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March 16, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE s 3207
By Mr. CHURCH (for himself, Mr.
JORDAN Of IdahO, Mr. MANSFIELD,
Mr. METCALF, and Mr. MOSS):
S. 1240. A b111 relating to prospecting
and exploring for minerals on public
lands of the United States by means of
bulldozers or other mechanical earthmovim(
equipment. Referred to the Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mr. CHURCH. Mr. President, I intJtoduce
for appropriate reference, on behalf
of myself and my distinguished colleagues,
the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
JoRDAN) and the Senators from Montana
(Mr. MANSFIELD and Mr. METCALF), and
the Senator from Utah (Mr. Moss), a bill
relating to prospecting and exploring for
minerals· on public lands of the United
States by means of bulldozers or other
mechanical earthmoving equipment·.
The West has long borne the scars of
mining. Our mountains P.re pock-marked
with abandoned tunnels, tailings, and the
ruins of old mills, where rich ores were
once extracted from the hard rock.
Today, however, _:1e advance in technology
from pick-and-shovel prospecting
to mineral exploration with the bulldozer
has created serious new problems,
not known to the e~J,rly West.
The mining law has f:ailed to keep pace
with mechanized prospecting. One man
with a bulldozer, in search CYf minerals,
Clllll scr-ape away the topsoil, ruin a
streambed, or wreck a mountain meadow-
with no requirement that he abate
these damages. He is given unlimited
license by the archaic General Mining
Law of 1872.
Mr. President, this bill is in no way designed
to discourage or disrupt legitimate
prospecting on the public domain, which
is necessary to our mineral economy. It
would not affect pick-and-shovel prospecting,
but it would subject mechanized
prospecting to reasonable regulation.
In certain areas, where, due to ·fragile
soil conditions, steep slopes, or high elevations,
bulldozers would cause irreparable
damage, their use could be prohibited.
Everywhere, the employment of
bulldozers or other mechanical earthmoving
equipment for mineral exploration
would be preceded by the filing of a
decla~ation of intent as to how and where
the proposed prospecting would be carried
out, and the posting of a performance
bond with the Bureau of Land Management
Office nearest the affected area.
The operator using bulldozers or other
mechanical earthmoving equipment
would be responsible for the exercise of
reasonable restraint, including the restoration
or reclamation of the surface of
the lands, unless a valid discovery is
The Secretary of the Interior would
be directed to prepare and publish in the
Fed.eral Register the necessary regulations
to carry out the provisions of the
act, and in the case of any actions affecting
the national forest lands would
be required to consult with and receive
the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.
It seems to me, Mr. President, that this
legislation is long overdue. With increasing
public demand that decent protection
be given to the quality of our environment,
we would be remiss in our duty if
we failed to call upon the mining industry
to accept responsibility in its prospecting
activities on the public lands.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent
that the text of the bill follow my
remarks, together with a statement by
the distinguished majority leader, the
Senator from Montana ove all considerations Is,
however, the !act tha.t pa.st managerial practlces
and environmental considerations have
been deficient. It Is not my Intention at this
time to discuss the Commission's report.
However, It Is my hope the Congress wlll
rapidly move to r~ognlze the magnitude of
the problems so amply demonstrated In this
report, and that expeditious consideration
will be given to the reviewing and eventual
adoption of recommendaltlons which 'l''til
provide for long range governmental comaol
or Its lands.
One of our ma.jor problems In providing
for adequate !and management Is a direct
result of past legislation, of jobs half done
and poorly done which lead that segment
of the national econom~ dependent upon
resources belonging to the people to believe
erroneously that the Federal Government Intends
for the ul tlma.te relinquishment of
public lands, either In fact or In philosophy.
For anyone to assume an Inalienable right
to the natural resources of this Nation without
essential consideration for the concepts
of multiple land u.oo.ge, environmental concerns
and the changing soc.lal values of the
people Is ma.klng a gra.ve mistake. The mlnlng
laws of 1872 were promulgated by a ph11osophy
to encourage westwa.Td movement and
economic development. To that end this
legislation was most successful. The problems
we meet today are problems of this centurynot
the last-and to assume that measures
effective In the 1870's can be applied to the
1970's Is erroneous. The time has come for
a reordering of the legislation In these areas.
I apprecla te that the concern I express Is
shared by a great many of my colleag·ues
In the congress and that a number of responsible
people elsewhere are giving serious
con&lderatlon to the revamping of these laws.
I am a.m.ong the first to support and promote
economic development. It Is essential
that we move ahead In these areas, but this
should not be done at the expense of our
Nation's ba.slc resources. There exists today
far too many examples of blatant disregard
for human values and ecological considerations.
The existing level of lnd ustrlal t echnology.
as well as the efforts of a few conscientious
finns In the timber and mining
Industry, attest to the fact that there Is no
reason to believe that quality and be.lanced
development-and I would stress qu.a.llty and
balanced~annot take place wh11e giving
consideration to ·the resulting Impact.
Last fall, In expressing my concern to the
Forest Service, I asked that I be provided
with a detailed report Indicating the present
level of activity on federal properties In my
State of Montana, as well as the course of
a.ctlon being taken to asswre environment al
considerations. I have now had an opportunity
to review preliminary reports on this
matter. There ls little question that the
problems are both real and substantial.
Prior to the Introduction of legislation, my
Immediate concern had been In assuring the
neces£ary funds for federal agenc:les to nsslst
In the enforcement of existing rules and regulations.
Through the efforta of the distinguished
Senator from West Virginia, Mr.
Byrd, this was accompUshed, a.nd sufficient
funds were provided the Forest Service for
mineral ma.ttagement !or the remainder of
the 1971 fiscal year. In addition, I have recently
requested the Senate and House Appropriation&
Committees to Include additional
funds !or mineral management In the
FY '72 appropriation measures.
Mr. President, I would take this opportunity
to express my particular appreciation
to the distinguished Senator from Idaho, Mr.
Church, for hls recognition of this problem
d.Ild !or his decision to hold hearings In the
early spring to thoroughly review the situation.'
The blll Introduced today is a step In the
right direction. Our work Is certainly not
complete In these a.Teas, but I do believe
that we are making substantial progress In
recognizing the extent and scope o! our problems,
as well as what measures are necessary
to bring about a realistic solution.
Mr. JORDAN of Idaho. Mr. President, I
am pleased to join my colleagues as a cosponsor
of this bill to restrict the use of
bulldozers and other mechanized earthmoving
equipment in mineral prospecting.
This bill is not designed to prevent the
use of such equipment where it is needed
and where surface conditions permit its
use. It is aimed exclusively at unnecessary
and destructive use of bulldozers on
fragile terrain. It also requires a performance
bond to assure reclamation of
the 'bulldozed area.
I feel sure that responsible miners will
not object to the objectives of this proposed
legislation. I have heard them express
condemnation of mining property
promoters and speculators who ha.ve
gouged out waffle iron designs on entire
mountainsides, allegedly for prospecting
or assessment work.
A responsible miner loves the outdoors
and mountain scenery, and he resents irresponsible
mining operations. Moreover,
these miners utilize drilling and
other modern prospecting methods
wherever possible to search for minerals
and prove their claims, and they cooperate
with the administrators of the public
This proposed law, of course, will not
take the place of major revision~ry leg-
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 47, Folder 21, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
March 16, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE
islation to update the 1872 mining law,
but it is needed now and can apply untll
more extensive legislation is considered
and enacted. Major legislative changes
were recommended by the Public Land
Law Review Commission, of which I wa.s
a member.
This law also will need to be implemented
by State laws dealing with state
requirements for prospecting, discovery
cuts, and assessment work. I a.m pleased
that my own State of Idaho recently _enacted
a law permitting modem methods
of mineral prospecting.
Supplementary action by the states
was recommended by the Forest Service
in a. reply I received to an inquiry about
unsightly bulldozer pits found in the
creek bottoms in Lemhi County in my
Mr. President, I a.sk unanimous consent
to have the letter of October 26, 1970,
from the Deputy Chief of the Forest
Service, printed in the REcORD.
There being io objection, the letter wa.s
ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as
U.S. 0EPARTMEN;r OF AGRICULTURE,
FoREST SERVICE,
Washington, D.C., October 26, 1970.
Hon. LEN B. JoRDAN,
U.S. Senate.
DEAR SENATOR JORDA.N: This responds to
your letter of October 19, 1970, and the enclosure
from Fred Crandall of Nevada City,
CaUfornia. Mr. Crandall deplores the bulldozer
pits found In creek bottoms In Lemhi
County, Idaho.
The Forest Service Is also very much concerned
with the unnecessary surface disturbance
often associated with prospecting
and exploration of mineral deposits. In our
recommendations to the PubUc Land Law
Review Commission we suggested that state
laws be aboUshed which require ::Uscovery
cuts and assessment work which do not directly
develop the ore deposit. We further
suggested that the United States mining laws
be amended to require permits for prospectIng
and mining leading toward essential and
productive development of mineral deposita
rather than meeting a requirement o! law
which would, In effect, waste the miners'
time and money and leave unnecessary defecratlon
of the landscape.
The Environmental Polley Act or 1969 slso
lends a great deal of support to maintaining
a quality environment. Forest Service policy
!or multiple use management Is being teframed
to emphasize our past practices or
conservation and continuing positive consideration
of the environment In our management
We appreciate Mr. Crandall's Interest In
the National Forest and !or taking the time
for expressing his concern In this mattet.
De1J'Uty Chief.
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Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 47, Folder 21, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
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Facilitated by a veteran NYC teacher, this course will examine the social traits and skills needed by students in order to become productive members of society. Students who drop out of school and workers who do not succeed in the world of work have noted their lack of social competency as a primary reason for their failure. Topics in the social skills curriculum include responsibility, respect, cooperation, citizenship, compassion, perseverance, peer relationships, goal setting, accepting differences, and dealing with bullies. Through readings and online discussion, participants explore social skills, as well as learn and share strategies for enabling students to internalize these skills and apply them in their interactions with others.
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text: Bill Spiegel Archives The CRP Wish List Interest groups weigh in on suggestions to improve CRP. Bill Spiegel Published on: Jun 8, 2004 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print It was designed to do two things: take land out of production in an effort to increase commodity prices and improve conservation on environmentally sensitive land. But the Conservation Reserve Program has been tweaked since its 1985 inception to meet various environmental, agricultural and government needs through the years. One of the key components of this week's "CRP: Planting for the Future" conference in Fort Collins, Colorado, is the opportunity for interest groups to offer suggestions to update and improve the Conservation Reserve Program. Here are thoughts from representatives of several interest groups: American Farm Bureau Federation: Generally, the AFBF is not supportive of haying and grazing, according to the federation's Don Parrish. Enrolled acres should not impact adjacent landowners. The AFBF wants a cap of 35 to 40 million acres. National Grain and Feed Association: According to Kendall Keith, president of the NGFA, a more balanced CRP program is needed. Signup needs to be shifted from idling whole farms and instead, emphasize water quality. The NGFA wants a cap on 25% of productive acres in a county and consider adjusting the overall cap downward to permit increased crop production. The Soil and Water Conservation Society: Longer term contracts, which could reduce the program's cost. For example, at the end of a 10-year contract, allow renewal to occur at 50% of the contract rate of the going rate for another 10 years. Bump up the rate to 75% of the contract rate for a 20-year renewal; 100% for 30-year renewal. The SWCS would like the cap raised to 45 million acres, according to Max Schnepf, retired director of public affairs for the Society. Other suggestions: raise rents to compete with rising cropland rental rates; promote "landscape scale" payments for farmers who group together toward a common conservation objective and allow haying and grazing on buffers, not on Continuous CRP. Wildlife Management Institute: "We want more acres of CRP. Wildlife needs can be met by CRP. Don't forget there is an urban population center that looks at wildlife as conservation. These are the people that support farm programs," says Ron Helinski, conservation policy specialist. The WMI advocates flexibility for the programs, because some programs may work on one farm, but not the farm across the road. The WMI says more than 50 million acres of CRP are needed to meet its wildlife objectives. National Association of Conservation Districts: This group applauds how the program has evolved over the years and its ability to prevent cropland erosion, according to Marc Curtis, secretary/treasurer of the NACD. The NACD would like more geographic disbursement; most of the acres are enrolled between the Mississippi River and the Continental Divide. National Cattlemen's Beef Association: According to Terry Fankhauser, executive vice president of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, NCBA supports haying and grazing of CRP ground only in the case of emergencies. Before allowing new enrollment or re-enrollment, the NCBA wants analysis of how CRP affects the economies of rural communities. Environmental Defense: A fan of CRP, the Environmental Defense says there are opportunities to improve. With 16 million acres of CRP due to be retired in 2007, the acreage needs to be spread out. Re-enroll some farms; let some come out early. For those re-enrolled, plant to a native species to benefit native wildlife. More partial field enrollments should be enrolled to improve water quality; whole-farm enrollments do little to improve water. And land managers need more than the $5 per acre to maintain CRP acreage, says Tim Searchinger, senior attorney with Environmental Defense. Ducks Unlimited: This organization prefers enrollment of large tracts of land, which improve the duck habitat. CRP has been a boon to the duck population, says Steve Adair, director of conservation programs for the group's Great Plains office. From 1992-97, duck population has increased 46% for five common duck species in the upper Great Plains.


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The alleged image shows a white iPhone with a plastic backing, following earlier reports that Apple might try to sell a cheaper handset without the aluminum finish in its previous devices.
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Just watched the pilot, very well done and along with Fringe one of the best fall pilots so far this season (still waiting on Dollhouse). Felt more like an NBC show than a CBS drama. The obvious comparisons to Psych will be made. It's like the opposite of Psych, here the investigator used to be a fake psychic and now works for a fictional California Bureau of Investigation's version of the major case squad. Both shows' protagonists use Holmesean deductive reasoning with acute attention to detail. But neither is the first such television detective.
I really liked the moments of humor and the way the backstory was filled in. I'm interested to see where the show goes with the other characters, who got very little in the way of introduction in the pilot, they were just 'there'.
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City Council took a contentious vote on Thursday to give the city manager a pay raise and a bonus.
Those in favor of the 10 percent raise and $35,000 bonus for Milton Dohoney say he is underpaid, has done a great job for the city and has gone five years without a merit raise. Those opposed say it's bad timing and sends the wrong message when many city workers have also gone years without a pay increase.
Dohoney was hired in August 2006. He hasn't received a merit raise since 2007, but has collected bonuses and cost of living adjustments over the years. He currently makes about $232,000 and the raise would bump that up to $255,000. Dohoney made $185,000 when he started the job.
Council approved the raise on a 6-2 vote, with councilmen Christopher Smitherman and Chris Seelbach voting against it.
Before the vote, Mayor Mark Mallory lauded the manager, saying he set high expectations and didn't expect Dohoney to meet them, but the manager exceeded all of them.
"To do anything other than that (approve the raise) is a backhanded slap in the face and actually a statement that we want the manager gone," Mallory said. "We are going to give him a raise. And from where I sit we're not giving him a big enough raise."
The raise came from a performance review conducted by Democratic council members Yvette Simpson, Cecil Thomas and sole council Republican Charlie Winburn.
Winburn said the city manager's financial management system is impeccable, Dohoney has pushed economic development, he has expanded the tax base and made sacrifices by not receiving a raise for the previous five years.
Other members of council pointed out that Dohoney isn't the only city employee who has gone a while without a raise.
"For me, look, 4 years ago I turned down a job at Google where I'd be making a hell of a lot more money," Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld told 700WLW radio host Scott Sloan. "This is public service. This is already the city's highest-paid employee."
Sittenfeld missed the council meeting Thursday afternoon because he was out of town on a personal matter, according to an aide.
Sittenfeld and others have raised questions over whether it is wise to give Dohoney a raise and bonus when the city faces an estimated $34 million budget deficit. Councilman Wendell Young said the raise would not hurt the budget.
Opponents also argued that it would look bad to give the manager a raise when other city employees are dealing with wage freezes. Police, for instance, agreed during contact negotiations this year to a two-year wage freeze. Though they received a raise in 2009.
Smitherman said city employee unions may keep that in mind during upcoming negotiations.
"Unions are going to remember this council extended a $35,000 bonus to the city manager."
It's official: Cincinnati's budget proposal will arrive Nov. 26. The budget will seek to close a deficit estimated to be between $34 million and $40 million. Part of the budget plan was revealed when the city manager's office suggested privatizing parking.
Despite the deficit the city is facing, City Council pushed forward a $21,000 raise and a one-time $35,000 bonus for City Manager Milton Dohoney in a 6-3 vote. It's the first raise Dohoney is getting since 2007, but some are unhappy with the decision in light of the deficit, which could lead to job cuts. "The city manager is a good man, he is a hard worker, but to me this just feels out of touch with the economic reality that we are in right now," Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld told Fox 19. "You don't give the highest paid employee in the city a raise, a significant raise, when you're facing a potentially huge budget deficit. Plus, you know, there's a very real possibility of layoffs."
Ohio Republicans are pushing forward with HB 298, a bill that cuts funds to Planned Parenthood. The organization has become a popular target for Republicans because it provides abortions, but abortion services only make up 3 percent of what Planned Parenthood offers. The move is just one of many recent moves in the Republican agenda against abortion rights. They recently advocated renewing the heartbeat bill, and Gov. John Kasich recently appointed two anti-abortion advocates to government positions.
The Ohio House overwhelmingly approved a bill that will put large-scale puppy mills under more scrutiny with new state standards and yearly inspections. Animal rights activists have argued Ohio has become a haven for bad breeding practices due to lax laws and regulations. CityBeat previously covered the puppy mills issue and how it enables Ohio's dog auctions.
But that's not all the Ohio legislature got done. The Ohio House passed a bill that further regulates "pill mills" — doctors, pharmacies or clinics that distribute narcotics inappropriately or for non-medical reasons — and a bill that cracks down on "cyber stalking." The Ohio Senate passed a bill that essentially lowers taxes for companies that increase payroll by 10 percent.
A new study highlighted the success of some Ohio schools, including Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School in Cincinnati. The research found the schools succeeded despite high poverty and tight budgets. The study indicated some key attributes of success: principals play pivotal roles, teachers and administrators are obviously engaged and invested, school leaders provide major incentives to teachers, data is used to measure progress and teachers and administrators do not see a lack of parent or community engagement as an insurmountable barrier to success. The report also made some recommendations: establish clear transitional protocols in case a principal leaves, engage teachers, hire teachers that are on-board with the school's goals, leverage great reputations and celebrate success.
Hamilton County could issue securities to raise revenue. County commissioners are currently working on ways to close a $20 million deficit. The securities idea comes from Todd Portune, the lone Democrat on the Board of Commissioners.
The investigation into U Square worker payments is ongoing. A City Council committee wants to see if the workers are being paid what they are supposed to be paid. Under Ohio law, workers on city-funded projects must get a prevailing wage, which is equivalent to the wage earned by a union worker on a similar project. But City Solicitor John Curp argues developers do not have to pay prevailing wages for parts of the project that aren't getting public funding. City Manager Dohoney also argued that overzealous requirements could drive businesses out of Cincinnati.
Despite the pleas of more than 500,000, it does not look like Cincinnati-based Macy's will dump Donald Trump. The billionaire has gained recognition as a big-name Republican and "birther" — someone who ignores all facts to call into question President Barack Obama's country of origin. Brian Williams, news anchor at NBC News, described Trump aptly during election night: "Donald Trump, who has driven well past the last exit to relevance and peered into something closer to irresponsible here, is tweeting tonight."
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is leading a new efforts to stop the use of synthetic drugs, including bath salts.
To fill a vacancy, a new interim chair has been named at the Ohio Board of Regents: Regent Vinny Gupta. He will be replacing James Tuschman, who successfully pushed a ban on smoking in Ohio's college campuses. Gupta's term will run through March 2013.
Meet the loneliest planet of them all. It's an orphan that drifted away from its parent star.
A City Council committee wants Cincinnati's leadership to investigate whether workers in a Clifton Heights development project are being paid what they're supposed to.
The Strategic Growth Committee on Wednesday passed a motion asking the city administration to report back on wage payments to workers on the U Square development. The project includes a parking garage as well as residential and commercial units.
Under Ohio law, workers on projects funded by cities must be paid a prevailing wage, which is equivalent to the wage earned by a union worker on a similar project.
The city only has money invested in the garage, and the state of Ohio recently ruled that workers on other parts don't have to be paid prevailing wage.
Council members Wendell Young, Cecil Thomas and Laure Quinlivan produced a video in which they interviewed carpenters who said they were being paid less than the prevailing wage.
At issue is a letter from developer Towne Properties that says the company will pay all workers prevailing wage anyway. Arn Bortz with Towne Properties said his company cuts a check to subcontractors respecting that agreement, so if workers aren't being paid the proper amount it's their fault.
City Solicitor John Curp told members of the Strategic Growth Committee that under city and state law, the subcontractors are not required to pay workers a prevailing wage on parts of the project that are not getting public funding. He said the letter from the developer does not hold the weight as a legal contract.
Young, Thomas, Quinlivan and Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld all expressed the need to overhaul the way the city enters into development contracts to better protect workers.
However, City Manager Milton Dohoney hinted that overzealous requirements for high wages could chase off some development projects.
He said that a project like U Square is tied to the Clifton location because of its proximity to the University of Cincinnati, but the city can't be too restrictive when it comes to businesses that could expand elsewhere.
Dohoney said the city also doesn't currently have the manpower to do the kind of aggressive enforcement that the council members were asking for.
Councilman Young countered that he would like to see the city be as aggressive with enforcement as they are with making economic development deals.
"We want to change the rules of the game to make sure everyone is treated equal," Young said.
People are feeling better about downtown and Over-the-Rhine, according to a new survey. Out of respondents who said they visited downtown, about 83 percent said their opinion of Over-the-Rhine was more favorable now than it was in the last year. Bars and parks topped activities, while dining and events on Fountain Square topped attractions.
The E.W. Scripps Company posted its best TV revenues ever thanks to the presidential election. The company's consolidated revenues rose 31 percent to $220 million. The company recently netted a $750,000 tax break from Cincinnati City Council to hire for 125 new local jobs and retain 184 current employees.
The University of Cincinnati's Women's Health Center will open a branch in West Chester in spring 2013. The new offices will have 47 exam rooms, large and small conference rooms, a retail store and a café.
Ohio Republicans are renewing their anti-abortion agenda. Much to the dismay of pro-choice groups, Gov. John Kasich appointed two people from Ohio Right to Life to important positions, and the Ohio Senate is now looking into a new version of the heartbeat bill. Starting with a hearing Wednesday, Ohio Republicans will also move to defund Planned Parenthood.
In his post-election presser, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted suggested basing Ohio's electoral vote on congressional districts. Due to how Republicans redrew district boundaries, that would have given Mitt Romney most of Ohio's electoral votes even though Romney lost the popular vote. Districts were redrawn by the Republican-controlled process to give Republicans an advantage in congressional races. The First Congressional District, which includes Cincinnati, was redrawn to include Republican-leaning Warren County, which shifted the district in favor of Republicans and diluted Cincinnati's Democratic-leaning urbanites. The proposal seems like another attempt at voter suppression from a secretary of state that has been heavily criticized for how he and his party handled the run-up to the election.
Redistricting also helped Ohio Republicans take Congress.
Last-minute negotiations may push Ohio's puppy mills bill to the finish line. The state currently has a reputation as one of the worst for abusive puppy mills, and the bill would try to place some additional regulations on the mills. CityBeat previously covered the puppy mill and dog auction problem in Ohio.
A new study found Ohio may be one of the worst states to retire in.
The state did poorly in terms of property crime and life expectancy of
seniors, but it was found to have good economic conditions, a
relatively low tax burden and lower-than-average cost of living.
Ohioans' food stamp benefits will drop by $50 a month next year. The change is coming due to a shift in how the federal government calculates utility expenditures for food stamp recipients.
Ohio's Third Grade Guarantee, which requires holding back third-graders who do not meet state reading standards, now has some research supporting it. A new study found girls who struggle to read early on are more likely to become teen mothers. However, other research shows holding kids back hurts more than helps. After reviewing decades of research, the National Association of School Psychologists found grade retention has "deleterious long-term effects," both academically and socially.
In response to President Barack Obama's re-election, the infamous boss of Ohio-based Murray Energy fired more than 150 workers around the country. One of those workers decided to leak a letter from the boss. The letter blames the firings on Obama's supposed "war on coal," but it's likely the coal industry would be facing trouble even if Obama wasn't in office.
Climate change just got a lot worse. It might make some coffee beans go extinct.
Two gay penguins became dads at the Odense Zoo in Denmark.
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UPDATE 11-8-12: An aide to Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls tells CityBeat that the $7 million loan will only go toward moving two of the shelters: the Drop Inn Center and a new women's shelter to be operated by the YWCA. Because the City Gospel Mission requires a religious component to is outreach to the homeless, it cannot receive federal funding. The original story follows below.
City Council on Wednesday signed off on a plan to apply for federal loans to help move three Cincinnati homeless shelters to new locations.
Council members voted with all but one approving the application for $37 million in loans, $7 million of which would move the Washington Park-area shelters.
If the loan is approved, the City Gospel Mission would move to the West End, a new women's shelter would be build in Mount Auburn and the Drop Inn Center would move to a yet-undetermined location.
Cincinnati had pledged $10 million toward relocating the shelters. The loan would be paid back at $532,000 a year for the next 20 years.
Councilman Chris Smitherman was the sole dissenting voice. He said he supports the homeless, but he is wary of the risks of the loan and the city's ability to pay it back.
Councilman Chris Seelbach, who said he moved to Over-the-Rhine shortly after the 2001 riots, voted to approve applying for the loan, but also voiced some concern.
"The reason I moved is because I loved it; I fell in love with the diversity of the neighborhood," he said, noting income diversity as well as racial and ethnic.
"I would hope that we could find a location for the Drop that is in Over-the-Rhine and there isn't a continued effort to push low income people out of Over-the-Rhine."
Josh Spring, executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, said the shelters the city has now are perfectly adequate and the money could be spent better developing affordable housing and creating jobs to help eliminate homelessness.
"Historically a majority of shelters started between 1982 and 1990 because in that era we cut dollars to housing and employment," Spring said.
"Shelters were never created to end homelessness. Shelters were created for people to have a safe place once everything else had failed them. We shouldn't let everything else fail them."
The 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals released its decision this morning, just a few hours after one of the three judges who ruled against the retirees was reelected. Judge Pat Fischer, a Republican, was on the ballot Tuesday — and now there is no way to know whether the ruling could have had any adverse impact on his reelection bid.
The retirees, a group that included former City Clerk Sandy Sherman, contended their benefits could be increased, but that they were not subject to reduction. The appeals court scuttled the argument:
"At issue in this case is an ordinance enacted by the city council in 2009. The ordinance amended sections of the code pertaining to the retirement system. … After the 2009 ordinance, the plaintiff-appellants would have a deductible to $200 and out-of-pocket caps for healthcare and prescriptions of $2,000. The ordinance provided that the revisions to the retirement system would become effective on January 1, 2010."
The appeals court said hospital and medical benefits were in addition to retirement pension payments and were not subject to vesting, which meant they could be changed by ordinance.
"The distinction between the retirement allowances and the healthcare benefits has been maintained throughout the existence of the retirement system. The distinction is significant," the appeals court ruled.
The case could still be taken to the Ohio Supreme Court.
The following table shows the fund's assets, and the funding ratio, through 2010:
Some members of city council agreed that the city needs to take a hard look at the way it inspects projects done with taxpayer money, but they took no action during a special joint committee meeting Thursday to discuss allegations that workers were being underpaid at the University Square development in Clifton.
Council members Laure Quinlivan, Cecil Thomas and Wendell Young presented a video investigation they conducted, which included interviews with workers on the project who claim they were being taken advantage of by the University Square developers.
Under Ohio and Cincinnati law, workers on projects funded by taxpayers must be paid a so-called "prevailing wage" (the same as a unionized worker) and be given benefits.
In Cincinnati, that wage is $23.17 an hour for the carpentry work done by the workers interviewed for the video.
The workers in the video claimed they were paid $500 for working a 60-hour week.
"Five-hundred dollars a week to me when you don't have a job, that's a lot," said Garrick Foxx, a construction worker on the project.
"But actually when you average it out, it's not. Like to the hour-wise it's probably like 9-something, so like I could actually make that working at McDonalds."
The University Square developer — a collaboration between Towne Properties and Al. Neyer, Inc. — is building a complex with a parking garage, residential units and retail space.
The City of Cincinnati has $21 million invested in the parking garage. The State of Ohio recently ruled that the prevailing wage provisions apply only workers constructing the garage that the city has money invested in.
Arn Bortz with Towne Properties said the controversy was ginned up by unions and it hasn't been proven that workers are being underpaid.
"All of this was started by the unions themselves because they became very unhappy when the State of Ohio said a sizeable portion of our project was not subject to prevailing wage," Bortz said. "They tried then to discredit and intimidate anyone who is on the other side of the table."
Bortz said he agreed to pay a prevailing wage even to workers who worked on parts of the project not subject to the law. He said he cuts a check to the subcontractors based on that agreement.
"Whether any of those subcontractors might have been unfair to the workers, we do not know," Bortz said. "If they were, they should be made to be fair."
Deputy City Solicitor Aaron Herzig said if the contract required a particular wage be paid and it wasn't, the city can bring a breach of contract action against the developers. But to start an investigation, a complaint must first be made.
The council members asked that their investigation be considered a formal complaint.
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here.
A City Council committee approved $13.5 million that will be going to Over-the-Rhine development. Of that money, $6 million will go to the second phase of the Mercer Commons project, which is being developed by Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). The rest will help 3CDC redevelop 18 different buildings that are mostly around Washington Park. City Council will vote on the funding today.
Cincinnati's unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent, but the drop was mostly attributed to people leaving the labor force. Between September 2011 and September 2012, Cincinnati's labor force has actually shrunk. Still, more people were employed in September 2012 than were employed in September 2011.
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is asking Cincinnati for $8.5 million to secure a Jordan Crossing shopping center project at Bond Hill. The funds would pay for the demolition, site preparation, marketing and redevelopment of the project.
In the second wave of interim results from an ongoing investigation into Ohio schools' attendance data reporting, State Auditor Dave Yost found no evidence of attendance scrubbing in schools with levies on the 2012 ballot. The investigation included Cincinnati Public Schools, which means CPS was found to be clean. In a statement, Yost said, "I'm surprised and pleased. To have zero incidents of 'scrubbing' is encouraging news." The full findings for both interim reports can be found here.Clifton is set to get a neighborhood grocery store soon. The neighborhood has been without one since January 2011. City Council's Budget and Finance Committee helped spur the new project with a tax abatement program.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners held a budget hearing yesterday, but not much new information came out. Board President Greg Hartmann insists public safety is a priority, but he says the sheriff's office will have to deal with some across-the-board cuts. The cuts won't include closing the jail, decreasing courtroom security or eliminating contracts with townships for patrols. The board has two more public meetings on Oct. 29 and 30.
The controversial billboards accused of attempting to suppress voters are being taken down by Norton Outdoor Advertising, the Cincinnati company that hosted the billboards. Meanwhile, P.G. Sittenfeld and Lamar Advertising Company, a different billboard company, are putting up 10 billboards that read, "Hey Cincinnati, voting is a right not a crime!" The new billboards are supposed to encourage voting.
The University of Cincinnati has a new president: Santa Ono. The official promotion was unanimously approved by the UC Board of Trustees. Ono has been serving as interim president since Aug. 21, when former President Greg Williams suddenly resigned due to "personal reasons."
The Cincinnati Enquirer is being accused of age discrimination in a recently amended lawsuit. In the lawsuit, eight former employees claim they were fired and replaced with younger, less qualified employees.
A new rumor is going around that says it's possible to tamper with voting results, but fact checkers and election officials are saying it's not possible. The rumors started due to the Romneys' investments in an electronic voting company.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Here is a list of some of the department's accomplishments: The amount of rivers meeting aquatic life standards went from 21 to 89 percent between the 1980s and today, carbon monoxide in the air is down 80 percent since the 1970s, sulfur dioxide is down 71 percent, lead is down 95 percent and 99 percent of community public water systems now meet health standards, up from 85 percent in 1993.
Miami University says it will discipline two students responsible for putting up an offensive flyer about getting away with rape in a coed dorm bathroom.
Metro revealed its plans for an Uptown Transit District. The district, which will cost Metro $6.9 million, is meant to better suit the needs and growth of Uptown.
Two Democratic state lawmakers are planning legislation to slow down the privatization of the Ohio Turnpike. Gov. John Kasich's administration is currently paying $3.4 million to KPMG, a private consulting and accounting firm, to study whether leasing the turnpike to the highest private bidder would benefit the state. Kasich says he could use the money saved for transportation projects all around the state. But northern Ohio residents do not seem happy with giving up a valuable asset they helped invest in, especially if the revenue from the Ohio Turnpike goes to regions outside of northern Ohio.
There's more evidence sushi sucks. Popular Science has an article and graph showing how raw food kept primates stupid.
A Democratic operative who once served as former Cincinnati Councilman John Cranley's campaign manager already is staking out cyber turf in advance of Cranley's rumored run for mayor of Cincinnati. Two Internet domains have been registered for CranleyForMayor on GoDaddy.com. The domains were created three months ago. As yet, no active websites are operating on CranleyForMayor.org or CranleyForMayor.info.
Both sites are held in the name of Jay Kincaid, a longtime Democratic operative in Cincinnati. This year, Kincaid has been working on the campaigns of Denise Driehaus, who is seeking reelection to the Ohio House, and Steve Black, who is running for Common Pleas Judge. (Kincaid is engaged to Black's daughter.) Kincaid ran Cranley's successful 2007 campaign for reelection to Cincinnati City Council and was paid about $26,000 for the work. Obviously, he and Cranley go back a long way. It's doubtful Kincaid would have staked out the Internet domains for another candidate to double-cross Cranley. There have been instances where people have grabbed domains to shut out opponents, or set up spoof and decoys as dirty tricks. By all accounts, Kincaid is described as a trusted adviser.
So far, there's been no official announcement that Cranley is running for mayor. Yet there have been plenty of rumors. Cranley recently positioned himself as an opponent of Mayor Mark Mallory's efforts to finance the streetcar project, a move that put him back in the news. Registering Internet domains is likely to add to the speculation. All candidates these days have websites, and the portals are central to fundraising, getting out the word on issues and scheduling events.
Who else might be running to succeed Mallory, who is term-limited out of office next year? Among the D's, names being mentioned include Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Democratic State Sen. Eric Kearney and Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld. Kearney is the highest-ranking Democrat in the Ohio Senate, and can't run for reelection due to term limits. He's reportedly told people he wants to move into the mayor's office, but he's also said to have recently changed his mind. The word from Democratic insiders about Kearney: Stay tuned. Qualls, who served as mayor in the 1990s, is said to be a definite. Sittenfeld is called a complete question mark.
On the GOP side, Charlie Winburn might run again. And Chris Smitherman is considered a possibility as either a Democrat, Republican, under a Third Party flag or an independent.


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Texas State Aquarium Debuts Local Artist's Work: Beach Trash Turned to Art
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – On Tuesday, January 29 at 10:00 a.m., the Texas State Aquarium will debut several contemporary art pieces by local artist Shelia Rogers. The trash-turned-art is a collection of thousands of pieces of discarded plastic that ended up in the ocean and eventually washed ashore, was scrubbed clean, and sorted by color to create an inspiring collection of art.
What looks like a colorful, textured art piece from afar actually turns into thousands of plastic items like milk caps and straws upon closer inspection. Rogers hopes that her art sends a powerful message of just how harmful and massive plastics pollution is to the environment.
Plastics are especially harmful to shoreline animals like sea turtles and birds, which can become entangled in the debris or mistake the trash for food. The Aquarium sees these issues on a regular basis with animals that come through its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program. One of the Aquarium's rehabilitated hawksbill sea turtles, Hemingway, is now a permanent resident due to injuries sustained from fishing line entanglement.
Texas State Aquarium--Connecting people with nature and inspiring conservation of the Gulf of Mexico.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.—The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery's "Match 6 Lotto" game were:
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In This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, Marilyn Johnson says that she first became interested in writing about librarians while researching a book about obituaries. She noticed that librarians always had the most interesting obituaries she read, ranging from a librarian who sailed the coast of Maine to a librarian who automated the Library of Congress's map catalog.
This is one of my favorite descriptions of librarians; they know a little bit about everything. Ask a librarian how to fix a leaky faucet and she might be able to tell you what kind of wrench to use. Ask a librarian how to help care for a sick relative and he might share a story about how he had to do the same thing. Librarians are surrounded by books, on every kind of topic from obscure to everyday. (Take a look at @HCcataloging) And they love to read and find out more. So chances are, while librarians are pretty knowledgeable about their own chosen specialties, they are also educated about topics outside (sometimes very far outside) these areas too. « Read the rest of this entry »


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By Linda Girardi For The Beacon-News January 20, 2013 9:00PM
Updated: February 22, 2013 6:32AM
AURORA — An elderly woman was hospitalized suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her first-floor apartment, Aurora fire officials said.
"She tried to extinguish the fire instead of leaving the building," Battalion Chief Robert Wirtz said.
Aurora firefighters were dispatched at 2:40 p.m. Sunday to 2101 Best Place for a fire that appeared to have started in a living room area of one of the studio apartments in the 24-unit complex.
Firefighters extinguished the fire within the first 10 minutes, Wirtz said. The blaze was contained to the one apartment, but there was smoke damage on the first floor that spread to the second floor, Wirtz said. People evacuated safely, but firefighters did escort some tenants out of the second floor as a precaution.
"We had a lot of smoke-related evacuation to be concerned with," Wirtz said.
"The building has had so many false alarms some people didn't immediately get out — this was not a false alarm," the battalion chief said.
Wirtz did commend the elderly woman for thinking "smart" when she closed her apartment door behind her when she did leave the building, which prevented the fire from spreading out into the hallway.
"She did a good thing — it could have been far worse."
The building is owned by the Illinois Housing Authority of Chicago, Wirtz said. He said many of the tenants were not home at the time of the fire, but one family that was escorted out to safety was a mother with her newborn and 3-year-old child.
"We try to protect in place, but in this type of weather we needed to get them in a warm shelter."
The apartment unit was declared uninhabitable. Thirty firefighters were on the scene. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.


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iTunes 11 Movies/TV Shows no artwork when purchased
This has me a bit stumped...
This has only started since I upgraded to iTunes 11 but I want to see if others are having the same issue or it's just me.
Since the upgrade if I purchase a movie or TV show on my Mac the artwork disappears when the download has finished, during the download I can see the artwork fine but as soon as it finishes it's gone. If I go into 'Get Info' the artwork option is greyed out.
Now, if I delete the Movie/TV Show from iTunes but keep a copy in iCloud the artwork reappears. So it would appear that anything stored in iCloud the artwork is fine but if downloaded locally then the artwork is not downloaded.
Has anyone else the issue? (I've posted this on the Apple support forums as well)
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Bhanu: Nice one my friend. You're an artistic Titan. Your work grows in every way
Chang: Thanks. I think.
Shard: Nice one. Appreciated
Thought I'd never get to the end of that last page.
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I like every single pic
Thanks Spencer.
This is a couple. A doodle I did on Art Rage and Brother Moves On out of The Wire.
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Your still funny as ever, hmmm comeone , start posting again , I miss this thread so so much.
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lol! its a wonderfool world, isnt it?
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beautiful work, very unique.
Thanks Bhanu, V.I.N, Ivan.
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I managed to draw today.These are a mixture from an old nudey book and a portrait of one of my favourite guys.
Happy Halloween!
A doodle from a drawing event called DoodlePlanet. A third version of a cartoon strip that I wasn't able to get to work and a doodle from the train that I finished with water colours when I got home.
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fuck yeah JPW is BACK in TOWN baby!!!!!! wooohoooo
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Thanks Bhanu. Your comment brightened my day. Made me feel all special and that. Nice to know that my stuff gets looked at. Really appreciate it. I'm gradually starting to get back on the drawing bandwagon. I've really missed it with going into teaching. Hope I can sustain it.
I've been experimenting with Chinese brushes for ages now. I'm only just about getting confident enough to start drawing with them properly, rather than just making experimental marks. Don't think I've ever encountered a medium so veratile.
If I don't post again before, Merry Christmas all.
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The first is meant to be what they look like close up.
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hilarious! always refreshing to see something with a voice, definitely makes me step back and have a little more fun with my artwork
keep posting!
...the imperfections make it interesting...
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God I love all this stuff! Bet you go through quite a few black pens!
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id love to see some machines !!....
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Ladyknowles: Thanks to you too. Appreciated.I've also written on your thread.
Jeppe: Maybe I'll post some machines one day, when I can work out the programming. No good if they don't work. Watch this space.
Copied these. Music Lesson and A Temporary Setback. Norman Rockwell's one of my favourite artists. I love the character he manages to effortlessly portray. Which is what I'd ultimately love to be able to catch a fraction of. A true master.
Hey man... great sense of humor. I like the subversive elements to what you're doing... very fine.
I came upon your thread from Dope Fiend's thread where you commented this:
And then I read this in your latest post:Hey Dopefiend, you're a skilled artist, especially if you didn't take this in school. Probably a bonus that you didn't. School can restrict folk. You look like you're developing your own voice, which is a great thing in my opinion.
How do you imagine Rockwell was able to capture character as well as he did... as well as convey his message as well as he did? How was he able to communicate?
Maybe it's just my neurons not firing properly... I just don't have the information. Maybe you have some insights into that.
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Hey Chad, thanks for the reply.
I think that Rockwell was just committed to the cause. I know that he referenced shit loads, both photos and real life. Family, friends and neighbours. To mix the real with the imagined and apply your reference to new and interesting situations and narratives is the key maybe. I suppose having a raw talent must help.
Not that my opinion counts for much. Maybe we'll get there one day eh?
This is a re-working of an older piece, which I've since taken off this thread. This is probably my one and only canvas. I'm not a natural painter. The background took ages to mask, the letters are airbrushed.
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Some work I did when I was small. -And General Zod.
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u have a really nice way of looking at things! your sequential stuff is really nice too. keep it up!!
also the drawing u did when ur a kid is pretty epic. love what u wrote on it n the teachers reply lol.
I just went through your whole sketch boock in one go.
I absotively adore your art at a maximum level of adorement.
Your grotesqueness sends perverse shivers of pleasure through my entire being.
You have instantly become one of my favorites.
Thank you for existing.
5 stars! Merry christmas! *****
If you can read this, I gave you 5 stars
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Mewn: Really appreciate that you like my stuff. Always nice to know it's not just being sent into the abyss.
Dark eyes: Thanks for the stars. Always appreciated.
The first thing I've drawn in ages.
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Drew this for my wall. And some ipod sketches
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This is for my baby boys room, it's a biggun. And an ipod sketch of the littlun
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More ipod sketches. Self portrait.
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Been dabbling in horror images. Drawn on Ipod. Colour sketches to be worked up at a later date.
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More horror images. Frankenstein's monster and Interrupted. Really enjoying getting to understand the versatility of Colors! on the Ipod. Great little program. Really challenging attempting to draw in such a limited space.
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Josh Koscheck says he hopes AKA burns to the ground
Sometimes my thoughts are so deep that there's actually a little window that appears on my forehead. At times, you can open the window in my head to see what I'm thinking. It's amazing and very strange at the same time. Homeless people come up to me and offer to clean my window of thought, but I have to turn them down because I never have extra change. Josh Koscheck must have this same physiological occurrence happen whenever he's deeply contemplating whether he should apologize for something he's said.
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Annual to trees, some dioecious
Stem: nodes often swollen
Leaves simple, basal or cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, generally entire; stipules 0 or obvious and fused into a generally scarious sheath around stem
Inflorescence: small cluster, axillary or arrayed in cymes or panicles; involucres sometimes subtending 1many flowers
Flower generally bisexual, small, ± radial; perianth generally 56-lobed, base ± tapered, often jointed to pedicel; stamens 29, often in 2 whorls; ovary superior, styles generally 3, generally fused at base
Fruit: achene, generally enclosed by persistent perianth, generally 3-angled, ovoid, and glabrous
Genera in family: 50 genera, 1100 species: worldwide, especially n temp; some cultivated for food (Fagopyrum ; Rheum , rhubarb; Rumex , sorrel) or ornamental (Antigonon , coral-vine; Muehlenbeckia ; Polygonum )
Reference: [Ronse Decraene & Akeroyd 1988 Bot J Linn Soc 98:321371; Reveal et al. 1989 Phytologia 66(24):83414]
Treatments of the 15 eriogonoid genera are based on the monographic work of James L. Reveal, who is gratefully acknowledged.
Annual, perennial herb, shrub, vine
Stem prostrate to erect, or climbing, or floating, < 3 m
Leaves generally cauline, alternate, sessile or petioled; stipules fused, sheathing stem above nodes, generally scarious or membranous; blade sometimes obviously jointed to stipule sheath
Inflorescence: unit a 18-flowered cluster, these arrayed singly or in head-like to open panicles
Flower: perianth lobes generally 5; stamens 38, filaments generally wider at base
Fruit generally ovoid, 3-angled, sometimes round, flat, indented; shiny to dull, brown to black
Species in genus: ± 300 species: worldwide, especially n temp
Etymology: (Greek: many knees, from swollen nodes of some species)
Reference: [Ronse Decraene & Ackeroyd 1988 Bot J Linn Soc 98:321371]
Segregate genera (e.g., Bistorta, Fallopia, Persicaria ) are sometimes recognized.
Stem 130 cm, slender, ± angled; ribs 0 or obscure
Leaves < 4 cm, sessile, joint with stipule obvious; lower blades linear to narrowly lanceolate
Inflorescence 17 cm, ± crowded at stem tips; bracts narrowly lanceolate to round, margin green or white, sometimes reflexed
Flower: perianth opening or not, 1.52.5 mm, white to red, midribs ± green; fertile stamens 3, 5, or 8, varying within plants
Fruit 12 mm, light brown to nearly black, shiny to sculptured in lines and dull
Ecology: Common. Vernally moist places
Elevation: 1003300 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Montana, Colorado, Arizona
Highly variable intergrading complex centered in MP, 1500 m. Sspp. may grow together, sometimes without intergrading. CA subspp. self-pollinating. Bracts may change dramatically with age; immature plants may not key.
Stem 115 cm
Inflorescence 315 mm, 515 mm wide; bracts 310 mm, smaller upward, spreading, all linear-lanceolate, margin green
Flower: perianth 1.5 mm, white to red; anthers 3
Fruit 1.5 mm, widely ovoid, light brown, ± shiny
Ecology: Common. Mtn meadows, seeps, rainpools
Elevation: 15003300 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Montana, Colorado, Arizona
Synonyms: P. k. Greene
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You should have ground rods at the outbuilding, properly installed. If there isn't one at the pole by the meter, you probably need them there, too (I'm not sure). It's my understanding that you're required to have two rods, interconnected everywhere there's a panel at a building.


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Did Marlins benefit from shaky strike zone?by Joe Capozzi
Big win tonight, thanks to pinch-hitter Ross Gload's two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Atlanta closer Rafael Soriano.
But maybe the Marlins wouldn't have gotten a dramatic 4-3 win if home-plate umpire Jerry Meals had a more accurate strike zone – according to Braves manager Bobby Cox.
"The strike zone was so tight on balls on the knees all night long,'' Cox said. "Raffy could have had at least one strike on the first hitter (in the bottom of the ninth, Cody Ross) and maybe not walked him. The count should have been 2-2 on the pinch-hitter… he didn't get the low strikes. It could have made a difference.''
Sounds like sour grapes to me. I'll also say the Marlins got lucky with this win. They blew several scoring chances and had some sloppy base running. Did you all see Jeremy Hermida get thrown out at first after he singled with one out in the eighth, then took a wide turn and took his good old time getting back to the base?
What's done in done. The Marlins won. Sole possession of second place. For now.
"It gives us a good start going into tomorrow,'' Gload said, referring to All Star Josh Johnson pitching for the Marlins on Wednesday. "It's always good when you get a big win and you have your horse on the mound.''
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