text: Few of us will have the chance to visit an office designed by a world-class architect; an even smaller group will enjoy the luxury of living in a home designed by one. But for the price of a coach ticket, we can visit amazing spaces crafted by top designers, and enjoy their work while eating a slightly stale Cinnabon. Airports, especially those in big cities, expose an architect's work to millions of people every year and are highly sought-after assignments. New projects are awarded through competitions that can span years; once granted, they may take decades to be fully completed. The latest airport award to be given will be happening in London. The British capital is facing an aviation crisis and mayor Boris Johnson has called on Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, to help solve it. London's Heathrow Airport is an icon of air travel, but one that is ill equipped to handle the 300 million people who are expected to pass through its gates by 2030. Expanding the existing airport would require significant parts of the city to be razed, so Johnson has recruited some of the finest architects in England to propose entirely new facilities to be built on the banks of the Thames."This work is essential to deliver the most integrated transport solutions for London and the UK," writes Hadid in an e-mail. "It will enable London to maintain its position as one of the world's most important economic, commercial and cultural centres; outlining the city's future growth and development which has always been founded on global connectivity." Hadid is a natural fit for this type of project. Her buildings, be they skyscrapers or parking garages, are typically composed of broad swoops and sinuous curves that often appear ready to take flight. Her design for the airport expansion in Zagreb, Croatia, (shown above) utilizes "a series of flow lines, set in a tapestry-like configuration" to give it a feel that combines traditional designs with futuristic elements. The final determination, however, is still being made, and the award won't be granted until 2015 — don't be surprised to see a stunning new design proposals take shape over the months and years to come. Meanwhile, here are eight other world-class airport projects, underway now, that will help push the field of airport architecture to new heights. Image: Zaha HadidThames Estuary Airport Concept (Gensler) London Zaha Hadid is not the only architect working on a replacement for Heathrow. This alternate concept by mega-firm Gensler radically re-imagines what an airport could be, by designing it to float in the river. This design's sci-fi appearance is paired with equally ambitious technical claims. In this vision runways would be modular, floating structures that could be easily switched out for upkeep — or even replaced with spacecraft landing pads in the future. The floating structures would also generate power using marine turbines and provide a reef-like home for sea life. The design is bold, and slightly unbelievable, but does help recapture some of air travel's lost glamor. However, in order for it to be built it will need to beat a star-studded list of competitors and challenge a few laws of physics. Image: Vyonyx for GenslerLisbon Airport Lisbon, Portugal HOK, a firm renowned for their work at NASA's Johnson Space Center and the the Dalí Museum, won an international competition for the opportunity to help 43 million passengers a year visit Portugal. Details about the design are scant — the $4.5 billion project was officially put on hold in 2010 due to the international financial crisis. When it's given the clearance to take off, the structure will have four runways arrayed around a 5.2 million-square-foot, cross-shaped structure. While an airport that can serve over 40 million people with twice as many runways as Heathrow might seem like a bit of overkill in a country of barely 10 million people, smaller cities like Lisbon use these architectural opportunities to showcase their design capabilities as well as their local culture. Image: HOKDenver International Airport Denver, Colorado Famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava provided the initial design for key components of the new airport, but when the funding was slashed from a first-class $650 million to a coach $500 million he withdrew from the project rather than trying to shoehorn his vision into a diminished budget. Calatrava was paid handsomely for the conceptual work, but Gensler (the firm behind the aquatic airport) has also been involved in the project design since its inception an will keep it on schedule for a slated for arrival in 2015. Image: Santiago CalatravaKuwait International Airport Farwaniyah, Kuwait Looking less like a building and more like a spacecraft, this terminal features three wings, each three-quarters of a mile long, that meet under an 80-foot-high central canopy. Despite its extraterrestrial appearance, Foster + Partners designed the building to take advantage of the earthly benefits of the site. The building is flooded with sunlight through glass windows that have been designed to filter in light while reflecting heat, and the roof features large expanses of solar panels to harvest the power of the desert sun. When finalized in 2016, the $3.2 billion terminal will be able to accommodate over 50 million visitors annually and will be the first LEED Gold-accredited passenger terminal in the world. Image: Foster + PartnersPulkovo Airport St. Petersburg, Russia The Pulkovo Airport will be the first structure seen by the 12 million annual visitors arriving in St. Petersburg when it opens in 2015. Grimshaw Architects, known for their aggressively styled renovations of English train stations, used this fact as their inspiration. Their design prepares visitors for the unique visual motifs they'll find in the Russian city and environment, and avoids the dull elements typically chosen by airport architects. The design of the 559,723-square-foot building is largely focused on the roof, which is flat on the exterior to evenly distribute the weight of the heavy snow that falls during long Russian winters. Internally, the structure was vaulted to help distribute the weight while also creating angular spaces reminiscent of Soviet stars with gilded surfaces that reference the gold roofs of the city's Tsarist architecture. Image: Grimshaw ArchitectsSFO Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Traffic Control Tower San Francisco The federal budget sequester that takes place on March 1 will likely force a number of air traffic controllers to lose their jobs or be furloughed, but if they can hang on until 2015, workers in San Francisco will have a new office that will make even the best-funded startups jealous. This new 220-foot-tall, $102 million airport traffic control tower will house the controllers in a 650-square-foot crow's nest filled with natural light and modern design details, while support staff, equipment, and security operations will be located in the structure's 44,000-square-foot base. While most air traffic control towers employ a charmless "Brutalist" style, Fentress Architects who also designed additions for the airports in Seattle and Los Angeles, developed a twisting design that would fit nicely into the city's skyline. It's not just a pretty facade, though; it's also engineered to withstand a 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Staying true to its Bay Area heritage, the structure will feature solar panels, be constructed with eco-friendly materials, and is targeting a LEED Gold certification and is expected to be fully functional in 2015. Image: Fentress ArchitectsIncheon International Airport Incheon, South Korea The managers of the Incheon International Airport held a design competition in 2011 with a creative brief requiring a single terminal that could accomodate 72 gates inside a 7-million-square-foot structure. It also had to be future-proof from a technology perspective, incorporate green building techniques, and be flexible enough to be reconfigured as the market evolved — a challenging request, but one architecture firm Corgan was willing to take in on. The project has a 10-year timeline, so we will be into the roaring 2020s before the first jet engine departs. In the interim, renderings of the speculative project are all that are available. While it may never be built, Corgan brought some new ideas to the project, eschewing typical aviation-inspired forms and instead developed a look that suggested a general sense of dynamism while respecting the cultural preference for balance. Image: CorganRock Terminal, Wellington International Airport Wellington, New Zealand One does not simply walk out of New Zealand. Those who want to escape must first pass through the new departures terminal of Wellington International Airport. While it was completed in 2010, the airport's unique style, from architecture firms Studio of Pacific Architecture in association with Warren and Mahoney, begged to be included. Affectionately know as "The Rock," this new building can send 1,000 people on their way every hour, equating a respectable 6 million passengers a year. Five years in the making, its design is intended to both a sculpture as well as a transit building; its steel-beam and copper roof design is heavily influenced by the surrounding environment, especially the craggy rock formations that form the coast of the remote island — a deliberate contrast to the more aerodynamic look of most airports. Despite its stoney exterior, the inside of the terminal is paneled in hardwood and styled like a hip, mid-century lounge with strategically placed windows that offer views of the airport and otherworldly landscape. Image: Warren and Mahoney


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One result of Eastern Europe's economic transformation is that shopping is no longer a voyage into the unknown. Familiar international brands fill the malls, and local crafts lie hidden behind shelves of mass-produced souvenirs. Luckily, a parallel culture of flea markets and craft fairs is still going strong, and if you happen to be in Budapest over the weekend then there's no better city in which to indulge in a rummage.
Dedicated browsers should head first for the bustling flea market held outside the Petőfi Csarnok, a cultural centre in the middle of the Városliget park. With traditional porcelain sold next door to pirate DVDs and hand-operated meat-mincers, it's a bit of a mixed bag. You'll usually turn up the odd bit of folk art if you prowl the stalls for long enough: the embroidered pillowcases here are certainly better quality than those in Budapest's central souvenir shops. Fans of hammers, sickles and furry hats may be disappointed to discover that there's not as much communist-era memorabilia on display as there used to be, although Red Army-issue gas-mask fetishists are unlikely to walk away empty-handed.
While it's the jewel-or-junk unpredictability of Petőfi Csarnok that makes it so enjoyable, serious seekers of collectables will want to head for the Ecseri antiques market on the city's southeastern fringes. A century or so of Budapest's domestic history stands piled up in the dense bazaar-like warren of stalls. If you haven't got room to stow a hat-stand in your luggage, there are plenty of smaller items that might appeal: china, cutlery, vintage postcards and piles of magazines from the 1920s and 1930s.
Those really serious about their shopping should time their visit to coincide with the monthly WAMP design fair, an open-air market on the central Erzsébet tér featuring cutting-edge work by local designers. If you're looking for something that will bring out the individual in you, then the affordable accessories on display here should help
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The flea market at Petőfi Csarnok (Sat & Sun; 8am–2pm) is in the middle of Városliget park; trolleybus #70 trundles past every 15–20min. Ecseri antiques market (Mon–Fri 8am–4pm, Sat 6am–3pm, Sun 8am–1pm) is in the southeastern suburbs; catch bus #54 from Boraros tér and get off at the Fiume út. stop. Dates for the WAMP design fair are posted on www.wamp.hu.
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http://mmajunkie.com Brazilian striker Luiz Cane (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Czech ground-and-pound artist Karlos Vemola (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) are expected to fight on a rapidly filling UFC 128 fight card.
Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that verbal agreements are in place for the bout, which Sherdog.com first reported.
UFC 128 takes place March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and is expected to feature a light-heavyweight headliner between champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and former champ Rashad Evans.
Cane vs. Vemola is likely to be part of the event's untelevised preliminary card, though its position could not be verified at the time of this writing.
Vemola turned an unsuccessful octagon debut around in his most recent performance when he railroaded "Kimbo-killer" Seth Petruzelli at November's UFC 122 event. In fact, his out-of-the-gate loss to Jon Madsen at UFC 116 was the sole occasion he failed to implement a Blitzkrieg style of ground and pound that put his first seven opponents on ice within the first round.
It's hard to imagine "The Terminator" will do anything different against Cane, a heavy-handed foe who's hit hard times in his two most recent octagon outings. The trouble started more than a year ago when he proved unready for a big step up in competition against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and was TKOd inside two minutes at UFC 106. It took 17 seconds longer, but his next engagement ended the same way when French striker Cyrille Diabate put him out at UFC 114 in May. The losses erased hype built from a three-fight win streak that included victories over Jason Lambert, Rameau Thierry Sokodjou and Steve Cantwell.
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Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/11/2014 -- The purpose of this press release is to announce that the G3 Development and Wasatch Contract Manufacturing Founder, Adam Paul Green, has just announced he will speak with Wasatch Liquid Contract Manufacturer. Wasatch Contract Manufacturing is a private label nutritional beverage co-packer providing the most responsive and flexible service in the industry and has a diverse clientele ranging from leading global companies to virtual and emerging entities.
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Never in your life you will be lonely.
When you have Jesus with thee,
You will never ever fall weak,
Solely upon him when you lean.
In sorrow you will suffer no pain,
Because with you your comforter is always there,
Where Jesus has established his throne,
There is peace and joy in abound.
Always rejoice in the Lord ,
Because faithful is your God.
He will never fail you, in your times of hard.
You will never hide in shame because of your faults.
He lifts up those who trust in him.
Jesus wants us to surrender and stand still.
Than he will carry our burden and give us relief.
He will fight for us and we will never fall in defeat.
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Heavenly Father how great is your mercy!
How mighty and marvellous are your deeds!
Who can grasp the depts of your wisdom!
Who can surpass the love you have for your children!
For us gentiles you hardened the heart of your own people.
We are no one, but your grace towards us was unconditional,
You saved us, the impure and unholy nation.
We are unworthy but through your Son you made us worthy for your kingdom.
Through Christ's sacrifice all the barriers are broken.
In Christ alone we are one body one people.
Christ only is our head and not any denomination.
Through the blood of Christ we have become right with our Father.
So my dear friends, why are we still standing apart?
The time is gone when we were not of God.
Now for the sake of Christ's sacrifice let us become one.
Leave all indifferences behind and let's work together for God.
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First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento
Soft(er) Sell: This midsize hauler gets a new look, new character, and a new home
It's an all-change season for the Sorento. In hitting the maximum reset button, Kia has given the Gen II iteration a comprehensive makeover that moves it from the ranks of conventional SUV into unambiguous crossover territory. Along with that carefully calculated swerve into the people-pampering lane, the 2011 Sorento -- yes, there will be no 2010 Sorento -- also becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen. Starting in November, the first Kia vehicle to be made in America will start rolling out of a new $1.2-billion manufacturing facility in West Point, Georgia. We ponder both points while slipping behind the wheel of some preproduction models and heading down I-85 from rain-ravaged Atlanta to see what this recasting effort has really accomplished and to tour its nascent home base.
Subtle but meaningful tweaks to the 2011 Sorento's proportions yield big gains on the visual and functional fronts. Sleeker sheetmetal previewed in the KND-4 Concept boasts more pronounced edge-and-wedge flair accentuated by a "flying wing" side scallop and a far bolder front fascia with a dramatically reshaped "Schreyer line" grille/headlamp treatment that design chief Peter Schreyer is establishing as a Kia signature cue. At the rear, a large single-piece liftgate serves as the centerpiece of its own more interestingly contoured fascia while 17-inch or 18-inch alloy wheels complete the mix.
However, the most tangible benefits result from a decision to move the Sorento's A-pillars forward and its D-pillars back. While its overall length expands by just 3.7 inches and the wheelbase actually shrinks 0.3 inch, interior volume on the 2011 Sorento has risen by some 15 percent over the outgoing Gen I model, improving passenger space throughout its cabin and allowing for a new, kid-friendly third-row seat. Although opting for that "seven-up" configuration does limit cargo capacity to 9.1 cubic feet, flat-folding the rearmost 50/50 perch yields the same 37.0 cubic feet of stow space as a five-passenger Sorento. And for those critical Saturday-morning Home Depot missions, dropping the backs on its fore/aft-sliding 60/40 mid-row bench creates a 72.5-cubic-foot mini cave.
Beyond a bump in volume, the Sorento interior also gets a serious injection of style and an expanded roster of standard and options. Form follows function here, with highly legible instrumentation and user-friendly control layouts complemented by detail touches like a tilt/telescoping steering column and front buckets that provide a commendable mix of touring comfort and cornering support. An obvious elevated level of fit and finish is matched by an unseen but most effective NVH-abatement effort that pays off handsomely in reduced levels of wind noise and road rumble.
Even the base Sorento LX brings a generous feature set that includes air conditioning, a full array of power assists, auxiliary steering wheel controls, trip computer, AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio with AUX/USB inputs and Bluetooth. Stepping up to EX upgrades the interior trappings with more elegant upholstery/trim combos, dual-zone auto climate control with ionized-air purification, push-button start and rear backup sonar, while the EX V-6 also adds the third-row seat and a rear A/C unit. Taking the EX route also brings more upscale option choices like leather upholstery, a touch-screen navigation system with real-time traffic link, panoramic sunroof and a premium Infinity sound system. The EX V-6 even offers a rear-seat DVD player. However, when it comes to safety, all Sorentos are created equal, and boast ABS discs, stability control, Electronic Brake Assist/Distribution, Hills Start Assist/Downhill Brake Control, and front/front-side/side-curtain airbags.
In line with its new mission, the Sorento moves from body-on-frame to unitized construction that is shared with its corporate cousin, the Hyundai Santa Fe. Beyond shedding some 300-470 pounds in the process, the Sorento gains a more rigid core structure made from 70.4-percent high-strength steel. That solid foundation plus a quicker steering ratio, a 2.0-inch-lower center of gravity, and a suspension revamp that jettisons control arms and a live rear axle in favor front struts and a multilink IRS, imparts a decidedly more refined and confident character to the new Sorento's ride and handling whether you're cruising down the freeway or pushing the limit on some twisty back road. Although the 2011 version continues to offer both FWD and optional AWD configurations, the latter setup has lost its dual-range transfer case in deference to the great crossover cause. However, this new more street-oriented full-time torque-on-demand package can transition from a 100/0 percent front/rear bias to a 50/50 split and features an Intelligent Lock Mode to help it master more challenging bits of both on- and off-road rambling.
Final element in the rewritten Sorento formula is a wholesale change to its powertrain menu, which starts with the introduction a four-cylinder engine to the mix. This econo-oriented 172-horsepower version of Kia's Theta II 2.4-liter inline-four can be backed by a six-speed manual transmission or a new six-speed automatic. The pilot-built EX models we drove were both fitted with a new Lambda II version of the firm's 3.5-liter V-6 that makes 273 horses, 11 more than the 3.8-liter six it replaces. Also slated for other future Kia product, this smooth and enthusiastic 3.5 comes only with the new autoshifter and is almost as fuel efficient as the I-4. However, its extra muscle boosts the Sorento's maximum towing capability from 2000 pounds to 3500.
While our first encounter was admittedly less than definitive -- the Atlanta area was in Day 1 of recovery from a 100-year flood event -- even this quick drive left no doubt the new Sorento is destined to provide some formidable competition for its prime rivals, which Kia sees as the Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Edge, Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. Pricing is pegged to open in the $20,000-$25,000 range when the new Sorento does go on sale in January. And Kia has already confirmed plans to introduce an even higher-spec version of this reinvented CUV within months of its arrival in dealers.
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|$20,000-$25,000 (est)
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A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that during 2011, there were 542 deaths of contract workers, accounting for 11.5 percent of the 4,693 on-the-job deaths reported in the agency's Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
Industries in which contract workers were fatally injured included construction with 307 deaths (56.6 percent) and professional and business services with 117 deaths (21.6 percent).
The BLS report defined a contractor as "a worker employed by a company or self-employed but working at the request of another company or agency that exercises overall responsibility for the operations at the site where the worker was fatally injured."
Among the other findings on contractors:
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text: Scott Brown gets it!**********************BY SENATOR SCOTT P. BROWN (R-MA) Taking care of our veterans is one of the most solemn obligations for members of the United States Congress. The men and women in uniform who volunteer to protect our freedom both at home and abroad deserve more than just words of respect and gratitude – they deserve actions and votes that show that we truly appreciate their service and sacrifice. That's why the recent budget deal that cuts military retiree benefits by $6 billion dollars is completely unacceptable. Both parties should work together to undo this mistake immediately when Congress returns to work in the New Year, but let's be clear: these cuts to veterans' benefits were a serious mistake that never should have happened. With a national debt higher than $17 trillion dollars and increasing every second, everyone knows we have to do something to cut government spending. Failure to act will risk sending our country down the path of Greece and other European nations on the brink of insolvency thanks to years of reckless and uncontrolled spending. But starting the cuts by reducing the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for military retirees is the wrong approach. We shouldn't be balancing our books by breaking the promises to the people who have put everything on the line for us. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened with the recent bipartisan budget deal. Every politician who supported this legislation – Republicans and Democrats alike – was in the wrong. The blame crosses party lines. Even more infuriating was the reaction from Washington politicians when they started to feel the heat for their actions. As veterans groups began voicing opposition to this bill, members of Congress sensed the political winds turning against them and started expressing faux outrage. Hours after the vote, some even started offering half-hearted and empty fixes. But none of this would be necessary if the bad law wasn't enacted in the first place. What these Washington politicians don't understand is that voters are smart enough to see this kind of hypocrisy and double-speak. You can't on the one hand vote something into law and then in the next breath suddenly say you are working to repeal it. Many Democrats are trying to use this similar bait and switch approach with Obamacare, sponsoring phony extensions and exemptions from the imploding disaster of a health care law. But they can't escape the reality that Obamacare wouldn't be the law of the land without every single one of them banding together and voting for it. If recent polls are any indicator, voters aren't buying it. It's why congressional approval ratings have plummeted to record lows. The American people aren't fooled. They know that Congress let down our country's veterans by cutting their benefits. As a former member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, I was proud to work on many initiatives to improve the lives of our retired service members. From working to protect Tricare from the devastating cuts in Obamacare to sponsoring jobs bills to incentivize veteran hiring to holding field hearings to help veterans cut through some of the red tape at the VA, I was humbled to have the chance to meet with so many of our heroes. During my 34 years in the Army National Guard, I have had the honor to serve with some amazing men and women military members. They deserve better than to lose benefits that they earned and deserve. Gutting the benefits of military retirees is no way to re-pay them for their sacrifice. By supporting these cuts, the leaders and members of both parties failed the veterans whose best interests they should be fighting for, not working against. ScottBrown.com


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Balancing the Chakras is an easy way to slip into a daily meditation that will not only allow you to relax and feel better, but will also lead you through a guided journey to balance your body's Chakra energy.
The word 'Chakra' is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning wheel, or a better translation might be spinning wheel. If you could see Chakras, those energy centers located along your spine, you would be able to see each Chakra as a spinning vortex of energy.
When your Chakras are out of balance, your life is out of balance. This may show up as:
Balancing the Chakras gets rid of negative energy that causes dis-ease in the body and in the mind. This enjoyable, balancing meditation is like having a tune up for the body.
In the same way you need to take in your car for a tune up, to keep it running smooth and clean, by balancing the Chakras on a regular basis, you maintain your body clean and pure, for optimal health and vitality.
This course is designed to fit into your busy life. In fact, the busier your life becomes, the more you need to stay on track with a regular mind-body tune up.
Benefits of Chakra Balancing:
In this Chakra Course you will:
In only minutes per day, you will be able to get in touch with your Chakra energy, and keep your Chakras balanced, vibrating in perfect harmony. Simply sit back, and listen to the guided meditations as you slip into a more relaxed state of peace and serenity.
After you complete the course, you may return to these guided recordings again and again, to fine tune your Chakra Energy Centers. You may choose to make this a daily practice, a weekly practice, or repeat the course anytime you feel 'out of balance'.
The key is to keep the internal motors running smoothly, in alignment, so that your external world reflects the inner peace and harmony coming from inside.
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Eat, Drink, Play: The old-school way to fly
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The very first hot-air balloon was made of paper and flew in France in 1783.
In those early days, to keep frightened farmers from attacking the balloon when it landed unannounced in their fields, pilots would offer up a bottle of champagne.
Nearly 230 years later, Greg Taylor upholds the tradition unintentionally started by his predecessors with a champagne toast at the end of every flight.
Taylor's Colorado Hot Air Balloon Rides mountain flight lifts passengers 1,000 feet above the beautiful South Park Valley at sunrise, for an experience that might be without parallel.
So champagne (and a hot breakfast) afterward is really just icing on the cake.
Totally silent and slow moving, the hot-air balloon is a far cry from an airplane, helicopter or almost any other craft that would have previously allowed the average human to experience such heights.
The flight is somewhat dream-like. Set against the pale colors of sunrise and with classical music playing softly in the background, the mountain ride maximizes the peaceful, almost reverent atmosphere inherent in the flight.
But Taylor doesn't rouse his customers at the crack of dawn – the balloon takes off at 6:45 a.m. – solely to take advantage of the scenic sunrise. In Colorado, it's the only time he can count on the calm weather he needs to run a smooth flight.
Anything stronger than a slight breeze can make for a tough landing.
Passengers are greeted at the launch site – a shed and a few tables located generally in the middle of nowhere – with hot coffee and snacks before traveling by van to the launch site.
While it is captivating to watch the larger-than-life balloon inflate before take off, once in the air, it concedes its passengers attention to the surrounding views, animals below and strange sensation of floating in mid-air.
The pre-flight anticipation is cold: it was a brisk 40 degrees the morning of my ride, but surprisingly, being up in the balloon is not. Part of that is thanks to the flames periodically spurting out above passengers' heads to keep the balloon at a toasty 210 degrees.
It's the heat that allows the craft to fly. The hot air trapped inside the polyester balloon insists on rising, pulling the balloon and basket full of people up with it.
Once aloft, there is no wind, because, as Taylor explains, the balloon becomes part of the wind, drifting with air masses in whichever direction they happen to be traveling.
The pilot has no way to steer, a fact that is somewhat unsettling in the air. But by adjusting the altitude of the balloon, a skilled pilot can catch breezes moving in different directions.
The flights usually last a little over an hour, ending, frankly, wherever the pilot happens to put down. Taylor says he shoots for the dirt roads crisscrossing the valley, but the wind really has more say in where the balloon lands than he does.
Landing can be bumpy, but for my group it was more fun than scary.
When the balloon is deflated and loaded, a van carries passengers back to the meeting site for the champagne toast, a hot breakfast of eggs, bacon and French toast and a special prayer of thanksgiving for a safe flight.
Taylor, who pilots the majority of flights himself, has been in the ballooning business for 16 years.
Originally from the East Coast, it was a love of the mountains, not hot-air balloons that gave birth to his current enterprise.
"I had never even seen a balloon up close," Taylor told passengers of the time when he started his business.
Taylor owned several pizza franchises in Connecticut, when he decided to fulfill his dream of returning to Colorado, where he had lived briefly when he was younger.
Knowing that he liked owning his own business, he says he stumbled into hot-air ballooning.
Today, he hosts rides for up to 12 passengers from May through October.
The experience is perfect for couples, but not necessarily for families and not for people with a strong fear of heights. Taylor said he's never had to land a flight early for a nervous passenger, but he has had customers refuse to go up at all after a loved one surprised them with the day's activity.
Children must be at least 5 years old to fly in the balloon.
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James Madison Baskin, first of the Baskin family to settle in the Ray City area, came to Berrien county about the time it was created in 1856. He was the grandfather of Armstrong B. Baskin, and great grandfather of Mary Frances Baskin. James M. Baskin was born 6 April 1829 in Houston County, GA, one of thirteen children born to Sarah Goode and James G. Baskin. His father was born 1792 in Abbeville District, SC. and came to Georgia as a child.
When grown to adulthood, James M. Baskin left his family home with two slaves given to him by his father. These slaves were experienced in construction, and James went into business as a building contractor.
While on a stay in Atlanta, James M. Baskin resided at the Bell House, a boarding house said to be the first hotel in Atlanta. There, he met the proprietor's daughter, Frances Bell Knox. She was a widow with a three-year-old son, Alton Knox. (The 1850 Dekalb County census records show that by the age of 17 she was married to Joseph Knox, age 28, and that the couple had a one year old son named Alton.)
About 1852, Frances Bell Knox and James Madison Baskin were married in Houston County. In 1853, Frances gave James a daughter, Fannie E. Baskin. Another daughter, Sarah "Sallie" E., followed in 1856.
James M. Baskin's father died in 1856. About that time he decided to move his family from their home in Houston County. His adopted son was now seven years old, his daughter three. His wife was probably either pregnant or was caring for their second infant daughter Sarah "Sallie" E., who was born that same year. Who knows his reasons for uprooting his young family? The Indian wars were over – south Georgia was secure. The Coffee Road provided a migration route and there was a steady southward flow of settlers. Perhaps the disposition of his father's estate incited him to move. Perhaps he foresaw the coming war and wanted his family farther from north Georgia military objectives, or perhaps he saw more opportunities in the new counties being opened in southern Georgia.
It was in 1856 that Berrien County was cut out of Lowndes County; Levi J. Knight and others were setting boundaries and surveying the new county. James M. Baskin brought his family to the area of Beaverdam Creek in the southernmost part of the new county. He settled about a mile outside of present day Ray City, GA on land Lots 470 and 471 in the 10th land district. Tax records from the 1870s show James M. Baskin owned 1080 acres pf land in Berrien county, relatively valuable land appraised at $1.85 per acre.
Over the next five years three more daughters were added to the Baskin family: Georgia Ann (1857), Martha J. (1859), and Mary J. (1861)
The Civil War came along and James M. Baskin joined the Confederate army, enlisting as a private in the 54th Georgia Infantry. He fought throughout the war and was wounded in the Battle of Atlanta.
After the war, James Baskin returned to farm life. Over the next ten years he and Frances had five more children. In all, James M. Baskin and Frances Bell had 11 children. James and Frances Baskin, and some of their children, were active in the formation of Beaver Dam Baptist church, now known as Ray City Baptist Church.
Children of James Madison Baskin and Frances Bell:
- Baskin, Fannie E. (1853 – 1892) m. William A. K. Giddens
- Baskin, Sarah "Sallie" E. (1856 – ) m. Thomas M. Ray, Jr.
- Baskin, Georgia Ann (1857 – 1934) m. Leonard L. Roberts
- Baskin, Martha J. (1859 – 1950) m. David C. Clements, Dec. 22, 1881
- Baskin, Mary J. (1861 – 1902) m. Ulysses A. Knight
- Baskin, James B. (1864 – 1943) m. Fannie Ellen Hagan, dau. of John W. Hagan, Dec. 15, 1887
- Baskin, Callie D. (1866 – 1890) m. John T. Smith
- Baskin, William H. (1869 – ) m. Mamie Harrell, dau. of John W.
- Baskin, Emma (1872 – ) m. George T. Patten
- Baskin, Maggie May (1874 – 1898) m. Robert L. Patten
- Baskin, Ollie (1876 – ) m. L. H. Dasher
Frances Bell Knox Baskin died on June 3, 1885 at Rays Mill (now Ray City), Berrien County, Georgia.
James Baskin was a widower, 56 years old, the youngest of his 11 children just 9 years old. He decided to re-marry. Just six months later, on Dec 30 1885 he wed Mary Ann Harrell. She was a native of Lowndes County, born in Nov. 29, 1859. At 27, she was a prominent citizen experienced in public service, and a former Ordinary (probate judge) of Lowndes county.
Children of James Madison Baskin and Mary Ann Harrell, – m. 30 DEC 1885 in Lowndes County, Georgia
- Baskin, Alonzo L. (1886 – ) b. Nov. 17, 1886, m. Corine Rodriguez
- Baskin, Verdie (1888 – ) b. Dec. 17, 1888, m. James W. Lovejoy
- Baskin, Infant (1891 – 1891)
- Baskin, Ruby (1893 – ) b. May 16, 1893, m. Walter M. Shaw
- Baskin, Ruth (1894 – 1922) b. Dec. 15, 1894, died single, age 22 years
- Baskin, John Holmes (1897 – ) b. Oct. 8, 1897, m. Mrs. Laura Hall Sweat of Waycross
James Madison Baskin lived on his land near Ray City with his second wife until his death on July 7, 1913. Mary Ann Harrell Baskin died April 29, 1917.
He and both of his wives are buried in the Ray City Cemetery.
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 11:15 AM
I know you posted this a long time ago but I just came across it. I have lived in the area all my life and have never heard about a fatal accident on Powder Hill Road. I think the accident you are looking for actually happened on Laurel Grove Road in Middletown in the late 90's. Three young teenagers from Middlefield were killed on this road. Its a dark, tree covered road, mostly dirt and gravel next to Wadsworth State Park. The road runs south from Wadsworth Street to Randolph Road. I have not been down the road lately but the last time (about a year ago) you could still see remnants of the memorial by the tree they hit. My 3 year old grand daughter was with me at the time and she said, "Nana, who's that girl over there?" I looked and there was no one there.
Posted 11 November 2013 - 03:31 PM
Sorry for resurrecting this post but this seems kind of interesting. I never heard of the accident on Laurel Grove Rd. I will have to research that a bit.
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Plumbing is the one system that can malfunction at any time, in any number of places, for any number of reasons.
For comparison, the air conditioner cycles on and off several times a day. Your only real interaction with the AC is setting the thermostat and remembering to change the air filter, unless it's time for seasonable maintenance and service from a Columbus, GA HVAC tech. As long as homeowners use a professional contractor for checkups once or twice a year, the AC should hum along nicely.
But that's not the case with residential plumbing. There are so many plumbing "touch points" in your Columbus, GA home that any problem can arise at any time. A running toilet. Leaky faucets. A pipe that bursts.
Most of the time residents are unaware their behavior and activity may be causing plumbing problems, which remain unseen until something happens that warrants a call to a Columbus, GA plumber or plumbing contractor for emergency repair.
In this post we've culled comments from plumbers locally and nationally to understand these plumbing "touch points."
In no particular order of importance:Daily Use
Hoses: A split washing machine hose is a top homeowner insurance claim. Replace flimsy rubber hoses with stainless steel. They are an inexpensive upgrade and may save future headaches. DIYers can do this and there's no need to call a Columbus, GA plumber.
Drain Cleaners: While they are convenient, liquid drain cleaners eat away at pipes, especially if misused or overused. Start with a plunger first, then buy a 30-buck auger. Use liquid drain cleaners sparingly, according to Columbus, GA plumbers, and not over a prolonged period of time.
Maintaining Sewer Lines: Use a live enzyme plumbing product (such as Bio-Clean, available at many Columbus, GA-area home improvement centers) to maintain sewer lines and keep them from clogging from grease or other byproducts. The product may seem expensive but it will save you tons of money and hassle in the future.
Emergencies: Know where the water main shutoff is and how to use it. Frantic homeowners often call Columbus, GA plumbers screaming that their home is flooding and they don't know how to turn off the water. Learn.
(On a side note, the city may require a special tool to shut off the water "at the street." If so, inquire at the water department if you can purchase one to have on hand in case of an emergency. Take a look at what is required. A channel lock pliers may be all you need. Leave a cheap one at the source or with other tools in the house for easy, quick access if needed.)
In a Condo: If you live in a condo, find out if individual units will shut off or if the whole building has to be turned off.
Hair: If your home's occupants shed a lot of hair, buy a drain strainer or a "hair snare" to keep the hair — and soap scum — out of the pipes. An inexpensive purchase at a Columbus, GA area home improvement center or hardware store.
Beware Baby Wipes: Manufacturers say their baby wipes are "flushable," but they are a main culprit for clogging pipes, especially if you are flushing frequently. They don't break down the way toilet paper does.
Beware Coffee Grounds: Don't put large quantities of coffee grounds or any starch product (rice, potatoes, bread) down your garbage disposal. Starch can turn into a paste and clog the drain. Coffee grounds tend to attract grease and build-up. Small amounts are fine but if you peel a dozen potatoes into the sink and then try to stuff everything down the drain there could be problems.
Beware Small Drips: Small drips can waste more than eight gallons of water a day. A continuously running toilet can waste more than 150 gallons of water daily. Ignore them and you'll pay for it when the water bill arrives.
Stop Jiggling: Always jiggling the toilet handle? You may need to replace the flap valve, a $4 part at Columbus, GA-area home improvement centers and hardware stores and an easy fix. Plumbers charge $100 to walk in the door.
Garbage Disposal Tip: An Allen wrench usually comes with a garbage disposal to help with jams. Keep it under the sink with the disposal. Maybe even duct tape it to the side of the appliance for quick (and visual) access. If one didn't come with the house when you bought it, or you don't remember where you put it, Allen sets are fairly cheap at Columbus, GA area home improvement centers. Buy one, find the one that fits, leave it with the disposal, add the rest of the Allens to your toolbox. If you ever need the missing one, you know where it is.
Beware Cheap Fixtures: Cheap fixtures (no matter how stylish they appear) are just that — cheap. They will break. Plumbing products and plumbers are expensive.
Be Aware of Pipes: Over time, galvanized water lines can corrode or rust shut. Copper lines are great. The new PEX or plastic pipes – although far less expensive than copper – are not as durable and don't perform nearly as well.
Remember the Outside Faucets: Another way to avoid service calls is to make sure the outside faucets are turned off in the winter and the hoses are disconnected. Plumbers make a lot of service calls in the spring mostly because people leave their outside hoses connected and they freeze up. The repair could cost $100-200 or more.
Regarding Plumbers
Experience Counts: Don't get too wrapped up in how much a plumber is charging you for materials, as long as it's not exorbitant. It's not the copper you are paying for it's the plumber's experience. At the end of the day, materials cost between 25 to 30 percent of the total job cost.
Up-front Costs: A plumbing company with a good reputation and many years in business may charge a little more up-front, but you'll save in the long run by avoiding call-backs and extra charges. Look for companies that warranty their services for up to a year for major installations or repairs.
Licenses Matter: Don't assume every plumber advertising his service locally or on craigslist is licensed. There is no national standard for issuing licenses. Some are licensed by the state, others by the counties they work in. Check with local city hall, water department, even chamber of commerce, who can direct you to a reliable source for local licensed plumbers.
Beware Advertising: In today's Google world, don't just go to the Yellow Pages to find a plumber. Anybody can make an appealing ad, but that doesn't mean they are legitimate. In this industry it's easy for a plumber who develops a poor reputation to advertise under a different name.
Plumber Due Diligence: Look for a plumber who is well established in the community. Check the Better Business Bureau, read customer reviews at sites such as ServiceMagic.com, AngiesList.com, or Citysearch.com. Local general contractors, plumbing fixture stores, and some of the larger home improvement centers can refer you to a quality plumber. Most of these will not associate themselves with bad plumbers. Ask a neighbor, too, as a trusted plumber that consistently delivers quality repair service does not remain a secret for long.
Beware of Too-Good-To-Be-True Price Quotes: Beware of price quotes that are significantly lower or higher than competitors. Get a minimum of three bids. Estimates for an average-sized job should be within a few hundred dollars. Be suspicious of anything that is substantially lower or double the price of the other quotes. Watch out for hidden fees, too, like charges for travel expenses. A good plumber will not nickel and dime you.
New Home Buyers Be Aware: When buying a new home, make sure the sewer lines are checked for any root or settling problems.


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A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said today.
Last month's disaster killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the hazardous working conditions in Bangladesh's $20 billion garment industry and the lack of safety for millions of workers who are paid as low as $38 a month.
"The owner used extremely poor quality iron rods and cement," committee head Khandker Mainuddin Ahmed told The Associated Press a day after submitting the report to the government. "There were a series of irregularities."
Not built for industrial use
The report found that building owner Sohel Rana had permission to build a six-story structure and added two floors illegally so he could rent them out to garment factories. Past statements from authorities said the owner had permission for a five-story structure and added three floors illegally.
The report also said the building was not built for industrial use and the weight of the heavy garment factory machinery and their vibrations contributed to the building collapse. Those factors had previously been cited.
The ground on which the building was built was not fit for a multi-story building, the report said.
"A portion of the building was constructed on land which had been a body of water before and was filled with rubbish," Ahmed said.
(Ismail Ferdous/AP)
Life in jail
The committee recommended that Rana and the owners of the garment factories be sentenced to life in jail if they are found guilty of violating building codes.
Rana, three engineers and four factory owners have been arrested.
The building was shut down briefly after workers spotted cracks in its walls and pillars a day before the April 24 collapse. But the garment factory workers were called back to work, many of them forcefully.
More than 2,500 people were rescued shortly after the disaster. The committee urged the government to ensure that all those injured receive free medical treatment.


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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 10:00 am
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The final space shuttle mission will have a couple special pieces of equipment on board for special experiments - two iPhone 4s.
The iPhone 4's will be the first iPhones in space, and be running an experimental app called SpaceLab, designed by Odyssey Space Research, reports Venture Beat.
"I'm pretty sure this is the very first iPhone to go into space," said Odyssey CEO Brian Rishikof.
The iPhone 4 contains an internal gyroscope, which is what caught the eye of Odyssey.
"For the kind of work we do, that suddenly made it a far more interesting platform," Rishikof said.
Odyssey is developing software and simulations for guidance and navigation, which could use a gyroscope to potentially determine a vehicle's orientation in space.
SpaceLab's four experiments:
A "limb tracker," which lets astronauts take a picture of the Earth's limb (its curved edge). The app then estimates the iPhone's altitude.
A sensor calibration tool that uses camera images plus multiple sensors to calibrate the phone's gyroscope and accelerometers.
Latitude and longitude estimation using photos of the Earth and matching them to wireframes of coastlines.
A test to see if space radiation affects computer memory by watching for unintended changes to single bits in the iPhones' RAM.
Earthlings can also have a look at the public version of SpaceLab for iOS, for a $1.
Rishikof pointed out the iPhone will not actually be used for mission-critical guidance. And the iPhone will be put in airplane mode before liftoff.


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In the installed we do permanent driver installation and also permanent loading of the libraries.
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res = InstallInjectionDriver(driverName, driver32Path, driver64Path, driverName);
res = InjectLibraryW(driverName, dll32Path, ALL_SESSIONS, TRUE, TRUE);
if (Is64bitOS())
res = InjectLibraryW(driverName, dll64Path, ALL_SESSIONS, TRUE, TRUE);
Libraries are also EV certificate signed and cross signed by MS.
Just after those calls, the driver is installed and started and both 32bit and 64bit libraries are injected properly.
However, after restarting the system , the driver is properly started , but the libraries are not injected any more.
It looks like the bPermanent = TRUE, does not have any effect.
I looked into the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSupportDriver to find if there is "driver private data" that contains the names of the dlls that the driver needs to inject automatically, but could not find any.
What I'm doing wrong?
How can I make sure that after restart the installed driver will automatically inject the libraries?
Thanks in advance.


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At a time when there's such a great need for a diverse, global voice for our industry as it seeks to recover from catastrophe, it is with broken hearts that we must announce that we have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ACTE has ceased operations. The dual impacts of the cancellation of the Asia conference due to the security situation in Hong Kong and the COVID-19 pandemic cancellations have been blows that ACTE, as a small, non-profit association has not been able to withstand.
The employees and board members of ACTE have worked tirelessly to reduce costs and find a home for the ACTE community within a larger organization. Our discussions have been broad and deep with strong indication that we would be successful, but recent COVID-19 spikes have made investors and partners justifiably pessimistic around the viability of event-based organizations for some time to come. At this stage, the fiscally, and morally, responsible next step for us to do, is to cease operations and defer to a trustee to determine the distribution of payments to creditors.
For our members and sponsors, we want to say how deeply disappointed we are that we have not been able to continue our operations. When we opened ACTEConnect for the whole industry, we were inspired to see the resiliency of our community and the determination to rebuild. We regret we have not been able to find a lifeline to allow ACTE to continue to play a role in your recovery. It has been a joy to be part of this movement and we hope that the relationships you have made through ACTE continue and be fruitful for years and years to come.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Barack Obama on Thursday, invoking Hurricane Sandy and the president's work to address climate change.
As New York reels from the fallout of this week's hurricane, which caused 37 deaths in the city, Bloomberg said Obama was better-suited than Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to curb carbon emissions.
The President tried to make up for lost time on Thursday, launching a five-day battleground tour and also collecting an endorsement from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Romney, meanwhile, hammered away at Obama during a campaign stop in Virginia. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
"The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York City and much of the Northeast – in lost lives, lost homes and lost business – brought the stakes of Tuesday's presidential election into sharp relief," Bloomberg wrote. "Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it might be – given this week's devastation – should compel all elected leaders to take immediate action."
The three-term mayor and billionaire further lauded Obama for taking "major steps to reduce our carbon consumption." In turn, Bloomberg said that on the issue of climate change, Romney had "reversed course, abandoning the very cap-and-trade program he once supported."
A former Republican who has since declared himself independent, Bloomberg did not make an endorsement for president in 2008. He cited other issues, including Obama's health care reform law, approach to abortion rights and support for same-sex marriage, in reaching his conclusion.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to the media during a news conference about Updates to New Yorkers on Preparations for Hurricane Sandy in New York, October 26, 2012.
"I'm honored to have Mayor Bloomberg's endorsement. I deeply respect him for his leadership in business, philanthropy and government, and appreciate the extraordinary job he's doing right now, leading New York City through these difficult days," Obama said in a statement.
The endorsement comes, though, amid one of the worst storms to batter the New York area in recent history, Obama's response to which has drawn him plaudits from a bipartisan array of figures, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).
Obama also added: "While we may not agree on every issue, Mayor Bloomberg and I agree on the most important issues of our time - that the key to a strong economy is investing in the skills and education of our people, that immigration reform is essential to an open and dynamic democracy, and that climate change is a threat to our children's future, and we owe it to them to do something about it."
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Rob Sanders Discusses His Case and Plans to Get Back His Job
COLUMBIA - Former Columbia police officer Rob Sanders will, once again, try to get his badge back Friday morning. This time, in front of the city's Personnel Advisory Board at 8 a.m. inside the council chambers.
Police Chief Ken Burton fired Sanders more than two years ago in September 2011 after he forcefully pushed inmate Kenneth Baker in a holding cell. Nearly a year later in August 2012, prosecutors charged him with third degree assault. A Boone County judge then acquitted Sanders of that charge in October 2013.
For the first time since it all started, Sanders and his wife Amy sat down to discuss the case and what's next for Sanders.
"Trying to keep my head above water, basically," he said.
Sanders got back his police dog Fano in February of this year, but he's still without his uniform.
"It was six or eight months or even a full year of bewilderment. I didn't do much at all," he said. "I'm sure my wife will tell you, there were days she would leave for work and come home and find me still in bed."
Sanders has worked side-jobs he could find like dog trainer, freelance security officer and, this one might surprise you, cheerleading coach. Sanders was a cheerleader when he attended school in Cape Girardeau.
"It has certainly given me an inspiration I guess," he said. "I've had a blast and it's a competitive team, so it keeps me busy."
It has been two years since the incident in the holding cell and Sanders said he still finds himself on the defense.
"You react to a certain situation as you have been trained, at that point, for 18 years," he said. "You take action according to the policies and procedures and the way that you're trained."
His wife, Amy, has been right beside him since the shove occurred.
"This wasn't a matter of he ticked him off and so he pushed him," Amy said. "It wasn't a matter of he was mad, he was doing what he needed to do."
Amy admits, after first seeing the video, she was worried.
"I thought, 'Yeah, people are going to be outraged,' and that's what I think I said to him, 'People are going to be outraged by that,'" she said.
"Makes me look way bigger than he was, which isn't really the case. It was just not an accurate depiction, but you're going to get that when you only get 11 seconds," Sanders said about the video.
He said he followed his training that night.
"We are supposed to use the minimal force that we need to take somebody into custody or do whatever the goal is and in this particular case, I did exactly what I was trained to do," Sanders said.
The police department's internal affairs investigation agreed and a year later so did a Boone County judge when she found him not guilty of assault. Chief Ken Burton gave this reason for firing him in 2011:
"The personnel action that has been taken demonstrates a zero tolerance for conduct that undermines the Columbia Police Department's credibility, or that may damage the public's trust in our department."
Burton refused to discuss Sanders' case with KOMU 8 News, but would talk about the use of force and how he still has a similar opinion on the tactic.
"We need to make sure we earn the public trust by only using the force necessary to affect our lawful objective," Burton said. "Encourage officers to use any force necessary that they need to do to go home at the end of their shift, but it can't be more than is necessary."
Sanders said he disagrees with the chief's emphasis on public perception.
"At the point when we let civilians have an opinion on something they know nothing about and judge us...that's a real problem," he said.
"I'm not saying we're not going to use force, that officer has to determine in the field. The worst case scenario is the use of a firearm, and our officers, if they have to, will," Burton said.
So, if Sanders doesn't agree with the chief, why does he want his job back with the department?
"I'm in a situation where I can step back in with the dog, that I basically hand chose, to do exactly what I want and it's the quickest line for me to get back there...I'm getting close to the end of my window in law enforcement," Sanders said.
He said it would take five to eight years to become a canine handler again if he moved to a new department.
With Sanders now 43 years old, Amy said she just wants to see him back on the streets, doing the job he loves.
"Most police officers that truly are in it from the get-go, it's their life, that's all they know, that's all they want to do. It's their identity. So to take that and to take it in such a public manner for no reason, that devastated him," she said. "I've had to work a lot on my faith that good's going to happen eventually."
"I just kept thinking that somebody would look at this and fix it," Sanders said. "And here we are two years and a couple months later and it hasn't."
Now, the Personnel Advisory Board will decide if two years of waiting is enough, or if Sanders' wait goes on.
"I believe I will get my job back," Sanders said.
The board's hearing is open to the public because Sanders said he requested an open hearing.
Check out a timeline of the events surrounding Sanders' case below.


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How Unlocking the Genetic Secret of Insects Could Improve Human Health, Welfare
It's an odd, somewhat startling combination to new visitors. But to Kanost, paperwork and bugs go together like peanut butter and jelly.
"I've always liked insects, and right now in my laboratory we're working on three different insect-biochemistry projects," said Kanost, who navigates the desk space with the finesse of a skilled musician on an instrument.
A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Kanost has helped uncover answers to questions about insects' biochemistry that have eluded scientists since the 1940s.
In 2005 Kanost was a member of a small research team that discovered that silencing the enzyme laccase-2 in a beetle prevents cuticle tanning, the process of hardening and pigmenting the insect's exoskeleton. A hardened exoskeleton keeps insects safe from chemical and biological injuries. Weakening it opens up the possibilities for pesticides. Understanding the exoskeleton's chemistry may also help develop ideas and methods for future synthesis of durable and lightweight materials for aircrafts, prosthetics and military armor.
Kanost took over the lead administrative duties in the department of biochemistry nine years ago when he was promoted to department head. The role requires him to know about the projects his colleagues, postdocs and graduate students in the department are working on, as well as manage the department's teaching, budget and personnel. Though these responsibilities leave little time to do experiments, Kanost leads three entomology-focused biochemistry projects that range from the immune system to metabolism. As the principal investigator, he contributes to formulating experiments, data analysis and serving as the lead author on many of the journal articles published on their findings.
Kanost began taking an interest in science in grade school, but he wasn't introduced to entomology, the study of insects, until he attended Colorado State University. What followed has been an intellectual pursuit that's spanned more than 30 years.
"Insects are really interesting because there's so much variety that occurs in this huge group of animals," he said. "Ultimately we want to understand them better."
Understanding this physiology could lead to advances in human health and welfare — including controlling diseases, curbing insect-caused crop loss and developing new durable, lighter-weight medical equipment and prosthetics.
The longest running of the three projects investigates insect immunity.
"Ordinarily an insect's immune system would kill an invading microorganism," Kanost said. "But under the right circumstances diseases can avoid or disrupt the insect's immune response."
To circumvent this ability to fight disease, Kanost and the others are looking at how the biochemical and cellular processes trigger an insect's immune system response to pathogens and parasites. Work centers around proteins in the insects' blood that participate in the immune system, giving insects protection against diseases. Once this process can be understood, it could allow scientists to develop an insecticide that targets an insect's immune system rather than the central nervous system, Kanost said. In turn, this would make insects, like the malaria-carrying mosquito Anopheles gambiae, susceptible to the very diseases they transmit.
Most of the experiments for this immunity project use the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. The large caterpillar provides good amounts of blood for biochemical analysis. A collaboration with Baylor Human Genome Sequence Center at Baylor College of Medicine is using DNA collected at Kansas State University to sequence the caterpillar's genome.
"We're very excited to help lead the sequencing of the Manduca genome, which will be extremely important for identifying genes of interest for future studies," Kanost said. "This caterpillar is a model insect species for many projects in insect biology all over the world, especially for neurobiology. Obtaining its genome sequence will be immensely beneficial for understanding many facets of insect molecular science."
Another project continues the study of exoskeleton and cuticle formation. The current focus, however, is on the biochemistry of cuticle protein cross-linking, which is responsible for the unique physical properties of insect exoskeletons.
"The exoskeleton of an insect has different properties depending on what stage of development the insect is in and what part of the body it is," Kanost said. "For example, a caterpillar has a soft, flexible cuticle. Beetles have a mostly hard, stiff cuticle — except for some regions that are more soft and flexible, such as the hinges between the connections, which are between the body segments."
As a way to study the different cuticles that arise from protein cross-linking, the team is examining the wings of Tribolium castaneum, or the red flour beetle. Beetles are unique in that they have a modified wing that acts as a hard outer shell, covering the more typical insect wing set that's used for flight.
Because the Tribolium genome has been sequenced, all of the insect's genes are known. This allows researches to predict which ones are responsible for making cuticle proteins. Testing for the right genes involves microarray experiments, which provide information about the messenger RNA expression for all of the genes. Proteomics are then used to identify all of the proteins present in samples taken. The combination of experiments tells researchers which cuticle protein genes are made in which part of the insect's body, narrowing the search.
More recently the researchers started a third project that looks at insects' metabolic uptake of iron. Copper-containing oxidase enzymes are the focal point for the study. These enzymes are thought to be connected with iron storage and transport throughout the insect's body. This may be particularly important in mosquitoes, which have to deal with large amounts of iron in their system after they feed on blood.
Kanost has helped secure nearly $16 million in funding — and on $9.8 million of that total he served as the principal investigator. He has brought grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture, among others. Today the Kanost lab is regarded as one of the premier laboratories conducting research on insect immunity.
"I'm proud to lead a very talented group of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral research associates and research assistant professors in my laboratory," Kanost said. "The hard work and creativity of this team make it possible to push for exciting new knowledge in insect biochemistry. For our group, making discoveries about how insects work is a great joy."
Kanost's work recently received a distinguished recognition. He is the winner of the Olin Petefish Award in Basic Science, one of the Higuchi-University of Kansas Endowment Research Achievement Awards. The honor includes a plaque and a $10,000 grant to be used for research materials, summer salaries, fellowship matching funds, hiring research assistants or other research support.
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