text: Governor McKee, DEM, RI General Assembly Announce 2024 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act Grantees, Helping Grow Agricultural, Seafood Businesses Published on Friday, March 29, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, members of the Rhode Island General Assembly, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced the 2024 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) grantees at Newport Vineyards. More than 40 local farmers, fishers, specialty food producers obtained LASA grant awards, splitting more than $650,000 in funding on projects that will support the growth, development, and marketing of local farms, seafood harvesters, and food businesses. LASA grants support small businesses and increase Rhode Island’s food security. “LASA grants continue to be a game-changer for Rhode Island's farmers, fishers, and aquaculturists,” said Governor Dan McKee. “I congratulate this year’s recipients and look forward to working with them to foster community resilience, promote sustainable practices and increase food security across our state.” Authored by Senator V. Susan Sosnowski in 2012 and run by DEM, the LASA program helps new and existing small food businesses grow and flourish. Since the COVID pandemic, DEM has steered the program to prioritize building capacity for markets connecting local farms and fishers with food-insecure communities and supporting agriculture producers and fishers who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color – along with developing small food businesses. The LASA program provides grants that directly benefit and strengthen the local food system in Rhode Island by providing funding for projects that help support the growth, development, and marketing of RI Grown produce and RI Seafood. Since its enactment 12 years ago, LASA has provided more than $2 million through individual program grants up to $20,000 with no direct match required. Last year the Governor and the General Assembly pledged their support to continue funding LASA, which is an important catalyst in strengthening the local food system, at historically high levels in fiscal year 2024. During this grant round, 43 grant awards totaling $662,000 were broadly distributed across many categories including agriculture, aquaculture, seafood or fishery based, and farmers markets that support these sectors. Eligible entities included Rhode Island-based, for-profit small or beginning farmers including aquaculture operators, fishers, producer groups, and non-profit organizations. Given the depth of the application pool, the evaluation of applications is a concerted effort by the LASA committee, which includes DEM staff and theRI Food Policy Council, with the goal of funding recommendations being as equitably and diversely as possible by taking score into consideration among other factors such as Environmental Justice. The final grantees awarded during this grant round reflect the purpose and value of the LASA program by fulfilling its purpose of seeking to broaden the scope and diversity of awardees. “Since the food shortages and price spikes of the COVID pandemic, Rhode Islanders have been looking for food producers closer to home, so these Local Agriculture and Seafood Act grants are well timed and the awardees well positioned to meet growing consumer demand,” said Representative Terri Cortvriend (Portsmouth, Middletown). “I’m lucky to have an organic farm in my district, Garman Farm, that is receiving LASA funding. Jim and Michelle Garman believe that farming is as much about community as it is about plants. This funding will allow them to continue cultivating local food that is fresh, delicious, and safe. I am very proud to support this program.” “Agriculture and seafood are extremely important economic sectors in all four of the communities I represent in the State Senate,” said Senator Louis P. DiPalma (Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton). “The Local Agriculture and Seafood Act helps incubate new and growing small businesses, some of which will one day become cornerstones of our communities. Supporting the production of local food also means fewer trucks on the road, which means less air pollution and better health for Rhode Islanders and our environment.” “Food security means that all people, always, have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food,” said Representative Teresa Tanzi(Narragansett, South Kingstown). “The Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island, which is in Wakefield in my district and obtaining a Local Agriculture and Seafood Act grant today, is addressing food security by supplying local seafood to Rhode Island public schools, especially in low-income districts. Another LASA grantee in my district, Moonstone Flower Company, is trying to solve a much different problem: deer pressure. By installing deer fencing with LASA funding, Taylor Olson soon hopes to put her company on a path toward supplying local restaurants with fresh flowers. I salute the vision and tenacity of all LASA grantees in growing their businesses and making Rhode Island a more beautiful, fair, and food-secure state.” “As the chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee, I am always on the lookout for legislation and programs that benefit both the environment and agriculture,” said Senator Alana M. DiMario (North Kingstown, Narragansett, New Shoreham). “The Local Agriculture and Seafood Act program is one of a very few that does. I have seen the power of LASA grants at work in my district where farmers, food businesses, shellfishers, and aquaculturists have gotten just the boost they needed from a LASA award. I look forward to today’s awardees using their grants to gain traction and flourish in their marketplaces.” “DEM is always working to get more RI Grown food and RI Seafood on the table by supporting local farmers and fishers in growing their businesses, and the support of Governor McKee and the General Assembly for a well-funded LASA program helps achieve this,” said DEM Director Terry Gray. “Today’s LASA awards will help build Rhode Island’s food security while bolstering the traction of a diverse range of local food businesses in the marketplace by harvesting and marketing fresh home-grown food to meet consumer demand.” LASA 2024 grantees: NAME CITY/TOWN GRANT AWARD 401 Oyster Company Charlestown $20,000 Allen Harbor Oyster Co. Saunderstown $10,600 Aquidneck Community Table Newport $20,000 Ashawaug Farm Ashaway $18,572 Bee Happy Homestead Charlestown $5,337 Block Island Shellfish Farm New Shoreham $14,955 Breakwater Oyster Company Bristol $20,000 Center for Mediation and Collaboration RI - Land & Sea Together Warwick $20,000 Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island Wakefield $20,000 East Coast Oysters LLC Saunderstown $7,500 Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) Tiverton $12,000 Foggy Notion Farm Johnston $4,202 Frontier Farm Westerly $9,008 Fue Khang Cranston $20,000 Garman Farm Newport $17,903 Gather Farm Johnston $10,752 Hard-Pressed Cider Company, LLC West Greenwich $14,165 High Tide Mushroom Farm Coventry $19,532 Hmong Rhode Island Association, Inc. Providence $20,000 Josephine's Farm Providence $20,000 Long Lane Farm Warren $16,077 Luckyfoot Ranch Partnership Saunderstown $20,000 Marie's Farm Coventry $20,000 Moonstone Flower Company Wakefield $12,695 Moorefield Oyster Farm Narragansett $20,000 Mount Hope Farm Bristol $19,080 Narragansett Indian Tribe Charlestown $15,426 Night Garden Portsmouth $19,963 Open Farms Retreat Cumberland $8,486 Pea Shoot Farm LLC Foster $14,900 Quononchontaug Fish Company Westerly $20,000 Rocky Rhode Oyster Co. LLC Narragansett $3,380 Saunderstown Garlic Farm Saunderstown $12,650 Seraphina's Farm Providence $20,000 Silk Tree Farm Exeter $19,280 Southern Rhode Island Conservation District Westerly $12,534 Sowams Cider Works Warren $9,600 Stephen Duyen Providence $20,000 SunRise Forever, Inc. Providence $20,000 Tiverton Farmers Market Tiverton $17,651 Transfarmative Project Foster $20,000 Westbay Community Action Warwick $10,000 WinterHawk Vineyards West Kingston $5,751 The 2024 grant funding priorities included: Supporting the entry, growth, and/or sustainability of socially disadvantaged, beginning, small women, and veteran agriculture and aquaculture producers and fishers. Supporting climate-smart agriculture mitigation activities and climate change related adaptations throughout the local food system. Supporting the development of new marketing, promotion, sales, and/or distribution channels, including connecting local farms and fishers with Rhode Island’s food insecure communities. Supporting the development of new products, including value added processing capacity. Fostering new cooperatives, partnerships, and/or collaborations among Rhode Island agriculture and aquaculture producers, and fishers and supporting organizations. Protecting the future availability of agricultural land for producers, including farm transition planning and implementation. Assisting with on farm food safety improvements including Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control (HACCP) Compliance. DEM continues to work across many fronts to benefit and strengthen Rhode Island’s green economy and to assist local farmers and fishers in growing their businesses. The state’s food scene is often cited as an area of economic strength ripe for innovation and growth. Already, the local food industry supports 60,000 jobs, and the state’s green industries account for more than 15,000 jobs and contribute $2.5 billion to the economy annually. DEM continues to make investments in critical infrastructure as well as provide farm incubation space to new farmers through its Urban Edge Farm and Snake Den Farm properties. There are more than 1,000 farms sprinkled across the state and Rhode Island is home to a thriving young farmer network. According to the recently published 2022 Census of Agriculture, which is conducted once every five years by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rhode Island has the highest percentage of beginning farmers in the country. Both the number of farms and the percentage of farmland in RI grew from 2017 to 2022 according to the census data, demonstrating the increased support for local agriculture and food throughout the state. Supporting local agriculture benefits all Rhode Islanders, ensures our future food security, enhances our environment, and celebrates the state’s unique food cultures and landscape.


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As parents juggle the demands of their jobs with the desire for home-cooked meals, men are increasingly in front of the stove.
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Late last month, after the death of his girlfriend Theresa Duncan, witnesses saw Jeremy Blake walk in to the water around Beach 102nd Street. The 35-year old East Village artist left a suicide note (along with clothes and a wallet) under the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach. His body was found on July 22nd off of Sea Girt, NJ, five days after he was last seen. Yesterday the body was identified as Blake's.
Police spokesman Paul J. Browne says the cause of death was presumed to be suicide. Duncan had also committed suicide just one week before, on July 10th - something Blake referenced in his final letter. While some are calling this a modern day Romeo and Juliet story, others are saying there is more to be unearthed, namely that the couple was adamant in their belief they were being stalked by Scientologists. This may sound "out there" until you read some of Duncan's blog entries documenting their encounters.
Blake asked Glenn O'Brien to write a final post on his girlfriend's blog after her death, which has now been published. Meanwhile, a new work in progress by Blake and Malcolm McLaren called “Glitterbest” was to be shown at an exhibit of his work at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington this fall. As of now, the older pieces will still be shown and it's unclear what will happen to the new collaborative piece.
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We still have a couple more to edit and post. It's a big job. Our thanks go to videographer Slade Combs and his team, including editor Cameron Kelly, who camped at the festival for days and have since spent many hours providing some great footage.

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International church bodies have welcomed the ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine negotiated in Minsk and announced recently.
Four years ago the UN unanimously adopted a proposal declaring the first week of February as World Interfaith Harmony Week.
The ecumenical Church delegation that met Greek EU Presidency representatives in Athens last week made just migration a priority.
The Conference of European Churches believes that the example of Nelson Mandela can encourage people of goodwill across Europe to work for change.
The Conference of European Churches has asked European governments and people to act now and to provide protection for refugees fleeing Syria.
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Two major international church bodies have written to the European Union, appealing for a just and sustainable solution to the crisis in Greece.
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The WCC, Conference of European Churches and the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe have expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Libya.
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The world of graphic design is constantly evolving, and the trends for mid-2023 are no exception.
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PORTSMOUTH — According to all known laws of the city charter, Portsmouth residents are not permitted to own a list of wild and farm animals within parts or in the entire city.
Crafted in 2007, the Chapter 505.08 “Nuisance Conditions Prohibited” list ranges from non-domestic animals as lions, rattlesnakes, and crocodiles to farm animals like sheep, poultry and swine. At the urging of one 3rd Ward resident last month, however, mentioned by candidate Andy Cole, one animal could be removed from that list.
Currently in the City Managers’ agenda, honey bees may soon be allowed within Portsmouth if the city council moves to strike its name from the prohibited list.
Alva Queen, Scioto County apiary expert, owns beehives on his property who sees ample benefits to the inclusion of the honey beehives in the community.
“They pollinate everything. There’s hardly anything that’s not pollinated by them,” he said in a Monday interview, having a great interest in beekeeping for 25 years.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the benefits honey bees bring to the table are seen on the plate and in the wallets of many. Pollination of crops such as apples, pumpkins, squash, and more by the insect account for one-third of all food eaten by Americans.
Research from 2019 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service found honey bees produced 157 million pounds of honey, a value of $339 million in those day’s dollars.
When discussions began in late April, Portsmouth City Health Commissioner Chris Smith addressed council to provide background for the ban of farm animals in the city.
“We had a problem with all sorts of farm animals in the city, so council at the time passed an ordinance to essentially eliminate all the farm animals and they included bees in there,” he said during the April 26 session, remembering they began somewhere around the time he started with PCHD.
He himself used to own beehives on his property in town and was the last person to own a permit, where no one has owned a license in the past two years. As the city charter reads, a permit costs $25 to cover the administrative and inspection expenses which would be waived if it was for a 4-H project.
“From a personal opinion, we don’t have enough honey bees and there’s plenty of need,” said Smith.
2nd Ward Councilwoman Charlotte Gordon added during that same session that while honey bees are not native to Ohio, they are less aggressive than yellow jackets. She and 5th Ward Councilman Edwin Martell had spoken with Shawnee State University biology professor Logan Minter before the session and he further explained their services.
“The benefits of pollination from a colony of bees extends much further out than you would expect it to be,” Gordon said, recalling the discussion with Minter. “Not just in the surrounding yards but they do travel a great distance and so it really does help to pollinate and it helps a lot of the help with the growth of plants.”
Drew Carter of Watch Me Grow Ohio had also approached her about putting beehives into the community gardens that he’s putting together.
At the council’s latest meeting, Gordon requested that a limit be set to the number of beehives to prevent any nuisances. It will be revisited during the city manager’s session on May 24.
Reach Patrick Keck (740)-353-3101 ext. 1931, by email at [email protected], or on Twitter @pkeckreporter.
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Changing the temperature of an exothermic reaction can affect the reaction in two ways. First, the reaction's spontaneity may change. Chemical reactions have a measurable inclination toward spontaneity. If an exothermic reaction is spontaneous, raising the temperature may cause that reaction to become non-spontaneous. Second, an exothermic reaction may tend toward its endothermic reverse reaction when temperature is increased.
At constant pressure, a reaction's change in enthalpy describes its change in heat energy. If a reaction has a negative change in enthalpy, this means that it is exothermic; it gives off heat. If the reaction has a positive change in enthalpy, it is endothermic; it absorbs heat. The change in enthalpy for the reverse of a reaction is the same as the forward reaction, with an opposite sign. For example, if the change in enthalpy for a reaction is -50 kilojoules, the reverse reaction would have a change in enthalpy of +50 kilojoules.
Another important quantity in reaction energies is the change in entropy. Entropy describes the change in orderliness of the atoms in a reaction. If a reaction involves an increase in order, its change in entropy is negative. An example of this kind of change is when water freezes into ice; the molecules slow down and become more ordered. If a reaction involves an increase in disorder, its change in entropy is positive. An example of this kind of change is when water vaporizes into gas; the molecules become more animated and disorder increases.
Gibbs Free Energy
The spontaneity of a reaction is defined by a change in Gibbs free energy. The change in Gibbs free energy of a reaction equals the reaction's change in enthalpy minus the product of the temperature and the change in entropy. If a reaction has a negative change in Gibbs free energy, it is spontaneous. Therefore, an exothermic reaction will always be spontaneous when the change in entropy is positive; a negative enthalpy minus the positive product of entropy and temperature equals a negative number. On the other hand, if the change in entropy is negative and the temperature is high enough, the reaction will not be spontaneous. Therefore, if you increase the temperature of an exothermic reaction that has a negative change in entropy, the reaction will eventually become non-spontaneous.
Le Châtelier's Principle and Temperature
Reversible reactions have an equilibrium point at which the forward and reverse reactions happen at the same rate. Le Châtelier's Principle states that a system will maintain equilibrium if an outside force disrupts the system. In the case of an increase in temperature, the reaction rates will adjust to account for this change. If the forward reaction is exothermic and the temperature is increased, the reaction will tend toward the endothermic reverse reaction to offset this temperature increase.
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Realme 8 Pro was launched alongside Realme Eight in India late final month as a mid-range providing with spectacular specs for the value. The Oppo F19 sequence that features the Oppo F19 Pro Plus and the Oppo F19 Pro was launched earlier in March and are additionally mid-range choices. All three telephones pack quad rear cameras and have hole-punch cutouts for the selfie digicam. They include massive batteries and help quick charging. Let’s put up Realme 8 Pro, Oppo F19 Pro Plus, and Oppo F19 Pro in opposition to one another and see what all is totally different between the three telephones.
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In phrases of optics, all three telephones include quad rear cameras. Realme 8 Pro packs a 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HM2 main sensor with an f/1.88 lens, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.25 lens, a 2-megapixel macro shooter with f/2.Four aperture, and a 2-megapixel black and white sensor with an f/2.Four aperture. At the entrance, there’s a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 sensor with an f/2.45 aperture lens housed in a hole-punch cutout. In comparability, each the Oppo F19 sequence telephones include a 48-megapixel main sensor with an f/1.7 lens, an 8-megapixel wide-angle macro shooter, a 2-megapixel portrait sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. There is a 16-megapixel selfie digicam with an f/2.Four lens.
Connectivity choices on Realme 8 Pro embrace dual-band Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port. Oppo F19 Pro Plus comes with 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Oppo F19 Pro lacks 5G connectivity however comes with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Realme has packed a 4,500mAh battery in Realme 8 Pro that helps 50W SuperDart Charge quick charging know-how. On the opposite hand, each the Oppo telephones additionally function 4,310mAh batteries however the Pro Plus mannequin helps 50W quick charging and the Pro variant helps 30W. In phrases of dimensions, Realme 8 Pro measures 160.6×73.9×8.1mm and weighs 176 grams. Oppo F19 Pro Plus measures 160.1×73.4×7.8mm and weighs 173 grams whereas Oppo F19 Pro measures 160.1×73.2×7.8mm and weighs 172 grams.
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The MV sailors were in action April 29 against Bishop Stang. Photos by Ralph Stewart
MV to host regional and national sailing championships
The MVRHS sailing team finished its season with a 14-3 record, defeating Nantucket, 3-0; Hingham, 3-0; and Duxbury, 3-2.
MV is ranked 6th in New England team racing.
This weekend, MV hosts a wild-card regatta with Portsmouth Abbey and Bishop Hendricken, both of Rhode Island; the winner is guaranteed a spot in the Mark Trophy New England championship regatta.
NE Team racing standings (of 85 NE schools)
1. St George's School
2. Milton Academy
3. Tabor Academy
4. North Kingstown HS
5. The Hotchkiss School
6. Martha's Vineyard RHS
followed by Wellesley, Duxbury, Manchester-Essex, Xavier, Portsmouth Abbey, Barnstable, Greenwich, Bp. Hendricken
The swag that's up for grabs during the upcoming weekends: the Mark Trophy (bowl) for the New England champions and the Baker Trophy (down payment) plaque.
The next three weekends will host some of the best school racing in the nation right.
Following the wild-card regatta (see above) the top eight teams in New England will race for the Mark Trophy, May 20-21.
The very next weekend, Friday - Sunday, will be the Baker Trophy regatta for the national championship. The top 12 teams from all seven districts will race.
Already qualified: the Severn School of Annapolis; the Antilles School of St. Thomas, USVI; Jesuit HS of New Orleans; Loyola Academy of Wilmette, Ill.; Corona del Mar HS, Newport Beach, Cal., Newport Harbor HS of Newport Beach; Loma HS of Dan Diego; and Northwest Bainbridge of Washington.
This is the first time that both of these major sailing events will be held in Vineyard waters.
Sail Martha's Vineyard, Edgartown Yacht Club, Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, the MVRHS Sailing team and New England Schools Sailing Association are hosts of the event at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club.
Lenny Vanderhoop drives off the 12th tee.
Rick Packish, Mike Marchand, Richard Combra Jr., Eric and Mike DeBettencourt were the winning team in the Holy Ghost Scholarship Fund golf tournament at Mink Meadows, Sunday.
The five blistered the course, posting a score of 60, 11 under par. They donated the $600 winning purse to the scholarship fund.
In second place, 10 under par, were Craig Sexton, Leslie Look, Leon Bennett, Dana Resendes, and Bruce Whittle.
The prize for closest to the pin of the par-3 seventh in the morning went to Mardell Francis whose drive ended 14 feet from the hole. In the afternoon the prize-winner was Bob Parkhurst whose ball came to rest 9' 10 1/4" away from the pin.
The big winner was the Holy Ghost Scholarship Fund, which realized something like $38,000, half from the tourney and half from the accompanying auction.


Premier Stan Mathabatha indicated that municipalities will be under the microscope in the next five years.
According to the Auditor General’s report, all 27
municipalities in Limpopo, including 22 local and five districts, have failed
to receive clean audit outcomes. The AG says the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank
will add to service delivery problems in Limpopo in the future. Eight of the
province’s municipalities had illegally invested in VBS Mutual Bank.
Speaking during the opening of the provincial legislature, Mathabatha said the performance of municipalities remains a worrying factor.
“The fact that not even a single municipality or municipal entity in this Province managed to receive clean audit is a matter of great concern. “Even more worrying is the fact that the number of adverse and disclaimer audit opinion have increased. We simply can no longer proceed in this fashion.”
The Premier has urged residents who’re disgruntled with service delivery not to embark on violent protest actions. He highlighted that they will spend more than
one billion rand on the improvement of road infrastructure across the province
this financial year.
Some opposition parties in Limpopo have expressed dissatisfaction with plans that Premier Mathabatha outlined in his state of the province address.
Jossey Buthana, EFF leader said the people of Limpopo are being taken for a ride. “People of Limpopo have been insulted by Mathabatha to an extreme. He
spoke about the new dawn as if he is a new person.”
He says plans that pertain to rail transportation, refurbishment of school infrastructure and job creation are not financially feasible.


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CINCINNATI, Ohio â Turnovers were the story Saturday (Nov. 1) as Marygrove women’s basketball fell in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Asbury (Ky.) in a neutral-site contest, 93-67. The Mustangs (0-2) coughed up possession 34 times, 13 more than the Eagles (1-0) to drop their second game in as many days to open the 2014-15 campaign.
Senior guard Raeha Weaver (Battle Creek, Mich./Kellogg CC) poured in a career-high 27 points and added five rebounds to help keep the Mustangs battling Saturday, but the Green and Gold couldn’t match the Eagles efficiency throughout the contest.
The bulk of the Mustangs’ struggles would occur within the game’s opening 20 minutes. The Mustangs would dig a 52-27 hole at the half largely due to 26 first-half turnovers. Down 25 at the break, the Mustangs calmed down for the second half, surrendering only eight possessions via turnovers to play to an even final stanza. In all, the Mustangs played the Eagles tough in the second half to lose the neutral-site contest by 26 points â one more than their halftime deficit.
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Sergio Espinoza and his research team work with composite materials in a cramped room with in the Roy F. Mitte building. The resin the team works with produces such strong odors when heated that people come to check on them even when their vents are on full blast.
Espinoza, manufacturing engineering senior, said the team is working with the resin to find a replacement for heavy metals to improve future technology.
Although city council seats aren’t up for grabs until November, San Marcos’ only female councilmember has already announced she will not run for another term.
Councilwoman Kim Porterfield, Place 1, announced March 31 she will not campaign for re-election. Porterfield has served two terms on city council, during which she served as mayor pro tempore and deputy mayor pro tempore. Porterfield said she has chosen to focus on her career as director for community relations for Texas State and her family.
“My younger daughter was 10 when I started and now she’s 16, so I’m really sensitive to that,” Porterfield said. “I have a new boss, and we have been discussing some really exciting plans for my department (at Texas State). I’m really excited to implement some greater programming that will benefit the San Marcos community and students.”
A student-service fee is funding several environmentally conscious projects around campus that aim to make the university more green and sustainable.
The mandatory Environmental Service Fee funds many new green initiatives across campus that are executed by the Environmental Service Committee. Nancy Nusbaum, assistant vice president of Finance and Support Services, said each student pays $1 per semester for the fee, which amounts to $73,000 annually. This year 13 projects were approved for funding from the Environmental Service Committee, including Bobcat Blend and the Spring River Clean Up. Nusbaum said there is a reserve of money because the funding does not get fully expended each year. She said $45,000 is left over this year.
Bill Nance, vice president for Finance and Support Services, said organizations propose projects to the committee. The committee then votes on proposals and allocates the funding if they are approved, Nance said.
Five faculty members have been ranked as some of the top ones in the state of Texas.
Jesús Francisco de la Teja, professor of Southwestern studies, and Yasmine Beale-Rosano-Rivaya, assistant professor of Spanish, were ranked as two of the Top 14 Hispanic Professors in Texas.
Jiyun “Yuni” Kang, assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, and English professors Debra Monroe and Susan Beebe, were chosen as three of the Top 25 Women Professors in Texas.
The lists were compiled by StateStats.org and onlineschooltexas.com.
Beale has a Ph.D. in Hispanic languages and literatures, a master’s degree in Spanish and a bachelor’s in Spanish and linguistics. Beale attended the University of California-Los Angeles and later taught at her alma mater as well as Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles.
While the outcome of the Associated Student Government election was unsurprising to the crowd awaiting the results Wednesday evening, the news was still exciting to the newly elected student body president and vice president.
An array of miscellaneous items lay in a warehouse on Ranch Road 12 waiting to be used. Outdated computers sit clustered together on a shelf. Chairs stacked one on top of the other tower over supplies for Bobcat Build, and brooms, wheelbarrows and shovels await tasks to complete. In the middle of the inventory of unused objects, a star rests unassumingly.
Sitting disassembled in the warehouse, the star is stored with other university items that are currently unneeded or without homes. The star is propped against a metal shelf, broken down into two pieces. When put together, the pieces will form a star that spans almost 18 feet tip-to-tip.
Criminal justice students are teaming up with the University Police Department to create a threat assessment manual that will be used to determine the risk of buildings around campus and how to handle them.
An intelligence analysis graduate class taught by Wayman Mullins, criminal justice professor, is currently working on gathering data about threats, vulnerability and risks in campus buildings and recording them for the manual. The manual will be distributed to first responders in the surrounding area so they may benefit from the information about the campus’ risks when responding to an emergency. The bomb threat in fall 2012 prompted discussion of creating a threat assessment manual.
Alex Villalobos, University Police Department sergeant, came up with the idea for the project, which began this semester. He brought it to Mullins because it corresponded with the curriculum of his intelligence analysis course.
Officials hope the Loop 82 overpass will alleviate traffic caused by trains, but in the meantime the city is gearing up for its construction by holding public meetings.
Rey Garcia, senior engineer for capital improvements, said the window for construction is “a moving target” from September 2013 until May 2014. Actual bridge construction will not begin until early to mid 2014. Proposals for the construction of the overpass were presented to residents and drivers during a public hearing March 21.
City councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the first of two readings of the new Comprehensive Master Plan, which is being updated for the first time since 1996.
The council, city staff and residents recently completed a 13-month process of updating the city’s master plan, which will guide the growth and development of San Marcos for the next 10 years. The council will make its final vote on the plan April 16.
“It’s been a plan a long time coming,” said.
They created a citizen advisory council and a steering committee made up of volunteer members from a cross-section of the community to develop the master plan. It entails rewriting land development code, looking at the 37 existing neighborhoods and adopting the parks master plan and environmental restrictions across town.


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Wasn’t that a party?While Canadians may not boast the same swagger and bravado of national allegiance as that of our neighbours to the south – there is no question Canadians know how to celebrate a national birthday. July 1 in Kelowna was a marvellous display of national pride, unity, community, and family fun wrapped into one.It was a day filled with smiles, laughter and a wonderful, embracing, all encompassing experience – with no other motivation other than to celebrate who we are and the land we share. From what I witnessed – we did a grand job.Full points to event organizers, volunteers, and City workers for helping host a fabulous day of fun for all.Tez and I joined thousands of other locals and tourists at Tugboat Bay (and various other parts of Kelowna’s waterfront) to take part in the many special events of the day. Certainly this year’s party ranks as one of the best. From beginning to end it was a total success.Headline entertainers The Cruzeros rocked the massive beach crowd for almost an hour and a half straight. Combining a bundle of original tunes from their three records with a number of classic country-roots covers the band kept the packed beach singing and hopping. Several thousand music fans were spread out along the sand, sidewalks, and the entire boardwalk connecting Tugboat Bay to the Grand Hotel. The superb weather, perfect sky, magnificent music, dynamic lighting, and festive atmosphere culminated in a truly magical setting.The Cruzeros perfectly tenderized the crowd for the highly anticipated explosive grand finale fireworks display.Once again organizers outdid themselves with a tremendous pyrotechnics performance – unparalleled in the past. On a couple occasions the crowd suspected the show was over, only to be pleasantly surprised by another outburst of amazing lights and explosions.A great way to end a great day.
Only in Canada can the game of hockey be a dominant part of coffee shop conversations on the week involving July 1.Just when hockey widows and orphans figured summer had arrived and playoff games were finally off TV along comes the junior draft, Hall of Fame selections, and Steve Stamkos Sweepstakes (better known as free agency opens). Oh yeah – and an expansion.The NHL announced its gambling on a new team franchise – awarded to Las Vegas. Many were demanding Quebec City should have been named. Stay tuned.However no announcement was going to take away from the once mighty Toronto Maple Leafs picking Auston Matthews number one in the junior draft; taking what millions of fans hope is a major step towards returning to hockey glory once again.No other Maple Leaf draft pick or hopeful recruited in the past 50 years has garnered the attention Mathews has. Hopefully Toronto gives him a proper chance.Certainly Leaf management and ownership are on the same page for the first time since, well, forever. Leaf fans believe there is hope for a solid rebuild back to respect with the Babcock-Shanahan plan.Steven Stamkos going absolutely nowhere as a free agent was disappointing considering all the hype until the last moment..P.K Suban traded from Montreal to Nashville for former Kelowna Rocket favourite Shea Webber certainly made more noise than any free agency signing. Montreal got the better of this deal. Webber brings maturity, leadership without bravado, a tough presence, and plenty of scoring.The Habs prefer a team sprinkled with stars, not a demigod relishing in the media spotlight. Suban was simply too over-the-top for Montréal. It will be interesting to watch him grow (or not) in Nashville.However the hockey story that caught my eye, and my ire, is the NHL Hall of Fame selecting Eric Lindros as an inductee.I don’t get it.There is no denying Lindros was a talented hockey player. The first 1991 draft pick was dominant when healthy during his eight seasons with the Flyers, totaling 659 points (290 goals, 369 assists) in 486 regular-season games from 1992-93 through 1999-2000. He had 56 points in 50 Stanley Cup playoff games and helped the Flyers reach the finals in 1997.Injuries including several concussions stopped Lindros from having a bigger impact and eventually cut short his career. Despite his skills many question his selection to the Hall since part of the significant criteria includes considering the character of the person involved, and their betterment of the game.Lindros showed a lack of class on his first day in NHL refusing to report to Québec Nordiques who drafted him. Such a snub came at a particularly uncomfortable time in Canadian history and added salt to wounds already impacting our great nation. He made a lot of nonfans during his draft season and during his following eight seasons did little to enamor himself with many hockey fans.Lindros, 43, had been eligible to be voted into the Hall of Fame since 2010, but was passed over six times before last week.When looking at the quality of outstanding people named to the Hall of Fame such as Gordie Howe, Bob Orr, and others the selection of Lindros somewhat cheapens the honour. Selection should be based on much more than just mere numbers.


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Bainbridge Home Tour
By Jim Campbell
The secret of world peace is in Bob Reibe's house.
Walk past the Oriental garden and waterfall, in through the kitchen door onto a Mexican tile floor.
To the left is a leaded glass door made by a German artisan. Take a right into the living room, and you're walking on an American pine floor made of wood used in a Massachusetts mill about 1780.
And there's the Italian leather sofas, and Russian samovar, the Southeast Asian bamboo plants, the Westminster chimes grandfather clock...
Each item and area retains its own distinctive cultural identity, its own nationality. But they all work together, coexisting peacefully in Reibe's spacious home on Bainbridge Island.
What a wonderful world it would be.
Reibe's house is one of seven featured in the third annual Bainbridge Performing Arts Home Tour, Saturday on Bainbridge Island.
The home is located on a high bank waterfront lot, facing east with a panoramic view of Puget Sound and the Seattle mainland. Reibe, who owns Kiana Lodge, bought the house four years ago, and spent 21/2 years having it remodeled.
"Originally, this was just a little one-bedroom, onebathroom summer cottage, with maybe 600 square feet," said Reibe.
Now it covers roughly 5,000 square feet, not even counting a guest cottage over the garage, plus various other nooks and crannies.
Reibe said the remodel, designed by Jon Parrott of Poulsbo, was done as two separate projects. The downstairs came first, including a kitchen/family room, eight-sided gazebo style sunroom, living room, dining room, guest/media room and other areas.
Next came the second floor, occupied mainly by a master bedroom suite, hallway and landing area. The master suite's shower is located on an exterior wall. The shower has a marble floor, 12-foot ceiling, and wraparound floorlength glass with a sweeping -- but private -- water view.
Light and openness are present in most areas of the house. Double-insulated glass makes up much of the easternfacing view walls, and areas in each floor flow together in a modified "great space" style.
"In our dreary weather, I wanted as many windows as possible, and I wanted skylights," said Reibe.
"I wanted it as open as possible, facing east to get all the potential sun."
In the gazebo-style sunroom, Bainbridge artist Nancy Newman used a sponging technique on the domed ceiling, using three colors to create the effect of a lightly cloudy sky with patches of blue peeking through. A creeping ivy design was painted on the walls -- including four bugs.
Art items from Reibe's pleasantly eclectic collection are tucked around the house. Paintings, glass sculpture, a bear rug, a baby grand player piano, even a wooden model of Teddy Roosevelt's yacht, the "Jenny Lind," made by its captain.
"There's a condition with this," said Reibe, indicating the model.
"It can't be sold. After I'm gone, the Smithsonian gets it."
Overall, Reibe said that despite his home's large size, it still has a cozy atmosphere, with four fireplaces, nooks and alcoves, and a feeling of warmth through lighting and interior decor.
"It sounds big, but to me it really isn't big, because it's so livable," he said.
Staff photo by Larry Steagall
Architect Robert Schneider, seated in the Admiral Theater, considers the possibilities for creating a $5 million regional performing arts center capable of handling even the most complicated productions.
Bob Reibe's home on Sunrise Drive is one of the seven homes that will be on the Bainbridge Tour of Homes. This view shows the kitchen entryway and patio.
German glass artist Peter Schaffer designed and built the leaded glass doors and windows that accent Reibe's home.
Bob Riebe in his sun room, where Bainbridge artist Nancy Newman painted sky designs on the dome and ivy on the walls, creating the feeling of being outdoors in an indoor setting.
The pine floors in the living room were the planks from an old mill in Massachusetts that were planed then tongue-andgrooved into flooring.
Seven homes are featured on the third annual Bainbridge Performing Arts Home Tour this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tour participants provide their own transportation, and tickets are available at the John L. Scott Realtors office in Winslow, or at any of the tour homes. Tour organizers say there will be plenty of tour signs around the island giving directions to homes.
Cost is $15. Featured at lunch/rest stop at one waterfront home will be box lunches for sale, plus an espresso cart, bake sale, BPA coffee mugs and live entertainment.
Funds raised will benefit BPA's Children's Summer Theater Workshop, providing theater experience for children ages 3 to 18.
For more information on the tour, call 842-8569.


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“Time flies by when you are trapped.” ~ Shamara
I was following Salem upstairs to who knows where when his phone rang.
“What?” He answered. He got quiet and turned around to smile at me. “Good work. Make sure it stays that way.” He ended the call and started walking again. “So, it looks like your dear Matthew has gone through all his resources to find you.” He slowed down his pace to stand next to me. He put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my forehead. I tried to pull away in disgust but he pulled me in tighter.
“Every time you pull away I will make sure your friend is beaten senseless. Take this as your final warning. Do you understand, Shamara? I will not tolerate this behavior anymore.”
I nodded, “Yes, sir.” “Good. Now let’s go.”
“Um, I have one request, if you don’t mind, sir,” I said weakly.
“What is it?” We paused in the middle of the hallway.
I looked up at him while I said, “I was wondering if… if I could see Dawn.”
He looked at me in wonder. “We can go see her if you agree to stay in my room from now on. I don’t trust my father with you around. I didn’t miss the way he was looking at you.”
“I… agree to your terms,” I said defeated.
“I’ll take you to her. I made sure she was close so the others didn’t get any ideas.”
We walked a little further and he took out a key. He walked in with me behind him.
“Dawn!” I screamed as I ran toward her. She turned around with her hands crossed. I was stopped short of the leash being tugged.
“I said you could see her not go to her.” Salem grinned. “Now I am going to leave you two to talk. I’ll be back in an hour.” He connected me to a chain on the wall that made me kneel or I was going to strangle myself. He kissed my forehead and left. I grimaced and turned back to Dawn.
“Are you ok?” We asked at the same time. We giggled and then got serious. “I’m fine besides my pride. How about you?” Dawn said while scanning me for injury.
“I’m fine.” She was about to question me when I interrupted her, “I promise. I’m fine.”
“What happened to you?”
“What do you mean?”
“Your body changed. You look like you lost weight and came out as an amazon woman. And your neck is bruised.” I looked around the room and noticed it was well furnished except with a few additions of chains. Dawn was connected to one by her bed.
“I haven’t looked in the mirror lately and that bruise was a punishment.”
“What do you mean punishment?”
I explained all the events that happened since I woke up. It took about twenty minutes and knew I was running out of time.
“Marriage? He can’t marry you. You’re not his mate!”
“Well if I don’t, they threatened to torture and kill you.”
“We will get out of this. I promise. We just need to make a plan.”
I heard the lock click and knew my time was up. Salem came in and told me to stand after attaching the leash. I look back at Dawn and said my goodbyes. Salem took me to another room down the hall and pushed me.
“This is our room. Your clothes are already in the closet on the right. The bathroom is the door on left. Everything you need is already here. If you need anything else, let me know. Get ready for bed. We have a busy day tomorrow.” He said while taking off the collar. I rubbed where the collar burned me.
I went to the closet and found a pair of shorts and t-shirt. When I came back and saw Salem laying on the couch.
“You can have the bed if you want,” I said confused at his behavior.
“I’m fine just go to bed.” I didn’t argue and laid down. I fell asleep a few moments later and dreamed of Matt.
The next morning, I woke up alone and went to get a shower while I could. When I came back, breakfast was on the desk with Salem waiting patiently in the corner. He came towards me with a smirk and I backed up as he stalked me. He trapped me against the wall and looked at my half naked body. I only had a towel that went to my knees and the way he was staring was making me uncomfortable.
“You know I like seeing you like this. Maybe you should wear this every day.” He was looking at me like a meal.
“Um… sir. Can I get dressed.” I looked at the floor so he could see my emotions.
“Sure. I have the outfit already picked out. I’ll be taking a shower while you are getting ready.” He let me by while he went into the bathroom. I sighed and got ready. I gasped when I looked in the mirror. My body was curvier but without the baby fat. My face was more heart shaped and I hate to say it. My girls increase another cup. Damn. Is this what happens when you are a werewolf. I don’t know what is happening but I need to hurry before he comes back out. I had my makeup and hair done in record time. My pink summer dress was barely covering everything so I kept trying to pull it down. I gave up by the time Salem came out in a black t-shirt and blue jeans.
“You do know that it is about to be winter, right?” I said while pulling the dress down again.
“Yeah. But you’re not going outside any time soon.” We walked out the door and I noticed he didn’t put the collar back on.
“Where are we going?” I asked.
“We are going to see my father. He wants to talk to me about some pack business. I need you to be quiet unless he asks you a question.”
“Ok. I’ll be quiet.” I sighed.
He sat me down in one of the chairs in the meeting room. At least I don’t have to sit on the floor.
Valentine came in a few minutes later with a smile.
“Good morning, Shamara. How are you today?” He asked as he sat down next to me. I shivered when he touched my leg.
“I’m fine. Sir.” My voice shook a lit but he didn’t notice.
“What did you want to talk about Val.” Salem interrupted.
“I don’t know why you won’t call me dad or even father. It won’t hurt you know.”
Salem shrugged. “Anyways. I wanted to talk about…”
I ignored the conversation until my name was called.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you.” Valentine’s hand squeezed my thigh until it felt like it was going to break. I whimpered and tried to pull away. His hand kept me where I was. I looked at him in anger. “Maybe this will teach you to pay attention for now on.”
“Yes, sir.” I squeaked out. He lessened the pressure and said, “You are to start training later today and you will come visit me in my office after your lessons.” He started to rub my thigh closer to an area no one should touch. My finger nails were digging into my hand. “We need to discuss some future actions.”
“Val, how about I come too. She is my future wife.”
“That won’t be necessary. Right, dear?” He said while pushing my dress a little higher until I had enough. I jumped up and slammed the chair back.
“Don’t you dare touch me again! You and your son both are sick. I won’t be doing anything with you, assholes.” I turned toward the door but in a flash, I was pushed against the wall and a hand on my neck. Valentine put his face near mine. His looks could kill. I haven’t been this scared since… I can’t think of it right now.
I winced when he held me tighter.
“Go get the girl, Salem!” Val screamed. Salem walked out. I shook my head and tried to plead.
“Please. Don’t…” He tightened his hold where I couldn’t speak.
I warned you. Do not defy me. You will watch while she dies. But first. I like a show.” He smiled and watched as Salem brought in a struggling Dawn.
Valentine threw me to the ground and walked to Salem.
“Restrain her and make her watch.” Salem pushed Dawn to her knees and hooked her to the wall with her back facing me. Salem grabbed me around the waist and sat me in his lap in one of the chairs. He handcuffed me with ease as I fought to get to Dawn. He pulled me to his chest and wrapped his arms where I couldn’t move. I could only watch what he was about to do.
Valentine went to a chest in the corner and grabbed a whip like an object. I struggled even harder when I saw it. I screamed at him even when Salem covered my mouth.
“The more you struggle the worst her punishment will be,” Salem whispered in my ear. I calmed down a bit until Valentine hit her. He laughed after every hit. I lost count after 30 lashes. My eyes were full of tears and I felt so helpless. I saw that Dawn was unconscious after he was done. Then he took out the gun and pointed at her. I shook my head until I could talk.
“Stop! Please. I’ll do anything! I’ll marry him, ok!” I cried.
“Val. I think she is trying to compromise with us.” Salem said while wiping some tears from my cheeks. But the tears kept coming.
Val put the gun down and walked to me. “What will you do to keep her alive?” He said softly.
“I…will do everything you say without a question or defiance. And I will marry Salem. If you let her go with no harm. I will stay with you. If you set her free.” I said in defeat.
“Deal. But she will be set loose without any supplies or help. Salem gets Mack to escort the girl off the property. Shamara will be in my room until I can trust her.”
“I didn’t stutter. Do not question me or you will be punished too. Go.”
Salem let me go and let Valentine take me. I looked back to Dawn before I was pulled out of the room and escorted to my new hell.

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Pan-international quintet Darkened may not exactly be a household name in the metal community, but they will be soon. While the band itself may only be slightly more than a year old, the collective experience of the band members is pretty incredible. Here’s the lineup for their debut LP:
Drums: Andy Whale (ex Bolt Thrower/Memoriam)
Bass: Tobias Cristiansson (Grave/ex Dismember)
Vocals: Gord Olson (Ye Goat-Herd Gods/Demisery)
Guitar: Linus Nirbrant (A Canorous Quintet/ This Ending)
Guitar: Hempa Brynoflsson (Excruciate/Ordo Inferus)
The band has released one track via Bandcamp of the upcoming record entitled “The Burning” and you can access it here via Bandcamp. It is definitely indicative of the entire record, which generally is going to please fans of later Bolt Thrower and Memoriam.
The third track “1000 years” has such a great opening lick, reminiscent of Carcass and a bit of Cathedral – and then the keys and vocals kick in and really give the listener a gothic-inspired heaviness that, at the same time, has plenty of groove. Difficult to pull off this type of arrangement. Gord’s vocal is so incredibly powerful on this track as well and is mixed expertly. And I must say the riffs alone on this song are well worth the price of the LP.
“The Old Ones” is a slower, brooding, doom-inspired cut in the beginning that gradually moves uptempo and embraces the double bass and that deep, heavy riffing that is ever-so-present throughout the entire record. I also love the light cymbal work at the hands of Andy Whale about three minutes in.
Kingdom of Decay releases September 11, 2020 via Edged Circle Productions and can be ordered via their bandcamp page here.


Buffalo Technology have announced what they claim to be the first USB 3.0 based external hard drive - the DriveStation HD-HXU3. The drive is encased in a rather attractive glossy black shell, and comes in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB options, boasting transfer rates of up to 125MB/s, still a long way from the theoretical maximum rate of 400MB/s. These numbers are very similar to Freecom's USB 3.0 drive which was announced last week - also claiming to be the first on the market.
It is good to see more USB 3.0 devices coming to the market, even if mass support isn't around just yet. Luckily Buffalo thought of this and have announced the IFC-PCIE2U3, a USB 3.0 controller card. No mention of pricing on any of the drives yet, and despite claiming to be the first to market, the release date is simply stated as the "fourth quarter of 2009", for both the controller and drives.


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Last week we brought you the story of Lucifer, the oldest hippo in captivity in the Americas (and maybe the world). The dung-flinging star of the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park recently celebrated his 59th birthday.
Lu is just one of many iconic animals in the state that have achieved star status over the years. Florida has also served as the retirement destination for several famous chimps, an exotic animal rental business, and the birthplace of a ferocious shark legend.
Here are some of Florida’s most famous (and unusual) animals from over the years:
Snooty the manatee
Snooty lived to the ripe old age of 69, but many feel that the sweet West Indian Manatee was taken from this world too soon. The beloved resident of Bradenton’s South Florida Museum was the world’s oldest manatee in captivity. Manatee County even named him as their official mascot in 1979.
Snooty was born at the Miami Aquarium and Tackle Company on July 21, 1948. Lovingly referred to as "Baby Snoots,” the manatee was brought to Bradenton the following year for the DeSoto Celebration festival. Shortly after, he was adopted by the South Florida museum.
About 25,000 schoolchildren visited him every year. The South Florida Museum’s website says the manatee greeted 2 million people through the online Snooty Cam and in-person museum visits over the years.
Snooty’s tragic death in 2017 came just a few days after the community celebrated his birthday. At 69, Snooty had lived 39 years longer than most manatees in the wild do.
About 5,000 museum visitors came to see Snooty as he feasted on his traditional birthday “cake” made out of fruits and vegetables. Shortly after that, he swam through a broken hatch into an underwater plumbing area. Other manatees who came with him were able to get out of the narrow area, but Snooty’s 1,300-pound body became trapped. After an investigation, museum officials said workers knew about the loose hatch, and that Snooty’s drowning could have been prevented.
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Snooty’s legacy lives on. An online petition to replace a Confederate statue with a Snooty statue amassed more than 14,000 signatures. The museum named September 10, 2017 as a day of remembrance. And Snooty enthusiasts can fill out an online form on the museum’s website to share their memories of the sea cow.
Winter the dolphin
A few years before Dolphin Tale came out, the then-St. Petersburg Times published a four-part series on Clearwater’s famous Winter.
In 2005, a fisherman found Winter tangled in a blue crab trap in Mosquito Lagoon on Florida’s east coast. She was rescued and brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, but she lost her tail.
Winter’s prothetic tail was made by Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics’ Dan Strzempka, who had worn a prothetic himself since losing his leg in a lawnmower accident when he was a child. According to Times archives, Strzempka and Hanger vice president Kevin Carroll spent about $200,000 and two years developing 50 prototypes for the prosthetic tail. It seems like a lot of effort and resources for just one dolphin, but the technology that was created for Winter (like the gel liner that fits over her tail stump) have since been used on humans who need prosthetics.
The innovations that came from Winter’s tale were just the beginning of the dolphin’s impact. One by one, children with disabilities of their own came to visit Winter. She became an inspiration for children and adults who also wore prosthetics.
In 2010, Dolphin Tale was filmed the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The movie featured Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., and Ashely Judd. St. Petersburg artist Lee West made a stained-glass ornament shaped like Winter that hung on a White House Christmas tree that year. A sequel came out in 2014 and featured another dolphin named Hope.
Bubbles the chimp
One of Michael Jackson’s dearest companions now lives in bliss at the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary in Wauchula that is closed to the public.
According to Bubbles’ bio on the sanctuary’s website, the chimp was born in a Texas biomedical lab in 1983. He was still a baby when he was sold to a Hollywood trainer for the purpose of becoming Jackson’s pet.
Bubbles became a worldwide celebrity as Jackson’s companion. The chimp wore outfits, traveled and moonwalked. He even sipped tea with Jackson and the mayor of Osaka in Japan during the singer’s Bad World Tour in 1987.
Bubbles is said to have been Jackson’s favorite chimpanzee, but his bio states that he was not included in the singer’s will. Bubbles lived with trainer Bob Dunn for a few years until 2005, when he traveled from California to Florida to live at the sanctuary. The Center’s website reveals that Jackson acquired other chimps after Bubbles, but at the time the general public mistook the new chimps as the original Bubbles.
No longer a tabloid star, Bubbles lives in a large enclosure filled with plants (although La Toya Jackson did visit him at the sanctuary in 2010). He enjoys painting, watching television and giving piggyback rides to smaller chimps. His best friend is Ripley, a fellow resident of the Center for Great Apes whose claim to fame was a cameo in Seinfeld.
Old Hitler, a giant hammerhead shark that supposedly has been sighted under the Sunshine Skyway bridge, is more lore than anything. But old timers still talk about him and his massive, 22-foot-long body.
Jeff Klinkenberg wrote about the legend of Old Hitler in 1999, dating the origin of the story back to World War II anglers whose lines kept snapping thanks to an enormous shark. The story is rooted in Boca Grande, where hammerhead sharks can be seen when the tarpon come in the summer. The legend made its way up to Tampa Bay, where fishers used to talk about Old Hitler sightings under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Bobby Lastra of the Tampa Bay Sharkers told Klinkenberg that Old Hitler could be a single shark, or many.
"Old Hitler is the true giant that every fisherman dreams of hooking into,” he said in the 1982 interview. “Every time you hook into one of those freight trains you’ve got to think you’ve got the old boy.”
Old Hitler’s story was featured during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.
Elvis the alligator
Elvis was best known as the alligator on Sonny Crockett’s boat in the 80′s television show Miami Vice. He was 350 pounds and 8 1/2 feet long, according to a profile in the South Bend Tribune.
Producers said he was well-trained, but like many of his Hollywood counterparts, Elvis had his share of diva moments on set. His trainer sometimes would have to cover his face with a T-Shirt to calm him down. AP reported on another instance when Elvis had to be captured by scuba divers after he scurried off into the Biscayne Bay. His Miami Vice co-star Don Johnson expressed his qualms in the Sun-Sentinel, saying “All in all, working with Elvis is a very scaly experience.”
Elvis’ double was a slightly smaller gator named Presley. According to a 1984 article in the Miami News, alligator trainer Arti Malesci rented the animals from Gatorland, a Davie-based roadside zoo, for $250 a day.
The zoo was one of the many roadside attractions in Florida that faded away after the rise of Disney World. It was housed in Flamingo Gardens for two decades before both shuttered in 1990. According to a 1992 article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the exotic animal owner George Harrell kept some of his creatures and continued to rent them out. Elvis, for example, was paraded through a Hershey’s sales convention in Ft. Lauderdale on a custom-built wagon.
It is unclear what happened to Elvis since the 1990s, or if he’s even still alive. But his offspring, Elvis Jr., apparently stayed in the family business and played a role on Clarissa Explains it All, according to Bustle.
What other noteworthy Florida animals do you remember? Let me know in the comments.


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The Carrollton Police Department has received multiple complaints regarding phone scams. These scams consist of phone calls 1)stating they are behind on a bill and it has been sent to the court and they are calling to collect the past due balance on the loan. 2) A family member has been arrested and they need bail money. 3) American loans calling stating they have been approved for the loan and need current information. American Loans number is 646-506-4979 from NY. 4) E-loan services calling stating that you have been approved for a loan and will need current information to process your loan phone number is 815-991-8304. 5) Caller giving a name of James Washington Baker, caller first ask for your card information, Then he will ask for $300.00 which he will pay back as $3,000,000.00 and a car, this caller will also ask to use your social security money. The number he is calling from is 972-968-8923.
The Carrollton Police Department was contacted on 02/12/2014 regarding a scam that has been received in the mail from Inter-lotto Commission from Spain. The scam request your bank and bank account information.
The Carrollton Police Department would like to remind the residents of Carrollton to not give out any bank account information or personal information over the phone. If you receive any type of phone scam please contact the Carrollton Police Department at 660-542-3128

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text: Toward Sustainability in the 21st Century is a must read for every golf course designer, golf course manager, golfer, environment manager for golf course and policy makers. With increasing environmental problems, the demand for incorporating environment concerns in every sphere of life has becomes one of the main focus worldwide. As such, Golf course which occupy vast tract of land , often reducing vast forests and agricultural land is also not immune from such criticism. In an attempt to address the issues of golf course development and conserving nature, this book identifies that there are strategies that can be applied to the development of sustainable golf communities. These strategies will be helpful because they can create tangible values for the stakeholders.

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Pentagon officials are running a series of “black-start” exercises designed to test the military’s resilience in the face of a major power outage or other utilities failures, they told lawmakers at an Oct. 16 hearing on how their installations are preparing for future threats.
“We can do all the tabletop exercises in the world, but when you actually pull the plug, the question is, what actually goes on?” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon said at the hearing hosted by two House Armed Services subcommittees. “Perhaps the most important lesson that I’ve seen is a lack of appreciation and understanding by our senior leaders at the installation level, all the way up to my level, of what we thought was going to happen versus what actually occurred, and then being able to apply those lessons learned.”
McMahon said his office has held four productive Black Start exercises so far, and is planning two more. Each exercise costs between $250,000 and $500,000.
Plenty of tactical issues remain even as they learn more about strategy, he added. The services are starting to build on that work in their own exercises and analyses.
John Henderson, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for installations, environment, and energy, said in written testimony the service has partnered with McMahon’s office and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory to create a comprehensive framework for “pull-the-plug” exercises. The framework helps set a baseline for what bases can do to maintain power and to look at vulnerabilities, requirements, and potential improvements. (end of excerpt)
Click here for the full story, on the AFM website.


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At one time, all-flash storage arrays were used for a single mission-critical application with a need for speed, usually in big IT shops. Now they’re poised to take over many more parts of IT.
Systems are being scaled down and tuned to the requirements of medium-sized enterprises, while larger, petabyte-scale flash platforms are about to take on big-data number crunching with unprecedented performance.
Falling costs are the main reason. Flash media gets cheaper as it packs more bits into the same amount of space, so its speed advantage over spinning disks is within reach for more enterprises. And at larger scale, it boosts data-center efficiency in ways that can multiply the savings.
Pure Storage has been one of the most fervent promoters of this trend. All its products have been all-flash since the company’s founding in 2009. On Monday, Pure is upping its game to address large-scale analytics workloads as well as reaching out to enterprises that haven’t been able to afford all-flash systems before.
At its inaugural Pure//Accelerate user conference in San Francisco, Pure is announcing the FlashBlade, a platform designed to store petabytes of unstructured data, like images and social media posts.
The FlashBlade is aimed at emerging applications that require fast access to data for almost real-time decision-making. This is the kind of technology an athletic-wear company needs to deliver product offers related to the star players in a soccer match that’s still being played, said IDC analyst Eric Burgener. It allows the manufacturer to analyze social media posts to determine whose shoes to promote.


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Expectations were high for Travis Scott’s first televised performance in what seemed like forever (at least for fans), but suffice to say, not everyone was happy with what they witnessed. The rapper performed his new track, “Mafia,” complete with an elaborate stage and backup dancers. But, following the performance, fans took to Twitter to share their dissatisfaction.
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“Girl that performance was godawful…Travis needs to go back into exile immediately lmaoooooo,” one fan tweeted. “I don’t know what that Travis Scott performance was. ?? The song didn’t hit like I thought it would smh,” noted another. Others also pointed out how the performance did not appear as though it was performed live. “Why is Travis’ performance looking pre-recorded? This is dumb,” a fan questioned. “Was he there? Seemed like a taped performance,” observed another.
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It may be too early to say if this performance signals Scott’s official return to the spotlight, but in terms of making up for what happened at Astroworld, he launched the Project HEAL initiative in March. “Over the past few months I’ve been taking the time and space to grieve, reflect and do my part to heal my community,” he wrote on Instagram. “Most importantly, I want to use my resources and platform moving forward towards actionable
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change.” He added that the project was for creating “real solutions that make all events the safest spaces they can possibly be.” He also noted that he will “always honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy who remain in my heart forever.”

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