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Complete fixer could be charming
Today's entry doesn't mince any words. It also disdains the use of exterior photography for the cover shot.
288 SAINT JAMES Dr
Piedmont, CA 94611
3 Beds
2.5 Baths
2,227 Sq. Ft.
$427 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 1927
Lot Size: 0.29 Acres
On Redfin: 10 days
Status: Active
Stories: 2
Community: Piedmont
Style: Normandy
View: Wooded
County: Alameda
Complete fixer in good location on large parcel. Could be very charming needs everything.
Oh, how cute. Now they're running real estate ads in The New Yorker. Guess they have to hire cartoonists when this what it really looks like.


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"Fight the Lord's battles." 1 Samuel 18:17
Suggested Further Reading: James 3:13-18
It is the Christian's duty always to have war with war. To have bitterness in our hearts against any man that lives is to serve Satan. We must speak very strongly and sternly against error, and against sin; but against men we have not a word to say, though it were the Pope himself. I have no enmity in my heart against him as a man, but as anti-Christ. With men the Christian is one. Are we not every man's brother? "God hath made of one flesh all people that dwell upon the face of the earth." The cause of Christ is the cause of humanity. We are friends to all, and are enemies to none. We do not speak evil, even of the false prophet himself, as a man; but, as a false prophet, we are his sworn opponents. Now, Christians, you have a difficult battle to fight, because you fight with all evil and hostility between man and man: you are to be peacemakers. Go wherever you may, if you see a quarrel you are to abate it. You are to pluck firebrands out of the fire, and strive to quench them in the waters of lovingkindness. It is your mission to bring the nations together, and weld them into one. It is yours to make man love man, to make him no more the devourer of his kind. This you can only do by being the friends of purity. Smite error, smite sin, and you have done your best to promote happiness and union among mankind. Oh, go, Christian, in the Spirit's strength, and smite your own anger—put that to the death; smite your own pride—level that; and then smite every other man's anger. Make peace wherever you can, scatter peace with both your hands.
For meditation: "Blessed are the peacemakers." (Matthew 5:9) Men need to hear of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) who alone can give them peace with God and, as a result, peace with man (Ephesians 2:14-17).
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For more than two years, securities regulators have been reviewing the use of derivatives in the fund industry. In the meantime, no new exchange-traded funds that make heavy use of derivatives could launch.
Yesterday the clamp loosened a bit. Norm Champ, director of the Securities & Exchange Commission's division of investment management, told conferencegoers in New York that regulators will once again consider exemptive relief requests for derivative-friendly actively managed ETFs. Funds that are leveraged to the hilt -- new triple bear funds, for instance -- are still on moratorium. But, say, a fund based on a manager's picks that also makes use of futures and options contracts should be fair game.
This could also pave the way for funds like the Pimco Total Return ETF (BOND) to use derivatives like its mutual-fund counterpart Pimco Total Return (PTTRX). We've got a line into Pimco on that subject and will report back later. [Update 10:04 a.m.: a Pimco spokesman declined to comment by email what the news means for Total Return. Hmm.]
It's only a small part of the picture, however. There are scores of leveraged ETFs on the market, but new leveraged funds are still under a ban. Since the moratorium of two-plus years hasn't applied to existing three-times leveraged China funds or double inverse bearish stock-market bets, it has meant that there's no fresh competition to ProShares and Direxion, two prominent makers of leveraged ETFs.
It's funny how the policy has worked. The makers of popular plain-vanilla ETFs often face five, six or more direct competitors. The crowding of new products has been a good thing for investors. But ProShares and Direxion essentially have the leveraged ETF market -- so distrusted by regulators -- to themselves. Which isn't good for competition or choice.


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Joe Budden leaks another one from his forthcoming A Loose Quarter mixtape. Joey gets a little personal on "Momma Said," recounting some advice given to him by the lady in his life who will always know best. Producer Beewirks laid down a sweet piano-laced instrumental for Budden to spit his ode to his momma on. Hit the jump to take a listen, and before you hit the mall for Black Friday, make sure to get that mixtape first.
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I'm watching it right now in my TV.Here in Brazil , it's airing one where Emily picks up a gun , and Amanda is locked somewhere Is the first episode i watch , so which one is it? First? Second? :p
Yeah and Emily is dealing with some guy to get Amanda back and she is also talking about Daniel's decisions with his mother
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Gumshoe
There are two essential items of apparel required to qualify you as a gumshoe... oddly enough, one of them is not gum-soled shoes.
The first is a snappy chapeau. Its common knowledge that the snap brim hat would long have fallen out of fashion if every guy didn't feel a little like a detective when he set one down on his noggin.
(Nobody feels like a detective in a baseball cap).
The other is some type of overcoat, raincoat, sports coat or heavy jacket which you must wear at all times, even indoors and during warm weather.
Why the ever-present outerwear? To hide your nifty shoulder holstered .40 Caliber Beretta, of course!
Because you never know when you might have to plug a bad guy.
See all of today's images at full size in my Crime! Flickr set.
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Hard boiled illos, all of them! I love this stuff. Last few days I've been sending your link to lots of my fellow pulp fans. This stuff was just beautiful. Closest thing we have to it today are the great new covers being painted for the Hard Case Crime paperbacks that carry on the old Fawcett and Gold Key tradition of gritty crime mysteries.ReplyDelete
All of these posts are great... today's posts particularly. These painted illustrations are very well done and must have been a labor of love for the illustrator... so much careful drawing and skillful brushwork that go into them. The one that blows me away is probably the simplest and most dramatic... the second post today. It shows a single figure in forced animation against a dramatic swirling dark blue, nearly abstract background... very high energy. Not only is the figure expertly drawn and painted (strong gesture), but the background is a great contrast to the academic rendering of the figure. It grabs our attention and perks our curiosity and anticipation of what is happening. This is what editorial illustration is all about, and all these posts show expert results. Seeing this stuff really revs my engine. Another fun week!!ReplyDelete
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Foundation plan, Heck-Lee House, Raleigh, North Carolina
Heck-Lee House (Raleigh, N.C.)
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COTTAGEVILLE - People in droves, including new West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee, will be flocking to Cottageville next week for the summer's premier event—the 2014 Jackson County Junior.
Gee's visit, part of his current 55-County Tour of West Virginia, is being made specifically because our fair here is arguably the premier county fair in the state and presents a prime time for his visit to Jackson County.
"The 1.8 million residents of the Mountain State must believe in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their University," Gee stated in announcing his state county tour. "The message I am bringing in each community is that West Virginians are important to the vitality of our institution. And in turn, our institution—a research, land-grant university—is important to the vitality of West Virginians.
"Therefore, it is incredibly important for us to weave a common gold-and-blue thread from Weirton to Welch and all points between.
"By connecting with our neighbors in the corner coffee shops, the public schools, the fairs and festivals, and the small-town Chambers of Commerce, we can make the connections between the University and West Virginians a reality.
"Together we can continue to take West Virginia University—and West Virginia—to even greater heights."
The new WVU president's impending visit has put even more giddyup in already amped up fair preparations, especially for the county extension office staff, according to county agent John David Johnson.
"The machine that we call the Jackson County Junior Fair is just about ready to roll. The big details have been taken care of for the most part," said Johnson. "Now we're concentrating on the little things, so we won't be pulling our hair out next week."
Last year, area businessmen, politicians and individuals turned out to make the 2013 Jackson County Junior Fair's Market Livestock Sale—the 43nd annual sale—one to remember with a record market goat sale ($26,610.95) and a total sale of $391,054.15. The sale total was up $34,060.35 above the 2012 total of $356,993.80 and marked the second straight increase. The 2011 sale totaled 314,050.10 and the 2010 sale totaled $354,023.62.
Johnson expects some 400 market livestock projects to be part of the 2014 fair with even more animals part of open shows. He expects some 40 replacement heifers, 55 market goats, 25 steers, 10 pens of rabbits, 95 market lambs and some 175 market hogs.
Johnson said the 2014 fair will be include some 1,000 total FFA and 4-H projects.
With horse shows, pull track events, ATV drag racing, mud bogging and an jam-packed entertainment lineup, delicious concessions and the state's premier market livestock sale on Friday, the Jackson County Fairgrounds will be the place to be next week, Monday through Saturday.
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COTTAGEVILLE - People in droves, including new West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee, will be flocking to Cottageville next week for the summer's premier event—the 2014 Jackson County Junior.


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Adélie penguins breed in colonies all along the coast of Antarctica, and spend winters on pack ice, often far from shore. They eat fish and squid as well as krill. (Photo by Chris Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) [ Hide caption ]
As air and sea temperatures rise, the United States and other nations are experiencing more and bigger storms, droughts, and wildfires. But the effects of climate change may be greatest in Earth's polar regions. In Antarctica and the Arctic, thinner ice is covering less area for a shorter time each year, and that ice loss threatens organisms whose lifestyles depend on it, ranging from algae at the bottom of the food chain to polar bears at the top.
Conservation efforts for polar species, however, are especially challenging. While managing a forest or a fishery might be done at a regional or national level, managing polar zones requires international solutions. Why? Because climate change involves the entire planet, and because polar regions cut across national boundaries, said Stephanie Jenouvrier, a biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) who studies penguins and other seabirds.
How then can scientists best help policymakers to develop effective conservation strategies for polar species? To explore these issues, Jenouvrier invited climate scientists and biologists, resource managers, policy experts, and artists to WHOI in May 2014. This was the ninth in a series of Elisabeth and Henry A. Morss Colloquia, which bring experts to WHOI to exchange and foster ideas on important issues that confront human society today.
Many polar species are "ice obligates," which means they absolutely require sea ice in order to survive, said Scott Doney, director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute at WHOI.
Polar bears, for instance, rest on large floes between their forays into the sea to capture seals. Without plentiful ice islands, they can't stay close enough to their rich hunting grounds and may drown in the attempt to swim farther, or starve. Because they evolved for life on ice and at sea, they can't shift to a terrestrial lifestyle. Restricted to land (where their grizzly, nonseagoing cousins thrive), they struggle to find enough to eat.
Less charismatic species, such as the algae that grow on the underside of sea ice, also suffer when the sea ice goes away—and that affects the entire ecosystem. Under-ice algae feed the krill that support much of the oceanic food chain, including fish, seals, whales, and penguins. With loss of sea ice, the annual bloom of algae shrinks, along with the prospects of all those other species—including the people who rely on polar ecosystems for their livelihood.
Doney added that loss of sea ice also means we will see more ship activity and oil and gas drilling in polar areas, increasing the potential for spills and other environmental impacts in those areas. Finally, he said, the higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, primarily from burning of fossil fuels, not only warm the air and water but also cause the ocean to become more acidic, an effect that is especially pronounced in Arctic waters.
Efforts to protect polar species are under way—some brand-new, and some with help from laws that are decades old. Shaye Wolf, climate science director for the Center for Biological Diversity, pointed out that the United States has laws on the books that can be used to address many problems related to climate change, even though they were not enacted with climate change in mind.
The Clean Air Act was passed in 1970 and helped reduce smog in major cities and acid rain in the Northeast, but more recently it has been applied to climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of the Clean Water Act, passed in 1948, is to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's water" (both fresh- and salt-). That includes acidification of coastal waters, which in many parts of the U.S. are already impaired according to Clean Water Act standards.
Then there's the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which aims to protect imperiled species and the habitats they rely on. Ninety-three percent of the species listed as endangered under the ESA since 1973 have either stabilized or improved (although few have recovered to the point of being de-listed), said Wolf. "It's the world's strongest wildlife protection law."
Because saving a wild species requires maintaining its habitat, the ESA provides a route to protect areas, such as the Arctic, that are vulnerable to climate-related damage. But it is not a perfect tool, said Lynn Scarlett, managing director of public policy at The Nature Conservancy. While the ESA mandates that listing decisions be based solely on science (and not on economic, social, or political concerns), its language is frustratingly imprecise.
For a species to be listed as "threatened," for example, its danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range must be "reasonably likely to occur within the foreseeable future."
" 'Reasonably likely, foreseeable future'—what does that mean?" Jenouvrier asked. "My work is to project into the future what will happen for penguins. What kind of time frame should I use? It was very helpful to see how the term has been interpreted in the past, so we can implement a scientific approach that matches the needs of policymakers."
Even at their best, U.S. laws are of limited use when it comes to polar protection because they only apply to species and habitats that occur within U.S. territory. Polar bears, the first species to be listed as endangered primarily because of climate-related habitat loss, were eligible for protection under the ESA only because some of them live in the U.S., specifically Alaska, and the legal protections don't extend to those living elsewhere.
Antarctica presents a special case, because the region does not belong to any one nation or small number of nations, as much of the Arctic does. The activities of scientists, whalers, fishermen, and others who study or harvest its resources are governed—in a very loose sense—by multinational agreement. Participants in the Morss Colloquium heard from several speakers about the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), a treaty established among 24 states, including the U.S. and the European Union, to monitor changes in the Antarctic and manage its resources, particularly fisheries.
Protecting Antarctic species can begin with a strong statement from one member, such as the potential listing of Emperor penguins under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, as Jenouvrier and her colleagues recently called for. At the very least, Jenouvrier said, the U.S. could influence resource use in Antarctica by banning products harvested there, such as krill-derived dietary supplements. Reducing the market for such items could protect krill by making it not worth the expense to harvest them.
Like nations, scientists also need to coordinate their efforts, among other reasons, because there are differences among polar "neighborhoods." Complex air-sea-ice interactions can lead to different climate impacts in different places, WHOI biologist Hal Caswell pointed out. In some parts of Antarctica, sea ice is actually increasing.
Such nuance poses a problem in the political realm, where differing results may be cited without context and portrayed as meaning that nobody really knows what's happening. But rather than negating an overall conclusion, different circumstances at various study locations that can help illuminate and refine the broader conclusion, he said.
At the colloquium, scientists studying Adélie penguins in colonies all over Antarctica agreed on a common framework for their research that will make it easier to understand why some colonies are crashing and others are thriving. Eventually, said Jenouvrier, gathering comparable information about each colony and its environment will help scientists provide better information to policymakers.
"You really need to use the same tool everywhere to be able to assess the impact of climate change," she said. "If you use different research tools, how do you distinguish between the impact of the various methods and the true impact of climate?"
Jenouvrier is aiming to establish that approach as a model for research on other polar species that are vulnerable to climate change. Despite the difficulties of doing long-term studies and influencing international policy, she is optimistic about our chances of conserving polar areas and species, in part because of public interest in programs like the colloquium.
"People seem to care," she said. "And if they care, it's a way we can change things. I don't know how long it will take to change, but we can at least develop the science that is good enough to be ready to influence policy."
The colloquium was supported by a generous donation from Elisabeth and Henry Morss.
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As we prepare to welcome fall's embrace, it's time to rejoice in all things Irish at the annual Irish Festival, presented by the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. It's a beloved tradition that brings out visitors and participants who enthusiastically partake in that most traditional celebration of Irish dance, music, piping, drumming, language, and athletics known as a feis (pronounced fesh).
Lovers of any and all of these activities will surely enjoy Sept. 15 when Nassau AOH holds its 41st annual Feis and Irish Festival at Hofstra University. Experience the age-old traditions of this fascinating event on Hofstra's South Campus Lacrosse Field, starting at 9 a.m. Both the AOH and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians of Nassau County sponsor the feis.
Bring a picnic lunch, find a shady spot to settle down, and make a day of it.
Centuries of tradition at the Nassau AOH Feis
From as far back as 18th century Ireland, communities came together for special festivals of dance and music. There were competitions, laughter and good times. That tradition continues here in Nassau County, where the AOH's eight strong divisions come together to organize competitions of dance and piping and present awards to the best.
Since 1972, the Ancient Order of Hibernians has presented Nassau County with its annual Irish Feis and Festival. Held every year in September, the feis is a celebration of Irish culture and history.
Nassau AOH's feis welcomes everyone to enjoy its traditional dance and piping competitions, along with an Irish Marketplace, featuring all sorts of Irish-related goods and treats for sale, and a special area for the kids.
And since it's a Sunday, mass will be said in the morning, at 11 a.m.


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Here's the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
State of Nuclear Politics in Japan
A bi-partisan group comprised of 91 members of Parliament has declared that 28 of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors need to be permanently shut down and immediately decommissioned because they are not safe. In addition, they say that the remaining 22 reactors are dangerous.
In a major shift, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has proposed that Japan wait until 2015 to decide on future energy policy, rather than doing so this month. In addition, they are suggesting that nuclear power be eradicated in 2050, rather than 2030, which has long been the target date for meeting the nation's revised goals. However, other DPJ members are vehemently opposed to continuing to support nuclear power, a situation that has caused a major rift in the party just a month before national elections. The government has been trying to determine how much nuclear power Japan should use by 2030: 0%, 15%, or 20-25%. Originally, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was expected to support the 15% option, but widespread opposition to nuclear power and massive public protests have forced him to reconsider, even as the business and nuclear community lobby for that plan. Some analysts charge that the DPJ move is an effort to wait until some of the anti-nuclear sentiment dissipates. National Policy Minister Motohisa Furukawa said that a decision of some sort will be made on September 10.
In response to calls to completely abandon nuclear power, Yukio Edano, the head of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), said that reducing the country's dependence on nuclear energy to zero could increase electricity costs and present challenges regarding where to store nuclear waste resulting from the decommissioning of reactors. METI is responsible for promoting nuclear power, and according to the Asahi Shimbun, many of the impediments raised by Edano and some members of the DPJ were in fact provided by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan.
However, the CEO of Softbank and a vocal advocate of using renewable power sources, Masayoshi Son, said that in fact, the price of nuclear power would actually be more costly than using renewable energy, not less. Son noted that the government's estimates do not consider the astronomical cost of insuring nuclear power plants, as well as that of decommissioning plants that exceed 40 years of age. Decommissioning will produce large amounts of radioactive waste, which will need to be disposed of.
And, the Environment Ministry announced new plans last week to increase the energy produced from renewable sources six-fold, including wind, biomass, solar, ocean energy, and improved geothermal plants. The combined output from those sources is estimated at 19.4 million kilowatts by 2030. (Source: NHK)
Officials in Aomori Prefecture, home to the Rokkasho reprocessing plant, say that they may start to refuse nuclear waste being sent there. The Rokkasho plant was supposed to be the linchpin of the nuclear fuel cycle. However, the plant has been riddled with problems and issues and has never operated at full capacity. In the meantime, 3,000 tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste has been building up there and in storage facilities overseas; the plant's storage pools are almost full. Officials and residents are economically dependent on the plant continuing its recycling operations, which would be unnecessary if the country abandons nuclear power. If Aomori officials send the waste—which they are calling "nuclear garbage"—back to the plants where it was originally produced, spent fuel pools at plants around the country would quickly fill up, possibly halting their operation and forcing shut downs.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said this week that he will appoint Shunichi Tanaka and four other members to the nation's newly-created Nuclear Regulatory Commission, without any Parliamentary approval. The move is highly unusual. The nominations of Tanaka and the others have elicited widespread opposition by the public and members of his own party who have questioned their impartiality. Tanaka is the former vice-chair of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission, a pro-nuclear organization. And four of the five appointees, including Tanaka, have admitted to accepting money from the nuclear power industry.
The government is requesting 81.7 billion yen in funding for the new regulatory agency, which replaces the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA). The NRC is slated to begin operations later this month.
Weekly anti-nuclear demonstrations, conducted outside of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's official residence every Friday since March, are continuing, but protesters are complaining that some members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are trying to intimidate participants. The protests are now being videotaped, which can be illegal in Japan, where by law subjects must grant their consent to be photographed. Kenichiro Kawasaki, a lawyer volunteering with the group, warned, "It could be a violation of one's portrait rights, and it could serve as a form of intimidation on the participants. There is a need to raise such concerns so that videotaping is not considered something that is allowed." Police have also used barricades to control crowds, in spite of the fact that the protests have been peaceful. A middle-aged woman who attended a recent demonstration said, "With the police taking videos and specifying where we can stand, I felt intimated. This is a peaceful protest movement."
For the first time, the leaders of three different investigative commissions assigned to examine the causes of the Fukushima nuclear disaster came together during a forum sponsored by the Science Council of Japan. Koichi Kitazawa led the Independent Investigation Commission of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident, sponsored by the independent Rebuild Japan Initiative; Yoichiro Hatamura chaired a government investigative body; and Kiyoshi Kurokawa headed a Diet-appointed panel. The three cautioned that unless further studies delve into the root causes of the disaster, including in-depth examinations of the reactors themselves, a Fukushima-like disaster of even greater proportions could happen again. "It would still be an enormous challenge to bring an accident under control if another occurred," Kitazawa warned.
Newly obtained documents show that five of seven judges participating in a Supreme Court-hosted study meeting said that safety needs to be scrutinized in cases pertaining to nuclear power plants. Until now, Japanese courts have focused on whether or not the government responded appropriately to nuclear disasters, rather than placing blame on the operators themselves.
Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono has issued a verbal warning to officials from the Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) and issued fines to its Chair and Vice Chair, after JAEC officials admitted that they held secret, closed door meetings with members of the nuclear industry. Documents show that pro-nuclear participants encouraged the JAEC to change wording of a policy decision statement to encourage the possibility of continuing to recycle nuclear waste, rather than disposing of it. However, JAEC officials have refused to repeal the statement.
Officials from the Osaka municipal and prefectural governments are calling upon Kansai Electric Power to halt reactors #3 and #4 at the Oi Power Plant in nearby Fukui Prefecture now that summer is ending, and power needs in the region have been reduced. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered the reactors restarted a few months ago, in spite of widespread public opposition to the plan, massive anti-nuclear protests, and warnings from experts that the reactors may be sitting on active seismic fault lines.
Hokuriku Power has flatly refused a request by members of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) to inspect the Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture. Seismic experts have recently raised questions about the plant's safety because of its proximity to potentially active fault lines. Hokuriku officials said, "We determined that those who don't understand the necessity of nuclear plants are low on our priority list."
Status of the Fukushima Reactors
TEPCO continued to experience problems this week in is efforts to injecting water into reactors #1, #2, and #3 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Last week, workers noticed that water levels in the reactors had dropped several times by as much as 10%, leaving less than the amount needed to keep them cool enough to prevent a nuclear meltdown. Workers were unable to determine the cause of the problem, but surmised that something might be blocking a pipe or there might be an issue with pumps. The utility said that efforts to solve the problem had "a certain effect," but the problem is persisting. The pumps have now been replaced.
Workers at TEPCO plan to build a steel frame covered with steel sheets over reactor #4 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, in order to prevent any more radiation from escaping into the environment. The move comes as the utility prepares to remove 1,535 fuel rods from a spent fuel pool there, beginning in December 2013. In addition, TEPCO officials insist that reactor #4 is capable of withstanding an earthquake measuring upper-6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7. Many experts have expressed grave concern about the safety of the #4 reactor building, which was heavily damaged in a hydrogen explosion in March 2011 and whose walls are now bulging.
Naomi Hirose, President of TEPCO, said this week that the utility is still considering trying to restart reactors #5 and #6 at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, as well as all four reactors at the nearby Fukushima Daini plant, in spite of the fact that prefectural officials and residents there vehemently oppose the plan. Many Fukushima residents will never be able to return to their homes, and other areas will be uninhabitable by humans for decades. A full year and a half after the nuclear disaster there, the Fukushima Daiichi plant remains in a precarious state, and the area is highly contaminated.
TEPCO promised this week that it will release more videotapes from teleconferences conducted between its main offices and an emergency operations center in the days immediately following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster. Previously, TEPCO only agreed to release 150 hours of footage taken over the course of five days, but will now release communications covering the first month of the crisis. However, the utility said that it still plans to heavily edit the tapes, out of concern for "privacy" of its officials.
Worker Safety
TEPCO's own records show that 40% of those working at the Fukushima Daiichi plant between March 15 and March 31, 2011, or 3,077 people, had no dosimeters, in spite of the fact that many were working in highly radioactive areas. Because there was a dosimeter shortage, only one member of each working group was given the radiation-detecting equipment; each worker in the group was then ordered to record the exact same reading in their dosage books. However, many workers say that they did not work near their representative; one man recounted working in a highly contaminated area while the man wearing the dosimeter waited in an enclosed vehicle. Experts are now expressing concern that those who were exposed to high radiation levels have no accurate way to prove it and could be refused health care and workers' compensation or denied legal recourse if they develop cancer down the road.
Contamination, Including Human Exposure
In conjunction with Fukushima University and other research institutions, the government announced that it will conduct in-depth radiation studies on victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster over the next 50 years, in order to determine the genetic effects of radiation. Children will be a main focus of the study, and officials said that they will request funding for the project beginning in fiscal year 2013. (Source: NHK)
Decontamination and Waste Disposal
Fukushima Prefectural officials said this week that they hope to decontaminate a 17 km section of the Joban Expressway, which falls within the evacuation zone near the Fukushima Daiichi plant, by June 2013. However, decontamination experiments conducted thus far have only reduced contamination levels to 44 millisieverts per year. A reading of 50 millisieverts would mean that the area would be uninhabitable for humans.
Meanwhile, Japan's Reconstruction Agency said that it expects residents from areas where evacuation orders will be lifted "soon" may be able to return to their homes within the next two years—three and a half years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred. A poll conducted by the Kawamata Municipal government shows that 60% of the town's residents do not have faith in the government's ability to decontaminate the area and believe that their homes will never be safe. Thirty percent said they have no plans to ever return to their homes.
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Ariany from Saturday Night LatinasThe big chinned one, Tony and I went to a club and tried to get some pussy for the night. After failing a couple of times Tony decided to hit on a MILF that was standing by the bar the whole night. It turns out she is the owners wife. Tony asked if her hubby was around and she said he was home sick and she was left in charge. She was worried about being seen flirting with Tony so she insisted they cut the chit chat short. She told us to meet her in mens bathroom a little bit after she slowly snuck her way over there. Tony and I tried to be as inconspicuous as possible and joined her in the restroom. She was ready to go. She grabbed Tony and gave him the craziest cougar fucking he has ever had. Her husband called in the middle of her giving Tony a blowjob and she kept right on sucking his dick. All the while telling her hubby she would call him back because she was eating. LOL. Now Tony is on this MILF kick. I guess the experienced women are more his cup of tea.
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Ugh. I had almost finished my grocery shopping when I remembered. At least I was still in the store. Pushing my cart all the way to the back of the store again, I spotted the forgotten item. Well, actually, it was a case of forgotten items: 24 single-serving bottles of water. No big deal. Right?
Ugh. I had almost finished my grocery shopping when I remembered. At least I was still in the store. Pushing my cart all the way to the back of the store again, I spotted the forgotten item. Well, actually, it was a case of forgotten items: 24 single-serving bottles of water. No big deal. Right?
Wrong. It wouldn't have been a big deal. But for a couple of weeks, I had been dealing with an aggravating ache in my upper right arm. The P.E. teacher at my school had diagnosed my pain as, most likely, a rotator cuff injury. I knew I couldn't hoist the case of water into my cart with my left arm alone. So I grimaced and looked around to make sure that nobody was close enough to hear me groan as I struggled to get the case of water to the bottom rack of my cart. "OUCH!" I silently moaned.
Old woman. I'm just an old woman. I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for myself. My husband would have helped me if I had asked him to come to the store with me. But I had just left a meeting at church, and the store was a convenient stop on the way home. And I needed the water. I didn't like not being able to do things for myself. I didn't like feeling helpless.
I haven't always had health issues. In fact, I actually was a young lady who didn't take my health for granted. Every time I had the opportunity to check the little box that said "excellent," as far as health was concerned, I whispered a prayer of thanksgiving. I had known too many older people who struggled with pain every day. But now I am the older person. My health is far from "excellent," and I don't like it.
But I was too wise to know that just "not liking it" was not going to make things better. Complaining and moaning and groaning certainly wasn't the answer either. So I decided to do a little research. Over and over I read that the muscles and tendons that connect the upper arm bone with the shoulder blade often weaken and tear by overuse and overload. One source said it this way: "The rotator cuff tendons often tear in people who are 40 and older because tendons have been worn down slowly from the stresses of everyday work and activities."
Hmmm. The stresses of everyday work and activities, huh? Yes, I'm sure that could be the cause of my achy arm. But could it also be the cause of achy attitudes? Achy, broken spirits? Or what about aching hearts?
I was riding to school a few days later when the words of a song playing on the radio jolted my old achy heart. "I'm tired. I'm worn. My heart is heavy from the work it takes to keep on breathing. I've made mistakes. I've let my hope fail. My soul feels crushed by the weight of this world, and I know that you can give me rest, so I cry out with all that I have left."
For a moment, I didn't feel the pain in my aching arm. No, the aches I felt weren't physical at all. In fact, the real aches weren't even mine. My heart was aching for someone I love, who, at this moment, can't even call out to God in his own strength. He is too weak, too worn.
So I cried out for him. And for all the others who don't have the strength, for those whose aches are far worse than my physical pain could ever be.
"Let me see redemption win," wafted the words of the song, words that settled over me like a warm blanket. "Let me know the struggle ends, that you can mend a heart that's frail and torn. I want to know a song can rise from the ashes of a broken life and all that's dead inside can be reborn." ("Worn" by Tenth Avenue North)
Or, as in the words of my Savior, recorded in my favorite book, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Just like rest and time and maybe even delicate surgery can repair my aching arm, I know there is healing for a broken life. And because my Savior was himself broken, bruised and despised, he also calls out to the "whosoevers" of this world, to those who are dead inside, to those who are hopeless, and, in the words of the song, to those who have lost their will to fight even before the day begins. Yes, my Jesus calls out to the world with a message of hope.
So heaven, come and flood their eyes. Let them see redemption win. Let them hear your song, Lord, with the perfect melody of a song that can come only from the ashes of a broken life that has been reborn.
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Everybody's Talking About Social Media…Including Cisco
Did you hear that Facebook filed its S1? I thought so…as did the entire world. There is some very interesting data coming out of the filing, including how many members it has (845 million monthly active users; 483 million daily active users), how much revenue it has (Revenue: $3.71 billion; net income: $1 billion), how many likes and comments per day (2.7 billion), how many photos uploaded per day (250 million) and how many friendship connections (100 billion).
So, what the Facebook S1 says to me is that not only are manymanymanymanymany people using social media, some are actually making some money off of it (see also LinkedIn, Zynga, Groupon, etc.)
What this means in my world is that I get to talk to folks about social media and give my perspective on the why's and wherefore's of it in a corporate world (or, at least Cisco's world)…and more specifically in a corporate communications world.
If you want to learn more about social media, we have some upcoming opportunities for you:
As you may have seen from my colleague Petra Neiger, Cisco is hosting a day-long session of Social Media Week on February 14. Please note that Social Media Week is global in scope and has many opportunities to learn about social…learn more here.
I am also presenting on a few social media panels coming up that I thought I'd highlight on the off chance you (dear reader) are in the area of one of them.
- Friday, February 3: "Social Media and Investor Relations" a NIRI Silicon Valley event.
- Monday, February 13: "Topical Influencers: Who are They and How do you Reach Them" a Social Media Week Event
- Tuesday, February 14: USC Annenberg School of Journalism Director's Forum
And, how big is social media really? Here's another snapshot of just how big*:
*it is huge!!
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Mayor Chris Beutler has proposed lowering the City retirement match for new non-union City employees to 1.3 to 1, the same match in effect for new employees in three of the City's four civilian unions. Two ordinances are being introduced today to make the change effective April 1 for new Department Directors, Mayoral Aides and other employees who are not in a union because of the confidential nature of their work. The current employees in those positions receive either a 2-to-1 match or a match equal to about 12 percent of their salaries.
"Changing the retirement match for these employees to the same one given to newly hired union employees sends the right message — we are in this together and we must all play a role in keeping City Hall expenditures as low cost and efficient as possible," said Mayor Beutler. "I urge the City Council to pass the ordinances and bring us one step closer to having all City jobs covered by the lower retirement match."
Beutler said his administration was the first in 30 years to lower the 2-to-1 retirement match for City employees. As of last fall, new employees in three of the four civilian unions receive a 1.3-to-1 match, a savings of about 20 to 25 percent per employee over the 2-to-1 plan. The fourth civilian union has taken its case to the State Commission of Industrial Relations. When fully implemented, the change will cover about 800 of the 1,260 City positions outside of the Police and Fire departments.
The Mayor is unable to change his own salary and retirement benefits, which are set by the City Council in resolutions adopted by January of the year a Mayoral term ends. The City Council voted to raise the salary for the position of Mayor effective with a new Mayoral term in May. Beutler said if he is re-elected, he will ask the Finance Department to leave the amount of the increase out of his paycheck or he will donate the amount of the increase to the Lincoln Parks Foundation.
Last week, Beutler announced he was ordering a one-half percent reduction in the salaries of City Department Directors and Mayoral Aides for the 2011-2012 budget year. He said the salary cut and the retirement changes are not a reflection on current City employees.
"In the last four years, we have created the efficiencies that have led to the elimination of 120 jobs," he said. "Our crime rate is down 21 percent. We have a nationally ranked business climate and the lowest unemployment rate in the nation. During our last survey, our libraries and parks received approval ratings of over 90 percent. The leadership of our Directors, Mayoral Aides and other staff played an important role in these successes in moving the City forward."


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Patrick Marshall of White & Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference
A Look Back
- Finals Make a Slow Week—The Missouri Valley Conference was quiet for the most part this week as teams had less time on the practice court and fewer games to be played due to finals. Each team only played once this past week except Wichita State and Northern Iowa.
- Schedule Anomalies—Speaking of scheduling, a few schools have had some extended time off. Bradley has not played since their December 8 loss at Duke, but the Braves play two games this week before Christmas. Southern Illinois has had 11 days in between games since the December 11 loss at Western Kentucky. Indiana State lost to Purdue this past Saturday and does not play again until conference play begins on December 29. In addition, the winning percentage of The Valley as a whole is at its lowest since 2003. These are not good times for this league.
- Echenique's Debut—Creighton fans have been waiting for almost a year for Gregory Echenique to step on the court for the Bluejays. In his debut on Saturday night, Echenique scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and tallied three blocks in 18 minutes of action. Two games against Western Illinois and Samford will let Echenique get more court time before conference season.
- Player of the Week—Kyle Weems, Missouri State—Weems has shown a lot of consistency in the non-conference season and his 26 points and eight rebounds led the way in the Bears' win against Saint Louis this week.
- Newcomer of the Week—Kenneth Harris, Evansville.—Harris was instrumental in Evansville gaining a victory against Middle Tennessee this week with his 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Aces had to hold on after blowing a 21-point lead in the final twelve minutes of the game.
Power Rankings (Record) (Last week's rank)
- Wichita State (8-2) (2)—The Shockers played twice this week with a warm-up game against Alabama A&M before hitting the road with what amounted to basically a road game against LSU. Garrett Stutz hit a three-pointer with eight seconds to go to give Wichita State a two-point lead and they held on for the win. I know I had Toure' Murry as the MVC Player of the Year this season, but he is really struggling as of late, including a 3-12 performance against LSU and five turnovers. Tulsa comes to town before the holidays to close out the non-conference slate.
- Missouri State (7-3) (1)—Missouri State earned a nice win against Saint Louis on Saturday, and only fall in the rankings due to the competition they played this week compared to Wichita State. However, I still think that overall, Missouri State is still slightly ahead of the Shockers. The Bears play Arkansas State in a rematch of the opening round of the NIT-Tipoff. Defensive intensity is still something they are working on.
- Northern Iowa (7-3) (4)— Northern Iowa heads to Las Vegas this week for a great opportunity to get a couple of wins against the top conferences in the nation. However, even though Indiana and Colorado have potential this season, they still aren't the top teams in their respective conferences. At the same time these could be significant wins come March. Kerwin Dunham has been absent lately because of plantar fasciitis. Injuries are not good for any team trying to make the postseason.
- Illinois State (7-3) (3)—The Redbirds might have an opportunity here come conference play. They didn't win against the toughest teams in their non-conference slate, but Tim Jankovich has had a nice opportunity to play a lot of players and lineups to prepare for conference season, including Blake Mishler. They close out on the road at UNC-Wilmington on Monday.
- Creighton (6-4) (5)— Creighton gets a chance to solidify their rotation with a couple of buy games this week before Christmas. Even though Gregory Echenique looked good on Saturday night, they barely beat a bad Idaho State team, which shows they still have a ways to go.
- Evansville (5-4) (7)—The Purple Aces created a lot of unnecessary drama on Saturday with their win over Middle Tennessee, who they met for the second time this season. Evansville appears to have a lot more potential than the likes of Southern Illinois and Indiana State at this point. They definitely won't end up in the cellar.
- Southern Illinois (5-5) (6)—The Salukis have not played since December 11 and may have to shake the rust off against Northern Illinois before preparing for conference play. One thing I know they probably have been working on is rebounding. But they are still looking for that leader they have not had since Bryan Mullins was there.
- Indiana State (5-6) (8)—The Sycamores battled Purdue this past weekend, but just came up short in their final game of the non-conference season. They now have until December 29 to prepare for Bradley in their conference opener which now looks like a winnable game. They also have two very capable players in Jake Kelly and Dwayne Lathan, but they have put a little too much pressure on themselves.
- Bradley (4-5) (9)— The Braves are still recovering from their blowout at Duke and will play two games this week against Jackson State and Detroit. Jim Les has the opportunity to finalize his rotation and hopefully find the players that will ultimately replace Taylor Brown and Sam Maniscalco who are both out for the season with injury. Now add backup point guard Dyricus Simms-Edwards to the injury list with a sprained knee. Dodie Dunson is now the only option at point guard for Bradley.
- Drake (4-5) (10)— Drake came up short against their in-state rival Iowa, but have a couple games this week against Dartmouth and Chicago State. A loss to either of these teams could mean disaster for this young team. They also have to understand how to break the press.
A Look Ahead
There are only a couple games before the holidays and the start of conference season that are of significance.
- 12/21—Tulsa @ Wichita State at Intrust Bank Arena (Local TV)—After the thrilling victory against LSU on a neutral court this past weekend, the Shockers leave their normal comfy confines of Koch Arena to instead play downtown at the brand new Intrust Bank Arena against the always tough Tulsa. This could end up being their best win of the non-conference season.
- 12/22—Detroit @ Bradley (No TV)—With the injuries Bradley has had to deal with this season, this game will be an interesting one to see if they can pull out what might have looked like a guarantee win at the beginning of the season.
- 12/22-23—Northern Iowa at Las Vegas Classic (CBS College Sports)—The Panthers head to Las Vegas right before Christmas to play a couple of games. They open first on Wednesday against Indiana and then play either Colorado or New Mexico on Thursday. These could be two great wins for Northern Iowa after the slow start they have had this season and set them up with some great confidence before the start of conference play.


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For Tilawat Shah, a middle-aged farmer in a village on the remote western border of Pakistan's Swat Valley, the dark days of Taliban rule must never be forgotten. "They coerced people into giving them money and shelter, they put guns to the heads of our elders, they cut down our trees, blew up schools, and killed anyone who got in their way," he recalls.
In an effort to keep the Taliban out after a three-month Army offensive ended the militants' two-year rule here, Mr. Shah and some 8,000 other villagers have taken up arms and joined military-sponsored militias, or lashkars.
The civilian fighting forces have cropped up across Pakistan's northwest before to try to keep the Taliban away, often with disappointing results, because they are weaker than the militants and lack backing from the military. Now, the Army is reviving the idea in Swat, and promising to provide the assistance needed.
Two weeks ago, a posse of Taliban fighters that entered a mosque during Ramadan was repelled by the local lashkar, who shot three of them dead and forced the rest to flee. One local villager was also injured, and, in a sign of growing cooperation between the militias and the Army, was whisked by soldiers to a military hospital.
On Monday, military officials presented the latest lashkar in front of the media in the town of Piochar – the former base of operations for Swat Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah.
The first lashkar since the military retook Swat in June was formed in August, and plans are now afoot to ensure that every union council – roughly equal to every village – in the Swat Valley eventually boasts its own, according to Swat military spokesman Major Mushtaq Khan. "The military is going village to village, speaking with elders and encouraging them to form their own lashkars and unite with existing ones," he says.
Current estimates by local leaders put the number of fighters at more than 8,000, a figure some tribal elders claim will at least double by the end of November.
Lashkars' troubled record
The idea of sponsoring the traditional tribal security structure is nothing new. During the era of British rule, the system was used to quell the subcontinent's Wild West frontier. The lashkars sponsored in recent years by the Pakistani government, however, usually fizzled in the face of a marauding, well-organized, and well-supplied Taliban that effectively outgunned and demoralized local opposition.
A recent case in point was the murder of anti-Taliban leader Pir Samiullah in December 2008. His body was exhumed by the Taliban to be hung up in the main market square of Mingora as a warning to others who would resist.
The much-touted Salarzai lashkar in Bajaur, one of Pakistan's tribal areas, initially succeeded in missions against the Taliban, during the summer of 2008. But it suffered greatly following the killing of its leader and is now much less active, according to Rahimullah Yusufzai, the Peshawar bureau chief of The News, an English daily.
Lashkars have been a "limited success," Mr. Yusufzai says. "They could be temporarily used in some areas where the Taliban are weak or heavily resented, like in Swat. But at the end of the day, the villagers need to do their work; they can't be armed every night."
Rifaat Hussain, an analyst at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, agrees that lashkars can be effective only in places where the Taliban are already weak. Though the project may work in Swat, he says, the military should think twice about trying to extend it into Pakistan's tribal agencies, where the Taliban are more entrenched.
"It's a very interesting experiment. But if it works in Swat, this can't be replicated anywhere else, because the guys that they were pitted against were way too powerful – the murder of Qari Zainuddin [a rival who sprang up against the late Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud] was a case in point."
Totana Bandai was until recently a key base for Taliban insurgents. Lying to the west of the River Swat and bordering the district of Dir, its picturesque stepped green hills, lush open fields, and neat rows of houses became the backdrop to pitched battles during the last military operation. Insurgents occupied homes abandoned by locals in the village's main street, and today, every second or third house and shop in the village's main street is bombed out, riddled with bullet and shelling holes, or both.
At a lashkar meeting in a farmhouse, Ajmir Khan, a lashkar leader from a neighboring village who led the clash against the Taliban, notes that "when the Taliban first came, they were greeted here because they talked about Islam and implementing sharia [Islamic law], which people supported." That initial trust dissolved by May, when the Taliban refused to lay down arms despite concessions by the government to allow new Islamic courts.
The government has in the past been criticized for initially backing, but ultimately failing to fully support, the lashkars. The Army says this time will be a whole-hearted joint effort, and has set up a cordon around Saifullah Khan's farmhouse. A cache of new rifles and dozens of crates stenciled "BOMBS" in English are stashed in the backyard.
Army hunting the Taliban
The closer cooperation comes at a time when the Army is apparently making strides in securing Swat. On Thursday, the military claimed it killed 10 militants in a pre-dawn raid in northern Swat. On Wednesday, the military announced it had captured Sher Mohammad Qasab, the so-called chief of the Taliban's beheading squad in Swat, along with 16 other militants during a search operation in the Charbagh area. Also on Wednesday, the military media claims 37 other militants were forced to lay down their arms.
Last Friday, the Army announced the capture of Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and commander Mahmood Khan and five other commanders, while on Monday interior ministry Rehman Malik declared that Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah was now "encircled" and his capture imminent.
News of progress is, however, tempered by reports of military sponsored mass-killings of Taliban fighters. The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says its sources point to state-sponsored extrajudicial killings and have called for a parliamentary inquiry.
In recent weeks several mass graves have been dug up and the bodies of prominent Taliban commanders placed on display in Mingora. The Army says the deaths were either the result of locals settling personal scores or the Taliban killing the weak among them to prevent their capture.
Some residents, such as Ziauddin Yusufzai, a private-school principal, believe further militarizing the people of rural Swat may backfire. "Creating these private militias may work in the short-run, but what if they later turn on each other to settle personal scores?" he says. "If the Army could clear and hold a town of 400,000 like Mingora, I don't understand why the villages are so difficult."


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Another theory is that the rash of chickenpox looks like the peck marks caused by a chicken. But, in case you were wondering, chickenpox can't be caught from a chicken!
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We had a little going away party for the overhead projectors yesterday. Don't they look like they are socializing in the conference room? The are replaced by projectors and SmartBoards. I think we are keeping two, just in case (in case what? I don't know). I am happy to see them go. The technology department troubleshoots/fixes the projectors and SmartBoards so we have one less type of equipment to manage.
Goodbye overhead projectors!
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Sometimes I remember what my archives teacher said in grad school, when the excitement of being able to digitize everything took hold: negatives were the perfect storage (eg, microfilm, microfiche) because all they required was a light source and maginification.ReplyDelete
My father still uses transparancies. Same thing: light source, magnification. Sometimes older is better.
Yes, Laura, I agree, but when you have 15 overhead projectors with nowhere to go and nobody using them, you can't just keep them in the conference room! Do your teachers still use them?ReplyDelete
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An estimated 1.2 million acres of agricultural land in Texas are irrigated via canals, and many are in need of renovation, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Historically, irrigation canals were basically just earthen ditches, according to Dr. Guy Fipps, AgriLife Extension irrigation engineer, College Station. But the burgeoning water shortages over the past 15 years have resulted in an increase in the awareness of the need to reduce water loss from canals through seepage.
Traditionally, the most common renovations included replacing smaller canals with pipelines and lining larger canals with concrete, Fipps said. But lining canals with concrete is expensive and requires significant upkeep, particularly in Texas' "shrink-swell" soils.
However, today irrigation districts have options other than just concrete.
"A revolution in material sciences is happening with many new and innovative products coming on the market, including synthetic liners promoted for use in many applications," he said.
These new synthetic materials offer better, less-expensive choices than lining canals with concrete alone, Fipps said. Choosing the right liner, however, is not a simple task. Some are more suited to a given situation – and an irrigation district's budget. There are also tradeoffs to be considered, such as ease of installation, durability, resistance to human and animal traffic, and cost.
To help irrigation districts make the best choices, Fipps and his associates recently completed a seven-year evaluation of nine synthetic canal liners in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
"Initially, we used a very simple visual rating system," Fipps said. "However, we quickly noticed that exactly the same material would fail completely in one location while remaining in excellent condition in others. Thus, our visual rating system evolved significantly over time as we sought to document the causes of such site-specific performance."
Fipps and his team wound up using a two-step process, combining a visual rating scale and quantitative analysis.
"The rating gives us an overall indicator of the condition of each project, and how the material fares over time," he said. "The quantitative analysis is used to interpret the ratings and to identify the factors that are likely causing lower ratings than would otherwise be expected."
Fipps and his team members, who have decades of experience evaluating and improving irrigation systems in Texas, expected some of the performance factors.
One obvious source of problems is improper installation, he said. Irrigation districts are always trying to keep their costs low in order to minimize increases in fees paid by farmers and other customers. Some choose to do the installation themselves, which can lead to problems if the staff is not sufficiently trained.
Installation issues include poor anchoring of the liner at the top of the canal, improper seams of liners around gates, valves and other structures, as well as inadequate stretching of liners at installation.
"Water seeping under the top anchor can result in floating and even buckling of the concrete used as a protective barrier," Fipps said. "Proper seaming of materials around structures, gates and valves takes skill. District personnel may not have sufficient training or use the right products."
Other factors that should be taken into account when choosing a liner are smoothness and stability of the material underneath the liner.
"Some of the thinner liners definitely shouldn't be used over cracked concrete as they are easily pierced," he said.
And traffic — both human and animal — turned out to be significant factors.
"Do kids swim in the canals?" Fipps said. "Much of what we classified as 'unintentional damage' appeared to be caused by kids grabbing onto folds or loose spots in the liners while pulling themselves out of the canal."
Also, cattle hooves can puncture some of the thinner materials. Other damage was caused by mowing near where the liner is anchored to the top of the canal.
"Then there's the maintenance factor," he said. "Timely maintenance and minor repairs can prevent small problems from becoming serious."
Fipps and his associates rated the following types of liners:
- Polyester with protective barrier of 2 to 3 inches of shotcrete.
- PVC with protective barrier of 2 to 3 inches of concrete.
- Polypropylene (Two polypropylene layers over a coarse fabric reinforcement).
- Ethylene propylene diene monomer, commonly known as EPDM, rubber (non‐reinforced, 0.045 inch thick).
- Polyurethane (two layers of plastic over a non-permeable reinforcement).
- Thermoplastic PolyOlefin, commonly known as TPO, geomembrane (0.045 inch thick).
- Reinforced Ethylene propylene diene monomer (0.045 inch thick).
- Reinforced FPP-R, (a rubber-based product over a non-permeable membrane).
So what's the best overall renovation?
"It's a synthetic liner with a protective barrier on top of concrete or shotcrete." he said.
Beyond that, it gets complicated, Fipps said, depending on kids, cows, mowing, installation expertise and, of course, money.
"Also, there's little difference between the cost of the various liners, but skill levels in the field vary widely," he said.
The team's full report on the seven-year study can be found at the AgriLife Extension website for irrigation district information at http://idea.tamu.edu.


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RAMTHA, Jordan — As a child and young adult, the woman now known as Umm Riaan kept the worn photo carefully tucked away. Maybe the fading snapshot of her as a newborn, cradled in her mother's arms, would help unravel her life's central mystery: What had become of her mother?
She never quite believed her father's account, that her mother was a "bad" person, had abandoned the family in Syria when Umm Riaan was an infant and later died in a car crash.
Umm Riaan had no memory of her mother, but her resolve to find her deepened last spring as clashes raged outside her home in a suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital, and she faced a defining personal moment: At 22, she was pregnant with her first child.
Amid the depredation of Syria's bloody conflict, uplifting stories still can be found. The saga of Umm Riaan and her mother — reunited through an old photo, the Web and a daughter's determination — unspools from a refugee compound in a barren industrial tract just south of the Syrian border.


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Baseball Player Boyfriend Of First Out Bi College Football Player, Comes Out
Last week Conner Mertens, a football player at Willamette University in Washington, came out, making him the first active college football player to come out as bisexual.
Well, it doesn't appear that he'll be lonely now that his boyfriend, Chandler Whitney (pictured, below), a baseball player at Walla Walla Community College has also decided to come out of the closet!
Chandler tells Outsports:
"I'd been planning to do it at some point anyway," Whitney told Outsports, "and seeing the reaction to Conner's story calmed me down."
Last week when the baseball team gathered for the first practices of the new year, talk turned to stories from winter break. Because he'd spent much of the break with Mertens, Whitney felt the time was now. He stood up in front of the team, said he had contemplated whether to tell them a secret or not, and shared a "confession" he'd been holding back from them since they first met:
"I'm gay."
The team broke into spontaneous applause. It took Whitney off-guard.
"Being where I am in eastern Washington, it's not the response I expected. I'm in Walla Walla, there's not a lot of open-mindedness on the surface."
"I didn't necessarily expect hostility, but I expected a guy or two to feel uncomfortable or awkward. Everyone on the team shook my hand, gave me a hug and said we're a family and they had my back. The guys I thought would feel the most uncomfortable said don't worry about a thing, it's not a big deal."
Big congrats to Chandler (and Conner) for coming out! And we've also got to applaud his teammates for being open-minded and accepting!
It's great to see and it must be a comfort for many athletes that are considering coming out.
It's been my experience that guys who announce that they are 'coming out' because 'they like dudes' are not bi at all, just scared to fully admit being gay. Sadly it makes the poor kid sound undereducated by calling himself bi because he likes dudes. When I was young and figuring things out I actually made use of the dictionary. More of our youth should do the same. (And quite a few adults as well!)
When I read this article (on my iPhone) last night it said that he was gay. By the time I got to it on my computer today where I could more easily comment, you'd changed it to say he's bi. I'd just like to say, thank you for fixing it when the mistake was pointed out. Not nearly enough people do that.
Please edit this article. Mertens came out as bisexual. Bisexual is NOT gay. This type of inaccurate journalism marginalizes bisexual people. We bisexual people have a higher suicide rate than our gay peers and are far less likely to come out due to the fact that few people accept or understand us. We are our own distinct orientation and are not to be lumped in with the gays (no offense to gay people).
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Like most of the comments below why keeps yourself anonymous are you afraid that you are gay and just want to be a smart ass and play with peoples emotions? or afraid of what people might do to you? either way your comments need to be keep to yourself. People are aloud to do what they want! You must be from Westboro Baptist Church..... those stupid can just fall off the face of the earth and everyone would be better, with their cult family values.
It is most people with "anonymous" comments, as this, we one day find in the news being charged with child molestation charges, wife beating, parent abuse, etc.... its part of their ritual of cleansing themselves by chastising others... do yourself a favor and just turn yourself in before anyone gets hurt... thank you.... :) Peace out... :)
It's a great thing when young people can come out and not have negative consequences. Things have really changed. I am very happy for them. Hopefully, this will start a trend, and society will start changing more quickly.
Now all we need to do is convince Congress that we need protection in the workplace, and we will have it made.
Just because it's a smaller college doesn't make it better or worse. Who cares what size the college is? That's not the point. The point IS he came out and was accepted, then his boyfriend, who goes to a different school came out, and they announced they were together. Why not be happy for them? I am. I sure as hell wish I could have came out in school and at that age! I'm happy for the couple. And why are some of you so negative? Maybe because your hot happy with yourselves? I know a LOT of gay guys who can't stand to see 2 people having a relationship and being happy in it and some of the time they try and sabotage it. Why....because they're so miserable they can't be happy for anyone else. Get over it already. These are great young, athletic men who will be able to help others come out, and one's who will give the one's who are being bullied somebody to look up to!


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Ice blocks arriving for world record ice maze
We don't need no stinking Super Bowl trophy.
Or for that matter, a Stanley Cup.
No, we will build the world's largest ice maze instead. And then have Guinness World Records Ltd. make it all official.
On the steps of HSBC Center, dozens of volunteers are unloading and stacking 300-pound blocks of ice with the hope that, come Friday, they can boast of total and absolute supremacy in the world of outdoor ice mazes.
Their goal?
To build a nearly half-mile-long maze of ice with an open center shaped to look like a buffalo and filled with sparkling ice sculptures.
It will be, weather permitting, a puzzle big and beautiful enough to break the current record held by our cold-weather nemesis to the north.
Think of it. What better sequel to Team USA's win over Canada in Olympic hockey than stealing away Toronto's world record?
"The Guinness rep will fly in Thursday, and we'll have the coronation Friday," said an optimistic Jeff Empric of Roaming Buffaloes, one of the groups organizing the record-shattering event.
Coronation? In Buffalo?
It's all part of the first Buffalo Powder Keg Winter Festival, and the world's largest ice maze is just one of the attractions.
The two-day festival, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, is an attempt to exploit Buffalo's harsh winters, not apologize for them.
"This seemed like something that could boost Buffalo," said Ted Nitterauer of Clarence, one of the 20 or so volunteers who showed up Monday to move blocks of ice.
While the maze takes center stage, there is more to the event, including a transportation first: tubing down the Seneca Street off-ramp from the Skyway. The ramp will be closed Friday as workers prepare it for the tubing.
And if that's not enough, there will be a snowman-building contest on the plaza of HSBC Center, broom ball tournaments in a parking lot near Pearl Street Grill and Brewery and open snow tennis along Main Street.
The festival also coincides with the annual Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament on man-made rinks at nearby Erie Basin Marina.
Of course, all of that may pale in comparison to the Great Ice Maze, the only attraction so big that it may set a new global standard for mazes.
The ice blocks, all 2,200 of them, will continue arriving over the next few days, carried by 16 tractor-trailers making their way, first from an ice-making plant in the Bronx and, more recently, a warehouse outside Rochester.
"I think we started making them the day after New Year's," said Raymond Tortorice of Arctic Glacier, the company hired to produce and deliver the ice blocks.
The first of those blocks was put in place Saturday, and by Monday afternoon, the first walls of the maze were starting to take shape.
By Thursday night, Empric is predicting an ice creation so big, it will surpass the current record holder, the 2005 Pontiac Ice Maze and its 1,940 blocks of ice in Toronto.
If there's one wild card, it's the weather.
A few days of above-freezing weather is not a big deal, said Tortorice, as long as it dips below freezing each night.
For Empric, the biggest headache Monday was not the temperature but the rain.
"It's going to be a time constraint," he said, as the wet stuff alternated between rain and sleet. "It's going to pinch our windows [of opportunity]."
He noted that volunteers are always needed and welcome. They can simply show up at the HSBC Center plaza to help out.
The two-day festival will include a beer tent, music stage and pancake breakfast for those who prefer the indoors. It starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and ends at 6 p.m. Sunday.


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Jane Austen for the YouTube Age
HarperCollins is rolling out a new series of Jane Austen reboots that test the appetite for modernized Austen, such as having heroines text their suitors. Alexandra Alter joins Lunch Break. Photo: Harper Collins.
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