SAVANNAH, Ga.

The Savannah River has enough room for cargo ships to accommodate Georgia and South Carolina adding a new port terminal downstream from the busy Port of Savannah, according to a study presented to officials from both states Monday.

For years, the neighboring states have worked slowly toward building a jointly owned, $3 billion shipping terminal on 1,500 acres in Jasper County, South Carolina, just across the river from Savannah. The South Carolina delegation had been reluctant to move forward without determining if a second port could function without causing traffic jams on the water.

Engineering consultants told the joint port board, meeting Monday for the first time since May, that they developed models to estimate ship traffic in the river channel in the year 2049. They looked at traffic projections for the Port of Savannah alone, then with the addition of the Jasper County terminal. Their report concluded delays affecting ships likely would be slightly more frequent, and just a few minutes longer, with a second port on the river.

"The river is not going to shut down with the addition of the Jasper terminal," said Michael Rieger, project manager for the consulting firm Moffatt & Nichol. "We can still get ships in and out, and the delays are just a little bit longer than what occurs today."

The findings appeared to satisfy South Carolina members of the joint port board, who had previously expressed doubts that a plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to expand the Port of Savannah's shipping channel and make room for larger cargo ships was insufficient to handle a second port terminal.

"We were looking at a go or no-go" situation, said David Posek, a board member of the South Carolina Ports Authority and chairman of the joint port board. "What the study is telling us is there are modifications that are going to be needed, in an efficient way, but the river can accommodate both."

The timing of the Jasper County project remains uncertain. Consultants say they hope to have a draft design ready by September to submit to federal regulators. Georgia and South Carolina officials have said they expect the new port terminal could be permitted, built and operational by about 2030.

Engineers are already working to fix some faults with the terminal's preliminary design. Consultant Jason Ball told the board Monday that the Jasper terminal's wharf will need to pushed an additional 500 feet from the river channel so that waves from passing vessels don't rock ships tied to the dock. He said any rocking motion could slow down crane operators trying to load and unload cargo.

Proponents of the Jasper County terminal say both states will need it once their ports in Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, run out of capacity.

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Although major renovations to Sterling Memorial Library were completed earlier this year, a new construction project in the library has just begun.

Last month, refurbishment began on the Franke Family Reading Room, which was previously known as the Periodicals Reading Room, to convert the space into a interim reading room for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The project is slated to be completed by May 1 and will transform the room so that faculty, students and staff will be able to continue research with rare books and manuscripts throughout the Beinecke renovation, which is scheduled for completion by the fall 2016 semester. Despite the temporary loss of study space, E.C. Schroeder, director of the Beinecke Library, said the benefits of the project outweigh the costs.

The alternative [to the Franke Family Reading Room project] is that we dont have a reading room for the Beinecke during its renovation, he said. From my perspective and I am biased obviously that is a major concern for the University.

He said the renovation of the Franke room has three major components: dividing the space for faculty and staff, upgrading the electrical and security systems and improving the climate control of the room for sensitive materials.

The University plans to construct a wall to divide the room in half, which will allow both Beinecke staff and readers to have their own workspace, Schroeder said. The room will be able to house 15 staff members and 38 researchers.

In addition, the room is currently undergoing a security upgrade, which will include the installation of security cameras in the reading room and safety glass on the windows to prevent against break-ins.

The Franke was selected since it is the largest reading room space available; it was relatively easy to convert it into a temporary reading room and it is also convenient, Schroeder said. We needed it to be as easy as possible to bring material in because all the material is coming from outside Sterling.

Last spring, all of the periodicals previously in the Franke Family Reading Room were relocated to another room. This left the shelves of the Franke room empty during the fall 2014 semester.

Adjacent to the Franke reading room, the International Room is also undergoing a transformation of its own.

Schroeder said the space will be converted into a classroom for special collections, in which examples of books from Shakespeares time or other rare material can still be presented to students in a classroom setting.

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The owners of two old houses that were long ago converted to apartments are going to undertake an archaeological study of the properties in Brownes Addition before the city of Spokane will let them tear down the houses to make room for a new apartmentbuilding.

Kettrick Properties has submitted an application to demolish the adjoininghouses.

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The owners of two old houses that were long ago converted to apartments are going to undertake an archaeological study of the properties in Brownes Addition before the city of Spokane will let them tear down the houses to make room for a new apartmentbuilding.

Kettrick Properties has submitted an application to demolish the adjoininghouses.

The houses were built in 1895 at 2335 W. Third Ave., and in 1898 at 317 S. CoeurdAleneSt.

They sit on a triangular piece of land on the east side of CoeurdAlene Street across from the Latah Valleybluff.

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When we got our hands on the original Icontrol Piper in July 2014, we concluded that the security-camera/Z-Wave-hub combo had room to grow. The addition of night vision (a $70 premium over the original device, which remains available) is a good step forward for the hardware, but the Piper's true potential remains untapped.

The night-vision camera looks nearly identical to the original. You get the same sleek design, the same great 180-degree lens, the same great array of sensors, and the same Z-Wave hub. The new camera works with the same app, and it integrated seamlessly with the two Pipers Icontrol had sent previously (the app can manage up to five Pipers).

You'll only notice the difference when the soft red glow of infrared illumination fires up around the Piper's lens as it goes into night-vision mode. On the inside, the night-vision Piper packs a faster ARM processor and a higher-resolution 3.4 megapixel camera that delivers 1080p resolution.

Curiously, the faster processor doesn't seem to be enough to power the switch over to night vision. The camera will switch automatically based on the ambient light, or you can switch manually between modes. In practice, I found that it favored day mode even in low light when some other cameras (such as the D-Link DCS-825L baby monitor I reviewed recently) would have switched to night mode.

The Piper nv struggled with its switch to night-vision mode.

When I forced the Piper NV to switch, it was very sluggish to update, leaving a long green screen and then a very pixelated picture for several minutes while the bit stream caught up. Parts of the image rendered clearly, but any movement turned into a pixelated mess, despite being set to use maximum bandwidth for local network streaming. Video from the regular cameras was still smooth, so it's unlikely my home network was throttling the Piper NV's video stream to such low quality.

The software is so intuitive that my two-year-old was able to add a smart plug with minimal coaching. He enjoys turning a lamp on and off through the Piper app. I'm a fan of the home vitals tab as well, which shows stats per Piper, illustrating temperature and humidity differences between levels of our 100-year-old home.

One of several errors I encountered on opening the Piper app.

The app can use temperature alerts to control an air conditioner or heater plugged into one of the smart plugs to keep the temperature under control, but I wish I could have used the humidity levels to trigger a dehumidifier.

Sadly, the software frustrations covered in our Piper review from July are mostly still around. Alerts can now be dismissed by tapping the current mode on the dashboard, so there is now no need to change modes just to clear an alert. But there is still no way to save video.

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PITTSBURGH - Kate and Chris Eyerman didn't get a new dining room just for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, but it certainly helps when gatherings outgrow the granite-topped bar where they and their two daughters eat most meals.

"We usually have 12 people for holidays," Kate Eyerman said.

That doesn't feel like a crowd in this 18- by-15-foot space with a 15-foot cathedral ceiling, and there is plenty of elbow room at the nearly 10- by-4 1/2-foot table.

The cherry Arhaus table arrived just a few days before Christmas 2012, the final piece of a nearly four-month project that also included a kitchen expansion and the addition of a bathroom, bedroom and large mudroom.

But the biggest piece of eye candy was the dining room addition, whose exposed white oak timber frame extends outside to the new covered patio.

Atlantic Timber Frame created all of the room's oak trusses, which are decorative in the interior but structural on the outside. Sandstone used throughout the house, including a new fireplace mantel, came from the same Columbus, Ohio, quarry that supplied the home's original builders.

Where they previously had no back door, the Eyermans now have two French doors that bring in sunlight and views of their 2 1/4 acres of grass and apple and pear trees. As a bonus they now have an outdoor living space just steps away.

"We eat out there quite a bit, and we entertain there," Kate said.

Her husband agreed, saying that they hope to add an outdoor fireplace and extend the patio even more into the yard.

"It's like an outdoor living room," he said.

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If reports are true, three-time father Scott Disick has resumed his old hard-partying ways. Just one month after Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to their son, Reign, Disick has reportedly trashed an Aspen, Colorado hotel room during a booze-filled weekend with friends.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 31 - father to Mason, 4, Penelope, 2, and Reign, 1 month - stayed at Hotel Jerome and wreaked havoc.

A source from the hotel told TMZ that one of Disicks friends stole a bottle of $400 alcohol from the lobby bar, which they were charged for. They also charged $840 worth of alcohol to their room and the next night $600 worth.

In addition to all the drinking, fellow guests at the hotel complained of a strong odor of marijuana coming from his room.

When he left with the group he was with, they were charged $500 for trashing the non-smoking room with empty bottles and cigarette butts everywhere.

Disick had a difficult summer while filming Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons, where he was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning and checking into rehab soon after.

If this story is true, its not likely Kardashian will stay with him much longer.

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Over the past few years, airports, schools, and businesses have reexamined safety procedures and protocols within their buildings. Many have discovered the importance of establishing designated boundaries for areas that are recognized and managed with a clear view to those walking in or nearby those areas. However, many face fiscal limitations with construction or found they have limited space in their existing facilities that are sometimes 15-20 years old.

In response to this growing need for a clear division, Screenflex Portable Room Dividers has created a sturdy clear acrylic portable room divider in two lengths; a 3'4" single panel unit or a 10'0" three panel unit. These freestanding units are made of 3/16" OPTIX Acrylic surrounded by black anodized extruded aluminum channel framing for stability and structure.

"Our research has shown that acrylic is a safer option for clear panels versus glass wall partitions. Upon a forcible impact glass will shatter creating a greater risk where acrylic will fracture, but remain intact within the aluminum frame," comments Screenflex President John Maas.

In contrast to other dividers, Screenflex Clear Room Dividers arrive fully assembled and ready to use. Hinges connect the clear panels together allowing the unit to be arranged as a straight wall or to form a corner at the hinge. This makes it easy to create designated security areas and boundaries requiring control for security or safety purposes; such as group luggage storage, airport screening area, library study area or a break room to name a few. A secure locking option is available to connect the panels to additional clear units or to add to fabric or vinyl covered Screenflex Room Dividers.

Standard on every Screenflex Room Divider is self-leveling caster wheels Which provide exceptional stability on uneven floors. Once the unit is in place, the corner casters can be locked to secure the divider into position. Because the panels are 6'2" tall, they can easily roll through a standard doorway by a single person for another use or for storage.

"In addition to security applications, the clear divider is ideal for creating temporary areas that double as collaborative learning environments. The wet erase function is ideal for informal group discussions, presentations, and project work. The crystal clear moveable acrylic walls are an economical solution to a division need versus costly glass dividers", adds Mike McClure, Screenflex Vice President of Sales.

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Screenflex is the premier provider of high-quality portable room dividers and continues to be a trusted supplier among facility managers. To find out more, please visit Screenflex.com.

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