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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
Water is a precious commodity in this desert country of Emery County. The Emery Water Conservancy met in their regular meeting to discuss water and projects the district is involved in this spring.
Manager Jay Mark Humphrey said work was completed on removing a log jam in the Left Hand Fork of the Huntington River. The jam was causing the river to leave its channel creating a new one. There was a lot of debris and sediment causing the blockage. Nielson Construction cleaned the south sediment basins of the Huntington Cleveland Irrigation System. The material has not been hauled off but is stored on both ends of the basins. This work was $10,000. The Cleveland diversion was also cleaned and sediment was cleaned from there for three days and stored on Joe Ivie's property. No bill has been received yet on the Left Fork log jam, but 183 dump truck loads of debris were hauled from there. There has been no additional money into the district to help with these cleanup efforts. The money is coming from property taxes and user fees. Commissioner Nelson said the county is still begging for funds for cleanup and restoration projects due to the fire. Huntington City is also looking for money to clean under the bridges along SR-31 and SR-10. The city has $100,000 of its own money to get started on cleanup.
The board commented that fuel overload is very prevalent in other places besides Huntington Canyon including Joe's Valley and Ferron Mountain and fire danger will be high there this summer. The governor is forming a task force to deal with catastrophic fire and some representatives from Emery County will hopefully be included on the committee.
Commissioner James Nelson reported the legislature committed $800,000 to the county for work on restoration to Huntington Creek to build debris basins. One trouble is the money will not come into the county until July after any spring runoff, but before the monsoon season in August.
The district cleaned the log jam on the Richard Jensen property on Huntington Creek. The cleanup cost the district $30,000 and will cost the county $10,000-$15,000. The project looks good and XTO was very cooperative with the use of their right of way through their property. There was debris four-five feet thick. Sherrel Ward mentioned there was a presentation by the forest service at the water users conference in St. George, pertaining to the Seeley Fire and Huntington Creek, but it was mainly about the fish kill in Huntington Creek and San Rafael River. Ward mentioned at the conference there were a number of other concerns regarding the fire, including grazers and water users.
Humphrey reported Joe's Valley is half full. The power company has been using their water from Millsite and Millsite is very low. "We've kept water flows from Joe's Valley to a minimum this winter," said Humphrey. The new Adobe Wash reservoir is filling. They don't want Adobe Wash to spill.
"It's a tough year, but we must attempt to set the allocations. There is 34,569 acre feet in Joe's Valley. Of that, 7,320 acre feet belongs to the power company and 7,800 acre feet is dead space that must remain in the reservoir. For a full allocation we need 24,950 acre feet. Which would leave 12,000 acre feet of usable storage water if the 2013 spring runoff forecast is correct for the 2014 irrigation season," said Humphrey.
The boat ramps will be out of the water again this year. Two back to back drought years are taking a toll on the storage supplies. A good water year will be needed next winter to replenish water supplies. The board voted to give 100 percent of the 2013 project water allocation to the water users.
Adobe Wash can store 1,300 acre feet of water, but will be kept right around 1,100. Commissioner Nelson said other smaller reservoirs like Adobe Wash need to be built, like near Ferron, if Millsite ever spills that water can be captured.
Cottonwood Irrigation has an agreement with Bureau of Reclamation for 2,100 acre feet to be released down the San Rafael for the environmental reasons. The irrigation company will receive a check for $6.4 million to help with their irrigation project in exchange for this water.
The water for Desert Lake also needs to be examined to develop an efficient way to deliver water there now that Huntington Cleveland Irrigation has installed their pressurized irrigation system.
On the Muddy Creek there is a little block of money left that will be used to cover the intake pipe at the settling basin. This will be installed in the next week or two.
The board went over the agreement with Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation for the district to perform maintenance and repair work on the new irrigation system. The district has similar agreements with the other irrigation companies in the county.
Lee McElprang said there is much to be learned from the irrigation companies that already have their sprinkling systems in place. He hopes there are problems that Huntington-Cleveland can avoid by using their expertise.
The district will have someone available at all times for repair work.
Craig Johansen said it makes sense to have someone who is familiar with all the systems and is trained to do repairs. It works for the companies to pool their resources to have someone available.
Humphrey said an incident occurred that day where a line was broken near Orangeville and was repaired and back in service within three hours.
Huntington-Cleveland has replaced 40 broken air vacs in the last three weeks. They have also had some troubles with the pipe at Snowball pond.
The board approved the agreement with Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation for repair and maintenance work on their system.
The companies are learning from experience what works and what doesn't.
Commissioner Nelson said it was brought up in commission meeting about fish in Adobe Wash. Craig Johansen said when they first met about Adobe Wash more that two years ago they talked to the DWR and asked if they would like to put some money into the reservoir, but they declined at that time. It's a private reservoir, so he doesn't see fish stocking happening, but if the county or DWR wanted to put up some money, then they would consider it. No public money has gone into this reservoir.
Roger Barton said he met with Commissioner Blackham from the department of agriculture and there is talk of reclassification of the water in Utah. For example Ferron Creek is used for agriculture, but there is also a state park there, so the water classification would be recreation which is considered a higher use. He will find out more about this and present information at a later meeting.


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County Public Lands Council met in their regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 8. Members present were Vernell Rowley, Kirk Johansen, Joe Fielder, Craig Johansen, Chairman Dennis Worwood, Dickson Huntington, Wes Curtis and Commissioners Ira Hatch, Drew Sitterud and Randy Johnson.
The approval of the previous meeting's minutes was the first item on the agenda. The next item was the subcommittee reports. Curtis was first with the Heritage subcommittee report. He talked about the monument concept. He said, "As I think about what we're proposing, it is one of the most important things Emery County has ever considered to maintain a degree of control and influence. I can't think of a time when a President has said to a county, 'What do you think?' The process for evaluation is unprecedented. It would be a shame if it fell apart. We are hearing stories and complaints and nightmare stories of what will happen if a monument is designated.
"Those are the things we are trying to avoid with the monument concept. Those things will happen if we turn our future over to Washington and to the environmentalists. What we're doing is risky, but it is also less risky than the alternative. There are concerns in people's minds as to what it's going to look like. We've created a draft document that describes what we're proposing. We've been listening to concerns and we've drafted a document to flesh out what we're proposing. The draft is to explain our position and what's being proposed. The President has said he will not move forward without our OK and the things that we've asked for have been incorporated.
"We want to put this draft document in front of the public and let them know where we are with this. These items are where the monument needs to be and if those needs are not addressed then we would withdraw our support. We want to focus on historic themes on heritage tourism and economic opportunities. The heritage and history will set it apart and distinquish it. It will be a multiple use visitor friendly and visitor oriented monument. We want to enhance visitor facilities and interactive activities. We see it as a tourist destination. The 620,000 acres are a logical size which follows the natural upheaval of the Swell.
"Appropriate access is vital to visitors. The route designation plan is being worked on by the BLM and we hope and expect that will become the monument travel plan. All other uses hinge on access, grazing, scientific and paleontological as well as archaeological uses all depend on access.
"A monument advisory council would be established with local representation and ongoing representation. This will help maintain the local perspective. Ranching will be highlighted as a historical use and as part of the landscape and would be protected as part of history.
"We stress local involvement in the monument management plan. The monument provides a high level of protection. The current wilderness study areas will be managed as they are now under FLPMA non-impairment status. All existing rights on the Swell will remain valid," said Curtis.
Commissioner Johnson said we need to get this in front of the public and let them see the concepts and the standards we expect to have. We envision a visitor friendly monument, not a science museum. Access effects all other uses. We view the opportunity to participate with an advisory council as essential. We already have cooperating agency status.
Craig Johansen said he recommended to the council that they endorse the draft document and get it out to the public.
Huntington said he had contacted members of the grazing subcommittee and discussed the draft document. He said the livelihood of the ranchers is connected to their winter grazing. On the Swell there are 60 permittees, 37 allotments and 26,000 animal unit months (AUM). The estimated value of these permits is between $1-3 million. These guys put out a lot of money for these permits. With more tourists on the Swell grazing will come under closer scrutiny. Environmentalists will exert big pressure to cut cows. If there was a need to cut permits then the permittees should be paid and paid well. There is a history of struggles with grazing on monuments. The guys have a lot invested out there.
Commissioner Johnson wondered if they were saying to give the BLM permission to sell off permits. Kash Winn, cattleman spoke to the council. He said they didn't want a definite dollar amount written in, but some kind of wording that cattlemen would be justly compensated in the event that grazing was reduced from increased pressure due to tourism. The permittees want the assurance that they will be protected. The permittees fear that with increased pressure they might lose permits.
Commissioner Hatch said this might be setting a precedence they didn't want to get into.
Winn said grazing will be maintained under the current plan, but in the historical process grazing has had to yield to other uses and it is documented. He felt grazers should be entitled to some compensation by the governing agency.
Winn wanted the number of AUMs to be protected. Commissioner Hatch reminded him that with or without a monument we can't guarantee numbers won't be reduced. Rowley felt the wording all traditional uses will be protected by law would offer grazers protection to maintain their current use.
Commissioner Johnson said that defending grazing as being important to the area and as a historical use will be built in. Huntington said the cattlemen need protection. Winn said that grazing is an economic value and there are few others with that value except maybe outfitters. Fielder saw grazing as a valid use. Kathleen Truman from state history said in many legal cases they say that grazing does not qualify as a valid existing right. Huntington said that argument has been going on for a long time and that in some cases grazing is receiving validation.
Craig Johansen said there should be no AUM reductions without just compensation and that grazing within the monument should be a showcase situation where fences and ponds are all working and in good repair. Perhaps part of the money involved through the Heritage Area could be brought in and some of it could go to ranching and grazing as heritage to put on display. Johansen also envisioned cattlemen taking people along on trail rides for a taste of the cowboy life.
Curtis said we can't make any promises that we can't keep. There is no financial structure in the BLM to fund buyouts. In the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument it was a case of willing buyer and willing seller. Legally you can't retire an allotment and that has been the challenge. The Grand Canyon Trust who bought the allotments within the GSENM now have to get into the cattle business.
Winn wondered if the language could be watered down to say, 'Should be compensated.' Curtis said it could read that we would work with the BLM and all other entities to find ways to compensate and work to make sure it happens.
Commissioner Johnson said they expect there wouldn't be any reductions in AUMs. Worwood commented that the first permits bought by the nature conservancy were here in Emery County. There are people out to destroy grazing with or without a monument.
It was pointed out that conflicts will exist and continue to exist with or without a monument. Hikers and cows don't always mix and perhaps someone will have to yield. Winn said that with monument status it will bring more awareness, interest and publicity to the area.
Huntington said that there have already been reductions in that area and they want to hold firm to where it's at now. It was pointed out that they want the grazing to remain consistent throughout the county and that any language should include all of Emery County not just within the monument area. The idea being that the AUMs remain as they are.
It was agreed that the language would be added to the draft document to give added protection to the grazers. It was also agreed that they would hold one public hearing to present the draft document to the public. The meeting was set for Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of the San Rafael. They also agreed to place copies of the draft document in public places to help get the information out to the public.
Curtis also reported that the current Heritage Bill is going to happen and they are watching it and hopefully it will make it through.
Craig Johansen was next with the water subcommittee report. He said he felt like they have a dragon to slay with the wild and scenic river issue. He said they have formed a wild and scenic river committee which includes Morris Sorensen from the Muddy drainage, Roger Barton from Ferron, Craig Johansen from the Cottonwood and Lee McElprang from the Huntington as well as Jay Mark Humphrey from the Emery Water Conservancy and Darrel Leamaster from the Castle Valley Special Service District. This committee has met with the BLM and the forest service once and have other meetings planned. Right now the BLM and the forest service are talking about nominations for eligibility. The rivers are nominated through an evaluation process. There are three different classes with differing degrees of protection. We have been invited to participate and we're going to participate.
He said once the process is over the streams and washes designated as suitable will go through the NEPA process. Through the NEPA process if it is deemed suitable then the river is managed as designated until it is designated by Congress.
"My position is that I don't want any period. That's where I stand and we'll work to reduce the number and effects it could have on us. Any designation effects everything we do upstream," said Johansen.
The question was asked if during the process a river could be designated as ineligible. Johansen said they don't class them as ineligible, they just don't move through the process. He said he hopes more fall out along the way.
Commissioner Sitterud commented that it doesn't matter if it has water in it or not. A half a mile corridor of wilderness also comes with wild river designation. Commissioner Johnson said they have been worrying about wild and scenic rivers for years now. Huntington Creek clear to Skyline Mine is on the list and it effects everything from the top of the water shed to the Green River.
Worwood compared the wild and scenic rivers to tailgating a manure spreader, you either duck or it hits you in the face.
Commissioner Johnson gave the report on public lands day. It was held on Sept. 28 at Swasey's Cabin. He said work was done to replace the roof on the cabin, trail work, fence installation and repair and cement work was done by the restroom.
Huntington reported that the Quivera Grazing Conference has been scheduled for Dec. 13-14 in Moab at the Red Cliff Lodge. The soil conservation district is a co-sponsor of the event. The first day will include speakers and the second day will include a field trip.
Worwood pointed out that Crocket Dumas former district ranger in our area worked with this group while in New Mexico. They worked to solve problems with the environmentalists instead of butting heads. The ranchers made money and the environmental concerns were settled.
Winn said the Quivera had good intentions and that it came from an environmental background. They work around problems and left and right come together. Grass banks and other ideas dealing with creating a better environment and improving profits are used.
Worwood said one of the cattlemen had an endangered species on his land and that he has a bird expert come and count the birds every year and they have grown to the largest population in the area. The rancher is grazing and the birds are growing.
Huntington asked for the support of the council in helping to bring the conference to our area. The conference will attract ranchers from all over Southeastern Utah.
Fielder gave an update on the land exchange. He said it was held up in Congress over the valuation issues of the state lands compared to the federal lands to be exchanged. The bill passed the House on Oct. 7 and has moved into the Senate. The land exchange is not tied to the monument in any way and the land has been in the process of being exchanged for quite some time.
Mesia Nyman from the forest service was next with their update. She handed out copies of the recently completed draft roads analysis to the council.
Tom Rasmussen from the BLM was next with an update. He said they are working on the route designation. They received 13,000 comments which they have had to review but it should be out by next month. They will be performing an EIS in Kimball Draw pertaining to US Gypsum entering the area for mining. Phillips wants to drill 80-90 new wells which will include 50 new drill pads in the Drunkards Wash gas field. They have come to realize the edges of the field are more productive than first thought in the beginning. Some of these wells are outside the boundaries of the original EIS and will need a supplemental EIS. "I would like to thank the Emery County Commissioners and the public lands council for their cooperation in working with BLM. I have accepted a position as field manager in Lakeview, Ore. and will report to work there on Dec. 1. Emery County does the most progressive work of any county in the United States in public lands," said Rasmussen.
Commissioner Hatch thanked Rasmussen for his work with the county and for picking up the slack as acting manager during the interim before Patrick Gubbins arrived as new field manager.
The BLM has granted the right of way for the full length of the Moore cut-off road project. Rasmussen said they are expecting the decision to be appealed by SUWA at the last minute.
Under other business, Ramal Jones spoke to the council concerning his recent presentation at the resource forum for the monument concept. He wondered if his report to Gary Armstrong should include information about areas beyond the monument boundaries. He asked for guidance in the matter.
Commissioner Johnson said that any report on the paleontological resources and finds in Emery County would be appropriate. We can't sweep everything into the monument boundaries. Cleveland/Lloyd dinosaur quarry has been included as a separate island. Any data you submit won't hurt us, it will show what a remarkable area we have. We've heard it from both sides of the paleo issue. A monument won't disrupt research but protect it.
Peggy Harrison from Congressman Chris Cannon's office said that Tim Stewart had plans to place our Heritage Bill within the omnibus bill. She also mentioned the livestock compensation plan for losses sustained from the drought which will be administered through local farm service agencies which Cannon supported.
The BLM information meeting is scheduled for Nov. 21 in Castle Dale.
The council adjourned to executive session to discuss the applicants for the public lands council director position which was vacated when Val Payne took a job with the state.
The next public lands meeting will be held on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.


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Toulon have benched several of their leading players for the Heineken Cup Pool match with Sale Sharks at Stade Félix Mayol on Sunday.
Toulon have benched several of their top players for the Heineken Cup Pool match with Sale at Stade Félix Mayol.
The big-spending French outfit did not have things their all way at Salford City Stadium last week despite winning 17-6 against the English side.
But with a five-point lead in the Pool, Toulon have left such star names like Jonny Wilkinson, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Carl Hayman and Mathieu Bastareaud on the replacements bench.
Fred Michalak, Joe van Niekerk, Davit Kubriashvili and Maxime Mermoz have been handed starts in the respective players' places while Nick Kennedy and Gethin Jenkins will wear shirts five and one.
This will be the first visit to Stade Felix Mayol for Sale Sharks, who name Rob Miller on the left wing and Danny Cipriani wearing number ten.
Aston Croall makes a rare start at hooker while Mark Cueto is moved to outside centre.
The teams:
Toulon: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Rudi Wulf, 13 Maxime Mermoz, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 David Smith, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde, 8 Joe Van Niekerk, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Pierrick Gunther, 5 Nick Kennedy, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Davit Kubriashvili, 2 Jean-Charles Orioli, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Sebastien Bruno, 17 Andrew Sheridan, 18 Carl Hayman, 19 Jocelino Suta, 20 Mathieu Bastareaud, 21 Juan Fernandez Lobbe, 22 Jonny Wilkinson, 23 Simon Shaw.
Sale: 15 Cameron Shepherd, 14 Mark Jennings, 13 Mark Cueto, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Rob Miller, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Will Cliff, 8 Richie Vernon, 7 David Seymour, 6 James Gaskell, 5 Fraser McKenzie, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 2 Aston Croall, 1 Ross Harrison.
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruise, 17 Vadim Cobilas, 18 Tony Buckley, 19 Kearnan Myall, 20 Andy Powell, 21 Cillian Willis, 22 Sam Tuitupou, 23 Charlie Amesbury.
Date: Sunday, December 16
Kick-off: 16:00 (15:00 GMT)
Venue: Stade Félix Mayol
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Paul Haycock (Ireland), Brian MacNiece (Ireland)
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A few days ago, the wind blew and we felt relief. Not so much to our personal comfort, it is after all still winter in these parts. But to our pocket books. And our air. Not to speak of our dwindling water supply.
On that February day, wind energy generation accounted for 32 percent of the state's energy demands – a record.
That recent record bested a moment in January when wind power accounted for 28 percent. Which beat the previous record from November. In 2011, wind power accounted for 6.9 percent of the energy used by Texans. It's now at 8.5 percent.
It's as obvious as the now-iconic three-blade rotor on top of the massive arm that has become a growing symbol of rural Texas, particularly in West or South Texas: Wind is increasingly a key part of our state energy profile.
And it should be, particularly in a place as geographically blessed as our state.
Wind energy experts tell us that West Texas has some of the best, most consistent winds in the world. The coastal areas of South Texas aren't far behind. And even better, the two areas go hand-in-glove with each other.
The West Texas wind, which accounts for 80 percent of production, tends to blow in the evenings and mornings. The coastal winds, which account for much of the remaining 20 percent, is produced in the late afternoons. The late afternoon/early evening also happens to be peak usage time. When the state was facing the prospect of rolling blackouts during the drought-driven dog days of 2011, the coastal wind turbines were pivotal in keeping air conditioners running.
The wind energy industry employs 25,000 people in the state, mostly in rural areas that need the economic boost. Each turbine needs workers to build it and maintain it. And, of course, there's the lease money paid to landowners. Business is, of course, competitive and wind firms negotiate contracts with each individual, but Jeff Clark of The Wind Coalition estimates that people who have wind turbines on their properties annually receive between $6,000 and $8,000 per turbine.
What's not to like? Birds flying into the blades?
Actually,Clark says, that's more myth than reality.
"The most dangerous things for birds are cats,"Clark said.
Bats however, are a different matter. Apparently the echo-locating mammals are attracted to the rotation of the blade. But wind generation companies are working on that.
And for us humans, there's a lot to like about the wind. The turbines don't release emissions, or require fuel or water.
But it isn't, as people once used to quip about wind and solar energy, free.
Each wind turbine unit, which weighs almost 100 tons, costs about $2 million per turbine to put up. And then there's maintenance.
That's why it's important for the federal government, through its Production Tax Credit, and the state, through its utilities and the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, to continue to support the industry.
Texas utilities are investing almost $9 billion in transmission projects to move the power from where the wind blows to where the people live. Money well-invested. About 30 percent of our wind power is being lost due to lack of transmission lines. Much of the work on the transmission lines will be finished this year.
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In nations with progressive income tax, the wealthiest would pay the larger proportion of the direct governmental cost. Those presently, at lowest levels would not pay tax at the lowest tax rates on this stipemd. To be fair as a minimal subsistence income, it should be a tax-free sum for all classes. The richest would pay the highest of the increased income tax to cover the national cost.
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During heavy hatches the fish may hold just below the surface; consequently, this restricts their vision window. When hatches are sparse fish can hold deeper so that they can view a wider area looking for insects. Moreover, deeper holding fish can see you better. Also, during heavy hatches, fish become less cautious because they are preoccupied feeding. The longer a hatch persists the less wary the fish becomes. It can be easier to closely approach fish late in a heavy hatch than earlier in the same hatch.
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Proverbs 1:20-33
Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice; on the top of the walls she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
Give heed to my reproof; behold, I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.
Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you, when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them; but he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil."
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Tactical Bipod is all metal construction. It is designed to fit almost all handguard.
This bipod is made for versatility and fast installation.
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- Students while on-campus, can Print using most Web Based Devices.
File Storage: Students should purchase a USB Thumb drive/Flash drive. Students also receive a OneDrive for cloud storage with there Eagle Mail.
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GCC's New Distance Education Enrollment Procedures
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Fits the Cadillac Escalade cars made by Power wheels. X3419-0310 can be used in place of part numbers: H0440-0310A, J5246-0310, N8417-0311, N1475-0321 and W9417-0310. Make your vehicle look like new again!
This is the replacement Decal / Sticker sheet for the Cadillac Escalade vehicles made by Power wheels. This sheet includes all of the stickers for this vehicle, and is a great way to spruce up your old Escalade! Easily replace faded or missing stickers with this replacement decal sheet.
This will fit the 12 Volt 2-Seater Escalades, and will directly replace the stickers on a X3419 but would also fit for all of the Cadillac Escalades made by Power Wheels. Including Models: H0438, H0440, J5246, L7824, M0409, M0410, M9780, N1475, N8417, N9522, W6203, W6205 and W9417.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Environmental groups are challenging the energy conservation plans of Iowa's largest gas and electricity providers, saying Interstate Power and Light and MidAmerican Energy aren't doing as much as they could to help consumers use less electricity.
Iowa law requires gas and electricity utility companies regulated by the state to draft new energy efficiency plans every five years. The five-year plan submitted by IPL, a division of Alliant Energy, calls for spending $399 million and saving 814,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. That's the amount used by everyone in the city of Dubuque last year.
MidAmerican spends $512 million to save 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours.
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Today's guest post comes from Rebecca Lim, a Miller Center Student Ambassador and a second year student at the University of Virginia double majoring in East Asian Studies and Political and Social Thought. On this day 96 years ago, President Woodrow Wilson delivered an address to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. The request was approved, and four days later, on April 6, 1917, the United States officially entered World War I. The U.S. had remained neutral since the outbreak of the war in 1914, and American public opinion highly opposed entering the war. Just three years later, however, a series of events infuriated the American people and galvanized public opinion in the opposite direction: the revelation of the German empire's decision to recommence unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, under which German submarines, called U-boats, could attack both military and non-military vessels without warning; and the interception of the infamous Zimmermann Telegram. The Zimmermann Telegram, sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, in January 1917, was intercepted and decrypted by British intelligence and shared with President Wilson. In it, Zimmermann notified Eckhardt of the plans to resume submarine warfare, and the prediction that this action would pull the United States into the war on the side of the allies. Upon U.S. entry into the war, he instructed Eckhardt to propose a military alliance with Mexico in exchange for the return of formerly Mexican territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Finally, they were to broker an alliance with the Japanese Empire. Wilson understood that war could no longer be evaded. Still, he recognized the gravity of his decision and the effects the war would have on the nation and the world. In his appeal to Congress, Wilson mentioned not only Germany's offenses, but also the implications of the country's actions as "warfare against mankind" and "a war against all nations." Wilson recognized a cause worth fighting for beyond national security—he saw it as America's duty to not only protect its own borders, but to be the "single champion" of human rights, to which Germany posed a grave threat. Wilson pleaded to Congress: The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind. It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of; but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination. The challenge is to all mankind…Our motive will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, of human right, of which we are only a single champion. Our object now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic power and to set up among the really free and self-governed peoples of the world such a concert of purpose and of action as will henceforth ensure the observance of those principles. Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. We have seen the last of neutrality in such circumstances. We are at the beginning of an age in which it will be insisted that the same standards of conduct and of responsibility for wrong done shall be observed among nations and their governments that are observed among the individual citizens of civilized states. Congress overwhelmingly voted in support of the war, adopting the declaration by a vote of 82 to 6 in the Senate and 373 to 50 in the House of Representatives. The anniversary of Wilson's request to Congress to declare war is an important reminder of the imbalance between the executive and Congress in war powers that has pervaded modern times. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war (Article I, Section 8), but also grants the president the role of commander-in-chief during times of war (Article II, Section 2). Yet, the last time the United States formally declared war under this framework was during World War II. While Congress has attempted to rein in the war powers of the executive, it hasn't always been successful. In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution (WPR) over President Richard Nixon's veto to ensure the participation of Congress in decisions to commit military forces to conflict. Under the resolution, the president may only send armed forces in the case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces," or by authorization of Congress. Furthermore, the President must inform Congress within 48 hours of his decision, and the forces cannot remain for more than 60 days without Congressional authorization or a formal declaration of war. Presidents have, in many cases, ignored the resolution or have found loopholes to avoid triggering the 60-day time limit for troops to remain. For example, President Ronald Reagan sent Marines to Lebanon in 1982-83 without citing Section 4(a)(1). Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton also sent troops abroad using this same tactic to avoid the restrictions put in place by the WPR. However, Congress has also granted statutory authority for military action consistent with the WPR, as was the case in a joint resolution granting broad authority to President George W. Bush "to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons." Still, war powers remains a controversial issue, as evidenced by Congressional opposition to President Barack Obama's decision to intervene in Libya. Furthermore, ongoing tensions between the executive and legislative branches over war powers should not go unresolved. In 2007, the Miller Center convened a bipartisan panel on the National War Powers Commission, headed by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker and Warren Christopher. The commission was comprised of several leading experts, scholars and officials who evaluated the 1973 resolution in several different capacities over a period of 14 months. The commission concluded with a unanimous recommendation to replace the War Powers Resolution with a new War Powers Consultation Act with the following provisions: Provides that the president shall consult with Congress before deploying U.S. troops into "significant armed conflict"—i.e., combat operations lasting, or expected to last, more than a week. Defines the types of hostilities that would or would not be considered "significant armed conflicts." Creates a new Joint Congressional Consultation Committee, which includes leaders of both Houses as well as the chair and ranking members of key committees. Establishes a permanent bipartisan staff with access to the national security and intelligence information necessary to conduct its work. 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I just got pinged by one of the travel sites that the airfare I'm looking at dropped from 524 to 516 (this is RT from Anchorage, AK to Seattle, AK... we don't have flights like Southwest. this is one of the many price gouging issues we have up here).
when is the cheapest time (days and months) to book? I'm not flying until November and I don't want to book now and have it drop to the 400s... *sigh*


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Nashville leaders see Grammy concert as validation it is an all-inclusive music city.
NASHVILLE — If you think Wednesday's Grammy nominations concert is just another music show at Bridgestone Arena, the city's mayor, Karl Dean, is ready to tell you differently.
As Dean and leaders in the economic development and tourism industries see it, the nationally televised program — taking place outside Los Angeles for the first time since its inception five years ago — provides validation that Nashville is an all-inclusive music city.
It's an image officials are eager to put into the psyche of people throughout the country as they work to shed the long-held perception that Nashville is open only to country music.
Getting that message out, Dean and others believe, is crucial to efforts to boost everything from tourism to business investment in Nashville. Nearly 10 million people watched last year's nominations concert special on CBS, a 12% improvement from 2010.
"What I think it really does for somebody who is not familiar with Nashville, or has an image of Nashville that does not comport with reality, is that it helps them to see what Nashville really is," Dean said. "It spreads the word in a way we couldn't on our own."
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The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night (CBS, 10 p.m. ET) will kick off the countdown to the 55th annual Grammy Awards by revealing Grammy nominees in between live performances from past award winners and nominees. Maroon 5 will perform a one-hour concert for those in attendance after the show.
"There are obvious benefits (of the concert) from just attracting attention to the city from people who want to do business here to attracting people who want to relocate business here," Dean said. "It's important for folks to understand how diverse the music scene is in Nashville."
Varied acts based here
Among acts that call Nashville home are pop artists Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson and Gavin DeGraw, and rockers Kings of Leon, The Black Keys and Jack White, whose music label, Third Man Records, is based here. That doesn't include acts such as British rock band Mumford & Sons that don't live here full time but take up residence in Music City for long periods to write and record music.
The thinking goes that people like to see themselves reflected in a place as they decide whether to visit, move or invest there. Generally, the more people who can see themselves in Nashville's reflection, the better. One way to create the connection between the two is to use music, exploiting the close relationship between an individual and his or her musical tastes.
"We travel on the road telling the Nashville story throughout the year, and the story is that it is a much more diverse and deep and broad a creative economy than you would dream," said Janet Miller, chief economic development and marketing officer for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. "The fact that we have such an amazing visual representation of it in the music industry is a gold mine."
Grammy officials have said they chose Nashville for a combination of factors including the city's vigorous and diverse music industry. Heavy lobbying from Dean's administration also contributed to Nashville beating out Los Angeles and other cities to win the event.
The victory provides a centerpiece around which efforts by the Music City Music Council, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau and the chamber of commerce to improve Nashville's attractiveness can revolve.
"The fact that we have a ... broad-genre show is reflective of the direction that Nashville is going in terms of becoming more of a broad-based music center," said Randy Goodman, chairman of the Music City Music Council. "The exciting thing about the Grammy show being here is that it reinforces that."
Miller is banking on Nashville's ability to capture second looks after Wednesday night's exposure, particularly from the creative class whose highly innovative, high-growth companies have the potential to transform a city's economy.
"Companies decide where they will locate based on a business case, but at the end of the day, there's a subjective quality," Miller said. "The implications of this say so much more about the city than one concert would. We feel like it's a statement about this creative place, and that is economic development gold."
Tourism officials, too, are counting the benefits of using the concert to broaden the image and appeal of Nashville.
"It's in everybody's best interest in terms of the end result," said Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau. "Anytime you're perceived more as one-dimensional, it limits your opportunities."
Spyridon considers the show the "end result of a significant, concentrated and focused effort to make a stronger statement about the (Music City) brand that would broaden perception," a plan that has been more than two decades in the making.
Strong Nashville brand
Meanwhile, the visitors bureau website's "Music City Radio" station features artists including rapper Nelly, crooner Bruno Mars and other acts with even the slightest connection to Nashville.
"We have a strong brand, and we want the brand to represent all that's good and not just one facet," Spyridon said.
This all means, of course, that Nashville's predominant genre, country music, is being called on to share not just its stage, but also the spotlight. To say that Nashville is inextricably linked to country music falls far short of approaching the relationship between the two, and officials are careful to make clear that the aim isn't to diminish country's role in the Nashville story.
"It's really important to say that it's not about moving away from being the center of country music because I don't know, in our lifetime, if that will ever change. It will always be the focal point of that genre of music," Goodman said. "But what is exciting is that if we can continue to import and grow our infrastructure of music, it will automatically grow our interest to artists from other genres and investors who like other genres."


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Two weeks after coming up 1 ¼ lengths shy of undefeated Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Exaggerator comes to Old Hilltop looking to turn the tables in the Preakness.
A dark bay or brown son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, Exaggerator has yet to beat Nyquist in three tries, also running second in the seven-furlong San Vicente (G2) in the season opener for both horses, and fourth, beaten three lengths, in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) last fall.
Exaggerator won three of six starts at 2, taking the Saratoga Special (G2) in his third career race and stakes debut last August, and capping his juvenile campaign with a neck victory in the Delta Downs Jackpot (G3) in November.
This year, Exaggerator also finished third in the San Felipe (G2) and romped in the slop to a 6 ¼-length score in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) before his try in the Derby, where he overcame traffic trouble from post 11 and came flying late to finish second.


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This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Culinary no-no #306
Lately I've had an affinity for a certain snack Jennifer picks up at Sendik's.
In our house, little Kyla refers to them as "cheese puffies."
I'll chew on the puffies while I'm at the computer. Not one by one, but generally a small handful.
While blogging one of my masterpieces recently, one of those beautiful crunchy morsels inexplicably fell on the floor. Horrified, I wasn't about to waste a single orange crumb.
Keep in mind that 999 times out of 1,000 that puffy is headed right for the garbage. Except this time. I scooped that puffy up like a
Of course, wouldn't you know. There behind me ready to pounce and scold was Jennifer doing her imitation of Felix Unger.
Too late. The puffy was just about digested.
I should know better, having pride in being a rather neat bloke myself. When I was News Director at WTMJ Radio, the cryptosporidium crisis broke. Hard to believe that it was necessary, but we actually had one of our talk show hosts voice a public service announcement reminding listeners to wash their hands frequently, especially after using the facilities.
Yep, I get all that.
But let's get back to my swiping of that cheese puffy in...
Seems I've heard some old school of thought that my swift action swiping up that puffy made me completely immune from the kajillion germs that are, at this very moment, forming a cocoon around the entire city of
In the previous 300-plus no-no blogs, I haven't touched this dirty dining issue. So, let's bring in Michael from Vsauce videos for a discussion, albeit sometimes technical, about eating cheese puffies off the Fischer floor.
It comes your way in…
And since we're in a neat-freak mode this week, let's see what ABC's 20/20 found behind closed doors at restaurants...
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July 2011 E-News Brief
Docomomo US is thrilled to announce the Philip Johnson Glass House as a partner for the fifth annual Docomomo US Tour Day. Located in lush New Canaan, Connecticut, the Glass House is a National Trust Historic Site and offers its 47-acre campus as a catalyst for the preservation and interpretation of modern architecture, landscape, and art, as well as and as a canvas for inspiration and experimentation honoring the legacy of Philip Johnson (1906-2005) and David Whitney (1939-2005).
As a special Docomomo US member benefit, the Glass House will be extending its National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) membership discount of $15 off any individual tour ticket to our members throughout the Columbus Day weekend, Friday October 7th through Monday October 10th. Tickets can be reserved at www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/. Discounts will be refunded at the Glass House upon check in. Reserve your space soon as tours will fill up quickly.
In addition, the Docomomo US national Tour Day weekend will culminate in a very special Docomomo US – Glass House event to be held on-site at the Glass House on Monday, October 10th. This members-only event will include a full Glass House site tour and an intimate wine and cheese reception. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the Glass House with fellow Docomomo enthusiasts. Individual tickets are priced at $100 for current Docomomo US members, and $150 for non-members. A complimentary Docomomo US national membership is included in the price for current non-members. Space for this unique event is very limited. For more information and to reserve your tickets, contact: email@example.com.
Visit www.docomomo-us.org/tour_day_2011 for details and frequent updates on all events planned for Tour Day 2011.
As reported in the April 2011 E-News Brief, Pittsburgh's Civic Arena (Mellon Arena) has been threatened with demolition since 2007, when an agreement was entered with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to build a new arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition to a new arena, the Penguins were also given the development rights to the 28 acres of the Lower Hill adjacent to the new arena site, where the Civic Arena is currently located (the Civic Arena comprises 14% of these 28 acres).
|Preservation Pittsburgh celebrates the Civic Arena's 50th birthday. Credit: Wahila Creative
Eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the Civic Arena had been nominated for local historic designation, but was rejected by the Historic Review Commission and Planning Commission. On June 28th, the Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-3 to reject city historic designation, allowing the Sports and Exhibition Authority to move forward with plans to demolish the structure.
On July 6th, Preservation Pittsburgh answered by filing a lawsuit calling for due process and a stop to the demolition. Board member Melissa McSwigan writes:
The Civic Arena is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, however, no Section 106 review has occurred. Preservation Pittsburgh, along with other organizations, have repeatedly warned city, county, state and federal government officials that if this review does not take place, they might jeopardize receiving federal funding. It is our understanding that federal funds are needed to complete the planned redevelopment project for the Lower Hill District.
The organization seeks to obtain proper, independent analysis of alternatives to demolition and provide time for developers to submit proposals for viable reuse. Further details of the lawsuit are available at the Preservation Pittsburgh website (PDF).
Glenbrook Valley, the subject of last year's "Mad About Mod" tour given by friend organization Houston Mod during the Docomomo US National Tour Day 2010, has been designated a local historic district. The residential neighborhood is made up of 1,255 tracts of post-WW II housing, the largest post-war locally designated historic district in the country, and the first of its kind in Texas. The Glenbrook Valley designation was announced on June 29th along with two other new historic districts, Houston Heights South and Woodland Heights. Glenbrook Valley residents Robert Searcy and Civic Club President Ann Collum led the effort.
Development of Glenbrook Valley began in 1953 with a subdivision layout designed by the acclaimed Kansas City landscape architecture and planning firm Hare & Hare for developer Fred McManus. Homes were developed from 1953 to 1962, and in 1954 the neighborhood hosted the Parade of Homes featuring the "House for All America", designed by renowned Cleveland architect Robert A. Little and promoted nationally by Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker is a supporter of the local Historic Preservation Ordinance established in 1995, recognizing the value of preservation and the impact it has on both quality of life and the local economy. Mayor Parker writes:
"Houston is proud to be setting the standard when it comes to recognition of mid-centuryarchitecture. Glenbrook Valley is one of Houston's most significant mid-century modern and atomic ranch neighborhoods. We hope Houston's action will encourage other cities to recognize the importance of preserving similarly architecturally important neighborhoods."
An extensive archive of historic articles and advertisements can be found at glenbrookvalley.com
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The Modern Committee of the Los Angeles Conservancy was founded 26 years ago in response to the demolition of many Post-War architectural treasures. The period of significance spans from Art Deco to what is often referred to as "Contemporary Architecture" of the 1980s.
|Century Plaza Hotel. Credit: Damian Dovarganes / AP
The Modern Committee's primary role is advocacy. Notable success stories include the preservation of McDonald's earliest standing restaurant in Downey, as well as the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Welton Becket, 1958), the Capitol Records Building (Louis M. Naidorf, 1956), Rudolph Schindler's Van Dekker Residence (1940), the Glendale Municipal Services Building (Merrill W. Baird, 1966), Bob's Big Boy Toluca Lake, Lloyd Wright's Bowler House (1963), and many others. However success is sometimes elusive, such as in 2009 when the Modern Committee advocated on behalf of the Brutalist-style Columbia Savings Building, only to see the building ultimately demolished. The site remains vacant to this day.
In response to the Century Plaza Hotel (Minoru Yamasaki, 1966) being named in 2009 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, the Los Angeles Conservancy and the Modern Committee partnered with the National Trust in a celebration of 1960s buildings called "The Sixties Turn 50". From September 2009 through August 2010, the Conservancy and the Modern Committee celebrated historic 1960s Los Angeles with a range of events and educational programming, including two tours: "It's a Mod, Mod, World", which toured 1960s commercial buildings including the iconic Los Angeles Airport Theme Building (1961), and "Home Sixties Home", which featured four homes in Brentwood, including the 1966 Scantlin House, now known as Trustee House, designed by architect Harry Gesner. The house is located on the Getty Museum grounds and serves as a meeting and daytime retreat space.
"The Sixties Turn 50" helped raise awareness of endangered structures of the Modern Movement, and through the hard work of the Los Angeles Conservancy, the Century Plaza Hotel was saved and locally designated a Historic-Cultural Monument.
|Golden State Mutual Building lobby. Photo: Los Angeles Conservancy/Daniel Paul
The Modern Committee's current work includes nominating the Golden State Mutual Building, designed by noted African American architect Paul Revere Williams in 1949, and which was declared a Historic-Cultural Monument on June 1, 2011. The structure is significant for its many associations with African American heritage. Golden State Mutual Life Insurance was an African American-owned company, and one of the first to offer life insurance to African Americans. The owners were also active patrons of artwork by 20th century African American artists, and the building was designated with the inclusion of several murals depicting African American history in California. The murals were called out as defining features of the building, further establishing the interdependency and interconnectedness of buildings and their site-specific artwork, a theme explored in Docomomo International Journal 42: Art and Architecture.
Survey work conducted by the Committee includes the nomination of former Home Savings Buildings, designed beginning in 1953 by architect and mural artist Millard Sheets. The first of these Nominations will be the Beverly Hills Home Savings (1956), the very first Home Savings
|Executive Council of the Modern Committee. Back row, left to right: Chris Green, Chris Nichols, Charles Fisher, Sarah Farris-Gilbert. Front row, left to right: Rachel Gould, Regina O'Brien. Not pictured: Steven Kyle.
branch. This branch is presently owned and operated by Chase Bank. Additionally, the Modern Committee, in conjunction with the Conservancy, is planning a tour of Sheets' work in the Claremont/Pomona area to take place in Spring 2012, during the Getty Museum's Pacific Standand Time programming.
A Multiple Property Nomination was recently completed for all extant Case Study Houses from Art & Architecture's Case Study House Program (1945-1962). The program includes 18 properties, among the largest thematic submissions undertaken. Additional residential preservation projects include Lloyd Wright's Moore House, covered here in the December 2010 and February 2011 editions of e-news.
The Modern Committee hosts a meeting every month at a different locale in the Los Angeles area. Past meeting places include Heath Ceramics, Calvin Straub's Mello Residence, and Richard Neutra's Kun House. For more information, visit www.ModCom.org.
John Lautner Turns 100
July 16 - November 13, 2011
Los Angeles, CA and Marquette, MI
The Glass House: Conversations in Context
Through November 17, 2011
New Canaan, CT
Join a leading mind in architecture, art, landscape, history, design, or preservation and experience the Glass House campus through an entirely new lens. Listen to a personal narrative, interpretation, or inspiration by a special guest while walking the site with an intimate group of visitors. Continue the dialogue during a reception at the Glass House following the tour. For a full list of hosts and to buy tickets, visit the Glass House website.
SCUP Campus Heritage Symposium
November 3 - 4, 2011
Washington, DC
This symposium brings together together renowned experts to discuss the state of campus heritage planning in light of the lessons learned from Getty Foundation-funded research on 86 campuses.
The intimate, one and a half day event is designed for professionals engaged in planning related to campus heritage, cultural landscapes and the importance of mid-century campus buildings.
For more information and to register, visit the SCUP website.
Second Wave of Modernism II:
Landscape Complexity and Transformation
November 18, 2011
New York, NY
Today designers are returning to modernist sites with new motivations, attempting to balance the complex values of natural and cultural systems. To investigate this significant evolution of professional practice, three groups of thematic presentations have been assembled that will collectively explore landscape transformations at residential, urban and metropolitan scales. Presented by the Cultural Landscape Foundation.


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The commissioners met in their Oct. 8 meeting and Debbie Marvidakis asked them to consider making parks in Emery County smoke free all the time.
She is from the Southeastern Utah Health department and she stressed the new e-cigarettes have the same regulations as regular cigarettes.
The commission directed her to Jake Atwood the recreation director who is in charge of special events for the county like the fair and rodeo.
Marvidakis said they have been successful in several cities promoting smoke free venues. She said they have funding for signage that can be used to put up in the parks to let everyone know smoking isn't allowed. She said there is no amount of smoke that is safe and all second hand smoke is harmful. The chemicals in the e-cigarettes are higher and contain more nicotine than regular cigarettes.
An improvement project is scheduled for the Cleveland Library to construct a handicapped parking spot and to take out the slope approaching the building. The county will advertise for contractors to submit a proposal on how to fix the problems.
The commission opened the bids for scrap metal and the bid was awarded to Western Metals Recycling out of Provo for $161.50 per ton.
The commission awarded the bid for cement work around the courthouse to Lane Larsen of Arrow Construction. The estimated cost of the project is $5,828. Some landscaping will be torn out and some trees will be left. The work will take place from the front door to the side door.
The commission approved the transfer of one water share to Castle Dale City for the water/sewer hook up for Mick Rogers as part of a land transfer deal. The county is acquiring one-half acre of land where the new weed and mosquito building is going up.
The surface use agreement with Pacifi-Corp was approved to store debris on Rocky Mountain Power property in Huntington Canyon.
The state homeland security program grant was approved.
The county will begin an RFP process for an engineering firm to do the design work on the Huntington State Park Trail System. This trail will go from Huntington Lake into Huntington City. The funding is available for this project and the Emery County Trails Committee will move forward with advertising for the project.
The commission approved the interagency coordination and subrecipient contract agreement between Southeastern Utah Association of Governments and Emery County to administer Older Americans Act programs in Emery County.
In the commissioner reports, Commissioner James Nelson said he went on a Range Creek field trip. It is an amazing resource for archaeology in the county. He attended the Utah Association of Counties meetings and they discussed county government issues and they were informative. Budget hearings are underway in the county.
Commissioner Ethan Migliori attended the Emery County Care and Rehabilitation Center meeting and they are now stable and no longer losing money each month. They will now move forward. Migliori said they will work to define the role of the care center in the county and where it should go from here.
The 20 year anniversary celebration of the Museum of the San Rafael was held. The Bailey Basket is on loan for a year. "It was a fantastic celebration," said Commissioner Migliori. He expressed appreciation to the museum staff and board for promoting the program. The museum hopes to hold more events to promote the museum.
He attended a multi-county chamber meeting to get the chambers involved in a more regional approach for promoting business.
The historical preservation society had signs installed at historic sites in the county and Commissioner Migliori thanked the road department for installing the signs. One of the signs went up at the MK Tunnel site.
Commissioner Jeff Horrocks said he attended the UAC meetings and many items were discussed including RS-2477 road issues and the placement of state prisoners in county facilities. The state is looking at possible locations for a new prison, but relocating state prisoners in outlying jail facilities may be a cheaper alternative.
The Back-country flyers held their fly-in event at the Huntington Airport the last weekend in September. Fifty planes came in and there was a trap shoot and a car show. Commissioner Horrocks said the pilots were impressed with all the improvements at the airport including the new restroom and showers. The new fuel tank that takes credit cards is also a big hit. The pilots went on many excursions and flew into the back country air strips in the county.
The county is in the budget process and money is tight. He met with commissioners from other counties to work on improving the economic standing in rural Utah.
The local building authority of Emery County met directly after commission meeting.
They approved an agreement with Questar for gas to the new weed and mosquito building.
An agreement with Rocky Mountain Power was signed for power to the new weed and mosquito building.
The board approved the land transfer with Mick Rogers for property to be utilized by the weed and mosquito building.
Commissioner Horrocks said the weed and mosquito building is on time and on budget.
The card reader for the fuel tank at the airport needs some adjustments so it will take all types of credit cards.
A parking slab for the shuttle car will also be poured at the airport. That is the last remaining project for the current five year improvement plan for the airport.
The new five year plan is moving forward and needs to be on file with UDOT aeronautics division so the airport can receive state funding.
The Huntington ball complex renovation is moving forward. Jake Atwood, recreation director went to the CIB and now the paperwork is being finalized for the funding.
Johansen and Tuttle will be the engineers for the project. They are partnering with a company that specializes in ball fields.
Commissioner Migliori said they are going to keep the facility multiple use and use the money to its full advantage. The recreation district will oversee the project. The building authority will oversee the funding and contracts.


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Siemens, Kuka announce partnership
The Drive Technologies Division of Siemens AG, Munich, and Kuka Robotics GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, have announced their cooperation in integrating Kuka robots and Siemens CNC systems for loading machine tools.
The standard implementation of the concept includes loading by a Kuka robot, which is integrated in Sinumerik from Siemens. A scaled offer also is planned, ranging from a robot with additional CNC machining functionality to a robot as a pure CNC machining unit.
The companies aim to serve industries with high automation requirements in loading and machining. The partnership will give customers access to new products that are coordinated over their life cycle, from design to production simulation to engineering and the production shop level.
Together the companies also will develop scalable, integrated systems for machining workpieces with robots, especially for lightweight construction and for new materials such as composites.