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Supervisors won't let Sheriff's Office sell old guns
Original post made on Sep 18, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 9:50 AM
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 18, 2013 at 12:24 pm
I only have to read the first paragraph to breathe a sigh of relief in the knowledge that there is still common sense somewhere in government.
Thanks you San Mateo County Board of Supervisors for exercising intelligence on the job!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 18, 2013 at 1:30 pm
I have no problem with only a sworn officer buying his old service gun. Hopefully they will rewrite the proposal.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Sep 18, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Thank you, Board of Supervisors.
Have them all destroyed.
If the officers want to buy guns, let them buy them at the stores.
I can't help suspecting that if sold to the officers, it would be done at ridiculous prices, and sooner than later, many of those guns would end up in the wrong hands.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 18, 2013 at 3:31 pm
While people may be fawning all over themselves about this SMC Supervisors' decision, they really ought to understand that police officers are often involved in crimes--as the criminals, as well as being involved in cases of police brutality.
The CATO Institute has published a number of reports on police misconduct:
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Murders in SMC have been as low as zero during the past few years. So, concerns about these guns somehow being involved with violent crimes would seem unwarranted.
Moreover, assuming that the police followed the law when disposing of the guns: background checks, and any other CA/Fed. guidelines followed--then they would know where the guns were.
Destroying them is one option. Selling them another. In the long run--guns don't kill people, people kill people.
a resident of Atherton
on Sep 18, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Officers are the most responsible of "responsible gun owners", aren't they?
"A grand jury charged W**** K***, 46, Training Supervisor, with misdemeanor counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment stemming from the accidental shooting of a police recruit."
"The Baltimore Police commissioner shut down police training indefinitely after a University of Maryland police officer was shot in the head during an exercise at a closed psychiatric hospital."
This week, 9/15: "A North Carolina police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Saturday after police say he fatally shot an unarmed man who had apparently just survived a car crash in Charlotte and was looking for help."
"Missouri Officer... was killed when another officer's gun accidentally discharged during a break from a training session."
"The incident occurred while an officer was clearing a round from a .40-caliber handgun. The gun went off, sending the round into a concrete table. The bullet broke apart, sending fragments into a second officer's leg, hand, and face."
"Melissa H**, 35, and Dexter C****, 28, were terminated for their involvement in an April training accident that led to the shooting of a recruit in the wrist..."
"Tiffany Danielle Bishop, Kelley Chase, Dan De Kraai, and John Kohn. All four of these officers or law enforcement recruits were killed in training accidents since 2010. Two were shot accidentally by fellow officers."
And on and on. I would laugh anytime someone mentions the phrase "responsible gun owner", but it's too tragic.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 19, 2013 at 6:27 am
Murders have not been anywhere close to zero in San Mateo County, at least, not in the last 30 years. At a minimum, East Palo Alto is in San Mateo County, and it hasn't been murder free for quite some time.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 19, 2013 at 8:02 am
> Murders have not been anywhere close to zero in
> San Mateo County, at least, not in the last 30 years
That's not what this article from the Peninsula Press claims:
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While homicide rates in San Mateo County have been relatively stable in recent years, government and law enforcement officials in the county are concerned about pockets of violence and the influence of youth gangs. In South San Francisco, shootings involving teenagers and young adults are "definitely on the high side, with gang involvement going up in recent years," said city police Detective Ken Chetcuti.
"We had gone through a couple years with zero homicides," he said, and then in December 2010, "there was a triple homicide. And we have had two more since then," each involving youths.
Please keep in mind that East Palo Alto is an incorporated City, and as such, does not come under the jurisdiction of the County law enforcement agency. This may lead to confusion, from time-to-time, since clearly murders in East Palo Alto do occur in San Mateo Country. These violent acts are not tracked by the County Sheriff, however. Generally this tracking can be found at the State/Federal level.
If one were to look at the FBI/UCR data (Uniform Crime Reporting) for San Mateo County, one would see that for the most part, violent crime is low--with the exception of a hotspots like East Palo Alto, and Redwood City.
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 19, 2013 at 10:12 am
Why would they want more guns in homes? Just leads to more mayhem.
"a 1998 study in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery that found that "every time a gun in the home was used in a self-defense or legally justifiable shooting, there were four unintentional shootings, seven criminal assaults or homicides, and 11 attempted or completed suicides." Pistol owners' fantasy of blowing away home-invading bad guys or street toughs holding up liquor stores is a myth debunked by the data showing that a gun is 22 times more likely to be used in a criminal assault, an accidental death or injury, a suicide attempt or a homicide than it is for selfdefense."
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 21, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Whenever I hear of another shooting in the surrounding area it galls me, but still we have to remember:
1. It is a Constitutional right to own guns.
2. It is a right and sometimes a necessity to protect one's self.
3. Because guns "backfire" on some of us does not change anything.
4. It is legal to buy and sell guns in the US, California and the Bay Area.
5. It is a loss to the Police Department not to be able to sell these guns.
I know I'll get jumped on over this, but I think this is a bad decision that will cost money and will perhaps cost lives. There is a chance that some of these guns will fall into the wrong hands I suppose, but they do have to undergo background checks currently. correct?
The skewed statistics mentioned do not change any of what should be the relevant facts.
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 21, 2013 at 9:42 pm
CPA: Skewed statistics by the the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery?
Must be some commie leftest organization!
Your points:
1 - yes, within set rules, of course
2 - "to protect one's self" of course, except guns in the home CAUSE more mayhem than they actually protect anyone - in the study, for every instance of protection, there are 22 tragedies
3. "Because guns "backfire" on some of us does not change anything."
Not "some". They cause tragedies 22 times more often than they help someone.
That's not a random "backfire". That's 22 people shot or killed for every instance of protection.
4. yes, within the rules, of course
5. eh, we disagree on the sale. We definitely disagree on the part about costing lives. More guns = more lives taken than protected.
22 to 1. Would you bet those odds in Vegas?
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 22, 2013 at 3:56 pm
My question is, Who is Supervisor Don Horsley to be the interpreter of what the law was meant to be, or who should be able to legally buy a gun in the county? Setting himself up as the authority who interprets the meaning of the law is quite a step, even for a one time County Sheriff. The sale of the guns to persons who are not Felons or Mentally Unstable is a viable way for the county to make extra money!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 22, 2013 at 4:23 pm
@James Cox: That's part of his job as a supervisor, elected by the people.
a resident of Walter Hays School
on Sep 22, 2013 at 9:09 pm
@JAmes: you may call it viable. Some of us don't want more guns in our neighbors homes. As demonstrated above, too many bad things happen when guns go into homes.
For every legitimate use of a gun in a home, my neighbor will possibly have any one of 22 tragic events happen. And that doesn't even count the chance of the gun being stolen.
"every time a gun in the home was used in a self-defense or legally justifiable shooting, there were four unintentional shootings, seven criminal assaults or homicides, and 11 attempted or completed suicides."
An eligible person may go to a gun shop. They, and we, don't need the County contributing to more tragedies. Thank you, Mr Supervisor.
a resident of Portola Valley
on Sep 23, 2013 at 8:01 am
A friend of mine just open a gun store in his bayarea city. He has more business than he can handle. He stated he could sell another 7-9 guns per day if he could get more from the gun companies. And ammo...he has to limited everyone to 2 boxes per day in order to have ammo for all his customers. I was just in Scheels in OR and they are doing the same with ammo. The guy behind the counter there stated that they could sell 20-25 more guns per day if they could get them too. Oh and both said that the female gun ownership is sharply on the rise. Crazy!
a resident of Portola Valley
on Sep 23, 2013 at 11:05 am
Any facts to share, Marvin? Or just anecdotal noise? How about "female gun ownership is sharply on the rise. Crazy!"
Female gun ownership in 2003=39%, in 2013=43%...... 4% in a decade. That's "sharply on the rise"????????
You said it Marv: "Crazy!"
While I do agree with your single word self-assessment, perhaps you should leave the urban myths, anecdotes and the promotion of gun falsehoods by the NRA, to the experts. You and I will stick to facts, okey-dokie? "Crazy!"
a resident of Portola Valley
on Sep 23, 2013 at 6:17 pm
Female gun ownership from 2005 to now has increase 23%. A 77% increase in 7 years. Google female gun ownership.
a resident of Green Acres
on Sep 23, 2013 at 7:52 pm
thanks, marvin, I did google it and looked at the Gallup poll, but first: your numbers make ZERO sense: "from 2005 to now has increase 23%. A 77% increase in 7 years." Huh?!? A 23% increase over 7 years is roughly 3% a year. Hardly can that be called a sharp rise.
So look at facts: Self reported female gun ownership was 39% in 2003. You cherrypicked 2005 as a low point, when it dropped to 32%.
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SRI proposes big changes in Menlo Park campus
Original post made on Dec 6, 2012
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a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:27 pm
1.4 million square feet. Anyone know what's there now.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:07 pm
There are old buildings there now. They want to replace them with new buildings. This is a private campus that is off limits to the public anyway, so it shouldn't have much effect on the community, aside from construction issues.
Despite the diverse list of projects mentioned in this article, my understanding is that the majority of their work currently is and always has been military related. SRI used to be called the Stanford Research Institute and was owned by Stanford University, but the university divested itself during the Vietnam War.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Thank you for the question, Frugal.
SRI is requesting 1.38 million square feet. That is exactly equal to the existing square footage today. It is 11 percent less than what SRI's Conditional Development Permit currently allows.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Dec 6, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Sounds as though SRI is doing well, and more power to them. The campus is not in danger of being plowed under so that 20,000 low income housing units can be built.
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Dec 6, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Yes, more power to them. SRI has been a good and quiet neighbor and hopefully its growth will be as a result of government programs to benefit civilization rather than destroy it. Aside from that, it's important to note that the campus is bordered by two local access roads that were never intended to support significant traffic. As it is, Middlefield and Ringwood get very backed up at certain times of the day, so it will be interesting to hear what the plan will be to manage construction vehicles going in and out of the property. The other concern is building height -- no matter how much vegetation they plant to create a "soft edge", it's not going to obscure a 5-story building in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Hope they'll take that into consideration.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 7, 2012 at 4:55 am
Anyone who has been around here for some time knows that SRI in years past has proposed big changes to their campus, only to pull back because they are barely surviving economically. Renting out space to others, selling off pieces for housing have kept the place going in the past. Maybe doing better now?
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Dec 7, 2012 at 9:28 am
Its not a residential neighborhood. SRI has been a very good business for Menlo Park for decades. They run a professional campus with world class staff and scientists.
a resident of another community
on Dec 7, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Willow/Sand Hill Rd Light Rail or Rapid Bus Lane.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 10, 2012 at 9:06 am
It would be interesting to compare the traffic today and what would result in the future from this project. It is good that they don't expect to need as many parking spaces, but remember that Menlo Park's parking requirements have changed.
This is a wonderful institution. Aren't they nonprofit, so pay no tax revenue on what they do?
BTW - they currently sublease space to Stanford, which has cleverly exported its people and traffic out of Santa Clara County and into ours.
Let's just be sure that this project's traffic doesn't increase from today's nearly intolerable levels.
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Maria Eichwald was born in Talgar, Kazakhstan. She received her first ballet training at the National Ballet School in Alma-Ata. After her graduation she joined the National Ballet of Kazakhstan where she was soon promoted to Principal Dancer. In 1994 she moved to Germany and danced in the ballet company of the Theatre Krefeld-Mönchengladbach in the Corps de ballet and later as Soloist until 1996.
At the beginning of the season 1996/97 she joined the Bavarian State Ballet Munich as Soloist. In 1999 she was promoted to Principal Dancer.
With the Bavarian State Ballet Maria Eichwald guested all around the world. In the season 2000/01 she was invited by Alicia Alonso to dance with the Cuban National Ballet. In June 2001 she danced at a benefit gala, in the same year she danced at the "Gala Les Etoiles du XXme Siècle" in Paris together with Alen Bottaini. For her interpretations of the title role in
(Kenneth MacMillan) and of Kitri in
Don Quijote
(Marius Petipa) she was nominated for the Prix Benois 2002. During a dancers' exchange she danced the title role in
(Kenneth MacMillan) at the Royal Danish Ballet (April 2003).
In January 2004 Maria Eichwald joined the Stuttgart Ballet as Principal Dancer. She has joined the Stuttgart Ballet on tours all around the world and is a highly sought-after guest at international galas and ballet companies.
In 2006 she was named in the category "Outstanding Dancer" in the critics' choice of the maagzine ballettanz for the role of Olimpia which Christian Spuck created on her in
The Sandman
. In the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 namings in this category followed for the leading role in
Siebte Sinfonie
(Uwe Scholz), for Tatiana in
as well as for Katharina in
The Taming of the Shrew
(both: John Cranko). In April 2012 the XI. St. Peterburg International Ballet Award Dance Open took place and Maria Eichwald who was dancing a Pas de deux from John Cranko's
The Taming of the Shrew
with Filip Barankiewicz was awarded "Ms Expressivity". In June 2012 Maria Eichwald was invited to the Nurejev-Gala at the Vienna State Ballet and danced – together with artistic director Manuel Legris – as Pas de deux from John Cranko's
In 2012 Maria Eichwald received the Danza&Danza-Award as Best Female Dancer a.o. for her performance of Tatiana in John Cranko's
at the Scala in Milan.
Leading Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier): Blanche du Bois
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Pink
Forgotten Land (Jiří Kylián): Couple in Black
Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)
Fratres (John Neumeier): female leading role
Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Pas de deux "The Lovers"
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Giselle
Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville): The Sylph
Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): Lulu
Onegin (John Cranko): Olga, Tatjana
Return to a strange Land (Jiří Kylián)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Juliet
Serenade (George Balanchine)
Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz): Solo
Slice to Sharp (Jorma Elo)
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Odette/Odile
The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): Sanguinic
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko): Lady
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Marguerite Gautier
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Aurora, the Blue Bird's Princess
The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan): female leading role
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Katharina
Theme and Variations (George Balanchine) : female leading role
Voluntaries (Glen Tetley): Pas de deux
Specially created roles at the Stuttgart Ballet
High (Louis Stiens)
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
The Sandman (Christian Spuck): Olimpia
Yantra (Wayne McGregor)
Leading Roles with the Bavarian State Ballet
A Cinderella Story (John Neumeier): Cinderella
A Midsummer Night's Dream (John Neumeier): Helena
Bella Figura (Jiří Kylian)
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartett (George Balanchine)
Dämmern (John Neumeier)
Diana and Actäon (Agrippina Waganova)
Don Quijote (Marius Petipa): Kitri
Giselle (Sir Peter Wright after Marius Petipa)
Grand Pas Classique (Victor Gsovsky)
In the Blue Garden (John Neumeier)
In the Night (Jerome Robbins)
Jupiter-Sinfonie (John Neumeier)
La Bayadère (Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa): Nikija
Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan): Manon, Lescaut's Beloved
Onegin (John Cranko): Olga, Tatjana
Paquita (Joseph Mazilier)
Pas de Quatre (Leonid Jacobson)
Raymonda (Marius Petipa)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Juliet
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Odette/ Odile
Symphony in C (George Balanchine)
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Marguerite Gautier, Olympia
The Second Detail (William Forsythe)
The Sleeping Beauty (Ivan Liška after Marius Petipa): Princess of the Blue Bird
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Bianca
Who cares? (George Balanchine)
Leading Roles with the National Ballet in Kazakhstan
Swan Lake: Odette/ Odile
The Nutcracker: Marie
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Honda's $4.5 Million Plane To Start Final Tests Before Going On Sale
In a little more than a year, certain Honda owners could be flying to their destinations at more than 400 miles an hour instead of driving on the highway with an eye on the speed limit.
The auto maker's Honda Aircraft unit said its HondaJet airplane received a type inspection authorization or TIA certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. The certificate marks the beginning of the final phase of testing before the company starts delivering the small jet to customers.


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Car Comparison
2013 vs. 2014 Honda Odyssey
Park the 2014 Honda Odyssey next to one wearing model year designation of 2011, 2012 or 2013 and you might be hard pressed to spot the changes. The reason, aside from subtle styling adjustments to the minivan's exterior, is the big difference underneath the skin.
Aside from equipment upgrades, the 2014 Odyssey lineup mirrors last year's model. The least expensive version is the Odyssey LX, which is priced $150 higher than before. Honda also offers its minivan in EX, EX-L (the "L" stands for leather), Touring and Touring Elite trim levels.
Thanks to what proves to be a substantial mid-life update, the 2014 Honda Odyssey makes a compelling case for itself. But are the changes worth a slight bump in price over the outgoing 2013 Odyssey or a substantial premium over a certified pre-owned (CPO) Odyssey? That's what we're here to determine.
Fuel Economy
The 2014 Odyssey has the same engine as the 2011-2013 models, a 248-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6 with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology. Under certain low-load driving conditions, the VCM system allows the engine to operate on fewer cylinders to conserve fuel.
This year, fuel economy ratings for the most popular LX, EX and EX-L versions of Honda's minivan rise to 19 miles per gallon city/28 mpg hwy. That's due to the 6-speed automatic transmission (previously reserved for Touring and Touring Elite versions) that is now standard across the board, replacing the 5-speed automatic.
Because mileage ratings rise in the volume-selling versions of the 2014 Odyssey, the new van is the victor when it comes to fuel economy.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) calls the 2013 Honda Odyssey a Top Safety Pick, and the minivan receives an overall crash-test rating of five stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It just doesn't get any better than this. Or does it?
It does, starting with the 2014 Odyssey's new next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, which is designed to help the latest Odyssey minivan excel in the new IIHS small overlap frontal-impact crash test. Vehicles that excel in this new test -- which replicates what might happen if a vehicle strikes a pole, tree or oncoming traffic on the left front corner -- get a Top Safety Pick Plus rating. Honda fully expects that to be the case, thanks to the Odyssey's new ACE structure.
Additionally, the 2014 Odyssey has a new expanded-view driver's side mirror as standard equipment. This feature helps the driver to see in the left-side blind spot. Odyssey EX models get new LaneWatch technology to monitor the right-side blind spot, as well as headlights that are linked to the wipers so that the Odyssey always has its lights on when it is raining. Upgrade to the Odyssey EX-L and the van is equipped with a new Lane Departure Warning system and a Forward Collision Warning system, and versions with the optional navigation system include a reversing camera with a greater range of view.
Despite the previous Odyssey's outstanding safety ratings, it is clear that Honda has thoroughly upgraded the 2014 model to better prevent collisions and, if they occur, to better protect occupants from injury. The advantage goes to the new Odyssey.
Among all Honda models, the Odyssey's reliability ratings are the least impressive, consistently scoring "Average" in Consumer Reports surveys. In the most recent round of J.D. Power studies, the Chrysler Town & Country beat the Odyssey for quality, and the Toyota Sienna was the more dependable model. That said, it should be noted that the Odyssey was second-ranked in both J.D. Power measures.
Nevertheless, it sure would be nice if a new Honda Odyssey offered a better warranty. Aside from a standard warranty of three years or 36,000 miles and a powertrain warranty for five years or 60,000 miles, a new Odyssey owner is on his own. No roadside assistance. No free maintenance.
This sorry state of affairs sure makes a CPO Odyssey look pretty good, doesn't it? In addition to a 150-point inspection and a free vehicle history report, a CPO Odyssey gets a 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, and the basic warranty is extended to four years or 48,000 miles. A Honda Care program is optional and includes roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement, trip interruption benefits and more.
Here's the thing, though. For the CPO benefits to make the best sense compared to the new 2014 model, you have to buy an Odyssey that's less than a year old. And even then, it's still not as good a minivan as the 2014 Odyssey.
We call this one a tie.
Where the CPO Odyssey starts making sense is with price. As this article is written, there are 838 CPO examples of the 2011-2013 Honda Odyssey for sale on AutoTrader.com, from a low of $19,500 for a 2011 Odyssey LX with more than 66,500 miles on the odometer to a high of almost $41,000 for a 2013 Touring Elite with 1,900 miles on it.
Compare that to the 2014 Odyssey, which starts at $29,655 for the LX model and rises to $45,280 for the Touring Elite version, including the $830 destination charge. When measured purely on the merits of value, the CPO Odyssey is the better choice, even if Honda is offering low-interest financing of 1.9 percent APR for 60 months through Labor Day weekend.
Consider the long list of changes to the 2014 Odyssey, including those in the Safety section above, and it quickly becomes clear that it is the technologically superior minivan.
The base LX model gains standard Bluetooth hands-free calling and music streaming for 2014, as well as Pandora Internet radio compatibility and text-messaging capability. The Odyssey EX is equipped with new HondaLink services and a keyless access and push-button ignition system, while the Touring Elite models gain HD Radio and a new 5.1 Neural surround sound audio system.
Additionally, a new HondaVAC system is included for the Touring Elite. HondaVAC is an on-board vacuum housed in the cargo area. It can reach any part of the minivan to clean up the messes commonly made by such a vehicle's typically young passengers.
AutoTrader's Advice
Buy the 2014 Odyssey if you can. It is safer than the Odyssey it replaces, gets slightly better gas mileage and is upgraded with several appealing features. Honda helps to make it easier to afford thanks to low lease payments and frequent low-rate financing deals.


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Date: January 15 2013
Victorian firefighters are bracing for a scorcher with temperatures expected to soar on Thursday.
A Country Fire Authority spokeswoman said severe weather warnings are expected for the Wimmera, central, southwest and north central districts, and a total fire ban may also be declared for Thursday.
"It's going to be 39 degrees in Melbourne and (around) 40 degrees in other parts of the state," she told AAP on Tuesday.
"Obviously that's a bit of risk."
Premier Ted Baillieu urged Victorians travelling in high fire-prone areas to stay in touch with the appropriate agencies, through radio stations and local networks.
"We urge all Victorians, particularly those in holiday areas and those travelling, to make sure they understand the risks involved, that those with fire plans who are on their own properties understand those, go through those plans again, and they take all the precautions necessary," Mr Baillieu told journalists on Tuesday.
Containment lines at a controlled fire in the state's southwest have also been strengthened to protect against the predicted scorcher, said Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment state agency commander Graeme Davis.
About 120 firefighters are continuing to work on containment lines at the Kentbruck blaze, which has burnt 11,964 hectares of national park, forest plantation and agricultural land.
"We're making sure containment lines are strong so it can withstand the next severe weather day on Thursday," Mr Davis told AAP.
"It's under control. We're just continuing to burn out unburnt fuel from what's left of the fire and containment lines."
Mr Davis says it could take weeks before the fire is blacked out.
Firefighters battled for about two-and-a-half hours to control a five-hectare grassfire in central Victoria that broke out about 4am (AEDT) on Tuesday.
The fire at Pipers Creek near Kyneton, around 85km northwest of Melbourne, was burning in dense grass and scrub, making it tough for the 19 crews to access, CFA district operations officer Craig Brittain said.
The cause of the fire will be investigated, along with a blaze that burned 350 hectares of grassland at Little River, southwest of Melbourne, on Monday.
It took 40 CFA crews and four aircraft almost four hours to control the fire, which took hold about 3.30pm (AEDT).
Aircrane Elvis had to leave the fire after a problem with one of its two engines, says Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley.
An additional heavy firebombing helicopter will cover for Elvis as it's repaired on Tuesday.
Elvis is expected to be back in action on Wednesday.
The CFA said fortunately there were no reported stock or property losses but the fire was being treated as suspicious.
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|STS109-S-007 (1 March 2002) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia begins its 27th flight in the pre-dawn hours from Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff for STS-109 occurred at 6:22:02:08 a.m., EST (11:22:02:08 GMT). The goal of the mission is the maintenance and upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope, to be carried out in five space walks. On board the spacecraft were astronauts Scott D. Altman, Duane G. Carey, Nancy J. Currie, John M. Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino.
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After all, the PCB for GeForce 8600 on down is based on the stable GeForce 7600-series line, which was already a derivative of the GeForce 6600-series layout. The only component that would need any fine tuning at this point is the GPU -- and that's been stable for months.
One possible reason is the recent delay
of AMDs R600 generation to the second quarter of the year. There is no pressure from the competition to rush out the
cards to the market. Instead NVIDIA can lean back and happily sell
current GeForce 7 mainstream cards. Meanwhile their GeForce 8
mainstream cards based on G84 and G86 are in production. Basically
NVIDIA is preparing for another hard launch.
According to industry sources I've talked to, NVIDIA will be able to deliver enourmous amounts of those
cards when they launch - they will basically flood the whole market.
If you talk to the AMD crowd, however,
you get other reasons, which are also somewhat realistic. Apart from
various problems with the hardware, NVIDIA would delay the launch as
long as possible to have a working driver ready. The
current state of G80 drivers is not at the level of quality
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(Medical Xpress) -- Approximately 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. today are obese or overweight. With the number of obese and overweight younger children close behind, this epidemic has lasting implications for the future.
The difficulty really comes in that once adolescents are obese, they more than likely will remain obese into and through their adulthood. There is no easy fix. It takes time, hard work and a drive to change habits that have been established for a long time, said Garry Sigman, MD, a pediatrician and obesity expert at Loyola University Health System and associate professor of pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
The physical implications of obesity are vast and dangerous. It is a major risk factor for numerous health problems, including cardiovascular disease, skin problems, orthopaedic abnormalities, diabetes and cancer. Just as scary are the psychological and emotional impact obesity will have on children and adolescents.
Obesity in children can lead to a feeling of inadequacy and isolation. Even as young as 5 years old, children can be stigmatized by their peers. This can result in depression or suicidal ideation, especially among adolescent girls. Since food can be comforting, the child may turn to or may already have turned to food to feel better. This is a very circular problem and so when dealing with obesity the whole child mind, body and soul needs to be addressed as well as the environment, Sigman said.
In working with children, Sigman has found that a childs environment and social-cultural factors play an even larger role than genetics in their development of the disease.
Genetics do play some role in whether a child will become obese, but the dramatic numbers and steady increase that we have seen cant be attributed to genetics alone, Sigman said. Whats happening is our lifestyle is not only causing more people to become obese, but the BMIs of a larger part of the population are higher. So, even those who are not genetically prone to the disease are becoming obese."
Some nongenetic behavioral risk factors for children include:
Mother who is obese or diabetic
Mother who smokes
Bottle-feeding on a schedule vs. breast-feeding on demand
Too much screen and sedentary time
Not enough sleep
Portion size of food
Unhealthy snacking, including where, when and what a child eats
Not getting enough physical activity
Not eating enough healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables
Many of these factors are linked to a common feature in the lifestyles of todays youth too much screen time. According Sigman, there is a direct correlation between collective time youths spend in front of a screen and the number of patients who are obese.
Unsupervised TV watching is terrible for kids. It has a hypnotic effect that causes us to move less and burn fewer calories. Eating in front of the TV is made worse by ads for food that make people of all ages have the desire to eat more, even if not hungry, Sigman said.
We move more when we are reading a book or even playing a video game, so both pastimes are better than watching TV, Sigman said. Getting away from the screen and really moving are integral to battling the obesity epidemic and need to be priorities of both parents.
Parents need to limit their children to two hours of screen time at home a day, Sigman said. This needs to be a rule and one thats enforced. Its time consuming for parents and its a lot of hard work, but it really could be a factor in whether you have a healthy child or not."
Screen time also affects a childs sleep, which is another risk factor for obesity. Sigman said there should be no television in a childs room. And close to bedtime, there should be limited access to computers, cell phones, video games, iPods, etc.
Children and adults need less stimulation before bed to allow their bodies and their minds to wind down before going to bed. Its important to include downtime into a childs schedule to ensure a child is getting enough sleep, Sigman said. In addition to screen time, parents should limit a childs vigorous exercise and loud music close to bedtime."
Sigman gives a 3-step plan for parents to start limiting their childs screen time.
Plan it. Make a daily schedule for your kids and be sure to include active after-school play time. Dont forget time for homework.
Model it. If you are sitting on the couch watching TV, so will your kids. So find ways to be active as a family.
Enforce it. Make the planning and the enforcement of it a priority. Plan it together. Look for alternatives to screen time, such as working on a project together, playing a game, taking a walk or even cleaning the house.
Its important for kids to be more active and take responsibility. So why not include cleaning or picking up as part of the daily family schedule? Everyone needs to contribute to make the family function. Kids need to learn at an early age that mom and dad are not servants, Sigman said. They learn that if everyone is expected to pitch in, he said.
Still, Sigman believes it goes beyond the family to whole communities making changes to really make a dent in the epidemic.
We need to create safe places for kids to play outside. Safety is a real issue for parents, Sigman said. Though organized sports are wonderful, they arent for all kids. Kids need free play. They need to be able to run and ride their bikes, but if there arent sidewalks or safe playgrounds, kids are stuck inside on a computer or in front of the TV."
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Clarkson University Students Excel at National Society of Black Engineers Conference
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Clarkson University students were successful in several competitions at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) fall regional conference in Rochester last month.
Senior chemical engineering student Theodore D. Glave of Bronx, N.Y., took first place in the Technical Research Experience competition.
Junior civil engineering student Brooke I. Clare of Brooklyn, N.Y., took third place.
Both students are members of Clarkson's Collegiate Science and Technology (CSTEP), Ronald E. McNair Scholars, and Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program.
The competition's objective is to encourage underrepresented undergraduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields to participate in research projects that might lead to graduate degrees in technical fields.
Clarkson also took first place in the Engineers of Tomorrow Technical Bowl, beating Cornell University in the finals. Team members included Clare, Roshan Das, Glave, Maria Lang, Brittany Wilkins, and Muhammad Yusuf.
The NSBE at Clarkson chapter was also the chapter of the month for October and overall for the semester, at both the zone and regional levels.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University students Theodore D. Glave (left) of Bronx, N.Y., and Brooke I. Clare of Brooklyn, N.Y., took first and third place, respectively, in the Technical Research Experience competition at the National Society of Black Engineers fall regional conference in Rochester last month.


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Asked this question in the Kbike (Flying Brick) forum and got zero response, so I'll post it here in hopes of gaining some insight, at the risk of it getting punted for cross-posting, maybe.
Been looking to replace my 88 K100- with an updated bike. I'm mostly looking at 02-03 K1200s. I see a lot of RSs for sale, and a few GTs. They LOOK similar but I know there must be some differences. Can anyone tell me the diff between the two models?
Also, I read somewhere that the front and rear wheels are "offset" (meaning, I guess, that it's not a "single track" machine), so how, if at all, does this affect the ride/handling?
I've looked at bikes as old as 1998, up to 2003-4. Is there a "best" year for the K1200? The 02-03 models seem to get snapped up quickly! People must love 'em.


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Leaked photos surface of supposed T-Mobile-compatible iPhone prototype
Date: Monday, April 25th, 2011, 07:54
Category: iPhone, Rumor
It's the leaks that make life interesting.
A series of leaked photos of a supposed iPhone prototype indicate that Apple may be testing the smartphone on the T-Mobile USA network.
Per Boy Genius Report, a series of photos allegedly of a white iPhone prototype "with T-Mobile USA 3G bands." The device appears to be code-named as N94, just two numbers up from the Verizon iPhone 4, which was reportedly called N92.
According to the report, the prototype runs a test version of Apple's iOS that resembles that of another prototype discovered in a video earlier this week. The fact that the N94 device has Apple test apps scubas Radar and the company's employee directory app may also serve to substantiate its authenticity.
The front of the prototype looks "a little different" from recent leaked photos of the retail white iPhone 4. "Specifically, the proximity sensor has changed on the retail version," the report noted. On Friday, photos of an official retail white iPhone 4 from Vodafone U.K. emerged, though Vodafone has reportedly halted sales of the device until next week.
The lock screen of the prototype device contains the message: "Confidential and Proprietary. If Found, please contact +1 408…", but the rest of the number has been whited out in the photos.
The report goes on to speculate that Apple is "just testing the new T-Mobile-friendly radio with its current iPhone 4 hardware, possibly in preparation for integration in a future device. It's also entirely possible the internals on this iPhone prototype are being disguised in an iPhone 4 shell, though we doubt it."
AT&T announced last month a US$39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom. A subsequent ">FAQ from T-Mobile suggested that the carrier would hold off on offering the iPhone until at least after the acquisition is completed in "approximately 12 months"
A T-Mobile FAQ regarding last month's announcement of AT&T's US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA explained that T-Mobile does not yet carry the iPhone and will remain independent for up to a year. According to one official at the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T faces a "steep climb" ahead of it to obtain approval for the deal, which would make AT&T the largest wireless provider in the U.S by a large margin.
We'll see how this plays out and if you have two cents to hurl in on this, please let us know in the comments.


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After nearly a year of back-and-forth across the aisle and between a bitterly divided Congress, President Obama on Wednesday put his foot down on the issue of health care, telling lawmakers it's time for an up or down vote.
Without a 60-seat supermajority to break a GOP filibuster, Obama is invoking reconciliation, a controversial procedure that would only need 50 votes plus the vice president's to get health care reform through the Senate. But some pundits say the gambit could just as easily doom the bill.
Here's how troops on the Hill are responding to Obama's gamble:
- Obama is finally playing "hard ball" with an aggressive GOP, Lee Brodie writes for CNBC. The president's move to block Republicans' right to filibuster and move for an immediate health vote shows he's done with negotiations, Brodie writes, saying the time for talk is over: "and the President doesn't seem interested in returning to the bargaining table."
- The president's move is certainly gutsy, but also shows that he's willing to compromise, Froma Harrop writes for RealClearPolitics.com. Republican naysayers have called Obama everything from too-far-left to socialist, while anti-Obama Dems' bread and butter has been calling the president a weakling -- but the call to vote on health care has proven both of them wrong, Harrop writes. "He's tackling problems that conservatives say only they have the gumption to fix," she argues.
- Long-term, Obama's up-or-down demand will help to redraw the boundaries of bipartisanship, E.J. Dionne Jr. writes for the Washington Post. Critics who have said Obama is too willing to bend to accomodate a bipartisan agenda, take note: "those days are over," Dionne Jr. writes. "What he's (rightly) unwilling to do is give the minority veto power over a bill that has deliberately and painfully worked its way through the regular legislative process," he says.
- Conservative blogger Hugh Hewitt says putting a landmark bill to a simple majority vote is wrong and calls for Republicans to throw up legislative roadblocks. "Given that the proposed use of reconciliation is an illegitimate use of the procedure, the Senate GOP ought to be preparing to counter the jam down with a flood of amendments, each one of which requires an up or down vote," Hewitt writes.
- No matter the outcome, Obama wins points for playing a confident -- but risky -- hand, Jay Bookman writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Obama's gamble has set in motion a chain of events that could lead either to the health bill's successful passing or to a long, hard-fought but ultimately lost fight by the Democrats, Bookman writes. "Either way, Obama's gone all in," he writes. "It's time to see the river card."


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Solar panels stolen from Hearst Elementary School
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a resident of Foothill High School
on Jun 24, 2008 at 11:13 am
It would have to be someone with the equipment and technical expertise to dismantle then reassemble.
a resident of Harvest Park Middle School
on Jun 24, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I would like to see what plans our police department has to follow up on this. Dusting for fingerprints, extensive interviewing of neighbors, etc. Also, the school district needs to consider 24 hr surveillance via video cameras. Having these in place may have assisted in catching the thieves.
a resident of Birdland
on Jun 24, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Or we may have also lost the video cameras. Wall mounted cameras were stolen out of the council chambers a couple of years ago.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Jun 25, 2008 at 7:54 am
What a shame.. with the economy in the state that it is in right now its gonna get worse I hate to say. I heard about people stealing the gas out of your parked cars around the neighborhoods now so lock up your cars in your garages or buy one of those keyed tank covers.
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 25, 2008 at 9:07 am
What were the police doing? Hearst school is almost accross the street. Also this would require a large truck. The pannels are almost 4x6 feet each.
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 28, 2008 at 11:06 am
There was a recent theft of solar panels at Napa College. I have a hunch that this is an inside job. Sad...
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 6, 2008 at 11:11 am
I am just so sad to hear this is happening. I am in the solar business and these panels are not cheap. Please if you EVER consider having this kind of work done please please please ask to see a confirmed license and state certificate for the electrical workers that will be doing your job. The people that stole these will resell them as "NEW" on ebay or craigslist. Be aware of who works for you!! For under 1000 more dollars the School could have added security to the panels. With this kind of public job I would have insisted to the school and most jobs of this nature to get the security added to the panels. There are a few different kinds you can get.
a resident of Danville
on Dec 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm
we have developed a new product that will stop solar panel theft before it happens.
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Or the solar tracker can be externally mounted and operate up to six month on its own battery pack.
Should the panel be stolen the tracker will then operate on its backup internal battery to allow you to track the location of stolen panel.
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a resident of another community
on Feb 17, 2011 at 11:15 am
How does a GPS tracker stop the theft before it happens?
a resident of another community
on Feb 17, 2011 at 11:29 am
I'm not sad about, I'm angry. Pleasanton has been robed so many times I've lost track. Nothing has been done to my knowledge to correct the issue where 39 panels (loss of over $31,200) were stolen from Hearst Elementary in 2008.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 17, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Surely there are several standard acceptable methods of marking or sensors installed inside the metal framework or something...otherwise the whole concept is really primitive. It seems theft is much too easy, and theft protection should have been built in from day one ! duh ! Were these not bright people who built these panels. Is there a 'rider' added to home insurance policies. I certainly would not want that cost hidden in all policies.......coverage by the rich panel owner would buy for himself. It seems there have been many thefts at business lots where there is covered parking. Need a variety of sensor options. Cameras are too easy to spot. Didn't these have ALARMS wired directly to Pleas POLICE station ! ! As a taxpayer, I will demand that in the future ! ! Is this our brilliant financial managers on the PUSD school board that didn't provided protection or ALARMS ....even simple HORN ALAMS TO WAKE NEIGHBORS AT THE FIRST PANEL ? ? scary ...i'd hate to put more parcel tax $$ in their hands.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 20, 2011 at 6:33 am
You ask me, I say it was a friend of a Pleasanton Police Officer who did it. [Portion of post removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language] Cut all of their pay checks
by 10% and make'em do REAL POLICE WORK, instead of playing with tiddily-winks and So. Cal. toy's.


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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Sept. 19, 2013) — SUNY Plattsburgh is welcoming back alumni, family and friends for a weekend of athletics and social events during Homecoming 2013, Oct. 18-20.
One of this year's most anticipated events is the Tug of War over Hawkins Pond, in which teams will compete to claim the Homecoming Cup, said Joanne Nelson, director of alumni relations.
Pictures dating back to the early days of the college show students taking part in the tradition, so it seemed natural to make it a part of the Homecoming festivities, Nelson said.
"Last year's Tug of War was so successful, this is a competition that we'll keep on the program for years to come," Nelson said.
The Tent Party at the Field House is a prelude to the many athletic events lined up for Saturday afternoon, including men's soccer versus SUNY Fredonia at 1 p.m. and men's lacrosse against McGill at 4 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Student Association will celebrate its 50th year of service at a gathering in the Algonquin Dining Hall. And an open house in the School of Business and Economics and computer science building will honor this year's Off to a Good Start and Faculty Staff Impact award recipients, while showing off the new building.
Other events include the Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the Welcome Back Social at the Monopole, a Cardinal at the Arts exhibit at the Burke Gallery and a tribute to the late professor Al Montanaro.
All alumni and friends are welcome to attend. View the entire schedule and register at www.plattsburgh.edu/alumni/homecoming.
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ORLAND -- Former state Sen. Doug LaMalfa said he intended to pay "a friendly visit" to the Glenn County Republican headquarters, which is in Orland.
But headquarters manager Gloria Irwin said she didn't find LaMalfa's stop there friendly at all. She was upset when she heard about it, she said.
So what happened?
LaMalfa said he was driving through Orland and decided to stop at the headquarters to say hello and thank the volunteers.
When he walked up, he saw that an Enterprise-Record editorial criticizing him had been put up in the front window.
LaMalfa went inside, removed the editorial from the window and put it on a desk. Then he wrote on it, circling a section near the beginning in which the editorial board gave its view of why LaMalfa, who is running for Congress, resigned from the state Senate last week.
The second and third paragraphs say that after LaMalfa resigned, his "campaign painted him as a hero. They said he was doing the good deed to save taxpayers the $2 million cost of a special election.
"In reality, he was doing it in (an) attempt to give his hand-picked successor and political ally, Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, an inside track on his Senate seat -- and to spite Assemblyman Dan Logue ... ."
LaMalfa wrote, "this is not factual," next to that part of the editorial, Irwin said.
Irwin was the one who put up the editorial. She said she did it because she felt "at last someone has told the truth."
In a phone interview with the E-R Thursday afternoon, LaMalfa said the editorial's accusation was false. How, he asked, could anyone know what was going on his mind when he resigned?
In fact, he said, he did resign last week to save the taxpayers money and to ensure that the district had continuous representation in the Senate.
Money would be saved because the election of his replacement could be combined with the November election instead of holding a special vote in the spring. And if his replacement wasn't elected until spring, that person wouldn't be in office till long after the legislative session started in January, he said.
As it is, there will likely have to be a special vote in January. Unless someone gets 50 percent of the vote plus one Nov. 6, the top two vote-getters will face a runoff Jan. 8.
Logue, who announced Friday he would run for LaMalfa's seat, said he didn't believe for a second that the former senator was being altruistic. He said LaMalfa's ensuring that his replacement would be chosen in November gave Nielsen a big advantage. Nielsen has been campaigning for months for the Senate, he said, but others who run for the seat now only have two months to campaign.
Taking down the editorial wasn't the only thing LaMalfa did during the headquarters visit.
He also put up a large campaign sign for Nielsen's Senate bid.
Irwin said LaMalfa's actions were "inappropriate." He had no right to take down the editorial, and he should have asked permission to put up the sign.
LaMalfa said the volunteer on duty at the headquarters told him it was OK to put up the sign.
Also, he said, it was the right thing to do because Irwin had been removing Nielsen campaign material from the headquarters.
That's true, Irwin told the E-R. "I threw it away, and I admit it."
Irwin, who has been active in local GOP politics for many years (she said she founded the Glenn County Republican Women group) said she was disgusted at how some officials try to select their successors and support them with a lot of money.
For example, she said LaMalfa endorsed Nielsen to replace him, and Nielsen endorsed Bob Williams to be the next assemblyman. Williams, however, lost to Logue in the primary.
"Handpicking is wrong," Irwin said. When incumbents like LaMalfa and Nielsen try to choose their successors, "they scare off people who might be thinking of running because (the incumbents) have the money."
Many years ago, she noted, wheeling-and-dealing Democratic Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh said, "Money is the mother's milk of politics."
Irwin added, "And it's still true, unfortunately."
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Downtown gallery bundles celebrations on night of First Friday
This month, the First Friday Denton arts mixer celebrates visual art, its home base's birthday and the holidays.
First Friday starts at 7 p.m. at A Creative Art Studio, which will spend the evening toasting its third year on the downtown Denton Square and "Festivus." (A note: Festivus is a secular observance of the season as invented on an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld in 1997. The idea is to have all the fun and cheer of the winter holidays without the pressure, family tension and credit debt.)
Gallery artists who work and display in the studio will be at the studio, at 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101.
The First Friday Festivus Celebration will include music, art and refreshments. Artists will be available to talk about their processes and their art. Musicians Ben and Pia Owens will perform first, on acoustic guitar with vocals, followed by County Rexford, a Denton Celtic and Irish traditional music group.
A Creative Art Studio's featured artists of the month are Daron and Angel Rogers. Daren Rogers graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in painting and drawing. Angel Rogers is a painter and photographer.
The studio will host the community painting, a popular exercise that invites all who come through the studio to add to a single, unfinished work. For $7, patrons can make a holiday tin under the guidance of Crystal Nelson.
The mixer includes other downtown galleries, including Oxide Gallery, 211 N. Cedar St; UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St.; and other businesses. For more information and locations, visit http://firstfridaydenton.com .
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Things to Know About the Ebola Outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has infected more than 1,700 people since February in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. The escalating outbreak has underscored the challenges of quelling a deadly disease in countries with poor health infrastructure. The infected include two Americans who were working at a treatment center in Africa.
The outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone has infected more than 1,700 people and killed more than 900 this year. World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan warned Friday that the outbreak was spiraling out of control, and that the consequences could be "catastrophic" in lives lost and economic disruption, if greater efforts aren't put into place now.
While the fatality rate for Ebola can be as high as 90 percent, health officials say the current death rate is about 70 percent. Those who fared best sought immediate medical attention. There is no vaccine or cure.
Early symptoms of an Ebola infection include fever, headache, muscle aches and sore throat, according to the World Health Organization. It can be difficult to distinguish between Ebola and malaria, typhoid fever or cholera.
The virus isn't airborne. People would have to come into contact with bodily fluids including blood, sweat, vomit, urine, saliva or semen of an infected person. Patients aren't infectious until they are sick—and even when they begin to develop symptoms, they aren't highly infectious, experts say. The most contagious patients are those who are very sick and unlikely to be moving around much.
The World Health Organization said it would lead a $100 million campaign with its member countries to put more money and disease fighters in the three countries, including 50 additional staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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LCD Soundsystem is the project of New York musician/producer James Murphy, who's also co-owner of the hip dance-punk label DFA. His early singles were brilliant satirical jabs at myopic music scenesters, and he's now followed them up with this excellent debut album combining disco, funk, punk, Beatlesque pop, psychedelia and more. You'll hear a wide variety of influences in the mix from the Gang of 4 to The Fall and Brian Eno, but Murphy makes it all sound fresh. Even better, the album comes with a bonus disc containing all the earlier singles. The much-hyped electro-clash scene is too often more about campy posturing than musical talent, but LCD Soundsystem is the real deal. 1/20/2005 - Don Yates
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More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn't as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood (Cardiac Services).
In an effort to increase awareness, Catholic Health and the American Heart Association have announced that they are teaming up for Western New York Goes Red, part of the national Go Red For Women campaign.
During a news conference held on Wed., September 12 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, a traveling survivor gallery of local women was unveiled and the Go Red Heart Match free online program was introduced. The American Heart Association's Go Red Heart Match connects women so they can find support in the fight against this killer.
Providing remarks at the news conference were:
- Cronan Long, Executive Director of the Buffalo Niagara American Heart Association;
- Jason Jankowiak, Vice President of the Catholic Health Cardiac Service Line;
- Joyce Markiewicz, president and CEO of Catholic Health Home Care and volunteer chairwoman of the 2013 Go Red for Women Luncheon;
- WKBW Channel 7's Anchor Joanna Pasceri; and
- heart patient and survivor, Kelly Rummings.
Go Red Heart Match is an online community to help motivate and encourage adherence to care after diagnosis – including cardiac rehabilitation. Studies show that cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention (CR/SP) plays a vital role in the recovery process by restoring individuals to their optimal physiological, psychosocial, nutritional and functional status.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Tomorrow, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State officials will commemorate the completion of the New Orleans Streetscape Project. A streetscape is a public improvement project that enhances the public area and triggers subsequent recovery and investment in surrounding neighborhoods.
In total, $3 million in infrastructure improvements have been completed along Read Boulevard (I-10 Service Road to Dwyer Road), Crowder Boulevard (I-10 Service Road to Dwyer Road), and Lake Forest Boulevard (Bundy Road to Wright Street). Improvements include new sidewalks along Lake Forest Boulevard with access to the New Orleans East Regional Library and Joe W. Brown Park, new seating and trash receptacles in the small park at the corner of Lake Forest Boulevard and Wright Street, a new walking path on Lake Forest Boulevard, installation of 140 additional streetlights and more than 350 new trees, and a dedicated bike lane on Read, Crowder, and Lake Forest Boulevards. This project was funded with Disaster Community Development Block Grant (D-CDBG) funds.
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Teen wounded in shooting at his east Houston home
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Police are searching for the gunman after a 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Thursday night at his home in east Houston.
The shooting happened about 9 p.m. at a house in the 13200 block of Joliet near Cimarron, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the teen was rushed to Ben Taub General Hospital. He had been shot multiple times. His condition was not released, but police said he is expected to survive.
Police said the gunman knocked on the front door at the teen's home. When the victim's mother answered, the suspect asked for the teen by name. The teen came to the door and the suspect opened fire, wounding him more than once. The teen's mother was not hurt.
The suspect ran away after the shooting. He was joined by several other men. They climbed into a black Dodge sedan and sped away.
Police said the victim told investigators the name of the suspect he believed had pulled the trigger. Investigators interviewed several witnesses who were in the neighborhood at the time of the shooting. But they so far have no motive in the case.
No descriptions were available of the other men who drove away with the suspected gunman.


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Oscars 2013: The 10 Biggest Nomination Surprises
Every year, the Academy Award nominations include a handful of selections that baffle prognosticators and film diehards that pay attention to every minute detail of awards season. The 2013 Oscar noms were no different: while "Lincoln" remained the frontrunner and most of the Best Picture nominees were easy to predict, the other categories were chock full of faces that few thought would be vying for gold next month.
Which Oscar hopefuls had us the most startled on Thursday morning? From Joaquin Phoenix's unexpected contention to Ben Affleck's glaring snub, check out the Top 10 nomination surprises for this year's Academy Awards.


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VANCOUVER, B.C. – Jaime Penedo made a highlight-reel save to help preserve a 1-0 LA Galaxy victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC, but the Panamanian refuses to rest on his laurels and declare the starting 'keeper job his.
Penedo has started LA's last three matches in all competitions while accumulating a 3-0-0 record. After being tested sparingly in the matches against Real Salt Lake and C.S. Cartaginés, he earned his stripes in the victory over Vancouver.
Throughout the match, he controlled the penalty area by repeatedly coming off his line to head away dangerous chances for Vancouver. But where he truly shined was his ability to make timely saves to keep LA ahead of a hard-charging Whitecaps side. Penedo made five saves on the evening, but his finest came in the 82nd minute with his acrobatic reaction stop of a close-range shot by Jordan Harvey attempt.
Despite his performance, Penedo rejects the idea that he is the Galaxy's new starting 'keeper.
"Absolutely not, absolutely not. I'm not saying I'm the No. 1," Penedo told media after the win. "There are four goalkeepers that are working hard, and I have to work hard and learn. That's what I have to do."
As he continues to settle into in MLS, he has been aided by LA's center back tandem of Omar Gonzalez and Leonardo, who are both able to speak to the monolingual Penedo in his native Spanish tongue.
"Very much," Penedo answered when asked about Gonzalez and Leonardo's role in his acclimation. "The fact they speak Spanish, and they're both good central defenders helps a lot."


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MADISON, Wis. — There is no one-size-fits-all Internet of Things (IoT) solution. The IoT deploys a variety of radios and network topologies, depending on use-case scenarios and requirements. Both ubiquitous Internet Protocols and wireless sensor networks have given rise to the IoT, but in connectivity, two constants prevail: reliability and low power.
Lately, a number of so-called "connected consumer products" -- such as Google's Nest thermostats, wearable devices, talking refrigerators and smart homes -- have sucked all the oxygen from today's IoT debate. But, before that, there was Dust Networks. More accurately, a concept called SmartDust arrayed numerous tiny sensors to detect, trace and report back the state -- light, temperature, vibration, chemicals and other features -- of the physical world.
Indeed, way before the phrase "IoT" was coined, Kris Pister, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of Calif., Berkeley, started in late 1990s the SmartDust project with DARPA funding. He co-founded Dust Networks in 2004. Dust Networks, then, conceived a clear vision for a wireless sensor network, and outlined how it should behave.
Over the last decade, Dust Networks has been busy adapting its wireless mesh network technologies to the industrial market -- typically by replacing wired networks already deeply embedded in factory floors and industrial process facilities.
Conspicuously absent?
Since late 2011 when Linear Technology acquired Dust Networks, Dust hasn't changed its industrial market focus.
Dust's sensor networks are installed in Chevron's oil refinery in Calif. The GlaxoSmithKline plant in Cork, Ireland also uses wireless mesh networks to monitor the pharmaceutical company's new water storage tanks. Dust's robust wireless networks play a critical role predicting precious water supplies, gathering real-time water content data from the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of eastern California.
More than 30,000 networks -- designed by Dust and sold by its customers -- are installed in 120 countries, according to Linear.
Today, Linear has two product lines: SmartMesh WirelessHart and SmartMesh IP. The former complies with the WirelessHART (IEC 62591) standard designed for industrial applications. The latter complies with the 6LoWPAN standard, providing native IPv6 addressability to every node.
While Dust Networks plays in two worlds -- non-IP and IP markets, the work Dust has done thus far seems conspicuously absent from today's overhyped IoT headlines. Was Dust's vision (and technology) simply ahead of its time? More to the point, how relevant is Dust in today's IoT world?
We recently caught up with Joy Weiss, president and CEO of Dust Networks at Linear. In a wide-ranging interview, Weiss, who is celebrating her 10th anniversary at Dust this year, laid out what Dust was originally set up to do and what it has accomplished: creating a genuinely reliable, low-power wireless sensor network in the harshest conditions.
Time Slotted Channel Hopping
Most significantly, Weiss discussed how some basic Dust technologies developed for its Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol -- described by the company as the underpinning of the WirelessHART standard for industrial applications -- are about to penetrate IP-based personal area networks.
This work is currently taking place at the IETF 6TSCH (pronounced "sixtus") working group, said Weiss.
TSCH stands for Time Slotted Channel Hopping. Designed to work by dividing time into "slots," it provides a mechanism to map timeslots to channels with a pre-assigned hopping sequence. The Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol developed by Dust includes TSCH media access layer.
Founded in 2013, the IETF 6TSCH working group is co-chaired by representatives from Cisco and Dust Networks. The group hopes to define an open standard for building and maintaining a TSCH schedule in a 6LoWPAN network. While it's likely to be 12 to 18 months before the work is complete, Weiss said, "Our approach is to get some of our technologies incorporated into the standard." Noting that a lot of companies are contributing to the work, she stated, "Once the standard is complete, we believe we can implement it and execute on it better than our competitors." Showing a flash of competitiveness, she added, "We still have a few more tricks up our sleeves."
Following is an excerpt of EE Times' interview with Weiss.
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