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Federal money sought for Leeville restoration work - March 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Published: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 8:42 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 8:42 a.m.

A coastal restoration project aimed at an area of south Lafourche outside the levees is seeking federal support.

The East Leeville Marsh Restoration and Nourishment Project is one of several local projects vying for federal money this year through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, known as CWPPRA,

It would be the first restoration project aimed at the tiny fishing and oilfield hub in the wetland.

Todays Leeville is different from 100 years ago when the town bustled with trade in the shade of old oak trees. The hardwood, sprawling orchards and most of its population have been replaced by water and marsh.

Its the last standing in a series of lesser known population centers created as early Lafourche residents slowly retreated inland starting with the Hurricane of 1893, according to Paul Chiquet, branch administrator for the Lafourche Parish Public Library System. Chiquet curates a museum at the Galliano Library documenting the areas history.

The shrinking sliver of land that is todays Leeville sits about 10 miles south of the parishs ring levees. Flooding has become more frequent through the years, and today its home to a few dozen permanent residents.

Natural forces and industrial canals hastened the erosion of surrounding marshes. Water is always encroaching, submerging the towns cemeteries, and a few days of stiff wind can push water to the road in places, said Don Griffin, owner of Griffins Marina in Leeville.

Janet Rhodus, of the non-profit Launch Leeville organization nominated the restoration project during this years competition for CWPPRA money.

Generally, CWPPRAs task force allocates between $30 million and $50 million for construction of coastal restoration projects each year.

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Home decor shop coming to downtown Hamilton - March 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

The former Hungry Bunny building got a face lift last week and is on track to be home to a new downtown business this spring.

Metal panels and the faade were removed Feb. 26 from the building at 254 High St. The windows and fixtures have been sent to Cleveland for restoration. Saras House, a home dcor and design services business, will move into the High Street building April 1, with a grand opening planned May 1.

Sara Vallandingham, owner/curator of Saras House, said she started exploring options for moving from her current Bridgewater Falls location last summer, and the renovations happening in downtown Hamilton caught her eye.

Hamilton has so much momentum, she said.

Vallandingham said the new building will be more conducive to the stores products, which include re-purposed furniture, recovered trinkets, and bath and body products by local businesses Lah V Dah and Grace Green. Nine Lives, a line of custom, recycled lights and furniture by Vallandinghams husband, Dave, will also have more room to shine in the new space.

Saras House, which turned two years old in February, worked with CORE Fund architect Mike Dingeldein when the Hungry Bunny building became available last November. The building size and store were an ideal match, Dingeldein said.

We needed to find a small-scale store to get in there, Dingeldein said.

The CORE Fund is a nonprofit formed in 2012 to provide nontraditional loans for residential and commercial development projects in Hamilton. The fund provides lower-interest capital with lengthier payback terms than traditional business loans to applicants that qualify.

The CORE Fund spent $150,000 for the Hungry Bunny building, according to Dingeldein. While the Hungry Bunny has had some tenants on its first floor, Dingeldein said the three-story mixed use building has been empty for the past five years.

Any time Hamilton can land a quality tenant like Saras House, which will support and complement Sherry Armsteads retail mix at Art Off Symmes, it is a plus, said City Manager Joshua Smith.

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Japan moves forward with replacement for H-2A rocket - March 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Armed with an initial tranche of government funding for a next-generation rocket, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to partner with a private company to lead development of a launcher to replace Japan's H-2A rocket by the early 2020s.

Concepts for the H-3 rocket in various configurations with and without solid rocket boosters. Photo credit: JAXA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the prime contractor for Japan's current H-2A and H-2B rockets, is almost certain to lead the industrial consortium to develop, manufacture and operate Japan's new H-3 rocket.

JAXA invited bids from Japanese industry Feb. 27 for an industrial partner on the H-3 rocket program. Selections are expected by the end of March.

"The Committee on the National Space Policy of the Cabinet Office recommended that the private sector be involved to play an important role throughout the new flagship launch vehicle project to make it an internationally competitive launch vehicle," JAXA said in its Feb. 27 announcement. "By including a private company, the committee said that the ability and power of the private sector should be fully leveraged in the development and ... that company shall also be able to provide launch services autonomously."

The preliminary schedule calls for the new flagship H-3 rocket to make its first launch in 2020.

"The new flagship launch vehicle will be freshly developed with a goal of securing Japan's autonomous launch capability of satellites and other payloads while acquiring international competitiveness in the space transportation field and maintaining and developing technical and industrial bases," JAXA said in a statement posted on its website.

Japanese officials say the two-stage H-3 rocket should be less expensive and flexible in launching often with different types of satellites for government and commercial customers.

A new hydrogen-fueled LE-X engine is in development for the H-3 rocket's first stage. Two of the engines, each generating about 300,000 pounds of thrust, will power the H-3 rocket's first stage.

The LE-X engine features an open expander cycle, in which hydrogen from the engine turbopump is diverted to the main combustion chamber's cooling channels and then used to drive the turbines before being injected into the combustion flow at the nozzle extension, according to a technical document produced by JAXA engineers.

Engineers say the open expander cycle, only used on upper stage engines up to now, allows the rocket engine to have a simpler design, reduces pressures and temperatures inside the engine, decreases heat on the turbines of the turbopump, and makes the engine more robust to failures.

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