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Disrespect

...shared, but leaning in close and speaking quietly will do the trick. Instead, people talked with alarming volume to be heard above the music. Full conversations were occurring at a disheartening rate, by young and old alike. I am proud of the strong and...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-05-21/disrespect
Letters
UAS miner training program prompted by industry demand

...belts with chemical oxygen "self-rescuers" attached to them - and split into two groups to tour underground and see the above-ground operations at the mine."My grandpa used to work in the Greens Creek Mine," said student Joe Smith of Wrangell...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-19/uas-miner-training-program-prompted-ind
State | Local
Alaska volcano continues to erupt with lava, ash

...Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the southeast Thursday.John Power, the U.S. Geological Survey scientist in charge...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/alaska-volcano-continues-erupt-lava-ash
State
Oblivion

Now Playing Synopsis: A solitary drone repairman working on a war-ravaged planet Earth becomes humanity's last hope for survival in this ambitious sci-fi epic from Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes producer Peter Chernin. In the distant future, Earth has been decimated by an intergalactic battle against an alien race known as the Scavs. The majority of mankind has been evacuated, leaving just a few solitary drone repairmen remaining on the planet's surface. Their job is simple -- stand guard over the ruins of a once-great empire by patrolling the skies, and ensuring the drones continue to function. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is nearing the end of his mission to extract resources essential to the survival of the human race when he witnesses a spacecraft fall from the sky. Upon investigating, Jack discovers the capsule contains a mysterious woman. With mission control watching his every move from high up above the clouds, Jack embarks on a spectacular adventure that will not only challenge everything he's been taught about mankind's most defining battle, but perhaps alter the entire course of human history as well. Olga Kurylenko and Morgan Freeman co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

Pavlof volcano shoots lava

...pay attention, Waythomas said.Ash plumes would need to rise above 20,000 feet to threaten aviation, he said.Seismic tremors...tails of incandescent lava shooting up a couple of hundred feet above the summit.Pavlof is among the most active volcanoes in the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-19/pavlof-volcano-shoots-lava
State
As mining booms in Southeast, so does mine training program

...after showing several photographs of electrical accidents and a video clip of a man electrocuting himself by touching a cable above a train.Trigg and others at Kensington repeatedly stressed the importance of following safety procedures to students as well...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-18/mining-booms-southeast-so-does-mine-tra
State | Local
Adventures in chickening, and not 'chickening out'

...chicks from hopping out of the box and loading the feed, feeder and watering trough into the car, all while rain poured from above, we were off. By the way, I should mention, I now understand why they call it "Swampy Acres." Anyway, we made it home...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-17/adventures-chickening-and-not-chicke
Outdoors
Road construction rolls on in Juneau

...We've replaced all the utilities, underground utilities," said Stekoll Tuesday. "The main purpose of the project, I guess above-ground, is to widen sidewalks. ... The lanes are narrower to slow down the traffic speeds."Also part of the project...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-14/road-construction-rolls-juneau
Local
Scientist takes closer look at Sunday landslide in Sitka

...about 15 miles southwest of Sitka.The cabin is surrounded by mountain slopes and rocky cliffs that go up about 4,000 feet above the lake.Knox said Maggie was in the cabin when a huge piece of the mountain let loose. He yelled for her to get out of the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/scientist-takes-closer-look-sunday-land
State

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