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The Emery County Piano Teachers Association recently held its annual Piano Festival at the College of Eastern Utah. Piano students from Carbon and Emery counties participated and were critiqued in the following areas: performance, theory, ear training, sight-reading, and technique.
A morning and afternoon session was held and a winner and two runners-up were chosen in each grade level for their outstanding performance.
Those selected in the morning session in the K-3 grade division were: Amber Trowbridge, winner; Madelynn Carter and Levi Jensen, runners-up.
In grades 4-6, a tie for winners was given to Courtney Tuttle and Logan Tuttle with Markette Tanner runner-up.
Winner in the 7-9 grade division was Derek Tuttle with Angela Rowley and Jessica Larsen runners-up.
In the 10-12 grade division the winner was David Goodrich with Seth Bott and Leslie Fuller as runners-up.
The excellence in technique, awards were given to Drexler Tanner, Connie Whittle and David Goodrich during the morning session.
The afternoon session winner in the kindergarten through third grade division was Elsie DeBry with Katelyn Johnson and Kaitlynn Tomas runners-up.
In the 4-6 grade division Kelsie Cox was the winner and T J Lacock and Spencer Fauver as runners-up.
The 7-9 grade division winner was Alex Johnson with Mary Blackburn and Megan Singleton as runners-up.
In the 10-12 grade division the winner was Brandon Singleton with Bethany Toomer and Leslie Urie the runners-up.
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Police: Man in blood-soaked shirt admits to double stabbing
BEAUFORT, CARTERET COUNTY - Police said a man has admitted to stabbing two women in front of four young children in Carteret County.
According to investigators, 21-year-old Aaron Colten Smith stabbed 27-year-old Erika Isaacs, of Beaufort, and 27-year-old Pamela Reyes, of Hillsbourough, at about 8:13 p.m. Sunday. The stabbing happened at Issacs' home, at 518 Turner Street in Beaufort.
Officers said when they arrived at the scene, they found Smith standing on the front porch in a blood-soaked shirt. Smith then admitted, "It's their blood, I f***ed up," according to a police report. Smith continued to say that he was Issacs' boyfriend and had lived with her for two months before stabbing her, the police report stated.
(CLICK HERE to read the rest of the suspect's statement to police.)
Police found the stabbing victims inside the home. They were taken to Carteret General Hospital, where they were treated and released, investigators said.
Four children, between 4 and 9 years old, were inside the home at the time of the stabbing, police said. They were taken to a relative's residence.
Smith was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. He was being held without bond. Smith's first court was scheduled for Monday.

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LAWRENCE-Our beautiful mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece, and friend Brianne Dawn Mason Simmons, lost her valiant battle with cancer on Nov. 14, 2011 with her mother by her side.
Brianne was born May 31, 1979 in Price, Utah to Keven and Earlene Owen Mason. She was the first-born of four amazing girls and a mother figure from the start.
Brianne grew up in Huntington, Utah and graduated from Emery High School in May of 1997. She married Paul Simmons in June of 1997 and they made their home in Lawrence, Utah with their four beautiful girls.
Brianne loved to dance, sing, be goofy, camp, fish, take pictures, play sports, and scrapbook. Her infectious laugh brought joy to everyone around her. Brianne's most important treasures on this earth were her four little girls; Kamrie Brianne, Sarah Danielle, Raquelle Diane, and Madilyn Rose. She would do anything for them and always put them first. Brianne was a born-again Christian and an active member of Desert Edge Christian Chapel. God was the biggest part of her life and she is dancing in His presence now.
Brianne is survived by her four daughters, Kamrie, Danielle, Raquelle, and Madilyn; parents, Keven and Earlene Mason; sisters, Heidi (Dustin) Carlson, Jessica (Nick) Teny, and Mallorie Mason (TyLee Allred); grandparents, Joseph and Esta Lee Mason and Irene (Reed) Halliday; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Tim and Diane Simmons; sister-in-law, Sara (Jason) Lamb, brother-in-law, Joshua Simmons; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and beloved nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul; and her grandfather, Don R. Owen.
Funeral service, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, 11 a.m., Desert Edge Christian Chapel in Huntington. Friends were welcome to join the family at the church in Huntington Thursday evening from 6- 8 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to services. Interment was at the Huntington City Cemetery.
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First, I'm putting this in the anime section because it involves the Bleach anime, but you won't know what I'm talking about unless you've read the manga. So, if you haven't read the manga and don't want anything to be spoiled, stop reading right here and now and go about your own business.
*do do do, la la la, dee dee dee*
Everybody make your decision? Good.
What's everybody's thoughts on the incredible foreshadowing in Bleach's current opening? Foreshadowing stuff in the opening is okay, but they're showing stuff in there that won't happen for months in the anime, and they've been showing that opening for a while already.
Anybody got any thoughts as to why?
I personally think that an opening featuring the stuff going on currently, with Ichigo training with the Vaizard and having a sort of rivalry with Grimmjow and Ulquiorra, would be nice. It'd look cool, and it'd be more relevant to the current story in the anime than the current opening.


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The Canuck I Remember...Pavol Demitra
Patrick Johnston
September 09 2011 12:40AM
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The fifth in a special summer series, CanucksArmy.com author Patrick Johnston will write whatever comes to mind about a random Canucks hero. What is a hero? Patrick's criteria is super secret, but maybe, just maybe, if you pay close attention, you'll figure it out.
The news spread like wildfire...a plane had crashed...some of the members of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl may have been on board...all of the team was on board...wait a second, who plays for Yaroslavl...oh my goodness...
Yesterday morning was an odd one to witness. For the first time in many, many years, a major sports team had been wiped out in one fell swoop. Not because the players were bad, not because the owner was angry, not because there building collapsed, no this was far worse, this was unforseen: the team was wiped out simply because their plane fell from the sky. Investigations will begin, accusations will fly, but the fact will remain a team full of fans' heroes is gone, now extant only in memory. They are now like the Busby Babes, the team that could have been, should have been, would have been. Others will take their place, but how can they? The few players who didn't take the flight will carry with them the memory of the players who were there just days before, and those that are brought in to replace will try to know who it was who sat in their locker, what they had done in their life, in their career. How had the lost ones been so successful...
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It took time to come to grips with the reaction of people - this wasn't the only horrible story circulating on twitter. Though stories of slaughter had been circulating for weeks, Wednesday morning saw a new story emerge; graphic videos of the slaughter of civilians by the Syrian army had emerged. Outrage was everywhere. In a cluttered twitter stream, half the tweets would express shock at the death of hockey players, half would express horror at the reckless, callous, heinous loss of life in Syria. Perspective was a hard thing to maintain: how could people feel so much emotion about the unfortunate, unexpected deaths of well-paid athletes, and yet seemingly not notice the massacre of people who were struggling for the right to live free from persecution? What is this world that we live in? Have we become desensitized to the suffering of the poor, who are seemingly doomed to live a life beset with horror; our emotions only spilling out when something we can't rationalize away crops up? Anger swelled up, people need to get some perspective, there are so many horrors committed every day that should be shocking, we should turn our attentions to this as well; we should be fighting harder to make this a just world.
Time passed. A day went by. The reality that names I knew - Demitra, McCrimmon, Koroleve, Karpotsev, Skrastins - would not be heard from again. Their talents, which were familar, were lost forever. Other names, unknown names, young and old, with dreams and skills and followers of their own. Gone. They desereved a moment in our hearts. At least we could speak their names. Just as deaths in Syria were a tragedy, deaths in Russia were too. Grief is real, no matter the scale, no matter the reason, no matter the reaction.
Pavol Demitra came to Vancouver with expectation. It wasn't a burden, it was understood he was moving up in years, but he was a talent, a scorer, a player who would be reliable. He wasn't expected to single handedly bring home the cup, but he was a good addition to a good team that was pushing towards the ultimate dream. He arrived as Markus Naslund exited, not a replacement, really just a change.
For many, Demo was a disappointment. He was paid a lot of money. Guys paid a lot of money are expected to score. He wasn't terrible, but he didn't blow your socks off either. He didn't suit the perceptions of the casual hockey fan. Casual fans don't care that stars also do little things. Casual fans care that stars score night in, night out, that they rush with abandon from one end of the ice to the other, that they crush the other team, that they do the impossible. Pavol was really, really good at hockey. He could stick handle with the best of them, he had a great shot, he could control his space like an elite player should, he was very dependable on the penalty kill. The curse of guys with the all-around game is they don't spend all their time trying to score. It's a high risk game; if you suddenly stop scoring, people call you lazy. No one called Demo lazy, he's learned too well in Minnesota that a player who was slowing down needed to make sure his decisions wouldn't lead to his being beat defensively fifteen seconds later. Bad decisions meant the end of the bench. That's a hard lesson to unlearn. We forget what brought us success before. If we do remember, we want to re-train ourselves to do that, but the body's older, it's forgotten how to move quite like that, it's learned new, almost as effective ways of doing things.
What should be remembered about Pavol Demitra? He was a good man. He didn't complain. He used his powers for good. He wanted to win. He won the Lady Byng in 2000. He played the game the right way. He didn't dive. He didn't take cheap shots. When his country called, he was there. He played beautifully in the Olympics. He was a top 5 scorer in the KHL. He was a very good player for two very good Vancouver Canucks teams. He loved to play hockey the way we all do.
Pucks into an empty net...pucks into an empty net...these boys loved the game...
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Skip to comments.A violent Saturday leaves 7 dead
Posted on 01/27/2013 6:49:43 AM PST by rellimpank
Four shootings -- two of them double homicides -- and a stabbing left 7 people dead Saturday, authorities said.
The killings brought the number of homicides in 2013 to 40.
In what appeared to be the last homicide of the day, a 32-year-old man was fatally stabbed about 11:50 p.m. in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
The stabbing happened during a domestic argument in the 2500 block of East 73rd Street, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
The man, identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Willie Wilson of the 2500 block of East 73rd Street, was found unresponsive on the scene. He was pronounced dead there at 11:55 p.m. with a stab wound to the chest.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
"In what APPEARED to be the last homicide of the day..."
It's Sunday morning - a few more bodies will show up. ;)
^ ...and they'll miraculously RISE FROM THE DEAD when it's time to vote, next. *SMIRK*
Yep, "Chicago values" ... Rahmbo was right ... Chik-fil-A definitely not representative.
But, guns are illegal in Chicago. How can this be??? /s
Do they know how long the knife blade was yet? Where it was bought?
Perhaps they should pass a law banning Chicago?
You should put a spoiler alert in your comment - I was going to try and guess the city......
-—we need a really distinctive font for sarcasm —(sarc)
40 dead in 26 days = 560 dead/year
Way to go, Chicago - you're on track to beat even last year's record total.
Way to go, liberalism.
BTW, why isn't this a daily story by all the black columnists in Chicago? Because all the shooters & victims are black? If there's ever a white guy involved, it's a national story with Al, Je$$e, and the rest of the race mobs, but if it's only Obmaa's peeps involved, all we hear is crickets .... way to go, Chicago .....
Rahm needs to tell the banks to quit doing business with criminals and gang bangers. That should solve the problem. Oh, and outlaw gun ownership and confiscate all of the criminals' guns if the banks refuse to cooperate.
Looks like shotgun thug is an accident waiting to happen."
A man who only identified himself as the teen victim's uncle said the boy, whose family lived nearby, had simply gone to run an errand. "He was just going to the store," the man said. "They just killed him just like that." .... "He goes to school and everything," he said to a police officer.
As I understand it, the greater majority of the killings in Rahmistan on the Lake (Chicago) come from four Chicago PD districts on the Southside. Obviously, this is where the crime is, but Da Mare's strongest statement is for the gangbanger's to stop shooting kids and take their turf wars to the side streets and alleys where they belong to avoid collateral damage. That's the ticket to sold crime fighting in Chicago, Rahm!
Ever notice the politicians never try to get guns away from the violent criminals? They only try to take them away from honest, non-violent, law-abiding individuals?
Maybe it's because the bad guys vote democrat, and the normal people vote Republican.
That's a new one for me, you see a body and you look at your watch and ponder to yourself. Of course that's Chicago so..........
Wisconsin sheriff urges residents to arm themselves
Published January 27, 2013
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At a knife show.
Because of a knife show loophole.
The bad guys aren't voting but they are providing names for the voter rolls.
Ban Chicago.
"It's a quagmire...we must pull out now!"
OOPS! Wrong war...
Double homicides don't make national news like "rampage shootings" do even though the one in Sheila Jackson Lee's district in Texas turned out to be standard gun play between "dissed parties" with no deaths.
7 dead. Really?
"Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans?
"Welcome to Chicago - the Next Detroit"
No, it's because the politicians know the gangbangers will just laugh at any gun laws they pass, and will kill them if they make any serious attempt to disarm them.
Gangsters simply mean business, and the politicians know that. If they knew that the law-abiding, patriotic citizens of this country meant business, they'd leave us alone too.
Good catch. That highlights a big part of the problem, doesn't it?
If you read the article, you would have to suppose that there were some white guys "involved".
Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided theyd go kill some Americans?
Great post. Say, didn't Hillary come from Ill'n'annoy?
Why doesn't Obama tackle black on black violence or teens getting pregnant, instead of running around chasing gay issues and women in combat in the military? He is looking the other way on jobs too.
Why doesn't Obama tackle black on black violence or teens getting pregnant, instead of running around chasing gay issues and women in combat in the military? He is looking the other way on jobs too.
They're just hedging - some Saturday victims' bodies might not be found until Sunday morning.
You asked rhetorically, "... Because all the shooters & victims are black?" So by "involvement" I mean in the sense there implied. Read the article.
Was it an assault knife blade? Was it scary? /s
Stay classy, Chicago.
Chicago is the city that spawned 0bama and is his base no matter how much he goes on BS white bread vacations in Hawaii. Obama wants distance between him and Chicago so he never comments on the black versus black murder epidemic there.
Chicago is the black capital of America where black Moooslim Calypso Louie casts a long shadow on the black Christian churches and church goers and where Obama's pervert mentor Frank Marshall Davis was from
If we had 100% strictly enforced gun control for black people and Mexicans the murder and assault rate would be very low here and close to Scandinavian nations. This sounds racist but it is the truth. Obama and the libs want to disarm the law abiding middle class who are easy target due to registered gun sales...While the criminal class will always find guns one way or another. This Obama-lib policy is called anarcho-tyranny
Of course, I am going by the names of the two victims in one of the double homicides. This is by no means conclusive, which is why I said "suppose". Looking at Google Maps, the victims lived in North Lawndale, adjacent to West Garfield Park where they were killed. Wikipedia lists these neighborhoods as 91.43% and 96.19% black, respectively, so I dunno. It's a question.
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As Yoani Sanchez walked around the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, meeting with members of Congress, the renowned Cuban blogger couldn't help but notice the remarkable timing of her visit.
Exactly 10 years ago, the Cuban government was in the process of rounding up a group of 75 dissidents — outspoken journalists, librarians and human rights activists — and sentencing them to long prison terms in what was later dubbed Cuba's "Black Spring."
But there was Sanchez, the author of the popular Generación Y blog where she chronicles life on the communist island and openly questions government policies, finally free enough to make her first trip to the USA.
"Ten years ago, they tried to shut us up," Sanchez said. "But today, there are more of us and we're louder."
Sanchez has been on a world tour since the Cuban government eased travel restrictions for its citizens. Cuba has long required anyone trying to leave the island to obtain an exit visa — known on the island as a "tarjeta blanca." The government eliminated that requirement in January, and Cubans have begun taking advantage.
In the days leading up to the change, Sanchez was giddy with excitement, telling USA TODAY that she planned trips to several countries to accept the many humanitarian awards she's never been able to collect in person. After government officials granted her a passport in January, she visited Europe, Brazil and Mexico before spending several days in New York City for a conference on technology and social networking.
Tuesday, she was questioned by members of Congress on how the United States can best help dissidents topple the Castro regime.
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., said she and many of her constituents in Tampa, where many Cubans fled in the days after Fidel Castro's triumph, believe removing the 50-year-old embargo is the best way. Others, such as Miami Republican Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, argue against that move, saying the ensuing economic windfall would only help maintain the regime, now led by President Raúl Castro.
Sanchez politely sidestepped the question, saying she respects all opinions on the question of the embargo.
"As opposed to the Cuban government, the opposition in Cuba is democratic," she said.
Instead, she said increased travel between the two countries is critical to give Americans a better understanding of the horrific conditions in Cuba and to give Cubans a way around state-controlled media that limit their understanding of the world. She pushed for more access to money and technology — things as simple as flash drives and rewritable CDs — so the people of Cuba can minimize their reliance on the government.
The Cuban government has made it difficult for human rights groups to reach the country's dissident population. American Alan Gross has been imprisoned in Cuba since 2009 for delivering satellite phones and computer equipment to the island's Jewish community.
"This is quite ironic, because if there's anyone who's received help from outside powers, it's the government of Cuba," Sanchez said, referring to the decades of financial help the country has received from the former Soviet Union and countries such as Venezuela and China. "Economic autonomy inevitably brings with it greater political autonomy. We need to help empower people economically, materially and technologically. This should be done in the most direct way possible."
The fact that Sanchez has finally been allowed to travel freely is a sign that Cuba has made some changes.
Since Raúl Castro took control of the government after his brother fell ill in 2006, he has implemented a series of economic changes. He increased slightly islanders' access to computers, cellphones and hotels that were once reserved for tourists only. He has cut government jobs that had few if any duties and allowed people to own and operate more small enterprises.
More Cubans can travel freely outside the country because of the recent relaxation of the virtual ban on people leaving the island. But few have the money to travel, given that the economy has been hollowed out by decades of government-imposed socialism.
"The fact that she's here is something, but let's not call it everything," said Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., former president of the Cuban American National Foundation. "Let's call it a step."
Diaz-Balart said the changes seen in the economy and travel restrictions mask the increase in repression against people who speak out against the government.
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Sanchez's tour will continue in April with a trip to Miami, the heart of the Cuban-American community in America. She is scheduled to speak at the Freedom Tower, which served as a processing center for Cubans fleeing the island in the 1960s.
When asked how she feels about finally visiting a place she has called "Havana North," Sanchez gives a wide smile.
"Euphoria," said Sanchez, listing the people she wants to visit there, including her sister and niece. "I think it will be like being in Cuba, but a freer Cuba."


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The 6-foot-7 Biedscheid, from St. Louis, played in all but one game last season, averaging 17 minutes and 6.2 points. He is the second player to leave the program in a week. Scoring leader Jerian Grant announced Sunday he was no longer enrolled in school because of an academic violation, although he hopes to return next season.
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Here's what's got my attention, web-wise, so far this week:
*San Diego Museum of Art director Derrick R. Cartwright appointed director of the Seattle Art Museum.
*Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno hopes to initiate massive fundraising drive for free Museum admission.
*No Boys Allowed: yearlong exhibition at the Pompidou Center is for women-only.
*Now on Vimeo: watch the NYFA Panel Discussion on 'How the Recession Has Impacted the Art World' (featuring Edward Winkleman, Sean Elwood, Stephanie Howe, Kay Takeda; via Edward_Winkleman).
*Scope Basil is only three weeks ago away, and still 'aint got no permit.
*"I spent a year asking why the contemporary art bubble was the biggest, bubbliest bubble of them all": Ben Lewis' The Great Contemporary Art Bubble preview clip on YouTube ( ART21's Ben Street has a funny post on the film too).
*Boing Boing writer Joel Johnson chides Wired Online for being clueless about the importance of online media–a great post, but look to the comments for the real dirt. (via ArtFagCity's Twitter).
*Speaking of Twitter, it could be coming to a t.v. near you.
*Grrr. Argh: Monster Kid Home Movies (via Boing Boing).
*Pierogi's famed flat files now searchable online. (via Art Fag City).
*A live conversation with a dead Andy Warhol, via psychic via webchat (via Rhizome.org).
*Beautiful/Decay needs YOU to help pick the theme for its next limited-edition publication. Winner gets a copy of the book. For free!
*Applications for the 2009 William H. Johnson Prize are now available. Due date is July 31st. (Via Artipedia).


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What troubled R&B crooner once had a gaggle of groupies strip stark naked to get his attention? They got it alright, he and his entourage took all of them home
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@Violet Pretty much. I picked Neyo because the gender of the groupies is not specified, and it would be quite the reveal if the groupies were guys.ReplyCancel
Wait, damnit this is a Mr Obvious BI, I doubt it's that salacious.ReplyCancel
What does anyone see in Bieber as a potential lover? He looks like a boy to me and his personality sucks.ReplyCancel
Don't be silly, Doctah. This is scandalous not because of gender, but species. A gaggle refers to landed geese and Difficult Brown would definitely hit that. Geese fucka fa shoReplyCancel
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What the BI didn't mention the concert was at a middle school and they lined up In front of the urinals in the boys' bathroom.ReplyCancel
R Kelly was my first thought, troubled, R&BReplyCancel
Every. One Of. Them.ReplyCancel
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Jen: Yes, but were they 16 year old GEESE? Gaggle is the operative word here.
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At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.
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"Could you look up Mary Hogan?" asked my dad's cousin Aggie. "I think she may have been," and this added sotto voce, as if, even after so many years, there might yet be something to hide, "a Home Girl."1
A Home Girl?
At the time, I knew next to nothing about the Home Child movement, the child emigration scheme which saw over 100,000 children sent from Britain to Canada between 1869 and 1930. And yet, I must have already encountered the term somewhere, because the "Home Girl" designation immediately made some sort of sense to me. I imagined an orphan: an orphan from England? (though Hogan is an Irish surname, obviously, and from the description provided by my father and his cousin Aggie, Mary Hogan certainly sounded Irish).2
Well, I had heard of the "Barnado Boys," of course. Indeed, I had no doubt first encountered the term as a young girl, when I avidly devoured Lucy Maud Montgomery's series about Canada's most beloved (though fictional!) orphan girl ever. As a childhood devotee of "Anne with an e," I had read of Marilla Cuthbert drawing a line in the sand at the thought of a Barnardo Boy, or, in a phrase which captures the casual racism of the time, a "London street Arab."3
My father and his cousin recalled Mary Hogan from their childhood as a somewhat elderly and somewhat eccentric fixture on the Burke family farm: not quite a blood relation, perhaps, but no mere "hired girl," either, and "almost family" through affinity and through sheer length of tenure: apparently she had been with the Laheys and the Burkes since forever.
Well, since at least as far back as 1891, at any rate…
- Oral interview with Mary Frances Agnes O'Neill, January 2007. ↩
- As I was later to learn, there was nothing unusual about "English" Home Children of Irish origin. In fact, Ottawa (more specifically, St. George's Home on Wellington Street in Ottawa, now Holy Rosary Rectory) was one of the main receiving centres for Catholic children sent to Canada from Great Britain under the auspices of various English Catholic "protection societies," which apparently set themselves up as Roman Catholic alternatives to the Protestant-centred Barnardo scheme. Many, probably most, of these Catholic children were of Irish background. For more on the Catholic Home Child movement, see Frederick J. McEvoy, "'These Treasured Children of God': Catholic Child Immigration to Canada" (CCHA, Historical Studies, 65, 1999, 50-70). ↩
- "'At first Matthew suggested getting a Barnardo boy. But I said "no" flat to that. 'They may be all right — I'm not saying they're not, but no London street Arabs for me,' I said. 'Give me a native born at least. There'll be a risk, no matter who we get. But I'll feel easier in my mind and sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.'" Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, cap. 1 ↩


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PRICE-Ann Jackson Strakey, age 57, passed away Aug. 9, 2005 at her home.
She was born on May 20, 1948 in Price to Edward and June Phyllis Schade Jackson. Married Allan J. Strakey on April 24, 1971 in Carbonville.
Member of Liberty Faith Fellowship Church. Lifelong resident of Carbon County and graduate of Carbon High School class of 1966. Ann enjoyed painting, needlework, doll collecting and spending time with her family.
Survived by her husband, Allan J. Strakey; two daughters and one son, Allison J. Strakey, Ansen E. Strakey, Ariane J. Strakey, all of Price; sisters, Lil Reid, Needles, Calif.; Minnie (Monty) Hampton, Price. Preceded in death by parents, brother, Carl E. Jackson.
Funeral service, Sat., Aug. 13 at 1 p.m., Liberty Faith Fellowship Church, 1630 North 1500 West (located directly behind Groggs on the Carbonville Road). Family will be at the church Saturday one hour prior to service. Interment, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper. Under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home.
HELPER-Longtime Carbon County resident, Marion (Dick) Hansen, age 82, passed away Aug. 12, 2005 in Salt Lake City from natural causes. He was born Nov. 10, 1922 in Spring Glen to Laura Cook and Hyrum Hansen. He married Velma Powell in 1946, they later divorced. Married Caecilia King, Nov. 26. 1955 in Helper; she died Aug. 27, 2004.
Member of the Catholic Church. Served in the US Army during World War II. Dick loved to laugh, talk and dance. In his later years you could find him at the Price Senior Citizen Center for lunch and dances. He will be dearly missed by his family and a community of friends.
Survived by his son, Michael (Marsha) Hansen; daughter, April (Howard) Roberts; step-son, Joseph (Sheri) Hansen; sister, Larene Fossat; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral mass, Wed. Aug. 17, 2005 at 10 a.m. in the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. Vigil service, Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the church in Helper. Family will be at St. Anthony's Tuesday and Wednesday one hour prior to service. Committal service, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper, under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home.
FERRON-Gene G. Talbot, age 84, passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2005 in Bountiful. He was born on April 18, 1921 in Yukon, Idaho to Alfred Newell and Katie Guymon Talbot. Gene married Virginia Kibbler on Nov. 2, 1945 in California and whatever they did, they did together.
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local # 354 for 58 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, was a member of the American Legion in Ferron and was also a member of the LDS Church. Gene loved the outdoors, camping, hunting and fishing. Most of all he was an avid ROCKHOUND as well as an accomplished silversmith. He enjoyed being a cartoonist, leaving his mark at every jobsite.
He is survived by one daughter, Kathryn "Kathie" Bird of Taylorsville and son-in-law Stephen Bird of La Verkin; two grandchildren and their spouses, Gena and Kory Brower and Greg and Laura Bird; and five great-grandchildren, Joel, Kyle, Ashlee, Jacee and Sheridan. Susan Christensen has been like a second daughter to Gene and Virginia. Preceded in death by his wife and one great-granddaughter, Sydnee.
Funeral services will be held Tues., Aug, 16 at 11 a.m. in the old Ferron LDS Chapel, where friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Ferron Cemetery, under the direction of Fausett Mortuary. The family wishes to thank all those who helped in his care, especially Pat, Amber, Bert, Marylou and Lynette.
PRICE/SALT LAKE-Our loving mother, Yiayia and friend, Mary Halamandaris Chavis, age 79, passed away Aug. 12, 2005 of complications from Parkinson's while surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 6, 1925 in Sunnyside to Felepas and Penelope Katsaros Halamandaris.
Her primary focus throughout her life was her family. She demonstrated her love through her devotion, generosity, strength of spirit, and attention to details. Her family and friends will remember her bubbly personality and her beautiful smile. She was a fervent Utah Jazz fan in her later years.
Mary is survived by two sons and two daughters, Tony (Laura) Chavis, California; Lewis (Jyl) Dickman, Salt Lake City; Denise (Kevin )Bruno, Salt Lake City; Pam Brady, Colorado; six grandchildren, Lance, Jason, Jeremy, Lindsey, Sadie, and Nathan; two great-grandsons, Jordan and Ashton. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and husband, Don Chavis.
Funeral service Wed. Aug. 17, 2005, 11 a.m. in the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Price. Family and friends will gather at Mitchell Funeral Home in Price from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the church service. Interment, Price City Cemtery.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Sarah Daft Home, 737 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84102, where she received caring and loving services.


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The Emery High Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members and presented service awards recently.
Emery High teacher, Neal Peacock was the speaker for the event. He said when asked to speak he asked his two year old granddaughter what he should talk about. She said, "What's up chicken butt," and We help chuthers."
Grandpa Neal understands babbling really well and proceeded to talk about chicken butts or rather what comes out of chicken butts. Peacock said he had two real problems as a youth. His teeth stuck out similar to a beaver and his last name was Peacock.
As a student at BYU, Peacock worked at the poultry lab where they washed and gathered 10,000 eggs per day. These eggs were used at the cafeteria and the Missionary Training Center. Each Thursday, they shoveled out the chicken houses and put the "sunshine" in wheel barrows and dumped them into the bucket of a loader which in turn dumped the chicken poop into a dump truck.
This messy business was generally quite routine and after the truck was filled it was taken to a local farmer's field who was delighted to get a load of sunshine. One day a water line had broken and the routine scooping of chicken poop became chicken soup and a sloppy load was on its way to the farmers field, when the traffic light turned yellow and the old truck came to an abrupt stop with the runny chicken poop exploding onto the car behind the truck. The moral of the story turned out to be. You can't spread sunshine without getting a little of it on yourself at the same time.
Grandpa Neal then talked about "helping chuthers." He asked the students who other than their parents have made a real difference in their lives. Was it a teacher, church leader, relative, who? Peacock told of his Aunt Rae who helped make a difference in his life. She took him right along with her children to the orthodontist when his parents couldn't afford to have his teeth fixed. "I just knew I was her favorite, but I found out at her death that everyone thought they were Aunt Rae's favorite. She lifted people. She took care of people. Make a difference. Be that person for someone else. Who are you making a difference for? You owe something back for all the people who have taken care of you. There is nothing more honorable than being that one person for someone. You can't spread sunshine without getting some on you. Be honorable and help chuthers," said Peacock. "Chuthers" is Neal's granddaughter's word for others.
The president of the Honor Society is Katie Reynolds. She said the honor society members have been involved in service projects and have donated over 9,000 hours to their community in many forms of service including: food and clothing drives, making quilts and hats, family events, church and community volunteer hours, sporting events and many others.
Kesler Tanner is the president elect and Jasha Hinkins is the vice president, Ashley Hansen-secretary, Service coordinator, Alexis Swasey and Justin Oakeson and teacher advisor- Wendy Whittle.
Honor society members: Carly Anderson, Whitney Behling, Jessica Collard, Miranda Fauver, Leslie Fuller, Eve Guymon, Ashley Hansen, Jasha Hinkins, Shaylie Huntington, Melissa Justice, Kiyomi MacDonald, Tahna Merrell, Erik Nielsen, Katie Reynolds, Callie Seely, Luke Stoddard, Tyler Swenson, Alexis Swasey, Landon Thomas, Shari Tuttle, Brittany Ungerman, Heidi VanWagoner, Mitchell Watson, Shontelle Weaver and Darrin Winn.
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President Obama spoke late Wednesday with the leader of Japan about nuclear threats from North Korea, recent meetings with China, and the prospects of more trade throughout the Pacific region.
The discussion with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the latest in a series of leader talks heading into next week's G-8 summit of major nations.
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"They pledged to continue to work together closely toward the elimination of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
"The leaders discussed the president's recent meetings with President Xi Jinping of China, and agreed on the importance of ensuring stability and pursuing dialogue as it relates to the East China Sea.
"The president stressed that the United States looks forward to being able to welcome Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as early as possible once current TPP members complete their domestic requirements.
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A former Snohomish Police sergeant is suing Snohomish County for effectively ending his career in law enforcement over a disputed lie detector test.
The suit was filed in federal court last week.
Donald Loen worked in law enforcement for seventeen years, including time with Washington State Patrol and two terms with Snohomish Police.
When the city ended its police force in 2011 and contracted with Snohomish County, its officers had the ability become deputies, provided they pass a background test.
The test includes a polygraph.
According to the lawsuit, Loen was asked whether he had sold drugs in his past and "recalled an occasion as a teenager some 23 years ago when he had thought he may have been paid for a nominal amount of marijuana."
Still, according to Loen, he was told by the woman administering the polygraph that he was "within the acceptable range" of the computer.
"She told me congratulations, you've passed the background examination. Welcome to the Sheriff's Office," Loen said.
Days later, Loen was told by Snohomish County he did not get the job because, "we felt you were being deceptive" according to Loen.
Loen appealed to the county Civil Service Commission and lost.
He tried to join the force in Kittias County and in Ellensburg, but despite testing highly, was turned down when Snohomish County informed them he had "failed" the polygraph.
Loen doubts he will ever be a police officer again, he is training to become a truck driver.
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The Gods finish Their planning of the creation of all things—They bring to pass the Creation according to Their plans—Adam names every living creature.
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2 And the Gods said among themselves: On the seventh time we will end our work, which we have counseled; and we will
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4 And the Gods came down and formed these the generations of the heavens and of the earth, when they were formed in the day that the
5 According to all that which they had said concerning every plant of the field before it was in the
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the
8 And the Gods planted a garden, eastward in
9 And out of the ground made the Gods to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the
10 There was a river running out of Eden, to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became into four heads.
11 And the Gods took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.
12 And the Gods commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat,
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14 And the Gods said: Let us make an help meet for the man, for it is not good that the man should be alone, therefore we will form an help meet for him.
15 And the Gods caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and he slept, and they took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof;
16 And of the rib which the Gods had taken from man, formed they a
17 And Adam said: This was bone of my bones, and
18 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
19 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not
20 And out of the ground the Gods formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever
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The Utah Peace Officers Association gathered in their annual memorial service on May 6 at 2 p.m. in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda. This year Deputy Jeremiah Johnson from the Emery County Sheriff's Office was honored with his name being placed on the memorial. The memorial at the capitol has been in place for two decades and was placed there under the direction of Gov. Norm Bangerter. He felt it was essential for the people of the state of Utah to be grateful for the ultimate sacrifice given by the officers and for their names to be forever bronzed upon the plaque.
Clarke Christensen, chaplain greeted those assembled. Many members of the Johnson family and deputies and officers from the Emery County Sheriff's Office attended the memorial service. The Utah Department of Public Safety Ensemble sang the national anthem. The prayer was given by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtliff. Amber Young played a piano solo entitled, "I Heard Him Come."
Ken Wallentine, president of the UPOA along with Sheriff Lamar Guymon and Jeremiah's wife, Lisa Johnson placed the name of Jeremiah Kirk Johnson upon the wall. Also helping place the name was Jeremiah's son Trevor Johnson.
The guest speaker for the program was the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Boyd K. Packer. He said, "We need to honor police officers. They are the watchmen of the night." Pres. Packer asked the audience to imagine dusk settling over the land without police officers present. He said we have a responsibility to support the men and women who watch over us. "We expect a lot out of you, we expect you to save lives, deliver babies, counsel people, settle domestic disputes, help at accidents, find lost children and be calm, wise and brave and inspired beyond normal human beings. You are never off duty," said Pres. Packer.
Pres. Packer said that officers must be well equipped with the best of equipment. "If less than the best, we endanger ourselves," he stressed. He said if adequate funds are not spent then costs will cycle back. Rehabilitation of offenders and social ills must be addressed or problems will escalate. "Officers must be able to provide for their families, officers deserve worthy compensation. Public officials should avert cutting budgets and be careful," said Pres. Packer.
Pres. Packer related a story about an accident his son was involved in. The police officer called and asked if he owned a green station wagon. Pres. Packer said yes, he did. The officer explained that his son was not seriously injured and that the first thing his son had said to the officer was, "I want to talk to my Dad." Pres. Packer thanked the officer for helping his son. The officer explained that they don't get many thank you's from people.
Pres. Packer also reminded citizens of the part they should play in safety when he described another accident which he had been in, where some men stopped to help and directed traffic and lifted his car out of the traffic lane. He said they exemplified what all citizens should do. He said we must have respect for what law enforcement officers do, especially if we think how it would be without them. Pres. Packer told the story of the first officer to lose his life in Utah. Rodney Badger in 1853 was sent by Brigham Young to aid immigrants in crossing the river. A wagon overturned in the river and Badger was able to save the mother and four of the children before he was swept away.
In 150 years, there have been 112 officers who have lost their lives. "The price for peace and safety must be paid," said Pres. Packer. He said officers must deal with terrible and revolting accident scenes, search and rescues which end happily and those that don't; scenes which are not easily erased from the mind. These watchmen of the night spare us and protect us."
"We cannot leave them unsupported if we do we'll find we need them more than ever. We pay tribute and support them and their families every day and I invoke a blessing on all who protect and support us in the state of Utah," concluded Pres. Packer.
Reverend France Davis from the Calvary Baptist Church gave the closing prayer.
Lisa Johnson said, "It's been a hard time for me. We are coming up on a year since Jeremiah was killed, but being able to see him honored and called a hero gives my kids something to look up to. It helps to know what a great man he was and he can still influence my kids' lives."


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John W. Owens, 59, Harrisburg passed away 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
He was born July 5, 1953, in Harrisburg the son of Marvin and Josephine Cain Owens. John had worked at Sahara Coal Co. and later with the City of Harrisburg Water and Sewer Department from where he retired.
He is survived by his son Travis Owens of Harrisburg and Travis' mother Brenda Owens of Harrisburg. He was preceded in death by a sister Norma Jean Owens and a brother Jerry Owens.
Graveside services will precede burial 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Dewayne Taylor officiating.
Those attending are ask to gather at the cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg. Condolences to the family may be left at www.weirauchfuneralhome.com.
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Tangela Williams-Daniel, EdD
Tangela Williams-Daniel has more than 15 years of experience as an educator, professor, staff developer and educational leader. She is the Campus Area Chair for the College of Education at the South Florida Campus, where she teaches courses in humanities and education. Tangela holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education from Florida State University, and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership specializing in Human Resource and Development from Nova Southeastern University.
Tangela has been employed in Florida's Public School System for more than 15 years, and currently serves as Math Coach for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Over the course of her career, she's worked in a variety of low performing urban schools in a support role capacity, assisting teachers and students in elevating their state letter grade as well as promoting parental involvement to increase student achievement.
In May 2010, Tangela was named University of Phoenix Faculty Rookie of the Year and has received numerous other awards in education. She is a member of the National Alliance of Black School Educators and the United Teachers of Dade.
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November 17, 2012 - 10:58pm
Just a few months away from the end of the current gen consoles lifecycle and PlayStation 3 has finally caught up with Xbox 360 in total worldwide sales.
According to Sony, PlayStation 3 total worldwide sales reached the 70 million mark on November 4th, 2012. The exact same number was announced by Microsoft just a month earlier in its September 30th financial report.
Xbox 360 sales have been outpacing both PlayStation 3 and Wii consistently for the last 22 months in USA but it was also consistently outshone by both of them in the rest of the world.
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Well im sure the system will have game released for next 4 years or so. But you can safely guarantee if Microsoft is putting out a new console so will sony. Microsoft could put out a new console no more capable than the xbox360 and Sony has to reply with something, cause people want the new thing no matter what it is.


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From Fire to Flowers - Kenya's Renewable Energy Cycle
Nairobi, 07 December 2010 - The landscape around Navaisha town, about an hour's drive from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is dotted with snaking smooth white pipes and steel drums rather like a modern day snakes-and-ladders set built into the steep valley escarpments, just below pockets of billowing steam floating into the air.
Glance down towards the expanding Olkaria Geothermal Power Station, probably the world's only energy station in a national park - Hell's Gate National Park - and giraffes graze close to the fence, seemingly unfazed by the noise and whirr of electricity producing turbines.
Stored in the planet's crust, geothermal energy is clean, it's renewable, it can be tapped from around the world and it could be big business in Kenya. The source of Kenya's pot of energy gold is the Great Rift Valley - a geographical and geological feature running north to south for around 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometres) from northern Syria to central Mozambique in East Africa. Astronauts say it is the most significant physical detail on the planet visible from space. It could also be one of Africa's most important clean energy sources for the twenty-first century.
Geothermal energy is a century old technology. It is harnessed from underground reservoirs, containing hot rocks (250-350 degrees Celsius) saturated with water and steam. Boreholes of up to 3000 metres are drilled into these reservoirs, whereupon hot water and steam are then piped up to a geothermal power plant and used to drive electric generators to create power.
Kenya is on an ambitious energy trajectory as part of its "Vision 2030" to generate a minimum of 3000 Megawatts in the next twenty years. Geothermal will be a central pillar of this and judging by the expansion plans already underway for a fourth power plant (Olkaria IV) and significant expansion of Olkaria I with units IV and V, expected to be completed by 2012, it could well be on track.
The expansion will bring the output of power from the Olkaria power plant from the current 150 MW up to 430 MW, or almost 40% of Kenya's annual requirement. Some estimates say that Kenya boasts massive geothermal potential, potentially as high as 7,000 Megawatts. If Kenya continues on the path to achieving its 2030 goals, it could be the first African country to export geothermal energy.
Importance of renewable energy for a Green Economy
It is widely accepted that the most important determinant in making the transition to a Green Economy from the wasteful, polluting and ultimately unsustainable brown economy is energy - where we find it, how we use it, how we recycle it.
The world, as a whole, needs to be more efficient in its use of energy - and needs to develop new, renewable sources if we are to lessen an excessive dependence on the fossil fuels - oil, gas and coal. Expanded use of geothermal power could be one major advance combining economic, social and environmental benefits needed for true sustainable development.
At a continental level, the energy sector in most parts of Africa is characterized by an acute energy crisis due to high oil prices, persistent droughts and unrivalled demand from unprecedented population growth.
In turn, Kenya's energy scene is dominated by two primary factors; a predominant reliance on dwindling biomass energy resource to meet the energy needs of rural households and heavy dependence on imported petroleum to meet modern economic needs.
"Soon Kenya will be able to meet half of its power requirement through geothermal steam fields. Meanwhile, it has shown all other countries of the African Rift that geothermal power is a competitive, reliable and environment friendly solution," says Peerke de Bakker, UNEP energy expert, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kenya recognizes geothermal power as one sustainable form of indigenous energy, all this set against a background of diminishing prospects for exploitable large hydropower resources and unstable international hydrocarbon fuel prices.
Where to drill?
In a large landscape with untapped resources deep underground, finding the most productive areas to drill can be a little like throwing a fishing rod into the sea and hoping a large shoal of fish will swim by.
With financial assistance from the Global Environment Fund, UNEP worked with the National Power Generation Utility of Kenya (KenGen) on a Joint Geophysical Imaging for Geothermal Reservoir Assessment project finishing in 2009. The project aimed to reduce the cost of renewable, nearly CO2-free geothermal power in Kenya through improved geophysical data, to more accurately locate underground geothermal potential.
"UNEP has been very instrumental in ensuring we get clean energy with the GEF. The joint study revealing the best well sites has minimized the expense of where to drill. Initially, the wells were shallow and low production (between 1 and 5 MW) but with UNEP's study we were able to identify others that were much more productive and now the average well is 3000 metres and produces between 5 and 15 MW," says Cyrus W. Karingithi, Assistant Manager, Resource Development, KenGen.
As a result of the UNEP-GEF Joint Geophysical Imaging (JGI) project, it's estimated that the number of wells needed to achieve 70MW could be 15 instead of 30 or 33 wells, realizing savings of approximately USD 5 million per well. The JGI project has helped to significantly decrease the cost of geothermal electricity as well as increase well production and reducing C02 emissions.
Scaling back
Olkaria Geothermal Power Project is adjacent to farms that produce some of the finest flowers in the world. The "Oserian" flower farm makes good use of geothermal energy from the less productive, but already existing wells that were drilled before the testing phase and the UNEP/DGEF intervention.
Geothermal heat is not only used to power the greenhouses but heated air pushed through the vents acts as a natural fungicide. Oserian's growing techniques include hydroponics, geothermal heating and CO2 enrichment along with natural pest management using predatory mites that feed on red spider mites.
"We aim to run a farm that is solely operated on eco-friendly, alternative energy sources leaving a carbon free footprint. We currently operate the largest geothermal greenhouse heating project in the world combing geothermal heating and carbon dioxide. Geothermal energy has made a greener business, reduced the need to farm more extensively and allow us to release land back to conservation," says Hamish Ker, Oserian Production Director.
Where once were wheat fields and flower farms, now wildlife roams on a 20,000 acre conservancy and migrates from Naivasha to Oserian and on to Hell's Gate National Park through a 3,000 acre game corridor. In 15 years, the land has reverted to being bush and savannah. White rhino, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, leopard and a solitary male lion from the Nakuru region are just some of the species now integrated back into the landscape. Geothermal energy, aside from supplying power is successfully driving business and conservation, with one feeding and supporting the other.
From micro to macro
Based on its extensive expertise in geothermal power, KenGen has already assisted neighbouring countries, including Rwanda, Eritrea and Zambia in the assessment and development of their geothermal resources.
In addition and owing to the successful completion of the JGI project, UNEP in collaboration with the World Bank has initiated a regional project in six east African countries, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to tap into the Rift Valley's vast, unexplored geothermal potential.
The African Rift Geothermal project (ARGeo Project) is funded by a GEF contribution of US$ 17.75 Million. This programme now intends to provide a platform for accelerated geothermal development and stimulate geothermal investments in the region.
Initial estimates indicate that these investments could lead to 891,458 tons of CO2 emission savings per year and up to 17.8 million tons over 20 years. Given the demonstration and "snow-ball" effect of the ARGeo project, it's expected that these pilot projects will generate yet more interest in geothermal technologies in other countries of the Rift Valley (Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar and Yemen, on the Arabian side of the Rift).
This kind of innovation is not only a boon for Africa, but also attracts foreign expertise and investment. During the exploratory drilling, KenGen used local equipment but now uses the Great Wall of China Drilling Company for deeper and more efficient wells - another demonstration of South South Cooperation.
Where could it lead to?
Governments are meeting in November in Cancun, Mexico for the next round of UN climate negotiations. Current commitments and pledges under the Copenhagen Accord covering emissions up to 2020 provide a good platform for global action, but the level of current ambition is widely viewed as insufficient to meet a 2 degree warming limit.
Geothermal expansion is just one of the many ways in which we can meet the climate change. Clean energy is about powering the future, providing jobs, industry and opportunities. The challenge is now is to accelerate and scale-up these world-wide transitions.
The Cradle of Civilisation, the Great Rift Valley, is where humanity took is first faltering steps. Today it can play a critical role to assist with humanity's most overarching challenge: how to break the cycle of plunder and pollute. Projects like this could be a foundation upon which a zero- emission East Africa -with increasing access to energy and development opportunities for millions of people can be built.
Editors Notes
The ARGeo project has been supported by various stakeholders including the participating governments and their utilities and agencies, and multilateral and bilateral institutions such as the World Bank, UNEP, IGA, ICEIDA (Icelandic International Development Agency), BGR (German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources), USTDA, USDOE, etc. In particular, the Bank and UNEP will jointly implement the program; with the Bank focusing on the Risk Mitigation Facility (RMF) and post exploration drilling activities and UNEP on technical assistance with emphasis on regional knowledge sharing and technical assistance for the upstream pre-drilling stage.
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Sports themed restaurant and bar offers great river views from the outside deck or the comfortable inside dining and bar. Menu includes daily specials as well as smoked pulled pork and smoked pulled chicken.
The Old Bakery Beer Company offers high quality local food and beer to downtown Alton. The brewery and restaurant, located at 400 Landmarks Boulevard, has been home to at least 3 bakeries over the last 100 years. Old Bakery Beer will offer four year-round beers, including a Wheat IPA, Rye Pale Ale, Mild Brown Ale, and a Pilsner-style Beer, as well as several rotating seasonals and local guest taps.
Explore our menu at the Great Rivers Tap & Grill. Special menu items are hand crafted and made from scratch by our own Chef Kenny and his trained culinary staff. Food is served daily 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Join us for Karaoke every Friday and Saturday hosted by Partytime DJ starting at 10:00 p.m. Open Friday & Saturday as late as 3:00 a.m. serving beverages. Grab a refreshing cocktail or sip one of our 16 carefully selected local, craft and domestic beers on tap.
High Flyers is a neighborhood bar and grill serving a full menu of appetizers, salads, soups, pastas, burgers, and steaks (including our famous Pepperloin kabab with garlic butter) and chicken.
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The newly renovated Laux Brickhouse Grille is the place to be. Offering great local favorites, daily food specials, and icy cold drinks. Perfect for a casual dinner with the family or a date night. Laux Brickhouse will have your mouth watering the second you walk in the door. Open Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Recess Brewing is a Community Supported Brewery that is happy to call Edwardsville, Illinois home. The goal is simple. Provide delicious, locally crafted beer and educate the masses about how the magic happens. Our location on Main Street houses a 1500 square foot brewery and a 1100 square foot taproom which is open to everyone.
Offers local and imported beers, Irish whiskeys and a food menu featuring an Irish wrap, cottage pie, and corned beef brisket served in this Irish themed pub.
Duke Bakery is a full line retail bakery specializing in wedding cakes, specialty cakes, donuts, pastries, pies, breads, buns, and cookies since 1951.
Bluff City Grill Restaurant and Bar
Bluff City Grill, located on the edge of Historic Downtown Alton, offers a classic dining experience and a relaxing lounge bar. The menu is exciting and diverse and features daily lunch, dinner and drink specials.
Chubby's Warehouse Bar & Grill
Taking a cruise on the motorcycle today? Come to Alton and stop at Chubby's Warehouse Bar and Grill. Chubby's offers good food at a great price and ice cold beer. Spacious indoor and outdoor seating available. Must be 21 to enter. Open Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 a.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Settled among orchards and sprawling farmland, the 11,000-square-foot Grafton Winery, aptly named "The Vineyards," has ample space for a new wine production facility, comfortable seating, a bar and a fireplace. A 5,000-square-foot pavilion with a view of the new vines offers space for outdoor seating, wedding receptions, corporate events, team building, family reunions, and class reunions.
Piasa Winery and Pub is open all year long. With live music every weekend May throughout October. 16 craft beers on tap and select fine wine.
4204 Main Street Brewing Company - Alton
This restaurant is known for the many varieties of beers that complement the food. Brews include Blonde Ale, Chocolate Stout, Saison ( a farmhouse ale brewed in the Belgian style), several different IPA's. Hefeweizen and more. Menu includes certified angus beef steaks, pastas, seafood, burgers and sandwiches.
Tony's Prohibition Lounge & Third Street Cafe
Looking for a great place for pizza, pasta, and cold drinks? Check out Tony's Prohibition Lounge. Adjacent to the renowned Tony's Restaurant, the Lounge offers casual dining and a full-service bar. The 75 seat bar also has a charming sidewalk cafe. It is a favorite place in town for meeting friends for drinks, waiting for a table in the dining room, or bringing the family in for a casual dinner. Tony's bar and sidewalk cafe serves pizza, sandwiches, salads, appetizers, and kabobs in a family atmosphere. Open Tuesday - Saturday 4 p.m.- 1 a.m.
Grafton Harbor Floating Winery
Stop in the Floating Winery and Gifts Ahoy! Enjoy wine tasting at its best with more than 100 wines from around the world. Gift Ahoy carries the best selection of nautical and wine related gifts on the river. Everything from what floats your boat to what makes you beautiful. Gourmet foods, picnic wine baskets, jewelry, children's nautical toys, clothing, decorating accessories, anchors, river charts and much more.
Hops House- Argosy Casino Alton
Hops House offers a view in every seat along with over 60 beer selections and features local labels from 4204 Main Street Brewery, Old Bakery Beer, Schlafly, Founders, 4 Hands and an exclusive "Argosy Ale." Enjoy a variety of snacks, sandwiches and appetizers while watching all major sporting events on HD TVS. Must be 21.
Artisan retail bake shop offering a variety of baked goods and wedding cakes. Open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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A gypsy inspired coffee shop located inside Alton's historic Milton Schoolhouse.
"Simply delicious" pastries and desserts that are sure to please every palate. Whether you are looking for a little taste of Europe, delicious coffee & tea, or cookies like grandma made (with just a little panache) you will find them at LuciAnna's Pastries. Come & relax in our warm inviting atmosphere.
Serving full menu of fresh salads and sandwiches. Open Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Koke's offers great food and drinks in a relaxed and casual atmosphere.
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Cinco de Mayo's menu is full of Mexican dishes in a warm, relaxed atmosphere.
Ramon's has authentic mexican cuisine, a Mariachi band that plays from table to table, and a good selection of beer, including imports such as Dos XX and Modelo.
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I installed a pressure regulator on the interior main supply line of my home to reduce the high pressures at some of the fixtures. Regulator workes fine, however when my in-ground sprinkler turns on, I get a quick pressure drop on the load side of the regulator and the regulator bangs. Pressure comes back up quickly and all is well until the sprinkler switches to the next zone.
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