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This microscope photo shows whole spheres and partial fragments of orange volcanic glass, of the type recovered from Apollo 17 sample 74220 from which the lunar melt inclusions were recovered. The largest sphere in the center is 0.2 millimeters across. Credit: NASA.


 


 

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – A team of NASA-funded researchers has measured for the first time water from the moon in the form of tiny globules of molten rock, which have turned to glass-like material trapped within crystals.


Data from these newly-discovered lunar melt inclusions indicate the water content of lunar magma is 100 times higher than previous studies suggested.


The inclusions were found in lunar sample 74220, the famous high-titanium “orange glass soil” of volcanic origin collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The scientific team used a state-of-the-art ion microprobe instrument to measure the water content of the inclusions, which were formed during explosive eruptions on the moon approximately 3.7 billion years ago.


The results published in the May 26 issue of Science Express raise questions about aspects of the “giant impact theory” of how the moon was created.


That theory predicted very low water content of lunar rock due to catastrophic degassing during the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized body very early in its history.


The study also provides additional scientific justification for returning similar samples from other planetary bodies in the solar system.


“Water plays a critical role in determining the tectonic behavior of planetary surfaces, the melting point of planetary interiors and the location and eruptive style of planetary volcanoes,” said Erik Hauri, a geochemist with the Carnegie Institution of Washington and lead author of the study. “I can conceive of no sample type that would be more important to return to Earth than these volcanic glass samples ejected by explosive volcanism, which have been mapped not only on the moon but throughout the inner solar system.”


In contrast to most volcanic deposits, the lunar melt inclusions are encased in crystals that prevent the escape of water and other volatiles during eruption.


“These samples provide the best window we have on the amount of water in the interior of the moon where the orange glass came from,” said science team member James Van Orman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.


In a 2008 study led by Alberto Saal of Brown University in Providence, R.I., the same team reported the first evidence of water in lunar volcanic glasses. They used magma degassing models to estimate how much water was originally in the magmas before eruption.

 

 

 

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Optical photograph of a lunar melt inclusion from Apollo 17 sample 74220, enclosed within an olivine crystal. The inclusion is 30 microns in diameter. Credit: NASA.
 

 

 

 

Building on that study, a Brown undergraduate student, Thomas Weinreich, searched for and found the melt inclusions. With that data, the team measured the pre-eruption concentration in the magma and estimated the amount of water in the moon's interior.


“The bottom line is that in 2008, we said the primitive water content in the lunar magmas should be similar to lavas coming from the Earth's depleted upper mantle,” Saal said. “Now, we have proven that is indeed the case.”


The study also puts a new twist on the origin of water-ice detected in craters at the lunar poles by several recent NASA missions.


The ice has been attributed to comet and meteor impacts, but the researchers believe it is possible that some of the ice came from water released by the eruption of lunar magmas eons ago.


The paper entitled, “High Pre-Eruptive Water Contents Preserved in Lunar Melt Inclusions,” was written by Hauri, Weinreich, Saal, Van Oman and Malcolm Rutherford of Brown. The research is funded by NASA's Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research and Cosmochemistry Programs in Washington, the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) at the agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., and the Astrobiology Institute at Ames.


The NLSI is a virtual organization enabling collaborative, interdisciplinary research in support of agency lunar science programs. The researchers are members of NLSI teams from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio and Brown. The institute uses technology to bring scientists together around the world, and it is comprised of seven competitively selected U.S. teams and several international partners. NASA's Science Mission and Exploration Systems Mission Directorates in Washington fund the institute.


For more information about the NLSI, visit http://lunarscience.nasa.gov.


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The entire Clear Lake High School teaching staff, along with Lakeport Superintendent of Schools Erin Smith-Hagberg, Clear Lake High School Principal Steve Gentry and Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook, gathered on Wednesday, May 25, to celebration the school's achievement of being named a 2011 California Distinguished School. Courtesy photo.





LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clear Lake High School, named a 2011 California Distinguished School earlier this spring, held a special ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, in celebration of the achievement.


The school received a Distinguished School flag and plaque from the California Department of Education that it will display with pride.


The ceremony included a special presentation from Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook.


Holbrook recognized the entire district, indicating that this award is a culmination of the commitment to excellence that begins in the district’s elementary schools, and continues through to the middle school and the high school.


The entire staff and student body of Clear Lake High School was congratulated for their success.


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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As motorists plan to get away this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding those headed out on road trips to buckle up, don’t drink and drive, keep your vehicle at a safe and legal speed and eliminate distractions.


“As the public heads out to enjoy quality time with their family and friends this holiday weekend, we want them to have fun and be safe” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “When you get in the car, make the choice to buckle up and ensure your passengers are secured as well.”


Holiday travelers will find themselves in good company: Memorial Day weekend is a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) for the CHP.


To help keep things safe on the roadways throughout the holiday, CHP Area offices will deploy every available officer from 6 p.m. Friday, May 27 through 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 30.


Memorial Day weekend 2010 saw a significant decrease in the number of people killed in collisions on the state’s roadways; according to CHP statistics there was a 62 percent reduction from the previous year.


During last year’s holiday weekend, 17 people were killed in crashes in California. Among those that died, 12 were vehicle occupants within CHP jurisdiction. Sadly, one third of those individuals were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.


“Law enforcement would rather motorists buckle up and be safe, than have to issue a citation,” added Farrow. “Don’t put your life or the lives of your passengers at risk, insist on seat belts.”


CHP records show that during the 2010 Memorial Day weekend in Lake County, there were eight vehicle collisions, resulting in two fatalities and eight injuries.


Unsafe speed and improper turning were the main causes of the crashes that weekend, with one driving under the influence-related crash, CHP records showed.


The CHP’s holiday enforcement effort coincides with the 2011 “Click It or Ticket” seat belt campaign, which continues nationwide through June 5.


“While it’s encouraging that California’s current seat belt and child safety seat usage rates are at an all-time high,” said Farrow. “It’s the goal of law enforcement to get motorists to buckle up everyday, not just over the holiday weekend.”


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Lakeport Mayor Suzanne Lyons cuts through a toilet paper ribbon in celebration of the reopening of the city of Lakeport's restroom facility in Library Park on Friday, May 27, 2011. Looking on include Public Works Director Doug Grider, Councilman Tom Engstrom, City Manager Margaret Silveira and Barbara Breunig of the Lakeport Main Street Association. Photo by Elizabeth Larson.




 



LAKEPORT, Calif. – City officials gathered on Friday afternoon to celebrate a significant overhaul and facelift for Library Park's restroom facilities.


Over the last two months the building, which sits next to the Carnegie Library, has been the focus of a project to improve the facility and make it more user-friendly – both to visitors and residents.


The project got some of its impetus from the city's Parks and Recreation Committee, which worked with Public Works Director Doug Grider to get it off the ground.


Mayor Suzanne Lyons, a member of the committee, also lobbied for moving the project forward.


Lyons, on hand for the ribbon – or, in this case, toilet paper – cutting on Friday afternoon to officially reopen the restrooms, said the facilities had been less than welcoming, and downright dirty, before the renovation got under way.


Grider said the building – which had new paint and floors two years ago – was a common target of graffiti, and someone even broke a sink off the wall in the men's bathroom. “The restrooms typically get hammered.”


With the building having been so frequently targeted, and with the city in tight financial straits, at one point Lyons said there was a consideration about taking the building down entirely and using portable restrooms.


However, a 2002 state parks bond provided the nearly $120,000 that made it possible to carry out the work, much of which was done by Lakeport Public Works staff, said Grider.


“We said, we'll give it one more try,” said Lyons, noting that the Lakeport Main Street Association also urged the city to maintain and fix the building.


The renovation of the building – erected in the late 1970s – included completely revamped interiors; a lowered, sheetrock ceiling; new floors; new paint and new recycled plastic partitions, Grider said.


Grider said the renovation also has several energy- and water-saving measures built into it. Those include solar tubes that use the sun to light up the interior so lights don't have to run all day, and new sinks and toilets that operate on sensors and are metered to cut down on water use. New hand dryers are expected to arrive next week.


The building now is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Grider said, with the men's and women's restrooms each having one wheelchair-accessible stall.


On the building's exterior, its former brown color has been replaced by an off-white that is close to the color of the Carnegie Library – the final coat was drying Friday afternoon – and it has a new roof, Grider said.


“Everything's brand new,” he said.


Lyons said she'd heard some car clubs hadn't wanted to use Library Park for shows because of the bathrooms, so it's hoped that the renovation will help attract tourism in addition to serving residents better.


This summer, “There's going to be a lot of happy concert goers,” Lyons said.


Grider said the city hired Bruce Brower to manage the project, with Frank Totorica and his crew doing the plumbing work.


The project moved quickly – it started in March and was completed within two months. “This thing was on high speed,” Grider said.


The bathrooms will be open during the day and closed at 5:30 p.m. unless there are special events, Grider said. When the building is closed, visitors will be able to use facilities at First and Third streets.


Lyons said the city plans to hold a slogan context to engage the community in keeping the bathrooms in good shape, and also wants to find volunteers to help police them, in addition to the monitoring Grider's staff carries out.


“We want to create community ownership, that's what we're after,” said Grider.


He said he wants to communicate that the funds that went into the project aren't the city's – but the community's.


“This is taxpayer money that did this,” he said of the project. Anyone who damages it is just cheating themselves and others, he added.


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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Organizers of the Lake County Home Winemakers Festival are now taking applications from persons interested in participating in this year's event, which will be held on Saturday, June 25, at Lakeport's Library Park.


The event is sponsored as a major fund-raiser by Clear Lake Performing Arts, and all proceeds go to support the Lake County Symphony, the Youth and Junior Youth orchestras, and scholarships.


Home winemakers and brewers are urged to pour samples for the public, who will then vote for their favorites.


They may also submit samples for judging by a panel of professionals, with ribbons awarded in a wide range of varieties and styles. Details, including fees where applicable, are included on the entry forms.


The festival is open to the public at no charge and families are welcome although those wishing to taste wines and beers must purchase a commemorative wine glass, for $20, which entitles them to unlimited tastings. Proof of age will be necessary for younger attendees.


Music will be provided by the David Neft Duo and a major silent auction and raffle will also be featured, along with arts and crafts booths and commercial vendors and foods in a variety of styles.


Interested participants may check the Web site at www.homewinemakersfestival.com for information and applications, or contact Ed Bublitz at 707-277-8172 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


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Officials are trying to locate 3-year-old Ava Riggle, who was abducted by her father from her home in Phelan, Calif., on May 6, 2011. Courtesy photo.


 



LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Officials are trying to locate an endangered missing child whose father allegedly abducted her from Southern California and may have brought her to Lake County.


Three-year-old Ava Rian Riggle was abducted from her home in Phelan in San Bernardino County May 6, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.


She was allegedly taken by her noncustodial father, Nicholas Ryan Riggle, 22. The center reported that she and her father also may be accompanied by a woman, Marcy Gearhart Riggle.


Officials said the investigation into the child's abduction has revealed that Nicholas Riggle had been in Lake County as recently as March, and that he may have brought the child back to the area. He may also be traveling to Canada.


Riggle, the woman and the child may be traveling in a 28-foot 1989 Ford Coachmen motorhome with the California license plates 2PWF894.


The vehicle is off-white with blue and burgundy stripes on the cab and “Leprechaun” painted on the door and military-type stickers on the back, according to a missing person's flyer posted on Child Quest's Facebook page.


Ava Riggle is described as a white female, with light brown hair and brown eyes, standing 3 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 50 pounds.


Her father is a white male standing 6 feet tall, with a slim build and weighing 150 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes, and has multiple tattoos on his neck and arms.


Marcy Riggle is described as a white female adult, with dark blonde hair that is in dreadlocks.


They also are reportedly traveling with a German short-haired dog.

 

If the child, her father or the vehicle are spotted in the Lake County area, call 911.


Information on the case also can be submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 800-843-5678.


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Nicholas Riggle is sought in connection with his alleged abduction of his 3-year-old daughter, Ava, on May 6, 2011. Courtesy photo.

 

 

 

 

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Nicholas Riggle is believed to be traveling in this motorhome with Marcy Gearhart Riggle and his young daughter Ava, who he abducted on May 6, 2011. Courtesy photo.
 

SACRAMENTO – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has released updated figures showing that the homicide rate in California continued to fall during 2010, reaching the lowest level since 1966.


Preliminary figures gathered by the Department of Justice from the state's largest jurisdictions show that the number of homicides reported in 2010 declined by 9.6 percent from the year before.


“The decline in homicides and other violent crimes reflects the tireless efforts of our peace officers,” said Harris. “My office is committed to supporting their brave, relentless and selfless work in protecting the people of California from hardened criminals.”


The report did not calculate rates for 23 counties with a population of 100,000 residents or less, including Lake and its neighboring counties of Mendocino, Colusa and Glenn.


Overall in the larger jurisdictions, the number of violent crimes declined 6.4 percent in 2010, according to statistics compiled from 89 agencies that report about 65 percent of all crimes committed annually in California. Forcible rape declined 6 percent.


Robbery dropped 8.9 percent and aggravated assault fell 4.6 percent, Harris' office reported..


Property crimes declined 2.2 percent in 2010. Burglary dropped 0.9 percent. Motor vehicle theft declined 7.2 percent. Arson dropped 15 percent. Larceny under $400 dropped 4.9 percent. Only larceny over $400 rose, by 0.7 percent.


The 2010 figures are a preliminary update of the annual report "Crime in California 2009," which was released earlier this year. That report, which was compiled using data submitted to the Department of Justice by police and sheriffs in the state's 58 counties, showed the homicide rate in California fell in 2009 by nearly 9 percent.


A second report, “Homicides in California 2009,” provides an even more detailed analysis.


Homicides dropped from 2,143 in 2008 to 1,970 in 2009. That marked the fourth consecutive year of decline, and a numerical decline of 5 percent since 2000.


One troubling note is that the number of gang-related homicides between 2008 and 2009 increased 18 percent – to nearly 40 percent of all homicides in California where the contributing circumstances were reported.


The falling homicide rate was mirrored by the rates of other violent crimes, which dropped in every category in 2009: Robbery declined 8.6 percent; aggravated assault, 5.5 percent; and rape, 3 percent.


The majority of homicides in 2009 in the state – 70.5 percent – involved firearms. More than 84 percent of victims ages 18 to 29 were killed with guns, but just slightly more than 51 percent of victims over 40 were killed with guns.


Besides firearms, the weapons used in 2009 homicides were knives (15.1 percent); hands and feet (5.5 percent); clubs and other blunt objects (5.3 percent); rope, drugs and all other weapons (3.6 percent).

Some 35 percent of 2009 homicides, where the contributing circumstances were reported, occurred as a result of an argument. Another 8.4 percent occurred as the result of rape, burglary or robbery. Another 2.5 percent were drug related, a decrease from 3 percent in 2008.


In cases where police could determine relationships, the majority of victims were killed by friends or acquaintances. Less than 30 percent were killed by strangers, the rest by family members.


Hispanics were homicide victims far more often than whites, African Americans or members of other ethnic groups; they accounted for 46.6 percent of all homicides in 2009.


Among those arrested in 2009 for homicide, 90 percent were male and 10 percent were female. Men were victims 82.2 percent of the time; women, 17.8 percent. Females were more likely to be killed in their residences, while men were more likely to be killed on streets or sidewalks.


Gang-related homicides claimed more male victims than any other factor (46.2 percent). Domestic violence claimed more female homicide victims (41.3 percent). Homicide victims under the age of 5 overwhelmingly died as a result of child abuse (almost 90 percent).


Among the state's 35 largest counties in 2009, Monterey County had the highest homicide rate per 100,000 population (11.8), and Napa County had the lowest (0.7). Merced County had the second highest rate (10.1).


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Firefighters extinguish a small blaze that broke out on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Lucerne. Photo by Gary McAuley.





LUCERNE, Calif. – Firefighters quickly knocked out a fire on Tuesday morning that threatened several structures.


The fire – initially reported as two different incidents – was located on 14th Avenue at Foothill Drive in Lucerne, according to radio reports.


It was dispatched just before 11 a.m.


Structures were threatened but a quick response by firefighters knocked the fire out before it did any harm. The size of the fire was estimated at one-half acre, based on reports from the scene.


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Have you ever put yourself in a very difficult situation, one that was entirely avoidable, and then regretted it?


Those who neglect getting their affairs in order place both themselves and their loved ones in unnecessary jeopardy.


They risk putting themselves and their family either through the stress and uncertainty of deathbed estate planning, or worse yet, if nothing gets done, making their family suffer the consequences.


What are the risks?


They vary, but usually include one or more of the following issues: You die “intestate” (i.e., without a will); your estate is probated; your assets are distributed incorrectly (i.e., either to the wrong person(s) or in the wrong way); your estate goes to persons who should not inherit anything – such as persons who receive needs-based government benefits, who have debt problems, or who have other obstacles; and your estate is administered by the wrong person who does not do right by your family.


Deathbed estate planning is best avoided. Everything must be completed in a rush under great stress and uncertainty.


Let’s consider some real life scenarios.


Imagine a lady who is about to have surgery, but puts off finalizing estate planning documents because she understands that the surgery is a minor operation with little risk. Unexpectedly, complications arose due to infections, and the lady becomes comatose, does not recover, and dies.


Unfortunately the lady’s surviving husband, who was already in fragile health, takes a turn for the worse and he becomes unable to get the couple’s affairs in order due to his own diminished mental capacity.


The couple’s surviving children battle one another over control of their parents’ estate. A court supervised conservatorship becomes necessary to control the situation.


Now imagine someone with end-stage cancer about to undergo chemotherapy who delays finalizing her estate planning. During chemotherapy her health deteriorates dramatically, she loses consciousness, and is expected to live only a few more days.


Fortunately, her son has a well-drafted power of attorney giving him complete estate planning and gifting authority to get her affairs in order before she died.


He has her attorney draft all necessary gifting documents to transfer assets to the children without probate. The mother is kept alive another 24 hours to ensure that the work is completed before she dies.


Next, picture a gentleman dying of cancer in his bed without his affairs in order. He asks a close friend to find an attorney. When they meet he initially finds it uncomfortable to trust the attorney who asks him many questions.


He decides many issues all in one setting so that legal documents can be prepared the next day. Then with much effort and concentration he signs them on the third day. A few days later he dies.


Nonetheless people still choose to delay. Common reasons include: fear of dying – some people avoid estate planning because it makes them consider their mortality; procrastination – some people believe, “I always have tomorrow, why act now”; laziness – some people are not willing to gather the necessary information and documents; not necessary – some people think, “I won’t be around after I die, others can sort out my mess”; indecision – some people just cannot decide who gets what; costs – some say, “I don’t want to spend the money because I have other more immediate wants and needs.”


As the expression goes, “people don’t plan to fail, they just fail to plan.”


Neglecting one’s estate planning is failing to plan for the protection of oneself and one’s family. It is best done during times of ease rather than at the last moment in times of stress. One’s last days should not be preoccupied with estate planning.


Dennis A. Fordham, attorney (LL.M. tax studies), is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law. His office is at 55 First St., Lakeport, California. Dennis can be reached by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 707-263-3235.


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Officials believe 3-year-old Ava Riggle, who was abducted by her father from her home in Phelan, Calif., on May 6, 2011, was spotted in the Lakeport area on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 . Courtesy photo.


 


LAKEPORT, Calif. – A young girl whose noncustodial father allegedly abducted her from San Bernardino County earlier this month may have been spotted in Lakeport.


Ava Rian Riggle, 3, was taken from her Phelan home by her father, Nicholas Riggle, 22, as Lake County News has reported.


Officials said Nicholas Riggle had been in Lake County in March and was believed to be back in the area, along with a woman named Marcy Gearhart, who also has reportedly used the last name Riggle.


On Thursday at approximately 2:17 p.m. a “be on the lookout” to local law enforcement officers was broadcast in response to reported sightings of Gearhart and the girl at two different locations.

 

 

 

 

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California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Domby studies the scene of a fatal crash that killed 29-year-old Carlos Eddie Narvaes of Nice, Calif., on Monday, May 23, 2011. Photo by Gary McAuley.

 

 

 

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A single-vehicle collision Monday evening claimed the life of a local man.


Carlos Eddie Narvaes, 29, of Nice, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just after 5 p.m. on Elk Mountain Road approximately 2.2 miles north of Pitney Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.


According to a report from CHP Officer Brendan Bach, Narvaes was driving a 1991 Toyota Previa minivan southbound on Elk Mountain Road, accompanied by two small boys, ages 2 and 4.


The 4-year-old was seated in the middle seat of the second row of seats, while the 2-year-old male was seated in the left side of the third row of seats. Bach said only the 4-year-old was not wearing a seat belt.


Narvaes lost control of the minivan as it traveled into the opposing lane of traffic, exiting the west road edge and colliding with an uphill embankment, causing it to overturn, Bach said.


The minivan continued south and came to rest on its right side in the northbound lane of Elk Mountain Road and partially on the shoulder.


Narvaes was not wearing a seat belt, according to Bach.


Bach said passersby helped extricate the two little boys from the wreck.


The children, who both sustained moderate injuries, were transported out-of-county via CalStar air ambulance for medical care, Bach said.


The 2-year-old went to UC Davis Medical Center and the 4-year-old was taken to Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, he said.


Bach said the crash's cause is still under investigation.


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A REACH air ambulance pickups up from a landing zone near Upper Lake, Calif., on Monday, May 23, 2011. The ambulance was carrying one of two small children injured in a crash that killed 29-year-old Carlos Eddie Narvaes of Nice, Calif. Photo by Gary McAuley.
 

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