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9:00am Friday 10th January 2014 in Sport By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458
Investment made into the playing surface at the Kassam Stadium last year means there are no concerns about tomorrow's game against Portsmouth going ahead.
The county has been hit hard by flooding in the last fortnight and Oxford United have had away games postponed by waterlogged pitches at Charlton (twice) and Newport in the last ten days.
The Kassam pitch struggled at times last winter, but there are no such worries this time around and it was in good condition yesterday.
United spent heavily in the summer to improve the quality of the surface, which included work done to upgrade the drainage.
Chris Williams, communications manager at United, said: "There was a lot of rain early in the week, but the club invested more than £50,000 on the pitch and some of that was on the drainage."
Portsmouth have got fewer than 200 tickets remaining for tomorrow's clash, having sold more than 2,100.
They are today expecting to sell the remainder of their 2,300 allocation, which would be their biggest away following of the season.
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NEW HARMONY, Utah (AP) -- Authorities say two adults and five children are hurt after a rollover crash involving an SUV towing a trailer on Interstate 15 near the southern Utah town of New Harmony.
The Utah Highway Patrol says a man who was pinned in the driver's seat of the wrecked Ford Excursion was extricated by firefighters and flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Las Vegas after the crash about 2 p.m. Thursday.
A woman and the children were taken by ambulance to a Cedar City hospital.
Witness Robert Adams of Delta tells The Spectrum of St. George that it appeared that a gust of wind caused the trailer to fishtail and trigger the crash.
The highway patrol says both the SUV and the trailer rolled over.
Some medical providers say they often deal with Hispanic patients who are afraid to seek medical care. It's hoped the opening of a new medical clinic will change that.

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Serbia and their crew of sinister, henchmen-esque soccer warriors just threw Group D into complete chaos, giving Serbia the win, three points, and creating a knotty three team tie at the top of the group.
The Germans wisely tallied four goals versus Australia, something giving them a significant advantage even after blowing today's game versus a very physical Serbian team. Germany must now defeat Ghana to advance, something it would likely do over Serbia (provided the Serbs beat Australia in this scenario) on the basis of goal differential.
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How To Throw A Rock And Roll Birthday Party
March 31, 2011 at 4:11 pm , by Sue Erneta
Sophia just turned six and we celebrated by rocking out at home with an appropriately themed-party for my little popstar. And she had a blast!
Here are the elements that made the party really rock:
1) The kids were greeted at the door by the birthday girl with backstage passes and superstar sunglasses. I got them both from Oriental Trading and pulled pictures of each of the kids from their parent's Facebook page — and a few pics I had from past parties.
2) We decorated with mylar curtains hanging around the stairs. I don't know what it is about these things but kids love them. We used them for Sophia's fashion show themed birthday party last year and they were all obsessed.
3) Inflatable guitars were brought out about halfway through for a dance party. We made sure that Sophia's ipod (yes, she has her own! It's a hand-me-down. Don't judge me.) was full of lots of fun dance songs. Each kid got to take a guitar home. (Note: If you have a lot of girls at the party, spend a little extra on some more pink ones because every girl will want a pink one and there will be tears if you don't have enough. Just sayin.)
4) We also busted out Sophia's mic stand in case anyone was in the mood to entertain us but I think my little extrovert was the only one that decided to sing.
5) A "Sophia: Live in Concert" cake made by yours truly. I started with a half sheet cake (the audience) and then topped it with a smaller square cake (the stage). The audience was filled with Sophia's adoring fans (teddy grahams!) and the role of Sophia was played by a Polly Pocket doll with a guitar. The backdrop was a large piece of cardboard covered with wrapping paper and a logo I made. (Thanks to our awesome food editor, Tara Bench, for the Teddy Graham idea and the delish chocolate frosting recipe that you can find here.) It wasn't quite as grand as last year's Ariel cake but Sophia loved it so that's all that matters.
So, let me know if you've got any great party ideas. Lily's birthday is June so I've got to start planning soon!
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Most cruise stops were "quiet" (the whole river is compared to the Rhine or Danube) but interesting. This particulat cruise had about 60% representation from the UK (most others were Americans plus one Aussie couple) and were a generally older (average age probably 75-80), but very "game" and interesting group! We thought the age factor may have been due to the "easy" rating to the tours and possibly because of the WW II history connection to this age group. We ended in Prague which was fantastic, but crowded, as usual.
Ship was excellent - well-maintained and clean - and the staff was particulary friendly and helpful. Our program director (a young Czech) was particularly notable. Food was good+, cabin was upgraded and was spacious and comfortable.
If you're interested in a cruise with a recent history bent in addition to the usual European history, you might find this one interesting.


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A rash of daytime burglaries on both sides of the Washington-Idaho state line have police and sheriff's deputies urging homeowners to take more proactive steps to protect their property.
A clever group of burglars is now targeting workplace parking lots so they can get inside your home while you're still here at the office. The scheme involves a garage door opener and that car registration you have in your glove box.
"Absolutely, along with your registration with your home address, what a lot of people have inside their vehicle that they might not think about, is the garage remote opener," Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy Craig Chamberlin said.
"A major concern we have is when these folks have prowled enough vehicles they accumulate several garage door openers and now what they'll do is they'll drive down the road trying to find the same code as one they have stolen," he added.
Other burglars, like David Bassford, use their knuckles to decide which homes to burglarize.
"I was drunk and frustrated, just went right past the truck and knocked on the front door of that house," Bassford said during a recent jailhouse interview.
They'll knock on your front door and if you're not there, odds are they're going to come to the side of the house and try to get through your unlocked gate, so if you do have a gate on the side of your house be sure to lock that gate to avoid having anything like this happen," Chamberlin said.
And as days are getting shorter it means your home is sitting there in the dark while you're still at work.
"If there's anyway you can make it appear that you have someone at home whether it's leaving lights on, leaving a television on, maybe leaving a radio on any type of deterrent that can keep that criminal element away is highly recommended," Chamberlin said.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Some Indiana lottery players were having difficulties buying Powerball tickets on Saturday.
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Kentucky Lottery officials said they were having no issues with any of their 2,700 terminals.
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What a horrible night to have a curse!
Someone should have warned the Covenant children: "Never read aloud strange rituals." Little did they know that their childish game would unleash unspeakable horrors upon the unsuspecting world. Now, many years later, Jeremiah Covenant, the last sane sibling, lies on his deathbed knowing his fragile existence is the only thing restraining the curse. His only hope is Patrick Galloway, a fellow soldier from the Great War and a specialist in abolishing evil abominations.
Welcome to Clive Barker's Undying, a horrifying FPS romp of curses, strange, mad creatures, and family dysfunction gone terribly wrong. Step into the shoes of Patrick Galloway as you attempt to banish the evil using your arcane magic and the ever-dependable six shooter of metal grace. Pray to whatever god you believe in because this journey may end up costing your soul. First person shooter meets the contemporary master of horror fiction, don't miss it!
Age requirements: ESRB Rating: MATURE with Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence. PEGI Rating: 18+ with Fear, Violence.
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, 1.8 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, sound card compatimble with DirectX 9.0c, mouse, keyboard.
Posted on 2013-03-19 07:45:46 byIain:
Penned by the legendary Clive Barker, Undying sees you called to a friends family estate. Jeremiah thinks he is losing his mind and it is up to you to put a stop to his siblings.
The game is based around a central hub as such, now this central hub though is actually a pretty dangerous in comparrison to other games. The hub itself is the house, which is haunted and has various creaturesread more doing rather nasty things to the servants. As you progress you will unlock new areas to explore going to ruins on the outskirts of the gardens, catacombs under the house etc
You have to solve the mystery of the family and stop the siblings.
The game uses a modified Unreal Tournament Engine and does look a little dated but it actually suits the whole haunted house gritty atmosphere, I feel it adds to it. The sound is superb, voice acting, ambience, music and effects all add to the superb atmosphere created. At times you will hear something off in the distance which will put your nerves on edge, literally what you don't see can be just as jarring.
You have a large selection of weapons which range from era specific handguns and rifles etc to more extravagant powerful melee weapons. You also have use of various magics to help see what has happened before, shift time (later in the game) and watch ghosts and victims alike.
Whether you are a fan of horror titles or shooters Undying is a must have. Great writing / story, visuals and sound all wrapped up into an awesome game.
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Posted on 2013-03-19 07:55:58 byBertox408:
Clive Barker's Undying is a mostly forgotten horror classic with a great storyline, without cliché characters, and a great atmosphere. It's also not about mindless shooting, despite being an FPS, for 2 reasons:
1. You can use magic (some are offensive, while others are defensive), and there are some which aren't made for combat (for example, looking into the past)
2. Youread more don't have that much ammunition, and some enemies are immortal.
About the main story, without spoiling it: you are Patrick Galloway, an Irish man wanted for murder. Patrick is innocent, and set up by an evil count, who is the arch-nemesis to the protagonist. One day, Patrick gets a letter from his old superior officer from World War I. He's weak and dying, so he invites Pat to his old family island, for a last wish. After that, hell breaks loose, and you will soon find out why. ;)
The games uses elements from Lovecraft stories, as well as some more mystical elements, like time travel.
Unfortunately, the game didn't sold so well despite good reviews. There was actually a planned multiplayer patch, but it was abandoned. It was published by EA, and because of the financial flop, it's unlikely there will ever be a sequel to this great game.
Overall, I will give this game 4 of 5. It's creepy, got a great soundtrack, has great weapons and magic, and has an interesting storyline. Worth the money!
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Posted on 2013-03-19 07:24:16 bygrynn:
It was one of the very few games that made me "really" scared. I beat FEAR, Amnesia, Condemned alone at night for example, and I was laughing lol. But even now, after all those years I find it difficult to install this game. This is the best Clive Barker game, though he hasn't written too many video games - so it's a must for all horror genre (movie/game/book) fans.
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why is the keeper standing up? He won't be able to gather the ball surely
why is the keeper standing up? He won't be able to gather the ball surely
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
Edit: and runs for Wellington scored in Wellington mostly pretty flat pitches too
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horrible delivery.....Brendo looking like a cat amongst pigeons there
the journalist's asking questions on the NZ whitewash 2 years back would be holding their heads now
Must be said Bangladesh's fielding has been ****ing terrible, particularly when there's a quick single in the offing.
quick singles are the least of a team's worries in a T20
The optimist would say he fed the strike to McCullum well, but we know better.
Exit pursuing a beer
Bah, what a way to go. Maybe a deliberate slower bouncer to give credit to the bowler, but looked there to be smacked.
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- Even the ICC's own official press release thinks things must change
Wow. Pietersenesque. Great improvisation from Macca.
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10 Questions With: Stanford head coach David Shaw
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Finding great coaches has never been a problem for Stanford. Keeping them? That's another issue. With that in mind, Stanford and Cardinal donors stepped up to solve the problem by installing a quasi-neighborhood for coaches across the Stanford athletic department, eliminating the poison pill choice of paying Palo Alto real estate prices or wasting hours every day in traffic. Now their only choice is whether to take the bike or golf cart to work each day. It seems like a small thing, but that's just one of the reasons the reigning Pac-12 champions are 23-4 in Shaw's tenure and 35-5 with three BCS appearances over the past three seasons.
We spoke with Shaw about the importance of staff continuity, and the unique step Stanford has taken to build it, what makes Stanford different, the most important thing a new head coach can do and more in today's episode of 10 Questions With.
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1) At what point did you know Mike Bloomgren was ready to step in as offensive coordinator after Pep Hamilton's departure?
I've known since I hired him that he's ready to be a coordinator. He's been a coordinator before in his past. He thinks globally as I do as far as what's best for the team, as far as how we put things together offensively and thinking about how we attack certain fronts, attack certain coverages when we're looking at defenses. I knew there was only a matter of time before Pep Hamilton either got a job as a coordinator in the NFL or became a college head coach, which I thought he was ready for, so I knew when I hired Mike Bloomgren I had my next man in the building.
2) How important is it to be able to keep Derek Mason on the staff?
He's been such a big factor for putting this team together the way that it is. He learned a lot from Vic Fangio, but every year has had to tweak it and change it based on our personnel, which I really think makes Derek special as far as being able to manipulate the defense to fit our personnel. Where we are right now, we've got a lot of guys coming back but a lot of those guys have special skill sets that I believe, Derek believes, we can continue to utilize in different ways so that we're not just having a cookie-cutter defense were it's exactly like it was last year. It's going to change and Derek's the perfect guy to do that.
3) Stanford has created a unique situation that allows assistant coaches to live on campus. How important has that been to the program's recent success?
One of the biggest things for having a solid football program is continuity. You can look at all the coaches who coached here for years, there's always been really good football coaches here that have not stayed for any length of time and part of the reason why is we live in a very expensive area. It becomes hard because you either pay a lot of money in Palo Alto or you're paying less money out and you're commuting, dealing with all the traffic. For Stanford University and for our donors to step up and make this a better living situation - it's always been a great working situation, it's always been great to have these kids we work with and the environment's phenomenal - but now to live in close proximity, to where half the coaching staff either bikes, or walks, or takes golf carts to work, that's awesome. We have that better quality of life so that now, we as coaches work ridiculous hours, but guys can still see their kids and their wives for lunch because they're so close. It's been one of the biggest differences in helping turn this program around to where we're not losing three to four coaches every year just because of cost of living.
4) We heard you speak at the AFCA Convention when you said your staff tries to set an early standard with recruits. How often does that become a challenge considering some other schools targeting your recruits may not share that philosophy?
It's not a challenge because, to be quite honest, it's not for everybody. That's what we believe about Stanford University. It's not for everybody. There are a lot of really smart people that Stanford's not the place for them. There are some really, really good football players where the Stanford football team is not the place for them. It's all about finding the right guys that we know when the game's on the line that they're part of us, they're with us, they believe in the team aspect of things and understand what we're trying to do here. What we're trying to do is play great football and be great in the classroom and be great when we graduate and if we go to the NFL, great, but we're going to do great things also. It's finding those guys.
We recruit as hard as anybody, we just don't recruit the same ways that people do. I do not believe in putting young men up on pedestals. I believe in showing them this is a great place to get everything they want out of the college football experience. Great degree, great experience playing football, win a lot of games, go to bowl games and look back on your career and say, 'Man, that was a great, great time for me.' But also know that me as a head coach and our coaching staff are going to be mentors. We're not going to be buddies, we're not also going to be overly harsh. We don't take the dictator role. We take the true mentor role, which is we're going to take these young men, teach them how to give maximum effort, teach them how to take advantage of the situations that they find themselves in here, positive situations, winning games, how to handle that success and to do the things that lead toward more success. I think that's just our overall mentality. If we come across a young man that is a really good football player that doesn't fit that we say that's fine, that's great. It's great for him to go some place else because he'll be happier some place else and we'll be happier with the guys that come here.
5) Do you plan on carving out some time to watch any other Pac-12 spring games?
That's a definite possibility.
6) There are a handful of private schools - Stanford, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Baylor and Duke - that are enjoying major upswings right now. To what do you attribute that success?
It's hard for me to comment on other places and what other teams are doing as far as Stanford's concerned because we still just look at us. We don't look at what other places do. For us, we know that there are Stanford men out there. There are other good academic schools, we're the only school that says the kids have to get admitted into school before we send them a Letter of Intent. Our process is different. They have to fill out the application, they have to write the essay. We're the only school that has the standard of guys taking two AP courses. When they get into their senior year, they need to take AP courses, they need to take upper-level courses. For us, it's about finding those guys. Typically what you find when you find a kid that's willing to do the extra work, willing to work hard in the classroom, that same guy is willing to give extra effort on the field as well. We've been able to find these guys that are tough, and smart, and guys that are finishers, guys that don't shy away from things that may be a little difficult. One of the phrases that we say all the time around here was, 'If you want to be good at something, you better work at it.' The guys that are not afraid of work - not afraid of work in the classroom, not afraid of work on the field - those are the guys that are going to be successful. If we find enough of those guys we know our team is going to be successful.
7) You threw the ball less than anyone in the Pac-12 on a per-game basis last season. Do you expect that to change significantly this year?
That's a possibility. I didn't know that, but we talk about being balanced. In a world of football, college and NFL, where there is not a lot of balance, we talk a lot about balance. I'd love to be 50-50 run-pass as long as we're passing and running with efficiency. I believe that we had one of the better running backs in the country and we were going to feature what he could do well. I thought we had an inexperienced quarterback with a cast that was developing around him passing-wise, and we smartly did what we should have done. Hopefully we can be as balanced as we hope to be this year coming up with a young receiving corps that we think is talented, losing our top two tight ends (from) a year ago, but still being able to have a good running game with some experienced running backs.
8) As you roll into Year 3 of your tenure, how will you define success this year?
I think it's defined daily. We as a coaching staff have talked about it, we refuse to use other people's definitions of success, which is a certain amount of yards per game offensively or defensively, how many points you score a game, how many points you give up, aesthetically what it looks like. For us, the success is, are we playing as well as we can? That's our job. Winning or losing is the result of how well you play and how well you play is a result of how you train. We concentrate on how we train, how we teach our guys, how hard we work, how smart we work, how we position our players to put them in a position to be successful. Those are the things to me that lead to success. I didn't make that up at all. It's completely stolen from Bill Walsh. Winning is the result of doing things right and doing things well. We concentrate on doing things right and doing things well.
9) What advice would you give to a coach taking his first head coaching job?
The most important thing is hiring the right staff. It's the most important thing because as a head coach you don't have the time to coach football as much as you did before. There are so many other things you're responsible for that you need to have a staff that you trust, that you believe in and that believes in the same things you do so that you can delegate. No. 1 is hire a great staff so that you can do No. 2, which is delegate and trust that things are going to get done the right way. Sometimes when you're hiring guys and you feel like there's a rush, there's a hurry, 'I've got to get my staff filled.' I don't believe there is a rush. You take your time to find the right people because when you find the right people then everything else falls into place. You have great staff camaraderie and the players feel that staff camaraderie. It's all about building that right environment so to me those are the top things. Hire a great staff, take the time to do it and then delegate because your time is going to get stretched thin.
10) What should be one of your biggest games of the season, Oregon, is on a Thursday night. How does that change things for you?
We have a Thursday schedule that we've done the last few years which has been pretty good as far as getting our guys ready to play. What'll happen is it ends up being two mini-byes. You don't get a complete bye, you get two half byes. The fact that it's Oregon, it's going to be packed, it's going to be loud, it's going to on national TV, it's going to be exciting. But the bottom line for us is to take the emphasis off of who we play and where we play and when we play and put the emphasis on how we play. When that attitude is right, it doesn't matter when, it doesn't matter where and it doesn't matter who because we're going to show up and give our best game. That's our plan.


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Army National Guard Pvt. Richard L. Socia has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Rotary Club district governor Gary Smith met Effingham County High School Interact students and talked with them about their projects and their involvement during a visit to the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Magistrate Court Judge Rhonda Sexton has worked her way up the ranks of Effingham County government, and it's not just locals who have noticed.
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Air National Guard Airman Jordan M. Waters graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
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Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of a Raleigh man accused of killing his former girlfriend.
Sitting in a Wake County courtroom, Grant Hayes wore a white shirt, and smiled and chatted with others in the courtroom before the proceedings began.
Hayes and his wife Amanda are accused of killing Laura Jean Ackerson, of Kinston, in the summer of 2011. Parts of Ackerson's body were found in a Texas creek in July 2011 near the home of Hayes' sister-in-law.
Search warrants showed that Hayes and his wife had documents in their home that indicated they "possessed a saw."
The prosecution told the jury, "You are going to find that man guilty of dismembering her body."
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Police have said Ackerson was murdered and dismembered in Raleigh, and then her body parts were driven to Texas.
In court Thursday, prosecutors spoke in gruesome detail about the state of her remains when found.
Hayes's defense attorney pinned the crime on his wife Amanda. Amanda Hayes will face trial in the new year.
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In pretrial motions earlier this month, Grant Hayes pleaded not guilty in Ackerson's murder.
Remains recovered from Texas creek identified as missing Kinston mother
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5:16pm Wednesday 19th February 2014 in News
THE response to the recent flooding event in Worcestershire has now moved into the recovery phase of contingency flood plans as the waters recede and clean-up operations begin.
Up to now the Worcestershire Silver Tactical Coordinating group has managed the response. The task of this group has been to make decisions and activate the appropriate aspects of the flood plans as the situation unfolds to keep people and businesses safe.
This group which includes senior representatives from a number of agencies such as The Environment Agency, Worcestershire County and District Councils, Public Health England, Worcestershire Health and Care Trust, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue, West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police, met for last time today.
From now on the Recovery Group will manage the clean-up and return normality. This will still be a multi-agency activity and chaired by Worcestershire County Council's director of Resources Directorate, Patrick Birch.
Speaking on behalf of the Silver Tactical Co-ordinating group, Superintendent Kevin Purcell, said: "I would like to personally thank everyone who has worked tirelessly over the last couple of weeks to ensure public safety and keep the county moving.
"We have seen some great successes including the Military shuttle truck operation in Upton-upon-Severn and the County Council putting in place solutions to keep the traffic moving across the bridge in Worcester City Centre.
"There have also been some wonderful examples of local people pulling together and helping each other out."
Patrick Birch, Recovery Group chairman also paid tribute to the efforts so far, saying: "As we move into the next phase of flood plan, the recovery period, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for their efforts and support so far.
"The multi-agency approach has been professional and well-coordinated, which has worked extremely well.
"We will now build on this with the recovery phase which will still require huge efforts over the coming weeks and months.
"We will continue with the multi-agency approach and draw on our previous experiences to make support available as quickly as possible where it is needed.
"We are, in 2014, much better placed to assist people and businesses and a have strategy in place for a planned return to normal."
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More than 150 swans rescued from River Thames
More than 150 swans have been rescued from the River Thames in Berkshire following a mystery oil spill.
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It looks like there is some great buildering back in the background. What grade does that climb go at?
I think this is an FA of a new wall. Amazing that this fine climb has been overlooked for so long right under everyone's noses.
Looks like you could have got another piece behind the V shaped flake before pulling the finish moves. Without it you're looking at a ground fall if you blow the move. Also, will one 60m get you down or do I need to bring two ropes.
It's hard to see due to the shade but there is a Camalot #4 stuck right in there. We did it with one 60m rope but it did involve some sketchy down climbing though.
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I am trying to learn the Civil 3D, but it is more complicated than i thought. Signed in for some lessons, but until then, i am trying to learn it on my own.
I want to draw a river bed out of nothing. Then draw the water surface. Then find the volume of water in given river.
Where should i start and what should i keep in mind?
Is it possible to just draw the river bed and make a TIN surface out of it using 3Dfaces, then do the same with water surface and then find the volume between those two surfaces?
Or am i missing something very basic?
EDIT: I understand this may be too much to explain through the forum, but if i could get any hints what to search for in google, i would appreciate it.
Solved! Go to Solution.
What software have you used before? It will help to know where you are coming from.
Surfaces can be built from a number of different sources. Points, feature/break line, corridors, grading objects. I think it would be good to search out tuturials and use the help docs to start getting a feel for civil 3d.
About the easiest way would be to draw 4 to 6 featurelines representing the top of bank and the stream channel. Then use 2 featurelines along the bank to represent the water surface. Make a surface out of each set of featurelines and get the volume between them.
Corridor modeling is the most advanced way to do something like this. You'd create an alignment and profile for the centerline of the river and apply assemblies to create the cross sections to model the river.
Most modeling of existing rivers would be done using ground Survey. Point or Points plus surface from aerials or Iliad. But I understand this is a learning exercise.
Basic answer: yes, you can do that.
Personally, I would use feature lines. But as mentioned, you have options.
I also recommend the tutorials. If you go through them all, even if irrelevant ones, you get a good overall idea of the scope of the program, and an idea of what you need to focus on afterwards. I never had any official 'lessons', just the tutorials and a coworker who was learning the program 6 months ahead of me (but had a good LDT background). I'm not saying don't get lessons, I'm just saying that the tutorials will help.
Credit where credit is due! Give kudos or accept as solution whenever you can.
See if any ot THESE help.
Alright! I did go throught SOME tutorials involving surfaces but there are very many and i wanted to start with simpler tasks that i made up for myself to get comfortable with those first.
I now know to take up feature lines and corridors next.
Thank you!
Here's another thread with some other approaches: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/Riv
- Mick
Now to go to the far end of the scale. The attached is a Model of the bed of the Hudson River between Rockland and Westchester counties. I created it from benthic data (sidescan sonar) downloaded from our state GIS ClearingHouse. The project was to determine the Thalweg (deep channel) that marks the county boundary.
I didn't know it until I had to determine one. My research on boundaries turned it up. Now I even know that the original pronunciation would be Thallveg.
The real problem is trying to explain it to people who see the County Line on a map and try to say that it's wrong because the line is the "Center" of the river. I tell them to read the legal case about the ownership of Ellis Island.
The weird thing is that he boundary between New York and New Jersey is different depending if you're talking about the surface of the water or the bed of the river. On the surface it's the high water mark on the New Jersey shore. On the bed of the river it's the thalweg. The Ellis Island case hinged on the fact that most of the island is fill. You can't change a water boundary by filling. So NY has the jurisdiction on the original island that was above water while NJ has jurisdiction over the filled portion which would still be considered part of the river bed.
Why do I know these things? Because people keep ASKING!!


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Another week with no news from HP, another investigation by the WebOS Internals crew. This time they've directed their attention at HP's App Catalog for WebOS to reveal everything you ever wanted to know…and probably some stuff you didn't really care about.
- There are 8399 unique apps.
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Ocean Front - End Unit - New Furniture - N. Hutchinson in Hutchinson Island
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
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- pets allowed yes
- type Condo
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- rates (USD) $ 1,500 - $ 2,500 / month
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Paradise Found!...Welcome Home!
Fully furnished, 2 bedroom, 1,700 square foot, south facing condo on
3rd floor of 9 story building. Easy private access to beach and
ocean front community gazebo. Views of Ocean, Indian River, and State Forest.
Great wrap around balcony. Very quiet, private location.
Large clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, fishing pier, shuffle board, putting green.
Ping pong & pool table in activity room on first floor.
Only 1.5 hours from West Palm airport and 2 hours from Orlando airport.
We look forward to your call to rent or ask for more information!
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Air Conditioning; Eat in Kitchen - lots of windows!!;
Ceiling Fans in Kitchen, living room and bedrooms; Wet Bar;
Cable TV; DVD player; Stereo: Subzero Refridgerator; Dishwasher;
Garbage Disposal; Microwave; In Unit Washer and Dryer; Tiled floors;
Reserved Parking spot; Disability Access; View of River and Ocean;
Club House and heated pool; sauna; Shuffle Board; Putting Green;
Walk across street or under A1A to beach; Lots of Windows, great views and lots of natural light! Wrap around balcony; New living room and dining room
furnishings in 2004. New guest room furniture & tile in 2006
ALL NEW; small appliances, kitchen utensils, baking and dinnerware,
bed linens, pillows and bath accesories.
activities and attractions in Hutchinson Island Atlantic Coast Central
Cast your Fishing pole at the Condo-owned pier on Indian River; Launch your Kayak from the community ramp on the river for hours of fun (one of the pictures shows the river area). Manatee Watching.
One mile from U.S. Navy SeaBees museum
Swim in ocean, or pool; Poolside steam room in cabana;
15 minutes from Vero Beach and the Vero Beach Dodgers;
Cinemas and large shopping malls 20 minutes away;
several golf courses near by.
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2500 per month - 3 month minimum.
2000 per month - 6 month minimum.
1500 per month - 12 month minimum.
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In one of the most highly anticipated college football games of the season, Les Miles' LSU Tigers will square off against the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday evening with first place in the SEC West on the line.
The Tigers were held scoreless, 21-0, in the previous meeting between the two teams at the 2012 BCS National Championship game, and will once again have to deal with an Alabama front seven that may very well be the best unit in America. Even though the Tigers were afforded a full week to prepare due to their timely bye week, Miles' offense continues to struggle to move the ball through the air on a weekly basis.
Undefeated through their first eight games, the Tide have their sights on helping to lock up an SEC title game berth with another victory. Seeking his second straight victory over LSU in the series, head coach Nick Saban's stingy Alabama defense is holding opponents to a FBS-best 8.1 points per game.
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On Monday, March 31, 2008 at 10:17 PM, 6 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 3 Arson Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 42 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, joined in Automatic Aid by 1 Company of Los Angeles County Firefighters, all under the direction of Battalion Chief Jerome Boyd, responded to a Civilian Fatality Structure Fire at 1936 West 94th Place in South Los Angeles.
Firefighters arrived quickly to discover flames showing from the front of a one-story 1,327 square-foot single family home. Firefighters aided by skillful vertical ventilation, aggressively attacked the fire with handlines, severely curtailing damage within the structure and extinguishing the flames in just 20 minutes.
During their relentless assault on the fire, Firefighters discovered the lifeless and severely burned body of a 72 year-old man in a front bedroom.
Carrying the large, pulseless and non-breathing male from the smoke-charged home, Firefighters commenced basic life support efforts that were escalated during Paramedic ambulance transport to Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, where the man died shortly after arrival.
The brother of the deceased man and his wife were asleep in a rear bedroom when the fire erupted, and were alerted to the blaze by their dog's incessant barking. The couple and their pet canine safely escaped by exiting the rear of their residence.
No other injuries were reported.
Though the homeowner verbalized the presence of smoke alarm(s), their functional status at the time of the fire could not be immediately determined. There were no window security bars or other obvious non-fire factors to impede the dead man's escape from the immaculately kept home. The 64 year-old building was not equipped with fire sprinklers.
In an effort to support the family in their time of need, City of Los Angeles Crisis Response Team volunteers were summoned to the scene.
A positive identification of the dead man, as well as the precise cause, time and manner of his death will be determined by the Coroner's Office.
Monetary loss from the fire has been estimated at $400,000 ($250,000 structure & $150,000 contents). The cause of this late night blaze has been determined to be electrical.
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Oven-Shy Cookies Recipe
"There's no need to shy away from these sweet crispy snacks, because they're a snap to stir up on the stovetop," comments Charla Sackmann of Glidden, Iowa. "Our three children can't get enough of the chewy treats."
- 1 package (1 pound) marshmallows
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 cups crisp rice cereal
- 1 can (12 ounces) salted peanuts
- In a saucepan over low heat, cook and stir marshmallows, chips and butter until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in cereal and peanuts; mix well. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper; cool. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.
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Ribena blackcurrant
£1.49 (18.6p per 100ml)
Brand Price Match - Checked Tesco.com 27/08/2014
Product Summary
Your daily dose of vitamin C a proven antioxidant. Contains real fruit juice. Great for lunchboxes. No added preservatives. No artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners. Blackcurrant juice drink. We have been making the delicious taste of Ribena for over 70 years, and we are often asked how we make it so tasty. Perhaps it's because we know every one of our growers by name and most of them have been growing Ribena berries for years and years. So when it comes to blackcurrants they know their stuff! Or maybe it's because we bounce most of our berries from bush to juice in 24 hours. Also, why not try oneof our other delicious flavours. Keep active. Eat healthy. Enjoy Ribena. Berry Interesting Ribena Facts: Our blackcurrant fields cover the same area as 2400 football pitches. But we never actually play football on them - far too squishy! We grow more than 12 billion blackcurrants every year. If you put them side by side they would go around the world 3 times! The Wildlife Trusts. Grown in Partnership with The Wildlife Trusts. Reg. Charity no. 207238
Water, Sugar, Blackcurrant Juice from Cocentrate (6%), Vitamin V, Citric Acid
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- Ribena is not recommended for children under 3 years old.
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Dewayne McClung's plane was the last one out of Saigon as it fell to the Vietcong 1n 1975. Designed to carry only 90 passengers, the plane carried 200 Vietnamese men, women and children to safety from the advancing Vietcong.
McClung served 22 years in the Air Force and after retirement served another 21 years in the Pittsburg Police Force. Dewayne McClung, a Freedom Fighter in war and in peace.
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Il Leccio
Sometimes simple dishes are the hardest to perfect, and perfection is the only term to use when discussing this trattoria in Brunello's heartland.
Sometimes simple dishes are the hardest to perfect, and perfection is the only term to use when discussing this trattoria in Brunello's heartland.
The location's not the best (it's on the road to Poggibonsi, 1.5km before town, and is attached to the unattractive Le Colline hotel), but the food here is sensational. The chef/owner grows all of the vegetables he uses in his imaginative dishes, and results are both light and full of flavour.
Close to the Campo but off the well-beaten tourist trail, this classy modern enoteca (wine bar) is a favourite with sophisticated locals, who linger over working lunches, aperitivi sessions and casual dinners featuring top-notch salumi (cured meats), delicate handmade pasta, flavoursome risotto and succulent grilled meats.
Locals wouldn't dream of eating at the tourist restaurants on Via San Giovanni, but they love La Mandragola. Built into the city walls, it's big enough to seat regulars, day-tripping Italians and foreign tour groups and still have space for the rest of us. Great food (especially pastas), an excellent house Vernaccia and friendly staff contribute to the winning formula.
A huge selection of Brunello and its more modest – but still very palatable – sibling Rosso di Montalcino joins dozens of bottles of wine from around the world at this excellent enoteca . After browsing the selection of wines downstairs, claim a table in the upstairs dining room for a glass of wine with an antipasto plate or pasta.
Facing the High Renaissance Tempio di San Biagio on the road to Chiusi, La Grotta has elegant dining rooms and a gorgeous courtyard garden that's perfect for summer dining. The food is traditional with a modern twist or two, and service is exemplary. A hint: don't skip dessert.
The small town of Panzano southwest of Greve is known throughout Italy for this macellerìa , which is owned and run by extrovert butcher Dario Cecchini.
Imagine lunching inside a glass box on a terrace with an intoxicating 180-degree Dolby-esque surround of pea-green vines, hills and birdsong. This is what the latest starlet of the Chianti dining scene – the restaurant at the new Antinori cellar in Bargino – is about.
The prices at this restaurant near the late-Renaissance sanctuary of the Madonna di Pietracupa are remarkably reasonable considering the quality of the modern Tuscan cuisine on offer.
Renowned throughout the region, exacting husband and wife team of Emanuel (front of house) and Laura (kitchen) travel the country each winter to acquire the best products from organic producers. The daily menu fluctuates wildly, depending on market offerings, and meals start with a complimentary tasting of wine and olive oil.
Lolling on a designer couch in the garden of this recently opened wine bar/restaurant is a perfect way to while away an hour or two in the late afternoon. The vineyard views are gorgeous, and the cheese and meat platters are a perfect accompaniment to the wines and designer beers on offer.
The Bertelli family has lived in San Gimignano since 1779, and its current patriarch is fiercely proud of both his heritage and his sandwiches. Sig.


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Substantial flooding continues in Johnson County, but there are indications that the worst may soon be over.
The Army Corps of Engineers is scaling back its projections after a string of dry weather over the weekend.
The pool at the Coralville Lake is now forecasted to crest at 710 feet -- two feet below the emergency spillway -- on Thursday.
Still, there is no clear end to the flooding in sight.
Guy Smith, who lives on Taft Speedway in Iowa City, says he has more than four feet of water in his basement.
City officials have urged residents there to evacuate, but Smith says he will stay and wait it out.
"I don't have any place to go," he said. "I'd just rather be here than somewhere else, even though I've got to walk in and out of the water every day."
The gates are now open at the Coralville Reservoir, with water pouring out of the dam at a rate of 18,400 cubic feet per second.
While the flooding still hasn't hit its peak, officials aren't expecting conditions to get much worse, as long as water stays underneath the spillway.
"I think that is welcome news for all of us," said Terrence Neuzil, lead public information officer for Johnson County Emergency Management.
Meanwhile, the University of Iowa continues its proactive protection of campus, lining 5,000 linear feet of Hesco barriers stacked two high on both sides of the river.
As of Thursday night, all buildings remained dry -- "If we don't get more rain," cautioned University of Iowa president Sally Mason.
"If the water levels continue to come out of the dam at this rate, and not too much higher than this, we should be OK," Mason said.
The Army Corps of Engineers has indicated dam discharge rates will remain high even after the crest as officials try to get the lake level down to a more manageable rate.
Many, like Smith, are hoping for the flooding to end soon.
"The sooner it gets over, the better for everybody, and I hope it don't get worse than this," Smith said.
Strange formation at bottom of Utah irrigation pond baffles farmers and scientists. John Hollenhorst reports.


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Sometimes the bisexual label sucks.
As a newly out bi female, I am learning this the hard way.
- People assume we follow the binary. Did you know that the original definition of bisexual was made up by a heterosexual man? Bisexual people have SO many different interpretations of the label. We, as a whole are not transphobic, or anything of the sort.
- We get a lot of hate from the monosexual identities. You'd think that we'd all want to stick together, but it isn't always the case.
- Society sees us as people going through a phase, or oversexed.
- Many think that bisexuality is used as a stepping stone to coming out as lesbian or gay. I have two problems with this. Sexuality if fluid. If someone wants to first identify as bisexual and at a later time as lesbian, gay, or anything else, that's awesome! Embrace change! But for those of us who identify as bisexual long term, it's a real piss off to not be taken seriously.
- Male identified bisexuals are SO overlooked and treated with such disdain in our communities.
- The assumption that bisexuals cannot be monogamous. *Note: Not everyone needs to be, or should be monogamous. It's a personal choice
- The assumption that all bisexuals like men and women equally. It just isn't true. And again, not all bisexuals are only attracted to cis men and women!
- People don't seem to understand that bisexuals do not find every person on this planet attractive. Just like straights, lebians, gays, pansexuals, etc all have their personal preferences and standards when choosing a partner(s), so do bisexuals.
- When people see same sex couples, they often automatically assume that they identify as gay or lesbian.


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Manufacturer: PetRageous
Don't sacrifice fashion for warmth! Get the best of both worlds! Give your pup this trendy AND cozy scarf this winter! Striped scarf. 100% acrylic knit. Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. Why We Love It: Frosty's Snowflake Dog Scarf in Brick Red from PetRageous is a sweet striped scarf with pom-pom that loops through one end for easy-on/off. Coordinate with Frosty's Snowflake Dog Sweater for a polished look (sold separately). Cozy, warm and most importanly, cute!


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Mark Buehrle
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News about Mark Buehrle, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Buehrle Gets 9th Win to Lead Majors as Toronto Rolls On
The Toronto starter Mark Buehrle has now won a season-best five straight decisions.
May 28, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Toronto Blue Jays , Buehrle, Mark , Sports Injuries , Tampa Bay Rays , Baseball , Major League Baseball , Fielder, Prince
Yanks Add Some Luck to Their Streak, With Two Bad Calls on One Play
The surging Yankees took advantage of an umpire's incorrect call to defeat the Blue Jays for the 12th time in the 13 games the two teams have played this season.
August 23, 2013, Friday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Wells, Vernon , Buehrle, Mark , New York Yankees , Gibbons, John (1962- ) , Baseball , Toronto Blue Jays , Pettitte, Andy
Facing Risks That Cause Nightmares and Worse
Mark Buehrle escaped injury from a line drive back to the mound on Tuesday, but the Blue Jays' J. A. Happ, who will face the Yankees on Thursday, was not so lucky in May.
August 22, 2013, Thursday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: New York Yankees , Happ, J A , Baseball , Toronto Blue Jays , Buehrle, Mark
For Dickey and the Blue Jays, the Moment Is Now
The Blue Jays, who were 73-89 last season, went on a shopping spree they hope will carry them to the postseason for the first time in 20 years.
February 14, 2013, Thursday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Baseball , Toronto Blue Jays , Dickey, R A , Buehrle, Mark , Johnson, Josh , Reyes, Jose , Cabrera, Melky
Trade Puts Distance Between Family, Dog and Pitcher
Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle will live apart from his wife and two children this baseball season because of the family's pit bull -- and the trade from the Marlins.
February 13, 2013, Wednesday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Buehrle, Mark , Toronto Blue Jays , Miami Marlins , Dogs , Baseball
Trading Away Your Dignity
Sportswriters spared no outrage for the Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria after the team's latest fire sale even left his remaining players venting.
November 15, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Hockey, Ice , Loria, Jeffrey , Bell, Heath , Buehrle, Mark , Johnson, Josh , Baseball , Toronto Blue Jays , Duke University , Lockouts , Football , Miami Marlins , Roethlisberger, Ben , Bettman, Gary
Marlins Pull the Plug Again
In a multiplayer trade, the Marlins sent five players, including shortstop Jose Reyes and the starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, to the Blue Jays for a group of prospects.
November 14, 2012, Wednesday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Buehrle, Mark , Trades (Sports) , Baseball , Reyes, Jose , Toronto Blue Jays , Miami Marlins , Johnson, Josh
Wright Gets Boost From Friendlier Dimensions
David Wright slugged a two-run homer in support of R. A. Dickey, who held the Marlins to a run over seven innings in the Mets' victory.
April 26, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Baseball , Miami Marlins , Buehrle, Mark , Wright, David , New York Mets , Dickey, R A
Like Son, Like Father: Kyle and Ken Williams Face the Critics
Kyle Williams, a receiver for the 49ers, faced criticism for mishandling two punt returns in the N.F.C. Championship game. His father Ken, the general manager of the Chicago White Sox, is not a fan favorite either.
January 30, 2012, Monday
MORE ON MARK BUEHRLE AND: Miami Marlins , Epstein, Theo , Chicago White Sox , Dunn, Adam , Buehrle, Mark , Guillen, Ozzie , News , Rios, Alex , Williams, Kenny , Baseball , Football , San Francisco 49ers
Miami Nice: Zambrano Joins Guillen
Ozzie Guillen and Carlos Zambrano have been friends. Now, they're part of the same team.
January 5, 2012, Thursday
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PEORIA, Ill.-- It was dad's choice on Sunday and many Peoria pops decided to check out the zoo for their father's day festivities.
Jed Weston and his little sister Jayden say they don't get to come to the zoo very often, but they can always count on father's day.
"It's like a tradition for us we've been coming for a couple years now every father's day. Just come out here and check out the animals," Weston said.
Across town, Dave Walters let his daughters decide on the activity for the day.
"They actually were the ones who asked if they could come out here and hit balls so I thought it was a great day for it," Walters said.
Walters has been golfing since he was 6 years old. He was glad his girls wanted to spend the day doing what he loves.
"Golf is more my thing. I just don't get to play enough... I'm trying to get them to play more. It's a lifelong sport. A family sport, just trying to get them out here to enjoy it too," he said.
His daughter Cassidy says her dad has taught her to be patient and not to get frustrated while playing the game. She said, "He's taught us everything about golf. My mom doesn't golf so he's taught us everything."
He's not the only dad teaching his kids some sports fundamentals.
Over at Kartville, Scott Miller gave his boys some pointers in the batting cages.
His son Tommy Miller says his dad has taught him the baseball basics.
Miller says he's glad there's a father's day to thank his dad for teaching him so much.
"He's fun and he's just loving and kind and he's just my dad," Miller said.


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Deputy Chief of Mission
Biography of Greg Thome
Arrived Post: August 2012
Deputy Chief of Mission
United States Embassy, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Gregory Thome joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1991. He took up his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on August 15, 2012. From 2009 until the summer of 2012, Greg served as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat. Prior to Morocco, he volunteered for a one-year tour in the Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Greg was also Political Counselor in Helsinki, Finland from 2005 to 2008; Political/Economic Section Chief in
Greg began his overseas career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea-Bissau from 1988 to 1990. He holds a B.A. in Spanish Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington DC. He speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish, Finnish and the Creole language of


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Maryland senior offensive lineman Andrew Gonnella, who left Saturday's game in an ambulance, reportedly suffered a compound fracture in his leg, meaning a broken bone pierced through his skin.
"I didn't see what happened, but I heard people saying there was bone sticking out," safety Eric Franklin said, according to the Washington Times. "We just have to keep him on our prayers and hope for a speedy recovery."
Gonnella was injured during the fourth quarter of Maryland's loss to Georgia Tech. The game was stopped for roughly 15 minutes while he was tended to on the field. The injury occurred in the middle of the pile and was not readily apparent on television; ESPN opted against showing the replay, apparently because it was deemed too gruesome.
Without giving specific details on Gonnella's injury, Maryland head coach Randy Edsall heaped praise on the senior in his post-game comments.
"If he can't come back, he's going to be sorely missed," Edsall said. "He's been a great leader for us, and just a guy who loves the game of football. ... Now we have to take a piece of him and go out there and play for him as well."
Gonnella is Maryland's only senior on the offensive line. The Terrapins trailed for most of Saturday's game but showed signs of life by scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The rally fell short, however, as the No. 13-ranked Yellow Jackets held on for the 21-16 win.


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As college kids across the country head back to school an unlikely student is in their mix. You won't know him by sight. He's a good looking polished kid with an abundance of ambition.
College, here he comes!
If you know Darnell you know it's no surprise he's off to Cal State Los Angeles. If you know his back story you also know the odds were against him. By his adoptive mother's own admission "He shouldn't be here. But God had another plan."
In the coldest of terms, you might say Darnell is a child of "the system." Darnell's story will break your heart and warm it all at the same time. As a child he remembers his gang neighborhood. He was taught to steal from the nearby liquor store and from neighbors. At five years old he found a gun under his brother's bed. He'd missed much of school. All that is how Darnell ended up in foster care.
Still, Darnell couldn't forget the grandmother and big brother he left behind. He was scared at night. He wondered if he'd ever see them again. He does not have found memories of his foster homes. There were six or seven foster homes in two years alone. His Christmas gift one year was a box of Oreos.
Those days are a distant memory but still strong enough that Darnell is able to share them in speech. He's an advocate for other children in foster care speaking at black tie galas and in Washington D.C. He was adopted at eight years old by Mary and Arthur Cates and they have nurtured him to this point of success.
As Darnell enters college his history very much plays a role in his future. Darnell is an aspiring filmmaker. He says his childhood helps shape the roles he auditions for and the characters he attempts to portray. Already this chapter has a happy ending. It's believed Darnell is the first male in his family to go to college. Only three to fifteen percent of the kids from foster care go to college. As he steps back onto the campus of Cal State LA he's already beaten the odds.
To learn more about adoption contact DCFS.
Also please feel free to check out our link to Wednesday's Child HERE.
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Home » News » Energy
Wind farm giant goes after 'myths'
Ed Cherian of Iberdrola Renewables said the state, the towns involved and scores of private landowners will see large financial benefits from the proposed Wild Meadows Wind Power Project on leased land in the towns of Alexandria, Danbury and Grafton.
Cherian disputed claims from Dr. Benjamin Luce, a professor of physics and the chairman of the Sustainability Studies Program at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vt., at a recent meeting of New Hampshire Wind Watch that cast doubt on wind power's potential renewable energy contributions in the state.
Luce said the Midwest is the only part of the United States suited for wind-power production at levels that can make practical contributions to the country's renewable energy portfolio standards.
"It's true that wind power is never going to produce half of New Hampshire's power, but it is another useful energy that contributes to the diversity of renewable power in New Hampshire and New England," Cherian said.
He said Wild Meadows would produce, on average, enough electricity to power more than 32,000 average New Hampshire homes. The power would be added to the regional power grid, and would not go directly to the Granite State.
Study disputed
Cherian said there are "myths" being spread by opponents of the project, including Wind Watch, a 1,300-member group which opposes the project. One, he said, is that the wind farm would decrease property values.
"The property value argument is an emotional issue," he said. "It's been studied and these projects have been found to have no impact on property values."
Wind Watch members, who stand by Luce's statements that wind power will contribute little if any to New Hampshire's energy needs, say studies and decisions made about wind farms in Groton and Lempster are not applicable to the Wild Meadows project because those two towns do not have a large tourist economy based on natural treasures like Newfound Lake and Cardigan Mountain.
"Those are smaller farms, and they aren't in built-up areas like we have here," said Lori Lerner of Wind Watch. "We're talking about a whole lot of wind towers lining the ridges of Newfound Lake. Of course there will be a loss in property values."
A study done in December by the Whittemore School of Business and Economics into the local economic effects of Iberdrola's 12-turbine, 24-megawatt wind farm in Lempster, found the project had little or no effect on property values.
"Based on the analysis conducted in this student and taking into account other studies - based on arms-length sales property transactions, there is no evidence to suggest that the Lempster Wind Power Project has had any consistent, observable, statistically significant impact on property values in Lempster or the communities surrounding the project," the study concluded.
Property values
Cherian said in granting approval for the company's Groton project in May 2011, the state's Site Evaluation Committee heard testimony from area residents and business owners who said the Groton project would damage land values and the economy.
But in its decision document, the SEC stated: "the project will not affect land use and tourism in a manner or degree that would unduly interfere with the orderly development of the region."
Woody Miller, a realtor at Coldwell Bank and Old Mill Properties in Bristol, said the Groton wind farm has likely already slowed the sale of one of his properties in neighboring Rumney. The property once had a nice view, but "now looks at 15 wind towers," he said.
Miller said his firm has had several potential buyers "who have expressed concern about buying in this area because of the potential wind farms."
"I would argue that wind farms here will have a substantial effect on fair-market property values," he said. "If you eliminate even a few of the pool of potential buyers for a particular property, it hurts property sales and therefore values."
Financial impact
Cherian said Iberdrola wind farms in Groton and Lempster contribute heavily to the budgets of those towns, he said, noting the three towns involved in Wild Meadows would see similar benefits.
In the first year of operation, the project would contribute $286,000 to Alexandria's tax base, $352,000 to Danbury, and $176,000 to Grafton, he said. Those amounts would increase yearly, he said.
All of the towns would also see a substantial one-time tax payment from the company for the change in land usage, he said.
The Newfound Lake Association has come out against the Wild Meadows project, as has Bridgewater's board of selectmen. Meanwhile, Rep. Harold "Skip" Reilly, Sr., R-Grafton County District 8, has proposed a bill that would put a moratorium on new wind-power projects until the state updates its energy plans.
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The Local Nine
We've decided: Boston is America's cookie capital. In honor of Medford native Fannie Farmer's birthday on March 23, we present the best confections invented here or named for local towns.
9 The Nantucket Pepperidge Farm harpooned a winner with these dark chocolate chunkers.
8 The Boston Cracker In 1801 Milton baker Josiah Bent heard a batch of burnt biscuits crackling and, lo, invented the cracker.
7 The Cape Cod Oatmeal Farmer's The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book has some of the oldest recipes for oatmeal-raisin nut cookies. (Just add molasses!)
6 The Mastic with pistachio Sofra Bakery pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick's modern stunner sandwiches pistachio cream between spiced cookies.
5 The Boston A butter cookie with nuts and dried fruit, it's a Farmer staple.
4 The Beacon Hill This 50-year-old recipe for chocolate meringue cookies has a surprising secret ingredient (vinegar).
3 The Joe Frogger As lore goes, these molasses spice jobs were named for frogs near a 19th-century Marblehead couple's home.
2 The Fig Newton Step aside, Sir Isaac; Cambridge's Kennedy Biscuit Works named this classic after nearby Newton.
1 The Toll House When the chopped chocolate she dropped into her cookie dough at Whitman's Toll House Inn didn't melt, Ruth Wakefield made history.
Source URL: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2011/02/the-local-nine-bostons-cookie-heritage/


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David Desharnais - Hero Mode
Oft criticized centre David Desharnais won the game tonight in spectacular fashion. He put together his best shift of the year and the timing couldn't be better. Desharnais has 14 points in the last 17 games and might just be the hottest member of the Montreal Canadiens at the moment. It was Desharnais' 4th goal of the year, as well as his second game-winning goal.


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How is it possible, and who is protecting the Fort Hood Muslim terrorist who murdered 13 and wounded 32 soldiers three-and-a-half years ago?
Who are the corrupt politicians who called this outrageous act "violence in the work place" and not a blatant act of terrorism? With that classification, the dead and wounded are not entitled to any benefits.
There is no doubt that Nidal Hasan carried out this deadly attack, yet he continues to collect his Army pay to the tune of more than $278,000.
This terrorist should have been executed by a firing squad shooting bullets that were dipped in pig's blood. What kind of war on terrorism is this?
You cannot fight a war against terror by mollycoddling the terrorist. What an absolute joke this is. It's a direct slap in the face of anyone who served or is serving our country.
Joseph Bugzavich