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Dolce & Gabbana masters statement florals with this ivory A-line skirt. Crafted from a cotton and silk-blend jacquard, it features an all-over lace pattern and a beautiful, multicoloured bouquet centrepiece. We love this high-waisted style with a crisp white shirt and matching pumps.Shown here with Bottega Veneta Knot embroidered leather clutch, Alexander McQueen Crystal-embellished flower ring, Dolce & Gabbana Bellucci embroidered leather pumps and Saint Laurent Lavaliere neck-tie blouse.
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|24 So they said to one another, "Do not let us tear it. Let us draw lots for it." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, "They shared my garments among them, and drew lots for my clothing." That was just what the soldiers did.
|24 "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did.
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NEW YORK (WPIX)—Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a humble inauguration speech Friday, on the first day of his third term as New York City Mayor.
In an hour-long ceremony held at noon Friday, Bloomberg said he understands his third term is a "special opportunity."
He was initially prohibited from running for a third term. But, in a rare move, he convinced to City Council to change the term limits law. He was then reelected, but only by a narrow margin.
Bloomberg thanked supporters Friday, and pledged to listen and lead over the next four years.
"Conventional wisdom holds that by a third term, mayors run out of energy and ideas," he said. "But we have proved the conventional wisdom wrong time and again, and I promise you, we will do it once more."
During his third term, the mayor announced a management shake-up. He plans to place City Hall deputies in city agencies for three-week periods, in an effort to generate fresh ideas.
Bloomberg also shared the stage with City Comptroller John Liu, who was the first official sworn in at the ceremony. His appointment marks the first time ever an Asian-American has been elected to a citywide office.
Liu is charged with overseeing the city's finances and managing $80 billion in pension funds. He told New Yorkers he's optimistic about the city's financial future.
Bill DeBlasio will also be revamping his office as a public advocate, vowing to champion progressive causes.
"My office will be a place where the voice of the people speaks loudly," he said. "A place that helps organize communities to play a more meaningful role in our city government. A place that unlocks the mystery of government and refuses to stand by when a New Yorker could have been helped, but wasn't."
Meanwhile, on Long Island, Edward Mangano took his oath of office to become the Nassau county's eighth county executive.
Wasting no time, he announced during his inaugural speech that he had officially repealed a controversial home energy tax imposed under his predecessor, Tom Suozzi, and signed an executive order to begin the process of fixing Nassau's "flawed assessment system."


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The North Dallas suburb of Frisco is growing rapidly—and it's only going to grow faster when the Cowboys move their facilities there in 2016.
Who inject $11 billion into the Texas economy.
If you've got an eight-figure house-hunting budget and a need for a place with goalposts in the backyard, give it a look.
After only two years on the job, he's gotten Austin's environmentalists and developers to work together. That's why Kirk Watson is our first annual Best Mayor for Business.
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The resurrection of a former "see-through" office building. How a land developer diversified—into jaguars. And secrets of the "vultures" who buy up, fix up, and fill up troubled Houston apartments.
November 1, 1988 | by Tom Curtis | Feature
Roger Staubach finds happiness by swapping Rolaids for real estate.
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Henry S. Miller, one of Texas' largest and oldest independent full service commercial real estate firms, invited guests to attend the Top Producer & Open House Reception at their new corporate headquarters.
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Kohli is doing a Gayle here.
Kohli is doing a Gayle here.
To them balls I could do a Gayle.
#J.Hobbs; #L.Hutton; #D.Bradman; #V.Richards; #G.Sobers; #A.Border; #A.Gilchrist; #K.Miller; #I.Khan; #S.Warne; #M.Marshall;
meanwhile gayle's 3 off 7, therefore he'll end up 132* or so
Bumrah picks up Kohli after getting smacked.
Bumrash got Kohli.
Blame Jono.
Bumrash gets one... good on him... all he had to do was pitch it up gagf kohli
Hahahaha piss off Kohli.
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Bumrah's first over was non-stop entertainment... he's got a fan
Trying to find the words to describe Bumrush's action is hard.
hahaha wait so malinga will obv come back in for oram, it'll be ponting/pollard/johnson/malinga, and i can't see maxwell getting a gig over any of them, yesssss
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Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
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Pullman police responded to a call of a baby bird that had fallen out of the nest Tuesday at about 11:20 a.m. on the 2500 block of NW Short Drive.
Police responded and placed the bird back into the nest, according to police logs.
This photo provided by Sean McAfee from Aug. 2 shows a dead raccoon that McAfee saw with the road dividing line painted over it before he stopped his motorcycle to take the picture on Franklin Rd. in Johnstown, Pa
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The "squirrelly" configuration of a western Pennsylvania road helped cause a state road crew to paint a double-yellow line over a dead raccoon.
Motorcyclist Sean McAfee snapped a photo of the mistake before it could be cleaned up and submitted it to the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown (http://bit.ly/MkHa1K).
He says he almost crashed, he was laughing so hard.
PennDOT spokesman John Ambrosini says paint crews usually have a foreman on the job who clears away any dead animals before the paint-spraying truck equipment passes by. This crew didn't have a foreman and the equipment was too big to turn around in traffic, remove the animal and repair the paint. He says the "the squirrelly geometry" of the narrow road didn't help.
But the crew did try to stop the paint gun.
A Spokane woman who had 50 dogs and cats packed into a squalid bungalow in Hillyard has been charged with animal cruelty.
Laneva Marsha Erskine, 57, faces nine misdemeanor charges stemming from a February raid at her home at 3622 E. Crown Ave. in which workers wore hazardous material suits and respirators to combat the heavy stench.
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Spokane County animal protection offers are asking for the public's help as they investigate a horrendous case of animal cruelty.
A cat had to be euthanized on Monday after SCRAPS officers found it shot in the head in a dumpster at the Viewpoint Villa Apartments, 5911 E. Woodlawn Ave., in Spokane Valley.
A woman had reported a cat screaming from the dumpster, and the apartment manager found the bleeding, injured feline inside a garbage bag wrapped in a blanket.
The cat was taken to a veterinarian and euthanized. Investigators say the cat also sustained traumatic injuries to its body.
Anyone who may have seen or heard something is asked to call (509) 477-2532 immediately. Your name and contact information will remain confidential with SCRAPS.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Motorists have reported a sharp-dressed pig running loose on a highway just outside of Pittsburgh. State troopers also spotted the animal but failed to catch it before it scurried off into the woods.
The pig is wearing a scarf. The sightings were reported between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday just west of the city on Interstate 376, known locally as the Parkway West.
State troopers from the nearby barracks in Findlay Township spotted the pig, but couldn't catch up to it.
Police say the pig appeared to be a baby and confirmed it was wearing a scarf. Police don't know why that is or who may own the animal.
Still, someone has created a Twitter account to chronicle the swine's "exploits." It's at www.twitter.com/sharpdressedpig.
A Post Falls man who beat his dog with a hammer as his neighbor watched in horror has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Calvin Franklin Palmer, 53, who served 33 years in prison in Arizona for murder, apologized at his sentencing Friday and said the death of his Akita-pit bull even "traumatized him," according to court records.
"I was the only one who treated her nicely," Palmer said.
He told police he killed the dog after she attacked a cat and he feared she would attack him.
"I'm sorry that someone saw me do that," he said in court Friday, according to a transcript. Palmer was booked into the Kootenai County Jail that day to begin his sentence.
Palmer's neighbors in the 300 block of North Columbia Street in Post Falls called police Dec. 10 and reported the horrific attack.
Tammi Nichols, 40, said her 18-year-old daughter, Carmen Murphy, told her she'd seen Palmer beating the dog with the hammer.
Nichols said she told Palmer "You just traumatized my child," but Palmer "looked at her with a blank look on his face, then swung the hammer at the dog four more times, striking it in the head," according to court documents.
Post Falls police arrived to find the dog dead in a trash can, badly beaten with its throat slit.
Palmer initially lied to police and said he didn't own a dog, according to court documents. When they asked him about dog food at the home, he said he fed it to his cats because he can't afford cat food.
Palmer has been out of prison for about three years after being convicted of robbery and murder in Arizona, according to court records. He works at the Sweetgrass Cafe in Worley, Idaho, according to testimony at his sentencing.
His public defender, Megan Marshall, called for him to serve no jail time for the animal cruelty conviction, saying he'll lose his trailer if he can't work. She said his murder conviction "is following him for the rest of his life," according to court records.
Judge Penny Friedlander instead sentenced him to 180 days in jail but allowed for work release. Friedlander said it was "stunning to the court how anyone could do an act like that to an animal."
BOXFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer.
Boxford police Lt. James Riter says he was responding to a call for loose cows on Sunday and spotted them in a front yard.
Riter says the herd high-tailed it for the backyard and then he heard screaming. He says when he ran back there he saw the cows had chased off some young adults and were drinking their beers.
Riter says the cows had knocked the beer cans over on a table and were lapping up what spilled. He says they even started rooting around the recycled cans for some extra drops.
Riter says the cows' owner and some friends herded the cows back home.
Police in Coeur d'Alene are investigating the theft of a large fiberglass cow statue from outside an antique store.
Jeffrey Gagnon, who owns Paris Flea Market at 1815 N. 4th St., has a broken piece of the cow's tail that can be used to positively identify the statue, Officer Bruce Reed noted in his report.
Gagnon said the red and white statue, which was made in the 1940s, was secured with chains that were bolted to the ground but had been cut. The theft occurred between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday, Gagnon told police.
Gagnon said the statue was worth about $2,300. He obtained it about two years ago and said it'd be easy for someone to carry it away because it only weights about 70 pounds.
Anyone with information on the theft should call the Coeur d'Alene Police Department at (208) 769-2320.
LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — Police in Lafayette, Colo., have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after the feline refused to go jogging.
Sgt. Fred Palmer says 19-year-old Seth Franco brought his cat on a leash to the path around Waneka Lake Park on Wednesday, but the cat was unable to keep up.
According to the Boulder Daily Camera, witnesses told police that Franco secured the cat's leash to a rock while he finished his run. A passer-by called police.
Franco was ticketed on suspicion of "domestic animal cruel treatment," a municipal offense.
Palmer says an ordinance in the city, about 20 miles north of Denver, "prohibits that kind of tethering."
The cat wasn't injured, so it was released to its owner.
Franco could not immediately be reached for comment.
A Spokane man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to killing his wife's cat.
Nicholas A. Romanelli, 28, was arraigned in Spokane County Superior Court on a charge of first-degree animal cruelty.
He's accused of smashing a cat against a wall repeatedly while drunk and angry he couldn't find the keys to his car to get more beer, according to court documents.
Police arrived at his home in the 4600 block of North Sullivan Road after his wife called 911. She awoke to the cat screeching loudly, she told police.
Romanelli is out of custody awaiting trial, which is scheduled for March 26. He has previous felony convictions for domestic violence tampering with a witness and harassment.
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters were needed stat after a flying squirrel went nuts in a New Jersey hospital's emergency room.
The squirrel kept launching itself from an 8-foot-high wall-mounted lamp into a glass wall after becoming trapped in a trauma room at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway Tuesday night.
Fire Department spokesman Capt. Ted Padavano told The Star-Ledger of Newark (http://bit.ly/vxBiL0 ) it would climb up on a light and would jump off and glide.
A pair of firefighters threw a blanket over the squirrel and released it into a wooded area outside the hospital.
Padavano believes there may be a nest in the building because it's the second time in two weeks that a flying squirrel got in the ER.
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say dozens of cats that sneaked into a South Florida prison will be found new homes before the facility closes next month.
As many as 80 cats have burrowed under fences and taken up residence at the state-run prison in Belle Glade. Prisoners have been feeding the animals, even though rules prohibit that.
The 1,000-inmate prison closes Dec. 1. Officials tell The Palm Beach Post that as of Monday, there are more cats than prisoners at the facility. Just 69 inmates remain awaiting transfers.
Palm Beach County animal control officers are removing the cats so they won't starve when the prison closes. They're offering to waive adoption fees to find them new homes.
Some of the cats have been euthanized because they were feral and couldn't be adopted.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — Whoever has Arthur Olterman's pig is either very inventive or very strong.
Olterman called the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office to report the white pig had been taken from its pen at a neighbor's house near Kingsport — all 450 pounds of it.
A deputy's report stated property owner Mary Keys wasn't available for him to interview on Monday, according to the Kingsport Times-News.
However, deputy Lyndon Williams saw where someone had cleared a path through some brush to get access to the pig. How they got it into a vehicle is cause for conjecture.
The porker is valued at about $350. Anyone who knows where the pig is or anything about its disappearance should call the Hawkins County sheriff.
MIAMI (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says a man tried to board a flight from Miami to Brazil with nylon bags filled with exotic snakes and tortoises hidden in his pants.
TSA spokesman Jonathon Allen says the man was stopped after passing through a body scanner at Miami International Airport last Thursday. Security officials spotted the nylon bags filled with seven snakes and three tortoises stuffed inside the man's pants.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the animals were taken by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. The unidentified passenger was arrested.
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Everything went according to plan for two pajama-clad stepsisters who took a goat they'd freed from a Minnesota zoo for a late-night walk.
Until they told the Mankato police officer who stopped them about 11:30 p.m. Saturday that the animal lived in their bedroom closet.
The stepsisters, ages 6 and 7, said they regularly took the goat out for late-night walks because Dad didn't know their mother had bought it two weeks earlier.
The unconvinced officer walked the girls home, where their parents explained they'd attended a birthday party at the Sibley Park Zoo earlier that day. That's when they hatched a plan to take one of the goats home.
The Free Press says police don't know how the girls freed the goat, which was returned to the zoo.
AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 43-year-old central New York man entered a woman's home, stole her parrot, computer and dryer knobs and unplugged her refrigerator.
Lee L. Baker Jr. of Auburn, near Syracuse, is accused of burglarizing the home of the woman who had an order of protection issued against him.
City police say they picked him up Monday on a warrant and charged him with felony burglary and two misdemeanors.
Police say the stolen items, including a green and red Cinnamon Cheek Conure parrot, were returned by Baker's girlfriend.
Baker was released on bail and is to return to court at a later date. There was no phone listing for Baker in Auburn and his lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The flattened and preserved reptile is at the center of possible legal action against three Michigan men charged with its theft and subsequent display on a Ford pickup at a nearby mud-bogging party
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say three intoxicated men stole a 14-foot flattened and preserved alligator, strapped it to a pickup truck and took it off-roading.
The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus reports that 55-year-old Douglas Ward of Linden, 60-year-old Roy Griffith of Linden and 53-year-old John Sanborn of Harrison are charged with breaking and entering.
The charges stem from a June 25 theft from a barn in Hartland Township, about 40 miles northwest of Detroit. Sheriff Bob Bezotte says the alligator's owner found tire tracks near his barn and followed them to a party in Deerfield Township where the men were driving their vehicles around in the mud.
The men are due in Livingston County District Court July 20.
The Associated Press sought comment from the men's defense lawyers Thursday morning.
An undated photo shows the white cow escaped from Madina Poultry in Upper Darby, Pa., during loading last Saturday. (AP Photo/ Colin Kerrigan/Delaware County Daily Times)
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Call it a heifer hot pursuit.
The Delaware County Daily Times reports it took officers about an hour to round up a slaughter-bound cow that got loose in a borough adjoining Philadelphia.
Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says the cow was reported loose Saturday night. He says his officers pursued it in their cruisers and eventually cornered it in an alley by blocking it in.
During its dash to freedom the cow ran into a car, causing minor damage.
An employee for the butcher soon arrived and lassoed the creature.
GENEVA (AP) — Forget mice. A Swiss cat named Speedy has an eye for finer things.
Speedy has stolen so much loot that its owner had to post leaflets throughout a northern Swiss town saying "Help, our cat steals!" and inviting people to recover their missing things.
Margrit Geiger of Wiesendangen said her kleptomaniac cat switched three years ago from bringing home mice to stealing badminton shuttlecocks, all to impress her teenage son.
Then the cat began specializing in gloves, scarves and T-shirts. The latest obsession: underwear and black socks.
Geiger told the Swiss daily Blick the cat has nabbed more than 100 items, and the paper said Thursday some neighbors have already claimed items back.
Veterinarian Brigitte Buetikofer says animals steal to gain attention, so ignoring them is the best cure.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It's the kind of story that creates its own headline — Byrd Rescues Hawk.
Oregon's KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd — his real name — spotted a young red-tailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.
The raptor chick appeared to be injured, so Byrd grabbed some towels and a box from a nearby hotel and took the hawk to a veterinary hospital.
The bird was later taken to the Audubon Society, which says the hawk probably fell from a nest near the KGW Audubon Raptor Cam. The remote camera records the activity of a raptor family and is shown on a website that has become popular.
One of the three chicks sustained a leg injury last week.


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Thanks, Siggy and Madeline, for visiting Blake at Rose Hulman. Ron and I were in Florida this past week visiting Ron's mom and when we got back yesterday, Blake called and told me about your visit. He needed the diversion and was glad to see you both. You'll be home soon - safe travels and Happy 4th!
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In a country where I would be publicly executed for writing this, a Kim Jong (mentally?) il is the only one having a good time. Since his illustrious birth under a double rainbow, his name has claimed quite a bit of infamy. My personal favorite of his accomplishments was at one point being the world's largest buyer of Hennessy. Clearly, the Dear Leader knows how to party.
While this bite-size tyrant lives in unbridled luxury, the citizens of North Korea toil under the constant strain of poverty. Surrounded by a constant barrage of propaganda, all except the ruling elite live in fear of prosecution. Although it's a self-proclaimed "Democratic Republic", North Korea aligns it's governance more alongside Stalinist Dictatorship. Regular ol' North Koreans can be executed for a variety of different petty crimes, including failure to adore the Dear Leader or "hoarding food".
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Venezuela's opposition picks Chavez's challenger
CARACAS, Venezuela Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's first-ever opposition presidential primary Sunday by a wide margin, emerging as the single candidate who will try to end President Hugo Chavez's 13 years in power.
Capriles, the 39-year-old governor of Miranda state who describes himself as a center-left progressive, faces a tough task in ousting Chavez, a charismatic campaigner with a loyal following and the full powers of the state to back his candidacy in Oct. 7 elections.
Opposition election chief Teresa Albanes announced the preliminary results, saying that Capriles won about 62 percent of the vote, beating Zulia state Gov. Pablo Perez by a margin of more than 30 percentage points.
Chavez's opponents lined up to vote in many areas, surpassing most expectations with a turnout of about 2.9 million ballots cast out of Venezuela's 18 million registered voters.
Capriles had been the front-runner in pre-election polls among five contenders, presenting a younger, energetic alternative to the 57-year-old Chavez, who has recently battled cancer.
"He's going to be the candidate who can get us out of this giant hole we're stuck in," said Carmen Gloria Padilla, a 66-year-old telephone company employee who voted for him.
Thousands of supporters celebrated the win outside Capriles' campaign headquarters, some holding small flags bearing the slogan "There is a way." Fireworks exploded in the sky overhead.
"I aim to be the president of all Venezuelans," Capriles told the crowd, wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the yellow, blue and red of Venezuela's flag. "It isn't the time of lefts or rights. It's the time of all Venezuelans."
His four defeated rivals promptly united behind Capriles and joined him on the outdoor stage. Standing side-by-side, they grasped hands and raised them.
"In union there's strength!," Capriles shouted.
Some of Capriles' supporters say they think he has a good chance of winning over Venezuelans who otherwise might lean pro-Chavez because he has taken a largely non-confrontational approach toward the president while promising solutions to problems including 26-percent inflation and one of the highest murder rates in Latin America.
Diego Prada, a 23-year-old marketing manager, said he thinks Capriles' inclusive approach offers a much better shot against Chavez than other competitors who have taken a hard line against the president.
"People are tired of so much confrontation," Prada said. And Capriles, he said, offers "a message of unity."
The once-divided opposition has gained popularity in recent years, and the race could end up being the toughest re-election bid of Chavez's career.
The leftist president easily won re-election with 63 percent of the vote in 2006, but since then his popularity has declined, in part due to ills including crime and economic troubles.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Adam Scott grabbed a share of the second-round lead at the Australian Masters, birdieing his first three holes and two of his final four in a 5-under 66 at Royal Melbourne on Friday.
The Masters champion was at 9-under 133, level with fellow Australian Nathan Holman, who shot 65.
They had a one-stroke lead over Australians Matthew Griffin (65) and first-round leader Nick Cullen (69). American Matt Kuchar (66) was four strokes off the pace in fifth place.
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For population 25 years and over in North Powder:
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15 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $942 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (100.9 miles , pop. 54,693).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (232.2 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (757.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities: Haines, OR (2.9 miles ), Wingville, OR (3.4 miles) , Union, OR (3.6 miles ), Baker City, OR (4.2 miles ), Cove, OR (4.4 miles ), La Grande, OR (4.7 miles ), Island City, OR (4.7 miles ), Starkey, OR (4.9 miles) .
Latitude: 45.03 N, Longitude: 117.92 W
Area code: 541
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Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+13.7%).
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On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 47.5 miles away from North Powder center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/20/1998 at 01:48:46, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.7 mi) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from North Powder center
On 10/4/2002 at 00:56:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
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Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Union County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
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Number of grocery stores: 9
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
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7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,959 average adjusted gross income)
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($159 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total average daily traffic: 11,565
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,422
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FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:3
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:5
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As the Economist should know - and tell its readers - Chevron is not being fined for the spill alone. It's being sued and fined for a long string of irregularities in its concessions, including suspicions of clandestine drilling.
The Economist should also inform its readers that all three "specialists" quoted - José Goldemberg, Adriano Pires, and David Zylberstajn - have strong links to former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Mr Zylberstajn was even married to FHC's daughter) and are leading figures in the pro-privatisation lobby. And that spreading rumors potentially harmful to Brazil's economy in hopes of thus harming the government is one of the few tools left to Brazil's ever-dwindling "opposition".
Dear Sir
From the text :
"He points to the unco-ordinated response of different tiers of government, the navy and oil companies. "If there is a national contingency plan, then nobody knows about it," he says."
Utmost Brazilian Navy incompetence! .And from Petrobras also !.
Imagine any radiation leak problem on Rio de Janeiro coast in one of those future powered nuclear subs the Brazilian navy is attempting to assemble with the help of Private Shipbuildings of France and Italy ?.
The 3000 barrel oil spill is probably much greater than reported by Chevron. To understand the sleaze-side of Chevron, see www.truecostofchevron.com.
Oh, Sir, how nice from you supporting that spill-maker! (I have heard that this magazine is exchanging journalism for PR --is that true?)
Probably what it was doing for the 500 years prior when it didn't have independent judges and leftwing groups were brutally repressed...
gosh .. another typo:
'Bad news is that most of that money is going to a few pockets as it was in the old days of Brazil.'
I meant
'Bad news is that most of that money is NOT going to a few pockets as it was in the old days of Brazil.'
I got too upset with the lack of facts and started to make too many typos. I also put real state instead of real estate. I guess I should go on and do something else than reading posts :)
The article is dated December 31st, but here I am reading it on December 29th - I must be psychic.
I don't know you, and find your approach to my posting a bit suspect.
Nevertheless, I may give you the benefit of the doubt. Since you "agree"
with me and urges my voice to be heard, how about my other posting on
Brazil. Help me out so that more people around the world will know the
real Brazil, and not the propaganada that it is a major global superpower
(Cause it is more like 'A casa da mae Juana*' than a serious country.
*Casa da Mae Juana/Joana is a well know term describing literally
an anything goes whorehouse. A state of total caos and confusion,
corruption, disdain, indifference and the well know saying from Vargas:
To my friends everything; to my enemies the law. Precisely what happened
to Chevron and not Petrobras.
>The Petrobras P-36 platform sinking (2001)
> was not handled like the Chevron spill.
Yep. This is called learning. You do something wrong , learn from it, then do it right.
Transocean and BP should try. It is good for the skin.
Transocean has now shown to whoever is willing and able to see that it did not learn from its mistakes.
As James AntiBr kindly showed us, Brasil has learned from its mistake. I agree 100% with him. I hope it continues in that trajectory. Lots of learning opportunities from the past.
As to Nationalism: yep, just like Texans and, these days, Europe.
For the sake of accuracy, Ildo Sauer is an academic (agree with him or not, quite well known and one with a depth of knowledge on the subject)and was a political apointee.He will be the first to agree he was not a "Petrobras manager".He was definitel not a Petrobras career man.
I believe you mean to cite President Obama's reaction to the BP oil spill rather than President Bush's reaction to Katrina.
Both reactions were abysmal, but only President Obama's reaction is relevant to the discussion at hand.
ops.. here:
In practice, both sound as if the wanted one thing:
was supposed to be
In practice, both sound as if they wanted one thing:
sorry for the typo..
Brazil just overtook Britain as 6th largest world economy. Think what it could do if it didn't have all the noise from left wing groups and judges.
An alternative view from Thom Hartmann on Russia Today.*
* Not that I am endorsing Russia Today...
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Dear Sir
It would be easier if you have researched on Wikipedia what IBAMA means:
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
Where did you see they understand about forests only?
Ludicrous article, it deserves an apology to Brazilian Government and to IBAMA.
Dear Keller,
My previous answer was for the question 'Gulf vs BR Spill.' which was not a question you made. I leave it as content for readers interested in such comparison, not for you.
As for your comment 'I know little about the industry': that again seems to be rhetoric. What exactly is the knowledge you see missing? or was it just a rhetorical point?
As to your actual question 'Katrina vs Macondo': this issue has been settled, as copied below to educate you on the matter:
Luap Leiht in reply to CqxXCgGihx Dec 30th 2011 18:29 GMT
I believe you mean to cite President Obama's reaction to the BP oil spill rather than President Bush's reaction to Katrina.
Both reactions were abysmal, but only President Obama's reaction is relevant to the discussion at hand
Point taken, thanks.
Thanks also to BR-NZ and AurelioAmado for the kind words.
Good luck to us all.
sorry that you are confusing arguments with prose. The fact-based arguments you often bring to the table should be also be found in Estadao and Folha. Plain prejudices and generic country-of-origin criticism as casa da mae joana do not deserve more space than just a post in a blog.The more you can tell them a apart (and avoid the latter) the more successful you will be.Cheers
Dear Keller 377:
This is getting boring.
If the best you can do is to ask what drilling accident A has to do with accident B the post is really pathetic. As it is widely known, Transocean was involved in both accidents.
If you want to know about what is common in Transocean's behavior in terms of safety or attitude towards risk in both spills just read about it on the reports issued by both governments (US and BR). I am not going to save you the work. Sorry chap. Have fun.if you want, post here your findings. I am sure it will be informative.
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sh9730 wrote:Ok, I remember seeing something about this subject but I cant find the exact post anymore.I have an old repo on all three CRs -EX shows it as "Unpaid balance reported as a loss by credit grantor", with a Date of Last Payment of June 2001, but a date of last activity as April 2006 (somehow the JDB was able to show a 90+ late in 4/06 on a car that was repoed and charged off in 2001!! But thats another story...)TU shows it as "Charged Off" with a DOLA as 6/2001 and Date Closed of Oct 2001 - On my hard copy printout TU shows account will drop off in Nov 2008.....Same JDB date of assigned 4/06 here also but at least no 90 day late added.EQ shows it as "repo" but with the past due amount also showing?! They also show DOLA of June 2001. The JDB date of assignment is also 4/06 on this one, but at least they still show a DOLA of June 2001...I am not gonna touch any of these until I see what happens in fear of making things worse, but I am curious as to when things will drop off on which CR? Hopefully the OR reports will start to drop off and then I ll deal with the JDB after the OC stuff is confirmed gone. But I am curious as to why is TU using the Account Closed date instead of DOLA as I understood.....? What are thoughts as to whether the JDB will still be on there after the OC has dropped off?Any info would be great....
sh9730 wrote:Well, first off thanks for responding! I didnt think anyone would at some point! As for the comments, I agree, and I will, but since I have good enough scores to get decent mortgage now, and score should increase even more as these baddies age even more and I bring my utils down over next couple months, wouldnt it be safer to just keep the status quo, get my loan, see what happens in June/July from the OC reports, and then go after the JDB if they are still posting any info? Other than the mortgage I have no intent on needing any other credit between now and then.I live in CA and will be moving to AZ and the SOL is long over for both states on these so I m not worried about that...I just dont want to interrupt my loan processing that I ll be doing in April/May?Thanks!
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During the "Great Recession," the railroads have been ableto retain their pricing power, though at a reduced level. As business begins to pick up, there are strong indications that this momentum will continue, a new shipper survey says.
According to Dahlman Rose & Company's fourth-quarte r2009 Rail Shipper Survey, railroad shippers "anticipate an average base rate increase of 3.8% over the next six to 12 months. Current expectations are modestly above the 3.2% expected increase in our 3Q09 Shipper Survey and are above where they were a year ago at 3.5%. While the railroads have been able to maintain greater pricing power throughout the recession than their trucking counterparts, railroad pricing expectations did fall fairly significantly from pre-recession levels of 5-6%. Indeed, our recent surveys show that shippers' expectations for rate increases have stayed under 4% since their steep fall in 4Q08."
Adding to Dahlman Rose's generally upbeat analysis, rate case actions should not pose a major threat in 2010: "According to our 4Q09 survey, 96% of shippers indicated that they did not plan to file any rateaction against a railroad over the next 12 months. This is largely inline with the 98% and 94% results in our 3Q09 and 2Q09 surveys and higher than the 88% reported in our 1Q09 survey. This suggests that shippers feel pricing will come in on its own or that current pricing practices are not egregious."
The hope for a recovery is more pronounced," said DahlmanRose. "Shippers expect their respective businesses to grow approximately 6.3% over the next 12 months vs. 3Q09, 2Q09, and 1Q09 survey responses of 5.9%, 4%, and 1% respectively. We believe this optimism is largely driven by the modest improvement in the economy in the fourth quarter and the widespread belief that the worst is behind us. In order of magnitude, the outlook for metals, petroleum products, chemicals, building products, and transportation showed improvement over 3Q09, while expectations from forest products, consumer goods, and agricultural products shippers declined slightly."
After 100
days on the job, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and
CEO Jay H. Walder wonders if MTA really needs 92 different phone numbers for
customer information and six calling centers.Does an agency running a $400
million deficit really need to pay $550 million a year in overtime? Is it smart
to spend 15 cents to collect and process every dollar collected in fares?
These are
just few areas in need of attention that Walder identified in a report, "Making
Every Dollar Count," that he released to mark his first three months in office.
Walder acknowledged that much has been done by his predecessors to tackle the
bureaucratic inefficiencies that persist at MTA and to
deliver better service to customers. But a streamlined,
and cost-effective approach to operating the nation's largest public transportation
agency remains a distant goal.
that distance will be a little more difficult than Walder first thought.
"When I
started in October, I expected this report to talk about plans for finally
starting to catch up with the rest of the world, and it does," said Walder.
"But I barely had my feet on the ground when the state's economic crisis
hit the MTA hard. It's clear that my first priority right now must be
to attack the
MTA's cost structure and ensure we are using every dollar effectively. At the
same time, we must find affordable ways to improve service for customers who have
been waiting far too long."
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of the things Walder has in mind:
• "In 2010, Customer Information Signs
will be activated in 75
stations. In 2011, this same information system will be operational at all of
the stations on the 1-6 subway lines.
• "By the end of 2010, we plan to test
bus arrival information
systems from
several vendors, to enable rollout of a system beginning in mid-2011.
• "By March 2010, next commuter train
information will be available "on line"—via smart phone and web—for service to
and from all LIRR and main line Metro-North stations.
• "We are moving forward with plans to
test state-of-the-art
that allows all motorists to pay tolls without stopping at the Henry Hudson
• "In 2010, the MTA, New Jersey Transit
and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership with
MasterCard, will pilot new technology that will eliminate the need to swipe a
farecard, will cost less to operate and eventually will provide subway, bus and
commuter rail customers with other benefits, including faster bus boarding,
regional interconnectivity, and the ability to select among unlimited ride and pay-per-ride
options via the web and telephone."
The full
report is available, along with a video, on the MTA's new website at
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report Thursday describing how deeply the recession has eroded ridership onthe trains, buses, bridges, and tunnels operated by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In the first 10 months of 2009, said the report, MTA lost 75 million riders and $100 million in fares compared with the same period in 2008.
"The MTA's ridership is inextricably linked to the economy of New York City--especially ridership to the central business district, where the majority of jobs are located," said the report. "New York City lost 110,000 jobs (2.9%) between October 2008 and October 2009, which has caused a sharp drop in utilization of the MTA's transit facilities (e.g., subways, buses, and bridges and tunnels)."
The big loser in ridership was New York City's subways which, after growing 17.5% between 2000 and 2008, posted a decline of 3.2%, or 44 million riders, through October 2009. The decline began to ease in October.
On the Long Island Rail Road, ridership dropped 5.5% during the first 10 months of 1009, a loss of four million riders compared with the prior-year period.
Metro-North Railroad ridership declined 4.8% during last year's first 10 months, a loss of 4.3 million riders.
The Las Vegas Monorail Co., though formed as a not-for-profit company, filed Wednesday with federal bankruptcy court due to falling ridership, attributed to the economic recession. The company oversees the roughly 4-mile elevated service connecting hotels on the Las Vegas Strip withthe Convention Center.
Since the overwhelming majority of North American public transit operations rely on some form of government support, the bankruptcy may be a telling indicator of how "private-sector" options, often advanced by those opposed to government support for rail and public transit, may nonetheless be vulnerable to fluctuations in economic conditions.
"The decline in the monorail's operations is tied directly to the decrease in gaming revenues in Nevada, and particularly along the Las Vegas Strip," Chief Executive Curtis Miles said in the courtfiling.
Operations will continue during the bankruptcy process, with no reduction in frequency of service or service hours anticipated. But the filing exposes bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. to as much as $1.16 billion in liability, the filing said. Ambac Assurance Corp. insured $451 million of tax-exempt bonds used to finance Las Vegas Monorail's purchase of the rail line from MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail LLC in 2000, according to the filing.
Las Vegas Monorail's largest creditor is Bombardier Transportation Inc., according to the court filing. The monorail owes $293,450 to Bombardier, which operates and maintains the trains. Other creditors listed in court documents include NV Energy, Allegiance Direct Bank, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Subway cars ordered by the Toronto Transit Commission face unexpected delivery delays due to the bankruptcy late last year of Montreal-based Curtis Doors, a supplier to Bombardier Transportation, which is handling the car order.
TTC notes a prototype set of the new equipment originally was scheduled to be making test runs by this time. Current expectations are for the prototype equipment to begin operation in two-to-three months.
"Certainly the trains are delayed because of the issue with the doors," said TTC spokesman Brad Ross. TTC is urging Bombardier to deliver the trains as soon it can.
For its part, Bombardier acknowledges the delay "due to some issues and some lateness from some of our key suppliers, and I would not point fingers at anyone," said company spokesman Talal Zouaoui. "We're on a good track," he added.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager John Catoe says he plans to retire April 2, following three years heading WMATA, a span that included several high-profile safety-related incidents.
"I have decided that it is time for me to channel my future in new directions and provide this organization an opportunity to move beyond the current distractions," Catoe said. "Good leaders know how to impact change. Great leaders know when it's time for leadership change. I hope I fall into the latter category." Said WMATA Board Chairman Jim Graham, "We appreciate his stewardship during this difficult time and we will miss his leadership. While we regret his decision, he continues to have the full confidence of the Board of Directors." Graham said a search for a successor would begin promptly.
U.S. freight rail traffic in the early days of 2010 remained mired in the minus column when compared with the same period of 2009 and 2008, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday.
The 236,796 carloads originated by U.S. railroads for the week ending Jan. 9 represented a decline of 12.4% from 2009, when the recession was already well under way, and a drop of 28% from the non-recession week of 2008.
The intermodal count--196,788 trailers andcontainers--was down 3.6% from a year ago and 17.4% from 2008.
Eleven of the 19 carload freight commodity groups were up from the same week last year, ranging from 5.5% for lumber and wood products to 94% for metallic ores. Declines ranged from 36.6% for crushed sand, stone, and gravel to 0.1 % for the "all other carloads" category.
Total U. S. rail freight volume for the week ending Jan. 9 was estimated at 25.5 billion ton-miles, down 12.4% from the same week last year and also down 25.9% from 2008.
Canadian railroads reported a weekly and cumulative volume of 67,333 cars for the first week of the year, up 20.4% from last year, and 43,033 trailers or containers, up 0.2% from 2009.
Mexican railroads reported a weekly and cumulative volume of 12,123 cars for the first week of the year, up 32.1% from last year, and 5,722 trailers or containers, up 44.4%.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood says the DOT will ease the standards for spending economic stimulus funds in order to accelerate the construction of new transit projects. He specifically cited streetcar lines as candidates for such accelerated activity.
"We want to base our decisions on how much transit helps the environment, how much it improves development opportunities, and how it makes our communities better places to live in," said LaHood (pictured at left) in announcing the change Wednesday in a speech to the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.
He noted that the Bush administration devised a formula in 2005 to approve projects based mainly on transit times and costs. To this he would add "livability," measuring the effect of transportation choices on urban development and promoting a friendly environment.
Citing streetcar projects as one such option, LaHood said the federal government will soon award $1.5 billion in economic stimulus funds to "innovative" projects nationwide. This is in addition to $8 billion soon to be awarded to high speed passenger rail projects.
"More than 30 rail industry manufacturers and suppliers have promised to establish or expand their base of operations in the United States if they're chosen by the states to build America's new high speed rail lines," LaHood said.
LaHood also urged Congress to move head with a new jobs bill that includes major investments in transportation (including $800 million for Amtrak). Called the "second stimulus" bill, it passed the House of Representatives in December and is awaiting action in the Senate
The Association of American Railroads Wednesday said 2009 total carload traffic on U.S. railroads notched the lowest levels since at least 1988, when the AAR's data series began. AAR's January Rail Time Indicators report notes 2009 carload traffic was down 16.1% compared with 2008, and down 18.2% when compared with 2007.
AAR noted December carloads offered more mixed news. Though rail carloads were down 4.1% compared with December of 2008 and down 17.6% compared with December 2007, those declines were attributed mainly to declines in coal carloadings. Had coal been excluded, rail carloads would have been 6.9% higher in December 2009 than in December 2008. Moreover, 12 of the 19 major commodity categories tracked by the AAR saw higher carloads in December 2009 than in December 2008. U.S. rail intermodal traffic was down 14.1% compared with 2008, and down 17.7% compared to 2007. Last year saw the lowest intermodal traffic levels since 2002.
"Railroads are happy to have 2009 behind them," said AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics John Gray. "Last year saw declines, most of them quite steep, in every major category of rail carload traffic as well as intermodal. However, we're seeing signs that the economy is improving. We're hopeful that 2010 will be a much better year for the economy and for railroads."
The Rail Time Indicators report, available at www.aar.org, comprises monthly rail traffic data framed with other key economic indicators to show how freight rail ties into the broader U.S. economy. Both the monthly Rail Time Indicators report and a video summary are available on the AAR web site.
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"these were great. used splenda instead of sugar and eggbeaters instead of the egg and whole wheat flour to cut the calories a bit. waiting anxiously for the next batch of bananas to ripen so i can make these again."
"Great filling soup. Even fiance loved it. You can fudge a bit with the recipe and it still tastes great."
"This was excellent. I added some golden raisins instead of the nuts. "
"The first time I made this recipe I made it as directed and fiance gave it 4.5 stars. Second time I made it I drained the whole kernel corn and only baked for 50 minutes. He gave it 5 stars and requested it every week. I liked it with the extra moisture. Very good either way. "
"This was very dangerous to have in the house. It was gone in less than 3 days between 2 people. I used extra peanut butter and graham crackers. "