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'Summer Triangle' still dominatesSep 5, 2012 By Carl Manning
August skies are behind us, and we had a rare "blue moon" on Friday, Aug. 31. One of the several definitions of a blue moon is when there are two full moons in the same month. We won't have another until July 31, 2015.
The haze caused by this summer's fires has made the night sky a little more like star gazing in Los Angeles or some other lowland place where they lose some of the stars because of the thickness of the atmosphere and, in some cases, smog. But usually we folks who live in "god's country" get spectacular nighttime views of stars thanks to altitude and smog-free air. The sunrises and sunsets have been beautiful to behold, but I won't regret when we get back our crisp clear mountain skies.
A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University.
"The early September night sky is dominated by the summer triangle (Vega, Deneb and Altair) directly overhead. The constellation Scorpius lies on the southwest horizon with its brilliant red star, Antares. Overhead, the Northern Cross or Cygnus, "the swan," is embedded in the summer triangle.
"The other constellations that lie in the plane of our galaxy are Cepheus, Cassiopeia and Perseus, located on the northeast horizon. The plane of our Milky Way galaxy stretches from the southwestern horizon, arching up directly overhead and plunging eastward on the northern horizon.
"Two of the most prominent constellations in the September skies are Andromeda, "the princess," and Pegasus, "the winged horse." Pegasus can easily be spotted; its body is dominated by the famous Great Square of four stars.
"Planet watch: Right after sunset you can see Saturn and then Mars, but they set within one hour or two. Jupiter rises at midnight, so keep an eye on this giant planet. Venus remains the morning star rising in the east around 4 a.m.
"Fall arrives Sept. 22 this year.
"September 2012 Northern Rockies Skies Interest: Famous Astronomers --Vera Rubin
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"In the early 1930s, measurements of higher than expected stellar velocities in our galaxy led Jan Oort to suggest that unseen matter --in addition to the stars and discernible hydrogen gas clouds --was responsible. In the same time period, Fritz Zwicky's studies of the masses of galaxy clusters similarly suggested the presence of unknown "dark matter."
"Four decades elapsed before more systematic evidence of dark matter began to be assembled by Vera Rubin and colleagues. Her earlier master's and doctoral theses in the 1950s, that formed the first evidences for clumpiness in the distribution of galaxies, were effectively rejected by the astronomical community of that era, earning her a negative reputation. Thus, the results were initially dismissed when, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she presented findings on rotation curves of galaxies as a function of distance from their centers. She reported that accurately measured velocities did not diminish with distance as expected from Keplerian orbital theory.
(This author recalls early meetings in which arbitrary calls for her to recant --without any countervailing evidence --were made.)
"But the evidence for essentially flat rotation curves --more or less constant velocity with increasing distance from galaxy centers --was abundantly confirmed by additional studies done by Rubin and other researchers.
"Moreover, studies in the 1970s and 80s of small groups and large clusters of galaxies also showed much higher velocities than expected from just luminous matter, confirming Zwicky's original suggestion. Thus the era of "dark matter" began, with searches that continue to the present for candidates other than ordinary atomic matter, but that still contributes to the mutually gravitating attraction of galaxies and clusters of galaxies.
"The searches are yet unsuccessful. The fraction of dark matter is now measured to be about 83 percent of the total, with luminous matter only about 17 percent.
"Rubin's initial studies on the clumping of galaxies have been confirmed on all cosmological scales, up to measurements on the largest scales so far mapped --clusters of clusters of galaxies. On all these scales, velocity measurements imply that there is little difference between the fractions of luminous and dark matter.


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Review: Mobee Magic Numpad
If you're like me, you have both an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and a Magic Trackpad. While I love the bluetooth keyboard, I really wish Apple would include a wireless model with the number pad attached. After some searching, I have found a product that solves this problem; the Mobee Magic Numpad.
Out of the box, this product is a pretty simple one. This product features three different decals that can go on the trackpad, each of them a little different. There is also a pen in the box for writing custom keyboard shortcut names on the decals, as well as a card with the serial key to Mobee's Magic Numpad software.
Setting this product is pretty easy. After applying the desired decal to your Magic Trackpad, simply download and run the Magic Numpad software. From here, you can create custom shortcuts and assign the keys to open applications. Assigning these shortcuts really couldn't be easier, and I found that it comes in handy to be able to cut, copy, and paste with the tap of a single key. I also assigned my mail application to be opened by a single tap of the Numpad.
After using the Magic Numpad for about a month, I can conclude that it's very useful, but not for everyone. I found the Numpad especially useful when entering a lot of digits, such as with my accounting assignments. However, some people may look at this product and think they're paying for some stickers. If you don't find yourself entering a lot of numbers on a daily/weekly basis, then this product isn't for you. Overall, I found this product very useful. If you have the Apple Wireless Keyboard and want a number pad, this may be a way to go.
I would like to thank Mobee for sending this product my way for review. If you're interested, you can learn more about the Magic Numpad right here. Be sure to check me out on YouTube and Twitter for tons of technology content!

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Mariposa Holiday Icon Glasses, Set of 4
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- Delicately handcrafted icon glasses
- Vidrio Double Old Fashioned
- Features a handmade icon in colored glass
- Each glass is one-of-a-kind!
- Material: Recycled Mexican Glass
- Dimensions: 4in W
- Capacity: 10 oz
Delicately handcrafted Icon Glass features a handmade icon in colored glass rolled onto our signature Vidrio Double Old Fashioned. Each glass is one-of-a-kind!
We have a strong appreciation for craftsmanship, which is why we chose Mariposa as one of our favorite brands. Each piece is designed by American master sculptor Michael Updike and handcrafted individually through a sand casting and polishing process that elevates aluminum giftware to a whole new level. The result – glistening creations that combine art form with functionality, elegance with whimsy. What's more, every product is made from recycled materials in step with Mariposa's commitment to environmental responsibility.


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Highland Park's Karalyos has had quite a long swim back
Swimmer overcame temporary paralysis, fractured vertebrae after pool accident in 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK — The other day, Ann-Claire Karalyos was struck by an odd thought after a swimming practice and she wanted to share it with a Highland Park teammate, wondering if the water granted him a similar sense of liberation.
"When you're in a pool," she asked, "do you ever feel like you're flying?"
A few years ago, swimming helped save Karalyos' life. And since then, she's tried over and over to make it as prominent a part of her life as it once was.
Back then, Karalyos never reacted to sports on the land. When her father, Laszlo Karalyos, tried throwing a soccer ball her direction for the first time, she caught it with her face, suffering a bloody nose. She was never quite into tennis, either. Swimming brought out her best.
"We went to the pool, and you just can't take her out," Laszlo Karalyos said.
As she grew older, she competed in the Junior Olympics and with top club teams. Originally from Canada, she was one of the country's top youth swimmers. That was her pedigree when the family moved to the Chicago area, where everything would change.
At practice in the summer of 2008, her coach asked her to perform a new dive as part of a workout. Karalyos said he told her to thrust off the board with her hands at her side, like a penguin dive. The goal was to create a quicker start.
"It's not like I doubted him," she said. "I trusted him 100 percent."
Karalyos propelled through the water, crashing head-first into the surface, unable to control her body. She was able to stand up in the water, and then her body started shutting down. The pressure felt like someone was sitting on top of her. She was paralyzed for a couple of hours.
The fall fractured two vertebrae, and one struck her spine. The doctors said that if her back and neck hadn't been strengthened from years of swimming, the bone could have punctured the cord worse. She might have faced permanent paralysis. She might have died.
Karalyos was fortunate, not even requiring surgery on her spine. She was in the hospital for eight days. The recovery, though, will never end.
In the months afterward, Karalyos was placed in a full-body cast. A year went by before she could get back in the pool, tiring out after walking in the water. She wasn't able to truly swim competitively until 2010, and she has never felt as she once did.
Swimming, perhaps more than other sports, requires a participant's ultimate exertion. Karalyos cannot physically do that. Sitting at her desk for an extended period, she experiences pain in her upper back and neck. When she reaches the threshold at which she used to push past in a race or workout, her neck tightens and her body sometimes goes numb.
"I love it, but it's really, really hard," she said. "I don't win gold medals all the time like I used to. It's kind of like a love-hate kind of thing."
Last weekend, she remembered why she still swims, why she wants to for as long as she can. Karalyos, a junior, participated in six events at the Greater Southwestern Invitational, dropping her best times in all of them, the first time she had done so in more than a year.
Friday and Saturday, she'll compete in the 100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle and possibly a relay or two at the 4A Region II championship. Karalyos' goal is to make the state meet, though she's already achieved plenty. Even during these last few years, nothing has taken her out of the water.


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Additional Contacts: James King, (432) 426-2390, Ext. 2
TPWD Website: http://tpwd.texas.gov
TPWD News Release — Oct. 9, 2006
PRESIDIO, Texas — A newly appointed advisory committee is taking a fresh look at one of the state's natural treasures, examining ways to improve natural and cultural resource conservation, public use and visitor access at Big Bend Ranch State Park in West Texas.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chairman Joseph B. C. Fitzsimons appointed the Big Bend Ranch State Park Advisory Committee, which held its first, organizational meeting at the park Sept. 20.
Committee members are Bob Armstrong of Austin, the former TPW and General Land Office commissioner who helped lead efforts to acquire the park for the state, Jim Carrico of Terlingua, Tyrus Fain of Marathon, Hall Hammond of San Antonio, Thomas Johnson of Austin, James King of Ft. Davis, and Fran Sage of Alpine. Another member from Presidio County will be appointed soon. Mike Hill, state parks regional director with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Fort Davis, will serve as liaison between the committee and the park staff.
The committee will examine the access needs of visitors and consider the appropriate numbers and locations of campsites and trails. It will also look at ways potential visitors can become better informed about the approximately 300,000-acre park, by far the largest in the entire state park system. Members will work with regional and state tourism partners, local communities, as well as other federal and state facilities in the area. One of the issues the committee must grapple with is how to protect park resources while trying to significantly increase public use.
At its first meeting, the committee met with department employees who presented background information on different facets of the park and issues for its future use and conservation. The Committee will review the draft Public Use Plan for the park and make recommendations on implementing the plan.
The committee elected King chair and Hammond vice chair and then organized into subcommittees to carry out its charge. The next meeting will be in early January with a conference call to be held in-between.
"We are all enthusiastic about working with great Texas Parks and Wildlife staff to increase visitors and to see the park made more accessible while protecting the fragile desert land and the site's cultural heritage," King said.
King pointed out the variety of activities possible now such as camping, horseback riding, jeep touring, hiking, mountain biking, and various workshops available several times a year, as well as the longhorn cattle drive twice a year. He went on to say other activities such as star-gazing, birding, educational outings, geological study and expanded public-private partnerships could become future possibilities.
"Big Bend Ranch State Park is an undiscovered jewel of the state park system, and we want more people to come visit and experience this wilderness treasure," King concluded.
For more information about Big Bend Ranch State Park, see the park Web page.
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By Cindy Downes on Tue, 03/23/2010
Scanner Pro 2.0 is out and it REALLY is better than ever. The new automatic edge detection feature is very helpful. I tried it on a document and was fascinated to see how easier it figured out where the edges were! I did discover that when the page had a colored border, the app had a bit more trouble finding the edge. It's still quicker than having to adjust all the edges manually like it did before.
If you're looking for a quick, easy-to-use scanner when you're away from the office, you might want to check this app out.
Here's what's new in version 2.0:
- Automatic edge detection to make document preparation faster.
- Camera stabilization to help you make a better scan
- An option to upload the document in standard PDF Format. NICE!
- Password protection for PDF files
- French, Spanish, German and Italian localizations
- Google Docs integration (can be converted into text documents for later editing on desktop computer)


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Africa-focused Tullow Oil reported Friday that its Agete-1 exploration well on Block 13T, onshore northern Kenya, has discovered and sampled movable oil with an estimated 330 feet of net oil pay in good-quality sandstone reservoirs.
Agete-1 wildcat well is part of a major exploration campaign that has now seen the fifth consecutive oil discovery in the first of a chain of multiple rift basins across Tullow's acreage in the region. The discovery de-risks several follow-on prospects that are located to the north and is on trend with the Twiga South, Ekales and Ngamia oil discoveries, adding to the significant resources already discovered, Tullow said.
The Sakson PR5 rig drilled Agete-1 to a total depth of 6,330 feet. Following completion of logging operations the well will be suspended for future flow testing which will confirm the net pay count. The rig will then move to drill the Ewoi-1 wildcat in the east of this basin, targeting a rift flank prospect similar to the recent Etuko oil discovery.
Tullow Exploration Director Angus McCoss commented in a company statement:
"A fifth consecutive oil discovery onshore Northern Kenya highlights the emerging world class exploration and production potential within our rift basin acreage. An intensive campaign for 2014 includes appraisal and exploration within this first basin and pioneering wells targeting the prospectivity throughout the entire chain of similar rift basins."
Tullow operates the Agete-1 well with a 50-percent interest, while Africa Oil has a non-operated interest of 50-percent.
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The New Zealand Fed Cup team were dealt a double blow when they suffered their first defeat of the Asia/Oceania Group II tennis tournament yesterday but they will be without No 1 Marina Erakovic for the rest of their campaign after she dislocated a thumb.
The world No 74 slipped on a hotel floor in the leadup to New Zealand's 2-1 defeat to Hong Kong and injured her thumb. She will return to New Zealand to receive treatment and faces a spell on the sidelines.
Emily Fanning took the top singles spot but lost to world No 357 Venise Chan 6-1 3-6 6-1 and Emma Hayman was beaten by Katherine Ip 6-2 6-2. Hayman and Abigail Guthrie won the doubles 7-6 6-4 over Chan and Ip.
New Zealand opened with a 3-0 defeat of Vietnam. They can still finish top of their pool of five teams if they win their remaining ties and Hong Kong slip up but that task will be infinitely more difficult without Erakovic.
The winners of the two pools meet in the final with the winning earning promotion to Asia/Oceania Group I for 2014.
Results of the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group II tennis tie between New Zealand and Hong Kong in Astana, Kazakhstan, yesterday: Katherine Ip (HK) bt Emma Hayman (NZL) 6-2 6-2, Venise Chan (HK) be Emily Fanning (NZL) 6-1 3-6 6-1, Abigail Guthrie/Emma Hayman (NZL) bt Chan/Ip (HK) 7-6(5) 6-4.


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It doesn't sound to me like you got an accurate measurement of your maximum oal that will function in your rifle.Max oal in your manual is not the only safe oal for your rifle, and the oal in your manual has nothing to do with the max oal that will function in your magazine.
Try making a dummy round that is long, say 3.1 or 3.2. Hopefully it will be too long to chamber. Now you can increase the depth of the bullet little by little until it chambers easily. This should put you just off the lands. Now insert the dummy round in your magazine and make sure it fits and functions in there. Now you can experiment by making a few rounds of that oal and then some .03 shorter etc etc. This way you can try to find the sweet spot for that bullet in your rifle.
Changing oal can also change pressures so you may want to back off your charge and work back up if you are at or near max. Be safe and have fun.
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Lillie Kathryn Baker has been selected Poppy Queen for 2013-2014 by the American Legion Auxiliary Herbert Griffin Unit 19.
Lillie Kathryn Baker has been selected Poppy Queen for 2013-2014 by the American Legion Auxiliary Herbert Griffin Unit 19.
Lillie is the 5-year-old daughter of Mark and Michelle Baker and is a junior member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Lillie and her older sister, Kaelyn Wilson attend Zion Christian Academy where they are active in school activities including sports and cheerleading.
Grandparents are Campbell and Lillie Sowell, Jim and Terri Baker, John Sheumaker and Brenda Sheumaker. All three grandfathers are veterans.
The poppy is the memorial flower of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary and was chosen because so many grew on the battlefields during World War I.
The poppy program is a reminder to all citizens of the sacrifices made by veterans of all wards. All gave some. Some gave all. The auxiliary requests that local citizens wear a poppy Memorial Day weekend to honor our veterans. Legion and Auxiliary members will be located at various businesses May 24-25 handing out the memorial poppies.
Rebecca Lyle of Culleoka, a senior nursing major at Harding University, participated in an educational trip April 18-21 with the University�s Living World Religions Bible class. Lyle was among more than 80 students who toured various religious institutions in Dallas.
The trip was directed by Dr. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Ministry. Lyle visited the Hindu Temple of Dallas and Fort Worth, Buddhist Temple Center of Dallas, Barcuh HaShem Messianic Jewish Congregation, Dallas Central Mosque, Sikh Gurdwara, Congregation Shearith Israel, Plano Baha�i Center, Dallas Cultural Center and the Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ.
The class spent the semester learning and preparing for the trip by studying a number of religions. The trip served as a culmination of the course for the students to experience different religions first-hand.
�This field trip is crucial to the Living World Religions course,� Cox said. �It is one thing to study these religions in a textbook or to listen to a teacher lecture on each one. It is quite another thing to visit these places of worship, ask questions of those who host us in each place and are practitioners of these religions.�
Emily Owens of Columbia was inducted into the Alpha Chi Honor Society at Harding University April 20. Owens is a junior early childhood major.
The society recognizes the academic excellence of college students nationwide. To be selected for induction, students must be in the top 10 percent of their class. Alpha Chi encourages high standards and acknowledges the scholarship of these students.


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As to why he behaves as he does, it is impossible to say with any certainty without having seen him. It may be an attempt at control, or it may be that he just has problems facing up to issues that are difficult for him. Try to find out if that is the case, and if so encourage him to seek treatment so that he can talk things out. If that fails, you have to try a different approach.
In order for things to improve, your husband needs to understand with total clarity what his behavior is causing you to feel. No gentle hints here - right on the chin. It must NOT be done in an aggressive way, but firmly, and not in a blaming way. It's important to separate the behavior from the person. Make sure he understands that while you love him, his lack of affection are very hurtful, and in fact, are not going to be tolerated.
We humans only indulge in behaviour that brings reward of some kind. Only when that reward (whatever it might be) disappears, or the consequences of our behaviour promise to be unpleasant do we consider changing what we do. Therefore, you have to give him reason to change. Until you do, ther is no prospect of him changing.
Here is the clue to sorting things out. When you are faced with non-co-operation – give him choices, and make sure he understands the consequences of his choice – and always follow through.
Begging got you nowhere – so it is time for some tough love. Tell him that if he continues to shut you out, there will be consequences – no laundry done for example, no meals cooked and so on. Something that will make him stop and think.
He needs to understand too that his continuing in the way he has may put the entire future of the relationship in danger, and sadly, you need to ask yourself if you want to spend the rest of your life like this.
I think you also need to make it very clear, and commit yourself to this, that in talking over your mutual problems, you will not let the discussion deteriorate into a blame and accusation session – that is vitally important. It is equally important that he understands why you need to talk, and that what you want is a good relationship, not just to hash over your differences.
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Can this be used as a non-powered hub?
Although the new 27" iMac has 4 USB 3.0 ports, I'm already using 3 (for external drives). So now I'm wondering if I can successfully hook this Belkin up to the last remaining port (giving me 4 available again). Why? I simply do not want to plug yet another power adapter into the wall....
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Let me follow up to my last post. My Belkin USB 3.0 4-Port Hub is connected directly to my MacBook Air Mid 2012 release, I have not tried this on the iMAC.
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Jerome Ledauphin
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- Differences in the volatile compositions of French labeled brandies (Armagnac, Calvados, Cognac, and Mirabelle) using GC-MS and PLS-DAJerome Ledauphin
Equipe de Recherche en Physico Chimie et Biotechnologies ERPCB EA3914, IUT UFR Sciences, Universite de Caen Basse Normandie, 14032 Caen Cedex, France
J Agric Food Chem 58:7782-93. 2010..These two brandies presented rather high distributions of isobutanol and isopentanols, whereas Mirabelle and Calvados compositions offer more concentrated aliphatic linear alcohols...
- Chemical and sensorial aroma characterization of freshly distilled Calvados. 2. Identification of volatile compounds and key odorantsJerome Ledauphin
Equipe de Recherche en Physico Chimie et Biotechnologies, IUT UFR Sciences, 6, Boulevard du Marechal Juin, F 14032 Caen Cedex, France, and Adria Normandie, Boulevard du 13 Juin 1944, BP2, F 14310 Villers Bocage, France
J Agric Food Chem 51:433-42. 2003..However, the overall aroma of Calvados seems likely to be a subtle balance of various functionalized compounds...
- Identification of trace volatile compounds in freshly distilled Calvados and Cognac using preparative separations coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometryJerome Ledauphin
ERPCB, IUT UFR Sciences, 6 boulevard du Marechal Juin, F 14032 Caen, France
J Agric Food Chem 52:5124-34. 2004....
- Gas chromatographic quantification of aliphatic aldehydes in freshly distilled Calvados and Cognac using 3-methylbenzothiazolin-2-one hydrazone as derivative agentJerome Ledauphin
ERPCB, EA 3914, IUT UFR Sciences, Universite de Caen, Basse Normandie, 6, Bd du Maréchal Juin, F 14032 Caen Cedex, France
J Chromatogr A 1115:225-32. 2006..3-Methylbutanal and hexanal, due to their low detection thresholds, could be important olfactive markers of these two products. Less than 1h30 is required to quantify the nine studied aliphatic aldehydes in freshly distilled spirits...
- Implications of Lactobacillus collinoides and Brettanomyces/Dekkera anomala in phenolic off-flavour defects of cidersNicolas Buron
Adria Normandie, Boulevard du 13 Juin 1944, 14310 Villers Bocage, France
Int J Food Microbiol 153:159-65. 2012..Finally, detection thresholds of the main ethylphenols were determined in ciders by orthonasal and retronasal sampling. The 4-EC and 4-EP detection thresholds (close to 20-25mg/l and 1.5-2.0mg/l, respectively) were matrix dependant...


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A pro-amnesty Illinois congressman whose primary platform is fighting for illegal immigrants, open borders and more lenient immigration policies has reportedly been paying his family hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign funds since 2010.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez added his wife, Soraida Gutierrez, to his campaign six years ago to fill the role of office manager, treasurer and fundraiser, reports the Washington Free Beacon. In total, she has been paid $312,000 total over the past six years, from the Gutierrez for Congress campaign committee funds.
Gutierrez's daughters have also been paid from the fund, with daughter Omaira collecting $4,270 for bookkeeping services, and daughter Jessica receiving $600 for fundraising efforts.
Paying family members to work on a campaign is not illegal, says Dave Levinthal of the Center for Responsive Politics. But… "it gets into sticky territory when the candidate stands to benefit personally in a significant way."
Rep. Jesse Jackson and his wife plead guilty in 2013 for using $750,000 of campaign funds for personal use.
Gutierrez is a supporter of Hillary Clinton, and was appointed by Clinton as one of the 15 people chosen to write the Democrat Party platform ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
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Days after ticking off Delhi Police for allowing protest by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal near Parliament, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed satisfaction over the way the agitation was handled, saying it had acted "swiftly" and did what was required.
After going through the affidavit filed by Delhi Police giving details of how it handled the agitation last week, a bench headed by Justice R M Lodha refused to pass any direction against the force, noting that no further action is required to be taken.
"They have acted swiftly and quickly registered the FIR for violation of Section 144 (prohibitory orders). They placed additional barricades at the site of dharna. We cannot go into the details and court cannot substitute its opinion on it," the bench said.
"Decisions were taken fast and they were not dormant and idle," the bench said, adding, "They have done what was required to be done".
On the last hearing on January 24, the bench had slammed the law enforcing agencies for allowing unlawful assembly of supporters of the chief minister in the heart of the national capital and had sought response from police.
Police in its reply said it had exercised maximum restraint and dealt with protesters with patience despite sustained provocation.
AAP party workers led by Kejriwal went on agitation on January 20 demanding action against policemen who refused to carry out a raid on an alleged drug and prostitution ring on the directive of Delhi minister Somnath Bharti. The agitation was called off the next day.
The apex court was hearing a PIL filed by a Supreme Court lawyer seeking action against police for allowing Kejriwal and his supporters to hold the agitation outside Rail Bhavan.
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- "Oh yeah, Hail Mary full of whatever. A wayward soul has confessed to fencing diamonds. Help this pilgrim on the path to redemption. Take the loot and I'll see the diamonds are returned..."
- ― "Father" Ned
The Passion of the Heist is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by news reporter Ned Burner, posing as a reverend, from Bedford Point, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Toni goes to the Cathedral in Bedford Point and is greeted by Ned Burner, who is posing as the local reverend. He tells Toni that to redeem himself, Toni must retrieve some stolen jewels so that he can return them. Toni drives to the ferry terminal in Rockford and is met by a gang of men armed with AK-47s. The gang also have a helicopter, which Toni shoots down as he kills the gang members. After all the gang members are dead Toni retrieves the briefcase, delivering it to a garage behind the Liberty Tree headquarters. News breaks on the radios about a diamond heist, a shootout in Rockford and the now missing diamonds.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get the briefcase and kill all the gang members
- Take out the helicopter, the guards and get the briefcase
- Get the briefcase
- Take the case to the Liberty Tree offices
The reward for completing the mission is $1,500 and the Karmageddon mission.
- The name of the mission is a reference to the film The Passion of the Christ.
- This is the first mission in which a helicopter can be obtained in GTA LCS legitimately without the use of cheats or hacks. To obtain it, the player should leave at least one guard alive and then, using a Rhino Tank if Toni has had one before, destroy the helicopter, then kill the guard with a remote-controlled grenade. Then the player should push the helicopter into the yellow marker (it disappears if it is repaired) and then push it into garage. This only works on the PSP. It is still unclear how to obtain it in the mobile version and PS2.
- The Sniper Rifle is very vital for this mission. The player can buy it at the nearest Ammu-Nation for $6000, then go to the jetty in the west of the shoot-out and kill the gang members (but don't destroy the helicopter) then hold an AK-47 and kill the last gang members. Take the Rocket Launcher in front of a trailer then destroy the helicopter.
- This is useful because it doesn't cause "serious" wanted level (if the player is patient enough) and doesn't damage the player's armor or health. Don't take the limo when getting away from the police (because when the diamonds are stolen it will attained 3 wanted stars) take the Sentinel that usually spawns in the parking lot near the limo, because the Sentinel is faster than the limousine and is a good vehicle for avoiding spike strips that are used by the police at three star (and higher) wanted levels.
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THE FA Cup always used to mean a lot to me as a player. I have been blessed with good memories of the competition – and some not so good – but we don't need to mention my red card for Preston in a 4-2 defeat to Arsenal after bringing down Marc Overmars when he was clean through.
Playing against my club, Everton – at Goodison Park, was a highlight of my FA Cup experiences.
I'm sure today's third round clash will mean a lot to Jay Rodriguez too.
He will be looking forward to the opportunity to face his former team and former team-mates.
Southampton have been the surprise package of the Premier League this season. The manager has got a fantastic bunch of players that he has moulded into quite an exciting team to watch.
There are a few players who have played for Burnley in the past on their books, like Jack Cork and Danny Fox, but out of all of them this game will mean the most to Jay.
He has blossomed as the years have gone on, he gets better and better and physically he looks a different player since he went into the Premier League. He's had the opportunity of playing for his country as well, and hopefully there are more caps to come.
I'm not too sure if Southampton will treat it as a must-win game but either way I think we have a good opportunity of progressing.
But I won't be too disheartened if we don't.
That's not to devalue or disrespect the competition.
A lot of people are saying the FA Cup doesn't have the same feeling as it used to. Certainly when I was a player it was the best competition in the world and I don't feel any differently about it now.
But in the position we are in the Championship we don't want anything to get in the way of our promotion chances in the second half of the season, or become a distraction.
We proved in the 2008/09 season that it is possible to combine a good league run with a cup run.
It will be a good test for us against Southampton, and a reasonable gauge of how far we've come and still have to go.
But I don't think cup progress is the be all and end all for Burnley.
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Ferrero Rocher's sweet tribute to Burj Khalifa
Dubai Luxury chocolate maker Ferrero Rocher has taken its brand to new heights, literally.
On Friday, December 7, chocolate connoisseurs joined Italian Ambassador to the UAE Giorgio Starace and Ferrero Middle East and Africa General Manager Dott Magnarello during the unveiling of a 12-metre Golden Tower.
However, lest you feel like indulging your sweet tooth and taking a bite from the tower, be informed there's no chocolate in it — the tower is made entirely of hollow plastic bowls wrapped in Ferrero Rocher's signature golden wrapper.
"As our 30th anniversary drew near we decided to celebrate both our brand's birthday as well as the region we're promoting ourselves in, and so we came up with the idea of a golden pyramid to replicate Dubai's iconic building, Burj Khalifa," said Manuel Zanini, the brand's Senior Manager in the Middle East and Africa.
According to him, it took 72 working hours, 30 people and an external scaffolding to complete the replica.
"To make this a memorable anniversary we announced a competition whereby whoever correctly guesses the number of Ferrero Rocher pieces the tower is made of will get a Ferrero Rocher 'chocolate' made from 22-carat gold," said Manuel.
Those wishing to get their pot of gold can try their luck before December 15, when the competition comes to a close.


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Miss World lashes out at dad's former teenage lover
CHARLIE MALLON IRELAND'S Miss World, Rosanna Davison, has lashed out at the family's former nanny, Maresa Morgan, who was 'The Lady in Bed' with her father.
Chris de Burgh bedded the 19-year-old blonde as his wife Diane, for whom he penned Lady in Red,lay in a hospital bed with a broken neck.
After the affair was revealed, the man who wrote the lyrics Blonde hair, blue jeans/ best thing I've ever seen about his teenage lover told his family he didn't know "what he had seen in her".
Rosanna, who was just nine when the affair became public in 1994, said she was never angry with her father. However, she regards Morgan's portrayal of herself as a victim as "pathetic" and hopes "she pays" for her mistake.
"The woman [Maresa Morgan] hasn't been around and I haven't seen her since - she'd be in for a bit of abuse if she was," hissed Miss World.
"I have absolutely no sympathy for her - it was a stupid thing to do. There are two people to blame, of course. But it was particularly awful because Mum was in hospital.
"We trusted Maresa and she was employed to look after us children [Rosanna and brothers Hubie and Michael] so I think she made a mistake - and I hope she pays for it. To do such a dreadful thing at such a young age is terrible."
On the bright side Rosanna, now the same age as Maresa was during the affair, said the family grew stronger afterwards. "It turned out to be to the benefit of all of us. I'm not sure if my brothers were aware of the affair, but I certainly was. I didn't read the papers because my parents kept me away from them, but we grew closer together. We realised not to take each other for granted.
"Throughout I stayed quite neutral. I never felt angry with Dad. He handled it very well, explaining everything very carefully. He said there was nothing to worry about, but I already knew that. I knew it'd be all okay."
Back in June 1994 Chris de Burgh admitted that far from the affair being the fault of the teenager, he was "as guilty as hell".
Reports that the affair was back on erupted in September 1995 after the singer was spotted with Maresa in a London hotel. He insisted that he was simply helping her because she was devastated in the aftermath of all the publicity, and had been jeered at for having an affair with a man 25 years her senior.
Rosanna, in a lengthy interview in the Daily Mail Weekend magazine, says she doesn't swallow the victim line.
"To think she thought of herself as a victim is pathetic. I was never aware of this happening again. I can't see how it could, from the way Mum and Dad patched things up and got over it. Dad said himself he didn't know what he saw in her - but she disgusts me. You can see I have very clear feelings about her. But it was a maturing experience for me too."
It was on September 20, 1995, that the Sun newspaper claimed de Burgh was back with Maresa and photographed them together in London where they stayed at the Conrad Hotel.
But then Chris de Burgh issued a statement to the Sun. It read: "For a time in February (1994) we were lovers, but four weeks later it became clear that this relationship was going nowhere. Mutually we agreed to return the relationship to the basis of friendship that had previously existed. I have been wrong to have become so close to her and deeply regret my actions.
"My wife is my dearest and closest friend and I love her very much. Our marriage is rock solid and I pray that she will forgive me for my stupidity."
In June 1994 he had told the Sun who initially disclosed the affair that his wife knew that Blonde Hair Blue Jeans was about Maresa and wasn't happy about it.
He added that Maresa had been "a tremendous help to me" after Diane's accident, adding: "On more than one occasion I needed to express my grief and I wept only in Maresa's arms."
But today Miss World says her mother's strength in recovering from her terrible injuries after a freak riding accident - witnessed by Rosanna - inspired her greatly. "Mum is stronger both for the affair and the break in her neck. When the health of someone close to you is threatened, you realise what the important things are. She's been an inspiration. She's very dignified. I admire the way she's handled all the publicity and fame. She doesn't put herself in the limelight - she just concentrates on our family."


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Footballer and coach
Footballer and coach
Born: October 4, 1960; Died: April 28, 2014.
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Ian Cashmore, who has died aged 53, was a footballer whose playing career was ended by a catastrophic freak accident, aged just 21, but who subsequently forged a new career as a coach.
Kilwinning born-and-bred, Cashmore was one of a cadre of exciting young players whom Willie McLean, the eldest of the three managerial McLean brothers, recruited to Ayr United. Jim Fleeting, the SFA's director of football development, who was then the United captain, recalls ferrying Cashmore and the young Stevie Nicol to training at Somerset Park. "The in-car banter was non-stop", he said.
Cashy, as he was known to everyone in Ayrshire football, was shy and would become very red-faced if spoken to, which saw him dubbed The Beam, a nickname which stuck in the dressing room.
He scored seven goals in 38 games for the Honest Men, before one of his team mates, Jim McSherry, who had been appointed manager of Berwick Rangers, took the 21-year-old to Shielfield Park on-loan, prior to making the move permanent.
Cashmore was working as a turner with a local engineering firm in Kilwinning, although he continued to train with Ayr United. One Thursday night, in November 1982, whilst training at Somerset Park, he fell awkwardly - he had broken his neck and, after a mere ten games for the wee Rangers, in which he had scored eight goals, his career was over and his life was dramatically changed.
Celtic and Sunderland played a testimonial game for him at Berwick, whilst the Ayrshire football community rallied round and a tremendous fund-raising effort, which underlined his popularity, saw a trust fund set up for him. He was to spend the remainder of his life confined to a wheel chair,
He refused to let his misfortune keep him away from football, however, putting all his energies into youth coaching. He formed Dirrans BC, then Kilwinning Sports Club, where he concentrated on coaching the youngest boys, aged under seven and in recruiting fathers whom he would then coach through their youth coaching badges.
So successfully did he do this that, in 2010, he was awarded UEFA's silver Grass Roots Leader's award, which was presented to him by Kenny Dalglish.
He continued to live in Kilwinning with his wife Cathy and his popularity locally was shown by the full house who packed Kilwinning Abbey for his funeral service earlier this month.
In February of this year, he was diagnosed with a rare form of bowel cancer, which claimed his life just weeks later.
He is survived by Cathy and their children - Ian Junior, who followed his father to Ayr United and now plays in the juniors for Ardrossan Winton Rovers, Lauren and Amanda. He was due to become a grandfather for the first time in August.


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Senator Fuschillo Honors Those Who Defended Our Country at Pearl Harbor
Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) recently joined with local veterans in remembering the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Long Island Air Force Association's annual "Dropping of the Roses" ceremony.
As part of the annual ceremony, which was held at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, veterans, local officials, and residents gathered together as roses were blessed with water from Pearl Harbor. An aircraft then took off from Republic Airport and dropped the roses over the Statue of Liberty in honor of those who died in the attack. The roses were dropped at approximately 12:55 pm New York time, which was the same time the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The ceremony also honored three local veterans who were at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 and fought back against the attacking forces.
Senator Fuschillo is pictured as he pays tribute to those who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor and thanks all the veterans present at the ceremony for their service to our country.


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How to Make 3 Kinds of Kimchi
If I may be graphic for a moment—my mouth is watering, literally, as I type this. I have a new food passion, and its name is kimchi. I haven't tried making it myself yet, but it's one of my favorite things to order at the local Korean restaurant. This tangy, spicy side dish can be cooked with pork, in savory pancakes, or as a soup stock. And imagine if you made it with your own fresh, home-grown vegetables! That is a one-way ticket to Delicious City (population: you).
The following is an excerpt from Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener's Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting by R.J. Ruppenthal. It has been adapted for the Web.
Making Kimchi
Kimchi is Korea's signature side dish, present in at least one form at every meal. Chock-full of fresh vegetables, vitamins, good bacteria, and enzymes, it is one of the healthiest things you can put in your body. There are hundreds of different varieties of kimchi, using all manner and combinations of fermented vegetables and other foods, but the most common kimchis are based on napa cabbage, radish, or cucumber, with a pasty sauce of crushed chili pepper, garlic, and salt. In this section, you will learn three simple kimchi recipes; feel free to improvise and repeat the basic technique with your favorite vegetables. If the spicy taste of crushed red chili and garlic is too strong for you, feel free to reduce these ingredients to fit your palate. A chili-free version of the following dish is called "white kimchi" and tastes much like sauerkraut. Kimchi is briefly ripened at room temperature and then moved to the refrigerator, but in cool temperatures it could be stored outside.
Napa Cabbage Kimchi
Kimchi, like sauerkraut, is fermented traditionally in large clay pots. You also can use a glass jar or any nonmetallic container, and this recipe also will require two mixing bowls (one large, one small). You will need:
- 1 napa cabbage, preferably organic
- 4 tablespoons sea salt
- 2–3 green onions or scallions
- 1 clove garlic, minced or crushed
- 2⁄3 cup hot red pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger, crushed or grated
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- Optional: 1 tablespoon of water kefir, fermented shrimp paste, or other source of live culture, which will accelerate the fermentation.
- Wash the napa cabbage well, discarding the outer leaves.
- Chop the leaves. Their size should be similar to chopped lettuce in a typical salad.
- Put the chopped cabbage in the large bowl. Sprinkle in a little sea salt, rub it into the leaves, and mix together.
- In the smaller bowl, mix the crushed garlic, red pepper powder, ginger, sugar, remaining salt, and optional culture. This should form a pasty sauce. Add a spoonful or two of nonchlorinated water if it seems too dry.
- Pour the sauce paste over the chopped cabbage. Add the chopped green onion. Toss gently until it is coated.
- Place the whole mixture in a glass jar or other container. Cover it loosely with the lid or a cloth. Once the kimchi begins to give off a fermenting smell (which could be in a few hours or a day or two, depending on the climate/temperature), fasten the lid tightly and put the jar in the refrigerator to slow down the fermentation. Your kimchi is now ready to eat. It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to several months, but will begin to taste progressively stronger. If you like a fresher taste, eat it quickly. If you do not mind a sour kimchi, then allow it to continue ripening. Ripened kimchi, when chopped, can add incredible flavoring to fried rice, stir-fried noodles, or stew.
Radish Kimchi
This is made just like the cabbage kimchi above, except with daikon radish cubes as the main ingredient. Use one large daikon radish, which should be thoroughly washed and peeled (an alternate version uses roughly the same quantity of baby daikon radishes, which are fermented whole, roots and greens, without chopping them). You will use the same ingredients as above, plus 1/2 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger (more if you really like ginger). Again, the culture from kefir water or fermented shrimp is optional, but will speed things up.
- Chop the peeled radish into cubes. In a mixing bowl, add some of the salt and begin to rub it in.
- In the smaller bowl, mix together the remainder of the salt plus other sauce ingredients as in the previous recipe.
- Pour sauce mixture over cubed radish, add in chopped green onion, and stir until well coated. Transfer kimchi mixture into a jar or other container, cover loosely, and allow it to ferment as described in the napa kimchi recipe.
- Older radish kimchi, which has a stronger fermented flavor, makes an incredible base for soups and stews.
Water Kimchi
Water kimchi is a soupier version in which both the vegetables and their broth get fermented deliciously. If you like the taste of pickles, this is a good one to try. Start with a few leaves of napa cabbage, washed and chopped like salad lettuce. A small daikon radish, washed and peeled, should be cut lengthwise into quarters and then sliced. Other optional ingredients include sliced pear, apple, or pickling cucumber. For additional twists, you can add sliced jujubes (the shriveled red dates found in Asian markets) or a few sprigs of parsley or watercress. The remainder of the ingredients and directions are the same as for the recipes above, except that once you mix things together, you will cover the kimchi with nonchlorinated water plus enough extra salt to suit your taste buds. Put this mixture in a loosely covered jar or other container, and allow it to ferment for about 24 hours. At this point, you can store it in the refrigerator and start eating it; water kimchi is served in a small bowl and eaten like a cold soup. Pear and apple slices will ferment more quickly than the veggies, so you can pick these out and eat them sooner, as the fermentation will continue slowly even in the refrigerator. One warning: Water kimchi is very aromatic! In my family, we have a separate small refrigerator for fermented foods, and I am told that in Korea a separate kimchi refrigerator is now a standard home appliance.


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Next door neighbour dispute - I am on the verge of going nuclear!(76 Posts)
Bit of backstory...
We live on a small road off another road. On our small road are 4 semi detached houses. We live furthest from the road in House 1. We also own House 2 which we rent out to almost cover the mortgage. It was my house before I married my DH, is very small and is almost out of negative equity. House 3 has the neighbours from hell and in House 4 lives a quiet, elderly single chap. His house is nearest the road.
About 5 years ago a same sex couple (women) rented our house. We were always pleasant with them, they were civil but seemed quite grumpy. We put it down to them maybe having faced some prejudice in the past and just maintained a casual 'hello' type relationship with them. They seemed to resent paying us rent and often slipped comments into conversations such as 'well, with all the money we pay you I'm sure you can afford it' etc.
2 years ago the man who lived in House 3 died and the same sex couple (now known as the neighbours from hell NFH) bought it. They then seemed to become really grumpy and never passed a civil word with us. That suited us as we are very quiet and like to keep ourselves to ourselves. They then applied for planning permission for an extension. We had to object as it was so close to our properties that it makes them look like terraced houses and our houses have now dropped in price due to the extension going ahead. I think this was the catalyst to them hating us.
They then approached us about having the House 2 and 3 joined drives tarmaced. We were expecting our 1st child then after a long hard infertility road and were broke. They asked us to contribute £1000 to the drive and, after some humming and ahhhing, we agreed as we had just enough savings. They then came back 2 weeks later and said it would cost us nearer £3000. We said we couldn't afford it. NFH then said they would pay the bulk of it and we could still pay the £1000 which we eventually did.
Since then relationships have deteriorated. They scowl at us all the time and say horrible things to us to other neighbours and any workmen we employ. We have since had baby number 2 and are quite cramped in the house. My husband needed a study so we had a small outside wooden office built. The NFH objected to this on the grounds that we have too many deliveries and they are sick of delivery vans coming down our small road.
Last week they stuck a huge sign on their car back window saying 'slow down!' It was obviously aimed at us and my husband went round. He is a very laid back, reasonable man. They called him an idiot and said they were sick of delivery men driving over their rockery at the end of the drive. They said I should go to the shops instead - easier said than done with 2 children under 2 and still suffering the after effects of spd. My baby needs special milk which also needs to be delivered. They both ranted and shouted at him for about 10 minutes, saying he drives too fast up our small road (which to be fair I have told him off about before). He told them that the parcel situation wouldn't be changing but he would go slower on the road in future.
The final straw was today. I was in the garden with the babies when one of the NFH opened our side gate and yelled something at me. I didn't catch what it was so I went out. She showed me her rockery all scattered all over the drive and told me that one of the delivery drivers did it. I apologised but said that there was nothing I could do about it. She ranted on for a bit and I offered to take a photo and complain to Amazon which I have done.
I am at the end of my tether with them. I am sleep deprived and feel that if they speak to them again I am going to explode and tell them to just fuck off. My husband said to just leave it to him. I want to move but we can't afford it at the moment. Should we offer to pay for their rockery damage? Are we being unreasonable having a delivery probably every other day?
I just feel I need an outsiders view on this.
It sounds baddish but not so bad that you should feel as bad as you do. Your being a new Mother is not going to give you patience when it comes to these twits...BUT your dh should not need telling about his driving. That's NOT ON. I hate people who tear about in residential areas. A child could be killed.
I would ignore their future complaints about deliveries. They can take their own photos.
Why are the drivers continually driving over rockeries?? I don't get why they are doing that
Well neither does the OP! It's not her issue though.
The road is quite narrow and some of these delivery drivers whizz up it. The neighbours have a rockery right at the very end of their drive so anyone not driving carefully is likely to go over it.
They should complain directly to the delivery company about the rockery thing. They gave a fair point if you admit your DH drives too fast.
Other than that I think you need to just ignore it. They sound a bit grumpy but not bad enough to get so wound up over.
Why would they put a rockery where people could drive over it? Surely if it's happened a lot they should get the hint? I would leave it to your dh to sort out and ignore them as best you can.
Er I asked op a question! Op... Not you mrswinnibago
Well it seems to be their biggest bone of contention, was trying to get a picture of the layout and see why it was happening. Sorry I asked! I'll leave it for mrswinnibago then
I think it is her issue; imagine the neighbours posting a thread saying next door are having very frequent deliveries and our garden is getting ruined, also the DH drives at a fast speed in street.
op; you need to make it clear when ordering that deliveries can not enter the drive, but you also need to be considerate of your neighbours and think how you would feel if you were in their shoes and damage was occuring on a frequent basis to your property
Tell them to fuck off.
We put up with neighbours from hell for too long , then sold upand moved. Shoud have don it years ago.
It's will never be resolved, they will go from one thing to the next.
Sounds like a breakdown in communications
Be honest here , were either you or your husband annoyed/uncomfortable they were a same sex couple or choose to leave renting your second house to buy house number 3 in the street?
Do the delivery drivers drive over the garden?
If an Amazon driver did it it's Amazons responsibility, however must delivery drivers just park on the street
Your dh needs to drive slower and he acknowledges this and will act on it.
The siting of the rockery and poor driving of delivery drivers is fuck all to do with you.
Don't take responsibility or feel responsibility for that!
I think it is her issue; imagine the neighbours posting a thread saying next door are having very frequent deliveries and our garden is getting ruined, also the DH drives at a fast speed in street.
op; you need to make it clear when ordering that deliveries can not enter the drive, but you also need to be considerate of your neighbours and think how you would feel if you were in their shoes and damage was occuring on a frequent basis to your property
We can honestly say we have never had a problem with them because they are same sex- it doesn't bother us at all. We were only disappointed that they bought Number 3 because they were so off with us.
The rockery is just a random rockery at the bottom of their drive. It seems to be there to stop anyone putting a tyre on their drive. They even pull both wheeley bins out to the bottom of the drive whenever they go out because the son of the nice lady in Number 2 used to sometimes drive slightly over their drive in order to park at his mums rented house.
It's fine for you to have as many deliveries as you want, and you should absolutely not pay for their rockery.
I agree with your husband. Let him deal with it and you block them out as much as you can. They are probably like some of the people on here that automatically hate landlords just for the sake of it. Next time they are rude enough to start shouting at you for no reason, tell them they can deal with your husband or you will call the police.
I would be mighty pissed off at a neighbour speeding too, TBH.
And I think it's reasonable they are grumpy their rockery is driven over.
I have had neighbours from hell - these are not hellish neighbours!!
I'm with Methe on this one. Some people are permanently grumpy - don't they go out to work in the day?
Sounds very stressful, but you are not responsible for delivery drivers' actions and they can hardly complain about too much traffic.
Do the drivers reverse over the rockery without seeing it? Maybe you could smooth the waters by offering to buy them some extra rocks to make it bigger, or contribute towards a bollard or something. Not that you have any responsibility to do so. Who owns the road itself, is it adopted?
They seem to both work odd shifts so are sometimes in in the day.
Not sure who owns the road, I think we all own the bit outside our houses but everyone else has access.
Well what do you think could be a solution op?
Will your DH slow down and stay that way?
DH has slowed down. It was never a boy racer type speed (he is 40!) but sometimes it was a bit quick swinging into our road. I did used to say that if our cat ran out now her never stop in time. He has gone very slow since the altercation.
If they say anything again about the rockery, suggest that since it happens all the time, the fault could lie in the placement of it rather than anything else. And then tell them "Please stop asking me about it. It has nothing to do with me." and walk off. If they continue, then let them know they are harassing you and if they continue you will take action.
I think they have more reason to think of you as the neighbours from hell , than you thinking that of them!
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While reading The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks has had the largest impact on my overall life—after all, working with Terry has opened numerous doors that I otherwise would not have been able to walk through—no series of books have influenced me more than The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant—Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
I know. Those are serious words. Say what you will about Donaldson. He doesn't shy away from doing the unbelievable. He doesn't work hard at making the reader comfortable. He does quite the opposite, in fact. From the moment Covenant did the most horrible of acts on a girl in Lord Foul's Bane, I knew Donaldson would polarize people. They would either love the series for the beauty of the Land and its characters or earnestly hate it for that one act.
Well, after more than three decades, the concluding book in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant—Unbeliever is publishing in October 2013!
Here is a bit more about The Last Dark:
Compelled step by step to actions whose consequences they could neither see nor prevent, Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery have fought for what they love in the magical reality known only as "the Land." Now they face their final crisis. Reunited after their separate struggles, they discover in each other their true power–and yet they cannot imagine how to stop the Worm of the World's End from unmaking Time. Nevertheless they must resist the ruin of all things, giving their last strength in the service of the world's continuance.
When I was sent an early galley of Runes of the Earth more than a decade ago, I thought to myself, "It's going to be forever before this final chronicle is told." I lamented that fact. It wasn't forever, it turns out. You can even read Chapter 3 of The Last Dark right now if you like on Donaldon's website!
The Last Dark by Stephen R. Donaldson will publish October 15, 2013!
And an end to one of my favorite series of all time.
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At first, the ADL's Entertainment Industry dinner honoring Relativity Media founder Ryan Kavanaugh did not augur either acclaim or good fortune. The banquet hall was smaller than in years past, the crowd a little bit sparser. It was not at all obvious at the beginning of the night if Kavanaugh's philanthropic influence would even come close to matching his influence at the box office.
"Well, you know, this isn't Spielberg," one attendee whispered over whitefish with artichokes, referring of course, to the ADL's 2009 honoree who attracted more than a thousand people to the annual dinner and solicited more than $2 million in donations.
But the night – and the chosen honoree—was young.
Electus founder and CEO Ben Silverman, best known as executive producer of "The Office" and a former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, kicked off as the evening's emcee. In his opening monologue, Silverman told the crowd of 300 that earlier that day, he had celebrated his son's bris, the Jewish rite of passage that came under fire earlier this summer when an anti-circumcision ballot initiative was proposed in San Francisco. "It's the great work of the ADL that made this possible," he said of that morning's politically restored ritual. "It's not only that the ADL fought this, but they got it to become law that [circumcision] could never be banned." (Assembly Bill 768 prohibiting cities and counties from banning male circumcision was introduced by Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) and passed the state legislature in late August; it was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in early October).
Next Silverman introduced a video in which Kavanaugh's industry colleagues – among them Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak and the singer Michael Buble—saluted him. Sherak called Kavanaugh "as generous a human being as I've ever met in my life…the ultimate mensch" – high praise for the glamour-loving, vintage-car collecting hotshot.
"I've never had a standing ovation before," Kavanaugh said with a boyish smile when he took the stage. Besuited in black and pairing a tie with his signature sneakers, Kavanaugh played the boy in king's clothing – an image reinforced by his spiky red hair, doubly-lined chin and young-looking face.
"People always say to me, 'Ryan Kavanaugh? Red hair? But I'm here to assure you I'm Jewish – on both sides, mother and father," he said. "So until my mother admits an affair with the milkman – I'm a Jew."
His long-winded but heartfelt speech made that clear: Kavanaugh has two grandparents who were Holocaust survivors; he talked about sitting in shul on Yom Kippur; he mentioned his rabbi, Steve Leder of Wilshire Boulevard Temple and even talked some Torah, telling the story of Soddom and Gemorrah; he talked about the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange deal designed to rescue Gilad Shalit; he talked about intermarriage and assimilation and, in an admonishing tone, the fact that Jewish couples are not having enough Jewish children.
And then he brought it all back to Tikkun Olam: "As those of us who sat in temple on Yom Kippur know, you come away with one underlying goal: to help others in need." And even though Jews come away from the holidays with good intentions, he said, "we don't do our most." His big Yom Kippur takeaway this year, which came straight from his rabbi's sermon was: "Do not do to another what is hurtful to you."
"That's exactly what the ADL stands for," he said. "That's what we need in this world."
"The Jews in this room are the luckiest Jews in the history of Judaism," he said. "And in Hollywood, we get to hold a megaphone to the entire world—our voices travel the entire world through film, television and news – what do we do with that power?"
"It has to become our job to stop oppression," he continued. "If you believe in The Golden Rule, it is not a choice. You must help."
Then Kavanaugh stunned his colleagues by declaring a little fundraising auction. His goal: to increase $430,000 in pledges to match last year's total of half a million dollars. He promised to match every penny that came in – then he started calling out names…
Ben Silverman was the first to raise his hand. "I don't want to discourage others from donating," but "I'm happy to throw in another $25,000," Silverman said. Lucky one.
Next Kavanaugh called out for $10,000, then $5,000, all the way down to $100.
By the end of the night, the event raised nearly $600,000 – which proves that first impressions are rarely lasting ones—and that sometimes, it pays to sit through rubber-chicken dinners because something golden awaits.


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COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: GF natives, UND athletes receive academic honors
UND sophomore Jimmy Evers and junior Erin Wysocki have been named to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team by a vote of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Evers is a physics major with a 3.96 cumulative grade-point average. Earlier this month, he placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2014 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship.
Evers is also a recipient of the UND Presidential Scholarship.
Wysocki is a community nutrition major with a 3.69 grade-point average. She earned all-region and All-Big Sky Conference honors in cross country this past fall, the first runner in UND's Division I era to achieve either accomplishment. Wysocki placed fifth at the Big Sky Championship and 25th at the 2013 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional. She also received 2013-14 Big Sky All-Academic honors in both cross country and indoor track and field and was a 2012-13 dual honoree in both indoor and outdoor track.
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West Virginia Democrats resist attempts at gun control
Manchin: Zero support for assault weapons ban
March 6, 2013
CHARLES TOWN Sen. Joe Manchin said in an interview Tuesday that groups running ads indicating that he supports sweeping gun control measures are not being truthful.
Let me make it very clear: the only thing Im working on is a criminal and mental background check, Manchin said. Anything else people have heard is basically a lie. They are just trying to get people excited and scared.
Political pundits have wondered in recent weeks where centrist Democrats from Blue Dog states, like Manchin, will stand on an assault weapons ban and a bill limiting magazine capacity that are expected to be introduced during this congressional session.
Manchin said he is opposed to such measures himself and thinks they would not make it through the Senate.
House panel advances local gun ordinance repeal
March 7, 2013 | Filed under: latest headlines | Posted by: sojstaff
CHARLESTON (AP) West Virginia would void local and county-wide gun laws under a measure endorsed Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee, advancing it toward a vote by the full House of Delegates.
A non-unanimous voice vote approved the bill, which would make clear that only the Legislature can regulate firearms or ammunition.
The measure would strike down any ordinances inconsistent with state law, including several adopted in the 1990s by Charleston, the states largest city and its capital. Those limit handgun purchases to one per month, and require the buyer to wait 72 hours before receiving the weapon...
...A Republican, Jones also cited how sponsors of Tuesdays bill include such Democrats as House Majority Leader Brent Boggs and Judiciary Chairman Tim Miley. In a state with high rates of gun ownership, Jones questioned whether that party was seeking to outmaneuver GOP lawmakers on the issue.
Hmm. I wonder who will be heard from first- the regional bigots or the "better pure than in power crowd"?
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1. A friend of mine that lives in WV says they have been getting
carpet bombed with pro-gun anti Manchin calls.
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2. That would explain the interview.
Seems like Manchin isn't prepared to take one for the gun control team...
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3. Jay Rockefeller is retiring so the coal industry and the NRA will pull out all
stops to get two Republican Senators in WV.


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RANGERS fans' chief Drew Roberton has hit out at the Ibrox board's 'incompetence' after players rejected a 15% wage cut.
New Gers CEO Graham Wallace announced at December's AGM that costs would have to be reduced after Rangers International Football Club plc posted a £14million loss, although less than £8m of the near-£18m wage bill was being paid in football staff costs at that point.
Just months after the board sanctioned several new additions to the Ibrox squad and weeks after they survived a fiery AGM, finance guru Philip Nash was appointed to help slash costs across the club.
Supporters have voiced their anger at the under-fire board in recent months and Rangers Supporters' Association chief Roberton insists the Gers are paying for wrong decisions at the top level once again after players refused to take a wage hit.
He told SportTimes: "If the finances are in that bad a shape, why are we paying a consultant?
"Why does it take a consultant to tell the board the costs are too high?
"The fans could have told them they had to cut the playing budget.
"It is, essentially, the same people running the club from the last couple of years.
"Whether it is incompetence or panic, they have overspent in an attempt to make sure they got back to the top as quickly as possible.
"Wallace was taken on to make tough decisions and this is one. I would expect there is a Plan B after the wage cut was not well received.
"We all knew he wasn't going to dish money out and wanted to make cuts.
"What we don't know is if there are more cuts he wants to make or if this will be it."
Chief executive Wallace has held a series of talks with boss McCoist in recent weeks as he looks to reduce the Ibrox playing budget and steady the financial ship.
Fears have risen among fans that key men like Lee Wallace and Lewis Macleod could be sold this month and Roberton hopes there is a way of reducing the quantity but retaining the quality in McCoist's squad.
He said: "The team probably will suffer but I would suggest that there are cuts to the playing squad that can be made that wouldn't detract from it too much.
"I can see both sides. I wouldn't be critical of players for turning the wage cut proposal down.
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Posted June 12, 2015
You may have noticed that Mars has been a bit quiet lately. We've not heard from the rovers and orbiters at Mars this week and wont send or receive data next week either. This is completely normal.
Every 2 years the orbits of Earth and Mars place the sun directly between, a period called solar conjunction. For 2 weeks, the sun is so close to Mars from our perspective here on Earth that data cannot be safely sent or received. NASA and other space agencies leave their spacecraft on their own for a little while.
NASA's two NASA rovers (Curiosity and Opportunity) and five orbiters (European Space Agency's Mars Express, India's Mars Orbiter Mission, along with NASA's Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission) received their last set of commands prior to the beginning of the solar conjunction period on June 7.
A bit like a honey-do list, each craft was assigned safe tasks to accomplish over the following two weeks. Some instruments are turned off to better protect them. Many instruments continue to gather data but store it until Earth comes back into view. The team of humans controlling these robots is using the time to catch up on other work or to take a few days off.
No new commands will be sent to Mars before June 21. Any information sent while Mars is within 2º of the sun can be lost to interference form charged particles from the sun. During this time spacecraft are left on autopilot. NASA engineers have become skilled at letting spacecraft be on their own with 10+ years experience in the current operating fleet.
"Like parents who raise youngsters to be responsible and let them go on a short vacation with their friends, they've done all they can to ensure the voyagers will be healthy and safe." according to NASA
The last weather report received from the Curiosity rover from June 3 showed a pressure of 8.42 hPA (RDU had 120 times the air pressure that day), and a temperature range of -101 F to 15º F (The high at RDU was 84º F and a low of 62º F). It will be interesting to see if temperatures change much during the few weeks of radio silence.
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LISBON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Brazil defender Luisao scored the only goal to give Benfica a 1-0 home win over Nacional Madeira in the Portuguese Premier League on Sunday.
The Lisbon team, despite missing several players including playmaker Rui Costa through suspension and injury, earned their first win of the league season with Luisao's cool finish at the far post from Simao Sabrosa's 29th-minute corner.
Benfica are in mid-table with three points from two matches.
Champions Porto, one of five teams on six points, were playing later on Sunday at Naval.
Sporting are on six points from three games after going down to a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Pacos Ferreira on Saturday following a controversial goal by Brazilian striker Ronny.
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Kelly Rowland says Destiny's Child has no plans to tour.
The singer was reunited with her bandmates Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams earlier this month, when the trio performed at the Super Bowl half-time show.
Destiny's Child has also released a new compilation album Love Songs, which features a fresh track called Nuclear. Despite enjoying working together again, Rowland insists she hasn't discussed hitting the road with Beyonce and Williams.
"I can't say anything about a possible tour. I know Beyonce is touring," Rowland said backstage at the Grammy Awards.
"I have my new single Kisses Down Low, and Williams is doing (theatre show) Fela! If something like that comes up in conversation - it hasn't - then we'll see what happens."
Shortly after the Super Bowl performance, Beyonce announced her next world tour, the Mrs. Carter Show. The tour will start in Belgrade on April 15 and end in New York, on August 3.
Rowland admits she does "miss" performing live with her fellow bandmates.
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"I miss those moments with my sisters. It was incredible. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did. It was hard to keep that secret."


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Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve my legislation to help schools secure their campuses and keep their students safe.
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Soggy conditions throughout the Tampa Bay area this week may clear up just in time for Independence Day fireworks and barbecue celebrations, forecasters said.
Drier air moving into the area over the weekend from the north will bring more sunshine and less rain, which fell heavy on much of the area throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.
But that doesn't mean area residents shouldn't keep their eyes on the sky.
"Every year we have to watch for storms popping up during firework activities or during other outdoor Fourth of July events," said Juli Marquez, Bay News 9 meteorologist.
There's still a chance of rain — Saturday and Monday both have a 40 percent chance of showers, with a 30 percent chance on Sunday. But the storms are likely to hit in the afternoon and evening and will be scattered and short-lived, Marquez said.
Because increased sunshine and less rain means higher temperatures, the bay area can expect high temperatures in the mid 90s over the holiday weekend.
Despite a rainy final week, average rainfall in June remained below average, with 5.18 inches logged in Tampa and 3.34 inches recorded in St. Petersburg. Tampa and St. Petersburg usually see 5.5 and 6.09 inches, respectively.
June's last week made up much of the final count, according to the National Weather Service, with 2.75 inches of rain falling over St. Petersburg and 2.94 inches in Tampa.
After the weekend's brief reprieve, conditions will likely get wetter again in the first week of July, meteorologists said.


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