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— The School Nutrition Association announced Monday that Biff Burger won the election. He beat Jesse Wrap, Yumi Rice Bowl, Pippa Potato, and Patty Mac 'n' Cheese in the Vote for School Lunch competition. On August 1, children from all over the country began to choose their favorite menus. The last ballot was cast Friday as the culmination of National School Lunch Week. The U.S. Congress in 1946 created the National School Lunch Program, citing evidence that hungry children do not learn. Nowadays children eat nutritious, well-balanced meals at school. Biff's menu offers kids a hamburger on whole wheat bun with tomato and lettuce, red potatoes with herbs, peach cobbler, and milk. The menu is only one of many that some children receive free. Others pay $1.50 per meal, and still others a reduced price.

Nobody seems surprised that Chula Vista Elementary School District's cheese sandwich menu wasn't nominated as one of this year's candidates. The sandwich is two slices of American cheese slapped dry into whole-wheat bread. In June, harsh spotlights were shone on the district's practice of offering the "alternative meal" to kids whose parents were delinquent on their school lunch bills. Both the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times singled out the Chula Vista district for using one of the more draconian approaches to the problem. Subsequently, the Union-Tribune ran an editorial condemning the practice. All critics seem to agree that children shouldn't be shamed in front of other kids by depriving them of schools' regular lunches. And they shouldn't be punished for their parents' irresponsibility.

The intent of the bland alternative meal, of course, was to induce the children to pester their parents to pay up. Chula Vista claimed that serving the cheese sandwich reduced its delinquency balance from $285,000 in 2003 to $67,800 this year.

For comparison, San Diego Unified School District, which is kindergarten through 12th grade, reports that as of June, its outstanding balance was $13,500. Joanne Tucker is food services marketing coordinator for the district. "The problem of delinquent accounts in the School Lunch Program is serious everywhere in the country," she tells me by phone. "After all, we're a business. I feel sorry that the Chula Vista district has gotten so much negative publicity over their program. The cheese sandwich meal is nutritious. I went to a conference in Chicago not long ago, and an official from a Kansas district told us, 'We're in the black.' People wanted to know how they did it, and he said that when parents had unpaid balances, his district didn't give their children anything to eat. Well, we would never do anything like that in San Diego."

I ask if San Diego Unified used the alternative-meal approach to collecting debt. "No," says Tucker, "our food services director is much too kindhearted. Each of our schools calls delinquent parents to remind them that they're past due. Some schools are more successful than others. Soon we are going to an automated calling program in the hopes of doing better."

On June 25, Speaker of the California State Assembly Fabian Núñez wrote a letter to all school districts in California to discover how many "are providing an 'alternative' -- and intentionally undesirable -- meal to their children.... These districts are...stigmatizing children to put pressure on their parents."

Lowell Billings, superintendent of the Chula Vista Elementary School District, responded to Núñez three days later. "We serve six entrees each day, one of which is a cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread.... Additionally, with each meal [including the alternative cheese sandwich meal] we offer a full salad bar, a full fresh fruit bar, a promotional item, and milk, all for the price of $1.50 for full-pay students and $.75 for low income half-pay students.

"The alternative meal largely targets students with families most able to pay.... I have great difficulty understanding this as a 'stigma meal' or a less than nutritional offering. We serve approximately 400 cheese sandwiches daily. [Sometimes] they are the meal of choice. Feedback from principals indicates that some students have been found to throw away a packed lunch to get an alternative meal. [Billings confessed to eating and liking the cheese sandwich too.] Furthermore, principals do not find widespread student self-esteem issues associated with our practice....

"The delinquent meal balances are owed by the highest income families in our District. Why should we allow their indiscretion to impact those students who are most needy? There is a lesson in this for our students. Data [from] the Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial Counties show that the number one cause of college dropouts is not poor academic standing but credit card debt. Where do they learn this important life skill set?

"Our state legislature," Billings concluded, "could benefit from this same lesson. I am fearful that the ongoing structural state budget deficit undermines our children's future."

Apparently, Núñez, who was recently skewered in a Union-Tribune editorial for using campaign funds for personal trips, was not convinced. In the July 5 Los Angeles Daily News, he wrote of "at least four school districts in the state [that] serve substandard lunches to children whose parents fall into arrears on payment into their child's lunch accounts." "If the 'dunce cap' were still in use as a schoolhouse punishment, there are several school officials in California who need to be assigned corners and fitted with cones.... Make no mistake," Núñez went on, "parents have a duty to fulfill their responsibilities.... But leave the kids out of it. Any dunce who allows the punishing of kids over their parents' mistakes is the one who deserves to be shamed."

But what of the superintendent's defense? It is not a good sign that at the end of his letter he changed the subject to the legislature's problems. To address the alternative meal's inclusion of salad and fruit bars made more sense. Even that, however, is less than reassuring, given kids' notorious aversion to salads. The additional fact that the Chula Vista district recently started serving a ham-turkey sandwich as another alternative meal was a concession to critics. Many parents had been arguing that constant repetition of only the cheese sandwich alternative would provoke kids to throw it away. Now there is even talk among district employees of occasionally offering tacos as the alternative meal.

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Animal-rights activists staged a demonstration at the entrance to SeaWorld on Saturday afternoon, January 11.

Approximately 50 activists brandished picket signs and formed a line along Sea World Drive on both sides of South Shores Road, the primary point of access to the amusement park's parking lot. A number of the signs urged passing motorists — including many park attendees — to boycott the park. Several other signs referred to the movie Blackfish, a 2013 documentary examining the death of a trainer working with an orca at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010.

Many of the protesters said the film's depiction of the so-called killer whales in captivity played a large part in their decisions to picket SeaWorld. They cited ethical concerns with keeping the large open-sea creatures in the relatively close confines of the parks' seven-million-gallon habitats (adults weigh up to six tons). They also referred to the film's allegations that orcas in captivity experience significantly shorter lifespans, a contention that SeaWorld has repeatedly refuted.

SeaWorld San Diego is home to ten orcas, as well as forty dolphins, three pilot whales, and nearly 10,000 other aquatic species. Many of the large mammals are trained to perform in regularly scheduled shows, and the orcas in particular seem to be immensely popular, their images prevalent in SeaWorld marketing campaigns.

The release of Blackfish and its subsequent broadcast on CNN has created a persisting public-relations problem for the SeaWorld brand. Media scrutiny of park policies toward the animals has been exacerbated by several high-profile music artists recently canceling scheduled appearances at SeaWorld parks. Performers — including country artist Willie Nelson and rock band Heart — have backed out of concerts amid the Blackfish backlash, citing ethical concerns.

A spokesperson for SeaWorld San Diego called the protesters’ claims "without merit," adding, "There is no organization more passionately committed to the physical, mental and social care and well-being of animals than SeaWorld."

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, which owns the San Diego property and ten others nationwide, ran a full-page ad in several major city newspapers last month, responding to this backlash. In it, the company touted its conservation and advocacy efforts, claiming to have "rescued more than 23,000 animals with the goal of treating and returning them to the wild" during its half-century in operation.

However, both sides acknowledge that, at least in most cases, returning captive orcas to the wild is not a viable option, nor in the best interests of the animals. To that end, demonstrators held mixed views on how to address the issues they raised, ranging from establishing large sea pens as reserves for captive orcas and calling for an end to captive breeding.

Organizers Marisa Ohanian and Dana Kaiser Henry said they have been advocating for animal rights for several years, and while this demonstration had social-networking support from large animal-rights entities including PETA, the protest included mostly non-affiliated individuals. Ohanian indicated the current publicity brought about by the film impacted the timing of this and other recent demonstrations.

"With Blackfish putting pressure on SeaWorld," she said, "now is the time to keep the pressure on."

Most professed their biggest goal Saturday was to raise awareness about the documentary, which they felt would turn more people to their cause, putting social and economic pressure on SeaWorld to alter its practices. Whether they were effective remains to be seen.

A number of drivers passing by honked in approval, while few expressed opposing views with derisive shouts or gestures. For the most part, the publicity in the wake of the film does not seem to have put a dent in SeaWorld's bottom line. Monday, January 13, the company issued a press release announcing record profits in 2013, "fueled by record fourth-quarter attendance" in their parks.

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Vista looking at allowing medical pot shops

Vista’s elected leaders might reverse their opposition to medical marijuana dispensaries, in the face of a potential ballot initiative that could force the city to allow the shops.

The City Council on Tuesday night told city staffers to come up with a proposal to allow the dispensaries, including where they could go and how they might be regulated. The proposal is due by the end of April.

If the city decides to allow medical marijuana dispensaries, Vista would become the first city in North County to do so.

Vista now not only prohibits all marijuana businesses, it aggressively chases out illegal operations — closing 36 medical marijuana businesses and two grow houses since 2009. Some dispensaries later reopen.

Councilman Joe Green brought up the possibility of approving medical pot shops, in order to provide “safe, reliable access” in the form of limited storefront access and delivery.

“I want to make sure that we as a council are allowed to have a say,” Green said.

Green’s push is a countermove. If the council voted to allow dispensaries on their own terms, it could serve as an end run around an outside effort to force the city to allow dispensaries.

A group calling itself Vistans for Better Community Access — backed by two corporations with ties to the medical marijuana industry — soon will start recirculating a petition that would legalize a limited number of dispensaries in the city and set rules for regulating them.

If they gather the signatures of 5,607 verified Vista voters — 15 percent of the city’s electorate — the initiative would go before the City Council.

If the City Council rejects that initiative, it would have to schedule a special election at a cost of roughly $350,000.

The group may have the support to force the issue; they collected 7,000 signatures earlier this year, but those were voided because the group made a paperwork error.

The proposed initiative solely addresses medical marijuana, not recreational use, which won statewide voter approval as Proposition 64 in the November election. In San Diego County, recreational use won backing from 57 percent of voters.

How did your precinct vote on Prop. 64?

Precinct by precinct breakdown for San Diego County

So given that kind of support and social acceptance of marijuana use, some council members acknowledged the likelihood that an initiative allowing for dispensaries could pass.

Green said he wants to avoid the cost of a special election, but is concerned that the group’s initiative “has several guidelines that I feel are bad for the city and our citizens.”

Among the problems, he said, is that the initiative calls for letting the shops set up in broad swaths of town, including commercial and mixed-use zones, which includes much of Vista’s downtown.

Mixed-use zones allow for residential units, such as apartments, next to businesses such as retail. So, in some instances, a dispensary could open in retail space a stone’s throw from housing.

Also, unlike other businesses around town, parking rules would not apply to dispensaries.

“If the citizens knew everything that was in there, they would freak out,” Green said of the citizen’s initiative Wednesday.

County bans new marijuana operations, phases out others

Vote could bring medical pot shops to Vista

If voters approve the initiative from the outside group, the city would be locked in to it.

If the city come up with its own rules, it could decide where the shops could go, how many could open around town, how they are regulated, and how much they are taxed.

However, even if the city came up with its rules, that might not end it. The citizen’s group could still collect signatures and force an election on their proposal. And that is what Green said he wants to avoid.

“I am hoping to show the citizens that there is no need to sign this petition,” Green said.

Mayor Judy Ritter seconded Green’s’ motion. Council member John Aguilera said he would be willing to consider the dispensaries.

“Whether I agree or not, I have to listen to the people who put me here,” Aguilera said. “That is why I will consider this.”

Councilwoman Amanda Rigby said she wanted to see a thorough report with the proposal. Councilman John Franklin said he is not in support of the dispensaries, citing both federal law and an election pledge. However, he said, if the proposal from the outside group does make it to the ballot, the city should “be prepared to offer a serious alternative to voters.”

Dozens of people — many of them medical marijuana users — spoke in support of the city allowing for the dispensaries.

“If you don’t let this happen, the people behind you will,” said Vista resident and medical marijuana user Cassie Box, 52. “It is inevitable. This will pass eventually.”

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This story was updated March 15 with additional details. It was originally published on March 14 at 10:40 p.m.

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NV canal that failed called `high hazard' in 2005

Federal inspectors warned a Nevada irrigation district in 2005 that a stretch of a canal that burst and flooded hundreds of homes in 2008 was at a "high hazard" level and needed significant repairs to avoid an "impending embankment failure."

A former employee of the Truckee Carson Irrigation District also testified Monday during a federal court hearing to determine how much water the canal can handle that he told a supervisor about what appeared to be a leak near the breach point in the months before the flood on Jan. 5, 2008.

And an expert witness testifying on behalf of flood victims said the flood happened because of a flawed, century-old canal design, settling soil, inadequate maintenance and a rapid rise of water after a storm.

Homeowners who fear another flood this spring are seeking a court order to restrict water flows in the canal that runs through Fernley and delivers water to more than 2,500 ranchers and farmers for their crops and livestock.

They are asking that district officials be forced to halt flows through a stretch of the canal that runs through Fernley in cases where the National Weather Service forecasts 1 inch of rain or more in a 24-hour period.

Former irrigation district employee Don Watson testified before U.S. District Court Judge Lloyd George that he reported the canal leak about October 2007, some three months before the flood.

He also said a supervisor told him and other employees on the Friday before the canal broke that phone numbers where they could breached over the weekend were needed "in case anything happens to the canal."

The irrigation district, which operates the canal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, contends the canal is safe to operate with water flowing at 350 cubic feet per second or more because significant repairs were made after the flood.

George granted an injunction last spring to limit flows to 350 cfs, well below capacity. The flood victims want flows reduced to less than half of that.

Craig Murdy, a lawyer representing the district, said the court should defer to the professional judgment of the bureau in setting water flows.

Robert Curry, a retired professor of geology and hydrology who has consulted since 1959, testified about the bureau's March 2005 review of the district's irrigation system that flows out of the Truckee River about 30 miles east of Reno.

The bureau review said the "Truckee Main Canal is a `High Hazard Canal,' and it said several steps were needed to "prevent future and impending embankment failures."

In the stretch of the canal that ultimately burst in the January 2008 flood, the bureau said the district needed to "Remove all trees and woody vegetation from outer canal embankment and inner prism and permanently repair numerous erosion and rodent holes and piping leaks by removing and replacing faulty embankment with compacted embankment."

It's not clear what steps the district took but handwritten next to the recommendation is the notation: "Too general. Can never be completed." A later note dated April 5 indicated the work had been "partially completed."

Curry said he would not have been comfortable allowing the water to rise more than six inches per 24 hours in such a situation.

However, water in the canal rose between 2 feet and 2.5 feet in just 12 hours before the flood, he said.

Curry said builders of the canal in 1906 used whatever silt and soil they removed in digging the canal to build its earthen walls. He said they likely didn't compact the material very well, which further undermined the canal's integrity.

He said the design followed one developed in Great Britain to drain swamps in the 1800s, in which the slope of a canal would drop one foot for each mile of the canal. Numerous canals built that way by the British ultimately failed in India, he said.

Curry said his studies in the 1960s at University of California, Berkeley, under Albert Einstein's son, Hans, taught him that such a slope isn't sufficient to carry sediment through the canal system. Sediment eventually builds up on the canal floor, raising the water level and undermining the earthen walls.

Besides the rapid rise of the water in an unstable area of the canal and the insufficient slope, Curry said he believes the canal itself has "settled or sunk" over time, perhaps as the result of a series of significant earthquakes in the 1950s.

"Those three causes together brought on the almost certain failure of the canal that night," he said.

The area around Fernley averages only 5 inches of precipitation annually, but had received snow and more than 1 inch of rain on the Friday before the canal ruptured.

Curry said rains of 1 inch or more occur only about once every 10 years or so. In such cases, the flows would have to be halted for only a half day or day, he said.

"In my opinion, we should be safe rather than sorry," he said.

The hearing continues Tuesday.

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Schaar, 13, seeks new heights in X Games

Thirteen-year-olds are too goofy, too fickle, too hormonal. There isn’t any single thing that can define them, even if one in particular happens to be a professional making a very nice living riding a skateboard.

Either by happenstance or youthful wisdom, Tom Schaar has figured that out.

At last year’s X Games in Los Angeles, Schaar was the curiosity of the Big Air competition, which requires the athletes to roll down an eight-story-high ramp, launch over a 50-foot gap while doing a spinning midair trick, and then perform another aerial trick on the 30-foot quarterpipe ramp at the end.

To the thousands of fans on site and a few million watching on ESPN, Scharr was “that little guy trying the 1080” – a 3½-rotation spin high above the quarterpipe. It is vertical skating’s Holy Grail, and four months earlier, a then-12-year-old Schaar landed the first one in history in practice.

But Schaar couldn’t make the 1080 happen in L.A. and finished sixth in his X Games debut.

On Thursday night in the X Games Big Air, moved this year to the Irwindale Events Center, Schaar won’t even attempt a 1080. He’s over it, on to other things, like any other 13-year-old ditching one video game for another.

“I’m not working on the 1080 anymore,” Schaar said last weekend. “I’ve got a few new tricks that I’m hoping to do in L.A. They’re tricks I haven’t done and they’d be new to the X Games.”

Truth be told, all of the 1080 talk got a little tiresome for Schaar. Every time he was near a big ramp people asked to whip out a 1080, like it was no harder than tying his shoes. How many times do you have to hear Bieber’s “Baby” before you’re sick of it?

Said Tom’s dad, Nick: “He doesn’t want to be known as just the ‘1080 guy.’ It’s sort of natural. It’s like a baseball player. You don’t want to be known for just hitting home runs. You want to be able to catch the ball too.”

The L.A. X Games last year were a blur before Schaar ever took his board for a spin. This time it’s far different, with Schaar having already competed this summer in Big Air and Vert in Brazil, Spain and Germany as the franchise went global.

In Munich last month, the 5-feet-2, 105-pounder earned his first X Games Big Air medal, placing third with a 720-degree spin over the gap and a 900 trick in which he soared 17 feet above the rim of the halfpipe. For those calculating the danger: That’s a possible 47-foot drop to the floor.

“The third at Munich was crazy,” Schaar said. “It was just amazing to get a medal. I felt like I did good. I did my best.”

Sponsored by a half dozen companies, Schaar has experienced some big changes in the past year, including his family’s move from Malibu to Cardiff. From that home base, he skates with friends nearly every day at the Encinitas YMCA, while also having access to Tony Hawk’s private ramp and Bob Burnquist’s MegaRamp on his farm in Vista.

Burnquist, 36, is the reigning king of Big Air, with six consecutive X Games wins, including the last three held in L.A.

At 9, Schaar first tried the terrifying roll down Burnquist’s ramp. He bailed before he got to the bottom, ended up sliding down backward and in the crash lost his shoes and gloves. “It was kind of comical,” Nick Schaar said.

Tom didn’t think so. He was done for the day, and it’d be about three years before he tackled the MegaRamp successfully.

Schaar is lucky enough to be mentored by his childhood idols, while still remaining a kid at heart.

“I probably haven’t taken as much time as I should to marvel at the fact that he might be the best 13-year-old skater ever,” said Nick Schaar, a general contractor who builds custom homes. “To me, he’s just Tom. He’s still a kid. He’s still got stuffed animals on his bed.

“It’s interesting; he has two sets of peers. There are the pros like Bob Burnquist and Bucky Lasek, and then there are the 13-year-olds who play ‘Minecraft.’ In each environment he fits in pretty well.”

There are few 13-year-old pros in any sport, and the Schaars try to balance Tom’s love for skateboarding with his responsibility.

“It’s competitive. It’s hard to win medals in these things,” Nick Schaar said. “So Tom’s done insanely well for how young he is. … But you’ve got to work pretty hard at it. You want to keep it fun, but the reality is that you have to work as hard as the next guy.”

Those other guys aren’t just father figures. Mitchie Brusco, 16, landed the first X Games 1080 in Barcelona in May, and Arizona’s Jagger Eaton was 11 when he became the youngest X Games competitor ever in Big Air last year.

Hawk said recently that “wish tricks are becoming reality” with the new generation, which continues to push the skating limits.

There’s no doubt Schaar will be among the innovators.

“It’ a good life,” said the teenager. “Not a lot of people can say they skate for a living.”

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Broncos Take Second at UCSC Spring Invite

Broncos Take Second at UCSC Spring Invite

March 11, 2008

Final Results

Santa Cruz, Calif. -- The Santa Clara women's golf team took second place at this week's UCSC Spring Invite in Santa Cruz. Corey Utsurogi led the Broncos with a second place finish at +12, just one shot out of first place.

Utsurogi was tied for first going into the second and final round with Sage Suffecool of Gonzago after a first round score of 78. She tied her score with a second round 78, but Suffecool shot a 77 to take the win.

Jenny Nelson took fourth overall with scores of 83 and 80 to finish at +19. Erin Sullivan came in right behind her, tied for fifth, with rounds of 80 and 85 at +21.

Hilaire Fouts notched her first top-ten finish of the year. Tied for third place with a first round 80, she shot a second round 88 to finish the tournament at +24 and in 10th place. Katie Sharpe took 11th, just one shot behind Fouts at +25 with rounds of 87 and 82.

Jamie Nonaka had a difficult first round with a 91, but bounced back strong with the sixth best second round, an 80, to take 13th place at +27.

This was the Broncos' last tournament for a month. They play next on April 11 at Stanford in the Peg Barnard Invitational. This time off should give freshman sensation Miki Ueoka time to get back into things and be ready for the final tournament of the year before the WCC Championships.

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Santa Cruz County History - Making a Living

Ansel Adams Photographs of the Salz Tannery - 1955

Ansel Adams photo of Salz employee
Salz employee photographed by Ansel Adams, 1955.
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Ansel Adams and Ansley Salz, the owner of the Salz tannery, were longtime friends. Salz donated his Cadillac to Adams. The Cadillac appears in many of Ansel Adams' more famous photographs. Ansley Salz's grandson Jeremy Lezin recalls that Ansel Adams' greatest trick at Salz family parties was to play marches on Ansley's piano by rolling an orange over the keys.

In 1955 Ansley Salz asked Ansel Adams to photograph the leather-making process at the Salz Tannery. The photographs were not taken to mark any particular occasion but did continue a tradition of photographing the tannery and its skilled employees. The clarity of the black and white photographs document leather manufacturing from a Santa Cruz landmark industry and a by-gone era.

Jeremy Lezin and the Lezin family have generously allowed the Library to display the images on our Website, as part of our Local History Photograph Collection. The images remain the property of the Lezin family. They may not be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the expressed, written permission of the Lezin family and the Ansel Adams Trust. The images may be viewed in the Local History Photograph Collection.

More photographs of the Salz tannery and its predecessor, the San Lorenzo Tannery, are available in the Local History Collection.

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Type Source Book
Development Herbert A. Beas II
Primary writing Herbert A. Beas II
Johannes Heidler
Ken Horner
Philip A. Lee
Michael Miller
Aaron Pollyea
Christopher D. Purnell
Craig Reed
Ben H. Rome
Luke Robertson
Pages 122
Cover artwork Mike Molnar (Cover Art)
Ray Arrastia
Brent Evans (Cover Design)
Brent Evans (Art Direction)
Illustrations John Ariosa
Brent Evans
Chris Lewis
Jamie MacDonald
Randal Mackey
Rudy Valle
Timothy Waddell
David White
Alex Williamson
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Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published November 19, 2012
Era Jihad era
Series Jihad Books
Preceded by Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2

A sequel to Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2, this book updates and expands the background and information around the Interstellar Expeditions organization first featured the original Interstellar Players to the year 3095. Following a similar Canon Rumor format as the previous two books, numerous questions are answered and new ones raised as the organization details information on the Deep Periphery during the era of the Republic of the Sphere and its new focus on tracking down the Word of Blake that survived the conclusion of the Jihad.

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Nearly fifteen years have passed since the end of the Word of Blake Jihad and rise of the Republic of the Sphere. Yet even as the Inner Sphere adjusts to a new sense of normalcy, questions remain about whether the Blakist threat is gone for good or merely hibernating.

Once a disorganised collective of hobbyists and academics backed by the idle wealthy, Interstellar Expeditions has emerged from the fires of war to take up the mission once claimed by ComStar's Explorer Corps: to search for the elusive hiding places where humanity's enemies might have gone. From the dead worlds on the borders of the Inner Sphere itself, to the distant, uncharted reaches of the Deep Periphery, IE relentlessly searches for the answers to mysteries dating back to mankind's first ventures into deep space, while simultaneously watching for any sign of the zealots who so recently waged the most horrendous interstellar war in modern history.

Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 describes the organization and efforts of Interstellar Expeditions as it continues to search within (and beyond) human-occupied space in the BattleTech universe. First introduced in Interstellar Players, IE's operations have now gone truly universal, seeking answers and treasures not only from the lost and forgotten worlds of humanity's distant past, but also the distant colonies and civilizations that have risen - and even fallen - beyond the boundaries of the Inner Sphere. Gamemasters and players can decide which of these groups and discoveries may actually bear fruit, and which are misdirections left behind by the surviving leaders of the Blakist war machine. Whether from this sourcebook or the gamemaster's own imagination, these discoveries can become the ultimate villain, ally, or unique new setting for any type of BattleTech campaign!

  • The book provides Random Assignment Tables for the Escorpion Imperio containing the 45-ton "Pride Conventional Fighter" and the 100-ton "Thunderbird Strike Fighter", both of which with cite XTRO: Deep Periphery as a reference ("XTR:Deep"). Former Line Developer Herbert A. Beas II clarified in a posting on the official BattleTech Forum on 06 November 2013 that XTRO: Deep Periphery had been cancelled. The Pride Conventional Fighter should be replaced by the Meteor Heavy Strike Fighter and the Thunderbird should be replaced by the STU-5K Stuka.[1]

  1. Relevant forum thread posting found here, also archived on this article's Talk page.


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I bought your cards at Michaels – really like them and hope alot of others do also. My son lights up when he opens his lunchbox! I am in charge of our school Fall Festival Fundraiser where we raise needed funding to help PTA- it is October 2, 2009 and if you would like to send me some flyers or information with my order I will gladly give it out to other families. Positive is so needed and so important – I think your product is delightful! Thank you! Jody”

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Footwear in Spain - New Report Available

Recently published research from MarketLine, "Footwear in Spain", is now available at Fast Market Research

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/17/2014 -- Footwear in Spain industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Spain footwear market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Report Highlights

- The footwear market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of all types of men's, women's and children's shoes. The market is valued at retail selling price with any currency conversions calculated using constant annual average 2013 exchange rates.

- The Spanish footwear market had total revenues of $6.9bn in 2013, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.4% between 2009 and 2013.

- Clothing, footwear, sportswear and accessories retailers accounted for the largest proportion of sales in the Spanish footwear market in 2013; sales through this channel generated $3.6bn, equivalent to 53.1% of the market's overall value.

- The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.0% for the five-year period 2013 - 2018, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $7.6bn by the end of 2018.

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DAWN FOODS began as a single small bakery nearly a century ago in Jackson, Michigan.  Instant praise and recognition from DAWN’s delicious donuts evolved into an international bakery supplier known as DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS INC.  Still known today as a true family business, DAWN is renown for its Bakery and Food Service Products along with a range of popular Consumer Brands.

Currently SCHNEIDER INDUSTRIES, on behalf of DAWN PRODUCTS, is offering  an Internet-only Auction of Surplus Equipment from the on-going operations of the DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS location in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  This is an ongoing Liquidation Sale that will continue until April 3 of Bakery and general Food Processing Equipment.  Of notable interest, the inventory list includes I.J. White Double Design Spiral Freezer; BVT Bakery Services Food-Line Equipment; Delta Packaging Systems Motorized Belt Conveyers; Douglas Packer Controls; Freezing Systems Inc.; Spiro Freeze; Moline / Topos Mondial Corp SS Bakery Equipment; and much more.

Prior inspection of the inventory is available only on Wednesday, April 2 from 9 AM to 4 PM CDT at the DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS location at 1720 Baker Drive, Ossian (Fort Wayne area), Indiana 46777.

This Auction of equipment is part of DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS recipe for success to develop and produce consistently high-quality products that exceed the expectations of their customers.  As the world’s largest privately owned, global bakery supplier, DAWN strives to keep modern and current employing over 4,000 people in 70 countries.

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Athletics Events Staff - Saint Mary's College-California in Moraga California

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Moraga, California

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Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 3,400 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

  • Reporting the the Associate Athletic Director for Operations or the the Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, Athletics event staff aid in setting-up and break down of facility for athletic events, ticket sales and/or media table responsibilities, such as running the shot clock, keeping score book, running the scoreboard and other game day responsibilities as needed.
  • Maintain and create an atmosphere of safety and appropriate fan participation.
  • Provide assistance to fans or staff when needed or asked. Enforce College policies at all times.
  • Recognize and assist people who may need medical attention and contact necessary assistance.
  • Observe student behavior, de-escalate conflicts for escorting students in and out of the event, requesting assistance if needed.
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary Aided school located in London. The Headteacher is Irene Ciapryna.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Watford Way, Hendon , London, Middlesex, NW4 4TY
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

On "Demerit Pay"

LA English teacher, Dennis Danziger, considers how pay-per-score might work, or not. From HuffPo:
In the spirit of generosity I've been thanking the gods that private school teachers' salaries are not connected to students' standardized test scores. Else Malia Obama's science teacher at the Sidwell Friends School might have lost her job faster than you can say "grade inflation."

On November 3, 2009, the one-year anniversary of his election, President Obama, speaking at a middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, told his audience that First Daughter Malia had recently come home from school with a 73 on a science test, but after renewed educational vigor she aced her next test. This was the same day President Obama reiterated his call for public school teachers' merit pay to be based in part on student performance on standardized tests.

I'm a 17-year veteran English teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, so naturally I thought, "Yep, change has finally come."

After numbing my students with No Child Left Behind tests for the past seven years, I can now depend on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to turn it all around.

But Secretary Duncan's not going to hand over any federal grant money willy-nilly. No sir. No money changes hands until the states beat down those all-powerful teacher unions (and if you want to see how powerful teacher unions are, just drive by your local public school and check out the cars in the faculty parking lot. The Cash for Clunkers program rejected my 1997 Toyota Corolla and most of my colleagues' cars as well).

I'm confident that connecting teacher salaries to standardized scores will so excite students they'll turn off their Play Stations and Xboxes and begin to memorize their times tables; that's how much they're certain to want their teachers to receive that extra $1200 a year.

The merit pay provision undoubtedly will make poor students with full-time jobs and little parental support more alert in class. It'll make their parents serve them healthier breakfast foods. It'll encourage parents to turn off ESPN and help their kids perfect their five-paragraph essays and give up drinking so they can pay for educational perks.

Public school students, realizing they do have the power to move their teachers from a rented apartment into ownership of a condo, will wake at dawn on Saturday mornings and work a few Sudokus; then they're likely rush to be first in line when the library doors open.

Of course, Secretary Duncan's plan might motivate some students to intentionally tank these tests so that their teachers eat it. Call it, "The Revenge of the D-Minus Students." I hope the government will factor in these scores so innocent teachers don't lose their credentials and their health care.

I look forward with curiosity and wonder to the system the Department of Education is devising to measure teachers' effectiveness. I'm all for merit pay, but I can't figure out how it will work. How does a test measure teacher effectiveness when we teachers teach different subjects to different groups of kids in vastly different universes?

For example, in my wing of the building, I teach English to 12th graders; only three of 42 are applying to college. My next door neighbor teaches ESL to kids who've just immigrated. All day I hear her saying, "This is my pencil. This is my eraser. This is my bottle of Prozac."

In the room next to hers, our AP Physics teacher works with only those students who are applying to universities.

And just outside our building the varsity volleyball coach teaches drills.

How does a test compare students' mastery of spiking a volleyball with their ability to understand the properties of an atom?

While I wait for the federal government to grade my colleagues and me, my heart goes out to Malia's science teacher. What was she supposed to say to the Obamas when the First Daughter came home with a C?

"Well, Mr. President, Michelle, allow me to be straightforward. I think you sir, are spending way too much time golfing on Martha's Vineyard. And ma'am what's with the Double Dutching on the White House lawn? You need to spend more face time with your daughter. Or at least give her a turn."

Might the teacher have had the guts to say, "Malia's a bright and wonderful child. But frankly, I think her grade is a cry for help. Enough with flying off to Copenhagen in the middle of the night. Stay home and read to her."
My guess is that Malia's Sidwell Friends School teacher did the prudent thing; the next time she administered a science test, she made sure it was easier, and she thanked her lucky stars her pay wasn't tied to Malia's "C."

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Developing countries forging ahead with nanotechnology need regulation and research into local risk patterns, say Alok Dhawan and Vyom Sharma.

Nanotechnology, the science of manipulating tiny particles less than 100 nanometers in diameter, has found many applications in consumer products, biomedical devices, drug delivery agents and the industrial sector.

In the consumer sector alone, more than 30 countries are manufacturing some 1,300 nanotech-based products, including textiles, food packaging, cosmetics, luggage, children's toys, floor cleaners and wound dressings. The number of such products has increased five-fold in the last five years.

But this rapid growth has also raised concerns about the potential for adverse effects on human health and the environment. Although research on harm remains inconclusive, developing countries that embrace nanotechnology should not overlook possible risks and must regulate products that contain nanoparticles.

Special properties, possible harm

Their small size gives nanoparticles some unusual physical properties, as they have a larger ratio of surface area to volume than bigger particles. This can also make them biologically more active. For example, when gold, usually an inert material, is converted to a nano-form, it acts as a catalyst for chemical reactions owing to high surface reactivity.

This suggests that nanoparticles may interact differently with biological systems, compared with larger particles, and could reach further into the body.

People can be exposed to nanoparticles either directly, such as through nano-based drugs and topically applied cosmetics or sunscreens, or indirectly, for example by inhalation during synthesis of nanoparticles.

A number of studies have documented in vitro and in vivo toxicity of exposure to nanoparticles. Evidence suggests they can induce DNA damage, reactive oxygen species, damage to cellular organelles and cell death.

And a study published in the European Respiratory Journal in 2009 claimed that seven Chinese workers developed severe lung damage after inhaling polyacrylate nanoparticles produced in their printing factory — the first time that a link was made between exposure to nanoparticles and human illness. [1]

Risk on the agenda…

There is currently no mandatory consumer labelling of nanomaterials as potentially hazardous in any country. But governments and scientific bodies in the developed world — including the Royal Society, United Kingdom, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — are taking note of the potential hazards and have set up committees to formulate risk assessment guidelines.

For example, under existing regulations, the EPA is proposing rules requiring those that manufacture, import or process two chemical substances — multi-walled and single-walled carbon nanotubes — to submit a notice with information that would help it monitor health or environmental risks.

Similarly, washing machines using silver nanoparticles at the end of the wash cycle are being evaluated by the US government for their environmental safety. In 2005, concerns about toxic effects on microbe populations prompted the temporary withdrawal of a washing machine using silver nanoparticles in Sweden.

The US EPA has already decided to regulate products containing silver nanoparticles, which are used widely in consumer products and have anti-bacterial properties.

…while developing countries lack guidance

But developing countries still lack awareness of the potential hazards of nano-based consumer products, and only a few guidance documents are available in the public domain.

A company in India already claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of nanotech-based fabrics. Many other companies that synthesise nanoparticles — for use in cosmetics, for example, or water filtration devices — are emerging in countries such as China and India.

Framing regulations and guidelines for the synthesis, use and disposal of nanomaterials is of great importance for the responsible development of nanotechnology in developing nations. International organisations and developed nations can assist them by sharing scientific data and technologies for assessing environmental and health safety.

And to control occupational exposures, the regulatory framework should include mandatory documentation of the nanomaterials developed and personnel involved, and training workers to take precautions.

Our institute, the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, has recently published guidance on the safe handling of nanomaterials in research laboratories, a step in the right direction. [2]

Implications, not just applications

But the vast majority of government funding in developing nations is spent on research into the applications, rather than the implications, of nanotechnology.

For example, out of more than 200 research projects funded during 2001–10 by the Department of Science and Technology in India under its flagship Nano Mission programme, only one was directly related to nanoparticle toxicity studies (and was awarded to our institute).

As a result, scientists may fail to identify any impacts of nanotechnology that are specific to populations or the use of a product in poor countries — patterns of environmental distribution and exposure could be different in developing nations.

Current research on nanotoxicity does not take into account how different local environments and populations can influence risk. People in developing countries may be more prone to adverse effects of nanoparticles because of underlying health conditions and malnutrition. Moreover, genetic susceptibility to toxic effects varies in diverse ethnic groups and geographical areas.

The scientific community needs to identify these information gaps before developing regulations and standard methodologies for nanotoxicity assessment.

Alok Dhawan is principal scientist and Vyom Sharma is a senior research fellow at the Nanomaterial Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.

[1] Song, Y. et al. Exposure to nanoparticles is related to pleural effusion, pulmonary fibrosis and granuloma. European Respiratory Journal 34, 559–567 (2009)

[2] Dhawan, A. et al. Guidance for safe handling of nanomaterials.Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 7, 218–224 (2011)

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ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ, Luis et al. Food insecurity and obesity are positively associated in Mexico City schoolchildren. Rev. invest. clín. [online]. 2007, vol.59, n.1, pp.32-41. ISSN 0034-8376.

Objective. Here we analyzed the relationship of the food insecurity with overweight and food consumption in schoolchildren of Mexico City. Materials and methods. Sample (n = 768) students of six primary schools of Mexico City. Socioeconomic status and food insecurity were evaluated by means of a questionnaire. According to food security-insecurity, the students were categorized in three groups (food secure, moderate food insecure and severe food insecure). Food consumption frequency was evaluated with a questionnaire. It was considered that students were overweight when their Z score values of body mass index (BMI) to age was greater than + 2 standard deviations, according to CDC reference. Results. The highest rate of overweight was observed in children with severe food insecurity (15.8%), followed by children with moderate food insecurity (10.4%), and by food secure children (6.9%). The same pattern was observed after adjusting by age, sex and socioeconomic status. The students with food insecurity had greater consumption of fatty cereals, salty foods and high energy density sweets. Conclusion. In schoolchildren, food insecurity is related to greater risk of overweight, possibly because the more food insecure households acquire more low cost and high energy density foods.

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Charles Chan Mo-chee is the owner of Wah Kee in the New Territories, arguably Hong Kong's best pig farm, with restaurant clients including one of Hong Kong's most established Cantonese restaurants, Fook Lam Moon, and Linguini Fini, which specialises in pork nose-to-tail dining.

Chan studied chemical engineering at the University of London and, after receiving his charter, returned to Hong Kong in 1994 to take over the family chicken farm. He decided, however, to convert to pork and now has 3,000 pigs.

Why were you more interested in pigs than chickens?

In technical terms, there are not a lot of things you can do to improve existing systems, which includes using genetic material. There are already a lot of different kinds of chickens in China. It wouldn't have been challenging.

What kind of pigs do you rear?

I bought pigs from China, but I couldn't get pure-bred. I like the UK and the farmers there, and it is now my opinion that the British Bath premium is the best pig. We can trace our pigs back four generations. The males are strong with good muscles, and the females have strong stomachs for babies.

Is your farm organic?

There are no standards for organic pig farming in Hong Kong. We give antibiotics to the babies up to the age of 21 days. If pigs get sick, we give them an injection of Chinese herbal medicine. Everything the pig consumes is fit for humans, including the feed. We mix our own feed here - wheat, corn and soya beans without chemicals; we don't buy cheap feed from India.

Is your pork more expensive than regular pork?

In the wet market it is about 20 to 30 per cent more expensive. But if you go to the supermarket it is nearly 60 per cent more.

Is your farm the best in Hong Kong?

We are not the best one in the world, but we are in Hong Kong. And we are large by Hong Kong standards. There are 43 pig farms in Hong Kong; 10 years ago there were 180. The government pays you to shut down your farm. We care about animal welfare [and so] we give each pig its space. But the sows have to go into a cage so they don't miscarry and so that we know, electronically, how much each has eaten.

Would you like to expand your farm?

In Hong Kong we cannot increase the size of our farm. We have already reached the maximum. Now that we have a protocol in Hong Kong, I would like to develop farms on the mainland.

How do you go about doing that?

At the moment, I am trying to open a market in Guangzhou. We have some butchers and have been buying pigs from other people. We are learning what the business structure looks like on the selling side and what people want. We hope that in less than a year we can look for a farm and bring our concept to the mainland. The farm will be within a two-hour drive of the city.

How different is the mainland market?

Hong Kong is a good market because you have Western people as well as Chinese people, so you use the whole pig - for example, Western people like pork chops. In the mainland, it is difficult to sell the loin and nobody wants the ham; they only like the bone, and they use the meat to make soup rather than a main dish. They prefer fish and vegetables.

Is the butchery process different in the two markets?

The butchers in Guangzhou cut the pig so that every section is perfect by using a saw. In Hong Kong, the meat is less presentable because the butcher uses just two choppers, but he has to be very skilled. He must train for two months. It is most difficult to do, even compared with Western techniques. On the mainland, anyone can chop the meat.

There is a saying that cats think they are superior to humans, dogs look up to humans and pigs think they are equal. What do you think?

[Laughter]. I have never thought about it. Actually, I don't agree. In terms of organs and life cycle, the pig is quite close to a human being. But, of course, we are much more intelligent than all of those.

Do you like pigs?

[Laughter]. Before, yes. I have done all the troubleshooting now, so I don't find farming so exciting any more.


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Priest and deacon in Africa terrorised by Islamist rebels

A Sacred Heart Fathers’ mission station in the Central African Republic has been attacked by Islamist rebels.

Sources in the country told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need that Italian missionary Fr Beniamino Gusmeroli (above) and locally born Deacon Martial Mengue were threatened on Friday by five armed men with Kalashnikovs, who tied up the clerics and gagged them with adhesive tape.

The armed men, who were believed to be Sudanese, ransacked the rooms of the mission station, in Bouar in the north of the country, taking money, cameras, computers and other items.

The rebels took Deacon Mengue as a hostage, but released him some hours later.

Noting the deterioration in the situation in the country, Fr Piero Trameri, mission procurator of the Sacred Heart Fathers, pleaded for the ‘speedy and determined intervention of the international community.’

Sources in the country said that mission stations and church-owned buildings are often targeted by the rebels.

Italian Carmelite priest, Fr Aurelio Gazzera, who works in Bozoum, said that he hopes that the international community will react to the latest attack.

“Central Africa is one of the subjects presently under discussion at the UN General Assembly,” he said. “We hope that it will bring concrete results, because the situation is continuing to deteriorate. As well as the fighting that took place in recent weeks in Bossangoa and drove 30,000 people to flight, last week the Séléka rebels killed two people and burned down 206 houses in the village of Herba, which lies 70 kilometres from the road to Bocaranga.”

Although the Séléka rebel alliance was officially disbanded on September 13 by President Djotodia, there are still about 25,000 Séléka rebels in the country.

In the past two weeks, clashes between Séléka and other armed groups in Ouham Pende Prefecture have resulted in more than 170,000 displaced people.

According to the United Nations, 400,000 of the Central African Republic’s population of 5 million have fled their homes.

By Eva-Maria Kolmann and John Newton

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Imagine sitting by an open fire gazing out to sea watching the fishing boats sail home; watching the sun set behind Ross Island and uninterrupted views across Kirkcudbright Bay with its ever changing light. Waterside Cottage has all this and more and with all modern comforts making your holiday complete. This immaculately presented property offers contemporary accommodation and benefits from being all on ground floor level.

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The property is all on ground floor level with oil central heating and partial under floor heating and comprises:
Sitting Room: With Free View TV and DVD. A beautiful light and spacious room with patio doors leading into the garden and giving ever changing views of the estuary towards Ross Island
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The Arizona Legislature has adopted House Bill 2008  (PDF). This legislation now pre-empts and requires that local jurisdictions in Maricopa and Pima Counties allow for both the sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks during certain times of the year.

Scottsdale must now allow for the sale of permissible consumer fireworks from May 20 through July 6 and from Dec. 10 through Jan. 3. Additionally, the use of permissible consumer fireworks must be allowed from June 24 through July 6 and from Dec. 24 through Jan. 3.

Listed below are general and Scottsdale specific guidelines and information for Scottsdale residents, visitors, businesses and fireworks vendors. If you have specific questions that are not addressed below, please call 480-312-1855.

Fireworks Ordinance

On June 3, 2014, the Scottsdale City Council adopted Ordinance #4157 to bring the City’s fireworks ordinance into compliance with state law and to specifically address the use of fireworks in the city. This was passed as an emergency measure and is currently in effect.

The Ordinance also sets specific guidelines, penalties and liability related to the use of consumer fireworks and requires that the following local regulatory items be followed.

  1. The sale and use of consumer fireworks is strictly prohibited with the exception of the dates and times previously identified by State Law.
  2. The use of permissible consumer fireworks with in the city is still prohibited at all times on all publicly owned properties, which include but is not limited to, city buildings, city parking lots, city parks, public schools and city streets.
  3. The use of permissible consumer fireworks is also prohibited on all McDowell Sonoran Preserve and Pinnacle Peak Park properties and all properties located within one mile of these Preserve properties.
  4. A first violation of Preserve restrictions part of the Ordinance is a civil offense punishable by a minimum fine of $1,000. Subsequent violations are a class one misdemeanor punishable by a minimum fine of $2,000.
  5. Failure to comply with the proper timing and use of consumer fireworks on private property is a civil offense punishable by a minimum fine of $250.
  6. A person must be 16 years of age to purchase or use consumer fireworks in the City of Scottsdale. Signs will be posted at all retail sites identifying this requirement.
  7. A person who uses, discharges or ignites consumer fireworks is still liable for any expenses associated with the fire loss or emergency response that results from the use of these devices.
  8. The use and display of Professional, Commercial fireworks shows will require a permit from the Scottsdale Fire Chief or his designee from the Fire & Life Safety Division.

Permits, Guidelines and Vendor Information

Fireworks are classified in three categories: 1) Professional use aerial types; 2) Consumer grade fireworks; and 3) Novelty items. Professional use aerial fireworks are what you see used in large July 4 and New Year's events. They are not allowed to be sold to anyone that is not licensed for their use. By definition, permissible Consumer fireworks cannot leave the ground and fly into the air. Most are made to be set on the ground and ignited in a controlled setting. Some are hand-held devices. All have clearly marked manufacturer guidelines for their proper use and all are required to be used outdoors. Novelty items are small devices that are allowed to be sold and used at anytime. Novelty items include smoke balls, poppers, and small wire sparklers. Novelty items also have clearly marked manufacturer guidelines on the package for the proper use of the item.

Color Information Sheet Showing Consumer and Novelty Firework Examples  (PDF)

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Note: The requirements listed in this document are general items and not inclusive of all the requirements detailed in the COS Ordinance #4157 and NFPA 1124 (where applicable). On-site inspections may find items not listed but required.

City ordinance #4157 requires that signage be posted by all displays selling Consumer Grade fireworks. The sign MUST be as shown, RED INK on WHITE background.

Required Signage at point-of-sale locations and displays  (PDF)

A Consumer Fireworks Retail Sale permit from the Fire Department is required by any business entity selling Consumer Fireworks whether in a building or temporary structure. If selling from a temporary structure, i.e. tents, planning approval is required and a Fire Code required tent permit is required.

Consumer Fireworks Retail Sale permit application   (PDF)

The Danger

The potential for a major wildland fire incident is present in Scottsdale throughout most of the year. The threat increases dramatically during the summer months, and often peaks around the 4th of July holiday, when the highest sales and use of consumer fireworks is expected.

Beyond the risk of fire danger, is the potential for burns and traumatic firework injuries. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports in the year 2012 alone, approximately 8,700 people were treated for injuries in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. The risk of fireworks injuries (burns, lacerations, contusions) for teens age 15-19 and children 5-9, was two times higher than the risk experienced by the general public.

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Scottsdale, AZ 85251
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Northern Illinois slips by Army, 41-40

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Needing yet another rally with a seesaw road game up for grabs, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch knew just who to look for.

He found him — and just in the nick of time.

Down 40-35 with 4:29 to play, Lynch connected with a streaking Martel Moore from eight yards out — their second touchdown on the afternoon — and the Huskies sent Army to its fifth straight home-opening defeat 41-40 on Saturday.

Northern Illinois (2-1, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) made its first visit to Michie Stadium in 20 years a happy one despite trailing 40-35 with just 8:55 to play.

"When the game's on the line, we try to go to our playmakers," said Lynch, who finished with 342 yards and four touchdowns on 18 of 27 passing. "Martel's our playmaker out there. I just gave him a chance. He was in rhythm and made a nice catch."

The senior Moore had 134 receiving and Lynch added 125 on the ground as Northern Illinois used a potent passing game to counter Army's triple-option.

Larry Dixon had three scores on 136 yards rushing and Trent Steelman had two touchdowns on 116 yards rushing for the Black Knights (0-2), while Raymond Maples added a score on 159 yards. It was Army's first game with three hundred-yard rushers since 1996.

"Our guys overcame a lot in that game to win," said Huskies coach Dave Doeren, whose team notched its first victory in a road-opener in five years. "They found a way to get it done. I'm excited to be able to run and pass the ball, the balance we had."

Northern Illinois had led 28-13 late in the first half.

Army got the ball back with 4:29 left in the game on its own 25, but the Huskies snuffed Trent Steelman's keeper attempt on fourth-and-3 with 1:52 to go to ice the win.

Army led 34-28 in the fourth when Lynch connected with Moore for a 31-yard touchdown pass on third-and-10 to go ahead 35-34.

The Black Knights went back ahead 40-35 on Steelman's 15-yard run — set up by a Mike Ugenyi fumble recovery to put the Black Knights deep in the red zone — before a missed conversion attempt with 8:55 left.

"This stadium is a place not many people come in and win," Doeren said.

Army kept its opening drive alive on fourth-and-2 when Steelman lunged for a first down, setting up Terry Baggett's 28-yard drive on the next play to reach the Northern Illinois 25.

Three plays later, Maples took a pitch left from Steelman, weaved through traffic and skipped into the end zone at the left hash, putting Army up 6-0 with his 22-yard run with 10:25 left in the first.

The Huskies didn't waste any time responding.

On the first play of the ensuing drive from their own 30, Lynch found tight end Luke Eakes for a 38-yard completion down the right sideline, the first of several bombs from Lynch on the afternoon.

Later, facing third-and-goal, Lynch dropped back and found a streaking Tim Semisch in the back of the end zone. Semisch came down with a fancy one-handed catch and kept a foot in bounds for the 2-yard touchdown.

Lynch was 4 for 5 for 62 yards on the drive — a stark contrast to the Army triple-option game. Steelman completed one of just three passing attempts and was sacked twice.

On first down from Northern Illinois' own 12, Lynch broke loose on a keeper, misdirecting the Army defense as he raced to the left side. Lynch slipped two tacklers near the 45 and was well on his way to an 88-yard touchdown run.

The Huskies were up 14-7 on the longest run by an Army opponent since 2006.

Early in the second quarter, Lynch hooked up with Moore on a 33-yard lob. Then, off a fancy reverse, Tommylee Lewis ran in unscathed from 21 yards out. The Huskies had marched 55 yards in just 52 seconds to go up 21-7 midway through the second quarter.

Army looked to sophomore fullback Dixon to answer. He shook loose for a 17-yard run to get to the 8, then pounded it in from the 3 two plays later. The Black Knights were within 21-13 with 4:16 left in the half.

It was a short reprieve.

Lynch promptly connected on a 69-yard pass to Lewis, who beat Justin Trimble and raced into the end zone untouched. The Huskies led 28-13 with 3:40 remaining in the half.

Army, though, answered back when Dixon, broke two tackles on his way to a 13-yard touchdown run in the closing seconds of the half to make it 28-19.

Army didn't need long to get even closer, marching 68 yards to open the third quarter, capped by Steelman's 25-yard touchdown run off a fake handoff to make it 28-26.

But the Huskies went back to the weapon that Army couldn't stop: the long pass. Lynch dropped back and let loose, finding Perez Ashford for a 44-yard gain.

The drive was soon cut short on a controversial call.

The ball fully extended from his fingertips, Lynch appeared on replays to break the plane for a four-yard touchdown rush. But the original call of a fumble — with Army recovering and earning the touchback — stood upon review.

Army capitalized, scoring on its next drive when Dixon powered in and Steelman found Patrick Laird over the middle for a two-point conversion. That gave Army a 34-28 edge, its first lead since The Opening drive of the game.

"I saw how many rushing yards they had on their Jumbotron," Doeren said. "I went to the defense and said, 'Don't look at the scoreboard. No one's going to remember what it says if we win.'" Top Stories