg once
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This sub-study will investigate the relationships between dosage, EFV plasma concentrations, toxicity and virological efficacy. EFV concentrations in dried blood spots and matched plasma and will be evaluated to determine the utility of dried blood spot measurements in measuring EFV plasma concentrations. Measurements dried blood spots could potentially be a cheap and easy alternative to measurements in plasma. Dried blood spots can be easily collected from venous blood or fingerprick, do not need plasma separation and potentially need less stringent storage conditions during shipment.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
All participants enrolled into the main Encore1 study at participating sub-study sites will be eligible to participate.
Participants must meet the following additional inclusion criteria prior to intensive pharmacokinetic assessment. Inclusion Criteria:
- provide written sub-study consent at or before week 0
- taken randomized study drugs for at least 4 weeks but less than 8 weeks
- taken EFV in the evening for at least 7 days
- taken all EFV doses over the 3 preceding days.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01271894
|Hospital J.M. Ramos Mejia
|Buenos Aires, Argentina
|South Africa
|Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
|Cape Town, South Africa
|Thai Red Cross-AIDS Research Centre, HIV-NAT Research Collaboration
|Bangkok, Thailand
|United Kingdom
|Chelsea and Westminister Hospital
|London, United Kingdom
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Kirby Institute
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
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|Marta Boffito, Dr.
|Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
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HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
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Always follow the golden rule of food safety, "When in doubt, throw it out." The Health Department also reminds residents that raw poultry, fish, meats and eggs should be cooked thoroughly to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Hands should be washed thoroughly before preparing and consuming food.
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A couple have spoken of their heartache after their tiny nine-day-old son lost his brave battle for life.
Daniel Steinberger was born three and a half months premature to former Craven College health and beauty student Leanne and her American husband Michael.
But after coming into the world at just 1lb 10ozs on November 28, little Daniel spent his short life spent hooked up to a ventilator and he passed away in the couple's arms.
Leanne's mother Wendy Hurst, from Barnoldswick, has flown over to the States to help support the 27-year-old and Michael, at their home near San Bernardino, California.
The Steinbergers kept a bedside vigil and, as he reached a week old, Daniel's condition appeared to stabilise.
But on the ninth day, they received a call from the hospital and medics told them they could do nothing more for Daniel.
Leanne said: "Our hearts are broken. I've never felt pain like it before in my life. I cannot understand how everything went from being so great to such a nightmare.
"One minute I'm planning a baby shower, maternity photo shoots, etc, and now we are planning our baby's funeral."
Her plight has touched the hearts of friends back in her hometown of Barnoldswick, who are backing an appeal in Daniel's memory to meet hospital and funeral costs.
Ex-schoolfriend Nikita Smith, who attended West Craven High Technology College with Leanne, has arranged a Nine Miles for Nine Days fancy dress walk from Barnoldswick to Colne in memory of Daniel.
"Daniel was just not ready for this world," said Nikita, 28, formerly of Barnoldswick: "There is nothing I can do to take the pain away.
"Obviously they don't have an NHS over there and there are still some medical bills and the cost of Daniel's funeral.
"They have been trying for a baby for so long and they are a really lovely couple."
An appeal in California, supported by family and friends, has so far raised more than £1,200 towards their £1,500 target.
The couple have planned a small service for Daniel.
Leanne, who first met Michael in 2007 and was married in April 2010, have detailed their heartache on the appeal website.
Nikita, who also studied health and beauty with Leanne at Craven College, said that she had been "overwhelmed" by the response to her fancy dress walk plans, with 36 people so far signed up to take part.
It will take place next Sunday, January 26, from 9am, setting off from Barnoldswick Library en route to The Langroyd, in Colne, before returning to the West Craven town.
Would-be walkers can pick up sponsorship forms at Shambles and Katie's Nail Salon, in Barnoldswick, and the Co-op food store in Colne, or ring Nikita on 07861 768025.
To donate, visit youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/support-an-amazing-family-and-there-premature-baby-daniel/114334.
A tribute to baby Daniel is at youtube.com/watch?v=9UCHed4R1Bo.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Mayor Landrieu recorded the 2013 progress in completing construction and breaking ground on new facility and capital improvement projects citywide. As of December 31, 2013, the City has completed 116 priority facilities with a total investment of over $142 million since Mayor Landrieu took office in May 2010. The City also completed a total of 51 roadway projects in 2013, with a total funding investment of over $56 million. In 2013, FEMA committed over $101.5 million towards additional recovery projects. In total, since taking office in May 2010, the Landrieu Administration has increased FEMA funding by over $470 million.
"For nearly four years, my administration has committed every day to rebuilding the city of New Orleans by prioritizing libraries, parks and playground and our public facilities and roadways," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said. "We will not stop until recovery reaches every neighborhood across the city."
The Mayor's Committed Projects, prioritized to redevelop public facilities and infrastructure destroyed during Hurricane Katrina, serve as anchors for the community, stimulate private investment, enhance economic development, and elevate quality of life and safety for residents.
Noting the successes in attracting partners like NIKE, Chevron, Allstate, and the Brees Dream Foundation, Mayor Landrieu said, "We are maximizing FEMA recovery and other public sector dollars and attracting support from corporate and philanthropic champions that are equally committed to New Orleans' future. With each completed capital project, our city grows stronger and there is still so much more to look forward to in 2014 and beyond."
Successes Achieved in 2013
Thirty-six projects were completed in 2013. Fourteen of which began in 2013, and 22 that carried forward from previous years. Total funding investment of the 36 projects was $38.7 million. Highlights include Joe W. Brown Park in New Orleans East, Lyons Center in East Riverside, Tremé Center, Cita Hubbell Library in Algiers Point, St. Roch Park, the Joseph Bartholomew Maintenance Warehouse in Pontchartrain Park, Norwood Thompson Playground in Gert Town and Harrell Stadium in Leonidas.
Numerous 2013 projects leveraged support from corporate and philanthropic partners. For example, by partnering with NIKE, Allstate, and Brees Dream Foundation, Joe W. Brown Park includes a state-of-the-art community center, football stadium, and track and field facility. At the Lyons Center, Chevron provided funding for a new ballet studio and the NFL Foundation has provided a new computer lab. And as part of city of New Orleans hosting Super Bowl XLVII, the synthetic turf from the game was installed at Harrell Stadium through the support of Chevron and the Super Bowl Host Committee.
In 2013, the City started construction on 33 projects with a total funding value of $87 million. Major projects include the Sanchez Center and Natatorium in the Lower Ninth Ward, Coroner's Complex/ EMS Headquarters in B.W. Cooper, the new NORDC Headquarters at the Milne Boys Home in Milneburg, and the Stallings St. Claude Center.
Looking Forward to 2014
In 2014, the City is scheduled to commence construction on 33 projects with a total investment of $132 million including the Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Center and renovations to Municipal Auditorium and Criminal District Court.
Thirty-eight projects are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2014 including: New Orleans Juvenile Justice Center in the St. Bernard Area, Joseph Bartholomew Club House, Cart Storage, and Community Classroom in Pontchartrain Park, NOFD Engine 22/39 Station in the Lower Ninth Ward, NOFD Engine 31 Alba Road Station in Venetian Isles, and more enhancements to Joe W. Brown Park.
The following capital improvement projects were completed in 2013:
Joe W. Brown Park Lighting, Ball Fields, Shelters
District E – Read Blvd East
Scope: Repairs to the maintenance building, ball fields 1-6, shelters 1 and 2 including the sewer lift, concession buildings, tennis court and street lighting and site electrical and civil work. Demolition of existing parking lot, design of new parking lot for NIKE track and football fields, and paint roof of Pool building. Additional scope to include demolition of existing parking lot, design of new parking lot for NIKE track and football fields, and paint roof of Pool building.
Total Funding: $7,554,928
Flyover Video of Joe W. Brown Park
Tremé Center
District C – Tremé/Lafitte
Scope: Repair includes reroofing, water damage repairs to the gym and activity areas and partial replacement of mechanical equipment. Additional repairs and renovations include substantial mechanical system replacement, rewiring of the facility, reconstruction of the interior swimming pool and pool equipment, reconstruction of all toilet rooms, reroofing the natatorium, replacing all exterior doors and windows, plaster repairs, interior painting, and accessibility upgrades.
Total Funding: $6,019,825
Video from Ribbon Cutting
Pictures from Ribbon Cutting
Lyons Center
District B – East Riverside
Scope: Repairs and renovations of Hurricane Katrina damages to the NORD Recreation Center which includes the gymnasium and stage, pool bathhouse and activity rooms.
Total Funding: $5,026,853
Video from Ribbon Cutting
Pictures from Ribbon Cutting
Joe W. Brown Park Enhancements (East Side)
District E – Read Blvd East
Scope: Concessions Buildings with ticketing, equipment storage and restrooms for the NIKE Track and Football facilities; structural canopies with branding at each concession facility; paving and landscaping for NIKE Plaza; and, decorative seating and banner blades for the NIKE Plaza.
Total Funding: $3,857,203
Joseph Bartholomew Maintenance Warehouse, Pump House, & Fencing
District D – Pontchartrain Park
Scope: Replacement of maintenance building, pump house repairs, and fence installation.
Total Funding: $2,175,801
Main Public Library Sewer & Roof Repairs
District C – CBD
Scope: Repairs include replacement of entry steps on Tulane Avenue, additional fill soil under and adjacent to porches, and replacement of entry doors.
Total Funding: $1,603,541
St. Roch Park
District C – St. Roch
Scope: Repairs to the concessions building include roofing, plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems, bathroom building, and baseball field.
Total Funding: $1,446,172
Pictures from NOLA FOR LIFE Day at St. Roch Park
Latter Library Renovations
District B – Uptown
Scope: Repairs to interior and exterior finishes, replacement of electrical and building systems throughout the Library.
Total Funding: $1,110,285
Cita Hubbell Library
District C – Algiers Point
Scope: Scope of work includes Painting, ADA restrooms, Carpet Replacements & supplementary supporting of the roof.
Total Funding: $1,074,467
Pictures from Ribbon Cutting
NOPD Temporary Police Stables
District A – City Park
Scope: Construction of Pre-Fabricated Horse Stable to House police horses during renovations of the existing stables.
Total Funding: $1,052,578
Harrell Playground Synthetic Turf Preparation
District A – Leonidas
Scope: Field clearing and preparation to receive synthetic turf surface for the Super Bowl 2013.
Total Funding: $839,661
Video from Ribbon Cutting
Pictures from Ribbon Cutting
Sanchez (Copelin-Byrd) Site Package
District E – Lower Ninth Ward
Scope: Demolition of 2 parking lots on the future site of Sanchez Center & Pool, as well as the construction of a new parking lot and retaining wall.
Total Funding: $839,274
Oscar Medrano Clinic
District C – Tremé/Lafitte
Scope: Renovations to existing health clinic and offices.
Total Funding: $820,803
Norwood Thompson Playground Phase 2 - Park Enhancements
District B – Gert Town
Scope: Construction of new concession building, concrete entryway, perimeter sidewalks, fencing for playground area and trees.
Total Funding: $612,627
Video from Ribbon Cutting
Pictures from NOLA For LIFE Day
New Orleans Museum of Art Flooring Repairs
District A – City Park
Scope: Repair/Replacement of New Orleans Museum of Art flooring.
Total Funding: $577,826
Municipal Training Academy East Range Repairs
District E – Viavant
Scope: Electrical repairs, HVAC repairs, and miscellaneous interior and exterior finishes.
Total Funding: $504,911
Village de L'Est Playground Phase I - Site Prep & Demolition
District E – Village de L'Est
Scope: Grading, sod, community center, play spot, lighting, picnic shelters, sidewalks, basketball shelter, trees, and parking.
Total Funding: $430,265
St. Roch Neutral Ground
District C – St. Roch
Scope: Beautification of neutral grounds and Art Walk that connect the St. Roch Market and St. Roch Park Facilities including landscaping, benches, plazas, lighting, and artwork.
Total Funding: $367,461
Rosenwald Center Demolition
District B – B.W. Cooper
Scope: Demolition of the Rosenwald Community Center, Pool house and site work, while preserving the pool structure.
Total Funding: $312,325
Wisner Playground
District B - West Riverside
Scope: Improvements to site, including covered seating, garbage cans, a dog run and landscaping.
Total Funding: $288,800
New Orleans Museum of Art Roof Repairs
District A - City Park
Scope: Repair/Replacement of New Orleans Museum of Art roof
Total Funding: $239,986
Jackson Square Renovations
District C – French Quarter
Scope: FEMA repairs to furnishings and systems within Jackson Square, including repairs to benches, roof, fence, lighting, water fountains, and sidewalks.
Total Funding: $233,911
NORD High Mast Lighting - Bodenger Playground
District C – Tall Timbers - Brechtel
Scope: Full replacement of high mast lighting at playground D-CDBG in support of the upcoming NORD summer program.
Total Funding: $205,700
Harris Playground Allstate Foundation Donation
District D – Gentilly Woods
Scope: Demo existing playground equipment, fencing and sidewalks. New Sidewalks along and throughout the site, new fencing, ADA water fountain, site grading and 2 designated play zones to be installed as prep work for Phase II: Allstate Playground Donation/Installation.
Total Funding: $179,969
Easton Playground Concessions & Restroom Repairs
District A – Bayou St. John
Scope: Repairs to concessions and restroom building. Repair to fencing and install security netting above existing chain link fence.
Total Funding: $151,263
Hunter's Field Play Surface Installation
District C – Seventh Ward
Scope: Two new basketball half courts, playground equipment, and facility maintenance in preparation for the 2013 Super Bowl.
Total Funding: $139,770
Video from Super Saturday of Service
Pictures from Super Saturday of Service
Kingswood Playground Solar Lighting
District E – Little Woods
Scope: Construction of a solar shade structure for a community picnic area on an existing circular concrete pad.
Total Funding: $125,000
Mosquito Control Hangar (Design Only)
District D – Little Woods
Scope: Removal of drywall, ceiling and insulation and replacement of finish and paint. At exterior wall demolish concrete block, provide new concrete masonry wall with steel sill on knee wall, and prepare structure to resist wind loads and V-Zone wave loads. Scope of work will include addition of Fire Suppression System.
Total Funding: $111,095
Richard Lee Playground Master Plan
District E – Lower Ninth Ward
Scope: Prepare a master plan for the Richard Lee Playground that provides passive and active recreational opportunities for the citizens of the lower 9th district that compliments the new High School and surrounding recreational facilities.
Total Funding: $78,600
Pontchartrain Park Scoreboard & Portable Field Goals
District D – Pontchartrain Park
Scope: Lighting repairs for the baseball field, park maintenance, purchase and installation of a score board and portable field goals.
Total Funding: $52,237
DPW Maintenance Shed Demolition
District B – Mid-City
Scope: Demolition of the DPW Maintenance shed housed on 820 S. Genois St.
Total Funding: $49,000
Children's Resource Center – Phase II
District B – Uptown
Scope: The scope of work includes exterior painting, roof waterproofing, repairs to the front door, and replacement of 3 windows.
Total Funding: $45,407
Palmer Park Restoration
District A – Leonidas
Scope: FEMA repairs including: grading, benches, lighting, fountain, and sidewalks.
Total Funding: $39,406
Behrman Park Phase III
District C – Behrman
Scope: HVAC repairs and roof work.
Total Funding: $37,089
Burke Park (Clay Square) Lighting Repairs
District B – Irish Channel
Scope: Electrical repairs to High Mast Lighting and Pedestrian Light Poles. Task one includes testing circuits of 8' perimeter lighting and high mast lighting; task two includes repairs to underground wiring, thirty decorative street lights, ten thirty foot high mast lights, and four canopy lights.
Total Funding: $20,948
NORD High Mast Lighting Group 6
Districts ABCDE – City Wide
Scope: Maintenance repairs to the HML at Kenilworth, AL Davis, and Easton Playground: Replace damaged HML elements (Ballasts, Lenses & bulbs), troubleshoot, repair & re-aim.
Total Funding: $19,637
Successes Achieved in 2013
The City has completed a total of 51 roadway projects in 2013, with a total funding investment of over $56 million. Included in these projects were 14 Paths to Progress projects, 13 other roadway projects, 10 streetscape projects, 9 bikeway projects, 3 traffic signal capital improvement projects, and 2 FEMA-funded Recovery Roads projects. Highlights included the Costco Infrastructure Improvement projects, Broadmoor Streetscape (General Pershing from Broad Street to Miro Street), Esplanade Avenue (Moss Street to North Claiborne Avenue), Press Drive Streetscape (Chef Menteur Highway to Leon C Simon Boulevard), New Orleans East Streetscape, Iberville Street (North Rampart Street to Decatur Street), Freret Street (Louisiana Avenue to Jefferson Avenue) and the Gentilly Streetscape. This work resulted in over 17 miles of newly paved streets and an additional 13.5 miles of bike lanes.
Looking Forward to 2014
In 2014, the City is scheduled to begin construction on over 70 roadway projects, with a total funding investment of over $150 million. Included in these projects are 22 Recovery Roads projects, 14 Paths to Progress projects, 6 other roadway projects, and 10 streetscape projects. Highlights include Recovery Roads projects in the Lower Ninth Ward, Venetian Isles, St. Claude, Holy Cross, Touro, Lakewood, Lakeview, Lake Vista, Little Woods, St. Anthony, Broadmoor, Milneburg, Pontchartrain Park, Tremé/Lafitte, Bywater/Marigny, and West Lake Forest.
Expanding Bikeways
Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had fewer than 5 miles of designated bikeways. The City now has over 87 miles of bikeways and is on track, with the additional work planned, to have over 100 miles of bikeways by the end of 2014. The quality, convenience, and choices in bike facilities in New Orleans continues to improve. Highlights of bikeway projects completed in 2013 include the bikeways on Esplanade Avenue (Moss Street to North Claiborne Avenue), Broadway Street (Fontainebleau Drive to Leake Avenue), and Miro Street (Elysian Fields Avenue to Orleans Avenue), installation of the first bike-and-bus-only lane on Basin Street (Canal Street to North Claiborne Avenue) and the installation of the first on-street bike corrals in the French Quarter. The City was recognized by the League of American Bicyclists in 2013 as a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community and continues to work with a broad coalition of partners including the Regional Planning Commission, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Bike Easy, and Entergy to make New Orleans more bicycle friendly.
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