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HUNTINGTON, Wv. - Trees downed by the wind were the main cause of power outages in Tuesday night's brief but impactful storm, according to insurance agents and Appalachian Power.

It is the power company's responsibility to restore power lost due to down trees, but it is not always the insurance company's responsibility to clean up the mess.

"There were trash cans and dust just flying through the middle of downtown," recalls insurance company owner, Tom Gesner, as he looks at the four-foot wide oak tree laying on the front lawn of his business on 6th Avenue.

Luckily, for Gesner, the tree was technically owned by the city of Huntington. Gesner says he heard from the city that Huntington maintenance crews will remove the tree.

If the tree were on Gesner's side of the sidewalk to begin with, the insurance agent would have probably had to pay some money out-of-pocket to get the tree removed.

Gesner explains that's because the tree, as massive as it is, did not hit or lean against his building.

"It would not typically be covered by an insurance policy from a lot of companies, because it's just laying in the yard," says Gesner.

Three doors down, a smaller tree, that could be more easily removed by someone who is not a professional, is leaning against a building. That detail makes the situation one that is worthy of a claim.

Wind damage is covered by almost all insurance companies, according to Gesner, but an unmovable tree that is not touching a home is not worthy of a claim.

Gesner, an Erie Insurance seller, offers insurance that would cover removal of a non-damaging tree after a deductible.

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FORT WAYNE Fort Waynes river levees have been spared from a federal tree-removal order, but theyre not out of the woods yet.

President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, which contains a provision that could prevent the elimination of woody vegetation along 10.2 miles of city levees.

The levee measure, drafted by Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, eliminates guidance by the Army Corps of Engineers in 2009 for the removal of trees and bushes larger than 2 inches in diameter from earthen flood barriers nationwide. The Army Corps believes levees are weakened by tree roots and burrowing animals attracted by plant cover.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry had endorsed Stutzmans amendment to the water resources bill, which was approved in May by the House and the Senate.

This has a major impact, not only on Fort Wayne, but on other communities across the country, city government spokesman John Perlich said in an email. Our rivers are a key asset as we invest in the community and protect the environment.

When he introduced the legislation last year, Stutzman said it would save Fort Waynes government $25 million in tree-removal costs. The city spent $600,000 in recent years to remove vegetation from and rebuild 1,100 feet of levee along Edgewater Avenue.

Stutzmans provision requires the Army Corps to consider regional characteristics, habitat for species of concern, and levee performance before ordering the removal of vegetation from a specific flood wall. So its possible the agency might still want trees and bushes yanked from levees in Fort Wayne and elsewhere.

The Army Corps will develop implementation guidance for the provisions of the water resources act, agency spokesman Pete Pierce said.

I cant really speculate on what they may say in the end, he said.

Perlich said, Well continue to work with the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that our levees remain safe while preserving the riverbanks around them.

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The mother duck flew away when she was startled by workmen but later returned to collect her ducklings and work to fell the tree continued

Fran Strachan

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A family of ducks attempted to thwart the councils removal of a 200-year-old cedar tree in Thames Ditton this week.

After a battle over whether to cut down the tree, with some residents wanting it to stay and others agreeing with Surrey County Council that it was a health and safety hazard, work on the tree on the corner of Queens Drive and Kings Drive began on Monday (June 9).

But the next day, after the lower branches were removed, a family of ducks was found in the tree and work had to stop.

Fran Strachan, a resident of Queens Drive, said: Some people think it is a danger but it is a beautiful tree.

She said that the person whose house it was directly outside was worried about it falling on their home, especially after some branches fell in recent storms.

A county council spokesman said: This is a huge mature cedar tree and we have been trying to prolong its life over the years with the help of bolts, cables and braces. Unfortunately, earlier this year a large heavy limb fell from the tree, not injuring anybody but requiring us to take action. We looked into a number of possibilities but the only way to guarantee safety was to fell the tree.

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There is a tradition, you could say, of resurrection in the Rev. Pedro Vazquez's church, Potter's House.

"True, true, true, true," the pastor said.

The church is based on resurrection, and it preaches resurrection to its members. And now, it is in the middle of another resurrection project saving the 118-year-old Trinity United Methodist Church building in the 200 block of East King Street of York.

The project is not complete, but after almost two years of work, the church is ready to move into the building. It received its occupancy permit from the city last week.

"Little by little," Vazquez said. "We're ready to move here. We've been looking forward to it for a while."

Potter's House, started in Vazquez's living room six years ago with five members, acquired the building in September 2012 and has been working on it since. There was mold on the walls, and a lot of the plumbing and wiring had been pulled out Vazquez isn't sure who removed them.

The church's main sanctuary was closed off, the roof over it determined to be unsafe. It needed a lot of work, the pastor said.

Much of the work has been done by some of the church's 150 members, the pastor leading the way.

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The first thing youll notice about Tile, the crowdfunded lost-item finder that attaches to bags, keys, bikes and more, is that its big. I mean, I know the company provided the devicesspecs beforehand, but its still a surprise to see this large white square bigger than a Wheat Thin and slightly smaller than a matchbook sitting there in the black foam padding.

The second thing youll notice, during setup, is that its musical.

Yes, Tile actually plays a little song for you when youre connecting it with your phone, and later, when it confirms it was successfully activated.

Whats Tile? For those who need a reminder, Tile was abreakout, viral success story, demonstrating crowdfundings potential. The company raised $2.6 million via its Selfstarter campaign far more than the $20,000 it was looking to initially raise, to top off the earlier $200,000 from Silicon Valley acceleratorTandem Capital.

But the buzz around Tile has been both a blessing and a curse. Instead of being able to scale slowly, the company had more orders than it was prepared to handle.

It really changed the dynamics of manufacturing this in a really good way. However,one of the bad things it did was add delays,Tile CEO Nick Evans says.We had to go and find a different manufacturer our current manufacturer couldnt produce enough.

And, he adds, we needed to make sure if we were shipping that many units, that theyrereally, reallygoing to work.

Nearly a year after Tile achievedits multi-million-dollar crowdfunding raise,shipments finally begangetting off the ground, and today the company is still working toget the device into the hands of those whove paid.

That means some Tile customers wont just be asking themselves if Tile was worth the money (one Tile is $19.95 on preorder), theyll be asking themselves ifit was worth the wait.

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Construction has begun on a $100 million luxury vinyl tile and plank plant in Dalton, Ga.

Belgian flooring manufacturer IVC has upped its commitment to Dalton with plans for a massive $100 million luxury vinyl tile plant, $20 million more than initially expected.

The new vinyl plant -- IVC's second in Dalton -- will create 200 jobs when the 300,000-square-foot factory opens in the spring of 2015. The flooring giant is ramping up production of luxury vinyl tiles, which have grown in popularity, said Xavier Steyaert, co-CEO of IVC US.

Dalton won an apparent bidding war among cities in Northwest Georgia to host the plant, which will be the largest in the U.S. when complete. Its existing U.S. plant produces vinyl flooring in a sheet, rather than a tile format.

Demand for vinyl flooring is high and growing higher. After building its U.S. sheet vinyl plant in 2011, IVC in 2012 built a luxury vinyl plank and tile plant in Belgium to supply all its customers around the world, and to replace production in the Far East.

A third new plant in as many years is now necessary to meet demand, said officials of IVC, which boasts sales of about $400 million per year.

"It's the hottest product right now," said Angelina Cebrian, marketing and communications manager for IVC.

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DALLAS (AP) Jonathan Molina-Garcia joined a family crew of ruferos in 2009 to earn money for college. In many ways, it became college.

It seeded curiosity and respect in him for the tile roofers, who sweated through their crafts with dancers' balance atop Dallas' mini-mansions.

Later, as he labored on a double degree in photography and art history, he also worked as a house painter. There, as with the roofers, he took intimate photographs of crew members who were immigrants like him.

The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/1jieSkk ) reports the experiences led to two portfolios of photographs, titled "Ruferos" and "Odessa," and other work, and won him accolades from the University of North Texas and even the Dallas Museum of Art.

Now, he's been awarded a $100,000 scholarship to the California Institute of the Arts, where he plans to get a master's degree in fine arts. The award comes from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which supports those who "work hard, stay focused and defy the stereotype that poverty precludes high achievement."

Exploring borders of rich and poor, immigrants and natives is the hallmark of his work.

While working as a painter, he noticed that workdays started on streets named after great artists of the Renaissance Botticelli, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. The names struck him as a "kooky juxtaposition," where homeowners were "trying to put themselves in this status position." His parents fit into that real-life canvas, too.

"I liked the names next to my parents, painters who are proud of their work," the wiry 24-year-old said.

His mother, Maria Alarcon, landed her first job as a baby sitter in Los Angeles at age 28. After moving to North Texas, she sent for the four sons she had left behind. She and her children are here legally under temporary protected status, which is given to immigrants from select countries hit by war or natural disasters.

She is posed proudly in a portrait of house painters in the "Odessa" portfolio. Her oldest son, Elmer, can be seen in "Ruferos." Both portfolios were part of Molina-Garcia's application for the graduate school scholarship.

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Airdries only pool will be shutting its doors for three months next summer.

During council June 17, aldermen learned 50,000 square feet of tile is in need of replacement.

Its been 10 years since its opened and we need to replace the pool deck, hot tub and changing room, said Lynn MacKenzie, aquatics team leader at Genesis Place.

She proposed closing the facility between August and November of 2015 in order to complete the $123,000 worth of work.

Mackenzie explained the schools use the pool between October and June and most user groups between September and June.

She added public use is high in the summer months of July and August when children are off of school.

To accommodate all areas, we decided August to November, she said of the proposed closure dates.

Alderman Candice Kolson didnt support the motion. She noted August is a hot month, and with all of the students out of school, a pool was a necessary oasis.

Other councillors questioned the length of the closure.

What was the life expectancy when it was built, asked alderman Ron Chapman.

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