Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | 6:46 p.m. CDT; updated 6:56 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 20, 2012

COLUMBIA MU's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources is looking at ways to prevent future accidents after a steer jumped a fence at an MU slaughterhouse Tuesday and injured one man.

John Brune, the father of the steer's owner, was in fair condition at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday at University Hospital after the runaway steer struck him at the Paquin Street side of the University Avenue Parking Garage. MU police later killed the steer.

Officials in the college of agriculture are still reviewing the incident but so far are considering adding to the physical structure of the slaughterhouse as well as adjusting some procedures to ensure better safety, MU spokesman Christian Basi said Wednesday afternoon.

"It should be noted, though, that our facility and the procedures that were being used at the time are in compliance," Basi said, "and everyone was carrying out their responsibilities in the proper manner when the steer escaped."

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NEW HAVEN Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a fast-growing company whose stock price has soared over the past five years, is returning to New Haven from Cheshire and adding hundreds of jobs, and promises to grow its workforce sharply in the next five years.

In exchange for moving more than 350 people now in Cheshire and adding between 200 and 300 employees by 2017, Alexion will be eligible for a state package worth up to $51 million in tax credits, a grant and a loan that will be partially or fully forgivable, depending on the hiring numbers.

Alexion will move into a new headquarters at a key location in the Elm City, near Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine, on College Street, on land now occupied by a below-grade highway spur.

A 426,000 square-foot building with street-level retail and a parking garage of at least 600 spaces, costing approximately $100 million, would open in June 2015 under the agreement. The developer is Winstanley Enterprises, whose largest office is across the street.

With Tuesday's announcement, Alexion becomes the fourth company in the governor's Governor Dannel P. Malloy's First Five program, designed to give large aid packages to businesses adding at least 200 jobs and it becomes a linchpin in New Haven Mayor John DeStefano's plans to redevelop the medical center area in a pedestrian-friendly way.

It is also part of the state's push to support the biotech industry, which Malloy is making into a signature issue. Alexion has entered the market with one drug so far, developed through biologics rather than chemicals, and has a pipeline of five other drug candidates, all designed to treat ultra-rare, life-threatening diseases.

"We need to build an industry we already have a foothold in," Malloy said Tuesday morning, as he announced Alexion's move and expansion.

Alexion was founded in New Haven's Science Park development 20 years ago by Dr. Leonard Bell, a Yale medical professor who is still the company's CEO. The company went public in 1997, and moved to Cheshire in 2000.

It is outgrowing its three buildings in Cheshire, even after repeated additions. In the past five years, it has added about 150 workers there.

Bell, who graduated from Yale's medical school and lives in Woodbridge, said: "Moving here to New Haven is like a homecoming."

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BAY CITY If it turns out the way he wants it to, Jordan Pries' new business, Electric Kitsch, should be anything but conventional.

The walls inside of the storefront at 917 Washington, formerly occupied by Bay Musical Arts Inc., are now painted a variety of colorful hues reminiscent of another era. "Open" signs made from vintage television sets stand ready to grace the front windows, and shelves are slowly filling with records and vintage items to prepare for the store's grand opening on Friday, June 22.

Pries, a 29-year-old Linwood resident, has been involved in the business of music for quite some time. For eight years, he worked at B's Music Shop in Mount Pleasant and gained experience working in the world of music retail. To him, opening his own business was the logical next step.

But Pries said he wants Electric Kitsch to be more than the average music or record store. In addition to offering a buy/sell/trade system for vinyl records, Pries has collected a variety of vintage instruments, electronics, clothes and other items from the 1950s through the 1980s to sell at Electric Kitsch so the people who come to his shop can have a unique experience.

"I want people to feel like they just walked up to the coolest garage sale ever, where everything is something they might want at garage sale prices," Pries said.

Pries is also planning to offer instrument and electronic repair services at the store.

Electric Kitsch is not the only business slated to open its doors in downtown Bay City in the coming weeks. The storefront at 915 Washington, the former location of the Bay Arts Council that is directly adjacent to the new home of Electric Kitsch, is going to house a shop called Urban Flowers and Found Objects that could open in June, Bay City Downtown Management Board and Development Authority Executive Director Candace Bales said. A new coffee shop, entitled ThunderBrew Coffee Company, also has plans to open its doors in the downtown at 521 Washington, she said.

Bales said it was nice to see plans for two businesses with an artsy and musical focus to move in next store to each other where there had been such a presence before the Bay Arts Council moved to a different location and Bay Musical Arts Inc. closed its doors. She said the businesses could attract similar clientele and likely will be unique additions to the community.

"We love the young professionals coming in with kind of funky stuff," Bales said. "You never know what's going to push buttons and bring in more people, but I get the feeling that those two next to each other will be a good thing."

An evening grand opening party for Electric Kitsch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday. The store's hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Pries said he also plans to open up the store during special weekend events in the downtown, including Bay City's First Thursdays and various festivals.

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UVU breaks ground on new student center

By Brielle Valyntn Alexander

June 18th, 2012 @ 6:06pm

OREM Utah Valley University students and staff should prepare for a groundbreaking improvement on campus.

Officials broke ground on the new Student Life Center and an imminent parking garage the morning of June 18. The Orem campus has heard rumors of a parking structure for many months now, but it has finally become a reality for the growing University. Both are student-funded projects and they promise to be a huge relief in more ways than one.

The six-story parking garage has been designed by GSBS Architects, and will have up to 450 stalls for students and visitors, located close to the library and campus ballroom, according to a press release.

The Student Life Center will pose as a student activity building, with the purpose of encouraging students to unwind from the stresses of college life. Its future amenities of this 175,000 square foot building will include wellness center, bowling alley, multimedia area, large gym for volleyball and soccer, dance and yoga studios, newspaper offices, student council chambers and a reflection center with views of the mountains and sky.

"The design of the building reflects the students' desires to provide a holistic approach for a center which benefits both the physical and spiritual," principal architect of GSBS Architects John Branson said.

Construction isn't such a foreign idea to Orem residents, but the results are certainly an improvement for the university and the community. UVU has already seen many changes in its structure, most recently the major facelift to the Pope Science Building, and the destruction of the Bunnell House, making way for these additions.

The project is expected to last until late 2013.

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"You're one of my best friends," Teresa Giudice tells Jacqueline Laurita, then amends: "Actually, you're my best friend." Teresa Giudice is the kind of person who would say this to anyone when she thinks it'll manipulate them into doing or feeling something, which is arguably the worst kind of person there is. Beneath her many Matryoshka-doll-style layers of denial and use of Italian "old-schoolery" as an excuse for various transgressions, Teresa Giudice knows exactly what the fuck's up.

Bankruptcy be damned, Joe "'Roid" Giudice is busy ripping out concrete around the backyard, planning to build a garage (with a chandelier in it) and a house expansion. They plan on housing Tre's parents in this new hutch, which upsets Joe Gorga. The Giudice kids peer into the hole ripped into the ground by their father. "Look, frogs!" cries Milania. "Those frogs are gonna be dead," mutters Joe. This is like the beginning ofFern Gully.

Caroline throws some judgmental side-eye when Lauren orders the fruit cup (God forbid) instead of snorting egg whites or whatever every time her body requires actual sustenance. Lauren defends herself, and, amid the sea of putdowns and condescension that Lauren's had to put up with her whole life, Caroline gives her a rare nugget of image-positive understanding along the lines of: be happy, be healthy, be yourself. Then she calls Lauren a "chunk-a-munk." Jesus. Two steps forward, one step back. Also, if Albie and Chris are "the good-looking ones" anywhere besides hell or the DMV, I will eat my own hand.

Jacqueline Skypes with Ashley's dad, who looks exactly like every other man on this show. Surprise! Their little bundle of joy (and extensions, dyed ombr with Nyquil) is causing the same old problems and he's kicking her the fuck out. Jacqueline, who seems to have expected this for some time, slurps her Bailey's-spiked coffee with chagrin. Will Ashley be returning to Franklin Lakes?

Albie, Chris, Greg, and Lauren lie around on the leather sofas that doubtlessly fell off the backs of trucks, waiting out a dreary rainstorm in Hoboken, and order a big fucking pizza that Lauren barely looks at. She goes straight for her pepperoni-covered salad. The boys, devouring "heart attack in a bun" calzones, continue to bust poor Lauren's balls about her diet. "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," she sighs. "At least, that's what I tell myself." Because a mantra coined by Kate Moss is bound to be healthy, amirite? AMIRITE, LADIES? As they chow down, they wonder about the whereabouts of Big Mama Manzo. "Has she tweeted yet? That's how you know she's alive." (Sample tweet, recited sardonically by Lauren: Good Morning Sunshine! let a smile be your style today :)") They check if she's alive by calling her, waiting for her to say "Hello," and hanging up.

Aside from instigating ratings-raising fights, it is a complete mystery to me why the Wives continue following Tre's various tabloid exploits, since they clearly upset everyone and mean virtually nothing in the scheme of things. This week's rags report that Tre withheld $250,000 advance for her cookbook and, like Joe Giudice, might spend some time in the clink. Jacqueline is reaching the end of her rope (which, thanks to Ashley, we know is long enough to circle the Earth twice) with Tre's tabloid exploits because she lies to everyone's face about them.

Prison has no tanning beds, so Joe and Tre would not like prison. They meet with their lawyer James Kridel to discuss their options. "I guess God puts you through tests in life, and if anything, this bankruptcy made us stronger," Tre tellsProfessional Attorney Whose Bookshelves of Law Tomes in the Background Are Definitely Not Made of CardboardJames Kridel. He does not even rearrange his face to reflect that he's listening to her. (Fucks Given: 0.)

Kathy and Melissa are thick as thieves. While their husbands are off at the Yankees game, they talk about the newest tabloid (of course), but, to be honest, it's sort of unclear why everyone is so pissed this time. For once, Tre's not slamming the other women only building additions to her house while juxtaposing rumors of bankruptcy and prison to the gossip rags. I hate to say it, but I sort of understand where Tre's coming from this week (I know). She's not hurting anyone this time, and the women mostly seem fixated about how the Giudices' wanton spending and lifestyle is "wrong" or "inappropriate," and it's kind of judgmental to gang up on people about how they spend their money. Not that Tre isn't a catty, backstabbing, manipulative crazy person every single episode, of course.

Kathy refers to herself as "a ping-pong ball of emotions."

Concerned, Jacqueline confronts Teresa about the possibility of going to prison, and she flatly denies anything. "I'll give you my attorney's number," she says. "I want to hear it from you!" cries Jacqueline, frustrated, but there's no getting through to Teresa especially on the subjects of (a) Joe Giudice and (b) money, which are inexorably linked at this point. The additions to the house are brought up, and Tre passive-aggressively downplays them("No closet"), but loses the tiny scrap of credibility she may have had in this argument riiiiight about here: "I don't sell articles to the press."

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Bids for another phase of renovations to the Prairie Capital Convention Center will be opened June 28.

That third phase, expected to cost $2 million to $2.5 million, will include concession stand demolition and rebuilding on the main floor; demolition of mezzanine-level bathrooms to be replaced by larger ones; addition of wheelchair seating areas on the mezzanine; and some electrical and water pipe work.

Brian Oaks, general manager of the building, said the work will also include significant painting on the main floor, to replace all the blue and raspberry around for years with more neutral tones.

Bidding contractors will be asked for a base price for much of the work, but also separate estimates for three additional elements that can be included in the third phase. One is to polish the main floor concrete, which Oaks said would be an advanced selling point for convention business. The other optional elements are to install enhanced flooring in new concession areas and to update all four, instead of just two, mezzanine bathroom areas.

The full cost of the renovation is expected to be $16.2 million, including $5 million from the city of Springfields tax-increment financing fund; $4 million the center has received from the state; and $5.2 million in bonds already sold by the center. The rest of the funding could come from more bond sales or sponsorships that could include naming rights.

Outside work

While work has been progressing for nearly a year, Oaks noted that most of it has been inside the building. But now workers are expanding the driveway and loading-dock area along Ninth Street to create more room for additional buses or service personnel. Concrete pillars there will get a brick faade, and along with iron fencing, will provide better security. Some landscaping will also be added.

We want to make that side of the facility more attractive, he said.

Major work that the public will notice is expected to come in a fourth phase that should start in October. It will take more than a year and will include a major expansion of the lobby, additions of main hall bathrooms, completion of lower-level meeting room updates, and construction of north and south food courts.

That phase, Oaks said, will create the biggest headaches in working around events

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15. Juni 2012 - 22:17 Uhr

Klassische Formel-Fahrzeuge in rFactor 2 von Image Space Inc.

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(MST/Speedmaniacs.de) - Fr die PC-Rennsimulation rFactor 2 von Image Space Inc. die sich gegenwrtig im Open-Betastatus befindet steht eine neue Version zur Verfgung. Die als Update 5 bezeichnete Aktualisierung auf das Build 90 umfasst diverse Verbesserungen und Fehlerkorrekturen in den Bereichen Grafik, Gameplay, AI, UI, Multiplayer und Mod-Untersttzung. Einzelheiten dazu listet die Zusammenfassung am Artikelende auf.

Neben dem Build 90 haben die Entwickler auch die Strecke Brianza als eigenstndige Komponente fr rF2 verffentlicht und eine Aktualisierung der 1960er-Rennserie auf die Version 1.1 die nun auch den Brabham BT20 enthlt. Heruntergeladen werden knnen die einzelnen Dateien derzeit primr ber das rFactor 2-Beta-Forum. Spter sollen diese auch ber die in das Spiel integrierte automatische Aktualisierungsfunktion geladen werden knnen.

rFactor 2 Beta Build 90-Changelog: GRAPHICS: -Re-enabled HDR profiles for new .hdp files -Added bloom post effect -Further improvements to bloom post fx -Updated some polygon attribs to conform to API change -Shadow tuning -Set some shadow defaults -Tied haze density to fog density -Now adjusting air mass density for sky graphics -New base turbidity because of air mass density change

GAMEPLAY: -Added safetycar components -New internal combustion engine code work-in-progress -Added effect on torque from fuel-air mixture (not garage-configurable yet, but running out of fuel now works as it should) -Fixed running out of fuel with new engine code. -Allowed "NonRaceStartSector=1" GDB entry for tracks where the pitlane is between sector checkpoints 1 + 2.

AI: -Removed forcing lanes on restart phase for AI. -improvements on AI cars detecting his and other's relative motion along the line perpendicular to his current driving line.

UI: -vehicle + track lists working as an alternative to the spinner gizmo made options remember last car/track list/spinner state.

BUG FIXES: -Fixed crash that would sometimes happen when picking all cars + track mod -Made RFM/GDB entry "SafetyCarAvailable" work (again).

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Something Special owners Grant Lorick and David Withers Theres something special happening on Main Street, and its making this business district the place to be.

With the latest newcomer, Something Special Florist moving to 1546 Main Street, the addition of several vendors to the areas, and the promise of more, the once-desolate streets are now filled with eager shoppers.

Most might think the coming of the Mast Store drove others to want to be part of Main Street, but Something Special coowner Grant Lorick said he had his eye on relocating from the St. Andrews area long before the first barrel of candy was moved into the general store.

We specialize in bridal flowers, and all our brides complained about the traffic in St. Andrews, said Lorick. We started looking at this long before the Mast opened, and everyone has found this location to be so much more accessible.

Grant brought me here kicking and screaming, and we were both very apprehensive, said co-owner David Withers. But it has been a great decision. We have had so much foot traffic.

They have many fans in the area including Clift Shealy who stopped by to congratulate the pair at the stores grand opening on June 7, held in conjunction with Main Streets First Thursday celebration that same day.

I truly think David is one of the most talented floral arrangers in the United States, Shealy said. You give him free reign, and he does incredible artistic arrangements for his clients.

Besides wedding and funeral arrangements, Something Special carries a large inventory of fresh flowers, tropicals, and plants as well as silk arrangements, gift baskets, candles, and decorative vases and containers.

Both Lorick and Withers say they are glad they made the move from their former location of 14 years, citing the revitalization of the area as an indication that better times are to come.

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The completion date of Powell Middle Schools new wing has been delayed, but will still be open in time for the 2012-13 school year.

Phase one of the two-phase project built by Groathouse Construction initially was scheduled to be finished June 14. The delay, due to an excess of moisture in the concrete foundation of the new construction, has pushed the completion date to July 9.

Originally, sheet vinyl was going to be laid around each kitchen station in the brand new family and consumer sciences room, but if the moisture cannot be removed in time, alternative flooring will have to be installed.

Any solution that we do thats other than whats in the drawings will cost us money, Todd Wilder, Park County School District No. 1 coordinator of support services, said.

Wilder said he hopes it doesnt have to come to that. He is currently working with CTA Architects Engineers to find a solution that wouldnt require deviating from the original plans.

Were waiting on the architects to decide what were going to do, PMS principal Jason Sleep said.

If the moisture issue cannot be resolved, the school district will need to request additional funds approximately $50,000 to change the flooring and complete the project in time for the school year, Wilder said.

We have a little bit of time, it just makes everybody nervous, he said.

Teachers report to school Aug. 14, and instruction begins Aug. 23. Wilder said district officials want everything done by Aug. 1 at the latest so school employees have time to move furniture and equipment to the new building.

If we have the time, well exchange the time for the increased cost, Wilder said. If we start running out of time, then well have to ask the state for the extra money to change floor type.

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Marking the ceremonial start of a comprehensive facilities construction project, representatives of Crawford Electric broke ground June 7 on the co-ops 60-acre campus along Interstate 44 just east of Bourbon.

Since late May, extensive dirt work and site preparation have been under way on the $10.4 million project.

The 67,000-square-foot facility will include a new operations building, vehicle storage facility and warehouse. The project is expected to be finished by late spring 2013.

The project is moving forward after years of consideration and 20 months of intensive planning, which were focused on creating comprehensive facilities to better serve co-op members.

Dan Blesi, Crawford Electrics general manager and CEO, said now is the best time to address the co-ops facilities needs.

The functional deficiencies and issues with the conditions of the current facilities require attention, Blesi said.

Officials noted that hundred of thousands of dollars of co-op assets (vehicles and line material) are currently stored outside. An additional 38,000 square feet of warehouse and garage space is required to adequately secure these assets.

Additionally, the existing warehouse, garage and materials loading areas cannot effectively handle the huge line of trucks utilized.

There also is a lack of appropriately constructed and located facilities which hamper the ability of linemen and operations personnel to respond to power outage emergencies.

Operations are currently housed in a building that is 60 years old, that is undersized by 5,500 square feet, that is a hodgepodge of years of additions and renovations, and that lacks the capacity for further expansion and technological upgrades.

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