The same fungus that caused the removal of five Redwood City palms around Courthouse Square and Theater Way may force the city to uproot all of its downtown trees.

The city has fought the infection Fusarium oxysporum with spraying for several years to keep it at bay but it is spreading beyond the initial palms, according to the city.

The fungus is common to palms and is the same one that previously caused the removal of several trees on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

The city is looking at its options but most likely will remove the remaining trees, said spokesman Malcolm Smith.

Downtown started with 29 trees but five have been removed so far, leaving 24 standing.

One tree removal is currently scheduled but any others will be held off until the new year to maintain downtowns ambiance during the holidays, Smith said.

Downtowns aesthetics and attractiveness are crucial components to its success, Smith said in a public announcement of the anticipated tree removal.

The removal requires a heavy-duty crane to pull it from the ground by the root ball because sawdust from cutting them down risks infecting neighboring palms. Tree removal costs between $8,00 and $10,000 a piece.

Replacing the fallen trees with other palms at a cost of up to $30,000 per tree is ill-advised because the infection remains alive underground even after the removal and will attack the new plant.

The City Council is expected to hear by years end some options to ease the aesthetic loss of the trees, including replacement with a more resilient species.

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A 61-year-old carer, who was injured when she fell off the toilet of her Shankill, Co Dublin, home, has been awarded almost 28,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane said Isabela OSullivan got such a fright from a falling tile as she sat on the toilet that she had fallen forward, injuring her right knee.

Barrister William Martin Smith told the court Ms OSullivan , only weeks before the September 2011 accident, had her bathroom re-tiled following a fire at her house in Rathsallagh Grove, Shankill.

She sued contractor Neil Kelly, of Old Road, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co Louth, who had been hired by her insurance company to carry out remedial work to her home.

Mr Kelly, who had employed a tiler to do the work, denied liability for alleged negligence or that the work had not been done properly.

Judge Linnane said Mr Kelly believed Ms OSullivans claim was a fraudulent one and that she had prised the tile off the wall because she wanted different tiles after discovering that not enough tiles had been ordered to cover the bathroom walls.

Mr Martin Smith said Ms OSullivan had gone to the bathroom on September 8th, 2011. As she sat on the toilet she had noticed a flashing shadow of the tile as it fell from the top row. The fright had caused her to fall forward off the toilet seat. He said she had lain on the floor for several minutes before managing to call one of her friends.

Ms OSullivan said she had needed to attend her GP several times, complaining of ongoing pain in her knee. She had undergone physiotherapy sessions and her GP had referred her to a specialist as the pain had been persistent.

Mr Martin Smith told the court X-rays had revealed Ms OSullivan had an underlying degenerative condition in her knee. He said she was no longer able to go for long walks as she used to.

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A 61-year-old carer who was injured when she fell off the toilet of her Shankill, Co Dublin, home, has been awarded almost 28,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane said that Isabela OSullivan got such a fright when a wall tile fell down as she sat on the toilet that she fell forward, injuring her right knee.

Barrister William Martin Smith told the court that Ms OSullivan, only weeks before the September 2011 accident, had her bathroom re-tiled following a fire at her house in Rathsallagh Grove, Shankill.

She sued contractor Neil Kelly, of Old Rd, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co Louth, who had been hired by her insurance company to carry out remedial work to her home.

Kelly, who had employed a tiler to do the work, denied liability for alleged negligence or that the work had not been done properly.

Judge Linnane said Mr Kelly believed Ms OSullivans claim was a fraudulent one and that she had prised the tile off the wall because she wanted different tiles after discovering that not enough tiles had been ordered to cover the bathroom walls.

Mr Martin Smith said Ms OSullivan had gone to the bathroom on September 8, 2011. As she sat on the toilet she had noticed a flashing shadow of the tile as it fell from the top row. The fright had caused her to fall forward off the toilet seat.

He said that she had lain on the floor for several minutes before managing to call one of her friends.

Ms OSullivan said she had needed to attend her GP several times, complaining of ongoing pain in her knee. She had undergone physiotherapy sessions and her GP had referred her to a specialist as the pain had been persistent.

Mr Martin Smith told the court X-rays had revealed Ms OSullivan had an underlying degenerative condition in her knee. He said she was no longer able to go for long walks as she used to.

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If you make a list of the things most commonly lost, or stolen, by people, umbrellas would pretty much be part of the top ten. That might not be much of a problem if you have some rundown, second-hand, no brand umbrella. But if you have a Blunt, which sells itself as the world's best umbrella, losing one would be like losing an arm or, worse, a smartphone. Luckily, Blunt has teamed up with tag marker makers Tile to gives their customers some peace of mind. At the price of buying a new umbrella, of course.

NFC and Bluetooth tags markers aren't exactly new. These little blocks, some of them the size of a key fob, can be used to pair with a smartphone, attached to an object of importance, and then set to alarm when it goes beyond a certain distance. Some are even sophisticated enough to have their own GPS inside to make locating it even easier, though most just use a bit of Bluetooth wizardry to make that happen over shorter distances.

While you can definitely attach your tag of choice to an umbrella, Blunt or otherwise, there is definitely something to be said for one that comes with it built-in. Especially if you're a fan of Blunt, whose features for umbrellas are definitely an impressive laundry list. The umbrellas work just like any Tile tag, within a distance of 100 feet and compatible with iOS or Android. There are two umbrellas being offered under the Blend + Tile promo. The Metro X_S + Tile is one that you can fold up and stow in your bag and costs $69. A regular sized Blunt Classic + Tile costs a higher $99 naturally. The umbrellas will ship in November.

Pairing a location tag with an easily lost item such as an umbrella is definitely a smart idea, one that should definitely catch on as the number of devices with NFC and Bluetooth LE start growing. Now if only you could get Tile inside the Air Umbrella, because it is definitely something that people might be interested in "accidentally" taking away by mistake. That is, if it ever gets of the ground first.

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On Wednesday, Oct. 8, a Wilson Brothers Construction crew prepared to place the last pipe in the ground on Main Street in Lovell the last of thousands in recent years.

Posing with the last fire hydrant for the Lovell water and sewer infrastructure project (with connecting stem to the water main) are (l-r) Lovell councilman and water commissioner Brian Dickson, project supt. Kim Wilson, foreman Michael Wilson and operator Mike Alcarez, all of whom have worked on the final four phases of the massive project. In the cab of the backhoe is Jason Brothers. David Peck photo

In this case, it was the final new fire hydrant for Main Street, the last connection to Lovells water and sewer system that has been almost completely rebuilt over the last 10 years.

Theres still work to be done including some concrete work, cleanup and the punch list, but for the most part, the fifth and final phase of the Lovell water and sewer infrastructure project is complete, the last four done by Wilson Brothers.

After the difficulties of the North Project in 2006-07, the final four phases of the project have run smoothly with the experienced Wilson Brothers at the helm, as the project added four more chapters to the storied history of the Cowley company.

Wilson was hired to step in and finish the North phase in 2007, then won bids for the next four phases of the project: Southeast in 2008, Southwest/Transmission Line in 2009-10, South in 2011-12 and Main Street in 2014, the final phase as the water and sewer subcontractor working with WyDOT street repair general contractor Reiman Construction.

During the eight years, according to Wilson Brothers co-owner Kim Wilson, there are four workers who have worked on all phases of the project: operator Mike Alcarez, lead foreman Jason Coble, foreman Michael Wilson and operator/trench foreman Kevin Gordon. Kim Wilson has been the superintendent of the four phases, with Lane Denzin as project coordinator, Deb Nordenstam in the company office and Lovell Town Manager Brian Dickson overseeing the project for the Town of Lovell as water commissioner.

Looking back at the project, Kim Wilson noted that his nephew Michael Wilson is part of the fifth generation of the Wilson Brothers history, and Michaels son Jessee, who works during the summer when not attending the University of Wyoming, is the sixth generation.

Wilson Brothers Construction was formed in 1999, spinning off of CA Wilson Construction after Charles A. Chick Wilson died. His sons Boyd, Wes, Kim and John formed the new company. And now Boyds son Michael, Wess son Danny and Kims sons Nick and Jeff are carrying on the family business.

The first generation was George B. Wilson, who helped build the Sidon Canal and the railroad grade through Pryor Gap around 1900. Georges son Ray Wilson was part owner of Wilson-Welch Construction, and son Chick Wilson formed CA Wilson Construction.

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Dan River Business Development Center has been a key player in the Dan River Regions reboot efforts following the economic decline that left many out of work.

Thirteen years into their work, the center takes credit for helping creating about 2,000 local jobs.

DRBC is a business incubator that offers office, light industrial and warehouse spaces. Usage of any part of the roughly 30,000 square foot space is typically under a three-year lease agreement. The center has housed various businesses and organizations for short term stays.

There are six industrial bays and the rest of the building is filled with office space. There is a room with cube desk settings, a conference room, a seminar room and a library within the building.

How it started

Somewhere in the late 90s, a group of people, both the city and county, got together and pretty much came up with the thought that an incubator was something they need, Ralph Hogg said. Since 2001, theyve pretty much been in the business of economic development directors and whomever to secure tenants here.

Hogg has been the director of operations at the center for the last three years.

The center works in conjunction with the citys office of economic development, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, the Southside Business Technology Center, the Launch Place and the Longwood Small Business Development Center.

We dont compete with what I call the commercial real estate people. We are essentially in a way kind of subsidizing the rent. Although some people would tell you thats not really the case, Hogg said. The rent paid for a single office space grants the leaser access to the seminar room, library and conference room in addition to other extra space.

What a tenant gets when they come out here is a space that we hope will accommodate their needs. We can give them support in many different ways, Hogg said.

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