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A federal judge has extended a months-long moratorium on executions in Ohio as debate over the state's new two-drug combination continues.
The moratorium was to end this week. The new order extends it through Jan. 15.
That will delay executions scheduled for September, October, November and January, and highlights the ongoing problem faced by states in obtaining drugs to put inmates to death.
The one-page order by Columbus federal judge Gregory Frost issued Friday affects the state's latest death penalty policy change, which was announced in late April and increases the amount of the sedative and painkiller Ohio uses.
On Jan. 16, an Ohio inmate repeatedly gasped during the record 26 minutes it took him to die, and an Arizona inmate who took nearly two hours to die July 23.
Kildeer protecting its eggs...
by Bob Shannon
by Bob Shannon
The Pope will board a plane to South Korea on Wednesday August
13th. After an 11 hour flight, he will arrive on the 14th. He's planning
on meeting with the country's president and the local government in
Seoul. There he will give his first speech in English.
On
Friday the 15th, he will celebrate Mass in the World Cup Stadium of
Daejeon. Later that day he will address thousands of youths in the
Sanctuary of Solmoe.
FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI
Vatican Spokesperson
"A
big group is expected for Asian Youth Day. So roughly about 6,000 young
adults. It's not like World Youth Day where you have more than 2
million people, but still it's significant and important.”
On the 16th, the Pope will visit a center that helps the disabled.
To highlight that every life has value, he's planning on meeting with a
disabled man, who has moved forward, despite his handicap.
FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI
Vatican Spokesperson
"He
is a missionary who' is actually very famous in Korea. He doesn't have
arms or legs, so he is severely handicapped. But he is an apostle and he
encourages others despite his disabilities.”
On Saturday the 16th, the Pope will beatify 124 Korean martyrs.
John Paul II actually canonized 103 martyrs during his pontificate, but
they were second and third generation martyrs. This time around, it
will be different.
FR. FEDERICO LOMBARDI
Vatican Spokesperson
"While
the first generation of martyrs were remembered, their life and
martyrdom weren't really investigated at that point. So, up until now
their cause for canonization and all the documentation that goes with
it, had not been looked into.”
On Sunday
August 17th, the Pope will celebrate Mass with youths before heading
out to Seoul. The very next day, on the 18th, he will celebrate yet
another Mass to pray for peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea, just a few hours before heading back to Rome.
After Fires come mushrooms worth hundreds per pound
The
Devil's Elbow Wildfire Complex is up over 20,000 acres as of today. The
number of firefighting resources on the fire is up as well.
Here's the InciWeb briefing for this fire from 0900:hours this morning:
Devil'S Elbow Complex Fire Update August 12, 2014 0900 Hrs
Red Flag Warning today and tomorrow in Eastern Washington with thunderstorms and abundant lightning this afternoon.
Nespelem, Wash., Approximately 85 community members attended a meeting in Keller yesterday. They received information on current fire activity, plans for fire containment, and the goal to reopen Hwy 21 and allow evacuees to return to their homes by Saturday.
The 20,287-acre Devil’s Elbow Complex fire is burning 10 miles north of Keller, and continues to threaten nearly 150 homes and 90 other structures along Hwy 21. Thirty-two residents living nearest the fire have been evacuated. Others who live near the fire have been alerted to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
There is a Red Flag warning today and tomorrow for Eastern Washington and thunderstorms, abundant lightning and winds are anticipated to reach the area this afternoon. Firelines will be tested today as result of unstable weather bringing with it a threat of increased fire activity, spotting and new fire starts. Later this week wetting rain will help with firefighting efforts. By this weekend hot and dry conditions will return.
Last night crews continued burnout operations on all branches of the Fire. These operations are done during the night when cooler, more humid conditions allow firefighters to work more safely and have better control over the fire. Firelines were strengthened on the western flanks from McAllister Creek to South Nanamkin Roads as dozer and handlines were completed. Today burnout will continue at McAllister and South Nanamkin Roads but may shift to other areas in response to wind conditions. The east and north flanks from Keno Trail, Thirty Mile and Twentyfive Mile Roads will continue to be strengthened with dozers, hand work and burning out.
Smoke will shift in different directions due to wind activity.
Because the forest is so dry and lightning is forecast, resources have also been identified to provide initial attack support to the Colville Agency’s Mt. Tolman Fire Center as needed.
The public is advised that any of the evacuation levels and road closures can change with short notice. As these changes occur, they will be posted on Inciweb at www.inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4059.
The current list follows:
Level 3 along Hwy 21 from Capoose Creek/Meadow to the Bear Creek Campground. This indicates an immediate threat and people should leave the area immediately.
Level 2 evacuations exist for the Bridge Creek Road from Hwy 21 east to the Keno Mine Campground; on Hwy 21 from Capoose Creek south to Cache Creek Road; and on Hwy 21 from the Bear Creek Campground north to Anderson Creek. Residents should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Level 1 on Hwy 21 from Anderson Creek north to the Twentyone Mile Road junction. Residents should be alert that there is fire activity in the general area.
On the east side of Hwy 21, the AREA contained by Bridge Creek Road to the south; Upper Bridge Creek Road, Red Thunder Cutoff, and the Thirty Mile Road to the east; and the Twentyfive Mile Road to the north are closed.
On the west side of Hwy 21, the AREA contained by Cache Creek Road, the Central Peak Road, and the South Nanamkin Road is closed.
The roads surrounding the closed areas are not closed, but access within the closed areas is restricted to firefighters, law enforcement and other authorized personnel. Avoiding this vicinity will help ensure that the firefighters can complete their containment lines and burnout operations safely.
The Cache Creek Road, Bridge Creek Road and Hwy 21 between Cache Creek Road and Bridge Creek Road remain open. Travelers are advised to be aware that the status of these roads may change at any time. People traveling on these roads are advised to drive with extreme caution, slowly and with headlights on, to protect their safety and that of area firefighters. Smoke, heavy equipment and livestock are expected to be on these roads today.
Quick Facts:
Fire Size: Approximately 20,287 acres
Location: 10 miles north of Keller, Washington
Approximately 150 homes and 90 other structures threatened
One non-occupied home and two out-buildings burned
Started by lightning on 8/2/2014
Containment: seven percent
One firefighter injury
SHELTER FOR DISPLACED RESIDENTS:
Keller Community Center, 11669 Highway 21, Keller, Washington 509 634-2190 509 634-7321
Resources:
7 Type I crews
18 Type II crews
41 engines
15 dozers
15 water tenders
2 Type I helicopters
1 Type II helicopter
2 Type III helicopters
2 Air Attack Platforms
Personnel: 774
Here's the InciWeb briefing for this fire from 0900:hours this morning:
Devil'S Elbow Complex Fire Update August 12, 2014 0900 Hrs
Red Flag Warning today and tomorrow in Eastern Washington with thunderstorms and abundant lightning this afternoon.
Nespelem, Wash., Approximately 85 community members attended a meeting in Keller yesterday. They received information on current fire activity, plans for fire containment, and the goal to reopen Hwy 21 and allow evacuees to return to their homes by Saturday.
The 20,287-acre Devil’s Elbow Complex fire is burning 10 miles north of Keller, and continues to threaten nearly 150 homes and 90 other structures along Hwy 21. Thirty-two residents living nearest the fire have been evacuated. Others who live near the fire have been alerted to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
There is a Red Flag warning today and tomorrow for Eastern Washington and thunderstorms, abundant lightning and winds are anticipated to reach the area this afternoon. Firelines will be tested today as result of unstable weather bringing with it a threat of increased fire activity, spotting and new fire starts. Later this week wetting rain will help with firefighting efforts. By this weekend hot and dry conditions will return.
Last night crews continued burnout operations on all branches of the Fire. These operations are done during the night when cooler, more humid conditions allow firefighters to work more safely and have better control over the fire. Firelines were strengthened on the western flanks from McAllister Creek to South Nanamkin Roads as dozer and handlines were completed. Today burnout will continue at McAllister and South Nanamkin Roads but may shift to other areas in response to wind conditions. The east and north flanks from Keno Trail, Thirty Mile and Twentyfive Mile Roads will continue to be strengthened with dozers, hand work and burning out.
Smoke will shift in different directions due to wind activity.
Because the forest is so dry and lightning is forecast, resources have also been identified to provide initial attack support to the Colville Agency’s Mt. Tolman Fire Center as needed.
The public is advised that any of the evacuation levels and road closures can change with short notice. As these changes occur, they will be posted on Inciweb at www.inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4059.
The current list follows:
Level 3 along Hwy 21 from Capoose Creek/Meadow to the Bear Creek Campground. This indicates an immediate threat and people should leave the area immediately.
Level 2 evacuations exist for the Bridge Creek Road from Hwy 21 east to the Keno Mine Campground; on Hwy 21 from Capoose Creek south to Cache Creek Road; and on Hwy 21 from the Bear Creek Campground north to Anderson Creek. Residents should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Level 1 on Hwy 21 from Anderson Creek north to the Twentyone Mile Road junction. Residents should be alert that there is fire activity in the general area.
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On the east side of Hwy 21, the AREA contained by Bridge Creek Road to the south; Upper Bridge Creek Road, Red Thunder Cutoff, and the Thirty Mile Road to the east; and the Twentyfive Mile Road to the north are closed.
On the west side of Hwy 21, the AREA contained by Cache Creek Road, the Central Peak Road, and the South Nanamkin Road is closed.
The roads surrounding the closed areas are not closed, but access within the closed areas is restricted to firefighters, law enforcement and other authorized personnel. Avoiding this vicinity will help ensure that the firefighters can complete their containment lines and burnout operations safely.
The Cache Creek Road, Bridge Creek Road and Hwy 21 between Cache Creek Road and Bridge Creek Road remain open. Travelers are advised to be aware that the status of these roads may change at any time. People traveling on these roads are advised to drive with extreme caution, slowly and with headlights on, to protect their safety and that of area firefighters. Smoke, heavy equipment and livestock are expected to be on these roads today.
Quick Facts:
Fire Size: Approximately 20,287 acres
Location: 10 miles north of Keller, Washington
Approximately 150 homes and 90 other structures threatened
One non-occupied home and two out-buildings burned
Started by lightning on 8/2/2014
Containment: seven percent
One firefighter injury
SHELTER FOR DISPLACED RESIDENTS:
Keller Community Center, 11669 Highway 21, Keller, Washington 509 634-2190 509 634-7321
Resources:
7 Type I crews
18 Type II crews
41 engines
15 dozers
15 water tenders
2 Type I helicopters
1 Type II helicopter
2 Type III helicopters
2 Air Attack Platforms
Personnel: 774
It's a tough life I can tell you that I've had my ups and downs one minute I was walking just find the all of a sudden I had a syndrome and it took away my ability to walk for six months. I couldn't walk for about six solid months. I spent a lot of time in the hospital and I've seen a lot of people depressed but I don't believe I've ever heard of a suicide yet. I read death in the newspapers just like you and others everybody else. This is the first time I've heard of this as close to so many. A young man randomly and who had everything going for him? I am a good Christian and Robin Williams sometimes he broke the rules a little bit when I came to that but he tried real hard he really did and he went to the stage and followed the rules. Here is what some of the other people have said about it.
David Matthew Shannon
"Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary." RIP robin Williams. You made the world a happier place. For what is was worth.
24 minutes ago
Night night watching Long lost families . How aweful for those mums . Always makes me blubber.
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." Robin Williams.
Susan Hay
Prayers please for any family or friends suffering from depression... It needs to be treated but many ignore it.
Noooooooo....Mork...Nanu,nanu. -Judy
RIP Robin Williams... What the hell?
Bill Shannon
Goooood Morning Vietnam! RIP
Very sad to hear Robin Williams has passed. . He was an all time favorite. I just got done watching on YouTube his stand up comedy about golf. Look it up. He was so darn funny and pretty much brilliant. Just sad Leslie
…
A most brilliant light has gone…but wait…whats that I hear so faintly? It sounds like somebody laughing. No! Its a whole bunch of folks laughing..laughing as the sun goes down and the curtain of clouds go up….It’s showtime in Heaven.
Bob Shannon -Editor
Rick Price
Region: HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Geographic coordinates: 41.142N, 142.170E
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 37 km
Universal Time (UTC): 10 Aug 2014 03:43:16
Time near the Epicenter: 10 Aug 2014 12:43:17
Local standard time in your area: 10 Aug 2014 03:43:16
Location with respect to nearby cities:
81 km (50 mi) ESE of Mutsu, Japan
85 km (52 mi) NE of Misawa, Japan
90 km (55 mi) NE of Hachinohe, Japan
125 km (77 mi) ENE of Aomori-shi, Japan
642 km (398 mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan
Update on the Situation in Iraq
On Saturday morning, President Obama delivered an update on the situation in Iraq from the South Lawn of the White House. The President detailed the progress of current American operations in Iraq, and spoke about what the operations mean for our country.
Last week, U.S. forces began conducting targeted airstrikes against terrorist forces who were advancing on the city of Erbil, in addition to conducting humanitarian airdrops to Iraqi men, women, and children stranded in northern Iraq. Our forces have already delivered thousands of meals and gallons of water, and will continue to protect American personnel in Iraq.
KYRS needs your help!
We are conducting a special, one-day on-air fund drive this August 14th.
KYRS needs to raise $6,000 in order to secure an Americorps volunteer for a 10 ½ month position as our Volunteer Coordinator and Youth Radio Program Coordinator.
Please call in during our special one-day on-air fund drive, Thursday August 14th: 509-747-3807
Or donate now here: http://www.kyrs.org/support.cfm
Make a gift of $35, $50, $100 or as much as you possibly can.
The volunteer coordinator is a critical, full-time position here at KYRS. The Americorps member will coordinate all the volunteers who do outreach and office work, and organize volunteers for the fund drives and our other fundraisers.
Please help us with a donation today. Call 747-3807. Or donate on our secure website: kyrs.org
Thank you!
In the Heart of Cheney, this man will not sell! RSShannon
Fire season has arrived in California with vengeance in this third year of extended drought for the state. A series of large fires east of Redding and Fresno, in Yosemite, and on the Oregon border prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency on Sunday, August 3rd.
As force of destruction and renewal, fire has a long and intimate history with the ecology of California. Ecological scientists will discuss aspects of that history in detail at the upcoming 99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America on August 10 -- 15th, 2014.
"Big fires today are not outside the range of historical variation in size," said Jon Keeley, an ecologist based in Three Rivers, Cal., with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center, and a Fellow of the Ecological Society.
Keeley will present research on the "association of megafires and extreme droughts in California" at the Annual Meeting as part of a symposium on understanding and adapting to extreme weather and climate events.
He will synthesize his research on the history of wildfire across the entire state, contrasting historical versus contemporary and forested versus non-forested patterns of wildfire incidence. He and his colleagues reviewed Forest Service records dating to 1910, as well as a wealth of newspaper clippings, compiled by a Works Progress Administration archival project, that stretch back to the middle of the last century.
Understanding historical fire trends, Keeley said, means recognizing that when we talk about wildfire in California we are talking about two very different fire regimes in two different ecosystems: the mountain forests and the lower elevation chaparral, oak woodlands, and grasslands.
The chaparral shrublands of southern California, and similar sagebrush ecosystems in the Great Basin, are not adapted to the kind of frequent fire typical of the mountain conifer forests in California. Fires in the lower elevation ecosystems are always crown fires, which kill most of the vegetation. In the millennia before humans arrived, these ecosystems burned at intervals of 100 to 130 years.
These lower elevation ecosystems experienced unprecedented fire frequency in the last century, with fire returning to the same area every 10 to 20 years, altering the ecology of the landscape.
"In Southern California, lower elevation ecosystems have burned more frequently than ever before. I think it's partly climate, but also people starting fires during bad conditions," Keeley said. Bad conditions include extended droughts and dry fall days when the Santa Ana winds blow through the canyons.
In high elevation conifer forests, spring temperatures and drought are strongly correlated with fire, and Keeley thinks climate change and management choices are likely playing a role in current trends. But in the hotter, drier valleys and foothills cloaked in grass, oak, and chaparral, human behavior dominates. Through arson or accident, in southern California, over 95% of fires are started by people, according to Cal Fire.
"Climate change is certainly important on some landscapes. But at lower elevation, we should not be thinking just about climate change," said Keeley. "We should be thinking about all global change." Land use change and population growth create more opportunities for fires to start.
The high frequency of fire has instigated a persistent switch from chaparral to grass in some areas. Frequent fire favors quick germination and spread of forbs and grasses. Most grasslands in California are not native.
Since the more recent arrival of immigrants from Europe and Asia, several of the exotic grasses they brought with them from the Old World have been quick to capitalize on the opportunities presented by fires to spread invasively throughout roughly a quarter of chaparral country. To Keeley, this means that prescribed fires in lower elevation ecosystems now have entirely different consequences for the regional ecology than they did when native Californian peoples set fires to manipulate resources.
"When the Native Americans did it, they did not affect native species so much, because native perennial bunchgrass and other herbaceous species grew in," said Keeley. "Once the aliens got here, it completely changed."
As force of destruction and renewal, fire has a long and intimate history with the ecology of California. Ecological scientists will discuss aspects of that history in detail at the upcoming 99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America on August 10 -- 15th, 2014.
"Big fires today are not outside the range of historical variation in size," said Jon Keeley, an ecologist based in Three Rivers, Cal., with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center, and a Fellow of the Ecological Society.
Cheney Blackhawks
BobShannon
Keeley will present research on the "association of megafires and extreme droughts in California" at the Annual Meeting as part of a symposium on understanding and adapting to extreme weather and climate events.
He will synthesize his research on the history of wildfire across the entire state, contrasting historical versus contemporary and forested versus non-forested patterns of wildfire incidence. He and his colleagues reviewed Forest Service records dating to 1910, as well as a wealth of newspaper clippings, compiled by a Works Progress Administration archival project, that stretch back to the middle of the last century.
Understanding historical fire trends, Keeley said, means recognizing that when we talk about wildfire in California we are talking about two very different fire regimes in two different ecosystems: the mountain forests and the lower elevation chaparral, oak woodlands, and grasslands.
The chaparral shrublands of southern California, and similar sagebrush ecosystems in the Great Basin, are not adapted to the kind of frequent fire typical of the mountain conifer forests in California. Fires in the lower elevation ecosystems are always crown fires, which kill most of the vegetation. In the millennia before humans arrived, these ecosystems burned at intervals of 100 to 130 years.
These lower elevation ecosystems experienced unprecedented fire frequency in the last century, with fire returning to the same area every 10 to 20 years, altering the ecology of the landscape.
"In Southern California, lower elevation ecosystems have burned more frequently than ever before. I think it's partly climate, but also people starting fires during bad conditions," Keeley said. Bad conditions include extended droughts and dry fall days when the Santa Ana winds blow through the canyons.
In high elevation conifer forests, spring temperatures and drought are strongly correlated with fire, and Keeley thinks climate change and management choices are likely playing a role in current trends. But in the hotter, drier valleys and foothills cloaked in grass, oak, and chaparral, human behavior dominates. Through arson or accident, in southern California, over 95% of fires are started by people, according to Cal Fire.
"Climate change is certainly important on some landscapes. But at lower elevation, we should not be thinking just about climate change," said Keeley. "We should be thinking about all global change." Land use change and population growth create more opportunities for fires to start.
The high frequency of fire has instigated a persistent switch from chaparral to grass in some areas. Frequent fire favors quick germination and spread of forbs and grasses. Most grasslands in California are not native.
Since the more recent arrival of immigrants from Europe and Asia, several of the exotic grasses they brought with them from the Old World have been quick to capitalize on the opportunities presented by fires to spread invasively throughout roughly a quarter of chaparral country. To Keeley, this means that prescribed fires in lower elevation ecosystems now have entirely different consequences for the regional ecology than they did when native Californian peoples set fires to manipulate resources.
"When the Native Americans did it, they did not affect native species so much, because native perennial bunchgrass and other herbaceous species grew in," said Keeley. "Once the aliens got here, it completely changed."
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