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1Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalse steeg 3a, 6708 PD Wageningen, the Netherlands
2Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Department of Air Quality and Climate Change, 1755 LE Petten, the Netherlands
3Deltares, dept. Soil and Groundwater Systems, Princetonlaan 6, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
4Hydrology and Geo-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
5Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Abstract. It is generally known that managed, drained peatlands act as carbon sources. In this study we examined how mitigation through the reduction of management and through rewetting may affect the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and the carbon balance of intensively managed, drained, agricultural peatlands. Carbon and GHG balances were determined for three peatlands in the western part of the Netherlands from 2005 to 2008 by considering spatial and temporal variability of emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O). One area (Oukoop) is an intensively managed grass-on-peatland, including a dairy farm, with the ground water level at an average annual depth of 0.55 m below the soil surface. The second area (Stein) is an extensively managed grass-on-peatland, formerly intensively managed, with a dynamic ground water level at an average annual depth of 0.45 m below the soil surface. The third area is an (since 1998) rewetted former agricultural peatland (Horstermeer), close to Oukoop and Stein, with the average annual ground water level at a depth of 0.2 m below the soil surface. During the measurement campaigns we found that both agriculturally managed sites acted as carbon and GHG sources but the rewetted agricultural peatland acted as a carbon and GHG sink. The terrestrial GHG source strength was 1.4 kg CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for the intensively managed area and 1.0 kg CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for the extensively managed area; the unmanaged area acted as a GHG sink of 0.7 kg CO2-eq m−2 yr−1. Water bodies contributed significantly to the terrestrial GHG balance because of a high release of CH4 and the loss of DOC only played a minor role. Adding the farm-based CO2 and CH4 emissions increased the source strength for the managed sites to 2.7 kg CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for Oukoop and 2.1 kg CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for Stein. Shifting from intensively managed to extensively managed grass-on-peat reduced GHG emissions mainly because N2O emission and farm-based CH4 emissions decreased. Overall, this study suggests that managed peatlands are large sources of GHG and carbon, but, if appropriate measures are taken they can be turned back into GHG and carbon sinks within 15 yr of abandonment and rewetting.
Citation: Schrier-Uijl, A. P., Kroon, P. S., Hendriks, D. M. D., Hensen, A., Van Huissteden, J. C., Leffelaar, P. A., Berendse, F., and Veenendaal, E. M.: Agricultural peat lands; towards a greenhouse gas sink – a synthesis of a Dutch landscape study, Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 9697-9738, doi:10.5194/bgd-10-9697-2013, 2013.


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Where Would You Turn for Help? Older Adults' Awareness of Community Support Services
AbstractPrevious findings on older adults' awareness of community support services (CSSs) have been inconsistent and marred by acquiescence or over-claiming bias. To address this issue, this study used a series of 12 vignettes to describe common situations faced by older adults for which CSSs might be appropriate. In telephone interviews, 1,152 adults aged 50 years and over were read a series of vignettes and asked if they were able to identify a community organization or agency that they may turn to in that situation. They were also asked about their most important sources of information about CSSs. The findings show that, using a vignette methodology, awareness of CSSs is much lower than previously thought. The most important sources of information about CSSs included information and referral sources, the telephone book, doctors' offices, and word of mouth.
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PRESIDENT of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Steven Golding, has expressed concern regarding the teaching of Garveyism in schools starting in the September school term.
On Friday, Education Minister Ronald Thwaites launched the teaching of Garveyism as part of a new civics programme to be rolled out in public schools in another month. Thwaites posited that the move — which coincides with the 125th anniversary of Garvey's birth — will aid in bolstering students' self-awareness and dignity.
But hours after Thwaites' address at the launch in St Ann, Golding, speaking at the UNIA Marcus Garvey Awards IV at Devon House, Kingston, warned against improper delivery of the national hero's message to the nation's children.
"We want to make it absolutely clear to the ministry and to the powers that be who are listening, Garveyism is not simply the biography of Marcus Garvey... because there were many teachers who influenced him... people who shaped Garvey's thinking and who exposed to him the rich culture of Africa," said Golding.
"When we speak of teaching Garveyism, particularly at the primary (school) level. I would advise the ministry not to give them (students) Garvey's Philosophies and Opinions to read. That is a difficult book to read even at the secondary level," he said.
"Look more at correcting the improper way in which our colonial masters handled our education and how they taught us how to teach our history; move it from their viewpoint," he proposed.
Golding said schools should enable students to understand the pride and strength of their African ancestors, instead of being told that "we were dropped off by some boat from Africa".
Golding offered his advice and lauded the government's initiative, even while describing as unfortunate the dearth of consultation between the ministry and the UNIA prior to its launch.
Yesterday, Grace McLean, chief education officer at the Ministry of Education, explained that Garvey's philosophical teachings will be used as an over-arching guide to each topic in the teachers' manual.
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She noted that the new civics programme is a product of extensive consultation with persons and institutions, including the UNIA, which has done extensive work on the subject of the national hero, particularly since the organisation was founded by the late civil rights activist.
In the meantime, veteran dubpoet and journalist, Mutabaruka, was awarded for his contribution to journalism, one of eight categories of awards issued at the UNIA ceremony. Subsumed in the categories are agriculture, arts, education, and business — all areas in which Garvey expressed great interest during his life.
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'Under review' and in limbo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:00 am
For more than seven weeks, Jeannie Mathis has been waiting for a check from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the independent entity charged with doling out the money BP set aside to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill. And for seven weeks, her claim has been "under review."
[Economy1] Shortly after the oil spill, sales at her Steinhatchee, Fla., nursery, which specializes in selling palm trees to beach-front hotels, plummeted more than 50 percent. Tourists, spooked by the prospect of oil-soaked beaches, stayed away from Florida's Gulf coast. In turn, hotel owners and other tourism-driven businesses lost money and sacrifices had to be made. As it turns out, one of the first things businesses cut was their landscaping budget.
"The oil spill hit at the heart of our nursery season," Mathis said. "My clients in Panama City Beach bought eight loads of trees before the spill and they haven't bought a single load of trees since the spill. They all said things slowed way down because of the oil spill."
Mathis, who filed more than 300 pages of documentation to prove her claim, says she's struggling to pay her bills and she's over-drafted on her bank account. "I've had the same bank account since I was 18 years old," she said. "I shouldn't be in overdraft. I should have money in the bank."
Like many others in the Gulf, Mathis says she's been able to get very little information about her claim. The GCCF has noted no problems with her claim, nor has it asked for more documentation. Every time she calls to check on the status of her claim, she gets the same vague response: "It's under review."
"I know that the priorities have to go to the fisherman," Mathis says. "They have to have help first because they live from one paycheck to the next. But at some point, you have to get to the other people."
As of Oct. 16, there were more than 48,700 claims marked "under review" by the GCCF, according to the latest statistics. Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of the oil spill claims process, has said that the majority of these claims have recently been filed and are being processed, pushing back against suggestions that people have been waiting more than a month for their claims to be reviewed.
But interviews conducted by The Washington Independent with claimants — some who spoke on the record and some who asked not to be named — indicate that at least some claims have been lingering since late August, when Feinberg took over as claims administrator, without a response from the GCCF. They also show that the lines of communication between the claimant and the GCCF are often nonexistent, leaving oil spill victims with little information about when they will receive a decision on their claim.
Amy Weiss, a spokeswoman for Feinberg, said about 8,000 of the 48,700 claims still under review were filed before Oct. 1. "There are only a small number of problematic claims going back to August or September," she said. Weiss also said the GCCF has not assigned extra staff members to look into claims that have been under review for weeks, though Feinberg has said he is considering hiring staff to answer Gulf residents' claims questions.
Debra DeShong Reed, another Feinberg spokeswoman, added that most claims filed in August and September that are still under review lack documentation, may be fraudulent or are being reconsidered based on new, less stringent rules Feinberg established in recent weeks.
Zade Marcrie, who owns a fishing charter business in Little Sarasota Bay, Fla., says his claim has been under review since Aug. 28. Marcrie, whose business lost money as spill-wary tourists canceled plans for fishing trips, says his interactions with the GCCF were often confusing and counterproductive.
Unclear about Feinberg's claims protocol, Marcrie initially filed for a final, rather than an emergency claim. (Oil spill victims have until Thanksgiving to file for interim, emergency payments. After Thanksgiving, they have until November 2012 to file for final payments. If claimants accept a final payment, they must agree not to sue BP for further damages.)
It took three weeks to change his claim from a final to an emergency payment. During that time, Marcrie received conflicting information from GCCF staff. Even after reapplying for an emergency payment and being told the GCCF has received his updated paperwork, Marcrie says he still got letters indicating he hadn't yet filled out the necessary forms.
"It's obvious the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing," Marcrie said in an email. "But when you consider how much better off myself and untold numbers of others would be had our claims been handled within a week it's actually pathetic."
Darlene Gay-Allen, of Mobile, Ala., is about to get evicted from her home. She hasn't been able to pay the rent since she lost her job as an administrative assistant at a subcontractor that was working with BP to clean up the oil spilled across the Gulf. She was also promised work helping to clean up the spill, and later as a claims administrator at the GCCF. Neither of those jobs panned out, she said, even after she paid for the necessary equipment and a training course.
Gay-Allen's case is unusual because her losses came as a result of work she was doing to clean up the oil spill. But she says the GCCF has continued to assure her that her claim is under review without giving her specific information about when she can expect a decision.
She filed with the GCCF in late August, days after Feinberg took over the claims process, and says her claim has been under review ever since. "I am to be evicted in a matter of days if I do not come up with the money," said Gay-Allen, who is surviving on $118 a week in unemployment payments. "I'm 51 years old and I've been working since I was 17. I've never experienced anything like this."
Gay-Allen says the GCCF told her that it would expedite her claim because she is facing eviction. But another eviction notice came yesterday, and Gay-Allen says she doesn't have much time. "I've only got a matter days to get out of the house," she said. "I don't have the money to move to another place. I don't have any money to put my stuff in storage."
Andy (he asked that his last name not be used so as not to jeopardize his claim) lost his job as an oil rig engineer in Louisiana after the Obama administration imposed a temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling. As his savings dwindled (at one point he couldn't pay rent or afford groceries), he spent days trying to figure out the status of his claim, only to be given mixed messages from GCCF staff.
After being told he was ineligible for to receive payments under the GCCF, Andy applied for relief under a separate compensation fund for rig workers. He was told by staff at the rig workers fund that he is not eligible because he worked as a contractor. The GCCF then told him that the staff was mistaken, and his claim was reinstated as of Sept. 25. Since then, he's been told, it remains under review, but the status has not yet been officially changed in the GCCF database.
"So whenever I call the GCCF, the first thing they tell me is that on Sept. 16 I was sent a letter informing me that I was ineligible," he said. "I then tell them to look further in the notes as the claim was reinstated. So after talking to the person for about 15 minutes or so they will then tell me that my claim is under review and they do not know when it will be further reviewed."
After struggling with the GCCF for more than a month, Andy is considering giving up. He's moved to Oklahoma City, Okla., where he's found work on an onshore oil drilling project. And he's begun to save some money again.
His only other option, he said, is to hire an attorney, which could cost even more money and result in a lengthy court battle.
"I'd almost rather just drop the claim rather than give 40 percent of what they give me to an attorney," he said.
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Comment posted October 22, 2010 @ 6:59 am
I would like to know why certain people are filing claims and receiving checks within 4 days??????? That's what has happened at my place of employment. But others have been waiting weeks. When I was finally able to speak with someone at GCCF, I asked how this was happening and their response was that "every claim is unique". All I heard was "BLA BLA BLA". "Under Review" doesn't mean anything to me. It's just a way for them to pacify you.
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Comment posted October 23, 2010 @ 12:17 pm
When someone owns a business, they expect you to have money invested in other areas to use when you hit down-times…unfortunately, the Gulf Coast was still in a recession when this oil disaster hit. Not many businesses had reserves left, so a double whammy. The entire system is broken and it is sad that we are so close to the deadline for the emergency claims window to close and the FINAL claims window to open. GCCF is trying to rush this process and screwing many people and businesses. Remember, everyone has an opportunity to file a claim through the OPA.
Comment posted October 25, 2010 @ 6:18 pm
totally agree of all the employees to file a claim me and one other person are waiting it going on 2 months now for me 1 month for her and yet the average time for claims not including us is about 4 days and 45 people have filed so something isnt right.
Comment posted November 10, 2010 @ 10:11 pm
I lost my job this summer because of the BP oil spill and cannot find another one. My claim was under review for the longest time. I sent many emails which were ignored. I also called many times. If I was able to reach a live person, they never knew anything about what was going on. Other times I left my name and number. Of course, no return phone call.
Then I learn people at local restaurant and fast food chains are getting payments within a week. Massage therapist, hair dressers, dry cleaners, convenient store clerks all receiving fast and generous payments. Now, months later, I learn that my claim is denied. GCCF claims that I have not suffered any damages. HELLO, I lost my job and cannot find another one. HELLO, what do you mean that I haven't suffered any damages?!
Feinberg's firm is racking in $850,000 a month from BP to deny people with legitimate claims. We all now that $850,000 a month just is not enough money to hire a few extra people to ensure the claims are handled fairly and promptly.
QUESTION–Does Feinberg get to keep whatever money is in the fund after denying all these claims? Does he get a huge bonus from BP for denying these claims? At least Kenneth Feinberg doesn't have to worry about how he will pay for food. I am sure Mr Feinberg will enjoy a nice Thanksgiving Dinner while some of us that he denied will be lucky to dine on mac n cheese. Its disgusting!
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[...] I continue to receive emails from Gulf Coast residents who are battling with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility for compensation for their oil spill losses. Lonnie Craft, the vice president of a boat manufacturing company in Pensacola, Fla, has been waiting since Aug. 23, more than two months after filing a claim, and still has no answer from the GCCF. Craft is one of an unknown number of claimants whose claims have been "under review" since the day the GCCF opened its doors. (I wrote about the issue here). [...]
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Comment posted November 19, 2010 @ 6:09 am
i work in the gaming industry on the MS gulf coast and fineberg denied every casino claim across the board, nov. 15th, after he met with tourism and casino operators one week before and promises to review all denied claims, put a liason to deal with casino employee claims, and replace claim center reps with locals who could relate to local claims. fineberg, your a liar and should be fired.
Comment posted November 19, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
This is nonsense, there are plenty of people that are still in need of claim money, but all you get is "blah blah bah" when you call or go to a GCCF claim center! But you have a lot of people that turn in minimal paper work to prove lost wages and the business is nowhere near the beach or tourism and they get paid within a week….Feinburg, explain that!! Then he denies all casino employees because we work at a "casino". There were a hand full of lucky employees that filed under their casino hotel's name and got paid. Which means there are other employees that work next to the people that were paid but got denied due to filing their claim under "casino"!!! Feinburg came to MS for a meeting and agreed to a Liaison for casinos and that didnt happen…..FIRE FIENBURG, FIRE HIM NOW!!
Comment posted November 20, 2010 @ 1:42 am
Feinburg just needs to be FIRED and get on with getting someone in there that will do the JOB!! I don't understand how the same two people can do the same job and one gets paid and the other doesn't!!! How much more can the people of the gulf coast handle, we were on our way to such a great summer and now it's turned out to be just as bad a year as when Hurricane Katrina came through and tore our lives apart!!! Can anyone say FEMA and the fed goverment again!!! WHY is it that the gulf is always the one that gets the raw deal!!!
Comment posted November 20, 2010 @ 5:21 am
Its been over a month since i filed my claim. when i filed i brought every single pay check stub from the year. w2s for 08 and 09 tax forms for 08 and 09 drivers license and social security and hand wrote a hardship letter. it stayed under review for weeks before switching to "needing additional documentation" when i called the help line they said i wasnt missng anything that i had all required documentation to process my claim. i went down to the claims facility and they said wait 7 to 10 more days. well it then switched back to under review. .. well about 9 days ago a man called me saying he worked with the GCCF and he wanted to come to my home to speak with me about my claim. so i allowed him. He was an investigator supposivly hired by the GCCF to come and clarify my documentation and residence. after leaving my job they went to my job to make sure i worked there. i called the help line and they have nothing in my file saying that investigators were sent out. it's been a month and a half since i filed. I am about to lose everything and everyone else i work with minus one person… has been paid.. even people that didnt work whree i work during the oil spill have gotten up to 10,000. They just keep saying call back in 2 to 3 days.. i dont have that much time i have 3 small kids and being unemployed with no hope that i will get paid my money for my loss wages is very heart breaking.. I dont know what to do
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Comment posted November 22, 2010 @ 6:34 pm
I agree something is definitely not right. My sister and I filed the same day on Nov.4th, and she she received payment on 11/19th and I'm still under review. I'm in the process of contacting a lawyer.
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Comment posted November 23, 2010 @ 8:48 pm
Its been over a month since I filed my claim. when I filed I copied every single pay check stub from the year 2010, W2s for 08 and 09, drivers license and social security and wrote a hardship letter. It has stayed under review since about 4 days after I filed. Nothing has changed and I have not received any letters or been contacted for more information. When I call all they can say is it is being reviewed. A lady I worked with that is still employed at the company where I was laid off from just received a check for $5,000.00…this is crazy! I have been out of work since June. I do oil & gas related procurement and can not find a job!! This is so frustrating…………..
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I filed Oct 25 and still under review….today is Dec 11th…bunch of BS.
Comment posted December 13, 2010 @ 4:40 pm
The crazy thing is I know people who do Masonry work that have no connection to the oil spill and one guy got $60,000 and another got $48,000. There was nothing fraud about it they told the claims people that is was because people didn't want to build on our beautiful gulf coast anymore. What a croc.
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Taiwanese Company has launched the second Android based phone by name HTC Magic. The first Android from the company viz. HTC G1 went to T-Mobile and this time, HTC Magic is for Vodafone. Though, this phone looks similar in features to HTC G1 still differs slightly from it.
Before opening the Slider, HTC Magic looks exactly like a T-Mobile G1. But this HTC Magic is more compact and slimmer since HTC has done away with the flip-out keyboard. The body is sleek made up of white chassis with curved edges. The display at the front measures 3.2 inches. Overall, the phone is light when compared to the previous bulky HTC G1 model. The display screen of the HTC Magic has a resolution of 320 x 480 resolution. The front physical buttons makes the control on the phone easier. Finally, phone has a quiet decent look and also it can absolutely fit on hand and is most suited for one hand operations.
Most of the features of HTC Magic resemble the features of the HTC G1. A 3.2 megapixel camera, quad-band GSM, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi are all the same. When the slider is flipped to the horizontal, the feel is good. You may get a touchscreen which is perfectly designed instead of a flimsy feeling QWERTY keyboard. It's a great joy to use the touchscreen. An accelerometer is a great delay especially when we flip the screen that takes bit time for the keyboard to show up. It is more responding to the finger touches than in case of traditional touchscreens.
HTC Magic runs on Google's Android and hence the most expected applications like Calendar, Gmail, Talk and Maps are included. Also, the phone includes Android OS, ver 1.5 "Cupcake", the latest iteration. Some of the latest updates namely sharing media has become more fast. Just entering the login details will allow accessing of your account along with the service provided. Just a touch on the option "Share" enables you to send images and video attachments via MMS or email. Remaining other applications also has an ability to add their own media sharing options.
The device poses with the 3.2 megapixel auto focusing camera. It seems that HTC has tweaked the process of software processing. It has neither LED light nor a flash. But it supports a playback and also video capturing. The image quality is average and the video quality is bit clumsy especially when there is much movement in the frame.
Google Maps can locate pin pointedly with the help of phone's on-board GPS networking. Also, the phone is found with wonderful extra appealing features that measures it good.
Android store is another excellent feature of the HTC Magic. This particular Android Store lets user to have access to hundreds of apps that extends the usability of Magic to such an extent that no one could have dreamt in that way.
Finally, the CupCake OS does the perfect job in the HTC Magic phone. Things to be improved are the camera flash, LED, delay in the accelerometer flipping, image quality, video quality, play back improvement, lacks of multitouch like in iphone and so on.
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LITTLE ROCK – Debris produced by the Christmas winter storm has been completely cleaned up in Little Rock, according to city officials.
More than 17,000 tons of debris was collected. That amounts to 5,300 truckloads throughout the city.
"The City of Little Rock has worked extensively
to serve our residents through these efforts," said City Manager Bruce Moore. "The
Christmas Winter Storm Event left an estimated 22,000 tons of fallen trees and
limbs. When you compare that figure to the 26,000 tons of debris the City
of Little Rock collects on a yearly basis, that leaves you with a very
challenging task to be completed in a relatively short period of time."
On December 25, 2012, central Arkansas was heavily affected by a winter
storm. On January 29, 2013, FEMA declared the storm to be a "Winter Storm
Event," and after a required bid process, a contract with Ceres Environmental
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"The City of Little Rock sincerely thanks our
residents for their patience and understanding through this ongoing process," said
Moore. "This experience has allowed us to become more prepared to handle
similar challenges in the future in a proactive manner."
Through the debris pickup efforts, more than
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debris through 5,300 truckloads. Collected Winter Storm debris has been
delivered to the landfill and converted into mulch and compost for sale to the
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BEDWAS got their Premiership campaign off to a winning start at Bridge Field after pipping Carmarthen Quins at the death thanks to the golden touch of a replacement.
It looked like the Quins were going to head home with the spoils when they led 16-15 heading into injury time.
However, flanker Robert Carter powered over for a score that secured the four points and also ended a seven-game Premiership losing streak.
The West Walians led 9-3 at the break courtesy of three penalties from former Newport fly-half James Dixon to one by prolific Bedwas number 10 Richard Powell.
With the wind at their backs the hosts began to inch their way closer after the break with Powell levelling the scores with a brace of penalties.
The former Newbridge man's fourth success put Bedwas in front for the first time on the hour but the Quins came firing back, centre Rheon James going under the sticks and Dixon adding the extras.
Powell made it a one-point deficit with a fifth penalty but it looked like Bedwas would have to settle for a losing bonus point.
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Ambit Credit Assessment will help JDIB standardize its spreading and credit assessment processes and deploy uniform risk rating models, particularly for its corporate and small and medium enterprise (SME) clients. The SunGard solution will also help the bank enhance face-to-face client interactions via 'strategy screens,' helping to nurture client relationships in line with the core Islamic finance principle of 'partnership' and thereby helping reduce relationship risk.
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Hilaire turns up the heat and brings a wonderful depth of emotion to her third Paladin Warriors novel, joining together two scarred, haunted characters with a bond that is enormously satisfying and delightfully steamy. The stakes may be high and the action intense, but the transformative nature of their love is exceptional. A secondary romance rounds out the plot beautifully and opens up a wealth of new potential in this paranormal world that is only growing ever more complex and dangerous.
With his ability to manipulate shadows and the darkness on his own soul, Valin is an outsider among the Paladin warriors, fighting with the power of God's light, and waging a constant battle to conceal the scars of his personal loss deep inside. But when he meets Gabriella, a feisty and battle-hardened vampire, Valin feels a connection he never dreamed he would experience. Gabriella is waging her own war, hungry for revenge and starving herself to avoid confronting the truth of her nature. Valin's nearness is a torturous provocation —- in more ways than one — but it is forbidden for a Paladin to love a creature of darkness. Thankfully, Valin has always been more comfortable in the dark. (SOURCEBOOKS, Dec., 352 pp., $7.99)
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This well-done documentary showcases many aspects of highland games in Scotland, as well as discussing the history of the games. We (of course) particularly enjoyed the footage of the dancing and it's also fun to learn about many of the other events that take place at highland games around the world. Did you have any idea that the hammer throwers wear "blade boots," shoes with what look to be trowels mounted in the front? Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments!
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These lovely dancers were competing in Primary, the category for young dancers less than 7 years old, at the 2009 Seaside Highland Games almost 2 years ago in Ventura, CA. We managed to catch up with one of the girls recently who by now is competing in intermediate and asked her to tell us some of her favorite things about highland dancing:
"My favorite things about highland dancing are seeing my friends and traveling. I have made new friends all over the United States, in Canada, and even in Scotland! I met many of my friends when I was in Primary, even some at my very first competition! We are still friends three years later! We get to see each other at competitions even though we don't go to the same dancing school. We cheer for each other and have fun hanging out. Some of my friends who live far away are mostly penpals, but I get to see them when we travel, which I love! We have traveled too many places to count! I love highland dancing! If you are looking for a fun activity to do where you can make lots of new friends, I recommend highland dancing!" — by Beret, age 8
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iPhone 5 Pre-Order, Did You? How was it?
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Animals at the Riverside Discovery Center will be able to celebrate the new year with all sorts of goodies thanks to a local business.
Valley Bank and Trust locations around Scottsbluff got together to raise food, toys and cologne for animals at the Zoo.
Teams were formed and the competition was fierce as they raised over 2,000 items. The winning team averaged over seventy items per person. Event Organizer Michael Gillen is proud that everybody could come together and make this a success.
"It's how we collect items for the animals, make their lives better, give them new and novel smells, new foods they normally don't get in their diets and working at Valley Bank, I've also been involved with the zoo for a number of years. I know that there's a need out here for those items," says Gillen.
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I think it would be a very interesting post if you could get your hockey watching partner whether it is a friend, a wife, gf, bf, husband etc to post what they hear you say and when during NYIsles games........
Dont post what you say...get them to post what they hear..I think it would be very humorous...for instance gf says
"when they are on a power play and they dont shoot all you hear him say is shoot, shooooooot, shooooot the f*cking puck. Or if they are on a 5-3 he just keeps repeating 'you should all be shot...you should all be shot....'.
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New York - Oct 18, 2010 - The master antenna system mounted on the Empire State Building suffered a major lower bay failure on Oct. 18, 2010. The antenna system uses two bays. The lower bay had some damage that was temporarily repaired on Oct. 17, but the repair did not hold. The group that maintains the antenna determined the upper bay to be in good working order, and recommended to the users that they reduce power to 50 percent and use just the upper bay. All the tenants agreed. The reduced-power operation began at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 18. Some stations have back-up facilities at 4 Times Square and used those facilities instead.
At 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 19, all broadcast stations (including TV) either shut down or transferred operations to 4 Times Square. The master combiner was then switched to feed the backup antenna. (The back-up, referred to as the Alford antenna, was the first master combined antenna installed in 1959. It was manufactured by the Alford Manufacturing Company.) The goal was to remove the damaged line and possibly replace it with a temporary section from the master FM (MFM) combiner room. After further inspection, the power divider on the combiner was also removed for inspection. The crew spent the evening removing the power divider and transmission line and weatherproofing the feeds to prevent moisture ingress.
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An advancing wildfire in Oregon cut short an outdoor wedding for a happy couple, but the wedding photographer captured some amazing shots using the smoke and fire as a backdrop.
April Hartley and Michael Wolber were set to be married at a ranch in Bend on Saturday. Firefighters arrived just before the ceremony started to evacuate the site, but the ranch owner reportedly pleaded with them to allow the wedding to continue.
Photographer Josh Newton documented the abbreviated ceremony and then shot several photos of April and Michael posed with ominous smoke clouds, flames, and light looming behind them. Newton shared the photos with MyFoxNY.com.
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Insurer Fights Judge's Claim
Posted Aug 23, 2007 6:55 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
An insurance company is seeking a declaratory judgment that it owes no more than $3.4 million already paid to a Massachusetts judge who won a successful defamation judgment against the Boston Herald.
Judge Ernest B. Murphy wrote Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd. on July 17, claiming he should be paid an additional $6.8 million for violations of a law prohibiting unfair and deceptive insurance practices, the National Law Journal reports.
Mutual paid $3.4 million to satisfy the defamation judgment after the state's highest court upheld the verdict. The suit concerned the newspaper's claims that Murphy demeaned crime victims and told a teen rape victim to "get over it."
Murphy alleges the insurer failed to conduct a reasonable investigation of his claims, made frivolous arguments, failed to offer a prompt settlement, and improperly pursued an appeal, the Boston Herald reports.
Murphy's attorney, Stephen J. Brake, told the National Law Journal that the insurer has obligations to claimants. "They have to make a good-faith analysis of the claim; they can't simply appeal because it's their policy to appeal," he said.
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9Quotables: Here's Some Stuff Jessica Biel Made Justin Timberlake Say
"We met and got talking. Afterwards I asked my friend if I could call her and ask her out. My friend called Jessica and Jessica said yes, and so I called her. I did it the old fashioned way — by telephone. That's something I learned from both my stepdad and my grandfather — that there is a thing called chivalry and it doesn't have to die with the birth of the internet. The way I see it, if you're asking a girl out on a date, it's only right to do it in a way that she can hear your voice. I had to be pretty persistent in order to get her to say yes. But I have a fair amount of tenacity and if I want something I stick to it. And in the end she agreed. … She's a really, really, really special person. Plus, she's really, really, hot!"
Wait. Is he kidding with that "I had to be pretty persistent in order to get her to say yes" thing? Because first, Justin Timberlake is hot. And he's mildly charming. And I don't think he'd have to work all that hard to get any woman to agree to date him. Also, we all know Jessica Biel's obsessive track record. Don't you guys remember how she publicly said that she was the one who stalked Justin in the early beginnings of their relationship? Is this whole thing a joke? Are we being punked?
What the hell's going on here?
October 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Sarah
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Sarah… You know I love you, please tell me we aren't having a week where you get all panty-gooey over Justin Timberlake…
Are you fucking kidding me?? Right because the girl is behind everything please get over yourself. Your irrational hate for her is making you look retarded.
my god jessica biel is like the yoko of our generation
I wouldnt say that every woman would date this guy. Any amount of self centered self entitlement makes a guy go from interesting to jerky- instantly. Call me crazy, but I just don't like fashionable metrosexual boy band Hollywood MTV types. I prefer manly, more rugged men. The kind that drive big trucks and shoot guns and ya know, don't wear purple sweaters with contrasting bow ties and fedoras who dance/sing like Michael Jackson LOL.
Why is he acting as if he deserves an award for using a telephone? Thats not chivalry that's just common decency. Nothing romantic about it.. Someone with his kind of cash and people around him telling him how to behave SHOULD have been taught enough manners to pick up a telephone to ask a woman out on a date..
He was funny in Bad Teacher though, he plays a geek pretty well.
I agree with fern-JAWBREAKER I personally don't think he's really hot and charming. Just bc a lot of woman flock to him, doesn't mean he wouldn't have to try hard to get one. You just don't like Jessica Biel.
whether you think he's hot or not , he IS GOOD looking and rich and women throw themselves at him all the time and he doesn't have to try hard,he can get any woman he wants , he's just not your type
No where in my post did I say he wasn't good looking, first of all. And you're right, he's not my type, and he's not a lot of other women's type, therefore he can't get ANY woman he wants. No one can get anyone they want bc no one is attractive or appealing to every single person. She's bothered by the whole thing bc she doesn't like Jessica Biel. Bottom line.


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It's January. The holiday season is over and the weather outside leaves something to be desired. The next big thing to really look forward to (for some of us) is the Super Bowl! Super Bowl XLVIII (that's 48 for those of you who are roman numerically challenged, like myself) is happening this year on Sunday, February 2nd. I am excited that the Seattle Seahawks made it to the big game, as I am sure a lot of you fellow Pacific Northwesterners are. To whet your appetite for the upcoming game you can request the following books about the Super Bowl from the WCCLS catalog:
-The Billion Dollar Game: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Day in American Sport: Super Bowl Sunday, by Allen St. John
-The Ultimate Super Bowl Book: a Complete Reference to the Stats, Stars, and Stories Behind Football's Biggest Game – and Why the Best Team Won, by Bob McGinn
-The Super Bowl: an Official Retrospective, by Ken Leiker and Craig Ellenport
-The NFL Super Bowl Companion: Personal Reflections on America's Greatest Game, ed. John Wiebusch
Or if you want to learn more about the NFL in general, check out:
-Football's Greatest Stars, by Allan Maki
-Sports Illustrated: the Football Book, ed. Robert Fleder
-Sports Illustrated Football's Greatest, ed. Bill Syken
-100 Yards of Glory: the Greatest Moments in NFL History, by Joe Garner
And what is a big sporting event without some delicious eats to go along with it? I found these football-inspired cookbooks in the WCCLS catalog that you can request and check out:
-The NFL Gameday Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Feed the Hungriest Fan from Preseason to the Super Bowl, by Ray Lampe
-NBC Sunday Night Football Cookbook: 150 Great Family Recipes from America's Pro Chefs and NFL Players, ed. Liana Krissoff and Leda Scheintaub
Most importantly, remember to have fun this Super Bowl Sunday! About half of us watching will inevitably be disappointed with the outcome – but there is always next season!
- Nicole


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The Net is just rife with hackers and malcontents just waiting to pounce on unsuspecting Web surfers, right? So, of course, the brainiacs at Microsoft are saying its Internet Explorer 9 web browser can be your online guardian against the rising threat. [More]
Microsoft: One Out of 14 Net Downloads Could Be Bad For You
Airlines Now Actually Have To Return Bag Fees If They Lose Your Bag
It's sort of sad that the Department of Transportation actually had to force airlines to refund bag fees if they lose your baggage — but whatever, let's not dwell. [More]
Vitaminwater Isn't Healthy, Rules Federal Judge
A federal judge ruled this week that Vitaminwater will not, as its labels promise, keep you "healthy as a horse." Nor will it bring about a "healthy state of physical or mental being". Instead, Vitaminwater is really just a sugary snack food; non-carbonated fruit coke disguised as a sports drink. Because it's composed mostly of sugar and not vitamin-laden water, judge John Gleeson held that Vitaminwater's absurd marketing claims were likely to mislead consumers. [More]
It's Probably A Bad Idea To Cash A Check For A Stranger
I bet if some guy approaches you on the street right as you're about to walk into your bank or credit union and asks you to cash a check for him, you'd say no. That's a good idea. Apparently at least two people in Madison, Wisconsin thought they were doing a good deed and helped the man out. It turns out that the checks were drawn on a closed bank account in Atlantic City, NJ. [More]
You Must Buy Candy At Checkout
A group of candy makers, publishers, and others threw down some cash on a study to find out what the big impulse buys are at checkout counters. The not-so-surprising results: candy topped the list, at 30% of all purchases. Hey, it's their money. [More]
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Flooding Hits South West
The Environment Agency issues dozens of flood warnings across Devon, Dorset and Somerset after severe rain.
Devon flood clear up to cost more than £4m
Devon is seeking emergency Government funding to help with the cost of last weekend's flood damage. Devon County Council says it will cost more than £1m to clear up the flood damage as well as more than £3m to repair Devon's highway network.
– Cllr Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council, Highways and Transportation
We will have to apply to the Government for emergency funding under the Bellwin scheme. The overall costs of the clear up will be over £1 million and are expected to increase further, and the repair costs are in excess of £3 million. That is based on just 25% of the network surveyed so far, so these costs are also likely to rise. We have further warnings of more heavy rain for tomorrow and Friday this week so we have to be prepared to expect the possibility of further disruption.
The council says more than 140 homes in the county were damaged by flood water. Highways teams are continuing to clear debris, drainage ditches and blocked drains on major roads. Landslides are also being removed from roads. The damage is still being assessed.
More floods expected after persistent rain forecastby Carrie Garrad
It appears there is unlikely to be any let up in the relentless rain showers that have battered the Westcountry over the past few days.Read the full story
Man rescued from car in floods
Brixham coastguard has co-ordinated the rescue of a driver who got stuck on the tidal road between Aveton Gifford and Bigbury.
The road, by the River Avon, floods at high tide. The driver was released from his vehicle and the tide is receding.
School flooding: Council statement
Bowlish Infant School in Shepton Mallet was evacuated earlier due to flooding.
Somerset County Council has issued the following statement:
– Somerset County Council spokesman
All 113 pupils were led to nearby Bowlish House because of the threat of floodwater inundating the school.
The headteacher acted on the advice of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service which had been called to a neighbouring property.
The Council has also sent a structural engineer to inspect a wall there. It is holding back water from the River Sheppey which is threatening the school.
All the staff, parents and pupils have acted in a calm manner, and a decision will be taken later today on whether to close the school tomorrow.
School evacuated due to flooding
Bowlish Infant School near Shepton Mallet has been evacuated because of flooding.
The children have been moved up the hill to the Bowlish House Hotel where their parents were coming to collect them.
Structural engineers are being brought in to check the integrity of the walls, as water is lapping at the doors.
Flood Warning issued for River Sheppey at Shepton Mallet and Croscombe
A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for the River Sheppey at Shepton Mallet and Croscombe.
Overnight heavy rain is causing flooding across a wide area.
The River Sheppey is rising and flooding is expected for the River Sheppey at Shepton Mallet and Croscombe including Leg Square, Lower Lane and Draycott Road in Shepton Mallet on Wednesday.
Immediate action is required.
For more information, visit the Environment Agency's website.
Flood hit communities praised as more rain expectedby Carrie Garrad
Communities in Devon hit by floods over the weekend have been praised by Devon County Council. Many residents are still clearing up.Read the full story
Further flood warnings as more heavy rain expected
The Met Office is warning there could be more localised flooding with heavy showers expected overnight and into tomorrow morning.
The rain is expected to fall heaviest across the South West of England moving toward the eastern part of the country tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon.
Flood water continues to cause havoc in Dorset
A village in Dorset is still battling against the floods - with the commuter route that runs through it closed. Winterbourne Abbas lies to the west of Dorchester with the A35 going through the heart of the village.
Experts say it won't be until tomorrow at the earliest that the road is re-opened. That may affect the route of the Olympic torch which is due to arrive in the village on Thursday. From Winterbourne Abbas, John Andrews reports.
Businesses could go bust because of bad weather
The appalling weather continues to dominate the news tonight - and now it's the region's economy that's taking a battering. Some businesses say they're facing the worst summer in history. Today, much of the region had some respite from the rain.
But, as Richard Lawrence has been finding out, for many, the damage has already been done.


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text: Best Speech and Language Apps The Best Apps For Speech and Language Building by Rebecca Gruber 10/07/13 2 Reactions 61 Shares Print 44 6 11 0 0 There's no substitute for a fabulous teacher, but sometimes technology can be a welcome supplement to what kids are learning at school. When your child's receiving extra help for speech, repetition is the name of the game, and that's where a handful of apps come in to play. While your own speech-language pathologist will work with your tot to correct speech issues, these apps are here to encourage practice between sessions. They're costly — free versions often only include a handful of sounds; the more complex letters and sounds are included in full and pro versions — but they're designed and used by therapists, so you know they're good. Check out a few of our favorite speech apps of all time. Source: Shutterstock ArtikPix — Full What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perhaps my favorite of the bunch, ArtikPix ($30) is a great way to continue therapy between sessions with a therapist. The app uses flash cards and matching activities — with highly engaging symbols and words — to get children to say words in their trouble areas. In particular, the app's ability to record audio and score answers really helps kids understand if their pronunciation is correct. The full version of the app comes with all 24 decks with 40 cards each (113 cards in each deck and 1,033 total cards) for the following sounds: th, w, y, h, f, v, ch, sh, k, g, s, z, l, r, s-blends, r-blends, l-blends, p, b, m, n, t, d, and j. The decks can be combined, selected for sound group (e.g., beginning th, er, etc.), and then practiced with flash cards and matching activities. 1 / 4 Articulation Station What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 With Articulation Station (free), kids work on words, sentences, or stories while parents learn tips for coaching tots through individual letters. The app uses a variety of fun and engaging games — in particular, the matching game is a big hit — to work through various sound combinations. Using fun, modern graphics, the app truly makes learning enjoyable. The free version of the app only provides exercises for the letter P, but the full alphabet (22 English language sounds and more than 1,000 target words) can be purchased through the Pro version ($50). 2 / 4 Speech FlipBook Standard What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Using a different approach than the other apps we've seen, Speech FlipBook Standard ($7) includes more than 2,300 words. Once users choose the type of sounds they want to work on, words and nonwords are formed in flip-book form. The app features a recording and sound production feature, so kids can record and play back their words after they hear the narrator say them. 3 / 4 SpeechBox What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Understanding that speech therapy requires a lot repetition of similar phrases, SpeechBox ($20) does just that. And while repetition may sound boring, SpeechBox uses high-quality photos (not graphics) organized into nicely displayed piles to keep kids engaged over time. Focusing on single-syllable words and organizing them by sound, the app is best for toddlers and preschoolers. Parents (or instructors) can also upload images via searching on Bing to add some variety to what is offered. 4 / 4 44 6 11 0 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Kid Apps And GamesKid ShoppingEducational iPad AppsApps For KidsSpecial Needs What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love Watermelon can cure your morning sickness — FitPregnancy The case for keeping kids' photos off Facebook — HuffPost Parents Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper welcome a baby boy — Celebrity Baby Scoop Does exercising make you a selfish mom? — BabyCenter Blog Reese Witherspoon and family enjoy some fun in the sun — PEOPLE Moms & Babies Doctors warn pregnant women to avoid tuna at all costs — The Bump Can a good night's sleep improve your marriage? — Real Simple


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Percy Harvin will be limited in practice Tuesday for the Minnesota Vikings, head coach Leslie Frazier told the Pioneer Press. Harvin is dealing with a knee injury, according to Frazier, though the wide receiver did not seem to suffer any kind of issue against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
The Vikings are on a short week, with a home bout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set for Thursday. There has been no indication yet that Harvin will be limited in any way for the game.
Fantasy Impact: With so little time to rest between Sunday and Thursday, the Vikings may simply be taking the opportunity to keep one of their most vital offensive weapons fresh. Unless you hear otherwise, expect Harvin to handle his usual workload on offense and special teams.
Harvin has been a tremendous fantasy option this season as a do-everything player for the Vikings. He is averaging nearly 93 yards of total offense per game, and has four touchdowns on the year. Plan to keep Harvin in your starting fantasy lineup against a weak Bucs secondary.
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Welcome friends, enemies, homers, and
douchebags Craig James. It's our weekly trip to why I'm far too arrogant and pithy to think San Diego State holds and reasonable chance at upsetting the Broncos. we talk about why I'd like to see Rocky Long get hit by a bus, and we look at the douchieness of Craig James, and how I intend to fight it. Even if just a little bit.
Rocky Long thinks a lot of himself. If the picture above isn't enough, then tune in to the weekly press conference video on the Mtn. and watch him effortlessly disregard any and every comment or question. He's dismissive and arrogant. We have a lot in common, him and I. But where we differ is in the things that really matter. Rocky Long HATES The Blue, so therefore, I Hate Rocky Long.
"I think they ought to get rid of that blue turf. I think it's unfair," - Rocky Long during MWC spring tele-conferences
I don't have any credible evidence, but, Rocky Long was in my opinion, the impetus behind the MWC's decision to ban the Blue-on-Blue, even before Boise State officially joined the conference. And for that, he deserves our ire. It's only right that the Broncos put this team down quickly and with extreme prejudice, like they're vandals;
I don't call you sun 'cause you shine, I call you son, 'cause you're MINE!
Count me among the group that is not at all impressed with San Diego State. They have lost to both ranked teams they have faced (Michigan, TCU), Boise State is ranked. Using my powers of deduction, I predict another loss to a ranked team for the Aztecs. They also lost to Wyoming at home (30-27) because of their inability to nail late FG's, AHAHAHAHAHAHA... oh wait...
Simply put Ronnie Hillman is San Diego State Football. Ronnie Hillman is human, and he is injured. He or any other Running Back from the Aztecs will have to face a Boise State defense that has been eating the run at times this year. They did well against TCU in that regard. With or without Hillman, I expect the Broncos to take away the run and make them pass the ball. Which might be playing with fire if you remember anything from last week.
I don't. I had a visit from Will Smith from Men In Black and he flashed that mind-erase-thingy on me. National Championship here we come! Hooray Arrogance!
Those of you bashing Dan Goodale will find solace in the fact that San Diego State's kicking game is quite possibly worse than ours.
Goodale is 3-5 on the year for a 60% FGP
San Diego State is 4-11 good for 36.4% FGP
Yes, we actually will have a decided advantage in Special Teams play this week. But for those still wondering;
San Diego State is 32-34 on PAT's
Dan Goodale? 44-50 on PAT's this year. What a bastard huh?
To put it all in perspective, Boise State ranks 91st nationally in Field Goal Percentage. San Diego State; 119th!
Now a deviation from the regular rundown as I take the opportunity to shake a stick at Craig James, useless douchebag, and retard extraordinnaire. As seen here;
He had the audacity to rank Boise State 25th on his ballot after the loss to TCU. 25th! The guy's an idiot, this we know. So I took it upon myself to do the opposite, and I did the right thing and put Boise State at #1 in my weekly ballot on the OBNUG poll. Effectively keeping Boise State at #3 overall, YAY HOMERISM! The way I figure it, I'll continue as long as Craig James is still breathing. So you're welcome OBNUG, I WIN!
Onto the poll.


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Clemson will try to regroup from a devastating loss to Florida State last weekend when it takes on Maryland in College Park on Saturday. The Tigers have plenty of disappointment to put behind them, and the Terrapins are sitting in a similar place.
After a quick start, the Terps have lost two of three, including a blowout defeat at the hands of Wake Forest last week. The injury bug is killing Maryland's depth once again -- standout receivers Stefon Diggs and Deon Long suffered serious leg injuries against the Deacs, putting them on the shelf for the rest of the season.
The absence of those two guys puts a significant dent in Maryland's upset hopes.
The numbers
Rankings and records: Clemson is 6-1 (4-1), ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll, No. 10 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 9 in the first edition of the BCS standings. Unranked Maryland is 5-2 (1-2) on the year. Clemson is 33-26-2 against the Terps all-time.
Vegas: Clemson opened as a 13-point favorite.
Weather: The high in College Park is expected to hit 54 degrees Fahrenheit. No rain is in the forecast.
Three names to know
Tajh Boyd -- Boyd leads the ACC in passing yardage, ranks second in touchdown passes with 16 and has the third-best passer rating in the league. He has thrown just two interceptions in 222 pass attempts this season.
C.J. Brown -- The Terps still have Brown, who is in the midst of a solid senior campaign. He has accounted for 13 touchdowns, and he is averaging an impressive 9.2 yards per pass attempt.
Sammy Watkins -- Watkins remains one of the ACC's top playmakers at any position, and he leads Clemson with 650 receiving yards. He's caught a touchdown in each of his last four games, and he's gone over the 100-yard receiving mark in three out of Clemson's last four contests.
Two things at stake
Clemson may have lost both a shot at the national championship and a shot at an ACC title when it got blown out by Florida State. The Tigers still have bowl positioning to play for, and they can't be completely ruled out of the Atlantic Division hunt, though overtaking FSU might be unlikely at this stage.
Maryland needs one more win to get itself bowl eligible, and considering how shaky the Terrapins have looked in recent weeks, a victory would give them a much-needed morale booster as they head down the stretch in their final season as members of the ACC.
How to witness
TV: ESPN, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: Clemson's radio affiliates are listed here. Maryland's are here.
Online streaming: WatchESPN. Xfinity subscribers can watch here.
Further reading
For complete coverage of this game, visit Maryland blog Testudo Times and Clemson blog Shakin The Southland.
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text: Rachel Hill has loved flowers and working in the garden since she was a child when her grandmother gave her a sultana in an old lard bucket to care for. This romance extended to her owning a flower shop and sharing her enthusiasm of the beauty of bouquets. Bible study and writing are other passions. Combine these three and you can easily see where her heart leads. This is the first book she has written but a children's book will be out soon. It is her hope that this book will bless all who read it.


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HOUSTON, Feb. 23 -- Marathon Oil Corp. unit Marathon Petroleum Norge AS and its Alvheim project partners plan to submit to the Norwegian regulatory authorities in early March an impact assessment for Alvheim development and a plan of development and operation by midyear.
The Alvheim area, on the Heimdal formation in the Norwegian Sea, is comprised of the Kneler and Boa discoveries on production license (PL) 203, about 140 miles from Stavanger, and the previously undeveloped Kameleon accumulation (OGJ Online, Apr. 15, 2003).
Marathon anticipates approval of the plan of development and operation by the third quarter, and expects first production in 2006.
Marathon's 2004 Norwegian exploration plan calls for two wells, one of which is in the Alvheim area.
The Alvheim group also is competing for additional area tiebacks, including the nearby Klegg discovery, in which Marathon holds a 46.9% working interest. Alvheim and Klegg are estimated to contain a combined gross risked resource of 200-250 million boe.
Marathon is Alvheim area operator, holding a 65% working interest; ConocoPhillips has 20%, and Oslo-based DNO ASA15%.
Shuttle tanker purchase
In preparation for development, the partners have signed a purchase and sale agreement with Statoil Marine KS to acquire Statoil's Odin multipurpose shuttle tanker. The sale is subject to approval of the Alvheim area development plan by the partners and by Norwegian authorities.
The group, preparing to modify the Odin once a plan of development is approved, has called for bids for various components of the vessel modification. Capacity of the double hull, 530,000-bbl vessel will increase to 560,000 after modification, Marathon said. Izar (formerly Astilleros Espanoles) built Odin in 2001 to be used as either a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel or drill ship.