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Look What $600,000 Will Buy You Today in Stamford, NY!

A piece of Americana just lost by fire. Some things can’t be replaced:

“The seven story structure opened in July, 1888 as the “Queen of the Catskills” most magnificent hotel.  70,000 square fee of fabulous. Later more than 30 chefs would could up local delicacies for the rich and famous of the day.  Movie’s “Tarzan,” Johnny Weissmuller  once was the lifeguard at the hotel’s pool.  The hotel sits on almost 8 acres over looking its own lake.”

The jewel of the Catskills, Cyr Center, up in flames – so sad.

http://cnynews.com/look-what-600000-will-buy-you-in-stramford-ny/?trackback=fbshare_top

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Nuclear plant shut after transformer fire

How did I miss this? LA Times reporting – here is an excerpt:

“There were no injuries, no radiation release and no threat to public safety, officials said.

“Staff is seeking to determine the cause of the fault,” Bowling told the Los Angeles Times. He said there is a replacement transformer available and that it will be installed.

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission activated its incident response in Arlington, Texas, after operators declared an “Unusual Event” at the site. That designation is the lowest of four emergency levels, Bowling said.

Arkansas Nuclear One, located along the Arkansas River, has two units which produce a total of more than 1,823 megawatts of power, or about 30% of the state’s usage. Only Unit 2 is down, while Unit 1 is unaffected.

Entergy, based in New Orleans, serves 2.8 million homes and businesses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.”

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78509235/