| Local contractors tapped for FUSD projects
Flagstaff Unified School District construction contracts from the bond sale to total nearly $53 million will go to Flagstaff-based contractors Straightline Builders, Inc. and Goodman Contracting, as well as H.A.C.I. Mechanical Contractors, Inc. and Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. which have local presences.Bond funds will also be used to improve the FUSD bus fleet with an approximate total of 37 buses. Both FUSD superintendent Kevin Brown and assistant superintendent of operations Bob Kuhn expressed enthusiasm in the board-approved contractors."The tax money comes from local businesses and families and it should be spent and used with local subcontractors and contractors," Kuhn said.He said the selection criteria were based upon the contractor's proposal, knowledge of the district, knowledge of job contracting and availability to the district.The Bond Oversight Committee and FUSD governing board approved the contracts Tuesday during the FUSD board meeting.
Visio users: free software for you, courtesy of Microsoft
Have you stumbled upon Microsoft's Visio Toolbox yet? Given the popularity of Visio among IT shops, this site almost certainly has some free stuff you are going to want to download. Here's a sampling of tools thanks to a comprehensive list compiled by the blog The Road to Know Where: IconSet Builder provides a quick and easy way to create custom icon sets that you can use in the data graphics in your diagram. Near Real Time Monitoring (NRTM) Connector of disk space uses the new data graphics feature of Visio 2007 to display the results of server monitoring. Fault Tree Analysis - This diagram shows the fault tree analysis of a systems failure. Network Equipment Rack - A server room floor plan showing the location of the equipment racks and location of the computer equipment in the room.
The Big Thirst: The Great American Water Crisis
Here in scenic southern Tennessee, the drought is adding to the problems of extreme rural poverty. At a highway rest stop for tourists - near a bridge named for Senator Albert Gore Sr, a Tennesseean and father of Nobel laureate Al Gore Jr - the toilets are closed for lack of water. In a nearby town, the mayor orders the grass regularly mown on the exposed banks of a reservoir that until recently was below water. From the air the impact of the drought is most obvious. The mighty Tennessee and Chattahoochee rivers have been reduced to narrow channels of muddy brown water. Sandbanks and islands have appeared and old tree stumps now poke out of lakes and reservoirs as the water level falls. The government's "drought monitor" says that 32 per cent of the region is in "exceptional drought", its most severe designation.
Cyber love lost in Russian bride scam
An online Russian dating scam that Canadian police say has organized crime roots has bilked men of thousands of dollars. Several men report being duped into sending romantic gifts and money to men posing as Russian brides on internet dating sites. According to an investigation by Radio-Canada's La Facture program, the number of incidents involving Canadian men is on the rise. Francis, 29, is a Quebecer who said he was scammed after falling in love with a blond Russian named Irina Gorachkina, whom he found on a dating website. He said they started out exchanging neutral, friendly e-mails. "At first we talked about what we were like," he told Radio-Canada. "I told her I liked the outdoors, walking in the woods." Francis's e-mail correspondence with Irina grew intimate and after weeks passed was filled with declarations of love such as, "I need you like a fish needs water, like a bird needs wings.
SPIKED: FGCU volleyball coach fired for having inappropriate ...
CAUTION: These are VERY large files. Users should RIGHT-CLICK to download the files to their desktop and then open the documents. DOCUMENTS: Title IX compliance review in response to the complaint of Jaye Flood 2.9mb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Title IX compliance review in response to the complaint of Holly Vaughn 2.9mb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Coach Jaye Flood's complaint of retaliation 8.1mb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Coach Holly Vaughn's complaint of retaliation 5.1mb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Investigation #1 into inappropriate behavior by Coach Jaye Flood 68kb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Investigation #2 into inappropriate behavior by Coach Jaye Flood 308kb .PDF file DOCUMENTS: Investigation #3 into inappropriate behavior by Coach Jaye Flood 8.3MB .PDF file .
Innocent Families Discover Meth Still Lurks In Their Homes - Part III
We first alerted homeowners to a problem that has lurked inside their homes for years. Houses that used to be meth labs are now home sweet home to unsuspecting families. We're testing the smallest places, looking for a drug that could coat every inch of a home, without the owner ever knowing about the dangers. Pascagoula resident Lila West is convinced Hurricane Katrina washed her home's meth problem away. When WLOX reporter Keli Rabon asked West if she thought her home was safe, she assured us she was safe. West said before Katrina, she and her family worked hard to clean it up. "All I know is this was the nastiest, filthiest hole I've ever seen in my life. We had every window open, we took all the rugs out and mopped them down with vinegar and water," West said.
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