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Rep. Ron Barber Finally Opens Up About Tucson Shooting
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I Am Malala." Exactly one year ago this week, a gunman boarded a schoolbus in Pakistan and shot a 15-year-old ..... filmmaker, even astronaut Mark Kelly and his wife, Gabrielle Giffords , sprang into action, offering their help with everything
Glenn Beck at NRA Rally: 'Freedom of All Mankind is at Stake'
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After Boston Marathon Bombings, Gun-Control Push Continues
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Giffords Staffer Memorial Shadowed by Gun Debate, Boston Attack
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Gun Violence Victims at State of the Union Sound Off
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Phoenix Gunman Shoots Three at Office Complex, Manhunt Underway
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PM Note: Obama Tells Univision Path To Citizenship Must Be Clear, Not 'Manana', The Gun Debate on the Hill, Do More Women Need Guns?
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Rep. Gabby Giffords' Exclusive Interview with Diane Sawyer
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'World News' Anchor Diane Sawyer Amazed By Gabrielle Giffords' Resilience
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Giffords , Kelly Say 'Enough' to Gun Violence on 2nd Anniversary of Tucson Shooting
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Gabrielle Giffords and Mayor Bloomberg Discuss Gun Control in Private Meeting
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Proposed Large Ammo Clip Ban Following Deadly School Shooting
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Baltimore Police Chief Wants to Ban High-Capacity Firepower
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NEW YORK (July, 2010) – With the 2009-2010 academic year having recently ended for some 76 million children and adults enrolled in the nation's nursery schools through colleges, retailers are already looking ahead to the Back-to-School (BTS) spending season which typically gets under way in mid July and runs through mid September. While the last two BTS seasons have been tough for the retail industry, the International Council of shopping Centers (ICSC) is forecasting an increase of 5.4% for this season's sales.
The U.S. Commerce Department has segmented retail sales categories that are important for BTS purchases, which are family clothing, shoes, electronics, and books. Sales at these stores collectively declined by 2.8% in 2009 and 0.4% in 2008 over the July-August-September period (see table 1 below). July BTS sales were particularly weak in 2009 dropping 5.9%.
"Based on arithmetic alone, the expected July jump in BTS spending could be extremely strong," said Michael P. Niemira, chief economist and director of research for ICSC. "Layer on some fundamental improvement in the consumer economy, including some pickup in the pace of earnings growth, and we should see a strong 7.6% rise for July, continued strength in August with a 5.7% increase, and a moderate 3.0% rise in September for BTS spending. Overall we are projecting BTS season sales to increase by a solid 5.4%, potentially the strongest showing since 2005 (+6.4%)," added Niemira.


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The Japanese equivalent of American junior high school education is a very specialized environment, unique to that country. For the most part, students in all the high school years are preparing quite hard to take nationwide competency exams at the conclusion of their studies. Their results in these are crucial in determining who will go on to which college, and who won't go to any. This drama focuses on the tensions in one school catering to comfortably middle-class students. Mr. Mikami is of the "do it my way, and don't be original" way of thinking, whereas the art instructor wants originality and not copying. Both of them sincerely want what is best for their students. When one of the students dies, the grief-stricken students and teachers agree to a marathon study session proposed by Mr. Mikami. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi


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BEACON - Beth-El South Church of God in Christ will host its Feed the People Community Barbecue from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at 117 S. Davies Terrace.
The event is sponsored by the Set Free Substance Abuse Program.
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HUDSON - There will be an outdoor jazz concert from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday on the lawn at the Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G.
The Teresa Broadwell Trio will play first, performing standards, swing, bop and unique jazz pieces.
The Lucky Five, a hard-swinging old-school jazz quintet, will follow, playing jazz from the 1920s, '30s and '40s as well as gypsy jazz.
For more on the Teresa Broadwell Trio, visit http://teresabroadwell.com and for more on the Lucky Five, visit http://theluckyfive.com.
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The automobile has been a defining influence in the latter half of the twentieth century. Interstate highways, the advent of the suburbs, and the lure of the open road have all played an important role in building community and strengthening our economy.
But the rise of the automobile has not been without its costs. As the population continues to expand outward, roadways have become increasingly congested and commute times crippling.
According to a Gallup survey of American workers, commuting took an average of more than 45 minutes a day. Additionally, transportation costs have grown from an average of two to three percent of income to between 15 to 28 percent since the introduction of the automobile in the early 1900s.
Transit-oriented design
Transit-oriented design (TOD) looks to create spaces with a rich variety of options for living and working, leisure and commerce. In short, the focus of a TOD neighborhood is the neighborhood itself, not the transit.
TOD is not just a network of routes. Many cities and towns have bus networks, but that alone does not make for transit-oriented neighborhoods. TOD raises the proverbial bar, providing a mixed-use development with a combination of retail, office, and residential spaces within walking distance from the center where transit is located.
Far from being a limiting effect on people, wider transit options offer greater flexibility and an increased variety of opportunities available in one's immediate surroundings.
Recent studies have found that transit-oriented neighborhoods have prospered even as other areas in the same market have faltered.
Denver, Colorado perhaps best exemplifies the market for new approaches to growth and transit. Home values for Denver residents within a half-mile radius of the Southeast Light Rail line increased by 18 percent just as home values in the remainder of Denver declined by 18 percent between 2006 and 2008.
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Green building rating systems pay close attention to energy efficiency, but the building's location and connectivity to the neighboring community are also important elements.
When applying for LEED certification, the credit for Development Density and Community Connectivity is worth five points, and the credit for Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access is worth six points. Taken together, these two credits can account for 25 percent of the points needed to qualify for certification. Only two other credits (Energy Performance and On-Site Renewable Energy) offer the possibility of receiving as many points.
The defining characteristics of these credits are similar to the goals of TOD neighborhoods: to obtain the Development Density and Community Connectivity credit, the building must be within walking distance (defined here as one-quarter mile) of at least 10 various services (banks, restaurants, libraries, etc.). The Alternative Transportation credit is awarded when the building is located within one-half mile of a commuter rail station or within one-quarter mile of a stop for two different bus routes.
The transit solution
Far from being a limiting effect on people, wider transit options offer greater flexibility and an increased variety of opportunities available in one's immediate surroundings.
Richard Murphy, Transportation Program Coordinator with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance, likens the modern urban fabric to a prairie. With only automobiles for access, it's a monoculture, like a lawn with only one kind of grass. But a community with other transportation options is like a full prairie, with a diversity of species and a much richer ecosystem.
A more connected community with a wider number of options is both the goal and benefit of transit-oriented development.
The transit solution does not lie in the replacement of one method with another. Instead, it is a matter of including additional options to make a place more widely accessible to larger numbers of people.
"It's not an issue of giving up the freedom to go anywhere with a car," says Murphy. "It's exchanging that freedom for the freedom from car ownership."
A more connected community with a wider number of options is both the goal and benefit of transit-oriented development. When existing development and new transit are combined in strategic ways, a virtuous cycle develops where both sides work together to help build a stronger and, ultimately, a more prosperous community.
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Eddie Sefko: Don't underestimate Rick Carlisle's in-game coaching ability
Thanh T. asks: Can you explain to us loyal fans why Carlisle doesn't seem to make the right substitutions when an opponent is making a run? He tends to keep the same players on the floor and live with the results. Why doesn't he bring in one or two different players to inject some energy into the team?
Eddie Sefko: I'm going to use only one game as an example. Against the Clippers, Carlisle substituted five times in the first 7:41 of the third quarter, when the Mavericks were losing all of a 14-point lead.
He was trying to find a combination that could bring some punch. It just wasn't happening. He finally got Roddy Beaubois in with 2:55 left in the third quarter and the bleeding stopped.
I personally think Carlisle is pretty good when the ball goes up. Remember, he schooled under Chuck Daly, who was about as good as it gets at adjusting on the fly.
Phil L. asks: Why don't the Mavs use Jet as the backup point guard? He's not Kidd, but they got to the NBA Finals with him as the first-team point guard.
Sefko: Actually, it was Devin Harris who became the starter during most of that playoff run. He started the final 15 games of those playoffs, and he was the primary ballhandler.
But Terry did start 22 playoff games that year and was effective as a scorer more than a ballhandler.
The thinking now is that everybody is a lot more comfortable with Terry as a shooter than a passer. He can still run the point at times, but that job now goes to Kidd for 40 minutes a game the rest of the way and J.J. Barea for the other eight.
Like what you see? Check out the full Q&A as a part of this week's Mavericks newsletter. You can access that here.


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Concrete fortress
MEMA building to provide safe haven from natural disasters,
By Angelle Bergeron
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Operations
Center was conceived about five years ago as a fortress that
would withstand natural disasters and acts of terrorism, and
one that would provide a safe haven for emergency and government
agencies during any sort of crisis.
"This was before Sept. 11, but after the 1995 Oklahoma
City bombing, so we knew there was a risk of domestic terrorism,"
said Robert Laitham, executive director of MEMA. That risk
pushed designers to create a secure facility that could house
government entities forced out of their individual points
of operations during a disaster.
"Our current facility is small, antiquated and doesn't
have the space or technology to sustain a long-term operation
or the necessary staff should the need arise," Laitham
said. "We wanted to design something that would be self-sustaining
without any outside support. If everything else fails, this
building needs to continue because you've got to make sure
the seat of government operates."
The resulting $13.8 million 72,000-sq.-ft. facility in Pearl
is an impressive mass of poured-in-place concrete, nestled
half underground and protected on all exposed surfaces by
precast concrete panels. Even the glass entrance, which marks
one of the few possible points of penetration on the building,
is guarded by X-ray machines.
"We wanted it to have a sense of mystique about it,
so people would have a little intimidation when approaching,
like reverence for the building's purpose," said Bill
Tompkins, principal architect with the Jackson firm of Tompkins
and Barron. "As a visitor enters from the front, the
sidewalk appears to float above the ground and there are decorative
barriers to keep people from driving into the building. The
whole design creates a sense of caution, like a secure government
building, to make people feel like they are being watched
when they enter."
The Mississippi Legislature appropriated funds to build an
Emergency Operations Center and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency awarded a $6.6 million grant for the project, Laitham
said. In addition to the EOC, the building will normally house
offices for Homeland Security and the Mississippi State Health
Department. During an emergency, the building will be a central
command for the governor, MEMA and FEMA and includes a media
briefing room with a variety of communication capabilities.
Consequently, the state and federal government dictated stringent
security requirements, Tompkins said.
"There was the need for the building to be self-sustaining
in the event of major power and utility losses, but it also
needed to be pleasant and provide a good work environment
for the regular employees," Tompkins said.
Inside the building, the architect created a lot of interior
open spaces with glass walls and bright colors and with offices
facing open hallways. On the exterior, Thompkins opted for
ribbed, precast panels for the protective cladding. The ribbing
creates shadow lines.
"There's more concrete in the walls than in the slabs,"
said Brad Bradshaw, project manager for Jackson-based Harrell
Contracting Group, the project's general contractor. Six-in.
precast panels further protect the 12-in. walls, which are
poured double the thickness of the slabs.
By the time the building is complete, ready-mix supplier
MMC Materials Inc. of Jackson will have provided between 12,000
and 13,000 cu. yds. of concrete to Harrell and Jackson Precast,
the Jackson company that is fabricating the exterior cladding.
Harrell received the notice to proceed in July 2004 and began
with clearing the site's pine trees.
"Then we had to dig a big hole," Bradshaw said.
Delta Land Construction Co. of Ridgeland, Miss., excavated
and removed 50,000 yds. of material to create the massive
hole in which the first floor would be constructed.
"We had to haul off all of that Yazoo clay because it
was unsuitable to use for fill in that area," said Bill
Summers, an estimator for Delta Land.
Once the hole was dug, Harrell erected a tower crane in the
center of the circle to drill the concrete pilings and pour
the concrete. After the pilings and grade beams were complete,
the contractor began construction of the first-floor structural
slab and exterior walls.
"We poured about 10,000 sq. ft. of floors at a time,
with some block-outs," Bradshaw said.
Creating circular impressions in the otherwise monotonous
poured-in-place walls was probably the hardest part of the
job, said Tommy Joseph, superintendent for Harrell.
"We had to set these little round (components) in the
forms (to create the impressions), and trying to make the
holds on the forms and put it all together to look right was
a problem at first," Joseph said. The Harrell crew figured
out a way to attach the components so workers could jump the
forms on a long wall without having to reset them each time.
"We had to glue them and screw them in," Joseph
added. "Sometimes they would pop off, but most of the
time they wouldn't."
He said the walkway leading up to the main entrance of the
building is an interesting feature.
"It wasn't that complicated, but it was the first sidewalk
I've done that is sitting on pilings and grade beams,"
Joseph said.
Harrell back-built the whole structure using the tower crane
until it was time to construct the roof and exterior panels,
Bradshaw said.
Normally, Jackson Precast would use its own batching facilities,
but due to the tremendous amount of exposed poured-in-place
and precast concrete, maintaining uniformity in the mix was
"We have a plant in Jackson and we fabricated there,
but we used MMC Materials and its self-compacting concrete
mix design that was the same as used for the poured-in-place
onsite," said Bob Fulcher, sales and marketing with Jackson
Precast. "We wanted to make sure the panels matched the
rest of the building."
For MMC, scheduling deliveries has been a challenge, "but
it's good, consistent, everyday work," said Stewart Boone,
commercial sales representative. "It's a very large concrete
job and, when you add precast it makes it even that much more
Jackson fabricated approximately 160 ribbed panels, a third
of which were identical, Fulcher said. The largest panel weighed
in at 15,000 lbs., but the average size ranged from 10,000
to 11,000 lbs.
"These panels have .75-in. recessed ribs and are battered
five degrees," Fulcher said. "That means the panels
go up and slope away. It's an unusual design, which gives
this building a very distinctive look."
The architect's specifications also called for sandblasting
the ribbed areas of each panel, which created a contrasting
Harrell is setting six to 10 of the panels each day, at varying
angles. The edges and corners of each panel must be flush
with the adjacent panel, so the corners must meet in three
dimensions, Fulcher said.
"The aesthetics of the building are just wonderful,"
said Fulcher, pointing to a where two angular panels meet
at a corner.
"This is an unusual building and I like what the architect
did with the sandblasted and non-sandblasted areas."
If the contractor continues at the current pace, MEMA officials
hope to move in by the first of the year, Laitham said. That
will be well ahead of the July deadline.
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Fly Virgin Trains
Fly Virgin Trains! No, it isn't a new hybrid between some of our Virgin companies, it is the new vintage campaign from Virgin Trains.
Feast your eyes on the gorgeous new Virgin Trains images showing how Virgin Trains is the fastest way to get to London with some iconic Virgin imagery.
Virgin Trains offer a flying start to the day, with free continental breakfast when you travel First Class, and include destinations such as Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry, Holyhead and Liverpool/
Virgin Trains wrote on Facebook: "We hope you like our new retro-style campaign 'Fly Virgin Trains'.
"We wanted to tap in to the 1950s golden era of commercial air travel growth, when the world instantly became more accessible, opening up fast and more frequent ways to travel, just like our Birmingham to London service."
To celebrate the Fly Virgin Trains campaign, Virgin Trains will be giving away a First Class weekend in London. Keep an eye on their Facebook page this week for details.
Trains run every 20 minutes between Birmingham and London, and they take just one hour 24 minutes. This gives you more time sightseeing, or the chance to get home a little earlier, all with the comfort of a Virgin Trains journey.
Go to Virgin Trains to book train tickets and find out more about the Fly Virgin Trains campaign.


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On the heels of Big Sky POW award, sophomore guard Lexie Nelson selected to prestigious All-Big Sky First Team
Complete Big Sky Release (PDF)
Following a successful run in the 2012-13 Big Sky regular season, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team had three individual members honored on the All-Big Sky Conference Team, which was announced Monday (March 11) by the league office.
In a vote of the league's 11 head coaches, sophomore guard Lexie Nelson was one of six elite players selected to the All-Big Sky First Team, while senior Carrie Ojeda earned the first All-Conference distinction of her career as a member of the honorable mention squad.
Redshirt-Freshman Hayley Hodgins was tabbed as the Most Outstanding Freshman, becoming the first player since 1993, and one of only five throughout Eastern Washington women's basketball history, to take home the coveted award.
Nelson, the only underclassman to appear on the first or second team, was among the top five scorers in the Big Sky throughout the entire 2012-13 league season, averaging 13.7 points per game. She was one of only three guards in the conference to rank in the top 15 for field goal percentage, shooting 41.9 percent from the floor in 20 Big Sky games.
Nelson knocked down 69-of-79 free throws this year to rank first in the league-only statistics for free-throw percentage (87.3), while her overall season percentage of 86.5 ranks 26th nationally.
Nelson was also among the top five in league-only stats for 3-point field goal percentage (39.8), 3-point field goals average (2.0/game) and minutes played (34.5/game).
"I think the other coaches saw in Lexie what we see every day, 365 days a year - and that is just a relentless work ethic," said EWU head coach Wendy Schuller. "Lexie is in the gym all the time. Everything that she does she has worked for, so it is really nice to see her recognized. She shot the ball extremely well for us this year from three, and from the free-throw line. But I know Lexie is only going to continue to work on her game and add to her repertoire. She was the only sophomore on the list, both first and second team, so that bodes well for our future."
Nelson scored in double figures in all but four Big Sky games, and had three 20+ performances during the year, including a career-high 24 points on 67 percent shooting in an overtime win against Idaho State last Thursday (March 7), which solidified the three-seed for EWU in the 2013 Big Sky Conference Tournament.
Nelson, who transferred from Big Sky rival Montana following the 2010-11 season, started all 29 games for Eastern in her first official year in red and white. She averaged a team-leading 33.9 minutes per game, and played a full 40 minutes on three different occasions.
Ojeda, who also garnered a shout-out from College Sports Madness as a member of their All-Big Sky Second Team, was among the top 20 players in the league this year in five different categories.
She ranked 17th in scoring (11.0), eighth in rebounding (6.7), seventh in field goal percentage (46.0), 11th in free throw percentage (77.9) and 13th in blocked shots (1.0).
"I am so happy for Carrie because defensively, she is our anchor. She is the key for us," said Schuller. "She keeps us all on the same page, and does some things that you can't coach and can't teach. There are times when we just step back and let her talk because she knows more than we do in terms of how to do things back there. She has really been a great teacher to our young post players."
Ojeda registered a total of seven double-doubles this year, which ranked among the top five in the conference. She scored in double figures in 11 of 20 Big Sky games, including the last four in a row to close out the regular season.
After scoring a then-career high 21 points in the final regular-season road game at North Dakota (March 2), Ojeda poured in a career-best 27 points on Senior Day at Reese Court against Weber State (March 9). She also had 12 rebounds, two blocked shots and a career-high five steals in that contest.
"Carrie has grown so much as a player, probably as much as any player I've ever coached," said Schuller. "From her freshman year to her senior year, she has really progressed mentally and with her game, so to see her career capped off with an all-conference honor is really rewarding."
Hodgins took home an award that only four other players in Eastern history have earned. She joins Vanessa Jones (1989), Christina Marshall (1990), Keri Schwenke (1992) and Kristy Missall (1993) as a Big Sky Freshman of the Year award winner.
"It's really exciting for us to see a player who has put in the time and effort that Hayley has get an award like this," said Schuller. "It is a great honor for her and it is well-deserved. She was the leading freshman scorer in the league this year, and I think shot the ball as well as anybody in the whole conference. But I think Hayley's upside is still tremendous. She has some strengths that she can still add, and I know physically, she is going to keep working to get faster and stronger. She has great work ethic, and while this is an awesome award, I know it won't stop her from continuing to be a hard worker for us in the future."
Hodgins was one of only two freshmen who ranked among the top 30 in the league in scoring. She was fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.3) and 12th in 3-point field goal average (1.2) - one of only two freshmen to rank in the top 15 of those categories as well.
In conference-play, the Pasco, Wash., native had seven double-digit scoring games, including five in a row from Jan. 10 - Jan. 21.
She was named Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 21 after leading EWU to a pair of home victories against North Dakota and Big Sky regular-season runner-up Northern Colorado. In her first-career start for EWU, Hodgins led the team to a 63-38 blowout of UNC (Jan. 19) after going 7-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-3 from downtown, to finish with 17 points. With that performance, she became the first player in the Big Sky this season to shoot 100 percent from the field with at least five attempts, and the first player to do so for Eastern since 1979.
In the very next game at Portland State (Jan. 21), Hodgins scored a game-high 22 points, including 4-of-8 from three. Exactly a month later in the home meeting with the Vikings (Feb. 21), she posted a career-high 24 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor, 3-of-4 from distance and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line in just 26 minutes of action. Hodgins hit her first seven shots of the game before missing.
She started 12 of 20 Big Sky games this year, averaging 24.3 minutes per game.
2012-13 Big Sky Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
|Player (School)
|#Katie Baker (Montana)
|Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#D'shara Strange (Northern Colorado)
|Butte, Mont.
|Lexie Nelson (Eastern Washington)
|Lynden, Wash.
|Kenzie De Boer (Montana)
|Tempe, Ariz.
|Amy Patton (Northern Arizona)
|Fountain, Colo.
|Kylie Kuhns (Sacramento State)
|Salem, Ore.
# Unanimous First-Team Selection
|Player (School)
|Kaela Oakes (Idaho State)
|Chandler, Ariz.
|Ashleigh Vella (Idao State)
|Melbourne, Australia
|Lauren Oosdyke (Northern Colorado)
|Coto de Caza, Calif.
|Rachel Semansky (Montana State)
|Highwood, Mont.
|Courtney VanBrocklin (Portland State)
|Demin, Wash.
HONORABLE MENTION: Carrie Ojeda, Eastern Washington; Madi Buck, North Dakota; Angela Misa, Portland State; Fantasia Hilliard, Sacramento State; Alle Moreno, Sacramento State and Hailey Mandelko, Southern Utah
Katie Baker, Montana
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: D'shara Strange, Northern Colorado
TOP NEWCOMER: Angelsa Misa, Portland State
OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN: Hayley Hodgins, Eastern Washington


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Panel selects top 10 cabernetsComment on this story
Cabernet sauvignon is the second most widely planted cultivar in SA and continues to be a firm favourite with many winelovers.
Wine fundi Christian Eedes organised the inaugural Cabernet Sauvignon Report in partnership with Sanlam Private Investments.
The judging panel scrutinised 60 cabs, which were rated and given tasting notes.
Fourteen wines made it to the second round, from which the Top Ten for 2012 were chosen.
They are:
Rated five stars, all 2009 vintage:
Delaire Reserve
De Trafford
Graham Beck
The Coffeestone
Tokara, all 2009 vintage, and all of which were rated five stars.
Four and half stars, all 2009
Cederberg Five Generations
Rickety Bridge Paulina's reserve
Stark-Condé Three Pines, all 2009 vintage
Four stars
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2007
Louis 2008
* Visit www.whatidranklastnight.co.za for more information. - Weekend Argus
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The P-I editorial board recently announced its endorsement of the Sound Transit expansion package (Proposition 1). Their chief argument: In addition to expanding our region's public transportation options with investments in light rail, bus service and more, the ST2 plan will be a booster shot to the local economy, creating tens of thousands of new jobs (66,000 is a lowball estimate) and stimulating business throughout the region.
I was particularly interested in the board's concluding thought:
Rail, unlike bus systems, opens up all sorts of additional development opportunities (that's another way of saying, "Yes, even more jobs"). Portland's experience is that $6 billion in development occurred within walking distance of MAX light rail stations since 1980. There are similar findings in Dallas and San Diego, where property values around the light rail stations jumped by double-digits.
It certainly is cool to think of new transit-oriented development that could happen around Seattle, not only for the jobs it will create but also because (in my own very un-scientific analysis) it seems that the cycle of development fuels itself once it's set in motion.
For example, here's a statement from a 1998 overview of the Portland MAX and surrounding development:
During the MAX system's first decade of operation from 1986 to 1996, more than $1.3 billion was invested along the Eastside light rail corridor. Though the new Westside light rail line is not scheduled to begin service until September 1998, more than half a billion dollars worth of new residential, office, retail, industrial, and commercial development has already taken place along the future rail line. Almost 7000 housing units are under construction along the Westside corridor, and about one-third of these will be ready for residents when the Westside line opens in September.
Now more than a decade later, development continues to flourish with the construction of a new light rail corridor following in the footsteps of new business and mixed-use development connecting Union Station and Portland State University.
The new rail shows how well light rail has caught on in Portland, and how much the system is stimulating pedestrian, shopper, student and other traffic. Portland invests in light rail, development follows, voters demand more transit … and the city continues to grow more connected, less car-centric, and more livable.
We hope that the LINK light rail will have a similar positive arc.
Photo of Portland MAX light rail. Credit: flickr/LWY, Creative Commons license.


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Travel slowly, staying in vacation rentals (villas, farms, cottages, apartments)
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Slow Travel Google Map: United Kingdom, Gardens
WendyAsh, DavidX, WestSussexBird
'Lost Gardens' of Heligan
For added interest, read the book 'Lost Gardens of Heligan' first.
Acorn Bank (NT)
Alnwick Garden
Recommended on SlowTalk by Robert D.
Ascott House (NT)
Ascott was one of several houses built by the Rothschild family in the 19th century. The garden represents Victorian gardening at its best - a fine mixture of formal (including stately fountains) and informal (including delightful topiary) with lovely views.
Athelhampton House (HHA)
Athelhampton is a Tudor manor house which provides a picturesque backdrop to this charming garden. Memorable features include stylish architectural topiary (yew trees fashioned into pyramids) and an abundance of water (pools, fountains and a canal, all fed by the delightfully named River Piddle which runs alongside the garden.)
Baddesley Clinton (NT)
Barrington Court (NT)
Jekyll inspired gardens of a glorious Tudor House.
Biddulph Grange Garden (NT)
Blenheim Palace (HHA)
Blenheim Palace is England's greatest stately home (with the possible exception of some of the royal palaces.) It was built for the Duke of Marlborough. Winston Churchill was born there. The magnificent house contains magnificent sculptures, tapestries and paintings (including family group portraits by Reynolds and Sargent.)
Bodnant Garden (NT)
This large garden is one of the best-loved in Britain. It features huge Italianate terraces, formal lawns, herbaceous borders, roses, hydrangeas, water lilies, clematis, a wooded valley, stream and wild garden. In spring the highlights are magnificent collections of rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias then a famous laburnum tunnel. However, there is also plenty of colour throughout the summer and autumn.
Brodsworth Hall (EH)
Brodsworth is not one of the great gardens of England, but both house and garden are interesting because English Heritage has attempted to restore them to their splendid state in the late Victorian period. The main features of the gardens are fountains, formal flower beds and a romantic quarry garden. Well worth a visit if you are travelling past on the M1.
Burton Agnes (HHA)
Burton Agnes is a magnificent Elizabethan house. Amongst its other splendours it features, most unusually for a stately home, a collection of 19th and 20th century French and English paintings.
Caerhays Castle & Gardens (HHA)
Castle Drogo (NT)
Cawdor Castle (HHA)
Believe it or not, there is virtually no reference here to a well known Shakespearean play!
Charlecote Park (NT)
Chatsworth House
Cottesbrooke Hall (HHA)
A delightful garden (enclosed courtyards, and gardens with superb borders, urns and statues) surrounding a beautiful Queen Anne house set in a large park with lakes, a stream and cascades.
Crathes Castle & Garden (NT)
Recommended on SlowTalk by Robert D.
Culzean Castle (NTS)
East Ruston Old Vicarage
Words like "exuberant", "theatrical" and "astonishing profusion" are used to describe this garden. It was started from scratch in 1973 and has been developed with great enthusiasm by the two owners. It is a fairly large garden (32 acres) divided into an unusually large number of unusually diverse sections divided by ingenious walls and hedges.
Eltham Palace (EH) (SV)
The Great Hall of the medieval palace survives with its fine hammer-beam roof, however the house dates mainly from the 1930s. The interior is a showcase of Art Deco design which was very successfully restored in the 1990s. The beautiful gardens around the palace moat include a wisteria pergola, a rose garden, a rock garden and herbaceous borders planted in the spirit of the 1930s.
Exbury Gardens (HHA)
One of the finest Rhododendron gardens in the country with many specimen trees and views across the Solent.
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Not far from the geographical centre of Manchester!
Forde Abbey (HHA)
A large and very beautiful garden. It contains a formal canal and lakes, herbaceous borders, magnificent trees and shrubs, a bog garden, a rock garden and an extensive kitchen garden.
Fountains Abbey (NT)
Glendurgan Garden (NT)
Early 19th century woodland garden leading down to the hamlet of Durgan on the beach which Alfred Fox found irresistible. He took advantage of this steep and well watered site by clearing it and planting pines as windbreaks in the 1820's. He then planted many fine trees including an orchard but his son George from 1891 started to introduce camellias and rhododendrons and planted the cherry laurel maze. The maze still exists as do many fine shrubs but many trees were lost in the gales of 1990.
Great Dixter (HHA)
Recommended on SlowTalk by Jonathan: "My absolutely favourite British garden: Christopher Lloyd is a marvellous writer and a nicely iconoclastic garden designer."
Gunby Hall (NT)
Gunby (which dates from 1700) is the quintessential small English country house. Although owned by the National Trust, it still retains a family atmosphere.
Haddon Hall (HHA)
Hardwick Hall (NT)
Hestercombe Gardens (HHA)
A gem that everyone can enjoy!
Hever Castle & Gardens (HHA)
Medieval castle (Ann Boleyn's childhood home) surrounded by water-filled moat.
Hidcote Manor Garden (NT)
Harold Nicolson called the 10 acres of Hidcote "the loveliest small garden in England" and I have to agree. Major Lawrence Johnston was born in Paris of American parents. He and his Mother came to Hidcote in 1907 when the plot was virtually empty so Johnston set his architect's training and artistic eye to making Hidcote one of the most influential gardens of the 20th century. Whilst plants were always his first love there is no doubt that his other skills led to to the series of rooms which change not only in design but in atmosphere and perspective too. The views out across the landscape catch you unawares and provide many surprises no matter how many times you visit.
Holehird Gardens
Iford Manor (HHA)
Ightham Mote (NT)
Ightham is one of the most delightful properties owned by the National Trust - a fairytale manor house surrounded by a water-filled moat. The garden features small lakes, woodland and a long flower border.
Inverewe Gardens (NT)
Exotic garden on remote north-west coast of Scotland. The far north-west of Scotland is incomparable for wild beauty, but no tour is complete without a visit to this extraordinarily lush and beautifully situated garden.
Japanese Garden & Bonsai Nursery
Primarily a nursery but the Japanese garden has flourished this last 10 years or so and is worthy of a visit in it's own right. Despite the aeroplanes flying above from RAF St Mawgan this is a peaceful spot to pass an hour or so. Much emphasis here on the art of Zen with skillful plantings of Acers and beautiful bonsai trees. The gardens are a series of rooms with ample seating provided for you to sit and contemplate your surroundings. Water is an important element here and if you can't see it you can often hear it tinkling away somewhere. Perhaps not ideal for boisterous children, make sure they have had plenty of exercise on one of the magnificent nearby beaches before your visit!
Kedleston Hall (NT)
Kiftsgate Court Gardens (HHA)
Land Farm
Small but delightful.
Lanhydrock (NT)
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood-NT
Leith Hill is famous as the highest in south-east England. A tower was built at the summit the top of which reaches 1000 feet above sea-level! There are extensive woodlands and sandy heaths; on a fine day there are excellent views.
Leonardslee Gardens
"The first time I went and looked up at the rhododendrons and azaleas I thought I'd arrived in heaven!" said "wendyash" on Slow Talk.
Levens Hall (HHA)
Levens is famous above all for its fantastic topiary garden. This was established in 1694 by a French garden designer. Even older is the ha-ha, reputed to be the oldest in existence. There are also extensive flower gardens. A most enjoyable garden, well worth a visit.
Logan Botanical Garden
Longstock Park Water Gardens
This has been described as the greatest water garden in the world. It features a lake with islands, promontories and bridges all surrounded by a profusion of colourful water-loving plants. Everything is beautifully tended.
Loseley Park (HHA)
Loseley is a privately owned Elizabethan mansion. The house itself is full of interest. The walled garden has been redeveloped, to a Gertrude Jekyll design, since 1993 and is now fully mature. It is divided into several sections: rose garden, herb garden, flower garden, moat walk, etc. The huge wisteria is unforgettable in May, and the White Garden is magnificent in high summer. The whole garden is lovingly cared for. There are nearly always gardeners around, often working in the vegetable and cut-flower garden, and they usually seem happy to chat.
Lytes Cary Manor (NT)
Atmospheric medieval house with charming small gardens and orchard. Once home to medieval herbalist Sir Henry Lyte the gardens still feature some of the plants he grew. The entrance is lined with yew topiary, dumpy in shape with small pyramids to crown them. The hornbeam tunnel leads to an enclosed glade of Weigela giving the area a mysterious atmosphere. More yews guard a circular pond featuring a statue of Triton. This small house and somewhat idiosyncratic garden are richly rewarding but probably best seen on a fine day.
Monteviot House
Mottisfont Abbey (NT)
Mottisfont is best known for its rose garden, which is best visited in June; in fact, the garden stays open until dusk throughout June so that the rose scent can be enjoyed at its overpowering best in the evening. The garden also features huge trees and lawns sweeping down from the house to the crystal clear waters of the river.
Muncaster Castle & Gardens (HHA)
Recommended on SlowTalk by beebee: "The rhododendron collection is outstanding if you come at the right time of the year. And there's the castle to explore as well."
Ness Botanical Gardens
Owned by the University of Liverpool.
Newby Hall (HHA)
Newby is a beautiful house with sumptuous plasterwork by Robert Adam and a superb sculpture gallery among its highlights. The extensive and sumptuous gardens follow a design based on Hidcote, with a long double flower border leading to the river and cross-walks which divide the garden into smaller compartments full of interest.
Nymans Garden (NT)
This is one of England's most famous gardens. The National Trust describes it as "an outstanding plant collection in an inspirational garden setting" and "a 'theatrical' garden design full of variety, surprises and delight." It is centered on the picturesque ruins of a country house largely destroyed by fire in 1947.
Oxford University Botanic Garden (SV)
Recommended by Robert D: "The oldest botanical garden in the UK ... a calm contrast to the city."
Packwood House (NT)
Painshill Park (HHA)
This was one of the great eighteenth century landscape gardens. The garden fell into decay but is being restored. It features splendid parkland with huge trees, a serpentine lake fed by a spectacular waterwheel and various architectural features (mausoleum, gothic temple, etc.) An interesting addition is the 'American Roots' exhibition in the old walled garden, which explains the history of plant introductions from the New World.
Parcevall Hall Gardens
Splendid situation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Parham House & Gardens (HHA)
The Elizabethan Parham House is one of the finest country houses in Britain (rated by Simon Jenkins as one of the top 20 in England.) It is particularly interesting because so little in the house has altered over the centuries.
Pashley Manor (HHA)
Pencarrow House & Gardens (HHA)
Petworth Park (NT)
The garden is not particularly notable, but the deer park (with lake) is a classic example of 18th century landscape gardening by Capability Brown. Take time to walk in it. Unforgettable.
Plas-yn-Rhiw (NT)
See the house as well! Small but it will call you back.
Powis Castle (NT)
A famous garden set on a series of terraces on the steep slope below the magnificent castle.
RHS Garden, Harlow Carr
RHS Gardens. Fifty-eight acre garden includes several national collections.
RHS Garden, Rosemoor
Recommended by Robert D: This was the Royal Horticultural Society's first regional garden, second in importance only to the RHS headquarters at Wisley in Surrey.
RHS Garden, Wisley (SV)
Recommended by Robert D: The headquarters of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Rievaulx Terrace
Sheffield Park Garden (NT)
'Capability' Brown landscaped garden with waterfalls, cascades and four large lakes.
Sissinghurst Castle Garden (NT)
Sizergh Castle (NT)
St Cross Hospital, Winchester
This is a charming garden on the outskirts of Winchester. However, the main reason to visit is to see not the garden but the Hospital itself, a 12th century almshouse which looks somewhat like an Oxbridge college, and its magnificent Norman church.
Stourhead (NT)
Stowe Landscape Gardens (NT) (SV)
Recommended by Robert D: "One of the great artistic masterpieces of England. It is a very important garden historically. It contains buildings by John Vanbrugh, James Gibbs, and William Kent and is probably the oldest landscape garden in England. Lancelot Brown ("Capability") was appointed head gardener at the age of 24 and landscaped the grounds. What looks today like rolling English countryside is deliberate artifice."
Tatton Park (NT)
Set in a huge park, this is one of the grandest gardens in England. It includes an arboretum, a fernery, an orangery, an Italian garden, a Japanese garden and much more.
The Eden Project
The Valley Gardens
Part of Windsor Great Park, this is one of the best examples of the "natural" gardening style in England. Undulating woodland, lake, fine collection of trees and shrubs, famous display of azaleas, adjacent polo lawn.
Trebah Gardens (HHA)
Trengwainton Gardens (NT)
Upton House & Gardens (NT)
This house has superb terraced gardens. There is a great lawn in front of the house then the ground drops away in a series of long terraces, with flower borders and a huge kitchen garden. At the bottom is a lake and there are lovely views across the surrounding woods.
Wakehurst Place (NT)
Kew's "country garden". Wakehurst serves as an extension to Kew Gardens, featuring plants that do not grow so well in the conditions at Kew. Thus, for example, Wakehurst has extensive collections of heathers and rhododendrons. It also features delightful walled gardens, water gardens and extensive woodlands and meadows.
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James Weber/The Community Recorder Holy Cross head coach Bruce Kozerski lobbies for a penalty against Glasgow in the second half. Holy Cross beat Glasgow 33-14 to win the Class 2A state football champion Dec. 2, 2011 at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
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The kings of Class 2A are in transition under center as defending state champion Holy Cross and 2010 crown winner Newport Central Catholic have changed hands at quarterback.
That doesn't mean there will be any changing of the guard. The Indians and Thoroughbreds remain teams to beat in the rough-and-tumble District 6, despite the departures of Kyle Fuller at Holy Cross and Brady Hightchew at NewCath.
"I would expect a battle between those two teams," said Holy Cross coach Bruce Kozerski, the former Bengals offensive lineman. ...


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May 25, 2013
Waitsburg-Prescott 3rd baseman Heidi Miller fires the out to 1st base against Morton/White Pass in the rain-delayed opening round of the state 2B softball tournament in Yakima on Saturday.
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YAKIMA — Dayton, DeSales, and Waitsburg-Prescott stayed alive here Saturday at the Class 2B state softball championships. DeSales and Dayton advanced to the quarterfinals with opening wins: DeSales defeated Napavine, 8-3, and Dayton handled Orcas Island, 5-2.
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Hey Mr. Netanjahu!
Are you ready to give up your nuclear program, too?
Today at the United Nations, Mr. Netanjahu once again called for the total dismantling of Iran's nuclear program. But what he never mentions, and what very few news outlets in the U.S. ever talk about, is that Israel has had a nuclear monopoly in the Middle East for decades now, and that it has repeatedly protected that monopoly with force: bombing the Osirak nuclear facility in Iraq in 1981 and the Deir ez-Zor nuclear facility in Syria in 2007 ... and more recently, carrying out targeted killings of leading Iranian atomic scientists.
And today at the UN, Mr. Netanjahu has once again threatened to attack nuclear facilities in Iran ... and to do it alone if he has to.
With the climate at the UN shifting ... the time is now ripe to put an end to this incredible double standard. Nations might finally begin to talk openly about Israel's nuclear monopoly and how it is the root cause of so much of the distrust and carnage that we've all regrettably come to accept as normal in the Middle East.
This is the perfect moment to hold, not only Iran's, but Israel's feet to the nuclear fire.
Over the next few days, CNN, BBC, FOX, Al Jazeera, The New York Times and every major news outlet that interviews Mr. Netanyahu should put these questions to him:
Mr. Netanjahu, are you ready to declare the truth about your nuclear program? Are you prepared to tell the world what is happening at your Dimona nuclear facility? Mr Netanjahu, will you also be joining the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) and participate in the creation of a nuclear-free Middle East?
Now spread this meme far and wide: We want a #NuclearFreeMiddleEast!


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Egyptian Forces Clear Cairo Mosque of Protesters
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People are always telling me not to smoke. I never respond. I have told a few to come back when they are 76 and tell me about it. Some of them are 300-pounders.
I am courteous enough not to tell them they should start smoking or quit eating and get off their can. Seeing them is sickening and, yes, they have disability cards.
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Two unlikely names have reached the final on Sunday, one in the men's and the other in the women's singles as the seeds continued to crash out on Day 2 in Poland.
Mens Singles:
Pablo Abian defeated his Spanish compatriot to set up a semi final clash with top seed Joachim Persson, with the Danish player not dropping a game to this point in the tournament. After a stunning opening game went 21-10 the way of the Spanish player, another shock was on in a week filled with them. The second game was tight in the opening part then Abian pulled out a lead and never released it, winning the second game 21-16 to book his place in the final.
Abian's opponent in the final is Hiroyuki Saeki, an unseeded qualifier from Japan who had to play 3 matches just to make it into the main draw. Sunday's final will be his 8th singles match in just 4 days. He defeated Christian Lind Thomsen in the second round and has never looked back, defeating another Japanese player Shuhei Hayasaki to book his place in the final.
Women's Singles
There is a second qualifer from Japan in a final tomorrow, Kana Ito battled through two rounds of qualifying and defeated 3rd seed Rachel Van Cutsen in the second round, then another two victories today means that her 7th match of the week will be in tomorrow's final.
Ito will play Chan Tsz Ka of Hong Kong in tomorrow's final, the 4th seed's route has been an easier affair that Ito's but had to survive a 66 minute battle with Russia's Olga Golovanova in the quarterfinal to progress, winning the match 21-23, 24-22, 21-19. The 4th seed will also take part in tomorrow's women's doubles final too.
Poland's chances of a finalist lay in the hands of three potential partnerships, Wojtkowska and Szkudiarcyzk in the mixed doubles, seeded 4. They lost out in the quarterfinals after tamely losing to Triyachart and Yao of Singapore 21-9, 21-16. Cwalina and Moren had better luck in the men's doubles, beating 4th seeded Chrisnanta and Triyachart in the quarterfinals, setting up a match against 2nd seeded Russian pair, Ivanoc and Sozonov. After taking the first game 21-9, expectations were high, only for the Russians to fight back and take the next two games and secure a place in the tomorrow's final.
Wojtkowska paired up with her women's doubles partner, Natalia Poczotowiak and defeated Choo and Wilson-Smith of New Zealand to book their place in the semi finals, they came up against the Hong Kong pairing of Chan and Chau, the 4th seeds and after leading most of the first game, let a 17-15 lead slip and lost the opening game 21-19. They never recovered from that and lost the second game 21-10 and ending Poland's local interest in the event for another year.
The fields have been shortened to just 8, but countless seeds have fallen before the weekend's play has even begun. 5 seeds have fallen in the men's singles and the women's singles, as well as the top seeds in the mixed.
Mens Singles:
One seed that is safely through to the last 8 is top seeded Joachim Persson, who defeated Magnus Sahlberg in Round 1 and Alex Pang of Canada in Round 2, both in two games to book his place against Petr Koukal, the 7th seed from the Czech Republic. Koukal is through to the last 8 without the loss of a game either.
The next quarterfinal is an all-Spanish matchup, as Pablo Abian overcame 4th seed Peter Mikkelsen, who pulled out in the 3rd game with injury. Indra Bagus Ade Chandra of Spain is also through; defeating 6th seeded Wong Wing Ki 21-19, 23-21 to book his place in tomorrow's quarterfinal.
Singapore's Robin Gonansa is through to the last 8, after Stephan Wojcikiewicz pulled out before the match after the Canadian beat 5th seed Dmytro Zavadsky in the opening round. Gonansa will play Hiroyuki Saeki of Japan, who defeated the 3rd seeded Christian Lind Thomsen 22-20, 21-17 to book his place in the last 8. Another Japanese player, Shuhei Hayasaki defeated Vladimir Malkov, the 8th seed from Russian to set up a quarterfinal match against Poland's 2nd seed Przemyslaw Wacha.
Women's Singles
Beiwin Zhang, the top seed from Singapore is through to the last 8 with two convincing victories to this stage, she will play Wang Lin Lang of Indonesia in the last 8 after the Indonesian defeated 7th seed Tatjana Bibik of Russia 23-21, 21-8 to progress.
Unseeded Japanese player, Kana Ito defeated 3rd seeded Rachel Van Cutsen to book her place in tomorrow's quarterfinal against Austria's Simone Prutsch, she defeated Rachel Howard who beat the 8th seed Elena Prus in the opening round. Olga Golovanova is through to the last 8 after a 21-17, 21-17 victory over Maja Tvrdy, the 6th seed from Slovenia. She will play the 4th seed Chan Tsz Ka of Hong Kong for a place in the semi final.
Anastasia Prokopenko is the 5th unseeded player in the last 8, after beating Larisa Griga 21-11, 21-14 in the second round. She will play the 2nd seed Judith Meulendijks in the quarters, with the Dutch seed coming through both her matches easily in 2 games.
Mixed Doubles:
In an event that promised so much for the Polish crowd, they have seen their chances in this event shortened to just one pair. Top seeded Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk crashed out in the opening match to Hong Kong suo Wong and Chau in three games. Polish qualifiers Ociepa and Rudolf crashed out in the second round to Pang and Li of Canada.
The 4th seeds, Szkudiarczyk and Wotjtkowsa are Poland's last hope in the competition; they will play Singapore pairing of Triyachart and Yao for a place in the last 4. Another Polish couple Moren and Pocztowiak crashed out in round 2 to Neo and Chrisnanta of Singapore.
The only other seed left in the draw is the 2nd seeds, Atrashchenkov and Prus of Ukraine, who came through a tight 3 game match with Wilson-Smith and Warfe of New Zealand 13-21, 21-13, 21-19.
Polish International Championships 2010
This week's event in Poland is one of the last events before the European Championships in Manchester next month and has attracted some of the big names in European badminton to play themselves into form ahead of next month's European Championships.
Mens Singles:
The top seed is Joachim Persson who is coming off a poor 2-week run in the Super Series, losing out to Kenichi Tago in Round 2 in the All England and another second round defeat to Chen Jin in Switzerland last week. His campaign this week begins against the Swede Magnus Sahlberg before a potential 2nd round encounter with Ville Lang of Finland.
Christian Lind Thomsen (Seeded 3) and Peter Mikkelsen (Seeded 4) lead a strong Danish squad looking for success in the men's singles draw. Przemyslaw Wacha is the local hope in the competition, seeded 2 but there is also threats from the Ukranian Dmtyro Zavadsky, seeded 5 and Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic, seeded 7. Vladimir Malkov of Russia is another threat, seeded 8.
Women's Singles
Singapore's top seed Zhang Beiwen starts her campaign against rising Belgian starlet Lianne Tan, hoping to past her semi final defeat to Gu Juan in last week's event behind her. The other potential winners of the event coming from the Netherlands and Ukraine, with Judith Meulendijks and Rachel Van Cutsen leading the Dutch charge. Larisa Griga and Elena Prus are the big Ukrainan hopes.
Mixed Doubles:
Poland's best chance of success lie with Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk, however with their withdrawal at the semi final stage last week in Switzerland, questions will be asked if they are 100% fit to attempt to win on their home soil. Should they fail to deliver, two other Polish pairings are seeded. 3rd seeded Cwalina and Kurdieska and 4th seeded Szkudiarczyk and Motjkowska.
Polish International 2010 Draws


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November 26, 2015
SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - A search is underway for a woman who hasn't been seen since last Thursday.
Somerset Police are looking for 38-year-old Cheryl Clarke, of Bronston.
Police say she was arrested last Wednesday, but was released from the Pulaski County Detention Center the next morning.
Her family says she was supposed to walk from the jail to a nearby location, to meet someone for a ride home.
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Goats Fans Reminisce on an Unexpected Win
Yesenia Martinez and her husband Victor are long time Chivas USA fans, and third-year season ticket holders. When Victor, a lifelong fan of Chivas de Guadalajara, first heard about Chivas USA, he suggested to Yesenia that they check out the new club.
"And that's how we became season ticket holders," recalls Yesenia.
The Martinez' have been committed fans ever since. They commute from Sylmar for nearly every Chivas USA home game, a trek which can take up to 90 minutes. However, it was actually a game that they missed last season when they were rewarded for their loyalty in a big way.
Yesenia renewed her season tickets late last summer during Chivas USA's "25 Prizes in 25 Days" promotion, but did not give much thought to the idea of winning one of the prizes. After all, she was going to miss the night of the prize drawing anyway.
"We are pretty good about going to all the games," said Martinez. "But that particular game… we ended up having to do something else."
As the prizewinners were announced during Fan Appreciation Night at The Home Depot Center last October, Yesenia was watching her husband play in a soccer game of his own. Later that night, she got an unexpected phone call from her ticket representative. She had won the grand prize: a weekend trip to Seattle and two tickets to MLS Cup 2009.
The couple was shocked. "We couldn't even believe it," she said. "We'd never won anything like this before. It was crazy."
Martinez and her husband flew up to Seattle and spent four days in the Emerald City leading up to the big game. They stayed in the same downtown hotel as the players from both teams, members of the media and MLS dignitaries. Yesenia even ran into Preki, Chivas USA's head coach at the time, in the hotel lobby. She mingled with other MLS fans, saw the city's major attractions, and thoroughly enjoyed her weekend in the Pacific Northwest. "It was unbelievable," said Martinez. "[Seattle] is such a beautiful city. Everything was so green; it was really amazing."
While the Martinez' loved their eventful weekend in Seattle, the highlight of the grand prize was attending the match. Winning the tickets to the match only made Yesenia root even harder for Chivas USA in the playoffs, but ultimately the Goats fell short of the final. However, another Los Angeles based team gave Yesenia a strong rooting interest.
"As long as the Galaxy doesn't win, I'm okay," she said with a laugh. She was rewarded with a Real Salt Lake victory on penalty kicks.
It was a weekend Yesenia will never forget, especially the exciting game. "It was an amazing trip," she said. "It was just an amazing experience."
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