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Incodnito Fish & Chips in Javea is a family run Fish & Chips Restaurant and Take Away located directly on the Playa Arenal in Javea.
The Restaurant & Take Away is popular with both locals & visitors of many different nationalities, who are given a warm welcome by Will & his friendly team.
Incodnito has been established in Javea for 11 years, and under the current ownership for 4 years. It has a fantastic location, directly opposite the Arenal Beach in Javea.
Incodnito is run by an experienced and friendly team both in the kitchen and front of house, who welcome the many clients who return to the Restaurant and Take Away time after time.
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Dr Philippa Holloway’s first novel The Half-Life of Snails is set across a narrative split between North Wales and Ukraine during a time of civil unrest.
The free reading and Q&A will take place at Edge Hill University on Wednesday 11 May from 4.30pm to 6pm.
Professor Jo Crotty, Director of Institute for Social Responsibility at Edge Hill University and an expert in the former Soviet Union, will host the Q&A and draw on her experiences of travelling to Chernobyl and Kyshtym – the site of a 1957 nuclear accident.
She said: “ISR is delighted to welcome Dr Philippa Holloway to celebrate the release of her debut novel, The Half-Life of Snails.
“This event will explore the themes of the book, including nuclear power and communities, the legacy of disaster, borderlands and the use of psychogeography as research for fiction writing, and a guest appearance by Alex Lockwood, author of The Chernobyl Privileges.”
A former Graduate Teaching Assistant at Edge Hill, Dr Holloway is an internationally published short fiction writer and academic, and a Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Staffordshire University. Her debut novel is drawn from extensive research in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone and North Wales.
The Q&A will be held with Edge Hill academics:
- Professor Jo Crotty, Director of Institute for Social Responsibility at Edge Hill University
- Dr Jen Woodward, Senior Lecture in Film Studies at Edge Hill University
- Professor Helen Newall, professor of Theatre Praxis at Edge Hill University
The event is free but please register your place in advance.
ISR aims to make a positive impact on societal issues through cross-disciplinary research and knowledge exchange activities. It also regularly holds events, seminars, workshops and lectures so check for updates or join the mailing list.
Learn more about the work of the ISR on www.edgehill.ac.uk/research/isr/.
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The leading track and single 'Munchausen' opens as a gloomy yet hook laden dream pop number with airy vocals that float and harmonise over jangly chords and angular guitar melodies. A repetitious almost 'motorik' beat keeps the pace and steadily drives the song along into an eruption of fuzzed out guitars and catchy melodies.
released February 14, 2017
Recorded and Mixed by Cameron Smith at Incremental Records
Music by Tall Pines
Photo by Harrison McCormack


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ACE Risk Management®, the primary casualty division of ACE USA, today announced that it has enhanced its award winning ACE AcceleratorSM program, which allows users to electronically sign their state UM/UIM coverage election forms. Introduced in 2012, this interactive web-based portal was designed exclusively for ACE Risk Management (ARM) clients and brokers to streamline the completion of UM/UIM coverage election forms.
Since its introduction, ACE Accelerator users have hailed the system for its ease of use and impressive functionality that allows for quick review and completion of all the forms needed for their UM/UIM coverage elections. When first introduced to the program, ACE Risk Management clients were quick to embrace the technology because it simplified a once-cumbersome and time consuming process. The enhanced electronic signature functionality virtually eliminates all manual aspects of the process. Through the use of technology, it is possible for ACE Risk Management clients to complete a task in minutes that previously took days.
“ACE Risk Management is excited to release this new enhancement of ACE Accelerator,” said Matt Merna, Division President of ACE Risk Management. “Our users remain enthusiastic about the technology advances we employ to help streamline the various challenges they encounter on any given day. It’s truly a comprehensive solution and one that will assist them in their overall efforts to effectively manage their risk management programs now and for years to come.”
Gary Kramer, Vice President, ACE Risk Management added, “At ACE, we continually look for ways to improve and create value for our clients. When looking at the UM/UIM coverage election process, we listened to our clients and brokers and developed a technology that ensures regulatory compliance and contract certainty, while streamlining a once tedious and cumbersome process.” With just one click of a button, ACE Risk Management clients will be able to electronically sign the various UM/UIM forms for every state.
Long known for providing high levels of customized service, the ARM team was pleased to respond to this unmet need for easing the process of meeting state regulatory requirements. Remarked Mr. Kramer, “We were eager to develop a technology solution for electronic signature, which is the feature most requested by our clients. We are thrilled that ACE Accelerator has been so well received. With the electronic signature enhancement, ACE Accelerator is now a fully integrated, fully electronic service resource.”
ACE USA is the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and AA- (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.aceusa.com. The ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 53 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of the ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com
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Who dragged whom? (November 18, 2015)
The Daily Press reports that Hesperia Mayor Pro Tem Bill Holland claims it was a letter to the editor that dragged Hesperia into the water fight in Apple Valley (
The September 17 Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Town of Apple Valley, lists
Alternative 3: Alternative Operator – City of Hesperia as the operator of Apple Valley’s water system in the event of a hostile takeover of Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company. So does the Final EIR, dated November 7, 2015.
For Hesperia not to be in the loop on this issue means that EIR preparers Rincon Consultants took it upon themselves to include Hesperia as an alternative operator, and then two months went by without anyone at the Town of Apple Valley reading the EIRs, or reading them and thinking it might be a good idea to call over to Hesperia and let them know their name was being bandied around.
Whatever the case, Hesperia’s involvement in this issue almost certainly has nothing to do with a letter to the editor.
— Greg Raven is Co-Chair of Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability, and is concerned about quality of life issues.
Published: Daily Press, November 27, 2015


Eyebrows are being raised here in the Football Transfer Tavern as it has been claimed in the Daily Star that Arsenal target Rui Patricio has been subject of an £8.5 million bid from an unknown Premier League club.
The bid for the Sporting Lisbon keeper was thought to be in the region of £8.5 million and was outright rejected by the Primeira Liga club. Sporting are known to be financially on the ropes at the moment and the club are believed to be willing to sell the player but for a much higher fee.
The keeper is only 25-years-old and is under a long contract at the Jose Alvalade until 2018 and will only be allowed to leave should his £34 million release clause be triggered. In a slightly bizarre move that has admittedly given the side some breathing space financially, the club have agreed a deal to sell star forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel to Norwich City in the summer despite the player being linked to a host of clubs shall we say higher up the Premier League food chain.
Arsenal of course are rumoured to be in the market for a keeper and are currently scouting around. Patricio has been a target of Arsene Wenger for a while now and it seems that a move may well come off. The club have also been linked with Barcelona stopper Victor Valdes and Swansea City number one Michel Vorm.


Gin Blossoms' Ex-Drummer Scott Kusmirek Starts New Band Vinyl Station (+Mp3)
Drummer Scott Kusmirek -- who did two stints with the Gin Blossoms in the midst of the band's feud with Phillip Rhodes, the drummer they rode to prominence in the early 90s -- has a new project.
The band has a gig this Friday, January 14, at the Compound Grill in Scottsdale.
The band compares their sound to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and U2 -- you can be the judge, we've got an mp3 below -- and there's definitely enough jangle in the guitars to appeal to longtime fans of the "Tempe Sound."
About their association with the Tempe Sound: The Kooze drummed for the Blossoms in the early '00s after Rhodes suffered "a meltdown due to his ongoing battle with alcohol." In line with the band's longstanding policies regarding members suffering through substance abuse, he was axed while in rehab. Kusmirek was behind the stool from 2002 to 2004. In 2005, Rhodes had been sober for over two years, so he was allowed back in. He was booted again and Kusmirek stuck around until 2008 when the John Richardson was brought on board.
Crazy, right? Anyway, here's that Mp3.
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No. 4 Kansas returns to court again on Friday against Dayron in the semifinals of the ESPN Events Invitational at HP Field House on the campus of Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex and you can watch live coverage on ESPN. For the cord-cutters without cable service, you can stream the action on WatchESPN.com, while the ESPN App will also provide live streaming.
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You can watch live streaming coverage of No. 16 Florida State Seminoles vs No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers live on ESPN on Monday night. Tip-off time for this game is slated for 7:00 PM ET with FSU opening as 1.5 favorite, according to William Hill Sportsbook. The Over-Under set at 128.
No. 22 Loyola Chicago and No. 17 Florida both picked up win on Saturday. College basketball Top 25 scores and highlights on Feb. 13.
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Nicolas Cage channels his look in Con Air for the upcoming thriller Grand Isle, which traps three characters in a house during a hurricane – two of them with wicked secrets.
In Grand Isle, “Walter (Nicolas Cage) and his neglected wife lure a young man into their Victorian home to escape a hurricane. When the man is charged with murder by Det. Jones (Kelsey Grammar), he must reveal the couple’s wicked secrets to save himself.”
Stephen S. Campanelli directed the film. Check out the trailer below.
KaDee Strickland and Luke Benward also star.
Screen Media Films will be releasing Grand Isle in theaters and on demand December 6.
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On June 19 HR 2578, a collection of 13 mostly poorly conceived measures passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 232 to 188. Title 1 of the bill would remove a segment of the Merced Wild & Scenic River from the system to allow for potential expansion of McClure Reservoir.
Before the election, or after the election in a lame-duck session, under Senate rules the bill may be taken up by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and, if reported out of committee, then proceed to the full Senate. Please encourage your home senators and Senator Feinstein (D-CA) (she has supported the thrust of title 1), Senator Boxer (D-CA) (longtime Wild and Scenic River proponent, position unknown on this issue); Senator Bingaman (D-NM) (Chair, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee); and Senator Reid (D-NV) (Senate Majority Leader):
Oppose and vote no on HR 2578 and its first-ever undesignation of a national wild & scenic river.
No matter who wins the White House or controls Congress this issue will not be going away—after the election it is likely to be reintroduced in the House, and a key Senator, Senator Feinstein of California, has, so far, continued to voice her support for allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license the proposed reservoir expansion on what is now a permanently protected river.
FOR was deeply involved in the initial Wild and Scenic designation of the Merced River in 1987 and again in 1992 when the river segments . For more than a year, Friends of the River (FOR) has led a coalition of environmental groups in an ongoing campaign to defend the most downstream reach of Yosemite’s river, the Wild and Scenic Merced, from flooding by a Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) Spillway-raise Project (Spillway Project).
The next milestone is the potential consideration of the bill by the Senate in coming months. Should Title 1 of HR2578 pass the Senate, it would be the first revocation of Wild and Scenic designation in order to inundate a reach for water-supply and hydro-power purposes. This would be a terrible precedent, and we will oppose it vigorously for as long as it takes.
An important element of opposition to the bill is letters to U.S. Senators. Between now (September 2012) and the defeat of this bill and abandonment of the project, FOR is encouraging letters (Take Action) to senators, emphasizing various reasons why the bill should be defeated and the project abandoned.
OVERVIEW: Regulatory and Legislative Path to Passage of HR 2578 in the House. The Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) is relicensing New Exchequer Dam for the first time in 50 years. Early relicensing documents, including the District’s Pre Application Document (PAD) and FERC’s Scoping Document 1 (SD-1) [FOR's comments] , mentioned the District’s desire to increase the size of Lake McClure Reservoir by approximately 10 feet by raising Exchequer Dam’s spillway gates and emergency spillway. Raising the gates and spillway would cause a 10' increase in maximum lake level, from 867 to 877'. However, it should be understood that Merced ID has not put provided a project description for review by responsible agencies and the public.
The 1992 Act incorporating the Lower Merced in the Wild and Scenic River System protects the Merced River from a reservoir expansion while at the same time assuring Merced ID that it can operate and relicense its dams so long as it does not seek to expand its reservoir to more than its existing maximum normal operating level of 867 feet above sea level. Fortunately, consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Department of the Interior (the river’s wild & scenic river manager for this portion of the Merced) has determined that Federal agencies cannot consider Merced ID’s proposed Spillway Modification Project as part of its relicensing effort. [W&S excerpts]
In response to requests from the District, in 2011 Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) sponsored a bill, HR 869, to allow the reservoir to normal maximum pool to elevation 877', approximately a half mile of the Merced River National Wild and Scenic River above 867'.
FOR’s Ron Stork traveled to Washington, D.C. and testified against passage of this bill. [Ron's testimony]
Perhaps in response to the critical response to HR 869 from the Department of the Interior and environmental groups, Representative Denham introduced a revised bill, HR 2578. HR 2578 (as introduced and passed by the House Natural Resources Committee) replaced HR 869 and would undesignate a potentially affected reach of the Merced River up to the map coordinates of the existing FERC project boundaries, boundaries that Merced ID believes are around 877'.
Early this year FOR led a coalition of about fifty conservation groups and other affected organizations in writing and sending two joint letters to the Congress: first to Senator Feinstein to ask her not to attach, without a Senate hearing, a de-designation bill to a “must-pass” appropriations (spending) bill, and another to encourage House members to vote against HR 2758. In response, Senator Feinstein pledged to not introduce an appropriations rider “at this time.”
On June 19, 2012, HR 2578, now a collection of 13 mostly ill-conceived measures, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 232 to 188. Title 1 of the bill (the Committee’s HR 2578) is HR 2578 as introduced and reported out of committee, de-designating a segment of the Merced Wild & Scenic River to allow for future expansion of McClure Reservoir.
The measure, so far, has not been taken up by the Senate, but Senator Feinstein, one of California’s U.S. Senators, has expressed her support for providing FERC the authority to license the expanded reservoir. It could be taken up at any time the Senate is in session, either in the Committee of jurisdiction, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, or, without a hearing and in violation of Senate Rules, as a rider in a must-pass spending (appropriations) bill.
WILD AND SCENIC MERCED The Merced, Yosemite’s River, begins in Yosemite National Park. Within the Park, the river gathers and flows through a stunning landscape of glaciated peaks, lakes, and alpine and subalpine meadows and over two world-famous waterfalls and into Yosemite Valley. Leaving the park in a series of cascades and rapids the river flows free and essentially undiverted for 22 miles of spring-wildflower-strewn canyon before it is swallowed by McClure Reservoir behind Exchequer Dam.
From there, twenty-four miles of river lie impounded under Lake McClure and McSwain Reservoirs, quickly followed by another four miles of slowed or still water behind two small diversion reservoirs that divert half the average flow of the Merced into nearby fields. Then what remains of the mighty Merced travels the hundred miles or so through its historic channel and into the remains of the San Joaquin River, dodging diversions large and small as a small trickle of it finds its way to the sea.
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1969: “It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation… which possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-flowing condition… and shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.”
The Wild and Scenic Rivers System (National or State) is our nation’s principal national system to protect the free-flowing character of some of our nation’s most outstanding rivers.
The Merced River upstream of Lake McClure Reservoir was designated as a National Wild & Scenic River in 1987 and 1992 by the Congress and Presidents Reagan and H.W. Bush, Respectively. The latter designation enjoyed the full support of the Merced Irrigation District (Merced ID) Board of Directors (by unanimous vote), Mariposa County, and environmental groups. [See a Merced W&S River timeline]
OUTSTANDINGLY REMARKABLE VALUES The Merced was designated a Wild and Scenic river based on its free-flowing high-quality waters and its outstanding and remarkable values: recreation, including hiking and whitewater boating; wildlife, including bald eagle habitat and the unique limestone salamander; vegetation; and scenery. [See BLM Merced ORVs]
The Merced offers high-quality whitewater boating through Recreational, Wild and Scenic and—just above the reservoir—Wild reaches of river. Commercial whitewater outfitters offer visitors to Yosemite Valley an additional day or two of vigorous and exciting recreation. There are about a half a dozen outfitters who take about 7,000 visitors down the river every year, bringing significant revenue to Mariposa County.
In addition to these values, the reach above Bagby provides hiking and biking trails and camping on river left at Bagby.
EXCHEQUER DAM SPILLWAY RAISE PROJECT New Exchequer Dam on the Merced River forms Lake McClure, which at full pool has a capacity of 1,024,000 Acre feet (af). (An acre foot will cover a little more than the goal-line to goal-line expanse of an American football field with one acre of water). Average annual runoff above Exchequer Dam is about 975,000 af. At full pool, McClure Reservoir buries 19 miles of this large foothill river. Downstream, three other smaller dams impound and block another nine miles of river.
New Exchequer Dam consists of four main structures. The main dam is a rock-fill structure 470' high and about 1200' long. New Exchequer Dike, a 62' high, 1,500' long earth and rock dike is located in a saddle north of the dam. North of that, the gated spillway consists of six radial gates that are 40' wide and 30' deep. The un-gated, emergency spillway is 11.3 feet deep and about 1,080' long.
Today, the top of the radial gates when fully closed and the lip of the spillway are 11.3' below the crest of the main dam. The spillway-raise proposal would add 10' to the top of the radial gates, and would add 10' to the crest of the un-gated spillway. As a cost-saving measure, incredibly, Merced ID does not propose to raise the main dam. The raise would add about 70,000 acre feet of storage to the reservoir. Based on the historical record, there is projected to be sufficient runoff in the watershed to take advantage of the new storage volume, partially or fully, in about 1/3 of all years. The generally-agreed calculated “new yield” of the reservoir is about 12,000 acre feet per year (long-term average).
PROJECTED PROJECT YIELD OF “NEW” WATER Today the yield (as measured by deliveries through downstream Merced ID diversion dams and canals) of the McClure Reservoir averages about 500,000 acre feet. Additional water re-regulated by the dam is diverted or recharges aquifers downstream of Merced ID. Most of all of this water is used by agriculture. The new yield provided by the proposed project is about 2.5% of Merced ID’s diversions, and represents even less of a fraction of the yield of the project when other diverters are considered.
A visual reference is provided by comparing a pint jar, representing a new yield to Merced ID, and a five-gallon bucket, today’s yield diverted into Merced ID facilities.
PROJECT COST Merced Irrigation claims that the capital cost of this additional 12,000 acre feet of yield will be $40,000,000, a capital cost similar to the Department of Water Resources’ proposed Sites Reservoir, a project that may not find a beneficiary willing or capable to finance it. Almost certainly, the District’s cost estimate does not include the cost of raising the large CalTrans Highway 49 bridge at Bagby that crosses the reservoir. Nor does it include the cost of a traditional dam-safety-aware raise, where all of the dams and spillways would be raised in order to preserve the safety margin of a passive emergency spillway to ensure that water does not overtop a dam that is not designed to withstand overtopping.
DOES SPILLWAY RAISE ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY? New Exchequer Dam was designed in the early 1960s. Its design was based on engineering safety standards developed by Federal and state dam engineers, including the U S Army Corps of Engineers and the US Bureau of Reclamation during the heyday of dam building in the U.S. These dam-safety design standards are enforced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and by the CA Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), a division of CA Department of Water Resources (DWR).
When the dam was designed, engineering safety standards, accepted then and now across the U.S., resulted in an 11.3' fail-safe margin of safety against Exchequer dam overtopping and failure. In a very large runoff event, accompanied by failure of the radial gates, water could conceivably overtop the gated and un-gated spillways. Because of the 11.3' safety margin built in as a part of good engineering design practice, that water would have to rise to 11.3' deep across a 1080-foot-long spillway before it reached the top of the dam.
If the spillways were raised by 10', the margin of safety against overtopping and dam failure would be only 1.3'. Calls to the Division of Safety of Dams and discussions with DSOD regarding the project provide no indication that the Merced ID, or Representative Denham or Senator Feinstein or Senator Boxer, have conferred with any dam-safety authority regarding whether or not the spillway raise will comply with engineering safety requirements.
In addition, a reservoir that when full is only 1.3' from a dam-safety emergency is also the kind of reservoir that would require operators to undertake fairly serious measures to avoid overtopping—including making releases higher than the ordinary maximum release (objective release) from the reservoir—when inflows into a full or nearly full dam exceed the ordinary maximum release. Thus, small communities and farms downstream may find themselves experiencing unusually high flood flows more frequently.
Without the benefit of formal analysis by appropriate state dam-safety engineers, it is reasonable to conclude that the project reduces the safety margin against overtopping and dam failure in some standard dam-safety scenarios from 11.3' to 1.3', or 88%, in addition to resulting in more frequent flows higher than floodway infrastructure has been designed to accommodate.
Is a very small gain in yield, no more than 2 ½ %, worth an 88% decrease in the margin of safety against overtopping and dam failure in many crucial circumstances?
WOULD THE PROJECT ENDANGER THE BAGBY BRIDGE? The red arrow points to elevation 867 feet (current Maximum high-water mark), and the blue arrow points to elevation 877 feet (proposed high-water mark without flood surcharge, i.e., when the reservoir is not flowing over the emergency spillway).
At full pool, and certainly during surcharge operations during a large storm, the steel portions of Bagby bridge could be subject to impacts from large logs, endangering its structural integrity and safety.
Just as there is no evidence that the Merced ID and Congressional proponents have discussed dam-safety issues with DSOD, there is no evidence that the proponents have discussed bridge integrity and safety with CalTrans, the owner of this bridge that serves Highway 49.
Note that the bridge would also block navigation for a considerable portion of its length when the reservoir is full, a situation that does not occur now (at least for smaller boats).
DIRECT, PERMANENT DAMAGE Increasing the maximum pool and the resulting “bathtub ring” of McClure Reservoir would cause permanent damage to vegetation, wildlife, and recreation along about a half a mile of the Merced River, and all along the shore of McClure Reservoir. Further damaging recreational opportunities, campgrounds, including the large campground at Bagby, would be inundated and made unusable.
In testimony before Congress, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) described the impacts of a spillway raise: “Among the potential resource implications of this inundation are habitat loss for both the limestone salamander (a California designated Fully Protected Species) and the elderberry longhorn beetle (a federally listed threatened species under the Endangered Species Act)…Inundation would include the destruction of thousands of individual BLM sensitive listed plants and their seed banks. Habitat for the yellow-legged frog, a BLM sensitive species, would be inundated from reservoir levels backing up and into the Sherlock Creek drainage. Impacts would also include loss of riparian vegetation and degradation of the scenic values of the corridor. Additionally, significant cultural and historic resources in the area, including the remains of the Yosemite Valley Railroad and historic gold-mining sites would be degraded.
“A variety of recreation activities within the river corridor could also be impacted by the legislation. For whitewater boaters, inundation would add another one and a quarter mile and half mile to an already arduous paddle across flat water to an alternate take-out. In addition to boaters, the canyon is becoming increasingly utilized as a recreational destination for hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrian riders who could be displaced by a likely inundation of five miles of the existing Merced River trail.”
The CA Dept. of Fish and Game (DFG) is concerned about the impact of the spillway raise on the Limestone Salamander: As noted by DFG in their letter to the ranking member of the House National Parks Subcommittee, the limestone salamander is “one of California’s rare and endemic” species. It is “threatened under the California Endangered Species Act” and is, in addition, “a Fully Protected Species (FPS) under California state law.” Fully protected species may not be killed under state law. Merced ID studies have found limestone salmanders in the area that would be inundated by a raised reservoir. Limestone salamanders seek refuge within talus slopes, including those around the reservoir, during dry and hot conditions, times when snowmelt is filling the reservoir. Limestone salamanders are not aquatic salamanders; they are fully terrestrial and thus may be drowned. These salamanders may aestivate (enter summer dormancy) in shoreline talus and thus be especially vulnerable to drowning by reservoir inundations. Their eggs, laid within shoreline talus, may also be killed by reservoir inundation, something that eggs cannot escape. Again, in its understated way, DFG notes, “given the known locations of limestone salamanders around the existing reservoir and immediately upstream [sic., upslope] of the reservoir, some level of impact to this species from the dam raising is likely.” In other words, raising McClure Reservoir is likely to be illegal under California law.
CONFUSED RHETORIC FROM MERCED ID AND REP. DENHAM Oddly, the Merced ID and its supporters make much that the FERC project boundary for its existing project extends into the upstream wild & scenic river corridor, implying that this is somehow unusual and in ordinary circumstances should make it somehow pre-approved to store water there. This implication is untrue. The National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act prohibits dams from storing waters into wild and scenic rivers. It does not prevent FERC from establishing administrative boundaries for projects in wild & scenic river corridors. In fact, since FERC typically establishes project boundaries some distance away from project works and reservoirs, it is common for FERC administrative and wild and scenic river boundaries to overlap.
WHAT THE UN-DESIGNATION PRECEDENT COULD MEAN FOR OTHER WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS Removal of Wild and Scenic protection from a reach on the Merced could set a precedent that could jeopardize the Kings, Tuolumne, Middle Feather and Eel rivers, as well as other rivers protected by wild & scenic river or national park status across the nation. “It’s a small step,” Denham said. “We need thousands of jobs in the Central Valley, and we need many more projects like this.”
If Representative Denham succeeds in breaking the “permanent” in “permanent protection,” his ideas could be coming soon to a river near you.
MERG (Mariposans for the Environment and Responsible Government) has put together a great webpage with discusions on HR 2578 and the impacts on the Wild Merced River and it's enviornment that would be caused by MID's plan to raise New Exchequer Dam. Follow this link to visit their Merced River page, it is a must read!
Washington, D.C. June 20, 2012: FOR expects that HR 2578 will be sent to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For a list of the full committee and links to their official website click here (word document.)
JUNE 19, 2012 - House votes 232-189 to drown the Wild Merced. Stay tuned for more - this battle is not yet over! See how your member voted. Read an annotated June 19, 2012 Fresno Bee online article on the vote.
June 14, 2012: The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would remove federal protection from a segment of the Merced Wild & Scenic River to allow for raising the New Exchequer Dam. H.R. 2578 by Rep. Jeff Denham is the first serious attempt by Congress to remove Wild & Scenic protection from a federal river for a dam and could undo almost 45 years of bi-partisan work building a legacy of free-flowing rivers for future generations of Americans. Read the factsheet on this very bad bill.
Washington, D.C. May 17, 2012: FOR’s sources believe that Senator Feinstein will insert the Merced River Wild & Scenic rollback bill (HR 2578) as an amendment to an appropriations bill at the next opportunity, such as the pending Department of the Interior appropriations bill.
Senator Feinstein’s staff denies that they intend to use the Interior appropriations bill as a vehicle to de-designate the Merced’s National Wild & Scenic River status. However, they are continuing to send a letter to constituents who write the Senator on protecting the Merced River that she wants to turn the decision to enlarge New Exchequer Dam over to FERC (which would require ending Wild & Scenic river protection for the affected segment of the Merced River).
April 2012: HR 2578 has still not passed the House. Read FOR and our allies letter to Senator Feinstein asking her not to drown the Wild & Scenic Merced and to not allow the gutting of the National Wild & Scenic River Act. FOR and our allies continue to fight against passage by the full House. We are also working to head-off a potential companion bill from being introduced in the US Senate that would weaken the National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act and devastate a protected section of the Wild & Scenic Merced River. Read Senator Feinstein's response to FOR saying that she is not carry legislation to drown the Merced River "at this time."
WASHINGTON, D.C. UPDATE - November 8, 2011: The House Natural Resources Committee passed HR 2578 (Denahm). The full House is expected to pass the measure to roll back wild & scenic river protection for the Merced River. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President, this will be the first time in the history of the national wild & scenic river system that the Congress has repealed wild & scenic river protection in order to inundate a once protected free-flowing river in order to construct a reservoir. This bill replaces Representative Denham's early bill: HR 869. Get the latest update on the bill's movements by visiting the Congressional bill tracking site "Thomas" and entering "HR 2578" in the bill search box.
July 2011: FOR's Ron Stork testified on Tuesday, June 14th before Congress on HR 869. You can read more, get a link to hear his testimony and listen to the full hearing - by clicking here. To read Ron's written testimony click here (pdf).
Friends of the River has been involved in protecting the Merced River since our early days and we with support our members were key partners in securing federal Wild & Scenic status for the stretch above New Exchequer Dam. Now part of the protected Wild & Scenic Merced is being eyed for the needless expansion of a dam that has never even filled and spilled - a waste of a river and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. (see map below)
From its source in the Yosemite high country to the foothills below, the Merced River is one of the few undammed rivers in the Sierra Nevada. In recognition of its rare free flowing character and outstanding values, the Merced was protected as a National Wild & Scenic River. Just downstream of the Merced Wild & Scenic River in the Sierra foothills, the river flows into McClure Reservoir behind the New Exchequer Dam. This is the segment of the Merced that provides water storage, hydro power, and flood control for Californians.
The upper San Joaquin River runs dry in most years due to upstream diversions. So the Merced River is considered the effective headwaters of the San Joaquin River system, as it is the first tributary to contribute noticeable flows to the dewatered upper San Joaquin River. Improving flows and physical habitat in this river should be a significant component of any Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta restoration program, and a key factor controlling the water flow on the Merced River is the amount released from New Exchequer Dam. Friends of the River is working hard on the relicensing to protect, defend, and improve the Merced River system in several key areas:
Wild & Scenic River – Friends of the River is defending the Wild and Scenic River above the New Exchequer Dam. This river segment was protected by Congress in 1992, but is threatened by MID’s proposal to raise the New Exchequer Dam and expand the reservoir, which would invade and flood the upstream wild and scenic corridor.
Fish Passage – Friends of the River is investigating potential opportunities for fish passage above the all four dams to restore salmon and steelhead to their historic habitat in the upper Merced River watershed. State and federal resource agencies have been working with Friends of the River and other interested parties to gather additional information on existing fish passageways and conditions necessary to improve available habitat upstream of the dams.
Merced Water Quality/Flows – Friends of the River is advocating for improved water quality, increased flows, and restoration of physical habitat for anadromous (salmon and steelhead) fisheries downstream of all four dams. The lower Merced is important for the ecologically-significant Central Valley steelhead and fall-run Chinook salmon, and it is imperative to enhance this ecosystem to promote development of all life-stages for the fisheries and related communities.
Delta Water Quality/Flows – The Merced plays an important role in providing flows in the lower San Joaquin River and the beleaguered Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Water from the Merced River increases the volume of flows and improves water quality in the San Joaquin. This translates to more water flowing into the Delta, improving conditions both for anadromous fish migrating to the ocean and for reducing salinity in the Delta system. Government agencies involved in the Merced relicensing project must evaluate impacts beyond the dams themselves, and look for ways to improve the Merced’s contribution to the larger San Joaquin system and the Delta.
For more information concerning Friends of the River’s Merced River Restoration Campaign, contact Ron at (916) 442-3155 x220, email: email@example.com
For more information about the FERC relicensing of the New Exchequer/McSwain project, visit http://www.eurekasw.com/MID/default.aspx.

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Introduction to Kanchenjunga Trek
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, situated in the eastern part of Nepal bordering India. The Kanchenjunga circuit trek is one of the most popular and challenging treks in Nepal, attracting adventure enthusiasts from around the world. The trek offers stunning views of the Himalayan ranges, beautiful landscapes, and an opportunity to experience the unique culture of the people living in the region. However, planning a trek to Kanchenjunga requires careful consideration of the cost involved.
To trek in the Kanchenjunga region, trekkers need to obtain a special trekking permit from the Nepalese government. The permit cost for Kanchenjunga trek is relatively high compared to other treks in Nepal due to its remote location and restricted area status. The permit cost varies depending on the number of days you plan to spend in the region.
For the first 7 days, the permit cost is USD 10 per person per day, while for the next 7 days, the permit cost is USD 20 per person per day. After 14 days, the permit cost increases to USD 30 per person per day. In addition, trekkers need to obtain a separate permit for entering the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.
Guide and Porter Cost
While it is possible to trek in the Kanchenjunga region without a guide or porter, it is highly recommended to hire them for a safer and more enjoyable trekking experience. The cost of hiring a guide and porter depends on the duration of the trek and the services you require.
On average, the cost of hiring a guide ranges from USD 20 to USD 30 per day, while the cost of hiring a porter ranges from USD 15 to USD 20 per day. It is important to note that these costs do not include their accommodation, food, and transportation expenses. Therefore, it is customary to cover these expenses for your guide and porter during the trek.
Accommodation and Food Cost
The cost of accommodation and food on the Kanchenjunga trek varies depending on the type of accommodation you choose and your food preferences. Tea houses are the most common form of accommodation on the Kanchenjunga trek, offering basic amenities such as a bed, blanket, and shared bathroom facilities.
The cost of accommodation in a tea house ranges from USD 3 to USD 7 per night, depending on the location and facilities. Food is usually available in the tea houses and ranges from local Nepali cuisine to western-style dishes. The cost of meals varies depending on the type of food and the location, but on average, trekkers can expect to spend around USD 20 to USD 25 per day on food.
The Kanchenjunga trek starts and ends in the town of Taplejung, which can be reached by a domestic flight from Kathmandu or a long drive from the city. The cost of a domestic flight from Kathmandu to Taplejung ranges from USD 200 to USD 250 per person, while the cost of a private jeep ride from Kathmandu to Taplejung is around USD 400 to USD 500.
There are a few other miscellaneous costs that trekkers should keep in mind when planning a trek to Kanchenjunga. These include travel insurance, visa fees, and equipment rental costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended for all trekkers and can cost anywhere from USD 50 to USD 100 per person for a 30-day trek.
Visa fees for entering Nepal can range from USD 30 to USD 125, depending on the duration of your stay. Equipment rental costs, such as renting a sleeping bag, down jacket, or trekking poles, can add up to around USD 2 to USD 5 per day.
The total cost of a trek to Kanchenjunga can vary depending on the duration of the trek, the number of people in the group, and the services required. However, as a rough estimate, the cost of a 20-day trek to Kanchenjunga for a single person can range from USD 1500 to USD 2000, including all the necessary permits, guide and porter services, accommodation, food, transportation, and miscellaneous costs.
It is important to keep in mind that these costs are subject to change and may vary depending on the season and the availability of services. Therefore, it is recommended to research and plan the Kanchenjunga trek well in advance to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience without breaking the budget.

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Wintershall Dea has found gas onshore in Egypt’s Nile Delta and is considering a tie-back to nearby infrastructure at Disouq.
The ED-2X well found 43 metres of gas-bearing reservoir on the East Damanhour licence. The company tested the well at 15 million cubic feet per day. It is around 3 km north of the Disouq field.
“This discovery is another value-accretive exploration success in one of our well-established exploration areas,” said Georg Bresser, senior vice president global exploration. East Damanhour’s proximity to production infrastructure should allow the company “to quickly develop commercial discoveries and to make additional gas resources available”.
Wintershall is the operator with a 40% stake. Cheiron Energy has 40% and INA 20%. Wintershall operates the Disouq project via Disouco, a joint venture with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS).
Wintershall said it was carrying out a data acquisition programme in the well.
The company began exploring at East Damanhour in November 2021, it said. Egypt awarded the concession to the German company in February 2020, bringing in Cheiron and INA in March 2021.
ED-2X is the second exploration well on the licence. The initial exploration plan covered three wells, although the company has talked of drilling up to seven wells on the licence over the next few years.
Wintershall began producing gas at the Disouq project in 2013. The onshore concession covers seven gas fields. It launched production from Disouq Phase B in 2018. In 2022, it was working on a follow-up development at North West Sidi Ghazi.
The German company sold off its Gulf of Suez interests in 2022, citing a need for more focused investment.


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You depend on your car to run when you need it to and get you where you need to go. However, you may not have the car serviced when necessary or the mechanics of the car checked when something seems to be wrong. The car may simply experience a malfunction because of age or some other reason.
If your car has a mechanical problem or any issue which keeps it from running or running at its peak performance, you need Car Repair services in Alexandria. The technicians can perform complete diagnostic work on any vehicle, and with the results, they can tell you what is most likely wrong with your car. The technicians have the skills to work on all vehicles, and there is a technician trained in every vehicle system.
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Removal of Statute of Limitations for Childhood Sexual Abuse
Last week, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) which removes statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases. Under current law, an individual entitled to bring a civil cause of action arising from childhood sexual abuse has 12 years to bring their claim after turning 18 years of age. SB 261 increases that limit to 32 years and removes the statute of limitations entirely for cases against individuals who commit acts of childhood sexual assault, conspire with individuals who commit acts of sexual assault or have actual knowledge of childhood sexual assault and fail to report it to law enforcement or child protective services.
One provision that failed to make its way into this particular bill is the one that provides those abused from suing their accuser retroactively. Last session, language appeared in a House bill that included this provision but it was ultimately removed from the bill. I would have preferred the retroactive piece be included in this legislation but was still willing to support SB 261 as it is a positive step forward for victims of childhood sexual abuse.
SB 261 now goes before the House of Representatives where I am sure there will be further debate on the retroactive clause and whether or not it is constitutional and/or appropriate. For me, this legislation should be about victims of sexual abuse, no matter how long ago it happened, not about financial interests.
Last Wednesday I stood with my Senate Democratic colleagues at a press conference where our caucus requested that Governor Wolf call a special session of the General Assembly to finally address the issue of escalating property taxes. A special session will provide a platform to emphasize the topic and an opportunity to discuss the many issues associated with the various plans that have been introduced over the years and bring an energy and focus that will help develop a consensus.
There are many ideas and proposals that have either been introduced or are being discussed that eliminate or reduce property taxes. There has been legislation proposed that some claim would eliminate school property taxes in conjunction with raising the sales and/or income tax. Legislation has also been introduced that puts a freeze on property taxes for seniors and I’ve even written a bill that would provide property tax rebates for baby boomers.
While there are many ideas and proposals in existence that address rising property taxes, there is not consensus at the moment as to how best to move forward. Like any dramatic change in policy, there tend to be winners and losers based on the details of what is being proposed. In moving forward, we need to have a collective conservation understanding that significant changes to our current system have this consequence. There needs to be a serious and factual conversation on what the elimination of property taxes would look like, and how best to balance its replacement and where revenue would ultimately come from.
What do income and sales tax rates need to be to make up for the revenue lost in an elimination of the property tax? If sales taxes are also expanded to more goods and services like home health care and child care which are just two examples of ideas that have been proposed when discussing an expansion of the sales tax, how does that effect consumers? Are these would-be new revenue streams reliable enough to adequately fund our schools?
These are only some of the many questions that have been raised over time on this issue that need to be considered as this conversation restarts. The property tax issue needs to be addressed in a bi-partisan, bi-cameral way and serious proposals need to be deliberated in the open using as much accurate data as possible. As this conversation continues, I would like to hear from you. Please feel free to weigh in and provide your thoughts, comments, questions or ideas that help move this issue forward.
Act 13 Programs Open
The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) began accepting applications last Wednesday for funding through programs under the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Act 13, Marcellus Legacy Fund. This fund was created by Act 13 of 2012 to provide for the distribution of unconventional gas well impact fees to counties, municipalities and commonwealth agencies. These grants include: abandoned mine drainage abatements; abandoned well plugging; sewage treatment; greenways, trails, and recreation; baseline water quality data; watershed restoration; and flood control.
Grant applications are being accepted through May 31. For more information on these programs and to apply, please visit http://dced.pa.gov/ and type “Marcellus Legacy Fund” in the search tab.
Did You Know…
Did you know that in 2016 the CFA approved $14 million in funding to support 94 projects around Pennsylvania through the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund programs?
Property Tax/Rent Rebate
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is now accepting applications for the 2016 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. If you filed a paper rebate last year, you should receive an application in the mail. Applications are also available at my district offices, online at www.revenue.pa.gov or by calling 1-888-222-9190. As always, my staff would be happy to assist you in preparing your application.
The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters. Please keep in mind, half of Social Security income is excluded. Some applicants who previously received rebates may continue to qualify despite Social Security cost-of-living adjustments that may have pushed their income past the eligibility limits.
Applications are due to the Department of Revenue by June 30. The program is funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery and revenue from slots gaming.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services continues to accept applications for this season’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The program helps low income families pay their heating bills. You can apply and check the status of your application on the state’s COMPASS website. You can also pick up an application in my district offices or download one yourself from the DHS LIHEAP website. Completed paper applications should be returned to the Allegheny County Assistance Office, 5947 Penn Avenue, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206.
Funding for LIHEAP is provided by the federal government and eligibility is based on the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. The income limits for this season are as follows:
After your application is received you will receive a written notice explaining your eligibility and the amount of assistance you will receive. Payments are generally sent directly to a utility company or fuel provider and will be credited to your heating account. Crisis grants may also be available if you have an emergency situation and are in jeopardy of losing your heat. For more information, please contact the LIHEAP hotline at 1-866-857-7095.
Trout Stocking Schedules Available
The Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) have 2017 adult trout stocking schedules available online and on the PFBC’s “FishBoatPA” mobile app. Anglers can easily search the trout stocking schedules for locations and dates of interest. To view the list, simply go to www.fishandboat.com, click on the link “Fish” in the upper right corner, then select Trout Stocking Schedules. From there, select a county and enter start and end dates from the calendars at the top of the page. Then press “Go.”
For anglers with smartphones, an even easier way to view the schedules is through the FishBoatPA app, which is available for free from the Apple App and Google Play stores.
Included in this year’s stocking lists are the Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters, a program where 14 waters across the state will be stocked with large 14” – 20” trout. Approximately 4,500 large trout will be distributed among the 14 waters at a rate of 174 to 225 per mile, which is comparable to the numbers of similarly sized fish in Pennsylvania’s best wild trout waters.
The program was launched last year with eight waters. This year six new waters are being added. Click here to see the list of waters.
Pretty Up Beechview
Pretty Up Beechview is hosting an open community garden meeting on Saturday, March 4 from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Beechview branch of the Carnegie Library. The library is located at 1910 Broadway Avenue. Everyone is welcome to join the meeting to discuss the Beechview Community Garden and opportunities to lease a plot.
Chartiers City, a City of Pittsburgh neighborhood roughly 3.7 miles west of downtown, was named for Pierre Chartiers, a trapper of French and Indian parentage in 1743. Chartiers was formerly a township and was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh in 1921.
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The pinks include more than 300 species and an extremely large number of hybrids, many with high garden value. Most kinds form attractive evergreen mats or tufts of grasslike green, gray- green, blue-green, or blue-gray leaves. Single, semidouble, or double owers in white and shades of pink, rose, red, yellow, and orange; many have rich, spicy fragrance. Main bloom period for most is spring into early summer; some kinds rebloom later in season or keep going into fall if faded owers are removed. Not browsed by deer.
Among dianthus are appeal- ing border favorites such as cot- tage pink (D. plumarius) and sweet William (D. barbatus), highly prized cut owers such as carnation (D. caryophyllus), and rock garden miniatures. Many excellent named selections not mentioned here are available locally.
D. xallwoodii. Perennial. Group of modern pinks derived from crossing D. plumarius and D. caryophyllus. Plants vary, but most tend to be more compact and more vigorous than their D. plumarius parent. They typically grow 1015 in. high and 2 ft. wide, with gray-green foliage and two 1- to 2-in. blossoms per stem; they bloom over a long period if deadheaded. One excellent selection is 'Aqua', which bears very fragrant, pure white double flowers on 10- to 12-in. stems. Plants sold as 'Allwoodii Alpinus' are crosses of D. allwoodii with dwarf species.
D. arenarius. Perennial. From Europe. Tufted plant to 1 ft. tall and wide, with narrow, grass green leaves and fringed, inch-wide white owers sometimes marked with purple or green. Powerfully fragrant; can tolerate some shade. 'Snow Flurries' has pure white owers.
D. barbatus. SWEET WILLIAM. Vigorous biennial often grown as annual. Zones US, MS, LS, CS, TS; USDA 6-11. From southern Europe. Sturdy stems 1020 in. high; plants reach 1 ft. wide. Leaves are at, light to dark green, 13 in. long. Dense clusters of white, pink, rose, red, purplish, or bicolored owers, about in. across, set among leafy bracts; spicily fragrant. Sow seed in late spring for bloom following year, or set out transplants in fall. Double-owered and dwarf strains are obtainable from seed.
Amazon series grows 1836 in. high; heat-tolerant series that blooms into summer.
Dash series plants grow 1520 in. high, with good heat tolerance; blooms into summer.
Diabunda series plants are just 6-8 in. in height.
'Heart Attack' is early blooming variety with deep reddish black flowers.
Sweet series plants grow 1836 in. high; bloom into summer.
D. caryophyllus. CARNATION, CLOVE PINK. Perennial. Highly bred Mediterranean species. There are two distinct categories of carnations: orists' and border types. Both have double owers; bluish green leaves; and branching, leafy stems that often become woody at the base.
Border carnations grow 1214 in. high and wide; they are bushier and more compact than the orists' type. Flowers 22 in. wide, fragrant, borne in profusion. Effective as shrub border edgings, in mixed ower border, and in containers. Hybrid carnations grown from seed are usually treated as annuals, but they often live over. Hybrid carnations grown from seed are usually treated as annuals but often live over. Among the many selections are bright red 'Cinnamon Red Hots', to 1 ft. high, and the Super Trouper series, 810 in. high and available in a wide range of single and multicolored shades. Knight series has strong stems, blooms in 5 months from seed; Bambino strain is a little slower to bloom. There is also a strain simply called Hanging Mixed or Trailing Mixed, with pink- or red-owered plants that sprawl or hang from pot or window box.
When grown commercially, florists' carnations are raised in greenhouses; gardeners in mild-winter areas can grow them outdoors. Plants may reach 4 ft.; they have fragrant, 3-in.-wide owers in many colorswhite, shades of pink and red, orange, purple, yellow; some are variegated. For large owers, leave only terminal bloom on each stem, pinching out all other buds down to fth joint, below which new owering stems will develop. Stake to prevent sprawling. Start with strong cuttings taken from the most vigorous plants of selected named types. Sturdy plants conceal supports, look quite tidy.
D. chinensis. CHINESE PINK, RAINBOW PINK. Biennial or short-lived perennial; most selections grown as annuals. Zones US, MS, LS, CS, TS; USDA 6-11. From China. Erect, 630 in. high and 610 in. wide; stems branch only at top. Medium green foliage. Stem leaves narrow, 13 in. long, in. wide, hairy on margins. Basal leaves are usually gone by owering time. Flowers about 1 in. across, rose-lilac with deeper- colored eye; lack fragrance. Modern strains are compact domes (to 1 ft. tall or less) covered with bright owers in white, pink, red, and all variations and combinations of those colors. Bouquet series plants grow 12 ft. tall and flower in their first year. Diamond series is early flowering and tolerant of heat and cold. Plants in the Diana series form low mounds covered in large blooms. 'Fire Carpet' is a brilliant solid red; 'Snowre' is white with a red eye. Telstar is an extra-dwarf (6- to 8-in.) strain. Petals are deeply fringed on some, smooth edged on others. Some owers have intricately marked eyes. Sow directly in ground in spring, in full sun, for summer bloom; or, in mild areas, set out nursery plants in fall for spring bloom. Pick off faded owers with their bases to prolong bloom. If set out in summer, Telstar will often bloom through the winter in the Lower South.
D. deltoides. MAIDEN PINK. Hardy perennial (even though it blooms in a few weeks from seed). From Europe and Asia. Flowering stems 812 in. high with short leaves; forms a loose, dark green mat to 1 ft. wide. Flowers, about in. across with sharp-toothed petals, are borne at end of forked stems. Colors include white and light or dark rose to purple, spotted with lighter colors. Can tolerate up to a half day of shade. Blooms in summer, sometimes again in fall. Useful, showy ground or bank cover.
Selections include white 'Albus'; 'Arctic Fire', white with red centers; 'Brilliant', reddish pink blooms; and 'Pixie Star', pink with dark pink centers.
D. gratianopolitanus. CHEDDAR PINK. Perennial. Neat, compact mound of blue-gray to gray-green foliage on weak, branching stems. Erect, 9- to 12-in.-tall flowering stems produce 1-in.-wide, very fragrant, typically pink-to-rose single flowers with toothed petals. Bloom season runs from spring to fall if plants are deadheaded regularly. Effective for ground cover, rock gardens, edging. Performs well in Lower South.
'Bath's Pink'. An old favorite. Blue-green foliage forms a neat mat about 4 in. high and 1 ft. wide, topped by 12- to 15-in. stems bearing single, fringed blossoms in soft pink with a red eye. Blooms profusely in spring, sporadically through summer. Stands up well to summer heat and humidity. Good choice for Lower South.
'Firewitch' ('Feuerhexe'). To 8 in. high, eventually spreading to as wide as 3 ft. Narrow, blue-green leaves; single magenta flowers. Blooms heavily in early spring, sporadically in summer, and heavily again in fall. Heat tolerant and long flowering. Handsome even when out of bloom; foliage is bluer than that of 'Bath's Pink'. Good choice for Lower South.
'Greystone'. Steel-gray leaves. Blooms in early spring, bearing very fragrant, fringed, single white flowers that may be tinged pink in cool weather. To 9 in. high, up to 4 ft. wide. Somewhat like a white-flowered version of 'Bath's Pink'.
'Little Joe'. Forms a clump of deep blue-gray foliage 46 in. high and about 6 in. across. Crimson single flowers. Especially effective with rock garden campanulas.
'Mountain Mist'. To 1 ft. high and wide. Attractive silvery blue foliage is topped in early spring by pink, fringed, lightly scented blossoms. Similar to 'Bath's Pink' but needs more cold and thus blooms less profusely in the Lower South. Good-looking foliage plant, even in winter.
'Spotty'. Very narrow leaves form a tight gray-green mat 23 in. high. Cerise-rose flowers heavily spotted with white are carried on 6-in. stems.
'Tiny Rubies'. Makes a low mat of gray-green foliage to 3 in. high, spreading to 4 in. wide. Small, double, ruby-red flowers produced on 4-in. stems. Ideal for rock gardens and containers.
D. hybrids. Zones US, MS, LS, CS; USDA 6-9. Several new series of long-blooming hybrid dianthus, resembling pinks, have been introduced from England. They include the Star series, derived from alpine dianthus, D. alpinus, which are compact plants under a foot high with dark gray-green foliage and fragrant single and double blooms in a range of single and bicolored shades. The Dessert series includes 'Raspberry Swirl' ('Devon Siskin'), pinkish white flowers with red centers and edges, and 'Cranberry Ice', a pink and red mix.
D. plumarius. COTTAGE PINK. Perennial. Charming, almost legendary European species; cultivated for hundreds of years and used in developing many hybrids. Typically has loosely matted gray-green foliage in a clump to 2 ft. wide. Flowering stems grow 1018 in. tall, bearing spicily fragrant, 1- to 2-in., single or double flowers with more or less fringed petals. Colors include rose, pink, and white, some with a dark center. Most highly prized are the old laced pinks, with spicy-scented white owers in which each petal is outlined in red or pink. Blooms in late spring and summer. Indispensable and much-favored edging for borders or for peony or rose beds. Perfect flowers for small arrangements and old-fashioned bouquets.
Choice selections include 'Dad's Favorite', which bears red-edged double white flowers on 10-in. stems; 'Essex Witch', with semidouble rose-pink flowers on 5-in. stems; 'Itsaul White', with pure white, vanilla-scented single blooms on 8-in. stems; 'Musgrave's Pink', a foot-tall classic that is at least 200 years old and bears intensely fragrant, single white blooms with a green eye; and 'Sweetness', with a mix of darker-centered shades on 4-in. stems.
All dianthus require well-drained soil. Most tolerate drought. Sow seed of annual or biennial types in ats or directly in garden. Propagate perennial dianthus by cuttings made from tips of growing shoots, by division or layering, or from seed. Perennials are often short lived in Coastal and Tropical South, where they are often treated as annuals. Organic mulches around the base of plants can cause fungal diseases. Use an inorganic material like gravel instead. Carnations and Sweet William are subject to rust and fusarium wilt.

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have probably developed pretty thick skins over the past couple years. But there's still a big soft spot when it comes to Suri.
The couple's attorney sent a cease-and-desist threat to the owner of Petit Tresor, a top-of-the-line baby boutique with two L.A. locations, for allegedly feeding the tabloids bogus info about TomKat's spending habits.
In his letter to owner Samantha Winch, dated May 12, legal eagle Aaron J. Moss accuses store reps of both violating their clients' privacy and passing along "simply false" details—namely, that Holmes and Cruise dropped between $350,000 and $400,000 in their stores—to Life & Style magazine "for the purpose of enhancing [the store's] image and obtaining a commercial advantage."
Other gossip rags have been told about purchases and visits that were never made to Petit Tresor, as well, Moss alleges.
Meanwhile, the outfit's public relations spokesman Andy Behrman wrote in an email to E! News that they were asked by a reporter for an estimation of how much the Cruises have spent on gear for Suri, but they "never mentioned that this $350-$400K figure included anything purchased at Petit Tresor."
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Integrating information in academic libraries is very important but some users don't know how to find this information in the first place. Credo Reference is taking on the challenge of enticing users to their libraries' resources, writes John Dove
It is no secret that academic libraries are struggling with finding ways to bring the Google generation of students to discover the value of resources provided to them by their universities .
Recent research at the University of Washington into undergraduates at several diverse universities in the USA revealed that students today find course-related research more difficult than previous generations did. This was independent of how many online academic resources are being provided to them .
Over the past several years I’ve participated in workshops and talks with librarians in the UK and USA. A question I always pose to the audience is, ‘Where do students get stuck in their course-related research?’ The leading answer to that question is always some form of: ‘Newer students don’t have the vocabulary to pose a proper query to the professional databases we provide for them’.
Credo Reference has won a reputation for innovation in online reference, in particular for some of our exploration and discovery tools, and for our ability to pass users on to other resources of the library (such as academic databases and sets of online journals, as well as other online reference systems).
But no matter how well integrated an online reference system is within the library, it is not doing much for students’ greatest deficiency if it doesn’t solve the ‘findability’ problem.
For the last year and a half our product team (which is made up of both software developers and library science graduates) has been putting together the technologies and components that we think will start to address this problem.
One of the big advantages we can bring to the table is that the content of high-quality academic subject encyclopaedias from many of our partner publishers is exactly the kind of content a student new to a field could use. Subject encyclopaedias are built with the objective of providing someone new to a field with the overall context and vocabulary of the field. ‘Normalisation’ means something very different in psychology than it does in political science but a good subject encyclopaedia from either field will give someone new to the field a good grasp of the specific meaning it has in that field.
Putting content onto free web could help entice users into their libraries’ resources
We have among our partner publishers the three biggest academic publishers: Elsevier Science, WileyBlackwell, and Springer. We have a growing number of fine university presses such as Harvard, Chicago, Cambridge, and Edinburgh. And recently some of the specialty academic presses such as Edward Elgar and Willan Publishing have begun providing Credo with subject encyclopaedias.
Enticing students from the free web
We’ve now firmly set ourselves on a direction that we think will start to address the problem of enticing students from the free web into their libraries. There, they will find pages of content with both authoritative reference material on topics of interest to the inquiring student and content and links provided to them by librarians at their academic institution.
There are several elements to this direction. Each of these elements will be improved upon as we roll-out these capabilities – taking in feedback from users, librarians, and publishers.
The first of these elements is to put portions of our content directly out onto the free web. Credo Reference is in a significant percentage of universities in both North America and in the UK. By free web, we mean more than just allowing search-engine crawling. We mean social media sites such as Facebook and wherever else we detect that students are turning to for reference-like information.
Secondly, the content we put out will be full-text – without speed bumps of any kind such as logins/signups, pay-per-view or snippets. Otherwise students will learn to avoid them and look elsewhere.
In addition, students exploring for better context of a term or phrase should be able to find such context wrapped up with links that are defined by their local librarian. These full-text topics should be built with hundreds of links to great online resources both inside and outside the library’s holdings.
This “wrapper”, which a librarian helps to define, will include links to professional databases, online journals and the library catalogue, as well as to librarian-recommended sites on the free web. Such wrappers will be customisable to general subject areas so that business students or humanities students, for example, will each be enticed by further sources appropriate to their interests.
The final element is to provide good statistics. These will inform librarians of how much traffic has come to them, from where, and where these users then go on to, especially if they go to other resources in the library.
I welcome feedback or suggestions from publishers, librarians, or anyone else interested in finding ways in which today’s students can more easily become aware of research in their chosen field of study.
John Dove is president of Credo Reference
 CIBER, University College London, Information behaviour of the researcher of the future: a CIBER briefing paper. January 2008 (www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf). Study commissioned by the British Library and JISC
 Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael B. Eisenberg, Ph.D., What today’s college students say about conducting research in the digital age, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, Research sponsored by a gift from Proquest, 4 February 2009, The Information School, University of Washington. (projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_ProgressReport_2_2009.pdf)

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Despite the fact they lost today's (August 31) game to the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays came out winners at the MLB's trade deadline.
Burlington residents didn't have too far to travel to take in a little carnival atmosphere back in the day.
The Toronto Raptors remain in the hunt for a chance to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy in back-to-back seasons, as they put the Brooklyn Nets out of their misery on Sunday, completing the franchise'
After many cities in Ontario were permitted to enter Stage 3, Cineplex said it wouldn’t be immediately reopening its theatres.
Given that we’re still in the midst of a pandemic, plus the fact that summer is winding down and the weather is beginning to turn, you might be more hesitant to go outside.
Initially during the pandemic, people were taking up new hobbies in an attempt to hang on to their slipping sanity--from baking bread, to gardening, to learning (read struggling) to cut their own ha
If you're an astronomy enthusiast or even have just a passing fancy of the nighttime sky, there's a big event happening in the skies tonight that you won't want to miss.
Now that Burlington has entered Stage 3, more businesses have been permitted to reopen, and more facilities are reopening to the public.
If you haven't witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event yet, fear not—you still have a few days to check it out.
If you've exhausted all viewing options on Netflix during quarantine there's good news--more movies and TV shows are being added in just a couple weeks.


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Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Luton are looking for a white Transit style van seen in the area at the time of the attack.
The victim, named locally as 46 year old Paul Foster, died after being shot outside a house in Brunel Road.
He was driven to hospital by friends but doctors were unable to save him.
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At one point, I did have a leak that I eventually determined was due to improper installation. (This was by the same "professional" plumber who reversed the hot and cold supply lines when installing a kitchen faucet. He just didn't connect the drain hose properly.) While investigating the issue, I called Waste King to inquire about possible in-home service or warranty replacement. I was blown away by their level of customer service: no waiting on hold, just an immediate connection to a person who really knew the product and was unexpectedly diligent in resolving my problem -- which, as it turns out, wasn't even their fault.
Another common cause for a leaking garbage disposal is the disposal flange. A leak at the very most upper area of the garbage disposal could be the garbage disposal flange which goes through the sink. A garbage disposal flange should be sealed with Plumber’s putty and then tightened from underneath the sink. If this is not tight enough or if it has managed to come loose (which can happen) then the garbage disposal will have to be taken down so the flange can be resealed and then the garbage disposal can be rehung.


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The case against former South African Airways (SAA) board chairperson Dudu Myeni will now proceed after the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) brought an application in the High Court in Pretoria to declare her a delinquent director.
On Thursday, the court dismissed Myeni’s application to remove Outa from the case.
Outa wants Myeni to be declared a delinquent director to stop her from serving on other boards after SAA lost billions of rand during her tenure.
In her latest application, Myeni argued that the law did not allow Outa to bring a delinquent application before the court in terms of the Companies Act. Outa argued that it had the right to do so because the case was of public interest.
Outa’s chief legal officer, Advocate Stefanie Fick, said the ruling was not only a win for the organisation but a win for civil society.
“It’s a win for the public interest. The court has said that these types of litigation are very important and that the public has got an interest in a big state-owned enterprise like SAA. That is the importance of litigation like this,” she said.
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As the Quality Officer you will be responsible for assisting the Quality Assurance team with QA duties including product release.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your duties as the Quality Officer will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:
You will assist Quality Assurance Specialists in the release of specials products that have been manufactured on-site.
As the Quality Officer, you will ensure that the manufacturing and release of specials products are in compliance with company and regulatory standards, including cGMP.
You will assist the Quality Assurance team with documentation, including SOPs and other Quality reports.
To be successful in your application to this exciting opportunity as the Quality Officer we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:
Relevant degree in a Science based discipline.
A working knowledge and practical experience working within a GMP environment.
It would be advantageous if this was within a Quality Assurance position.
Key Words: Quality Assurance | QA | Quality | SOP | GMP | Audit | Documentation | Release | Specials | Pharmaceutical | Science
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HRS is a company exclusively supporting the science and technology sectors and is made up of a collaboration of scientists supporting science.
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We are adding a few electric bits to the flying bridge, each of which demands its own inventory of copper and insulation. The result is a busy area under the deck, and wiring ducts to the flying bridge are now very full. Here Cory McMahon is waiting for one of the crew up top to pull another cable.
Cory has made a couple of temporary joints for testing with these 3M telephone industry connectors. Press the wires together within the fitting, and they are automatically sealed with silicone, after which they live happily underground–at least that is the theory. In our case, with testing completed we have soldered the connections, and then placed heat shrink over the joints.
You will no doubt recall Eric the Terrible, he of the fairing hammer working on our swim step extension last fall. Eric has mellowed and here he and another Bausch American top hand are working on a final version of the recently prototyped rowing dinghy support rack.
Cory has made up a Mark III underwater exhaust interceptor, version 3.1 and 3.2.
These have similar shapes, except that 3.1 has hard edges and 3.2 softened corners. They are shaped in foam which has been glued to a piece of fiberglass laminate, then covered with two layers of cloth soaked in epoxy. We think we are getting close. By Mark IV we should be ready to do a permanent interceptor.
Jeff is the Jarrette Bay manager, and has been kind enough to arrange for us to be launched on Saturday. Since the crew is off, we were placed in the slings Friday afternoon, and Jeff has volunteered to drive. He has indicated this is his first time driving a Travel Lift. Fair enough, as it is our first time driving a boat.
Why it is a good idea to inspect impellers after storage – we did not. After launching, while hanging in the slings, we always burp the packing glands, check the bilge for leaks in the engine room, and then start the engines. One of the disadvantages of underwater exhausts is that you cannot see water flow to check on the cooling water system. But we have clear (for now) feed lines and they showed flow. The water flow alarm on the port engine was sounding, but we assumed it was stuck. Then we noticed the engine temperature climbing and checked various items with the remote temperature sensing gun. The port engine raw water pump was very hot, so we anchored, pulled the port engine pump cover, and found the above. Next time we’ll listen to what the alarm is saying!
Being late on Saturday night and with a clean bunk in an organized interior beckoning, we shall leave the results of our first short run for a new post. Let us just say for now we are not disappointed.


Druid Lake Dam Slope Repair: Trees to be removed for slope stabilization
Thursday Sep 26th, 2019
Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today announced that on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, DPW contract workers will begin to restore the slope at the Druid Lake Dam. This work will involve the removal of 13 so-called “volunteer” trees - vegetation which has self-seeded on the base of the dam. This work will be complete in approximately 6 weeks.
Trees are not permitted along earthen dams as they can cause destabilization of the soil. In 2013 the City removed 450 trees from the dam, near the same area.
The Druid Lake Dam is constructed of clay and other soils. Its stability depends on the earth remaining stable. Tree roots reach well into the soil and loosen it, causing slope failure and the possibility of leakage and even dam failure. Such vegetation is not permitted under federal and state statutes.
Tree removal work will take place along the southeast section of the dam, which runs along Druid Park Lake Drive. Once the trees are removed, the contractor, Environmental Quality Resources LLC, will reinforce the soil, and restore stability to the slope. Grass will then be planted.
Traffic: Work on the Druid Lake Dam slope will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in order to minimize disruption to rush hour traffic. Westbound traffic, emerging from the I-83 exit onto Druid Lake Drive, will be reduced to one lane at the dam.
Druid Lake dates back 150 years when the Baltimore City Council appropriated funds to build this drinking water reservoir. The lake was created by the construction of the earthen dam, 119 feet high and 750 feet long. At the time of its completion it was the largest such dam in the country. It still is a marvel of engineering as evidenced by its designation as a National Historic Civil Engineering landmark.