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Bethany College gives students the choice between a major in English education, a major in English, or a minor in English.
Through the English program, students master the skills of critical thinking and advanced writing techniques. Bethany also places heavy emphasis on community relations so students gain the skills necessary to be leaders in their fields as well as their communities.
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The mission of Bethany College Theatre and Communication is firmly rooted in the mission of the college: to challenge the students to perform the spoken word as a means of communication both clearly and artistically and to nurture in students a sense of confidence and responsibility in their communication art.
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To allow students to hone their talents as performers, designers, directors, playwrights, speakers and communicators.
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Mo. Senate Backs Higher Initiative Fraud Penalties
JEFFERSON CITY - People who fraudulently sign petitions for ballot initiatives could face stiffer penalties under legislation given initial approval by the Missouri Senate.
A bill endorsed Wednesday by senators would make the crime of petition signature fraud a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of between $1,000 and $25,000.
Violators currently can face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
The legislation also expands the crime to cover petition circulators who use trickery to obtain signatures or who knowingly submit forms with false signatures.
Charges also could be filed against those who hire petition circulators and should have known that the circulators were committing fraud.

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Zippi Rabbit Tunnel System
The brilliant new Zippi Rabbit Tunnel System from Omlet is a great way to connect your rabbit hutch to a rabbit run. The modular burrow pipes allow you to add sections at any time to create a natural warren of tunnels for your rabbit to run around. Your bunny will love hopping along the activity tunnels to a rabbit run where they can nibble on fresh grass everyday. You can also easily connect an open playpen so your children can play with, watch and feed their pet bunnies. The burrow tubes are strong, secure and measure a spacious 7.1in on the inside, which is large enough for any rabbits including the Continental Giant and Flemish Giant. With the Zippi system there are no limits to the size or shape of tunnel system you can build so let your imagination - and your bunny - run wild!
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Being able to let the bunnies scamper along their tunnels to graze with the children is just lovely to watch. Moving their run around at the end of the tunnels has kept them in fresh grass and our lawn in great condition! - Jenny
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Connect Your Hutch To A Larger Run
The most popular use of the Zippi rabbit tunnel system is to connect your existing rabbit hutch (including wooden hutches or Eglu Go rabbit hutches) to a large rabbit run which can be anywhere in your garden. It's quick and simple to do, all fixings are supplied for you to attach a Zippi connection frame to the side of your rabbit hutch and then clip on lengths of the rabbit tunnel. The frame measures 12.2in high by 9.8in wide and is designed to fit any make and model of rabbit hutch.
Provide your Bunny with an Active Habitat
The Zippi Tunnel allows your rabbit to have safe and secure access to an exercise space whenever it wants through its very own Zippi burrow system. This is an amazingly convenient way for you to provide your pet with a habitat that promotes an active lifestyle, with the benefit of a more relaxed and healthier rabbit. Discover the amazing difference a Zippy tunnel system makes to you and your rabbit.
Each tunnel section measures 35.4in in length and has an inner diameter of 7.1in
Build Your Dream Tunnel System
The Zippi rabbit tunnels come in 35.4in lengths and are easily joined together using Omlet's specially designed connectors. You can quickly add and remove sections without any tools using the push button locking mechanism. There are no limits to the size or shape of tunnel system you can build and you can add T-Junctions, Corner Pieces, Look-Outs and Hay Racks. The flexible burrow pipes can run behind a flower bed, along a fence and bend around trees to allow your rabbit to safely access areas of the garden that would otherwise be out of reach. The Zippi tunnel system means you can keep the hutch close to your house (for easy food and water top ups) whilst giving your rabbits the run of the garden with fresh and free grass everyday! Start building your perfect system and discover the amazing difference a Zippi tunnel makes to you and your rabbits.
Connect to Multiple Playpens or Runs
Having a fully enclosed run that your pet rabbit can access every day for play and exercise is ideal. Zippi has been designed to connect to any type of run including the new range of Zippi Pet Enclosures and Omlet's Outdoor Pet Runs. By adding a T-Junction to a Zippi tunnel system you can provide access to a rabbit playpen for you and your children to use. Access to this area can be simply controlled with a door in the Zippi Frame which you just open when you want to allow your rabbit to access it.
"Rabbits love to run, hop and jump, so it's important that you provide your pets with enough space to play in every day."
Move the Run - not the Hutch
The flexibility of the Zippi tunnels means you can easily move your rabbit's run around the garden without having to move the hutch itself. This allows the hutch to stay close to the house for convenient access while you simply lift and move the attached Zippi Run to a new location. The connectors are so easy to use that you can continually change the setup and give your rabbit a fun and varied habitat. They are also really strong, durable and will give many years of use.
Maximize the Space Within Your Garden
Whatever size or shape of garden you have you can maximize the space available by using the Zippi tunnel system. Bend around flowerbeds, behind rockeries and over patios to give your rabbit access to areas previously well out of reach. Using Zippi to move a run you could even use your rabbits as an environmentally friendly and fun way to mow your lawn!
Your Children And Rabbits Will Love It!
The Zippi burrow pipes have been designed with children in mind. Children love watching their bunnies run down the tunnels and pop out to say hello! If your child is confident with their rabbit then they can operate the frame doors and even rearrange the tunnels themselves. It you don't want your children to be able to undo the connectors then you can completely secure the connectors with the screw locks which come free with every Zippi connector.
"Children love watching their bunnies run down the tunnels and pop out to say hello!"
Add a Hay Station or Lookout
You can upgrade the Zippi T-section with a dual use Hay Station that doubles as a Look-Out. The Hay Station comes with a water bottle holder and kids can easily fill the container with hay or other fresh vegetable treats. By attaching the base of the Hay Rack to the top you can convert it into a Look-Out. This is a great alternative use and one you and your rabbits will enjoy. Children love waiting by the Look-Out to spot their pet as they explore their Zippi tunnel world!
Connect Your Eglu Go Hutch To A Larger Run
The Zippi Tunnel system is designed so that it can be easily and securely connected to the run of the Eglu Go Rabbit Hutch. The Zippi Frame can simply be attached directly to the run (all fixings are supplied). You can then connect to any type of run including the new range of Zippi Playpens and Runs and Omlet's Outdoor Pet Runs, giving your pets even more space to exercise.
"A play-pen is a popular way to allow your children to learn about their pet in a safe and relaxed environment."
Optional Lock Out Door
A really useful feature of the Zippi rabbit tunnel system is the optional Lock Out Door that can be added to any Zippi Door Frame. It's a brilliant way to be able to temporarily control your pet's access into the Zippi tunnel system.
Ideal for Cleaning Time
You can use it to keep your rabbit in the run or playpen whilst you clean out the hutch - or vice versa - or while you change the layout of your Zippi system. It's important to note that the door should only be used to keep pets within a hutch or run and not within the tunnel itself.
Raises Up From Your Lawn
Omlet's specially designed Zippi support hoops can be used to lift the burrow pipes off the ground. This thoughtful detail will allow the grass under the tunnels to keep growing leaving your lawn in perfect condition. You can also use the strong steel support hoops to steer your rabbit's activity tunnels around a tight corner or tree.
Easy To Clean
As with all Omlet products the Zippi tunnel has been designed to be easy to clean. Using the door in the Zippi frame, you can temporarily close the tunnel so your rabbits can't access it. Then you simply open the connectors to release each section of tunnel. The burrow pipes can be washed out with water and a pet safe disinfectant, drainage and ventilation holes along the length mean you don't have to worry about drying the pipes.
"Even with a long system, cleaning the Zippi tunnel just takes a few minutes."
Predator Resistant Tunnels
The Zippi tunnels are designed to be fully secure and predator resistant to ensure your rabbit stays safe and protected during use. The tunnels have a unique locking connector at each end which requires two buttons to be released to open it. In addition each connector can be further secured, if necessary, using the locking screw. If you have a pet dog or cat, your rabbit can safely use the system whilst they are in the garden. The tunnels have been temperature tested and can be used in hot and cold conditions. Each section of activity tunnel has ventilation and drainage holes throughout its entire length. Your rabbits will love using their Zippi tunnels all year round in all weather conditions.
How do I Connect Zippi to a Run?
The Zippi door frame can be connected to any wire mesh run or to any solid surface, for example the wall of a wooden hutch.
Before attaching the Zippi door frame you will need to cut a square hole in the mesh or wood. All of the fittings are included, as are clear and complete instructions. You will receive cover strips to place over the cut edges so that you are left with a very neat finish.
A Complete System
You can buy everything that you need to build an amazing custom tunnel system for your rabbits. The complete range of parts available can be seen below.
Zippi Tunnels
Strong flexible tunnels lie at the heart of the Zippi tunnel system. They are fully ventilated and predator resistant
Zippi Connectors
Straight connectors join tunnels together or combine with a frame to connect to a run. Angled connectors join tunnels to a hutch or angled run.
Zippi Frames and Doors
Connect the Zippi tunnel to a run or hutch using these frames. Lockable versions with a door are available.
Zippi Corner and T-junction
Turn your Zippi through sharp angles with a 90 degree corner or join three tunnels with a T-junction.
Zippi Hayrack and Lookout
WIth the Hay Rack add-on, the T-junction can be used as a hay rack with included water bottle or as a lookout.
Zippi Tunnel Supports
These supports lift the tunnels to protect your grass. They also help to hold tunnels in curved shapes.
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Your Reviews - Zippi Rabbit Tunnel System
Feel like an assembly worker - Alan,
The products are excellent - high quality manufacture and materials. End result is therefore great however using the customer to assemble components is annoying - fitting hinges and clips with lots of tiny screws requires the correct screwdriver and some skill and takes quite some time for a tunnel run of several components. Pre assembled hinges and clips would not materially affect packaging and shipping and would save the preparation of multiple zip lock bags of screws and small parts. Imgine buying clothes and finding the buttons in little plastic bags.
Great Product - Fern, Lanarkshire,
Great tunnel system, can now just put my little rabbit in his hutch/run and don't have to keep bothering him picking him up and moving him around. He loves to run through the tunnel .. now just saving up to buy more tunnels and runs ! Took me a while to figure out how to put together but soon got it sorted and set up :) Very happy with the product !
Great product, one of a kind - Deerfield,
The bunnies love their tunnel and hay rack! This is great quality and the only one of it's kind. I am getting more!
Omelet tunnel - Sheree,
My bunnies love their tunnel they are running in and out of it very happy
Amazing product - Dawn,
Bought Omlet outdoor run and Zippi tunnels to connect to wooden hutch. Extremely pleased with the product. All very well designed and well made. Really like the idea that everything easy to extend at a later date once you can see how it all fits together - already planning the next phase!!


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Explainer: The craziest Google Street View moments
Embarrassing moments, unexplained car crashes, and crazy stunts. You never know what the Google Street View team is going to capture on camera next — including a young girl playing dead in a British street. Since its launch in 2007, Google Street View has given us freeze-frames of life around the world — the mundane, the funny, the strange and of course the disastrous.
Though Google is still embroiled in a data-collection dispute with several countries, its Street View teams roll on, snapping pictures in neighborhoods like yours.
That had to have hurt. This school girl in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico wipes out in front of her friends and in front of a Google Street View camera.
View it for yourself in Google Maps.
He lived to tell the tale
A driver in Pesaro, Marche, Italy, nurses his wounds after a moped accident.
View it yourself in Google Street Views.
The moped wasn't as lucky as the driver.
One person's big day, another's disaster
The carriage ride is a dream come true for this real-life princess on her way to meet Prince Charming. Unless, of course, you happen to be one of the cars stuck in the traffic jam behind her in South Bucks, England, United Kingdom.
View it for yourself in Google Maps.
Uh, Harold, there's something in the driveway you need to see
Hopefully the owner of this van has insurance, and hopefully someone in this tree-lined neighborhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has called the fire department.
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Who's microwaving popcorn this time?
As long as we're on the subject of fire, chaos — and shirtlessness — ensue as a smoke pours down a driveway on Water Street in Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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I know it's a double-yellow line, but ...
The landscape in Central Shasta, Calif., where this shot was taken looks peaceful enough, but you still wouldn't want to leave your SUV parked sideways on it. One thing is for sure: The driver isn't going to go far on that front left tire.
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Charming ranch with a view?
A lot of homebuyers use Google Street View to scope out neighborhoods where they might want to settle down. This dilapidated house located in the Turtle Mountain region of Manitoba, Canada flies straight past fixer-upper status and right into disaster territory.
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Wrong lane
Could a tow truck that small really hoist a ditch-bound big rig back onto the road? This image was captured near the Sabancuy Estuary, Campeche, Mexico.
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You first
What happens when four street luge racers in Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa encounter whatever lies at the bottom of that winding road? We don't want to know.
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Hate it when this happens
We've all suffered accidental spills from a water bottle, just as this walker in Rotterdam, Netherlands, did. But we haven't all had our accident chronicled by Google Street View. (Or if you have, you're hoping we don't find it.)
View it for yourself in Google Maps.
Overturned on the flattest road in Utah
According to the "10 Most Confusing Accidents" on car enthusiast site Jalopnik, this truck overturned in Provo, Utah. Whether the cause of the accident was a patch of ice, a sudden fierce wind, or an oncoming vehicle, we'll never know.
The "king" is soused
One might assume that all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't awaken His Royal Highness after a few too many beers in Eden, England, United Kingdom.
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Zut Alors! (Translation: Gosh darn it!)
According to the "10 Most Confusing Accidents" on car enthusiast site Jalopnik, a smashed-up car brings out nine cops in Roncq, Nord, France. When you look at the crash site live on Boulevard d'Halluin in Google Maps, however, the authorities have since disappeared (click the right directional arrow three times to see the unlucky car).


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Whether you're new to the Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Andy Samberg or you're looking for the latest Andy news, images, and videos, come here to find out about the king of The Lonely Island, Saturday Night Live, Lazy Sunday, Laser Cats, Junk in a Box, Dear Sister, Hot Rod, J**z in My Pants, I'm on a Boat, Mother Lover, On the Ground, and Shy Ronnie. Next movies: What's Your Number, and Friends with Benefits.
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Andy Samberg - Has a sexy phone voice!!! (with Seth Rogen)
Phone mannners 101.
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Fred Armisen ... Mr. Ferguson
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Andy Samberg ... guy
Hahahahaha!!! Nice. Good gag that starts out normal and they take to extremes. I think this one was written by Bill and Seth. Andy's sexy voice and Scottish voice are amazing!!!!!
Gill's Gizmo voice was great, but a few of the other voices got a little tedious pretty fast.
Kind of a strange skit to end, so they ended it with Fred coming in.
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I loved this skit so much. The Gizmo voice made me happy because I had just read an interview the day before where Bill said the best impression he's yet to do on SNL was the Gizmo voice... and then the very next night -- there it was!
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The other day, JoeSettler posted an ad for Nefesh B'Nefesh, noting (with his tongue planted in his cheek, by my reading) that there are some American Jews who will be looking to make aliyah now that Barack Obama has been elected President.
This prompted a spate of indignant comments. One commenter declared that any American Jew who wishes to make aliyah for such a reason (or perhaps any Jew who disagrees with Obama at all) is simply a racist. Another one acknowledged that there are some opponents of Obama who are not motivated by racism, but insisted that because some Orthodox Jews are racist, the entire Orthodox community has "no credibility" regarding an election where one of the candidates happens to be black. Here are some excerpts:
- "Sorry, but racist right-wing was the first explanation that came to mind after the opening line - that Obama winning would be a big push for aliyah.
Why otherwise would anyone flee America just as we're finally starting to get hope again?"
From another comment:
- "The point is, a substantial number of Orthodox Jews are racists. That is undeniable. Therefore, the Orthodox Jewish community as a whole has no credibility on the question of an election between a white man and a black man."
"The point is, a substantial number of blacks are racists. That is undeniable. Therefore, the black community as a whole has no credibility on the question of an election between a white man and a black man."Or perhaps even this:
"The point is, a substantial number of Americans are racists. That is undeniable. Therefore, the American people as a whole has no credibility on the question of an election between a white man and a black man."Would our commenter agree with this statement as well? And if so, then what does this say about the election of Barack Obama?
This same commenter goes on to tell us that even though not every Obama supporter is necessarily a racist, anybody who criticizes Obama in a manner that he regards as "inaccurate" probably is a racist:
Simply claiming not to be a racist does little to reassure skeptics, especially if you follow your reassurance with some inflammatory and inaccurate statement like that Obama is a "socialist."Now, I'm not going to address the question here of whether Obama's policies can be regarded as "socialist" in nature. (See the comments if you're interested in that.) What's really incredible is how, according to this commenter, "socialist" has now become an ethnic slur! Someone should tell that to the government of Sweden. (One can't help but wonder -- if someone refers to a white person as a "socialist", does that mean the speaker is racist against whites? Or does it mean that the speaker thinks the person in question is black?)
Finally, this commenter provides a long quote from conservative columnist and Orthodox Jew David Klinghoffer, in which Klinghoffer descibes his disturbing encounters with racism in the OJ community. In fact, I agree with, and strongly identify with, every word that Klinghoffer says on this subject. Yes, there is a lot of ugly racism in certain streams of American Orthodoxy. I have run up against quite a bit of it myself, and I am saddened and offended by it.
However: There are plenty of OJ Jews who are not racist at all. (I daresay most, but I don't have figures to prove it.) And knowing both Joe and Jameel personally, I am absolutely confident that their critical opinions of President Elect Obama are based upon their own (entirely legitimate) political views, and have nothing whatsoever to do with any sort of racist bias.
To suggest or imply that their criticisms of Obama are are based upon racism is completely unfounded, and nothing short of slanderous. It is also presumptuous in the extreme. And it is no less presumptuous to assume that a Jew who chooses to make aliyah because of Obama (as misguided as that may be; see afterthought below) is doing it because of "racism".
Furthermore, and most importantly: The attitude expressed by these commenters, and many others like them, represents nothing less than a frightening, illegitimate attempt to stifle political debate that is critical to our future as a free society. For many years, there have been those who attempted to paint any and all criticism of people who happened to be from racial minorities as "racism". This notion has become a powerful weapon in the hands of those who would curtail the free and open exchange of ideas and opinions, particularly on university campuses. But today, as never before, we cannot possibly afford to allow such an attitude to hold sway in America -- for one simple reason: The man who will be President of the United States for the next four years (at least) happens to be black. Now, regardless of one's political views, this is a historic first for a nation with a history of racism, and an achievement for which all Americans can rightfully be proud.
But along with that achievement, and because of it, comes new responsibility: It demands of us a new level of maturity and fair play in our public discourse: It is now completely unacceptable to play the race card on the American political field. People must be completely and unreservedly free to criticize President Obama and his Administration, just as they have been free to criticize President Bush and his. True democracy -- which America strives to exemplify -- thrives on free and unfettered debate, and open criticism -- sometimes harsh -- of our leaders. If people become intimidated against doing so for fear of being called "racists", then the fundamental underpinning of our free society will be gone. And that would be a tragedy for all of us who cherish liberty.
Having said everything I said above, I feel it necessary to point out the following reservations regarding the idea of making aliyah to "run away" from Obama: I believe strongly that Jews should make aliyah -- but they ought to do it for the right reasons: They should come because Israel is our homeland, and it is where a Jew belongs. But if an American Jew makes aliyah on account of Obama's election as President, then he is a fool:
- If the issue of concern is the expectation that Obama will be pressuring Israel into making dangerous concessions to her enemies, then I would point out that those policies -- even in the worst-case-scenarios predicted by some -- are more likely to endanger the lives and security of Jews in Israel, than those in the U.S. So that would be a reason for Israelis to make yerida, not for Americans to make aliyah. Of course, I would also point out (as I have in the past) that in the end, Obama's policies are unlikely to be a major factor in this arena: The self-destructive policies of Israeli governments since the onset of Oslo in 1993 have been primarily due to the irresponsiblity and foolishness of our own Israeli leaders right here, and not because of American pressure. And there's no reason to expect this to change significantly in the near future.
- And if the issue of concern is fear of Obama's expected fiscal policies, then making aliyah on this account is even more foolish. During the election campaign, there was much heated debate over whether Obama's plan for the American economy -- which he said would be characterized by a program that would "spread the wealth" -- should be properly labelled as "socialism". Well, I don't know whether Obama's plans are radical enough to qualify as "socialism", but I can definitely tell you this: Israel's economy already is socialist! After all, the country was founded by a group of true-blue, ideologically orthodox, diehard European socialists and communists. And the economy remained solidly socialist for decades after its founding. Now, it is true that Israel has come a long way in the direction of privatization and capitalist reform (particular during Netanyahu's terms as Prime Minister and Finance Minister), but Israel is still worlds away from having a true free-market economy. The point is simply this: Israel is far more socialist right now that America can possibly become, even under eight years of an Obama Administration. So anyone making aliyah from America because they think they're running away from "socialism" is in for one heck of a shock when he gets here...
Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד


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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct trailer is unofficial
A quick, moderately embarrassing update: it turns out yesterday's trailer for Terminal Reality's shooter The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct wasn't an official Activision production.
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Halo logo shown in place of UN's during BBC report
A bit of a wince and a giggle out of the UK to kick the morning off; during a report on the ongoing struggles in Syria, BBC News accidentally flashed Halo's UNSC logo in place of the United Nation's. Naturally it was captured and YouTubed; check it out through the break.
Video - Youth plays MW2 for 17 hours straight, goes mad
There's a video after the break of a kid who can't "get into" Modern Warfare 2, despite playing it for 17 consecutive hours. He's "upset". We won't spoil it for you. Take a look. Thanks, Simon.
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Rye Hill prisoners were never allowed PS3s, says government
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Nintendo: Wii to rise up to £20 for UK trade [Update]
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EA cuts forecast on slow Q4 sales
EA's dropped its fourth quarter estimates, warning that its holiday roster has failed to meet expectation. The firm's stock closed 11 percent down on the day, souring to $19.35. EA said it expected net revenue to come in between $4.9 billion and $5.15 billion for the year, with earnings of $1 to $1.40 a share. […]
GameTrailers video editor: "The 360 controller is a far superior gaming device than the Sony controller"
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Singer Linda Ronstadt has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The 67-year-old multi-Grammy Award winner has opened up about her struggle with the degenerative disorder in a new interview, revealing it has robbed her of her singing voice.
She tells the American Association of Retired Persons' monthly AARP magazine, "I couldn't sing and I couldn't figure out why. I knew it was mechanical. I knew it had to do with the muscles, but I thought it might have also had something to do with the tick disease that I had. And it didn't occur to me to go to a neurologist.
"Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked. I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years."
Ronstadt, who released her last album in 2006 and recently penned a memoir, Simple Dreams, which will be out next month, fears she'll never be able to sing again, adding, "No one can sing with Parkinson's disease. No matter how hard you try."
She tells the AARP in an interview to be published next week that she was diagnosed with the neurological disorder eight months ago.
She isn't the only star currently battling Parkinson's – boxing legend Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox are both sufferers.
Singer Linda Ronstadt has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.


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COLUMBIA - The Blanc Studio stuck with what it does best when it came to creating a display for the Living Windows Festival Friday night in The District. The hair studio created drastic styles for the Nutcracker display in its front windows. It even created the Mouse King's ears out of hair.
"We thought it was a great opportunity for us to do something with the community and a way for people to find out about our great salon that we just opened," part owner Pablo Arajuo said.
The studio was one of 26 businesses and churches that took part in the festival that works to highlight the downtown area. People crowded around windows and tables, admiring the classic holiday displays along with the not so traditional acts such as a "Hipster Holiday" at Poppy.
For the new Blanc Studio, the festival was a great way to plug into downtown. Opening the studio in early November, co-owners and husband and wife team Pablo and Victoria Arajuo took advantage of the festival to try and create some holiday buzz. They even had a live ballerina in the window, dancing for onlookers.
"Getting involved with this event, gives us that opportunity to do something different and not just be a hair salon," Pablo Arajuo said.
The festival kicked off extended holiday hours for many of the businesses in The District. With Christmas music in the air and cooler temperatures finally moving into Mid-Missouri, the displays created a holiday atmosphere that businesses hope will get visitors in the shopping spirit.
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Here are some facts and figures on Jordan's parliamentary election, being held on Wednesday:
THE SYSTEM: The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the two-chamber Parliament, is elected once every four years. But the king dissolved the previous parliament last year, halfway through its term, under pressure from street protesters who accused the legislature of being docile.
The Chamber of Notables, or the Upper House, is comprised of 75 members appointed by the king.
The 150-seat lower house approves laws and monitors government performance. But the king, who still enjoys significant powers under the constitution, can dissolve parliament and rule by decree.
ELECTORATE: About 2.3 million of 3.3 million eligible voters are registered to vote. Of the total registered voters, 52 percent are women in a country of nearly 6 million. Around 500,000 military, police and security personnel are not allowed to vote. By tradition, the royal family doesn't vote.
POLITICAL GROUPS: Eighteen small and fractured political parties — a mix of right, center, left and Islamist leaning — are fielding candidates on a joint party ballot.
Other candidates — also a mix of right, center, left and Islamist leaning — are running as independents.
Five other licensed groups, including the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood and the largest and most organized opposition group, are boycotting the polls. The Islamic Action Front boycotted the polls two other times since 1997. This time, however, two party members broke ranks with the group and are running as independents. The four other groups boycotting include are communists and Arab nationalists.
THE CANDIDATES: 1,425 candidates, including 191 women and about 139 former lawmakers, are running — many of them as independents, counting on their tribal affiliations and family connections. Nine seats are reserved for Christians, who make up about 4 percent of the population. Another three seats are reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities; and fifteen are designated for women in line with a quota under the election law of 2012.
Additionally, there are 61 lists — each with up to 27 members — fielded by political parties and small coalitions comprising trade and labor unionist and other activists.
THE ISSUES: Campaigning has focused on poverty, unemployment, corruption, rising food and fuel prices, health care and education, civil liberties, interference by the powerful security services in lives of citizens, public participation in decision-making and women's rights. Other issues include Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and the Syrian civil war.
VOTING HOURS: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time (0400 GMT to 1600 GMT); can be extended by two hours. Nearly 1,500 polling stations begin counting when polls close, with early results expected on Thursday.
VOTING SYSTEM: Universal suffrage. Voters mark their ballots to choose one candidate from a list of contestants in their constituency and another from nationwide lists.
FORMING CABINETS: The party winning a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament will consult with other blocs and independents to pick a prime minister, who will then be approved by a vote of deputies. This will be the first time the chamber picks its own prime minister, as opposed to the traditional method where one has been appointed by the king. The prime minister will then choose his Cabinet, whose members can either be serving lawmakers or politicians from outside parliament. All Cabinet members must win a subsequent parliamentary vote of confidence before they are formally installed.
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Police are hunting a criminal gang thought to be behind a series of burglaries at shops and filling stations right across Northern Ireland.
PSNI officers are currently looking at more than 15 incidents with a similar modus operandi and believe that the same gang may be responsible.
Detective Chief inspector Will Tate said: "In the reported incidents the criminals appear to follow a very similar process by targeting rural premises, breaking in and disabling security systems before using machinery to cut or break open internal ATMs.
"The incidents are not limited to a particular geographic area and we are investigating possible links between incidents as far apart as Enniskillen and Larne.
"Our enquiries to date would suggest that an organised criminal gang is responsible for many of the burglaries and we are working hard to identify the perpetrators.
"We are also keen to help prevent further incidents at other rural businesses and we would encourage retailers to take some steps to minimise risk.
"Firstly we would encourage shop owners to try to limit the amount of cash stored on the premises or in the ATMs. Leave the tills empty and open. If the instore ATM has a self-fill option, please consider a managed machine or the use of a cash security company instead. Think about using signs that clearly state that there is minimal cash on premises/limited cash in tills/ATMS out of hours etc, and ensure that that is the case. It is also advisable to only fill the ATMs just prior to opening and never to do so in front of customers or anyone else.
"Conduct a full security review of your business and take steps to address any gaps or shortfalls. If you would like some advice from a PSNI Crime Prevention Officer, this can be arranged by calling 101."
Detective Chief Inspector Tate added that police would encourage people who live close to rurally located businesses like filling stations and local shops, and who notice any unusual activity or people, to please bring that to the attention of police.
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FLYING over Alaska in the wintertime is a spectacular experience. At 35,000 feet, the state's rugged beauty unfolds, a succession of white mountain peaks against steel-blue skies, icy lakes and frozen rivers that snake as far as the eye can see. It's an awesome sight, wild and pristine, that glows in a thousand hues of red, orange and pink when the sun sets against the horizon.
But then, you have to land.
Juneau's airport is surrounded by mountains, the approach often buffeted by treacherous wind shear. Sitka's one small runway is on a narrow strip of land surrounded by water. And in Kodiak, the landing strip ends abruptly at a mountainside. The airport approach is so tricky that first officers are not allowed to land there; only captains are trusted to do so.
Doug Wahto knows these airports well. He grew up in Juneau, worked as a commercial fisherman and builder and started flying with Alaska Airlines in 1970. As a pilot, he honed the art of reading wind conditions by looking at how snow blew over mountain ridges.
Mr. Wahto retired six years ago, but not before seeing the transformation of flying in Alaska and of the airline where he spent his career. Alaska Airlines is puny compared to the major carriers: it has 124 planes, while United Airlines has more than 700 and four times as many passengers. But because of the state's topography and extreme weather, it was the first to develop satellite guidance, a navigation technique that has transformed landing at Alaska's tricky airports. The technique is now at the heart of the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to modernize the nation's air traffic system, a project that is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars over the coming decades.
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist," Mr. Wahto says, "or a crusty old dog like me to fly these approaches anymore."
Largely because of that technology, flying in Alaska is now remarkably reliable — even in the dead of winter, when it is snowing, when there are just two hours of daylight, when runways are made slippery by ice or sleet, when winds blow at more than 50 miles an hour and pilots can barely see out the windshield. When, in other words, no one in his right mind would want to land a Boeing 737 with 140 passengers on a 6,000-foot runway.
Alaska Airlines, in fact, had the industry's best on-time performance for the third consecutive year in 2012, with 87 percent of flights landing on time, according to FlightStats, a data provider.
That reliability means a lot in a state where air travel is often the only option, and where Alaska is the only commercial jet carrier with in-state routes. The airline flies to 16 towns accessible only by plane or boat, and, in doing so, ferries food and medical supplies, takes thousands of oil workers above the Arctic Circle and operates as the biggest air shipper for the state's fisheries.
This role as primary transport for in the state is still a healthy business, but Alaska Airlines has prospered by expanding its services. From its Seattle base, it now has a bigger presence than other airlines along much of the West Coast. In 2007, it moved into Hawaii; its flights to the state now account for 20 percent of its available seat miles, an industry standard for measuring capacity. That is more than the 17 percent in Alaska itself.
Megamergers, most recently of US Airways and American Airlines, have redrawn the boundaries of domestic carriers, concentrating the business as never before. Alaska Airlines, for its part, has cultivated staunch independence. Unlike carriers that have faced bankruptcy or acquisition, Alaska has turned a profit for 33 of the last 39 years. In 2012, it had a record $316 million in net income, up 29 percent from 2011.
Although it started in a sparsely populated, meteorologically unwelcoming, financially challenging corner of the country, Alaska has built a successful franchise that is the envy of many rivals.
"THE weather around here can be unpredictable," says Clarissa Conley, the F.A.A. manager for Juneau International Airport. "You name it, we've got it. And the terrain can make flying here pretty challenging, particularly when visibility is low."
For years, Juneau was a singularly tough place for planes to land. The airport is sandwiched between 3,000-foot peaks and lies at the end of a 15-mile-long channel that is notorious for gusty and shifting winds. Thick blankets of fog often envelop it.
In the early days of commercial aviation, engineers carved out a chunk of the hills on the west side of the runway so planes could fly in and out. For years, flying through the "cut" was the only approach to the airport, forcing pilots to perform hazardous acrobatics to line up with the runway just before landing.
If the weather was bad, planes couldn't land, sometimes for days. The delays were so frequent that they threatened the status of Juneau as the state's capital. The city is not accessible by road, and campaigns sprang up to move the seat of government to Anchorage. In 1971, a Boeing 727 crashed into a mountain as it approached Juneau in heavy fog, killing all 111 people on board. At the time, it was one of the deadliest accidents in domestic commercial aviation. Another plane nearly crashed in 1993 after being caught in a terrible wind draft right after takeoff.
Because of its terrain and vast distances, Alaska has never had much radar coverage. Airports are few and far between, and radar beams are blocked by mountains. But this made it an ideal laboratory to test new satellite navigation technology that was being developed in the 1990s, says Hal Andersen, a pilot who was involved in the effort.
The technology works much as GPS does in cars: it allows pilots to chart a precise course in the air and safely navigate hazardous terrain, weaving through valleys and around mountains with perfect accuracy right up to the edge of the runway. It opened a new landing approach for Juneau in 1996, allowing flights to come through the Gastineau Channel even in the thickest fog. Jet wingtips, coming within 3,000 feet of mountains on either side, practically graze the trees on the final stretch to the airport.
There is another advantage. Before satellite guidance, pilots had to be able to see the runway three miles out in order to land. Now, with more precise navigation, that threshold has been cut to just one mile, which greatly increases the chances that a plane can land.
"The cockpit used to be like a room full of rattlesnakes that pilots had to deal with, like so many threats," says Sean Ellis, a captain who until last year was Alaska Airlines' chief pilot for the state. "Now, we have a bigger safety net. That's the benefit of technology."
The airline's experiments with satellite navigation in Juneau helped prove the technology more effective than ground-based beacons and radar invented in World War II. The government has since outlined an ambitious program, called NextGen, to expand use of satellite guidance to airports around the country. The F.A.A. promotes this as a revolution in commercial flying, a transition from the analog world of radar to the digital age of satellites. It will probably take decades and cost tens of billions of dollars.
Ultimately, it would make flying safer and more efficient by giving pilots and air traffic controllers a real-time view of traffic, as well as enhanced communications. But the project has moved slowly, in part because airlines have been reluctant to invest in the new technology until the F.A.A. musters the resources to update its own equipment.
Satellite navigation is now used at a few airports, including Kennedy International in New York. It is also used in Washington, where planes headed for Reagan National Airport can glide down gracefully along the curves of the Potomac River and comply with the federal capital's airspace restrictions.
Alaska Airlines put up a substantial sum, $40 million, to adopt the satellite technology and train pilots to use it. That paid off quickly: the airline estimates it saves $18 million a year by reducing flight cancellations and delays.
The technology doesn't entirely replace pilot skill, and the airline maintains a rigorous training program, including an Arctic certification that takes six to seven years to complete. Many new hires have already flown bush taxis in Alaska. "There are guys here who'd rather be at their third approach in Juneau than their third margarita at Puerto Vallarta," says Mr. Wahto, now a federal safety official in Juneau.
On an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Nome — with a stop in Kotzebue, an Inupiat village north of the Arctic Circle — Mr. Ellis explained how to maneuver a 120,000-pound passenger jet toward a short, icy runway. The trick, he said, is to land the wheels hard on the tarmac to activate the automatic braking and antiskidding systems. Landing too smoothly, or gliding above the runway for too long, could make the wheels slide on the ice or snow and deprive the pilot of braking power.
"It's just like landing on an aircraft carrier," he said as Flight 153 — a Boeing 737 Combi, a custom aircraft that is half freighter and half passenger plane — touched down with a heavy thump and rumbled down the runway to a quick stop. The temperature that evening was a brain-numbing minus 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and a thin layer of ice and snow coated the ground.
Pilot skill matters, but even so, a lot of the guesswork has been taken out of flying, says Kenny Williams, an Alaska Airlines pilot who helped devise another system that provides a real-time picture of wind patterns around the Juneau airport.
"The level of artistry has changed radically and taken anxiety out of the cockpit," he says. "The idea is that you don't need exceptional pilots here anymore."
ALASKA AIRLINES goes back to 1932, when Linious McGee, known as Mac, bought a three-seat airplane, packed it on a ship to Alaska and set up the first air link between Anchorage and Bristol Bay, off the state's southwestern coast. Commercial aviation was still in its infancy: it was only in 1926 that Congress forced the post office to turn over airmail routes to private operators, a moment that is widely seen as the birth of the airline industry.
The airline was one of the world's largest cargo companies after World War II and participated in the Berlin Airlift in 1948. In the 1950s, it was among the first to offer in-flight movies. In the 1960s, it chartered flights to the Soviet Union, a tricky business at the height of the cold war. The flight attendants wore Russian Cossack uniforms and served tea out of a "golden" samovar. The planes were known as Golden Nuggets.
Mr. Wahto, the retired pilot, says that when he joined in 1970, Alaska Airlines had only 135 pilots, compared with 1,400 today, and its pioneering spirit was still very much alive. It was also on the brink of collapse. Mr. Wahto used to race to the bank to cash his check every two weeks because he feared that the airline might not be good for the money much longer. At the time, it flew to just 10 cities in Alaska, plus Seattle.
He saw the carrier take a decisive turn in the 1980s when deregulation upended the industry, lifting restrictions on where airlines could fly. Alaska swooped into Portland and San Francisco, then Southern California. Soon, it was flying up and down the West Coast and, eventually, all the way to Mexico.
Alaska Airlines bought Horizon Air, a regional airline operating in the Northwest, in 1986, but has grown for the most part without major mergers and without going through bankruptcy, a rare achievement in the aviation business.
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Few airlines have tried to contest Alaska's hold on its regional routes, because of the high cost of operating in the state and the seasonality of the flying. Alaska also has commercial agreements with Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, allowing them to sell tickets on Alaska flights and reducing their need for much coverage in the state. But there is still some competition. Several carriers offer year-round or seasonal flights from hub cities to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Unlike its bigger rivals, which have struggled to compete with start-ups, Alaska has also managed to reduce its costs and remain competitive, analysts say, though that has led to tensions with its pilots' union. In 2005, William S. Ayer, then the C.E.O., pushed for pay cuts as fuel prices rose. After the airline and its pilots' union failed to reach a deal, an arbitrator imposed pay cuts of 21 to 35 percent, depending on seniority. By 2009, however, as Alaska's prospects improved, pay rose again and pilots participated in the company's performance incentive program for nonunion employees and executives.
"Growth solves a lot of problems, and Alaska has been able to grow capacity much faster than the rest of the industry," said Hunter Keay, an airline analyst at Wolfe Trahan.
The airline and its pilots are now negotiating a new labor agreement; the current one ends on April 1. Chris Notaro, chairman of the Alaska chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association, says he expects pilots to share in the airline's financial gains. "We work for an extremely successful company," he said in an e-mail.
Today, Alaska Airlines has the lowest costs among the major carriers. It has recalled furloughed pilots and is hiring new ones. Its returns on invested capital, a formula meant to reflect an airline's true financial health, were 13 percent in 2012, a rarity in an industry that historically struggles to turn profits.
Mr. Ayer stepped down as chief executive last year, though he remains the chairman. His successor, Bradley D. Tilden, the former chief financial officer, has been continuing his predecessor's strategy of tightly controlling costs.
Alaska can keep costs down in part because it measures obsessively. The airline has established 50,000 points of data to improve its on-time performance, from the time bags are loaded and passengers board to when the pilot pushes back from the gate. It also figured out that if it could shave just a minute of taxi time from each flight, it could save 500 minutes, or over eight hours, a day — the equivalent of flying an extra plane daily, said Ben Minicucci, the chief operating officer. If such small efforts allowed the carrier to free up a plane, it could generate $25 million to $30 million in revenue a year.
The company's share price has risen more than 300 percent since 2008, more than 20 times what the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has returned in the same period. Its $3.7 billion market capitalization — more than twice that of JetBlue Airways, which has similar revenue — has also shielded it from the consolidation trend, deterring competitors who might be tempted to pursue a hostile takeover.
FROM December to June, when ice moves in and the Bering Sea freezes, Nome, a gold-rush city of about 3,700 people 540 miles northwest of Anchorage, is entirely dependent on air service. Each day, three Alaska Airlines flights keep Nome residents connected and well stocked, as residents fly to Anchorage to shop at Costco and other stores. At the tiny Nome airport, the luggage belt spews microwave ovens, diapers, paper towels, vacuum cleaners, personal computers, fresh produce and other staples that Alaska's vastness and remoteness turn into luxury items.
The city's hospital isn't equipped to perform Caesarean sections, so some women are flown to Anchorage to deliver their babies. There is no funeral home in town; Alaska flies coffins in the cargo hold to Anchorage for cremation or autopsies, says Christine Schultz, the hospital's social services director.
Leo Rasmussen, who owns Nome's only music store, recalled the winter of 1964, when planes couldn't land for 19 days because of bad weather. Delays can still happen: the week I visited, a few flights couldn't land for that reason. But he says people take it in stride.
"Alaskans are patient," he says. "They know where they live and how they get there."
Jim Stimpfle, a Nome real estate agent, is one of 23 members of the airline's residents advisory board. "Alaskans have a love-hate relationship with the airline," he says. "Alaska Airlines is the last man standing after other carriers left."
Two-thirds of the state's 730,000 residents have enrolled in the airline's frequent-flier program; Alaska waives some baggage fees for state residents. Still, Mr. Stimpfle says, the top complaint has to do with high fares. Last week, a round-trip ticket between Anchorage and Nome for a one-week stay in early April was selling for $450. A round trip from Juneau to Barrow, on the North Slope, on the same days would cost $902 .
"It's a reality that it costs more to fly here," says Marilyn F. Romano, the company's regional vice president for Alaska. "People don't have to like it, but they understand it."
Some of Alaska Airlines's in-state flying is backed by federal programs like the Essential Air Service, which provides subsidies for airlines to fly to small communities they might not serve otherwise. The airline received about $10 million last year for its flights to six remote communities, or about 0.2 percent of its total revenue.
IT was still dark around 10 a.m. in Nome in late December, when a day has just two hours of sunlight. I stopped at a small gift and consignment store called Bearing Song and Gifts to talk with the owner, Sarah Hanson, a native of Nome who grew up in Juneau but returned here eight years ago.
"It's expensive to live here and it's expensive to leave," said Ms. Hanson, who is also a singer and songwriter.
Still, despite Nome's isolation, she is able to travel three to five times a year. She is especially pleased that it is so easy to make connections to Hawaii, where she has spent many Christmas holidays since middle school. "Compared with Alaska, where we face the elements," she said, "it's such a tickle to be in the sun."


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(Jan. 2013) "An artist's eyes never rest,' and mine have been working overtime in the Jama Ecuador area! The Cevallos-Sabando family invited me to their Christmas Eve family feast, which is traditionally served around midnight. Their home and country store, located on the prominent corner on incoming Jama Avenue, faces the highly-popular park in the center of town. Throughout the year, friends, neighbors and strangers ebb and flow past the storefront, where an always-changing sidewalk display reflects the current holiday theme. On Christmas Eve, a cluster of people sat in plastic chairs and stared at the nativity scene while family members visited near the corner door and greeted passersby.
(Update Dec. 2016: The buildings in the background were destroyed in the April 2016 earthquake, and the one where the people are sitting has damage and is being altered…)
I arrived early to help my friends with the preparation of the meal, and was surprised to be immediately seated for an end-of-day meal! Not too hungry, I served a token amount of beef and rice then washed it down with fresh coconut water. Pulling my paring knife from my purse, I then began prepping vegetables. (Sometimes we learn to be prepared!)
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Stock soars: As Progress parent company back in black
Media General, the parent company of the Daily Progress, has conducted such extreme cost-cutting measures that not only does it not appear to be in imminent danger of bankruptcy, but it actually reports that it turned a profit in the second quarter–- despite publishing revenues about 20 percent lower than they were a year ago.
Following the release of the quarterly report, Media General's stock price shot from just over $2 per share to over $5 per share.
"We continue to have a viable business," says Progress publisher Lawrence McConnell, noting that the venerable daily turns a profit.
His newspaper reportedly saved about $3 million in capital costs a year ago, when Media General shuttered its aging Charlottesville printing and mailing operation, which also served the company-owned Waynesboro daily. The move cost about 25 local jobs.
The good news for Media General was followed by profit announcements by such industry peers as as the McClatchy Co. and Gannett Co. both of which revealed Q2 profits despite drops in ad revenue similar to what Media General experienced. However, the partent company to the Dallas Morning News, A.H. Belo, reported a second quarter loss.
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The Progress isn't the only paper with profits. But cutting staff will result in less oversight by newspapers of governmental bodies and the ability to delve into local stories and uncover the facts and not just the sound-bites,a loss for us all.
NY Times 2Q Net Climbs,
Sorry to hear that. I was hoping for a more meaningful replacement where the editor is more literate.
Media General sure is getting it's money's worth out of the current crop of reporters at the Daily Progress. I see them everywhere, and they're coverage is expanding beyond the usual party line press release that they're handed by the authorities.
Unfortunately, the Progress editorial staff, unlike their reporters are still publishing press releases and there's one today hot off the press from RWSA.
From today's DP editorial: " A discrepancy in one year's water usage projections, in a 50 year timeline, is --forgive the pun--a mere drop in the bucket."
The 24% percent drop in water usage is for a decade not one year. Dave Norris was right, we no longer need the dam plan. None of the present or future water saving devices we are all using have been factored into the overestimated Gannett Fleming 10 year old estimate. And the more water we save , the more money RWSA spends on this dam plan ( now estimated at $200 million) , the higher our rates will go.
Wake up Progress and get your facts straight !
I think the editors better read their own articles
2 dollars to 5 dollars - Time to sell that stock and take the profit.