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Bremerton City Council candidates' forum
Bremerton City Council candidates were asked what actions in their track record proved they will make the best decisions for the citizens of Bremerton if they are elected. The responses have not been edited.
Council District 1
Wayne Olsen
A LISTENER: Having district meetings every other month and by talking to individuals within my area, I have been able to vote on major issues that reflect their thoughts and wishes.
A TEAM PLAYER: Not only working as a team player within the council but with other entities such as our county commissioners, other city mayors, Bremerton port commissioners and many others to make our city a better place to live and work.
A COUNCIL MEMBER: Working with the citizens in making Bremerton a revitalized and financially sound City.
Brad Gehring
I have, in the past, been a representative for several groups. This has given me experience in soliciting input, gathering information and making accurate decisions.
Recently, I have visited virtually every residence in District one. If I was
unable to speak with the occupants directly, I have left my home and
business phone numbers and my e-mail address. This shows my desire and
commitment to actively communicate. I want to hear the views, concerns,
suggestions and yes, the concerns and complaints of all. I want to be the
voice of the people of district one in our city government.
Council District 2
Leonard Anderson
Understand Community - resident of Bremerton for 35 Years
Understand Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Recently retired (as Chief Engineer) after 32 years of employment
Understand Schools - served as an elected board member on the Bremerton
School Board for 16 years. Involved in the building and remodel of the
city's schools
Experienced in successfully working in a council system setting to obtain
best solution for problems. Experience gained during service on the School
Understand the tax laws and codes of the State of Washington as they relate to local governments
Cecil McConnell
My background consists of 20 years in the Navy, 15 years as a business owner, with 20 years as a computer programmer and analyst, and 8 years on the City Council.
That experience with my knowledge of the City Charter, the laws of Bremerton and the state of Washington has prepared me to serve the citizens of Bremerton.
My track record is one of serving the citizens by listening to them and being watchful of their monies while improving the status of the city.
Listening to the citizens if one of my most valuable tools.
Council District 4
Wendy Priest
I've shown my commitment to the City and my three goals:
Beautify and preserve our City while making sure quality, safe neighborhoods are part of Bremerton's revitalization. Took a dismal storefront downtown and made an attractive display for a campaign office where on Halloween will have activities and treats for kids. Chair a committee exploring opportunities for public art in the City.
Support public participation. City Comprehensive Plan, serve on City Services and Housing Committees, member of Leadership Kitsap, husband is a teacher at Bremerton High School.
Attend economic development conferences, work in Bremerton, support our businesses by using them!
Ed Rollman
I have been an active, positive, accessible leader on our city the past four years: hired a renowned long term planner/designer who put together a strategic plan which led to our city's economic rebirth/renewal, created 669 new jobs, will create stirring parks and a historic museum which will bring in new businesses,sustain older businesses, give us all cultural gathering places downtown and build up our sales tax revenues which will lead to lower property taxes and feed stronger police/fire departments,streets. My being against regressive taxes, and being a husband, father, family man help balance and round me out."
Council District 6
Dianne Robinson
The actions in my track records are my 25 years experiences in the Federal Government services, my participation in community services, and my achievements that I have received for working with people from all diversified backgrounds. I have received over 20 awards of appreciation, and recognition for outstanding services here in the Bremerton community, and the State of Washington. My interactions with citizens, and taking time to listen to their needs, concerns, and involvement will also prove that I will make the best decision for citizens in the City of Bremerton. As council member I will work for the citizens.
Robert McConkey
We all want prosperity for Bremerton and that is our goal! My track record includes a strong educational background with a Master's degree (with honors) in Business Administration and many years of experience as a successful small business owner and working in the community. I believe the citizen's of Bremerton deserve the best representation possible, good stewardship of their money and a City Government that we can all be proud of. I will work for all the people of my district, make professional and informed decisions and work to make Bremerton the best that it can be.
Council District 8
Will Maupin
I have worked on several committees involved in the effort to revitalize
downtown Bremerton. I believe this is the most important effort for the
City at this point in our history.
I have worked with the Bremerton Housing Authority on a plan to decentralize the low income housing from the Westpark housing area. I have also been instrumental in a cooperative effort between the City, the School District and the Housing Authority to develop a long range plan to locate a new West Bremerton middle school, to revitalize the Anderson Cove area and to provide replacement housing for Westpark residents.
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Tag Archives: aid
Haiti: The Aid-Industrial Complex
By The Public Archive | Published: December 13, 2011
…most of the money has either not yet been spent or has not been efficiently used to rebuild the country… Ilio Durandis, "Haiti's Aid-Industrial Complex," Caribbean Journal (5 December 2001) Image: Airmen airdrop relief supplies to Haitians: A Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III airdrops approximately 14,000 bottles of water and 14,500 Meals, [...]
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Afghanistan: Aid
By The Public Archive | Published: April 28, 2010
The Russians have gone skilfully about the job. Without waiting for specific Afghan requests for aid, they planked down some offers. The Afghans promptly chose just the flashy and low-cost projects the Russians wanted them to: street paving in dusty Kabul, gleaming petroleum tanks, grain silos, bakeries. Most Afghans were impressed by these tangible achievements. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged history, Kabul, Kandahar, propaganda, Russia, U.S.A., U.S.S.R. | Leave a comment
Haiti: Rebuilding
By The Public Archive | Published: April 13, 2010
Haiti can't be reconstructed by well-meaning outsiders. Robert B. Zoellick, "How to Rebuild Haiti," Worldbank.org (February 1, 2010) The process is characterized by a near-total exclusion of Haitian social actors and a weak and non-coordinated participation by representatives of the Haitian state. Mouvements sociaux haïtiens quoted in Beverly Bell and Tory Field, "The Business of Disaster: Where's the [...]
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Haiti: Rebuilding
By The Public Archive | Published: March 8, 2010
Recent statistics indicate that there are some 3,000 NGOs in this country of 9 million people or roughly one NGO per 3,000 people, the highest per-capita concentration in the world. Jemima Pierre, Tanya Golash-Boza, and Kevin Alexander Gray, "How to Help Haiti," The Nation (March 5, 2010) Via Dr. Jemima Pierre It is imperative that in the next [...]
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Haiti: History
By The Public Archive | Published: February 20, 2010
Amid evocations of a desperate people and festering landscape, the media and the "humanitarian" community continue to ignore the history of the island. Without reference to the foreign occupation, intervention, and exploitation that define the Haitian political experience, we cannot appreciate the sinister politics of Clinton and Bush's promise of "compassion." Colin Dayan, "Civilizing Haiti," The [...]
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Artworks Trenton is known for the wide variety of art it exhibits in its gallery.
In the past year, its exhibits have ranged from watercolors and glass to works by Trenton students, from traditional paintings done by day-trippers en plein air to "Unchained," an innovative exhibition of bicycle art.
Now it's showing a collection of 29 cast iron sculptures made during the last 14 years by iron pourers who are members of the AbOminOg Intl. Arts Collective, based on Pearl Street in Trenton.
In his statement about the group, founding director M.C. Reiley speaks about the group's "incomparable furnace," which the members have nicknamed The nOg. He says it "breathed its first fire in a Trenton backyard" on Dec. 31, 1999, and that the furnace has served "dozens of dedicated artists and hundreds of enthusiasts in Trenton, the Northeast, and those who come from far-flung parts of the globe."
This Artworks exhibition is the first retrospective exhibit by members of AbOminOg collectively showing works created from the nOg, a furnace that can cast more than a ton of iron artwork requiring a melting point of 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit, with 250 pounds of molten metal being poured at each tapping.
Large color photographs of the group working at iron pours encircle the exhibit on the gallery's walls. There are scenes from Art All Night and from pours at Grounds for Sculpture. Some small iron sculptures are displayed on pedestals of varying heights, while others stand resolute and strong on the gallery floor. A few are displayed as wall art, and one is a mobile that is suspended from the high ceiling and casts its delicate shadow on the white wall.
Robin T. Robinson, creator of the mobile, was responsible for introducing Lynn Lemyre, director of Artworks, to the collective. This work, "Ignis Fatuus No. 47" is a multitude of cast iron, silver and gold leaf "feathers" suspended on filaments from a collection of light timbers so as to appear to be floating and falling.
Robinson also is introducing her smaller pieces of "feather" jewelry at the show. She says her work is about illusion and how people deal with perception.
Reiley is exhibiting his iron and glass "Phlogiston," a ponderous piece standing more than 6 feet tall. The title, Reiley says, is from ancient Greek, and means "burning up." This massive iron work surrounds a center of cloudy ice-blue glass. One interpretation might be that the centered translucent glass suggests that there is a way to see through today's knowledge of energy to the possibilities of what may lie beyond.
Rory Mahon, who has been with the collective since its inception, brings quiet beauty to the exhibition with his "Nautilus," a cast-iron spiral chambered shell that he carved directly into sand and then poured metal into the voids.
"I like doing this because I don't get to see how it will be until the metal is poured," Mahon says. He also is exhibiting a cement and iron "Crucible Bollard," a totem form he says is meaningful in his life.
"Jari-Jari Gelas," which translates to "Glass Fingers," is a graceful and dramatic wall sculpture in cast iron, cast bronze and blown glass/borosilicate by Miles Van Rensselear. In the work, glass slumps and drips from beautifully crafted hands. He also is exhibiting his cast iron, bronze and Schott crystal "Elder Trinity: Asmat, West Papau, Indonesia."
In his artist statement, Van Rensselear says, "Having been fortunate enough to travel, live, even carve among many of the dying cultures of the world, I strive to make works of art which recognize, celebrate and pay modest homage to their noble vanishing ways of life and the profound impact they have had on mine."
Bucks County artist Kate Graves, a founding member of AbOminOg, has been pouring iron since 1995. In addition to mounting a solo show at Chapin School in September, she is working toward her goal of pouring a 12-foot iron "Sturgeon" in 2014. In this exhibit, you will see her small iron "Sturgeon," measuring 10 by 6 by 4 inches, and a much larger version of the same fish in EPS foam and oyster shells measuring an impressive 12 by 3 by 4 feet.
According to Graves, "The Delaware River is home to a genetically distinct population of Atlantic sturgeon, one now seriously compromised by 19th century caviar harvesting and pollution." Two of her 10-inch sculptures of the sturgeon have been installed on rocks in the Delaware River. Many others are in private collections.
Aylin Green, curator of this exhibit and membership director at Grounds for Sculpture, remembers her grandmother's intricate work "with a hook and a ball of thread," and says her grandmother's work communicated strength — of craftsmanship and tenacity.
"In my art, I explore that space of beauty and strength. Of possession of feminine power," Green says. In this show she is exhibiting 19 cast iron pillows measuring 2 by 3 inches each and arranged in a circle on a wall. The concept of soft pillows made for comfort being replicated in cast iron is intriguing.
These are but a few of the 29 exhibiting artists, who come from as far away as the Czech Republic and Japan and as nearby as the Trenton area. Also included in the exhibition are videos of collective members pouring at local events. A special HD screening of the video "Iron Hearts" will be part of a panel discussion on Sept. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
A three-session workshop, Casting 101 with AbOminOg Intl., will take participants "from pattern to patina." Work created in the workshop series will be added to the exhibition and will be on view at the closing reception on Sept. 20.
"Cast of Characters"
When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays; 2-7 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Artworks, 19 Everett Alley at Stockton Street, Trenton
Contact: (609) 394-9436 or artworkstrenton.org


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The outlook for the domestic deepwater drilling market is as murky as ever. Excluding water injection wells and other activities that weren't banned under the five-month moratorium, not a single new drilling permit has been issued. Comments by BOEMRE Director Michael Bromwich following a speech he delivered last week suggest that no permits are imminent. It could be weeks, or it could be months. No one seems to know.
Given this backdrop, you might be surprised to see the shares of offshore drillers like Transocean (NYSE: RIG ) and Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO ) rising strongly this month. However, the move is less of a surprise when you consider the global offshore drilling market, which looks quite a bit better than the situation here at home.
The proof is in the new rig orders.
Late last year, we saw a flurry of orders from the likes of Pride International (NYSE: PDE ) , Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL ) , and DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS ) for newbuild deepwater rigs. The trend has continued in the early weeks of 2011. First, Diamond Offshore ordered up a new drillship expected to arrive in the first half of 2013. Now Noble (NYSE: NE ) has joined in with a two-rig order from the same ship builder, Hyundai Heavy Industries.
This latest round of rigs is running around $600 million a pop. That's well off the highs of a few years ago, when newbuild orders by the likes of Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW ) ran over $750 million. Dayrates have come down, so the lower shipyard costs are a big help in preserving the economics of ordering these behemoths.
Consider Noble's recent letter of intent with Royal Dutch Shell for a 5.5-year contract on one of these newbuilds for $410,000 per day, plus a 15% performance bonus. Let's split the difference and say Noble pulls in a dayrate of $440,000 across the contract period. That's $883 million of revenue. At a 70% margin, Noble should earn roughly $618 million, covering the cost of the rig. For two decades or more following the end of the Shell engagement, this drillship will be a free cash flow machine.
Having deepwater rigs sitting idle in the Gulf right now is no fun. Marathon Oil recently made headlines by canceling a four-year, $752 million drilling contract with Noble in the Gulf. Fortunately for this driller and its peers, there are ample opportunities to put high-end rigs to work in the world's other great deepwater basins.


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Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Local firefighters are honoring the brave firefighters that responded in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Members of the Binghamton Fire department climbed 110 stories today, the exact number of stories of the World Trade Center.
Chris Mallery remembers exactly where he was when the first tower got hit.
That's when he realized that he wanted to be just like the firefighters that responded on 9/11.
"I was in the post office. You know, most people remember where they were. You know I was already kind of thinking about doing it. But that just confirmed that I wanted to do it all that more," said Chris Mallery.
Firefighters suited up and made the climb up the stairs at the state office building in Binghamton.
They had to climb to the top a little over seven times to reach the 110 story mark.
They feel it's the best thing they can do to honor the firefighters that lost their lives that day.


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We all have good and bad days; that is a given. Some magical days, everything seems to align itself perfectly and things go just as planned. Other days, we need a little extra shot of caffeine and inspiration to carry us through our work. The questions I find myself constantly asking are: must I always maintain a somewhat maniacal focus on work in between sessions with clients? How about during sessions? Does it make me an incompetent therapist if my mind wanders from time to time and I mentally step away from my role as a therapist? How will I always put my personal troubles aside and regain emotional composure just in time for sessions the following hour, day, or week?
In fact, doubt creeps into my conscience while just writing about it. Is it possible to be 'on' your game for approximately 240 days of the year (with only weekends for relaxation)? Or is it okay to have plenty of 'off ' days in this profession?
Being that I have yet to earn the title of "seasoned therapist" in this field, my energy and enthusiasm continue to run high. Just as I'm sure most of you do, I want to feel shielded from burnout and compassion fatigue and be mentally fresh each workday. While I pride myself for having consistent diligence, meticulous preparation and an infatuation for what I do, despite strong wishes and efforts, I too have felt disheveled and distracted at work. Life's noises and turbulences are often too hard to ignore; even more so when the patients in front of you remind you of that very fact.
So what is the answer? Must we pretend to be superhuman in face of other's pains and uncertainties, or must we be more honest with ourselves and accept our personal vulnerabilities and limits? I believe that there isn't one right answer; it ultimately depends on the situation. Being that everything we do, say, or don't say, is for the benefit and best interest of our clients, we must always be cautious professionals. We mustn't appear unhinged or unprepared. However, with that said, it is sometimes necessary and equally therapeutic for both parties if we let our guards down. Whether we like it or not, we are emotional beings; our training (be it rigorous or not) does not exempt us from that fact. Its perfectly okay to tell a patient that you are tired after he comments on the puffiness of your eyes, or that you need to reschedule a session due to personal matters. It does not make you any less of a therapist. It's okay to get tearful alongside a mother mourning the loss of her child; in fact, it shows you truly understand her pain. It's okay to admit that you don't have all the answers but that you are determined and confident that you will find them. It's okay to not want to go into work today and "help people"; it most likely means you need a break or a moment to free your mind of responsibility. It's even okay if that break is five minutes between patients where you go outside, soak in the sun, and think of the bubble bath you will be taking later.
It's all more than okay. C'est la vie (of a therapist); it's all part of the job. There is no need to be invincible or put pressure on yourself to be flawless--not in life nor in sessions. Instead, take those breaks your mind is asking for, practice what you preach so diligently in sessions, believe in your competence, and remember that the most important factor for therapeutic change to occur is the patient-therapist connection. By demonstrating your humanness rather than a herculean ideal, you create a warm environment and the therapeutic alliance you hope for in your work together.
Stephanie Dargoltz is a bilingual counselor who works at a private practice in South Florida with children, adolescents, and adults. Her interests include Sport Psychology/Counseling and plans to pursue these careers in the near future.


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'Game of Thrones'' Emilia Clarke will listen to the 'Voice From the Stone'
Eric D. Howell is directing 'La Voce Della Pietra' adaptation
(CBR) The Mother of Dragons is coming to Italy.
Emilia Clarke is set to star in "Voice From the Stone," a new supernatural thriller set in Tuscany in the 1950s. Eric D. Howell is directing from a script by Andrew Shaw, who adapted Silvio Raffo's Italian novel "La Voce Della Pietra."
According to TheWrap, "Voice From the Stone" is a haunting tale focusing on "a nurse (Clarke) who helps a boy deal with the trauma of his mother's sudden death. As she works with the troubled child, she becomes ensnared by a malevolent force inside the family's castle."
Production begins in November in Italy.
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It's amazing the differences between siblings. People comment often about how similar both my first and my second kiddo look – which is usually a nice way of them saying, 'how the hell did you manage to have two blonde-haired, blue-eyed kids because I KNOW for a fact you color for you hair, Tottums'.
Dude, I have no effing idea. None.
What freaks me out the most is not how I managed to create two little Arian kids, but how the big one ended up looking so much like the blonde version of his dad, and how the little one looks so much like me … with the opposite personalities.
The Mouse could not be more like me if he tried. He is overly emotional, dramatic, and an attention whore to "nth" degree. He needs to be the center of attention, is the epitome of an extrovert, and requires approval from everyone in his sight line. He's a people pleaser – and can't stand to be in trouble, or for me or the Husband to be upset with him. This makes him a pretty easy kid to discipline, because every scolding turns into the world's biggest catastrophe (in his mind) and I very rarely have to get upset with him over the same thing twice (I was a goody-goody too Mouse, it's okay).
With my little Froggy though … how do I put this?
He gives no fucks.
None. In fact, the Husband likes to explain our children's personality traits as: The Froggy gives no fucks, because the Mouse got them all. The Mouse got all the fucks.
If the Froggy gets in trouble (which, happens to three-years-olds occasionally), he gets to sent to his room or time out and throws a gigantic fit. Unlike his brother, who will settle down after a few minutes and then beg for forgiveness, the Froggy will continue to throw said fit until he has lost his voice or kicked down his bedroom door, whichever comes first.
If the Husband raises his voice to the Mouse, the Mouse LOSES it. Like, inconsolable crying and hysterics for 15 minutes and a whiney kiddo for a good couple of hours after the fact. If the Husband raises his voice to the Froggy, the Froggy stops screaming and says, 'okay'.
No fucks.
A toy being taken away from the Mouse? END. OF. THE. WORLD. A toy being taken away from the Froggy? A few tears and then, "meh". One time, the Husband got onto both kids for roughhousing in our room and sent them both to time out. The Mouse ran screaming and crying from the room and (I shit you not) the Froggy skipped out of the room humming.
No fucks.
It's been interesting, learning how to speak to and discipline each of them differently. With the Mouse, I have learned that a calm, stern talk is really all he needs to drive the point home – I have to make him understand that I don't hate him, he's still a good kid, but that he needs to not do whatever it is he was doing. With the Froggy? I pretty much have to get in his face and act like he's a serial killer before it even registers as a blip on his radar.
I am SO looking forward to 14.


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Where Will The Philadelphia Eagles Send Kevin Kolb?November 19, 2010 – 3:03 pm by Ryan Phillips
It has become increasingly apparently that, barring an incredibly turn of events, Michael Vick will be the quarterback of the future in Philadelphia. That leaves now-backup quarterback, Kevin Kolb sitting by with a big contract and no playing time. That's not a good situation for the Eagles money-wise, since they'll have to sign Vick to a contract extension at some point.
After giving Kolb an extension back in April that gave him $10.7 million in guarantees for this season and 2011, the Eagles have to move him if he's not going to play. They can't just release him because the salary cap hit would be ridiculous (assuming the NFL re-instates a salary cap with its next collective bargaining agreement). That means Kolb must be traded.
Kolb has performed pretty well when this year while replacing an injured Vick. He can clearly play quarterback in the NFL. In six games he's completed 97-of-153 passes (63.4 completion percentage), for 1,035 yards, with six touchdowns and four interceptions. That gives him an 85.3 quarterback rating. Considering this is his first real season with a chance to start and the fact that he's only 26-years-old, someone will definitely take a shot at getting him.
So what teams will look into acquiring Kolb? We'll just go ahead and break down the contenders.
Arizona Cardinals
Let's face it, the Derek Anderson-Max Hall thing hasn't worked out too well. Considering the fact that Ken Whisenhunt might be out of a job after the season following a series of embarrassing blunders, a new regime might want a new quarterback. Even if "The Whis" is still around next season, he has to know the team needs new blood under center. Considering the Cardinals last first round pick of a quarterback didn't work out to well when Matt Leinart couldn't ever really grab the starting job, we don't think the Cards would look to the draft for a solution. The Cardinals make the most sense right now.
Buffalo Bills
They could end up with the No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft, which means they'd have a shot at Stanford's Andrew Luck. While Ryan Fitzpatrick has actually played decently since taking the starting job, the Bills are another team that might need some new blood at quarterback. If the Bills don't target a quarterback in the draft – and the failures of J.P. Losman and Trent Edwards could deter them – Kolb also makes sense here.
Minnesota Vikings
Brad Childress is likely going to be fired. That would send the one person who has confidence in Tarvaris Jackson out of town. Clearly the Vikings will be looking for someone who can step in and play right away, not sit and develop.
Oakland Raiders
Let's face it, they just want to find someone, anyone, who can play the position competently. The roster currently has Jason Campbell, Bruce Gradkowski and Kyle Boller. They've also been known to overpay in trades to get players before (see: Seymour, Richard), so they could probably make the Eagles a great offer.
San Francisco 49ers
Troy Smith doesn't exactly instill long-term confidence in anyone. With Alex Smith likely out for the 49ers and David Carr as the backup, Kolb could step in and immediately elevate the position.
So where will Kolb land? Your guess is as good as ours, but we'd have to say the Cardinals and Raiders look like the two teams that are the most desperate for stability at quarterback. We'd bet he heads to Arizona, or Oakland, with Buffalo and Minnesota in the next group of likely suitors.


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Michael Golberg
The following is an excerpt from Scattered Matherticles, Mathematical Reflections – Volume I by Satish C. Bhatnagar
Michael Golberg: A Pure Researcher
"Do you know what he was discussing with me?" asked my colleague in the hallways this morning. I said, "I know it." "Research problems!" he prompted. We were talking about Michael Golberg (not Goldberg!) whose left leg was amputated three days ago. Fortunately, the right leg is saved for the time being. The legs were infected with gangrene caused by rampage of diabetes. Parting away, I added that Michael lost his leg not to this disease, but to his passion for research. He totally neglected his health.
With my 45-year experience as a math student and professional in India and USA, if I were to identify 2-3 top researchers in mathematics that I have personally known, then Michael is one of them. He came to UNLV from MIT with ABD (All But Dissertation) in 1968. The visiting position that I joined at UNLV in 1974 fall was vacant due to Michael being gone on sabbatical leave.
Academically, UNLV was ranked as Carnegie Master I institution in the 1960s. Teaching 3-4 courses per semester was normal. Research was not even in the air! But Michael was possessed with it. It all came from within, a self-motivator, and beyond the specter of carrot or stick. He was a lone oasis of research in the desert. His incredible quality is to engage any one, with any math background, into his research problems!
Michael went to MIT for PhD after his bachelor's from Montreal, but left it after strong differences with his supervisor. It is the combustible fuel of anger and frustration that he ploughed back into his researches. A steady stream of quality research papers by an ABD may have 'embarrassed' some committee members. A story goes that MIT contacted Michael to submit his published research as PhD thesis. Michael refused, but his wife put his thesis together! Michael never went back to MIT again; the diploma came in the mail.
A saying, that a top researcher is also a top teacher; I haven't seen it in my life so far. How good Michael was as a teacher? He was always a researcher! A couple of his students, who went on to do PhD in mathematics, told that he covered his on-hand research in every course. He taught only a few upper division and graduate students, and showered them with A grades. Perhaps that was justified by the challenging material.
Michael considered conferences as a waste of time, and avoided airlines. He told me that once a mathematics theorem was proved in aerodynamics, then he would travel by air! But Michael really helped fly the careers of a dozen of persons. He is the author of nearly 200 papers, and 5-6 textbooks, research monographs and proceedings. His co-authors are from an algebraist to a statistician, and any specialization in between.
A colleague once told me that despite ill health Michael can keep 10 mathematicians busy with his research ideas. In 1990, he took early retirement due to medical reasons. He is perhaps the only freelance research mathematician in Nevada!
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Thesis Title: Invariant Imbedding and Ricatti Transformation
- B.Sc. in Mathematical Physics, McGill University, 1962


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The Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights is sponsoring a workshop on 24th and 25th November, 2011.
The aim of this workshop is to offer a contemporary overview of the secessionist phenomenon. The reference in the title to 'the 150 year crisis' reflects the long history of separatism starting from Fort Summer in 1861 and having as its latest development the independence of Southern Sudan in July 2011.
Secessionism gained further momentum in the post World War II era and in particular since the conclusion of the
Cold War. The point of departure for this workshop is the view that separatism constitutes an ongoing crisis in world politics. Two reasons may account for this perpetual crisis. First, secessionism called into question the belief that the liberal state could maintain a neutral standing towards identity differences in its effort to promote the common interest.
Secondly, as an offshoot of the Westphalian world order, territorial separatism is pursued by national minorities who wish to fulfill their political project through independence, hence obtaining a place in the international community. The themes of the workshop include (re)investigation of the causes of territorial separatism, (re)assessment of peace processes as well as (re)consideration of the role of justice in resolving secessionist cases.
The speakers will be:
Peter Radan: Macquarie University
Paper title: Secession: A Question of Law or Fact?
Clinton Fernandes: University of New South Wales
Paper title: Recognition as a political act: Political considerations in Australia and the UK's divergent
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Fall rummage sale at the Drew United Methodist Church, 4:30-7pm. 845/856-3423.
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'A River Runs through It' at the Stray Cat
The Stray Cat Gallery holds an opening reception for "A River Runs through It," an exhibit of river and fish-themed photographs and paintings, 4-7pm. Photographs by Peter Kolesar, paintings by Jamie Grossman and Kathe Frantz. On display until Oct. 23. Visit www.straycatgallery.com.
MiZ plays solo at the Cat
Mike MiZ, the soulful rock-Americana artist from Northeast Pennsylvania returns to the Dancing Cat Saloon on Route 17B for a solo performance, 8pm. Visit www.dancingcatsaloon.com.
Alec Phillips plays acoustic
Cool Cat favorite Alec Phillips performs his combination of rock/blues/folk and funk on keyboard and guitar at the Dancing Cat Saloon on Route 17B, 8pm. Visit www.dancingcatsaloon.com or call 845/583-3141.
Country star at the Cat
Up-and-coming country music star Ryan Broshear, whose single "Let Your Redneck Out" has won rave reviews and who has opened for, among others, country legend Merle Haggard, performs at the Dancing Cat Saloon, 8pm.


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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
What I have always enjoyed about farming in Philly is the shift in perspective needed to grow food in a city. In the country farmers think about how lines of trees affects the wind and the sunlight. In the city we think about how buildings do this. In the country farmers think about how to get their water out of wells. In the city we think about how to get our water off of roof tops. And in the country, farmers devise intricate plans on how to stop foxes and other predators from eating their chickens. And until three days ago, the threat I feared most for my chickens was from the packs of feral cats that roam the neighborhood.
When I heard from my wife that our alpha chicken Mother Clucker was missing, my first thought was of a cat stalking her and dragging her away, which is ironic because she was the hen who most terrorized our runt chicken on the bottom of the pecking order. But after a careful inspection of the coop, the likelihood that it was a cat seemed very low. From the accounts of chicken farmers in the country, the hallmark of a fox attack is the violent explosion of feathers that is usually found following the attack. But in our coop, there were no feathers and no signs of a struggle. And as I understand, foxes are much craftier hunters (hence all of the expressions about them) so if they would still leave a trail of feathers behind, it stands to reason that a cat would do the same if not worse.
Our next thought was that Mother Clucker had somehow escaped. But as I have witnessed, when one chicken flies the coop, they all follow. A few weeks ago I thought that all of the chickens had disappeared. But after a quick walk around the farm, I found them all hiding in the rows of tomatoes, and I chased them back to the hole in the fence from which they came. On reflection of this story, I remembered my initial reaction when I couldn't find them was to say, "Someone stole all of our chickens." After finding them all that time, I assured myself that I was being ridiculous. Who would want to steal a chicken? But as Elisa and I sat down at the kitchen table, staring at each other in disbelief, the question did not seem that ridiculous.
Could someone have stolen our chicken? If the answer is yes, then the immediate follow up question is who would want to steal a chicken. Was it some hungry person in the neighborhood who couldn't tell the difference between a young hen ripe for broiler, and the old Mother Clucker who wouldn't even be suited for the stew pot? Or was it what one friend described one time as he stumbled across a chicken nailed to a tree in one of the more wooded areas of the city with religious tokens at the feet of the sacrifice spot? I thought this theory to be bizarre until I stumbled into the Botanica shop down the street from my house today and perused the miniature statues of animal sacrifice amongst the soaps and incense.
Whatever happened, Mother Clucker is long gone, without a trace. The rest of the flock is holding up. But when I first got chickens, I worried about cats, I worried about my neighbors complaining and the police taking them away. But never did I worry that someone would sneak into our yard in the dead of night and make off with one of our chickens for who know what purpose. And then again, when I was learning how to farm out in the country, I never thought that I'd ever be growing food in Kensington. I guess this is just one of the many adventures you get when you bring the farm to Philly.
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Forgive me for the title. I do love a pun but when it's particularly apt, well, I just can't resist.
This post is about some of the work being done by the Town of Chapel Hill to cut costs during this difficult budget time. But, as explained by Energy Management Specialist Brian Callaway, it's cost-cutting in a way most of us won't necessarily notice.
Aside from the budgetary benefit, which I'll outline in a moment, you may have already experienced the first large scale change in our public facilities if you park in the Wallace Deck. The lights there are always on and in May of last year, the town switched the stairwell bulbs to LED's, which use less energy but also give off a crisp, white light. While the LED bulbs cost more to buy, they last longer so replacement cost is down, as is the maintenance cost because they need to be replaced less often. Callaway says the town is on track to be paid back for this investment within seven years thanks to that savings. And, if we do notice the difference, it will be the better quality of light.
Not all of his work is that glamorous because some of what Callaway does is review the energy bills for the town's various facilities and optimize the available rate structures to suit the facilities' needs. This is more necessary now than ever before not only because of budgetary constraints but because the price of energy is rising and the town's consumption has been increasing also. Those are two arrows pointing in the wrong direction and if Callaway can't change their direction, perhaps he can slow their rate or even nudge their trajectory a bit.
Where else can we expect sustainable, energy-efficient change? Certainly, we'll see more switching of outdoor lighting around town facilities and inside some as well, including the Aquatics Center. The town is also investigating the feasibility of battery-operated electric buses. I got instantly excited at the prospect of buses practically gliding along our streets but Callaway brought me back to reality reminding me that switching the town's bus fleet wouldn't just be expensive in the initial equipment cost. The town's transit infrastructure would have to change to provide upkeep and maintenance of vastly different vehicles.
There's another project being studied that might have just the right kind of trickle down effect (apologies to all economists everywhere): the town is trying to find a way to support solar investment for residents. Stay tuned for details on that.
Do you know any bright lights working on ideas for our future? I'd like to know about them so please share below or write to me at email@example.com. Also, leave a comment with any energy-saving ideas large or small.
This column was always supposed to be about how and where we spend our money. Many times I've expanded my definition to talk about how public money is spent and the choices made by people paid with public money. This edition of $avvy $pender, though, is back to the more personal kind of spending, in this case, my own.
This past weekend I was all set up to pack my son's things to take to a summer program. I had the staging area set complete with suitcase, the packing list, the permanent marker and clothes and sunscreen and towels strewn about. The Leffler Command Center was up and running!
Smoothly efficient, I was, and not a little smug with my planning.
That ended as I got to the bottom of the list where I had glossed over things like towels and sheets knowing we had some to send. Glaring at me was the following: "a light blanket".
I didn't particularly want to take one from his bed to send, and anyway, those aren't exactly light and thin for packing. Okay, I thought, it's Saturday afternoon, we can run out and get a light cotton blanket.
No problem, right? Right, unless I want to shop in the town where I live. No problem unless I want my sales tax to go to the coffers of the town where I live.
Now I'm sure many of you will send me the name of an amazingly lovely store (or two) that sells gorgeous blankets. I'm sure it/they do/does but think about where this blanket is headed: to accompany a 10-year old boy to join several other 10-year old boys. That's not the place to send an elegant coverlet.
Nor did I want logo'd fleece. Not because of the logo but because fleece is frequently polyester and polyester doesn't breathe and it's for a summer program in the South.
So, I don't want to run to one of Chapel Hill's chic boutiques and I don't want to run to a UNC booster/souvenir store. I also don't have time to make several stops just in case I find one. Where do I go? Sadly, fellow taxpayers, I went to Durham. And so did my money.
What is so wrong with having enough of a range of retail establishments in our town that we don't have to (a.) use more gas while (b.) adding to the income of another city and county?
There's clearly something wrong with it that I don't understand. And while I don't understand it, I probably will end up paying higher taxes. And while I don't understand it, town services may decline. Someone, please explain to me why it seems sustainability applies only to Chapel Hill's beautiful natural world and not also to keeping the town a vibrant and dynamic place.
Next summer, when I've forgotten something on that list (and I will, because I'm aging!), please let there be some leadership in this town that allows for a mixed environment that serves the interests and needs of all its residents.
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Today we published two opinion pieces about the app development scene for WP7 and Apple and Android. Are apps as important as some (ahem, Apple) make us believe? Maybe, but maybe not. It's likely that you have more than a dozen apps installed on your phone, whether you got them from the Windows Phone Marketplace, the Android Market, the Apple App Store, the WebOS App Catalog, or BlackBerry App World. But of those apps you have, how many do you actually use on a regular basis? The 3D racing game that you play when bored once per week doesn't count – I'm talking about apps that you spend at least a few moments with several times per week. Just curious. Vote!
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I just wondered if any of the contestants work will be showcased after the competition. It would be good to see what people whipped up.
I just wondered if any of the contestants work will be showcased after the competition. It would be good to see what people whipped up.
Have the top 10 been selected? WIll there be an announcement about it?
My first Sencha Touch app for iPad: Fontula (Available on App Store)
ya i would also like to know. Well hopefully a post might be made.
The deadline is tonight at midnight PST. Judgining will be Thursday and the Top 10 will be posted on Friday.
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I submitted an app to the contest too, and am eagerly awaiting for the short list. I saw there are 199 entries so far, so am crossing my fingers about our app
We have started with a simple idea and I believe it will catch on eventually.
If we are not in the shortlist, I will post the application URL here for your review. It will be made public otherwise anyway!
Our app was not in the Top 10, but we plan to continue developing it further.
I just posted a thread in the Showcase about Cluster Cards, and welcome your comments.
I also submitted a prototype app, which didn't make it in to the top 10. I'd be interested in seeing who made it to the finals...
If anyone's interested in seeing what I put together, please visit www.weddingfile.co.uk
Hey Dan,
That's a cool app. I can imagine you had to get past a some technical challenges to build that app.
Good work!
The Top 10 are now rotating at the top of the main contest page http://www.sencha.com/contest/.
I'm extremely proud to be there - and seriously impressed by the other nine!
Thanks for putting that together. Gives people a very good idea of what apps are running for the top prize, as well as what you were looking for in the apps.


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PALMER - Maya the Siberian husky has been found, according to Animal Control Officer Wendy LeSage.
The young dog was stolen from the Palmer Dog Pound on Bridge Street on Sept. 28, and was found in Monson on Monday night. LeSage received a tip that Maya was in Monson and had police accompany her to the address.
"Maya looks good and the people that were caring for her bathed her and fed her well," Lesage said.
Monson Police Chief Stephen Kozloski Jr. said that the person in possession of the dog claimed that it wandered onto their property.
"Since there is currently no additional information to counter this assertion, no charges are pending. If anyone has any additional information, they should be encouraged to come forward," Kozloski said.
Palmer Police Chief Robert P. Frydryk had said someone cut the lock on the enclosure gate at the pound to get to the dog.


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A karoake night fundraiser will be held on Thursday to benefit the 36th Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo Street Fair.
The event will be held at the Brightside Tavern at 141 Bright St. in Jersey City, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Organizers said that it will be a night filled with laughter and joy, music and singing. Attendees can take the microphone and show off or or just sing along.
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The 36th annual Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo Street Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Jersey City on May 25.
The Santacruzan and fair — on Manila Ave., between First and Fourth streets in Jersey City — are events that preserve Filipino cultural heritage by celebrating the meaning behind its religious traditions.
The Santacruzan is a religious festival that commemorates the moment when, according to tradition, Roman Emperor Constantine's mother, known as the Reyna Elena, found the Holy Cross, the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
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Hello everyone,
I am excited to find this forum. I am a new cat mom, I just adopted Katty a week ago from my vet's office. The vet believes that she is 2-3 years old and has been very loving to our family. I am writing for several different reasons, I have never had a cat before and am seeking advice.
1. I live in a townhouse with 1 1/2 baths. Currently her litter box is on the first floor by the front door. She has used her litter box from the very beginning but I am wondering what will help with the smell. I every day and have totally cleaned it out yesterday. I am using Armour Hammer litter and am also using baking soda to sprinkle on top. She doesn't seem to mind the litter or the baking soda smell. However, I can still smell the litter box from time to time. Any thoughts or solutions?
2. When I first brought Katty home she was eating Science Diet crunchy food only. However, when I went to Petco to buy supplies there was a cat rescue lady there who told Science Diet was not a good food and further more cats should not eat only dry food. She suggested that I feed her Friskies canned and dry. I told her that Katty is about 6 -8 pounds and she told me to feed her 1 can and 1/4 cup of dry food a day. So this sort of runs into the 3rd question:
3. I have been following the feeding habits above and today Katty seems listless and has not had a bowel movement since Friday. Do you think this is due to the food. Perhaps the food is not agreeing with her??? Although I do not have a ton of money to spend on food, I want her to be healthy and will try to afford the best I can. Can anyone provide advice?
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Way to go Ensemble Dancers!
We are lucky to have a Junior and Senior Ensemble Team this year! They have been competing and representing The Dance Centre so well! They performed at the Tecumpseh show is January. We are so proud of them! Our Junior Ensemble is made up of 10 dancers. Our Senior Ensemble is made up of 8 dancers. They all take many classes a week and work so very hard for our Ensemble Instructors, Miss Aimee and Miss Deena. They will be competing in South Lyon at Encore, this weekend, March 8!! They will be competing in Cathy Roe in New Baltimore on March 21. Best of luck Ensemble! You sure make us proud!!
Introducing our *New* Apprentice Dance Club!
This year, our youngest competition dancers make up our new Dance Club! Miss Dawn has 12 members! They have done performances for Nutcracker in December and the Nursing home in South Lyon as well. They will be attending their first competition on March 21 at Cathy Roe in New Baltimore. So proud of your dedication dancers! Best of luck to you!


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2 Bulgarian Ministries Move to Rescue Struggling Observatory
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria's financially struggling Rozhen observatory is to carry out tasks for the country's Agriculture Ministry and for the Ministry of Environment, it was announced on Wednesday.
In exchange, the observatory will receive a modest cash injection that would help it survive by the end of the year.
On Tuesday, Rozhen astronomers met with the country's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in a bid to convince him that the observatory should not be closed.
Astronomy has multiple applications and some of them would be beneficial for the ministries in question, Bulgarian Astronomy Institute director Tanyu Bonev has told reporters. However, he has noted that the tasks would distract the astronomers from their scientific research.
"We may miss an asteroid that would hit the earth in 10 years...We may also miss an exploding star," Bonev said.
"You should watch more carefully," Borisov replied, as cited by the Focus news agency.
"Not a single star should be missed. Even though it may explode in ten years, the nuclear synthesis should be under control," he said in a baffling remark.
Earlier in November, the observatory - the largest in South-Eastern Europe - warned it will be forced to cease operations if it does not receive additional funds.
Since coming to power in 2009, Bulgaria's center right GERB cabinet has made drastic cuts in budgets for research and education, with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences being hit with as much as 40% of its annual funds.
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Whether to employ a water drainage or barrier wall configuration is a design decision. Many wall claddings, including metal composite, precast concrete, glass curtainwall, brick, and EIFS are available in both configurations. All have the advantages and drawbacks generic to these wall design concepts.
Barrier walls are lower-cost designs that rely on an exterior primary weather seal to keep out moisture. EIFS, like most claddings, are also available with water-drainage designs. The key aspect of cladding designs with drainage is that these walls employ a secondary water-resistive barrier and a means to drain water that may get past the primary barrier. For steel stud and wood framed wall construction, EIFS with drainage is the basis for High-Performance EIFS.
EIFS Cladding—One Layer at a Time
Every layer in an EIFS performs at least two functions, which is one reason EIFS offer tremendous value. This section describes each layer, with case histories of successful performance.
Air and Water-Resistive Barrier
The innermost layer of an EIFS with drainage creates its greatest value when it is designed to act as an air barrier in addition to a water-resistive barrier.
Air barriers have been shown by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's2 NISTIR 7238 (PDF 972 KB) study to reduce HVAC energy consumption up to 15% in cooling climates and up to 40% in heating climates. This more than justifies the modest cost of adding an air barrier to an EIFS design.
A more recent study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (PDF 3.35 MB) found that reducing the permissible air leakage from 0.40 cfm/ft² to 0.15 cfm/ft² can further reduce HVAC energy consumption by 8%–44%, depending on climate zone. Testing performed for the Army Corps of Engineers (PDF 1.3 MB) has shown this lower air leakage target to be realistically attainable.
There is another major benefit to building envelopes that include an air barrier. Air that infiltrates into the wall cavity can bring humidity with it, creating potential for condensation and subsequent corrosion/degradation of wall elements. Water in the wall cavity also promotes mold growth, which has a negative impact on indoor air quality. Air barriers thus promote building longevity and the quality of the interior environment.
The water-resistive barrier used in many EIFS have been tested and approved by code bodies such as the ICC Evaluation Service and the Air Barrier Association of America for use as part of an air barrier system. To form an air barrier system, the EIFS air barrier materials and assemblies must be integrated into an overall air barrier system that encompasses the entire building envelope.
Combined air and water-resistive barriers are an example of a synergistic design practice. Air barriers by definition have no holes. While this is not required of water-resistive barriers, a water-resistive barrier with no holes will clearly function as intended. Fluid-applied air/water-resistive barriers create a seamless, monolithic coating that is fully adhered to the sheathing, providing excellent resistance to water penetration, air movement and the cyclic pressure loadings that occur when a building is in service. Combining air and water-resistive barrier functions into one membrane is an excellent way to improve building performance and economy.
Pre-treatment of joints and transitions before final application of air/water resistive barrier. Fluid-applied air/water-resistive barriers effectively protect buildings from moisture and air infiltration/exfiltration.
The fluid-applied air and water-resistive barrier materials used in EIFS are designed to be compatible with adhesives used to fasten EPS insulation to the sheathing. Adhesively fastened EPS eliminates the need for mechanical fasteners that puncture the air barrier.
Many fluid-applied air/water-resistive barriers designed for EIFS have ICC listings that qualify them for use behind other wall claddings. On mixed cladding buildings, these products can be used as the air/water-resistive barrier material for the entire structure. This eliminates the need to transition air barrier materials unnecessarily and promotes coordination of jobsite workflow. The result is higher quality and lower cost.
Since air/water-resistive barriers are key to the long-term performance and energy-efficiency of a building, design professionals and building codes are increasingly specifying inspection of air/water-resistive barriers and performance testing of the final air barrier system. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the General Services Administration (GSA) have adapted a test protocol based on the ASTM E779 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage by Fan Pressurization. By testing the full air barrier system, design professionals can verify air barrier performance at a time when any shortcomings can be corrected.
Fort Bliss TX—24 new barracks were constructed with High Performance EIFS incorporating a fluid-applied air/water-resistive barrier. All of the buildings had less than 0.15 cfm/ft² air leakage.
Fastening Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Insulation
The EPS layer of EIFS can be fastened to sheathing using an adhesive, or with mechanical fasteners. Many people assume that mechanical fasteners are stronger than adhesives. While the fasteners themselves are strong, they concentrate applied stress into small areas of the EPS board. As a result, the failure mode of mechanically-fastened EIFS under extreme wind load is rupture of the EPS.
The adhesively-fastened EIFS cladding on the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL looks great, and is designed to withstand hurricane-force winds.
Adhesive fastening spreads the forces applied to EPS over a larger area, producing a stronger bond that is more resistant to high wind loads. The typical failure mode for adhesively applied EIFS is sheathing detachment from the building frame or failure of the framing itself. EIFS that are adhesively fastened remain firmly attached to their substrate.
Adhesive can also perform two functions in an EIF system. By using a special trowel, vertical adhesive strips can create a drainage pathway that is part of the secondary water management system. These ½" ribbons, spaced 2" apart, securely fasten EPS to sheathing while channeling moisture to a drainage flashing. The result is a cost-effective water-drainage wall system that can be designed to withstand extreme wind loads.
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Board
The most multifunctional element of an EIFS is its expanded polystyrene board.
EPS thickness is a design choice that can pay big dividends in energy savings
The surface of EPS board is easy to sand or rasp to make it smooth and flat. It can be easily cut to create architectural reveals, and shaped to form an endless variety of architectural details and reliefs that enliven building aesthetics. These properties are the foundation of the design flexibility and outstanding aesthetic appeal of EIFS.
EPS also helps prevent the cracking so commonly found on conventional stucco walls. By protecting underlying framing from thermal expansion and contraction, exterior EPS insulation reduces the amount of building movement. It also absorbs the thermal expansion/contraction difference between framing and the exterior surface. Working in combination with the tough, flexible outer skin described below, EPS insulation helps eliminate one of the root causes of stucco cracking.
EPS has yet another function—thermal insulation. EPS board provides R-3.85 per inch thickness. Since all EIFS use EPS, designers can increase the R-value of their building envelope by simply specifying thicker EPS. Little or no additional labor cost is involved—extra insulation can be specified for the material cost of EPS alone.
Exterior Insulation Is Highly Efficient
IR thermograph showing thermal bridging (above left). Fort Bliss TX—IR thermograph showing the excellent thermal performance of EIFS with an integral air barrier system (above right).
EIFS put insulation where it works best, outside the wall cavity. By placing all of the insulation outside the sheathing, the location of the dew point (the temperature at which humidity condenses to form water) is reliably moved outside of the wall cavity. That makes EIFS an excellent choice in all climate zones. Dew point location is a key design parameter—if condensation occurs inside the wall cavity, the likelihood of mold and moisture damage is dramatically increased.
There are additional benefits to exterior insulation. Wood and particularly steel studs conduct heat past cavity insulation, reducing its effective R-value by up to 65% in metal framed construction. For example, R-21 cavity insulation can yield as little as R-7.4 actual insulation value3. EPS insulation placed outside the stud wall eliminates thermal bridging, and yields its full insulation value.
Continuous exterior insulation is increasingly recognized as a construction industry best practice for these reasons. As codes and standards increase thermal requirements for building envelopes, in many cases it is becoming impossible to attain required wall U-factors without exterior insulation. This creates new challenges for many traditional claddings that have historically relied on cavity insulation. In addition to dew point location, fire test data should be explicitly considered.
Since continuous exterior insulation has always been a key property of EIFS, these system provide a proven and fully tested way to meet continuous insulation requirements. Fire test data is available for EIFS using up to 13" of EPS insulation. Designs that employ an EPS thickness that provides all of the required insulation value can simplify construction and move the dew point outside the wall cavity.
Basecoat and Reinforcing Mesh
Acrylic polymer, portland cement and fiberglass mesh combine to create a tough, resilient, noncombustible outer skin
Along with EPS insulation, basecoat and reinforcing mesh together eliminate root causes of cracking often found with conventional stucco. Stucco is cement-based. Cement is tremendously strong in compression, but has very low tensile strength and elongation. When stucco is exposed to unaccommodated for building movement, it typically cracks.
Basecoat and mesh form a tough, resilient fiberglass-reinforced composite material. In an EIFS outer skin, strength is derived from the high tensile strength of fiberglass reinforcing mesh. The basecoat is comprised of a weather-resistant acrylic polymer/Portland cement combination. While conventional stucco relies on Portland cement alone, the combination of cement and polymer creates a tough, permanent, noncombustible matrix for fiberglass reinforcement. This matrix provides water resistance and effectively transfers applied stress into the high-strength fiberglass reinforcing mesh.
In most circumstances, 4-oz reinforcing mesh provides an appropriate amount of strength. For example, the Atlantis Resort, which has an EIFS cladding primarily comprised of 4-oz mesh, withstood 155 mph winds with negligible damage.
Where more strength is needed, often in high-traffic areas around the building, design professionals can specify heavier fiberglass reinforcing mesh and/or multiple plies of mesh. Cost can be managed by adding strength only where it is needed.
By specifying extra strength, designers can increase the damage resistance and longevity of EIFS claddings. High-strength EIFS can also be used on hurricane-resistant structures. The Miami-Dade large missile impact test is used to demonstrate that a structure can withstand impact and subsequent cyclical pressure loading. This test involves firing a full-size 2X4 board (8 feet long, 9-lbs) from a cannon at 50 ft/second. The board travels 10 feet and hits the EIFS wall dead on, with the full impact concentrated in a 2" x 4" area. After impact, the wall structure is subjected to cyclical loading. Not only can EIFS designs meet the Miami-Dade requirements, EIFS that place heavy mesh on the outer surface combine hurricane resistance with a strong, damage-resistant outer skin.
High Impact Case History
This picture of the Greenville SC Detention Center was taken in April, 2008, at which time it was 17-years old. Prior to construction, a series of mockups had been created to help the design team decide which exterior cladding would be most suitable. The designers created their own performance test—they smashed the mockups with a sledgehammer! When the dust had settled, a High Performance EIFS using 1-ply of 20-oz reinforcing mesh and 1-ply of 4-oz mesh was selected for the exterior of the Detention Center.
Holding strong—after 17 years, the Greenville County Detention Center continues to serve as designed
This video shows how High Performance EIFS respond to multiple sledgehammer blows—make sure your audio is turned on so you can hear the force of impact.
For the inner courtyard of the Greenville Detention Center, where detainees exercise, the architect specified an extra ply of 20-oz reinforcing mesh for super strength. This video demonstrates the incredible strength of High Performance EIFS, as it withstands multiple screwdriver impacts.
During construction, the architect was given an opportunity to value engineer this project by substituting lighter, less expensive mesh for the 20-oz high impact reinforcing mesh. Knowing the true value of strength and impact resistance, the architect declined this short-term savings. Years later, the value of this wise decision is apparent.
Architects designing high-value structures may wish to consider specifying one or two plies of 20-oz reinforcing mesh for high traffic/high abuse areas.
Textured Finish Creates Incredible Possibilities
The outermost layer is where High-Performance EIFS help designers showcase their aesthetic flair. Multiple appearances can be created by one application crew—easily, quickly and economically.
High-Performance EIFS contribute toward multiple design objectives, helping designers create buildings that meet the increasingly complex needs of 21st century architecture.
EIFS create the look clients want, with building science and environmental performance design professionals need, at a cost that works for everyone.
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Those CUs Don't Do the Ohio 'Walk' but Boy, It's More than Talk
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Credit union folk may not be all that crazy about the "walk" but they are doing more than "talk" when it comes to fundraising for that Columbus-to-Cincinnati walkathon for Children's Miracle Network next week.
Indeed, organizer Bill Butler who single-handedly has put together the unusual "Marching Miles for Miracle Kids" CEO drive on April 1 said he's more than pleased to see how many CEOs and their CU employees have donated their cash and time to become "team leaders" for the drive.
That's the case even though many CEOs have actually skipped donning walking shoes, jeans and maybe rain ponchos to participate in the 10-mile-a-day walk traversing 180 miles visiting CU branches and children's hospitals along the way.
The "Miracle March" ends up April 19 at the Cincinnati convention center for the annual meeting of the Ohio Credit Union League.
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The goal for the campaign is $75,000 and so far 50 CU executives have signed up to walk the first leg of the trip from a children's hospital in Dublin to a CU branch in Plains City. After that, daily stops will be made in Urbana, Springfield, Xenia, Dayton and finally Cincinnati, he said. --email@example.com


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(CNN) - Craig Hutto lost his right leg in a shark attack when he was 16 years old.
Soon after that he became one of the first people to test out a new prosthetic leg created at Vanderbilt University. Researchers there have developed the first fully robotic artificial leg for above-knee amputees. The "bionic leg," as it is called, uses a variety of sensors and motors that replicate muscle and joint movement in a healthy limb.
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Playoff Perspective – Game 2
Tonight's game embodied everything that is exciting, fascinating, frustrating, and gratifying about playoff baseball. The 'Riders edged San Antonio 2-1 to even this best-of-five South Division Series at one game apiece. Here are some thoughts.
– Knowing what we know now, San Antonio lost this game in the first three innings. The Missions stranded seven runners in those frames against Ben Snyder (I'll get to him in a moment). After that, they only mustered five more runners. With Simon Castro on the bump and their awesome bullpen, the Missions could have made this series 2-0 with a few key hits in the early innings.
– Snyder did not have his best stuff, but he battled to post six scoreless innings. This outing was just as impressive as Robbie Ross' effort last night in Game 1. Snyder has now posted six straight quality starts, and he has been one of the biggest reasons the 'Riders succeeded in the regular season. His moxie in tough situations tonight kept the RoughRiders in the game and the series.
– Snyder's escapes in the first three innings were impressive, but the biggest pitch of the game came in the seventh. Richard Bleier allowed a double and an RBI single to begin his relief appearance. Then, Bleier induced a double play to erase the possible tying run from the bases. The Missions did not get another hit the rest of the game.
– I know two runs may not seem like much, but getting a pair off Castro is tough. Frisco's offense rolls when the heart of the order–Tommy Mendonca, Mike Bianucci and Jonathan Greene–is swinging well. In Game 1, the trio went 0-for-9. Tonight, they went 5-for-12 with both runs scored. Each notched a hit in the RoughRiders' two-run fourth.
– Johan Yan has been incredible for the RoughRiders. If you include his work in Games 1 and 2, Yan has a 0.31 earned run average. That's one earned run in 29 innings. Tonight, Yan zoomed through the heart of San Antonio's order and retired all four he battled, two of those outs coming on strikes.
– He has been the 'Riders' best arm in the bullpen since his promotion in mid-July. However, this was the first time this year that Yan has worked in back-to-back games. The righty threw 20 pitches in Game 1 and another 15 this evening. I would be surprised to see him available for Game 3.
– Justin Miller's efforts in the ninth inning always seem to get a bit interesting, but the right-hander always seems to get the job done. Miller has recorded 14 saves this year, and he has not blown a save since May 23. Tonight, the mid-season All-Star recorded another great showing out of the 'pen.
– The theme of the Texas League playoffs through two days has been pitching. This series has featured six runs, while Arkansas' battle with Northwest Arkansas has only brought with it four runs. The Travs lead the series 2-0 thanks to a pair of walk-off wins.
– Friday night's Game 3 is the biggest contest at Dr Pepper Ballpark since September 15, 2008, which was Game 5 of the TL Championship Series. Hope you can come out to the yard for what should be a tremendous game. Tickets are still available, so join us for a pivotal Game 3.
– Brian
Game 2 Preview – Frisco at San Antonio
Texas League South Division Series
Frisco RoughRiders at San Antonio Missions
Thursday, September 8 – 7:05 p.m.
Game 2 – San Antonio leads 1-0
The RoughRiders look to even up this best-of-five series after mustering only two hits in a 3-0, Game 1 loss Wednesday night. Former Frisco hurler Joe Wieland held the 'Riders off the scoreboard for seven innings. Nick Vincent and Miles Mikolas each posted a perfect inning out of the bullpen for a hold and a save, respectively. Frisco starter Robbie Ross struck out a career-high 12 Missions in six innings, but he suffered the loss. Frisco fell to 5-12 at Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium this season.
Frisco – LHP Ben Snyder (11-5, 3.87 ERA): After 26 relief appearances, Snyder joined the RoughRiders' starting rotation at the outset of the second half. Snyder has been steady for Frisco, posting a 4.15 ERA in his 14 starts. Entering the playoffs, Snyder has notched a quality start in five straight efforts, and he has worked through six frames in his last seven starts. In 12 appearances (three starts) against the Missions in 2011, the RoughRiders' regular season wins leader is 1-2 with a 3.30 ERA.
San Antonio – RHP Simon Castro (5-6, 4.33 ERA): Castro has made 16 starts with the Missions this season. Since August 1, the righty is 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA. Against the RoughRiders, Castro has been pretty solid. He is only 1-2, but his ERA sits at 2.67. He has whiffed 25 in 27 innings of work over the course of four starts. The righty has posted a quality start in five of his last seven starts.
- During the franchise's playoff history, the RoughRiders are 5-5 in a game following a loss. Frisco's loss to the Missions last night dropped their all-time playoff record to 17-15.
- In Game 1, the 'Riders were only one hit better than their season low of one, which came back on June 22 against Midland. San Antonio's trio of Joe Wieland, Nick Vincent and Miles Mikolas only faced two more than the minimum.
- The RoughRiders' 12 losses at San Antonio have come by a combined 27 runs, which comes out to only 2.25 runs per game. The Missions have held the 'Riders to three runs or less six times during the two clubs' battles at the Wolff.
- Cody Decker finished the regular season with a batting average of .186 (8-for-43) against the RoughRiders, yet he was the only Mission to get a base hit against Robbie Ross. It was the RBI double in the bottom of the sixth, a knock that proved to be the game winner.
- Wednesday was the RoughRiders' sixth shutout loss this year. Frisco's pitching staff has six shutouts to its credit, too.
- It was not a good day for the Rangers' minor league system, as three other affiliates opened up their postseason journeys. Triple-A Round Rock lost at home to Omaha 4-0. Low-A Hickory spoiled three extra-inning leads in a 5-4, 15-inning loss at Greensboro. Only High-A Myrtle Beach picked up a victory, 4-1 over Kinston.
You can catch tonight's game, along with every 2011 playoff game, on 1630 KKGM or online here. You will hear from Frisco skipper Steve Buechele on the pre-game show, which begins at 6:35.


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I wish someone in government service could explain why America has to get involved with every country that has internal troubles. Why can't we let them handle their own problems instead of involving our country?
We are billions of dollars in debt from wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Syria. Who is paying for all these wars? The USA and we taxpayers. Our foreign policy should be just to help with advice and not troops, ships and planes. We need to pay off our national debt, not add to it.
CHARLOTTE McCRARY, Derry Twp.