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Instability of the gorge wall beneath the former High Falls festival site has forced city officials to abandon restoration work there and turn their attention on other parts of the historic district.

A report due in May will detail the extent and pace of erosion, possible remedies and associated costs. Options could include permanently fencing off the festival site; partially demolishing that section of the gorge wall and abandoning an already-evacuated two-story building below; or erecting a concrete and rock retaining wall to hold everything up.

Neither option is particularly appealing aesthetically or financially, said City Engineer James McIntosh. For now, the city has ceased work at the site of what was an 1888 shoe factory, saw mill and old water wheel pit visible from a covered platform. Barricades wrapped in snow fencing limit access. The focus has become an intense imaging survey to track movement of the wall over a six-month period.

Its not safe for the contractor or anyone to be working over there, McIntosh said. The wall underneath ... has eroded away so you kind of have this cliff, and as you get lower and lower the wall is moving in.

City Council met in committee on Thursday and approved Mayor Thomas Richards request for an additional $23,000 to redesign restoration of the old Browns Race, shifting work westward beyond the area of concern to the old Triphammer Forge Water Wheel. That would increase LaBella Associates consulting and design fees to $152,000 so far.

Restoration efforts also will refurbish foot bridges, as well as seal and re-water the wet well along Mill Street. City Council approved a total project budget of $610,000 back in 2009, to be paid for with a state grant and $290,000 in city matching funds.

The gorge wall stability study by LaBella is a separate $85,000 item.

Developer Ben Kendig has restored and renovated four High Falls buildings including 40 Commercial St., which now sits abandoned. He leases that property from the city, and also has the city contract for upkeep of the festival site above.

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While glad to hear about the planned work on the Triphammer Forge, he is waiting like everyone else to gauge the possible impact of LaBellas findings about the gorge wall.

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By Jim Donovan: I just got word from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that 900,000 cabinet locks are being recalled. The kid-proof locks, which are supposed to prevent children from getting access to cabinet items like cleaning chemicals, arent kid-proof after all. The locks can be disengaged by small children, posing the risk of injury, due to dangerous or unsafe items.

The manufacuter of the locks, Doral Juvenile Group has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks. Of the reported incidents, the firm is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents. In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed and released from emergency treatment centers.

This recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on packaging. The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device. The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in the recall. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month and the numbers of either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

Bed Bath & Beyond, and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Consumers should immediately remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159. When removing the recalled locks, consumers are urged to immediately store dangerous items out of reach of children.

For additional information, contact DJG toll-free at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of nearly 1 million Safety 1st Push 'N Snap cabinet locks.

The locks were recalled because young children can disengage the them, allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury, according to the CPSC.

There have been 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks.

Of the reported incidents,Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc., of Columbus, Ind., the company that distributes Safety 1st products,is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents.

In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed and released from emergency treatment centers.

The recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on packaging. The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device. The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in the recall. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month and the numbers of either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

The locks were sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, Lowes and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Consumers should immediately remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159.

For additional information, contact DJG toll-free at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com.

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A massive recall of nearly 1 million Safety 1st Child Cabinet Locks has been announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The 900,000 Push N Snap Cabinet Locks were manufactured in China; imported by Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc., of Columbus, Indiana; and sold at Bed Bath & Beyond and other retail stores, nationwide and online, at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Young children can disengage the cabinet locks, allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury, due to dangerous or unsafe items. To date, DJG has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks.

Of the reported incidents, the firm is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months old and 5 years of age who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents. In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner, or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed, and released from emergency treatment centers.

This recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on the products packaging.

The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device.

The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month; the numbers on either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in this recall.

The firm advises consumers to immediately remove the recalled locks from their cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159. When removing the recalled locks, consumers are urged to immediately store dangerous items out of reach of children.

DJG can be reached, toll-free, at 1.866.762.3212 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday or at the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com.

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Safety 1st Push 'N Snap Cabinet Locks.

The commission says it has received 200 reports that the child safety locks don't secure properly, meaning kids can get into the cabinets. Damaged locks have also been reported.

There have been three reported cases of children handling and even swallowing hazardous materials because the locks did not work.

The recall includes locks with model numbers 48391 and 48842 manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on the packaging, and the date of the manufacture is embossed on the back.

Push 'N Snap locks are produced by Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) and are sold at Bed Bath & Beyond and other retail stores and online at Amazon.com for between $2 and $4.

The CPSC advises consumers who bought the product to remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement with model numbers HS158 or HS159.

You can contact DJG at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit http://www.djgusa.com.

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TASK OF MAINTAINING REST AREAS IN SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY TO BE VESTED IN GOVT OWNED COMPANY

The Cabinet decided to vest the task of development, operation and maintenance of rest areas on the Southern Expressway with Sri Lanka Insurance Resorts and SPAS Private Limited, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited on a 99 year lease, on proposal by the President as Ports and Highways Minister.

The rest area in the country's first E-01 Expressway is at Welipenna on the 44th Km from Kottawa.

The Cabinet decided to allocate Rs 341 million to proceed with the project for relaying of pipe borne water supply system within the Galle Municipal area on the recommendation of Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Galle Water Supply Scheme covers 50 Grama Niladhari divisions within the Galle Municipal Council area through 18,235 domestic consumer connections and 2,049 non-domestic consumer connections. The beneficiary population is 101,420 people. Some pipes laid are over 100 years old and need replacement.

It has been observed that the people living within the Galle Municipal Council area do not have an alternative source to cover their daily water needs, except the pipe borne water supplied by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.

The Agriculture Ministry has been entrusted with the task of providing 2.5 million packets of seeds to the Department of Agrarian Development, each containing 10 varieties of vegetable seeds for the distribution among beneficiaries under Divi Neguma -2012 programme.

The inaugural ceremony of this national programme is to be held islandwide on April 5.

The proposal by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to procure this requirement through the private sector along with leaflet at a cost of Rs l78 million was approved by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding on mass media signed with the Pakistan government during the recent visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Pakistan on the recommendation of Mass Media and Information acting minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene.

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(WPRI) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Safety 1st Cabinet Locks after more than 200 reports of children opening cabinets meant to be locked tight.

What's underneath your kitchen or bathroom cabinets? Probably lots of things you don't want your children near.

That's why parents buy locks like these. But Safety 1st is recalling 900,000 Push N' Snap Cabinet Locks after numerous reports poured in to the CPSC. The manufacturer, Dorel Juvenile Group has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet.

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Consumers are being asked to remove the locks and contact the company for a free replacement lock. In the meantime, remove poisonous products out of reach.

Twenty-nine million gas cylinders manufactured by Worthington are being recalled.

The actual name of the product may be listed as Map Pro, Propylene and Mapp gas cylinders. The seal on the cylinders can leak after torches or other fuel consumer equipment are disconnected from them posing a fire hazard.

Consumers should return the containers to the store for a full refund. No injuries were reported regarding the gas cylinders.

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Tribune photos by January Wetzel / Sydnee Long, 9, lying down, brother, Joey Long, 6, center, and Tristan Clawson, 6, watch television in the newly renovated living room at Anchor House in Seymour. The shelter%u2019s kitchen, pictured in the background, also was completely redone thanks to donations and volunteers from Home Depot, Seymour Jaycees, Skaggs Builders and Bill Sons Handyman.

Tribune photos by January Wetzel / A closeup of the new counters, stove and appliances in the remodeled Anchor House kitchen is seen this this photo.

Sitting around a new kitchen table, three young children laugh and tease each other as they enjoy a healthy snack.

Their stick-figure drawings and coloring pages hang on the doors of a new refrigerator.

After cleaning up, the kids head into the living room, an area divided from the kitchen by a breakfast bar that is often occupied by adults.

Plopping down in bean bag chairs on the floor, they flip on the television to watch cartoons.

This could be the scene from any home in Jackson County, but thanks to donations and a major remodeling project, its now also an everyday occurrence at Anchor House homeless shelter in Seymour.

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MADISON The Wisconsin National Guard Armory in Onalaska will get an overdue remodeling as the State Building Commission Wednesday approved a $3 million upgrade of the facility.

Built in 1959, the armory at 910 Oak Forest Drive has never been extensively renovated and has become outdated. The air conditioning and ventilation systems are failing and it lacks fire alarms and a fire sprinkler system now required by code, said Lt. Col. Daniel Pulvermacher.

"This isn't a complete remodeling but it does address a lot of building's major components," he said.

The work will include upgrading the telephone and data systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in 8,300 square feet of offices and classrooms. Also, it includes installation of sprinklers and alarms, upgrading the arms vault and supply room, electrical upgrades and asbestos removal.

The project is entirely federally funded. Construction bids will be awarded in July for renovations to begin in September and be completed by June 2013.

Troops won't be relocated during the renovations but will be moved within the building as needed to accommodate remodeling.

"This will provide a more efficient and effective facility as well as bring it up to current codes," Pulvermacher said.

The armory is home to Company A, 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, and U.S. Army Reserve units.

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"Orange Crush," artist Phillip Estlund's collage on found wood, depicts a post-flood image of a mangled home. Part of the structure has been lifted skyward, and much of the siding has been ripped off. The cracks and moldlike discoloration of the collage's wood base contributes to the dreariness of the scene. Adding some color, and perhaps hope, are brightly colored Florida oranges, with bright-green leaves still attached. The house appears to have landed on, but not crushed, the fruit, which is disproportionally large and suggestive of gifts Floridians ship to Northern relatives in order to brag, "I'm in a subtropical paradise while you're shoveling snow."

This 2007 collage is one of many works in "Subprime/Subtropics," Estlund's solo exhibition that opens Friday at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. The show, which also includes sculptures, prints, a diorama and a site-specific installation, explores the psychological and physical effects of natural and man-made disasters.

Many of the works depict structures that appear to have stood up to nature and lost the battle. But as the show's title suggests, Estlund is also concerned with another equally unforgiving entity: banks.

Boarded-up structures in varying states of disrepair became prevalent in Estlund's work shortly after the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the most active in recorded history.

"I had been using house iconography up until then, predominantly in collages having to do with architecture and nature," explains Estlund, who in 2001 moved fromWashington, D.C., to South Florida. "The hurricanes and the tenuous nature of structures considered solid reinforced that they're as subject to nature as anything is, and created for me a whole source of new materials."

His works came to include post-hurricane fencing material and aluminum blinds, which are presented as siding in sculptures such as "Reclaimed/Repossessed (A Derelict Nature)." The piece reveals a boarded-up and roofless structure covered in yellow-brown drop marks.

Estlund says the show has evolved since he first discussed it with Art and Culture Center curator Jane Hart. Last September, after "a bit of a dismal experience" in South Florida, Estlund downsized from a Lake Worth warehouse to a smaller West Palm Beach studio so he could live part-time in New York. Nine months away gave him a new perspective, which he plans to incorporate in site-specific murals and installations that will accompany his sculptures and collages about nature's penetration of domestic spaces.

"Home Invasion Series 1" shows a brick-walled room with a large, circular, black couch facing a fireplace. Rather than flames, large red tentacles reach from the opening, but no one is there to see them. "Nature Study," another collage, depicts people around a built-in swimming pool. All are intensely focused on writing or sketching and oblivious to the bright-green sea anemones emerging from the pool.

In these works and similar collages, nature is ever-present, and yet seemingly invisible to humans. At least until disaster strikes.

Colleen Dougher operates the South Florida arts blog Arterpillar.

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