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The season may be winding down, but there are a number of events worth checking out in Mets land this week and next.
On Friday night, September 23, the Mets will be honoring the Under-10 South Orangetown softball team, winners of the New York state championship. The Orangetowners finished 17-1, becoming the most successful softball team in their age group in Rockland County history. And they mercy-ruled their opponent in the championship game, 12-2.
In true Moneyball fashion, Kaitlyn Borruso, Jessica Ragonesi, Kayla McKiernan, Elizabeth Coyle and Megan Coyle all drew a walk in the championship game, while Madison Kousoulas and Brianna Scollan were Scott Hattebergian with two apiece. The juggernaut also included Nicole Malpeli (two hits), Samantha Ford, Taylor Lepore and Emma Paskowski.
And it is unlikely that the Mets will need Johan Santana to return anytime soon, with pitcher Emily Trozzo, who struck out 11 of the 12 batters she faced, in the park.
Coach Theresa O'Brien and the team will be on hand Friday to receive "The Spirit Award" from the Mets.
Of course, the visit may come a few days too late, with Darth Vader and his storm troopers on their way to Citi Field for tonight's game against the Nationals. Fans in attendance will receive a cool Star Wars/Mets t-shirt, which ranks for me as the best promotion of the season so far. As Yoda might have said, "Get fans into the ballpark any way we can we must!"
And if you are looking for some reading and signing, I am happy to report that I'll be at the amazing Word Bookstore in Brooklyn Wednesday night at 7 for a reading from my newest book, "Taking The Field". Several other authors and beer will also be provided, including Metsgrrl's Caryn Rose. Sources close to the event tell me a good time will be had by all.


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Did you know?
Along with street vendors and hawkers, South Africa's informal sector includes waste collectors, home-based entrepreneurs and informal transport and agricultural workers.
Many creative and innovative South Africans, as well as craftsmen and women from other countries on the African continent, have set up shops and stalls along urban and rural roads in South Africa, to sell their arts and crafts.
These ever-changing and increasingly popular roadside markets attract local and international visitors with a range of goods that include hand-woven hats or baskets, beaded wire-sculptures, lamp shades, wooden carvings and more.
When you support roadside art sellers, you can simultaneously help someone earn a living, negotiate a good price for great quality work and, acquire a memorable piece of African art. While some roadside craft is designed with functionality in mind, like tableware, stools and mats made from local materials, other pieces are designed for decorative purposes.
In typically entrepreneurial fashion, traders often take everyday materials, like multi-coloured telephone wire or tin cans and, use them to make designer baskets or candlestick holders. Plastic bags and bottle tops are reused to make art objects or household accessories like bath mats, door stops or fruit bowls. Not only do objects made from recycled materials make interesting and unique souvenirs; they also reduce waste.
You will also find that the art and crafts from roadside markets are often cheaper than those sold in airports or at tourism centres, because they are sold directly by the artist or crafter who has made them. You will often see them working on their next piece while you look through their product range.
Encounters with these gifted entrepreneurs often lead to interesting and inspiring conversations with people from South Africa and all over the African continent. Quite a number of craftsmen and women who trade on the street in South Africa originate from other African countries and have come to South Africa to use their skills to create a better life.
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Many tourist areas are also thriving centres for roadside art. If you are on your way to Kruger National Park or exploring Cape Town, you are sure to find some quality roadside art and crafts along the way.
What will it cost
Bargaining is common practice at roadside stalls. Remember, though, that the sellers earn their living through their art, so fairness should be the guiding principle when negotiating prices.
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Metal windmills, wooden giraffes and colourful beadwork are all firm favourites with visitors.

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Bomb threat closes Gilchrist Co. schools Wednesday
Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 8:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 8:54 a.m.
Gilchrist County schools are closed today because of a bomb mailed to Trenton Elementary School that was opened Tuesday night, authorities reported.
Bomb sniffing dogs from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and the University of Florida Police Department were called to help with the search.
Alachua sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey said Wednesday morning that the elementary school was found to be clear of any explosives. He added the dogs tired and did not complete a search of the other schools.
The Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office reported that staff at Trenton Elementary opened a letter at about 7:14 p.m. Tuesday with what appeared to be a bomb threat, according to a Gilchrist sheriff's press release.
Deputies and Trenton police officers went to the school on State Road 26 to investigate, the release stated. Authorities asked for assistance from ASO and UFPD, when then sent the bomb-sniffing K-9 teams.
Because the operation was ongoing Wednesday, schools were closed for the day.
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Topic: Funny Christmas Stories
How about a little laughter? Why don't we use this as a starter and tell some funny Christmas Stories? I will start with a story about Teddy & me.
We were married 14 years ago Teddy is Catholic, I am Jewish. In Nov. of that year he asked me if I would mind if he got a Christmas Tree. I said no, it has no religious meaning to me and its pretty. We set out to get a tree and ornaments. He then asked me if he should start a village as long as we were at this huge Christmas Store. I said, that would be cute. We come home to our apartment in the sky, downtown Milwaukee. After getting in to the elevator with all our packages there was no room for another person or package. I pushed the button and half way up to our floor, he turns to me and very seriously says, "boy am I glad you are Jewish". I said, "why would you say that?" He answers, "well, if anything happens to the marriage this time, I get to keep all the Christmas stuff!"


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Love It Or Leave It: Milla Jovovich's Side Boob Situation
Milla Jovovich was spotted at the Cannes premiere of the new Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" (Yes! Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his lover!). Her red carpet combo is pretty daring, even for Milla — showing quite a lot of side … well, not boob exactly, but ribs? Torso? Chest cavity? I don't even know. I've loved Milla ever since she was 15 and modeling for Sassy and claiming that her favorite book was Dostoyevsky's Crime & Punishment. I mean, isn't that precious? So yeah, big fan. But this shirt doesn't look so much like a shirt as a strange apron or something? I mean, Milla can pull it off, I guess, but what do you think? [Photo: Pacific Coast News]
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Local PACs get chance to meet with trustees regarding possible Castlegar school closure/reconfiguration
School District #20 (Kootenay-Columbia) held it's regular board meeting on Monday at Blueberry Creek Community School.
The biggest item on the agenda was the discussion about the possible reconfiguration/closure of schools in Castlegar and Rossland.
In Castlegar, the discussion is whether to close Castlegar Primary School and move those kids to Twin Rivers Elementary.
First reading of the potential bylaw related to reconfiguration or closure is expected to be in mid-February and discloses the language of the bylaw. Second reading, which is when trustees debate the potential bylaw, would follow in another meeting. Third and final reading would be done by the end of February and would be where the nine SD20 trustees would vote on the bylaw.
"Certainly the issue that took the most time, and is the most important to the public is that we included one extra meeting with PACs from each of the affected schools," said Darrel Ganzert, SD20 board chair. "A group of trustees would meet at each location, Castlegar and Rossland, with the PACs of the affected schools in those communities to have a further discussion about the schools and the potential closures etc."
Ganzert said that PACs from Castlegar Primary, Kinnaird Elementary and Twin Rivers Elementary would be invited to the extra meeting because one of the scenarios would see students shifted from Twin Rivers to Kinnaird.
The following dates have been set by the board: Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 - Castlegar public forum 6:30 p.m. at Twin Rivers gym; Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 - first reading of any potential bylaws related to reconfiguration and/or closures; Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 - second reading; and Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 - third and final reading.
"We want to get the public consultation done as thoroughly as possible before we enter into any kind of discussion about what we believe as trustees," said Ganzert. "All trustees believe it's very important to listen to what the public has to say before we have any discussion about what we believe."
Ganzert says that even with potential school closures, SD20 will have a large budget shortfall coming up. "Even with the most extreme school closures, we're still going to be looking at $4-$500,000 of more money that has to be removed from the budget," he said. "The school closures will not fix the budget deficit, it may lessen the deficit, but there's going to be a sizable deficit to make up anyway."
The school district will be looking at making their new budget in March, 2013.
"We will have to look at all of those things - all the things we looked at last year, for cuts," said Ganzert. "I can't predict where that will go."
Ganzert also says the district will have to make up $250,000 for a teacher's pension shortfall.
"That's our district's share - which we don't have to give," he said. "So we have to find that in savings somewhere. The Provincial government does that type of thing to us all the time. I've been involved closely for about 10 years. And in those 10 years, there's always a surprise of $250-$300,000 that we have to find in our budget. They're very good at doing that to the school districts. It's not good. Particularly, if you believe that education is the future of our province, which I do believe. I hope the public, in the next election, understands where the pressure is coming from to force the school districts to make cuts that they don't want to make."


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Did you know?
The ostrich is the world's largest flightless bird.
The ostrich has spawned an entire industry in the Western Cape's Little Karoo region, where ostrich farming has flourished for decades.
The world-famous Oudtshoorn ostrich is a cross between the resident Little Karoo breed and birds from North Africa, and it is thought that the idea of farming ostriches for their feathers may have originated in Algeria.
By the 1880s the ostrich industry was firmly entrenched in South Africa. At first, these birds were fancied only for their feathers, worn during the Art Nouveau period in Europe and the United States. The industry went into decline in the build-up to World War I, but began to gather momentum again after World War II.
It is now a sustainable, dynamic industry, no longer exclusively reliant on fine feathers for its survival. The main appeal of the modern ostrich is its meat. In a world that prefers healthy, leaner cuts of protein, the ostrich fits the bill. Ostrich skin is also used for jackets, handbags and shoes, while the eggshells are used for decorative purposes. Feathers are still a fashion item, albeit not as prominent as a century ago.
Oudtshoorn remains the capital of the ostrich industry. The town's prosperity is evidence of the very good business these big-eyed birds have become, providing jobs and attracting tourism in addition to the export and sale of ostrich products.
Visitors to the Little Karoo can tour a number of ostrich farms, particularly around Oudtshoorn, where tours are organised on a daily basis. Here, at a working ostrich farm, you can see how the birds are bred as well as the various ways in which ostrich products are fashioned and marketed.
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Who to contact
Oudtshoorn Tourism
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How to get here
Oudtshoorn is easily accessible by road from the Eastern and Western Cape. From Cape Town to Oudtshoorn travel along either the N2 or Route 62. From Port Elizabeth go down the Langkloof Valley past Uniondale until you find the Oudtshoorn turn-off on your right.
Best time to visit
You can visit Oudtshoorn all year round, bearing in mind that it can get very cold on winter evenings and very hot at the height of summer.
Around the area
The two prime natural attractions of the area are the Cango Caves, a deep fantasia of limestone and crystal, and the spectacular Swartberg Pass, leading over the mountains to the village of Prince Albert.
Tours to do
An ostrich farm tour, of course.
Get around
Outshoorn is small enough to explore on foot, but as some of the ostrich farms are out of town, you will want to arrange some kind of transport if you don't have a car.
Length of stay
You can easily spend a week exploring Oudtshoorn and the surrounding area. If your schedule is tight, allow at least two days to explore.
What to pack
If you plan to ride an ostrich, make sure you have long, rugged trousers, such as jeans, and closed shoes. And never forget the sunscreen and a hat!
Where to stay
Accommodation ranges from backpackers and B&Bs to luxury lodges. Self-catering options are also available.
What to eat
Oudtshoorn has a number of excellent restaurants specialising in ostrich meat.
What's happening
One of the activities on offer at ostrich farms is the riding of ostriches. Another is 'walking on eggs', where visitors can experience first-hand just how resilient an ostrich egg can be.
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There is a wide range of ostrich products for sale in Oudtshoorn.


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AFTER 30 years serving as Manitoba Theatre for Young People's founding artistic director, Leslee Silverman has been told she is no longer employed by the theatre company.
The announcement comes almost two years after Silverman won the prestigious Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime artistic achievement and six days after MTYP board president Gloria Koop revealed MTYP missed paying its staff two weeks ago as the company continues to grapple with an ongoing financial crisis.
An MTYP employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said many of the staff are "devastated" by Silverman's forced departure from the company, saying Silverman was considered a "mentor" by many.
MTYP has been in a financial crisis due to a debt in the $1.5-million range and a recent embezzlement to the tune of nearly $80,000. A former finance manager has been accused of stealing more than $77,000 in funds.
For her part, Silverman leaves the company with abundant laurels and achievements. Along with the Governor General's Award, Silverman was the first recipient in 2003 of the Manitoba Arts Council Arts Award of Distinction and won the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the Arts and Culture category.


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Meinl Welcomes New Trainees
Today on September 01st 2013 five new trainees have begun their apprenticeship here at Meinl. We wish them lots of success and a great time here in our team.
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THE CASTLE Celebrates One Year Anniversary At New World Stages 4/25
The hit Off-Broadway smash, The Castle, will celebrate its one-year anniversary at Off Broadway's New World Stages on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Conceived and directed by David Rothenberg and written in collaboration with - and performed by - Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos and Casimiro Torres, all of whom tell their own real-life stories, The Castle has become a critical hit and an instrument of education and change within the New York State Department of Correctional Services system.
The Castle, produced by Eric Krebs and Chase Mishkin, is a unique theatrical event that presents a searing, first-hand look at the lives of four formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and their re-entry into society.
The Castle, an imposing upper west side residential facility for the formerly incarcerated, was opened (and is maintained) by The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization that helps put men and women, recently emerged from prison, on their re-entry into society. The organization was established by Mr. Rothenberg following the success of the 1967 Off-Broadway play Fortune and Men's Eyes - itself, a play about a young man's experience in a youth detention center.
"Fortune Society, The Castle and now this play, The Castle, came into being because of another play from years ago," said Rothenberg. "This piece of theater has a natural power all its own, because the stories being told belong to the people telling them."
The Castle plays the Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Tickets are $30 & $45 and are available at the New World Stages box office or via Telecharge (212-239-6200) / Telecharge.com.
The Fortune Society is a not-for-profit, community-based organization dedicated to educating the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root causes of crime. Staffed primarily by ex-prisoners, the organization helps former inmates and at-risk youth break the cycle of crime and incarceration through a broad range of services. The Fortune Society works to improve prison conditions and protect the rights of prisoners by providing the foundation from which new lives can be launched.
When Hamzah Hakiim arrived at the Castle in 2004, after serving 12 years in prison, he was ready for a new life. In my retirement, I was able to get theater tickets for many of the residents and for most of them it was a new experience. Hamzah wanted to be involved in everything and wanted to see all the shows available, on and off Broadway.
As we became friends, of attending plays together, he shared segments of his life with me. Frequently, I suggested that we create a theater piece based on his life . . . and other residents in the Castle. After all, The Fortune Society began in the theater, evolving out of post-performance discussions of the 1967 prison drama, Fortune and Men's Eyes.
The seed was planted. Hamzah was an extraordinary man who loved the Castle and the opportunities it presented to him and others. After leaving the Castle, he got married, moved into his own apartment and became a counselor at The Fortune Society. Sadly, he died of a massive heart attack in the summer of 2006 at the age of 42.
Of course it broke our hearts, but his spirit lives on. The seed was planted about creating a theater from the lives of the Castle residents. The goal was to let people know that men and women can change their lives. . . in fact, are anxious for a new beginning. The theater was a unique way to share the drama of change, the struggle for change.
Remembering Hamzah Hakiim, his energy, wisdom and his love of the Castle, we present this play for you . . . in memory of a friend who would have loved to be part of this theatrical event, The Castle.
Photo: The cast of The Castle - Angel Ramos, Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Casmiro Torres
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Hi everyone! This is my first post on here. My son is 2 years old (25 months) and has been showing signs of absence seizures for quite awhile. The first time I remember seeing it was when he was about 6-7 months old. The spells would happen maybe once every couple months, and gradually got more frequent. A few months ago it was happening once a day. Now it is happening multiple times a day almost every day.
When the spells hit, my son can be doing anything and just stop. An example was at his birthday party a few weeks ago he was opening presents. His hand stopped and rested on his gift. Then he froze. He just sat there staring blankly out at nothing. I can say his name, touch him, wave my hand in front of his face, touch his face, and shake him....nothing makes him snap out of it. Then he will blink a few times and be perfectly normal like it never happened.
Last week he had a 24 hour EEG test done. During his hospital stay he had a couple spells, but they said his EEG was perfectly normal. The epilepsy specialist even said she had to triple check because the video she saw of him during his spell was so convincing of seizures. She was surprised when his EEG came back normal.
This morning, within a few minutes of waking up, my little man had 3 spells, with only about a minute in between them. A few minutes later, while I was dressing him, his arms started shaking, but only his arms. During that time, his eyes seemed to glaze over and become unfocused. It lasted for about 30 seconds. Within a minute, his face started having weird facial contractions, with the same dead eyes thing happening. This also lasted for about 30 seconds. For about 20 minutes afterward he laid in my lap, wasn't able to sit up by himself or talk. After the 20 minutes, he sat by himself but was wobbly, and then a few minutes later was able to get up and play like normal. I called his neurologist and he said it sounds like a seizure, but he doesn't think it was a seizure because he had a normal EEG, his entire body wasn't shaking, and the shaking wasn't severe.
My son also has weird sleeping patterns. I can put him to bed and he will keep himself up for hours. He will eventually fall asleep and then wake up crying (almost every night). So his doctors think all of these staring spells are related to his sleeping patterns and want us to do a sleep study. I feel like these are seizures though. His doctors said they look like seizures, he is completely unresponsive like he would be during a seizure, but it's not seizures because his EEG was normal.
Does anyone have any suggestions, experiences, or advice for me? I feel lost....he is going through the process of being tested for developmental delays, and in a couple weeks he will see a psychologist to see if there is a psychological reason for the staring spells. But in my gut, I keep going back to seizures. Am I crazy?!


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This climb encompasses one of the most magnificent views one can witness on a bike. The ride goes in between two spectacular mountains and takes you up into unbelievable wilderness.
The Tequila con sabor Jarocho is situated in Veracruz. This climb belongs to the Sierra Madre Occidental .
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Hello all Wiki-people!! I have been looking around on this website and it look really cool! but, uhh... i have never played Pokemon before. i am really intrested to learn about this, i am buying a game on wednesday or friday, and i would like to hear your feedback on the game. i am hoping you would reccomend a game to buy (i.e. black, white, red, blue, sapphire, ruby) based in which you prefer. All feedback welcome, i know very little about the game... :D thanks
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If you have patience, you can wait until October for Pokémon X and Y (provided it won't be canceled for later). Other than that, I wouldn't know. Energy X ∞ 22:02, March 29, 2013 (UTC)
Well Luna, What gaming systems do you have? I would suppose you have at-least a DS-lite? I would recommend starting in generation 3 (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald) and then working your way up from there. Course though, that's just me :P Slay Talk "Shadows wonder why we scream."12:30,4/1/2013 4,527


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The infected look like normal Americans, at first, but then they open their mouths and foreign words leap out known only to inhabitants of their special nation: left coaster, mama grizzly, Obamacare, drill baby drill; or neocon, glass ceiling, teabagger, I didn't inhale. Drop the word "multiculturalism" and half of them will have an immediate allergy-like reaction. Their faces will turn red with fever as they glide away from you. Drop the phrase "lamestream media" and the other half will cringe and hold their brow with a splitting headache as they back away from you. These otherwise normal Americans are obviously suffering from something. The author in this pioneering book has discovered what that is: severe, extremely contagious viral illnesses that are plaguing the entire country. He reveals here in layman's terms the infection, spread and treatment of these viruses. They make us insanely ill and susceptible to conspiracy theories, and are so easily passed between individuals by speeches, handshakes and karaoke. He discovers Viral Media is not just a figurative expression. One morning an infamous radio personality spouts off a misinformed, belligerent opinion. By that afternoon the author's research subjects are repeating it with the same fever and refudiation. The viral words of the opinion had infected them and seemed to have taken possession of their minds like some voodoo zombie incantation. No one is safe and many are contaminated. Treatments are provided so that they may become virus free and regain the ability to associate with those "other" Americans—those infected with the opposing virus. If you are tired of the partisan arguing in our great country, this book is guaranteed to lift you to higher ground and make you LOL.


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A VILLAGE church is to become a hub of community activity again thanks to major improvements to the interior.
St Mary's Church in Winterborne Stickland has had the work done thanks to £4,000 from the Dorset Historic Churches Trust (DHCT) and £8,500 from villagers and the church's 40-strong Coffee Pot morning group.
The renovation included building a mezzanine floor in the bell tower to accommodate a growing number of bell ringers and a new kitchen in the base of the tower.
The developments are intended to make the inside of the church a more welcoming and usable space for the community.
Barry De Morgan, deanery representative for DHCT, said: "This beautiful church has a vibrant and active community and it is fantastic that the renovation work will make the building more usable for the village of Winterborne Stickland."
The Rev Alan Ryan of St Mary's added: "Historically, church interiors were used for all kinds of functions and we're hoping that this renovation work will help St Mary's Church become a real focus for the community once more.
"The recent work to the church has enhanced the building for all those that love the spiritual and community life that St Mary's Church brings to Winterborne Stickland."


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Topic: Major Cancer Centers
Hi All:
I am hoping some more experienced people can help with guidance.
I am a newly diagnosed CC patient and while there are a few more hurdles, plan has been for surgery at cancer center here in NH.
Have heard wonderful things on this board about docs at Lahey and am seeking second opinion there; there is a possibility I could pursue surgery at Lahey instead as they seem to have more direct experience.
However, when I look at the places listed as "major cancer centers" Lahey does not show up. Is this an area of concern? Or is it more that they do pioneering work on liver-related cancers but this is not general enough to gain recognition as "major" center?
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A BLACKBURN family have spoken of their miracle escape after a carbon monoxide leak at their home.
Yusuf and Yasmin Patel collapsed after a faulty boiler pumped the lethal gas through their home, in Railway Grove, Little Harwood. Two of their sons, 15-year-old Muhammad, and Anas, 14, also passed out.
Brother and sister Ahmed, 18, and Fatimah, 12, escaped the worst of the fumes and were praised for alerting the emergency services, just before 1pm on Saturday.
Ahmed, who changed his name from Yasin last year, said the East Lancashire football derby had inadvertedly saved his family's lives.
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Mrs Patel, a teaching assistant, said she was cleaning the oven when she began to feel dizzy, as did Mohammed and Anas. She said: "I went for a lie down, and the next thing I knew, the paramedics were waking me up. We all felt tired and we all went to sleep."
Council worker Mr Patel said: "I got back from shopping and said I would carry on with the work. I started to feel tired and sat down. And that was it. We are very lucky."
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And Fatimah added: "At first I thought they were faking, but my dad's eyes were open, but not blinking."
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The family were taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital.
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Carbon monoxide is both colourless and odourless, and can cause those affected to initially suffer dizziness, nausea, and lead to collapse, and even death.
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♦ Martin Wolf argues that the US debt ceiling should be abolished: "It is the legislative equivalent of a nuclear bomb aimed by the US at itself, with the rest of the world within its blast radius. What must never be used should not exist."
♦ They dare not utter them in public, but officials at agencies have contingency plans in case there is a default on US debts.
♦ Gary Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, compares the Tea Party to the Confederate states in 1861: "Just as the Old South compelled the national party to shelter its extremism, today's Tea Party leaders make Republicans toe their line."
♦ Federalists in Europe fear that anti-EU parties are putting aside their differences to launch an assault on Brussels in next year's elections.
♦ In China, posters touting Communist values have been replaced with drawings espousing pre-Communist traditions – an attempt to redefine the state as a Confucian, family-centric nation.
♦ Since August, Egyptian police have caught more than 800 Syrians before they managed to escape Egyptian waters. Some have volunteered for deportation at their own expense, rather than remain in the prisons, but some still think the risk of a clandestine voyage to Europe is a better bet.
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When Yasser, my training partner, arrived from Pakistan, he really didn't know which direction he wanted to go. Was it going to be Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting or strongman? He knew it wouldn't be bodybuilding.
"A little surprised," hardly explains Yasser's reaction when I asked him how much he could curl. He was 170 pounds at 5 foot 10 inches tall and he knew he could curl at least a hundred pounds with a curl bar. He obvously was not new to weightlifting. He had been an athlete and competed in several different sports, including cricket, track and boxing. However, it was his early work with the pehlwani of Pakistan which would serve him best now.
We put this DVD together with the training technique footage we did for Yasser. It starts with his early training and moves right through to his bodyweight curls. Nice stuff. While it was originally meant only for private viewing and the sound is terrible, or even non-existant on the early stuff, you can't beat it for watching historical progression with what Yasser ACTUALLY did for workouts. This is clearly not fiction. This is as real as it gets!
Yasser was in for a shock when I first asked him to curl a honed 56 pound Atomic Ball. Yasser curled the smooth granite sphere, but it was very difficult. He immediately noticed that it was much more than just his biceps working. He was also hitting his hands, wrists, forarms and chest! Little did he know, a mere two years later, he would be able to curl his body weight with that barbell, without doing isolation exercises or traditional bodybuilding.
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It was June of 1869 when John Muir reluctantly accepted a job herding sheep from the central valley of California to the headwaters of the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers, high into the Sierra Nevadas and deep into the Yosemite region. He felt ill equipped for the work, and yet the opportunity thrilled his adventurous spirit. With a notebook tied to his belt, he set out for a summer he would never forget.
My First Summer in the Sierra is Muir's classic account of that extraordinary journey. It was not published until 1911, by which time he had become well known for his work as a naturalist and conservationist. One hundred years later, we can still experience Muir's transcendent joy, as he climbed the mountains, explored the lakes and streams, and studied the region's flowers and trees. His words have since beckoned countless travelers to Yosemite National Park.
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Listening to this audiobook took me to a different world from my day to day life in Shanghai. The author's passion and enthusiasm for the natural world comes through in his detailed descriptions of his surrounds and the reader puts in a solid performance (although I felt at times I needed a picture book to match with the Latin names). This book definitely made me want to return to California!
A beautiful chance to reflect and such a poetic telling of Muir's time as a Shepard. A truly connected man in his element, can't be beat!
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It is just so wonderful to read of Yosemite and of places I know intimately there.
Muir was young and on the verge of discovering his life's road. First he explored then he gets the vision to preserve a place he intimately experiences.
The one where he knew his friend was in Yosemite without knowing that in a way which is often expected. A lot of things fall together for him on his personal journey here.
Yes. Though those are the ones I prolong and savor...no pressure when you can read and dream along with the author.
All nature narrators...slow down. This is a book to savor.
Was so glad to watch John Muir discover his nature observation gifts and to see others provide time for him in the field...Very cool!
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For anyone whose soul sings to the rhythms of nature, listening to John Muir's prose is pure joy.
"A classic"
A classic everyone should read, the narrator was exceptional, made it good to listen to
"Wonderful journal of the awe of the west and the Sierra Nevada mts"
Well told descriptions of the atmosphere and the plant species, as well as the ecological communities of the chaparral prairie, foothills and mountains. I only which there was more
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The book itself is great. Full of wonderful details of the flora and fauna of the Sierras. You can tell that this adventure sets the stage for his future as a naturalist.

My real complaint is the narration. With a book of such detailing about this new world John Muir is discovering, the feeling of the adventure is lost in the hurried, robot feel of the narrator. He hurries through the book as if he's sitting in front of a timer with time running out. At times, I almost feel as the book is being dictated by computerized system.

As audio books go, the narration can make or break a good story and if feel this one is broken.

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Classic Films of a Bygone Era 3Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Below are four (4) anagrams of film actors from a classic film from the Silver Screen. Your job is twofold: firstly, try and name these people and secondly, ascertain the classic movie they all featured in.
An actor? He'll gush!
Black glare
Confront heat
Hinder burnt me
HintTwo memorable quotes:
"I'll live to see you - all of you - hung from the highest yardarm in the British fleet."
"What's your name?"
"Thomas Ellison, Sir. Pressed into service. I've got a wife, a baby!"
"I asked your name, not the history of your misfortunes."
AnswerAn actor? He'll gush! - Charles Laughton
Black glare - Clark Gable
Confront heat - Franchot Tone
Hinder burnt me - Herbert Mundin
The film? 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty.
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Clark Gable - Lt. Fletcher Christian
Franchot Tone - Midshipman Roger Byam
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A free money advice course offering people help to control their finances is launching at North Bradley Baptist Church on Thursday, January 30.
Catherine Haddow will be running the Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Money courses at the Westbury Road church, every Thursday, and they will run on a three-week cycle. The sessions, which will begin at 7.30pm, last around an hour-and-a-half.
There are more than 1,100 of the courses taking place across the country, but this is the first time the North Bradley church has offered the workshop. Mrs Haddow, who moved to Great Hinton in August, has previously run the courses in London.
Mother of three, Mrs Haddow, CAP Money coach, said: "Lots of people are keen to manage their money, but often don't have the basic skills, so this course is a good place to start.
"If you're already managing your finances well, you can always improve."
The CAP Money courses focus on developing budgeting skills and for those in severe financial difficulties there are referrals to the charity Christians Against Poverty which can provide continued long-term support.
Mrs Haddow's husband Richard and North Bradley Baptist Church's pastor Ben Midgley will be attending some of the workshops to provide some additional support.
Mr Midgley said: "People seem to think that money is a taboo subject, especially in church, but it seems to me that it is a real evil to see people struggling financially rather than being able to save for the future, it brings so much strain and unhappiness."
Mental health charity, Wiltshire Mind, is also running a debt advice course in Trowbridge, with a new workshop beginning at the United Church, in Church Street, on Thursday, February 13. The sessions will run between 11am and 1pm, every Thurs-day until March 13.
For more information about the CAP Money course, call Mrs Haddow on 07900 256937, and to find out more about Wiltshire Mind's classes, call 01225 706532.


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dylan522p - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkMan you guys have been so slow with the GTK stuff. What happened to hiring more people to do the pipeline stuff and the good writers like yourself here focusing on more important things. Reply
TETRONG - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link? The presentation was available on Twitch Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkMeetings. Many, many meetings. So we're still catching up on announcements, doing research, and talking to the respective groups for more details on their products. Reply
dylan522p - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkFair enough, but a short article like this should be passed onto lower writers and only proofed by you and Ian and Anand. Didn't you guys hire some people recently? Reply
dylan522p - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkand jarred Reply
jasonelmore - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linki think they can run the site without you bud Reply
Mondozai - Friday, March 28, 2014 - link"Fair enough, but a short article like this should be passed onto lower writers and only proofed by you and Ian and Anand."
It's not just about doing a short summary, you have to do research, commentary, as well as ask follow-up stuff from the hardware reps. Just doing short summaries of what was said is easy, that's what most tech sites are for.
"i think they can run the site without you bud"
I think so to. Stop bitching. Reply
Friendly0Fire - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkI like AnandTech's spin on things. I'd rather have considered and careful analysis everywhere, even if it means some of the articles aren't up as fast as they could be. This information won't self-destruct within 10 seconds of being given out to the press. Reply
chrnochime - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkwah wah. Too slow? Go read the news somewhere else. So much whining. Reply
nevertell - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkWhat gtk stuff ? GTK as in the crossplatform widget Gimp toolkit ? Reply
SarahKerrigan - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link"Not shown on this roadmap, but still in the pipeline, is NVIDIA's alternative K1 design utilizing their Denver CPU rather than the ARM A15."
It's on the roadmap under the entry for K1. "64b and 32b CPU" is right there. Reply
CosmonautDave - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkSo, I was wondering if anyone more tech savvy than me could answer a question. The Jetson TK1 dev kit apparently runs Linux 4 Tegra (L4T). Since it is an ARM processor, would it be possible to get Android on there? Or will Nvidia support that? What about Ubuntu? If it was possible to run Steam on this, would it work for Steam In-Home streaming? Reply
jwcalla - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkYou might be able to run Android on there eventually, as soon as all the drivers are available. I think L4T is a spin of Ubuntu so that could be possible too; again, drivers permitting. There's no port of Steam to ARM yet, so that won't run. Reply
sascha - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkYup, it's Ubuntu. Reply
daku123 - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkYes. Android should run. By default it will come with ubuntu 13.04 as Ryan mentioned. I don't think steam will run out of the box until and unless valve ports it on ARM. Reply
grahaman27 - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link"NVIDIA specifically notes that dGPUs are an option here, explaining the use of the relatively old Tegra 3, as it's the most recent Tegra SoC to feature PCI-Express capabilities."
why would anyone choose that option? the tegra k1 is 20x better. Reply
Meaker10 - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkBecause with an mxm slot you can theoretically pair in something like an 860m maxwell gpu in with dedicated vram which would slap around any mobile soc while having the system running lower efficient arm cores. Reply
jasonelmore - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkgood luck finding 860m drivers for ARM. This is the rich boy's raspberry pi. i cant wait to see what people do with this. I'm glad to see it's shipping soon. this really highlights how bad channel backlog is when everyone else is 1 year away from shipping x64 arm cores and nvidia is shipping now along with apple Reply
SarahKerrigan - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkMobile GPU's might be difficult, but Nvidia has drivers for essentially any modern Nvidia desktop GPU on ARM, including Maxwell; I assume that's what they're going for with the Tegra 3 board.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-arm-display-arc... Reply
Anders CT - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkIt comes with a 12v coolermaster fansink. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkAnyone else getting irritated that GPUs are still 28nm? Intel, Samsung, TSMC, etc. will be going mainstream with 14nm this year. Where are the freaking shrinks, man?!
/rant Reply
dragonsqrrl - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkI didn't realize anyone but Intel would have 14nm ready before 2015. Reply
sascha - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkDefinitely not TSMC. As far as I know only Intel this year. Reply
nathanddrews - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkMy bad, Intel is going 14nm later this year and Samsung and TSMC made claims last fall of hitting 14-16nm this year, but it's looking more like Q2 2015. Reply
Anders CT - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkTSMCs 28 nm process has proved to be one of the most productive and competetive in semiconductor history. It is far from certain that future shrinks will improve a lot on this node. The days where shrink lead to automatic gains in performance, cost and low power might be at an end. Reply
barleyguy - Saturday, March 29, 2014 - linkI think that just means that we'll see higher gains from the "tock" part of the tick-tock sequence at Intel. Tick, where the die shrink happens, may not have huge gains, but the optimization of a smaller process should always end up better than the optimized version of the previous process.
And if not, we can just fit more cache on the same size die. :-)
I'm considering one of these boards for an HTPC. I realize it's intended for developers (which I am actually), but if it can run Plex for Android I'd hook it to my HDTV. It should also be great for games, at the least the ones that will work with a gamepad.
I'd really want a passive cooler for it, and a case. Reply
grahaman27 - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkAs dragonsqrrl said, Intel projects 14nm will arrive 2015 at the earliest. But, you are right its frustrating. I bet 20nm will be very short lived considering 16nm FinFet should arrive in 2015 to compete with Intel. Reply
ddriver - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkA little sparse on connectivity.... needs more USB ports Reply
barleyguy - Saturday, March 29, 2014 - linkIt has two USB ports, a full size USB 3 and a micro USB 2. And the OS will support hubs. So I don't see a huge problem on the USB side.
I would actually prefer more SATA ports though. One isn't enough. Reply
Jon Tseng - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkJetson = Jen-Hsun?
Interesting on FinFET. TSMC's first time doing 3D transistor so definitely risk of some push-out... Reply
Techhog - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkThat board looks a bit too big. Also, does it need the fan? Reply
krumme - Saturday, March 29, 2014 - linkPerhaps its just prepared for Denver? Reply
Anders CT - Tuesday, April 01, 2014 - link1) 127mm x 127mm
2) No. But it will run better with fan than without. Reply


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Armed with thermal scans, LIDAR imaging, architectural diagrams, and 36 years of accumulated research, Maurizio Seracini is spearheading a new effort to pinpoint the lost masterpiece. He'll have a tight deadline of only seven days, and his team will burn the candle at both ends to make sure everything is in place so that they don't lose a minute.
Samantha Stout, graduate student in materials science and engineering, will be working on the scaffold in a materials lab designed to conduct on-site analysis using portable equipment. She is working with the rest of the team to plan the analytical survey and the instruments that will be used.
Materials Analysis
The surface of the original wall will first be studied using portable fiber optic Raman spectroscopy, which is a technique used to study organic material. This will be able to detect the presence of organic binders, glue, wax, pitch, calcite, or gesso on the surface of the wall in-situ before sampling.
After samples have been taken from the original wall, Stout will use stereomicroscopy in the on-site materials lab to visualize the sample and record digital photomicrographs. The sample will then be studied with x-ray fluoresence spectrometry, which is a technique that can detect inorganic elemental composition and thus the evidence of any pigments in the sample. The samples will then be taken to our off-site (off-scaffold) lab for further analysis, including reflected light and UV fluorescence microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), embedding in resin for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS).
UV fluorescence microscopy can be used to visualize the organic material present in the sample. FTIR spectroscopy will be used to characterize the chemical composition of the organic material present in the sample (oils, binder, glue, wax). SEM will be used to visualize the microstructure of the sample, and the EDS will identify the chemical composition of points or micro areas within the sample. Through the use of these techniques we expect to be able to confirm the nature of the materials present on the original wall and determine if they are consistent with the mural painted by Leonardo.
Android Tablet
David Vanoni, graduate student in CSE, has developed an Android tablet application that uses augmented reality to overlay multispectral imagery onto Vasari's fresco. This app is being used as a positioning tool—it has helped us identify the areas of the fresco where we conducted additional radar scanning to help pinpoint the areas that we want to study; and it will help us align our drill locations. Using the various multispectral images that we have available, the app will also be useful for visualizing this data in real time on the actual fresco: You can point the app at the fresco, and select (for example) a thermal image, which will overlay the areas of cracks or voids and show where they are in relation to the painting. The app also has a wipe-off technology so that you look at the various spectral images (UV fluorescence, thermal, infrared, etc) by pointing the tablet at a painting and wiping off the areas of interest with your fingers.
Visualizing Data
Vid Petrovic, graduate student in CSE, is working on visualizing and integrating all of the data we have to help make the decisions we need to make on where to drill and how to maximize out chances of finding the Battle of Anghiari. He's been working on bringing together all the different kinds of data: visible, LIDAR, and radar, as well as models of the scaffold, etc., and placing them in a virtual environment so we can see how it all comes together. He has been interpreting the radar data we have collected to understand what it means and what we can do with it—it has gotten people interested in the project but we can also use it to help us figure out where to drill and maximize our chances of finding the painting. Radar analysis has culminated in getting high-resolution radar scans completed and aligning the new radar data with our ground truth (LIDAR data) and making use of it in our decision process so that we have position accuracy.
Incision Instrument
Daniel Johnson, Calit2 associate development engineer, and Tom Wypych, graduate student in CSE, designed and manufactured the incision instrument, sampling tools, and associated methods and protocols for the sample extraction operation. The team also developed software to provide data analysis and precisely control the motion of the incision device as well as provisioning communications and data collection services during the on-site work in the Hall of the 500.
Protecting the Vasari
Behind the Vasari
Restorers find existing gaps in the Vasari mural that can be used to search for "The Battle of Anghiari."
Behind the Science
Visualizing Data
The team gathers visible, LIDAR, and radar data and now must place them in a virtual environment.
Extraction Operation
Incision instruments, sampling tools, and methods for the sample extraction were designed for this project.
Il Leonardo Perduto
Dietro il Vasari a Firenze
Tra scienza e alta tecnologia, le immagini che raccontano momento per momento la ricerca de la Battaglia di Anghiari.
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Breve intervista a Dave Yoder, autore delle immagini
"La Battaglia di Anghiari"
Il capolavoro di Leonardo è nascosto dietro l'affresco del Vasari nel Salone dei Cinquecento a Firenze?
Cronaca di un capolavoro annunciato
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to simulate the melting of metal (Cu) using the Heat transfer module.
I have already done phase changes from solid to liquid (melting point) like as Continuous Casting model.
Could you help me please with phase changes from liquid to gas phase (boiling point), like this:
What module and logic are used in this video to do evaporation of material?
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AN Accrington band are hoping to take the music world by storm when they release their debut EP later this month.
Indie band Tourist Attractions have seen their tracks played on several radio stations, including the BBC Introducing Lancashire, and have performed countless gigs since forming last May.
The lads – vocalist and guitarist Daniel Walsh, 18, drummer Oliver Bradshaw, guitarist Rory Gilsenan and bass player and backing singer Connor Synnott, all 17, – have been approached by venues across the North West, and are hoping their EP will catapult them to even bigger success.
The band recorded Dusk with Manchester-based producers, Sugar House Music, after releasing their singles Silhouette and Heartless Man.
St Christopher's Sixth Form student Connor, who lives off Queens Road West in Accrington, said: "We all had an incentive to do something with the time that we spent doing nothing, all having a motivation to create.
"We class our music as indie rock, or even indie dance rock if truth is to be said.
"We do gig constantly around the North West, playing a mixture of our own individual music and some classics given the Tourist Attractions makeover. And we have a good and growing following."
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DA: No proof ductwork installation at Shaler school was 'reckless'
Several entities that worked on the 2007 renovation at Shaler Area Elementary School failed to do their jobs appropriately, but investigators found no proof that reckless behavior caused a metal ventilation duct to collapse inside the school's cafeteria last year, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said on Wednesday.
"I'm looking for intentional conduct. I'm looking for reckless conduct. I'm looking for someone who didn't care," Zappala said. "I did not find the reckless intent to make it appropriate to file criminal charges."
Thirteen people, including eight students, were injured April 3, 2012, when part of the 71½-foot, 2,254-pound HVAC duct fell as more than 300 students ate lunch below. Seven students and two adults were hospitalized with injuries. Paramedics treated two adults and one child at the school.
Jane Fisher is vice president of the Shaler Area High School Parent Teacher Organization. Her daughter was inside the elementary school but not in the cafeteria when the duct fell. She said she was not disappointed Zappala decided against filing criminal charges.
"Accidents happen," she said.
The duct fell in part because employees at D&G Mechanical of West Middlesex in Mercer County improperly installed the Ductmate Industries hanging system, Zappala said. In addition, HVAC contractor Quality Mechanical Systems, general contractor Hudson Construction, architect Valentour, English, Bodnar & Howell, and engineering firm Dodson Engineering failed to properly inspect the duct, he said.
"That system is used in a lot of different applications across the United States," said Rick Soxman, owner of Quality Mechanical Services in Verona.
Officials at the other companies did not return multiple calls.
Those involved with the renovation project pointed fingers at each other and wouldn't provide information, Zappala said.
Zappala in June 2012 said he would take the investigation to a county grand jury because he believed it was a criminal matter, but on Wednesday, he said he couldn't justify using a grand jury because of the cost to taxpayers.
"The main issue was the safety of the kids and the well-being of the families. Had a life been taken, we would have taken a different course," Zappala said. "Thank goodness no life was lost. It really was a miracle."
Of the families of those injured, he said, "They have remedies on the civil side."
The parents of two children injured when the duct collapsed sued companies associated with the renovation. Michelle and Ralf Birgelen of Etna filed a complaint in May 2012 against Quality Mechanical Services and D&G Mechanical on behalf of their daughter Mina, who broke her spine as a result of the duct collapse, and John and Terri McGee of Hampton filed a complaint against Quality Mechanical Services, D&G Mechanical and Ductmate Industries on behalf of their son Jacob, who broke his collar bone and sustained a concussion.
Edward Balzarini Jr., the attorney representing the Birgelens, declined to comment. Laura Gutnick, the attorney representing the McGees, did not return calls. The Birgelen family did not return messages. Terri McGee declined to comment.
Both suits claim D&G improperly and negligently installed the ductwork and seek monetary damages. The statute of limitations for others to file a lawsuit will expire in April.
The duct that fell was installed as part of a $5.4 million project to renovate the former middle school building on Scott Avenue into an elementary school in 2007 and 2008. Jim Fisher, vice president of the Shaler Area school board, said funding limitations often mean oversight of construction projects gets shortchanged.
"This is a situation where corners were cut. Was it criminal? It depends on which side of the fence you're on. They didn't do it on purpose, but it did happen," Fisher said. "You can bet that for me and everyone else on the board, if there is another project, there is going to be oversight out the wazoo so this doesn't happen" again.
After the collapse, the district had its buildings inspected and hired new engineers and contractors to design and install a new HVAC system, Superintendent Wes Shipley said. In the cafeteria, the district got rid of the exposed, industrial-style air ducts and used lighter sheet-metal ducts covered by a dropped ceiling. The school reopened the cafeteria in September.
"The safety and security of our students and staff is our first priority, and our thoughts continue to go out to those that were traumatized and injured when the ductwork collapsed," Shipley said.
Staff writer Bethany Hofstetter contributed to this report. Adam Brandolph is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at email@example.com.