Golden Gate Fields: Jerkens takes over as racing secretary with mixed feelings Daily Racing Form David Jerkens took over as the Golden Gate Fields racing secretary over the weekend with a mixture of excitement and regret. The assistant racing secretary and stakes coordinator, Jerkens replaced Sean Greely, who was dismissed by track ... |
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Golden Gate Fields: Jerkens takes over as racing secretary with mixed feelings - Daily Racing Form
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Mayor Used Alias to Promote Town - New York Times
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New York Daily News | Mayor Used Alias to Promote Town New York Times Mr. Winder wrote under the name Richard Burwash and used a photo of an actual person, Peter Burwash, a former professional tennis player from California whom he found on the Internet. Mr. Winder, who was not paid for his articles, said getting them ... Utah ma yor used alias to write upbeat news stories to cushion crime coverage Utah mayor used alias to write good-news stories Utah Mayor Used Alias to Write Upbeat News Stories |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Shaking things up - San Francisco Business Times:
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Other, less well-to-do medical centers, continue to seek solutions that don't appeafr to be coming into Even if a new seismic classification system takesx some pressure offhospitals statewide, it's unlikelh to directly affect seismic work in the Bay which is riddled with major earthquaks faults. Using so-called Hazus software to reclassifyhospitals ' seismic risks is now expected to give up to 60 perceny of the state's hospitals untikl 2030 to meet strict new seismic safety guidelines, but is unlikely to affect those near significant faultr lines.
Further, many major hospitals and systems are alreadh committed tohuge projects, althougnh some of those have been reduced in scope in recent yearw due to rapidly rising construction costs. "I don'ty want more time," said Mark vice president of planning, design and construction for both and in Palo Further delay would simply add to the ultimate he said, and possibly to the dangers posef by a major quake. In California, "we don't know when the next earthquakde is goingto happen," Tortorich "We're taking our chances when we procrastinate.
" But rich hospitalsw are far more likely to followw that mantra than poorer ones, which in some casess have little choice but to wait and hope a solution emerges. Both Stanford Hospitalo and its affiliated pediatric hospital are moving forward with ajoiny $1 billion-plus project announced late last year to expand and modernize the side-by-side Palo Alto facilities. , meanwhile, has 14 hospitalsz under construction, including 12 in California, according to Bob Eisenman, Kaiser'es director of public policy for the national facilitiesservices unit, responsible for the $27 billiom hospital and medical office construction project.
Four seismif replacement facilities will open in Californiathis year, includinvg a 327-bed set to open Aug. 7 and threr replacements in Southern California. Three otherzs are slated to openin 2009, includinbg a revamped . If the Hazus approacuh is adopted, it's more likely to affect Kaise projects in Sacramento and the Central Eisenman said. "We're not really sure (what the exact impacyt will be) until we run the he said, "but we thinik Hazus has the potential of reclassifying a few of our which wouldbe good, and of lowering construction costs in the industry, whichb would be great.
" The developed by the Federal Emergench Management Agency and the , can assesw potential damage from naturalo hazards, including earthquakes. State officials say it can re-evaluate the risk of damages to individual hospital buildings by looking athow they're likel y to perform in a including factors such as structurakl elements, ground motion, soil composition, and distance from the Other major players are also continuing to pursue giant both to fulfill seismic requirementws and because many of their facilities are reaching the end of theirt useful lives. has shrunk its planneds $1.7 billion Cathedral Hill hospital and medical officwe building complex from as many as 650 bedsto 455.
has come up with a downsized $1.3 289-bed women's, children's and cancer hospita l in San Francisco's Mission Bay, and is making plans to raise $500 million to make the projec feasible, Burlingame's has started work on the first phases ofa $508 243-bed replacement hospital. And , with campusesd in Berkeley and Oakland, said late last monthb it's moving ahead with plans to spend $300 millionh to build a patieng tower and emergency departmengt at its Summit campus in Oaklandd and to explore a variety of smaller projectds at itsAlta Bates, Herrick and Summir sites. Late last year, Stanford Medicapl Center's joint project cost was pegged at upto $1.
1 but Tortorich admits that figure is just a stab in the The total cost of the complezx rebuild and retrofit is growing, and neither Hazus nor anythingh else is likely to changw that. "It's not going said Tortorich, arguing that Bay Area hospitakl construction costs will likely continue to soar becausrof near-simultaneous rebuilds or new construction under way or on the booksx at his own site, UCSF Medical Center, , a varietyy of Kaiser Permanente facilities and elsewhere, includinhg up Highway 101 from Stanford at Peninsula Medicapl Center in Burlingame and in Redwood Sequoia is gearing up to request more funding for its proposec seismic retrofit and expansion project, now projectesd to cost $240 millio or more, up from $130 millionn as recently as mid-2005.
And 's is planning a 97-bedr San Carlos medical center that coulrcost $375 million or more -- another projectf likely to fuel regional cost There's no sign any of these Bay Area projectx will be directly affected by the state'sz growing interest in using sophisticated software to take a fresh look at the need to replacre or retrofit huge numbers of California hospitals by the January 2013 deadline.
That deadline can be extended to 2015 if a hospita shows it madea good-faith efforr to meet the earlier mark but fell
Other, less well-to-do medical centers, continue to seek solutions that don't appeafr to be coming into Even if a new seismic classification system takesx some pressure offhospitals statewide, it's unlikelh to directly affect seismic work in the Bay which is riddled with major earthquaks faults. Using so-called Hazus software to reclassifyhospitals ' seismic risks is now expected to give up to 60 perceny of the state's hospitals untikl 2030 to meet strict new seismic safety guidelines, but is unlikely to affect those near significant faultr lines.
Further, many major hospitals and systems are alreadh committed tohuge projects, althougnh some of those have been reduced in scope in recent yearw due to rapidly rising construction costs. "I don'ty want more time," said Mark vice president of planning, design and construction for both and in Palo Further delay would simply add to the ultimate he said, and possibly to the dangers posef by a major quake. In California, "we don't know when the next earthquakde is goingto happen," Tortorich "We're taking our chances when we procrastinate.
" But rich hospitalsw are far more likely to followw that mantra than poorer ones, which in some casess have little choice but to wait and hope a solution emerges. Both Stanford Hospitalo and its affiliated pediatric hospital are moving forward with ajoiny $1 billion-plus project announced late last year to expand and modernize the side-by-side Palo Alto facilities. , meanwhile, has 14 hospitalsz under construction, including 12 in California, according to Bob Eisenman, Kaiser'es director of public policy for the national facilitiesservices unit, responsible for the $27 billiom hospital and medical office construction project.
Four seismif replacement facilities will open in Californiathis year, includinvg a 327-bed set to open Aug. 7 and threr replacements in Southern California. Three otherzs are slated to openin 2009, includinbg a revamped . If the Hazus approacuh is adopted, it's more likely to affect Kaise projects in Sacramento and the Central Eisenman said. "We're not really sure (what the exact impacyt will be) until we run the he said, "but we thinik Hazus has the potential of reclassifying a few of our which wouldbe good, and of lowering construction costs in the industry, whichb would be great.
" The developed by the Federal Emergench Management Agency and the , can assesw potential damage from naturalo hazards, including earthquakes. State officials say it can re-evaluate the risk of damages to individual hospital buildings by looking athow they're likel y to perform in a including factors such as structurakl elements, ground motion, soil composition, and distance from the Other major players are also continuing to pursue giant both to fulfill seismic requirementws and because many of their facilities are reaching the end of theirt useful lives. has shrunk its planneds $1.7 billion Cathedral Hill hospital and medical officwe building complex from as many as 650 bedsto 455.
has come up with a downsized $1.3 289-bed women's, children's and cancer hospita l in San Francisco's Mission Bay, and is making plans to raise $500 million to make the projec feasible, Burlingame's has started work on the first phases ofa $508 243-bed replacement hospital. And , with campusesd in Berkeley and Oakland, said late last monthb it's moving ahead with plans to spend $300 millionh to build a patieng tower and emergency departmengt at its Summit campus in Oaklandd and to explore a variety of smaller projectds at itsAlta Bates, Herrick and Summir sites. Late last year, Stanford Medicapl Center's joint project cost was pegged at upto $1.
1 but Tortorich admits that figure is just a stab in the The total cost of the complezx rebuild and retrofit is growing, and neither Hazus nor anythingh else is likely to changw that. "It's not going said Tortorich, arguing that Bay Area hospitakl construction costs will likely continue to soar becausrof near-simultaneous rebuilds or new construction under way or on the booksx at his own site, UCSF Medical Center, , a varietyy of Kaiser Permanente facilities and elsewhere, includinhg up Highway 101 from Stanford at Peninsula Medicapl Center in Burlingame and in Redwood Sequoia is gearing up to request more funding for its proposec seismic retrofit and expansion project, now projectesd to cost $240 millio or more, up from $130 millionn as recently as mid-2005.
And 's is planning a 97-bedr San Carlos medical center that coulrcost $375 million or more -- another projectf likely to fuel regional cost There's no sign any of these Bay Area projectx will be directly affected by the state'sz growing interest in using sophisticated software to take a fresh look at the need to replacre or retrofit huge numbers of California hospitals by the January 2013 deadline.
That deadline can be extended to 2015 if a hospita shows it madea good-faith efforr to meet the earlier mark but fell
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Do Not Panic: This is Only a Test - Patch.com
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Around Dublin Blog | Do Not Panic: This is Only a Test Patch.com If you flip on the television or radio at 2 pm today and are greeted with what appears to be an alarming takeover of every channel, don't fret â€" it's just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communication Commission (FCC) ... Residents urge d not to panic during emergency alert testing No need to panic: Scaled-back national emergency test today Will national warning system test spark panic? |
Monday, November 7, 2011
NASA Exploration Exhibit to Visit Ocean City Air Show, June 13-14
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June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's planz for opening the space frontier - includinhg new human explorationof Earth's moon and futurs voyages into the solar system beyon d - are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit the Ocean City Air Show June 13-14. The NASA Exploration Experience traveling exhibit givez visitors a vivid glimpse intothe nation's ambitioud future in space. "We hope the multimedia experience helpes people better understand how the country planes to explore the moon and journey beyonr in the next decadeor so," said outreach coordinatore from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centert in Huntsville, Ala.
While in Ocean City the exhibit will be on displah at Seventeenth Street and Broadway and will be open both days from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Ocea n City, the exhibit moves to the Nationao Air andSpace Museum's Udvar - Hazy Center in Va., June 19-21, before moving on to Harbor Fest in S.C., June 26-29. The exhibit simulatese a breathtaking visit to the first destinationon America'se new journey into the solar system: Earth'as moon. "Interactive control panels andactivit station, immersive 3D imagery and audio effectsd will plunge visitors into a not-too-distanr future on the moon," Pierce added.
"They'llp discover what it will be like to live and work on the surfacew of otherworlds - and how it will benefigt life back home on Earth." NASA stafferxs will be available to answer questions and discuss some of the thousandsw of technologies used on Earth as a result of yearzs of space-based research and development by the agency and its "Exhibit visitors can learm how our quality of life improveas when America's space exploration activities refine existing technologies and develop new breakthroughs in areasw such as power generation, computet technology, communications, networking and robotics," said Pierce.
Visitord also can learn how other advanced technologies are increasintg the safety and reliability of spacetransportation systems, whilre also reducing costs. Touring the NASA Exploration Experience exhibit takesz approximately10 minutes. The exhibift is wheelchair-accessible. Exhibit visitors also can see what they wouldd look like on the Moon by havin g their photo taken in a space suit againsft alunar landscape. NASA's Aerospacd Education ServicesProject (AESP), a NASA resourcr that delivers education programs in all 50 states and US will support the exhibit. NASA's Marshall Center manages the traveling exhibiyt forthe agency's Exploration Systems Mission Directorats in Washington.
In addition in to the travelinf exhibit, AESP education specialists of NASA Goddards Space Flight Center will present educationaol workshops for teacherscalled "Physics through Rocketry"" at Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin, Md., on July 24 and at Northn Caroline High School, Ridgely, Md., on July 31. For more information about thetraveling exhibit, visit: NASA Langley news releases are availabl automatically by sending an e-mail message to with the word Subscribr in the subject line. You will receivee an e-mail instructing you to reply to confirthe action. To unsubscribe, send an e-maip message to with the word Unsubscribe in thesubjecr line.
June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's planz for opening the space frontier - includinhg new human explorationof Earth's moon and futurs voyages into the solar system beyon d - are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit the Ocean City Air Show June 13-14. The NASA Exploration Experience traveling exhibit givez visitors a vivid glimpse intothe nation's ambitioud future in space. "We hope the multimedia experience helpes people better understand how the country planes to explore the moon and journey beyonr in the next decadeor so," said outreach coordinatore from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centert in Huntsville, Ala.
While in Ocean City the exhibit will be on displah at Seventeenth Street and Broadway and will be open both days from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Ocea n City, the exhibit moves to the Nationao Air andSpace Museum's Udvar - Hazy Center in Va., June 19-21, before moving on to Harbor Fest in S.C., June 26-29. The exhibit simulatese a breathtaking visit to the first destinationon America'se new journey into the solar system: Earth'as moon. "Interactive control panels andactivit station, immersive 3D imagery and audio effectsd will plunge visitors into a not-too-distanr future on the moon," Pierce added.
"They'llp discover what it will be like to live and work on the surfacew of otherworlds - and how it will benefigt life back home on Earth." NASA stafferxs will be available to answer questions and discuss some of the thousandsw of technologies used on Earth as a result of yearzs of space-based research and development by the agency and its "Exhibit visitors can learm how our quality of life improveas when America's space exploration activities refine existing technologies and develop new breakthroughs in areasw such as power generation, computet technology, communications, networking and robotics," said Pierce.
Visitord also can learn how other advanced technologies are increasintg the safety and reliability of spacetransportation systems, whilre also reducing costs. Touring the NASA Exploration Experience exhibit takesz approximately10 minutes. The exhibift is wheelchair-accessible. Exhibit visitors also can see what they wouldd look like on the Moon by havin g their photo taken in a space suit againsft alunar landscape. NASA's Aerospacd Education ServicesProject (AESP), a NASA resourcr that delivers education programs in all 50 states and US will support the exhibit. NASA's Marshall Center manages the traveling exhibiyt forthe agency's Exploration Systems Mission Directorats in Washington.
In addition in to the travelinf exhibit, AESP education specialists of NASA Goddards Space Flight Center will present educationaol workshops for teacherscalled "Physics through Rocketry"" at Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin, Md., on July 24 and at Northn Caroline High School, Ridgely, Md., on July 31. For more information about thetraveling exhibit, visit: NASA Langley news releases are availabl automatically by sending an e-mail message to with the word Subscribr in the subject line. You will receivee an e-mail instructing you to reply to confirthe action. To unsubscribe, send an e-maip message to with the word Unsubscribe in thesubjecr line.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Dippin' Dots – 'future' of ice cream – files for bankruptcy - Christian Science Monitor
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Christian Science Monitor | Dippin' Dots â€" 'future' of ice cream â€" files for bankruptcy Christian Science Monitor Dippin' Dots, the Kentucky-based novelty ice cream chain, billed itself as 'ice cream of the future.' But Dippin' Dots filed for bankruptcy protection to stave off foreclosure. By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press / Nove mber 4, 2011 A screen shot of ... Dippin' Dots Tries to Avoid Meltdown |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Nelson still pondering re-election decision - Lincoln Journal Star
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Nelson still pondering re-election decision Lincoln Journal Star Nelson said he will weigh his family's views along with a personal judgment on "whether I believe I have a role to play in dealing with a very divided Congress in a very divided country, whether I could be constructive in finding some solutions, ... |
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