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The National Weather Service camera captured the growing blaze in Sparks on Sunday.
Nevada Seismological Lab

Crews wasted 10 minutes of firefighting time when a drone interrupted their work battling the Prater Fire over the weekend.

They had to stop when a drone flew over the area and disrupted the path of a helicopter, which were being used to survey the blaze and drop retardant.

The fire grew to 2,800 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Monday morning. Fire crews expect to have the fire fully contained by Monday night, according to Fire Marshal Bob King, of the Sparks Fire Department.

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King said the fire was reported at about 3 p.m. on Sunday in an area on East Prater Way and Pete’s Way, behind the Northern Nevada Medical Center. Crews initially believed 20 homes were being threatened and ambulances were temporarily kept from arriving at the hospital until the fire began moving north and east.

The Sparks Police Department issued a

Article source: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2017/08/08/drone-disrupts-firefighting-efforts-prater-fire/547309001/

Cooperstown Library to host game nights

COOPERSTOWN — The Village Library of Cooperstown will host Community Game Nights from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and Friday, Aug. 25. 

A variety of games will be available to play, from classic games such as Scrabble, playing cards and checkers, to newer games including Tenzi, Gobblet and Bananagrams. 

Legos will be available to use to build and create. Attendees may bring a favorite game as well. Pizza will be served. In addition, the Library’s collection of books, magazines, audiobooks and DVDs will be available to browse and check out.

The Aug. 25 event coincides with an opening reception and exhibition at the Cooperstown Art Association.

The Village Library of Cooperstown, at 22 Main St. in the Village Hall, is open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Future events for Friday evenings are being planned. To receive email notices of library events, email Library Director David Kent co.david@4cls.org. 

Grange to host chicken barbecue 

PIERSTOWN — Pierstown Grange will hold its annual chicken barbecue at 4:30 p.m. Saturday to benefit the Grange Hall Improvement Fund. Dinners will include a chicken half, macaroni salad, cole slaw, corn on the cob, rolls, beverage and cupcakes. Dinners will be $10, chicken half or a children’s dinner, $7. Takeouts will be available. Pierstown Grange is at 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road in Cooperstown. Call 264-3069 for information.

Catskill Mountain News stories to be topic

MARGARETVILLE — The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown will present “History as it Happened,” stories from the pages of the Catskill Mountain

Article source: http://www.thedailystar.com/community/community_news/area-news-aug/article_6f760931-3f07-5e1f-b2e6-4e55166aa402.html

August 4, 2017

Researchers say factors like plane size and boarding method can have a huge impact on infection rates

Air travel may be the quickest way to get to your vacation destination, but it’s also one of the speediest ways for infectious diseases to spread between people, cities and countries.

So when patient zero — or a sneezing toddler — makes it onto the plane, what will minimize your chances of getting sick? An Arizona State University team that includes School of Human Evolution and Social Change Assistant Professor Anuj Mubayi; Department of Biomedical Informatics Associate Professor Matthew Scotch; School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Assistant Research Professor Robert Pahle; and outside researchers Sirish Namilae, Ashok Srinivasan and Pierrot Derjany has turned to applied math and computing tools for the answer.

Their new study reveals that factors like plane size and boarding method can have a huge impact on infection rates, and includes new recommendations that may soon be adopted at an airway near you.

The best and worst airline policies for passenger health

Plane rides are a triple threat when it comes to spreading sickness: They force people into a closed space for a long period of time, make close contact with others unavoidable, and often bring together people from far-ranging geographic regions who may have different levels of disease vulnerability.

Because of this, officials often use travel restrictions

Article source: https://asunow.asu.edu/20170804-solutions-asu-researchers-math-model-healthier-plane-passengers

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Restaurants that echo with history are getting harder and harder to find in Los Angeles. Change is inevitable, but it also creates a longing for permanence. Finding a hidden gem often presents a dilemma of whether to share it with those who will also care, or to keep it secreted away from potential over-saturation. But shining a light on things that matter can in the end help preserve them. The 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, located in a remote and tucked-away place at the Van Nuys Airport, needs to be preserved and celebrated.

Opened in 1973 by David Tallichet, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, as a means to share his love of all things aviation-related, the restaurant was modeled on a rustic Normandy farmhouse. Tallichet chose a spot on the sidelines of the airport’s long, straight runway and named it after the 94th Aero Squadron, a much revered U.S. Army Air Service unit during the first World War.

A sense of vintage magic abounds. Ivy wraps around white-washed and exposed brick, and a World War I propeller plane sits flirtatiously on the front lawn near vintage war Jeeps, a cart full of baled hay, some cannons and an honest to goodness World War II ambulance. Upon further inspection, gaping holes can be noticed on the roof of the far end of the restaurant. You wonder what accident may have occurred here, until you find that this is merely the

Article source: http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/the-94th-aero-squadron-restaurant-in-van-nuys-is-a-journey-to-world-war-ii-8510213