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The plant is almost 60 years old and Orica - formerly known as New Zealand company ICI - says its testing for mercury always returns results below the levels set by Australia's Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
But mercury expert Andrew Helps says there "is a very serious problem" with sediment that is contaminated with mercury in an estuary near the plant, the ABC reports.
Mr Helps, who runs a company that specialises in clearing sites of mercury contamination, says the tests run by Orica barely touch the surface of the problem.
"They have not and never have addressed the issues of what mercury left the site, either gaseously or as a metallic form in the waterways," he said.
"There's a very serious problem with mercury and incidentally chromium in the sediment in Port Botany - 184 parts per million down in the estuary below in the Orica plant.
"What concerns me about Port Botany is very clearly the sediments are highly contaminated with mercury and there's a large population of people there who fish recreationally and eat them."
People living nearby are say the tests run by Orica may not be comprehensive enough because they do not look at off-site contamination.
Chantal Snell lives a kilometre away from the Orica plant and says she feels "quite scared" that she may be unwittingly exposing her children to chemicals.
"I'm frightened as to whether I'm putting my children's health at risk," she said.
The NSW Land and Environment Court began hearing a case against Orica in December over incidents at its Kooragang Island site in Newcastle and at its site at Port Botany.
The most high-profile incident came in 2011 when a plume of the carcinogenic chemical hexavalent chromium was sent over the Newcastle suburb of Stockton.


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April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and AARP is happy to have The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) as a guest blog contributor. Throughout the month of April MJFF is sharing insight into the Parkinson's research landscape, advice on living with Parkinson's and steps you can take to help find the cure in our lifetime.
It is an important moment in brain research. New technologies and insights from genetics are changing our ability to pursue elusive treatments for brain diseases that will affect 3 in 5 Americans. The recent announcement of a new Brain Mapping Initiative has captured the imagination of neuroscientists and patients worldwide.
Drug development for Parkinson's disease (PD) has undergone a renaissance over the past several years. Never before has the drug development pipeline been filled with as many promising PD therapies as today. But the reality is that the most effective PD drug available to patients today – levodopa – was discovered during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Levodopa alleviates only some symptoms of PD while the underlying disease continues to worsen. It also brings disabling side effects. Much work remains to bring new, and better, drugs to pharmacy shelves for the 5 million people worldwide living with the disease. Below is a snapshot of some of the strategic initiatives taking place in Parkinson's research today:
Stopping the disease in its tracks
In recent years, researchers have made significant strides toward better understanding the biological mechanisms taking place in PD. Knowing more about how the disease works can provide insight into how to build drugs to stop the disease in its tracks. This work has been revolutionized over the past 15 years by critical discoveries made through studying the genetics of Parkinson's. These discoveries stand to benefit everyone with PD, not just those with relatively rare genetic cases.
A different avenue to curing the disease aims to heal damaged cells in the brain regardless of what causes the disease. The most important work in this area surrounds development of specialized proteins called neurotrophic factors, which promote the development and ongoing health of the brain cells that die in Parkinson's disease.
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Finding a Parkinson's biomarker is critical to successfully developing experimental treatments into actual drugs. While you may not have heard the term "biomarker," you are likely familiar with the concept. Consider the use of high blood pressure as a reliable and objective indicator of heart disease – that is a biomarker. By testing blood pressure, clinicians and researchers can understand who is at risk for heart disease, administer appropriate treatments, and learn which drugs are most effective. A biomarker for PD would work exactly the same way, but we need to find it first.
MJFF's landmark biomarker study, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), was launched in 2010 with the single goal of finding a biomarker for Parkinson's disease. A PD biomarker would be a game changer in the search for a cure.
Treating symptoms to improve quality of life
While we'll stop at nothing in our search for a Parkinson's cure, MJFF is equally focused on improving symptomatic treatments to improve quality of life for people living with PD today. Traditionally, symptomatic Parkinson's drugs have focused on replenishing the dopamine neurons that die in the disease. But scientists increasingly believe that next-generation Parkinson's treatments might bypass the dopamine system altogether.
Today we have a robust pipeline for novel, non-dopamine-based therapies to treat the symptoms and side effects of PD, including dyskinesia (the uncontrollable movements that are a side effect of long-term dopamine replacement). Drug candidates targeting brain chemicals such as glutamate, serotonin and adenosine have returned promising clinical results.
While much work remains to better understand and treat the complex, heterogeneous nature of Parkinson's, MJFF remains optimistic that with involvement from researchers and PD patients and loved ones, a cure is possible in our lifetime. To learn more about high-impact research and how you can get involved, visit the Michael J. Fox Foundation website.
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Point Park University alumna Candi Boyd and former musical theatre student Natalie Gallo, Pittsburgh area natives, returned home to perform in the first national tour of Jersey Boys at the Benedum Center. The tour was presented by Broadway Series Across America.
Boyd received her B.F.A. in musical theatre with a dance minor and a jazz concentration in 2006. She was cast as a universal swing, or understudy for all of the female roles, in Jersey Boys. While Boyd was in town for the performance, she conducted a workshop with Point Park musical theatre students and critiqued their songs or scenes.
Gallo studied musical theatre at Point Park for three years and left a year early to perform as the lead singer on a Holland America cruise ship. She was cast as Mary Delgado in Jersey Boys.
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A company criticized for its work on the old Interstate 35W bridge before it collapsed may win a $100 million contract to build the proposed Southwest Corridor light-rail line.
The Metropolitan Council has URS Corp. of San Francisco on a short list for engineering work on the light-rail line that would run from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie.
URS was a consultant to the state on the I-35W bridge before it collapsed in 2007, and it paid $52.4 million in 2010 to settle a lawsuit brought for killed and injured motorists.
The involvement of URS has drawn the attention of Gov. Mark Dayton, who as a gubernatorial candidate vowed to issue an executive order barring the firm from state contracts, at least until lawsuits were settled.
Dayton's spokesperson Katharine Tinucci said Friday that the Met Council on its own reached a tentative agreement with URS.
Met Council Chair Sue Haigh declined to confirm such an agreement, but said Dayton hasn't expressed concerns about URS getting the contract.
Tinucci disagreed.
"The governor has very strong concerns about the state doing business with URS, and has expressed those concerns to Sue Haigh as well," Tinucci said. Dayton appointed Haigh and others to the Met Council.
Later Friday, Haigh acknowledged through Met Council spokesperson Meredith Salsbery that Dayton had recently expressed concerns about URS.
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The contract at issue would involve preliminary and final engineering work over six years at a cost estimated at $90 million to $100 million. It will be one of the largest contracts in a $1.25 billion project.
URS and AECOM of Los Angeles are the only firms competing for the work. AECOM has done similar work on the Central Corridor light-rail project under construction between Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Unlike contracts for heavy construction work, engineering contracts need not go to the lowest bidder, but are awarded after an evaluation to determine the best proposal and negotiations over price.
Haigh declined to say where evaluations and negotiations by her agency staff stood. She defended the inclusion of URS in the selection process.
"Both of these proposers are the two largest civil engineering, light-rail designing firms in the country," she said. "They're both qualified vendors under federal and state law."
"These are very complex negotiations," she said. "It's a very complex contract."
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The possible selection of URS came as a surprise Friday to Metropolitan Council members specializing in transportation, who say they are unsure who is vying for the work.
"They won't tell us," said Met Council member James Brimeyer, referring to agency staff. "I've asked about it and they say they're in the process of evaluation and I say, 'OK, fine.'"
While the evaluations and negotiations are non-public, the names of the firms that submitted proposals are public under state law.
Brimeyer is from St. Louis Park, one community where the Southwest line would run, and sits on the Met Council's transportation committee. He said he expected to be told the names of the competing firms at a March 26 meeting and was "guessing" the committee would make a recommendation.
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The possible selection of URS raised eyebrows of Rep. Mike Beard, R-Shakopee, a critic of the project.
"I'd certainly look sideways at that thing," said Beard, chairman of the House Transportation Committee. Beard said he was more concerned with the company's role in designing the Sabo pedestrian bridge, where part of the suspension system failed recently, than with the 2007 35W bridge collapse.
"I would certainly have them in for a long talk: What's going on over there and what have you learned from this and what's changed?" he said.
Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, the ranking DFLer on the Senate Transportation Committee, said the company's performance related to the I-35W bridge was "concerning," but he would not try to block it from getting the contract.
"We could probably point to dozens of instances where URS has been really successful in delivering really good infrastructure projects," Dibble said. "I certainly wouldn't want to micromanage the Met Council and say they can't hire URS."
While expressing concerns, the governor left decisions on awarding the contract to the Met Council, his spokesperson said.
"The governor had no involvement in the bidding process, and was made aware only after the tentative agreement had been reached with Met Council and URS," Tinucci said.
Candidate Dayton took a harder line in July 2010, about two months before the settlement of the 35W lawsuit. The suit included filings that showed that one former URS engineer said he was concerned that another engineer was "trying a little too hard" to tell the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) that the bridge was safe.
"I'm just outraged," said Dayton at the time. "It's terribly wrong that contracts would continue to be awarded at taxpayers expense to [the] firm."
Company's response
URS stressed that it wasn't involved in the design of the 35W bridge, only as a consultant to MnDOT. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the collapse was caused by a design flaw compounded by increased weight over the years.
"We believe the team we have assembled to support the Southwest light-rail transit line project -- which consists of over 15 local professional services firms -- is uniquely qualified," said URS spokesman Ronald Low. "We strongly disagree with the issues that were raised."
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He said the company has "unparalleled experience ... in designing mass transit projects around the country," including work on the Hiawatha light rail.
The involvement of URS on Southwest surfaces as the Legislature prepares to take up Dayton's proposal to borrow $25 million to pay for engineering work on the Southwest Corridor. The proposal is part of the governor's $775 million public works proposal.
Beard's committee Friday released a list of tentatively approved public works projects and the Southwest corridor wasn't among them. But Haigh expressed confidence the $25 million would prevail during late session negotiations.
"That's disappointing, but clearly the governor is a strong supporter of Southwest," Haigh said.
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Television + FPGA + Verilog
I love when people share their code on the internet, but have a complaint: short, obscure variable names. Also, a lack of whitespace. Most engineers aren't the best at documentation, myself included. But I try my best to make my code very readable. It can be a pain type out 20 character variable names, but that's where code completion, along with regular expressions and find & replace come in.
Surprisingly, unreadable code recently led me to do something I don't often do: start from scratch. I was looking for a Verilog module to generate an NTSC signal, which is the analog television standard in North America and a few other places. There were plenty of VHDL snippets out there, and one or two Verilog, but I couldn't make heads or tails of what the author was doing with it. So I got on Google and and found just about every document I could on the NTSC standard until it finally sunk in. I was just starting to get the hang of Verilog before I started this project, but having to go from timing specifications to an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) really made it all sink in. The irony is that I really didn't even want to generate a TV signal. I wanted to output video from my prototyping board to a VGA display, but I don't have one. Normally they're a dime a dozen on trash days here in NYC, until I needed one. But, I do have a small TV a neighbor threw out a few months ago.
So here I'm sharing my project. At the heart is a file named
interlaced_ntsc.v, which generates 3 bit monochrome video signal. There's one bit of code I borrowed, another file named
8x16_font_rom.v. It's just a pixel lookup table for all the ASCII characters. Making a font rom is tedious, so I don't feel bad about using that. The top project file is
top_ntsc.v. It's included only as reference to complete working project. You don't need to use it unless you're new to FPGA's or Verilog.
Here's the instantiation template for my NTSC code. There's a few signals not listed, which are only needed for debugging with an oscilloscope. They're documented in the code.
interlaced_ntsc.v instantiation template
interlaced_ntsc instance_name (
.clk( clk ), // input: 50 MHz clock input
.pixel_data( pixel_data ), // input: brightness of pixel 0..5
.pixel_y( pixel_y ), // output: current pixel's y coordinate (row number)
.pixel_x( pixel_x ), // output: current pixel's x coordinate
.pixel_is_visible( pixel_is_visible ), // output: high when not a sync signal, but not necessarily visible on the screen
.ntsc_out( ntsc_out ) // output: the TV signal, fed to a 3 bit r2r DAC
The 50 MHz clock requirement is baked into the code right now. I'm trying to figure a way to improve that. If you need to use a different clock, adjust the timing constants in
interlaced_ntsc.v. They're pretty obvious.
That's it. I'm the first one to admit that I'm frequently a hypocrite, so if there's something you don't understand, or needs more comments, please let me know. And if you see a way to improve it, definitely leave a comment.


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Codeable LLC necessitava di un nuovo design di pagina web e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 66 design presentati da 11 designer.
This website is for a software start-up called Codeable. The focus of the company is on building fun and useful iPhone applications, as well as providing custom iPhone development services. The site will be launching along with an upcoming iPhone app which allows users to find concerts in their area. As such, the website should provide information about this new app, as well as market the company as a custom iPhone development shop.
NO CODING REQUIRED! Only require PSD of logo and website!
The design should appeal to iPhone users who are interested in purchasing an app, as well someone looking for an outside shop to develop a custom iPhone app for them.
The logo design should be simple and outside-the-norm. Use of contrasting colors is a plus.
Hi everyone! I'm looking for a website design that is styled heavily on 50s/60s design elements. As you might imagine, this wouldn't fit the typical "Web 2.0" cookie-cutter mold. This means no gradients, rounded buttons, and badges. Sorry! What I'm really looking for is creative use of colors and design elements influenced by the following:
50s/60s Paperback Book Covers - Contrasting (sometimes clashing) colors, interesting sans-serif typefaces
Pop Art - Striking colors, simple patterns
The site should include links to a Blog and Contact page, as well as a link to purchase the iPhone app on the App Store. All other ad-copy can be place holders.
Please also include a section containing screenshots of the app! These can be thumbnails, as I will probably have some javascript similar to 99designs which will display a larger screenshot when hovering over the thumbnail.
My hope is that the design can reflect a sense of style without being too serious about itself!
I'm looking forward to seeing what sorts of creative designs everyone comes up with! I will be actively providing feedback throughout the contest so please feel free to reach out.
UPDATE: I have added an attachment containing ad-copy that I would like integrated into the design. Again, don't feel like you have to use all the information in the attached file. The must-haves are the navigation links, link to purchase the app, and features list of the app.
Here are some reference websites:
http://www.bestialdesign.com/ - I like the color scheme and the type face on this design. I do not like that it is left-justified. I'd rather the content section be centered on the page.
http://acrossamerica.robweychert.com/ - I like the contrasting red white and blue in this design. However my website doesn't require a right or left nav, just a header with nav links and a main body section.
http://www.booreiland.nl/ - I like the contrasting colors and patterned background. I would rather have a design that is centered rather than left-justified.
http://jussioksanen.com/ - I like the multi-colored background in this design.


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TheRedQueen wrote:mnp13 wrote:TheRedQueen wrote:I do see what you're saying, Michelle...I really do. My problem with this type of thing, is that working with rescues and breed dogs...I just see so many horrendous temperaments and aggression issues (DA and HA)...and I just don't see "family pets" much anymore. My own personal theory is that the lack of easy-going dogs at shelters and at breeders is why people are turning to these lazy, idiotic doodles so much nowadays...because doodle breeders breed for temperament above all else (with no regard for health, structure, etc).
Well, the "easy" dogs are the ones likely staying in their homes
and I agree with the rest.
Right...and to take this further off-topic......this is why I don't fall into line with the whole no-kill idea. If the good dogs are in homes already, the rescues and shelters should take a harder look at what they have in their hands. If the dogs aren't adoptable by a normal family (one willing to put some time/energy/training into the dog) that just wants a pet...then that dog should be euth'd. I'm just getting tired of rescues trying to save EVERY dog.
Amen sista! However, if we do that, we are subject to having the crap pounded out of us, because we aren't "saving" them all.


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Film Clip: 'Spinning Plates'
Watch a clip from the film "Spinning Plates," a documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners. In the photo, Francisco Martinez of La Cocina de Gabby holds his daughter Ashley. (Photo/Video: Film Arcade)
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... check in ... he knows everybody's ok ... it's how they stand today ... they need to sit across the bottom like HOA ... but who knows who he is ... when the first attitude is one of them waving at five to sixty seven guy is ... now in anywhere from six to ten people sometimes Temasek in Wonderland at twenty to ... twenty five people here ... when you are out there sometimes cycle can think everybody in on time rate now is heretics at ... the the


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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Iron Cupcake London: Challenge X Fruit
Thanks to everyone who made last night so wonderful and many congratulations to our winners, Kelly and Eloise, and runners up, Andrea and Kerry.
The full write up of the night and photos will follow shortly - hopefully by the end of the week.
The full write up of the night and photos will follow shortly - hopefully by the end of the week.
Posted by The Caked Crusader at 14:57
Labels: ICL, iron cupcake
3 comments:
- Joy said...
Yay! Looking forward to hearing all about it!
- 12 May 2010 at 02:25
- Cupcake Crazy Gem said...
Oh wow thanks for the lovely compliments!! They did take me a really long time to make so it's nice to know someone liked them :) I was planning to type up the recipe for them but then I got lazy and didn't, but I've had 2 people ask now so I will try and type it up later tonight and add it to the post! Thanks for another awesome evening.
- 12 May 2010 at 16:16
- Baking Addict said...
Thanks for another amazing event. Looking forward to next month.
- 14 May 2010 at 00:25
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Neighbors near Chavez Elementary School in Long Beach may hear gunfire Wednesday – but it's related to a Long Beach Police Department training exercise.
The training will go from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today.
The purpose of the training is to help prepare Long Beach officers for a critical incident on a school campus.
As part of the training, residents in the area of Third and Maine streets can expect to see several officers and police vehicles, and hear simulated gunfire in the area. The school is located at 730 E. Third Street.


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by Joe Tressa
The Pastorius Park Concert Series will begin its 65th year at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, with singer/songwriter Suzie Brown.
Brown did not have a direct path to becoming a singer/songwriter. She earned her medical degree from Harvard, a master of science in translational research from the University of Pennsylvania, and went on to practice cardiology.
Before settling into a medical career, she dabbled in music.
Brown also attended Dartmouth College, and during her last year as an undergrad she joined an a cappella group. She felt at home with the other members and enjoyed every minute of it.
After graduating from Dartmouth, Brown enrolled in a summer program at the Berklee College of Music, where she learned more about singing and how to use her voice.
A medical career finally won out, and Brown went on to Harvard for medical school, even though she felt as if she were betraying her music dreams. While at Harvard, she kept her music aspirations alive and spent many nights attending open-mic sessions at bars and clubs.
Settled into a medical career, the Boston native did not even contemplate revisiting music until 2008, when she was at a friend's wedding and went onstage to sing on a dare. The crowd was amazed by Brown's voice, and this started her interest in singing and songwriting. Less than a year later, she sold out her first show at The Tin Angel in Philadelphia.
In 2010, as Brown started to become popular in the Philadelphia area, she was named "Best of Philly" for musical talent by Philadelphia magazine. The release of her 2011 album, "Heartstrings," put her career on full speed and has established her as a well-known local artist.
Brown currently is working on another album with Oliver Wood, who is part of the two-man folk band The Wood Brothers, as her producer. The album is set to be released later this year.
Brown also was the beneficiary of some luck on her road to success. While at the Newport Folk Festival a few years ago, she had a very lucky encounter with Philadelphia folk-jazz singer Amos Lee. Lee and Brown became friends, and he eventually introduced her to Barrie Maguire, who gave Brown an opportunity to make her own album, which led to the creation of "Heartstrings."
The rest is history. Suzie Brown has become a household name in local Philadelphia bars and night clubs. She should certainly be an entertaining performer for the Chestnut Hill community when she opens up the Pastorius Park Concert Series next week.
The rain location for each concert will be at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's Lower School Auditorium, Cherokee Campus, 8000 Cherokee Street. Rain statuses will be posted on chestnuthill.org by 6 p.m. the day of the show.
The concert series is organized and produced by the Chestnut Hill Community Association and made possible by donations from the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and Chestnut Hill Hospital. Further sponsorship is provided by WXPN-FM and the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department. Be sure to check back with the Local for previews of each band act the week before each concert.


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10 Hot Actresses You Probably Didn't Know Were Headed 'Over The Hill'
Hitting the big 4-0 has always been taboo in our culture – it was a thing to be feared. Women turned 39 several times before they would officially succumb to the inevitable 40. It has to happen though. You can't trick father time, even if you can scam him with a couple nips and tucks along the way.
However, the stigma associated with this unavoidable fate has been all but forgotten thanks to some well-known Hollywood babes who have made aging, both graceful and sexy. Some of these women are even sexier than actresses half their age. Take a good close look at LiLo lately? Not to be mean but that's a rough 25 years of aging.
The women who populate this list aren't quite over the hill yet but are standing at the precipice – and still smoking hot as ever.


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I've developed a repulsion to the whole "buy things to prove your love"/"if your man really loved you he'd spring to get flowers" aspect of Valentine's Day, and I thought the boyfriend and I were happy not doing anything together for it (especially since we celebrated our anniversary the week before), but at the last minute he decided he felt neglected, so we ended up with the added guilt of trying to make rushed plans and failing. I guess that's what I get for dating an attention whore! I did make and demolish some kickass cauliflower soup though, so if nothing else, Valentine's Day really rekindled my love of the Brassica family.
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Adrian Burke was a tall, broad shouldered, imposing man with a ruddy Irish face and piercing blue eyes that often twinkled with humor, especially when he was telling an anecdote about the foibles of some dignified public figure. His respect for the law derived from a religious conviction that while mankind had an appetite for the good, it also had a tragic attraction to evil, which the law must control. He had no illusions of human perfectibility and was seldom shocked by human weakness. Outside of court he was not inclined to be severely judgmental. Of some corrupt official he would merely say something like, "Yes, he was a difficult person." Worldly tolerance, however, had no place when he felt that the powerful were inflicting some harm upon the weak, especially children. For example, when the Court found a statute prohibiting the sale of sexually explicit material to children to be unconstitutionally vague, Judge Burke"s dissent used strong language in criticizing the majority, and concluded tartly that "The juvenile market has been made safe from Fanny Hill" et al."1
Adrian Paul Burke was born in New York City on October 2, 1904, and on September 3, 2000, died at his home in Lauderhill, Florida, where he is buried. In referring to his place of birth, Judge Burke often spoke of the "golden age" of New York City. His family had roots in the city tracing back to the early 19th century, and he possessed intimate knowledge of its parks, neighborhoods, people, politics, and cultural history. His father was a deputy sheriff of New York County, and young Adrian came to know the leading political characters of the day. For example, he thought highly of Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall. In a memoir, he wrote: "No one called him Charlie; he was Mr. Murphy to all. . . .When Murphy died the saying was 'the brain of Tammany Hall is buried in Calvary Cemetery.' His successors lacked Murphy's broad vision. The city deteriorated."2 Burke believed that it took the genius of Fiorello LaGuardia to put the city back on its feet.
Adrian Burke's intellect and temperament led him to Regis High School, Holy Cross College, and Fordham Law School. His father's death made it necessary for young Adrian to earn money, so he taught at Regis High School for three years while attending Fordham Law School at night. After passing the bar, he began law practice with an emphasis on real estate law and managementCa specialty he had learned while working summers in a real estate office. He married his wife, Edith, in 1934.
Adrian Burke's family connections led to his nomination and election as the second youngest delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1938. There he met and learned lessons in public service from the likes of Alfred E. Smith, Herbert Lehman, Senator Robert F. Wagner, Robert Moses, and Chief Judge Crane. His assignment to the social welfare committee was the start of a lifelong devotion to child welfare. He was proud of his role in supporting the adoption of a unique amendment to the state constitution introduced at the behest of Mayor La Guardia: "The aid, care and support of the needy are public concerns and shall be provided by the state." No comparable guarantee appears in the United States Constitution.
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey appointed Burke to the New York County youth council bureau, and later, when governor, to the New York Board of Social Welfare. Burke's work in the constitutional convention and in social welfare led to an acquaintance with Robert F. Wagner Jr. Although Burke had never been a political insider, his public service gained him insight into the political scene and he advised Wagner to run for Mayor in 1953. Wagner agreed only if Burke would manage his campaign. Wagner won and appointed Burke to be Corporation Counsel in 1954.3 One year later, Burke ran for the Court of Appeals on a ticket headed by Averill Harriman. Both were elected. Judge Burke enjoyed recalling that he received more votes than the governor.
Judge Burke's view of the moral roots of law and his concern for children came together in his dissent in Byrn v. New York Health & Hospitals Corp.4 This was a case prior to Roe v. Wade5 in which a state statute legalized specified abortions that had previously been outlawed. The majority candidly acknowledged that current scientific knowledge classified the unborn fetus as "human" and "unquestionably alive," with an autonomous development separate from the mother although dependent upon her. The Court nevertheless held that the degree of legal recognition was a policy question to be decided by the legislature. Judge Burke's dissent roundly rejected what he considered a purely positivist philosophy that a creature in fact human could be made legally non-human by legislative fiat. Insisting that the basic rights of man were antecedent to the state, not conferred by it, he contrasted the natural law tradition embodied in the Declaration of Independence to the barbarous systems of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. His impassioned appeal was rejected by his associates, and has become even more obsolete in light of Roe v. Wade, which largely takes the issue out of the legislative arena.6 Both Judge Burke and the justices of the United States Supreme Court were willing to exercise judicial authority to overturn legislative action on opposite sides of the abortion issue.
Although Judge Burke's strong feelings could be bluntly expressed in a few controversial cases, he was naturally ebullient and his relations with his associates were invariably cordial. A law clerk recalls questioning a sudden increase in the number of applications for leave in criminal cases made in his New York City chambers on 42nd Street, and even more astonishing, an uncharacteristic liberality in granting them. The Judge replied, "most of these would ordinarily go to Judge Fuld (on 44th Street), but he's away in Switzerland now so they have to come to me. I feel I should treat them the same way Stanley would have done." Judge Burke's wit and amiability endeared him to all who worked with and for him, and were prominently featured in the remarks of his colleagues upon his retirement.
Although generally conservative on issues of criminal law and procedure, Judge Burke's concern for the dignity of the human person is apparent in his opinion for the majority in Fenster v. Leary,7 striking down a vagrancy statute because it punished conduct that in no way impinged on the rights or interests of others. The harsh "dual sovereignty" limitation on the rule against double jeopardy was mitigated by his expansive interpretation of a New York statute precluding double jeopardy based on a prior judgment in "another state or country." The statute was held applicable to a prior acquittal in federal court.8
In his 19 years of service on the Court, Judge Burke wrote 252 signed opinions for the Court and 146 concurring or dissenting opinions. A typical Burke opinion attended closely to the facts of the case. Once the facts were clear, the law seemed to follow naturally in a common sense way.
Judge Burke's style of judging can be seen in a leading case involving the effect of written disclaimers raised as a defense to fraud actions. In 1957, he had joined in Judge Fuld's opinion for the court rejecting an attempt to screen fraudulent conduct by a written contractual disclaimer.9 Two years later, when the issue arose in a different context, the two jurists found themselves on opposite sides. In Danann Realty v. Harris,10 the purchaser of an apartment building sought to charge the seller with fraud in misrepresenting the building"s operating expenses. The defense was that the written contract of sale expressly disclaimed reliance on oral representations on several topics, including "expenses." The trial court dismissed the complaint, and the issue on appeal was whether the earlier case mandated a trial in all cases, without any exceptions based on the particulars of a given situation. In dissent, Judge Fuld insisted that under no circumstances should dishonesty be allowed to hide behind a piece of paper. Judge Burke, however, carried the rest of the judges with him in distinguishing the earlier case. The specificity of the disclaimer and the sophistication of the parties established as a matter of law that there could have been no reasonable reliance on any oral misrepresentation. The security of the written contract was preserved. Judge Fuld's position had the merit of consistent adherence to a high moral principle: no exceptions. Judge Burke's position left room to distinguish between knowledgeable business people carefully drafting a contract tailored to their desires, and an unsophisticated consumer duped by terms in a form contract not carefully examined or understood.
Judge Burke was not particularly receptive to highly theoretical writing found in the pages of legal journals; the way the law was developed in prior cases was usually sufficient for his judgment. For example, his dissent in Seider v. Roth11 opposed the Court"s adoption of a novel theory of quasi-in-rem jurisdiction through attachment of a nonresident defendant"s insurance policy. This dissent was later vindicated when the United States Supreme Court found the procedure unconstitutional. However, Judge Burke was by no means wedded to the past. When careful scholarship exposed the injustice of an outmoded precedent, he was willing to listen, as demonstrated by his opinion in Battalla v. State of New York,12 allowing a tort action for mental injury from fright negligently caused, but without proximate physical injury. Judge Burke arrived at this conclusion only after respectfully examining the reasons given in the leading 19th century case13 and finding them unpersuasive. A similar careful balancing of policy considerations appears in Gelbman v. Gelbman,14 in which both scholarly criticism and judicial developments in other states led to discarding an old rule disallowing intra-family tort actions.
Of course, not all cases generate controversy or attract public interest. There are many obscure or technical issues that are nevertheless of importance to lawyers and judges. Judge Burke wrote several such opinions that law professors found of sufficient importance to include in casebooks studied by thousands of law students. Menzel v. List,15 addressing the measure of damages for breach of warranty of title, is an important contribution to the tangle of problems surrounding stolen art works. Intercontinental Hotels Corp v. Golden16 explores the effect of public policy on the recognition of foreign judgments. A difficult procedural issue incident to the merger of law and equity is examined in light of history in I.H.P. Corp. v. 210 Central Park So. Corp.17 And the excuse of conditions in contract law is fully analyzed in Cohen v. Kranz.18
Toward the end of his life, Judge Burke wrote a memoir, edited and privately published by his youngest son, Frank. It is entitled Everything I Needed, and concludes:
"Success is often a combination of chance and purpose, timing and initiative, plus the often unanticipated intervention of others. More often than not, it comes from receiving not what we actively seek and want but what we unknowingly require. I count myself fortunate that chance, divine providence, and the bountiful life of New York City gave me, in generous measure, everything I needed."
Judge Burke's wife, Edith, died in 1995. They had three children. Two sons survive: Adrian Burke Jr. of Las Vegas and Francis Burke of Kingston, Ontario. A daughter, Edith Burke De Muth, died in 2002. Judge Burke"s grandchildren are: Maureen Burke of New Haven, CT; Michelle Burke of Berkeley, CA; Adrian P. Burke III of Grosse Point, MI; Andrew De Muth of Freehold, N.J.; William De Muth of Freehold, NJ; Christopher De Muth of Freehold, NJ; Joseph De Muth of Jackson, NJ; and Adrianne De Muth of Tinton Falls, NJ.
This biography appears in The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History, ed. Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt (New York: Fordham University Press, 2007). It has not been updated since publication.
Sources Consulted
1 Cath. Law. 68 (1955).
Beame, Tribute to Judge Burke, 48 St. John"s L. Rev. 438 (1974).
Breitel, Tribute to Judge Burke, 48 St. John"s L. Rev. 435 (1974).
Congratulatory Citation on the occasion of Adrian Burke"s 90th birthday, from Governor Mario Cuomo (formerly a law clerk to Judge Burke).
Desmond, Tribute toi Judge Burke, 48 St. John"s L. Rev. 437 (1974).
Gegan, Tribute to Judge Burke, 48 St. John"s L. Rev. 439 (1974).
In Memoriam, 95 N.Y.2d xix. (2000).
Obituary, September 9, 2000, New York Times, Section B, page 8.
Remarks of Judges Stanley Fuld and Charles Breitel on the occasion of Judge Burke"s retirement in volume 33 N.Y.2d. ix.
Everything I Needed: Living and Working in New York (F. Burke ed. 1996).
Tribute to Chief Judge Fuld, 71 Colum. L. Rev. 542 (1971).
Tribute to Judge Keating, 86 Brooklyn L. Rev. 1 (1969).
Tribute to Chief Judge Desmond, 42 St. John"s L. Rev. 9 (1967-68).
Book Review (F. A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty), 29 Ford. L. Rev. 410 (1960-61).


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Discovering Psychology "Cultural Psychology" This newly emerging field is integrating cross-cultural research with social and personality psychology, anthropology, and other social sciences. Its main new perspective is focused on how cultures construct selves and other central aspects of individual personality, beliefs, values, emotions, and much of what we are and do.G
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Curiosity Quest "Mrs. Fields Cookies" Join Joel on this sweet quest to the Mrs. Fields cookie gifting facility in Utah to learn how they make their famous, and delicious cookies. Watch as Joel displays his lack of skill when it comes to the fine art of baking. D
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Biz Kid$ "Hidden Careers" You don't have to be perfect at your passion to build a career in it. If you love baseball, but don't have the skills of a super athlete, you will see there are many different roles you can play behind the scenes. Learn about "behind the scenes" careers in sports, music, entertainment, art, and even aviation. D
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The Electric Company "Fromage Here to Eternity" Lisa is chosen to write a story on Skeleckian cheese-making for the school paper, but Annie is determined to scoop her. D
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Cyberchase "Team Spirit" Interest is lagging in the annual Mount Olympus Games, attendance is sagging, and Zeus is not happy. How can he restore the spirit of competition? With lightning bolt speed, he pits Team Motherboard, coached by Digit, against Team Hacker, coached by Wicked, The teams have to compete in the Triadditon, a relay-type race made up of an obstacle course, a swim race, and a foot race where each competitor does one event and tags their teammate to do the next. Bragging rights and hero worship go to the winners. D
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Quilting Arts "Personalizing Quilt Projects" Learn to personalize your quilt projects on today's show. Margaret Applin begins with digital monoprinting using software and her personal imagery. Then, Judy Coates Perez has a tutorial on adding and removing color. D
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Best of the Joy of Painting "Valley Waterfall" Join Bob Ross in the lush green valley and listen to the rushing water flowing onward to places unknown. D
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Chef John Besh's New Orleans Oyster Stew, Jaeqerschnitzel, and Pear Tart. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Spiced Up" First, Joanne turns fresh plums into a cheese-worthy chutney with ginger and then Joan returns for an encore. They use a combination of Indian spices to prepare Roasted Chicken Thighs with Indian Rub with Pan Roasted Potatoes with Black and Yellow Mustard seeds. Recipes: Plum and Ginger Chutney with Italian Cheeses, Roasted Chicken Thighs with Indian Rub, Pan-Roasted Potatoes with Black and Yellow Mustard Seeds. D
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Hometime "Built-In Gas Grill" The HOMETIME crew resets an outdoor natural stone island, covering it with granite and setting a new built-in gas grill. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Granada, Cordoba, and Spain's Costa Del Sol" Andalucia's Moorish heritage sparkles in the historic capitals of Granada and Cordoba. Rick tastes the smooth sherry and marvels at prancing stallions as he finds the passion in Andalucian culture. He finishes his visit with fun in the Spanish sun on the coast.G
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Florence, Italy" NULL
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Essential Pepin "Fine Finishes" Cheesecake With Apricot-Blueberry Sauce; Flan A La Vanille With Caramel-Cognac Sauce; Chocolate Mousse; Bread And Butter Pudding. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Pork Chops and Lentil Salad" Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to perfect Red Wine-Braised Pork Chops. Next, host Christopher Kimball reveals the test kitchen's best tips for storing, chopping and handling fresh herbs. Then, science expert Guy Crosby explains the science of braising. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Raw Milk Cheese" After a visit to a dairy farm that makes award-winning cheeses, the Pences fix raw milk gouda with egg and pizza with arugula.G
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Kimchi Chronicles "The Fish Chronicles" A peninsula surrounded on three sides by water, Korea is a haven for fish lovers. Marja visits Sokcho, where most of her Korean family resides, to see the gigantic octopus come ashore in Daepo Port. Later, she enjoys a memorable meal of simply grilled shellfish in a seaside restaurant. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Granada, Cordoba, and Spain's Costa Del Sol" Andalucia's Moorish heritage sparkles in the historic capitals of Granada and Cordoba. Rick tastes the smooth sherry and marvels at prancing stallions as he finds the passion in Andalucian culture. He finishes his visit with fun in the Spanish sun on the coast.G


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I've never considered myself an introvert as I thought introverts were anti-social and shy, two qualities I can say that do not describe me. But after reading up on Introverts, I am proud to say that YES- I am indeed an introvert!
My hubby, the absolute extrovert (introverts often marry extroverts) never understood how my idea of date night is making pop corn and watching a DVD together on the couch in PJ's. I could not think of anything more enjoyable! To him, its getting a babysitter and having a night out on the town. We have been married almost 10 years and although he clearly see's that I am not a quiet person, it was difficult for him to understand how I just love being home.
Now having discovered this, I now see very clearly how one of my kids is a textbook introvert. I could not understand how he is super social when kids come over or when at the park playing with other kids. But yet he is just so happy staying at home playing by himself. It didn't make sense that he was a loner as he really enjoys the company of others but on the other hand, he also thrives on being by himself. This little kiddo is my little introvert! So instead of thinking something is wrong or strange that he likes his quiet time so much, I now know that not only does he enjoy it, he NEEDS it.
Discovering these things about ourselves and our kids really helps in our entire approach to raising them.
My in-laws were just here visiting and my very wise mother-in-law (who raised 11 amazing kids) was telling me how wonderful it is to get know the talents and qualities of your kids to help them become the best people they can be.
Having tapped into this, I now see how one of daughters needs organization around her. She keeps her bedroom neat and tidy and does not do well if things are out of place. This helps me help her in her day to day activities and it also helps me understand her certain moments of frustration.
One of my sons is a very visual person. When he talks to me, he needs me to look at him and answer him with YES, not 'uh huh.'
So for those of you who know me, yes, believe it or not, I'm an introvert. I love being around friends and family and enjoy social events, but I need my time alone like people need air to breathe.
It also explains why I love writing this blog so much.
Wishing you all a wonderful week!


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The Retail Store Manager (RSM) thrives in a dynamic and high energy environment. They are responsible for the leadership and management of a retail store location; along with meeting or exceeding sales goal of the store. The position directs daily activities of store operations to increase revenue drive standards of excellence and maintain established processes to ensure outstanding customer service. Recruitment, retention, HR responsibilities and constant development of the sales team and the Manager in Development is a critical responsibility of this role. The RSM performs a variety of management functions including: achieving store productivity/financial targets, planning and executing promotional and local store marketing activities. The RSM demonstrates ongoing informal coaching, performance reviews, assistance and support to the sales team.
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Instructor(s) Sidel, Mark
This course investigates the law of disputes about trade symbols -- Coke, Aspirin, Monopoly, Bucky Badger and the shape of a bottle of household bleach. The laws governing the use and abuse of trade symbols is a matter of both federal and state law, and this course develops both an understanding of the competing theoretical rationales for protection of trade symbols, and a knowledge of the mechanics of the federal and state laws concerning such symbols. Some attention is also given to actionable false advertising, as addressed in the Lanham Act. The course studies the interests of, and conflicts between, (1) consumers of products and services, (2) established producers of those products and services, and (3) those who wish to compete with the established producers.


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When you go to shop on the Internet just go through this link:
Up to 15% from each purchase you make will be donated to Rupert's Fund.
Over 2000 retailers to choose from including Amazon, Next, Argos, John Lewis and HMV!
You need to register so that they can register you and which cause you want to support.
Then click through on Shop for Donations
There are banners available to link to if you have a website and would be kind enough to share this...
Each transaction also raises money for the Little Dog Resuce, as they referred me to Easy Fundraising, so it's a double bonus!!
Another way you can help is that every time you search the web with easysearch instead of Google, that will raise funds too! Each of you could raise around £20 a year for Rupert's Fund just by searching 10 times a day!
So the next time you need to find something online, please use http://rupertsfund.easysearch.org.uk and raise money for Rupert's Fund with every search you make.
Such easy ways to help but it would make such a difference to our fundraising Many people have been asking what they can do and what friends and family can do so now you have an answer!!


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The Squamish Windsports Society (SWS) is very pleased to announce the 2010 Squamish Kiteboard Racing Summer Series. Kiteboarding competitors will be racing shoulder-to-shoulder at high speeds around a marked course to see who is the fastest to the finish line.
The only one of its kind in Canada, the Series will be held monthly on four scheduled weekends throughout the summer. Races will be hosted from the Squamish Windsports Park ("The Spit"). This series is modeled after other similar events at international venues, which have already proven to be highly successful and popular.
Course Racing is a very exciting new aspect of the sport of Kiteboarding, which is quickly becoming popular worldwide. Upwards of 50 kiters can be starting close together on a tight line.
At the horn they bolt off at impressive speeds on specialized boards around a course of anchored floating markers, all the while battling with the elements, other racers and their own abilities to make it around as fast as possible. Efforts are being made to bring this sport to the 2016 Olympic Games.
Races are scheduled for Saturdays: June 12, July 10, August 28 & September11 with weather make-up days for each subsequent Sunday. Racers will battle for point ratings which will go towards overall Series rankings and titles. First starts are at 11am. Races last approximately 15-20 minutes each, and can run until 5pm.
The series is open to all competent kiteboarders, and will have categories for race-specific equipment, freeriding equipment, Men and Women.


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Lando does have that Matador swashbuckling vibe going on with the red cape.....he may be worth picking up after all.I will get the Wookie just to have more in the army but I really will pass on the other 2. Wal-Mart exclusives disappear so quick and you usually do not get a second stab at them in store but I have no doubt I do not want them.The Droid Factory series is going to be a bitch to track down......
WOW! I never expected to see so much love for Matador Lando, but more power to that set! I really thought it would be a unanimous backlash against it.
I absolutely adore the Marvel Comic-colored toys in both the Star Wars and GI Joe lines, so Marvel #44 is a must-buy. I can do without the other two.
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Don Shurley, Extension economist at the University of Georgia in Tipton, believes cotton prices could improve substantially in the next few weeks, providing much needed pricing opportunities for growers.
"We have every reason to believe the market is poised to make another run," Shurley says. "The size and condition of this year's U. S. crop has, in my opinion, not yet been fully factored into the prices we are seeing."
How high cotton prices rise, he says, depends greatly on planted acreage numbers from USDA at month's end, and increasing concerns over the condition of the Mid-South and Texas cotton crops.
"We haven't been able to maintain prices at the 60-cent level in at least two years, and we're coming off of a year where we had prices at 15-year lows," Shurley says. "And while the market did hit 63 cents several weeks ago, it only stayed there for a short time."
Because of that, the 60-cent mark has become a psychological barrier of sorts to the cotton market.
When, and if, December cotton futures break 60-cents, Shurley advises growers to be poised to take action. "Keeping yield risk in mind, it's not too far out for growers to book at least one-third of their crop if December cotton futures pass the 60-cent mark. Then, be prepared to either re-own your crop with calls in case the market moves higher, or simply purchase put options if the market moves over 60 cents," he says.
At current price levels, he says, any loan deficiency payment or POP payment on the 2003 crop will likely be minimal. Counter cyclical payments, which he expects will fall somewhere between 8 to 10 cents per pound for the 2003 crop, will be mostly impacted by market prices during the November-February period.
Based on the size and condition of this year's crop, Shurley firmly believes that U.S. cotton prices should be higher than they are now.
"USDA has projected the 2003 U.S. cotton crop at 17.2 million bales, but there's a growing realization that it's just not there," he said. "We're probably going to be at least one half of a million bales short of that. In addition, USDA has a pretty optimistic export number of 11.5 million bales built into its projections.
"If this is realized, we could reduce our ending stocks to 4.5 million bales. That's the lowest level since 2000 and the smallest U.S. stocks-to-use ratio since 1999. And while U.S. stocks are certainly headed down, foreign stocks are also tightening up."
Any substantial increase in cotton prices, however, could affect export numbers, Shurley says.
"There is still some potential give and take in the market. If cotton prices reach the mid-60s, we could see some decrease in buying by exporters, which could have a limiting effect on the market."
Another dominating factor in the cotton market, he says, is the phenomenal growth in the world demand for cotton, with record-setting demand in each of the past three to four years.
Although the U.S. textile industry has declined greatly, expansion in China and other foreign countries has been tremendous, leading to much higher U.S. exports, he says. "The gap between foreign production and mill use has been widening and the United States has been able to fill that void."
USDA is projecting foreign demand for cotton to be about 92 million bales in 2003. This is a little more than 1 million bales higher than last year and about 5 million bales more than two years ago.
"There is no doubt that U.S. exports are another key to the 2003 price outlook, and this worries me that perhaps USDA estimates are optimistic. The worldwide demand for cotton, while at record levels, has no doubt slowed and foreign production is expected to increase by about 8 million bales from last year's level. Because of this, it would be quite an accomplishment for the U.S. to again export more than 11 million bales of cotton," Shurley says.
"USDA's June estimate dropped 2003 forecast foreign production by 1 million bales from the May estimate so this makes me a little more comfortable, but still cautious, about the high export number."


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Look here to find information and educational links about emerald ash borer (EAB). Residents are encouraged to learn about the city's plans to treat and remove public ash trees, and also to make early plans for managing ash trees on private property.
To systematically clean existing sewers to maximize capacity and flow and through storm sewer construction to reduce the backlog and overall cost of construction of the storm drainage infrastructure.
The Department of Public Works maintains a fleet of equipment and required staff to provide routine and specialized cleaning of the City's 800 miles of sanitary sewers and 400 miles of storm sewers. The timely cleaning of the City's sewers reduces the potential for blockages and subsequent damage to private and public property.
The Department of Public Works utilizes existing personnel and equipment to perform in-house construction of mid-range storm water related projects.
The sewer division currently manages and maintains:
889.23 Miles of Sanitary Sewer
471.62 Miles of Storm Sewer
17,667 Sanitary Manholes
8, 030 Storm Manholes
12,125 Storm Inlets
52 Miles of Ditches
21.5 Miles of Levee
A sanitary sewer is a type of underground carriage system, for transporting sewage from houses or industry to sewage treatment facilities.
Ideally sanitary sewer systems are operated separately from storm water systems but when sewers carry both sewage and storm water together they are called combine sewers.
Sewers are usually pipelines that begin with connecting pipes from buildings to one or more levels of larger underground trunk mains, which transport the sewage to sewage treatments facilities. Vertical pipes, called manholes, connect the mains to the surface. The manholes are used for access to the sewer pipes for inspection and maintenance. They also facilitate vertical and horizontal angles in otherwise straight pipelines. Sewers are generally gravity powered, though pumps may be used if necessary.
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The sewer division is responsible for maintenance and management of 471.62 miles of storm sewer, 8,030 storm manholes, 12,125 storm inlets, 52 miles of ditches, and 21.5 miles of levee maintenance. Pipe sizes making up the current collection system for storm water range from 6" to 10 feet by 5 feet box.
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A storm drain, stormwater drain, or storm sewer system is designed to drain excess rain and groundwater from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. They are fed by street gutters on most motorways, freeways and other busy roads, as well surface runoff from other areas during rain events. Most storm sewer systems are designed to handle smaller more frequent storms. During heavier, infrequent storms some street ponding is expected, and sometimes water may run to a natural drainageway.
There are two main types of stormwater drain (sewer) inlets; side inlets and grated inlets. Side (or curb inlets) are located adjacent to the curb and rely on the ability of the opening to capture the water flow. Grated inlets have gratings or grids to prevent large objects and debris from falling into the sewer system. However their bars are fairly widely spaced so that the flow of water is not impeded.
Pipes can come in many different shapes (rectangular, square, oval and more commonly, circular) and have many different features. Several different materials can also be used, such as brick, concrete, or less frequently, metal.
Most drains have a single large exit at their point of discharge (often covered by a grating) into a canal, river, lake or reservoir. In Des Moines all stormwater eventually drains to the Des Moines or Raccoon River, either through a direct discharge from the storm sewer system or after making its way to a larger creek, such as Walnut or Four Mile Creek.
Typically, there are no treatment facilities in the piping system other than catch-basins. In some cases, storm drains may discharge into man-made excavations known as detention or retention ponds before being discharged to a water body.
To report any stormwater pollution concerns, such as illicit discharges, drainage concerns, connections or polluted runoff from a construction site please contact the City's 24-Hour Hotline at (515) 283-4950 or submit a online concern.
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Sewer projects estimated to provide millions of dollars in construction jobs.
The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority (WRA) and the City of Des Moines will continue an extensive rebuild of the city's sewer system that provides for $220 million in sewer construction between now and 2013. This investment will improve central Iowa water quality and reduce the risk of property damage during high rains.
The sewer improvements will meet or exceed Iowa and Federal environmental requirements to separate and treat sewage and reduce the mixing of storm and sanitary sewage. The City and the WRA have entered into a consent decree with the Iowa Attorney General's Office to move forward with plans to separate storm and sanitary sewers where possible and to treat combined storm and sanitary flows at a new high flow facility that will be built within the City of Des Moines. Construction of the estimated $50 million high flow facility is expected to provide millions of dollars in construction jobs and give metro Des Moines sewer customers the benefit of a state of the art facility.
The combined sewer area of Des Moines is roughly the portion of the city lying east of 42nd Street and west of East 18th Street, south of Euclid Avenue and north of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. The area is designated by the yellow shading on the map.
"Although our current sewer system met state standards when constructed," said William Stowe, WRA and Des Moines Public Works Director, "It is the WRA and City of Des Moines' responsibility to comply with new Iowa and Federal mandates to separate and treat sewage in a way the meets or exceeds environmental requirements. We choose to lead statewide efforts to improve water quality, particularly on the Des Moines River. This decision to invest nearly a quarter of a billion dollars will underscore the vitality of area waterways and WRA commitment to environmental leadership. "
The WRA is a consortium of Des Moines Metro area communities, counties and sewer districts that work together for wastewater treatment and cleaner rivers in central Iowa. The WRA treats the wastewater from nearly 500,000 connected customers, commercial facilities and industries at the Wastewater Treatment Facility at 3000 Vandalia Road in Des Moines. At this facility, nearly 25 billion gallons of treated water are discharged into the Des Moines River.
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What does interleague play and Roger Clemens have in common?
Both were products of a time when baseball's management was at war with its players. Management, and that includes commissioner Bud Selig, were so adamant against player salaries rising and free agency, that they were willing to kill the 1994 World Series.
When play stopped late in the summer of 1994 – the Yankees and Montreal Expos were the elite of each league – the gap was so wide that no resolution could be reached and Selig eventually killed the World Series.
It would continue to the spring of 1995 and Selig's brain-dead proposal of replacement players. Several times the owners were found guilty of collusion and dealing in bad faith by the courts. But, those facts didn't matter. Baseball was in another work stoppage and the public didn't care about the wars between millionaires and billionaires, and was rightfully turned off.
Baseball, in dire need of getting back the public, and in turn the taxpayer support to continue building new stadiums across the country was desperate. With the tradition of the World Series already trashed, let's go the whole route and kill the concept of the leagues, the foundation for nearly a century. That brought us the gimmick of interleague play.
From there, major league baseball and the commissioner stuck their heads in the sand when the balls started flying at record paces in 1998. The home run duel between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captivated baseball fans, and even brought us the heart warming moment of McGwire embracing Roger Maris' son the night he broke the single season home run record.
It was steroids that fueled McGwire and Sosa, and other sluggers as well. Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez and Luis Gonzalez. There have even been whispers about Mike Piazza.
Only, when prying eyes of the media and Congress questioned the pinball scores in the major leagues were steroids seriously discussed. It also took a high school kid dying to fuel the investigations.
Of course, pitchers weren't immune, and that brings us to Clemens. The sport knew something was going on, but as long as there wasn't anything in the books, the balls kept flying and people kept filling the seats. MLB didn't care because it was making back the millions in losses from the strike of 1994.
Interleague play was a gimmick that briefly sparked attendance in some parks, but has waned. During this last week of games, attendance was below its capacity everywhere. The only time this week capacity was reached was in Philadelphia, but that was for a National League game against the Rockies.
The Yankees didn't sell out for the Mets, the White Sox didn't sell out for the Cubs, and the Mets haven't sold out this weekend. Things have run its course.
As for the steroids, that has run its course for several years. The gimmicks and fast fixes are being rejected.
Maybe the commissioner will notice.