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Crews raise Costa Concordia cruise ship to upright position
<html>"It could not have gone better than this," said Franco Porcellacchia, an engineer working on the salvage for ship owner . "It was a perfect operation." The 950-foot-long, 114,000-ton vessel had lain impaled on two underwater granite outcrops since January 2012, when it ran aground after Capt. Francesco Schettino attempted a "sail past" maneuver close to Giglio. Schettino is standing trial on charges of manslaughter and abandoning his ship. About 4,200 passengers and crew were forced to scramble into lifeboats or plunge into shallow water after the ship ran aground. Thirty-two people drowned, some of them sucked under by whirlpools created as the ship tilted. The Costa Concordia is believed to be the biggest ship to be hoisted back upright after capsizing. The technique, known as parbuckling,Ray Lewis #52 Jersey, has been used in the past, notably on warships, including the battleship Oklahoma, which was righted by the in 1943 after it was bombed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. During months of careful preparation by U.S. company Titan Salvage and its Italian partner, Micoperi, more than 1,000 bags of cement were laid underwater and six underwater platforms were built for the cruise ship to be righted onto. "It was like being in ancient Egypt, watching the construction of the pyramids," said Giglio Mayor Sergio Ortelli. By noon Monday, after three hours of hauling during which the pulleys exerted 6,000 tons of pressure, the ship was wrenched free from the two granite outcrops, which had penetrated 18 feet into the hull. Needing to rotate 65 degrees, the ship slowly turned throughout the afternoon until 11 massive metal boxes some the height of 11-story buildings that were welded to the exposed side of the ship touched the water. By midnight, salvage workers based in a control center on a barge off the bow of the ship switched off the pulleys and opened valves in the boxes to allow water in at 1,000 cubic feet a minute, adding the necessary ballast to bring the ship down onto the platforms. As it rose out of the water, two large indentations could be seen on the side of the ship where it had been pinned to the rocky outcrops.
Marine biologist Giandomenico Ardizzone, who has been monitoring the seabed for the ship's operator, Costa Crociere, noted that the vessel was being moved from rocks sloping upward to the shore to platforms about 100 feet down.
"Everyone expects the ship to rise up, but it will appear the opposite," he said before the end of the operation. "Once it is settled, the water will rise up to Deck 7 [of the ship], which is almost at the bridge."
When the ship is deemed stable,Vince Wilfork Nike Jersey, metal boxes will be added to the formerly submerged side of the ship. Then, water will be pumped out of the boxes on both sides, floating the vessel so it can be towed in spring to a port, probably on the Italian mainland, to be taken apart.
Fears that a slick of paint, residual fuel, small quantities of heavy metal and rotting food including more than 3 tons of melon, more than 130 gallons of olive oil and 8 tons of beef would emerge from the ship proved unfounded, officials said.
Looking ahead,Indianapolis Colts Jersey, Micoperi project manager Sergio Girotto said salvage workers would now get onboard to clean up and remove safes to restore valuables to passengers.
"I would like to strip all the cabins down to the metal to take a few thousand tons of weight off the ship, which will make it sit higher in the water and could affect the choice of port we take it to,Dodgers giving Clayton Kershaw 3 extra days of rest
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Ortelli, the mayor, said he was in favor of keeping the platforms, which cover an area larger than a football field, for use as an artificial reef to attract divers after the Costa Concordia departs.
Ardizzone said that during his months of diving around the ship and the platforms, he had noticed shoals of fish eyeing the structure, possibly as a future home.
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Jeb Breithaupt- Move 'trust' to top of list when hiring cont
<html>If you?ve ever hired a home-improvement contractor to remodel your kitchen or bathroom, add on a room,cheap Saints nike jerseys,Video captures coach paddling students
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Video captures coach paddling students, make a major repair or replace something big like your air conditioning system, you know that relationship was as much about trust as it was about remodeling, adding on, repairing or replacing.In fact, your ability to trust your contractor might be even more important to you than his ability to fix what?s broken in your house.Yet most of the time when homeowners are deciding which contractor to hire, they want to focus their first conversation with the candidates on three things. First, they want to know how much the project will cost. Second, they want to know how quickly the contractor can start and finish the job. And finally, they want to talk about what I call ?bricks and sticks?: the size of the room,New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate
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New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate, the material for the countertops and the color of the tile.They rarely want to spend time getting to know the contractor well enough to determine if he is honest, has a good reputation, did a good job for other clients and will treat the homeowners and their home with respect.The result: Too many homeowners hire in a hurry and wind up with contractors who aren?t a good fit for them. Think again about your past experiences with home-improvement contractors. Ever had a bad one?If the answer is yes, think about why. Did the contractor charge you way more than you expected to pay? Was he unreliable about showing up when he said he would? Did you suspect he was cutting corners by installing cheap products but charging you for quality materials that he didn?t use? Did the job take twice as long as he had predicted during that first meeting?And was this someone you pretty much hired on the spot,cheap Saints jerseys, without calling any of his references to ask about his work habits and cost overruns? Without checking to see if his contractor?s licenses were up to date? Without getting to know him well enough to gauge whether you could trust him to give you an accurate estimate, to operate in a professional manner, and to treat you fairly and honestly?(Page 2 of 2)
Many homeowners who contact my company about their remodeling projects and room additions have worked with other contractors who promised them low prices,Saints jerseys cheap, quick timelines and high quality that they didn?t deliver. And almost all of them admit that they were either in a big hurry to start their projects or wanted to get a lot of work done for as little money as possible.Ultimately, they didn?t get what they wanted, but they could have.Most people spend months and even years thinking about remodeling the kitchen or enlarging the master bedroom/bathroom suite before they start looking for a contractor. Then, they want it started and finished immediately.Most people also know that top-quality home-improvement work takes time and isn?t cheap. But they forget that or ignore it the minute a contractor starts promising terms that everyone knows aren?t possible.My advice to you: Choose a contractor who believes in measuring twice and cutting once. That?s a professional who knows the value of planning every facet of a home-improvement project before starting it. That?s a remodeler who methodically figures out how much the job is going to cost instead of giving you quick guesstimate. That?s someone who considers potential problems and their solutions in advance instead of surprising everyone?including himself?when he tears into a wall and finds plumbing pipes, a structural problem, mold or another surprise that could compound the price of the job and the time it takes to finish it.The first meeting with a contractor who might do a major project at your house shouldn?t just be about prices and instructions. It should be about gauging whether you can trust this guy to take a sledgehammer to your house?your most expensive and dearest possession.Trust is the difference between a good remodeling experience and a disappointing one. And you know trust takes time. Your home is worth it. Page</html>
Newark Mayor Booker Wins Senate Seat From NJ
<html>New Jersey elected Newark Mayor Cory Booker US Senator on Wednesday,Washington budget fight hurts auto sales
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Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito may have played last game in Giants
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Game 7- Penguins Vs. Flyers Preview CBS Pittsburgh
<html>PHILADELPHIA (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will renew their rivalry tonight in the City of Brotherly Love.
There’s plenty that has and could be said about the state of the Flyers at this point of the season.
The Flyers enter tonight’s game with the worst record in the National Hockey League (1-6-0) and have only scored 10 goals this season.
While the New Jersey Devils have yet to win a game,Weatherford man injured in fight at Ballpark in Arlington su
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Weatherford man injured in fight at Ballpark in Arlington su, they have three overtime/shootout losses, which places them one point ahead of the Flyers.
After failing to make the playoffs last year, management decided to let head coach Peter Laviolette return to start the 2013-14 campaign. However, Laviolette was fired just three games into the regular season and was replaced by Craig Berube.
Claude Giroux has a meager two assists through seven games as well.
The one positive thing the Flyers could take away from this horrid start to the season is that they have kept almost every game close. Their largest margin of defeat is three (Oct. 5, 4-1 loss to Montreal and Oct. 12, 5-2 loss to Detroit).
Philadelphia also has not been able to capitalize on the power play. Through seven games, the Flyers have had 29 power play opportunities, but only cashed in twice (6.9 percent). At home, the Flyers are just 1-for-18 with the man advantage.
The penalty kill hasn’t been much better either. So far this season, the Flyers have allowed seven goals on 34 shorthanded situations (79.4 percent). At home, the penalty kill success rate jumps up to 85.7 percent (two power play goals allowed on 14 chances).
Brayden Schenn leads the team with four points (two goals, two assists), while Tye McGinn leads the team with three goals.
In net, Steve Mason has pretty good numbers, despite his one-sided win-loss record. Entering tonight’s game, Mason is 1-4 with a 2.23 GAA and a ,926 save percentage.
Against the Penguins,cheap Saints jerseys free shipping, Mason is 2-1-1 with a 3.21 GAA and a .908 save percentage.
As for the Penguins (5-1-0), they have won their last two games and hold a three-point lead over the Carolina Hurricanes atop the Metropolitan Division.
Sidney Crosby is leading the way for the Penguins with 12 points (five goals, seven assists). For those keeping track, Crosby has two more points than the Flyers have goals and he’s played one less game.
Anyway, there’s a possibility that margin could grow tonight. In 43 games against the Flyers, Crosby has racked up 28 goals and 43 assists, with 10 goals and 18 assists on the power play.
One area of concern for the Penguins this season has been their penalty kill on the road. Granted it is a small sample size, but the Pens have allowed four power play goals on nine chances in their two road games so far. However,Fitness experts- Body weight or machine weight-
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Marc-Andre Fleury (5-0-0,Saints jerseys cheap, 1.80 GAA, .926 save percentage) will likely be between the pipes tonight. If that’s the case,cheap Saints jerseys, he’ll be looking to extend his personal winning streak to six.
In 42 games against the Flyers, Fleury is 23-13-1 with a 2.80 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
The puck is set to drop at 7 p.m. and you can watch the game on Root Sports.
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Washington TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins: After totaling 110 receptions for 1,390 yards and 13 touchdowns over the past two years,cheap Saints nike jerseys, Seferian-Jenkins' production has fallen off this year. He missed all of spring practice after serving a suspension because of a DUI,Voyaging Veterans to Speak on Canoe Construction
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Voyaging Veterans to Speak on Canoe Construction,cheap Saints jerseys free shipping, and so far this year he has just 16 catches for 185 yards and three TDs. One of the reasons his production is down is that the Huskies have been emphasizing the run. But Seferian-Jenkins does not seem to have improved as a blocker or route runner either. He needs to play well at Arizona State this weekend and the rest of the way if he is to move up in the draft. Right now he is teetering toward the end of the first round, possibly into the second, but because of the importance of tight ends he could very easily move up as high as the middle of the first round if he picks up his play.
Arizona State DT Will Sutton: Sutton was outstanding last year,Hanging skeleton wearing Obama-Biden shirt is not racist, cl
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Hanging skeleton wearing Obama-Biden shirt is not racist, cl,cheap nike Saints jerseys, when he had 13 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles while playing at about 275 pounds. This year he is listed at 308 pounds and has only one sack. He seems to have lost his quickness. Against Stanford, he was really knocked around despite the added weight and didn't seem to have the ability to get off blocks and make the quick moves that he had in the past. He has to improve over the next six games if he is going to be a first-round pick, starting with the Sun Devils' homecoming game against Washington this weekend.
Ohio State RB Carlos Hyde: I'm anxious to see what Hyde can do against Iowa and Penn State coming off a game at Northwestern in which he had 26 carries for 162 yards and three TDs. Hyde's problem has been inconsistency -- he'll have a big game, followed by a bad game. If he plays well the rest of this year he has a chance to move up to the bottom of the first or the top of the second round of the draft. I think he's turned the corner and can improve his draft status if he continues to establish himself as that big back who will pound it up the middle.</html>
Week 7 predictions- Broncos edge Colts; Giants finally get a
<html>BREAKING NEWS: in place of the injured on Sunday. Fortunately, for the purposes of this column, which was published before said breaking news,Preps Plus- As losing grows, Kennedy's Hillis
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Preps Plus- As losing grows, Kennedy's Hillis,cheap nike Saints jerseys, all analysis below stands. Convenient. This development does, however, beg one vital question: Does Keenum have what it takes to extend Houston's five-game pick-six streak?
Don't anticipate the laying an egg on the Arrowhead turf like they did . At some point, talent shines through. Does this mean Houston has as much of that talent as all the preseason prognosticators might have thought? No. Schaub had been something like a train wreck before suffering his ankle injury. has a bad shin. by injury. The defense, meanwhile, has not imposed its will on an opponent once this year. Sunday's matchup in Kansas City will feature a stout defensive unit, but it won't be wearing anything resembling a warped . The have allowed 65 points this year, or 10.8 points per game. The record for a 16-game season is 10.3, set by ... well,cheap Saints jerseys china, take a guess.
We'll wait.
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La. Tech unveils $18M addition to 'The Joe'
<html>RUSTON Less than a month after Louisiana Tech unveiled plans for upgraded basketball facilities, the university on Monday released updated football plans for a major expansion in the south end zone of Joe Aillet Stadium.Tech president Les Guice and athletic director Tommy McClelland announced the school will have a new 70,000-square-foot-plus complex completed by the start of the 2015 football season.The $18 million project, which is another face-lift to the athletic program in Tech?s first year as a member of Conference USA, is scheduled to begin this spring.?If you?re being considered for another conference, you?ve got to be competitive,cheap Saints jerseys free shipping, you?ve got to have good facilities and you?ve got to be good academically,? McClelland said. ?With this, we will have all three.?As part of Tech?s Quest for Excellence campaign, which began in 2010 and has helped generate $3 million worth of improvements to various sports program around campus, the expansion will provide a facility that is mutually beneficial to all athletic programs on Tech?s campus.?The first phase of this South End Zone Complex will establish a strong foundation for further expansion of our facilities and the enrichment of Louisiana Tech experiences for all our of students and our fans and our guests,? Guice said.The three-story facility will house a weight room, coaches' offices, a locker room, team and position meeting rooms, club seating and a multi-functional dining space for athletic and campus events.The 143-seat capacity, theatre-style meeting room will include state-of-the-art sound and video equipment.?To have an opportunity to recruit to the 2015 season and the facility that?s going to be in place here in the end zone which is going to enhance the game day experience for our fan base,Saints jerseys cheap, for our opponents, but also enhance the experience for our players having the opportunity to be in a first-class facility like this,? Tech coach Skip Holtz said.The club level will include luxury premium seating options with 302 chair back seats. However, the total capacity at the stadium will drop to a little more than 28,[1]
,000 due to the removal of 3,000 seats to make room for the complex.(Page 2 of 2)
Back in 2010, the project grew legs with an initial design,cheap Saints nike jerseys, but remained at a standstill until Guice and McClelland were hired within the past year and made the facility upgrade their top priority.McClelland said construction is 95 percent funded, and the university is still seeking additional funding for ?furnishing? purposes. Private donations have helped off the $18 price tag, but a student fee was approved to help offset the cost.Both Guice and McClelland thanked Steve Davison, who served as the leader of the project, along with Community Trust Bank CEO Drake Mills and former Tech and NFL star quarterback Terry Bradshaw.Louisiana Tech graduate Tim Brandon, who is the CEO of West Monroe-based TBA Studios,Former NSA contractor designs 'surveillance
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Former NSA contractor designs 'surveillance, helped design the project and was ecstatic about the announcement.?My whole team, my whole office has just been extremely excited about this project,? he said. ?It is the greatest design we?ve been involved with and we?re just extremely happy to do this.?Earlier this month, Tech officials announced plans for a new video board and sound system at the Thomas Assembly Center, which will debut at the start of the basketball season.When ground breaks in the spring, the football complex will be the largest athletic project on campus since the construction of the TAC in the late 1970s. Page</html>
Terry- Find out for yourself what TEA party is about
<html>Exactly why is everyone so scared to death of the TEA party? Is the TEA party so powerful that liberals must run and hide behind their rhetoric and blame the TEA party for everything related to politics? I haven?t seen such panic since Chicken Little ran around and said,cheap Saints nike jerseys,DC police- Chris Brown, companion threw punches
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DC police- Chris Brown, companion threw punches, ?The sky is falling, the sky is falling.?Since the IRS targeted the TEA party and it came to light, people have noticed the TEA party and the TEA party movement has grown stronger. And why not?All the TEA party stands for from my perspective is the preservation of the Constitution as well as lower taxes. There are many issues like Common Core,Review- Texas Camerata presents concert worthy of royalty
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Review- Texas Camerata presents concert worthy of royalty, real ID, and Obamacare we are concerned about. The name of the TEA party stands for Taxed Enough Already (TEA). What is scarey about that?The nasty rhetoric that the liberals have made against the TEA party is uncalled for and unsubstantiated.If you really want to know about the TEA party movement, I encourage your readers to attend a TEA party meeting. We open our meetings with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. We have speakers ranging from legislators, lawyers, educators, Second Amendment rights specialists and people who speak on a a wide variety of subjects. There are many veterans who are a part of the TEA party,cheap Saints jerseys china, and we are proud and honored to have them.If you truly want to know about what the TEA party is about,cheap Saints jerseys free shipping, attend a We The People TEA Party meetingand see for yourself what everyone seems to be so scared of. Honestly, they don?t need to be so scared ? we won?t bite!</html>
New ways to gauge a school's progress
<html>The revamped Illinois Report Card that debuts Thursday showcases some new information that broadens the portrait of the state's public schools.
The online report touts the data as going "beyond test scores,Saints jerseys cheap."
Here are some of the main elements:
Academic growth
The state has created a new measure that tracks the progress of grade school students on state exams. The idea is that schools shouldn't be judged solely on whether a certain percentage of kids pass.
Schools will now get a score showing student improvement from one year to the next, such as when they move up to the "exceeds" category on ISAT exams.
The formula is complicated, but the easiest way to understand "growth" is to look at averages. This year, the average growth score for math is 101.4 and for reading,Gilford of St. Aug scores 3 TDs in loss to Fayetteville Stat
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Gilford of St. Aug scores 3 TDs in loss to Fayetteville Stat, 102.1. Parents can see how much their school scores fell above or below those averages.
This year, Marie Murphy School in Wilmette had the highest growth scores in the state for middle schools -- 116.6 in reading, and 120.8 in math.
Some schools may have a low percentage of students who pass state exams but a high "growth score" because students are showing progress.
There's also another measure for judging schools -- whether they meet federal standards under the No Child Left Behind Act. Most schools flunked those standards in 2013, data show, even though the state tweaked the formula to help more schools pass.
College readiness
The state has long reported ACT scores at high schools, but for the first time it's showing how prepared students are for college work. Readiness is defined as the percentage of students getting at least a 21 composite score on the ACT, the national average.
There are different ways, however,cheap Saints jerseys free shipping, to measure college readiness. The ACT company and the College Board, which administers the SAT, have formulas for assessing readiness that are more demanding than the state's definition.
School days
Myriad rules allow schools to cut off instruction time for students. The state is now reporting the total number of days that schools provide at least five hours of instruction.
The definition of a school day is more complicated than parents might imagine. So the new numbers may not clear up how long kids are in class on a given school day.
The state planned to add information relating to teacher absenteeism, principal turnover and other issues,cheap Saints nike jerseys, but officials said the data were incomplete or missing. Some of that information is expected to be included on next year's report card.
The state's new illinoisreportcard.com website will offer an abbreviated "at-a-glance" report card as well as an interactive tool for looking at more detailed data,Shreveport street closures, traffic hassles announced
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The Chicago Tribune also has a school report card website: schools.chicagotribune.com/
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