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"You've been married 59 years. What's the secret?" I asked Grandma and Grandpa Stingel.
It was the spring of 1984 and I guess I was a little nervous about my own wedding set for that fall.
"Well," Grandpa started, with a grin and shooting a look across the living room at Grandma, "it takes a lot of work."
Married in 1925, they weathered the Great Depression, tough years on a dairy farm near Sugarcreek Ohio, and raising six children. Together, they survived surgery that left Grandma with an impaired voice that could only speak above a hoarse whisper for the last 15 years of her life.
Life with its sorrow, life with its tears.
Grandma and Grandpa didn't make it to their 60th anniversary, dying nine days apart that June, just months after I asked my question.
But Grandpa's single sentence has been all the counseling I have needed in the course of my own 28-year marriage.
It takes a lot of work.
This year, my own parents (that's them pictured above in 1952) will celebrate their 61st anniversary in August — a number that's almost incomprehensible in today's divorce-riddled society. And if I asked them, I'm sure I'd get the same response that Grandpa gave me.
All this talk of relationship strength was triggered by our staff brainstorming ideas for Farm and Dairy's current feature, a Celebration of Love.
"We're like a part of our readers' families," we said. "Just look at all the 'Vacation With Us' photos. They take us everywhere: honeymoons, anniversaries, family trips…"
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Muscarelle scores a coup
Michelangelo exhibit is a U.S. exclusive
Leonardo da Vinci drew his iconic Vitruvian Man to demonstrate the ideal geometric proportions of the human figure. A close look at Michelangelo Buonarroti's equally iconic sculpture David, on the other hand, reveals peculiarly oversized head and hands-features that appear perfectly proportionate when the statue is installed and the observer is looking up at it.
"Michelangelo always said that an artist should keep his compass in his eye, not his hand-because it's the eye that judges," explained Aaron De Groft '88, director of William & Mary's Muscarelle Museum of Art. The Muscarelle scored a coup this spring by being the only U.S. venue this year of a showing of original Michelangelo drawings, a context-filled exploration of the artist as anatomist-architect.
The 12 drawings on loan from the Fondazione Casa Buonarroti in Florence were the core of an exhibit titled Michelangelo: Anatomy as Architecture, curated by De Groft. The exhibit also contained selected 16th-Century prints of ancient sculptures-including a Laocoön that Michelangelo himself saw unearthed from a vineyard-known to influence the artist's concept of human anatomy.
"What we did at the Muscarelle was to run the thread of architecture-as-anatomy through these drawings and these prints," De Groft said. "By doing that, we then illustrate how Michelangelo studied anatomy."
De Groft stressed that the show was a display of the work of experts and primary sources. It included the account of an eyewitness to the unearthing of the Laocoön, for instance, as well as descriptions by contemporaries, such as artist-biographer Giorgio Vasari and a cardinal who worked closely with Michelangelo.
"We're not saying that we're the experts here at the Muscarelle," De Groft said, "but we were able to add two, three, maybe four new things. When you add new findings to Michelangelo studies, that's a very serious thing."
One such addition to Buonarroti scholarship concerns Two Studies for Two Legs, a circa 1520 work long catalogued as a double study of a left leg. However, De Groft points out in the exhibit catalog that the difference in musculature indicates the study is actually of a pair of legs, left and right.
"It's a small addition to scholarship," he said, "but then again, people have been looking at this for 500 years and no one has seen this before."

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The FA Cup, the most enthralling football competition in the world, is just one game away from its conclusion and already the bookmakers are offering odds on the finale. With Manchester United set to take on Crystal Palace in the 2015/2016 FA Cup final on 21 May, the pundits have been out in force over the last few days in a bid to breakdown the match.
As ever, the weight of expectation has fallen firmly on the shoulders of Manchester United. Despite a lacklustre season in the Premier League, Louis Van Gaal's men will start the match as the betting favourites against Palace.
Paddy Power Sports' odds makers currently have United as 4/11 favourites for the trophy while otrher bookies are offering a slightly more optimistic 4/5. On the other side of the coin, Palace will line-up as 11/5 underdogs at Paddy Power Sports.
Of course, the odds only tell half the story in the FA Cup and there are positives and negatives on both sides if you look hard enough. Indeed, United might be the bigger club with more financial firepower, but the team's route to the final was less than impressive.
An unconvincing third round win over Sheffield United set the tone for what would become one of United's tougher FA Cup campaigns. Although six goals in two rounds against Derby and Shrewsbury Town suggested there was some sort of resurgence happening at Old Trafford, a marginal victory in the replay against West Ham and a 2:1 struggle against Everton in the semi-final means United look far from unbeatable.
As for Palace's run, it was much of the same. The main difference between the two sides is that one should have cruised through, while the other was always going to find it tough going. Palace certainly didn't make things easy for themselves, but that was almost to be expected, and it could be this grit and determination that has them upsetting the odds on 21 May.
With nothing left to play for in the Premier League but pride, Palace will be looking to revive a disappointing season with a win in the FA Cup final. But if there is to be a fairytale ending for Palace, then the likes of Yannick Bolasie and Yohan Cabay will have to find the target at Wembley.
The two Palace standouts have scored six goals apiece this season and if they can hit the back of the net early on 21 May, you could bank a 17/10 return on your money courtesy of William Hill Sports. Naturally, if you believe United will strike the first blow then odds of 4/7 at William Hill will give you a small return on your investment.
For Palace manager Alan Pardew, the FA Cup has also been something of a sore point as he's come close to winning on two occasions. However, as he said in a press conference back in January, there have been teams with less quality on the pitch that have gone on to win the cup and he believes it could be third time lucky.
If it is to be for Pardew then it likely won't be by many goals, as both sides have only scored 20 goals between them en route to the final. Although not a paltry total, the fact that neither has managed more than three goals in a single game means there's little chance of a goal fest at Wembley.
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This Is Where I Stand, 2017
I'm Laurie Mann a feminist geek who maintains (and has moved) many Web sites. I'm currently doing a lot of volunteer work for this year's Worldcon and may be looking for some free lance writing/Web gigs later in the year. I've done a little movie extra work, and frequently write about movies online, particularly those made in the Pittsburgh area. I was in the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh from 1993 until 2004, then rejoined in 2007 (but not in the spring 2010 concert for Carmina Burana...sigh...due to some throat problems).
Jim and I had a very enjoyable 30th anniversary in 2007. Our daughter, Leslie, does Web/database support work for an international shipping company.
And, only 22 years late, I graduated from college in April 2001.
Jim and I edited books for William Tenn. Jim edited two fiction collections, and I edited his Hugo-nominated non-fiction collection, Dancing Naked. I also edit Tenn's Website.
I like collecting interesting quotes.
Here are relatively recent photos of my family and me (probably time to upload new photos!):
|Jim Mann, 5/11
|Leslie Mann, 5/11
|Laurie Mann, 9/11
|Jim Mann, 12/01
|Leslie Mann, 3/02
|Laurie Mann, 4/01
25 Things About Me, 2009, updated in 2015.
My first name is increasingly less common (not that it was all that common in the first place).
My Dream House - Adapted. Well, actually, Jim and I bought our dream house in early 2006. It's way out in the country, but it is new, and it has space. It also doesn't have noise.
I love the pseudo-psychological, pseudo-tests that tell you "what you are" based on a series of questions.
It turns out my daughter loves these tests too.
And while I don't believe in astrology, I was fascinated by the details in my birth chart.
My husband and I made our long-planned trip to England in March of 2000. Ironically, we turned around and went again in December of 2001 (to use up a bunch of frequent flier points and attend our first foreign conference). Jim then went to Winchester for a business meeting on his own in the spring of 2002. We visited both Ireland and Scotland in 2005. We also did a quicky tour of SF/Napa before going to ConJose in 2002. We visited Australia (Melbourne & Sydney) in 2010 and Australia (Juneau and the southern coast in a small boat).
Jim gave me a digital camera a few years back, which I've used to take pictures at the 2000 Nebula Awards, Boskone and at the Feminist Expo 2000.
1999 was an extraordinarily busy year, between conventions, a hectic work schedule (and "oh the horror" - working for a company that purchased software for a major project that was buggier than most beta software), and managing the hotel and other local aspects of the Nebula Award Banquet that was in Pittsburgh last May. But, at least I learned XML and a little XSL, two languages which will be in wide use on the Web in the future. (2010: well, this has been taking a little longer than I anticipated! ;->)
Immediately after Boskone in 1999, I went to New York City for five days (two as a tourist, three as a person taking a class). I saw two Broadway Shows (Ragtime and Death of a Salesman) and ate at a couple of pricey but interesting Indian places and an inexpensive and excellent Thai place. While I wouldn't want to live in New York City, I enjoyed my visit there. We've been back twice since then because we liked it so much.
I read an excellent book by David Brin on privacy in the computer age called The Transparent Society. I highly recommend The Sex Side of Life: Mary Ware Dennett's Pioneering Battle for Birth Control and Sex Education, an extraodinarily interesting book about this largely unsung American feminist who helped to topple the Comstock laws.
Jim and I have had a long-time relationship with the Star Wars movies. In 1977, we got married days before the first movie was released. Back in '97, I hit 40 while watching the re-release of Star Wars (and so did a bunch of other people that year). We attended a special showing of The Phantom Menace early in the morning of our 22nd wedding anniversary. And the latest installment came out days before our 25th anniversary.
While I generally like the Pittsburgh area, there are some things about this area I don't like, and the Gammage case pointed out that bigotry is still alive and well in the Pittsburgh area. Also, a minority of cops in the area behave as if there is a "devine right of police" or something, and that they don't have to account to anyone, especially not their "employers," the taxpayers of Allegheny County. The fact that the KKK has considered this area a hot recruiting zone isn't a good sign either.
On a lighter topic, I met Patrick Stewart in person in '96, and can attest to the fact that the man has an even better voice in person than on TV. In addition to meeting him at the local Borders, we all went to see him perform with the Pittsburgh Symphony. He performed Shakespearean soliloquies, and the orchestra played pieces like "Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream" in between. Periodically Stewart stars in a one-man show of A Christmas Carol, a piece he immortalized on audio.
Among my hobbies - building Web sites, attending/managing conferences, reading, genealogy blogs and movies.
States I've Visited
visited 38 states (76%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or Like this? try: Google Battle Really loved visiting southern Alaska in 2012.
Canadian Provinces I've Visited
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I saw much of southern Canada by train in 1968, though I've been to Quebec many times and to Ontario at least once in this millennium.
European Countries I've Visited
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I visited Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland as part of a multi-state high school chorus in 1974, and have been to the British Isles and Ireland a few times since 2000.
"...what would bug a guy from the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?"
Ellen Degeneres, on hosting the Emmys in November 2001.
"I would like to believe in God, but I just believe in Billy Wilder."
Fernando Trueba, director of Belle Epoque, 1993 Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar winner
I'm a big fan of Marian Wright Edelman's 25 Lessons for Life and Kent M. Keith's Paradoxical Commandments.
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A single dose of adult donor stem cells given to animals that have neurological damage similar to that experienced by adults with a stroke or newborns with cerebral palsy can significantly enhance recovery from these types of injuries, researchers say.
Using a commonly utilized animal model for stroke, researchers administered a dose of 200,000-400,000 human stem cells into the brain of animals that had experienced significant loss of mobility and other functions. The stem cells used in the study were a recently discovered stem cell type, referred to as multipotent adult progenitor cells, or MAPCs.
Treated animals experienced at least 25 percent greater improvement in motor and neurological performance than controls, said Dr. Cesario V. Borlongan, neuroscientist at the Medical College of Georgia and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta.
The findings were presented during the 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego.
In humans, the findings hopefully will translate to incremental but important recovery advances, said Dr. David Hess, adult stroke specialist, chair of the MCG Department of Neurology and a study co-author. "The single largest cause of disability among adults in ths U.S. is stroke," said Dr. Hess. "It's a huge public health problem in the world." He hopes one day stem cell therapy, along with aggressive physical therapy and possibly tPA can work synergistically to reduce that disability.
"These are not going to be cures, but this level of recovery is significant, and could help get somebody out of a bed and into a wheelchair or out of a wheelchair to walking with a cane or from a cane to walking unassisted. If somebody can go from a wheelchair to a cane that is a big improvement, that is how we look at it," Dr. Hess said.
Adult animals were tested across a range of standardized tasks both before and after undergoing the surgically induced stroke, and measurements were made of their performance. Following the stroke, both control animals and those that received a single injection of stem cells were evaluated for a period of up to 2 months. Improvements in stem cell treated animals included enhanced performance across the range of tests, which examined strength, balance, agility and fine motor skills, and also included greater recovery of injured tissue.
"A single dose of the cells produce robust behavioral recovery at an early period post-transplantation and the recovery was durable, lasting up to two months, which was the entire length of this study," Dr. Borlongan said. "Furthermore, animals continued to show improvement over time." In the newborn model of ischemic injury, enhanced recovery was found within two weeks.
Even though less than 1 percent of the transplanted cells were present two months later, animals receiving treatment developed new neurons, apparently formed from endogenous stem cells. "The mechanism that we are putting forward is these donor cells are secreting nourishing trophic factors that are helping the host brain cells survive and stimulating stem cells from the host to multiply," Dr. Borlongan said.
To help mimic potential clinical scenarios for stroke victims, transplants were performed seven days after the intitial injury. Currently, ischemic stroke patients may be treated with tPA, the only FDA-approved stroke treatment available, but must receive treatment within three hours from the time the stroke initially occurs. As a result, 95-97 percent of ischemic stroke victims never receive treatment with tPA.
In the adult stroke model, MCG researchers found giving stem cells increased the number of injured cells that survived in the area just outside the area of greatest damage, also referred to as the ischemic core, by 5-20 percent.
"Up to this point, all the treatment approaches, including transplantation and tPA, cannot get rid of that ischemic core," Dr. Borlongan said. "But outside of that core there is a lining, what we call the penumbra, and that penumbra, if you do not treat it over time, becomes part of the core. We are showing, that even one week after a stroke, we are able to increase the number of cells surviving along that penumbra and that is how we feel it is producing significant recovery, by rescuing cells within the penumbra."
Animals in the model of cerebral palsy, a condition caused by an ischemic injury similar to stroke but occurring before or during birth, also experienced at least a 25 percent improvement over controls. Rodent stem cells were used in this model, a larger percent of donated cells survived and within two weeks matured into neurons in the young, more pliable brains, Dr. Borlongan said. Also, close donor matching seemed unnecessary. Unmatched transplants, from the same species, and gentically identical transplants yielded essentially equal results. Athersys, Inc., a Cleveland-based biopharmaceutical company pursuing cell therapy programs in cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer and other diseases, funded the research in which previously frozen human or rodent multipotent adult progenitor cells, which the company calls MultiStemTM, were thawed and injected directly into the brain.
Researchers believe that MultiStemTM cells are able to deliver a therapeutic benefit in multiple ways, for example by producing factors that limit tissue damage and stimulate repair, according to Dr. Gil Van Bokkelen, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. In addition, MultiStemTM cells can safely mature into a broad range of cell types and can be produced on a large scale, something which should ease the move toward clinical studies and eventual clinical use. "Given the number of stroke victims each year, it would be a big step forward if a safe and effective stem cell therapy could be produced, conveniently stored, and efficiently delivered on a widespread basis. We believe that we can achieve that with MultiStemTM," commented Dr. Van Bokkelen.
In extensive animal testing, the mature stem cells have been shown to be safe, and do not form tumors or other abnormal tissue, a potential problem seen with embryonic stem cells. Furthermore, MultiStemTM cells generally do not require the close genetic matching between donor and recipient that is needed for a bone marrow or conventional stem cell transplant, according to company executives.
Another advantage is that use of immunosuppressive drugs does not appear to be required, in contrast to other types of stem cell treatment. Animals that received MultiStemTM without immunosuppression of any kind did just as well as animals that received MultiStemTM treatment along with daily doses of Cyclosporine A, a drug typically given to transplant recipients to prevent rejection. Such drugs can cause undesired side effects, and may be problematic if administered to patients for long periods of time. These results are consistent with those seen in other models, such as using MultiStemTM to treat damage caused by heart attacks, company officials say.
Although they have not specifically looked at whether stem cell therapy might be useful months after an ischemic event, MCG researchers and company scientists believe early therapy likely will be the most successful.
The researchers already are working with the Food and Drug Adminstration with the goal of beginning clinical trials within the next few years.
In preparation for potential clinical use, the researchers are pursuing transplants in larger animal models and studying how MultiStemTM cells work in living human brain tissue housed at the MCG Human Brain Bank, directed by Dr. Sergei Kirov.
"Number one is safety," said Dr. Borlongan. "We are moving more aggressively into carrying this into the clinic but, at the same time, we are going to be very cautious and thorough in monitoring for any safety issues."
Researchers also are working toward delivering the stem cells intravenously, an approach they believe will work because the cells naturally migrate to an injury site.
Other co-authors include Dr. James E. Carroll, chief of the Section of Pediatric Neurology; Dr. Lin Xu, MCG research scientist; Drs. Noriyuki Matsaukawa, Guolong Yu, Takao Yasuhara and Koichi Hara, MCG postdoctoral fellows; and Athersys scientists Robert W. Mays, and Robert J. Deans.
Contact: Toni Baker
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A single dose of adult donor stem cells given to animals that have neurological damage similar to that experienced by adults with a stroke or newborns with cerebral palsy can significantly enhance recovery from these types of injuries, researchers say.


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A few months ago we were worried that Vin Diesel's latest Riddick movie was going to need to start a Kickstarter page to get the funds is needed to resume production. But some good news is finally floating the Furyan's way. TMZ is reporting that the silver-eyed devil had received the funds he needed to resume filming on December 28th. Alas, there are reportedly many more people that still need their Riddick cash — so fingers crossed this film actually gets completed.
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lambcullen wrote:i think alot of the romantic scene get better the more you read them- like the NM scene you just mentioned, i kind of rushed it at first because i was so glad he was back but then after reading it for the nth time , i loved the whole staring at each other, small kisses, etc.
I think what I liked more about it was the fact that both parties weren't at their very best forms, both in physical appearance and emotional/mental state. I mean, Bella still probably smelled like fountain water and the dark lines underneath Edward's eyes must have made him look like a racoon. A cute racoon, if you're offended. They both were just a wreck, which made that scene a whole lot sweeter.


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TNA sent the taping schedule for the One Night Only pay-per-views to the VIP ticket holders. Here's the schedule:
Sunday, March 17
1:00pm – TNA Knockout Knockdown: TNA Crowns the true "Queen" of TNA
7:00pm – TNA 10 Reunion: Celebration of the stars from the first 10 years of TNA all competing in the squared circle
Monday, March 18
1:00pm – TNA Tag Team Tournament: TNA determines the greatest TNA Tag Team in TNA history
7:00pm – TNA World Cup of Wrestling: Teams of wrestlers from around the globe compete in Heavyweight, X Division, Tag Team Division and Knockout Division matches
Tuesday, March 19
1:00pm – TNA Hardcore Justice 2: Hardcore rules for the stars of Hardcore wrestling
7:00pm – TNA Heavyweight Title Tournament: The top World Champions in TNA history battle to determine the greatest of all time
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Darvish reports to camp a day early
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Starter Yu Darvish arrived in camp on Monday and went through an informal workout, one day before pitchers and catchers officially report. Manager Ron Washington said he chatted with Darvish briefly and said his pitcher's English is improving.
"Much better," Washington said. "You know with Darvish, he's going to try. He's going to try hard."
Washington said he expects a much easier spring for Darvish than what he experienced a year ago as a rookie just signed out of Japan.
"I expect it to be a total turnaround," Washington said. "He knows what we do and how we do it. There won't be any surprises, and we have a better idea of what he likes. It will be a much smoother transition than last spring. He understands what he needs to do to be successful."


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British Columbia's potential LNG production boom just got louder.
Energy Minister Rich Coleman announced Wednesday that the provincial government has received four "new major international LNG project proposals" to develop liquefied natural gas export terminals, all in the Prince Rupert area.
That's on top of six multi-billion-dollar export facilities already proposed for Kitimat and Prince Rupert, and at least two others that are in preliminary stages of consideration.
Multinational companies including Nexen, Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil, Woodside Petroleum of Australia and Korea's SK E&S are the latest LNG proponents on a list that already includes Shell, PetroChina, Chevron Canada, BG Group and Petronas.
Nexen is joined in its project by state-owned CNOC — China's largest producer of gas and oil and Japanese petroleum company INPEX.
Woodside is Australia's largest independent oil and gas company and operates six of seven LNG processing facilities on that continent.
Imperial/Exxon is the world's largest international oil and gas company.
In an interview, Coleman said the ministry had been anticipating some of the expressions of interest but that the response from Woodside was unexpected — Australia is considered one of B.C. LNG exporters' biggest rivals to sign up customers in Asia.
The Korean conglomerate, SK E&S, has been looking up and down the coast for a venue to situate a terminal, Coleman said.
"Will they all go ahead? Big question, but the interest is exceptional — more so than I would have thought even on this (Grassy Point, north of Prince Rupert) one.
"There's no question it's a generational opportunity, and it's huge."
Just how huge is still a matter of conjecture and should be approached with caution, according to NDP energy critic John Horgan. He accused the government of misleading the public with its announcement so close to next month's election.
"The disservice this does to the public is that it gives the impression that there is a mad gold rush to develop liquefied natural gas in British Columbia," he said.
"There are a number of companies that are exploring the possibilities ... but I've been speaking with all of the proponents, particularly those that have been looking at the Grassy Point facility, and they're doing their due diligence. The market will determine how many, if any, of these projects proceed."
Horgan said he is in favour of exploring ways B.C. can gain a foothold in the Asian energy market, but the province should be careful not to present proposals as if they are finalized projects that will play major role in B.C.'s future economy.
As for Coleman, he said the concentration of companies around Prince Rupert could create an opportunity for companies there to form a partnership on a pipeline to deliver gas from the northeast.
"Our involvement is going to be on the environmental assessment side, for the most part. If you take a place like Grassy Point where these four companies have responded to the expression of interest, chances are they are going to end up working together on a pipeline or a pipeline corridor to service it."
All the attention makes British Columbia one of the hottest locations in the world for energy development. The new projects could mean thousands of construction jobs, plus the permanent workforce that will operate and maintain LNG plants.
The United States, for example, has 16 proposed LNG projects and it's assumed that just six of those will pan out.
Liquefied natural gas would be transported to the coast by pipeline, cooled to liquid form, then shipped by tanker to Asian markets. Transporting LNG by tanker is touted as safer than transporting crude oil because LNG is lighter than water and small spills evaporate quickly.
In their February throne speech, the B.C. Liberals said that revenues from taxes on LNG in the coming decades could generate a $100-billion "prosperity fund" for the province.
At an Asia-Pacific forum last week on LNG, speakers suggested that projects under consideration in B.C. face better odds of surviving to fruition.
B.C.'s advantages include vast and in some cases yet-to-be-explored gas reserves that contain, at the least, several hundred years' worth of supply. B.C. also has relatively short trade routes to connect LNG exporters to growing Asian markets that are anxious to develop long-term energy supply arrangements with producers in politically stable and transparent jurisdictions.
In the Philippines, for example, Middle Eastern LNG exporters are only willing to sell gas to Muslim-dominated parts of the 7,107-island archipelago.
The four new proponents emerged in response to a provincial call for expressions of interest to situate facilities on Crown land at Grassy Point, north of Prince Rupert.
Coleman said the province called in late February for expressions of interest (EOI) after consulting with affected First Nations in the region.
"As part of the EOI process, proponents were asked to identify their financial capacity to build an export facility, experience with LNG operations, and plans to source the natural gas required to support LNG development," according to a news release.
"Proponents were also asked to include a project description, plans for First Nations and community engagement and consultation, and the potential to work in collaboration with other companies."
The release said the government is now evaluating the responses to determine how many projects it can accommodate at the Grassy Point site.
LNG export proposals from the Imperial/Exxon and Nexen groups were not unexpected. Both have very large land positions in northeast B.C., where the Montney, Horn River and Liard gas plays are still emerging as world-class energy resources containing hundreds of years of supply.
B.C. still has plenty of challenges ahead in developing the industry. So far, just one project — the $4.5-billion Apache-Chevron Kitimat LNG partnership — has advanced to site preparation work. It has an agreement with 15 First Nations for revenue sharing on the 463-kilometre Pacific Trails pipeline that would be built to carry gas across B.C. from the northeast to the central coast.
"B.C. has an enormous resource. It is really, truly world-class," Geoff Morrison, B.C. operations manager for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said in an interview.
"Does the market move so that all of those go forward? We will have to wait and see. But by way of gas resources, B.C. has literally hundreds of years of gas available to be produced."
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The newest version of Google Shopper has an attractive user interface, a new way to find deals, and other tweaks. Whether you're looking for apparel, electronics, accessories, or pretty much anything else, the app is a great place to start, as it scours the entirety of the Web for both local and online retailers that carry the items you desire.
As is typical with Google-made Android apps, Google Shopper's user interface is simple and starts with a search bar. Up top, you can type in a keyword, start a voice search, or activate your camera to run an image search, which can recognize not only bar codes, but also books, CDs, DVDs, and video games by their cover art. Hopefully, in future versions, the app will have some more of Google Goggles' powers built in so as to recognize an even wider variety of items. But for now, the options available are more than sufficient.
Google Shopper 3.0 has a shiny new interface (pictures)See all photos
If you're not exactly sure what you're looking for, you can always navigate Google Shopper by browsing through the thumbnails on the homepage, which cover everything from kitchen appliances to tablets to children's apparel. Some of these lists are based on shopping trends, while others are curated favorites within a category. But be aware that Google does receive compensation from some of the merchants who come up in these lists. Still, the lists can prove helpful, as they show ratings, prices, and even local brick-and-mortar stores that may carry the items you're looking for. You can also get directions or place a call to a store right from the product's Details page. And you can always find links to online retailers that carry the product.
One thing I love about Google Shopper is the Shopping List, which can be shared in its entirety via Android's Share menu. It's easy to keep track of stuff you want, as you can add any item to your Shopping List in a single tap, right from the Product page. Of course, this means that you actually have to click through to each item that you want to add, while I think it would've been nice to be able to add items directly from a search results page. Still, the process isn't terribly inconvenient as it is now.


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Christmas Giving at Augustana
Students are headed home for the holidays, but prior to the campus shutting down, and while they were preparing for final exams, students and staff took the time to make sure those less fortunate would experience some joy this Christmas.
Alumni in the News
Four alumni from various parts of the country were recently recognized for achievements in their respective careers. Their education at Augustana prepared them for successful careers in coaching, politics, church ministry, and nursing.
Alumna receives Faculty Excellence Award
Alumna Sharlene Georgesen, '86, assistant professor of nursing at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, is one of three Morningside faculty members to receive the 2009 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award.
Twin Cities alumnus joins Augustana Development staff
Stan Krebs, who graduated from Augustana in 1975, has joined the College's Office of Development as director of major gifts. Krebs will be based in the Twin Cities, working with current donors and cultivating prospective donors.
Nursing Major Earns Opportunity to Study in South Africa
A transition from sprawling open spaces to a teaming city awaits sophomore Lauren Stephens. Stephens will spend next semester studying with the School for International Training's Community Health and Social Policy Program in Durban, South Africa.
Professor Challenges Students to Combat Poverty
Augustana's Dr. Mike Wanous challenged his Genetics students to compete in raising money to combat poverty in the world. At semester's end, the team that raised the most money would be able to "do whatever they wanted" with Dr. Wanous' hair.
Alumnus Cited as Music Teacher who Makes a Difference
Nate Sletten, Augustana class of 2008, has been cited by School Band and Orchestra (SBO) as an educator who makes a difference. The report states: "With educators such as these among the rank and file, the future of music education is as bright as ever."
Two Augustana Alums Performing with Professional Choir
Augustana alums Deanna Levsen Wehrspann, class of 1980, and Tami Anderson Hayzlett, class of 1983, auditioned and were selected to sing in the premier performance of the 20-voice chamber choir South Dakota Chorale.
Students' Research Appears in Physics Publication
Augustana students Russ Averin, Neal Gregerson, and Bethany Jochim are co-authors of a paper published in the January 14, 2010, issue of the Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.
Four Elected to Augustana Board of Trustees
Delegates attending the Augustana Association's annual meeting on December 4, elected four Augustana alums to serve on the College's Board of Trustees. The board sets policy and manages the business and academic affairs of the College.


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PROGRAMMING ALERT - April 25, 2012 -- The NBC Sports Network will air a Conference Quarterfinal Game 7 double-header on Thursday night with support coverage provided by the NHL Network. The NHL announced the schedule for the final two games of the Conference Quarterfinals earlier today.
Coverage of the Ottawa Senators-New York Rangers Game 7 from Madison Square Garden in New York City will begin at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Mike 'Doc' Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call the game.
Senators-Rangers will be shown nationally in its entirety, except for the New York market, which will be covered by the Rangers local carrier. For all Conference Quarterfinal games, local carriers retain exclusive rights to air their team's game in their respective local markets. The NBC Sports Group has NHL playoff exclusivity beginning in the second round.
Game 7 of the New Jersey Devils-Florida Panthers series from BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET on NHL Network. Once the Senators-Rangers game ends, coverage of Devils-Panthers will move to NBC Sports Network until its conclusion. Extended live look-ins of Devils-Panthers will also be shown during intermissions of Senators-Rangers on NBC Sports Network.
Coverage in the New York and Miami markets will be provided by the Devils and Panthers local carriers, who have exclusive rights to air their team's game in their respective local markets during the first round. Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call the game nationally on NHL Network/NBC Sports Network.
The staggered start times of 7 p.m. ET for Senators-Rangers and 8:30 p.m. ET for Devils-Panthers will allow hockey fans to watch the conclusion of both Game 7s on the NBC Sports Network.
NBC Sports Network is also televising Game 7 of the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins series tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Calling the game will be Emrick (play-by-play), Olczyk (analyst) and McGuire (Inside-the-Glass analyst).
NHL Live begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network tonight and Thursday night.
Through 13 days, the Conference Quarterfinals on NBC Sports Network are averaging 699,000 viewers, up 18% vs. the comparable time period last year (590,000).


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Before we kick off into 2014 posts for the new year, I thought we'd post this final and pretty cool Xmas card from Publicis, created by Bridget and the guys at DigitasLBi.
They got geek on to create a facial detection algorithm that counts how many people watch the video at once, and #TheMoreTheMerrier is gets! If you watch the video by yourself it will seem like a pretty standard video, but if you add just one more person in front of the camera, and you'll see Maurice Lévy delivering his corporate speech in a confetti storm. Bring a few more people in the office, and you may see gospel singers, cheerleaders, Chinese dragons and more! Pretty cool. Nicely produced, seamless transitions. Now, onto 2014! Stay tuned!


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Bonnie Benwick, deputy food editor and recipe editor at the Washington Post, is obsessed with good recipes. She tests and edits a slew of them every week for the paper's Food Section, and wrote the Post's first cookbook.
She also manages a crew of 30 testers, sometimes makes dishes at home for the photo shoots, and is not above running around town to find a prop or ingredient for a dish.
We met on e-mail, when she told me she was reading my book, Will Write for Food, while on vacation! More recently she interviewed me on cooking smarter, and after discussing my rant on not specifying the amount of salt in recipes, she wrote this feature article: 'Salt to taste,' taken with a grain of regret. Here are her thoughts on what makes a good recipe for the Washington Post, should you wish to pitch her:
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grandiose instrumental lasting 2:05 minutes; starting with percussion and strings, it builds momentum by adding trombons, horns, trumpets and timpani; the choir then settles in to sing the main melodic line with the support of the whole orchestra; most suitable if you need to add an epic feel to your trailers, teasers, advertising or videogames;
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NFPA Journal®, September/October 2011
By Stephen G. Badger
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Headlines from around the country during 2010 read a lot like these: "Two children survive fire that kills rest of family"; "Adult care home fire kills three"; "Motel fire kills four college students," and so on. If they sound familiar, it's because they could have been written in any previous year. When it comes to these kinds of fires, history truly repeats itself.
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2010 Multiple-Death Fire Incidents
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Catastrophic Multiple-death fires 2009 (Sep/Oct 2010)
Catastrophic Multiple-death fires 2008 (Sep/Oct 2009)
Catastrophic Multiple-death fires 2007 (Sep/Oct 2008)
According to "U.S. Fire Loss for 2010," firefighters in the United States in 2010 responded to an estimated 1,331,500 fires, 384,000 of which were in residential structures, 98,000 of which were in non-residential structures, and 849,500 of which were outside of structures. These fires accounted for an estimated 3,120 deaths, 2,665 of which occurred in residential structures, 90 in non-residential structures, and 365 in fires outside of structures.
Twenty-nine of the fires were categorized as catastrophic multiple-death fires, defined here as fires or explosions in homes or apartments that result in five or more fire-related deaths, or as fires or explosions in all other structures, as well as outside of structures such as wildfires and vehicle fires, that claim three or more lives.
These 29 fires accounted for 175 fire deaths, including 30 children under the age of six. They accounted for 0.002 percent of the total estimated fires and 5.6 percent of the total fire deaths for 2010. By comparison, there were 21 catastrophic multiple-death fires in 2009, resulting in 103 deaths, including 26 children under age six.
The largest loss of life in a fire or explosion in the United States in 2010 was a mine explosion. At approximately 3 p.m. on April 5, 2010, a powerful explosion occurred in a coal mine almost 1,000 feet (305 meters) below the surface of the Coal River and mountains in West Virginia, killing 29 miners and seriously injuring at least one other. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the State of West Virginia, the Governor's Independent Investigation Panel, and the United Mine Workers of America conducted a joint investigation, and the Governor's Panel report (see nttc.edu/ubb/) identified several mining system failures that led to, and contributed to, the devastating explosion and fire. "The company's ventilation system did not adequately ventilate the mine," the report found.
"As a result, explosive gases were allowed to build up. The company failed to meet federal and state safe principal standards for the application of rock dust. Therefore, coal dust provided the fuel that allowed the explosion to propagate through the mine. [Also], water sprays on equipment were not properly maintained and failed to function as they should have. As a result, a small ignition could not be quickly extinguished."
The mine had been closed on April 4, which was Easter Sunday, and re-opened the following day, with 45 workers underground by 7 a.m. During what seemed to be a "normal and typical" day, several problems that arose were reported and being dealt with by the miners before the explosion occurred.
The conclusion reached by the Governor's Panel was that "the ignition point for the blast was the tail of the longwall [the machinery for shearing off coal from the wall]. As the shearer cut into the sandstone mine roof, the resulting sparks ignited a pocket of methane, creating a fireball. The fireball in turn ignited the methane that had accumulated in the gob [an area filled with rock waste] during the Easter weekend and leaked onto the longwall face. The fireball traveled into the tailgate area, where accumulations of coal dust provided fuel for a second, more deadly, force. This dust-fueled blast ricocheted in multiple directions, traveling across the longwall face, into the tailgate entry, and through more than two miles [3 kilometers] of the mine."
According to MSHA, several miners who were near the portals were able to evacuate when the explosion occurred. Those who could not ranged from 20 to 61 years old. It was several days before conditions in the mine were safe enough for the bodies to be removed, and several weeks before the conditions were safe enough for investigators to enter the mine.
Catastrophic Home Structure Fires
Two-thirds, or 65.5 percent, of the catastrophic multiple-death fires occurred in homes. Of the 19 such fires in these properties in 2010, 15 occurred in single-family homes, five of which were manufactured homes; one occurred in a duplex; three occurred in apartment buildings, one of which had six units, one of which had four units, one of which occurred in a building whose size was not reported. This is an increase of nine from 2009. There were 101 deaths in these catastrophic multiple-death home fires in 2010, up from 59 in 2009. Of the 101 fatalities, 28 were children under six, three more than 2009.
The cause or origin was reported for just five of these 19 fires. One fire was deliberately set. One each involved abandoned or improperly disposed of smoking materials, combustibles too close to a heat source, a short circuit in a damaged electric cord, and defective wiring in a ceiling. Fifteen of the fires broke out between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., resulting in 81 deaths, including 22 children under age six.
In 14 cases, the cause and origin was listed as undetermined. In some cases, this was due to destruction of the property. In others, fire investigators were unable to determine the cause or eliminate all potential causes. In four incidents, the authorities provided no details.
The largest loss-of-life fire in a home killed seven people, including two children under age six. This arson fire was set on the first floor of a two-story apartment building of unprotected wood-frame construction. There were smoke alarms, which operated and alerted occupants. It was not reported why the occupants were unable to escape.
Four fires killed six people each. The first fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story, six-unit apartment building of unprotected ordinary construction that had a business on the ground level. This fire killed three children under age six. The building had some smoke alarms, but they did not operate for an unreported reason, and others had been removed. The victims were all found on the second story.
The second fire, which killed two children under the age of six, broke out on the first floor of a two-story, single-family home of unprotected wood-frame construction. The cause was not determined, and no information was reported on the presence or absence of smoke alarms. One child was found in a first-floor bedroom, and the other fatalities were found on the second story. Three other people in the house were injured.
The third fire, which killed two children under age six, broke out in a two-story, single-family home of unprotected wood-frame construction. No information was reported on smoke alarms. The fire was electrical in nature and broke out in the first-floor living room.
The fourth fire broke out in a one-story, single-family home, killing two children under age six. No other additional information was reported
Fourteen fires killed five people each. Seventeen children under age six died in these fires; one fire alone killed four children. These fires occurred in 12 single-family homes, five of which were manufactured homes; one duplex; and one apartment building, with an unreported number of units. In eight of these fires, the buildings had no smoke alarms. In two fires, smoke alarms were present. In one of the two, the victims were under the influence of drugs, and in the second, the family was trying to open doors and windows and became trapped. No information on smoke alarms was reported in four fires.
Catastrophic Non-Home Structure Fires
Eight of the 29 fires occurred in non-home structures. There was one fire each at a chemical manufacturer, a refinery, a care-for-the-aged facility, a motel, a coal mine, a tool shed, a vacant building, and a building under construction. These accounted for 63 of the 175 deaths, compared to 20 in 2009. None of the victims was under age six. In 2009, there were five fires in the non-home category. Part of the large increase in deaths was due to the West Virginia coal mine explosion and fire that killed 29 people, or 46 percent of the deaths in this category.
Seven of the properties were operating to some extent, and the status of the eighth was not reported. The cause — a mechanical breakdown — was reported for just one of the fires.
The largest loss-of-life incident was the coal mine explosion and fire. Eight people were also killed in a vacant warehouse that was being used by the homeless for shelter and sleeping, but no further information was reported.
Seven people were killed at a hydrocarbon refinery when a heat exchanger ruptured, releasing hydrocarbon and naphtha vapors that ignited almost immediately. The heat exchanger, which was almost 40 years old, was being returned to service after maintenance. The rupture occurred at cracks in welds caused by the stresses that heat exchangers experience over years of operation.
Six people died in an explosion and fire in an electric power generation plant that was under construction. The explosion occurred as a large quantity of natural gas was being used in a blowout being conducted to clean out pipes.
Four people died in a two-story motel. No information was released due to ongoing civil suits.
Three people died in each of three incidents. The first, whose cause and origin were not reported, occurred at a one-story chemical manufacturing plant. The second, also of unknown cause, occurred in a one-story, 144-square-foot (13-square-meter) tool shed. The third fire broke out in the living room of a one-story, 2,100-square-foot (195-square-meter) care-for-the-aged facility. The cause of this fire was undetermined and is still under investigation.
Catastrophic Non-Structure Fires
There were two non-structure incidents, one in a passenger vehicle crash and fire, and the other in a gas distribution system. The incidents killed 11 people, two under age six. This is four fewer incidents than occurred in this category in 2009 and 10 fewer deaths.
Vehicle crashes and fires are included in this study if the fire in the vehicle caused the crash or if the local coroner or medical examiner confirms that the victims died of thermal injuries or inhalation of products of combustion, rather than from impact injuries.
One of the fires killed eight people. An explosion and fire erupted in a natural gas distribution system when a 30-inch (76.2-centimeter) gas transmission pipeline developed a leak under a street in a residential area. An unknown source ignited the explosion of approximately 47 million cubic feet (1,331,000 cubic meters) of natural gas. The fire destroyed 38 homes and damaged 63 others. The victims were at various locations in the area.
Three members of one family, including two children under age six, died in a multi-vehicle crash and fire on an interstate highway when a tractor trailer struck their passenger car from behind, pushing it into another tractor trailer. Fuel from a breach in the car's fuel system, as well as fuel from a saddle tank on the tractor trailer that hit the car, was ignited by heat from the tractor's engine. Another family member in the car died of blunt force trauma.
The Role of Smoke Detection and Suppression Equipment
In 12 of the 19 home fires, information was available on automatic smoke detection equipment. Four were equipped with smoke alarms. Two systems operated, one didn't, and it was not known if the fourth did or not. The reason the occupants failed to evacuate in one home that had operational smoke alarms was not reported. The other fire in which operational smoke alarms were present occurred in a four-unit apartment building where the fire department reported the exits were blocked by smoke and flames. Eight structures had no smoke alarms at all. In these fires, 40 people died, including three children under the age of six.
Information on detection equipment was reported for only one of the eight non-home structures. The care-for-the-aged facility was equipped with smoke alarms that operated and alerted the residents. The fire department reported that the age of the victims was a factor in preventing escape.
Smoke alarms have been proven effective in reducing the risk of death in home fires. The most effective arrangement is interconnected, multiple-station smoke alarms that are supplied by hard-wired AC power with a battery backup. These should be located outside each sleeping area, on each level, and in each bedroom. Homeowners should routinely test smoke alarms according to manufacturers' recommendations; NFPA recommends testing home smoke alarms at least monthly. Batteries should also be replaced according to manufacturer's recommendations; conventional batteries should be replaced at least yearly. If an alarm "chirps," a warning that the battery is low, the battery should be replaced right away. All smoke alarms, including alarms that use 10-year batteries and hard-wired alarms, should be replaced when they are 10 years old or sooner if they do not respond properly when tested.
Smoke alarms are only effective if occupants leave the building when they sound. Children should be familiar with the sound of a properly operating smoke alarm and follow a practiced escape plan, one that emphasizes two exits from any location, as well as a designated meeting place once they have evacuated the structure. Exit drills in the home are part of many school curricula. Practicing the plan helps families determine whether children and others readily waken to the sound of a smoke alarm if it sounds during night, and that, along with assistance for family members who require it, can be factored into the plan. Practicing escape plans, as well as basic fire prevention principles, might have prevented many of the fires and deaths included in this report.
No suppression equipment was reported to have been present in any of the fires. This is unfortunate, because sprinklers are proven life-saving systems across many different kinds of properties, including homes. The risk of dying in a reported fire in your home decreases by about 80 percent when sprinklers are present, and sprinklers reduce the average property loss by 71 percent per fire. More information about home fire sprinklers is available at firesprinklerinitiative.org.
Where We Get Our Data
NFPA obtains its data by reviewing national and local news media, including fire service publications. A news clipping service reads all daily U.S. newspapers and notifies the NFPA Fire Analysis and Research Division of catastrophic fires. Once an incident has been identified, we request information from the local fire department or the agency having jurisdiction.
NFPA's annual survey of U.S. fire experience and mailings to state fire marshals are additional data sources, although not principal ones. We also contact federal agencies that have participated in the investigation of such fires. The diversity and redundancy of these sources enable us to collect the most complete data available on catastrophic fires in the United States. We understand that, in many cases, a department cannot release information due to ongoing litigation. In other cases, departments have been unable to determine the information we request.
NFPA wishes to thank the U.S. fire service and the medical examiners for their contributions of data, without which this report would not be possible. The author would like to give a special thanks to Norma Candeloro and to his co-workers for their guidance in the completion of this report.


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Crime rate remains stable in police Zone 3 since merger
June 22, 2004
The venue for the City Public Safety meeting was changed, but may of the problems remain the same.
Police Station Zone 3 West and South public safety councils hosted the citywide meeting June 16 at the Banksville Elementary School. The meeting was originally set for Banksville Park but a resident was given a permit to use the park's indoor facility for a private party, prompting the change of venue.
Residents from Sheraden, Lawrenceville and the North Side attended the meeting as well as many people from the south neighborhoods.
Various city public safety officials were also at the meeting, including Chief of Police Robert McNeilly, John Roundtree (City 911 center coordinator) and Deputy Chief Bob Modrak from the Fire Bureau.
McNeilly said all but a small number of police officers who were laid off last August due to the Mayor Murphy budget cuts, have been called back to duty. Those who have not returned are retired or have declined the offer to return because they have found other employment. With the call-backs in recent months, McNeilly said the department currently has more than 900 officers.
His biggest concern right now is having a list of tested candidates he could hire as future officers. The current candidates list will expire in September. MeNeilly is concerned over the cost of going through another round of civil service tests to draw up a new list of candidates. City budgetary problems may put additional testing on hold, according to the chief.
Despite the turmoil for the past 10 months over the police layoffs and the merger of Zone 3 (the South Side) with Zone 4 (the West End), serious crime is not significantly worse in the city at this point in the year compared to the 2003 crime rate.
The crime rate for serious crime is up two percent, but that is primarily due to a nine percent jump in auto thefts. Other serious crimes are running at about the same rate, or
lower than last year.
McNeilly addressed the heroin problem that has escalated in recent years in the city. He said this is a reflection of the problem that has risen throughout the United States as well as the Western Pa. region outside of the city.
"But we have some really good people working [in the narcotics division]," said McNeilly, noting the increase in heroin is due to an increase in its purity level from 7 percent to 90 percent.
"It's become so pure, you don't need to inject it anymore, just smoke it," McNeilly said. "But smoking it, you can still become just as addicted."
McNeilly said the city police have worked hard to cut off many heroin sources. The drug has been primarily brought to Pittsburgh from New York City and Philadelphia. The city police have curbed the problem in recent months by getting local dealers prosecuted through the federal court system.
"When you are prosecuted in federal court, you are put away for 10 to 15 years which is a shock to many of them," said McNeilly, noting many convicted dealers had been brought to justice in local courts several times but had served minimal jail time prior to their federal convictions.
"We've made some head-way, but it is still a problem," McNeilly said.
All five police zone commanders attended the meeting, including Zone 3 commander William Joyce.
Councilmen Gene Ricciardi of the South Side and Alan Hertzberg of Sheraden were also present.
Ricciardi spoke briefly and had copies of two proposed city ordinances distributed to the people attending the meeting. The councilman announced that public hearings will take place July 1, one starting at 10 a.m. and another starting at 7 p.m., regarding the Property Owner Responsibility Act he is trying to enact into legislation.
Ricciardi wants to curb a serious problem posed by some absentee landlords by directly going to the landlords' primary residence. He not only wants liens enforced on nuisance properties owned by the landlords, he wants a lien imposed on the landlords' home if they do not comply with the law.
"The city and community must work together to hold absentee landlords accountable for the maintenance and upkeep of their properties and for the recurring and unacceptable actions of problem tenants," Ricciardi said.
The proposed ordinance is patterned after a law in Milwaukee where landlords report being more careful about choosing their tenants because if the tenant becomes a problem, it is the landlord's home, not the property he rents, that will suffer the consequences of a lien.
With the way the law currently reads, some landlords take advantage of the situation by "walking away" from a nuisance property, allowing it to deteriorate while forfeiting it to city government.
The other legislation Ricciardi is proposing concerns graffiti. The councilman wants to ban the sale of aerosol spray paint, etching materials and other indelible markers to minors (under age 18).
Earlier during the meeting, one of the city building inspectors said his department initiates "city-wide" sweeps to remove graffiti from buildings, fences, walls, etc. but the city is under-staffed and under-budgeted to handle the problem on a massive scale.
Ricciardi said one of the best means of curbing graffiti is to call 911 the moment a citizen witnesses the vandal in the act of spray-painting, etc. He said two people were recently caught in the South Side because of a concerned resident who called 911.
"The damage caused by minors doing these can total thousands of dollars in damage and contributes to the blight and visual pollution of our neighborhoods," Ricciardi said.
There are four points to Ricciardi's proposed ordinance. First of all, he wants to ban minors from buying the materials used for graffiti. Secondly, he wants the banned materials from being in the possession of any one under age 18 when they are within public parks, roads, playgrounds, swimming pools, etc.
The third part of the plan to curb the graffiti includes making parents legally responsible for the acts of their children. Finally, Ricciardi wants the city to have the power to seek restitution from a person convicted of defacing public property. All costs incurred by the city in removing the graffiti would be paid for by the offender. Ricciardi has been trying to get this enacted for the past three years and said he will continue his fight against graffiti.
"This is the time of the year when we get an influx of complaints about this problem," the building safety inspector said.


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Are we failing to communicate? Is anybody listening? Have we forgotten what motivates people to care about nature and take positive action to conserve it? These are some of the thought provoking questions asked in the popular short film 'Love. Not Loss.'. Thanks to the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and producer Jeremy Bristow, these questions are now being asked in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew and Spanish. Translations of the video 'Love. Not Loss.' are available on the IUCN CEC YouTube channel, where the English version has been viewed more than 7,780 times.
"The film has been very popular and challenges all people involved in communicating about biodiversity and environmental issues, particularly to the general public, to consider carefully how we can do that for greatest benefit," said Rod Abson, CEC member.
"From the very positive feedback received about the film and requests from around the world for it to be available in additional languages to English, we reached out to the CEC members to volunteer to translate the script into Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew and Spanish. We are very grateful to the many people involved in producing these translated versions of 'Love. Not Loss.' and encourage it to be circulated throughout the conservation community."
Love. Not Loss (العربية).
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Love. Not Loss. (English).
Love. Not Loss. (Español).
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