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instead of cleaning floors, we're getting packages ready to be shipped and we're able to meet with customers. >> that project is going to cost $400 million. it's not done yet, there needs to do another similar bypass throughout the napa river this, project combines both river and creek. this project should have been done years ago, scheduled to take five to six years but because they get funding a little bit at a time, it's taken longer, will take several years for this to be finished now. they're pry owing -- trying to protect themselves against a 100 year flood. >> wayne, thank you very much. >> a break in the rain today but more is on the way. >> spencer christian is tracking it live. >> more is on the way. yes. here is a look at the focus to the north, well north. as a matter of fact we see light rainfall now in northern
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mendocino county. a large area of rain off shore moving into our direction. let's take a look back at the storm totals wednesday through sunday, taking a look at the impressive totals. russian river over 16 inches of rain. eight and a third inches in san raf yes. nearly four inches in san francisco and oakland livermore. nearly two and a half in san jose. and in terms of normal rainfall for this time of the season, we're at 200% of average now in sacramento. and well above the normal levels for all other locations around the bay area, we're not at a rainfall deficit now. and not likely to be soon. sheer look at radar satellite posit -- composite image. you can see the next storm not quite so strong as storms we saw over the weekend. it will be wet and i'll show where wet weather will arrive
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in just minutes. >> thank you very much. well, what a difference a day makes in vallejo. you're looking at roads around a mobile home park near fair grounds. residents evacuated as the water rose quickly. and could have used gondolas to get around. the water receded with only mud and debris to indicate this had been a flood plain. a good indication of the severity of the storm moved through. >> and there is a bit of a detour heading downtown. >> big section of roads in lafayette collapsed yesterday during the storm. abc 7 news explains restoring utilities is easy part. >> it's a huge hole in the middle of mountain view drive forced people to tryout new normal today. they now have a detour in morning routine. >> it's extraordinary. i know it's going to add another i don't know. five to 10 minutes of driving
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every day just to get him to school. i can't imagine for everyone else. >> city leaders say it will be this way sometime. >> this will not be used until spring or summer. >> last night, and this morning focusing on getting people utilities up and running. the road collapsed, it receivered water and sewage lines. crews put tubes in place to get water to people which worked but at the patterson house that meant a compromised shower this morning it was weak. i won't want to do that every day, but waits there. >> next to build a temporary storm drain, then, they'll come up with a permanent solution. the thought of living with the giant hole is a bit unnerving to some. >> it's terrifying. i know people are working on it. i've got confidence in the city to take care of it. >> others looking at positive side. this short cut throughout the
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neighborhood has been receivered. >> traffic comes through here, nobody stops at stop signs. >> good news is that everybody who lives in this vicinity can get to work or school by taking just a short detour. >> city officials say they've known this was a problem and now, they're being forced to deal witness. they say they have about $5 million in the fund and thanks to the rainy day, they'll be dipping into that to get this fixed. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 laura anthony will report live. >> mine hill road near scott's valley in santa cruz mountains could be closed sometime after part of the two-lane road washed away yesterday in the rain as you can see here. a portion of one lane is washed away. residents say it is going to
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be inconvenience, not easy. many in the area use roads to access northbound highway 17. >> much of the bay area continues to dry out and clean up after this trio of storms. >> this sky 7 video weigh we want to show you shows toppled trees around san francisco. >> crews cleaning up the mess in the mission district. sam says water was knee deep in the building he manages. he says storm drains can not handle run off. the problem has been around for years. >> this is over there. this is pipes that are so small. it doesn't support the water. the same problem. >> city crews worked into the night, learing away trees that toppled throughout san francisco. public works crews received roughly 40 calls, a power pole snapped in the sunset district.
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>> abc 7 news viewers flooded you reports with great photos of the rain. mirea c sent us this one of a water logged pear orchard. and one cab driver showed us this photo of a tree. great shots. boy. you can e mail your photos to you reports at kgotv.com. >> classes will resume tomorrow at a school in marin county that closed today because of storm flooding. >> students in the classrooms being moved to other locations on the white hill middle school campus in fair tax. >> keira clapper has a look at the flood damage. >> three big storms filled this culvert behind the zoom, causing flooding over the weekend. >> we have four classrooms have been fairly filled with debris and mud.
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we'll need our library. >> now, administrators face having to tear out floors and possibly, wall autos we anticipate flooring will be replaced depending on what the damage is if it's going up the wall. we may need to remove furniture attached to the wall z do some additional work. >> classes were cancel forward 6th through 8th grade students. >> we spent three hours our wheel team, managing what we can do. it's hard to close a school. it's never easy decision to make. >> the superintendent tell meez good news is that insurance will cover costs of fixing damage. if administrators have their way, school will be back in session tomorrow, with, or without usage of the four
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classrooms. >> with more rain expected this week, please stay with us for continuing storm watch coverage and don't forget you can track systems any time with live doppler 7 hd. we'll keep you updated on weather. >> happening now police searching for people who fired shots near a school today. police believe it start as a home invasion in coolage avenue. neighbors reported hearing several shots fired. the sound of the shots so clear, administrators immediately put that school on lock down. >> you know, two shots. pop, pop. we got scared and started to hide. but the kids, we can hear the children. so they were outside and screaming. so you can tell it was -- something was going on. >> administrators lifted the lock down about half an hour later. police have not said if anyone was injured. >> police have a suspect in
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custody connected with the days peer yens of an assault of a 16-year-old girl with autism. she walked away from a group home, found three days later beaten and riding a bus in san francisco. she's recovering with her family. police offered no details refusing to identify the suspect or say what the charge is. >> two chp officers recovering this afternoon after flipping their patrol car during a high-speed chase. >> it was incredible. you can see investigators sate chase of a speeding driver began around 3:30 this morning on eastbound 580. and isabel after. >> the officers were closing in. >> area is very concerning. the vehicle looks worse than what injuries are, which are minor. cuts, and bruises but it's not a good experience. >> officers arrested the two
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men when they surrendered. >> happening now, one of three firefighters injured during a crash in orinda is going home today. a doctor cleared him this morning. firefighter kelly morris may need surgery for a fractured leg, knee and foot. steven broadness will require surgery on his foot. all three firefighters were injured respond toong accident on highway 24 yesterday. here is the scene two. vehicles hit the fire engine. the second vehicle rolled into firefighters. a fourth person taken to the hospital and that person is in critical condition. >> port of oakland continues to get extra business today. the strike is creating losses estimated at $1 billion. clerical workers began the strike on tuesday in a contract battle. dock workers honoring picket lines managing to shut down
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most of the terminal autos california swril to keep waiting for the supreme court decision on same-sex marriage. >> this voter approved ban, the court put the case on the agenda for friday. east bay declined to review the decision leaving a lower court's decision intact, legalizing gay marriage in california. the court could decide to take up the legal controversy with a ruling expected by the end of june. >> a lot more to bring you tonight. still ahead at 4:00 is the iphone 5 proving to be a success for apple? may be bigger than first thought. >> prince women yim's life rushed to the hospital. >> and taking a look at live doppler p hd radar. clear now, but more showers heading our way. radar has been busy last 24 hours or so. spencer will let us know when
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the rain is coming in the accu-weather forecast. >> and michael finney will take your questions live on abc 7 and on twitter m finney. >> and taking a look live outside at the traffic situation on the skyway on this monday. the commute just begins to get underway. slow as you can see. not too bad heading into
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welcome back. delta airlines may be getting
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ready to purchase a big stake of virgin atlantic airways. reports say delta is in talks to buy a 49% stake in virgin from singapore airlines. it will not provide any further details. sir richard branson owns a controlling stake and a stake in virgin america, based in sfo. >> a proving -- improving sales for the iphone 5, the investment firm expects apple to sell 47 million of the devices if the current quarter up from the prior forecast of 45 million. the firm says suppliers have improved. as with previous launches apple experiences problems and had a tough time meeting demand. customers ordering online had to wait before getting their devices. many stores were sold out as well. >> more information on the news corp split why facebook is asking for your vote
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tonight. >> willow bay is here with this afternoon's after the bell report. hi, willow. >> hello, dan, carolyn. yes, we're learning more today about that yumming split at news corps. the media giant announced today that veteran journalist robert thompson will be the ceo of the publishing business. thompson is the editor in chief of dow jones. the company will keep the name news corp. entertainment business will be called fox group. news corp agrewed to spin off the assets after pressure from shareholders and the new news corp including "wall street journal" and harper collins in addition to other assets. >> part of the company also said is that it will pull the plug on the daley. and if you use facebook, the social network is asking one billion users to vote on whether or not they should still allowed
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to vote on policy changes at facebook. unless 30% of the users cast ballots, users will lose the right to volt voet on future changes smchl say facebook set a high barre requiring such a large percentage of users to vote before results are binding. >> time warner cable ceo is threatening to drop ra program was low ratings saying distribution on time warner is quote not a birth right. costs soared 30%. stocks well after manufacturing expected last month. your bloomberg silicon valley closed higher. and start up incubator y bomb nine yaitor is cutting the class size, following a
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reduction in the amount of funding. the founder says it just grew too fast. and now, he needs to deal with some short comings. dan, carolyn, back to you. >> more than 350 jobs will be available at abc 7 news job journal event tomorrow. here are just a few companies that will be there. big give sporting goods, new york life and sleep train. it takes place in san jose on gateway place from noon until 4:00 p.m. >> and rain totals are incredible. >> we need a break. more sont way. >> it's a brief break. clouds thickening already. we're going to get wet weather again. in western skies you can see
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clouds after what, for much of the bay area has been a mainly sunny day. rain will be first to arrive. taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. some light rainfall off shore, this is the next system into tomorrow. looks like going to be a rain event. temperatures into upper 50s to around 60 degrees. we'll see northbound lane by early in the morning. by wednesday, rainfall in all parts of the bay area, wednesday going to be a soaker. a drier pattern into the weekend. you can see approaching system here. brings milder air mass with it. let's start at 5:00 we may
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seen rain up into mendocino county. by early to mid morning hours, by 11:00 or so, we should see rainfall straight aheading across most of the north bay into san francisco. notice most of the bay area will be dry by mid day, then, we'll see watches of showers moving but will be widely scattered. then, overnight tomorrow night, into wednesday morning, we can get a organized wave of rain coming through. we'll be looking at rain reaching all parts of the bay area. that rain continues into evening hours, tapering off early thursday morning. and looks like we'll be drying out. by 5:00 rainfall totals will
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be impressive. we'll see perhaps up two to inches of rain by then. into santa cruz mountains three quarters of an inch. low 50s, rela lively mild tonight. highs upper 50s to low 60s. cooler weather up north. where it will be rainier, here is the accu-weather forecast. after wet weather on wednesday, drying out thursday just in time for raiders on thursday night football taking on peyton manning. dry and mild friday. slight chance of showers sunday. dry, milder monday. wet days then we'll start to dry out. >> yeah. yeah. hope it remains that way. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up next, a new heir
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to the thrown. britain's royal family reveals very big baby news. >> oscars still two months away. we'll take you there as stars hit the red carpet. >> and live once again outside looking at the bay bridge, how nice is this? traffic moving ease eyely at this moment. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues in just a moment.
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on behalf of everyone here in the white house, we extend our congratulations to the duke and duchess of cambridge on the welcome news out of london that they're expecting their first child. >> yes. the white house offering congratulations to prince william and kate today. >> yes. exciting stuff. abc news is in london with reaction to this big news. >> baby watch is over. 30-year-old kate middleton aka future queen is about two months pregnant. the duchess of cambridge's country, men, and women, sent well wish autos absolutely wonderful news. i'm delighted for them. i'm sure they'll make brilliant parents. >> it's only been 19 months since the kismts but from the beginning the world has been
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watching for a baby bump. she skipped peanut butter, toasting with water and maybe a hint last week william accepted, william made no secret this is what he wanted. as you told katie couric in may. >> i'm just keen on family. both catherine and i are looking forward to having a family. >> but the pregnancy hasn't been easy. it appears the couple went public earlier than planned. she's in the hospital with a rare condition that causes severe vomiting during pregnancy. kate is expected to recover and it will be a historic pregnancy. for the first time there is no law restricting succession to boys. if she gives birth to a third, that baby will be third in line to the thrown. >> what do you think is in the future? >> brothers and sisters. >> well, let's give them time for the first one. the couple considered the future of the royal family.
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now, their baby is expected to secure the future of the monarchy for decades to come. >> oh, they're abuzz in great britain. katy pery gets a big honor and major a listers get glamd up for an oscar see vent. >> the academy provided a big cheese at the awards. even kristin stewart. stars lined red carpet for a night honoring individual who's made a difference behind the scenes. >> these people made contributions so that is pretty special. >> it's not the contest. that the other one is. this is more and it's the way it was originally. >> it airs sunday here on abc. now, to katy perry honored
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this weekend by the trevor project providing suicide prevention services. a list of celebrities came out to show support. >> we want everybody to have a right to be whoever they choogs to be. there so much work to do and i love that this program focuses on youth having a hard time with it. >>. >> get more headlines right now on otrc.com. >> we've heard about fiscal cliff, but what does it mean to you? owe coming up latest plans both sides offered to avoid it and how much it would cost a family if the nation takes the plunge. >> and what do members of congress and car salesmen have in common? results of a new survey about trust.
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in an attempt to break the budget stalemate, congressional republicans proposed reducing the debt. >> it did not include taxes on the rich. >> yes. speaker of the house john
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boehner not willing to budge on demands to end the bush year tax cuts but is offering a 2.to kbrinl reduction plan as a counter proposal to ending breaks. this afternoon, house speaker spent the president a letter outlining $800 billion through tax reform. but the cuts remain in place. the plan calls for $600 billion in savings from health sources, $300 billion in additional mandatory savings. sound vague to you? abc 7 political analyst says that is part of the game. >> every time you make cuts at this point, you're affecting some constit twensys going to get mad at you. >> the president is asking for $1.6 trillion in new revenue over next 10 years mostly from the rich. speaker boehner offering half of that amount through his tax reforms and if they can't find
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an agreement it means on january 1 nearly every american will pay more income tax, between 2000 and $2400 for average families. san francisco cafe distill, the owner says we can pay that. if his employees have to pay, that would hurt. >> $2400 makes a big difference for employees making between 15s skpdz $20 an hour in the city. >> during a photo op this afternoon, the president ignored questions about the offer. but in a statement white house is rejecting the plan as nothing new. the president not likely to budth on eliminating those tax breaks and for the most republicans seem unwilling to put breaks on the table. >> they're going eye ball to eye ball. the question is who is going to fold, or blink, first? in the end it's likely republicans will have to find a way to fold. >> professor cane believes
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republicans have weaker position in this debate because one senior told abc better not take a host yanl you're not willing to shoot and republicans aren't willing to kill the middle class tax breaks. in order to save the rich. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 taking a look at what going over fits cal cliff will mean for cal klin autos this will get more intense, thank you very much. >> americans apparently dmot have a lot of faith in lawmakers trying to keep us from tumbling off the fiscal cliff. 22 occupation members of congress came in second to last just ahead of car sales people. 8% of the people polled gave car dwreerls a high rating for standards. members of congress received highest parks from just 10% of the surveyed. senators did a bit better. governors ranked 15th.
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nurses most trusted professionals followed by pharmacists and doctor autos california legislature welcomed it's largest batch of freshman lawmakers. 39 new legislateors sworn in at the state capitol today. joining a session. democrats have a super majority for the first time since 1883 in this state, holding 29 of 40 seats. john perez promised to reach out to republican minority. >> i want to state your krois vois is welcome, contributions desired and active services needed. >> early focus will be on a special session called next month to debate implementing the president's affordable health care achblgt san francisco and peninsula remembering a passionate public servant, mike nevin died of cancer after 27 years as a police inspector he
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entered local politics in san mateo county earning a reputation as a compassionate advocate for disadvantaged people, including former criminals. he was the executive director of the service league of san mateo county. mike nevin was 69 years old. >> nasa announced analysis of the first soil samples scooped up by mars rover n a meeting today, nasa says curiosity detected water. nasa says rumors of a blockbuster announcement were incorrect. it landed on a two year search that signs of life existed. >> researchers say water may be linked to increase in food allergy autos also, one thing women can do to help keep our
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brains sharp as we age. >> today q and a is just ahead. you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. i'll answer questions here, live, later. >> yes. clouds are beginning to thicken again, meaning more rain is on the way. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> outside we go. take a look at traffic on 80. you can see sticky moving in both directions. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues here in just a moment. you know how much grandma
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wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas!
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checking healthy living news a study finds food allergies may be linked to pesticides found in tap water, researchers say a chlorine found in certain pesticides could be causing food allergies by killing a bacteria in human digestive systems. the number of teens with allergies increased by about three million accord together cdc. this is still too preliminary to suggest that americans should change their drinking water habits. >> here is a possible health boost two. stud gees find
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vitamin d seems to protect mental health in women. women that developed alzheimer's disease had lower vitamin d intakes. researchers in france came wupt same findings. there is no recommended dosage of vitin min d. earlier studies set a maximum of 4,000 ius as a daily limit. >> twitter fans will soon are v.a new high profile person to follow, pope benedict 16th. vatican says the pope will respond live to questions about faith. >> twitter handle is means pope. it means bridge builder. it suggests unity. the pope united with catholics but all men and women of goodwill.
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the pope sent his first tweet last year. part of the efforts to spread the faith. >> nice to see the sun said. we needed it for our mood and to dry out and clean up. >> our upbeat mood is about to return. there is rain in parts of mendocino county. more of it that hasn't pushed on land yet. there is some rain around man chafter and along highway 1. it's moving this way. you can see image of the next storm out to sea at the moment. will bring mild air witness. arriving during overnight and
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early morning hours. weather looks like this. some rain developing again, high temperatures into northern part of the state tomorrow into upper 50s to low 60s. rest of the state tomorrow will be mainly dry, mild especially way down south. here in the bay area, highs only into 50s tomorrow, perhaps up to about 60s here in the city. we'll see highs into low to mid-60s so a mixed bag tomorrow, mainly a wet day for north bay. wednesday, following day looks wet for all of us. >> 49ers went on a shopping spree. >> yes. an event that has become a tradition for niner autos
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first, left overgift cards? from last holiday season? here is a question. sit still good? up next, i'll answer that question and others that
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welcome back. michael finney is answers questions tonight thu facebook, twitter and e mail. >> first comes from jamie l, asking i a gift card from christmas ask haven't used it. do gift cards expire? >> there is nothing you wanted to buy over 12 months? come on. you need to get out of the house more. look, if your card comes from an individual store or a chain, it cannot expire in the state of california. now, a whole bunch of other states copied us. if you have it here, pretty much it doesn't expire, they're not allowed tolg after and can't throw fees on it and junk until the card goes unr unused 18 months and it's worth less than $5 so here is the exemption. if it's a bank card, they're allowed to a lot of tricks because that is regulated by
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the federal government. they can do the $5 every month, after 12 months and all of that. they're talking about changing the will you laws. they haven't but you're probably okay with that card at some this point, but use it yes. >> more attention, paul v writes does the fda have laws limiting amount of saturated fats or cholesterol allowed in a serving of pd food? >> they can not. only regulations is prepared foods have to have a box. other than that, they can put anything in it they want. >> i'm in the process of fighting a plumber for a water heater problem. does the lemon law apply to water heaters? >> kind of. there is a different one. it says if you buy a product it has to operate as you would expect it to. you ought to be able to sit in a chair.
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people stand on a chair and screw a light bulb, it should be able to do that. it should be heating water. 10 years from when you bought it, stuff is allowed to break. but if you're early on, supposed to heat it. >> and hot enough for to you take a shower. a recall for a popular item told soeld at trader joe's. recalling nearly 5,000 pounds of frozen butter chisen with rice because of listeria concerns. the code is 2012-10-31 and have a lot number of 30512. the recall latest to hit trader joe's stores. retailer issued recalls for peanut butter and bbq chicken salad this year. the peanut butter plant today
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the federal government said they cannot reopen. >> really? >> yes. >> that is severe. >> that is. >> thank you. >> and a group of children in the bay area went on a holiday shopping spree. >> it's not only what they bought but with whom they bought it that is a thrill. >> in abc 7 newsroom a surprise from a company making tiny toys. plus, the fair comes to town to settle world series wager made. who will benefit from this friendly bet.
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peyton manning will bring broncos to raiders day. we'll broadcast live from the oakland coliseum. things kick off with a special pregame edition at 4:00.
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the game begins at 5:00. 49ers today, playing host to some children in a heart warming shopping spree in san jose. abc 7 news joins us live from the target store. there was a commotion this afternoon. karina? it was, indeed. insiftd store this, is the sixth year for the shop with the player program. and this year benefited deserving families. it's not unusual for children to have a wish list. but at the top are gifts for families. >> trance formers for my little brother. >> five players showed up dressed as santa's helpers. >> this is all about the kids. any time it's about kids, i'm all for it. >> every kid got to spend a $300 visa card and a shopping adventure they'll never forget.
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>> it's very, very, very exciting. because i never have been up close to a 49er before. >> what each child has seen is homelessness. why is why they have the families in transitional housing. it's grateful for partners like target, visa and 49ers. >> they're saying we know homelessness is a problem wex want to be part of the solution. >> from dog collars to video games and a vacuum qleern, money is well spent. >> clothes for my brother and sister. they'll have more stuff to wear to school. >> some biggest stars say giving back to those less fortunate reminds everyone what is important this holiday season. >> the only thing have you to hold on to is your family. they keep family first. >> for the players success today was not measured in touch downs. those who didn't know how to
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say thank you found a way. >> that smile says it all. >> yes. i know. it's beautiful. >> getting it for my mom. she loves me. >> and pilar does have a beautiful smile. everybody was feeling the love today. the kids were able to peck out items for themselves. >> holiday spirit can be found along rural highways in iowa. someone has been deck railting evergreen trees by the side of the road. that elf is still at it now at age 84. her new husband says he enjoys it because otherwise he'd be home, watching tv. the couple deck rates 60-150 trees per year. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.
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remember abc 7 news exclusive alarm clock app is available for your an droid. you can down load it for free and is still available on iphone, if you have one. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> big job repairing a street that collapsed during a storm. why this may be a short term fix. >> i'm sandhya patel. live from roof of the kgo broadcast center, i'll show you how much rain previous storms brought. how the next storm will be different. >> tiny toy maker delivers a surprise to a boy saving pennies only to find lego sets were discontinued. >> nasty storm related sink hole is causing problems tonight.
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good evening. that gaping hole needs months of repair and mountain view drive is going to be a mess for a while. abc 7 news joins us now, laura he is it true repairs can take until spring? >> that is right. the main problem here which is the sink hole just up the street here, crews still out there as we speak. latest update is that lines, water, power, and for the most part, sewer have been restored to the residents in this area except for water, i'm told. a few residents up the hill here. big concern is making sure that this area can handle another round of rain tomorrow, without more problems. the clean up continues before repairs can begin along mountain view drive. one day after steady down pours ripped a section of the roadway that runs over a creek.
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jeffrey lives close by, but didn't get out to see the faibd's newest feature, until today. >> oh, my gochld i live up the street. and... i didn't know. >> the city predicts it may not be until spring until repaired. first order of business is stopping the next flow of rain. >> all but one water line has within addressed. there is one water line that needs to be fixed, or cutoff. so that is what we're going to do today. >> those who live here will probably have to get used to the sight of the sink hole, trucks and equipment that moved in to repair it. >> this can take weeks and months to fix its going to be rough. rough for people there, that is for sure. >> and so now this road will
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Pearls are an exquisite natural gem that can be found in an array of colours. Discover all you need to know about pearls in our detailed education section
The Origins of Pearls
Pearls have been sought after as a precious gem for centuries. Although some debate exists over the actual founding, pearls first started being treasured around 650BC, at the time of the Pandyan Dynasty in Eastern India. Before breathing apparatus, divers would free dive for pearls in the Bay of Bengal, often holding their breath for minutes on end. In the 21st century, most of the pearls on the open market are cultivated in what are known as pearl farms. A small amount however is still collected from the sea bed and is usually much more expensive and known as natural pearls. Make sure you know which type of pearl you are viewing before purchasing.
Contrary to popular belief, pearls are formed inside the shells of certain underwater mollusks and not just that of oysters. The Pearl is created as a defence mechanism to an irritant that has found its way into the shell. The early stages of pearl creation are what is known as the recovery stage, when the host envelops the irritant and effectively seals it off from the rest of its mantle layers. If this process is successful, further layers of calcium carbonate will be layered over the original and gradually harden over time.
Natural and Cultured
In the modern market, most pearls are referred to as cultured. This means they have been grown in pearl farms in carefully chosen environment, often off the coast of Australia & Indonesia in the Southern Indian Ocean. Although not wild, these pearls possess all the qualities of lustre and hardness of a natural pearl, you may even find cultured pearls to have a more consistent shape.
South Sea Pearls
South Sea pearls are of extremely high quality and come in colours ranging from silver-white to saturated golden yellow. Due to their formation location and development period, they are usually the largest pearl variety and are the rarest, most expensive and extraordinary pearls in jewellery. They form in a variety of the pinctada maxima oyster, which is much bigger than Akoya and Freshwater pearl producing oysters. They rarely come in perfectly round shapes, therefore strands of matching South Sea pearls are uncommon.
The largest supplier of white South Sea pearls is the city of Broome, located on the coast of northwest Australia. Golden South Sea pearls mainly originate from the Philippines and Indonesia. South Sea variety is the most expensive one, as the pearl producing oyster is much more sensitive and difficult to cultivate and due to the pearls' naturally larger size.
Due to its exceptional shapes and larger size, the South Sea pearl variety is used in designer jewellery, usually with a single pearl as an individual ornament to showcase the uniqueness and beauty of the gem.
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Named after their location, Tahitian Pearls are native to French Polynesia. The warm, calm waters provide a safe ecosystem for the rare, black lip oyster, where Tahitian Pearls are found. Their usual size varies between 8mm to 13mm in diameter. As with many pearls, they exist in many different variations from deep black to light white, with hues of green, blue, silver and yellow. One exclusive and delicate Tahitian Pearl necklace is currently available at Steven Stone.
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Cyndi Orel worked as a police officer for 25 years and never caught a bank robber. She was apparently saving that hobby for retirement. The retired Long Beach police officer foiled a bank robbery at a grocery store Saturday when she put a 220-pound bank robber in a chokehold until he passed out. Orel is about 5 feet 7 inches and 128 pounds
"I never caught a bank robber," Orel said Monday at press conference held by the Orange County sheriff''s office. "This was pretty exciting just because of the nature. You don''t have time to think about it. You just react."
Orel was at the Mission Viejo Albertsons store when a bank employee shouted that a man with a gun was trying to rob the branch. As another shopper scuffled with the robber, Orel put a sleeper hold on him, blocking blood to his brain and making him pass out twice. Later, they discovered the man did not have a gun.
Orel credited the man who helped subdue the robber, but sheriff''s spokesman Jim Amormino said she was "being modest because if it wasn''t for the control hold that she placed on him he would not have been rendered unconscious."
Orel said she learned the move at the police academy 28 years earlier, and only used it a few times during her years on patrol. She retired in 2006 but said she keeps active by running laps and lifting small weights.
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Wolves at Park's DoorSet a Test for Wildlife
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo., May 25— Just as the wolf's extermination was among the last violent acts marking the taming of the American West, the predator's return marks a new stage in the often harsh debate over how to manage America's wildlife.
A small population of gray wolves from Canada has fully established itself in northwestern Montana and there are persistent reports of wolves living elsewhere in that state and in central Idaho. The arrival of these wolves from Canada in the last few years has added a sense of immediacy to a long controversy over whether the wolf can coexist with ranchers who have lived happily since it was eliminated it from the West some 60 years ago. The arrival has also focused new attention on proposals to reintroduce the wolf to Yellowstone.
''This is a real test case because it is the wolf and it is Yellowstone, and both are very potent symbols,'' said Hank Fisher, the Northern Rockies representative of Defenders of Wildlife. ''If we succeed here, it will have a major impact on endangered species programs across the country by showing that compromises are possible which make the protection of wildlife fair and acceptable to the public.''
Senator James A. McClure, Republican of Idaho, introduced on Tuesday legislation mandating the wolf's return to the park, one day after Congress received a 600-page study concluding that wolf would do no major harm if it were returned to Yellowstone National Park, where it is the only animal species native to the park in modern times that is not represented.
Mr. McClure's proposal was the first action by a major political figure in the northern Rockies in favor of returning the wolf, but some colleagues said they would consider the plan if safeguards were included.
Senator Alan K. Simpson, Republican of Wyoming, said, ''If you can do it in a way which does not decimate the wildlife of Wyoming and a great part of the economy of Wyoming and part of the uniqueness of Wyoming, do it in a way where if the wolf gets outside the park it can be taken, i.e., shot and killed and then have a compensation fund for livestock owners who can prove depredation by that, then I'm ready to continue to talk.''
'A Less Than Pure Position'
In the meantime most of the nation's major conservation groups have accepted aggressive proposals for control of the predator if it leaves designated areas, meaning that ranchers would be allowed to kill wolves that threaten their livestock. It is the first time the groups have agreed to substantial limits to protecting an endangered species to strike a deal that could assure its recovery.
''We've realized that we have to settle for a less than pure position in terms of animal rights so we can achieve a greater good,'' said Renee Askins, who founded The Wolf Fund to gather support for the wolf.
In another concession the Defenders of Wildlife created a fund last year that has already compensated five Montana ranchers for their losses from wolves. Such compensation is already in place in northern Minnesota, the only part of the lower 48 states where the wolf has survived.
But Teddy Thompson, who ranches in Montana just north of Yellowstone, said: ''A compensation system will never work in country this rugged. You can loose livestock and not find the carcasses for months, and by then there isn't enough left to prove whether it was a wolf or something else that killed them.''
Whatever happens, any action is likely to involve new applications of the Endangered Species Act that could potentially affect a variety of other controversies including those involving the spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest and the sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mr. McClure's bill would create protected recovery areas for the wolves in the Glacier National Park region of northern Montana where they already roam as well as in Yellowstone and in wilderness areas of central Idaho where they would be reintroduced in limited numbers.
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But outside of these three zones, the wolf would be immediately removed from the endangered species list, and the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming would be free to treat the animals as pests or game animals.
By removing the wolf from Federal protection before its recovery is assured the McClure bill ''will probably meet very strong opposition from the conservation community,'' said Michael Bean, a lawyer with the Environmental Defense Fund.
In the House, Representative Wayne Owens, Democrat of Utah, introduced a bill last year that would keep the wolf under the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
The alternative favored by many conservationists is to work with provisions of the Endangered Species Act which allow for the reintroduction of animals designated as a nonessential experimental population.
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The Phase Diagram Of Sn Bi System Engineering Essay
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Soldering is a method where the solder is melted with low temperature in order to connect two pieces of metal. It is very different from welding and brazing process in terms of temperature since it uses much lower temperature compared to both processes. It is used widely in the electronic industry such as in manufacturing electronic devices[ ].This was one of the most important processes back then in late 1980's as it has been used to solder copper water supply pipes. A problem arose when the water supply was contaminated with the lead due to the lead-tin alloys soldering used for to solder copper pipes. As a result, this was very harmful to human as they were relying on the water supply as drinking water. This problem has initiated the study of different composition of alloys that will be used for soldering. SEM or Scanning Electron Microscope has been introduced to this study and this experiment will determine the chemistry of solders and their phases at certain temperature. The captured images from the SEM were analyzed in order to determine the composition of two phases of alloys that are used in soldering.
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Soldering Process
A propane blow-torch, a wire brush, a flux, a solder, a bucket of water, a spark, a copper pipe, and a solder consists of 90wt%Sn: 10wt%Bi were prepared for this experiment. To ensure that there is no debris, large oxides on the pipe and it fits into the connector, the two surfaces of pipe were cleaned using the wire brush. After that, a small amount flux was brushed on both surfaces to ensure that the flux would wet the copper and it would prevent oxidation to occur. The copper pipe was connected into the connector and both parts were twisted several times in order to prevent oxidation from occurring on the joint. Then, the propane blow-torch was held in the right hand while the solder was held in the left hand. The flame was applied on the thickest section of the joint until the flux was melt. Next, the solder was held on the joint interface and it was left to melt as it touched the heated copper. A small pressure was applied on the solder during this process and as a result from the capillary forces, the solder was drawn into the joint. The solder was left to melt until it displaced all the molten flux and wetted the entire surfaces of interface. After the heating process was completed, the blow-torch was quickly removed and the joint was cooled down ensure that the solder was completely solidified. The joint was also soaked into a bucket of water as another repetition process to cool down the joint. Then, the soldered copper pipes were tested with high water pressure in order to examine whether the soldering was successful or not. To achieve this, the copper pipes were observed if there was any leaking on it.
Scanning Electron Microscope
SEM is one of the microscopic techniques to determine the surface of a certain component using the concept of energy dispersive X-ray [ ]. An electron beam was scattered onto the surface of tin-bismuth alloys of three different compositions: hypoeutectic, hypereutectic, eutectic, and the chemical composition of solder at the room temperature. After the electrons hit the surface, it was bounced back by the surface to the cathode ray tube 1. The function of cathode ray tube was to collect all the electrons and at the same time display the image of the surface of tin-bismuth alloy. All pictures were saved to be analyzed
The volume fraction of a component in a binary system is given by equation 1.
Where VA and VB are the volume fraction A-phase and B-phase, while A and B are the density of each component.
The average density of two components in a binary system is given by equation 2.
Where C1 and C2 are the weight percentage of each component, while 1 and 2 are the density of the pure elements.
The amount of each phase in terms of wt % in a binary system is given by equation 3.
Where Ca is a tie line drawn to phase α, is a tie line drawn to phase β, C1 is the overall composition.
Where C1 and C2 are the composition of two different phases while A1 and A2 are the atomic percentage of two different components.
Figure 1: Sn - Bi Phase Diagram
Estimation of the area fraction:
= 123 / 225 x 100%
Volume fraction = 54.7 %
Figure 2: 30 wt % Sn, 70 wt% Bi
Estimation of area fraction
= 79 / 225 x 100%
Volume fraction = 35.1 %
Figure 3: 43 wt % Sn, 57wt% Bi
Estimation of area fraction
= 33 / 225 x 100%
Volume fraction = 14.67 %
Figure 4: 80 wt % Sn, 20 wt% Bi
Estimation of area fraction
= 7 / 225 x 100%
Volume fraction = 3.1 %
Figure 5: 90 wt % Sn, 10 wt% Bi
Table 1:
Overall composition from
EDS [wt% Bi]
4.88 wt%
67.65 wt%
47.28 wt%
19.55 wt%
Composition of primary phase from EDS
[wt% B i]
92.31 wt%
96.67 wt%
Area fraction of primary
phase, calculated from SEM micrograph [%]
Weight fraction of primary phase calculated from area fraction [wt%]
67.42 wt%
68.84 wt%
Weight fraction of primary phase calculated from tie line drawn on phase diagram [wt%]
34.2 wt%
100 wt%
Composition of Sn-rich phase from EDS
[wt% Bi]
3.50 wt%
15.82 wt%
15.71 wt%
5.12 wt%
Composition of Sn-rich phase as determined from phase diagram [wt% Bi]
3.0 wt%
3.0 wt%
3.0 wt%
3.0 wt%
Weight fraction of total Sn-rich phase calculated from tie line drawn on phase diagram [wt%]
91.8 wt%
29.9 wt%
43.3 wt%
81.4 wt%
Composition of Bi-rich phase from EDS
[wt% Bi]
98.28 wt%
92.31 wt%
95.16 wt%
96.67 wt%
Composition of Bi-rich phase as determined from phase diagram [wt% Bi]
99.0 wt%
99.0 wt%
99.0 wt%
99.0 wt%
Weight fraction of total Bi-rich phase calculated from tie line drawn on phase diagram [wt%]
8.25 wt%
70.10 wt%
56.70 wt%
18.56 wt%
The phase diagram of Sn-Bi system is determined from the slight changes in the cooling curves of each component. First, the freezing point of each component can be determined from the first slight change occurs on the cooling curve. A freezing point takes place when the heat is released to completely solidify the liquid and it also shows the separation of liquid and solid phase. The composition of 60,50,40,30, and 20 wt% tin have the lowest freezing point which is around 138oC compared to other compositions. For other compositions, each of them has different freezing point at different time. The cooling curves are not demonstrated for every single composition of the mixture, however, the rest can be predicted easily as they have a similar pattern. As the composition of tin decreases while the composition of bismuth increases, the freezing point of the alloy is decreasing. However, the freezing point suddenly increases again when the composition is fully dominated by bismuth. From these freezing points, a liquidus line can be constructed in the phase diagram. In addition, the eutectic isotherm can be deduced between the compositions of 20 wt% to 60 wt% tin at 138oC because at this temperature, the (alpha + liquid) phase and (beta + liquid) phase are solidified. As a result, both phases change to one phase of (alpha + beta) and no more liquid phase exist at this point.
The cooling curves do not show the accurate eutectic temperature of the Sn-Bi system. However, it is very close to phase diagram where it indicates that the eutectic temperature is at 138oC while the eutectic temperature based on the phase diagram is at 141oC. The same thing happens to the highest melting point of Bismuth and Tin where the temperature shown by the cooling curves is also close to the phase diagram value. In cooling curves, the highest melting point for Bismuth is around 270oC while the temperature in phase diagram is 275oC. For tin, the highest melting point in cooling curves is 230oC while in the phase diagram is 240oC.
In soldering process, it requires a low temperature to melt the solder compared to other processes such as welding and brazing. Different solder would have different lowest freezing point in the phase diagrams. So, the discovery of eutectic temperature in the phase diagram is essential as it requires the lowest temperature to melt the solder. Yet, the strength of the solder is maintained even though it requires less heat to melt the solder. In a large industrial scale, this feature is very beneficial as it would lessen the cost on natural gas. As a consequence, the amount of natural gas that has to be consumed to generate flame is lowered as well and a low usage of gas would also contribute to reduce negative impacts to the environment.


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October retail sales figures released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were both up, albeit to varying degrees.
Commerce reported that October retail sales at $428.1 billion were up 0.4 percent compared to September and up 3.9 percent compared to October 2012. Total retail sales from August through October are up 3.9 percent annually.
The NRF reported that October retail sales, which exclude autos, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 2.5 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis from September and were up 4.2 percent on an unadjusted basis annually.
"The ever-resilient consumer continues to deliver better economic news," NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in a statement. "Various retail segments contributed to this month's growth showing that there is an ongoing pent-up demand by consumers. Confidence and sales should continue to improve. As the holiday season draws closer and closer, NRF remains confident in a good holiday shopping and sales season, which will be in line with our forecast."
The NRF said in October it is calling for 2012 holiday retail sales to be up 3.9 percent annually this year at $602.1 billion.
And NRF officials cited lower gas prices as a driver for consumer confidence on the upswing, coupled with various promotions to drive spur holiday sales.
As previously reported, with retail sales growth still relatively modest, there still remains a mixed bag of signals and headwinds on the economic front, including a slightly declining unemployment rate, improving consumer confidence data, as well as encouraging automotive sales and housing data.
These things continue to occur, though, against the backdrop of sluggish GDP growth and general uncertainty regarding the economy.
At recent industry conferences, many shippers and carriers were optimistic about fourth quarter retail sales, spurred on in large part by increasing e-commerce activity. Shippers told LM they are allocating inventory and watching inventory levels with a watchful eye and careful planning in advance of holiday shopping, when it kicks off in earnest in the coming weeks.
"Consumers continue their skittish spending even as the Holidays get closer. There is uncertainty in job growth, longevity of present jobs , changing health care availability and costs that can keep shoppers at home or have those brave shoppers very cautious," said Chuck Clowdis, managing director, Transportation Advisory Services for IHS Global Insight. "We still like to hope for a modest seasonal, annual uptick in retail sales thus year."
While the NRF was fairly bullish on October's data and its holiday season forecast, a research note from IHS Global Insight U.S. Economist Chris Christopher was somewhat more tempered.
Christopher explained that most retail channels had another good month in October even though consumer confidence took a hit due to the government shutdown and bickering over the debt ceiling, adding that retailers outside of building materials and gasoline stations did relatively well, with department stores showing strength in October after a poor September.
"Holiday retail sales are expected to be relatively soft this year," he wrote. "Many retail chains are hoping for accelerated sales next week and are getting ready for a very intense Black Friday to Christmas Eve shopping season. Holiday retail sales in 2012 were 3.4 percent higher than 2011, while this year we expect holiday retail sales to increase only 3.2 percent. We expected holiday retail sales to account for $598 billion in revenue this year. This year's holiday sales growth rate is expected to be the weakest since 2009."
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A cabinet row has broken out over whether the Government should pledge to recruit an extra 40,000 police officers to match a promise made by the Conservative Party.
In a government-wide spending review, David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, is bidding for funds for a big expansion in police numbers to prevent Labour being outflanked on law and order at the next general election. But Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, does not believe increasing police numbers would reduce the number of offences or people's fear of crime.
The number of police in England and Wales stands at 138,000, the highest since records began in 1921. The Tories have promised to recruit an extra 40,000 officers over eight years, funded by a shake-up of the asylum system. Mr Blunkett wants to expand 40,000 more police and community support officers over the same period. He believes this will enable Labour to take the fight to the Tories on crime, since the rest of the Home Office budget would be frozen under a Tory Government to give priority to health and education.
The Chancellor and Home Secretary have clashed during previous spending reviews. Tony Blair, who has brokered several compromises between them, may have to do so again before a three-year spending blueprint is published by the Treasury in June.
Mr Blunkett may appeal to Mr Blair to include his proposal in a five-year strategic plan for the Home Office which is likely to be issued by the Government shortly before Mr Brown unveils his spending review. But he would first need to win the Treasury's backing for the funding. The spending review will be the toughest since Labour came to power in 1997. With big increases already earmarked for health and education, other departments are facing a squeeze.
The Home Office and the Ministry of Defence are vulnerable because the Treasury regards them as inefficient. Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, has already appealed to Downing Street to head off cuts in his budget.
There is gloom at the Home Office about the review. John Gieve, the Permanent Secretary, has warned in a leaked internal memorandum that the level of policing in rural areas could be reduced. He said: "To have maximum impact, we will need to target resources on our highest crime neighbourhoods. Within a tight budget that will be difficult as we will also need to avoid damaging retrenchment in the rest of the country."
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Impact of Electronic Tools on Review Management Center for Scientific Review National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services Thomas Tatham, Ph.D. IT LIAISON
Electronic Tools Application CDs Internet Assisted Review QVR Person Search Meeting and reviewer management tools developed by SRAs Technologies Under Evaluation
Electronic Tools: Application CDs CSR provides CDs containing scanned (or electronically submitted) application images to all reviewers except when a meeting contains only a few applications
Before Application CDs… Reviewers ship or carry large stack of applications
Applications CDs: Reviewers bring laptops
CD Welcome Screen After CD is inserted
Application CD Main Menu (auto starts when CD inserted)
X X X X X X 01 - 01 List of Applications on CD
CD Advantages… CSR no longer duplicates applications for reviewers and program staff Reduced costs Mailing to reviewers; reviewers shipping to meeting Processing room space CDs are searchable More information available to reviewers All PAs relevant to meeting Relevant review guidelines Prior summaries for all applications
CD Advantages… More portable for reviewers Most reviewers have responded very favorably
CD Complications… Some reviewers prefer paper Assigned applications still sent as hardcopy Not all reviewers have a laptop to bring to meeting CSR rental program Conflict CDs are expensive but generally rare Power distribution in meeting room Need to discourage reading of reviews from screen Greater likelihood of keeping confidential materials after meeting? Do some reviewers read their e-mail during meeting? Future: will CDs provide sufficient capacity for large numbers of electronically submitted applications?
NIH is currently using an online peer review tool that is a component of NIH eRA Commons and integrated with the computer-based information system of the extramural program (IMPAC II) Today, almost all CSR peer review meetings use IAR Electronic Tools: Internet Assisted Review (IAR)
Reviewers may: Electronically submit critiques and preliminary scores prior to the meeting Read critiques submitted by others online Modify their critiques after the meeting View scanned grant image online Maintain their personal information (single point of ownership) Scientific Review Administrators (SRAs) may: Do anything reviewers can do in the system Manage meetings and Reviewers IAR access via Control Center Designate applications as lower half (streamline) Download preliminary summary statements generated from submitted critiques IAR Capabilities
Reviewers List of Meetings
Submit Phase: List of Applications
Submit Phase: Submit Screen
Read Phase: List of Applications
List of Applications: Edit Phase
IAR Benefits Facilitates informed discussion among study section members Enhances review meeting efficiency by focusing attention on those applications most in need of discussion Enhances review meeting effectiveness by allowing reviewers to review or check facts used in other reviewers arguments before the start of the review meeting Helps SRA identify reviewers in need of further guidance Opportunity to review critiques of new reviewers and offer feedback Identify instances of lack of adherence to review guidelines Provides opportunity to inform program of likelihood that specific applications are likely to be discussed
New IAR Features - Near Future Meeting folder where SRA can post: late arriving materials received in PDF format, guidelines, travel instructions, etc. SRA must be sensitive to competitive conflict issues Automatic summary statement draft generator will: Insert critiques in order Insert animal, human subjects, budget and other headings and boilerplate based on IMPAC II codes Dramatically reduce support staff requirements, although Abstracts must still be cut-and-pasted from scanned application
IAR Potential Features (Longer Term – Still Conceptual) System could become a single point of access for all materials associated with a review meeting and give reviewer application-by-application option for: Viewing application online and/or printing locally Requesting CD Requesting hardcopy of assigned application Production and shipping of CDs and hardcopy could be automated and centralized Model will work best when most applications, including appendices, submitted electronically
Electronic Tools: QVR Person Search Considerations when recruiting reviewers: Ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity Expertise History of funding from NIH or other competitive sources Publication history Conflict of interest NIH review experience NIH application experience Academic degrees and professional certifications Willingness to review Small business expertise (for SBIR applications) Clinical experience Fairness
QVR Overview QVR is one of several search and reporting tools for IMPAC II Data are refreshed overnight Available to all personnel with IMPAC II credentials Two main modes Main – search for applications e.g., all NCI R21s reviewed by CSR in 2003 that were unscored Person Search e.g., all MDs from Arkansas who served on an SBIR panel in the past 3 years
QVR Person Search Data span past 12 years All people who have applied for grant All people who have served as a reviewer; a reviewer may or may not have application history All people who have served in some other capacity, such as National Advisory Council or Board of Academic Counselors Results available as onscreen display with drilldown, Excel spreadsheet download and comma-separated values (csv) file download
QVR Person Search Criteria: Name/Location and Degrees/Expertise
QVR Search Criteria: Committee Service
QVR Search Criteria: Grant History Never applied, applied not funded, funded, active
QVR Search Results List Link drills down to person details
QVR Person Information Drilldown: Committee Service Link to roster Link to SRA e-mail
QVR Person Information Drilldown: Contact Information
QVR Person Information Drilldown: Grant History Links to documentsReview status and outcome
QVR Person Information Drilldown: Expertise
QVR Person Search Advantages Excellent User Interface Requires no programming expertise yet very flexible and fast If person is in IMPAC II, provides data on Geographic distribution Expertise History of funding from NIH Publication history NIH review experience NIH application experience Academic degrees
QVR Person Search Limitations Ethnic and gender data are restricted and cannot be appropriately displayed in QVR because tool is available to all IMPAC II users Does not provide access to people who have not had contact with NIH as an applicant or through committee service Impedes recruitment of potential reviewers from other scientific communities Publication data limited to Pubmed citations so publications in some disciplines (e.g., materials science, behavioral science) not well captured; Pubmed search does not work well for people with very common names Limited by IMPAC II data quality – contact info may be out of date, expertise terms entered by SRAs or ESAs rather than taxonomic expert; terms are not reliably maintained Does not capture less tangible aspects of review, such as fairness, professional reputation, willingness to serve
Person Searching: The Future Augmenting IMPAC II database with automated analysis of scientists expertise based on semantic analysis (fingerprint) of grant applications, publications, data from non-NIH sources Identifying potential reviewers by matching applications semantic fingerprint to reviewers with similar fingerprints Using a persons semantic profile to find similar individuals
Meeting and Reviewer Management Systems Developed by SRAs Complement enterprise systems Informally developed, distributed, supported Often start as lone effort and become informal group efforts Tend to address: Information regarding SRAs reviewers Expertise, address, cv, etc. Balancing reviewer work load Note taking at meeting Often implemented in Excel, Access, or Filemaker Pro Often based on downloading data from IMPAC II
Meeting and Reviewer Management Systems Access-Based Example Application Screen Area for notes taken at meeting Human Ss codes Pre-meeting notes IMPAC II data in white
Meeting and Reviewer Management Systems Access-Based Example Reviewer Data Screen
Meeting and Reviewer Management Systems Access-Based Example Reviewer Workload Reports Workloads for SBIR meetings Workloads for regular meetings
Electronic Tools: Under Evaluation Dual, large displays to accommodate move away from paper CSR speech recognition pilot Wireless broadband Internet access
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