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re: re: this is not ProvoSept. 12, 2009 7:34 p.m.
Mendenhall has no strategy? Yes, I guess that's why after his 1st year as HC inheriting a broken team from Crowton that needed a major overhaul he has won 11, 11, 10, has two bowl wins, and now is 2-0 with a win over #3 OU on the road. No strategy? Next time lil' fella think before u post. Or better yet, leave the posting to people who know what they're talking about, ok?
Re:Ernest T. Bass | 12:16 p.mSept. 12, 2009 9:38 a.m.
You're always good for a laugh!!!
Re: This is not Provo | 2:43 p.mSept. 12, 2009 8:27 a.m.
You are absolutely right. Utah continues to schedule games in accordance with a long standing strategy implemented when Urban Myer was with us. The Utes will continue employ that strategy.
Mendenhall has no strategy. The first time he scheduled N. Iowa was to give his team a psyc lesson that they really can score after the Crowton years. It worked. Problem is, he stayed with that approach until this year when he decided to do what he sees Utah and TCU doing year after year. Mendenhall threw the dice and hit the jackpot with Oklahoma. Who knows what he is going to do next year?? No strategy, no repeatable process, poor coaching. That's our Bronco.
Very Typical......Sept. 12, 2009 2:30 a.m.
BYU finally beats a nationally ranked team and the zoobies begin their typical smack talk. That strange combination of ignorance and arrogance is oozing from the bubble once again.
Who owns the longest winning streak in nation? Who owns the longest bowl winning streak in the nation? Who is regarded as the top non-BCS program in the nation? Who owns a decisive edge in head-to-head competition? Who has won two BCS bowl games? Who didn't win an embarrassing NC game by beating the 6th place team from the Big 10, causing the creation of the BCS?
The answer would be the true big brother, the University of Utah Utes.
Congrats on your win against Oklahoma, it was great for your program and for the conference but why the smack talk? Tulane and San Jose State are both weak opponents.
Good luck tomorrow. Go Utes, Go Cougars
Re: YewtiesSept. 11, 2009 11:21 p.m.
I realize you probably go to UVSC. Because if you went to the y, you would realize that byu plays Tulane!!! Last I checked San Jose is a tougher opponent that Tulane. I guess Northern Iowa's schedule was full.
re: Utah MannSept. 11, 2009 7:55 p.m.
Can you really be the "underdog" when playing Utah State and San Jose, especially with an '08 #2 national ranking---or are you already easing the disappointment of a loss to BYU, by making the "underdog" statement.
Mike Johnson Fallon NVSept. 11, 2009 5:16 p.m.
>>>Could we play any worse teams? I am embarrased for the Ute nation.
Why? This is consistent with teams considered to be among the best in the country.
And yes, there are a lot of worse teams that could be played.
Florida played Charleston Southern--a team USU would dominate easily--last week.
Texas played Louisiana-Monroe last week and plays Central Florida in November, both teams comparable to USU.
USC played SJSU last week
Oklahoma is hosting Idaho State this week.
Alabama has Florida International this week and North Texas next week.
Penn State played Acron last week and has Eastern Illinois in a few weeks.
Iowa escaped defeat by Northern Iowa (which is a much better team than some believe) by blocking 2 field goal attempts in the final 7 seconds preserving a 17-16 win.
Virginia wasn't as lucky as Iowa, losing to William & Mary. The ACC is a combined 4-2 against I-FCS teams and 0-4 against I-FBS teams.
No, there is enough "embarrassment" to go around.
to Big Daddy UteSept. 11, 2009 4:44 p.m.
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Go Utes!
Ute4LifeSept. 11, 2009 3:33 p.m.
Re: be afraid yoots...
I'll say to you what I said to the tough guys making predictions before the USU game last week... put your money where your mouth is lil' fella.
IdahoSept. 11, 2009 3:14 p.m.
Could we play any worse teams? I am embarrased for the Ute nation.
Mike Johnson Fallon NVSept. 11, 2009 2:50 p.m.
The little brother in the state is playing Tulane and not SJSU.
Mike Johnson Fallon NVSept. 11, 2009 2:49 p.m.
The bottom 30 FBS teams in 2008 according to Sagarin:
Last year, according to Sagarin, the bottom 30 FBS teams were:
91Florida Atlantic62.82
93San Jose State62.51
95Arkansas State62.26
97Central Florida61.39
98Middle Tennessee60.77
99Fla. International60.73
100Iowa State60.47
101Utah State60.40
103Ohio University58.74
108Kent State56.66
111San Diego State55.43
112Washington State54.91
113New Mexico State54.13
114Eastern Michigan54.06
118Western Kentucky50.54
120North Texas47.61
As bad as USU and SJSU were, Tulane was worse, although that isn't saying much. Of course, BYU earned a pass with last week's win.
This is not ProvoSept. 11, 2009 2:43 p.m.
Wow, gotta love Cougar fans. Beat your first top-5 team since 1990 and suddenly your schedule is always soooo much stronger the Utah's.
Last time I checked, you guys played 3 FCS teams from 2005-08. Utah played one FCS team in that span. BYU also played the only winless 1-A team last fall. Based on those numbers, I'd say tough schedules are not BYU's strong point.
Point is you probably should not be blasting Utah for playing Utah State and San Jose State. Especially when you are also playing Utah State later in the season and taking on a Tulane team that is much much worse than San Jose State is.
AnonymousSept. 11, 2009 1:59 p.m.
The meltdown begins(lolololololololol)
Northern IowaSept. 11, 2009 1:51 p.m.
Just a reminder that BYU opened with Northern Iowa last year. Please no more scheduling smack. It's ridiculous. My grandmother would put up more of a fight than Tulane would.
Northern Iowa. Enough said.
yet againSept. 11, 2009 1:03 p.m.
another big game this week end for the Utes. GO Little Brother!
@Ernest T. BassSept. 11, 2009 12:58 p.m.
How many bowl losses like the one to Arizona will it take for BYU to match Utah's 8 straight. My guess is about 12 but only if BYU freaks out every time they loose and try to play it of cool.
Ernest T. BassSept. 11, 2009 12:16 p.m.
How many more of these USU and San Jose State type games will we have to play to equal the game BYU had against OU? Or I guess there won't be any equal to that for us?
re: Anonymous 11:28amSept. 11, 2009 12:14 p.m.
No, I didn't go to BYU. I went to yootah and became so disgusted with it that I later became a BYU fan and now root against the yoots.
YewtiesSept. 11, 2009 12:04 p.m.
Tough game.......was Dixie College schedule full?
Big Daddy UteSept. 11, 2009 11:40 a.m.
What Comcast channel will the game be on. Go Utes.
AnonymousSept. 11, 2009 11:28 a.m.
Heck man, some of you BYU boys can't even spell UTES. How did get into college? Well, maybe you never been to BYU?
Go UtesSept. 11, 2009 11:21 a.m.
The Utes will come into this game very focussed and come away with a win. I look for Misi and Sly to have big games; furthermore, Asiata will break 100 yards again and Cain will grow in his confidence.
CougarfanSept. 11, 2009 11:04 a.m.
I hope the Utes are afraid of this game going into it so they prepare well (which fear will subside after they're 14-21 points up at the half). But let's be honest with ourselves, this game shouldn't even be close. The mantra against mediocre talent is to focus on yourself because the Ute players are not going to bust their butts getting ready for a toothless SJSU. BYU has the same problem this week against an awful Tulane team. They try to be complimentary about their opponents, but this is a week off for both programs and it would take an astronomical meltdown for either team to lose. Just a thought.
Cali CougSept. 11, 2009 11:01 a.m.
Yewets beat the spread in this scrimmage by 10. Schedule starting to look a little soft...
VegasSept. 11, 2009 10:47 a.m.
San Jose St. is weak and the Utes are a 14.0 favorite. They should do better than that with a better team and a better coach. Beat SJS and then beat the spread. Whit will out wit them as he did 'Bama.
be afraid yootsSept. 11, 2009 10:08 a.m.
San Jose St beat USU 30-7 last year. U guys beat Doormat U by only 35-17 this year. Now that San Jose has played USC u guys are going to feel like a slow motion cakewalk to them.
San Jose St by 3.
casual fanSept. 11, 2009 9:40 a.m.
Just another scrimmage for the Utes. Too bad Oregon is damaged goods. It would have been fun to see them knock down a full strength PAC-10 team. Even after getting drubbed by BYU in Las Vegas, Oregon Coach (and now AD) Belotti wouldn't give the MWC any credit. Show 'em Utes.
Re: Utah ManSept. 11, 2009 9:25 a.m.
How are we the underdogs? We're 11 and a half point favorites. Wake up!
Utah ManSept. 10, 2009 11:01 p.m.
Stay hungry, Stay humble, Stay being the underdogs and kick it in the guts!! GO UTES!!!


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A bloodmobile is a mobile blood donation center. It is a vehicle (usually a bus or a large van) equipped with everything necessary for a blood donation procedure. Blood drives involving bloodmobiles usually happen in public places such as colleges and churches.[1]
Often large employers will sponsor mobile blood drives and allow employees a few hours off of work to donate blood. In addition, many high schools hold annual blood drives which allow students aged 16 and over to donate blood with a signed permission form. Typically students are offered snacks, T-shirts, or time out of class as an incentive, as well as positive peer pressure.
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In the 1950s these mobile blood units were very efficient, with a large Red Cross truck Manned only by two men, arriving at an empty location and setting up for the first donation which would be taken only two hours later. The Truck would be loaded with at least ten beds, mattresses, dozens of screens and chairs, waste receptacles, tables, stools, huge refrigerated boxes, can-vas bags of ice, coffee urns, gallons of orange juice, buckets, canteen equipment, Hundreds of blood bottles, boxes of sterile supplies, bottles of solution, literature and record forms, oxygen tanks, and sheets only to which the men would have unloaded and set up on site in less than 1 hour. Once set up is complete nurses, volunteers and Doctors Arrive on site to get dressed into uniforms. There were normally 6 nurses and 15 volunteers, the Nurses would do their preliminary task while the volunteers would split off into groups. One group would unpack and set up the reception ready to record details of some 200 donors over 6 hours. Another group would set up the canteen can prepare food for after donations. The third group will set up the blood bottle table where the blood would be tagged numbered and recorded. From there the site has now been set up ready to take donations.
When the site is open donors would enter via the reception to answer questionnaires which determine if the donor was eligible to donate. Once the donor was accepted they were taken through to the nurse who would take blood pressure and perform other various tests. Once the donor had undergone those test they would be passed on to next nurse where the blood was taken. If the donor had a reaction while donating they went to the recovery room where they went under the care of the doctor until they had fully recovered. If the donor did not have a reaction they would go to the canteen where they were welcome to refreshments for donating.
In the 1950s Mobile Blood units like this would collect from 200 donors in a 6-hour collection.[3]
A Bloodmobile of Turkish Red Crescent in Gazipaşa, Antalya, Turkey
A Bloodmobile of Japanese Red Cross at Myōdani Station in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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- ^ Skinner. Bloodmobile http://bloodmobile.com/about.html. Retrieved 2016-05-17. Missing or empty
- ^ "AABB". AABB - Organize a Blood drive. AABB. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Rath, Elizabeth H (1954). "Here Comes the Bloodmobile". The American Journal of Nursing. 54 (3): 317–318. JSTOR 3460653.


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Great idea, makes a perfect gift. The teas are very good, though rather of standard quality. (There are some teas superior to those in the gift box here at TeaVivre.) Anyway, the Long Jing and Keemun are my favourites from this set as they have everything a good tea of this sort should have.
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Perfect gift set! Fast delivery(e-EMS, just 2 days china to south korea)and good condition. Gift box arrives without crushing, but teavivre gives extra gift box to me. Very delicate service, thanks :)
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MUSE Physics Group June 2013 . The physics of Earth's temperature Sally Shafer and Joe Straley. "Point and shoot" thermometer. When does the thermometer correctly measure the temperature? How do you think the thermometer works? How do your observations support your theory?.
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The physics of Earth's temperature
Sally Shafer and Joe Straley
All objects emit light.
The total power per unit area radiated increases with the temperature (proportional to T4, where T is the absolute temperature).
The color of the light emitted also depends on the temperature. Hotter objects emit more blue light. Cool objects (below 500 C) only emit infrared light.
The point & shoot thermometer is detecting the infrared light emitted by objects.
How fast did the box warm up, and what was the final temperature
Explain your observations.
Why does it take a while for the box to reach the final temperature?
Here is a graph showing the temperature in Lexington, KY during the week starting September 14, 2012.
How is this related to the experiment with the box?
Explain the shape of the "temperature waves."
During the daylight hours, power arrives from the sun.
All the time power leaves in the form of infrared radiation.
The temperature variation is determined by the changes in the amount of energy accumulated
Power in = 1 – ((time-12)/6)^2
=1 kilowatt/m2 at noon
= 0 at 6 AM and 6 PM
Power out = constant (= average of Power in)
Is this a good model?
Does it agree with the data?
The average temperature of a satellite orbiting the earth is below freezing, but the average temperature of the earth's surface is about 50 F.
We can explain this using the "greenhouse" model that explained the box activity.
But what corresponds to the plastic lid?
The claim is that burning coal, oil, and gas adds CO2 to the atmosphere, making it more opaque to infrared radiation and therefore increasing the greenhouse effect.
The prediction is that the earth should be getting warmer.
Let's discuss how to verify this.
Weather Underground http://wunderground.com
Has a section "Weather history" which will give you data for a day, a week, a month, or a year, for many locations around the world.
There are other sites that will give similar information.
Weather Warehouse http://weather-warehouse.com
We used it to construct an Excel page that gives the average temperature for Lexington, KY, each year since 1900.
(at http://www.pa.uky.edu/sciworks/climatechange/MUSE )
US temperature history


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Our friends Jerry and Joy had us over for dinner the other night. Partly to catch up after a few busy months and partly to oggle their new kitchen. After 35 years they were enjoying new cabinets, a kitchen island, and gorgeous granite counter tops.
No night with friends is complete without a little DIY project. As Joy and I sat chatting, the boys put together their new barstools. Halfway through the project Cody turns to us and says, "These counter tops make a really great work bench" Ahh boys.


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Null Device, The Dark Clan, Midas Bison
High Noon Saloon
701A E. Washington Ave
Madison, WI, 53703
This event is 18 and over
In the mid-90′s, a trio of college housemates were each endeavoring to do something creative. One was poking madly at synthesizers and computers, another was writing poetry, and the third was playing keyboards and singing. Finally, after spending many nights out together at dance clubs, trading numerous mixtapes of obscure European dance acts, and a debating endlessly about pop music and star trek, they decided to work together as a band. Finally. It seemed so obvious.
They then each moved to far-flung corners of the country.
This was the era of the .com boom, so it wasn't long before they were trading lyrics, ideas, and song sketches via that newfangled internet. Null Device continues this day to collaborate transcontinentally and occasionally trans-globally.
Since then, they've released 5 full-length albums, handfuls of EPs, singles, remixes and collaborations, and performed across the US.
Null Device is: Eric Oehler (vocals, synths, violin), Jill Sheridan (vocals, keyboards), Eric Goedken (lyrics, production)
Like Ashman and Schwartz trying to stop the Dragonforce guys from stealing The Postal Service's lunch money, the Dark Clan is a heartbreakingly sincere, over-the-top, genre-bending good time.
Consisting of equal parts metal, showtunes, dance, electro, goth, and synth, the Dark Clan slowly took form as a solo side project from 1998-2003 while its sole member, Dan Clark, was busy with other bands that all no longer exist. How ironic. The project gained more focus after some tracks began receiving local club play, and really solidified after the first album "Oh, but the stars still shine..." was completed in 2004 and featured on a local radio show.
Because The Dark Clan is intended to be a place where Dan can write and record whatever he damn well pleases, one can expect to hear lots of species counterpoint, big pop hooks, big fat beats, big ridiculous harmonies, and big ol' guitar solos at some point or other in most everything the Dark Clan does. The Dark Clan likes to Go Big, y'see. Also, Dan wants you to know he's totally not compensating for any anatomical deficiencies with all this "big" stuff. Really.
In addition to his work in The Dark Clan, Dan is also the guitarist in Stromkern and Siv (of which he is also a co-founder), sometimes contributes recording facilities, arrangements, and other miscellany to the Gothsicles, and until summer '07 was also the guitarist in Null Device.
"Young Madison producer/singer Sidney Johnson, aka Midas Bison, creates congenial electronic pop topped with sometimes melodic and sometimes just frantic vocal outpourings (there's a bit of a Why?/Doseone debt in the latter). His 2013 EP 'Wavey Daze' uses aquatic tropes like oceans, tide pools, and lighthouses to lay out a charmingly neurotic persona that for all its incorrigible weirdness feels vulnerable and sincere." - Arts Extract
Sidney Johnson, aka Midas Bison is a pop experimentalist from Madison, WI. Coming from a musical background as well as a life of theater and arts, Midas began composing electronic music in his parents house in Spring 2012. The process began and continues on the internet. Midas released EPs "Flora," "Wizard" and "XL" in rapid succession via Soundcloud and Bandcamp - all sounds were made using Propellerhead audio production platform Reason 6 and a stage vocal mic. These were followed up by "Flamingos EP" and "Wavey Daze" in 2013, along with a slew of other singles and DJ mixes.
"Wavey Daze" garnered the award for "Best Electronic Album" at the 2014 Madison Area Music Awards, an ongoing local awards show that raises charity funds for music in schools.
Midas Bison began performing live in 2012 and has played out in Madison at an increasing rate. He has opened for nationally touring acts such as Maps & Atlases, Chad Valley, Ghost Beach and Mutts, as well as alongside local talents Annabel Lee, Chants, Modern Mod, Joey Broyles, Null Device, Gabe Burdulis, Sepluv, The Dark Clan, Leet Moteef and Mitch Gundrum. Midas has also played in Portland, OR as part of PSU's "Live at Lunch" music series.
The music itself embraces and defies genre. By combining familiar elements of pop music with experimental sounds and abstract lyrics, Midas creates a style that is pleasantly irregular.
Who's Going
Upcoming Events
High Noon Saloon
Fri, November 17
Steely Dane
Sat, November 18
Puerto Rico Relief Fundraiser
Sat, November 18
Nick Moss Band, The Jimmys
Sun, November 19
MAMA's Breakthrough Competition
Mon, November 20
Seinfeld Watch Party


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Re: Keens decending from Abner Keen, Dallas, TX
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Keens decending from Abner Keen, Dallas, TX
Tom Turse 3/21/09
From Proud Heritage Pioneer Families of Dallas County TX 1986
Abner Keene is believed to have come to Texas from Illinois for Tennessee in the early 1840's as a part of the survey team to stake out the Peters Colony. He is shown on the 1820 census as living in Smith County, Tennessee. He was born in 1799 in Virginia and was married to Nancy Susan ____? In Smith County about 1818 or 1819. Susan is believed to have been born about 1804 in Tenneessee.
Abner received 640 acres of land in Garland "on Duck Creek about 13 miles North 51 East from Dallas by virtue of his Colony Certificate No. 66, Vol 1 issued 1 April 1850 by Thomas William Ward Commissioner for Peters Colony". He signed the document "I, A.M. Keene, D.S." The 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses list Abner and family as living in Dallas. The 1878 Dallas City Directory lists hi as living at 423 Ross near where the former School Book Depository was, and record books show him as owning a great deal of the surrounding property including where Reunion Tower is now located. He also owned property at Buckingham and Shiloh Road in Garland.
On 8 October 1878 Nancy Susan Keene and husband Abner Keene donated property at Ross and Harwood for the construction of a Methodist Church which became known as the First Methodist Church. The following quote is taken from History of Methodism in Texas by Macam Phelan (page 205)"Abner Keen preached 35 years in Dallas County. Born 1799 in Virginia he moved to Tennessee and Illinois. He came to Texas in 1846 and settled on Duck Creek. He organized many churches in the area. He was a sweet singer, powerful in prayer, and an exhorter of great force. He left Dallas property valued at the time at $4,000 to the missionary board of the church. He died 30 November 1880." The same book gives this information concerning his grandson: Newton Keene was admitted to the ministry on 7 November 1877 in Bonham, Texas." According to records the property given was, as stated by Nancy S. Keene:"....because of love and affection which I have and bear for the Missionary cause of the Church of Jesus Christ on earth and the further consideration to carry out the wish and desire of myself and my said husband....do give...to the board of the Methodist Episcopal Church...for said church in trust for the sole use and benefit for the Missionary cause in China, Brazil and Mexico, equally..." It is assumed that since Nancy S. took care of this business transaction that Abner was in ill health since he died two years later.
To Abner and Susan were born the following children: 1) Wm. Henry born 1820, died 1858; married (1) Susannah Loop (Newton's parents); married (2) Mary Marley. 2)John W. born 1825, died 1874; married Nancy Turner. 3) Abner M. born 1829, married Elizabeth McCullough. 4) Elvira born 1831, married Enoch Dye. 5) Lavenia Adeline born 1834, married Joshua Bennett. 6) Milton V. born 1840. 7) Norris W. born 1843
Abner Keene died in 1880 in Dallas, Texas and is believed to be buried in Garland Memorial, along with his wife who died sometime after 1880. Many tombstones in the cemetery were destroyed to make way for a railroad track and their stones cannot be located.
Ruby Ledbetter, Dallas


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Taylor Havlisch
April 6th, 2017
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One of our favorite things to do at CardConnect is volunteer. In fact, we've dedicated an entire program to making sure we all do our part to give back to local charities and non-profits. It's called CardConnections. Everyone on our team is given four workday hours per month to volunteer at a location (or locations) of their choosing.
Already this spring, we're thinking about the ways we can get involved, particularly outdoors. At the top of our minds is one of our favorite events hosted by an organization called Crush Childhood Cancer. They're a group dedicated to financially and emotionally supporting families with children who are battling cancer. They are 100% volunteer-run and all proceeds go to the families they support.
Every year they host an annual 5K Competitive Run, 1-Mile Family Fun Walk and Family Fun Fair. This year the activities will be held on Saturday, May 6 and for anyone interested in joining, pre-registration is open right now.
5K Competitive Run
This is an officially timed race, but runners of all levels are welcome. Each runner is encouraged to collect donations ahead of the race, in addition to paying the required entry fee of $30 for pre-registration / $35 for day-of registration.
1-Mile Family Fun Walk
This activity is for the whole family to enjoy and even includes a kids' obstacle course. The cost is $40 per family.
Family Fun Fair
The fair takes place after the run and walk, where you can meet the children battling cancer and their families. We hear there will be live music and a raffle!
Get all the details here: https://www.crush-childhood-cancer.org/5k
If you're interested in volunteering to help out with the day-of activities, you can do that too!
Just visit their volunteer registration page to get started: https://www.crush-childhood-cancer.org/volunteer
To help support their online donations, we've also added CardPointe HPP to their website, a page that allows them to easily and securely accept credit card payments. We encourage you to visit the page and make a donation, if you can!
Donate: https://crushcancer.securepayments.cardpointe.com/pay
And while we're on the topic, check out a few of the others programs we're getting involved with. We always love to see additional help!
Back on My Feet | Sunday, May 7 | FundRacers Needed
Cradles to Crayons | Wed., Thurs., Fridays (and some Tuesdays) |Volunteers Needed to Help Disadvantaged Children
Greener Partners | 2nd Thursday of every month | Crop Production Volunteers Needed
Main Line Animal Rescue | Contact for scheduling | Spring Cleaning Volunteers Needed
Theatre Horizon | Thursday, April 27 -- Sunday, May 21 | Volunteer Ushers Needed For Upcoming Show


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Buz, Smash Raptors
The Demo
4191 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, MO, 63110
Doors 8:30 PM / Show 9:00 PM
This event is 18 and over
LucaBrasi, the South St. Louis, MO rock band comprised of members of The Urge, Helmet and Adair, has just released their second full length record titled "The Norris Division." This is the band's first release since their 2007 self-titled debut, and the new collection of songs has been receiving excellent reviews, both from critics as well as their fans.
In the past three years, the band has been playing out to bigger audiences in larger venues, both locally and regionally. LucaBrasi has made regular appearances at such music festivals as Pointfest and Play STL Fest as they continued to craft the new songs that culminated in "The Norris Division."
In 2009 and 2010, LucaBrasi was nominated for Best Rock Band in the Riverfront Times Reader's Poll, taking home the hardware in 2009. With the release of the new record, LucaBrasi plans to continue playing out as much as possible, in as many clubs as possible, bringing their unique style of melodic, bone-crushing rock music to the masses.
Upcoming Events
The Demo
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Cascade Collision Repair - Provo
Review for Cascade Collision Repair - Provo
Alexus S. on 12/01/2015
Alexus said the business got her in as soon as they could and got her out when they said they would. She said her husband felt the white of the new bumper did not quite match, but she felt it did. Her vehicle is a pearl white and they said there may be a slight difference in the texture between the body and the bumper, which made sense. She said there was a 1 day delay, but they had called her in advance and told her of a parts delay so she knew it was going to be a day later.
Category: Collision
Service Date: 11/24/2015
Review Created: 12/01/2015
This review was collected via phone interview by Customer Research Inc.


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Good Points
The amazing resolution camera, still the best on the market, nothing comes close. Simple to navigate, and very easy to use.
Bad Points
It doesn't remember words, which is real pain. The alarm is pretty useless, as I don't think there is a snooze option.
General Comments
I've had three Sharp GX20 mobile phones in the last 12 months. One wouldn't charge, the replacement had a camera that didn't work, but third time, so far so good! thank goodness it is on contract, so it is replaced without question. I absolutely adore this phone, and when it comes to the time to upgrade, I will give the new phone away and keep this one! Nothing else touches it.
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San Diego Style Weddings Magazine
Every year, San Diego Style Weddings Magazine throws a party when they come out with their new issue. This year, the event was held at Bernard Gardens which is a huge mansion in Fairbanks Ranch. It was fun seeing all the usual suspects at the party. Here's something from the photo booth with Jessie our studio manager on the left, me in the middle, and Lauren, our marketing manager on the right. Note the new, short haircut that I've got. Let me know if you like it or not. (Jen, my wife, doesn't like it.)
It's fun to see everyone at the party flipping through the magazine to see their photos and see how their ad looks. Not only did our ad run, but we got a wedding published. To save you the trouble of looking it up, I scanned it and posted it here just for you! (I blogged about Amanda and Alan back on my old blog: >Old Blog Post)


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The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28 that a jury's finding that certain Cisco devices perform a "running" step outlined in various claims of a wireless technology patent is not supported by...
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Children in our Sevens program are divided into Homegroups. Sevens will enter Second Grade in the fall. The camp day for Sevens is 9:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday. Registration is by two-week sessions. The camp program for children in the Sevens includes organized activities and outdoor play in their Homegroups, Choice Classes which they select according to their interests, and weekly field trips.
Sevens Program Description
Homegroup Time
Homegroup room doors open at 8:50am. Activities are set up throughout the room in order to engage children in the beginning of the camp day. Parents and caregivers are welcome to stay in the room until morning meeting begins at about 9:10am.
When registering, parents choose a Homegroup for their child. A Homegroup is a consistent place, team of teachers, and group of children that meet over the course of camp. For example, we may have as many as four Homegroups of Sevens ("Sevens A," "Sevens B," "Sevens C,"…etc.).
Since children in Little Red Summer Camp come from many different schools, morning meeting is an important time for campers to get to know each other and to establish a safe sense of community in the Homegroup. The meeting may include a song or game, time to discuss what will be happening during the day, and time for campers to share their thoughts and ideas.
Activities on the schedule such as Arts and Crafts or Outdoor Play take place with the Homegroup. We use the Downing Street Park, our rubberized rooftop play area, and Houston Ballfield for outdoor activities. Groups may occasionally use the sprinklers, so we ask that campers keep a change of clothes and a swimming suit at camp. Note that the actual days for particular home group activities may vary from Homegroup to Homegroup.
Lunch for Sevens is provided Monday-Thursday, and served in our cafeteria. All ages have a snack of pretzels, cheese, fruit, water, and juice throughout the day. Campers bring a packed lunch for field trips on Fridays.
Quiet Play following lunch is simply an opportunity for children to quiet their senses without the demands of a structured activity. Some children may rest, while others may look at books, draw, or play quietly. Homegroups may also have
The camp day is closed by Afternoon Meeting, during which campers have a chance to reflect on the day and talk about what to expect for the next day.
Choice Classes
During Choice Class time (indicated as "Choice A," "Choice B," and "Choice C") Sevens participate in specialized activities, which are chosen as part of registration in advance of the camp season. For most Choice Classes all Sevens, regardless of Homegroup placement, combine for these classes. Choice Classes meet consistently on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for an hour each day for the course of a two-week session. The classes are taught by Specialists, Head, and Associate Counselors.
Different classes are offered each session.
The following is a 2016 sample of classes offered to Sevens:
Gymnastics, Deep Sea Creature Feature, Imagination Dance, Kickball Club, Books and Baking, Eye Spy New York Mystery, Karate,
Jewelry Making, Stuffed Creatures, How Things Work and Mask making!
Please note: 2017 Choice Classes will be added before General Registration opens on Monday, March 13th.
Camp-Wide Wednesday Activities
Campers in all Sixes and Sevens Homegroups gather together on Wednesday morning for a community activity such as a song or game, and then participate in mixed-age activities of their choice. These may range from making a mural to playing tag games, bird watching or creating a disco party. This is a great opportunity for friends of different ages or in different Homegroups to spend time together.
The second Wednesday of each session is a theme day, such as "The Shrinking Machine," "Little Red Rocket Ship" or "Beach Day." Camp-wide activities on those days are based on the theme, and each camp group chooses how it will participate in the theme. Wednesday afternoons are set aside for extended Homegroup projects, collaborations between groups, and activities related to the theme day.
Field Trips
All Sevens Homegroups go on field trips on Fridays. Sevens generally join the Sixes in going to locations such as Central Park Zoo and Carousel, Funtime Junction, and New York Botanical Gardens. We travel by air-conditioned, chartered bus. Our goal is to choose trip locations that give us a chance to be in as much "green," natural space as possible. Our counselor to camper ratio on field trips for Sixes and Sevens is 1 to 4.
2017 Trips: TBD


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The Audioengine D3 Premium 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter) allows you to bypass your computer's headphone output and send music directly through a USB port for noticeably improved fidelity and a higher output. The D3 is a powerful yet portable converter with performance and features usually found in more expensive DACs and is the perfect interface between your computer and headphones or any music system.
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USB controller
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USB 5V DC, 200mA
USB power filtering
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D3 will process digital audio at any bit depth up to 24 bits and any native sample rate to 96KHz. With its high signal-to-noise ratio and low distortion, the D3 delivers sound quality generally heard only in more expensive DACs. The high-performance headphone amplifier was designed for a wide range of headphones and will satisfy even the most demanding headphone enthusiast with its high output and revealing sound. The D3's asynchronous data transfer carefully controls USB streaming audio from any computer which greatly improves audio performance.
The quality of most computer headphone outputs isn't generally very inspiring, so the D3 provides a better option by streaming audio from your computer's USB port and directly connecting to your music system or headphones. The D3 DAC is the perfect way to get great-sounding music not only from your computer to headphones but also from your computer to any music system.


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Fiber optic connectors are a substantial fragment of the global telecommunication industry. Optical fibers are joined using fiber optic connectors, which allow the light conduction between two consecutive optical fibers. An additional im…
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- Zebra Imaging, Inc.
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If you are pregnant, there is a ton of information and fitness tips for you, too. This app was created by Lindsay Brin, a pre/post-natal fitness expert with 15 years experience in fitness and women's health.
You will also have No Excuse not to wear that swim suit this summer, if you have the Pretty Fierce Weight Loss package, which we are giving away to one lucky reader! Value of $59.99


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Regulatory Article (RA) 1002: airworthiness competent persons
- From:
- Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority
- Part of:
- 1000 series: general regulations (GEN)
- Published:
- 10 November 2014
- Last updated:
- 14 December 2016, see all updates
RA covering airworthiness strategy requires the employment of competent and suitably qualified and experienced person (SQEP) personnel.
The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, advice and guidance, which governs military aviation activity and against which air safety is assessed. The regulator develops regulations in response to applicable UK law, MOD needs, legal changes and recommendations resulting from both assurance or investigation functions.
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Journal article
Accurate determination of scalar couplings by convolution of complementary two-dimensional multiplets
The authors describe how the value of a nuclear spin coupling const. JAX can be detd. very accurately by comparing 2 complementary 2-dimensional multiplets obtained with selective correlation NMR spectroscopy (soft-COSY) and with pure in-phase correlation spectroscopy. The convolution method of J. J. Titman and J. Keeler (1990) was adapted to compare soft-COSY and PICSY multiplets. Illustrative results on the L-proline residue in cyclo-(L-Pro1-L-Pro2-D-Pro3) are presented. [on SciFinder (R)]
- doi:10.1006/jmra.1993.1142
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So when my hubpages views and revenue starting dropping like a rock, I decided to see if things were any better starting my own blog on blogger.
What I did was write 25 thousand word articles in a popular category and then social bookmarked each post to 400 social sites in the proper categories. After 2 weeks, I am averaging only 8 views per day, no clicks yet.
Maybe the links need time to gel more?? or is this a failed experiment?
I agree with CMHypno. 400 social sites is way too many.
You may just need to have a little patience. 2 weeks isn't very long.
The answer to this question is potentially extremely long.
First - Google isn't dumb, they know most social bookmarking sites aren't used for their original purpose any more (i.e. genuinely sharing and recommending good blogs) - they're mainly a place for bloggers to shamelessly self-promote. So backlinks from social bookmarking sites don't count for that much any more. I suspect you may not be too familiar with self-promotion, considering you haven't even linked to your blog from your profile? Have you linked to it from your related Hubs and other articles on rev-sharing sites?
Second - did you write 25 articles, bung them all on the blog and then forget it? Or have you continued to add posts every few days, to demonstrate to Google it's a genuine blog?
Third - what do you mean by popular? If you mean a subject that is already well covered by a multitude of established sites or blogs, that's not going to work. You need to look for something that's under-served at the moment - it doesn't have to be some rare and obscure subject, you just have to think up a different angle.
Finally - two weeks isn't really long enough to tell.
Right. In Googleworld, it's better, to add one article a day or a few a week to keep the blog 'live'. Just like any marketing plan, consistency is key. One big blitz lasts a few days in the mind of the consumer but consistent exposure, or in this case content, keeps the blog alive.
Well I don't get a lot of traffic on my blogger blogs, but I get more than that. Maybe you are overdoing the social site linking and Google doesn't like it?
My Blogger blog has been increasing in views while my hubs took a big dip this month.
I'm surprised you didn't get your blogger blog sandboxed by Google or your social bookmarking accounts banned after an effort like that!
The way to build traffic in the blogging world is by being active in the blogging community. You also have to continue to post daily. Remember, for every article you post, there are probably 1 million other articles covering the same topic. You won't get ranked high in Google search in 2 weeks, therefore, unless you get active in the blogging community to promote your articles, you will not get a lot of views.
I'm not sure I'd know where to find the "blogging community". It is interesting to talk to other bloggers and other writers, because we can learn so much from each other - but in general, they're not the people I earn money from, and they're only a tiny fraction of the visitors to my blogs.
Getting other bloggers to visit your blogs (or other Hubbers to visit your Hubs) is a reasonable strategy in the short term because it gets you some early visitors and feedback, while you're waiting for the real traffic to start. But if that's your main target, you're missing the real game. It's traffic from Google that will make you money.
If you post daily, you're going to run out of material very quickly - unless you know a heck of a lot about your subject, or have verbal diarrhea. Posting daily is a good idea when you first start a blog, but it's not necessary. Every few days or once a week is fine. Google just wants to see regular updating.
Actually most of the top bloggers post just once a week and that gives them the time to research a bit on the topic and get out the best post. But, it depends on the topic your writing about as well. If its something that changes everyday you'll need to update it often.
I seriously wonder what you've written! I created a blog just to promote my hubs long ago and it has just one post and the traffic there is more than yours! It's just 100 words - I'm surprised as well because I've never linked to it nor promoted it. But it does manage to get 15 - 20 views per day (unlike the same hub!!)
I haven't updated one of my blogs in months and its still on Google's front page for a popular (but under-served) keyword.
You need to set your blog up properly from the start (or you can go back and do it) if you want to have some success.
I wrote a hub on how to optimise a blogger blog, and it doesn't include social backlinking to 400 sites!
That used to work for me, too. When I first set up my blog, I wrote a whole pile of posts at once, then scheduled them to publish gradually, one every other day, for a couple of months. I removed all reference to the year on the post date.
Since then, I've added only about a dozen posts in nearly three years, but it hasn't mattered - they've all kept their position in the SERPS pretty consistently. I only saw traffic start to fall recently, when Google introduced its "freshness" algo change - so I guess that means I'm going to have to start adding posts more regularly.
Here's a link to the Hub on optimizing blogger:
http://izzym.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Op … ogger-Blog
Add your blog to technorati, then start adding new content at least once a week.
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We women are always the ones complaining about not being appreciated, but the major thing that came out of the survey is that feeling unappreciated is a major reason men cheat.
I mean I know men are humans but the way many of them scoff at showing emotion you'd be inclined to think that only a few of them would admit to wanting a stronger emotional experience.
Now even though the results are quite telling remember this is only a small cross-section of men. Remember that there are those who cheat for the thrill of the score so check your man.
If you love him and he's one you can work with then try to work it out,but if he's all about the score, honey for your own sanity's sake you might want to get to steppin'.


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My top 4 tips for email marketing
My best email marketing tips
Anyone who is building a business online will have to have an email marketing strategy, if they expect to grow their business. It has been my experience that most marketers either try to get their emails to do to much or they try to get their emails to do too little. Just like Baby Bear, you need to find that happy medium, that "just right" zone. Once you find that zone, your email marketing will start to do its job!
Tip #1
What is the job of email marketing?
The job of your emails should be to get your subscribe to perform one action. That's it! If you are giving your readers too many things to do or too many choices, they will end up doing nothing. That's the worst of both worlds.
You should be compelling your reader to take this action. If you have to convince them to do something, then all is lost. Compelling someone is making them want to do something.
If you want them to go to your blog and read your latest post, give them a taste of what they will get out of it. You can use part of your article in your email. Then add in how your post is going to benefit them? What problem will it solve? You need to be answering the question, "What's in it for me?" Then your reader will want to take action.
Tip #2
Who are you speaking to?
You may have thousands of people on your email subscriber list, but you need to write your emails as if there is only one person on that list. When you write to one person, it is much more intimate. It is more personalized and it makes each reader feel like you care about them. It's difficult to build a real relationship through email marketing. Don't make it more difficult by addressing "Everyone" or "Gang." That screams of, "what can your readers do for you" and not "what can I do for you."
Tip #3
Your email marketing should not waste people's time
Back in the old days of the internet, you know, 10 years ago, it was novel and fun to get email. When you signed in you wanted to hear, "You've got mail." These days, you hope your spam filter catches all the junk so you don't have to look at any of it.
I don't know about you, but I probably get 150 pieces of email every day. Maybe more. I have to process all of it. I just don't have the time to read every word of every email. I usually read the first paragraph to decide if I have any interest in it and then, if I do have an interest, I look for a link to click on.
Unless I'm weird, that's about all the time that most email marketers have to capture the reader's attention.
You'll want to write compelling subject lines. A subject line should do the same job as an article's headline. It should make someone want to read your email.
You should keep your emails interesting and helpful! It doesn't matter how long or short your email is. It doesn't matter if it is HTML or text. The only thing that matters to your reader is if it is interesting and if they think that by reading your emails that they will get help with their problems.
Tip #4
What should you include in your emails?
Tell them what you are going to tell them. This is the subject line.
Tell them. This is the actual email content.
Then you should have a strong and compelling call to action. This is what you want them to do after reading your email. You might just be trying to get the person to go to your blog to read your post or you might be trying to sell something to them. Either way, you need to tell them what it is that you would like them to do.
How much email marketing is too much email marketing?
I can't really answer that question, directly. Since everyone marketer is different and every subscriber list is different, it would be impossible for me to say with any accuracy. I can tell you about my personal experiences of being on a lot of marketer's lists.
There is only one marketer that I really look forward to getting and reading their emails. It is written in newsletter form. It is in HTML and the emails are fairly long. This particular marketer emails me once or maybe if I am lucky he'll email me twice in a week.
What makes this guy so different? He provides me with really useful information. He keeps it light and fun. I close his emails and I feel like I really learned something that I can use in my business. What's not to like?
At the end of every email he promotes where he will be speaking next. He also advertises his marketing course. I'm not offended by the advertising. In fact, I read the ads too.
On the flip side. I have been on lists where the marketer has emailed me 5 times per day, everyday. I wasn't on that list for very long.
Email marketing is a bit tricky. Always provide useful and interesting information and nothing else really matters. Let your open rates and your unsubscribe rates dictate how you are doing. If no one is opening your mails then you may need to beef up your subject lines. If people are opening your email and then unsubscribing a lot then you may need to provide better content.
Hopefully, these helpful email marketing hints will allow you to be the Goldilocks to your readers and they will walk away saying that your email was "just right!"
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Another Ebola problem: Finding its natural source
A scary problem lurks beyond the frenzied efforts to keep people from spreading Ebola: No one knows exactly where the virus comes from or how to stop it from seeding new outbreaks.
Ebola has caused two dozen outbreaks in Africa since it first emerged in 1976. It is coming from somewhere — probably bats — but experts agree they need to pinpoint its origins in nature.
That has had to wait until they can tame the current outbreak, which has claimed more than 1,100 lives in four countries — the worst toll from Ebola in history.
"First and foremost get the outbreak under control. Once that piece is resolved, then go back and find what the source is," said Jonathan Towner, a scientist who helped find the bat source of another Ebola-like disease called Marburg. Towner works for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Others say finding Ebola's origins is more than a down-the-road scientific curiosity.
"Confirming the source would definitely be important," said Dr. Richard Wenzel, a Virginia Commonwealth University scientist who formerly led the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Throughout history, some of the biggest wins against infectious diseases have involved not just limiting person-to-person spread but also finding and controlling the sources in nature fueling new cases.
Plague was halted after the germ was tied to rat-riding fleas. With the respiratory disease SARS, civet cats played a role. With typhus it was lice, and with bird flu, live poultry markets. Efforts to control MERS, a virus causing sporadic outbreaks in the Middle East, include exploring the role of camels.
In the case of Ebola, health experts think the initial cases in each outbreak get it from eating or handling infected animals. They think the virus may come from certain bats, and in parts of Africa, bats are considered a delicacy.
But bats may not be the whole story or the creature that spread it to humans.
The World Health Organization lists chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines as possibly playing a role. Even pig farms may amplify infection because of fruit bats on the farms, the WHO says.
"It's not clear what the animal is. It's going to take a lot of testing," said Dr. Robert Gaynes, an Emory University infectious disease specialist who worked for the CDC for more than 20 years.
Part of the puzzle is how long the virus has been in West Africa. Previous outbreaks have been in the east and central regions of the continent.
The current outbreak began in rural Guinea, and the first suspected first case was a 2-year-old child who died in Gueckedou prefecture in December, researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine in April. They did not speculate on how the child may have become infected.
Some scientists think the virus has been lurking in the area for years. They point to the case of a lone scientist who got sick in 1994 after doing an autopsy on a wild chimpanzee in Ivory Coast and to a recent study that explored the possibility that past Ebola cases in the region have gone undiagnosed.
Scientists in the United States and Sierra Leone looked back at hundreds of blood samples that were sent to a testing laboratory in eastern Sierra Leone from 2006 through 2008. The samples initially were checked only for Lassa fever, which is common in West Africa. But when the scientists recently went back and tested for other infections, they found nearly 9 percent was Ebola.
One or more types of Ebola virus have "probably been there in the mix" for some time but for some reason didn't explode into a widespread epidemic in West Africa until this year, said Stephen Morse, a Columbia University infectious disease expert.
Ebola's jump from animals to people is thought to be rare. Experts say there may be a large degree of bad luck in becoming infected — in a cave associated with a Marburg outbreak, Towner found the virus in only 3 percent of bats he tested. Even if an animal source is clearly identified and people are warned, "there is always likely to be an occasional exposure — someone who drives off the highway, in essence," Morse said.
But with other diseases, control measures have paid off.
In 2003, when civet cats were tied to SARS, "you could just see the potential for animal-to-human spread" in live animal markets where they were sold and butchered for food, and control of those markets in southern China helped limit the outbreak, said Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, an Emory University professor and former head of the CDC.
"If you can eliminate the market either by providing substitute protein sources" or outlawing the sale of that meat, "you can have an impact," Koplan said.
That's tough unless you can provide other food, Towner said.
"It can be a hard sell" to convince people trying to feed families to stay away from something possibly dangerous, he said.
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An assistant principal at Helix High School has been put on paid administrative leave amid allegations that the educator "possibly had mishandled a student runaway issue."
La Mesa police are investigating claims that the administrator may have contributed to the delinquency of a 16-year-old Helix student who had run away.
The allegations surfaced as San Diego County sheriff's investigators looked into a case involving a runaway teen, Lt. David Bond said.
Bond would not release the name of the administrator or discuss specific allegations that were made. He said the teen is no longer considered a runaway but said he did not know whether she was staying with a relative or a family friend.
"There is nothing of a sexual nature and nothing to indicate any involvement with drugs or alcohol," Bond said. "We are still investigating it."
Bond said police will submit the case to the District Attorney's Office after the investigation is completed. Officials with Helix, a charter school in the Grossmont Union High School District, said runaway issues are common for all schools.
"Helix Charter High School's handling of such issues occurs, with rare exception, without incident," campus officials said in a prepared statement.
Helix High has been the subject of controversy in the past two years. Between December 2006 and September 2008, four teachers at the campus were convicted of sex crimes involving students.
Lemon Grove council OKs joint-services pact
LEMON GROVE: A coalition of East County cities is another step closer to providing joint fire and emergency medical services.
The Lemon Grove City Council last night voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon calling for the cities' fire departments to continue combining services, including sharing costs. The cities took an earlier step in July, when they agreed to provide joint-senior-staff coverage after hours.
El Cajon and La Mesa are expected to consider the same agreement Tuesday. If approved, it will take effect in January.
The agreement calls for a new management structure, including a single fire chief. Lemon Grove officials said the agreement is expected to save the city $180,000 in 2010 and also expand its level of services.
Ex-Chula Vista mayor sworn in on Port board
SAN DIEGO: Steve Padilla, former Chula Vista mayor, was sworn in yesterday to represent the city as a commissioner on the San Diego Unified Port District board.
The term ends in 2011. The seat was vacated in May when then-Commissioner Mike Najera was pressured to resign.
As part of the seven-member board, Padilla will lead the effort to redevelop Chula Vista's bayfront.
Padilla, 42, is president and chief executive officer of Aquarius Group Inc., a consulting firm that he began in 2007.
Padilla, a public-policy and land-use consultant, was a member of the California Coastal Commission from 2005 to 2007.
The port manages San Diego Harbor and maintains state property along San Diego Bay for its member cities. In addition to Chula Vista, they include Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego.
— S. Shroder
National City to kick off annual salute to the Navy
NATIONAL CITY: National City will host its 53rd annual Salute to the Navy, the longest-running regional recognition of a city's connection to local military, beginning with a luncheon at 11 a.m. today.
The event, sponsored by the National City Chamber of Commerce, the city, San Diego Unified Port District and Kiwanis Club of National City, will honor those serving in the U.S. Navy with ties to National City.
The cost of the luncheon is $50 and includes admission for the donor and a sailor. It will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 140 E. 12th St. The chamber will honor one outstanding sailor of the year at the luncheon.
On Oct. 22, those who attend the luncheon also are invited to a reception aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer at Naval Base San Diego, the closest facility to National City.
Tickets for the luncheon may be purchased today at the event. For moreinformation, call (619) 477-9339. —J.Z.
Panel to advise council on medical marijuana
SAN DIEGO: An 11-member task force has been created to advise the San Diego City Council on establishing guidelines for the use of medical marijuana in the city.
The council voted 7-1 yesterday to appoint the panel, with Councilman Carl DeMaio dissenting. He said the city has more important issues to tackle.
The task force will be chaired by Thomas Jefferson School of Law professor Alex Kreit. Other members include former council candidate Stephen Whitburn, medical marijuana patient Larry Frank Sweet, Rev. A. Wayne Riggs and former San Diego police Officer John Minto.
The panel will advise the council on creating guidelines for three main groups: medical marijuana patients and primary caregivers, medical marijuana cooperatives and collectives, and the police.
Screenings for depression held at 10 sites this week
Free screenings for depression are being held at 10 sites across the county as part of San Diego Depression Screening Week through Friday.
Trained mental health volunteers will administer depression screening tools to adults 18 years and older.
Depression affects 19 million adults each year and is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness or emptiness, a lack of interest in daily activities, sleep problems or chronic fatigue.
The screening is sponsored by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and the Community Health Improvement Partners.
For a complete listing of screening sites or additional mental health resources, call 211 or go to 211sandiego.org . The county also has a 24-hour multilingual access and crisis line at (800) 479-3339.
S.D. Harbor Police to get raise as part of labor pact
SAN DIEGO: San Diego Harbor Police will get an immediate 1.5 percent pay raise as part of a four-year labor agreement approved yesterday.
The San Diego Unified Port District board approved the raise for 136 police officers. In exchange, the officers' labor union agreed to concessions in retirement and health benefits.
Under the agreement, officer pay will increase each October through 2012. In the final year of the pact, they will receive a 4.5 percent pay increase. —S.Schmidt