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If you live in Covington and call 911 for an ambulance or cop, starting this weekend your call will be going to the county's dispatch center in Independence.
The City of Covington decided not to fund the 911 call center which had been in the city for years. It will be moving to the Kenton County Dispatch Center which is located at the Kenton County Police facility on Independence Pike.
"Currently now if you live in Covington and you're on your cell phone and you dial 911 it's possible that you'll get our communications center and we'll have to transfer you," said Ed Butler, the Director of the Kenton County Center. "So our hope is that by putting them under one roof that will really reduce some of that duplication that occurs and we'll be able to get officers to you more quickly, firefighters to you more quickly and we don't have to redirect your call when you need help."
They've also remodeled the center and while they have new equipment, they have the same people who led the Covington Center for years. They hired all 12 of Covington's dispatchers.
"We're gaining a lot of experienced folks that understand the City of Covington, know the geography, know the officers, know the firefighters, know the residents, so we're really blessed that in this situation we're able to add experienced, talented employees and hit the ground running," Butler added.
Computers, GPS and maps will help dispatchers even if they aren't familiar with the area. "It's less than an issue than it was perhaps 20 years ago so we can certainly overcome some of that lack of knowledge of having grown up there perhaps or worked there for many years but that knowledge of knowing an area certainly does help," said Butler.
The change will start at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30.
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This weekend was already expected to be a very busy one for my family and I. Tomorrow my youngest tax exemption's JROTC academic team will compete for the national championship, Sunday is his graduation baccalaureate and after that is over we'll motor down to Savannah. We head there for a college campus tour scheduled for Monday, after which we will make our way back home that evening.
He then graduates Thursday morning, so as you can see this is a very busy time in my household.
I tell you this for a couple reasons. 1). This is why I will not be able to join you all tomorrow at the tailgate party put together by my good friend "Kracker" and, 2). Because of the news that broke last night in the Globe and Mail, I wanted to give you forum to discuss this as the story unfolds over the weekend.
As I'm sure you all have read by now, in the latest twist and turn of this roller coaster ride known as The Thrashers Relocation Saga, last night Stephen Brunt of The Globe and Mail reported that the Atlanta Thrashers were indeed moving to Winnipeg. Brunt says this deal was approved by the NHL board of directors months ago.
"…sources in Winnipeg suggest that the Thrashers had in fact been the primary target of potential owners Mark Chipman and David Thomson all along, and that some months back, the NHL board of governors quietly approved the sale and transfer of the team, pending the negotiation of a purchase agreement between Atlanta Spirit LLC, the Thrashers' owners, and True North."
As expected, the league and TNSE as well as other sources quickly refuted this story setting in motion yet another round on the "Thrashers are moving…no they're not…yes they are…no they're not…" roller coaster.
But given the timing, and that this news leak doesn't come from an internet-based site created solely for the distribution of fabricated stories, I have to say I think this one could pass the smell test.
I mentioned timing because this Saturday at Philips Arena is the scheduled Select A Seat event in which fans are invited down to pick out season tickets and/or simply locate where the seats are that they've already ordered. Representatives of the Atlanta Spirit sales and marketing department will be on hand to take your orders.
However, with news breaking that the team is quite probably heading to Winnipeg…leaving Thrashers fans out in the cold…it isn't hard to imagine that there won't be a lot of people making their way to Philips to fork over money in exchange for tickets to games that may or may not take place.
And I'm quite sure there will be TV cameras on hand to record this to beam back to points north of the border.
See, if in fact the report in the G&M is accurate, then that means the NHL, TNSE and the greatest cluster flop of an ownership group ever to have been planning this relocation for months and this whole tap-dance of sending Don Waddell out to find possible buyers to keep the team in town has been a shame…and they need cover.
Also making the "timing" here interesting to me is the reports and whispers I've been hearing that those in charge of such things have already bugun the inventory, bagging and clearing out of all things hockey related down at Philips Area earlier this week.
So, if you were planning on scooting down to the SAS event or the tailgate gathering of fans I would urge you to continue to do so. Go have a great time with friends and fellow fans…looks like the weather will perfect for it.
But go prepared willing to get your face in a camera and politely let the world know what you think of this situation and the Atlanta Spirit, LLC… the Great Octocluster. Make signs if you wish and give the cameramen something worthwhile to put on video.
Don't be rude…don't be vulgar…don't represent Thrasherville in a negative light. But let the hockey community know what you truly feel and who is directly responsible for the possible loss of this team here.
Finally, to the members of the AS, LLC I make this challenge. If the reports are true and you have been plotting and scheming for months to rip this franchise from this community, then cancel the Select A Seat event scheduled for tomorrow. Do not continue this ruse…this deception…this scam …this tease one day longer. Do not accept a single dollar for tickets to games for a season you know will not happen in Atlanta.
In short, do the decent, honorable and upright thing…for once…and let the fans know today the truth of the situation. Don't give an eager media looking to depict the turnout misrepresent the reality of the situation.
That way, you can at least say you were up-front and honest with us if even just this once in your disastrous seven years as owners…and Saturday afternoon can be a time of support, remembering and good-byes for those who plan on gathering at the Gulch.
Somehow, given the history, I'm not holding my breath that the honorable thing will be done by the Atlanta Spirit, LLC, (Lies, Lawsuits and Contempt).
May 20th, 2011
9:13 am
May 20th, 2011
9:14 am
They are not capable of doing a "decent, honorable and upright thing"
May 20th, 2011
9:15 am
Honorable and upright AND AS, LLC do not belong in the same sentence. I really think I need to up my blood pressure medicine.
On a completely separate topic – congrats to all those graduating this spring and of course the parents that support them!
May 20th, 2011
9:15 am
Third!! Screw ASG!!
May 20th, 2011
9:20 am
And of course many thanks to the elected leadership in the City of Atlanta for their voice and efforts to keep the team here. Downright shameful that nothing was said or done to keep the team here. I sincerely hope that they will be able to un-glue their hands from their collective a$$e$ when this is all said and done. Oh, and one other question……how many season ticket packages for the Atlanta Hawks were given up to the those elected officials in return for not rocking the boat Thrashers boat?
May 20th, 2011
9:20 am
This has all been orchestrated. The plan is to use Saturday for the Spirit, Waddell, and the NHL to say "see, no one showed up, that's why we're moving the team".
Please save your and our dignity, you're playing into their hands if all 55 or 79 or you go down to the gulch . . . no one should show up Saturday, instead we need to organize a bigger and better event to call for boycotts of the Hawks, all events at Philips, and the NHL. Do it in Centennial Olympic Park and we need a media leader on this (not Kincade, what little credibility he ever had is far gone). 10,000 show up at Centennial Olympic Park and call for boycotts of Philips and the Hawks and also the NHL going forward, and let's hit these guys back where it hurts. It'll kill their chances of selling Philips and the Hawks, or at least greatly reduce the sales price they get.
You want war, Spirit Squad? You got it. Hell hath no fury like a hockey fan scorned.
May 20th, 2011
9:22 am
Its a shame that none of our representatives have said a peep about this. The City of Atlanta is silent. The Chamber of Commerce is silent. We were blindsided and sold down the river by the league and the ASG. I even question the legality of whats going on here. However, in the end it is a millionaires game and I merely one of the sheeple.
It makes me extremely sad to think I will never set foot in the bulb to watch some NHL hockey again. I have had some wonderful moments with my kiddos and friends. With my hockey team leaving and Gorins going out of business the world might as well end on Saturday (just kiddking…somewhat).
I hope my lament is for nothing but I agree with Rawhide…this one is passing the smell test. Just sounds like info got leaked sooner than the parties would have liked. Oh well.
May 20th, 2011
9:23 am
Ah well. RH you ruined the Knights thread I was trying to start. Trying to remember a better day. There are so many rumors, innuendo, etc. floating around one doesn't what to believe – except that the ASG are scum and none of these rumors would surprise me if proven true. Just going to wait this out and hope for the best.
Think my SAS time is 1:30 or so, but, we have no intention of putting up money until this is resolved. Don't trust them to refund my money.
Anyone remember the Milwuakee Admirals once had a goalie by the name of Dufus (or very similar spelling). Was the best goalie chant ever! Whole areana yelling DUFUS, DUFUS. Think Gearon stood up and took a bow.
May 20th, 2011
9:28 am
All this and I got Ranalloed too…
Love seeing Levenson on Fox-5 just now, in a recent interview saying "My job is to try to find a buyer that will buy the team and keep it here in Atlanta. And, that's what I have been working on." to Ken Rodriguez. Now the reports are saying this deal was done months ago. If proven, I hope the news media exposes every detail and throws these sound bytes in all their faces. Bettman too.
May 20th, 2011
9:30 am
Here here – Ice Man,
Let this cruel game be over with and let WPG choke on the feathers of our birds. I wish all the players all the best and may they all add thier names to the CUP. Just do it in any other city then WPG.
May 20th, 2011
9:31 am
I am going to be there. I am also going to be wearing the save the Thrashers Tee that is on my blog. I have been holding back the tears, but if the team really was sold and it's not rumors any more, the water works will ensue. I hate that the Atlanta Spirit is so opposite of what it's name says it is.
May 20th, 2011
9:32 am
It's been a good ride and I'll miss the Thrashers. Here's a funny thought: How do you become a millionaire hockey owner in Winnipeg? Start off as a billionaire. You reap what you sow, and the NHL is making a knee jerk reaction to help offset the underhanded dealings of Jim Balsillie that drug the fragile NHL in to a situation it was not prepared for in Phoenix. The biggest shame of all is the fact that the NHL does not have the class to just own up and say it's over. They have failed us all along. Why should they stop now? I guess that is asking too much. It's hilarious that they seem to believe that they can grow the sport by making a move that equates to contraction. Why peddle the product to the sheep in a small pasture like Winnipeg? How does that grow the sport or make it more viable over all? It doesn't. Of course, it's too late for the league to open it's eyes for Atlanta. And in 7 years when Winnipeg is tired of propping up the team after he new wears off, and the reality of 70+ million dollar salary caps sink in, the NHL had better not come begging us to take them back. Fool us once…
May 20th, 2011
9:33 am
" Don't be rude…don't be vulgar…don't represent Thrasherville in a negative light. " ??? Are you kidding me ? Just look at the posts on this blog and CViv's blog lately for the rudeness and vulgarity especially from the circle of posters (your buds) that have had all the answers these years with there immense hockey knowledge. But I must excuse Bendan since he does have the integrity, decency and respect which he has shown over and over even though he may disagree with a different view point and would never let himself be lowered to " vulgaity & rudeness".
May 20th, 2011
9:34 am
From a post by the Nashville blogger on hockeybuzz:
Comments from Commissioner Bettman, on his show last night, included a comment that has to fire up the Thrasher fan base. "It will be interesting to see how many people show up at the rally on Saturday," That's a strong message to Atlanta hockey fans. Get your butt out to the rally in the Gulch on Saturday if you want to save your team. I can speak from experience… the summer rally in 2007 here in Nashville was a turning point that built momentum to keep the Preds in Nashville, much to Ken Campbell's displeasure.
I can't help but to think that some serious manipulation is going on here. Come out with the story on the Thursday before a Saturday rally to show support for Atlanta's hockey team. It is a classic suppression move, we see it in politics all the time. A big turnout sends a message to potential local owners. It sends a message to the Atlanta media. A big turnout will also appear to send a message to the commissioner's office as well. By getting this story out prior to the rally, you try to depress the turnout to help make your story true.
You don't think an agenda is at work here do you? Nah… (sarcasm /off)
Atlanta fans, you have an opportunity… I've seen a few battles break out in the comment section of the AJC blogs that indicate a rift between fan groups… put aside your differences and get out there in numbers. It may be your last and only chance to show potential local buyers what your fans base looks like and how powerful it can be.
I am torn…part of me agrees with Joe Friday, part of me wants to do whatever it takes to keep the Thrash here.
I guess we should have realized we were in BIG trouble if Don Waddell was charged to find a local buyer….the last and greatest of his failures.
May 20th, 2011
9:34 am
Well it seems this saga is coming to a close – the only unfinished item left in the sale is how far the ASG has to bend over for the NHL. Personally I hope it's as painful for them as being Thrashers fan has been for us.
As an unpaid writer for the AJC I'd like to thank you, Bill, for everything you've done for the Thrasher's community!
May 20th, 2011
9:35 am
Select-a-seat, a comfortable one at that, in front of your own HDTV at 1:30 and watch Game 4 of the Bruins and Lightning series. The town hall meetings, rallies, select-a-seat events, draft parties and mock outrages have been a complete failure at every turn. People talk about boycotts, holding up signs chastising Waddell and the ownership group and I know of just a few willing to do it on a regular basis, one in particular is R. Stroz.
Save your time, your energy and your passion for your children, your families and your friends. Wouldn't be at all surprised if they tried to charge you for parking too. Lastly, the AHL isn't coming here either. Reports suggest the Moose will relocate to Thunder Bay or St. John, Newfoundland. Better than select a seat in Gwinnett than to waste your time this weekend.
May 20th, 2011
9:35 am
go jets! RIP thrashers this was a mistake to begin with with southern teams!
May 20th, 2011
9:37 am
Should have been: Better to select a seat in Gwinnett than to waste your time this weekend.
May 20th, 2011
9:39 am
The "mistake" was your father not pulling out…
May 20th, 2011
9:41 am
Don't the right thing and DON'T LET THE TEAM MOVE!
May 20th, 2011
9:41 am
Globe and Mail article updated at 8:18 a.m.
May 20th, 2011
9:43 am
"If it's war they want, it's war they shall get."
May 20th, 2011
9:45 am
As with most hockey fans in our area, I am chagrined to think the sale and transfer of "our team" seems to be moving towards its conclusion ….in Winnepeg. Just looked up the ASG membership and have heard all the names before but did not fully realize that Serelean(Dalton carpets/Hawks), Seydel(Turner's son-in-law), Beau Turner(Turner's son) and J. Michael Gearon Sr.(Hawks) all have Ted Turner/Atlanta roots. It is a very logical and sad conclusion that these four key players with the other "business leaders–(politeness in the face of adversity) could certainly have seen a way to "stay" in Atlanta and be loyal, accountable and bastions of the issue over Thrash and his followers. The ASG dropped the puck bigtime by trusting Waddell for all these years. Ownership and leadership should be synonomous. Not here!!!! They, of course, probably viewed hockey and basketball differently from the beginning.
May 20th, 2011
9:46 am
Hey R/L since you're paying attention what do you think about an A League team about three/four years down the line? Know it's silly to think it would happen right now, but, what about in a few years?
As for wasting time – few beers in the Gulch never hurts. Maybe someone will show up with a TV.
May 20th, 2011
9:47 am
You have been the best writer for the fans in this saga from day one. Just wanted to pass that along
May 20th, 2011
9:49 am
I just hope getting my money back for season tickets isn't an act of Congress. We'll miss you Thrashers, but I hope you lose in Winnipeg….
May 20th, 2011
9:50 am
For once, I agree with Joe-Bob-Friday-Revisionist-Historian….Whoever actually goes to the 'select-a-seat' and gives this ownership group their money (of which interest will be generated prior the refund) needs to have their head examined.
It should be on a piece of paper which is redeemable only if the schedule indicates the games will be played in Atlanta.
It's done, folks. The league office has significant culpability in this–whose ownership vetting process is in serious need of rehaul. Atlanta did not fail the Thrashers; the league, the ownership, and the management did.
Oh well, life goes on. It is what it is. To Don Waddell–who managed to keep drawing an exorbitant paycheck from the beginning to the end; he is the true face of this inept organization. To those who made excuse after excuse for him, too.
Oh well. I'll be sure to laugh about it as I'll never subsidize incompetence….
May 20th, 2011
9:51 am
What? I fully expect A$G to hold the select-a-seat, rake in Thrasher money, pocket said Thrasher money, & then give all the fans rainchecks to a Hawks game.
Oh wait, Hawks will be locked out next season! (Rain checks will expire before 2012-2013 Hawks season).
May 20th, 2011
10:00 am
Minor league teams are best left to minor league cities or suburbs. Frankly, I'm not sure Philips Arena is worth the hassle. I would definitely support Gwinnett's caring group of owners and management for one day making the move up the ladder to the AHL, but would not advise someone else getting involved with it. Scars are simply way too plentiful to deal with the hassle of going downtown when free parking, etc. are available in Gwinnett.
May 20th, 2011
10:01 am
Rawhide>>>>>>>>>>>>Chris Viv
May 20th, 2011
10:01 am
Good luck when no one wants to own your team in five years and they leave again. Honestly, if Winnipeg hadn't had a team before, would they be in the discussion for a team now? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Same with Quebec City. Those are two small markets that the NHL would have no interest in. There's a reason why these teams moved.
How is there any corporate sponsorship up there? The arena is still a minor league. Even once they finish improving it, is the owner going to want to pony up to heavy losses to field a competitive team? There's no way that Winnipeg is going to be anything better than mediocre as a team because that will be all that they can afford. Players won't want to go there (You always hear about east and west Canada but nothing about the central – hmm, wonder why?). I won't deny that fans will come out in droves to support the team but will they support a team that will be bad and never have a chance at a cup? What happens when the Canadian dollar goes back down compared to the US dollar? There's no guarantee that it won't! It's only a matter of time when the Winnipeg Jets/Moose get moved somewhere else again and the fans will be crying a second time.
May 20th, 2011
10:02 am
Can't believe they're putting a team in a city the size of Macon with a highschool arena.
May 20th, 2011
10:02 am
I called the ticket office. Refunds will be issued in 30 days prior to the announcement of relocation–if there is one. Yeah right, if there is one. Anything else is fraud which we know this group is very fond of.
May 20th, 2011
10:05 am
NHL = No Honor Left
Bettman, the ASG, the Board of Governors are all exactly the same. No wonder they approved the ASG initially. Nice fit for the good old boys club…..
May 20th, 2011
10:06 am
ukyo(ths) … " the NHL had better not come begging us to take them back "
Trust me. The NHL will NEVER be coming back to Atlanta. 2 strikes and your out.
May 20th, 2011
10:07 am
I am w/out words about this whole situation….no, wait a minute, here are the words: lying, manipulative, conniving, duplicitous, cold-hearted, greedy, self-centered, egotistical, $#@%….and those are only the PG versions. Yes, Bettman and the ASG, you've earned yourself a new low in this Thrashers fan's estimation. Play-offs? Who give a flying leap at this point?
May 20th, 2011
10:08 am
Losing this team is embarrassing and looks horible for this city. For the 2nd time we can't hold an NHL team when Nashville, Tampa, Miami and Raleigh could do so. The Atlanta mayor and our Governor should be ashamed for letting this happen……and the ASG can go choke on it. I hope they rot in hell. This is just horrible. Hope I get my money back within 30 or I'm going to sue the pants off those idiots. for those of you who decided to stay away the last few years, congrats, you got your wish. Enjoy the ECHL and enjoy the NBA. blech.
May 20th, 2011
10:10 am
I hear Levenson and Gearon are going to be at the Select-a-Seat so they can tell children the Thrashers are moving, it makes them laugh.
May 20th, 2011
10:16 am
R/L – The AHL in Gwinnett sounds better all the time. We live 10 minutes from the Arena. And vehicle acccess is so much better. Too bad the Glads owners don't have the money to buy the Thrashers. They appear to do a much better job at running a team. Of course any comparison with the ASG is not fair.
May 20th, 2011
10:16 am
I'll add my name to those thanking BlogMaster for his efforts here over the years. Truly a lobor of love it most have been.
Don't look for the AS(s) Clowns to "do the right thing" here. They will lie right to the end. It is what thay do it is what they are. They can all burn in hell.
May 20th, 2011
10:16 am
"Trust me. The NHL will NEVER be coming back to Atlanta. 2 strikes and your out."
Do you mean to say "you're out"? Must suck to be illiterate and a troll.
May 20th, 2011
10:17 am
For what it's worth, if you need a ride to the event Saturday, give me a shout.
Also, while I understand the betrayal and constant disparagement from ownership has caused the general feeling of apathy-I say let's show up and just raise hell-what's the worst that happens? Cops tell us to calm down (which being smart people you should-they can be REALLY persuasive), we wait 20min then raise more hell, cameras record it, and maybe it puts just a little bit of the giant ostrich-sized egg Betteman and the FUBAS boys deserve on their faces.
We got shammed. I had sneaking suspiscion when #17 left and right about that same time we start hearing that WPG is eyeing moving the Thrashers "if they cannot get their dear, old franchise (Coyotes) back"….My cousin oipined that maybe once the NHL gets done paying for the 'Yotes payroll with the $60M re-lo fee from true north that they may move to ATL-somehow I don't see it, but man, that'd be delicious irony.
I've met a lot of you guys at the games, at the GIANT BEER corner, and at viewing parties and even once at the mall-truly great group of folks on this blog, and I would like to thank you all for your passion & comradeship. Truly, I know we held up our end of the "covenant" that Betteman mentioned a little while ago. I know I wasn't the only working stiff who bought tickets, merchandise, brought n00bs to their first game & created fans, wore my throat out cheering our guys on. It's a rotten shame that the ends justified the means for the league and FUBAS. We deserved better.
Oh, one more thing Mr. T I still have that "mailing list"-your call on if that's made available on the blog or via email.
Hope the improbable happens and we have an NHL team in November 2015-if not, I say in not more than 5 years Kaner is lifting The Cup up yonder in tundra-ville.
May 20th, 2011
10:21 am
Sorry, my Alabama education didn't cover that.
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May 20th, 2011
10:24 am
I am in Winnipeg, and extremely excited for this chance, but at the same time, I feel awful for you fans. I was 13 when the Jets left, and I remember standing on street corners with Save Our Jets signs. It sucked. I definatley feel for all of you, and I apologize for any of my fellow winnipeggers coming on your forums and dirting you. Best of luck guys!
May 20th, 2011
10:24 am
That is a great point – Atlanta just got bumped below Raleigh NC as far as a thriving metropolitan city. Thanks ASG… and thanks to the Atlanta mayor for making it clear that he could care less about the Thrashers. Good job making our city a joke.
May 20th, 2011
10:25 am
This may be wishful thinking but I would think this would make for a great lawsuit. We all know how much ASG and the NHL love them. Wonder if it is possible…
May 20th, 2011
10:28 am
May 20th, 2011
10:37 am
First, to the posters who correctly identified that both Winnipeg and Quebec have had teams moved in the past, good one – a bit Captain Obvious, but good one. But you neglect to mention that Atlanta once had a team, the Flames, who are now in Calgary since the early 80's. The latter debunks your theory that a city that lost a team shouldn't get one back. Simple.
Second, Phoenix is in a different situation for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is that the area NEEDS a tennant in their arena – Atlanta has shown that they most certainly do not.
Third, the Canadian dollar and CBA make Canuckistan more of a go than ever. I am not saying that it will always be this way but it's WAY better a climate than 1995.
Fourth, Jim Balsille will never own a team in the NHL because he was disrespectful and upset the vast majority (I believe all but one) of the owners. Without the owners blessing you do not own a team.
I feel for the fans in Atlanta, I really do. I fondly recall the White Out's in Winnipeg and the clashes between Montreal and Quebec, what Canadian wouldn't want to see more of that? So, in my heart of hearts, I am a happy lad but at the same time I feel your pain because I witnessed it happen twice here (And a tip of the hat to Minnesota because it happened to a rabid fan base there as well) However, no amount of hand wringing, rallies and bake sales will save a team if the ownership group doesn't want to have them. The best you can hope for is a Buffalo-esque potential owner coming in at the 11th hour to save the team, someone with DEEP pockets. Alas, I do not think that will happen. Buffalo has a hell of a lot going on for it compared to Atlanta when it comes to hockey operations and, most importantly, sponsorship, arena and fan base.
Having said all of this though, Canadians do not trust Gary Bettman as far as we could throw Dustin Byfuglien – I completely hope this happens but fully expect it to go tits up before Tuesday for some reason – not related to Atlanta bailing themselves out and providing stable ownership/arena/ticket sales.
If worst comes to pass for you in Atlanta you can trust that this Winnipeg fan will treat your team, and your fans, with respect – I ask you do the same for us
May 20th, 2011
10:37 am
They are going to hide behind the thought that "well, until every last paper was signed and made official, we had to continue on as usual in case it fell through in the end. And woe be to us if we cancelled the Select-a-Seat event and the Thrashers stayed in Atlanta. We just couldn't do that to the fans we love so much and have done so much for over the years."
Sorry… I think I just threw up in my mouth a little trying to type that last sentence.

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MISSION - Lilia G. Guerra, 87, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012. She was born on May 14, 1924.
MISSION – Elida G. Ontiveros, 58, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012. Mrs. Ontiveros was born in Arguelles, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 8, 1953.
A funeral mass for Jose Luis Rangel will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Sullivan City. Burial follows at the Sullivan Memorial Cemetery.
MISSION - Esther Ramirez, 46, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in Los Angeles, CA.
MISSION - Leland "Scotty" Pierce, 84, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Comfort House in McAllen.
MARION, KANSAS/MISSION - Gladys Lucille Knapp, 93, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at her residence.
MISSION - Infant Leonardo Ibanez, 14 months, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at McAllen Medical Center.
MISSION - Glenn Heinrich, 68, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at his residence in Mission.
MISSION - Candelario Guzman, 86, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Mission Regional Medical Center.
MISSION - Lilia G. Guerra, 87, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012. She was born on May 14, 1924.
MISSION - Jose Oscar Guerra, 63, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Mission Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 22, 1948 in Mission.
MISSION - Angelita Garcia, 57, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 13, at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m.
MISSION - Jose N. Cruz, 92, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 at Mission Regional Medical Center.
ALTON - Daniel Vela, 91, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McAllen.
He was born to Modesto Vela and Faustina Silva on August 7, 1920 in Diaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas.
MISSION - Maria Olivia Gorena, 90, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012.
Ms. Gorena spent 34 years of her life as a special education teacher at the PSJA School District and was a supporter of the Special Olympics. As a pianist and organist, she was a piano teacher, and served as choral director for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
MISSION - Earl Brook Newton, 88, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at his Mission residence.
MISSION - Nile Dean Mealhouse, 84, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Life Care Hospital South in McAllen.
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Court Ruling Could Cost BP Added $18BSeptember 4, 2014 2:17 pm | by Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer | News | Comments
BP shares slumped 5 percent after a judge ruled that the oil giant's reckless conduct led to the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, a decision that could cost BP an additional $17.6 billion.
Apple Supplier Accused Of ViolationsSeptember 4, 2014 2:15 pm | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | Comments
An Apple supplier in China is violating safety and pay rules despite the computer giant's promises to improve conditions, two activist groups said Thursday, ahead of the expected release of the iPhone 6.
Boeing's Dreamliner To Be Built In CharlestonSeptember 4, 2014 9:57 am | by Warren Wise, Charleston Post & Courier | Articles | Comments
The only Boeing airplane that will be built exclusively in North Charleston has landed a supplier, an aerospace division of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp.
BorgWarner Expanding OperationsSeptember 4, 2014 9:41 am | by Targeted News Service LLC | News | Comments
Governor Phil Bryant and officials from global powertrain supplier BorgWarner announced today the company is expanding operations in Water Valley to accommodate an increased demand for the company's advanced transmission solutions.
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Senator John Hoeven announced the grand opening of the new $28 million Bobcat Company Acceleration Center located at the company's Bismarck-based Northern Plains Commerce Centre (NPCC) facility.
California Builds Desalination Plant In Midst Of DroughtSeptember 3, 2014 4:54 pm | by CBS This Morning | Videos | Comments
Using an elaborate filtration system, the $1 billion new desalination plant will turn 100 million gallons of salty Pacific Ocean water into 50 million gallons of drinking water for San Diego County residents.
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Tesla Motors has chosen Nevada as the site for a massive, $5 billion factory that will pump out batteries for a new generation of electric cars.
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If you use forklifts in your material handling warehouse, you can boost your sustainability daily with just a few steps.
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Much of the talk in the automotive industry in recent years has been about the rise of the urban car. Growing demand from consumers for these lightweight vehicles has been reported. As a result, car manufacturers worldwide are developing their own urban car models to tap into this burgeoning market.
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Ohio workers are more productive and better educated these days, yet they aren't necessarily making more money as a result.
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A Maine company is recalling more than 25,000 pounds of beef dating to last November for failure to remove tissues that could potentially allow transmission of mad cow disease.
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Stillwater Mining Co. is further scaling back work on a proposed precious metals and copper mine in Canada.
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Audi Achieves Record SalesSeptember 3, 2014 12:14 pm | by Audi of America News Channel | News | Comments
Audi achieved the best month ever in Audi sales history in August 2014. This month's record sales increased to 22.1 percent to 17,101 vehicles, a total that stands as the 44th consecutive month of record monthly U.S. sales for the brand.
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Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern T.D. and Dr Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern T.D., met today with Dr Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission. In their meeting the Minister welcomed the Commission's recent report and discussed with Dr Blix on the detailed recommendations of the report, which focus on freeing the world from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
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"I welcome the publication of this highly significant report by the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission. It is a particularly timely and much-needed initiative.
"Dr Blix and his international panel of experts have drawn-up a set of comprehensive proposals which address the major challenges facing the international community today if we are to make progress in achieving a world free from the threat of weapons of mass destruction. This is an issue of key importance to our foreign policy.
"The report's emphasis on support for a rules-based international order applied and enforced through effective multilateral institutions, with the UN Security Council as the ultimate global authority, is very much in line with Ireland's long-standing policy in this area. I note with particular interest the report's recommendations regarding nuclear disarmament, a field in which Ireland has been highly active over the years, most recently in its capacity as a member of the New Agenda Coalition.
"In the course of our discussion I recalled the pioneering efforts of my distinguished predecessor, Frank Aiken, almost fifty years ago, to bring about a global treaty to address the threat posed by nuclear weapons. When the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was finally agreed in 1968, Ireland, in recognition of these efforts, was invited to become its first signatory. Since that time, support for the NPT has been our highest priority in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation.
"I would like to commend Dr Blix for his leadership of this endeavour and the experts of the WMD Commission for their tireless efforts in compiling this valuable report. I would also like to thank Dr Blix personally for meeting with me today to discuss his recommendations in more detail and for sharing with me his vision on how to make progress towards our common objective of a world free from all weapons of mass destruction."
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1. Dr Hans Blix is in Dublin to promote the report of the independent Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission, of which he was Chairman. Among the international experts who worked on the report was an Irish national, Ms. Patricia Lewis, currently Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) which is based in Geneva.
2. The WMD Commission's report, entitled 'Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms', contains 60 practical recommendations for the international community for effective multilateralism in disarmament and arms control, 30 of which concern the subject of nuclear weapons. It was presented to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York on 1 June.
3. The New Agenda Coalition (NAC) was launched in Dublin in June 1998 by the Foreign Ministers of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden. Concerned by the lack of progress in nuclear disarmament efforts, the group has sought to inject fresh thinking and a new momentum into multilateral consideration of these issues.
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Three teens arrested after a high speed chase through rush hour traffic have been linked to violent carjackings across the metro Atlanta area.
Police said the chase began on Thursday after the suspects allegedly pointed a gun at a woman at a Fayetteville store.The car, which had two 16-year-olds and a 14-year-old inside, then led police pursuers through six counties for more than 30 minutes. At one point, the chase went through an Atlanta park.
"The callousness of this whole thing -- not just pointing a gun at somebody, which is in and of itself the dangerous the most dangerous thing that can happen to you -- but also, at the height of rush hour, engaging in a police chase," said Mike Whitlow of the Fayetteville Police Department.
Authorities finally stopped the car after sideswiping it, causing it to come to a halt on a guardrail.The three teenagers were arrested and have been tied to a string of carjackings in Atlanta, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Coweta County, Henry County, Clayton County, East Point and Fayetteville. On Wednesday, a 15-year-old allegedly stole an East Point police car and then held a SWAT team at bay for four hours. That standoff ended with tear gas. That teen was reportedly part of the same carjacking ring as the suspects arrested in Thursday's chase.
One local pastor said the incidents should be a reality check. The Rev. Norman Thomas of First Baptist Church said that the crimes are troubling. "Parents definitely have to wake up," said Thomas.Thomas, also an elementary school principal, called these crimes troubling and proof that parents need to step in."If that's not a clarion call to wake up, if we don't get things in order, our future -- for not only our generation but for the next generation -- is going to go down in turmoil," Thomas said. Police said that the teens will be charged as adults in the crimes.
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Baltimore County Public Library branches have provided a variety of challenging and rewarding volunteer opportunities for mature, dependable students.
Minimum age for volunteers is 14 years old or in the 8th grade. Exceptions may be made for people under age 14 who volunteer as part of a group, e.g. scout troops, or as part of the Summer Reading Club.
All assignments offer flexible scheduling and a chance to play an important role in providing library services. Volunteers in our branches assist the staff by shelving materials (returning books, CDs and DVDs to the shelves), shelf reading (scanning the shelves and arranging branch materials which may not be in their proper place), answering telephones, shifting the book collection, and assisting with special branch programs. Training in the different tasks depends on the volume of the workload in the branch and the number of hours the student is volunteering.
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Despite Charlie Sheen's mounting troubles recently, why does Donald Trump think that Charlie is still a "winner"? Also, what advice would Trump give Charlie to get his life back on track?
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LOST - "The Cost of Living" - A delirious Eko wrestles with demons from his past, while Locke and some of the other castaways head back to The Pearl -- one of the Dharma Initiative's island stations -- hoping to find a computer that they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer. Meanwhile, Jack doesn't know whom to trust when two of "The Others" seem at odds with one another, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/MARIO PEREZ) HENRY IAN CUSICK, KIELE SANCHEZ, TERRY O'QUINN, NAVEEN ANDREWS, RODRIGO SANTORO
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Now that the tiger blood has been spilled and the goddesses pared down and we know for certain that Charlie Sheen is not returning to "Two and a Half Men," the question is how the show will explain a world without Charlie. It turns out that show creator Chuck Lorre has already written the perfect exit and didn't even know it at the time.
In the final episode of "Men" (which aired in February), we last see Charlie Harper's character Charlie Sheen (strike that, reverse it) leaving to catch a plane to France with Melanie Lynskey's Rose. That simple act opens up a world of possibilities - all of which Lorre can use to magically take the Sheen off his hit sitcom. But how will he play it? Funny you (we) should ask. Here are some humble suggestions.
The most obvious call would be for that Air France plane to never reach its destination. You just know that Lorre would love nothing more than to hurl Sheen into the abyss in a firey fury, but air tragedy usually doesn't result in laugh-track-friendly quips ("Lost" notwithstanding). Of course, if Sheen is the only passenger to die - maybe he accidentally elbows the cabin door open while making out with a stewardess - that could help soften the blow.
Of course, there's always the endless desire for U.S. programming overseas, which could mean Lorre could spin tragedy into tin cans (and then into gold) by selling the French on a spin-off. Suddenly, Charlie decides he likes it in France, and his antics become the center of a droll, moody comedy of errors called "La Chemise de Bowling Elle N'a Aucun Ami" (which roughly tranlates into "The Bowling Shirt, She Has No Friends"). Just wait for sweeps week - we're hear they can get the comedy stylings of Jean-Marie Bigard!
Lorre's clearly one for planning ahead, so maybe he'll hedge his bets a little. Charlie actually never makes it to the plane - instead, thanks to a hilarious mishap involving his keys, a renegade limo driver, and two kilos of a kept-vague-for-the-sake-of-family-friendly-TV substance, Charlie becomes trapped in the carport with no visible means of escape. He is then heard in occassional voice over (perhaps taken from Sheen's many radio interviews) reminding John Cyer that he needs to get a smog check, or simply to add, "Duh!" to every other punchline. Keep that door partially open, right, Chuck?
Or, you know, they can always just have an stand-in in a baby-blue dress shirt lurk outside the front door knocking for the rest of the sitcom's run.
Hell, go supernatural with it. Leave random Charlie clothes around the house. Have Cryer and Angus Jones constantly noticing misplaced furniture and low moaning at night. "Isn't Charlie dead?" "Yes, of course--Wait! Those calls were coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!"
Charlie steps out the door and two words: Sand Worms.
Or perhaps Lorre will survey the "Men" landscape and decide - even given its enormous success - that the show is missing that one thing that television audiences seems to devour more blindly than Jell-O shots at the Jersey Shore: Medical drama! So Sheen steps out the door, has an off-screen run-in with a crazed doctor who refuses to play by the rules, and impulsively agrees to undergo an experimental anti-aging lobotomy ("Ten years off your life, thirty points off your IQ" - get "Nip/Tuck's" Julian McMahon to deliver that VO and it's sold). He returns as....Ashton Kutcher! Continuity!


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Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
-- ''Life of Pi,'' the Yann Martel novel about spirituality.
-- ''Argo,'' drawn from Joshuah Bearman's article, "Escape from tehran." It also generated a tie-in, "Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History," by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio.
-- ''Les Miserables," drawn from Victor Hugo's 19th century classic of revolution in Paris.
-- ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,'' from Deborah Moggach's novel of the same name.
-- ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,'' from Paul Torday's novel.
-- ''Silver Linings Playbook.'' from Matthew Quick's debut novel.


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Alvin, I am not denying you your right to vote for whomever, but the religious beliefs you are spouting are yours alone and not the beliefs of any other church. You keep making statements that are not backed up with fact. They are your interpretation not the churches interpretation. On top of it, you choose to pick which doctrine you believe in. Your argument has been it is OK for someone to campaign against the Roman Catholic doctrine and meet your religious belief. On the other hand, another person who could possibly be being used by the hand of God is against your belief. I am saying pick the person who will do the best for your beliefs not the person YOU have determined is fit for God, not an election.
Based on your bigoted thought process, I should never do business with a non- Catholic person? You do realize that your Roman Catholic doctrine does not recognize Obama being able to get to heaven, right?
"Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus" (Outside the church, there is no salvation). Catholic doctrine says Christian churches that do not have valid Eucharist and Apostolic Succession are leading there people to hell. So, what you are telling me is �Go to Hell?�
PS I don�t know what your religious beliefs are because at moments you talk about Roman Catholics but do not appear to believe in their doctrine. You don�t even follow the doctrine you supposedly belief in and want me to believe you know about the LDS church. Really?
PSS Vote for whoever you want, but when your holier than thou attitude is spread across the web, expect your bigoted ideas to be questioned. Your attitude is why lots of Protestants don't like Catholics.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn (WSAU-Wheeler News) Minnesota authorities are still looking for answers about a high-speed chase early Friday that killed a Wisconsin woman and her boyfriend. The victims were identified over the weekend as 34-year-old Dawn Pfister of Elkhorn and 36-year-old Matthew Serbus. Authorities said they led officers on a chase at up to 90-miles-an-hour on Highway 212 near Eden Prairie Minnesota during the Friday morning rush hour. Their car reportedly rear-ended a vehicle that spun into a guard-rail.
Authorities used spikes to stop the pursued auto. It slammed into a wall after two of its tires were punctured. When Pfister and Serbus got out, they were shot. It's not clear if the couple was killed by police, or if Serbus had killed Pfister. Over a dozen shots were fired after the chase ended.
A Minnesota state trooper is on administrative leave along with a Carver County deputy and two Chaska police officers.
On Facebook the woman said she began a relationship with Serbus just last month. Pfister was the mother of two kids, ages 9-and-12. She was charged in Walworth County last year with felony drug possession, misdemeanor counts of having marijuana and drug paraphernalia. She had a trial set for March 17th on three charges. Serbus had a criminal history dating back to 1999 which included drug, theft, and burglary convictions.
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Tuition hike unlikelyBy LISA RATHKE
Associated Press | February 15,2014MONTPELIER A trustees committee of the Vermont State Colleges is recommending that tuition remain at current levels for Vermont undergraduate students in the next academic year.
The full board is to take up the recommendation Feb. 20.
The chancellor of the state colleges, which includes Castleton State College, Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College and Vermont Technical College, had recommended a 3 percent tuition hike through the next two years, but the committee voted 4-2 Wednesday against a hike.
Linda Milne, a member of the trustees Finance and Facilities Committee, said shes become concerned about the message being sent to students who are the first in their family to go to college. At the Vermont State Colleges, 53 percent of students are first generation college students and most 83 percent are from Vermont.
Im concerned about increasing prices causing sticker shock. And I want to send a message to Vermont students that they can afford college, and I think an important way to do that is not to raise the tuition prices, she said.
Tuition has been rising faster than the income of many Vermont families, who also may be faced with rising property, town and city taxes, she said.
But Committee Chairwoman Martha OConnor, who voted against the no-hike proposal and in favor of recommending the 3 percent increase, said she worries that programs might have to be cut to cover the costs.
Its tough for people to pay ... I understand that, but we have to keep the quality of the Vermont State College system as high as it is now, she said.
Jerome Diamond, who voted to keep the tuition at the current level, said the state appropriation for the operation of the Vermont State Colleges has fallen to a woefully low level in recent years causing the state colleges to increase tuition every year.
I want to be able to shift the burden from the student and back where it belongs to the state of Vermont. I know there are limitations, that we dont have money for everything, but education and higher education is key, he said.
He and Milne said they were concerned about the number of high school graduates who do not go on to higher education in Vermont. While Vermonts high-school graduation rate is among the highest in the country, only about 50 percent of graduates go on to college, and half of those complete their education in four years, officials said.
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Consuming whey, a protein present in milk, is shown to decrease frustration and anxiety. Drinking milk improves absorption of other minerals and vitamins, so by consuming mood-boosting foods in conjunction with milk, you increase their effectiveness. Just 1-2 glasses of milk a day will give you a natural mood boost and make you happier and more productive.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state DNR has a new leader for its popular sturgeon fishing program.
Ryan Koenigs will become the new chief sturgeon biologist on February 9th.
He replaces Ron Bruch, who held the post since 1990. He was recently promoted as the new head of budgeting and communications for the DNR's fisheries statewide.
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On Oct. 5, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law California AB 425, Antifouling Paint Registration and Mitigation. It was passed by the California Assembly on Sept. 6 with a unanimous vote of 73-0 to concur with the minor amendment taken in the Senate (to add a co-author).
The ACA-supported legislation, introduced in February, relates to antifouling paint registration and mitigation in California. On June 20, the bill passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee by unanimous vote. The bill's sponsor, California Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-78), and her staff had addressed ACA concerns in the latest proposal by keeping the text of the legislation concise and allowing the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) the flexibility to make recommendations for other mitigation measures.
The new law will require that DPR determine, no later than Feb. 1, 2014, a leach rate for copper-based antifouling paint used on recreational vessels and make recommendations for appropriate mitigation measures that may be implemented to address the protection of aquatic environments from the effects of exposure to that paint. The direction to DPR will ensure that the DPR registration for low-leach-rate, copper-based antifouling paint is completed by a date certain, and provide DPR the flexibility to consider all available mechanisms to achieve mitigation. ACA will continue to work closely with the author, staff, and sponsors of the bill as well as DPR to ensure fair treatment for effective antifouling coatings in California.
The use of copper in antifouling paints has been targeted by many groups as contributing to adverse water conditions in certain California marinas. Existing California law requires every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except a person that sells any pesticide that has been registered by the manufacturer or wholesaler, to obtain a certificate of registration from DPR before the pesticide is offered for sale. California SB 623, introduced in a prior legislative session and dropped in June 2012, proposed to ban the use of copper in antifouling paint for use on pleasure craft.
ACA and its Antifouling Workgroup (AFWG), working with ACA's California Paint Council, successfully advocated against SB 623. The proposed measure mandated the outright ban of these coatings for recreational vessels after 2019, if the low-leach-rate coatings did not appear to be reducing copper in marinas with Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for copper that must be met by 2022. SB 623 would have required manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing the copper in marine antifouling paint, even though such alternatives are not defined, and have not been proven as effective or as safe as the current copper-containing coatings. ACA's efforts were successful in staving off a ban and deferring the legislation, pending the results of ongoing scientific reviews on the impact of copper.
The legislation's sponsor dropped the bill after ACA submitted a letter underscoring new evidence that could change how copper-impaired waters are defined. Specifically, the letter referenced EPA's review of the Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) for marine waters and DPR's reevaluation of copper as an approved biocide in antifouling paints. ACA believes that EPA's BLM may well show that the copper threat to water bodies has been overstated. The BLM is a much more recent method of calculating metal toxicity, using 10 water chemistry parameters.
ACA and its AFWG contend that antifouling paints release copper at a controlled rate and that excessive underwater hull cleaning practices contribute a high percentage of the release of copper into marinas. Further, modern antifouling copper-based coatings are designed to be effective without frequent cleaning, and cleaning schedules should follow manufacturers' recommendations.
In March 2011, members of the AFWG and other affected registrants received a data request from the California Department of Pesticides Regulation (DPR), "Clarification of Leach Rate Determination, Notice of Additional Data Requirements and Meeting Regarding the Reevaluation of Copper Based Anti-fouling Paint Pesticides." The data requirement called for, among other things, a protocol to accurately determine the impact of underwater hull cleaning on overall copper release from antifouling paint.
In June 2012, ACA's AFWG developed and submitted the "In Water Hull Cleaning and Passive Leaching Study Protocol" to DPR and coordinated the funding of the study among copper suppliers and copper-based antifouling registrants in California. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the effect of underwater hull cleaning methods on various types of antifouling paints and to quantify the amount of copper that enters the water column from passive leaching. The study will test the most contemporary antifouling paints used in Shelter Island yacht basin. This includes ablative coatings, which were not properly addressed in prior studies. ACA contracted with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), a subgroup of the U.S. Navy, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography and appointed a study overseer to visit the site and ensure adherence to the protocol. The study commenced on Aug. 13, 2012, and the final manuscript was issued to DPR in September 2013. The final report will be published in the peer-reviewed publication, Biofouling, and DPR will use the results of the study to inform the development of mitigation strategies.
The results of the study and the mitigation strategies developed by DPR will not just determine the course for antifouling coatings in California, but will also have global implications.