Keep Pensacola Beautiful has dropped plans to purchase and restore the historic Coca-Cola building on North Palafox Street near downtown.

The project fell through because it became too large and too expensive.

“Unfortunately, you know, it was just too big of a hurdle for us to tackle,” said Sigrid Solgard, executive director of Keep Pensacola Beautiful. “We were pretty disappointed about it, that Keep Pensacola Beautiful can’t be the ones to save this building.”

On Monday, just as the organization was wrapping up their community fundraising effort, they received the final assessment report that detailed the extent of damage to the 1930s structure and the cost to fix it.

“The timing wasn’t great,” Solgard said. “But, basically what the report said was that due to the neglect of the building for the last eight years and the unfinished modifications that the owner began doing to the building, there is just so much water damage, and therefore mold damage, that it would cost about $8 million just for remediation.”

According to Solgard, that amount of money would have just about tripled their overall projected budget of under $5 million for the five-year plan.

Additionally, the $8 million extra would have been required up front, before they could move in or start any renovation.  

“The amount of remediation that it would take would need to be done at one time, since the building is such a wide-open space. There’s not really a good way to seal off portions of the building to just remediate that,” said Solgard, adding that in this situation just turning on the air conditioner could be dangerous.

“For example, the mold spores would just be sent all over the place and you’d basically be duplicating your remediation work.”

In moving to purchase and restore the old Coca-Cola bottling plan, Keep Pensacola Beautiful planned to use a portion of the building as their new headquarters. Plans also included a 20,000-square-foot learning and community garden, an indoor/outdoor event space, coffee shop, and small business incubator.

In the process, the organization hoped to trigger a revival of the Northern Palafox Corridor, which currently has 13 vacant, blighted buildings in a mile stretch.

With the project now off the table, the question is ‘what’s next?’

“You know, we’ve kind of found this part of our organization that we intend to keep pushing at and keep working towards, that whole blight reduction, historic building revitalization,” Solgard explained of their plan to move forward with their mission of beautification.  

As for the building, she says they really don’t know what’s going to happen.

“I know there are some other organizations in the community who are about saving and preserving historic properties, so I hope there’s something they can do and Keep Pensacola Beautiful will obviously continue to advocate for the preservation of this building.”  

Although the decision to pull the plug on the project came down to money, it wasn’t because the community fundraising effort fell short of the $350,000 goal by October 1 for the down payment.

“Before we found out about the remediation needs, we had intended to keep moving forward, whether or not we got to our fundraising goal or not, we had some options that we were going to explore to continue working towards getting that building,» explained Solgard. «But, with the mold and remediation costs, there was just no way for us to just float $8 million.”

The fundraising effort did generate just over $100,000 (cash) for the effort, in just three months, which Solgard is grateful for.

In the coming days, the staff will be reaching out to donors to find out if they want their money back or would like to put it toward another Keep Pensacola Beautiful initiative.

“What we want to do is start an endowment for our organization to kind of ensure the longevity and sustainability for our organization. So, we’re going to offer that as an option, as well as keeping their donations in a building acquisition fund,” said Solgard, pointing out that Keep Pensacola Beautiful eventually would like to stop renting and purchase a permanent home within the community, with the continued goal of finding a blighted property they can renovate and revitalize.

source https://www.wuwf.org/post/saving-historic-coke-building-proves-too-costly

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The Fallout 76-inspired T-51b helmet is a collectible that went on sale at GameStop in June and was later recalled due to a potential mold hazard that could pose a health risk if worn. Now, a virtual version of that helmet can be worn in Fallout 4 thanks to a mod uploaded by Nexus Mods user Herby247, and rather aptly, it’ll give you constant radiation poisoning if you wear it.

Modder Herby247 took the opportunity to parody the recalled collectible by modding the «Moldy T-51 Helmet» into Fallout 4. Herby makes special note of the polyester/cotton liner insert that supposedly can cause respiratory infection in users, and clarifies that wearing the power armor T-51b helmet in Fallout 4 will cause constant radiation damage.

A few words of note about this clever little mod. You’ll need the Fallout 4: Nuka-World DLC pack to access the mod, and the modder says mods that change rules for naming power armor items might interfere with the «moldy» adjective showing up in the title. Herby also says the T-51 helmet mod hasn’t been extensively tested and to «use at your own risk.»

The physical T-51b helmet was recalled in September due to its mold-prone fabric insert which the US Consumer Product Safety Commission says poses a «a risk of respiratory or other infections in individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold.» About 20,000 units were affected and the CPSC says to return the item to GameStop for a full refund.

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source https://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-76-helmet-recalled-because-of-mold-can-now-be-worn-in-fallout-4/

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tampa financial advisory firm acquires former NFL player’s water damage company  Tampa Bay Business Journal

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The history of Fallout 76 collectibles has had almost as bumpy a road as the game itself, beginning with the whole canvas bag fiasco, continuing with a rather unattractive (and expensive) (and widely mocked) leather jacket, and culminating most recently with a T-51 power armor helmet that had to be recalled due to a mold risk. 

The T-51 replica helmet, made by Chronicle and sold by Gamestop, contained a polyester/cotton blend fabric liner that posed a risk of mold exposure, which could potentially lead to a respiratory infection or other health issues.

If you weren’t one of the lucky customers who bought a moldy T-51 power armor helmet for $150, at least you can experience it virtually. Naturally, a modder has added the moldy power armor helmet to Fallout 4.

The Moldy T-51 Helmet mod adds a helmet that, when worn, will give your character constant radiation damage. Flavor text states the polyester/cotton blend fabric liner resulted in a recall of the power armor helmets during the war due to the adverse effect on the wearer’s health.

You’ll need to own the Nuka-World DLC to put the moldy helmet on your character’s head and start damaging their lungs. The moldy liner can be found under ‘Misc Mods’ in your power armor crafting menu. Enjoy.

source https://www.pcgamer.com/the-fallout-76-helmet-recalled-for-mold-risk-has-been-modded-into-fallout-4/

The Isla Vista Community Room, located at 970 Embarcadero Del Mar, will be closed until the end of October following the discovery of mold in the walls caused by air conditioner leaks found on Sept. 13.

“The air conditioner condensate pump failed in the I.V. Clinic Conference room resulting in water damage in the restroom, storage room, and conference room,” Skip Grey, assistant director of Santa Barbara County’s general services, said in an email.

A remediation team was hired to do a complete cleanup of the conference room, restroom and janitor closet and is currently expected to finish the cleanup by Friday, according to Grey. 

Jonathan Abboud, general manager of the Isla Vista Community Services District (I.V. CSD), gave an update regarding the room’s condition at the I.V. CSD meeting on Sept. 24. The I.V. CSD normally uses the Community Room to hold its meetings every other Tuesday, but the board meeting relocated to St. George Youth Center due to the air conditioning leaks.

According to Abboud, the two leaks — one in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system and the other in the walls from water pipes — were first discovered on Sept. 13. Abboud was then told by Santa Barbara County’s general services that it would be two weeks before the leaks were fixed.

However, on Sept. 20, Abboud said he was told that the room would be closed indefinitely until a team can come in and inspect it due to mold being discovered in the walls.

“They’re fixing the HVAC leak soon, but the leak in the wall with the piping needs to wait for the hazmat to come in. There was mold in the walls because of the leaks,” Abboud said.

New cabinets, flooring, drywall and paint are required to repair the damage and Grey hopes to have the room reopened by the last week of October.

“It’s a bad situation, but I know we’re going to be working hard so the county is getting this done,” Spencer Brandt, board president of the I.V. CSD, said. “It’s a sort of an inopportune time for this to happen with the UCSB students back in session.”

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source http://dailynexus.com/2019-09-30/i-v-community-room-closed-until-end-of-oct-after-discovery-of-mold/

Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center resumed elective surgeries Sept. 27 after the hospital suspended medical procedures due to mold contamination in a surgical equipment sterilization room, according to the Los Angeles Times.  

The hospital is performing an increasing amount of elective surgeries and expects to return to full capacity soon, the Los Angeles County health department said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.

Officials had discovered a «minor, localized water leak,» and did not find mold anywhere else in the hospital, the statement said.

«This sterilization room was contained and closed for abatement, and all patients and staff remained safe,» the health department told the Los Angeles Times. «The hospital is utilizing alternate sterilizer equipment capacity, located both on campus and in its sister facilities, to maintain services for its patients.»

Physicians at the 600-bed medical center learned about the contamination Sept. 25 when the hospital’s CMO, Brad Spellberg, MD, sent an email to staff warning that elective surgeries would not resume for an estimated two weeks due to «severe water damage and mold.»

It is still unknown what type of mold was discovered or who found it.

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source https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/la-hospital-resumes-elective-surgeries-after-mold-contamination.html

Farmers just can’t catch a break this season. After coping with the most difficult spring planting conditions in recent memory, challenges continue as we approach late season.

Maturity of the 2019 corn crop is all over the board given staggered planting dates as farmers dodged rain and wet conditions. The few fields planted during late April and early May experienced very hot, dry conditions during pollination.

Conversely, fields planted more than a month later, during early June, benefited from cooler conditions during pollination but are well behind in maturity.

Given the variation in weather across the state, farmers are likely to observe a wider variety of ear molds this year.

Additionally, with corn earworm out in full force, there is a greater opportunity that farmers may experience an increased incidence of ear fungal diseases.

Corn earworm feeding creates easy entry points for diseases of the ear. Early signs of ear rot indicate corn harvest may be troubled with some level of molds, although it is still too early to predict the severity of damage.

Several pathogens causing ear molds usually infect the plant from pollination to 21 days after silking. The primary infection point is through the silks and into the ovule or developing kernel.

Several mold pathogens thrive in warm and wet weather conditions, while others are more common in hot, dry environments. Although infection occurs early, symptoms do not usually appear until R5, or dent.

When evaluating ear molds, it is important to understand and identify which infections have developed.

Common Ear Molds

Diplodia, gibberella and fusarium favor wet weather with heavy morning dew and humid days. Initial infection of diplodia ear rot appears at the base of the ear with a white-colored fungus.

As the disease progresses, the mold and kernels turn grayish or grayish-brown and may rot the entire ear. Although it does not cause mycotoxins, it can reduce grain test weight and can result in significant docks at the grain elevator.

Gibberella ear mold, distinguished by its pink to reddish color, begins at the top of the ear and, in highly susceptible hybrids, can affect the entire ear. Gibberella does produce mycotoxins, vomitoxin and zearalenone, so the grain must be handled separately and tested for contamination.

Fusarium, the most common of all ear molds, is distinguished by the white to light pink-colored fungus appearing on scattered kernels, especially those damaged by insects.

Fusarium infects the corn ear in patches or on single kernels. The kernels turn tan or brown, and the mold appears to be white, gray or pink in color.

One of the three species of fungi causing fusarium ear rot also produces mycotoxins. Because the symptoms for all three species are similar, a lab test is needed to identify the infecting fungus.

Less Common Ear Molds

Trichoderma and aspergillus ear molds are less commonly observed but may be found in fields this year. Trichoderma is a thick green mold that grows on and between kernels.

The species infecting this area do not produce mycotoxins but will affect grain quality. Incidence tends to be associated with damage, whether by birds, insect feeding, or mechanical injury.

Aspergillus features a gray-green powdery mold and occurs in hot, dry years. It produces a mycotoxin, known as aflatoxin, so the corn should be handled separately and tested.

Accelerate harvest if needed. There is no rescue treatment for ear molds, so it is important to identify fields with the highest levels of the disease and harvest those first.

Ear molds will continue to develop in the field even after the corn reaches physiological maturity and begins to dry down. Even after corn is harvested, molds will continue growing until the grain is dried to 13% to 15% moisture.

If weekly scouting is a challenge on your farm, work with your local Mycogen team or retailer to prioritize scouting by hybrids.

source http://www.agrinews-pubs.com/opinion/bell-watch-for-early-signs-of-corn-ear-molds/article_efa201fe-a60e-53de-8cb1-3623effe4fa2.html