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A new ASTM International subcommittee has begun work on standards that address sustainable manufacturing.
Sometimes zero is not zero.
Case in point: Manufacturer X sends no byproducts or waste to landfills or to incinerators. Manufacturer Y doesn't dump waste in landfills, yet it does opt to burn refuse for energy. Both claim they have "zero landfill" programs. Which one is correct?
Until recently, there were no standards under way to determine what zero actually was. Enter new ASTM International Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufacturing, which is working on its initial standards that in part will be critical for firms that want to quantify the success of their sustainability initiatives. That is just one aspect of the work of the subcommittee, which focuses on advancing measurement science to promote improvements in resource efficiency — both energy and materials — and waste reduction across manufacturing processes and product assembly.
Focus on the Triple Bottom Line
"Sustainable manufacturing is manufacturing that utilizes processes and materials and has outputs that optimize the triple bottom line," explains Michael Schmeida, a member of Subcommittee E60.13 as well as vice chairman of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability. Schmeida, director of compliance and sustainability for Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing, Cleveland, Ohio, says the triple bottom line encompasses social, economic and environmental attributes, and the focus of that triple bottom line is on reducing, reusing and recycling.
He uses his own firm as an example of the need for standards. Tremco is committed to the environment and employs a zero landfill program. In the case of his company, that means it does not send anything to landfills or directly to incinerators. In a "worst-case scenario," it refers some byproducts to waste-for-energy, i.e., material is burned to produce energy rather than burned to eliminate it via incineration.
"When we started this approach four to five years ago, we didn't know what counted as being diverted from landfills," Schmeida says. "We didn't know how to classify. We had to set our own scope and determine if we met it. My job would have been a lot easier to get everything going if I had a guide."
According to Amy Costello, Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufacturing, organized in July 2012, will outline just that guide.
"This subcommittee creates a forum for the development of international standards for sustainable manufacturing," says Costello, the first chairman of E60.13, a member of the ASTM International board of directors and an environmental sustainability manager for Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa. "As companies develop sustainability goals and reports, it's important to have common international standards we can use to assess and measure our progress. For example, without a common way to classify waste from a facility, it is impossible to benchmark progress across a company or between industries."
First Standards Under Way
The subcommittee, which first met in October 2012, has proposed four new standards:
- WK35702, Guide for the Evaluation of Manufacturing Processes for Sustainable Improvement, defines the methodology and measurement framework for evaluating manufacturing processes;
- WK35703, Terminology for Sustainable Manufacturing, sets terms and definitions for the beginning, middle and end of life for products, processes and services related to sustainable manufacturing;
- WK35705, Guide for Sustainability Characterization for Manufacturing Processes, guides the development of information and mathematical process models that characterize the process and can be used to help monitor, analyze and improve their sustainability; and
- WK38312, Classification for Waste Generated at Manufacturing Facilities and Associated Claims, covers all waste created in manufacturing facilities, with a goal of establishing definitions to assist those companies that wish to assume more corporate responsibility related to sustainability and to procure from responsible manufacturers while making side-by-side comparisons.
Costello says the subcommittee, which has about 100 members from 13 countries, including Canada, Italy, Malaysia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, brings many industries together to develop standards for sustainable manufacturing.
"It's a very diverse group. Name an industry and we have people in it," says Schmeida.
That's important because sustainable manufacturing crosses industry boundaries. To be successful and competitive, all industries have to operate efficiently and those efficiencies have to align with sustainable manufacturing, Costello says.
"That is why I think sustainability has grown the way it has," Costello adds. "It's a perfect win-win for everybody. It reduces costs and helps the environment."
NIST and ASTM Work Leads to New Subcommittee
Subcommittee E60.13 came about in part because of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which approached ASTM International about establishing standards for manufacturing sustainability.
Sudarsan Rachuri, Ph.D., computer scientist in the life cycle engineering group in the Systems Integration Division and program manager for sustainable manufacturing at NIST in Gaithersburg, Md., says, "We had a program at NIST four years ago on sustainable and life cycle impact-based manufacturing." That program evolved into sustainability initiatives, including NIST workshops on the topic.
In the course of developing those workshops, Rachuri and others in his division realized the need for standards that directly dealt with issues surrounding manufacturing.
The focus on sustainability in manufacturing is very important, which is why NIST has been investing significantly to develop a trusted system of metrics and the underlying measurement science to compute those metrics, according to Rachuri.
"ASTM is the right place for this as it is the largest producer of standards in this area that significantly help industries," Rachuri says.
NIST representatives, including Rachuri, presented about sustainable manufacturing at Committee E60's April 2012 meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., discussing the need for sustainable manufacturing standards and E60's potential role in developing them. That summer, ongoing discussions between NIST and E60 resulted in a scope and initial working documents for a new subcommittee.
Issues are Critical for Manufacturing
"Product, process and supply network issues are critical for manufacturing," says Rachuri, who is vice chairman of the subcommittee. "Without focusing on the entire life cycle of manufacturing, we cannot understand the life cycle impact of a product."
"Very, very quickly we put the idea together," Schmeida notes. "Within a few months, it went from an idea to an actual subcommittee."
Schmeida adds, "This is the first we are aware of and the only consensus organization putting together standards that are going to be utilizing how we all, regardless of industry, could be potentially measured by consumers." He and other subcommittee members acknowledge that the concern about the environment goes well beyond manufacturing firms."We do get customers who ask what we're doing as far as our landfill footprint," Schmeida says.
It is important, Rachuri notes, for businesses to be able to compare such elements as energy, materials and water involved with the development of a product and the disposal of waste to fully understand the manufacturing and production processes involved.
Manufacturing Moves from Reactive to Proactive
Traditionally, manufacturing industries are concerned with quality, cost and productivity. The new dimension of sustainability is a business megatrend, according to the Harvard Business Review.1
Sustainable manufacturing is more proactive. "You're to be responsible for the efficiency from the extraction of raw materials and manufacturing to the use stage of the product, to the end of life of the product," Rachuri says.
Companies today want to be proactive, he adds, because of a sense of responsibility to the environment as well as consumer demand, innovation and global competition. "To do that they need to capture and exchange information," Rachuri says, and that need inspired the request for ASTM International to develop standards.
"Standards play a vital role in making sure all of your tools work together," he explains, noting that standards enable companies and consumers to compare and contrast products. "Firms can use standards to differentiate their products and to evaluate how efficient their manufacturing process is."
"The standards provide a system for the manufacturing industry to compute the total life cycle impact of the product," says Rachuri.
Preparing for the Future
According to Rachuri and Kevin Lyons, group leader, life cycle engineering, Systems Integration Division, NIST, there is a heightened awareness of the economic and competitive importance of sustainable manufacturing technologies in U.S. manufacturing. Concurrently, a body of research results is emerging that will support incorporating sustainability considerations in manufacturing processes.
"Further, industrial organizations that predict and plan for a sustainable future are more likely to survive into the next generation," Rachuri says, citing information from the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge.2 In addition, awareness of the business benefits of sustainability is increasing. "There has also been an increased effort by the manufacturing sector to collect sustainable manufacturing information using energy management systems, data collection systems, material declaration systems and best practices," Rachuri says. According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report, the research issues and challenges in transitioning from lean to sustainable manufacturing provide an excellent opportunity to address the measurement science needs for sustainable manufacturing.3
In essence, the future lies in measurement science and standards that will serve a significant role in determining sustainability performance. Through these methods, sustainability efforts will have a higher chance for success and reuse for subsequent analysis and decision-making, and impact, the NIST representatives indicate.
"Most companies have no way to track and compose sustainability-related data of processes, factories and supplier networks," Lyons says, "This subcommittee looks to develop the measurement science for sustainable manufacturing, which is often very complex and hard because it usually involves various scientific and technical disciplines, and the necessary expertise and competence may not be available in the company to deploy the standards."


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April 17 (Reuters) - Australian champion sprinter Black Caviar has been retired after an unbeaten career of 25 victories, trainer Peter Moody told reporters on Wednesday.
The six-year-old mare won her final race in front of a sell-out crowd last Saturday when she claimed the TJ Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney.
"We thought 25 was a great number... it's the right time to call it a day on what's been a wonderful career of one of the finest horses we have ever seen," Moody told reporters at Caulfield race course in Melbourne.
"We thought long and hard about racing on for another season. We thought about Royal Ascot, we thought about Brisbane and we thought about Adelaide but we believe she has done everything we've asked her to do.
"She couldn't have possibly done any more."
Widely regarded as the best sprinter in the world, Black Caviar retires with 15 Group One wins to her name.
Last Saturday's triumph eclipsed Kingston Town's Australian record of Group One victories and it placed her in the pantheon of great Australasian racehorses alongside 1930 Melbourne Cup winner Phar Lap and triple Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva.
She won just under A$8 million ($8.28 million) in career earnings.
Black Caviar will now embark on a breeding career with retired unbeaten British Thoroughbred Frankel being feted as one of her future stallions.
($1 = 0.9661 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by John O'Brien)

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Elastic airplane gliders, robots, and a host of science-oriented high school students will soon converge on Clarkson University for the day. Clarkson will once again host the Adirondack Regional Science Olympiad on February 2.
Twelve teams from nine schools will compete in 20 different events. Local competitors include Madrid-Waddington, Potsdam and Norwood-Norfolk high schools. Teams will also travel from as far away as Plattsburgh and Carthage for the event.
The winning team will advance to the New York State Science Olympiad at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley, about an hour north of New York City.
The Olympiad, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include a series of academic competitions in astronomy, anatomy and physiology, forestry, and thermodynamics and other subjects in the morning.
The public is invited to attend a series of building competitions in the afternoon.
The elastic glider competition from noon to 1 p.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Multi-purpose Rooms will have students flying model airplanes to determine who can keep theirs aloft the longest.
The "mag lev" competition from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 p.m. in Science Center 160 will determine which team can power a vehicle the furthest along a magnetic track.
The "robot arm" competition from 1 to 2 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. in the CAMP atrium will require students to control robots and have them complete a series of challenges
The Olympiad inspires high school students to consider a career in the science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to Clarkson Physics Professor Michael Ramsdell, the event organizer. Several Clarkson students who once participated in the Olympiad as high school students now volunteer at the event, Ramsdell said.
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This week, my wife and I decided that it might be time to bite the bullet and buy a new car. Her 10-year-old Toyota Highlander is racking up repairs and probably needs replacing. She wants another Toyota, and so we set out for the nearest dealership Tuesday evening to begin the shopping process.
She drove and I navigated using my iPhone 5. We relied on Apple Maps to get us there.
This, it turns out, was a mistake. We were done in by Apple's notoriously flawed Maps app.
The Maps app told us the nearest Toyota dealership was near the intersection of the Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59, for those not familiar with Houston) and Fountain View. Specifically, the address was 6015 Skyline Drive. There were even some Yelp reviews for the location, leading us to believe we were headed to the right place.
But when we arrived, there was no auto dealership there. Instead, as indicated by Google Maps' Street View, we found ourselves at the offices of Houston Uniform & Apparel. I'm sure they're a fine business, but we needed a new car, not working duds.
No, the Sterling McCall we wanted was farther down the road at 9400 Southwest Freeway, off the Bissonnet exit. Apple Maps routed us there, but the instructions didn't indicate what exit to take. Disgusted, I switched to Waze, which guided us there perfectly.
So what happened? Why did Apple's Maps app take us to the wrong place?
It turns out that, at one point, there was a Sterling McCall body shop there. Google Maps indicates it was called Sterling McCall Restoration Center, and that it's now closed. Indeed, the buildings on Skyline Drive look like they could have been part of an auto repair operation.
Apple Maps gets some of its data from Yelp, the business review site, and that's apparently what was providing the old information. Exactly when the body shop closed is not clear, but the latest review from Yelp is from February of this year.
If you search for Sterling McCall on Yelp, the first result that comes up is indeed the now-closed Skyline Drive body shop. Of three reviews, only one makes reference to body work. The most recent review talks about buying a car, but I suspect it was left by a customer of the 9400 Southwest Freeway location to posted his thoughts to the wrong location.
I dutifully posted an error report via Apple Maps' Report a Problem button.
I also reported to Yelp that it was closed. I'll check back periodically to see how quickly Apple fixes it – supposedly, errors are being fixed in a timely manner.
In the meantime, I've learned a lesson. I'll use other apps, and Google's Web app for iOS, to double-check a location before I rely on my iPhone's or iPad's Maps app to guide me there. Once bitten, twice shy.
Update: After reporting the Sterling McCall Restoration Center on Skyline Drive as being closed, Yelp today changed its listing. That was fast.
It's still showing up as active in Apple's Maps app, however, along with the Yelp reviews. Tapping the "More Info on yelp" button opens the Yelp app on my iPhone, and if I poke around in it a bit, I get to a screen that says it's moved, but in a rather cryptic fashion.
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he intends to sign an election certificate in Minnesota's long-running U.S. Senate race once the court rules on the matter.
Pawlenty said on CNN's State of the Union program Sunday that he expects the Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on the case soon. He also said he expects the court to direct him to sign the election certificate and will sign it if the court instructs him to do so. He said he also won't wait too long if the case is appealed on federal court.
"A federal court could stay or put a limit on or stop the effect of the state court ruling if they chose," he said. "If they do that, I would certainly follow their direction but if that doesn't happen promptly or it drags on for a period of time, then we need to move ahead with signing the certificate if I'm ordered to do that by the state court."
Pawlenty didn't say what he would do if the court didn't direct him to sign the certificate.
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She is half French and half Bajanm but one complete lovely kitesurfing girl!
Why kitesurfing? "PFFF! This shouldn't even be a question!!! Once you are on the board and u get going there is no going back ? THE most amazing feeling ever; gliding freely and smoothly across the water and being at one with the elements."
Where are you from? I am half French and half Bajan (Barbados) ^^
Your age? Im 19 years old
Where did you grow up? I was born in Barbados then moved to NYC, Norway, Germany, the Bahamas, South Africa, Montreal, and Dominican Republic
Music? Honestly most types of music I usually listen mostly reggae, house, electronic, random stuff, latin music like salsa, bachata, and merengue and also some RnB hip hop stuff.
Interested in..? Finance and international wealth/asset management. KITING of course, Horseback riding, diving, salsa dancing, and just plain old fun hehe
Food? I LOVE FOOD!!! Haha favourite food is my mom?s food or things with a lot of flavour!!! And SPICY!! Im always up for trying new types of food ^^
Favorite kite/surfing spots for you? Le Morne Mauritius (Surfing) and OVERALL => Cabarete Bay in the Dominican Republic , i'm always in Cabarete because my dad has some awesome places down there check it out; www.oceandreamcabarete.com its perrrfect for anyone coming for a relaxing/party/kite vacation!!! I LOVE it... by far one of the best places for meeting people and having perfect kiting conditions (everyday) in the world!!!
How long have you been doing this? Started kiting when I was about 12 but then stopped because I no longer lived near the ocean. I just got back into it about 2 years ago and im really happy I did.
Why kite/surfing? PFFF! This shouldn't even be a question!!! Once you are on the board and u get going there is no going back ?you are hooked!! THE most amazing feeling ever; gliding freely and smoothly across the water and being at one with the elements.
What does your family think of this? They LOVE it. I owe it to my dad who got my hooked onto kiting. My dad has been kiting ever since the beginning of the sport. I remember seeing it the first time in Hawaii at Kalua Bay when I was about 7-8 years old.
What does this sport mean to you? This sport represents the pure essence of freedom and nature... I just love how this sport is all natural no motors no engines etc. As much it is an extreme sport it is an art.
Favorite tricks? Unhooked Ralley ( I would love to do it with a kite loop but I haven't built up the courage yet)
Have you ever been in an accident? ALMOST!!! Hehe two kites hitting into each other and getting tangled together but luckily we both used our security on time
Vision...you wishes for the future : To see my self in Kiteworld magazine one day, no cover but just some article would be sweet!
Ljana form TPK Girls
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(Sinus Infection; Acute Sinusitis; Chronic Sinusitis)
Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinus cavities. The sinus cavities are air-filled spaces in the skull. It is usually associated with infection.
Sinusitis is called acute if it lasts for less than 4 weeks, subacute if it lasts 4-12 weeks, and chronic if symptoms last for more than 3 months. You may have recurrent sinusitis if you have repeated bouts of acute sinusitis.
Sinus Infection
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Infectious sinusitis is caused by a bacterial, viral, or (rarely) fungal infection of fluid in the sinus cavities.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of sinusitis include:
- Recent viral infection
- Smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke
- Other sources of indoor or outdoor air pollution
- Allergies or asthma
Abnormalities of the facial bones, sinuses, or nasal passages, such as:
- Deviated septum
- Nasal polyps
- Cleft palate
- Large adenoids
Certain chronic illnesses, including:
- Cystic fibrosis
- Kartagener's syndrome (a chronic lung disease) and immotile cilia syndrome
- Wegener's granulomatosis—rare disease that causes blood vessel walls to become inflamed
- Sarcoidosis
- HIV infection and other disorders of the immune system
- Diabetes
- Head injury or a medical condition requiring a tube to be inserted into the nose
- Cocaine and other drugs inhaled through the nose
Sinusitis may cause:
- Facial congestion or fullness
- Facial pain or pressure that increases when you bend over or press on the area
- Headache
- Cough, which is often worse at night
- Nasal congestion not responding well to either decongestants or antihistamines
- Runny nose or postnasal drip
- Thick, yellow, or green mucus
- Bad breath
- Ear pain, pressure, or fullness
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Dental pain
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Sinusitis is diagnosed based on its symptoms and tenderness of the sinuses when pressed.
Tests may include:
- Holding a flashlight up to the sinuses to see if they light up
- CT scan or x-ray of the sinuses to look for fluid in the sinus
- Endoscopic examination of the sinuses—threading a tiny, lighted tube into the nasal cavities to view the sinus opening
- Removing sinus fluid through a needle for testing (rare)
You have may acute sinusitis when the following occurs:
- History of 10 or more days of colored mucous, or visibly infected mucus
- Tenderness over the sinuses
- Fever
- Difficulty smelling
Home Care
- Hydrating—Drinking lots of fluids may keep your nasal secretions thin. This will avoid plugging up your nasal passages and sinuses. Saline nasal sprays or irrigation may also loosen nasal secretions.
- Using steam treatments—Keep a humidifier running in your bedroom. Fill a bowl with steaming water every couple of hours. Make a steam tent with a towel over your head. This will let you breathe in the steam.
- Nasal and sinus washes.
- Antibiotics—Used to treat bacterial infections.
Over-the-counter pain relievers.
- Note: Aspirin is not recommended for children with a current or recent viral infection. Check with your doctor before giving your child aspirin.
- Antihistamines—Help sinusitis symptoms if they are caused by allergies.
- Intranasal corticosteroids—These are inhaled directly into your nose through a nasal spray. Corticosteroids may help relieve congestion by decreasing swelling in the lining of the nose in people with allergies.
- Decongestants—Use either decongestant pills or nasal sprays to shrink nasal passages. Do not use nasal sprays for longer than 3-4 days in a row.
- Guaifenesin—Helps you cough up secretions, but hydration is more effective.
Surgery is a last resort for people with very troublesome, serious chronic sinusitis. It includes:
- Repair of a deviated septum
- Removal of nasal polyps
- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery—a lighted scope is used to enlarge the sinuses to improve drainage
- Balloon sinuplasty—a tube with a balloon attached is inserted into the sinuses (the balloon is inflated to open the sinus passages)
To help reduce your chance of sinusitis:
- Have allergy testing to find out what things you are allergic to and to learn how to treat your allergies.
- Avoid substances you know you are allergic to.
- If you have allergies, stick with your treatment plan.
- If you get a cold, drink lots of fluids and use a decongestant.
- Use sinus washes as directed.
- Blow your nose gently, while pressing one nostril closed.
- If you must travel by air, use a nasal spray decongestant to decrease inflammation prior to takeoff and landing.
- Use a humidifier when you have a cold, allergic symptoms, or sinusitis.
- Use HEPA filters for your furnace and vacuum cleaner to remove allergens from the air.
- Avoid cigarette smoke.
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Calgary Allergy Network http://www.calgaryallergy.ca
Updated August 4, 2014. Accessed September 29, 2014.
Acute sinusitis in children and adolescents. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Williamson IG, Rumsby K, Benge S, et al. Antibiotics and topical nasal steroid for treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2007;298(21):2487-2496.
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Is there a characterization of the nonconstant entire functions $f$ that satisfy $|f(z)|=1$ for all $|z|=1$?
Clearly, $f(z)=z^n$ works for all $n$. Also, it's not difficult to show that if $f$ is such an entire function, then $f$ must vanish somewhere inside the unit disk. What else can be said about those functions?
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The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment in the maritime delimitation dispute between Bangladesh and Myanmar on 14 March 2012. I have previously discussed the dispute here.
All the documents relating to the dispute can be found here. The final judgment can be found here (but, see the separate opinions also). An ITLOS press release succinctly summarizes the dispute and the judgment.
In reacting to the judgment, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh observed that the ruling constitutes "the equitable solution that Bangladesh has long desired, but was unable to obtain during 38 years of diplomatic stalemate preceding the lawsuit." She went on to note:
But it is a victory for both States … because it finally resolves – peacefully and according to international law – a problem that had hampered the economic development of both States for more than three decades. We salute Myanmar for its willingness to resolve this matter by legal means and for its acceptance of the tribunal's judgment.
See also: this report in The Irrawaddy by Joseph Allchin


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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers: USA 1-0 Costa Rica
USMNT coach reaction:
On the result:
"I think the most important part is we have three points and it prepares us for Mexico. The second half was a battle; it was tough to create a good passing game. We wish the conditions would have stayed as they were at the beginning of the game. Overall, great character shown by all the players to fight and just gave everything they had. We want to thank the crowd for the amazing support. They suffered as much as we did."
On playing on the snow-covered pitch:
"You adjust to the conditions, meaning you try as much as you can to push the ball forward into the opponents half. You can't pass through the channels, you can't pass one and two touches to midfield; that's not the game you can play anymore. We told them at halftime, be smart, don't pass backline balls, don't pass it inside, and go from there. It's a simple adjustment to the rather severe conditions. It's for both teams really difficult to play all the way through; we can't even discuss whose disadvantage it is at the end of the day. We wanted to score a second goal. We would have loved to play through it, we would have loved to score even more goals, but you adjust and get it over with. A different climate or different environment, this is really the tough part of it for all the players, to within a few days adjust to different climates. "
On if he would have reconsidered playing the match:
"I would have done anything kind of possible not to stop. I mean you start it off, you score a first goal, you want to add another one, you don't get the penalty that you clearly deserve to get, then you don't want to stop it obviously. You want to keep that advantage and finish it off. You want to see a second and a third goal, but under those conditions you can't play through with it, it's tough to do that."
On his plans to deal with the conditions:
"From a tactical side, from passing elements, you couldn't play today. It was just simply impossible, but I think you know how they adjusted to it, what they made out of it, certain players were just admirable. You never know how players adjust to it until they are on the field, once the game starts. Costa Rica did really well to adjust to the snowy conditions. They gave us a really tough game."
On plans for the next match against Mexico on March 26:
"Altitude is one of the main reasons being here. That's a topic that if you talk to sports scientists, there is almost no ideal time frame. Some say 10-12 days you need at least to adjust to it. First of all we came to Denver because we knew we had a huge crowd behind us, which they proved it. The fans were awesome and pushed us the whole 90 minutes. We chose location for these five home games based on where we really feel like 100 percent support, with crowds with real home advantage. How much it helps us at the end of day to adjust to higher altitudes in Mexico City, we will see that on Tuesday night, but I think every day on talking to these so called experts helps you. Any altitude helps you."


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Russia coach Fabio Capello praised his team for reacting quickly to the embarrassing setback they suffered in their 1-1 World Cup draw with South Korea.
The Russians had looked shaky at the back for some time during a Group H clash with South Korea and, in the 68th minute, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev flapped wildly at a speculative effort from Lee Keun-ho to concede the opener.
But Capello threw Alexandr Kerzhakov into the mix from the bench and was soon rewarded for making the switch as the Zenit St Petersburg striker forced a 1-1 draw in Cuiaba.
His equaliser arrived from a goalmouth scramble - only six minutes after Akinfeev's gaffe - and Italian tactician Capello was pleased his players had managed to stay focused on securing a positive result.
He told the BBC: " It was a good game, they ran a lot in the first half and then felt tired. You saw the goal they scored, it was not easy to react.
"But the players were really good and most important for me was the reaction. We also twice had a chance to score a second goal.
"I know Kerzhakov did well, he's a fantastic player. He always offers us a way to score goals."
The Akinfeev incident will have given Capello, the former England boss, unpleasant flashbacks of Rob Green's mistake against the United States at the 2010 World Cup.
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by William L. Anderson and Ruth Y. Wetmore, 2006.
Additional research provided by John L. Bell.
See also: John Ross
Part i: Overview; Part ii: Cherokee origins and first European contact; Part iii: Disease, destruction, and the loss of Cherokee land; Part iv: Revolutionary War, Cherokee defeat and additional land cessions; Part v: Trail of Tears and the creation of the Eastern Band of Cherokees; Part vi: Federal recognition and the fight for Cherokee rights; Part vii: Modern-day Cherokee life and culture; Part viii: References and additional resources
Part v: The Trail of Tears and the Creation of the Eastern Band of Cherokees
In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, setting the stage for the forced removal of the Cherokee and the infamous Trail of Tears. In 1835, a small, unauthorized group of about 100 Cherokee leaders (known as the Treaty Party) signed the Treaty of New Echota (Georgia), giving away all remaining Cherokee territory in the Southeast in exchange for land in northeastern Oklahoma. Principal Cherokee Chief John Ross collected more than 15,000 signatures, representing almost the entire Cherokee Nation, on a petition requesting the U.S. Senate to withhold ratification of this illicit treaty. The Senate, however, approved the treaty by a margin of one vote in 1836. The treaty gave the Cherokee people two years to vacate their mountain homeland and go west to Oklahoma.
By May 1838, few Cherokees were prepared to move, so President Martin Van Buren, who had succeeded Jackson in 1837, dispatched federal soldiers commanded by Gen. Winfield Scott to round up Cherokees in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama and place them in various internment camps and stockades. The horrible conditions facing his people at these poorly planned facilities led Ross to appeal to the president for a delay in the removal until fall, when water and game would be more plentiful. Van Buren agreed, and between October 1838 and March 1839, the Cherokee moved west. The journey was mismanaged; there was a shortage of supplies; and the troops rushed the Indians onward, refusing to allow them to minister to their sick or bury their dead. Of the approximately 15,000 who began the trek, an estimated 4,000 perished.
Approximately 300 to 400 Cherokees remained in North Carolina, hiding in the mountains. One of their leaders, Tsali, was captured and executed for killing two federal soldiers pursuing him and his family, but some of his followers and other Cherokees (who had possibly aided in Tsali's capture) were allowed to remain. Between removal of the Cherokee Nation in 1838 and the end of the Civil War, many Cherokees gave their money to William Holland Thomas, their agent and later their only white chief, to purchase land for them. Thomas acquired many of the tracts that would make up the modern-day Qualla Boundary, the official name of the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. These Cherokees—together with the hundreds who had hidden in the mountains, who already legally owned land through the Treaty of 1817, or who had escaped the Trail of Tears and returned--formed the nucleus of what would become the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Keep reading > Part vi: Federal recognition and the fight for Cherokee rights
Image credits:
"Map of Trail of Tears National Historic Trail," 2009. National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. Online at: http://www.nps.gov/trte/planyourvisit/directions.htm
U. S. Census Office. "Map of the Qualla Indian Reserve (Boundary) N.C.," 1890. ID: MC.183.C522.1876t. North Carolina Maps. Online at: http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,1055
1 January 2006 | Anderson, William L. ; Wetmore, Ruth Y.
Chief Davis
Chief Davis
I have been trying to help my Mother in love find information on her Great Grandfather who is Ruebottom Sheets who is supposed to be a Cherokee Chief and was on the Trail of Tears do you have any recommendations for me? Thank you in advance for your help.
I was told by a
I was told by a representative of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma that absolutely no one escaped from the Trail of Tears.
That was incorrect
That was incorrect information. Here are two other sources where you can read about the land-owing Cherokees who remained legally, and others who illegally escaped and hid in the mountains:
Dear Chief Davis,
Dear Chief Davis,
I have been trying to find my Grandmother's roots. She came from the N.Carolina eastern shore area. I saw a picture of a group of Cherokee men, her father among, taken at a church that burned down along with the census of that time. I am trying to find out how they were able to escape the Trail of Tears and how their communities were established, what they did to survive and some possible sites where that could have been. I want to find my family.
Thank you for taking your time to read this inquiry. I hope you can help, Coni
I found this tryin to find
I found this tryin to find out about my grandmother . I only met my father once but told me my grandmother was a little girl when this happen. I may not ever find out much because of my resources. But to read what she and others went thru makes me ashamed of my country, and mad that they had no compassion . Sorry. Just sayin
I found this a very will done
I found this a very will done write up and would love to see more like this. We feel that the EBC should have the only right to be called the Cherokee Nation as that is were all Cherokee Groups can find that if it was not for the EBC then there would be no other Cherokee Groups. GV
Dear Chief Davis,
Dear Chief Davis,
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this entry and for giving us feedback. It's very helpful for us to know this.
Could you possibly make some suggestions for us for specific topics? That would help us target important aspects of Native American history to develop.
Thank you! and best wishes,
Kelly Agan, Government & Heritage Library
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My GBS Consent Form
Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM has informed me of an herbal treatment that is done during pregnancy that has been shown to be effective in eliminating GBS. The protocol is a standard of care in the midwifery community, but I understand it is not in the medical community. After completing the herbal treatment, testing can confirm or deny if there is GBS in the vagina or rectum. If I am negative, I have the option of continuing the treatment through until birth or I can stop the herbal treatments, accepting that I am GBS Negative. I understand that the medical community considers me GBS Positive after a positive result whether or not I subsequently test negative.
Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM has informed me of the standard MEDICAL protocol for a GBS Positive woman. The CDC protocol requires a woman to receive IV antibiotics in labor, one dose every four hours after the initial loading dose. I understand that at least two doses must be given in order for it to be effective. I also understand that accepting the antibiotics does not guarantee my baby will not get GBS and that additional antibiotics would need to be given to the baby if s/he is GBS Positive.
Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM has also informed me of an alternative to the routine antibiotics in labor: a Hibiclens wash… 4% Hibiclens to 10% water, put in a PeriBottle to gently wash the lower vagina and vaginal area. She has sent me information showing the effectiveness of the wash and I have also researched the information myself. I understand this protocol is an (alternative) standard of care in the midwifery community.
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292. The. Sneakiest. Design. Ever.
Man, I have never gone this long without posting something. Yes, there's been a lot going on and since I'm now freelancing and back living in the western hemisphere, my schedule is all out of whack. But I'm ready to get back to my normal blog schedule and writing about what's been going on in advertising and design. I will say this though - lately, I've been pretty bored with everything that I've been seeing. Anyone else feel this way?
But this caught my attention and is anything but boring.
Imagine yourself as a major sponsor of the biggest and most successful Formula One racing team. Your identity and brand is intertwined with the race team and to some extent Formula One itself. You are in negotiations to financially sponsor this race team for the next five years and are willing to pay about $1 billion to do so. Unfortunately for you, the European Union is set to pass a ban on cigarette advertising and your company manufactures and globally markets cigarettes.
The law goes something like this: The Tobacco Advertising Directive: Passed by the European Parliament and Council in 2003 (see:IP/02/1788), the Directive bans tobacco advertising in the print media, on radio and over the internet. It also prohibits tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events. The best I can tell is that this went into effect in 2005. Right around the same time as your contract negotiations.
Obviously, Formula One qualifies as a cross-border cultural and sporting event, but you go forward with your sponsorship anyway. And you state that the race team's Ferraris would simply not carry your brand's logo where there was this ban in place. Got all that?
This is exactly what has been happening with Marlboro. They've spent a ton of money to sponsor Ferrari's Formula One team without being able to brand the cars under this sponsorship. Basically, the Ferrari's appear to have no major sponsorship when raced in the EU. End of story? Not exactly.
In January, Ferrari presented the new Scuderia Marlboro F1 single-seater. (Ferrari is the only Formula One team with a tobacco brand in its formal title, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro.) At first glance the car is void of major sponsorship per the rules and has gone relatively unnoticed over the last four months. Now, however, 4 races into the year, the EU portion of the Formula One season is about to begin in Spain and the car's livery is in the spotlight due to the team's unique solution to the ban on advertsing.
The 2010 Ferrari Scuderia (Marlboro) F1, innocent top view:
The livery (paint job) features a predominately red car with a number of associate sponsor logos; Shell Gasoline, Ferrari itself, Bridgestone and a few others. The most striking aspect of this design and the subject of this article is a red, black and white barcode-like design on the canopy of the vehicle, as well as on the uniforms of drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipa Massa. Up close it just looks like a cool aesthetic touch but from a distance (and possibly even more clearly when moving 200 mph) it appears to resemble the packaging of a certain cigarette manufacturer. Can you guess which one?
The 2010 Ferrari Scuderia (Marlboro) F1, side view:
Another Larger View (click for expanded version):
The EU authorities are not amused. According to the Times (UK), "Yesterday a spokesman for the European Public Health Commissioner said he thought that Marlboro's approach constituted potential subliminal marketing. He urged the Spanish and British governments to ascertain whether the world's second-biggest tobacco company might be in breach of the law." Now, I think they may have their terms incorrect. I don't think it's technically a subliminal thing at all. It's more like an optical illusion, but it's hard to deny the intent of the manufacturue and racing team to skirt the law for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix and for this summer's British Grand Prix.
The Barcode Design on Team Firesuits and Uniforms:
This quote comes from the Times as well: John Britton, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and director of its tobacco advisory group, said: "The bar code looks like the bottom half of a packet of Marlboro cigarettes. I was stunned when I saw it. This is pushing at the limits..." But true to form, Marlboro is denying these claims. Philip Morris said: "We are confident that our relationship with Ferrari does not violate the UK 2002 Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act. The Formula One Grand Prix in the UK does not involve any race cars, team apparel, equipment or track signage carrying tobacco product branding. The same is true for all other Formula One races across the world."
The Ferrari Scuderia (Marlboro) F1 Team Logo Featuring Barcode:
Let me say two things. First, this is the most insanely creative design solution that I've seen in a long, long time. It's nothing short of genius. Second, it further demonstrates how desperate tobacco companies are to market their product in an increasingly legislated environment. This ingenius design only underscores what we think about these companies and although I love the design approach and problem solving, it's easy to see the intent here was to find a loophole in the law. In other words: to be sneaky. And this has been something in the works over time. Check out the 2006 car below, followed by 2007 and then compare that to this year's car. It's as if Marlboro has been trying to use a more innocent barcode design early on and then tweak it over time so there would be a precedent for the barcode as an team logo—even if it began to resemble the Marlboro packaging. Have I said the word genius yet? Or do I mean evil?
The Pre-Legislation Ferrari Marlboro Livery, circa 2005:
The Early Barcode Ferrari Marlboro Livery, circa 2007:
Detail shot of the 2010 Barcode Design:
It will be intersting to see how this little drama develops. Obviously this involves a lot of money, large corporations, even larger government entities and a deadline of a few days. And best of all maybe, it involves design and what does and does not constitute a brand's logo. Stay tuned. I promise to update this as soon as I get more information. See a little exploration / comparison of the barcode design and Marlboro combination mark. It's amazing how far away the two pieces are yet so close.
The Barcode on TV during the Australian GP:
A Visual Comparison of the Barcode (roughly comped) and the Marlboro Logo:
Like a few readers have pointed out, Ferrari will removed the barcode design starting at the Barcelona Grand Prix this weekend though admitting nothing in the process. "By this we want to put an end to this ridiculous story and concentrate on more important things than on such groundless allegations." See the article on Reuters here.
Autoblog has an small image of the new design. Interesting that they simply didn't go back to last year's efforts. Hmmmm.
*UPDATE : JULY 24TH : Turns out, the Ferrari Scuderia (Marlboro) F1 team has changed their logo. Of course this isn't an admission of guilt or anything - they just wanted to change the logo. Gone is the barcode in it's place a more standard type/color lockup. Thanks to LogoLounge for the update and for the linkback.


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On the cusp of 2013, I've invited 11 of the greater Houston area's top minds to write about something they believe, but cannot prove. A new entry in the 11 for '13 series will be published each morning during the holidays.
Today's mini essay comes from Richard Gomer, a biologist at Texas A&M University…
There are lots of things most people believe to be true but cannot prove – ideas about the origin of the universe, religion, whether decency will eventually prevail over greed, and a variety of more specific topics such as whether we will collectively deal with climate change.
As a biologist, I've seen colleagues damage their careers by clinging to a belief about something they're studying, even when there is strong evidence that they're wrong, and I've observed that most of the time when I make a prediction about how something works in a biological system, I've been wrong. So I've learned to channel belief into hope, and when the data show that the previous idea was wrong, just move forward and develop a new hypothesis or hope.
One current hope is that we have stumbled onto a potential therapeutic for a disease called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS. A major cause of ARDS is massive smoke inhalation, for instance from a house fire, resulting in lung damage. The damage causes immune system cells called neutrophils to leave the blood and enter the lungs, but paradoxically the neutrophils increase lung damage, which then causes more neutrophils to enter the lungs, leading to a vicious cycle of damage and neutrophil entry that results in the death of 40% of ARDS patients.
Rice Biochemistry and Cell Biology graduate student Jonathan Phillips found that a protein called AprA secreted by colonies of a soil organism acts as a repellent, causing cells to crawl away from the colony. Texas A&M Biology grad student Sarah Herlihy found that AprA has similarity to a human blood protein called DPPIV. We tested the crazy idea that DPPIV might act as a repellent for human cells and, to our amazement, found that DPPIV causes neutrophils to crawl away from a source of DPPIV.
We then tested the even crazier idea that putting DPPIV into the lungs would act as a neutrophil repellent in a mouse model of ARDS, and to our delight found that inhaled DPPIV does indeed repel neutrophils out of the lungs back into the blood. So maybe inhaled DPPIV might be useful as a therapy for ARDS. I'm probably wrong, but hey, there's always hope.
To see other 11 for '13 entries, click here. And you can click here see entries from the 11 for '11 series that I published a year ago, and here for the 11 for '12 series.


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* McDonough has long history with Obama
* Chief of staff pick follows pattern of choosing loyalists
* Palmieri choice puts woman in a senior White House job
* Plouffe, architect of election wins, leaving as senior
By Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on
Friday named longtime foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as his
new White House chief of staff, tapping a trusted loyalist to
help drive his second-term agenda as he unveiled a major
overhaul of senior staff.
Obama announced the appointment of McDonough, who had been
widely tipped to fill the vacancy created by Jack Lew's
nomination as Treasury secretary, at a ceremony in the White
House's ornate East Room.
McDonough, a deputy national security adviser, takes on what
is a mostly behind-the-scenes job but still considered one of
Washington's most influential. The chief of staff acts as Oval
Office gatekeeper and is a coordinator of domestic and foreign
In more than half a dozen other high-level staff changes,
Obama also moved White House communications director Dan
Pfeiffer to the job of senior adviser and replaced Pfeiffer with
his deputy, Jennifer Palmieri.
Pfeiffer is taking on the new role with Obama's announcement
of the expected departure on Friday of senior adviser David
Plouffe, a chief architect of the president's 2008 White House
victory and his 2012 re-election.
Obama's choice of McDonough - whom the president lauded as
"one of my closest and most trusted advisers" - holds to a
pattern of picking confidants and allies as he shuffles his
inner circle for his second-term.
McDonough, 43, started out with Obama when he was a freshman
U.S. senator from Illinois and just beginning his rapid ascent
on the national political scene.
McDonough, whose expertise is mostly in foreign policy,
worked on Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and became a senior
aide at the National Security Council when the president took
"Denis has played a key role in every major national
security decision of my presidency: ending the war in Iraq,
winding down the war in Afghanistan, and from our response to
natural disasters around the world like Haiti and the tsunami in
Japan, to the repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'," Obama said.
There had been some concern that McDonough's lack of a deep
domestic policy background might be a handicap for him as chief
of staff when fiscal matters, gun control and immigration are
shaping up as Obama's top priorities. Obama has also signaled a
possible push in the fight against climate change.
But McDonough's experience as a congressional staffer and
the close contacts he retains on Capitol Hill were seen as a
plus. He served as foreign policy adviser to former Senate
Democratic leader Tom Daschle.
"Denis understands the importance of reaching across the
aisle to deliver results for the American people," Obama said
just four days after laying out an ambitious liberal agenda in
his second inaugural address.
The promotion of Palmieri, who was a staffer in President
Bill Clinton's White House, marks one of the first second-term
appointments of a woman for a senior job as Obama has faced
criticism for giving his most recent top nominations to men.
Pfeiffer, a longtime Obama aide, helped shape the
president's public relations strategy in his first term and the
re-election campaign, and is expected to remain a key tactician.
Another woman named was Assistant Attorney General for
National Security Lisa Monaco, who was tapped to replace John
Brennan as Obama's chief White House counterterrorism adviser,
pending his confirmation as CIA director.
Rob Nabors, White House director of legislative affairs and
a negotiator in last year's "fiscal cliff" talks with Congress,
was named deputy White House chief of staff for policy. Tony
Blinken, Vice President Joe Biden's national security adviser,
was appointed one of Obama's deputy national security advisers.
McDonough's main competition for the chief of staff job was
Ron Klain, former chief of staff to Biden.
The chief of staff job is a high-pressure one, and Obama's
has been a through a series of them since taking office.
Rahm Emanuel, now mayor of Chicago, led Obama's White House
in the first half of his first term during fights over the
economic stimulus package and healthcare reform.
Bill Daley, a Commerce secretary under Clinton, served as
Obama's second chief of staff, after an interim filled by aide
Pete Rouse. Daley was not a part of Obama's campaign-connected
inner circle, however, and left after a year in the job.
Lew took over from Daley, who returned to Illinois. A popular
and low-key chief, Lew served as a deputy to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton and as a budget director for Obama before taking
his position in the West Wing.


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To get this chip working with Arduino IDE, you will need an external 16MHz crystal or resonator, a 5V supply, and a serial connection.
The only bit that I'm having a time with, Larry, is when you said, "I compiled your electricEelWheel.pde sketch, it was 2,748 bytes. The 168 has 16 Kbytes and the 328 has 32 Kbytes".
Finally, Osgeld suggests the USBASP, while Larry recommends a Arduino UNO (could you point me to something that looks like you mean, there are a number of things that come up when I search for that). Do these two approaches accomplish the same thing? Does one have an advantage over the other?


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Kacey Musgraves Accepts Best Country Album Grammy in Reeaalllly Short Dress [PHOTOS]
When Kacey Musgraves accepted her 2014 Grammyfor Best Country Album for 'Same Trailer Different Park,' the gorgeous singer almost had herself a wardrobe malfunction. She was wearing the same super sort dress in which she performed, although she switched out her light up cowgirl boots for heels. The dress was way short and she even covered her bum when she hit the stage, seemingly aware of the dangers of her hem.


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Eighty-nine Castle Valley residents went to the polls during the town's municipal elections last Tuesday to decide the mayoral race between the incumbent mayor Dave Erley and write-in challenger Oscar Duncan. Duncan filed for election as a write-in candidate when it appeared that the mayor, as well as the two council candidates, were running unopposed.
Mayor Erley will retain his position as mayor by a 17-vote margin over the challenger. Erley received 53 votes compared to 36 votes for Duncan. Neither candidate campaigned or debated during the period leading up to the election. Tory Hill and Jazmine Duncan, Oscar Duncan's sister, both ran unopposed for two of the three vacant council seats. They received 85 and 81 votes, respectively. The third council position will be made by appointment by the town council members.
Just as we were gearing up for nighttime road closures at mile marker 28 on state Route 128, just east of the Dewey Bridge, the closures were canceled for this week. A road project authorized by the Utah Department of Transportation will provide slope stabilization and shoulder improvements, which involves stabilizing the edge of the road and installing a guardrail. The work started Nov. 4 and is expected to continue until Jan. 30.
A news release from Double E Construction, Inc. stated: "Nightly road closures will be canceled this week, November 4 to the 10th. Work is able to progress during the day. It is required that we keep the road closure signs in place since the work may require road closures next week. We will update this notice at the end of the week."
Faylene Roth, our local librarian, invites everyone to the first Castle Valley Library Movie Night on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Castle Valley Community Center. According to Roth, the Grand County Public Library is sponsoring the program in response to requests from the local community. Movies will be shown on a quarterly basis over the next year to determine the level of interest in the program.
The first movie, "Bless Me, Ultima," based on the novel by Rudolfo Anaya, is a touching story of a young Hispanic boy growing up near Abiquiu, N.M., during the 1940s. The movie follows a year in his life during which he struggles with multiple cultural conflicts presented by his heritage, religion and spirituality, good and evil, and the local effects of World War II. His relationship with a native healer guides him through this turbulent year. The movie is rated PG-13.
Roth encourages the community to submit suggestions for the next movie, which will be shown in February. Movies will be shown on a large screen and attendance is free.
Thirty-five years ago this week, the first annual general meeting of the Castle Valley River Ranchos Property Owners Association was held at the Ramada Inn in Moab. The first members of the board of directors were Hersel Nokes, Fred Johnson, Ray Taylor, Tom Rees and Walt Cluff. The yearly dues of $40 were assessed for each lot, which generated a $17,800 budget for the POA. It was estimated that 72 families lived within the subdivision, a lot of growth considering that five years previous there were only four or five families living here.
Thirty years ago, the POA met for the fifth time in an annual general meeting with Grand County Commissioner Barbara Ing and Salt Lake City-based attorney Gerald Kinghorn in attendance. During the meeting, the POA took steps to turn Castle Valley Drive over to the county with Ing's approval, and began discussions about forming a town to better control and hold water rights, at the suggestion of attorney Kinghorn. The attorney also agreed with the board to not pursue a lawsuit against the Carlsberg Corporation, the developer of the River Ranchos, for alleged shortcomings regarding the development of the subdivision. The board of directors that year included Curtis Halls, Roger Lowry, Mike Omana, George Ottinger and Don Tuft.
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