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Renton firefighters and fire crews from elsewhere in King County responded to the multiple alarm blaze. [1]

That meant that Fire District 40 had a difficult decison to make because 37% of their service area would be transferred to the City of Renton on March 1, 2008. [2]

– A spectacular fire that broke out Tuesday night in a five-story apartment complex under construction in the Highlands neighborhood of Renton, Wash., sent up a smoke plume visible for miles. [...] Renton Fire Chief David Daniels told KCPQ-TV he was not aware of any injuries from the fire. [...] Smoke from the fire was visible from both Interstate 90 and Interstate 5 in the Seattle area. [1]

There is hope that the two businesses in the building that caught fire can relocate to another storefront on S 3 St. Neither of these businesses had fire insurance due to the age of the building (cost prohibitive). [...] Donations of twin mattresses for the residents and bedding and other household items are being requested. [3]

Renton City Hall, Community Centers and both libraries will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th to celebrate Independence Day. [...] The city welcomes you to our website designed to serve current and prospective residents, businesses, employees, and visitors. [4]

The ban prohibits the personal discharge of fireworks year round in the City of Renton including the 4th of July and New Year’s Eve. [5]

But best of all, most of the firefighters you recognize from our community are still here if you ever need their services. [2]

The Renton Farmers Market at the Piazza begins its eighth year offering fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables and a variety of other food vendors located at the Piazza Park on 3rd and Burnett downtown. [4]

After thoroughly examing the situation, the Board of Commissioners finally decided that it was in everyone’s best interest to contract with the City of Renton for fire and emergency services. [...] On the November 6, 2007 general election ballot, the citizens of the Benson Hill/Cascade area voted to annex into the City of Renton. [2]

If you have ever used any of our services including; fire response, emergency medical response, business inspection, public education, disaster response/preparedness, or any other service, we invite you to take this opportunity to help us find better ways to serve you by completing a short survey. [5]

Sources:
[1] Fire guts historic Renton building
[2] Home Page
[3] The Picaroon: Renton Fire Aftermath - where do you go when you haven’t …
[4] City of Renton Home page
[5] City of Renton

I bought some tubifex worms from a LFS about 3 weeks ago to feed to my bettas at home. [1]

The consequence of feeding live Tubifex worms to African Cichlids is a disease known as..Malawi Bloat” which is a severe bacterial infection in the intestine (Malawi Cichlids have very long intestines because most of them are herbivores). [2]

Whether conditioning fish before breeding, or simply looking for a treat to offer your fish, consider freeze-dried tubifex worms ‘ your fish will love them. [3]

These red tubifex worms look just like earth worms, and are totally aquatic. [4]

Tubifex worms are threadlike black or red, bottom-dwelling segmented worms found in the sediments of rivers, swamps, streams, and lakes. [5]

The severity of infection within a river’s trout population could well depend on the abundance and distribution of Tubifex worms. [6]

I read on the web somewhere that tubifex worms can be cultured so I tried my hand on doing that. [1]

I’m calling this article Worms in the Aquarium..Part One” because the GSAS meeting starts in one hour and I’m going to have to do this off the top of my head. [2]

These worms are relatively easy to culture, but it takes a month or more to get a culture going to the point that it is ready to harvest. [7]

Worms are the favorite food of many fish, however they often carry disease that can devastate an aquarium. [3]

Tubifex (Tubifex tubifex), also called the sludge worm or sewage worm, is a species of tubificid segmented worm that inhabits the sediments of lakes and rivers on several continents. [7]

These thread-like worms that live in the mud on stream bottoms are a critical host in the life cycle of WD. [...] The often-maligned “San Juan Worm”actually represents an aquatic annelid closely related to common earthworms named Tubifex tubifex. [6]

So what I did was to put the worms in my then unused 2 ft tank with water to about a depth of 1 ?”. [1]

I’ve found shallow tubs work best, with low sides, 2 -3 inches of water, and a good supply of feed will make a small culture of these worms bloom fairly well, with populations doubling in about a week. [4]

Sources:
[1] My tubifex worms culturing adventure…experiment 4/6/99
[2] Tubifex Worms
[3] Tubifex Worms - Top Picks in Tubifex Worms
[4] Tubifex - Red Worms at Sachs Systems Aquaculture!
[5] Tubifex Worm - Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
[6] TUBIFEX WORMS
[7] Tubifex - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia …

Sam Smith of Bulls.com is reporting that the agent for Ben Gordon says the Pistons have guaranteed the unrestricted free agent an offer of $11 million this summer. [1]

Jun 26 G Ben Gordon, the Bulls’ leading scorer for the past four seasons, will finally get a chance to test his market value with no restrictions. [...] Jun 30 Gordon is expected to become a free agent as of 11:01 PM Tuesday (Central time) and will likely receive offers from the Pistons and Thunder, the Chicago Sun-Times blog reports. [2]

Gordon is expected to become a free agent as of 11:01 PM Tuesday (Central time) and will likely receive offers from the Pistons and Thunder, the Chicago Sun-Times blog reports. [3]

Impending free agent Ben Gordon said on Wednesday that he hasn’t heard any whispers about which teams are interested in him, or whether the Bulls want to re-sign him. [1]

Stay connected with your favorite player with NBA mobile player alerts. [4]

He hit the game winning 3-point field goal against Villanova in the Big East Tournament. [5]

Simply click the grab-it button below and either copy the widget directly to your preferred social network site or blog or copy the embed tag and paste it on your website. [4]

Throughout his college and NBA career, Gordon has been given nicknames including “Gentle Ben” and “Madison Square Gordon” Gordon also has an energy drink called “BG7″, named after his initials and number on his jersey. [5]

News: Gordon is expected to become a free agent as of 11:01 PM Tuesday (Central time) and will likely receive offers from the Pistons and Thunder, the Chicago Sun-Times blog reports. [3]

A Web Widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. [4]

As a freshman at Connecticut, Gordon ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg), despite coming off the bench for most of the season. [...] In college he played both shooting guard and point guard for the University of Connecticut. [...] Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. [...] After the season, Gordon became the first rookie in NBA history to be awarded the NBA Sixth Man Award. [5]

Sources:
[1] Ben Gordon : USATODAY.com - Ben Gordon Biography from USATODAY.com
[2] Ben Gordon - Chicago Bulls - News - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
[3] Ben Gordon Stats, News, Photos - Chicago Bulls - ESPN
[4] NBA.com : Ben Gordon Info Page
[5] Ben Gordon - Wikipedia

The teens attend several different private high schools (except for Taylor, who attends an academically selective public school and tries to straddle both worlds), none of which is named nor allowed filming. [1]

Prep-school seniors Jessie and PC hit New York’s most exclusive spots; Camille is obsessed with getting into Harvard; Kelli falls for the charms of playboy Sebastian. [2]

“I hate that show!’” Jessie shouts at a saleslady who has made the mistake of identifying the outfit she’s trying on as “like ‘ Gossip Girl.’ [1]

Camille, 17, is an academically driven student at the Nightingale-Bamford School who enjoys the occasional high school drama. [3]

Taylor must choose between Cole and Sebastian; Camille hosts a dinner party; PC insults Kelli and Jessie. [2]

That night, Taylor catches the eye of Sebastian, with his Leif Garrett hair and eyebrows the size and plushness of suburban-den couches. [1]

The oldest is PC, 18, a student who attends the Dwight School and the grandson of billionaire Peter Peterson, while the youngest of the bunch is Taylor, 15, a student at Stuyvesant High School and the only cast member who does not attend a private high school. [3]

While in theory you can look at this website without Javascript, you are missing out on being able to watch all the great TV shows we have available here on Fancast. [4]

Much as with “The Real Housewives of New York,” the kids featured here have the air of parvenus. [1]

Jessie, 17, is a student at the Dwight School on the Upper West Side of New York who is passionate about fashion. [...] Sebastian, 16, is a student at The Ross School and is known for his reputation as a womanizer. [3]

Go behind the red velvet rope and see more pics of the kids getting their party on. [5]

The girls have different reactions to PC’s behavior at a fashion gallery. [4]

Camille, in particular, has high academic aspirations — “My life is basically planned. [1]

Tonight, we find out as Bravo introduces six teenagers and take us to the lavish world of Manhattan where these kids indulge in weekend parties, shopping sprees, and classy dinners—think Gossip Girl without the fictional characters. [3]

Sources:
[1] ‘NYC Prep‘ review: Not quite ‘Gossip Girl,’ but close - Bravo’s teen …
[2] NYC Prep TV Show - Zap2it
[3] NYC Prep: Series Premiere Preview
[4] Watch PC the Playboy: NYC Prep Clips Online | Free on Fancast
[5] NYC Prep - Bravo

Apparently the chest compressions jarred loose enough clotting from the tube to allow precious oxygen to revive your life. [...] Sedation with depravan kept you from fighting the ventilator, it was a drug induced coma. [1]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. [2]

Breathing was such a struggle, and the carbon dioxide poisoning was increasing so you were intubated on March 15. [...] The doctors can take fiber optic pictures thru the intubations tube. [1]

He lives way out in the sticks someplace. [2]

Long a believer of the spiritual nature the American Indians shared regarding death, Terry chose to return to God, the spirit, where all is healed and whole. [...] It was a week later that you were moved from CCU to DOU (definitive observation unit); we fought off the order the first night, to keep you in CCU. [1]

For Washington and you wanna visit during the winter go in Jan. and for summer go in the last two weeks of August through Sept. I’m from Bremerton/Port Orchard area and now live in the Bay area…. [2]

While you were in CCU it was easy to get to know the nurses, bring them muffins early in AM and know you were O.K. This new unit it was hard to tell, with so many more patients and nurses. [...] The fear of a stroke and/or other resulting embolisms that could occur from blood clot movement was not medicinally resolved. [...] A drain tube was inserted in your right lung and blood and mucus constantly flowed into a collector on the floor. [1]

This is the general-purpose area, all abusive posts will be sent to the Recycle Bin. [...] A friend of mine is flying me out to Bangor, Maine this Sept 10 to hook-up his computer system with all the bells and whistles. [2]

You were in restraints to keep you from pulling the tube out of your throat. [1]

Sources:
[1] As I Sit and Watch, Ken Jonah’s journal
[2] Maine, the state, You been there ? - TreatingYourself.COM Online Community