Census quality assurance phase underway for 2010 counts
Census Bureau moves into quality assurance after the door to door phase. About five percent of households are re interviewed to confirm protocol compliance and data accuracy by 600,000 census takers. Groves urges cooperation as three operations peak to ensure a complete and accurate count for funding and apportionment.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Robert M. Groves
Groves
Engineers repair Briar Creek detention pond woes
Engineers work Friday to fix a Briar Creek subdivision detention pond tied to the Grace Presbyterian Church on North Main Street. The dry pond has not drained properly, leaving stagnant water, attracting mosquitoes and snakes, with repairs hampered by recent rains and suspected mis sized outflow. The church and contractor are cooperating to restore proper drainage as neighbors await a lasting solution.
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Briar Creek
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Grace Presbyterian Church
North Main Street
Mike Wilson
John Dupuis
Hartman Drive
Dupuis
Jose Pastrana
Pastrana
Wilson
Tests Continue In Oil Spill Contamination Analysis
Forensic lab work in Connecticut handles samples from the Coast Guard with Patterson noting no further positive match announcements unless through the Marine Safety Lab in Connecticut. Worries followed reports that tar balls washing ashore near Galveston and other coasts originated from the Gulf spill. Coast Guard tests later showed almost none did, with only McFadden Beach tar balls linked to the spill.
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Coast Guard
Marine Safety Lab
Patterson
Associated Press
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Gulf State
McFadden Beach
Bolivar Peninsula
BP Sealing Cap Plan for Gulf Oil Leak Progresses
BP officials say a temporary sealing cap could be placed within four to seven days to stem the Deepwater Horizon spill as two relief wells loom. After the cap removal on Saturday, oil flowed into the Gulf, with skimmers working as Q4000 and Helix Producer vessels add capacity.
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Gulf
Kent Wells
Helix
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