There has been a lot of talk of next-generation reactors in the U.S. "nuclear revival," but some plans for new nuclear power generation are looking back rather than ahead.
Alongside a multitude of pending applications for new nuclear reactors, there is a move to restart construction at sites where the work began decades ago only to be abandoned before completion.
On Monday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a hearing on challenges to the reinstatement of construction permits for one such project. It involves permits granted to the Tennessee Valley Authority to build the Bellefonte nuclear reactors, two reactors that were started near Hollywood, Ala., in 1974 but never finished. ...
Students told administrators the professor was weird, but it did not stop the shooting rampage.Students told administrators the professor was weird, but it did not stop the shooting... more
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – More than 23 years before a college professor was accused of shooting six of her colleagues, her teenage brother died from the blast of a shotgun she held in the kitchen of her family's home in Massachusetts.
The 1986 shooting was ruled accidental and no charges were filed against Amy Bishop. The case could get a closer look as authorities try to explain why they believe the Harvard-educated neurobiologist opened fire Friday, killing three.
Bishop, a rare woman suspected of a workplace shooting, had just months left teaching at the University of Alabama in Huntsville because she was denied tenure.
Some, including the husband of one victim and one of her students, have said she was upset after being denied the job-for-life security afforded tenured academics. Authorities have refused to discuss a motive, and school spokesman Ray Garner said the faculty meeting wasn't called to discuss tenure.
It appeared the violent episode in Bishop's past wasn't known to her colleagues in Huntsville.
Bishop shot her brother, Seth, an 18-year-old accomplished violinist, in the chest in 1986, said Paul Frazier, the police chief in Braintree, Mass., where the shooting occurred.
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University of Alabama shooting suspect ‘killed brother’
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The biology professor charged with shooting dead three staff at an Alabama university on Friday is alleged to have also killed her brother 24 years ago.
Amy Bishop shot her 18-year-old brother in the chest, according to the current police chief of the Massachusetts town of Braintree where this occurred.
The case was logged as an accident and never came to court, Paul Frazier said.
Earlier, local media reported that Ms Bishop had opened fire during a faculty meeting after being denied a promotion.University of Alabama shooting suspect ‘killed brother’
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Three faculty members at the University of Alabama at Huntsville were shot to death and three other people were critically wounded during a biology faculty meeting on Friday afternoon, university officials said.
The Huntsville Times, quoting university officials, reported that a biology professor was being held in the shooting. WAAY-TV in Huntsville reported that the professor had been denied tenure.
A female employee allegedly opened fire today on the University of Alabama campus in Huntsville, killing three and injuring three others. The suspect, who works in the biology department, had just been told she would not receive tenure, reports WAFF, the NBC affiliate in Huntsville.
Three people were killed and at least one was wounded Friday in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a spokesman for the university said.
A female shooting suspect was in custody, said the spokesman, Ray Garner.
A spokeswoman for Huntsville Hospital said it had received three patients in critical condition from the shooting.
Trent Willis, chief of staff to Mayor Tommy Battle, said the incident occurred about 4:15 p.m. in Shelby Hall, which police were still searching.
"We do have some witnesses," he said.
The 6-year-old, $60 million facility houses the Chemistry Department and is named for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama and his wife, Dr. Annette Shelby.
Old-timers talk about a storm that blew through Washington in 1922, collapsing the roof on the Knickerbocker theater and killing more than 90 people. Their great-great-grandchildren will be able to describe the back-to-back blizzards of 2010, which were not nearly as deadly but set records for the snowiest winters ever in Washington and Baltimore.
Up to 16 inches fell in parts of western Maryland. Reagan National Airport outside Washington had nearly 10 inches by 2 p.m., and Baltimore got nearly a foot. That was on top of totals up to 3 feet in some places from the weekend storm.
"I have never in my lifetime seen or heard anything quite like this," said D.C. Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin, who was born and raised in the District.
The previous records for snowiest winters were 62.5 inches in Baltimore in 1995-96, and 54.4 inches in Washington in 1898-99. As of Wednesday afternoon, Baltimore had 72.3 inches so far this winter and Reagan had 54.9.
Heavy snow also fell in New York and New Jersey. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, and New York City's 1.1 million schoolchildren enjoyed only their third snow day in six years. The Washington area's two airports had no flights coming or going Wednesday.
The streets of downtown Philadelphia, which was close to setting its own snow record, were nearly vacant as people heeded the mayor's advice to stay home.Old-timers talk about a storm that blew through Washington in 1922, collapsing the... more
Madison Police say a ninth grade student is in critical condition after being shot inside Discovery Middle School on Friday afternoon. Todd T. Brown, 14, was shot in the ninth grade hallway. The alleged shooter is another ninth grader. He is in custody.
Dr. Dee Fowler, Superintendent of Madison City Schools, said the shooting happened about 1:45, during a class change in the ninth grade hallway. Fowler said a ninth grade student shot Brown. As soon as that happened, a school resource officer rushed to see what happened, as well a school nurse. Emergency personnel responded to the school immediately, and were with the injured students by 1:48pm. They came from just across the street from the school, from Madison Fire Station 2.
Dr. Fowler said the school immediately went into an emergency procedure they hoped they'd never have to use. They immediately went into lock down and made sure everyone was safe.
The injured student, Brown, was rushed to Huntsville Hospital. Emergency responders had already notified the trauma team, and hospital workers were waiting for him.
Madison Police have the shooting suspect in custody. His name is NOT being released. Police Chief Larry Muncey asked everyone to keep Todd Brown and his family in their prayers.
(courtesy of WHNT 19)
[UPDATE: 2/5 8pm Despite the valiant efforts of medical personnel, the victim's injuries were just too severe. He has passed.]
[UPDATE: 2/11 10pm A citywide day of remembrance was held today across Huntsville. It's unfortunate that it takes a tragedy to pull an entire community together in such reverence. Anyway, a hearing was held yesterday whether to try the assailant as a juvenile or as an adult. All that was agreed upon was to postpone the date of the hearing and continue the suppression of the child's name. ]Madison Police say a ninth grade student is in critical condition after being shot... more
A very active and stormy El Nino Pattern over the last week led to over 35 reports of tornadoes across the Southern United States.A very active and stormy El Nino Pattern over the last week led to over 35 reports of... more
Vice President Joe Biden announced on Friday that the U.S. government will begin granting loan forgiveness to the cities and or counties that were devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.Vice President Joe Biden announced on Friday that the U.S. government will begin... more
PASADENA, Calif. — Finally, Alabama could breathe a sigh of relief. After the Crimson Tide defense thwarted a fourth-quarter Texas comeback, the scoreboard read 37-21. As confetti shot from cannons, the stadium roared.
'Bama is officially back, winning the Bowl Championship Series title, its first in 17 years and eighth overall.
However, this defensive struggle, came down to the final minutes. With just over three minutes remaining with Texas trailing by three points, the game was in the hands of a Longhorns backup quarterback, Garrett Gilbert. The true freshman had taken over after Colt McCoy, the winningest quarterback in college football history, left with an injury to his passing shoulder after five snaps.
Deep in Texas' territory, Gilbert was hit hard by Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders, a Texas native, and the ball was loose. As it rolled, Tide linebacker Courtney Upshaw recovered it on the 3-yard line, thus ending an chance of a miraculous comeback.
Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, secured the Crimson Tide's win Thursday night with a 1-yard run with 2:01 left in the game.PASADENA, Calif. — Finally, Alabama could breathe a sigh of relief. After the... more
POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.
According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama.
Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health care vote and will send a jolt through a Democratic House Caucus that has already been unnerved by the recent retirements of a handful of members who, like Griffith, hail from districts that offer prime pickup opportunities for the GOP in 2010.
The switch represents a coup for the House Republican leadership, which had been courting Griffith since he publicly criticized the Democratic leadership in the wake of raucous town halls during the summer.
Griffith, who captured the seat in a close 2008 open seat contest, will become the first Republican to hold the historically Democratic, Huntsville-based district. A radiation oncologist who founded a cancer treatment center, Griffith plans to blast the Democratic health care bill as a prime reason for his decision to switch parties—and is expected to cite his medical background as his authority on the subject.
The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida announce progress toward a water-sharing plan.
A recent meeting by the governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida may help break a long-running dispute over how much water the Atlanta region can use and the source for that water.
The governors asked their negotiating teams to work out a water-sharing plan that could be presented to state legislatures for approval early next year following Tuesday’s two-hour meeting, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. No details of the potential agreement were released, and Congress will need to give final approval to any accord.
Tuesday’s action comes on the heels of a Georgia water panel’s findings that the state does not have the time or money to meet a judge’s 2012 deadline for finding new water sources for metro Atlanta. The state’s Water Contingency Task Force said in November that it would take at least eight years and a huge financial investment to replace the water being withdrawn from Lake Lanier — the federal reservoir in northern Georgia that currently supplies most of the region’s water.
In July, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson ruled that Georgia communities had been wrongly permitted to withdraw large amounts of water from the reservoir for decades, even though Congress didn’t authorize its construction for that purpose. He imposed a 2012 deadline to reduce withdrawals from the lake to 1970 levels, when the metropolitan population was one-third its current size of 5 million residents.
The water dispute has included a flurry of legal maneuvers among the states, including a long-shot effort by Georgia to rework its border with Tennessee to gain access to the Tennessee River, based on claims that the original border was improperly drawn.The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida announce progress toward a water-sharing... more
Roni Weiss travels the world on the cheap, letting you into the excitement that is his life.
In this preview of the upcoming 10 episodes of Roni On Location, we see as Roni and Tav traverse Alaska, Canada, the Pacific Northwest, etc., all around the US and into Canada, as well.Roni Weiss travels the world on the cheap, letting you into the excitement that is his... more
Books-A-Million is run by monkeys really so watch ‘em go to work! Check out how their corporate office handles a complaint by a human being. They go ape. Hahahahaha Then again, there’s always the police who tend to take matters more seriously. Support your local law enforcement. Support your local Sheriff ;)
-Books-A-Million is run by monkeys really so watch ‘em go to work! Check out how... more
A developing storm system has combined with an unusually cold airmass from Canada to bring Houston, Texas its earliest snowfall ever!A developing storm system has combined with an unusually cold airmass from Canada to... more
Mobile, Alabama based independent filmmaking group Fighting Owl Films is set to produce an independent feature in the city utilizing local talent. The feature, titled “The Night Shift”, is based on Fighting Owl Films' short film of the same name which proved an online hit, was positively reviewed in "Fangoria" magazine's online edition earlier in 2009 and has screened in several festivals across the United States.
A supernatural adventure-comedy, “The Night Shift” centers on Rue Morgan, the undead night watchman at Pinewood Oaks Cemetery. Rue, along with his buddy Herb, a limbless corpse, spends his nights trying to keep the cemetery’s cantankerous residents in, and his days dreaming of a date with hard-nosed day-shifter, Claire. It’s an okay afterlife until a scourge of supernatural occurrences leave Rue not only watching the cemetery, but also watching his back!
The short film’s positive reception coupled with the disillusionment with Hollywood’s current output of remakes and reboots encouraged the filmmakers to pursue their dream of turning the original “The Night Shift” into a feature length adventure film. Thomas Smith, the film’s writer/director and co-producer, is hoping to recapture some of the cinematic magic of the 80s Amblin films he grew up with that had a lasting influence.
“Growing up as a child of the 80s, the world depicted on film had a completely different atmosphere,” Smith says. “The films possessed a graininess and lived-in look that added an extra dimension of realism. There also seemed to be a greater emphasis on character and storytelling and less of the headache-inducing flash and sensory overload that’s become so commonplace today. It was the era of ‘Gremlins’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Indiana Jones’, films everyone could enjoy, not just children or adult audiences. That’s what we’re hoping to recapture with ‘The Night Shift’.”
The independent feature has secured its cast. Returning from the short to reprise their roles of Rue Morgan, Claire Rennfield and Herbie West are Khristian Fulmer, Erin Lilley and Soren Odom, respectively. New additions to the cast include Andrew Crider as Adramalech, the villainous vengence demon with an affinity for western wear, Jordan Woodall as Curly and Jonathan Pruitt as the mysterious Captain Roderick Blake. The film, currently in pre-production, is expected to begin shooting in May 2010.
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