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POTENTIALLY deadly blue-green algae has been found on Windermere.
The Environment Agency says it has found evidence of an algal bloom at Low Wray Bay, prompting South Lakeland District Council to issue a warning.
The authority said anyone using lakes, rivers and reservoirs should treat all blue-green algae blooms with caution and contact should be avoided as skin rashes and illness may occur if the water is swallowed.
Farmers and pet owners should also prevent livestock and animals coming into contact or drinking the affected water, as it can sometimes prove fatal for animals.
SLDC's environmental health team leader, Tracy Howard, said: "Blue-green algae can potentially make people feel quite ill if swallowed or even by just swimming in it.
"We just want people to be aware of the affects and are asking people to be extra careful and vigilant when using the lakes and rivers for recreational purposes during the summer months.
"The public should observe any notices near affected areas and avoid contact or drinking the water."
Many waters are vulnerable to problems with the algae, typically between June and November.
Experts say all blue-green algal blooms should be assumed to be toxic.
The blooms vary in colour from discoloured green, blue-green, greenish brown, or reddish brown.
Further information about blue-green algae can be found on the Environment Agency's website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The eight short-listed design teams have been announced for a competition to redevelop the Windermere Steamboat Museum on the shores of Windermere.
The Lakeland Arts Trust recently secured initial support for a £7.4m Heritage Lottery Fund bid, including £494,000 development funding, to take the project forward. The project aims to create an exciting and active museum which will use the lake and the lakeside setting to display the nationally significant collection of steam launches, motor boats, yachts and other vessels which are all associated with Windermere.
The first stage of the competition attracted 114 expressions of interest. The short-list (in order of the architect leading the multi-disciplinary design team) is as follows: Carmody Groarke; Adam Khan Architects; Niall McLaughlin Architects; Terry Pawson Architects; Reiach and Hall Architects; 6a Architects; Sutherland Hussey Architects; Witherford Watson Mann Architects.
Martin Ainscough, Chairman of the Lakeland Arts Trust, commented: "We are very encouraged by the quality of entries in the architectural competition and the judging panel had a difficult decision to select the final eight for the shortlist. We are looking forward to working with the successful practice to create a world class facility in the heart of the Lake District.."
Gordon Watson, the trust's chief executive, added: "We are looking for a fresh, well-detailed and sensitive response for the stimulating and highly significant site on Windermere and to display the museum's wonderful collection of boats."
The second stage of the competition will seek design concepts for the project. Architects will need to take into account the requirement of displaying the boats and other items in the collection in the exhibition space and wet dock, and enabling visitors to see the boats being restored in the conservation workshop, as well as designing an appropriate facility for the location to provide a world-class visitor experience.
The design proposals will be subject to public display and comment in late October 2011 and the design teams will be invited to present their schemes to the jury panel at final interviews in late November 2011.
A PAIR of ospreys have returned to their nesting site in the Lake District. The birds are back at Bassenthwaite Lake - 10 years after the first male osprey chose the area for a nesting site.The bird, known as No Ring, was the first to nest in the Lakes for 150 years. Experts say he has returned with the female he paired up with for the first time in 2007.
It is hoped the birds will rear an 11th generation of young after two male chicks were produced last year.
Graeme Prest of the Lake District Osprey Project said: "It is wonderful news that the ospreys have returned for another season and have already mated. With a bit of luck, the female will be laying her eggs soon."
Almost 100 people are part of a volunteer project to provide 24-hour observation on the nest. They also engage with the public about ospreys at the Dodd Wood viewpoint and Whinlatter Visitor Centre.
The public Osprey Viewpoint at Dodd Wood, near Keswick, has been opened and telescopes are being provided to see the birds.
Live images from the nest are also being beamed to a big screen at the nearby Whinlatter visitor centre. The osprey project is managed by a partnership of the Forestry Commission, Lake District National Park Authority and the RSPB.


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Snohomish's Morgan Green is The Herald's Player of the Year
Leadership and the ability to make her teammates better are the reasons Snohomish forward is The Herald's Player of the Year
The senior co-captain of the Snohomish girls soccer team is The Herald's 2012 Girls Soccer Player of the Year. When Panthers coach April VanAssche called to give Green the news, she was overcome with emotions.
"I was shocked," Green said. "When April told me over the phone, I started crying because that's an amazing honor. I feel very fortunate and blessed to have been voted for such a prestigious award."
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There are plenty of local players with more goals and more assists, more shutouts and more numbers. Green even trailed teammate Ellie Otteson for the Snohomish lead in goals 13 to 12.
If this award was based on the score sheet, Green wouldn't have come out on top and she wouldn't be close. The award might have gone to Archbishop Murphy's Shelby Koch who netted 20 goals and 13 assists.
Koch, a senior co-captain for the Wildcats and led her team to an undefeated regular season might be an easy pick in any year when she wasn't up against someone like Green for the honor.
"She wasn't a standout on stats and that has to do with what kind of a player she is on the field," VanAssche said of her four-year varsity starter. "Always putting her teammates first, worrying more about them than herself and she's done that all four years. She's such a humble person and a humble player. She's very quick to give someone else credit and rarely gets that chance to receive the honors."
Green helped take what likely would have been just an ordinary team that graduated nine seniors in 2011 with only two this year and lead them to the district championship game and the state tournament. She may not have won the award based on stats -- though she led the team in assists with 12 -- but anyone who saw her play would agree that she was the area's best.
"On the field if anybody watched, you'd see the kind of special player she is with her skills and her vision, but the things that we got to see everyday as coaches and her teammates is the leader that she is."
Her leadership is compressed inside a smallish 5-foot-2 frame that is anything but intimidating physically. However, she is gigantic compared to the tiny 5-foot nothing freshman that made the varsity in 2009.
"I think people definitely were surprised when they saw me," Green said of her first year at the school. "April told me I couldn't play center mid(field) because I wasn't big enough to bang with the older girls."
Green is also the point guard and four-year member of the Panther basketball team. During her freshman hoops season, a referee asked her if she was a middle schooler. The jokes, slights and doubts never got to her and have partially made Green the player she is today.
"It just adds fuel to my fire," Green said. "It makes it even more great when I accomplish my goals. It just makes me want to prove them wrong even more."
As is often the case with the area player of the year, Green would love to continue soccer at the college level, but it appears that based on her academic goals and her top choice's tepid interest that may not be likely.
"It amazes me still that she hasn't been picked up by a college," said VanAssche in her fifth year as a head coach and 14th overall at Snohomish. "I know she would love to play somewhere and I think that she deserves to. I'm hoping that some coach out there still has a spot and is willing to give her a chance because they would not regret it for sure."
Green has narrowed her choices to Seattle Pacific, Gonzaga and University of Portland, electing to make a decision in the spring, but none have made any soccer offers or hinted that they would be forthcoming.
"The type of person she is, is to not stand on the rooftop and shout how good she is," Van Assche said. "I know that if coaches could see what we see, that they would be itching to get her. I know that it just comes down to the fact that she's one of the good girls with amazing talent that hasn't been noticed yet."
Perhaps this recognition from area coaches and staff will make schools take notice and Green will begin again at the next level, leading and making everyone around her better.
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It's a very convenient way of avoiding all the other stuff in his post that you want to pretend doesn't exist, isn't it?
Please don't pull out the faith-as-science card on me. If you are gun virgins, admit it. Your entire body of knowledge comes from the news and statistics.
I don't understand why You or Chronos or anyone else can't imagine a world where people do not always follow the laws. Or why Chronos argues that it is not even possible to violate the law in the first place. That is all. It's an argument fail in my book because if it was not possible to break the law....we wouldn't have any fucking criminals.
So, when will you be advocating the dissolution of all those useless and troublesome laws that people always ignore?
Please consider that no matter how many rules and regulations are imposed on any given activity...It will never be enough to actually prevent people from working their way around it or ignoring them or outright breaking them.
Considering the exorbitant amount of laws and regulations and taxes and tests involving ownership and use of automobiles compared to the carefree wild free-for-all surrounding gun ownership ...
.. there are still vastly more people killed or injured by the improper use of automobiles.
I know that vastly more people use automobiles everyday than guns but one thing I have never seen is a chart comparing the % of gun related death (excluding suicide) vs. automobile related death.
As a % of the number of automobiles and guns in circulation...which one actually causes more damage?Maybe I should start an automobile fail thread.
...there are still vastly more people killed or injured by the improper use of automobiles.
I know that vastly more people use automobiles everyday than guns...
...but one thing I have never seen is a chart comparing the % of gun related death (excluding suicide) vs. automobile related death.
As a % of the number of automobiles and guns in circulation...which one actually causes more damage?
Maybe I should start an automobile fail thread.
Kids aren't paying attention most of the time in science classes so it seems silly to get worked up over ID being taught in schools.
Gun violence has also been on a steady decline since it's peak in the early '90's. The decline continued even after the sunshine clause on the assault weapons ban expired and it became legal to purchase them again.
The same parents who gave a gun to their 10 and 12-year old kids would not let them drive the family car or stay home alone for a week. They do not think they are mature enough to vote in elections or watch x-rated videos, or to experiment with drugs and alcohol. They would protect them from anyone who tried to recruit them as soldiers. But it is okay to entrust those children with the power of life and death, even under supervision.....
Then they can carry it around and be all bad-a$$. Those of us who don't carry promise to cower and genuflect. Maybe we will even kneel like Loki wanted. Imagine him with a handgun in this scene instead of the staff. Wouldn't he look even cooler?
Quote from: Mr. Blackwell on November 22, 2013, 11:07:23 PMGun violence has also been on a steady decline since it's peak in the early '90's. The decline continued even after the sunshine clause on the assault weapons ban expired and it became legal to purchase them again.data and reference, please.
National rates of gun homicide and other violent gun crimes are strikingly lower now than during their peak in the mid-1990s, paralleling a general decline in violent crime, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.The ban expired on September 13, 2004
Quote from: screwtape on November 24, 2013, 09:54:30 PMQuote from: Mr. Blackwell on November 22, 2013, 11:07:23 PMGun violence has also been on a steady decline since it's peak in the early '90's. The decline continued even after the sunshine clause on the assault weapons ban expired and it became legal to purchase them again.data and reference, please.<links>
Researchers have studied the decline in firearm crime and violent crime for many years, and though there are theories to explain the decline, there is no consensus among those who study the issue as to why it happened
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 202/307-0703 NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION RATE FALLS 10 PERCENT; 50 Percent Drop Since Survey Began in 1973WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation's violent crime rate fell 10 percent last year, continuing a trend observed since 1994, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. During the last 7 years the annual violent crime rate decreased about 50 percent – from 52 violent victimizations per 1,000 U.S. residents age 12 or older in 1994 to 25 per thousand in 2001. Violent victimization and property crime rates in 2001 are the lowest recorded since the National Crime Victimization Survey's inception in 1973. The number of criminal victimizations in 2001 was almost half that measured when the BJS survey commenced in 1973. There were an estimated 44 million personal and household crimes that year, compared to 24.2 million during 2001. In 2001 there were approximately 18.3 million property crimes (burglary, motor vehicle theft and household theft) and 5.7 million violent personal crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery and simple and aggravated assault). Last year's decline in violent crimes was primarily attributable to a drop in simple assaults. According to victim self-reports, most male victims of violence were victimized by strangers, whereas the majority of females were victimized by someone they knew ... About 1 in 3 victims of violence faced an offender armed with a weapon; 1 in 11 victims of violence said the offender had a firearm. Firearm use in crime has significantly declined - it accounted for 12 percent of all violent crime in 1994 and 9 percent in 2001. In 2001, victims reported that about 49 percent of violent crimes and 37 percent of property crimes they experienced were reported to police, a reporting rate similar to that in 2000 for both categories of crime. Violent victimizations against women were more likely to be brought to the attention of police than those against males. The data, from BJS' National Criminal Victimization Survey, a continuing survey of the U.S. public on their exposure to crime, also showed that between 1993 and 2001, a period in which the per capita rate of violence declined 50 percent and property crime fell 47 percent, specific crime categories showed the following declines: Rape/sexual assault - 56%; Robbery - 53; Aggravated assault - 56; Simple assault - 46; Household burglary - 51; Motor vehicle theft - 52; Household theft - 47. Between 1993 and 2000, FBI murder data show a decrease of 42 percent in the per capita rate of murder – a drop from 9.5 murders per 100,000 U.S. residents to 5.5 per 100,000 residents. The report, "Criminal Victimization 2001, Changes 2000-2001 with Trends 1993-2001" (NCJ-194610), was written by BJS statistician Callie Rennison. Single copies may be obtained by calling the BJS Clearinghouse at 1-800-732-3277. In addition, this document can be accessed at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv01.htm. For further information about the Bureau of Justice Statistics and other OJP programs, please see the OJP website at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov; Media calls should be directed to David Hess in OJP's Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at email@example.com or 202-307-0703. After hours: 877-859-8704.
According to the study [Mr Blackwell] quoted and linked:QuoteResearchers have studied the decline in firearm crime and violent crime for many years, and though there are theories to explain the decline, there is no consensus among those who study the issue as to why it happenedIt's gone down, but no one really knows why.
The "fifty percent drop since 1973", for example, is probably not related -- at least, not in a significant way -- to firearms. Prevailing theory actually holds that it is more likely due to the legalization and increased availability of abortion (and, to a lesser extent, contraceptives), reducing the number of unwanted births.
Alaskans decriminalized reefer back in the 1970's and got on with their lives. They tend to be "independents" and "libertarians" ie people who always vote Republican because they think Democrats are negro-loving commie hippie big government wusses, but who are ashamed of their party's hypocrisy, incompetence, ignorance and inability to actually govern. Speaking of hypocrisy, Alaska is the most dependent state there is[1] on the federal government for their livelihoods. Without the federal government there would be no military bases, no highways, no postal service. There would be no national parks--so no tourists and therefore no tourist jobs. There would be no food stamps or welfare, for all the "dog mushers", "trappers", "hunters" and "survivalists" who can't really survive that way.[2] Alaska is an artificial economy floating temporarily on big government and its natural resources. Like Dubai, only with snow instead of sand. 1. also, too, along with Virginia 2. I have met more than one Alaskan cabin-dweller claiming to "live off the land" who collected welfare checks and food stamps at a P.O. box and who took hot showers at the local university gym.
Other unique stories worthy of special note this week: A man cleaning his loaded gun in a Texas hotel room accidentally shot through the wall and killed a woman in the next room, right in front of her husband and teenage son. A customer with a gun in his car accidentally shot a mechanic at a Missouri car dealership when he dropped his car off for service and went to move the weapon. A woman waiting for a SEPTA train in Philadelphia was accidentally shot in the face by a man rummaging through a bag in which he kept his gun. Among all the train noise, he didn't even hear the shot, and was seen on surveillance tapes calmly shouldering his bag and leaving on the next train. An armored car driver left his gun behind in the bathroom of a school in Colorado (and is not even the first armored car driver to do this in a school this year). And the pastor of a Texas church, shooting at a skunk in his backyard, accidentally shot through his fence and hit a neighbor.


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Chrysler 200 Limited ($23,255) adds bi-function halogen headlights, AM/FM Uconnect 5.0, Bluetooth, touchscreen media center, passenger power one-touch up/down window, compass, courtesy/map lights, six-speaker audio, compact spare wheel, 17-inch aluminum wheels. Limited options: Convenience Group ($895) adds leather steering wheel w/ audio controls, one-year Sirius/XM, rearview camera, eight-way power driver seat, four-way power lumbar adjust, illuminated vanity mirrors, body-color power heated mirrors; single-pane sunroof ($995).
Chrysler 200S ($24,495) features black cloth sport seats with leather trim, power eight-way driver seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, paddle shifters, fog lamps, black exterior accents, bright exhaust tips, acoustic windshield and front side-door glass, power/heated folding mirrors, 18-inch aluminum wheels. Options: Comfort Group ($795) includes air conditioning w/ dual-zone temperature control, heated front seats, humidity sensor, rear a/c and heat ducts, auto-dimming rearview mirror, remote start, rearview camera, heated steering wheel, illuminated vanity mirrors; Navigation/Sound I ($1,495) includes Uconnect 8.4AN AM/FM w/ 8.4-inch touchscreen and connectivity, HD radio, GPS, auto-dimming rearview mirror with microphone, 506-watt amp w/ nine speakers and sub-woofer, Sirius/XM Travel Link and Traffic, 7-inch color information center; Premium Lighting ($795) adds HID headlights, LED daytime running lamps, LED fog lights; dual-pane sunroof ($1,495); Blindspot/rear crosspath warning ($595). The V6 engine is optional ($1,950) and includes heavy-duty disc brakes. All-wheel drive ($4,200) is optional.
Chrysler 200C ($25,995) uprgrades to Nappa leather seats, heated front seats, six-way passenger seat, seven-inch color information display, rear camera, remote start, auto-dimming mirror with microphone, illuminated vanity mirrors, two-door passive entry, dual-zone climate control w/ front/rear outlets, garage-door opener, humidity sensor, side-mirror turn signals, touring suspension, 17-inch painted wheels. Options: Premium Group ($995) perforated ventilated Nappa leather seats, heated leather steering wheel , wood trim, radio/driver seat/mirrors memory, 115-volt power outlet; Premium Lighting ($795) Premium Lighting ($795) adds HID headlights, LED daytime running lamps, LED fog lights; Navigation/Sound I ($1,395) includes Uconnect 8.4AN AM/FM w/ 8.4-inch touchscreen and connectivity, HD radio, GPS, auto-dimming rearview mirror with microphone, 506-watt amp w/ nine speakers and sub-woofer, Sirius/XM Travel Link and Traffic, 7-inch color information center; SafeTec Group ($1,295) includes adaptive cruise control w/ stop and go, advanced brake assist, forward collision warning w/ low-speed full stop, lane-departure warning, perpendicular/parallel park assist, rain-sensitive wipers, smart-beam headlights; dual-pane sunroof ($1,495). The V6 engine is optional ($1,950) and includes heavy-duty disc brakes. All-wheel drive ($4,200) is optional.
Safety features include front multistage airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, supplemental front side airbags, front knee bolster airbags, child seat anchors (LATCH), child protection door locks, inside emergency trunk release, three-point seatbelts, 911 call assist, electronic stability control (ESC), anti-lock brakes (ABS), brake assist (BA), traction control, electronic brake distribution (EBD), electronic parking brake, electronic brake differential lock, rain brake support, ready alert braking. Optional safety features include adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, parallel/perpendicular park assist, rearview camera, blindspot/rear cross-path warning. (Note: All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices, which do not include destination charges and may change at any time without notice.)
First impressions can go a long way, and especially in pricier trim, there is only one word for this car's look: chic. Imported from Detroit it may be, but we find it hard not to believe these good looks weren't aided by a soft, elegant Italian breeze blowing in from Chrysler's new corporate owner, Fiat.
From its distinctive overall shape right down to its quasi-retro Chrysler wing badge brand identifier, the Chrysler 200 embraces an aggressively modern design language new to Chrysler. Its snarky signature LED daytime running lights and hungry grille present an attention-getting face, while its muscular flanks, sleek coupe profile, and full-sized, integrated rear spoiler fairly shout studio-designed.
The outward-arching rear spoiler lends the car's tail a wide, well-planted presence, implying confident athleticism. And contributing to the clean appearance, the Chrysler 200 features an extremely shallow bumper offset, effectively integrating the bumpers into the overall shape, though at the price, perhaps, of some cosmetic protection in daily driving. A shiny chrome strip surrounds the side windows, accenting the aero shape's rear-swept dynamism, while its steeply raked side mirrors complete the impression of forward thrust.
As all world carmakers begin to eye the giant emerging markets in the Far East, the international design language of the world-car becomes increasingly important to product planning. The 2015 Chrysler 200 is a proudly American car. But this is by no means a traditionally American car but an American-made car with its eye on the world market. Its chassis is closely related to the current Alfa Romeo sedan and the Dodge Dart, but its attractive looks and cutting-edge styling has world-car buyers in its sights. In its styling and presence, it is at least as eye-catching as any of its more entrenched mid-sized competitors. Whether its appearance can make up for its initial lack of market clout remains to be seen, but the designers have done their part.
Chrysler 200's interior makes a superb first impression in the up-level trim versions. Furnished with Nappa leather seating and a two and half foot-wide real wood applique on the instrument cluster, set off with bronzed chrome trim, this is a thoroughly impressive cabin.
If you wonder how a Chrysler, in the grandiose old sense, could be competing with Kias and Fords and other purportedly lesser devices (isn't that Dodge's job?), you have reason to be confused. Climbing in behind the leather-wrapped wheel of a well-equipped, elegant Chrysler 200C, yet one that is priced in the low 30Ks, will only add to the confusion. Chrysler is offering high value per dollar to attract new buyers, and at the higher end, the 200 delivers a degree of finesse that deserves careful consideration.
The 200's structure has, Chrysler reports, 6-percent greater torsional stiffness than the previous model and uses 60-percent more high-strength steel in the frame. This high-strength steel is of small section sizes, however, avoiding increased weight while still delivering improved strength. In our drives, the structure felt tight and was very quiet, thanks in part to special acoustic sound-deadening carpet. The rear suspension is attached with a special sub-frame, further isolating noise and vibration from the cabin.
Instrumentation was complete and handsome. The tachometer read to 7000 rpm but had no redline; the 2.4-liter I4 engine shifted automatically, however, at a peak of about 6200 rpm, the de facto redline. The information panel delivered all the usual data: trip mileage, fuel mileage, fuel economy, driver assistant (diagramming the road ahead), and vehicle information (coolant and transmission temperature, tire pressures, battery voltage, oil life, oil temperature), digital speedometer setting, gear indicator, compass, messages, and audio indicator. Water temperature and fuel level were indicated by bar graphs.
Keyless push-button start and passive entry are standard. Steering wheel controls accessed the information panel, phone, and voice activation on the left side; on the right side were adaptive cruise control, including three different interval adjustments. A remote trunk release is mounted on the dash. Two seating pre-set adjustments are provided, as well as an electronic parking brake, standard.
Interior space in the front is decent for any but really large drivers. However, with the front seats adjusted for even average drivers, rear-seat legroom is limited. And the sleek faux-coupe roofline has the inevitable penalty of limited rear headroom for tall adults.
The optional perforated and ventilated Nappa leather upholstery was beautiful. The seats were a good fit, with fine lateral support when driving aggressively. In the rear, a center elbow rest folds down and provides two convenient cupholders. However, the rather low rear side windows give backseat passengers a slightly claustrophobic view.
Materials throughout the cabin were of excellent quality. The switchgear had fine tactile sensation, most of it furnished with rubber knobs and surfaces. In the upper trim levels, the 200 is altogether deluxe. Lower trim levels are less so yet certainly respectable. The audio systems and connectivity were of good quality and straightforward, though pressing bar graphs to adjust audio tone is fussy in a moving car.
Cargo space was average, access was narrow by normal standards, and lift-over height was on the high side.
The Chrysler 200 is a great drive. Its steering is firm and accurate, with just the right amount of effort and feedback. The chassis is well controlled, delivering communicative road feel while dampening unruly surfaces. Driven enthusiastically, it has good roll control, remaining pleasingly flat and in command, and all the while, wind and road noise are banished.
Chrysler 200's I4 and V6 engines are what we would call adequate, right in the middle of the pack in many respects. They deliver competitive acceleration. Asked why Chrysler had not followed the current trend towards small-displacement/turbocharged engines, company representatives confided that at the time the new 200 was being designed, these two engines were the only choices available.
The 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine produces 184 horsepower at 6250 rpm and 173 pound-feet of torque at 4600 rpm, according to preliminary figures from Chrysler. The engine uses single overhead cam and redline is at 6500 rpm. The 2.4-liter I4 achieves an EPA rating of 23/36 mpg City/Highway. Unleaded Regular gasoline (87 octane) is recommended.
The 3.6-liter V6 produces 295 horsepower at 6350 rpm and 262 pound-feet of torque at 4250 rpm. Using double overhead cams (four camshafts) the V6 redlines at 6400 rpm. Fuel economy is an EPA estimated 19/32 mpg City/Highway, and Chrysler recommends Unleaded Regular gasoline.
The V6 is offered with an advanced all-wheel drive package. Its rear axle is able to completely disconnect from the drive unit when not needed, reducing parasitic drag and gaining back some fuel economy.
The ambitious 9-speed automatic transmission, standard on all Chrysler 200s, is available with paddle shifters. However, we found the paddle shifter delivered slow response times, and sometimes no response at all, even if your downshift was carefully within the correct speed range of the next gear down. It's a characteristic the driver would adjust to, but it wasn't the best of the paddle-shifter we've driven.
A long list of available electronic driving aids include adaptive cruise control, blind-spot and lane-departure warning, multiple electronic brake assists, park assist and rearview camera
Overall, we found the Chrysler 200 offers a European driving experience. It is more disciplined than the purely Italian model, as well-defined as the determined German model. It's a lively, precise car that engages the driver's attention, and that, in turn, heightens everyone's safety.
The Chrysler 200 is a stylish mid-size sedan with genuinely winsome strengths, including great looks and world-class over-the-road character.
Veteran automotive journalist Ted West filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive of the Chrysler 200 near Louisville, Kentucky.
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When Jessica Lovelace-Chandler visited the ASPCA Adoption Center in Manhattan for the first time, she was nervous but hopeful that she'd find a cat who could be a companion to her older, resident cat named Winston. Our staff led Jessica to meet some friendly felines who would be great candidates for cat companionship. That's where Jessica met Francine, a sweet kitty who had been the victim of a hoarding situation.
"When I met Francine, she was very nervous and hiding out, but she still managed to let me pet her head," Jessica says. "She was so soft and cute, and I had sympathy for her story and background. I could tell she would be shy at first but was very much looking for love, which has proven to be true!"
Once in Jessica's home, Francine was still pretty shy. She didn't eat much at all and seemed uninterested in human affection.
"I knew things would take time, and I knew how to handle the situation thanks to the wonderful coaching I received at the Adoption Center," Jessica says.
With patience, loving care, and some time alone spent in Jessica's bathroom, Francine seemed ready to come out of her shell and join her new crew. And, while Winston wasn't sure what to think of Francine at first, he is coming around as well.
"Winston hissed viciously every time he walked by Francine's door and at the slightest reminder that she was in the house," Jessica says. "Francine handled it all like a champ, which made me particularly glad the adoption center had suggested her as a cat-friendly cat. I'm pleased to say…that they are able to be in the same room now and get along. They're not best friends yet, but they tolerate each other. I'm sure as time goes on, they'll continue to grow with love—or at least, acceptance."
We feel sure these three amigos will enjoy a long-lasting friendship.
i have been this a few times ad it is always rewarding.
I lived in Minnesota for a while and I had adopted a Pure white cat with 2 different colored eyes. The Humane Society said that she had been surrendered back to them 5 or 6 times for being Timid and Shy. I promised her that I wouldn't take her back and She has been the Sweetest Thing. That was 7 years ago.
I recently adopted a Pure Black Cat from a Client of mine who could no longer take care of her. She is the exact Opposite of the white one. gets into everything and seems to attack the other one for no reason. But lately they seem to tolerate each other a little more I've had the Black one for almost 7 months now and She's going to be 2 next month. Sure hope that they really start to become friends. at least they are tolerating each other I guess I should be happy with that.
Francine is a beautiful cat! So glad she was rescued from terrible hoarding. Thanks Jessica for giving her a loving home. Hopefully Winston and her WILL be best friends before you know it!
I wish I could rescue a cat but my Lily is very attached to me and I fear it would make her feel I deserted her. So glad it worked for you
Please remember to not fault the people in these hoarding situations. They give these animals a home they might not otherwise have with every intention of helping them. They just get overwhelmed and it gets out of control. Their emotions get the best of them. Some people have a bigger heart than others
All cat lovers should know about Cat Behavior Specialist, Jackson Galaxy. He is phenomenal with cats. Here is his bio:
Seen man feeding cats every morning outside of abandoned building. Noticed cats weaving in and out of his legs and even rolling-over to be pet. Befriended man and cats. Have rescued 15 cats so far with only a few remaining. All rescued cats got their shots and are in loving(warm)homes. Building has since become condemned and is scheduled to be demolished. One of rescued cats was a pregnant female that birthed a litter the day after catching her. I currently have rescued female that just gave birth about 2 wks ago in my spare room. Weather outside was 9* the morning she gave birth. There are still 3 more that we need to rescue before demolition starts next month. Working on rescuing remaining. It's just who we are.
My first cat was NOT very happy when I rescued a second cat-with time , these two now snuggle together -sleep together -etc. Loving and happy together !
First, when I was 7 yrs. old, I saved a girl and a boy cat. They were mates. The boy was a Bombay with a lot of white on his underbelly and chest area. We named him Max. And his mate was an American Shorthair. We named her Alley, because she loved in an alley with Max. later, Alley had 3 kittens. Two of them looked like Alley, who we named Mixi and Muskrat, and the other one looked like Max, who we named Jake. My BFF kitten, was Muskrat. SHE WAS SO CUTE!! And last, just in 2012, I saved a weak, skinny, helpless kitten. He was a mix of a Norwegian Forest cat, and an American Shorthair. We named him Tango. We have three cats, but the 2nd one we got was named Scooter. Anyway, Tango was so hungry and skinny, that you could see his rib cage. But he ate a lot when we brought him in. So he was healthy and well fed.
That is my story as a 12 year old girl. I have grown up around cats (I also have two hermit crabs, three cats, a dog and a rabbit who I got when I was four. If you have any questions, just comment please!! Thank you for reading my story. Hope you do the same if you see a stray animal.
Peace. Love. Animals (my motto)
Thanks Jessica for adopting Francine. You did a great job! ; - )


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With the welcome of customers back to the dining room comes a new management team, approximately 100 jobs and a renewed place in the community.
"We're excited to be back in the
The restaurant is set to open its doors this morning, Jan. 19 at .
After a six-month remodel, the difference is what customers will find inside.
The traditional favorites will still be found on the lunch and dinner buffets but new and expanded offerings include food stations with international flair — the Piazza featuring Italian and stations for Asian and Mexican cuisine as well
The restaurant will feature exhibition food preparation, and the Grillhouse will include a new 5-ounce sirloin filet grilled to order.
The Brass Bell Bakery features a "Chocolate Wonderfall" chocolate fountain and cotton candy. The Golden Corral will also serve a weekend Sunrise Breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays from to
The restaurant seats about 368 people and continues to have a party/event room for events such as birthday parties or family reunions as well as community meetings.
The Golden Corral has traditionally been a popular location for meetings of civic and community groups and Choate said groups can contact the restaurant general manager, Joey Reed, to schedule those again.
She said the company has also heard from others anxious for the opening as well.
"We've had 28 groups contact us wanting to know when we are going to open so that they can bring tour groups back to the Golden Corral and
The restaurant is owned and operated by Golden Corral Corporation.
The Golden Corral has been at its current location since May 1996. Prior to that it was located on
A Grand Re-opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony will be held by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce at the restaurant at Jan. 28.
Choate said that in conjunction with the event, Golden Corral will be raising awareness about
Choate said 1,800 children ages 8-15 participated during the first year and they hope to expand the number of camp locations and serve even more youth this summer.
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To contact the restaurant, call 252-222-3206.
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2. Place butterscotch chips and 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk in small microwave-safe bowl; set aside.
3. Place chocolate chips, remaining sweetened condensed milk and vanilla in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted. Stir in walnuts. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
4. Microwave butterscotch chip mixture at MEDIUM 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted. Spread evenly over chocolate layer. Refrigerate until firm. Remove from pan; place on cutting board. Peel off foil; cut into squares. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. About 64 pieces or 2 pounds.
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Feds Feed Families
This summer, USDA is once again leading the Feds Feed Families campaign with the support of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and other agency partners. The campaign officially began on June 1 and will run through August 27, 2014. The celebratory national kick off took place at the USDA on the corner of 12th and Independence Avenue, SW at 10:00 a.m. on June 2.
Since the campaign began in 2009, Federal workers have donated and collected 24.1 million pounds of food and other non-perishable items to support families across America. More than 85 percent of Federal workers live and work outside the Washington D.C. area, so we are helping communities in every state.
Last year we collected nearly 9 million pounds of food, and are asking agencies this year to set their own goals again and beat their previous best! We know that Federal employees will answer the call to help their neighbors and we are relying on you to help your Agencies collect more food than ever!
All Federal agencies, including Field components, are asked to participate in the campaign. The field agencies can share their collections with their local food banks; we are looking forward to ensuring the FFF campaign will stretch across America and be visible and active in every state.
Please bring non-perishable food items and place them into a designated collection box located in your Federal workplace or take them directly to your local food bank. Donations of fresh food (fruit, vegetables, herbs, nuts) can now be made directly to a food pantry in your community - please visit www.ampleharvest.org/fff to find one near you.
Learn more about most wanted items in area food banks from the Capital Area Food Bank. For those outside of the National Capital Area, visit www.feedingamerica.org for a list of regional food banks (non-perishable food only) or www.ampleharvest.org/fff for a list of local food pantries (fresh produce as well as non-perishable food) in your area to partner with and to send your donations. They will assist with arranging pick-up and weighing of your donations.
Make sure that the total pounds of your donations are reported to your Department/Agency's Chair or Champion.
This year Feds Feed Families is also encouraging employees to take advantage of gleaning (clearing fields of unused produce). For the National Capital Area the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network (MAGNET) is taking the lead in coordinating gleaning activities. More information about gleaning and upcoming events can be found on the MAGNET website. Field employees can reach out to Society of St. Andrew for gleaning opportunities in their area.
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JDA Dijon and Gaz Metan Medias served up another thriller as the hosts hung on 83-79 at the finish to stay alive in Group D of the EuroChallenge.
Dijon began the night winless while the Romanians arrived with a 3-0 record, but anyone who saw the previous meeting between the two, a 92-89 Medias victory in overtime, knew to expect a close battle and that is exactly what they got.
Although Medias had got off to a hot start, leading 20-9 on Slobodan Dundjerski's free throws six minutes into the game, that advantage had evaporated 10 minutes later when Terrance Campbell hit a three-pointer to make it 37-37.
And there were plenty more twists to come as the lead changed hands a total of eight times before Andre Harris put Dijon 58-57 up with a jump-shot two minutes from the end of the third period.
They then began to edge away, and a run of seven straight points from Harris made it 72-64 with 4:33 left in the contest.
It was Harris again to make it 74-66 but Medias then responded with six straight points to close within two on Aleksandar Mladenovic's dunk with 2:17 left.
Zacherie Moss hit a jump-shot for Dijon and the teams traded baskets, Dijon always keeping their noses just in front.
With the score at 80-77, Ferdinand Prenom and Jeremy Leloup both missed for Dijon but gathered each other's rebounds, forcing Medias into the foul as the clock reached the last 11 seconds.
Campbell put away both free throws to make it a five-point game, and although Mladenovic responded with another dunk David Melody split a pair of free throws and that was enough to put it out of Medias' reach.
Campbell led Dijon with 24 points while Harris had 23 and Moss 12.
Medias wasted 29 points from Mladenovic while Deven Mitchell had 19 and Dundjerski 13.
JDA Dijon head coach Jean Louis Borg:"We knew this team has a certain value, Mladenovic for example scored 29 points. I can't be satisfied by the defensive performance of the team. We've been much more rigorous. I'm satisfied we won, but I can't be proud of our defense tonight."
JDA Dijon player David Melody:"We had trouble to get in the game, luckily the team managed to raise its game level in the very last minutes of the games."
Gaz Metan Medias head coach Marcel Tenter:"We lost too many occasions. My players never gave up, I have to congratulate them. Now we have to focus to win the game against Tartu to go through. I would really like to congratulate Jean Louis Borg and his team for their first win in the competition."
Gaz Metan Medias player Slobodan Dundjerski:"The game was tight during the first half. After coming back from the lockers, it's become much different."
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I'm not one of those "extreme eaters" and I doubt you'll ever see me on one of those television shows showing off how brave I am, boasting about eating Lord-knows-what. In fact, I am the opposite end: I'm a defender of those who don't want to eat certain things. Who cares what other people's food preferences are?*
A few years back I got to cook with Andrew Zimmern, the host of "Bizarre Foods" who had come to France. To be honest, I didn't know who he was because I've been away from the States for a while. I was amazed when we went to my local market to shop on a sleepy Sunday morning, when suddenly, out of the woodwork, swarms of Americans descended on him. (Notice I said "him" and not "us" – hrrmmph!)
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As much as I kind of fell for him, I still don't share his proclivity for eating all sorts of oddities, although I am sometimes curious about them. People have asked me, "Why are Americans so squeamish about what they eat?" which is rather odd because Americans eat a lot of hot dogs – and Lord knows what's in those…and some eat whatever is in that packet of orange powder that comes with boxed macaroni & cheese. (Which I recently bought on a whim because I saw it in a store, which was definitely not as good as I remembered.) And I have French friends who would never eat rabbit, kidneys, brains, or any of les autres abats (offal).


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Crews from the Elkin Rescue Squad, CC Camp Volunteer Fire Department and the Arlington Fire Department were on the scene following the wreck to help with the injured. State troopers came from as far away as Mount Airy to lend their aid.
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It was in summer 2014 that we last featured the wonderful illustrations of Barbara Dziadosz. Hailing from "a little town in Northern Poland" the illustrator is currently finishing her studies in Hamburg, and with one scroll through her Tumblr it's clear she's been hard at work.
As the creative world digests last night's big D&AD winners (those that scooped Black and White Pencils), there was a host of interesting work recognised in the 44 Yellow Pencils given out at the London awards bash. In total, the D&AD juries considered 847 projects this year and so less than one in 20 made the prestigious Yellow Pencil cut. Here's our rundown of those winners that caught our eye for one reason or another – you can see the full list of winners over on the D&AD site here.
It's only been a couple of weeks but already the UK election seems a lifetime ago. If you're into that kind of thing, there's an undeniable drama about it all as the tension ratchets up across the campaign and breaks on election night itself as the results filter through from around the country. Topolski Studio commissioned eight young artists to capture the goings-on through the medium of drawing and the results will be published in its upcoming Election Chronicle.
George Douglas seems like a pretty cool guy – he's chosen to immortalise David Lynch's notoriously tricky Inland Empire and Alejandro Jodorowsky's weird-as-hell surrealist classic The Holy Mountain in poster form, after all. But it's not just his penchant for the peculiar side of celluloid we're interested in – it's his deft approach to collage, a medium often done shoddily but all the more impressive when done well. George is based in Edinburgh, and alongside his film posters he also creates well-composed works formed of abstract shapes and often murky colours, which could work just as well across the pages of a creatively minded commissioning editor's publication as on more esoteric applications.
Kate Prior's bright, tongue-in-cheek and colourful illustrations have secured her commissions for The New Yorker , ASOS, Adidas and Pitchfork among others. Kate is currently working as an in-house illustrator for Urban Outfitters in Europe and the USA, but she still remembers drawing in more humble surroundings at her parents' house, "as a way to keep me quiet."
It's no real surprise to learn that image-maker Andy Gilmore is also a musician because his geometric compositions feel orchestrated. The New York-based creative brings colour, shape and pattern together in tightly formatted visual symphonies which swell to become more than the sum of their parts, dazzling the eye and tricking the brain simultaneously. It's been three years since we last featured Andy's work on the site but he's as in demand as ever, with clients like Ogilvy NY, Wired and The New York Times queuing up for a bit of his brilliance.
If Jan Buchczik were to start a fan club – one which you could enter only by correctly spelling his surname 15 times or more – we'd be first in line, happily clutching our Jan badges. And not least because we've got his name down. Finally.
It was way back in 2012 that we first featured Thoka Maer's it's no biggie, a blog of joyous GIFS that capture little moments in life, by turns sweet and surreal. A lot has happened since then – not only the fact that we can now actually embed GIFs on our site and show you Thoka's creations in all their glory. She meanwhile has graduated from the Visual Communication course at the University of the Arts, Berlin, and inb (as all the cool kids are calling it) won the self-initiated category at last year's Association of Illustrators awards.
There's a beautiful vividness to Gigi Rose Gray's illustrations – reds are crimsons, blues are ceruleans and yellows have seeped into deep ochres. Gigi crops into the small moments and hones in on a handful of people or the facade of a building.
Did you ever see that copy of Die Zeit with the front cover illustrated by Adam Higton? A cheerful, smiley sunflower resting on a retina-searing yellow to declare to all the grumpy, cold commuters that SPRING was finally here! Adam doesn't often do high profile mag covers like that, he tends to spend his time cutting out shapes, arranging them into creatures and characters, creating collages and photographing them in woodland environments.
Most of you probably have an inkling of who Tuesday Bassen is; she's a powerful LA illustrator, brand consultant, public speaker and all-out entrepreneurial maverick who can already count folks like Playboy, Lucky Peach, The New Yorker and The New York Times as clients. She's doing pretty well for herself. But somehow – SOMEHOW – we've never given her portfolio a good airing on the site. I feel just awful about this because I spend at least half an hour a week watching her compelling process videos on Instagram that demonstrate the deftness of her brushwork as she inks images of gnarly skate chicks and stony-faced punks. So without further ado; Tuesday, everyone, everyone, Tuesday. I'm sure you're all going to get on famously!
It's been a few years now since we posted the work of artist, illustrator and Camberwell tutor Robert Nicol, but our tardiness only means there's a heap of new work for us to enjoy in his portfolio. From paintings to book covers, editorial illustrations to ceramic sculptures, Rob's able to turn his versatile talents to a number of different ends. It's interesting to look at his work together and see how he can amplify or refine certain traits depending on the job in hand. So we have his wonderful paintings where bold colours and surreal characters are given free rein, contrasted with his stylish book covers where hints of narrative achieve a lot in a quieter context.
I wouldn't say I fully understood a lot of Alexander Robyn's comics, but it says a lot for his skill with a set of pencil crayons that I fully disregard that fact when I happily browse though his endless Tumblr stream. Alexander's work is a patchwork quilt of sci-fi, human behaviour, sex, violence, talking mooses, cuss words and technology, illustrated on natural paper in vibrant crayon and graphite. Part of Alexander's trademark style is the way he uses neat, childish stencil typography in his comics. The aesthetic of stencil type gives his comics and beautiful drawings a naive quality, which is totally offset by the wit, skill and wry, adult humour evident in the content. To top it off, he's bloody great at drawing geodesic domes.


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The need for a longer lens
Domestic coal consumption peaked around 2008, at just over 70 million tons per month. Today that number hovers around 50 million. Less expensive and cleaner natural gas, attenuating energy needs, and more renewable energy sources have coalesced to staunch our coal appetite. U.S coal producers now look to an energy-ravenous China to backfill a shrinking domestic market. Exports -- not energy security -- are the driver.
The Powder River Basin, just east of Wyoming's Big Horn Mountains, is America's coal Eden, with 40 billion tons of extractable reserves. Presupposing the Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point passes federal muster, the basin's Decker and Black Thunder mines will be the launching point for 18 open-car coal trains running daily through the Pacific Northwest. It's mostly low-sulfur coal, a quality that makes it ideal for an American market subject to the Clean Air Act. China, alas, disregards similar environmental and clean-air standards.
Ironically, most of the Powder River Basin's Asia-bound coal is mined from publically owned lands. The government leases reserves at below-market prices, in what pencils out to a $29 billion subsidy. The bow wave of costs related to exporting, including infrastructure and economic impacts, will mostly be shouldered by taxpayers. The upside is the promise of jobs, both direct and indirect to Cherry Point. Project construction will translate into approximately 2,000 jobs. After that, supporters forecast 215 full-time positions.
At capacity, Cherry Point will export 48 million metric tons of coal a year. It would mark a sea change in the export sphere. The U.S. currently exports around 100 million tons of coal annually, with less than 10 percent shipping from West Coast ports. In addition to Cherry Point, the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminal in Longview would annually export 44 metric tons. The environmental impact statement (EIS) process for Longview is slated for early 2013.
There are compelling reasons to avoid telescoping coal exports into questions of NIMBY-ism, transportation hassles, or additional living-wage jobs. A long-lens perspective incorporates who is paying for what, the spectrum of environmental impacts, and where the country will be a generation or two from now. These questions mirror the spirit of the National Environmental Policy Act, as well as the law's EIS process to gauge Cherry Point along with the Millennium Bulk Terminal. And the story begins hundreds of miles east of Washington, in the Powder River Basin.
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