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She never planned to write a book � or two for that matter � but Shirley Pieters Vogel has done just that, her second book �Faith, Favorites, Fun, and Fotos of Cape Cod� recently released and available for sale.
Vogel was born and raised in Newark, graduating from Newark High School in 1954. Now living in Cape Cod, Mass., she visits family and friends in her hometown of Newark often.
�I had never planned to write a book, but after God brought Stefan, a new husband, into my life in such a marvelous way that he calls the story, �God�s Soap Opera,� I believe God whispered to do just that,� Vogel said.
Using journals she had been keeping since her life took a new path through a divorce and then remarriage, Vogel told her story about her journey of faith for her first book in 2008, �wHispers�. The title is an acronym for �wHen He is so precious even rocks sing.�
�This true story is about God�s amazing love and faithfulness � especially in tough times,� she said. �As I continued to write, I was inspired to write about how God had taken me from my comfort zone and blessed me through ministries new to me, but also life threatening medical crises including a stroke and brain hemorrhages. When I shared the story with neighbors and friends, many suggested I share the marvelous story with others in a book and that was the start.�
Today, her most recent book, �Faith, Favorites, Fun, and Fotos of Cape Cod�, Vogel writes about God�s love and grace in her life as well as in the lives of others. This book also was unplanned. Vogel said she was sorting through old files when the idea came to her to write another book and she knew exactly what she wanted to call it. It was a publisher that suggested she add photos of Cape Cod to her compilation.
Several of the book�s stories, anecdotes, and favorite pieces by Vogel herself and other authors will make readers laugh and cry. All are set to 80 of Megan O�Leary�s stunning full-color photography of Cape scenes.
�I wrote new faith pieces, assembled various kinds of writings and quotes I had collected, and then found a photographer who had a variety of photos from which I could choose,� Vogel explained. �Now I have a book that many are enjoying and are buying to use as Christmas gifts.�
Both books are available in soft cover and e-book at www.winepress.com, www.Amazon.com and bookstores including Barnes and Noble. Personalized copies from Vogel can be purchased by calling (508) 394-0646 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Newark native releases second book
She never planned to write a book � or two for that matter � but Shirley Pieters Vogel has done just that, her second book �Faith, Favorites, Fun, and Fotos of Cape Cod� recently released and available for sale.


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Henriette Schønberg Erken was a celebrated Norwegian chef for over fifty years. She was strict, but generous. Some of her recipes were a bit corny and rather demanding, for example, when she explained how to kill a turtle in order to make turtle soup. But her meatballs – which I made when I visited her home outside Hamar – are generous and simply delicious.
Serve with potatoes and boiled green beans or other vegetables.
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Mix the beef, port, salt and potato flour together in a large mixing bowl. Add milk until you obtain an elastic dough which is not too loose. Stir in the remaining spices.
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Shape into 1 – 1.5 in thick rissoles and fry in good quality butter. When they are almost ready, sprinkle the flour in the frying pan without removing the meatballs. Brown the flour while stirring and add the meat stock. Adjust the quantity with a bit of water if you think that the sauce is too thick. Add a bit of port, salt and pepper to taste.
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I recently received word from a former AB/Deckhand of mine that he is now the newest Captain in our fleet. He used the above header in a thank you note for my pushing him to go for his license. The "kick in the ass" (as the phrase is coined) is the advice given someone with recognized talent to do what's necessary to move up off the deck and into the pilothouse.
All of us, no matter how long we've been in the industry have been given (mostly unsolicited) advice on how we should either advance or abandon our ambitions. Some folks are suited for the work a tugboat demands and some are better off staying ashore and getting into the regular "nine to five" lifestyle. For those who adapt and excel at the job it's not unusual for the older men to start encouraging, cajoling or insisting the deckhands with obvious talent "go for their license". I was subject to this "kick in the ass" and have kicked a few myself.
Some guys procrastinate while others take the bull by the horns and get it done. The motivation for advancing is usually monetary, why work on a boat and not make the most money you can? You're here anyway, you might as well pull down the big bucks. I'd like to think it's more than the motivation of what collecting a few more "Benjamins" brings, I'd hope it's also the sense of accomplishment that follows a determined effort to advance one's career..
After hearing it enough, he did. He studied, passed, practiced and excelled. I had no doubt that he would. He's one of those people who "get's it". After having him as my senior deckhand for so long I was glad to see him move on to bigger and better. I didn't want to lose him as my senior guy on deck, but you gotta let'em go…
He put in his time as a tug mate on various tugs and was recommended for promotion by no less than three tug masters.
I have to say that I've taken a good deal of pride in the fact that I was part of his process. I have no doubt he'll be kicking some ass of his own.
Congratulations Mike. To quote Michael Stipe of R.E.M., "Welcome to the deep end".


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Tonight, the Neosho City Council will consider on first reading a change in requirements for the recently formed Parks, Recreation and Golf Course Board, which would drop the number of required members from nine to seven.
Tonight, the Neosho City Council will consider on first reading a change in requirements for the recently formed Parks, Recreation and Golf Course Board, which would drop the number of required members from nine to seven.
The council meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the city hall council chambers, 203 E. Main St.
The board, formed in August by the merging of the Parks and Recreation Committee and the Golf Course Board, is currently required to have nine members.
In the Nov. 20 council meeting, Neosho Mayor Richard Davidson said the board is having difficulty filling their two empty seats.
In their Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting, the Parks, Recreation and Golf Course board held a lengthy session, and approved changes to golf course fees.
Those changes were intended to be presented to the Neosho City Council for consideration at their Nov. 20 meeting, however, the Parks, Recreation and Golf Course board did not have a quorum present when they voted on the changes, making that vote void.
If the council votes to amend Article III, Code Section 125.110 of the City Code of Ordinances, they would then shrink the committee down to seven members, making it easier for the board to achieve a quorum.
The Parks, Recreation and Golf Course Board, which acts as an advisory board to the council, is currently open to seven Neosho residents and two Newton County residents.
The two committees were merged after the Parks and Recreation committee struggled to fill most of its seats.
The responsibilities of the board include: assisting the city in development of rules and regulations applicable to parks and recreation and golf course activities, as well as assisting the city in developing and recommending plans for growth and improvement to city parks and recreation facilities and the golf course.
The council is also expected to:
• Vote on a change order for Swift Construction, concerning the paving project on Highway 59. The project included the resurfacing of about a half-mile section of Highway 59 from U.S. Highway 60 to Malcom Mosby Drive, as well as repair and overlay of Clemons Drive from Highway 59 to Lusk Drive, tearing up and overlay of Lusk Drive from U.S. Highway 60 to Clemons Drive and repair and overlay of Lusk Drive from Clemons Drive west to the Walmart Supercenter. The project was originally expected to cost $543,385.82, however, the total project cost came to $477,137.93, a $66,247.89 difference.
• Also consider a change order with Branco Enterprises for the Peak Flow EQ Basin and Pump Station. A 150-foot section of the basin's wall gave way under heavy rains on March 22. The change order covers an additional $31,663.83 in project costs, however, that amount will be reimbursed to the city by HDR Archer Engineering, the firm that designed the 10 million gallon wastewater overflow basin.
• Consider approval of a contract with the Newton County Central Dispatch Center, for $7,103.26 monthly, or $85,239.12 annually, for dispatch services. The total charges would increase by 2 percent from 2012, based on the amount of usage. The City of Neosho has contracted with the Newton County Central Dispatch Center for dispatch services since 1995.
• Consider awarding the Public Works Department's recommended bid of $24,878, to Stafford Fencing, for the construction of a chain link fence at the Public Works facility, located on Nelson Drive. The 1,400-foot by six-foot fence is intended to serve as a security measure for items stored at the location.
• Vote on an agreement with Franklin's Flying Circus, to provide entertainment at the 2013 Celebrate Neosho event. The cost of the agreement totals $8,500 in addition to 50 gallons of smoke oil and 100 gallons of 100 Octane or LL fuel, payable out of the hotel/motel tax.
• Consider postponing the January 1 council meeting, due to the New Year's holiday.
• Consider the approval of a maintenance agreement with Ozark Business System, to perform routine maintenance on the city's fax machines, copiers and scanners.
• Announce vacancies that exist on the airport industrial development board; board of adjustments-zoning; board of appeals; economic development sales tax committee; historic district commission; parks recreation and golf course board (if Bill No. 2012-511 is not approved); and the planning and zoning commission. If interested in serving on any of these advisory boards, contact city clerk Nora Houdyshell at 451-8050.
• Meet, in closed session, to discuss legal issues, pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (1).


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From the TED Radio Hour, polar explorer Ben Saunders on what pushes adventurers like him to brink of human endurance. In 2004, Saunders became the third man — and the most recent — to ski solo to the North Pole.
Time now for an idea worth spreading from the TED Radio Hour. Each week, NPR brings TED Talks from the Web to life on the radio.
Why is that some of us are determined to push the limits of human potential? This week, host Guy Raz speaks to men and women who do - like polar explorer Ben Saunders.
BEN SAUNDERS: I do worry sometimes that it might be a bit like having some kind of crack habit, it's got the danger of becoming all-consuming, you know, desperate to get the next fix.
GUY RAZ, BYLINE: I mean, you are essentially, the only color that you saw for 10 hours a day was white. I mean, did it make you crazy in a way?
SAUNDERS: Mmm. It's hard to say. It was really difficult...
SAUNDERS: The North Pole, the geographic North Pole, is in the middle of the sea. You go skiing through a place that's largely white. There's nothing really living up there. There's no real change in the scenery. I'd have extraordinary dreams. You know, vivid Technicolor dreams. My theory was that that was really my brain's way of compensating for the lack of stuff that was going on. There's no interaction, obviously there's no gossip, there's no conversation, there's no news. It's the kind of place where you could - I guess you could lose it, you know, pretty easily up there.
SAUNDERS: I try not to go too far down that path of thinking.
RAZ: The moment those doors on that helicopter closed, right?
SAUNDERS: Mmm.
RAZ: And you were all alone. You were all by yourself...
SAUNDERS: Yeah.
RAZ: ...on the polar ice cap. What does that feel like, to be the only human being standing in an area bigger than the United States?
SAUNDERS: Mmm. You know, I'd often feel, you know, lying there in my tent at night, that there must be this sort of few inches of ice and then this very, you know, deep black ocean beneath me. And there were many days out there when the weather was bad and it was very cold and very windy that it felt like that place didn't want me there. I'd imagine one of those sort of infrared thermal images of this giant icecap. And this sort of some kind of blue, dark blue, you know, way below freezing. And then this tiny little pinprick of heat.
SAUNDERS: I was very aware of my little speck of heat...
SAUNDERS: And how precious that was.
WERTHEIMER: Polar explorer Ben Saunders, only the third person to ski solo to the North Pole, speaking to NPR's Guy Raz. Why some of us go to the edge, this weekend on the TED Radio Hour.
This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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A high-wind advisory is in effect until 5 a.m. tomorrow.
A wind advisory remains in effect from 2 pm this afternoon to 5 am PDT Thursday for the Kern County mountains and deserts.
According to the National Weather Service, a low-pressure trough will push through the region this afternoon and bring windy conditions.
Winds from west to northwest 20 to 35 miles per hour with gusts to around 55 MPH are possible, especially through canyons and below passes.
The forecast calls for winds increasing this afternoon with the strongest gusts expected this evening through the overnight hours. Winds will diminish by early Thursday morning.


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Inside the Octagon, ferocious UFC and WEC fighters go by a bevy of menacing nicknames: The Crowbar, Batman, Lil' Heathen... but outside, many of them go by just three even more powerful letters: "Dad." Click to see photo album
Take Vladimir Matyushenko, aka The Janitor, who's headlining the UFC's first-ever fight card in San Diego on August 1. Just 21 years old when his son was born, he raised the boy himself -- all of their extended family still lives in Belarus. Today, Roman Matyushenko is a great martial artist with a promising MMA career ahead of him who just graded from Air Force boot camp.
"Being a father is the hardest and greatest challenge I have ever faced; but it is also the most fun, significant, and fulfilling experience of my life," he says. My son, Roman, has brought the best out of me, and I am grateful to him for that. "
To celebrate Father's Day, we created this album of pictures of fighters with their own fathers and with their children.


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Janice Runyon passed away September 8, 2013, after a long-fought battle with cancer. She was 72 years young.
Janice was born in Pasadena, Calif. She later moved to Newport Beach, Calif., where she lived and worked for over 20 years, and moved to Medford, Ore.
Janice is survived by her mother, brother and sister, sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, and great and great-great nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all. Janice has requested that no services be held.
Arrangements are by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives.


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Shiloh Whitney and James Beusch, Haviland, announce the birth of their daughter, Katelyn Lee, at 4:14 p.m. Feb. 1, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Chloe, 8, and Arabella, 3, welcome their sister.
Grandparents are Kenda Lee Whitney, Haviland, Elaine and Edward Chatterly, Buffalo, Texas, and Ben Beusch, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Great-grandparents are Lora Lee and Kenneth Whitney, Haviland, Ruby and James Chatterly, Seven Points, Texas, and Frances and John Koen, Quinlan, Texas.


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Ayebatter joins the mod team and it's well past time.
Dude has been a well respected contributing member of the Cafe Community for a long time.
I'm sure that he'll continue in his new leadership role with the mods.
So welcome ayebatter. You can use the handicapped parking but keep your geritol out of the beer fridge.
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The placement of more than 50 automated external defibrillators in the No. 7 local story of 2012
A rolling start
The group NEMO Heart Health got off to a momentous start last year on its mission of placing 50 automated external defibrillators in the Kirksville community within five years.
And in May 2012, the group completed its stated goal of having all 50 of those units placed and ready for use in a life-saving instance, reaching its five-year goal in little more than three.
The units, identifiable by their white storage box and emblazoned AED sign, can be found in public spaces, retail stores, pharmacies and medical and exercise facilities across Kirksville and NEMO Heart Health has vowed to maintain the bunch.
With AEDs becoming more visible and common, NEMO Heart Health celebrated the accomplishment this past spring, also marking the three years that had passed since a woman died just outside of the A.T. Still University Gutensohn Clinic from cardiac arrest and spurred the effort.
"Out of tragedy and to fulfill a need, NEMO Heart Health was born," said Troy Mihalevich, the group's president.
The group has spent its annual fundraising dollars on both training and additional AEDs in the community, with 55 units placed so far.
Future plans
With the 50 unit goal behind the group, its members are now looking to the future and how they can continue to improve the community's overall heart health.
Board member Dr. John Rickelman has proposed that the group support an indoor sports dome concept that could be used to further keep people active and healthy and provide a front office for the AED group.
The plan, which could call for a multi-million dollar dome structure near the Kirksville R-III, is still in its planning and exploration stages.
"We still may look at it at the end of the day and still may decide, 'No,'" Rickelman said. "But the potential is immense."
Counting down the Top 10 local stories of the last year...
10. Jason Haxton goes Hollywood
9. Kirksville responds to Buddy Pack crisis
8. Kirksville R-III implements drug testing
7. NEMO Heart Health hit 50 AEDs
6. Revealed December 24
5. Revealed December 26
4. Revealed December 27
3. Revealed December 28
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Event will take place April 5, 6, 7
The 2013 Central Valley Sportsmen's Boat & RV Show will be held at the Bakersfield Fairgrounds on April 5, 6, and 7th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The Taft Sportsmen's Club will start on Friday, April 5 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Some special features of this show are the Kid's Trout Pond where the Taft Sportsmen's Club will be working, Kid's Land Bounce Houses, rock walls, and laser tag, wildlife displays, Bako Sand Dogs, to name a few, plus hundreds of RVs, boats, SUVs, and ATVs.
The Taft Sportsmen's Club has again been invited back by promoters, Mike Hatcher and Bob Morrison who head up this big event, and they asked the Taft group to work at the large trout pond set up specifically for the kids.
Fish will be supplied in order to fill this huge pond. Many kids have never had an opportunity to go fishing, and this trout pond will provide them with that experience. Some of the fish in the portable pond range from ½ a pound to 10 pounds. Each year the pond gets larger, and we've been told that the pond is even bigger and better this year. Helping kids out in order to catch that "big fish" or even that "first fish" is the goal of the club.
This pond is designed to give kids the real feeling of fishing. Poles will be provided to the young fishermen by the Taft Sportsmen Club, and they will also be providing a fish cleaning station so that they can get their fish cleaned. This event is a lot of fun for the kids, and it introduces them to the sport of fishing.
There will be a photographer on hand to take pictures, and club members will be on hand to help the kids and also to sign up anyone interested in joining the club. If you have any questions, call Taft Sportsmen's Club President, Tom Brown at 765-2704. Come on out and support your local sportsmen at the show. It's going to be one of the best!


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Katatumba Arises
Ntungamo Parents Sch.
Buikwe, Njeru Town Council
Network Marketing Service Ltd (NETMAS)
Plot21 Balya Road Tank Hill Muyenga, P.O.Box 349, Fort Portal
Nile Produce Trading Co. (U) Ltd.
Oyam, Ngai
Nyabigata Primary School
Nakawa Div, Nakawa
Njuule Primary School
Butembe, Kakira
New Hope Parents' Primary School
Wangchun Industrial Co., Ltd.
New Makula Primary School
Plot29 Luwum Street, P.O.Box 9450, Kampala
Ntungamo Primary School
Rwampara, Rugando
Not T Primary School
Makindye, Makindye West
Nec Works & Ltd Construction
Kampala Road, Entebbe
New Generation Standard School
P.O.BOX 21706, Kampala
Nova Chemicals (U) Ltd
Nakawa, Nakawa
Northern Division Soroti Municipality
Fort Portal M/c, Eastern
Nninda Associate & Co.
Ruhama, Ruhama
Nsololo High School Gambwa
Kawempe, Kawempe North
New Hope Academy
Entebbe M/c, Division A
Nsoola Primary School
Plot 2/4 3rd Street Industrial Area (Head Office) 9815, Kampala
Norwegian Refugee Council
Nyakibale Hill, Kampala
Ngando Senior Secondary School.
Kassanda, Kassanda
Nswanjere Junior Seminary
800 Hoima road, (1 Km from Kampala city ), P.O Box 8678, Uganda, Kampala
Victoria Gift Shop
Plot4 Bombo Road, Kampala
Wabusanke R.c Primary School
Hoima Road, P.O.Box 3046, Kampala
Plot 708, Gulu Road, P.O. Box 167, Uganda, Wobulenzi
Wabigalo Parents Primary School
Plot27 John Babiha Road Kanjokya, P.O.Box 5132, Kampala
Wazzico Limited
Parliament Avenue, P.O.Box 26098, Kampala
Bugweri, Ibulanku
West Nile Child Care
25 Lubogo Road, 2080, Jinja, Jinja, Jinja
Mukono, Mukono Town Council
Victory Kindergaten
Plot27 Lumumba Avenue, Kampala
Wajjala Primary School
Kawempe Div, Kawempe
Vision Primary School
Burton Street, Platinum House Rm. B4 16052, Kampala
Bamunanika, Zirobwe
Valley Infant And Primary School- Kyabirwa
Kole, Aboke
Waks and Waks Finances Management Consultancy Ltd
Plot 47/49, Nkrumah Rd, UCA Building, 5013, Kampala
Voluntary for Development (VAD)
Kibuku, Bulangila
Villa Flore Restaurant
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Checks should be made out to the Longmont Humane Society with "now and forever" written in the memo line and mailed to
The Longmont Humane Society
9595 Nelson Road
Longmont, CO 80501
Contact: Liz Smokowski at 303-772-1232, ext. 225, or firstname.lastname@example.com or Shelley McLeod at 720-864-2878 or email@example.com.
Year-end deficits
2006: $106,331
2007: $49,707
2008: $886,125
2009: $259,758
2010: $44,063
2011: $262,110
LONGMONT -- The Longmont Humane Society is asking for $772,227 in donations by Nov. 30 to avoid possible foreclosure later this year.
Construction cost overruns from the facility's expansion that began in 2006 and six years of financial deficits have drained the organization's reserves, leaving the humane society unable to make its 2013 and subsequent annual loan payments, executive director Liz Smokowski said.
The nonprofit needs to raise this year's payment within four months or the organization could face foreclosure or be forced to file for bankruptcy as early as December, said Smokowski, who inherited the loan when she was hired at the end of 2011.
In 2006, the town of Lyons, which uses the society's services, issued a bond for $6 million on behalf of the humane society under the state's Municipalities Development Revenue Bond Act to allow the society to begin construction. Wells Fargo now holds the loan.
In 2005, philanthropist Susan Allen of New York had promised the humane society $5 million for the expansion of its facility. That gift came over five years in $1 million increments.
The bond allowed the organization to begin construction right away on its expansion.
The organization's financial problems are due to construction costs for the 43,000-square-foot expansion and annual deficits from 2006 to 2011 exceeding $1.6 million. The cost of the expansion was forecast to be about $8.2 million but came in at $9 million by the time it opened in January 2009, Smokowski said.
Donations decreased starting in 2007 following the economic downturn, and operating costs increased once the expansion was completed due to higher utility costs and expenses associated with the care of more animals.
"The fact that we filled this building with animals right off the bat told us there was a community need and it was sort of an 'If you build it they will come' type of thing," Smokowski said. Currently loan-holder Wells Fargo has refused to renegotiate the loan. More than a dozen other banks have refused the organization's request to take over the loan, mostly due to the deficits, Smokowski said.
Shortly after Smokowski's arrival, the humane society hired an auditor to go over financial statements from 2003, which revealed six consecutive years of deficits.
Staff and program cuts in 2012, Smokowski's first full year as the executive director, led to a financial surplus of about $35,000, following a loss of more than $260,000 in 2011.
Last year, Smokowski reduced staff by 30 percent, closed three of the organization's four thrift stores and moved the clinic, which was located offsite, into the expanded facility to cut costs.
Further cuts are unlikely because they would put the quality of service at risk, Smokowski said.
The nonprofit has launched a fundraising campaign, The Longmont Humane Society: Serving the Community Now and Forever, focused on large gifts to achieve the organization's immediate and long-term goals, which include paying off the remaining $3.1 million on the loan by the fall of 2014.
Four loan payments of $772,000 remain, including the one due in November.
The humane society's building is collateral on the loan. Therefore, the town of Lyons is exempt from liability, said Lyons' finance director Tony Cavalier.
Longmont Humane Society Board President Shelly McLeod credits Smokowski's experience as executive director for other area organizations, including Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley and The Tiny Tim Center, and business background for the organization's first financial gain in six years.
McLeod said the organization is in "crisis mode," and asking for help from the community is one of the nonprofit's only remaining options.
Clay Evans, who served as the interim executive director for the Humane society in 2008 and 2009, concurred that Smokowski "is doing a very good job in a very difficult situation, not of her making."
"I think this problem goes back many years, to when the shelter accepted a large gift with strings attached and built a facility that is simply out of scale with the Longmont community and the shelter's donor base," Evans said. "Longmont Humane Society deserves praise for being willing to give animals a shot that a lot of shelters would put off, but you have the money to do those things or you can't."
Smokowski is the humane society's fifth executive director since 2008.
Linda Tyler preceded Evans, who said he chose not to apply for the permanent position after seeing the financial state of the organization. Neil Trent served as executive director from 2009 to 2010. Kim Walje, who started in March 2011 immediately preceded Smokowski.
McLeod said excessive turnover has been a contributing factor to the organization's financial difficulties.
Humane society staff was informed Wednesday about the organization's financial struggle.
Mallory Hochwender, a client care team supervisor, said she was shocked and discouraged by the news and is putting all of her faith in the campaign that she hopes will save the nonprofit where she volunteered as a child.
"I think when you work at a nonprofit you have to be equipped with eternal optimism," Hochwender said. "For now, I'm staying positive that the community recognizes that the services we provide are above and beyond and pulls us through this."
Smokowski said she is confident that if the humane society can pay off the remaining loan amount, which she describes as "the thorn in our side," the organization will continue to see financial gains and improvements.
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Katy Perry passed Justin Bieber as the most popular person on Twitter over the weekend.
I'm pretty sure I'm still third.
According to E! News, the "Roar" singer reached 46.48 million followers over the weekend, edging out Bieber and his 46.47 million followers.
It was a short reign for Bieber, who ended Lady Gaga's two-year-run at the top just nine months ago.
Perry also tops Bieber on Facebook, boasting 59.26 million friends to Bieber's 57.28 million.
If you ask me, she's also better looking.
Perry shared her social media strategy with USA Today a couple weeks ago. "I have horrible typos. I use 'there' or 'your' wrong grammatically," she said. "But I feel like I've learned how to tame that social media dragon."
"When you decide to have a glass of wine, put the phone down," she said. "Don't drink and tweet."
Right. Especially when operating heavy machinery.
Perry also said famous people shouldn't use social media to fight the rumor mill.
"I see a lot of celebrities send out messages like that online, and I think, 'Sweetheart, nobody knows about this so-called issue because we don't have you on Google Alert. You're just throwing another log on the fire.' I do it only in extreme cases if someone is jeopardizing my character," she said.
Perry also said she ignores her online haters. "I don't know they exist because I don't give them attention," she said. "If you tried to please everyone, you'd have no sense of self. You'd lose yourself in the process of being a people-pleaser and there'd be nothing unique left."


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A small gathering of local residents waited patiently on April 13 at Columbine High School, where each made a ceremonious stitch in a patch for the National 9/11 Flag.
The partially restored banner — which was found in October 2001 hanging from wreckage at 90 West St. across from the Twin Towers — now contains pieces of flags from across the country, including threads from the historic Lincoln Flag and, now, shreds from a former Leawood Elementary School flag.
"We're really trying to unite and heal people," said Denny Deters, flag restorer for the New York Says Thank You Foundation. "We take and cut out pieces of those to create a patch to repair areas of the flag that have been destroyed."
Columbine High, only a week from the 12th anniversary of the 1999 school shootings, was included in the foundation's 50-state tour because of the school's own recovery from loss.
"I think it's important to show the resolve of Columbine High School, where we are nearly 12 years after the tragedy," said principal Frank DeAngelis, who was one of about 30 people who pulled the needle through the small red patch.
"With one of the worst days in our school history, we were able to overcome what happened. And I think we're a stronger school as a result of a stronger community," DeAngelis said, making the connection to the Sept. 11 attacks. "It was a time in our history in which our nation was never stronger as far as bringing people together. And so I think the same thing can be said about Columbine High School."
The 9/11 Flag is on schedule to be completed by the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The 30-foot flag was stored until 2008, when restoration work began. The finished banner will eventually be displayed in a museum slated to open in 2012 at the World Trade Center in New York.
For firefighter John Walis, who recounts his work after the 2001 attacks with a rich New York accent, the flag is a symbol of respect for the more than 340 of his colleagues who died on Sept. 11.
"This helps me continue on in their memory," said Walis, who was traveling with the flag on one leg of its tour.
Walis, only two years into his career at the time of the attack, had been called for jury duty on Sept. 11 and was excused to respond to the horrific scene.
"By the time I came down, the towers were already down. … It was complete destruction," he said, noting that the staggering loss of New York public safety workers has reinforced his dedication to the profession. "You can only hope to follow in their footsteps and be as good as they were. It's tough. … I go to work every day and enjoy every moment of it. It's still the greatest job in the world."
Though his dedication to memorializing his fallen comrades is unwavering, visiting the World Trade Center site is difficult.
"I've only gone down once," Walis said. "It's just too emotional for me to go down to the site."
Among local residents honored for military or community service at the flag restoration event were Chaplain Andy Meverden, 1st Sgt. Esley Gustafson, Wayne Miller, Edward McManus, Sgt. Dale S. Steinecke, Michael Newsome, Judy Rosich, Clifford Mosier and Lance Cpl. Daniel Riley.
Riley, who attended Columbine High, was seriously injured late last year by a bomb in Afghanistan. Both of Riley's legs were amputated above the knee, and he lost three fingers on his left hand. He is currently recovering at a San Diego Naval medical center. A benefit for Riley is scheduled for April 23.
With the difficult anniversary of the Columbine shootings this week, the flag restoration served as an opportunity for healing on a long path faced by both communities.
"It's a tough month for the Columbine community," DeAngelis said. "To have them here, knowing that we have the support of others who have gone through a tragedy, really helps us with the healing process."
Contact Emile Hallez Williams at email@example.com or 303-933-2233, ext. 22. For updates, check www.ColumbineCourier.com.
How to help …
The Breakfast for Daniel will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. April 23 at the Columbine High School commons. Donations can be made to the Daniel Riley Fund via the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, P.O. Box 1000, Vail, CO 81658; or to Julia Riley, 7613 W. Quarto Ave.,
Littleton, CO 80128.
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There seems to be no shortage of reasons for pessimism as the Christmas shopping season gets into full swing, but good old yankee ingenuity still promises to save the day.
There seems to be no shortage of reasons for pessimism as the Christmas shopping season gets into full swing, but good old yankee ingenuity still promises to save the day.
As American consumers stand poised to plunge over a 'fiscal cliff,' they have good reason to remain conservative in their Christmas spending. Congress appears no be no closer to getting past the ideological divide and partisan politics that have all but stalled the economy during this season of giving. Consumers would know how much they can afford to spend on Christmas this year if their lawmakers would just compromise, and every day we hesitate to spend is another day of revenue lost. This year, the Grinch who stole Christmas may just be an elected representative; as long as the possibility of the $2,000 to $4,000 tax increase per household looms, consumers are less likely to spend during this traditionally busy time of the year for retailers.
In spite of the understandable hesitation to spend, local retailers who are willing to 'think outside the box' are demonstrating they still have some control over their destiny this Christmas season.
Now in its third year, Holiday Mart attracted about the same number of vendors this year as it did last, and there seemed to be about the same volume of customer traffic when the annual event was held last Saturday in the Brookfield H.S. Gymnasium.
Organized by the Brookfield Area Chamber of Commerce as a way of giving local consumers a one-stop approach to Christmas shopping, Holiday Mart rents table spaces in the Brookfield H.S. Gymnasium for $25 each. Non-profits were charged $15 each to rent a table for the four-hour event.
Holiday Mart grew so much in popularity from the first year it was offered that the event was moved out of the R-3 Middle School Gym into the High School Gymnasium where there is more space. The Chamber had high hopes and its optimism paid off. Last year, the second year Holiday Mart was offered, the extra space in the R-3 H.S. Gymnasium was filled to capacity with vendors and shoppers. And while the event didn't seem to lose much ground this year, neither did it gain any.
Paul Frey, who was appointed Brookfield Chamber Director six months ago, has approached the challenges associated with that position with almost unbounded energy and enthusiasm. "We had about 70 vendors for this year's Holiday Mart, about the same number as last year," observes Frey. "Concessions were down, but I think that's because people were spending more on gifts they found next door in the gym. I talked to about 25 vendors and most indicated they did well."
As I made the rounds Saturday, stopping at each table to visit with local retailers and encouraging them to provide feedback, I was impressed by the can-do spirit of the vendors. I only regret that I didn't receive as many call-backs from Saturday's vendors as I had hoped for. However, the few I received were instructive.


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Throughout the decades Hyland's never lost sight of the need for natural medicines that were strong in relieving symptoms but gentle in the way they worked. Nor did the company lose touch with the many insightful doctors and pharmacists who dispensed the medicine, or with the consumers who continued to use it and benefit from it. As countless conventional medicines developed by others proved to produce negligible, complicated or even harmful results, the need for natural medicines that work without side effects is increasing and homeopathic medicines are moving back into the mainstream.
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A tornado touched down near Denver International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, frightening passengers, prompting evacuations and diverting flights.
The twister, confirmed by radar at 2:20 p.m. by the National Weather Service, did not cause any structural damage.
Nine flights were diverted to nearby airports, including Colorado Springs and Cheyenne, said DIA spokeswoman Laura Coale.
"Some families and children were frightened," said Joel Denbo, a passenger who touched down at DIA shortly before the tornado did.
Denbo was among those who took shelter in a restroom, he said.
"The crew that we had in my shelter, some of us are old hands at living through tornado warnings," he said. "I lived through some very severe tornados two years ago in our community in Decatur, Ala."
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"They rushed us off to go shelter, so we sat in the bathroom for kind of a long time," said Donna Correia, who had arrived from Los Angeles.
Other passengers took cover in stairwells and other interior areas.
Once given the all-clear, everyone began streaming back into the main terminal areas, said DIA spokesman Heath Montgomery.
Operations were back to near-normal by 3 p.m., Coale said.
Denver police closed the Peña Boulevard exit off Interstate 70 for a short time after the tornado was reported, said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez.
During the stormy afternoon, there were warnings of extreme weather in northwestern Morgan County, southeastern Weld County and central Arapahoe County.
Denbo said he felt DIA was prepared for this situation.
"They got the public to the safe places," he said.


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This week's theme is ancestral homes.
My Danson ancestral home - but not quite what I envisaged!
|Trap Farm, c.1998
Situated amidst fields on what is now a busy road, it was a sorry sight - dilapidated and overgrown.
By the time of the 1851 Census, it was a household of 13. Henry was described as a farmer of 31 acres. Eldest daughter (now married) Elizabeth was there with her three sisters and her husband Thomas Bailey, whilst second daughter Grace had left home. But there were now two sons - John and Henry plus Henry's brother Peter and two servants. How did they all fit into what looked a small farmhouse? My great grandfather James, born 1852 at Trap Farm, plus another daughter Jane, later completed the family.
By the time of the next census in 1861 the Danson family was no longer at Trap.
Two years ago I returned to Carleton, fully expecting Trap Farm to be wiped off the map and replaced by a modern housing estate. To my surprise it was still there, but was undergoing a transformation into a modern home.
I recently made contact with a third cousin whose great grandmother Elizabeth Danson, eldest daughter of Henry and Elizabeth, was born at Trap Farm, and he sent me a more recent photograph.
|Trap Farm in 2011
|I am the baby -
with my Dad in our back garden,
It was an event when we heard the rag and bone man passing by on his horse and cart. We also had a lorry coming around selling drinks and it was a treat was to get in a stone jar sarsaparilla- a forerunner of Coca Cola?
Half way up the side wall was a small door which revealed the coal chute where the coal men emptied their sacks down into a small cellar under the stairs. My uncle later took on the hard task to clear it all out to create a much needed "glory hole". The side trellissed gate was later taken down and a driveway created to take my uncle's car. The former hen house at the back then became the garage.
The large gardens were my grandfather's and later uncle's joy - with floral displays in the front and vegetables and fruit grown at the back and the scene for many a family photograph. There was one surprising feature about the house, though - it did not have electricity until the late 1950's, because my grandfather refused to have it installed. I remember my aunt standing on a chair to light the ceiling gas lights, and ironing with a heated flat iron, and the flames from the gas cooker frightened me.
The village of Upper Poppleton (try saying it quickly!) was the scene of our next home, near York when my father was transferred with his work from Lancashire to Yorkshire.
|Home 1956-1961 at Upper Poppleton, near York.
1961 saw another move, this time north to Edinburgh to a lovely bungalow and our first central heating - bliss! The colour scheme was rather strong - red units in the kitchen and a bathroom with a yellow suite and black tiles, which my mother could not wait to get rid of. This was the last of my childhood homes - but all left me with happy memories I am pleased to share here.


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Boonville records wins in four out of the six singles matches to improve to 1-5 overall
The Boonville Pirates tennis team can finally breathe a sigh of relief after snapping a five-match losing streak Tuesday night against Columbia Independent by a score of 6-3.
Boonville tennis coach Stephanie Green said it was a good win against a district opponent.
"We needed it for morale and confidence as well as seedings in the district tournament," stated Green. "Painter and Green saw some frustrations in both singles and doubles, as they came off playing a different style and pace of matches Monday against Moberly. McQuitty relaxed and was able to play solidly as did Bechtel. Williams was fundamentally sound with relatively few errors and showed confidence and poise as did Pond in their doubles match."
Although the win was the first for Boonville in six matches, it didn't come easy by any means after dropping the first-two singles matches against the Lions.
Nonetheless, the Pirates roared back with four straight victories with wins at No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles. At No. 3 singles, Jake McQuitty got the ball rolling for Boonville by beating Osaid Khan by a score of 8-0. Meanwhile, at No. 4 singles, senior Kelly Williams won by a score of 8-2 over Stefanie Micatka. Sophomore Noah Bechtel also prevailed at the No. 5 slot by beating Taylor Burghard by a score of 8-3. Then, to closeout the singles matches, Ian Pond won by forfeit to give the Pirates a 4-2 match lead.
In other matches, No. 1 singles player Cody Painter lost to Vaughn Mueller by a score of 8-1 while Nathan Green fell by a score of 8-4 against Theron Howe.
Columbia Independent also picked up a win at No. 1 doubles, with the team of Mueller and Howe prevailing over Painter and Green 8-2.
The Pirates dominated the rest of the match, however, the No. 2 team of McQuitty and Bechtel won by a score of 8-1 over the team of Khan and Micatka. Meanwhile, at No. 3 doubles, the team of Williams and Pond defeated the team of Micatka and Burghard by the same identical score of 8-1.
The Boonville Pirates tennis team will host the Fulton Hornets in a conference match on Thursday starting at 4:30 p.m.


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Boulder County officials are investigating the death of a 9-year-old Superior girl who was found unresponsive in her bedroom by relatives this morning, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
Emergency crews with the Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District and Boulder County Sheriff's Office at around 9:10 a.m. this morning were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Stoneham Street in Superior on reports of person who was unresponsive, officials say.
On the scene, they found a 9-year-old girl who was not breathing. The girl, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Family members first called 911 after waking up to check on the girl and finding her not breathing. They attempted to resuscitate her before emergency crews arrived but were unsuccessful, according to officials.
The Sheriff's Office and the Boulder County Coroner's Office are investigating, and the cause and manner of the girl's death will be released once the investigation is completed, officials say.
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(This story was updated July 11 to clarify that ticket price includes a first-edition copy of "Doctor Sleep" and Los Angeles is not among the cities Stephen King is expected to visit.)
What: Stephen King will read from, discuss and answer questions about his new novel "Doctor Sleep," sequel to "The Shining."
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25
Where: Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder
Tickets: $37.50; $34.50 for Chautauqua members. Tickets will go on sale online at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 11, for Chautauqua and Boulder Book Store Readers Guild members. Tickets will go on sale for the general public at 1 p.m. Friday, July 12. Ticket price includes a first-edition copy of "Doctor Sleep."
Box office: Tickets.chautauqua.com or call 303-440-7666. Walk-up and phone sales available 1 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Etc.: King will not sign books, but a limited number of signed first editions of "Doctor Sleep" will be randomly distributed at the event.
When it came time to choose a handful of cities to launch his long-awaited sequel to "The Shining," Stephen King knew it was time to come back to Boulder.
After all, he lived in town while writing the 1977 novel about a terrifying haunted hotel in the Colorado mountains, just as his career was about to launch into the literary stratosphere.
Now, with "Doctor Sleep" scheduled for release Sept. 24, King thought he'd come back to his old haunts and celebrate with the locals. He'll read, speak and answer questions Sept. 25 at Boulder's moodily appropriate Chautauqua Auditorium.
King put New York and Boulder on his itinerary -- "Boulder was by his request, since the new book is a sequel to 'The Shining,' " said Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer for Boulder Book Store, which is sponsoring the event -- but it's unclear whether he will make other appearances.
For the uninitiated, "The Shining" tells the story of author Jack Torrance, his wife, Wendy, and their small son, Danny. Feeling stuck on his writing and hoping to bring his family closer together after some unsettling events, he agrees to take on a job as winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in the remote mountains northwest of Boulder. The hotel is all but inaccessible in the winter, and the snowbound family soon finds itself confronting terrors unfamiliar -- and all too familiar.
Since "The Shining" was published, literally every book King has written has been a bestseller. Another of his most popular tales, "The Stand," was set partly in Boulder.
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park famously inspired King to write "The Shining" and conjure the creepy Overlook. Stanley Kubrick made the novel into a film in 1980, but it was largely filmed in Oregon and other locales. King wrote a script for a 1997 miniseries that was closer to the original novel and filmed at the Stanley Hotel.
"When they were filming (the miniseries) in Estes Park, he came into the store quite a bit. Perhaps because of his past in Boulder, and because he got to know the store, they contacted us about hosting a signing," Kashkashian said. "We said yes."
The author first mentioned the idea for "Doctor Sleep" in 2009 while on tour in Toronto to promote "Under the Dome." During an on-stage interview with film director David Cronenberg, he said the book would focus on Danny (now Dan) Torrance.
In his 40s and working for a hospice in New Hampshire where he attends AA and uses his precognitive power to "shine" to comfort the dying, Dan is still haunted by the ghosts and memories of the events at The Overlook. There he meets a young girl with the same ability, and a renewed battle between good and evil ensues, according to a description from Scribner, the book's publisher.
As soon as it received the request to host the signing, the store knew it was going to need a bigger boat, so to speak. With seating for 1,300, the historic Chautauqua Auditorium seemed to fit the bill in more than one way, Kashkashian said.
"It just seems right, doesn't it? Stephen King in that auditorium. Maybe we'll get a thunderstorm, too," he said.


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So far, 2012 has proven to be an interesting year for technological developments in various metal sectors. Steel and aluminum producers in particular have aggressively pursued new means of production efficiency, safety and sustainability. Here are just some of those breakthroughs:Renewable energy
Earlier this year, ArcelorMittal SA showcased new products for use in the renewable energy sector. The Luxembourg-based steelmaker unveiled its latest long products for the construction of lattice-tower wind turbines for onshore wind farms. Steel lattice towers generally are lower in cost, generate more power because they capture higher wind speeds with their greater height, are significantly lighter, require less-bulky foundations and have the lowest life-cycle costs for sustainable energy production, according to ArcelorMittal. The low-cost structure and reduced foundations, combined with corrosion protection through galvanizing, makes it the best investment over the long term, the company said.
The steel industry contributes actively in saving carbon dioxide emissions with lightweight steel solutions. Moreover, we are delivering steel to support renewable energy use, ArcelorMittal Long Carbon Europe vice president Nico Reuter said, noting that ArcelorMittal supplied more than 4 million tonnes of steel solely for energy infrastructure in 2011.
Energy costs
The price of energy has reached unprecedented levels in the past decade. In an effort to lower energy costs, many metal manufacturers are developing innovative solutions to reduce overall energy consumption. Aluminum is especially costly to produce, with electricity accounting for nearly one-third of total production costs. Dubai Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Dubal) has taken a proactive stance to save power in an energy-reduction initiative with GE Energy that focuses primarily on its fleet of gas turbines.
State-owned Dubals production complex south of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, produces about 960,000 tonnes of aluminum annually for customers in 48 countries. The facility, which has expanded several times over the past 30 years, is currently powered by 23 gas turbines running 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. In all, the complex has a generation capacity of 2,350 megawatts, making the operation completely autonomous in terms of energy.
The process of manufacturing aluminumconverting alumina into metallic aluminumrequires a large amount of electricity. During the smelting process, a direct electrical current with extremely high amperage, usually 150,000 amperes or more, must be channeled through a cryolite/alumina mixture to achieve the desired chemical reactions. Additionally, the potline must run around the clock; any power interruptions can cause the pots to freeze, resulting in irreversible damage. The entire process uses so much energy that aluminum smelters accounted for nearly 3 percent of global energy consumption in 2011.
Dubal teamed up with GE to design a system that would drastically reduce the costs associated with electricity production and improve the overall reliability of its turbines. Performance and reliability of our power supply are very important for the production of aluminum, Dubal president and chief executive officer Abdulla Kalban said in 2009. This service agreement with GE will help us reduce our cost of generating electricity, which will lead to a lower cost of aluminum production, positioning us more competitively in the global market.
The $45-million service agreement, signed in August 2009, tasked GE with implementing innovative solutions that would simultaneously allow Dubal to lower its energy consumption and reduce its nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 15 percent, all while maintaining normal production.
Quality improvement
Wyomissing, Pa.-based Carpenter Technology Corp. designed a phased array inspection system for bar and coil alloys to increase product throughput and improve quality. The companys goal was to develop an innovative inspection system that would enable it to quickly and accurately test its bar and coil products, identify defects and automatically sort material based on the test results, all with a minimal amount of handling. The system had to have the versatility to inspect hundreds of sizes of material and measure that material against hundreds of different customer specifications. Carpenter began testing the use of phased array immersion ultrasonic inspections nearly 10 years ago. The new system has increased throughput five- to sevenfold, and has a perfect customer track record for error-proofing.
Using robots in industrial environments is far from a new idea. But while theyve been used in automotive assembly plants for years, they are rarely used in steel mills. Austrias Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH would like to see that change through the use of its Simetal LiquiRob flexible robot-aided measuring solution, which has already been installed in about 10 steelmaking facilities in Europe, Asia and South America, with three or four North American producers reportedly considering the new technology. Siemens, an international supplier of steel mill technologies, provides the automation for Simetal LiquiRob using industrial robots from several European producers.
Phil Ponikvar, business segment manager for mechanical equipment at Siemens Industry Inc., Canonsburg, Pa., acknowledged that the steel industry has been somewhat reluctant to use robotics. However, its a technology whose time has come, he said, given the number of injuries in the hot end of steelmaking facilities each year, as well as producers desire to provide high-quality steel products that closely conform to increasingly stringent end-user requirements.
When the Simetal LiquiRob technology was developed, Ponikvar said, it was mainly to improve safety in the hot end of steelmaking plants by having a robot do some of the normal day-to-day, heat-to-heat operations, such as taking temperatures or chemical samples in the furnace or in the casting machine tundish.
In a steel mill environment, particularly where liquid metal is produced or manipulated, operators are continually exposed to dangerous working conditions. This is true both at electric-arc furnace and basic oxygen furnace operations, as well as at continuous casters, secondary metallurgical plants and converters.
Using a robot is unbelievably safer. There is no chance that sparking or boiling of steel will result in splashback on a worker, Ponikvar said. What we wanted to do was eliminate the need of having humans doing some of the more dangerous jobs, but what we found afterwards was that we werent only able to assist in improving safety, but we were also able to allow steelmakers to have an operation that was more stable and controlled than it had been previously.
Energy efficiency
Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corp. (Wisco), Chinas fourth-largest steelmaker, was producing about 40 million tons of iron and steel per year operating with traditional steam boilers when it entered into a relationship with GE Energy. Increased demand for steel was driving the need for more electricityup to 10 billion kilowatt-hours per year, an unsustainable, costly drain on the public gridand Wisco engaged GE Energy to develop and execute an innovative approach that would increase energy efficiency and profitability, all while reducing emissions and maintaining a high level of production. GE added two gas turbines, two generators and a double-ended fuel gas compressor to handle the large compression loads associated with compressing ultra-low-heating-value fuel. The centrifugal fuel gas compressor created for the project was the largest GE has made in the companys history.
Steel improvements
ArcelorMittal USA Inc.s Burns Harbor, Ind., plant achieved enhanced efficiency and quality by rebuilding its 160-inch plate mill heat-treat operation. The subsidiary of Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA recently completed the state-of-the-art project, which was unique in its innovative use and redeployment of existing facilities coupled with new technology and equipment to meet or exceed the most demanding requirements of todays plate customers and their needs well into the future. The project allowed the company to minimize both the cost and the duration of construction, representing the lowest possible investment, shortest time to return and least disruption to customers. The cornerstone of the approximately $60-million investment is a new high-capacity leveler with additional furnace, processing and automation improvements.
ArcelorMittal USA also has been busy at its Indiana Harbor plant in East Chicago, Ill. The Energy Recovery and Reuse: 504 Boiler Project involves the installation of a waste-energy recovery boiler, which will use blast furnace gas to generate steam that will drive existing generators to produce approximately 333,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annuallyenough to power about 30,000 U.S. homes per yearand indirectly reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 340,000 tons annually due to reduced purchased grid power, which is predominantly from coal-fired utility power generation facilities. (Indianas power is 95 percent coal-based.)
West Chester, Ohio-based steelmaker AK Steel Corp. partnered with Grand Rapids, Minn.-based Magnetation Inc. to form joint-venture Magnetation LLC, which produces iron ore feedstock and pellets from legacy reserves in Minnesota. Magnetation uses an advanced magnetic separation process to recover iron ore from existing stockpiles of previously mined material. Utilizing these iron ore tailings eliminates the need for traditional drilling, blasting and excavating, and it can result in the creation of new wetlands in an environmentally responsible manner. The magnetic separation technology used by Magnetation was pioneered by Magnetation Inc. chief executive officer Larry Lehtinen. Magnetation plans to complete construction of a 3-million-ton-per-year pelletizing plant by 2016 that will consume the majority of the joint ventures iron concentrate production.
Emissions reduction
Essar Steel Algoma Inc., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, installed an individualized oven pressure control system on its No. 9 coke battery in November 2011, the first installation of its kind in North America. The company sought to achieve a change in environmental performance by replacing an existing common-pressure dual collector main, resulting in a substantial reduction in emissions. In the process, it also achieved an overall project cost reduction vs. supplier estimates by adopting an engineer, procure and construct approach, optimizing internal resource utilization (both materials and labor) and by introducing enhanced installation methodology. Essar said its proven progress and continued investment in emissions-control initiatives demonstrate its leadership in environmental stewardship.
Aluminum alloys
Moving to ensure that new generations of aircraft being built over the next several decades continue to use aluminum rather than plastics or composites, Alcoa Inc. is developing materials that would beat composites in terms of performance. The Pittsburgh-based companys research and development team also is working to develop an entirely new set of aluminum-lithium alloys that perform better and at a lower cost. The new alloys provide up to 10-percent weight savings over composite-intensive planes; lower the cost to manufacture, operate and repair planes by up to 30 percent compared with composites; allow for a 12-percent increase in fuel efficiency, on top of a 15-percent improvement in efficiency from new engines; and deliver passenger comfort features, such as higher cabin pressure, larger windows and higher humidity.
Premium product
Amcor Flexibles Inc.s Canny product is the first wrinkle-free, thin-walled aluminum bowl. Primarily aimed at premium or indulgence food markets, it is designed to meet the needs of customer convenience for products and still be easy to open. Canny is the result of more than two years of development by Amcor Flexiblesa division of Australian packaging company Amcor Ltd.to make a product that combines practical, attractive features amid growing demand for more convenient and safe packaging. The Canny aluminum bowl is smooth, with no sharp edges and an easily peelable membrane that reduces spillage. Canny also is 30 percent lighter than traditional ring-pull aluminum bowls.
Weight reduction
Jaguar Land Rover Plc, a customer of Atlanta-based Novelis Inc. for more than 20 years, needed a solution to reduce the weight of its new Range Rover Evoque to help make it the most fuel-efficient Range Rover model ever. Novelis was selected as the sole supplier of aluminum sheet for the all-new Evoque, providing aluminum sheet for the vehicles hood, roof and structural parts. Novelis greatest challenge was to develop a high-strength, lightweight roof joined to a steel structure. Because aluminum and steel have different thermal expansion coefficients, the roof stiffness had to be increased to avoid deformations with temperature changes. To meet this challenge, Novelis created Anticorodal-600 PX, a new high-strength aluminum alloy.
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According to Merriam Webster's, a sport is defined as "a physical activity engaged in for pleasure." I searched multiple reference materials and found similar definitions. "An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature," said another.
I mostly agree with these definitions. A sport to me is definitely something physical, something that you have skill in, and it's something competitive in nature. I am going to mention some of the many sports that some people might not consider to be a sport in the first place.
First of all, cheerleading and dance are definitely sports. They both fit the definition. My girlfriend of five years has been a cheerleader all her life and I can tell you first hand that cheerleading requires a tremendous amount of skill and athleticism. And I'm not just saying this because my girlfriend told me to.
The amount of physical training and practice these athletes go through is incredible. You have to be in top physical condition. Strong enough to hold other humans up in the air is not easy. You also have to be flexible, and willing to get hurt.
Cheer is actually a pretty dangerous sport, being that they don't wear any pads or helmets of any sort. My girlfriend is a flyer and she has had minor concussions and other numerous injuries.
And as far as competition, competitive cheerleading and dancing teams compete in numerous competitions and tournaments against other teams, usually by displaying and perfecting a vigorous routine. There are national and even world competitions.
This brings me to marching band. I played on the drumline for my university's marching band for all four of my college years and believe me, it's physical. We had to practice for almost two hours every day out on the field during the season. Constantly marching around and playing an instrument at the same time is hard work and it requires a lot of skill. We were required to play and compete at numerous marching band competitions, exhibition shows, etc. All of this considered, marching band definitely fits under the definition of a sport.
Even though I do classify a sport as something physical, I didn't forget about the sports defined to some as mind sports. This usually involves an activity or a game that requires more mental skill than physical. Some examples include chess, poker, and even video games.
I am a huge nerd at heart, and am a big video gamer. Video games are not sports per se, but there is a huge world of competitive video gaming that involves players training all day, every day in order to be able to compete in tournaments all across the world. It's called esports, or electronic sports. Some players even play video games for a living.
There are organizations such as Major League Gaming or MLG, who host major events where players around the world compete for cash prizes. Most events even include casters of the games, just like in other sports. One of my favorite video games to play is called Starcraft, where you build and control an army and have to defeat the other army. Games like this require an immense amount of skill and strategy. You have to be fast, multi-task well, and have great mental focus. It's not really physical, but it's funny because ESPN shows MLG coverage from time to time, which is awesome.
In conclusion, there will always be arguments over what's considered a sport. But to me there are simply two kinds, physical and non-physical. Either way, a sport is way of showing the world your passion and skill of a hobby, while having fun too. If you have a passion for a certain sport, keep doing what you're doing and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.


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This is the second post that has a compilation of surnames from the Paulstown area. The first post covered the townlands nearest the village of Paulstown. This post covers the neighbouring townlands to those nearest the village. They are Ballytarsna, Ballyvalden, Butlersgrove, Coolcuttia, Coorleagh, Garryduff and Kilmacahill. Please see the first article, via the link above, for how the names were compiled.
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Police log for March 28
Police log
March 28
1:16 a.m. Verbal-threats report on West St George Avenue.
1:27 a.m. Found-property report at Women's Shelter.
8:36 a.m. Supplemental report on North Mono Court.
8:48 a.m. Follow up on North Gold Canyon Drive.
10:03 a.m. Probation search on West Benson Avenue.
10:17 a.m. Probation search on South Gold Canyon Drive.
12:23 p.m. Residential-burglary report on West Ward Avenue.
12:28 p.m. Property damage traffic-collision report at East French Avenue and North China Lake Boulevard.
1:33 p.m. Arrest on West Church Avenue for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
1:36 p.m. Theft-of-utilities report on Nest Cisco Street.
1:38 p.m. Harassment report on North Sahara Drive.
3:15 p.m. Warrant arrest on West California Avenue for possession of a controlled substance and driving without a license.
3:33 p.m. Ridgecrest Municipal Code violation report on South Sims Street.
3:50 p.m. RMC violation report on South Sims Street.
4:15 p.m. Brandishing-a-weapon report and arrest at East Ridgecrest Boulevard and East Commercial Avenue for possession of a narcotic controlled substance.
8:53 p.m. Harassment report on South Allen Street.
9:14 p.m. Verbal-threats report on West California Avenue.
9:14 p.m. Runaway-juvenile report on North Helena Street.
9:22 p.m. Verbal-threats report on West California Avenue.
9:35 p.m. Harassment report on South Norma Street.
10:17 p.m. Disturbance – music on North Warner Street.
Officers made eight traffic stops.


text: This past weekend, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, hosted the Sprint Cup Daytona 500, the Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 and the Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. The No. 10 Chevrolet SS driver went out eighth in the qualifying session and covered the 2 1/2-mile superspeedway in 45.817 seconds, averaging 196.434 mph. Only four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon even came close to knocking her off. Gordon was the only other driver who topped 196 mph. He locked up the other guaranteed spot in the season-opening event.Did Not Qualify: No. 19 Mike Bliss and No. 52 Brian Keselowski.Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson won the 55th Annual Daytona 500, his 61st victory in 400 NSCS races. He also won the 500 in 2006. He becomes the 10th driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. Johnson is the sixth driver to win in his 400th start. The others were Lee Petty, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dave Marcis and Dale Earnhardt. This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 23 races at Daytona.Rookie of the Race: Danica Patrick, the No. 10 Chevrolet driver, started on the pole and finished eighth. She is the first female driver to score a top-10 finish in the Daytona 500. She was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY in the event was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (finished 12th).Contingency Awards:- Matt Kenseth won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (86 of 200). The No. 20 Toyota driver started 12th in the lineup but lost the engine on lap 149. He was credited with a 37th place finish and is currently 33rd in the point standings.- Hendrick Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Johnson's race-winning Chevrolet.- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap. The No. 17 Ford driver started 28th in the lineup and finished 12th.- Ryan Newman won the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. The No. 39 Chevrolet driver earned the award for his fifth place finish.Points Leader: Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 5 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr.NSCS Top 12:1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.3. Mark Martin4. Brad Keselowski5. Ryan Newman6. Greg Biffle7. Danica Patrick8. Michael McDowell9. J.J. Yeley10. Clint Bowyer11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.12. Aric AlmirolaNext NSCS Race: Subway Fresh Fit 500(k), March 3rd at Phoenix International Raceway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Trevor Bayne won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 32nd Annual DRIVE4COPD 300 with a lap of 50.801 seconds, 177.162 mph. This is the Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 Ford Mustang driver's sixth pole in 86 NNS races. It is his first pole in six races at Daytona International Speedway. He was also in Sunday's Daytona 500 driving the Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford Fusion. Bayne had mechanical problems during the NNS race. After repairs he returned to event and finished in 31st place, 19 laps down to the leaders. He is currently 21st in the 2013 point standings.Did Not Qualify: No. 85 Bobby Gerhart, No. 89 Morgan Shepherd, No. 92 Dexter Stacey and No. 52 Joey Gase.Race Winner: Sprint Cup regular Tony Stewart won the 32nd Annual DRIVE4COPD 300, his 11th victory in 94 NNS races. This is the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro driver's seventh victory and 10th top-10 finish in 14 NNS races at Daytona International Speedway. He is ineligible for driver points in this series.Rookie of the Race: Alex Bowman started eighth and finished third. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders and earned the No. 99 Toyota driver the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award.Contingency Awards:- Alex Bowman won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. - Regan Smith led the most laps of the Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway earning the 3M Lap Leader award. The No. 7 Chevrolet driver started 15th and led 23 of the 120 laps run. He was in the lead on the last lap but was involved in a multi-car wreck. He was credited with a 14th place finish. Smith is currently 11th in the 2013 NNS points. - Penske Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in second-place finishing No. 12 Ford driven by Sam Hornish Jr.Points Leader: Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 1 point over Alex Bowman.NNS Top 10:1. Sam Hornish Jr.2. Alex Bowman3. Parker Kligerman4. Brian Scott5. Justin Allgaier6. Eric McClure7. Robert Richardson8. Travis Pastrana9. Nelson Piquet Jr.10. Kyle LarsonNext NNS Race: Dollar General 200, Saturday, March 3, 2013 at Phoenix International Raceway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:Time Trials: Brennan Newberry won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the 14th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 with a lap of 177.176 mph. This is the No. 14 Chevrolet Silverado driver's first pole in 11 NCWTS races. He was also the fastest qualifying Rookie of the Year contender. Newberry was involved in an accident on lap 54 and was done for the day. He was credited with a 33rd place finish.Did Not Qualify: No. 82 Sean Corr, No. 50 Rick Crawford and No. 63 Scott Stenzel.Race Winner: Johnny Sauter won the 14th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250, his seventh victory in 109 NCWTS races. This is the No. 98 Toyota Tundra driver's first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Daytona. It was Toyota's 100th win in the NCWTS and Toyota's seventh-consecutive win at Daytona in the series.Rookie of the Race: Jeb Burton won the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award since his fifth place finish in the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado was better than the rest of the 2013 ROTY contenders. Burton is currently fifth in the point standings.Contingency Awards:- Johnny Sauter won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award. It is given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Triad won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. The award is determined by qualifying and finishing position of the truck (Sauter's race-winning No. 98 Toyota Tundra).Points Leader: Johnny Sauter leads the standings by 6 points over Ron Hornaday.NCWTS Top 10:1. Johnny Sauter2. Ron Hornaday 3. Justin Lofton4. Ty Dillon5. Jeb Burton6. Miguel Paludo7. Ryan Blaney8. Matt Crafton9. Ryan Sieg10. Todd BodineNext NCWTS Race: Kroger 250, Saturday, April 6, at Martinsville Speedway.