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FLORENCE: Tree surgery upsetting residents

DATE POSTED: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 3:13 PM EDT

By Amy Batista, Special Writer

"I would like to know how this was arrived at," said John Smith.

He raised concerns about the emergency tree work that was being approved on the agenda later in the evening for his street which he said is "soon to be Bare Boulevard."

"You just met tonight with the concerned residents," Mr. Smith said. "This was our first opportunity as a group to talk to anyone and youve already made the decision that you were going to proceed with this."

A resolution was approved for an emergency expenditure and award to a tree service company for tree removal, Boulevard Street paving and sidewalk replacement.

Mayor Craig Wilkie said there has been a review of the arborists report which identified the trees which are in need of being removed.

"I dont know whether the arborist report was provided to you or not," said Mayor Wilkie. "Tonight," Mr. Smith replied.

According to the resolution, the townships engineer, Maser Consulting, had its certified arborist, Gustave DeBlasio, inspect and evaluate the trees in the first phase of the paving project from West Front Street to West Third Street.

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Terrified residents feared for their lives after explosions shook their Coventry homes and flames lit up the night sky during a ferocious blaze.

People living in Boar Croft, Tile Hill, have spoken of their horror as a blaze at a workshop backing onto their gardens caused two gas canisters to explode and flames began to spread onto their property.

Three fire engines were scrambled to the site and 17 people had to be evacuated from their homes, with some put up in temporary accommodation, as firefighters tackled the blaze in neighbouring James Green Road from 9.30pm on Tuesday.

Around 10 cylinders containing propane, oxygen and acetylene were stored in a makeshift garden workshop which caught fire - prompting a major fire fighting operation which saw fire crews remain at the site until around 7am on Wednesday.

Dianne Bird, who lives on Boar Croft, said: I thought I was finished off. I know it sounds crazy but I didnt know what was going on, I panicked.

I looked out the bedroom window and then there was a big bang, I just cowered down in the bedroom. I didnt know what was going on out there.

Diannes neighbour Gill Raven, 67, lost her shed and fence as well as receiving damage to her greenhouse. Firefighters had to put a hose through her house in order to help tackle the flames at the back of her property.

She said: I had gone to bed early and I heard this explosion which I thought was fireworks at first.

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But then I saw the sky was completely orange and I jumped out of my bed and phoned the fire brigade and then phoned the neighbours.

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Terrified residents feared for their lives after explosions shook their Coventry homes and flames lit up the night sky during a ferocious blaze.

People living in Boar Croft, Tile Hill, have spoken of their horror as a blaze at a workshop backing onto their gardens caused two gas canisters to explode and flames began to spread onto their property.

Three fire engines were scrambled to the site and 17 people had to be evacuated from their homes, with some put up in temporary accommodation, as firefighters tackled the blaze in neighbouring James Green Road from 9.30pm on Tuesday.

Around 10 cylinders containing propane, oxygen and acetylene were stored in a makeshift garden workshop which caught fire - prompting a major fire fighting operation which saw fire crews remain at the site until around 7am on Wednesday.

Dianne Bird, who lives on Boar Croft, said: I thought I was finished off. I know it sounds crazy but I didnt know what was going on, I panicked.

I looked out the bedroom window and then there was a big bang, I just cowered down in the bedroom. I didnt know what was going on out there.

Diannes neighbour Gill Raven, 67, lost her shed and fence as well as receiving damage to her greenhouse. Firefighters had to put a hose through her house in order to help tackle the flames at the back of her property.

She said: I had gone to bed early and I heard this explosion which I thought was fireworks at first.

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But then I saw the sky was completely orange and I jumped out of my bed and phoned the fire brigade and then phoned the neighbours.

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Cases heard at Coventry Magistrates Court on August 29, included

Paulius Masilunas, 21, of Murray Road, Rugby, admitted stealing groceries and electrical items worth 565.49 from Asda. He was conditionally discharged for 12 months and told to pay 85 costs.

Chantelle Slevin, 23, of Maureen Close, Tile Hill North, admitted drink-driving (98mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. Legal limit is 80mg). She was fined 90, banned from driving for 12 months, and told to pay a 20 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Collen Chikore, 36, of Montalt Road, Cheylesmore, admitted being drunk and disorderly, and failing to answer bail. He was conditionally discharged for 12 months and told to pay a 15 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Jamie Delo, 33, of Harnall Lane, Hillfields, admitted taking a vehicle without consent, damaging it and another vehicle, and driving with the wrong licence and no insurance. He was conditionally discharged for two years, banned from driving for two years, and told to pay a 15 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Andrew Moffit, 52, of Charter Avenue, Canley, admitted racially assaulting a police officer. He was given a 12-month community order with 50 hours unpaid work and programme and supervision requirements, and told to pay 50 compensation, a 60 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Cases heard at Coventry Magistrates Court on Saturday, August 30, included:

Joseph Andrews, 30, of Hen Lane, Holbrooks, admitted stealing meat worth 144.53 from Sainsburys. He was fined 73 and told to pay a 20 victim surcharge.

Christopher Couzens, 35, of Harnall Lane, Hillfields, admitted stealing coffee and meat worth 42.25 from Costcutter, and food worth 33.57 from BP. He was fined 73 and told to pay 33.57 compensation.

Cases heard at Coventry Magistrates Court on Monday, September 1, included:

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Bonar, a producer of high performance technical textiles and a division of Low & Bonar has laid the foundation stone of a new factory that will be built in Changzhou, China to make Colback, Bonars proprietary fabric. The initial investment, a single line, will be 32 million during the next two years, but the company has indicated there is room in the new factory for a second line. The new line will have an annual production capacity of 60 million square meters of Colback and will be funded by Bonar's own resources.

Low & Bonar said this is a unique technology to supply the fast growing and important carpet tile backing and automotive markets in China and Asia.

In the flooring industry, Colback is widely used as a primary backing in carpet tiles, high-grade patterned wall to wall carpeting and walk-off mats. The dimensional and thermal stability of Colback prevents carpets from bowing and skewing during processing and makes installation easier.

Brett Simpson, CEO of Low & Bonar, says, "Our decision to invest in a new factory in China to support the fast growing Asian markets is consistent with our strategy and will consolidate our position as global leader in the carpet tile backing and automotive markets."

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'Smart' sprinkler system may save money, developer says

By Bill Gephardt

September 24th, 2014 @ 8:56am

SALT LAKE CITY A smart sprinkler system developed in Utah not only turns itself on and off when it rains, but also keeps an eye on the weather forecast.

Other devices sense rain and keep sprinklers from turning on, but the Skydrop program actually hooks into a Wi-Fi system to keep lawns green and healthy.

Essentially, I didnt know how to water my own lawn, said Clark Endrizzi and he is far from being the only one.

The Utah Division of Water Resources says the typical Utah household uses twice as much water on their yards as is necessary.

Some landscapers were telling me to water every day and just do less watering, Endrizzi said. Some told me I should be watering as little as possible, just watering enough to reach the roots.

Endrizzi, a software engineer, said he started thinking about how weak automated sprinkler systems like his really are. Come torrential rain or blistering sunshine, they keep watering and watering through torrential rain or blistering sunshine because that is what they're programmed to do.

So Endrizzi set out to create a smart sprinkler system. Skydrop replaces old sprinkler controllers. It connects to a home's wireless network and then starts pulling real-time weather data from the Internet. This stops sprinklers from running when they're not needed, for example, during a rain storm. It measures humidity, temperature, wind, even the slope of the yard, to create a schedule Endrizzi said will save water.

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David Phillips, accused of misleading investors of his investment firm First Leaside arrives to the Ontario Securities Commission to testify on Queen St., Toronto June 19, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail)

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Special to The Globe and Mail

Published Thursday, Sep. 25, 2014 5:00AM EDT

Last updated Thursday, Sep. 25, 2014 5:00AM EDT

This is the story of the First Leaside Group, a residential real estate investment firm located in Uxbridge, Ont. It is not a happy story a lot of people lost a lot of money, and the Ontario Securities Commission alleges (and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has already found) that this happened because First Leasides founder David Charles Phillips and one of its salesmen, John Russell Wilson, were unscrupulous in their business practices.

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Craig Wood, from Hereford, tipped the scales at a staggering 38 stone The 31-year-old would spend 200 a day on takeaways and alcohol He racked up 15,000 debt feeding hisaddictionto fat-drenched foods His BMI was 61 - almost three times the recommended range of 18.5 to 25 His chest measured 78ins, his waist 58ins and he wore size XXXXXXXXXL After undergoing a gastric band operation on the NHS he has lost 20st He has ditched the takeaways and eats a healthy, balanced diet He has called for more to be done to help people battling a food addiction

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Published: 04:14 EST, 25 September 2014 | Updated: 08:04 EST, 25 September 2014

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Tipping the scales at a staggering 38 stone, Craig Wood was morbidly obese, having racked up 15,000 debt to satisfy his 200-a-day addiction to takeaways.

The 31-year-old admits he even shoplifted chicken wings, stuffing them in his trousers to gorge on when he got home.

His diet was laden with sausage rolls, deep fried treats, chocolate and biscuits - washed down withpintsof lager, Baileys andJack Daniels.

But after undergoing gastric band surgery on the NHS, Mr Wood has shed 20st - and now weighs 18st.

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