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NH State police hope to ramp up bus inspectionsBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Sunday News
March 17. 2013 12:58AM
Recognizing people might have concerns over recent bus crashes in other states, New Hampshire State Police hope to increase inspections of passenger buses by 20 percent this year.
"It's important we ensure these buses are safe," said Lt. John Begin, who heads the motor carrier enforcement unit for state police. "Like any field, there's some bad apples in the group. Our job is to identify them and get them to comply."
Last year, there were 16 crashes involving buses in New Hampshire, including one that led to a fatality. A 70-year-old woman in a car died in Concord, and investigators found her at fault, Begin said. In 2010 and 2011, there were 46 bus crashes each year with one fatality in 2011.
"Typically, what we see is that it is a passenger vehicle at fault," Begin said. "Bus transportation is an extremely safe and economical way of transportation."
The accident crash figures include school buses picking up children at home and taking them to school. State police bus inspections include school buses only when they are used for such activities as field trips and carrying athletic teams, Begin said.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, people were more than twice as likely to get killed riding in a passenger car than riding on a bus in 2010. But bus riders were 50 percent more likely to get injured than car travelers. The rates were based on a rate of 100 million vehicle miles of travel.
Ken Hunter, vice president of Concord Coach Lines, said he plans to tout his company's safety record, acknowledging news reports about crashes or safety violations involving other bus companies are "a blemish on the industry."
"We're proud of our safety record," Hunter said. "I think it's one of the things we're going to start advertising and talking more about in advertising our safety record."
By state and federal law, buses have to be checked once a year by an official state inspection station or someone authorized to do so, Begin said. School buses are required to be inspected twice a year.
State police conduct additional inspections at various places, such as at a bus terminal or even in the parking lots of sports stadiums.
After a series of fatal bus crashes in other states in recent years, state police here began conducting more bus inspections. The number of inspections more than doubled, from 110 in 2010 to 251 last year.
Begin said he hopes that number to top 300 this year. "Our whole push to ramp this up each year to do progressively more and more," he said.
Begin said inspection figures don't break down how many buses were put out of service until items were fixed. During the 251 inspections, 113 violations were found, including 32 that occurred on buses ordered out of service until improvements get made. Excluding a catch-all category of all-other items, brakes topped the list of violations.
Drivers also are required to be medically certified every two years but can be compelled to be certified more often if health issues develop or be banned from driving.
The riding public can use the Internet to check the safety records of bus companies before they charter or board them.
"We are hopeful consumers will consider that when choosing a bus company, and they should not let price be the sole determination in what bus company they choose to travel with," said Duane DeBruyne, spokesman for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which has jurisdiction.
The motor carrier safety administration this month shut down Boston-based Fung Wah Bus Transportation over safety issues. And last month, a bus carrying a Maine college basketball team crashed just over the border in Massachusetts after the driver reportedly experienced a medical problem.
The motor carrier administration also has developed a SaferBus mobile application to provide access to important safety information that you can check before deciding on riding or chartering a bus.
But some bus company owners say the online inspection records can appear misleading.
Thomas Charters in Keene has six instances of speeding buses over a two-year period, according to inspection records listed on the federal motor carrier website. The violations spanned from December 2011 to Jan. 5, 2013.
Ed Thomas, the company's owner, said he is challenging the speeding violations because he said all had occurred in Springfield, Mass, in an area that fluctuates between 45 and 65 mph.
"Springfield is like a speeding trap," he said.
As for people looking at his company's record, Thomas said: "It just looks badly upon us, and it's not true."
Hunter, with Concord Coach Lines, said his approximately 40 buses covered more than 4 million miles over the past year.
Records for the past two years showed 10 violations for vehicle maintenance, but no serious ones discovered, according to inspection records.
Hunter said a violation for brakes was because an inspector found fluid on a brake for a third axle that involved a small amount of the bus's overall braking capacity. "Nothing was in danger," he said.
Other violations including a handicap door needing a latch adjusted, and "inoperative required lamps," which involved a light that worked when the bus left that morning but burned out that day.
"When you run as many vehicles as we do, you can see nothing flagrant there," Hunter said.
Geoffrey Doughty, director of safety and loss control with the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association, said trucks and buses have a daily pre-trip and post-trip inspection they are required to go through and are monitored.
"As soon as there is a high-profile incident, usually there is a response," he said.
"I will tell you right now the level of bus inspection and truck inspection is of a very high order," Doughty said. "The trucking industry and bus industry are more regulated than the citizen is for his vehicle."
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In 2013, motorists will be able to pay for their street parking with credit cards, preloaded smart cards, apps on their smartphones or still feed the parking meter with the loose change, but parking rates also would increase by about 40 cents an hour as a consequence.
Durangos recycling capacity also would expand in 2013 to include more plastics, but residents would also be charged a new $3 monthly fee for curb-side pickup, and those who drop off their recyclables at the Recycle Center on Tech Drive would be charged a new $1 fee per 64 gallon container.
Commercial haulers of recyclables would pay about $2 per cubic yard when delivering materials to the recycle center.
Durango City Council on Tuesday discussed the fee increases as part of the citys 2013 budget, which is set for final adoption on Dec. 11. However, the recycling and parking systems are not expected to be implemented until a few months into the new year, perhaps February for the single-stream recycling and March or April for the sophisticated parking meters.
Because downtown has been estimated to lack about 400 parking spaces, the upgraded parking meters are intended to increase turnover and generate more sales tax. The extra $400,000 in anticipated revenue from the new meters also will provide the funding to pay for a new parking garage or acquiring more surface parking lots.
The city wants as many options (for new parking) as possible, said City Manager Ron LeBlanc, noting that real estate prices often jump when the city expresses interest in a property.
New technology also will make paying for parking more convenient as consumers might even get a ping on their smartphones telling them their meter is about to expire.
Because of the conversion to the smart cards, which look like gift cards, the city will no longer use the prepaid parking meter keys, which had required consumers to pay a deposit. The smart cards wont require deposit and consumers could prepay for as much meter time as much as they want.
Consumers also could swipe credit cards instead of digging for change. Because credit-card meters are more expensive, costing about $500 apiece, they must be bought brand new. The city anticipates buying 376 of these meters for just Main Avenue and for half a block on the side streets off Main.
The hot zone for credit-card meters would extend from the train station to 11th Street.
These meters would have a maximum duration of three hours. The hourly rate would increase from 60 cents to $1.
Meters farther from Main Avenue would be cheaper, but would still take the smart cards or the cellphone apps. These meters would cost the city about $75 to $100 to purchase.
Rates would vary depending on location and duration.
All two-hour meters would be converted to three-hour meters. The hourly rate would increase from 30 cents to 75 cents an hour.
The city would convert its 24-minute meters to 30 minutes with a new hourly rate based on $1 instead of 60 cents. So consumers would pay 50 cents for 30 minutes.
The hourly rate for 10-hour meters would increase from 30 cents to 75 cents.
While consumers might pay 75 cents to $1 an hour next year, officials said Durango would still be comparable, or cheaper, to other regional cities, such as Colorado Springs, which charges $1 an hour, or Boulder, which charges $1.17 on average. Grand Junction, however, charges an average of 50 cents an hour.
Before the rates went into effect, they would still be subject to public hearings and negotiations with vendors. So the rates could still change.
The only thing to be certain of is that you can pay with more than a handful of change, said Amber Blake, the citys intramodal transportation director.
The city also justifies new recycling fees to pay for operating costs and to begin to pay back $500,000 it took out of savings to help pay for the expanded single-stream system.
We took money out of the savings account to buy the truck, expand the building, buy the cans, LeBlanc said. There will be $162,000 (in new revenue) that goes back in the fund balance (each year) to build it back up.
In three years, when the fund balance for recycling is whole again, the City Council will decide whether to adjust rates.
The city also anticipates bigger savings and more revenue as a result of transporting less trash to the landfill or increases in commodity prices for recyclables.
Were getting closer to sustainability, said Roy Petersen, the citys director of operations.

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Charter growth: A few more schools for NHEDITORIAL
July 25. 2013 10:55PM
This month the state Board of Education approved three new charter schools for New Hampshire, bringing the total to 21. Another will be considered next month. Families with children should be pleased.
Charter schools are public schools that are freed from some of the regulatory constraints that apply to traditional public schools. New Hampshire's existing charters include some really innovative schools, such as the Academy for Science and Design in Nashua, the Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy in Dover and Mill Falls Charter school, the state's first public Montessori school, which shares the Union Leader's building in Manchester.
Teachers and administrators in these public schools are striving to motivate and educate students in creative ways while upholding high academic standards. They are doing what so many parents wish the traditional public schools could do.
A lot of children are benefitting from these new schools. More will benefit as more charter schools open. New Hampshire parents should let legislators and local and state school board members know that they'd like to see more of these valuable alternative schools in the future.


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May 06. 2013 9:49PM
Power seller goes door-to-door to get customers to switch from PSNH
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
Agents claiming to be from the "electric company" were knocking on doors in Nashua and Londonderry over the weekend, asking to see electric bills and prompting concerned customers to call Public Service of New Hampshire.
A sales company hired by Glacial Energy was directing the door-to-door campaign, hoping to get customers to switch from PSNH to Glacial for the energy supply portion of their electric bill.
The canvassing had nothing to do with PSNH, said company spokesman Martin Murray.
A spokeswoman for Glacial Energy said the subcontractor handling the sales effort, the AGR Group, was asked to suspend the campaign pending further investigation.
"We reached out to AGR, and we have asked them to stop the campaign until we can get to the bottom of this," said Jessica Evans, vice president for customer service speaking from Glacial corporate headquarters in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. "We will also be sending up someone from our office to meet with them directly in New Hampshire."
AGR, with East Coast headquarters in Clearwater, Fla., claims on its website to have a 10-year reputation among retail energy suppliers "as the most trusted partner for outbound telemarketing services, canvassing, appointment setting and lead generation." Messages left with AGR for comment were not returned.
Murray noted that PSNH received several calls from customers over the weekend, reporting individuals representing themselves as PSNH employees.
One said the agents were asking for utility bills and phone numbers and then "they would have someone call the customer to get them signed up for their rate."
Another caller claimed the agents identified themselves as PSNH employees, "and stated it was their job to go to customers' homes to check their utility bill to make sure it was correct."
One agent at a home in Nashua said Glacial was a subcontractor for PSNH, hired to make sure everyone was "being charged the right amount," and saying that, "some customers are paying a penny more than they should be."
Glacial is one of several competitive energy suppliers that have become active in the New Hampshire residential electric market since the decline in natural gas prices enabled competitors to offer a rate lower than the PSNH default rate. Some telemarketers have used the term "default rate" to confuse consumers by telling them if they don't switch, they will be in default, which is technically true. A consumer who stays with PSNH is on the "default rate."
The Glacial Energy offer for New Hampshire currently posted on its website stands at 8.59 cents per kwh, compared to the existing PSNH energy rate of 9.54 cents.
If a pending PSNH rate request is approved by the PUC and goes into effect on July 1 as proposed, the company's energy service rate would be cut to 8.98 cents per kwh.
ENH Power is offering 7.28 cents per kwh, and North American Power is offering 7.29 cents, both with a six-month guarantee. PSNH delivers the power and bills the customers, no matter who provides the energy. There are at least seven competitive electric power suppliers now vying for New Hampshire customers, with four more seeking approval.
The most active in terms of marketing have been ENH Power, North American Power and Glacial Power. A spokesman for ENH Power said that company does not use door-to-door canvassing or telemarketing, nor does North American Power.
"We do a lot of media, go to events, trade shows, direct mail, but we do not go door-to-door, and we don't do outbound sales calls," said ENH spokesman Will Fessenden.
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The marketing techniques used by competitive energy suppliers have become a matter of concern for the Public Utilities Commission as the competition heats up. The difference between the PSNH default rate and current competitive rates would be narrowed if the lower PSNH rate is approved, which is likely. There's a window between now and July 1 when the 9.54 cent per kwh PSNH price can be used for competitive marketing.
At a March 15 PUC hearing, Stephen R. Hall, a PSNH manager, was asked if he knew of marketers or suppliers engaging in questionable sales practices.
"Yes. Some currently active marketers have already shown a propensity to do whatever it takes to sign up customers," he said. "A caller representing North American Power recently called my own home trying to have me switch from PSNH's energy service by stating that PSNH's rates will be increasing on July 1." One of Hall's responsibilities is to help PSNH set prices to recover its actual energy costs, so he knew that was not the case.
A spokesman for North American Power denied the call took place as represented by PSNH. "North American Power refutes PSNH's claims made in regards to that call," said company spokesman Tiffany Eddy.
Hall also alluded to Glacial in his testimony.
"I am also aware of another supplier, Glacial Energy of New Hampshire, informing a potential customer that he must choose a new electricity supplier because PSNH is no longer in the electric generation business," he said. "That was news to the customer - who happens to be a PSNH employee at Schiller Station."
Evans said Glacial would aggressively pursue the complaints about weekend sales calls in Southern New Hampshire.
"I can assure you that will not be tolerated," she said. "That is not how Glacial conducts its business, nor is it the way we want to be represented. Anyone who is misrepresenting Glacial will be pulled off that campaign immediately."
Murray said consumers should be skeptical of anyone suggesting a utility company connection. "There is typically no reason at all for PSNH to enter a home, and we don't as a standard practice, go door to door," he said. "We read meters, which are almost exclusively outside."


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I think arming school officials is a fantastic idea. If the state rules that schools are "no gun areas", then that makes them great targets for the shooters. You always hear that the police are here to serve and protect, but they are never there at the right time. They show up after an incident has happened and a 911 call has been made. I wish all the schools would implement the same methods.
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In snow, many work from homeBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 19. 2013 9:57PM
MANCHESTER - It was a snow day for schoolchildren across New Hampshire today. Likewise for many of their working parents.
Thanks to the Internet, social media and technology, employers are becoming more comfortable with letting their employees stay home and wrestle with a keyboard and video hookup, rather than brave slippery roads to get to work on time.
At Dyn, a Millyard-based Internet services company, employees have the option of working from home or taking a personal day whenever Manchester schools close, said Michael Taylor, community outreach coordinator for the company.
"This is an incredibly valuable policy for our employees, especially ones with young families and kids whose schools were likely impacted by the weather too," he said.
Stephanie Lewry, director of Intown Manchester, said downtown parking garages were nearly empty Tuesday, an indication that many companies tell their workers not to come in.
"This is an absolute huge change between now and 10 years ago when we had a snow storm," she said.


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Problem solving is at the heart of the NRICH site. All the problems give learners opportunities to learn, develop or use mathematical concepts and skills. Read here for more information.
Find the maximum value of n to the power 1/n and prove that it is a maximum.
Beautiful mathematics. Two 18 year old students gave eight different proofs of one result then generalised it from the 3 by 1 case to the n by 1 case and proved the general result.
Investigate sequences given by $a_n = \frac{1+a_{n-1}}{a_{n-2}}$ for different choices of the first two terms. Make a conjecture about the behaviour of these sequences. Can you prove your conjecture?
A point moves on a line segment. A function depends on the position of the point. Where do you expect the point to be for a minimum of this function to occur.
Starting with one of the mini-challenges, how many of the other mini-challenges will you invent for yourself?
Take a number, add its digits then multiply the digits together, then multiply these two results. If you get the same number it is an SP number.
Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?
Make and prove a conjecture about the cyclic quadrilateral inscribed in a circle of radius r that has the maximum perimeter and the maximum area.
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?
Show that all pentagonal numbers are one third of a triangular number.
Can you find a rule which relates triangular numbers to square numbers?
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A sequence of polynomials starts 0, 1 and each poly is given by combining the two polys in the sequence just before it. Investigate and prove results about the roots of the polys.
For which values of n is the Fibonacci number fn even? Which Fibonnaci numbers are divisible by 3?
Generalise this inequality involving integrals.
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Can you find the values at the vertices when you know the values on the edges of these multiplication arithmagons?
Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. . . .
Take any pair of two digit numbers x=ab and y=cd where, without loss of generality, ab > cd . Form two 4 digit numbers r=abcd and s=cdab and calculate: {r^2 - s^2} /{x^2 - y^2}.
A polite number can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers. Find the consecutive sums giving the polite numbers 544 and 424. What characterizes impolite numbers?
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Change the squares in this diagram and spot the property that stays the same for the triangles. Explain...
Join in this ongoing research. Build squares on the sides of a triangle, join the outer vertices forming hexagons, build further rings of squares and quadrilaterals, investigate.
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Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?
This group tasks allows you to search for arithmetic progressions in the prime numbers. How many of the challenges will you discover for yourself?
Alison has created two mappings. Can you figure out what they do? What questions do they prompt you to ask?
Make and prove a conjecture about the value of the product of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n+1}F_{n-1}$.
Explore the relationship between quadratic functions and their graphs.
Drawing a triangle is not always as easy as you might think!
Steve has created two mappings. Can you figure out what they do? What questions do they prompt you to ask?
How many different colours of paint would be needed to paint these pictures by numbers?
Use the computer to model an epidemic. Try out public health policies to control the spread of the epidemic, to minimise the number of sick days and deaths.
Find out about Magic Squares in this article written for students. Why are they magic?!
Show that for any triangle it is always possible to construct 3 touching circles with centres at the vertices. Is it possible to construct touching circles centred at the vertices of any polygon?
What have Fibonacci numbers got to do with Pythagorean triples?
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Evaluate these powers of 67. What do you notice? Can you convince someone what the answer would be to (a million sixes followed by a 7) squared?
In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?
The points P, Q, R and S are the midpoints of the edges of a non-convex quadrilateral.What do you notice about the quadrilateral PQRS and its area?
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Yatir from Israel describes his method for summing a series of triangle numbers.
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What have Fibonacci numbers to do with solutions of the quadratic equation x^2 - x - 1 = 0 ?
A and B are two fixed points on a circle and RS is a variable diamater. What is the locus of the intersection P of AR and BS?
Make a conjecture about the curved track taken by the complex roots of a quadratic equation and use complex conjugates to prove your conjecture.
Yatir from Israel wrote this article on numbers that can be written as $ 2^n-n $ where n is a positive integer.
The points P, Q, R and S are the midpoints of the edges of a convex quadrilateral. What do you notice about the quadrilateral PQRS as the convex quadrilateral changes?
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TRAINING: Every day is a grind and I love to always find ways to improve both my training and my game. I hope I will be able to showcase that in the fight.
When and why did you start training for fighting? Trained martial arts since I was 9, MMA since I was 16. I love to compete and train, and I look at MMA as the ultimate way to compete.
What ranks and titles have you held? Ranked as the best middleweight in Sweden
Do you have any heroes? I admire people following their dreams, they are my heroes.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything. I get the chance to fight the best guys in the world and fight my way to the top.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Umea University, I got a Masters degree in Engineering Physics
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James Marvin Cranmer, 87, a resident of Chillicothe, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at North Kansas City Hospice, North Kansas City, Mo.
Marvin was born the son of Bruce and Viola (Shipley) Cranmer on Oct. 24, 1925, in Chillicothe, Mo.
He served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946. He was on the U.S.S. Thetis Bay and served as a Coxswain 3rd Class Boatman Mate.
Survivors include Betty, of the home; one daughter, Connie Cashatt of Chillicothe, Mo.; two grandchildren, Clint Tullos and wife Stephanie Braymer, Mo., and Vallerie Tullos of Kansas City, Mo.; two great grandchildren, Joseph Tullos and Clay Tullos; two step children, Dianna Haynes and husband Bill, and Floyd Kincade and wife Tammy; five step grandchildren, Tiffany Whorton and husband Dustin of Trenton, Mo., Taylor Haynes of Kansas City, Mo., Jacob Haynes of St. Louis, Mo., Caden Haynes of Kansas City, Mo., and Hunter Burton of Chillicothe, Mo.; and two step great grandchildren, Kayla Geyer and Kohner Geyer of Trenton, Mo., Grace Haynes of Memphis, Tenn. He is also survived by two sister-in-laws: Retta Cranmer and Pauline Cranmer; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Ralph, Clyde, Allen, Troy, and Orville; two sisters, Beulah Cranmer, and Otha Gash.
Graveside services will be held at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo., on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at 10 a.m. There is no scheduled family visitation. Friends may call at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, from 12 noon until 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association and/or St Luke's Hospice, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Commercial property owners, who already are dealing with shrinking revenue, now must comply with tighter water restrictions in California.
The prospect of having to spend thousands of dollars to comply with tighter water rationing couldn't come at a worse time for commercial property owners who are dealing with shrinking revenue.
On Feb. 2 the Sonoma County Water Agency called for a reduction of water use by 30 percent to 50 percent this year for the 750,000 people served in Sonoma and northern Marin counties, and managers of commercial property are starting to look for ways to cut back.
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The contractor also has been working for a while with Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. on changes to the expansive landscaping around its Novato campus. Novato-based large landscaper Cagwin Dorward used the BayFriendly system by StopWaste.org to replace traditional landscaping at Equity Office's Drakes Landing office property last fall.
However, holding onto tenants is a far higher priority for many property owners than saving water, according to Ed Lewis, director of the property management division of Keegan Coppin. The group manages 90 properties with almost 1,000 tenants and 2.5 million square feet.
Vacancies are rising as companies trim their staffs, shut down or relocate to more compact quarters to ride out the turbulent times.
"We're spending a lot more time dealing with tenants that are behind or calling for help or walking away from leases," Lewis said.
It's also tough on owners of property whose tenants are leaving for a better deal elsewhere. One of the buildings Keegan Coppin manages was examined eight months ago for water-saving upgrade incentives offered by Santa Rosa. One bid to replace turf and sprayers ran about $15,000, not counting up to $4,000 in rebates. Yet the pending loss of a key tenant has put that project on hold.
North Bay Commercial Real Estate is talking to landscaping contractors about economically feasible water-conservation options for the 80 properties the firm manages in California and Arizona, according to General Manager Dennis Park.
Some of the properties already were scheduled for a transition to drip irrigation before the economy soured. Now, the owners are hoping they can get by for some more months before having to pay for the work, yet the owners hope to avoid paying higher rates or fines for water use during rationing.
"If the weather persists like this, it may force our hand," he said.
One approach developed from the days of the last major California drought is use of compost and mulch to foster symbiotic microorganisms. Developing this "soil food web," as it's called, can increase the moisture-holding potential of soil by up to 30 percent, according to Jacob Voit, sustainability manager for Cagwin Dorward. He pointed to early work in this area by the founders of Gardeners' Guild.
Cagwin Dorward is developing a return-on-investment calculator for working with companies on reducing water use without soaking their landscaping budgets or dipping into their emergency-repair reserves, according to Voit. The goal is to eke out small savings now to fund pay for big savings later.
"We say, give us a few more hours a week to adjust the system, and if after saving 20 percent for six to 12 months, they can use the savings to convert from spray to drip or from turf to native plants," Voit said. "Some of our commercial sites are really big, so 20 percent is a lot of money."
Other commercial property owners have built-in water-wise improvements in their budgets. Since the late 1970s' drought, overhauling properties to cut energy and water use is part of the acquisition budget for San Rafael-based Seagate Properties, which owns more than 2.5 million square feet, including the Montecito Plaza shopping center in San Rafael and the San Rafael Corporate Center office complex now being expanded.
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Water agency director Randy Poole will be holding a seminar at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park on Feb. 27 to teach business owners how to adapt to the water rationing. The water agency and other local governments offer to audit water use on a building to identify sources of waste.
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The Pie Guy's Cafe in New Cumberland closes
The Pie Guy's Café, a New Cumberland restaurant and bakery, has closed its doors after less than a year in business, citing not enough customers and Bridge Street construction as reasons, according to its Facebook page.
The café at 316 Bridge St. had its last day on Christmas Eve, according to the posting.
Frank and Lisa Pascale opened Pie Guy's Café in July after operating a bakery stand at the West Shore Farmers' Market for 12 years, according to published reports. Earlier in the year, they sold the pie recipes to Reuben and Anna Zook, who operate Zook's Gourmet Pies and Cakes at the market. The Pascales sold those pies at the café in addition to an assortment of their own baked goods.
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In this second installment of a three-part series on IPv6 implementation, Network Computing looks at the issues involved in deploying an IPv6 network alongside an IPv4 network.
The IPv6 protocol was established because the number of IPv4 addresses is quickly running out. The IPv6 protocol creates a 128-bit address, four times the size of the 32-bit IPv4 standard, so there will be infinitely more available IP addresses. This will accommodate all the smartphones, tablets and other computers on the network, but also the coming proliferation of Internet-connected devices including refrigerators, cars, and myriad sensors in homes, buildings and on IP networks.
With IPv6, a company may have exponentially more Internet addresses to use, but also more to manage, says Leslie Daigle, chief Internet technology officer for the Internet Society (ISOC), a global nonprofit organization that certifies technical standards for the Internet.
"The IPv6 address space is so large and your allocation is likely to be larger than you need it to be," she says. "On the flip side, that makes it a lot harder to probe your entire network because it is a much larger space."
The volume of available IP addresses adds to the network operator's workload because they have to probe the "dark spaces" within the network where there are no assigned IP addresses. "The managing and making sure that no one is squatting in your address space is considered to be a possible additional challenge," says Daigle.
The ISOC has created a Web portal, Deploy 360, to share information about how to deploy an IPv6-compliant network. On the site are a number of case studies on how IPv6 rollouts went, including one about the project at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. In an online report, Oxford's Guy Edwards detailed a five-step plan for deploying IPv6 alongside the existing IPv4 network.
First, Edwards advises, the organization should perform a network device audit, identifying all the routers, switches and firewalls on the network, as well as what specific versions of hardware and software are running. With the help of networking vendors, the next step is to determine which of the devices are already IPv6-compliant. He also advises that network administrators run a test on a particular IPv6 device to make sure that the software application to run on the network works.


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In August, Walmart reached out to the Salvation Army with an interesting proposition. The idea they pitched came to fruition on Saturday as the two teamed up for the "Fill the Truck for Local Kids" event.
In August, Walmart reached out to the Salvation Army with an interesting proposition. The idea they pitched came to fruition on Saturday as the two teamed up for the "Fill the Truck for Local Kids" event. The donated toys are going to be distributed as a part of the Angel Tree program.
It was the first time ever that a Salvation Army truck sat outside of Walmart locations, ready to be filled with toys and coats. Most delivery trucks come to Walmart to unload, but the Salvation Army truck filled steadily as the day progressed.
As shoppers flowed into the store, they were greeted by Salvation Army volunteers and bell ringers. Most of them were holding up signs that said, "toy donations."
Some shoppers came prepared, and some saw the truck and made a purchase inside the store. For Bonnie Brewer, it was a little bit of both.
"I thought about it and when I saw the truck, I knew I had to do it," the Hendersonville resident said after she handed off a toy keyboard.
The truck filled up with dolls, balls, books, cars, board games and even a stack of donated coats. The one-day event was took place all over the country. Locally, the Salvation Army was set up at the Hendersonville and Brevard Walmarts.
West Henderson High School's JROTC pitched in for two hours on Saturday, and at least one cadet took his volunteering a step further.
First Lieutenant Clark Brucken's grandmother and aunt came out and donated three bags of toys for the cause. "I'm glad to give back to the communi-ty," Brucken said. "It's nice to help." The group had just marched in the Fletcher Christmas Parade.
The donations ranged from teens bringing small baby dolls to one woman donating an entire buggy of toys, volunteer coordinator Cheryl Gudger-Thompson said.
"We weren't really sure how it would go," Gudger- Thompson said. "I'm impressed with the amount of donations. It's been productive."


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July 08. 2014 10:47PM
Ban fireworks? Get serious
Another Independence Day fireworks injury, another public official calling for a ban on all fireworks. We wonder whether anyone really gets the meaning of
Day anymore.
After a couple of mishaps over the July 4 weekend, state Fire Marshal William Degnan has called for a state fireworks ban. Two men in Pelham were injured by a reloadable mortar device, and one of them sustained a serious hand wound. Two years ago, in the same neighborhood, 13 people were injured in an accident involving hundreds of exploding reloadable mortars. Degnan says it's time to ban them.
Reloadable mortars are dangerous. But the 2012 incident was hardly the fault of the devices. Someone had stored 344 of them on a deck, and an aerial spinner, a different firework, landed on them, setting them off. If there is a case to be made for banning them, these two accidents hardly make it.
But Degnan goes further. He wants to ban all fireworks. They're dangerous, he says. Well.
According to an April report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the average rate of fireworks injuries in the United States over the last 15 years has been 3.2 injuries for every 100,000 people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average annual rate of traumatic brain injuries sustained in youth sports is 298 for every 100,000 people.
No serious person would advocate banning youth sports, which are vastly more dangerous than fireworks. And no serious person should advocate banning fireworks. Freedom is risky. But it's better than the alternative.


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Congratulations to Flyers owner Ed Snider and Lin Spivak, whom he began dating around March, who were recently engaged, Snider confirmed Thursday morning.
"We are very happy together," Snider said through Comcast-Spectacor spokesman Ike Richman. They declined to provide specifics but SportsInput.com reported recently that Snider proposed to Spivak at a "swanky restarant in Santa Barbara, CA,"
The web site, which broke news of the engagement, says Comcast-Spectacor chairman Snider excused himself to the restroom at which point a group of singers came over and sang "Marry You" by Bruno Mars before Snider returned, getting down on one knee and proposing marriage.
Snider, 79, has been married three times, divorcing jewelry designer Christine Decroix in 2009. Spivak, 45, has been previously married as well.
No word yet on when or where the couple plan to wed.


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It's 10 a.m. on a hot Saturday morning and Sarah and her daughter Amanda have just finished their morning run. On Saturdays they typically run for a mile and a half after a brief workout. But this morning's heat seems absolutely determined to ruin their plans.
They're both drained and exhausted, and would rather pass out than paint the town. The exhaustion would be enough, but they're also noticeably frustrated. It seems Amanda and Sarah are the latest victims of HHH – hazy, hot, and humid days! So, it begs the question – is there anything this mother and daughter team could have done to prevent the exhaustion and frustration?
The answer is yes. Running early in the morning, around sunrise, on hot days is always a better and smarter option. Slowing down during the run on hot days is also a good choice.
Heat does several things to the body. It requires our glands to work extra hard to keep the body at a cool temperature, and can become dehydrated fairly quickly. Heat also tires out the body, making it doubly difficult to push through an exercise or running regimen that requires constant motivation.
Another important thing is staying extra hydrated. Drinking eight to 12 ounces of water 30 minutes before exercising and then another six to 10 ounces every 30 minutes during exercise can prevent dehydration. Water is always the best choice. Sports drinks can sometimes add unnecessary sodium, and should really just be considered if your electrolyte loss is extensive.
Wearing loose clothing, like t-shirts and shorts, is a must. This type of clothing allows the body to cool itself. Bringing an extra t-shirt and shorts is smart in case you need to change clothing. It's also not a bad idea to monitor your heart rate when exercising in warm weather. For every degree the body's internal temperature rises, the heart beats 10 beats per minute faster. Exercise and hot temperatures can add stress on the heart. When monitoring your heart rate, stay within the parameters prescribed by a certified personal trainer or exercise physiologist.
Sometimes the hardest thing about exercise and hot weather is staying motivated. Mark Twain once said that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Knowing that the heat index will rise automatically gives us a reason to not exercise. During the summer months, a typical thing I hear is "I was planning to work out today, but I heard it was going to be hot so I changed my mind." I get this reasoning even from folks who limit their exercise to an air-conditioned gym or health club. Let's face it, once we have a routine, we really don't like to deviate from it. Exercising in warm temperatures challenges us to work around the weather and plan ahead. We don't have to embrace uncomfortable weather, but we also don't have to let it rule or ruin our workout plans either.
Michael Shaw is a certified fitness trainer, sports performance nutrition specialist, owner of Shaw Fitness, a member of the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, and a fitness model manager. He can be reached at www.michaelroyshaw.com.


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UPDATED: State plow hit car on Route 101
March 19. 2013 9:14PM
One car was damaged Tuesday in a crash on Route 101 that involved a state plow truck, state police said.
Sherry Vachon of Manchester said she was driving east on Route 101 about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday when she saw a plow truck enter the highway's westbound lane and hit a car with its plow blade.
"He extended his left plow out and drove the car right into the center rail," Vachon said.
Trooper Stephen McAulay confirmed that a plow hit a car, causing moderate damage but no injuries.
Vachon said she called 911 after seeing the accident. She said she told a state trooper that it involved "a big, orange state plow truck."
"(The plow truck driver) must not have looked because the car was right there," she said. "I couldn't believe he just crossed right over and extended his plow like that."
McAulay said the crash is under investigation and no cause or fault has yet been determined.


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knitting at homeFriday, September 17, 2010
This book is like the all purpose knitting book. Projects for your home, your kids, your friends or yourself. There are 60 projects (SIXTY!) something for everyone that is for sure.
Hats, gloves, mittens and socks.
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Mark MacKenzie and James Andrews: Sturm, Ruger chose N.C. to maximize profits at workers' expenseBY MARK MacKENZIE and JAMES ANDREWS
July 21. 2013 3:40PM
The decision by gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger to build new facilities in North Carolina and not New Hampshire has resurrected the old debate over whether right-to-work laws harm a state's economy and quality of life.
As the top labor leaders of two states with very different experiences with right-to-work, we maintain that right-to-work is not a viable strategy for economic growth. In North Carolina, which has had a right-to-work for less law since 1947, it has encouraged the development of a low-wage economy and institutionalized poverty and an environment that puts corporate profits ahead of the well-being of North Carolina families.
The reality is that Sturm, Ruger's decision has less to do with right-to-work and more with a demonstrated practice of increasing its profits at any cost — including the elimination of a strong middle class. And it is moving to a state whose legislature has embraced the same extreme ideology, at a terrible cost to the people who live there.
Recent job postings reveal that Sturm, Ruger offers its lower-level jobs in New Hampshire through a temporary staffing agency. By keeping workers on "long-term temporary" contracts, Sturm, Ruger undermines the stability of our workforce, shirking its responsibility to New Hampshire workers and their families. Its values are incongruous with New Hampshire's long-held belief that our strength comes from a strong middle class.
Over the past decade, Sturm, Ruger has also spent exorbitant legal fees suing George W. Bush's Department of Labor to dodge a standard safety inspection mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Why would any reasonable employer not agree to basic health and safety inspections that protect workers from injury or death on the job?
Granite Staters have long understood that economic prosperity comes from a strong middle class. Companies who choose New Hampshire locate there for a combination of strengths — an educated workforce, a unique tax structure, an unparalleled quality of life and a business-friendly government. It is no surprise that the people of New Hampshire have repeatedly rejected attempts to pass right-to-work for less.
In contrast, North Carolina's legislature has made it a priority since 2010 to pursue an economic agenda that puts corporate profits over the well-being of its own citizens.
Elected officials in North Carolina have recently slashed state unemployment benefits and raised unemployment taxes on businesses, carelessly triggering the immediate loss of all federal benefits for 70,000 unemployed workers, with 100,000 more set to lose those benefits through the end of 2013. And in a state that already ranks 46th in the nation for teacher pay, the legislature is set to slash pay further, while repealing limits on class sizes, firing teaching assistants and cutting 10,000 kindergarten slots and services for disabled children.
Where has much of the money for those services gone? Toward tax cuts and tax incentives to woo companies like Sturm, Ruger to North Carolina.
Current economic statistics point toward a much better economic situation for workers in New Hampshire than for those in North Carolina. North Carolina has the fifth-highest unemployment rate in the United States today and ranks 41st in highest average income, according to the U.S. Census. By comparison, New Hampshire has the sixth lowest unemployment rate and ranks second in average income.
Data from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration reveals that North Carolina's rate of workplace fatalities in 2011 was higher than the national average — and three times that of New Hampshire's.
Many Tar Heels have already pushed back on the direction that North Carolina is heading in. Since April 29, thousands of workers, faith leaders and people of all stripes have assembled for our "Moral Monday" protests, speaking out every week at the General Assembly against the vision of a state where the rich and corporations profit at the expense of our schools, our unemployed and our poor and disabled. More than 700 people have chosen civil disobedience in the face of this injustice and have been arrested.
The people of North Carolina recognize that this is not the kind of state they want to live in, and they are fighting now to restore an economy where everyone has the ability to earn a living with dignity. We agree with our brothers and sisters in New Hampshire that widening income inequality and poverty should not be a by-product of economic growth.
For too long, American workers have been forced to compete against one another in a desperate race to the bottom. It does not have to be that way. There is an alternative, and it starts with rebuilding a strong middle class, the backbone to a vibrant economy for all of us.
Mark MacKenzie is president of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO. James Andrews is president of the North Carolina AFL-CIO.


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David Drebin's Glamorous "Photo Sculptures" Explore Voyeurism and the Female Form
Love stories and landscapes are at the foundation of David Drebin's panoramas, portraits, and neon sculptures. His monograph Love and Other Stories (2007) features solitary women in urban tableaux—high-rise apartments buildings and terraces, freeway overpasses and hotel rooms. Dressed alternately in bikinis, evening gowns, and negligees, the women appear to be in various stages of a love affair. They pout while lying on couches and ascend grand staircases; their legs emerge from doorways and car doors, their concealed upper bodies assumedly engaged in passionate embraces. Drebin's cityscapes present sweeping views of famous locales such as Jerusalem, Paris, and New York and incorporate both built and natural features. In San Francisco Dusk (2010), an illuminated grid of buildings reaches toward the misty blue horizon of the Pacific Ocean.
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The October Federal order Class III benchmark milk price is $18.22 per hundredweight, up 8 cents from September but $2.80 below October 2012.
It is $1.40 above California's comparable 4b cheese milk price, and equates to about $1.57 per gallon.
That brought the 2013 Class III average to $17.82, up from $16.98 in 2012 and compares to $18.25 in 2011 and $14.36 in 2010.
Class III futures were trading late Friday morning at $18.86 for November and $18.35 for December. That would result in a 2013 average of $17.94, up from $17.44 a year ago and compares to $18.37 in 2011.
The October Class IV price is $20.17, up 74 cents from September and $1.63 above a year ago. The 2013 average now stands at $18.66, up from $15.56 in 2012 and $19.38 in 2011.
The product averages used in calculating the class milk prices had cheese averaging $1.8025 per pound, up 0.6 cent from September. Butter averaged $1.5454, up 11.9 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.8366, up 2.8 cents, and dry whey averaged 57.31 cents per pound, down fractionally.
California's 4b cheese milk price is $16.82 per cwt., up 17 cents from September but $2.61 below October 2012. That put the 2013 4b average at $16.17, up from $15.16 at this time a year ago and compares to $16.41 in 2011.
The 4a butter-powder milk price is $20, up 53 cents from September $2.04 above a year ago. Its 2013 average now stands at $18.44, up from 15.18 a year ago and compares to $19.15 in 2011.
The dairy markets had a lot to absorb this week, including the Cold Storage, Livestock Slaughter, and Ag Prices reports, plus anticipating Friday afternoon's September Milk Production report.
Cash block cheese was up for the fifth consecutive week the last week of October, closing that Friday at $1.9025 per pound, up 2 3/4-cents on the week but 20 3/4-cents below a year ago. The barrels finished at $1.87, up a nickel on the week and 21 cents below a year ago. Nine cars of block traded hands on the week and only three of barrel. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.7980, up 0.9 cent. Barrel averaged $1.80, up 3.1 cents.
Cheese production is active in the face of tighter milk supplies, according to Dairy Market News (DMN). "Demand is good enough for plants to look for additional milk, but price and availability are hindering deal making." Competition from Class II manufacturers for available milk is restricting access to additional spot loads for cheese, according to DMN.
Some plants are reconstituting nonfat dry milk and purchasing cream to bolster production schedules. Seasonal demand is good as retailers look to secure additional supplies for the upcoming holidays. Adding to the demand is current good export ordering, says DMN.
Butter price up
Cash butter reversed three weeks of losses, thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday ahead and the Cold Storage data, and closed Friday at $1.5325, up 5 3/4-cents on the week but still 35 1/2-cents below a year ago. Nine cars traded hands on the week. The AMS butter average was $1.5239 per pound, down 4.4 cents.
Butter production varies by region, being active in the West and Northeast but slower in the Central Region, according to DMN. Continued strong orders are driving Western and Northeast production. Inventories in those regions are also being used to meet orders but Central manufacturers report that orders from retailers are slower than expected.
Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.91, up a penny, and Extra Grade held all week at $1.85. AMS powder averaged $1.8457, up 0.3 cent. Dry whey averaged 56.04 cents, down 1.1 cent.
Inventories shrink
Speaking of inventory, there's plenty on hand, according to the Agriculture Department's latest Cold Storage report. September 30 butter stocks totaled 233.25 million pounds, down a nice 30.7 million pounds or 12 percent from August but 37.4 million pounds or 19 percent above September 2012.
American cheese, at 661.27 million pounds, is down 7.1 million pounds or 1 percent from August but 19.6 million pounds or 3 percent above a year ago. The total cheese inventory hit 1.071 billion pounds, down 2.9 million pounds or 3 percent from August but 31.7 million pounds or 3 percent above a year ago.
FC Stone risk management specialist Chris Hildebrand said the report was "neutral to slightly bullish for cheese," and provided more bullish news for butter. "Both the fundamentals and some technicals are working in favor of the upside."
Milk supplies are described as tight nationally, according to DMN. Milk production in the South is beginning to show signs of improving with cooler temperatures and new feed supplies. Midwest output is mostly steady with higher components being reported, and California output is recovering from September's heatwave and component levels are showing improvements.
USDA's Livestock Slaughter report showed an estimated 258,600 dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in September, down 7,400 from August, but 7,800 more than September 2012. The January-September 2013 total was estimated at 2.342 million head, 53,900 more than the same period in 2012. Through the third week in October, weekly cow slaughter has averaged about 60,600 head for the month.
Internationally, milk production in most countries is approaching seasonal low points of the production year. Volumes are mostly higher than year-ago levels, continuing the trend that started during the summer.
Australian milk production is at or near the seasonal peak. Current production is trending 1-2 percent below last year, but industry analysts forecast year end totals to be about level with last year. New Zealand milk output is near the seasonal peak with estimates of a 4 percent increase over last year.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted four requests for export assistance this week to sell 304,238 pounds of Cheddar cheese and 220,462 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and North Africa. CWT's 2013 exports total 111.6 million pounds of cheese, 81 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of anhydrous milk fat and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 37 countries.
Farm bill meeting held
The first public meeting for the 2013 Farm Bill Conference Committee was held this week. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) stated in a press release today that "for America's dairy farmers, this is no time for a game of congressional trick or treat. The final product must provide farmers real stability, and not be a costumed disguise that masks the serious problems that will result if the House dairy program were enacted."
The federation praised the Senate's Dairy Security Act as "the only option that will provide help to farmers when they need it most, while also limiting taxpayers' exposure through its market stabilization mechanism."
"In contrast, the proposal that finally emerged from the House is a bad trick: it would be fiscally irresponsible and ineffective. Lacking the Senate's market stabilization program, the House approach would cause farmers to suffer prolonged periods of poor margins, while taxpayers subsidize dairy processors through artificially-low milk prices."
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reports that the four principal conferees, Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Ranking Member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Ranking Member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., are expected to meet in the coming weeks to determine if a general agreement can be reached on the major differences between the House and Senate bills. No further meetings of the committee have been announced at this time, and the House of Representatives will not be in session again until Nov. 12.
IDFA "strongly encourages the conference committee to accept the House dairy language and to include its provisions in the final bill, according to an IDFA press release. "Milk prices would significantly increase and jobs will be lost if the Senate prevails over the House on this issue," IDFA wrote. "The conference should follow the lead of the House, which rejected this controversial new dairy program to impose milk quotas on dairy farmers."
California frustration
California dairy producers and lawmakers are frustrated with their agriculture secretary. Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, who sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee and is a Stanislaus County farmer, told Western United Dairymen, "I thought we did come to an agreement with the Dairy Institute about a dairy pricing mechanism that would allow my guys to stay in business."
Referring to fellow Ag Committee members Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, and Chair Cathleen Galginai, D-Stockton, Berryhill pointed out, "The three of us thought there was an agreement. On the processor side they did not want to give anything. I thought it (the deal) was a happy middle ground. We all thought we had a deal that day and were very surprised to come back (after summer recess) and find everything had fallen out."
Berryhill said, Secretary Karen Ross "has made her decision to kick this can down the road to June. We will have to live with that and it will put us back to the drawing board. We will have to sit down and talk some more.
"The industry's current financial crisis is driven in part by federal mandates on ethanol which are driving feed prices to record highs," said Berryhill. "Feed prices will continue high for the near future or so. This industry's dynamics have changed." Looking ahead, Berryhill says he remains committed to finding a solution. "Kicking that can down the road doesn't help anyone.
The Milk Producer's Council's Rob Vandenheuvel wrote in his Oct. 24 newsletter that "Obviously, given the current financial state of the California dairy families (as evidenced in CDFA's own data, as well as the barrage of bank foreclosures and dispersal sales), there is ample evidence that CDFA has failed in their task to "bring about and maintain a reasonable amount of stability and prosperity in the production of market milk."
"If this were a national crisis, we might understand. But the rest of the country is not feeling the same pain that California's dairy farmers are. How is it that the California dairy industry, in the middle of 38-plus million California residents and an even larger market overseas to the West, is the home of the lowest priced milk in the country? Why are our dairies are being enticed to move to Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota, Kansas and other more rural areas?" The three major California cooperatives are working on a petition to submit to USDA that would create a Federal Milk Marketing Order in California.


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ANGEL FIRE, N.M. Four people died at the airport in the northern New Mexico community of Angel Fire after the single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed as it was taking off.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the cause of the crash was unknown, but noted that the area was experiencing heavy winds at the time of the crash Sunday afternoon. The planes destination wasnt immediately known.
No information was available about the two adults and two children aboard the single-engine Mooney plane. State police say there were no survivors.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are on their way to the site.
Angel Fire is 150 miles northeast of Albuquerque. The plane was owned by a company in Scottsville, Texas.


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Manchester teacher accused of putting soap, pepper in student's mouth
October 24. 2013 10:10AM
MANCHESTER - A former special education teacher at the Jewett Street School is accused of putting soap and pepper in a 6-year-old's mouth and flicking a book at the child as well.
Donna Varney, 54, of 15 Iron Horse Drive, Bedford, was indicted on three counts of simple assault by a grand jury sitting in Hillsborough County Superior Court, Northern District.
She resigned her position as a special education teacher for grades 1 to 3 on June 30, according to Tracy Mancuso, administrative assistant to Manchester School District Superintendent Debra Livingston.
The incidents took place between Nov.1 and Dec. 30 of last year.
Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Rose-Marie Balboni, the prosecutor assigned to the case, declined comment.
According to the indictments, which are class A misdemeanors that carry a maximum sentence of 2 to 5 years on each count, Varney is accused of knowingly causing unprivileged physical contact with the child when she put soap and pepper in the special education student's mouth and also flicked a book at the child's face.


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Spa Valley Railway » Volunteering » Voluntary Commercial Manager Vacancy
A unique volunteering opportunity has arisen at Tunbridge Wells' Spa Valley Railway to join the line as its Commercial Manager.
The Spa Valley Railway, which saw a 41% increase in its visitor numbers during its 2016 season, is actively seeking a Commercial Manager to help support the railways General Manager. This vacancy has arisen following the retirement of the previous manager and the Spa Valley Railway is now looking for suitable candidates to take on the role and lead the department into the future.
The successful candidate would, following appointment, sit on the railways Leadership Team, the governing body of the Spa Valley Railway. This is where the managers, directors and trustees headed by the railways Chairman meet once a month to discuss and develop the railway.
Opened as a tourist heritage railway in December 1996 the SpVR has been operating trains ever since, initially as far as Groombridge Station and in 2011 to Eridge, providing the railway with a cross platform interchange with the national rail network.
The railways visitor numbers for the previous 4yrs have averaged 30,000 until 2016 when they hit a record high of 43,126. This figure needs to continue increasing and the Commercial Manager would work alongside the General Manager to continue boosting visitor numbers and the products the railway offers.
The Spa Valley Railway is owned and operated by the Wealden Railway Co. Ltd and supported by the Tunbridge Wells & Eridge Railway Preservation Society which is a registered charity.
Heritage trains operate weekends from February to the end of October each year with services running on Tuesday's Wednesday's & Thursdays during school holidays and the summer period. During December & early January Santa and Mince Pie specials operate making the railway nearly a year-round operation.
The five-mile heritage railway is blessed with a connection to mainline services at Eridge which brings in customers from all over the country.
To view the full description please click here.
To see how the Spa Valley Railway is structured please click here.
For further information or to apply for this unique role then please email our General Manager,'s PA Matt Futter, here.


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Ultrasound scanner, Scotland, 1961
This is the 'Diasonagraph Mk1' ultrasound scanner. It can perform both 'A' (one-dimensional) and 'B' (two-dimensional) scans. This means it provided different displays of internal structures such as a specific organ or a foetus. This example was made in Scotland and used by Dr Stuart Campbell during cephalometric-based research of foetal development. Cephalometry is the study of skull growth. Campbell's work established procedures that made ultrasound a key part of antenatal care. Ultrasound is a safe way of checking the development of the foetus.
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"I just want to tell my children and their spouses to always take good care of each other; be nice to one another. It seems like just five minutes ago, I married Mike and he was so full of life and adventure." my Mom said.
"I just want to tell my children and their spouses to always take good care of each other; be nice to one another. It seems like just five minutes ago, I married Mike and he was so full of life and adventure." my Mom said.
My stepfather is in his last stages of Parkinson's disease, unable to move much on his own anymore. He has lived with the symptoms for over 30 years. Just three years less than he and my Mom have been married. They manage well. My mom, as his caretaker, has taken careful attention to celebrate life and make moments important, especially in the last few years.
I recently read an article that included a story about a man asking his wife about how their marriage was going. To his surprise and shock, she was very clear and answered, "It's hell." They quickly began working to make things better: taking time to pay attention to the little things; saying more thank yous; listening; focusing more on each other and less on electronics; being grateful to just have each other; making a dedicated effort to say good morning with some enthusiasm; being honest about feelings, words and actions; giving compliments; holding hands; laughing more together; giving love that fit what the other needed (backrubs, notes, special food, etc.) without being asked.
Time flies and life is short, two clichés that we hear often, but don't seem to consider much. It seems that people who have experienced the death of a loved one or are close to the experience, have a better wisdom or a more appreciative perspective on life. They soak up and celebrate their time with their loved ones; recognizing that a lifetime is quick, feeling like just five minutes. That is how fast it goes. Wouldn't it be great if we could just take the wisdom of our elders or others, and truly appreciate and celebrate our moments with our loved ones ~ cherishing the time we have with them right now, without sweating too much, the small stuff. No relationship is perfect, there will be challenges, disagreements and bumpy stretches, but how we manage them can strengthen our commitment, as well as our fulfillment of life.
Love is a magnificent experience. Take good care of it. Valentine's Day is a perfect time to show your love, but perhaps having the mindset that every day is Valentine's Day would encourage us to find something each day to celebrate!
"Just the thought of being with you tomorrow is enough to get me through today." ~Author Unknown


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