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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns, spelt Jennings in most modern references), Duchess of Marlborough (5 June 1660 (old style) – 18 October 1744) rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.
Sarah's friendship and influence with Princess Anne was widely known, and leading public figures often turned their attentions to her in the hope that she would influence Anne to comply with requests. As a result, by the time Anne became queen, Sarah's knowledge of government, and intimacy with the Queen, allowed her to become a powerful friend and a dangerous enemy, the last in the long line of Stuart favourites.
In an age when marriage was principally for money, not love, Sarah enjoyed an unusually close relationship with her husband, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, whom she married in 1677. Sarah acted as Anne's agent after her father, James II, was deposed during the Glorious Revolution; and she promoted her interests during the rule of James's successors, William III and Mary II. When Anne came to the throne after William's death in 1702, the Duke of Marlborough, together with Sidney Godolphin, the first Earl of Godolphin, rose to head the government, partly as a result of his wife's friendship with the queen. While the Duke was out of the country commanding troops in the War of the Spanish Succession, Sarah kept him informed of court intrigue, while he sent her requests and political advice which she would then convey to the Queen. Sarah tirelessly campaigned on behalf of the Whigs, while also devoting much of her time to building projects such as Blenheim Palace. She died in 1744 at the age of eighty-four.
A strong-willed woman who liked to get her own way, Sarah tried the Queen's patience whenever she disagreed with her on political, court or church appointments. After her final break with Anne in 1711, she was dismissed from the court with her husband, but she returned to favour under the Hanoverians after Anne's death. She had famous subsequent disagreements with many important people, including her daughter the second Duchess of Marlborough; the architect of Blenheim Palace, John Vanbrugh; prime minister Robert Walpole; King George II; and his wife, Queen Caroline. The money she inherited from the Marlborough trust left her one of the richest women in Europe.
The Princess went to Bed at the usual time to prevent suspicion. I came to her soon after; and by the backstairs which went down from her closet, her Royal Highness [Princess Anne], my Lady Fitzharding [one of Sarah's closest friends] and I, with one servant, walked to the coach where we found the Bishop [of London], and the Earl of Dorset. They conducted us that night to the Bishop's house in the city, and the next day to my Lord Dorset's at Copt-Hall. From there we went to the Earl of Northampton's, and thence to Nottingham, where the country gathered about the Princess; nor did she think herself safe till she saw that she was surrounded by the Prince of Orange's friends.
After this further disappointment, James fled the country. Although Sarah implied that she had encouraged the escape for the safety of Princess Anne, it is more likely that she was protecting herself and her husband. If James had defeated Prince William of Orange's army, he could have imprisoned and even executed Lord and Lady Churchill for treason. It is not likely that he would have subjected his daughter to such a fate.
Other problems also emerged. In 1689, Anne's supporters (including the Marlboroughs and the Duke of Somerset) demanded that she be granted a parliamentary annuity of £50 000, a sum that would end her dependence on William and Mary. Sarah was seen as the driving force behind this bill, creating further ill-feeling towards her at court. William responded to the demand by offering the same sum from the Privy Purse, to keep Anne dependent on his generosity. However, Anne, through Sarah, refused, pointing out that a parliamentary grant would be more secure than charity from the Privy Purse. Eventually Anne received the grant from parliament, and felt she owed this to Sarah's efforts.
Sarah's success as a leader of the opposition only intensified Queen Mary's animosity towards the Marlboroughs. Although she could not dismiss Sarah from Anne's service, Mary responded by evicting Sarah from her court lodgings at the Palace of Whitehall. Anne responded by leaving the court as well, and Sarah and she went to stay with their friends Charles Seymour, the sixth Duke of Somerset, and Elizabeth, the Duchess of Somerset at Syon House. Anne continued to defy the Queen's demand for Sarah's dismissal, even though an incriminating document signed by the Earl of Marlborough supporting the recently exiled James II and his supporters had been discovered. This document is likely to have been forged by Robert Young, a known forger and disciple of Titus Oates; Oates was famous for stirring a strongly anti-Catholic atmosphere in England between 1679 and the early 1680s. The Earl was imprisoned in the Tower of London. The loneliness Sarah suffered during these events drew her and Anne closer together.
Following the death of Mary II from smallpox in 1694, William III restored Anne's honours, in an effort to increase his popularity with the English, and provided her with apartments at St. James's Palace. He also restored the Earl of Marlborough to all his offices and honours, and exonerated him from any past accusations. However, fearing Sarah's powerful influence, William kept Anne out of government affairs, and he did not make her regent in his absences.
In 1702, King William III died, and Anne became Queen. Anne immediately offered John Churchill a dukedom, which Sarah initially refused. Sarah was concerned that a dukedom would strain the family's finances; a ducal family at the time was expected to show off its rank through lavish entertainments. Anne countered by offering the Marlboroughs a pension of £5000 a year, for life, from Parliament, as well as an extra £2000 a year from the Privy Purse, and they accepted the Dukedom. Sarah was promptly created Mistress of the Robes–the highest office in the royal court that could be held by a woman–Groom of the Stole, Keeper of the Privy Purse, and Ranger of Windsor Great Park. The Duke accepted the Order of the Garter, as well as the office of Captain-General of the army.
During much of Anne's reign, the Duke of Marlborough was abroad fighting the War of the Spanish Succession, while Sarah remained in England. Despite being the most powerful woman in England besides the Queen, she appeared at court only rarely 1705, preferring to oversee the construction of her new estate, Woodstock Manor (the site of the later Blenheim Palace), a gift from Queen Anne after the duke's victory at the Battle of Blenheim. Nevertheless, Anne sent her news of political developments in letters and consulted Sarah's advice in most matters.
Sarah was famous for telling the Queen exactly what she thought, and did not offer her flattery. Anne and Sarah had invented petnames for themselves during their youths which they continued to use after Anne became queen: Mrs Freeman (Sarah) and Mrs Morley (Anne). Effectively a business manager, Sarah had control over the Queen's position, from her finances to people admitted to the royal presence.
Sarah's frankness and indifference for rank, so admired by Anne earlier in their friendship, was now seen to be intrusive. Unlike most women of the time–many of whom did not have influence with their own husbands–Sarah had a powerful intimacy with the two most powerful men in the country, Marlborough and Godolphin. Godolphin, though a great friend of Sarah's, had even considered refusing high office after Anne's accession, preferring to live quietly and away from the political side of Sarah, who was bossy, interfering, and presumed to tell him what to do when Marlborough was away. Sarah, although a woman in a man's world of national and international politics, was always ready to give her advice; express her opinions; antagonize with outspoken censure; and insist on having her say on every possible occasion. However, she had a charm and vivaciousness which was admired by many; and she could easily delight those she met with her wit.
Anne's apparent withdrawal of genuine affection occurred for a number of reasons. She was frustrated by Sarah's long absences from Court, and despite numerous letters from Anne to Sarah on this subject, Sarah rarely attended, and wrote her excuses in letters to Anne. There was also a political difference between them: Anne was a Tory (the party known as the "Church party", religion being one of Anne's chief concerns), and Sarah was a Whig (the party known to support Marlborough's wars). The Queen did not want this difference to come between them; but Sarah, always thinking of her husband, wanted Anne to give more support to the Whigs, which she was not prepared to do.
Sarah was called to Cambridge in 1703, where her only surviving son, John, Marquess of Blandford, was taken ill with Smallpox. The Duke of Marlborough was recalled from the war and was at his bedside when he died on 20 February 1703. Sarah was heartbroken over the loss of her son and became reclusive for a period, expressing her grief by closing herself off from Anne and either not answering her letters or doing so in a cold and formal manner. However, Sarah did not allow Anne to shut her out when Anne suffered bereavement. After the death of Anne's husband, Prince George of Denmark in 1708, Sarah arrived uninvited at Kensington Palace to find Anne with the prince's body. She pressed the heartbroken Queen to move from Kensington to St James's Palace in London, which Anne bluntly refused, and instead commanded Sarah to call Abigail Masham to attend her. Aware that Abigail was gaining more influence with Anne, Sarah disobeyed her, and instead scolded her for grieving over Prince George's death. Although Anne eventually submitted and allowed herself to be taken to St James's Palace, Sarah's insensitivity greatly offended her and added to the already significant strain on the relationship.
Abigail was also the second cousin of the Tory leader, Robert Harley, later first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. Flattering, subtle and retiring, Abigail was the complete opposite of Sarah, who was dominating, blunt and scathing. During Sarah's frequent absences from court, Abigail and Anne grew close; Abigail was not only happy to give the Queen the kindness and compassion that Anne had longed for from Sarah, but she also never pressured the Queen about politics; Anne responded with pathos to her flattery and charm. She was present at Abigail's secret wedding to Samuel Masham, groom of the bedchamber to Prince George, in 1707, without Sarah's knowledge.
Sarah was completely oblivious to any friendship between Anne and Abigail, and was therefore surprised when she discovered that Abigail frequently saw the Queen in private. Sarah found out about Abigail's marriage several months after it had occurred, and immediately went to see Anne – with the intention of informing her of the event. It was at this interview that Anne let slip that she had begged Abigail to tell Sarah of the marriage; Sarah became suspicious about what had really happened. After questioning servants and Royal Household for a week about Abigail's marriage, Sarah discovered that Anne had been present and had given Abigail a dowry of £2000 from the Privy Purse. This proved Anne's duplicity to Sarah: as Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sarah had been unaware of any such payment.
In July 1708, the Duke of Marlborough, with his ally Prince Eugene of Savoy, won a great victory at the Battle of Oudenarde. On the way to the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral, Sarah engaged in a furious argument with Anne about the jewels Anne wore to the service, and showed her a letter from the Duke of Marlborough which expressed hope that the Queen would make good political use of the victory. The implication that she should publicly express her support for the Whigs offended her; and at the service, Sarah told the Queen to "be quiet" after Anne continued the argument, thus offending the Queen still further. Anne wrote to Marlborough encouraging him not to let her rift with Sarah become public knowledge; but he could not prevent his wife's indiscretion. Sarah continued vehemently supporting the Whigs in writing and speaking to Anne, with the support of Godolphin and the other Whig ministers. The news of the public's support for the Whigs reached Marlborough in letters from Sarah and Godolphin, which influenced his political advice to the Queen. Anne, already in ill health, felt used and harassed and was desperate for escape. She found refuge in the gentle and quiet comfort of Abigail Masham.
Anne had explained before that she did not wish the public to know that her relationship with Sarah was failing, because any sign that Sarah was out of favour would have a damaging impact on the duke of Marlborough's authority as Captain-General. Sarah was kept in all of her offices–purely for the sake of her husband's position as Captain-General of the army–and the tension between the two women lingered on until early in 1711. This year was to see the end of their relationship for good.
Sarah had always been jealous of Anne's affection for Abigail Masham. Together with the Duke of Marlborough and most of the Whig party, she had tried to force Anne to dismiss her. All these attempts failed, even when Anne was threatened with an official parliamentary demand from the Whigs, who were suspicious of Abigail's Tory influence with Anne, for Abigail's dismissal. The whole scenario echoed Anne's refusal to give up Sarah during the reign of William and Mary; but the threat of Parliamentary interference exceeded anything tried against Anne in the 1690s. Anne was ultimately triumphant; she conducted interviews with high ranking politicians of both political parties and begged them "with tears in her eyes" to oppose the motion.
The passion she showed for Abigail, and the stubborn refusal to dismiss her, angered Sarah to the point that she implied that a lesbian affair was taking place between the two women. During the mourning period for Anne's husband, Sarah was the only one who refused to wear suitable mourning clothes. This gave the impression that she did not consider Anne's grief over his death to be genuine. Eventually, as a result of mass support for peace in the War of the Spanish Succession, Anne decided she no longer needed the Duke of Marlborough and took the opportunity to dismiss him on trumped-up charges of embezzlement.
Sarah's last attempt to re-establish her friendship with Anne came in 1710, when they had their final meeting. An account written by Sarah shortly afterwards shows that she pleaded to be given an explanation of why their friendship was at an end, but Anne was unmoved. After hearing this, the Duke of Marlborough, realising that Anne intended to dismiss them, begged her to keep them in their offices for nine months, until the campaign was over, so that they could retire honourably. However, Anne told Marlborough that "for her [Anne's] honour" Sarah was to resign immediately and return her gold key–the symbol of her authority within the Royal household–within two days. Years of trying the Queen's patience had finally resulted in her dismissal. When told the news, Sarah, in a fit of pride, told Marlborough to return the key to the Queen immediately.
In January 1711, Sarah was stripped of the offices of Mistress of the Robes and Groom of the Stole and replaced by Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset. Abigail was made Keeper of the Privy Purse. This broke a promise Anne had made to distribute these court offices to Sarah's children.
The Marlboroughs also lost state funding for Blenheim Palace, and the building came to a halt for the first time since it was begun in 1705. Now in disgrace, they left England and travelled Europe. As a result of his success in the War of the Spanish Succession, the Duke of Marlborough was a favourite among the German courts and with the Holy Roman Empire, and the family was received in those places with full honours.
Sarah, however, did not like being away from England, and often complained that they were received with full honours in Europe, but were in disgrace at home. Sarah found life travelling the royal courts difficult, remarking that they were full of dull company. She took the waters at Aix-la-Chapelle in Germany on account of her ill health, corresponded with those in England who could supply her with political gossip, and indulged in her fascination with Catholicism.
Sarah and the Queen never made up their differences, although one eyewitness claimed to have heard Anne asking whether the Marlboroughs had reached the shore, leading to rumours that she had called them home herself. Queen Anne died on 1 August 1714 at Kensington Palace; the Protestant Whig Privy Councillors had insisted on their right to be present, preventing Henry St. John, the first Viscount Bolingbroke from declaring for the Pretender, James Francis Edward Stuart. The Marlboroughs returned home on the afternoon of Anne's death. The Act of Settlement of 1701 ensured a Protestant succession by passing over more than fifty stronger Roman Catholic claimants and proclaiming Georg Ludwig, Elector of Hanover (the great grandson of James I through his mother Sophia of Hanover), King George I of Great Britain.
The new reign was supported by the Whigs, who were mostly staunch Protestants. The Tories were suspected of supporting the Catholic Pretender James Francis Edward Stuart. George I rewarded the Whigs by forming a Whig government; at his welcome in Queen's House at Greenwich, he conversed with the Whigs but not with the Tories. Sarah approved of his choice of Whig ministers.
King George also had a personal friendship with the Marlboroughs; the Duke of Marlborough had fought with him in the War of the Spanish Succession, and John and Sarah made frequent visits to the Hanoverian court during their effective exile from England. George's first words to Marlborough as King of Great Britain were, "My lord Duke, I hope your troubles are now over;" Marlborough was restored to his old office of Captain-General of the Army.
Sarah was relieved to move back to England. The Duke of Marlborough became one of the king's close advisers, and Sarah moved back into Marlborough House, where she flaunted her eldest granddaughter, Lady Henrietta Godolphin, in the hope of finding a suitable marriage partner. Henrietta eventually married Thomas Pelham-Holles, first Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in April 1717, and the rest of Sarah's grandchildren went on to make successful marriages.
However, Sarah's concern for her grandchildren briefly came to a halt when her husband had two strokes in 1716, the second of which left him speechless. Sarah spent much of her time with him, accompanying him to Tunbridge Wells and Bath, and he recovered shortly afterwards. Even after his recovery, Sarah opened his correspondence and filtered the letters Marlborough received, in case the contents caused another stroke.
Sarah's relationship with her children was also strained. Although she had a good relationship with her daughter, Anne Spencer, she became estranged from her daughters Henrietta, Elizabeth and Mary. After Elizabeth's death from smallpox in 1714, Sarah wrote to Robert Jennings (a friend and distant relation): "All the arguments I can possibly think of can't hinder me from lamenting as long as I live of what I had so much reason to love." Similarly heartbroken when her favourite daughter Anne Spencer died in 1716, Sarah kept her favourite cup, a lock of her hair, and adopted the Sunderlands' youngest child, Lady Diana, who would later become her favourite granddaughter. Sarah's youngest daughter Mary, Duchess of Montagu, outlived her mother; the two never reconciled.
John Churchill died at Windsor in 1722, and Sarah arranged a large funeral for him. Their daughter, Henrietta, became duchess in her own right. Sarah became one of the trustees of the Marlborough estate, and she used her business sense to distribute the family fortune, including the income for her daughter Henrietta.
Sarah's personal income was now considerable, and she used the money to invest in land; she believed this would protect her from currency devaluation. The dowager duchess purchased Wimbledon in 1723, and rebuilt the manor house. Her wealth was so considerable that Sarah hoped to marry her granddaughter, Lady Diana Spencer, to Frederick, Prince of Wales, for which she would pay a massive dowry of £100,000. However, Robert Walpole, the First Lord of the Treasury (effectively the same as today's Prime Minister) vetoed the plan. Walpole, although a Whig, had alienated Sarah by supporting peace in Europe; she was also suspicious of his financial probity; and Walpole, in turn, mistrusted Sarah. Despite this, good relations with the royal family continued, and Sarah was occasionally invited to court by Queen Caroline, who attempted to cultivate her friendship.
The Duchess of Marlborough was a capable business manager, unusual in a period when women were excluded from most things outside the management of their household. Her friend Arthur Maynwaring wrote that she was more capable of business than any man. Although she never came to like Blenheim Palace–describing it as "that great heap of stones"–she became more enthusiastic about its construction and wrote to the Duke of Somerset about the new waterworks: "I believe it will be beautiful. The Canal and Bason (which is already don[e]) look very fine. There is to be a lake & a cascade...which I think will bee[sic] a great addition to the place..."
The Duchess of Marlborough fought against anything she thought was undue extravagance. She wrote to the Duke of Somerset, "I have reduced the stables to one third of what was intended by Sir John [Vanbrugh] yet I have room for fine horses." She allowed only two features of extravagance: the Marlboroughs's tomb in the Blenheim chapel, designed by William Kent; and the Doric Column of Victory in the park designed by Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke, and finished by Roger Morris. The latter rose to a height of , complete with fine embellishments. The Duchess carefully monitored the construction of all Blenheim's features, and she fell out with anyone who did not do exactly what she wanted.
These detailed inspections extended to her smaller land purchases. After buying the Wimbledon estate (which she described as "upon clay, an ill sod, very damp and...an unhealthy place"), and Holdenby House near Althorp, she kept detailed accounts of her finances and expenditure, as well as a sharp look-out for any dishonesty in her agents.
Her friendship with Queen Caroline ended when Sarah refused the Queen access through her Wimbledon estate, which resulted in the loss of her £500 income as Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Sarah was also rude to King George II–making it clear that he was "too much of a German"–which further alienated her from the court. Her persona non grata status at the Walpole-controlled court prevented her from suppressing the rise of the Tories; Walpole's taxes and peace with Spain were deeply unpopular with ruling class English society, and the Tories were gaining much more support as a result.
Sarah never lost her good looks and, despite failing popularity, received many offers of marriage after the death of her husband, including one from her old enemy, Charles Seymour, the sixth Duke of Somerset. Ultimately, she decided against remarriage, preferring to keep her independence.
Sarah continued to appeal against court decisions which ruled that funding for Blenheim should come from the Marlborough's personal estate, and not the government. This made her unpopular; she could easily afford the payments herself. She was surprised by the grief she felt following the death of her eldest daughter in 1733, but continued to quarrel with her youngest daughter Mary, Duchess of Montagu. Sarah lived to see her enemy Robert Walpole fall in 1742, and in the same year attempted to improve her reputation by approving a biographical publication titled An Account of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough from her first coming to Court to the year 1710. She died of old age, in her eighty-fifth year, on 18 October 1744, at Marlborough House; she was buried at Blenheim. Her husband's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey and buried beside her.
Although the Duchess of Marlborough's downfall is chiefly attributed to her selfish and self-serving relationship with Queen Anne, she was a vibrant and intelligent woman, who loyally promoted Anne's interests when she was princess. Anne was a dull conversationalist and Sarah did not find her company stimulating. Sarah believed that she had a right to enforce her political advice, whether Anne personally liked it or not, and became angry if she stubbornly refused to take it.
Abigail Masham also played a key role in Sarah's downfall. Modest and retiring, she actively promoted the Tory policies of her cousin Robert Harley. Despite owing her position at court to the duchess of Marlborough, Abigail soon became Sarah's enemy, and supplanted her in Anne's affections.
During her lifetime, Sarah drafted twenty-six Wills, the last of which was only written a few months before her death; and had purchased twenty-seven estates. With a wealth of over £4 million in land; £17,000 in rent rolls; and a further £12,500 in annuities, she made financial bequests to rising Whig ministers such as William Pitt, later the first Earl of Chatham, and Philip Stanhope, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield. Although she left little to the poor and even less to charity, she left her servants annuities far above the average for the time: her favourite, Grace Ridley, received £16,000, equivalent to approximately £1,320,000 in today's money.
Much of the money left after Sarah's numerous bequests was inherited by her grandson, John Spencer, with the condition that he could not accept a political office under the government. He also inherited the remainder of Sarah's numerous estates, including Wimbledon. Marlborough House remained empty for fourteen years, with the exception of James Stephens, one of her executors, before it became the property of the Dukes of Marlborough upon Stephens' death. In 1817, it became a royal residence, and passed through members of the British royal family until it became the Commonwealth Secretariat in 1959. Wimbledon Park House succumbed to fire in 1785; and Holywell House, Sarah's birthplace in St Albans, was demolished in 1827. Today, much of St Albans is named after the Marlboroughs as a result of Sarah's influence.
Sarah died, in the words of Tobias Smollett, "immensely rich and very little regretted, either by her own family or the world in general," but her efforts to continue the Marlborough legacy cannot be ignored. Because of her influence, Sarah managed to marry off members of her family to England's greatest aristocratic dynasties. Among the more famous descendants of the Marlboroughs are Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales.
|Birth date
|Death date
|Brief biography
|Harriet Churchill
|October 1679
|October 1679
|Died an infant
|Henrietta Churchill (later Godolphin), 2nd Duchess of Marlborough in her own right
|19 July 1681
|24 October 1733
|Married The Hon. Francis Godolphin (later Viscount Rialton by courtesy and 2nd Earl of Godolphin respectively) on 23 April 1698. Their son, William, Marquess of Blandford died in 1731; their daughter Henrietta married Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; their daughter Mary married Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds.
|Anne Churchill (later Spencer)
|27 February 1683
|15 April 1716
|Anne married the Whig politician Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland on 14 September 1699. After her sister Henrietta's death in 1733, their son, Charles became 3rd Duke of Marlborough. Their son John is the ancestor of the Earls Spencer and thus of Diana, Princess of Wales. Their daughter Diana nearly married Frederick, Prince of Wales, but when the plan failed, married Lord John Russell, later 4th Duke of Bedford.
|John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
|13 February 1686
|20 February 1703
|John, Marquess of Blandford was the heir to the Dukedom of Marlborough. He died unmarried and without children in 1703, so the dukedom passed to Marlborough's eldest daughter, Henrietta, after his death in 1722.
|Elizabeth Churchill (later Egerton)
|15 March 1687
|22 March 1713/14
|Married Scroop Egerton, 4th Earl of Bridgewater (from 1720, 1st Duke of Bridgewater) on 9 February 1703, leaving issue
|Mary Churchill (later Montagu)
|15 July 1689
|14 May 1751
|Married John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu on 17 March 1705, leaving issue
|Charles Churchill
|19 August 1690
|22 May 1692
|Died an infant


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Yep, it's that time TG's good friend Sabine Schmitz decided to show just how quickly she could go around the Nürburgring. In a Ford Transit van. In under 10 minutes.

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The Red Sox have made it known to both David Ortiz and Cody Ross that they would like the hitters back, and will begin negotiations in earnest next week, says Joe McDonald of ESPNBoston (via MLBTradeRumors). Ortiz has never been in a better position to get a two-year deal from Boston, despite being 37 next year (!) and coming off a serious Achilles injury. The bad blood the Red Sox generated with their fans is one reason, but another is on the field: Ortiz was excellent when healthy last year. And that's before you look at the hitting market, which is filled with drug addicts, defense-first outfielders, and about-to-be-severely-overpaid-on-base-specialists. Papi knows the market, the fan base loves him, and he's still producing. Let's just get this done with so we can move on to bigger problems.
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Some residents reported that they had not seen any National Guard troops in town, but Glassman refuted that.
"That's not true. I hugged them,'' Glassman said of her reaction to seeing the troops in town.
The Guard worked extensively on Lincoln Lane and Old Meadow Plain in the southern end of Simsbury.
Col. John Whitford, a spokesman for the Guard, said that 168 Guardsmen had been working in Simsbury, as well as in hard-hit areas of Avon and West Hart-ford.
Besides helping with moving trees and branches, the Guard has delivered more than 500,000 bottles of water and 330,000 ready-made meals to 81 towns throughout the state. Those supplies were made available by the federal government and were sent to towns that had requested help.
Even though most of Simsbury was still without power by midday Friday, electricity had been restored to a portion of the central business district along Route 10 — allowing the opening of town hall, the town library, the Metro Bis restaurant and the Starbucks across the street from town hall.
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Our cold November leads to. . . .? A hint of a cold snowy winter for the D.C. area?
Boy this is the time of the year when almost every meteorologist and plenty of non-meteorologist has an outlook for the coming winter. A great overview and many outlooks from The Capital Weather Gang. I've been looking at the recent extremes and will tell you Monday what I think this might mean for our coming winter. A hint - no big disagreement from Doug's outlook he gave this week. But just today NOAA's Climate Prediction Center updated and "tweeked" the outlook for December-February (meteorological winter) a bit. Here it is.
With the ENSO pattern now neutral and some suggestion of a negative NAO (cold) the outlook is still 50/50 (equal chances above below average temperature) over us, but favors a cold pattern now in the northern plains and Florida. But don't worry, sure no snow in Miami. One of the winter "signals" that has been getting more attention in recent years, and has shown some skill, is the correlation of snow cover in Siberia autumn and winter patterns in the eastern U.S. What is interesting this year is the recent rapid and large increase of snow over across Canada and Eurasia.
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A hint of a cold snowy winter for the DC area? Not going to get any guarantee from me and after 16 months in a row with the temperature above average, October's temperature was a bit below average across the U.S. and right now November is much colder than average in the east. So some will say, "We're due for a cold pattern". We do seem "due" so snow lovers keep your fingers crossed. More coming Monday


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Clearly, there are no simple solutions to the skills shortage. Lester Lockyer of Dorset-based recruitment company Allen & York, which specialises in jobs for environmental scientists, believes that both employers and job-hunters have to be flexible. Recent graduates have to show that it is worthwhile for companies to offer them in-house training. In many cases, by acquiring further qualifications, recent graduates may persuade companies that they have the specific skills and the maturity for this sort of technically demanding career.
Equally, employers must maximise the career opportunities and salaries of their junior employees, so graduates are persuaded to pursue the environmental science career they are trained in rather than drift to other fields with stronger incentives like teaching or computing. By establishing a clear career path for graduates, employers will soon gain the experienced professionals it needs further down the line.
In the meantime, employers must accept that it is not always possible to find the perfect candidate. They could fill a vacancy with a graduate who has only some of the skills needed, or someone currently working in a related area of the environmental sector, and accept the task of filling experience gaps. "While some period of adjustment may be required, this could easily be shorter than the amount of time many roles remain unfilled today," Lockyer says. "Hiring people from other sectors that employ environmental professionals can only create greater career opportunities, fresh challenges and the loss of fewer candidates who seek career satisfaction outside the profession."
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Evidence: Evidential error is not presumed to be prejudicial; a decision can be upheld if the court makes it clear that it did not rely on the disputed evidence in making its decision.
This case is on remand from the decision in State v. Klontz by the Oregon Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of State v. Leistiko. Defendant was charged with first-degree rape and in the prior decision, the Court concluded that evidence of prior nonconsensual sexual offenses was properly admitted as evidence in order to rebut Defendant's argument that the victim consented to sex. State v. Leistiko focused on the differences between the "intent" theory of admissibility and the "plan" theory. If the "prior acts" evidence is offered to prove the defendant acted with certain "intent," it becomes relevant only if the actus reus is not at issue. Alternatively, "prior acts" evidence may be considered when determining whether the defendant had a "plan" to commit the crime, which may be used to establish whether the actus reus occurred. The question on remand is whether or not evidence of Defendant's prior nonconsensual conduct is admissible under the "plan" theory. The Court, without answering that question, concluded that any error as to admission of the challenged evidence had little likelihood of affecting the verdict because the trial court made clear in its "speaking verdict" that it did not rely on "prior acts" evidence. Affirmed.


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Feeling nostalgic? Longing for those summer drives? Well, Big Blue House is hosting a trio of raucous bands with a hearty love of the Mid-West this Tuesday for your sonic sentimental delight.
Rodeo Ruby Love, claiming origin from the south—Bloomington, IN, is a pop-punk group all about illuminating the simple stories of the Mid-West. Driving cars through wispy corn-fields at dusk, easing into the city after a long-ride on the highway, or burrowing into an apartment that is as cluttered as the streets outside it— RRL plays songs about cities, suburbia, the spaces in the between, and the love-struck individuals who inhabit them. With a power-pop layout, playing a bubbly guitar medley one moment and tap-dancing away on key-board or horn the next, RRL has a lot of fun on their tracks and on stage—I last saw them tour where they boarded the stage with huge grins to the theme music of Legend Of Zelda. If that wasn't enough, they are veterans of Daytrotter and have toured with Pentimento label-mates Streetlight Manifesto and Lionize. They are bundles of fun with plenty of kick left over to make dancing a must.
Jake Simmons (and his Little Ghosts), compared sometimes to the styling of Elvis Costello, has the sound and feel of a good-ole rock band. Simmons released his reeling and rolling debut album late winter of last year, showcasing bristling drum-beats and twanging, Americana-styled guitar rhythms, a performance similar a to a rev of a '57 Chevy that just had its oil changed. Smooth but grizzled.
Tim Tapper and the Terribles, the alliterating trio of alt-grunge performers that sounds straight out of your favorite basement, put on a show that wavers in and out of controlled, paced, rhythms by bassist Rory Svekric and drummer Jared Selner, to a mania driven by lead Tapper's grained guitar playing. Good for when you are feeling sinister, with a touch of twitching smiles. Like mommy's little helper without the nice side effects.
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"Shh! Can't you be quieter, Jess?!" I whisper-cried.
"Shh! Can't you be quieter, Jess?!" Jess said, mimicking me, "Oh Lord, when will this foreign accent of yours go? You sound like those tourists. Hai!"
As much as I love my best friend Jess (or Jamsinder, if you so prefer), she just got on my nerves sometimes—especially when she mimicked my slightly British accented Hindi.
"Shut it," I replied, "You're just jealous I'm leader this time and not you. And don't argue back and waste time—that's an order." Jess stuck her tongue out at me and we continued creeping down the hall. This was another YGFTOMS (you'll find out the full form later) mission, but we usually just called ourselves Tom Girls. The prissy, pretty representation girls called us TG's, even though it wasn't like they could or would do a single mission in their whole lives.
Our location was the Syodha's house. We reached the room safely, without a soul seeing us.
"Stay on the lookout Jess, and don't mess up. You have my permission to communicate and disappear during disturbances. OK?"I asked.
"Fine, fine. Do a good job, ok?"She replied.
I nodded and crept into the room. The pungent smell of male deodorant, unwashed clothes, and dishes hit me the minute I entered. I held my nose and surveyed the room. Suddenly, I saw a flash of a very familiar colour amongst all the man-ness. I picked up a pile of stinky clothes to reveal exactly what we needed. I resisted the urge to put things back on the shelves and clean up like I usually did when a horror like this came and crept out.
I held the item proudly out to Jess. She grinned and we both crept out. Once we were safely away, we high-fived and I looked at the time.
"It's already 10:45! We'll never get to the Headquarters before 11 if we walk!"I wailed.
Jess grinned and replied, "Well, luck certainly is on our side today. Firstly, you are our leader." She gave me a dissatisfied look and then grinned again, "And secondly, Ma gave me a dual-scooter today! Nice, no?" She produced a folded scooter which she quickly assembled. Before I could say or do anything, she cried that she would steer. Reluctantly, I held on to her as we rushed to the HQ.
We reached just in time and brandished the item we had found to our boss. The client was already there, and she cried happily as she took the treasure from our hands.
Boss shook our hands and said, "Again, Jess and Jackie, you have done the Young Girls For The Organization of Missions of Secrecy (That's the full form—I told you that you would find out soon enough!) Proud. Congratulations, girls!" We shook hands, and I looked at the happy five year clutching what we found—a cute fluorescent pink teddy.
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A 22-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night in Southeast Washington.
Police say Dwayne Antonio Bryant of Southeast was shot several times in the chest just after 10 p.m in the 1900 block of 13th Street.
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January/February 2014
by Dennis E. Powell
When the Bayh-Dole Act became law in December 1980, it opened the potential for a broad new revenue stream for U.S. research universities.
That legislation ceded the intellectual property developed in federal-funded research to the institutions where the research took place, allowing small businesses or nonprofit organizations, including universities, to retain title to the inventions. Formulated to be an economic stimulant, the act, officially known as the Patent and Trademark Law Amendment Act, proved to be just that. In its first 30 years it resulted in the formation of more than 5,000 companies. Many or all of them licensed technology from the universities that now claimed rights to the newly developed technologies. Countless more existing companies also licensed the new technology to add to their existing product lines and methods or to form spinoffs to capitalize on the new research.
The new law spurred the creation of technology transfer offices. Very quickly, though, the researchers themselves – either faculty or research associates – sought to have a part in the commercialization of their work, and the potential for profit from it. Just as quickly, they discovered that the advantage they enjoyed in knowledge of the technology they had developed was surpassed by the disadvantage of not being experienced entrepreneurs. Fortunately, university-based business incubators also emerged in the 1980s, and they found a ready clientele in businesses arising from technology developed at their institutions.
Initially, the chief philosophical concern for incubator managers was whether to try to teach scientists and engineers how to be entrepreneurs, or to match the researchers with the right people to handle the business side of a new company. More than 30 years later, incubator managers still differ in their approach to this matter.
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The Magarini Settlement Project in Kenya is typical of many large Third World rural development projects of recent years, not least in its failure to fulfil even minimum goals. First published in 1991, Development in Practice explores the reasons for this projects failure, and looks at the lessons...
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Peace and Disarmament
Eighth Daisaku Ikeda Annual Lecture Hosted by Singapore Soka Association
Will peace reign in Asia in the next 25 years? What can be done to ensure sustainable growth in Southeast Asia? These and other challenging issues facing the Asia region were addressed at the Eighth Daisaku Ikeda Annual Lecture (DIAL VIII) held on June 29, 2008, at the Singapore Soka Association Headquarters.
The speaker, Professor Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller, visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and adjunct professor at Singapore Management University, shared his insights during a lecture titled "Securing Peace in Asia for the Next 25 Years" to an audience of some 700. Among the attendees were Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Belen Fule-Anota, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, guests from various educational, religious and community organizations and Dr. Gwee Hee Hean, chair of the DIAL Committee.
Dr. Møller began by expressing how encouraged he was to see so many young people present in the audience. Remarking that youth are endowed with the awesome responsibility of ensuring peace in Asia over the next quarter century, he asked them to "be ambitious on behalf of peace, human dignity and a civilized mindset."
After giving a brief historical perspective of Asian civilizations in terms of research, technology and innovation, he then outlined how Asia can open its doors to a better future as a newcomer experiencing phenomenal growth in the current age of economic globalization. He suggested approaches such as distributing benefits in an equitable manner; burden-sharing based on mutual trust and infusion of social capital; and fostering stakeholders in the global system as a bastion against war and armed conflict. Dr. Møller concluded by affirming that Asia's greatest asset is its people, and expressing his belief in Asia's ability "to rise to the challenge."
Following the event, Sister Janet Wang of St. Anthony's Canossian Convent, a member of the Board of Directors for Inter-Religious Organization, Singapore, and Mercy Relief, stated: "The afternoon certainly filled me with hope for the future! It is most important to forge mutual understanding to foster peace. It is a matter of speaking and taking actions from the heart, reaching out in cooperative, nonviolent ways. Congratulations SSA!"
In his message for the event, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda emphasized that it is through the spirit of compassion and offering mutual encouragement as true friends to overcome life's challenges that we will create peace amidst the harsh realities of society, and stressed the importance of "human revolution"--the inner transformation of individual lives which creates waves of positive change in the world.
[Adapted from an article in the July 23, 2008 issue of the SSA Times, Singapore Soka Association (SSA); photos courtesy of SSA]


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Propagate California Native Plants
Plant sale volunteers propagate and maintain plants offered for sale to the public at the Botanic Garden's May-December Thursday morning plant sales and at our big annual sale in April. This friendly group of volunteers meets at the garden in the Potting Shed area of the Juniper Lodge building on Thursday mornings, 9:00-11:00 a.m., year-round. Volunteers are also needed to water the potted plants on Tuesdays and/or Sundays. Many of the volunteers are experienced horticulturists but experience isn't necessary; volunteering to propagate for the plant sale is an excellent way to learn about native plants.
For information, contact Ron Clendenen at firstname.lastname@example.com, call the Botanic Garden at (510) 544-3169, or just come to the Potting Shed on a Thursday morning and ask for Ron.


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Track your climb, one grip at a time
Are you an expert climber or a trembling novice? Now there's a wristband to find out how well climbers negotiate rock faces by analysing the way they move. Cassim Ladha at the University of Newcastle, UK, has developed a plastic wristband called the ClimbAx, which contains sensors to collect key movement data during climbs. Once the data is downloaded onto a desktop, software identifies a climber's moves and makes an assessment of their skill level. What it seeks are nervy "microvibrations" that suggest a lack of composure and stability. The wristband was presented at the Ubicomp conference in Zurich, Switzerland, last week.
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While walking thru New Orleans Square through a busy summer night and you have to dodge people sitting down two hours before it evens starts is frustrating. So I think they should do what World of Color is currently doing and having a "showpass". You would go in the morning or in the afternoon to pick up your showpass at the Haunted Mansion Fastpass area and will tell u to return 30 minutes before the show starts. It would also have two standing areas similar to what World of Color has. One side of the line would be set up at the bottom of the Hungry Bear Restaurant and the other line would be near the Big Thunder Trial
1. Won't be so congested at night in the area
2. Prevent anybody showing up and just sitting on the ground for two hours
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1. Having a lot of foot traffic around the Haunted Mansion Fastpass area
2. People that can not find there line
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- Baylor scored a pair in the 8th off a Josh Ludy RBI single and Michael Howard RBI walk.
- Baylor's 1-4 hitters were 6-12, with four walks, three runs, and two RBI. The remaining hitters were 0-16 with a pair of walks and an RBI.
- 1B Max Muncy was 2-2 with two walks and a run.
- RHP Josh Turley only last 4.2 innings, but he only gave up five hits and allowed a pair of unearned runs. Trent Blank was excellent in relief, picking up the victory with 3.1 innings of work, allowing one hit and a pair of walks. Dillon Newman picked up the save with a perfect ninth. Continue reading Big 12 Notes 2/17
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- Independent day trip to the island of Santorini from Crete
- Explore the glamorous Greek island at your own pace
- Visit sandy beaches such as Perissa or Kamari to sunbathe and swim
- Take a cable car ride from Santorini's caldera to Ormos, the island's old port
- Explore Fira and discover museums, windmill ruins and pretty whitewashed houses
- Enjoy round-trip transport by boat from Crete plus hotel pickup and drop-off
What You Can Expect
Start your day trip with a pickup from your Crete hotel, and then travel by air-conditioned minibus to the port to board your high-speed boat. The cruising time between Santorini and Crete is roughly two hours, so settle in and gaze out at the sea as you prepare yourself for a day of exploring the island of Santorini independently.
After docking near the capital of Fira, listen to the onboard crew give your travel details (embarkation point and departure time) for the return to Crete, and then head out to discover Santorini. How you spend your time on the gorgeous island is totally up to you!
Check out Kamari, Perissa or Red Beach for a day of sunning yourself on the sands and swimming in the cool waters of the Aegean, or explore Fira for a dose of culture. Look out for the picturesque ruins of windmills and pose for pictures against the pretty whitewashed houses and the blue sea. Maybe pay a visit to Ormos, the old port, to visit the quaint restaurants and tavernas that line the bottom of the caldera's cliffs. Access to the old port is tricky with some 600 stone steps down, so why not take the cogwheel cable car instead? The short jaunt lends itself to unforgettable views.
Alternatively, make your own way out of Fira to visit other pretty villages and island attractions. The picturesque village of Oia is well known for its beauty, eye-catching blue-domed churches and dramatic volcanic views. Likewise, Firostefani — a village just north of Fira — is visit-worthy, with more volcanic vistas as well as traditional architecture and atmospheric cobbled lanes.
If you are visiting with children, take them for a donkey ride and let them see Santorini's sights in an oh-so traditional Greek way. And then, when you're ready to sit down and relax, check out the island's countless cafes or bars to sample Greek cuisine staples such as Greek salad, moussaka or dolmades (stuffed vine leaves).
Return to port at the prearranged time, and then hop aboard your boat for the crossing back to Crete. Your day trip finishes with a drop-off at your Crete hotel.
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I really loved Santorini but I would prefer to go there and stay for a few days as we spent too many hours traveling (bus+boat+bus). The guide was really kind and funny, we could see that she knows a lot about her island (she lives there), unfortunately I don't remember her name but she said that we could call her "mama" :) also she recommended a good restaurant by the beach!


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Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee created the Back Light Unit to allow you to carry a little mood lighting with you at all times. It fits in your wallet and is turned on by flipping the bulb portion into the upright position.#14643
Etienne Meneau's latest project - a wine glass called Little Heart, in a very limited edition of 12 pieces.#14642
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The forthcoming parliamentary by-election in Bukanga county in Isingiro district has placed the Electoral Commission (EC) into sharp focus, following accusations it is following the whims of the ruling NRM party.
The by-election, called to find a successor to fallen MP Gregory Matovu, had been scheduled to kick-off with candidate nominations on November 5 and 6.
However, the EC last week postponed the nomination to November 11 and 12, with EC Chairman Badru Kiggundu blaming this on the late release of money by the ministry of Finance.
The changes coincide with wrangles in the NRM, over the election of former MP Nathan Byanyima in the October 25 party primary. Party functionaries have been struggling to get Stephen Kangwagye back into the contest, after he lost to Byanyima.
Byanyima, one of the nine candidates in the NRM primaries, said on Friday that the funds issue was a cover up by the EC.
"The EC gave the excuse of money as a cover-up but I can say that everything was being determined from Plot 10, Kyadondo road [NRM headquarters]," Byanyima said.
His comments have prompted the opposition to react angrily, accusing the EC of working on the whims of the NRM. First off the blocks, the Democratic Party (DP) blasted the EC.
"The EC showed us that it is not independent but operates on the interests of the NRM. It is surprising that EC can postpone its programme because the ruling party has not sorted out its house," said Immam Makumbi, DP Vice President (Western).
Makumbi added that the DP was contemplating suing the EC for the financial losses incurred by its candidate Shafiq Bembe. FDC Women league leader Ingrid Turinawe said the EC was ready to play in the NRM's favour.
"They changed the nomination dates but not the election day; that means that we are left with 10 days for the campaigns," Turinawe said.
Turinawe later said they were considering advising FDC candidate Baker Matsiko to boycott the election, as it had been organised for the NRM candidate. Asked about these contentions, EC deputy spokesperson, Paul Bukenya, insisted the commission's financial problems were well documented.
"Funds were not ready, that is a fact; there is no other motive. Party disagreements cannot stop us from conducting electoral activities. We ran the Buhweju by-election on credit, and that is on the record," he said.
He advised the aspiring candidates to prepare to present themselves before the EC for nomination. Byanyima contested in the NRM primaries with eight other candidates and won with 25,435 votes, ahead of Kangwagye, a nephew to President Museveni, at 24,909 votes. According to Byanyima, the polls were marred by gross irregularities ranging from violence, voter bribery and inflated voters' registers.
NRM confusion:
We have learnt that when the NRM deputy EC chief, Elijah Mushemeza, realised some discrepancies, he tasked his commissioners to investigate. A day after Byanyima was declared winner, a team of 60 people, led by the Isingiro NRM chairman Maj Stephen Rwakanuuma and Kangwagye went to Rwakitura to complain that Byanyima had rigged in his home sub-county of Ngarama.
Museveni immediately tasked NRM Vice Chairman Moses Kigongo and police chief Gen Kale Kayihura to investigate the claims. As Kigongo and former Mbarara municipality MP Arimpa Kigyagi travelled to the two contested areas, Mushemeza endorsed Byanyima as the party's flag bearer. However, several hours later Dr Ruhakana Rugunda invited all the NRM primaries' aspirants for a way forward.
At this meeting, held at NRM headquarters in Kampala, the party functionaries agreed to a repeat of the elections throughout the constituency. Later, an undated statement by Rugunda called for fresh results for only Ngarama sub-county for November 8, accepting the rest of the results.
The move saw six of the candidates namely Aaron Tuhairwe Turahi, Benon Matsiko Kyampa, David Abahaire, John Bosco Mubiru, Honorato Muhanguzi and Byanyima denounce Rugunda.
"The said [statement by Rugunda] totally disregards the five petitions filed by the various candidates with the NRM Electoral Commission during the campaigns and after the elections.
"It was regrettably written in favour of [Kangwagye], whose interests the NRM party has selectively decided to protect," a joint statement by the six candidates reads in part.
When contacted over the weekend, Rugunda told The Observer that the re-run was ordered in the spirit of giving all candidates an equal opportunity to freely participate in the election. The party also replaced its returning officer in Isingiro, Jackson Twongirwe with Lawrence Mayambala from the party headquarters to oversee the re-run.
Reasoning that they had not been given a fair hearing during the Kigongo investigations, the candidates called for a boycott of the repeated elections in Ngarama sub-county.
"Under normal circumstances, if there were malpractices in Ngarama, it would affect the outcome of the entire exercise and therefore, a repeat of the election would have been conducted in the entire county," Byanyima reasoned.
Byanyima's supporters also staged a demonstration, condemning the party leadership of trying to influence the primaries in favour of Kangwagye, who had at the time hit the campaign trail, urging his supporters to turn up and vote.
The re-run went on on Friday after Byanyima unsuccessfully tried to secure a court injunction to block it. Voter turnout was reportedly low amidst heavy police deployment, as another candidate Jeremiah Birungi Kamurali pulled out of the election that was eventually won by Kangwagye.


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New iPads expected at Apple's keynote on Oct. 22
Apple has scheduled a keynote event for Oct. 22.
"We still have a lot to cover," the invitations read. That's it.
The company recently rolled out iOS 7, so some are hoping for a controller reveal for the growing list of games that can support it. But more bets are on a new iPad and retina display iPad Mini.
Other, nonmobile products are also a possibility, such as upgrades to Apple's Retina MacBook Pros and iMacs.
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The production of milk in Naivasha has dropped significantly following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The disease has affected hundreds of livestock in the district with farmers counting losses running into thousand of shillings daily.
Following the outbreak, the department of public health has imposed quarantine in the district to contain the disease. Naivasha district veterinary officer Dr Enos Amuyunzu said the disease was first reported last week.
Amuyunzu said Kongoni, Mai Mahiu and Central divisions have been affected by the outbreak.
He attributed the disease to an influx of pastoralists from neighbouring districts seeking pastures and water for their livestock.
"Samples taken to our laboratories have turned positive and we have written to all neighbouring districts and banned the movement of livestock," Amuyunzu said.
Speaking in his office yeseterday, he said no livestock has died. He said they will soon roll out a vaccination programme.