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This is my experience which proves there is such as thing as Elo Heaven: Let me begin by saying I know I do not deserve Diamond and when people say they are gold and deserve to be diamond, I believe the reverse to be true for me. Somehow I ended Season 2 with barely 2000 elo (which is about 200 elo away from diamond at the time) This placed me directly in Plat 1 (which seemed high) Amazingly I was able to win 7 games in a row which placed me into promotional series (Note: one of those games gave 1 league point in order to make sure you deserve to rank up which I did not believe I was) I lost my first 2 games going 0/2, one more and I would fall out of the series Fortunately I won the next 3 games, each extremely intense, and was supremely relieved as to finally reaching diamond for my first time ever. Then I had a bad spree of luck and lost the following 6 games in a row and stayed unaffected at 0lp Then I won 1 game, got 30lp and was Diamond 5 with 30lp Overall, I won 11 games and lost 7 which in the old system would have brought me up to about 2050, but instead I somehow got about 2230. In the games after that, I gained 30lp for a win and lost only 15lp for a loss This means I can have a 40% win rate and still go up in lp After this, I kept about a 50 % win rate and rose rapidly to Diamond 2 Please note, I am not a good player by any means, I have played a total of 24 games of support in my life, I cant jungle well, I have lost lanes to silver players in even match up without junglers when i smurf, and I have lost as teemo against garen which should be impossible Think about that for a minute It is as if Riot wants high elo player to get higher with a 40% win rate while low elo players are required to have 60%+ win rate to even move at all in their divisions Proof: http://www.lolking.net/summoner/na/20526353 UPDATE: Somehow I am now Diamond 1 with 38 points (gaining and losing about 2-5 points per game since diamond 1) Nearly every game I lose my lane and contribute very little to winning, yet somehow teams in diamond don't care how poorly you play and still are willing and able to carry Just the other day, I played yorick vs Voyboy's trundle in front of 50,000 people. he massacred me becoming 10/1 in the first 15min yet thankfully our trist bot lane was able to gain a small advantage and because i was yorick, all i did was ult her every fight and watch her carry into victory even when my score was so negative I have no clue how this is still working. I have even tried playing on my smurf which is gold, and those games are not as easy as I would have thought. Ranking feels more and more like luck then skill when a top 400 player can barely move in gold. http://www.lolsummoners.com/search?r...&name=thee+one TL : DR I am a Diamond 1, who deserves to be in Gold/Plat and keep going up when I rarely contribute to fights, lose my lane most of the time, and have very low map awareness and ward coverage
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they do i know people who have moved up from plat V to diamond V with only a 40% win rate here is my thread: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...orello+diamond with red responses on it apparently they want the diamond tiers to "fill out", which is kinda retarded if you ask me they are going to promote lots of people to diamond until the tiers "fill out"
Elo heaven does exist. Believe it or not, you're definitely doing your part in those games. If five of you are winning a game, that means that you did your part to help win.
I still cant believe I am somehow Diamond 2, playing with all the big names that I see on streams and tournaments, while being a terrible player. Yesterday, I was in a game with 7 pro players (I was only plat S2) There were RF Legendary, Yeppo, FallenBandit, The Rain Man, Oasis and a few others In that game I fed HARD taric came up to us ALONE and got a double kill on me and blitzcrank lvl 3 after that it snowballed
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I think you may be onto something. However, a majority of the time there is a certain amount of luck involved whether or not you can rank up once you are in "Elo hell". There are some of us who are at the Elo we are at due to poor decision making and lack thereof skills to rank higher (bad positioning, lack of teamwork), but there are times when you are placed with people who are brand new to ranked or do not work with the team (only can do 1 roles and fail at it) making carrying 2 losing lanes extremely hard even if you are the jungler. Congrats on hitting Diamond though. Losing lane doesnt always mean losing game if your teammates flat out win theirs or your jungler/support is covering team objectives.
Might be attitude I have never surrendered in my life (only times that happens is when 4 others force surrender upon me) I have honorable ribbon, haven't seen those in a long time (maybe 1-2 per game) I always tell my team to never give up, never surrender and try to keep their morales up and always congratulate them when they make plays, and admit that its my fault when i mess up (which happens more then I would like to admit) This has helped me gain a lot of elo just with that attitude But there still needs to be some sort of skill required (I am not even close to the skill level of diamond players I play with and quake in fear every time I go play ranked or go against a pro player)
I love you for posting this. I actually made a thread about this problem just this morning. Basically what I'm saying is that when the season started I was Silver II. I won about 15 games consecutively and ended up Silver I with 85 LP. I have just over a 50% win rate since then, and am currently about to be demoted to Silver III. So down two divisions with a 50% win rate. So much fun. Here's my lolking for reference: http://www.lolking.net/summoner/na/23249939


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"We know it's a religious custom, but it is also our duty to provide health advisories," Lee health department spokesman Lyndon Lee Suy told Agence France Presse (AFP).
"It's an appeal for them to delay the trip if possible due to the MERS virus.... If possible, they should go next year."
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The Health Ministry spokesman said that the government has consulted Muslim government agencies as well as community leaders before issuing the advisory.
Millions of pilgrims visit holy sites in Saudi Arabia, the country worst hit by the disease, for the annual Hajj, the major Muslim pilgrimage that this year will take place in October, and for the Umrah, which is performed throughout the year.
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Just purchased Aiseesoft ipad converter. it has a lot of options to play with and looks very good,and a good price,my question is,i have tried to figure out the trim option but try as i may i cannot get to grips with it, i can trim the first part of the project but, when i to go to the next section and tap in the figures i lose the first part,their is not a lot of information on the home page,if anyone could point me in the right direction i would be very grateful,thanks.
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Thanks ton, I have been in touch with Aiseesoft, they say at the moment the only way i to do as is described in your thread,they are working on a new trim function,i have tried the method,it does work but it takes a long time,i had to rename all the clips i saved as it kept asking me if i wanted to replace the previous one,and the clips were in a random sequence so it took a while to sort it,thanks for your thread it was very helpful,when i get more information i wil post it.
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Call it an act of justice or just plain old good taste.
"Election" finally got the kind of props it deserved.
After getting all but snubbed by Oscar voters, the critically acclaimed high school satire, starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, was vindicated at today's IFP/West's 15th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, taking a field-best three mentions for best indie feature, best screenplay and best director.
The indie-minded types, who gathered here in a tent for the afternoon beachfront ceremony, also assured Oscar nominees Hilary Swank, Charlie Kaufman, Richard Farnsworth and Chloë Sevginy of glory -- regardless of whether Academy voters deign them worthy of gold statuettes Sunday.
Swank, who faces the daunting task of trying to defeat Mrs. Warren Beatty (aka Annette Bening) in the Oscar race, was tapped best lead actress in an indie film for the gender-bending "Boys Don't Cry." Her co-star, Chloë Sevigny, a Best Supporting Actress nominee at the Academy Awards (where she's expected to lose to Angelina Jolie), was named best supporting female.
Another big winner was Richard Farnsworth, named best actor for "The Straight Story." He's also up for an Oscar (and also expected to lose -- to either "American Beauty's" Kevin Spacey or "The Hurricane's" Denzel Washington.)
At the Oscars, writer/director Alexander Payne is up for one award (best original screenplay). But today, he personally took three in the "Election" sweep.
Though a bit shocked by the sudden attention, Payne was not a bit surprised that Spirit voters remembered the flick (released in April) -- even if Academy voters mostly didn't.
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I have a folder that contains some shortcuts, and the icon of one of the shortcuts always takes a while to show up. All the other icons show up instantly, but this one takes around 10-20 seconds to show.
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10 For it was evident to him that it was out of jealousy that the head cohanim had handed him over. | 10 knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. |
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(ruin of Abarim ), one of the later halting-places of the children of Israel. ( Numbers 21:11 ; 33:44 ) It was on the boundary --the southeast boundary-- of the territory of Moab; in the waste uncultivated "wilderness" on its skirts.


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22 And I will give the key of the family of David into his care; and what he keeps open will be shut by no one, and what he keeps shut no one will make open. | 22 I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. |
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The feeling of hunger is very much influenced by hormonal signals, and the hormone ghrelin particularly. I think of ghrelin like the hunger gremlin; it pushes and grumbles for more food. Researchers found that when study participants chewed more, their ghrelin levels were reliably lower after meals. So, the longer food is chewed, the less ghrelin is released, and the longer you feel satiated. Now, that's something to chew on!
How many chews, you might ask? In the experiment, participants who chewed 40 times rather than 15 times consumed fewer calories; but I'd rather you not worry about counting your chews. The point is that when you eat high-fiber whole foods, you must chew. By their very nature, the foods require that you masticate well before swallowing.
And before we move on from hormones, a study at the University of California–Davis in 2002 found that eating fiber causes the release of a hormone in the stomach called cholecystokinin, and that hormone plays a direct role in letting your brain know that you are fine, that you got what you need.
In so many ways, fiber is critical for healthy weight loss. It makes us feel full and satiated, turns off the hunger signal, and it also cleans out our bodies like a powerful internal scrub brush. I have a friend who used to be constipated for a week at a time; she thought she ate well and avoided fatty foods, but she never quite got around to eating fruits. She started eating an apple a day (sometimes even two or three) and now her bowels move twice a day. (Once is just fine, by the way; let's call the second time a bonus!) Her tummy flattened out, her skin took on a glow, and she has a lot more energy without that stuffed-up, compacted feeling she used to walk around with.
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On top of that, apples are a rich source of a particularly powerful type of fiber called pectin. It's what's used as a gelling agent to make jams and jellies, and in our stomach it can delay stomach emptying through a similar mechanism. Researchers at UCLA showed that by swapping in pectin for regular fiber they could double the time it took subjects' stomachs to empty from about 1 hour to 2 hours, which meant subjects felt full that much longer.
In fact there was even a study entitled "Weight Loss Associated with a Daily Intake of Three Apples or Three Pears among Overweight Women" published in the journal Nutrition. Researchers found that instructing women to eat an apple or pear before each meal resulted in significant weight loss.
Pretty cool, no? They were told, in effect, to eat more food, to add the fruit on top of their regular diets, and what happened was, the fruit crowded out less healthy choices; they ended up eating fewer calories overall and they started shedding pounds.
Other great sources of this superfiber include citrus, peaches, peas, and carrots. So yes, you can have an apple. Or a pear. Or an orange. You can even have two or three. But at the very least, have an apple before the day is done.
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Hey guys
Since I have started running in January, I have had injury after injury....i saw a Physio this weekend and he has told me that I'm quite flat footed. I knew I overpronated alot when I run anyway but turns out all this flat footed business is causing me nothing but trouble!!!
I keep getting terribly painful tendonitis in each ankle which causes it to swell up like a balloon and I cant even walk it gets that bad......i get tendonitis in my knee and now I've got plantar fasciitis underneath my right foot! All because I overpronate!!
My physio has told me what to do and how to look after it etc but said if these injuries keep coming back I'll have to purchase some custom made Orthotics and these can cost between £200 - £300 !!!!!!!! WOWZA! Could anybody tell me if they have invested in a pair of these and if they are worth the money. I am very serious about running and want to run marathons in the future but cant if these injuries persist! Apparently these orthotics will stop my ankles from rolling in but what about if I just bought normal Orthotics that cost like £25, would they help? Does anyone know? Or has anyone bought standard, inexpensive orthotics??
Sorry to hear this, it's so frustrating but good to know that it can be treated!
I have not long recovered from Achilles tendinitis and what caused mine was overpronation. I brought some orthotics which cost £25 but have put sponge under the arches on the orthotics to give me the support I need and this has helped so much, there's no pain at all when I run. If I didn't add the sponge in my orthotics then I don't think they would give me enough support so yes I do think properly fitted orthotics are worth every penny if they stop your injuries.
I hope it improves very soon for you.
Ive got a set of Sole footbeds which you heat up in the oven and they mold to your foot to give you support where you need it, they most certainly work really well for me.
Thanks everyone for your help - it really helps!
And well done Frosty9 for completing your first marathon this year! Congratulations! Im truly jealous!!
In answer to your other thread
Whilst I agree with IPod that no research has shown custom made orthoses to be more beneficial than off-the-shelf orthoses I think it is important to consider this in context. Custom made orthoses are exactly what they say they are - custom made to each individual. No two are seldom the same. Therefore in research which compares custom devices to off-the-shelf devices they are not simply comparing 2 types of devices with each other. They are comparing one type (the off-the-shelf devices which are all identical) to numerous other types (the custom made which will all be different prescriptions). It's a bit like doing a drug trial but giving everyone a different dose. Thus, definitive conclusion are not easy to come by (and hence the lack of any really good double blinded randomised controlled trials on custom made orthoses).
It should also be added that alot of the literature shows kinematic responses (changes in alignment) are subject-specific - that is they are not predictable and they differ from person to person.
I disagree with IPod that plantar fascia pathology does not respond well to orthoses. If they sufficiently reduce the pathological force in the tissue then they will 'work'. (As will any other treatment which achieves the same)
I've been wearing Superfeet insoles for about 8 years, and I find them brilliant. I had similar problems to you, and they made a huge difference (although I take on board SDoB's comment that results will differ).
Might be worth spending £25 now and see if it helps, before shelling out hundreds on something that might not be any better.
Remember to build up wearing them slowly, as you will be using your muscles in a slightly different way.
Personally I'm not in the habit of advising people one way or the other over an online forum. Just offering my thoughts on the research. Naturally the OP is free to do whatever they want/choose/their budget allows etc. Yes there are a range of devices out there all offering different things. All you need to do is find a device which reduces the pathological force in the injured tissue. Alignment (or pronation control as you called it) is not the important thing.
Have you made an assumption that I am a Podiatrist and that my post was 'justifying the prices I charge'??
Just thought i'd drop this in to the loop - I had orthotics over a year ago due to suffering with achilles tendinitis, patella tendinitis and a soft tissue injury under the lateral side of my right foot - I had a gait analysis done and spent £180 on custom made orthotics. I found that after a year of wearing the orthotics I simply wasn't progressing with my running atall even though my old injuries had disapeared and even after a few mins of running my calves would ache and i would get a new pain in my peroneal tendon and i started to get niggles in my hip/groin area!!!
To cut a long story short - i decided to take the plunge and get rid of my orthotics after i discussed my woes to my physio - he couldn't see any reason why i should have been wearing them even though i have flat feet and a slight leg length discrepancy. Also have fallen arches and overpronate!
It was scary at first to be free of the orthotics as I had been wearing them for almost a year up to this point but it felt so much more comfortable and i haven't looked back!!!
One thing i have done to lighten the load on my feet is to shorten my stride whilst running and I'm now running up to 45 minutes.
I can see from the threads that orthotics do work for a lot of people but they weren't for me. In hindsight i would have prevented my earlier injuries by stretching more and having more rest days in between!!!
Goodluck with whatever route you decide to take.
Get your GP to refer you for biomechanics and you can get analysis and FREE orthotics from the NHS, with a reassessment and new set every 12 months. Mine are great.


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- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained
- 6 ounces goat or feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Cayenne pepper
- 3/4 pound lean ground lamb
- 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- 4 6-inch pita bread rounds
- Olive oil
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Position rack in center of oven. Place baking sheet on rack. Preheat oven to 400°F. for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, puree garbanzo beans, 2 ounces cheese, garlic, 1 tablespoon olive oil and cumin in processor until smooth. Season with cayenne pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer puree to small bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add lamb and sauté until cooked through and brown, breaking up with fork, about 5 minutes. Drain all fat from skillet. Season lamb with allspice, oregano and salt and pepper.
Brush bottom side of 1 pita round with olive oil. Place on work surface, oil side down. Blend 1/4 cup bean puree with 1/4 (about 1/2 cup scant) of lamb mixture. Spread on pita. Sprinkle 1 ounce (about 1/4 cup) cheese over. Sprinkle 1/4 of chopped red pepper over. Repeat with remaining pita rounds. Using spatula, transfer pizzas to hot baking sheet.
Bake until cheese melts and crust is crispy, about 12 minutes. Sprinkle each pizza with 1 1/2 tablespoons mint.
my notes
- Calories1,898
- Carbohydrates206 g (69%)
- Fat75 g (115%)
- Protein110 g (219%)
- Saturated Fat23 g (114%)
- Sodium896 mg (37%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat8 g
- Fiber45 g (179%)
- Monounsaturated Fat38 g
- Cholesterol173 mg (58%)


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(0300) Libya's rebel National Transitional Council announces that Abdel
Fattah Younes, commander of revolutionary army, has been killed by
militants ... Libyan opposition figures including Khalifa Haftar warn
against sedition, disunity after Yunus killing ... Protestors killed,
injured in Deir al-Zour and Damascus in Syria ... Syrian rights
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Humanitarian organisation Doctors without Borders says it expects rates
of malnutrition among Somalian refugees to rise until rains in November
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(0400) Abdel Fattah Younes, commander of Libyan revolutionary army, is
killed, revolutionaries promise to take revenge ... Demonstration takes
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Yunus ... Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi calls on his supporters to march
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... Three explosions heard in Libyan capital Tripoli, Libyan opposition
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in Deir al-Zour amid reports of large-scale defections ... Mourning
ceremonies for killed protestors take place in Syrian refugee camps in
Turkey ... NGOs say 3,000 people missing in Syria since beginning of
protests .... Syrian rights activists in USA harassed by Syrian embassy
in country ... Egyptian Ministry of Justice announces that former
Egyptian president Husni Mubarak, his two sons will be tried in Cairo
... Fears for renewal of hostilities in Tahrir Squa! re in Cairo, Egypt,
on day being called "Friday of Agreement"
(0500) Bahrain's Wifaq opposition group calls for large scale protests
on 29 July ... Bahrain's 14 April opposition movement calls for
demonstration outside US embassy in Bahrain in protest at US policy
towards country ... Human Rights Watch calls on Bahraini government to
investigate 2,000 instances of government employees losing their jobs
because of their political beliefs ... Abdel Fattah Younes, commander of
Libyan revolutionary army, killed in Libya ... National Transitional
Council announces three days of mourning ... Libyan state TV reports
that civilian targets in Tripoli were hit by NATO airstrikes ...
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri praises Syrian revolution in video
released on internet, says he wished Al-Qaeda had a role in revolution
... Hezbollah denies its opposition to protests taking place in Syria,
says those spreading these rumours are trying to spread sedition
Syrian TV:
(0430) Syria and Iraq sign agreement designed to ease customs
restrictions and improve cooperation on healthcare ... Syria, Iraq and
Iran sign memorandum of understanding agreeing to create gas pipeline to
Mediterranean sea ... Israel puts up cement barrier near the village of
Majd al-Shams in Golan Heights ... Israeli settlers set fire to
Palestinian farms near Nablus, Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinians in
Jenin ... Abdel Fattah Younes, commander of Libyan opposition forces,
killed in Libya ... 15 killed in twin blasts in Tikrit, Iraq ... US debt
crisis affects global markets
[pan-Arab, Saudi-owned] Report on thousands of detainees, missing
persons and an ongoing raids in rural Damascus ... Fatah hunts former
Gaza security chief Muhammed Dahlan on of suspicion corruption, excesses
and conspiracies targeting late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ...
Palestinian security forces storm Dahlan's house in Ramallah ... Dozens
of Yemeni forces, armed tribesmen killed in clashes at Republican Guard
training facility ... Yemeni forces open fire on protesters in Ta'izz,
heavy clashes near Sanaa ... Syria: Security forces "surround" protest
held in solidarity with town Kanaker ahead of Friday's demonstration
dubbed "your silence is killing us" ... Libya: Revolutionaries expel
Qaddafi forces from western mountain region ... Coordinator for the
Libyan rebel National Transitional Council in London, Juma'a al-Qumati,
to Al-Hayat: "Revolutionaries' embassy" will not deny grants to
pro-Qaddafi students ... Canadian immigration minister to Al-Haya! t:
Arabs among foreigners whose citizenship will be withdrawn [for
acquiring it fraudulently] ... Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says
developments in Middle East region meant to save Israel ... UN begins
food airlift to Somalia.
Al-Quds Al-Arabi:
[indep, Arab nationalist]: Hours after his house was stormed, his
personal bodyguards arrested and his cars, weapons seized, Fatah leader
Muhammed Dahlan leaves for Jordan, threatens Palestinian Authority that
it will pay high price ... decision that trial of former Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak, his sons will be held in opposition territory
in Cairo for logistic reasons, military to provide security; health
minister affirms possibility of Mubarak being moved from Sharm al-Sheikh
... South Sudan establishes diplomatic ties with Israel, welcomes
delegation from Tel Aviv ... Hezbollah denies accusations of suppressing
Syrian protests ... Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri hails Syrian
protesters ... Israel to get supplies of stink bombs to confront
protests in September ... Jordan: Five-year jail sentence for theorist
of the Salafi jihadist trend Abu-Muhammad al-Maqdisi ... Former
Al-Jazeera journalist Ghassan Bin-Jiddu launches Al-Mayadin channel from
Beirut! , says it will be biased towards culture of tolerance, reject
extremism and terrorism.
Al-Sharq al-Awsat:
[pan-Arab, Saudi-owned]: Syria: Fighting continues ... US Assistant
Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman: Assad will
not be victorious, he can delay and obstruct change but can not stop it
... International Federation for Human Rights describes Assad as
criminal against humanity ... Assistant regional secretary of Syrian
Ba'ath party Muhammad Sa'id Bukhaytan: Ba'ath will win at ballot box ...
Hezbollah denies participating in repression of Syrian protests ...
Security suppression fails to prevent night protests, security storms
Deir al-Zour ... Syrian activist Najib al-Ghadban to Al-Sharq al-Awsat:
We are making arrangements for youth to lead period after regime is
removed ... Bahraini king receives dialogue proposals; Opposition
Al-Wifaq says "We are not represented and it does not concern us" ...
Leader of Sudanese opposition Democratic Unionist Party Muhammad Uthman
al-Mirghani to Al-Sharq al-Awsat: I will visit Juba to bring new form!
ula for unity ... Yemeni authorities open fire on protesters in Ta'izz
... More information on UK's wiretapping scandal, new names on list of
violators ... Israeli reports on forthcoming visit of US representative
to Beirut to discuss demarcation of border ... UK Foreign Secretary
William Hague: Arab Spring will encounter problems. coming months will
be difficult in Egypt ... Jordan's State Security Court sentences
Abu-Muhammad al-Maqdisi, theorist of the Salafi jihadist current to five
years in prison ... Libya: Shocking announcement on killing of chief of
general staff of the National Liberation Army Gen Abd-al-Fatah Yunus,
identity of killers not clear ... Libyan revolutionaries take control of
town near Tunisian border ... Libya's National Transitional Council
tries to resolve border dispute with Egyptian tribes ... Libya: Rare,
surprise appearance of military's intelligence chief, the Libyan
convicted of the Lockerbie bombing Abd-al-Basit al-Migrahi on TV ...
Egypt: Mi! nistry of Justice decides on location of Mubarak's trial
amidst unprec edented security arrangements ... Egypt: Million-man
protests with different names but with one target.
Al-Arab al-Alamiyah:
[indep, pan-Arab, pro-Libyan]: Head of Libya's National Transitional
Council Mustafa Abd-al-Jalil: Revolutionaries' military commander
Maj-Gen Abdel Fattah Younes killed by armed men ... Sound of four blasts
in vicinity of Qaddafi's headquarters in Tripoli ... Former Tunisian
president sentenced in absentia to 16 years in prison ... UN accuses
Eritrea of planning terror operations in Africa ... Israel, South Sudan
governments announce establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties ...
Libya's revolutionaries begin liberating Ghezaia, Qaddafi's forces flee
from battle ... Three possible scenarios in Tripoli including two
scenarios that will lead to Qaddafi's fall ... Libya's National
Transitional Council (NTC) appoints Mahmud al-Naku as Libyan ambassador
in London ... National dialogue conference in Benghazi to discuss
"post-Qaddafi Libya" ... NTC head Abdul-Jalil: Offer for Qaddafi's
survival in Libya over ... Yemen's foreign minister: Either President
Ali Abdalla! h Saleh stays in power or there is civil war ... Security
forces storm former member of Fatah central committee Muhammed Dahlan's
HQ, Fatah central committee accuses him of corruption, killing, plot ...
Sarkozy to Jordanian king: I am shocked by number of victims in
crackdown on Syrian protesters ... Ruling Al-Ba'ath Party in Syria to
hold conference before end of year ... Hundreds of lawyers hold sit-in
in Aleppo to stress "sanctity of Syrian blood" ... About 200 activists
in Istanbul to "establish new Syria" ... Ayman al-Zawahiri urges Syrian
protesters to fight US, Israel too ... Head of Supreme Council of Armed
Forces FM Muhammad Hussein Tantawi slams "foreign interference" in Egypt
... Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle: Germany in contact with Egypt's
Muslim Brotherhood ... New Egyptian ambassador to Algeria: Prosecuting
Mubarak in public will be hanging Egypt's dirty linen in public ...
Egyptian justice minister: Mubarak will be tried in Cairo ... William
Hague expec! ts "unstable" future for Arab Spring countries ...
Palestinian officia l denies Dahlan's detention "because he enjoys
immunity" ... Israeli right-wing defeats US diplomatic propaganda for
Former Palestinian Gaza security chief Mohammad Dahlan has left
Palestinian territories, hours after security forces loyal to
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas raided his home in
Ramallah on West Bank (Israel radio 0430)
Israel/protests :
Several thousand parents, their children marched Thursday in Tel Aviv,
several other cities to protest high cost of raising children, call for
decrease in prices of basic foods, baby products ... Protestors later
joined demonstrations against high housing costs ... Much bigger
protests expected on Saturday in six Israeli cities (Israel radio 0430)
Fmr Labour Knesset member Yossi Beilin: Settlement movement started for
ideological reasons by those who wanted to thwart partition of Israel
and did not believe in Israeli-Palestinian solution ... but along the
road, living in territories became cheap housing solution for families
who found it difficult to find housing at reasonable price in sovereign
Israel ... turning resources away from occupied territories to Israel
will be significant move that can reduce cost of housing within
reasonable time ... question is whether demonstrators will find courage
to draw conclusion and fight for it (Yisrael Hayom)
No progress reported in latest round of negotiations between doctors,
Finance Ministry ... Doctors say they will continue protests until PM
personally addresses their demands (Israel radio 0430)
Palestinian press headlines 29 July 11
[privately-owned, Jerusalem-based, pro-Fatah] Fatah Central Council
announces full support to leadership's decision to go to UN - Called for
completion of reconciliation process and stressed legitimacy of popular
resistance against occupation ... Settlers set ablaze olive trees in
Awarta - Jewish settlers from Itamar set on fire agricultural lands
Al-Hayat al-Jadidah:
[Ramallah-based, Palestinian Authority-owned] Fatah Central Committee:
Dismissal of Central Committee member Muhammed Dahlan came as result of
violations concerning national security - Maj-Gen Adnan al-Damiri,
official spokesman of PA's security apparatuses stressed that Dahlan's
guards and accompaniers arrested and that unlicensed weapons and
ammunitions were captured with them ... PM Salam Fayyad calls for end to
phenomena of radicalism in educational institutions - Said Education
Ministry currently carrying out thorough studies to come up with
recommendations to drastically develop school diploma exams
[privately-owned, Ramallah-based, pro-Fatah] Attack on United Nations
Relief and Work Agency in Gaza denounced - According to eyewitnesses, 10
anonymous assailants in four vehicles burnt summer camp down and
destroyed toys used by children ... Islamic Jihad's military wing
Al-Quds Brigades carries out manoeuvres in central Gaza - Hundreds of
members took part in "military manoeuvre"
Filastin Online:
[Website of Hamas-run, Gaza-based Filastin] Hamas spokesman Sami
Abu-Zuhri: Fatah's statement on Dahlan's crimes absolves Hamas - He
noted accusations against him clear Hamas from responsibility for June
2007 clashes in Gaza ... Gaza hospitals facing humanitarian catastrophe
as result of fuel shortages - Health Ministry spokesman said there is
enough fuel to run generators for one or two days
Israel press headlines
Ha'aretz :
President Shimon Peres has been holding secret talks with Palestinians
in attempt to restart negotiations, head off unilateral Palestinian
statehood bid at UN in September ... Defence Minister Ehud Barak meets
top US officials, discusses relations with Turkey, renewal of
negotiations with Palestinians
Yedioth Ahronoth :
Tents, doctors, parents: Wave of protest in Israel steadily growing ...
Ministers against government: More ministers calling on PM Benjamin
Netanyahu to listen to protesters ... Netanyahu: Protesters' demands
will cost 60 billion shekels
Two weeks after erection of first protest tent, demonstrations against
cost of living are spreading ... Israel, South Sudan announce
establishment of diplomatic relations
Rebel leaders in Libya say their military commander, General Abdel
Fattah Younes, has been shot dead by armed gang after he'd been recalled
from front to appear before judicial committee (Libya TV 2011/28)
Large number of people gather at Tahrir Square, according to live
footage on Egyptian TV ... million-strong protest called for today under
different names, most recently "Friday of Uniting Ranks" (Nile News TV
0610) ... Tahrir Square "fully occupied by people" and Salafists
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protesters waving banners calling for "implementation of shari'ah law"
... reporter then cut off because of "communications problems" (Nile
News TV 0710) ... major rallies expected in Cairo, throughout country
after Friday prayers ... rival demonstrations likely by those demanding
faster reform and supporters of ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces
Egypt's Al-Ahram [pro-govt, largest circulation]: The Friday of the
people's will, which every political force and leader in Egypt has
decided to take part in in Tahrir Square today, may be another fresh
start for 25 January revolution if participants make good use of it and
turn it from mere symbol of unity into real mechanism for future
activity ... also important that revolutionaries participating in
million-man march agree to call for resolution of past problems, like
speeding up of trials, exclusion of members of former regime from
political life ... Egypt's Al-Jumhuriyah [pro-govt]: Million man march
will that the glorious revolution will continue until noble goals
-mainly change, freedom, dignity, social justice - are achieved ... we
want million-man gathering to be image pulsating with activity and hope
... future will show Egyptians united and peaceful and do not know
division or battles within their ranks ... Basyuni al-Halawani: We will
be welcoming! blessed month of Ramadan in few days ... month of
forgiveness and mercy ... during this month, Egyptians should revert to
being united just like at beginning of revolution, so as to enjoy
Ramadan in era of freedom and dignity (Egypt's Al-Jumhuriyah)
Two civilians shot dead Thurs night in operation by security forces
across eastern city of Deir al-Zour, according to Rami Abdel Rahman,
head of Syria Observatory for Human Rights ... afterwards about 3,000
gathered in front of governor's house to "demand end to killing" ... in
Madaya, near Damascus, residents said two civilians also killed in
security sweep (Al-Jazeera 2253/27)
Ilyas Harfush: Arab Spring has turned into "Arab hell" ... fact is that
Qaddafi, Assad and others like them were clever, predicted coming of
Arab Spring and were prepared for it for a long time ... now, they are
reaping the fruits by cutting off the way for those who want to succeed
them, or for any possible alternatives (Al-Hayat)
Explosion rips 10-m wide hole in Syrian oil pipeline between Homs and
Tartus in area of Tall Kalakh, near Tall Hawsh Dam ... blast caused by
"group of saboteurs" hoping oil will flow into reservoir and damage
crops in area, according to state TV (Syrian TV satellite service 0600)
Explosion on Iran-Turkey gas pipeline halts gas exports to Turkey ...
fire caused by blast brought under control (Mehr 0555)
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says he has not received his
Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov's "step-by-step" proposal on how to
resolve Iranian nuclear issue ... says he will visit Moscow in near
future (Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran 0130)
Landmine blast in Nahr-e Seraj District of Helmand Province has killed
11 civilians, wounded seven others, according to intelligence police
chief of Helmand Province, Kamaloddin Sherzad (Afghan Islamic Press
Sole-surviving Mumbai attacks gunman Ajmal Kasab challenges death
sentence verdict in India's top court (The Hindu 0542)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned Pakistan President Asif
Ali Zardari on Thursday night to discuss ties, regional situation, fight
against terror (APP 1854/28)
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says after visit to India
both countries reached constructive, positive decisions which would help
further talks (APP 1854/28)
Pakistani cmmt:
Daily Express [Islamabad edition of Karachi-based daily] India, Pakistan
have agreed to resolve all disputed matters through enhanced contacts
and cooperation. On the other hand, only a day before the foreign
ministers met, Indian air chief V P Nayek said India would give quid pro
quo response to Pakistan attack This means some elements in Indian army
do not want improved ties between the two countries seems that Indian
army is biggest hurdle in the way of peace between the two countries
Jang [Rawalpindi-based centrist daily]: Steps should be taken to enhance
trade across Line of Control, increase transport facilities and take
other confidence-building measures for confidence along with that New
Delhi should be convinced that coming to the table of talks in spirit of
resolving issues is in region's interest Jinnah [Islamabad-based daily
critical of US]: We believe it is better for both countries to work out
roadmap and timeframe for longstanding issue of! Kashmir, so that the
dispute can reach its logical conclusion resolution of Kashmir dispute
indispensable for peace in region
Afghan TV:
Residents in Barikham, Raghdasht rural areas in northern Badakhshan
Province complain about lack of clinics, schools, other social
facilities; minister of development says government will provide more
assistance to their villages ... One dead, five houses destroyed by
floods in Spinghar District, eastern Nangarhar Province ... Second
Ghowri Cement Factory starts operations ... Building of border police at
Kabul International Airport funded by Germany ... Unidentified gunmen
kill Libyan rebel commander (Tolo TV 0430)
Ukraine/mine :
16 workers killed, three injured last night in blast at
Sukhodilsk-Skhidna coal mine in Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine (5 Kanal
President Dmitriy Medvedev has signed decree to set up interdepartmental
commission to counteract extremism, Kremlin says ... will include heads
of 16 ministries and agencies (NTV 0600)
Russian president's human rights council said yesterday conflict between
Moscow, Washington over refusal of entry visa to USA to some Russian
officials from the so-called Magnitskiy list was futile acting
reciprocally would be "extremely stupid", council chairman Mikhail
Fedotov said at a news conference at the Interfax central office today
(Interfax 1319/28)
Russian cmmt:
Zhanna Ulyanova: Three years of resetting Russian-US relations have
stalled in Magnitskiy case Russia is preparing retaliatory sanctions
real concern is not denial of visas for American politicians but fate of
Russian-American reset US no longer intends to stand aside from Russian
domestic politics, is seeking to influence parliamentary, presidential
election campaigns. (Trud) Mikhail Rostovskiy: Schizophrenia
increasingly becoming driving force in Russian-US relations ... if Putin
becomes president again, would be inaugurated in spring of 2012 at
height of US presidential race this coincidence would raise level of
schizophrenia in bilateral ties even further likely to see old-fashioned
political entertainment in Cold War spirit until early 2013 (Moskovskiy
Norway attacks:
Norwegian police to again question Anders Behring Breivik, who's
admitted carrying out bomb attack in Oslo, shootings in Utoeya island
memorial service for victims today to be attended by PM, most of his
cabinet (BBC World Service)
Mideast cmmt:
UK-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi [indep, Arab nationalist]: Anyone who has
followed and following statements by Norwegian officials and Western
media coverage of massacre discovers there are clear signals to Islam
and Arabic immigrants, indirectly holding them at least partially
responsible for what happened, despite Islam and Muslims having no
relation whatsoever to do with the massacre Ali As'ad: This
blood-thirsty Norwegian criminal committed crime against his people, who
are known for their humanity and being one of most cultured people in
Europe used excuse of wanting to protect his country and Europe from
Islam by killing Christians, just as late Bin-Ladin used to kill Muslims
in Iraq and Afghanistan with excuse of combating crusaders under mask of
Islam (Kuwait's Al-Siyassah)
Turkish cmmt:
Deniz Ulke Aribogan: Norway attacks should be regarded as case of
psychopathic terrorism because Breivik's ideology is not really clear
(Aksam) Cengiz Aktar: Racism in Europe goes back to anti-Semitism in
Middle Ages after coining 'Never again' slogan in 1945, Europe is
suffering from serious loss of memory (Vatan) Huseyin Gulerce: Norway
massacre will hopefully make people understand how precious Turkey's EU
membership is to prevent clash of civilizations, achieve global peace
Chinese cmmt:
Global Times [English-language edition of state-run newspaper Huanqiu
Shibao] Norway shooting rampage reflects surge in far-right sentiment in
Europe ... While European police focused on Islamic extremists, danger
of home-grown violence was ignored threat of far-right influence may be
biggest threat of all for Europe at the moment there are many lessons
for other countries to learn Ding Gang, senior editor: Nazism has never
left Europe, and Breivik's connection with European youth is dangerous
challenge facing Europe is whether new generation can return to values
of generation that built European integration after the war (Renmin
Ribao) Tian Dewen, researcher, Institute of European Studies, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences: Norway incident shows that as long as soil
of racism not eradicated, Europe will be under shadow of extremism ...
For a long time, Europeans have been mainly looking at outside terrorist
threats preventing terrorist attacks also req! uires eradicating
internal racist extremist ideology
Indonesian cmmt:
Suka Arjawa, analyst: Norway is country which glorifies tolerance,
multicultural traditions fact that terrorists emerged in countries like
Norway shows there is unexpressed anxiety over various inequalities in
the world " (Denpasar's Bali Post)
Russian headlines Press
Kommersant :
[influential business daily] 'Investment forum marked with ideological
murder' [Head of press directorate of Dagestan's president shot dead]
'Freedom to economic prisoners' [President's human rights council
condemns refusal to grant early release on parole to former Menatep head
Platon Lebedev] 'Minority shareholder gets stuck between stock
exchanges' [Yevrofinans Kapital group asks for block of merger between
Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, RTS]
Nezavisimaya Gazeta :
[centrist daily] 'Rich harvest may make Russians even poorer' [Prices
unlikely to go down despite expected record-breaking harvest] 'Moscow,
Washington have new reasons to quarrel' [Conservative circles in USA
attempt to reverse Russian-US reset in relations] 'EU awaits gas
guarantees from Ashgabat' [EU backs plan for diversification of Turkmen
gas export routes] 'Turkmen mission of Urals metropolitan' [Russian
Orthodox Church expands its influence in Central Asia] 'Relentless early
release on parole' [Article looks at need for improvement of early
release procedure in light of court ruling denying parole for Platon
Lebedev] 'Ukrainian labour migrants earn billions' [Ukrainian
authorities try to control billions of dollars their labour migrants
send back home]
Vedomosti :
[business daily] 'Musa Motors price reduced' [European car dealer
Inchcape pays 272m dollars for Musa Motors] 'Write off taxes and forget'
[Federal Tax Service suggests that outstanding debts of individuals
accrued by 1 January 2009 due to mistakes, sluggishness of officials
should be written off] 'Frozen summer' [Editorial on situation of
uncertainty in USA over debt ceiling and in Russia over presidential
election] 'Finances losing balance' [McKinsey experts say global
financial market reaches its pre-crisis maximum]
Izvestiya :
[pro-government daily] 'Almost 900 cases of violation found at Russian
refineries' [Almost all major refineries in Russia fined for creating
critical situations threatening people's lives] 'USA faces crisis'
[Article looks at situation with US debt ceiling]
Rossiyskaya Gazeta :
[state-owned daily] 'Intrigues of treasury' [Article looks at ways to
patch budget deficit being discussed by US Congress] 'Three days until
order' [Appraisal procedure for police officers to close] 'Debt paid on
net' [Law to enable taxpayers to pay over Internet comes into effect]
'Game of millions' [Interview with president of Russian Football Premier
League Sergey Pryadkin]
Moscow Times:
[English-language daily] 'Dark clouds gather over US reset' [Signs of
Cold War return in Russian-US relations] 'Ex-Yukos owner gets Duma nod'
[Deputy State Duma speaker Lyubov Sliska condemns court ruling denying
parole to Platon Lebedev]
Rossiya 1 TV (0700):
Sixteen people die in coal mine explosion in Ukraine Heavy rain hits
Moscow after weeks of heat Whole world on tenterhooks over US debt
ceiling New land management technology used at farms
Explosion at coal mine in Ukraine: Sixteen miners die, nine missing
Resident of Leningrad Region charges motorists for using railway
crossing Report on health centre near Irkutsk
Ren TV (0530) :
Heavy storm hits Russian capital, Moscow Region Libyan insurgents left
without commander: Gaddafi's former associate killed in Benghazi
Submarine filled with cocaine seized in Honduras
Channel One (0500) :
Heavy storm hits Moscow Transplant specialists go on trial in Ukraine US
major banks appeal to Congress, President Barack Obama Major gas
emission registered on Sun
Channel One (1700/28) :
Dagestani leader's spokesman gunned down in central Makhachkala Chechen
convicted of plotting attacks in Moscow Medvedev presents state awards
in Kremlin Moscow expansion, development plans Russian government to
help young families buy homes University admission exams controversy
Ancient Russia's baptism anniversary Russian airliner damaged in Turkey
Rossiya 1 TV 1600/28) :
Kremlin slams Lithuania over warrant for arrest of former Soviet
special-forces commander Kosovo's sovereignty "backfires on its very
patrons" in escalation of violence Illegal migrants' hideaway in Moscow
Report on stem cell research success in Japan
Ren TV (1530/28) :
"Moscow's archaeology chief pelted with eggs and mayonnaise" Audit
Chamber chief Stepashin in interview on Ren TV urges more transparent
football game practices "Even One Russia party members outraged" at
court ruling to deny parole to former Yukos boss's business partner
Hepatitis on the up in Russia
Paedophile trial in Moscow - experts clash on evidence Dagestani
leader's official spokesman killed in centre of capital Makhachkala
Medvedev presents state awards, reveals what his first job was - street
cleaner, as recorded in his work record book Business news - Fortune's
list of 500 biggest companies, Russian entries on it South Korea's
grandiose project to stabilize rivers Patriarch Kirill in Kiev to
celebrate ancient Russia's baptism anniversary
Ekho Moskvy (0600) :
Probe resumes into high-profile criminal case of traffic accident
involving LUKoil car in Moscow Rescue efforts continue at coal mine in
Ukraine Environmental watchdog says peat not burning in Moscow Region
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-kwan, US Special
Representative for North Korea Stephen Bosworth to meet in New York for
second day of talks aimed at reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's
nuclear programme ... Kim describes first-day meeting as "constructive"
(Yonhap 1508/28) ... US State Department says discussions were "serious,
businesslike" (Xinhua 2241/28)
Chinese cmmt:
China Daily (state-run newspaper) US, Republic of Korea and Japan stance
of not being prepared to 'have talks for talks' sake' does not hold
water ... there will be no significant result in efforts to solve the
issue if some of parties concerned refuse to come to negotiating table
South Korea urged North Korea today to come forward for talks to resolve
dispute on its seized assets at mountain resort in North Korea, official
said ... proposal comes as Pyongyang threatened to dispose of the assets
for stalled joint tour programmes at Mount Kumgang unless South Korean
investors join international tour programme for the resort under its new
law (Yonhap 0545)
59 killed in torrential rains across South Korea, thousands flee homes
to escape flood, landslides (Yonhap 0131) 36,000 hectares of farmland
destroyed in North Korea (KCNA 0614)
China/gas leak:
Gas leak at steel plant leaves over 90 sick in southwest China's Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region (Xinhua 1631/28)
Senior Chinese official opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, saying they
harm China-US relations, negative to development of cross-strait ties
Wang Yi, director of China's State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, made
comments during meeting in Washington with US experts on China (Xinhua
Soldier and civilian injured when leftist New People's Army rebels fired
at headquarters of army's 69th Infantry Battalion in Dalisay village,
Panabo City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte province last night, acc. to
battalion's commander Lt Col Alfredo Patarata... troops repelled rebels,
launched pursuit operation, Patara said (Xinhua 0127)
Sudan/S Sudan:
AU mediator Thabo Mbeki announced yesterday that talks on Abyei, oil,
border and currency issues between Republic of Sudan and South Sudan
would begin today in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa ... was speaking
after meeting president of the Republic of South Sudan, Gen Salva Kiir
Mayardit (Republic of Sudan Radio 0400)
Minister and MP are among prominent Kenyans funding the activities of
Al-Shabab Islamists, acc. to new UN report ... minister is said to have
donated 200,000 shillings ($2,222) for construction of mosque in 2009
but funds were wired to account operated by Somalia's Al-Shabab ...
report accuses MP of donating 500,000 shillings ($5,555) to account
operated by leading Al-Shabab financier in February this year ... report
says no evidence that minister was aware his donation would be used to
finance Al-Shabab's activities (Daily Nation)
UK Image
Liang Xiaoning, expert on African studies: During visit to Africa,
British PM David Cameron found time to teach class on Western democracy
and free trade to Africans in Nigeria ... warned African countries not
to copy China's development model of authoritarian capitalism, said only
free society can bring stability, development to Africa ... Cameron has
continued to promote the West's own 'authoritarian capitalism' ...
Africa's future rests in hands of Africans themselves, which is what
Western countries do not want to happen (China Daily)
Sources: as listed 0845gmt 29 Jul 11
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Many upcoming horticultural event postings received for the Greater Boston Area. Some may be of interest to Forum readers... Several have free admission. Wish there was time to enjoy them all. ~ Hilda |
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We've also published information received from the Postal Service regarding their new Winter Flowers Forever stamps. A breath of spring in light of the upcoming winter storm! ~ Hilda |
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These animals were hit on state route 60, south of McConnelsville, Ohio. I can not remember what month now, but last year. The driver thought they hit a Deer, but upon inspection found both dead. So, it is unkown if the cat was trying to recover the Deer from the roadway or what?? The local game warden was called, and he took both away. Make a heck of a full body(s) mount, would it not?! Stinking game wardens anyhow. Oh, pic was taken by a friend, that drives for Morgan County Public Transit. She happened upon the scene and stopped to check on the driver.
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Fascinating. Reminds me somewhat of the "two deer locked up and dieing" situations that you see some times... What a shame.
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I remember hearing that story, reshoot. Neat. Anyone hear of mountain lions/ cougars in nw Ohio within the last 8 years or so? A guy a mile away was seeing one on a regular basis, but not within last couple years. At least 80 lbs, probably a released pet. Also heard of one hit near Westminster, about 10 miles from me, but can't confirm that.
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I know a family that rents a house from AEP, out on the old Central Ohio Coal Company property. He has seen cougars on more than one occassion, he told me. Then, his wife says that she loves being in the wilderness and hiking. Said she does not do it any more because it got to where she ran into black bears every time she was out.
Reshoot I'll have to ask Eric Lane next time I see him what the law is for game, such as you described, and is it a requirement that the warden seize the carcass. RoGrrr
Reshoot Sorry, I misread your post. I'd thought you said the warden took them.


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