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Vandals hit Sterling neighborhood with spray paint - June 30, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Cars, signs, fences and buildings were among property vandalized with white spray paint in Sterling, Illinois.

Overnight from Thursday, June 26 Friday, June 27, 2014 the Sterling Police say vandals used white spray paint to damage property between 4th Avenue East to 6th Avenue East and property on 4th Street North to East 7th Street.

Debbie Mills said she woke up to find her sons car had been vandalized with the white spray paint overnight.

You feel very invaded upon when youre property, which youre working hard to pay for, and someone just comes along and spray paints it, Mills said. Doesnt make you feel very good.

Police said cars, stop signs, fences, property belonging to Sauk Valley News, and the Maple Pancake House were vandalized.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sterling Police Department at 815-632-6640, or call the Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at 815-625-7867.

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Officials: Stay the course on Hanford vapors until study done - June 30, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Annette Cary Tri-City Herald

RICHLAND, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee supports the Hanford tank farm approach of allowing workers to opt for increased levels of personal protection such as different respirators to guard against chemical vapors until a new independent assessment is completed.

Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sent a letter on Hanford vapor issues Friday to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. That was followed by an announcement Monday of the team picked by Savannah River National Laboratory to perform the assessment.

The repeated complaints from workers about exposure to tank vapors that may be causing harm requires a comprehensive response, the letter said.

This spring about 37 Hanford workers have received medical evaluations after either reporting a suspicious odor or in some cases developing symptoms consistent with exposure to chemical vapors. All were cleared to return to work, but workers are concerned about developing serious health issues long-term from chemical exposure.

Workers sometimes report a smell of ammonia, which is one of the chemicals in the head space of underground tanks.

Washington River Protection Solutions, the Department of Energy contractor at the tank farms, requires a minimum of half-face respirators when there is an increased risk for tank vapors.

Those include when waste is being disturbed, such as when waste is pumped from a tank or transferred between tanks, or when workers will be in an area where suspicious odors have been reported in the past.

Workers can instead opt for a full-face respirator or a supplied-air respirator, according to the contractor.

There was one instance about a year ago when a request for a supplied-air respirator was denied and that worker was reassigned to other tank farm work, said contractor spokesman John Britton. Washington River Protection Solutions concluded that it would be unsafe for the electrician to have a steel tank on his back while working in a confined area with high-voltage electricity.

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Volusia companies play key roles in Speedway renovation - June 30, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Published: Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 5:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 2:07 p.m.

That's where owners of local businesses from masonry contractors to lighting distributors met with the project's general contractor to get details on how their companies might get a slice of the $400 million pie.

That initiative by general contractor Barton Malow and the Speedway to reach out to local businesses has paid off.

Since breaking ground nearly a year ago, the Daytona Rising project has created nearly 2,000 construction jobs and provided work for 80 Volusia County firms, either as subcontractors or vendors, said Lenny Santiago, a spokesman for the Speedway. He said he wasn't aware of any Flagler County companies involved in the project.

The renovation of the track's nearly mile-long frontstretch is expected to accelerate immediately following Saturday's Coke Zero 400 race, with the average number of daily on-site workers expected to increase to at least 800, in rotating shifts, up from 500 earlier this month.

We'll kick back into construction mode in high gear, said Santiago.

Officials with the Speedway and Barton Malow view the next several months until early January, when race car testing for 2015 Speedweeks is scheduled to begin, as a big window for workers to make a lot of progress on the project, Santiago said.

All told, Daytona Rising is forecast to create more than 6,300 jobs, both directly and in-directly over the course of its 2-year construction.

Area companies involved in the project range from concrete pavers to electrical firms and landscapers. They include suppliers such as Kingspan Insulated Panels, which is manufacturing the skin that will cover the Speedway's renovated frontstretch at its plant in DeLand, and subcontractors such as AW Baylor Versapanel Plastering, an Ormond Beach-based assembler and installer of panels and drywall.

The Daytona Rising project which will add new fan entrances, more comfortable seating, more eateries and other amenities is scheduled to be completed by January 2016, but area business leaders say its impact as a driver of the local economy is already being felt.

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COD: Black Ops 2 71-14 Demolition on Studio – Video - June 30, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

COD: Black Ops 2 71-14 Demolition on Studio
Awesome and epic match.

By: Shabaloo

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