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New federal flood insurance rules prompting concern in Elkhart County
ELKHART — Living alongside a river can be nice — some of the priciest homes here in Elkhart sit by the St. Joseph River and other waterways.
With new federal guidelines on provision of federal flood insurance, though, it's likely to get more expensive for some. Much more expensive.
Cory White, an Elkhart realtor, saw a home sale here fall through because the new would-be owner would have had to pay $4,000 to $6,000 per year in insurance due to the new rules, up significantly from the current cost of $625 to $850. "The buyer loved the house, absolutely wanted the house," White said.
But when she learned of the new flood insurance cost — as the sale process was drawing to a close — she called the deal off. The current owner is now considering renting out the $75,000 riverfront house instead of selling, among other options, because if he keeps it, the cost of flood insurance would hold relatively steady.
"I had no clue that was going to happen," said White. The relevant rule change went into effect Oct. 1.
The number of homes in Elkhart County potentially impacted by the flood insurance change, outlined in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, is relatively small. Just 301 properties here, 0.4 percent of the 77,767 housing units in the county, are covered by federally subsidized flood insurance, the pool subject to the new legislation, according to National Flood Insurance Program data.
Across Indiana, the number rises to 16,609.
Still, the impact to the owners of those properties — which include 215 primary residences in Elkhart County and 12,592 such homes across Indiana — could be big, mainly if they try to sell.
It's got the Indiana Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors calling for a timeout. The groups want a delay in implementation of rate increases brought on by Biggert-Waters pending completion of a study to more specifically gauge the financial impact of the legislation.
"It really is hitting Indiana in the gut at a time when our housing industry is starting to recover," said Maggie McShane, senior vice president of governmental affairs for the Indiana Association of Realtors.
She has heard anecdotally of Indiana home sales falling through due to Biggert-Waters, as happened with White's client. Likewise, she said some policy holders have experienced larger-than-expected spikes in coverage costs, also per Biggert-Waters, even though they aren't selling.
If their property is mortgaged, owners of homes, businesses and other structures sitting in 1-percent chance floodplains are required to purchase federal flood insurance, provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
One-percent floodplains are zones with a 1 percent chance any year of being flooded. Certain areas frequently hit by hurricanes on the East Coast sit in 1-percent floodplains, while in Elkhart County, such zones are located most notably in certain pockets along the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers.
The Feds subsidize flood insurance, and Biggert-Waters aims to phase out the federal contribution, reducing spending and requiring policyholders to pitch in more or cover the cost entirely. Among other things, the new law:
Ÿ Makes those using mortgages to buy properties in 1-percent flood zones cover the cost of flood insurance entirely, the measure that would've affected the buyer in White's case. That provision went into effect Oct. 1.
Ÿ Calls for 25-percent increases per year as of Oct. 1 in flood insurance costs for business owners with subsidized premiums until the price tag reflects full risk rates.
Ÿ Calls for similar 25-percent per year hikes in flood insurance premiums as of last Jan. 1 on non-primary residences, like vacation homes, until reaching full risk rates.
White understands the rationale — to cut federal spending and make property owners foot the bill for living and building in flood-prone sectors.
Nonetheless, he also sympathizes with impacted property owners. Here in Elkhart County, the stricter rules could significantly reduce the value of what for many is their largest asset, their home, and make it next to impossible to sell, he worries.
If a buyer has other housing choices, "why bother" purchasing a property in a flood zone with the high-cost flood insurance, White said. Never mind that in the case of his client, the home hasn't flooded in the 12 years he's owned it.
An online Indiana Department of Natural Resources map depicts the 1-percent flood zones in Elkhart County and the rest of Indiana.
Among other areas, they sit in the DeCamp Gardens area north of C.R. 18 and west of C.R. 13, along either side of Jackson Boulevard around Elkhart Avenue, on either side of Sherman Street northwest of downtown Elkhart and south of Lexington Avenue around Socorro Street in Elkhart. A disclaimer, meanwhile, warns that certain elements of the map are subject to revision and shouldn't be used to determine if flood insurance is required.
David Henke, a member of the Elkhart City Council, owns three riverfront properties in Elkhart County and pays flood insurance on each, about $500 to $700 per year — for now.
His complaint isn't strictly about rising insurance costs, though. He thinks the flood risk is much greater in areas subject to hurricanes along the East Coast and that the very requirement of flood insurance in places like Indiana aims mainly to subsidize the cost of coverage in those areas.
"This is strictly to dilute the ... cost of the high-risk areas — Florida, North Carolina, all the coastal shores," he said.
Whatever the case, insurance premium hikes are here or coming barring a delay in implementation of Biggert-Waters, and White, the real estate agent, thinks the clamoring could grow.
It won't be just from clients like his who lose out on the sales of their homes, though. As the gradual premium increases applicable to other property owners start showing up in bills yet to be received, it will come from others.
"I think when they start getting bills, you'll start hearing people get louder," said White.
Follow reporter Tim Vandenack on Twitter at @timvandenack.
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Session Chairs: Ahmed Ouenes, SIGMA3; Dipika Kataky, RPS Energy
This session focuses on the need to examine unconventional reservoirs and the use of hydraulic fracturing technology through a multidisciplinary approach. The successful selection, design, and execution of a fracturing treatment require a good understanding of multiple rock properties along the wellbore and its surroundings.
This understanding requires the simultaneous use of petrophysics, geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and geomechanics in an integrated fashion to identify the optimal fracturing locations. The session will attempt to answer practical questions related to the selection of fracturing sweet spots, the monitoring of the fracturing execution with microseismic and the possible actions that could be taken during and after the fracturing to enhance well productivity.
The session will also attempt to describe and discuss specific workflows that illustrate the multidisciplinary integration when selecting fracturing sweet spots.
Session Chairs: Leopoldo Sierra, Halliburton; Pedro Saldungaray, Carbo Ceramics
Hydraulic fracturing is a critical component in the successful development of tight and shale gas reservoirs. The primary goal is to contact as much rock as possible with a fracture or a fracture network of appropriate conductivity to enable commercial recovery of a large volume of reserves per well. This objective is typically accomplished by drilling horizontal wells and placing multiple transverse fractures along the lateral.
On one side the completion must be designed to address the reservoir needs by engineering the wellbore placement in the reservoir, fracture spacing, geometry, and conductivity. On the other side, given the operational intensity of this type of completions, operational efficiency plays a major role in the economics and viability of unconventional gas developments and cannot be overlooked. These two aspects are not simple to be optimized simultaneously and often times are at odds.
This session will explore the conflicts as well as compromises and hopefully synergies asset teams face when integrating the available completion hardware and isolation techniques with reservoir considerations when defining field development plans and well designs for unconventional gas.
Session Chairs: Dipika Kataky, RPS Energy; Zillur Rahim, Saudi Aramco
Unconventional gas does not flow easily. These reservoirs are usually heterogeneous, complex, and often developed in geologic systems that are poorly understood and arguably more difficult to drill and develop. The first unconventional gas projects were developed with fracture-stimulated vertical wells. The next phase was to drill horizontal and multilateral wells to maximise reservoir contact. Recent technological developments like pad drilling are changing the dynamics of exploration and production in the unconventional resources. Presently more than 20 wells can be drilled from a single pad opening up large portions of tight formations from a single surface location. The single horizontal wells are completed with multi-stage fracture treatments, ensuring high reservoir contact area needed to enhance gas rate and for commercial production. With the use of geomechanics, wells are routinely drilled in the direction of minimum horizontal in-situ stress to enable creation of multiple independent hydraulic fractures.
Currently 62% of the wells are horizontal and expected to double in next five years worldwide. This is because these wells, along with induced multi-stage fractures, produce at commercial rates, recover reserves sooner, and also contribute to higher ultimate recovery. Reservoir properties strongly affect the drilling of horizontal wells. Reservoirs need to be thoroughly studied and understood, and geomechanical modelling needs to be conducted to determine appropriate mud-weight window to ensure wellbore stability, compute accurate in-situ stress profile of the region and for a particular well to facilitate fracture design. The wells need to be drilled with accurate landing point and be placed within the target zone. Studies suggest that as more unconventional gas resources are explored and developed, the average permeability of the producing reservoirs will continue to decrease, requiring the industry to apply new drilling technologies and intelligent practices that enable wells to produce at economic rates. One of the key things which will make unconventional gas play work is novel drilling technology.
Technology drives development. It is important to find more ways to optimise well planning. There is potential for a quantum leap in drilling and completion efficiency. Application and use of novel technology is required to minimise formation damage, breakdown or breakouts, and understand rock-fluid interaction. Drilling direction, azimuth, techniques, mud weight, use of centralisers for proper cement placement, appropriate choice of open hole or cased completion, use of correct stimulation technology are all vital for the successful development and exploitation of unconventional gas reservoirs. Finally, best practices can always be obtained from field experiences and lessons learnt.
Session Chairs: Nihat Gurmen, Schlumberger; Zillur Rahim, Saudi Aramco
The hydraulic fracturing is a very interesting and complex engineering problem. The main objective is to enhance and sustain well productivity and increase ultimate recovery at a faster pace. The multidisciplinary nature of hydraulic fracturing spans the knowledge domains of geology, reservoir engineering, rock mechanics, fluid mechanics and chemistry, completion, and field operations.
The reservoir engineering part is very crucial and provides the requirements of a hydraulic fracture design in terms of geometry and fracture conductivity to achieve a desired production target. This target is typically part of a bigger reservoir management and field development strategy. The other knowledge domains provide the necessary tools and constraints to design a treatment meeting reservoir engineering requirements. The hydraulic fracture design formulation for conventional wells with typical shale-sand-shale sequences have been in use for decades now. They still form the foundation of fracture models today.
However, the advent of unconventional gas resources and available computational power and efficiency brought in many new ideas to improve modelling of laminated thin zones, multi-stage fracture treatments along long horizontal wellbores, and interaction between hydraulic and natural fractures by incorporating core and geomechanical concepts into fracturing design and modelling. These advances have been matched with improvements in fluids and proppants as well, leading to robust high-temperature, salt-water tolerant, and non-damaging fluids, and novel proppant shapes, sizes, and materials.
This session will focus on fracturing design and modelling concepts encompassing core modelling as well as materials that improve the overall process.
Session Chairs: Mansour Shaheen, Baker Hughes; Pedro Saldungaray, Carbo Ceramics
The foundations of shale-specific well completions, fracturing and production operations have been evolving for more than three decades and in fact shale gas production dates back almost one hundred ninety years. During the last decade of gas shale developments, the projected recovery of gas-in-place has increased from a mere 2% to estimates approaching 50%. This remarkable achievement has been built through the development and adaptation of technologies to fit shale gas developments particular conditions. Adapting technologies, such as multi-stage fracturing of horizontal wells, slickwater fluids with minimum viscosity and simultaneous fracturing, have contributed to enhance the access to reserves. From localised single fractures with limited formation contact used in the past, today the industry is capable of placing intricate fracture systems connecting and opening natural fractures.
These technologies have made possible the development of enormous gas reserves that were completely inaccessible only a few years ago by transforming filed development economics. Current and next generation technologies promise even more energy availability with advances in hybrid fracturing, fracture complexity, new fluids and proppants, fracture flow stability, and methods of re-cycling water used in fracturing.
The interlinking of Geosciences, Well Engineering, and Operations and Information Technology into best practices will continue to yield best results, while at the same time encourage companies to explore and invest in research for technologies and processes in the challenging arena of shale gas. Nowadays shale gas extraction looks much more like a manufacturing process in comparison to the development of a conventional natural resource. Optimising the process is the challenge and continuous development of best practices will take us there.
Session Chairs: Fahad Al-Alawi, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Leopoldo Sierra, Halliburton
Unconventional gas exploration and development typically requires more wells and hydraulic fracturing than conventional wells. Highly efficient practices are necessary to keep exploration and development costs low and improve field economics by overcoming effectively the normal logistical changes, lack of equipment or supply chain management challenges.
Highly engineered equipment, water, proppant or chemicals and processes that minimise unnecessary movement and excess equipment and fluids will reduce the NPT and improve the efficiency of the entire process. This will also minimise the environmental impact through reduced footprint and by water handling minimisation.
This session will review and discuss the normal logistical and supply channel management challenges the industry is facing to explore or develop unconventional gas.
Session Chairs: Ahmed Ouenes, SIGMA3; Robert Clark, BP
High quality pre and post frac surveillance provides significant opportunities to enhance the execution of an individual fracture treatment or an entire fracturing campaign. Real-time data can be highly useful in evaluating fracturing operations. For example, permanent downhole gauges provide actual bottom hole treating pressures, which in turn, can detect imminent screenout conditions earlier and reduce the chances of damaging a well.
In a pre-frac application, a small water injection treatment can be analysed, often referred to as "After Closure Analysis". The reservoir is static prior to this injection so a limited volume of fluid perturbs the reservoir very little. This is relatively uncomplicated to analyse compared to typical post frac flow and pressure build up surveys. A short term PBU in a tight gas well usually delivers only a fractured well signature as it takes months to years to detect pseudo-radial flow. On the other hand, an ACA test has only minimally disturbed the system and it is not unusual to detect pseudo radial flow. This inexpensive injection test can provide fracture gradient, kh, and P*.
Microseismic technology is at an advanced stage of development in North America but is not widely conducted elsewhere as yet. This technology enables analysis of fracture geometry, height growth, fracture extension, and regional stress direction. This information assists in field development decision planning for well spacing and well azimuth in horizontal drilling.
This technology enables operators to monitor fracture growth laterally and vertically during active fracture operations. The most common system is to place geophones in a monitoring well and gather seismic data while fracturing operations are on-going in the target well. Finding suitable observation wells presents major challenges outside of North America. Post-fracturing flowback is critical to evaluate the actual success of the fracturing effort and to clean out proppant and fracturing fluid. It also provides a chance to obtain reservoir fluid chemistry and PVT samples.
Session Chairs: Fahad Al-Alawi, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Robert Clark, BP
Case studies are an invaluable record of the technical practices of professional engineers. While case studies cannot provide specific guidance for the management, they are an instrumental record of technical, theoretical, and operational interactions which may help to frame questions for more rigorous decision making.
This session is intended to focus on integrated case studies about unconventional gas fracturing stimulations which have been applied in the Middle East. These case studies will demonstrate best practices and lessons learnt for unconventional stimulations as well as pose challenges and opportunities for industry to notice and tackle.

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The second issue of the PCBs Elimination Network (PEN) newsletter is available here.
At its fourth meeting in May 2009, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention took decision SC-4/5 to initiate the establishment of a collaborative framework to promote and facilitate information exchange to support the delivery of the obligations of the Stockholm Convention on the environmentally sound management of PCBs. The PCBs Elimination Network (PEN) is a voluntary arrangement for information exchange and aims at improved coordination and cooperation among stakeholders from different sectors with an interest in the ESM of PCBs.
According to Annex A part II of the Stockholm Convention, Parties to the Convention are obliged to eliminate equipment and oils containing PCBs from use by 2025 and bring these under environmentally sound waste management by 2028. Main obstacles encountered by developing countries and countries with economies in transition concerning the environmentally sound management (ESM) PCB oils and equipment containing PCBs are lack of capacities, poor inventories, limited resources and inaccessible information.
Efforts to manage PCBs in an environmentally sound manner are already under way. Donor countries and financial institutions, holders of PCBs, NGOs and International Organisations all provide support to developing countries and countries with economies in transition to manage PCB oils and contaminated equipment. However, there is a lack of global coordination and even linkages at the regional level.
In order to harmonize and coordinate these activities and facilitate information exchange, the PEN will:
For more information, please refer to the terms of reference (2012).
If there are queries on the PEN, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) web page that explains relevant issues regarding the PEN or contact the Secretary of the PEN at email@example.com
Donwload the PEN Workplan And Budget for 2012-2015.
Officially launched at the 5th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, POPs Social is the Social Networking Platform of the Stockholm Convention Clearing House Mechanism. POPs Social provides a platform for open debate and direct expert-to-expert exchange on issues related to the Stockholm Convention. Information can be shared on Events, Blogs, Documents and Forums.
To date, POPs Social has established over 30 groups comprised of more than 1,200 members. A specific group is available for discussions on PCBs by the PEN members. All members of the PEN can join these discussions. The PEN group on POPs Social is one of the first and most active groups established on POPs Social.
With the major mandate of the PEN being to increase information exchange on environmentally sound management of PCBs, POPs Social is an important tool for achieving this objective and facilitating inter- and intraregional knowledge exchange.
All members of the PEN are invited to join POPs Social: http://networking.pops.int/
Bali, 22 Feb. 2010. The PCBs Elimination Network (PEN) was launched at the simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
:: Press Release (PDF).
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Inventories of PCBs - The place to start!
First issue of the PEN magazine: Articles prepared by PEN members on the topic of PCB inventories include national experiences and lessons learned, regional overviews, step-by-step approaches on inventories, project updates and a PEN members' contact list.
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Live updates
Hundreds of jobs could go
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust could cut up to seven hundred jobs over the next five years.
The Trust says it needs to save around £50m but hopes to avoid any compulsory redundancies. The issue will be discussed in a report later this week.
- Richard Lawrence
300 jobs to go at Exeter-based airline Flybe
Three hundred jobs are to go at the airline Flybe, a third at its headquarters in Exeter. The company is trying to reduce costs by £35 million as passenger revenues fall and fuel prices rise.
The firm is mainly blaming the increase in air passenger tax which managers say left them with "no choice" but to cut jobs.
Mark Hoban MP: Flybe show employment challenges
Unemployment in the South West has fallen by 10,000 in the last three months. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the current unemployment rate is 5.5%
It comes at the same time 300 jobs losses have been announced by Flybe, a 100 of which will go in Exeter. The company is trying to save £35 million as passenger revenues fall and fuel prices increase.
Comet jobs axed in Exeter
Thirty three people in Exeter have been made redundant from the electrical chain Comet. It brings the total number of jobs axed at the group across the UK to more than 700. Most of the job losses come from the company's home delivery network. No jobs have gone at Comet stores so far.
Employment Minister: "still challenges in Devon Cornwall"
Employment Minister Mark Hoban says there are still some challenges for Devon and Cornwall as new figures reveal unemployment has fallen in the South West.
Read more about unemployment figures
Nationally, around 50,000 more people were in work according to the official figures for July to September. The unemployment figure is 2.51 million. Average earnings are also up 1.8%.[
](http://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-11-14/unemployment-figures/)Read more here
Employment Minister says youth unemployment fall is 'welcome'
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that a total of 155,000 people were unemployed in the South West between July and September. The region's unemployment rate was 5.8% and saw a drop of 1.3% during the period.
South West unemployment drops by 2,000
Unemployment in the South West dropped by 2,000 this summer, according to the official figures released today.
150,000 people were out of work, or 5.8%. The region's reflecting the national picture, with total unemployment now at its lowest level for a year.
- ITV Report
Plymouth City Council to cut 100 jobs
Disabled man has been turned down for 2,600 jobs
A Royal Navy veteran who lost his leg after a car crash says he's been turned down for 2600 jobs in one year.
Mark Cock from Camborne believes employers won't take him on because of his disability, even though he's physically active, able to drive, and qualified in IT and plumbing.
He's now calling for more to be done to help disabled people back into work:


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Nice screenies.thedude01 wrote:Weapon Name: Battlesnake
Weapon Class: Machine Gun
Weapon Review: This is the fastest firing gun in UberStrike history. The best things about this gun are that it holds up to 600 bullets and it costs POINTS, if you are level 10 and higher. The Battlesnake is one of the coolest looking guns! It is an camo-colored turret will destroy you in style with green bullets!
Weapon Strategy: I try to avoid cannons and grenade launchers if possible and stick to killing other mid range weapons like other MGs and splatter gun. If I must face a cannon or GL, I will either try to sneak up behind the person or try to get in the air as much as possible and shoot; splash damage does less damage when you're in mid air.
Good Things about the Battlesnake:
-Can pretty much beat any mid range weapon head to head.
-Most ammo ever=600.
-Fastest firing weapon.
-Because it's such a big, bulky gun, it is very intimidating.
-Only takes 10 quick shots to kill an unarmored foe.
Bad Things about the Battlesnake:
-Even though it has a lot of ammo, it still runs out of ammo very, very quickly.
-Has no mini scope, plus the aim is already pretty bad.
-Big gun means enemies can see you easier.
-Weakest MG in bullet strength.
Best Maps in order:
The Warehouse - Because it is such a small map, players are more crowded in. Because of the limited space you have to fight, the Battlesnake is one of the best guns for attacking multiple enemies at once since this gun can kill quickly.
Temple of the Raven - This is also a good map because it's limited space to fight. It is actually a big map but most of it is just thin air, there are not many platforms for actually fighting on.
Monkey Island 2 - This map is pretty compacted, yet still big. Ideal for big fights in the center of the map, this is not the best gun for this map because it is a bit too big for quick kills.
Lost Paradise 2 - Although I love this map, the Battlesnake is the worst here, because this is the biggest map, meant for primarily snipers, long range weapons.
Golden Moment:
In the USA2 vs. Europe World At War tournament at The Warehouse, I was the only one with a Battlesnake. Everyone else all sorts of credit items. But my Battlesnake prevailed, stomping on Europe and being the killing leader by far for USA2. Then, 2 other people, including Osci, left the game, and came back with Battlesnakes. They were both experts with it, but I ended up killing them more than they killed me. I even killed ATOMjke with my Battlesnake, and us 2 were carrying our teams, battling each other desperately to take the lead, but unfortunately, Europe won.
Sorry that the pics are unedited, hope you like my review of the Battlesnake
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Ultimate Rule to the Universe #1: Things Change.
tomh2092 wrote:Weapon Name: Machine gun.
Weapon Class: Class of the weapon.
Weapon Review: A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute. The machine gun packs a whole lotta firepower!
Weapon Strategy: Machine guns are for short range combat. The gun is more effective when fired from a crouching position. Machine guns are to be used against one opponent in Death Match, or to provide suppressive fire in Team Death Match. The machine gun's primary role is in ground combat, to provide suppressive fire on an opposing force's position in Team Death Match, forcing the enemy to take cover and reducing the effectiveness of his fire. This either halts an enemy attack or allows friendly forces to attack enemy positions with less risk. The best situations to use it is at medium range and up close against heavily armored targets. The best maps to use it in is The Warehouse and Monkey Island. It doesn't work against snipers as the ironsight doesn't have that much zoom.
Golden Moment: When I held off heaps off Strafe jumpers. Cleared The Warehouse, Cleared Temple of Raven
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Mac: Hi Frances, I'm such a fan!
Frances: Well I'm glad!
Mac: So to start off... to the viewer, Moffat's storylines are sometimes quite complex. When you first got your scripts, did you feel the same way about the stories?
Frances: Well, I personally found them quite complicated to understand, I have to admit! But then I am not the sort of Doctor Who expert, and I thought maybe it was just me who didn't understand and that I was a bit dim, but now I understand that they were complicated for everyone. They end up making sense in the long run, but when you get them episode-by-episode, they get a bit complicated.
Mac: Were you a fan of Doctor Who before you joined?
Frances: A massive fan, yes! And when it started again with Chris Eccleston and Russell T Davies, I was desperate to be in it. And everyone else seemed to be in it except me, so I was so thrilled to be asked. And I have to say, Matt Smith is a sensational Doctor and he's probably my favourite.
Mac: So out of all the episodes you did, which would you say was your favourite?
Frances: Erm... I mean, the one that I suppose was my most favourite to film was the last one because Amy kills me and we think she kills me and we don't know because it was a different time line etcetera etcetera, but that was fun because we were all there together with River Song and I really enjoyed that.
Mac: What was your initial reaction when you read about the strange method in which the Doctor would escape his death?
Frances: Well I was just as surprised as everyone else, to be honest. I presume even Matt was surprised! So like everyone it was like, Wow, look at that! When I saw the first episode with the Astronaut coming from the deep, I just thought it was one of the most exciting episodes I've ever seen. So I knew that it was going to be super clever.
Mac: So I was doing some research on your fantastically eclectic career; you've done theatre, films, TV... out of everything you've done, what would you say was the most enriching or rewarding?
Frances: It's really hard to answer that question because I am in the lucky position to have so many different things with so many actors so I always like to believe that the next job will be just as exciting and as wonderful as the others. I've love doing theatre and film and Doctor Who.
Mac: Did you have fun playing Madame Kovarian?
Frances: Oh yes I loved it! I relished every second of it! (laughs)
Mac: With Doctor Who comes a massive fanbase, (and I have been following your zany tweets!) How would you say you have reacted to this massive fan universe that you've been thrown into?
Frances: Oh I have to say I have absolutely adored it! All the Doctor Who fans are really respectful, they are really knowledgeable. I mean, I think that's the biggest thing that they're respectful and courteous and I am loving the fact that, like at the last convention I did, girls came dressed as Madame Kovarian! And I was so chuffed and blown away by that.
Mac: Yes they do make an effort!
Frances: Yes, by their dedication and the huge effort they made and it's really appreciative. So yes, I am loving it! And I return every fan letter I get as soon as I possibly can!
Mac: Would you ever return to the show?
Frances: Oh I'd leap at it in a heartbeat!
Mac: Thank you so much, Frances!
Frances: It has been my pleasure!


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Doug Ross' website published a list of the top conservative websites in the world based upon Alexa ranking.
Zero Hedge was ranked #9.
Denninger was ranked #58
Mish was ranked #59
I consider TBP to be a libertarian website that is aligned closely with ZH, Denninger and Mish. So how come TBP didn't make the list?
TBP's global ranking is 87,966, which would put us at #94 on the list. We've gone up 30,907 places in the last three months. I guess doom is becoming more popular. Or maybe people can actually log-on now.
Our ranking in the U.S. is 21,612. Not too bad for a two bit blog run by an old guy, in his spare time, writing articles in his undershorts, while sitting in bed.
I don't know if you noticed but the average load time has been between 1 and 2 seconds for the last month. I was ready to pull the plug a month ago due to all the technical problems and hacking into the site that was occurring. Stop the Hacker offered to fix the site for $149. It was the best investment I ever made. Whatever they did has worked. The site has been running like a dream from the moment they patched it. I applaud them.
With the new server company, the statistics are gathered differently than before, but our daily visitor counts are still around 15,000. One upgrade is that I can now see the views by post. We've been on the new server for two and a half months and I can run a report to see the most viewed posts of all-time. The results might explain why TBP is not classified as one of the top conservative websites. I have written hundreds of well researched factual articles over the last four years. I've put my blood, sweat and tears into the site. And after all that, the most viewed TBP post of all-time is my March 31, 2011 masterpiece:
I've figured out that with all the AWD pictures and penis references, we must be classified as a porn site. The huge interest in penis nicknames is further proof that our country has jumped the shark, or in this case jumped the penis. When will TBP ever get a little respect?


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When you peel off the layers and get beyond the rhetoric, this year's presidential election is about government control. President Barack Obama wants government to have a greater say in our daily lives, while former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney advocates for greater personal responsibility and private-sector solutions.
The path our nation — and to a lesser extent our state — takes on Nov. 6 will have repercussions far beyond this one election.
Before we opt for more government control, we should look at what happened to Poland, a country of 38.5 million people, nearly twice the size of Washington.
While Poland's roots as a nation date back to 966 A.D., its people spent most of the last hundred years caught in a vice between Russia's Communists to the east and Germany's Nazis to the west. It wasn't until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 that the Polish people got their first taste of freedom.
The majority of the Polish people know that government control of the economy was a disaster. Black markets were rampant, and grocery store shelves were empty. The Communist government controlled everything from what crops were planted to how many apartments were built. That iron-fisted domination resulted in shortages, hardship and civil unrest. It was a miserable failure.
In 1980, everything started changing.
A worker revolt at the Gdansk shipyard led by Lech Walesa spawned the Solidarity Movement, which eventually forced Poland's leaders to embrace democratic elections, free speech and free enterprise.
In fact, one of the student leaders involved in Walesa's movement, Pawe Adamowicz, became the mayor of Gdansk. Adamowicz, who has served as the city's mayor since 1998, is one of Poland's leading promoters of free enterprise.
Today, Adamowicz is using capitalism to breathe new life into the old Gdansk shipyard. More than 75 companies now operate on the site, and its ship repair and restoration services are making a comeback.
Adamowicz recently led a Polish trade delegation to Washington. The delegation included 15 young, high-tech entrepreneurs who presented their ideas and new products. Their imagination, innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit put Poland on a path to prosperity. Today, the Polish people have a bright future because its government leaders reversed course 20 years ago.
As European Union leaders desperately scramble to save the Eurozone and cobble together policies to restore growth, Poland is solidifying its position as the union's fastest-growing economy. Poland now has strong domestic market, low private debt, flexible currency and exports.
In its latest forecast last July, the European Commission predicted Poland would grow by 2.7 percent this year, the fastest in the EU.
Poland's economy grew 15.8 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the EU saw its GDP shrink by 0.5 percent.
Poland is now the most resilient of the ex-communist states that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007.
The Polish people are proud of their new economy and make no apologies for it.
Ironically, as Poles have embraced free enterprise and the private sector as its job-creating engine, Americans seem to be headed in the opposite direction toward more government planning and control.
It didn't work in Poland, and it won't work here. Americans will put that vision to the test on Nov. 6. That is what the 2012 election is all about.
Don Brunell is president of the Association of Washington Business, Washington state's chamber of commerce.


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wow German Luger used in Korean War. I was expecting a garand or 1911. Here is a case the BG did not die. Hope he doesn't or can't go after the homeowner.
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Korean War vet shoots intruder inside home - Nation & World - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington
Police say an 84-year-old western Pennsylvania man wounded a home invasion suspect with the gun he carried in the Korean War.
Elizabeth Township police say 25-year-old Raymond Hiles was captured not long after trying to break into Fred Ricciutti's home early Tuesday morning.
Ricciutti tells WPXI-TV ( Man, 84, shoots home invasion suspect with Korean War gun | www.wpxi.com) he heard Hiles break a window and then confronted him, firing a single shot that grazed Hiles' neck.
Investigators say Hiles was arrested a few blocks away, carrying a screwdriver and a stun gun. He's being held on $100,000 bail on charges including criminal trespass and burglary.
Online court records don't list an attorney for Hiles.
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wow German Luger used in Korean War. I was expecting a garand or 1911. Here is a case the BG did not die. Hope he doesn't or can't go after the homeowner.
don't mess with old vets
Most of been shooting to wound the SOB in the head but he moved a little,I think a luger fired indoors would be more user friendly than the flash and muzzle blast from a M1 garand
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Too bad we can't "import" more of those weapons that were used in the Korean war...
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This is the heart warming story of the day... I'm sure the BG would have tried to kill them. I guess this loser grew up across the street.
I was hoping for a M1 Garand and a real [Clint Eastwood] "Get off my Lawn" moment. A war era Luger still gives me a smile
What gets me is after the fact, the perps family came over to APOLOGIZE for the actions of their own family member...... no 'he didn't deserve it' or 'he was truning his life around'..... none of it."I know the family. They're good people," he said, adding that they came over in tears to apologize for what Hiles allegedly did.
"I forgave them," he said, adding that he couldn't hold them responsible for Hiles' actions.
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Sounds almost like the family members would kick the perps back side if he tried to retaliate.
Talk about backwards.
Whats the matter with them, going and apologizing and whatnot.
How are they ever gonna get any sympathy from the media, and round up support for their baby if they don't start a march, and show pictures of him when he was 11.
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Sounds like this BG would just as quickly try to rob or steal from his family, given half a chance. Good ending, better ending would have been a clean head shot.
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Wells actually lowered his Iowa ERA to 8.38 while allowing three runs in his rather ordinary five inning stint. He was touched for seven hits and walked two while needing 91 pitches to labor through his outing. Only once did he retire the side in order. He did score a run after drawing a walk himself before Anthony RBIzo doubled him home to put the I-Cubs in front in the bottom of the third.
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Travis Wood was to have started tonight until he was summoned as Garza's understudy for tomorrow's rubber match with the resurgent Dodgers.
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Duane Underwood now 0-5 with a 5.44 ERA for Tenn. Urp. Warren not sharp at Iowa tonight. When will Cease and Hudson be ready?
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Ugh -- give Lackey a 4-1 lead, you hope for better.
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Facebook's IPO papers break down all the trends of its monthly active users and where it sees the biggest growth potential.
The end game? Facebook notes that there are more than two billion global Internet users. "We aim to connect all of them," the social network says.
Specifically, the company has 845 million monthly active users at the end of 2011, which it defines as someone who interacted with Facebook in some capacity at least once over a 30-day period. This was a 39% growth rate from Dec. 2010.
Facebook said Brazil and India were its key sources of growth. Penetration rates vary around the globe. From the filing:
For example, in countries such as Chile, Turkey, and Venezuela we estimate that we have penetration rates of greater than 80% of Internet users; in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States we estimate that we have penetration rates of approximately 60%; in countries such as Brazil, Germany, and India we estimate that we have penetration rates of approximately 20-30%; in countries such as Japan, Russia, and South Korea we estimate that we have penetration rates of less than 15%.
Here's a country that really stood out: China. Facebook said it had "near 0% penetration" in part because Facebook access is restricted in that country.
"We continue to evaluate entering China," the filing says. "However, this market has substantial legal and regulatory complexities that have prevented our entry into China to date."
This isn't a revelation. Google is well known for having difficulties operating and maintaining relations with China.


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According to Lithuanian legend, amber is the tears of the sea goddess, Jurate, who mourns her lover, the fisherman Kastytis. The thunder god, Perkunas, was enraged that a goddess fell in love with a mortal, and punished her by drowning Kastytis and destroying Jurate's undersea amber palace, pieces of which are said to wash up on Baltic shores to this day. The story has been told in poems, ballets, and even a rock opera. Our necklace of Baltic amber slivers pays homage to this star-crossed romance.
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Thursday, May 9
3 p.m. - #15/#16 UCLA at Oregon State
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The 15th-ranked Bruins finish up the regular season at Oregon State this week, with Thursday and Friday 3 p.m. games and a Saturday 1 p.m. contest. All three games will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks. Gametracker will be available at UCLABruins.com, in addition to live updates at twitter.com/uclasoftball.
The Bruins find out where their postseason journey begins on Sunday when the NCAA Selection Show airs live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. The NCAA Regionals, with 16 locations hosting four teams each, will run from May 17-19 at campus sites.
UCLA remained at 15th in this week's USA Today/NFCA poll and improved one spot to 16th in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball rankings. In the NFCA poll, the Bruins earned 30 more points, the fourth straight week they have gained in the points column, but stayed at 15th for the second week in a row. In the USA Softball rankings, the Bruins moved from 17th to 16th, gaining 16 additional points, also the fourth straight week they have gained points in that poll.
Sophomore Mysha Sataraka has home runs in five of her last nine games after going 14 contests without leaving the yard. Over the last nine, she is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with 13 RBI, eight runs and seven walks ... junior B.B. Bates has RBI in 10 straight and hits in a career-high 11 in a row, batting .514 (18-for-35) during the last 11 with eight homers, 25 RBI and 15 runs. Bates, who entered the week third in the nation in RBI (70), fourth in homers (23) and sixth in slugging (.906), has the third-most homers in one season in UCLA history and is one away from second (Tairia Mims, 24). The senior is also tied for fifth in RBI for one year and solo fifth in slugging. Bates is in the UCLA career Top 10 in five categories. She is fourth in homers (53), fifth in RBI (193) and total bases (447), tied for fifth in slugging (.633) and seventh in runs (168) ... sophomore Gracie Goulder has hits in six in a row and 11 of her last 12, posting a .389 average (14-for-36) over the last dozen contests with 10 runs scored ... senior Devon Lindvall has hits in six of her last seven games, producing a .350 average (7-for-20) with a homer and three RBI ... freshman Allexis Bennett has hits in seven of her last eight games, batting .478 (11-for-23) with nine runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases ... the Bruins tied a school record on April 19 at Arizona with seven home runs ... UCLA is second in the nation in fielding percentage (.980), sixth in home runs (79) and 13th in slugging (.532).
Oregon State (32-20, 7-14 Pac-12) had won four straight Pac-12 games, including a sweep of Arizona (April 26-28), before getting swept at Oregon last weekend (2-1, 11-0 and 8-0). The Beavers are hitting .283 as a team with 49 home runs and 46 stolen bases, averaging 5.0 runs per game. Four players are batting over .300, led by freshman Natalie Hampton, who is tied for first with a .342 average and solo first with 14 homers and 47 RBI. Senior Lea Cavestany also has a .342 average and is second with 10 homers and 42 RBI. Senior Elizabeth Santana is batting .325 with 23 RBI and a team-best 11 steals and sophomore Ya Garcia is hitting .320 with nine steals and eight RBI. During Pac-12 play, the Beavers are batting .214 as a team with 12 homers and seven steals, averaging 2.5 runs per game. Garcia has the highest conference average at .288, while Cavestany has driven in a team-high 12 RBI. In the circle, seniors Marina Demore and Tina Andreana have combined to start 46 of 52 games. Demore is 19-10 with a 3.09 earned run average and 93 strikeouts in 158 2/3 innings. Andreana is 9-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 116 1/3 innings. Andreana has done the best of the duo during Pac-12 play, posting a 3.71 ERA and a 4-5 record with 45 strikeouts in 66 innings. Laura Berg is in her first season as Oregon State's head coach.
UCLA leads the all-time series with Oregon State 86-11 and took 2-of-3 last year at Easton Stadium (March 30-April 1). The Bruins won the first two games 8-4 and 8-0 in five innings before falling 7-5 in the series finale. That Oregon State victory snapped UCLA's 12-game winning streak in the series. The Bruins are 36-6 in Corvallis, having won the last five. Oregon State's last win at home against UCLA was a 5-3 triumph on May 9, 2008.


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The Buzz, 7-11: Who is David Koch?
Meet the new patron of the NY State Theater
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2003, 2008 Paul Ben-Itzak
(To celebrate its 10th anniversary of telling stories not told elsewhere, the Dance Insider has been revisiting its Archive. The following article was first published, in slightly different form, on May 1, 2003. Some of the links and sources cited have been changed because the Justice Department press releases on which they were originally based have since been moved on the Justice Department website and cannot be found. On Thursday, the New York Times reported that beginning this fall, Lincoln Center's New York State Theater, home to New York City Ballet and New York City Opera, will be renamed the David H. Koch Theater following Koch's pledge to contribute $100 million to the building's renovation. I have added an appropriate post-script. -- PBI. )
His name is David Koch.
Since 1994, he has served as vice chairman of the board of governing
trustees of American Ballet Theatre. With his brother, David
Koch is the executive vice president and co-owner of Koch Industries,
the largest privately owned oil company in the United States. In
1996, a faulty pipeline operated by Koch Industries caused an explosion
in which two Texas teenagers, Danielle Smalley and Jason Stone,
were killed. As noted by the Austin American-Statesman, a Kaufman County, Texas jury later
awarded the Smalley family $296 million -- the largest award for
actual damages for a wrongful death suit in US history. The company appealed,
and later reached a settlement with the Smalley family for an undisclosed
amount. In another case, in January 2000, Koch Industries agreed
to pay a $30 million civil penalty, according to the Justice Department
"the largest civil penalty ever imposed against a single company for violations of an environmental law," as well as improve its leak-prevention programs and spend $5 million on environmental projects. The settlements with Koch Industries, the Justice Department wrote, "resolve claims under the Clean Water Act related to more than 300 illegal oil spills from Koch's pipelines and oil facilities resulting in the release of some three million gallons of oil and related products into ponds, rivers, lakes, and shorelines in six States." The Clinton Justice Department team that worked on the case even received a John Marshall award for support of litigation in the department's 2000 annual awards ceremony. (In a report on Koch Industries, CBS News's 60 Minutes II noted: "In a statement, Koch Industries claims that it has spent a billion dollars on environmental improvements and reduced leaks by 96 percent. The company urged us to look at its record at the federal Office of Pipeline Safety. We did and discovered that Koch's records at OPS look good. But we also found that OPS doesn't cover more than half of Koch's lines -- including the lines that leaked.")
In fall 2000, according to Mother Jones magazine,
the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Koch Industries and four employees on 97 counts of violating federal clean air and hazardous waste laws. Government prosecutors "accuse(d) the company of intentionally releasing fumes from benzene -- a suspected carcinogen -- into the atmosphere and then lying about it to state regulators in Texas. If convicted, the company could be fined up to $352 million." In the 2000 presidential campaign, David
Koch and his wife, Julia, donated $487,500 to the Republican Party,
its candidates, and conservative political action committees, as
documented by Mother Jones. Additionally, as
reported BBC commentator Greg Palast, Koch
Industries donated $970,000 to the party during the Bush campaign,
among energy companies third only to Enron and Exxon. In 2001,
the government, under President Bush, fined the Koch Petroleum
Group $20 million for the benzene spill, according to CBS. One more interesting
fact: As noted by the Sierra Club, Koch helped
found a group called "Citizens for a Sound Economy." What exactly
do CSE's policy papers and experts argue? Writes the Sierra Club's
Curtis Moore: "CSE's representatives have appeared on hundreds of
radio and television shows and published 235 op-ed articles. What
do they tell us? Among other things, that 'environmental conservation
requires a common sense approach that limits the scope of government,'
acid rain is a 'so-called threat [that] is largely nonexistent,'
and global warming is "a verdict in search of evidence.'"
In 1994, Donald McKayle
created, for San Francisco Ballet, a work, "Gumbo Ya-Ya," which
treated a post-(environmentally) Apocalyptic society. The ballet
was inspired, McKayle told me, by his witnessing first hand, during
a tour with the Martha Graham company in the 1950s, environmental
devastation wrought in Malaysia and elsewhere. Would that ballet
have a chance at entering the rep. of Mr. Koch's ABT?
Post-script, July 11, 2008: Notwithstanding its considerable benefits for ballet and opera-goers in New York City, Koch's largesse raises a disturbing question: At a time when rising oil and gas prices and the rising food prices they in part provoke are making daily living a struggle for many Americans, how has the co-owner of the U.S.'s largest privately owned oil company been able to set aside $100 million for a theater tickets to which most of those Americans cannot afford?


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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 28 April 1845; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18450428-TC-MAC-01; CL 19: 64-65
Chelsea, Monday, 28 April 1845—
My dear Mother,
I am well; we are all well,—and a good wind blowing out of the West, to our general comfort now;—but so busy am I! Never in my life so busy. I have spurred the Printers into a dreadful rate of speed, and I must not cry "Slower!"—or they will fall all aback again. So we must gallop along. Two months of this galloping will bring me handsomely thro' I hope;—and then we shall deserve a little relaxation, and a sight of Annandale before the Sun end!—
You must take this smallest scrap of tidings, dear good Mother, as better than none. And send me some of yourself.— I wrote to Alick by the last Mail. Jack should have written to you last week; but he tells me he did not. Busy, busy!—
On Saturday Night I had three redhot Irish Repealers here; one of them, Duffy, a fellow Prisoner of O'Connell's,—a really interesting young man. Full of zeal, of talent and affection; almost weeping as he spoke of his poor country,—and taking this plan for relief of it, poor fellow! They are all sworn disciples of mine, they say; which astonished me beyond measure. They came to complain of my unfairness to Ireland; I had called them "all liars and thieves," which was hard talking!—— I liked this poor Duffy very much. They are all ready for "insurrection," for "death" &c &c I strongly advised them to make a general insurrection against the Devil first of all, and see what came of that!1— —
Adieu, dear Mother; blessings on you and all the rest. Wish me good speed, and continue well!
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This journey with photographer and world traveler Michael Morrissey will take you through the streets Cairo and far beyond: to Alexandria, built over the sunken city of Cleopatra and Caesar to the majestic Temple of Hatshepsut, to Luxor and Karnack and Abu Simbel, through tiny villages and complex markets, the placid Isle of Philae, Kom Ombo and Edfu, along quiet stretches of the ever flowing Nile by boat, and to a meditative place, alone at night beneath the stars amongst monuments that mark civilizations older than four thousand years, conceived by a sophistication in the arts and sciences that still baffle present day archaeologists and historians. As you glide down the Nile and through Michael's stunning photographs, we hope you share our sentiment that, for the moment, we are transported to another time and place where nothing has changed. Included are photographer's notes.
Born in the United States, Michael Morrissey was initially drawn to Paris in the early 1970's. Trekking to Katmandu, he found himself driving the Magic Bus with an increasing involvement in photography as a way of capturing, in an instant, that which could never be explained in words. As a landscape architect, and master-of many-trades, Michael lived and worked in Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan, where he co-founded Refugees International. In Thailand he worked with the UNHCR developing refugee camps. After creating several real estate management companies based in Bangkok, Mike focused his passions: travel and photography. An inveterate global traveler with a penchant for discovering off- the-beaten paths, he has experienced moments of terror and peace, sadness touched by joy, acquiring a deep awareness of the connectedness present among all people and cultures and a deep respect for the poignant, majestic yet fragile natural world.
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Paul Cully
Waiting for Cooper to come good just isn't good enough for Wallabies
Paul Cully When Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper hit a perfect little sand wedge from his own 22 straight into the arms of Springboks prop Gurthro Steenkamp on Saturday night, a couple of minutes after...
McKenzie's men come up short in power race
Paul Cully The Wallabies have become spectators in Test rugby's arms race.
Starved of ball? Be grateful Izzy has the hunger to stay
Paul Cully There is something particularly Australian about the fanfare surrounding the re-signing of Israel Folau.
Brooding about All Blacks no solution for Wallabies
Paul Cully To half of Ewen McKenzie's new dressing room, the complaints about New Zealand cynically killing the ball will have had a familiar ring to them.
Lack of intensity can't be blamed on referee
Paul Cully Jaco Peyper did not decide the result. The gap between the Wallabies and the All Blacks is far more significant than any influence the referee had on Saturday
Men in gold need to see more of Folau's flashes of brilliance
Paul Cully When the Wallabies awoke in Wellington the local newspapers were using a flattened marsupial by the roadside to illustrate their status. That diagnosis proved premature.
Genia has become a victim of his reputation
Paul Cully WHEN Wallabies No.9 Will Genia departed the field after 72 minutes in the 47-29 Bledisloe Cup loss in Sydney last week, his success rate against the All Blacks dipped even lower, to 14.
Wallabies learn they can't beat champs at own game
Paul Cully Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie's decision to name the same 23 players - bar Kane Douglas - that coughed up almost 50 points last week is one of the more eloquent expressions of a Catch-22 situation...
Wallabies' woes linked to lack of local action
Paul Cully The timing was everything. On the same weekend that the Wallabies suffered another significant Bledisloe Cup blow, the New Zealanders were kicking off this year's edition of the ITM Cup.
Poms rise in rankings to add insult to injury
Paul Cully If you are already struggling to come to terms with the Ashes defeat, you might want to look away now.
McKenzie's greenhorns put to the sword by ruthless men
Paul Cully Matt Toomua dominated the prologue, but the main chapters were written by the little fellow opposite. This was Aaron Cruden's night - a masterclass from the All Blacks No.
McKenzie plays delicate balancing act between attack and defence
Paul Cully A PENNY for the thoughts of Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie as he hears ARU chief executive Bill Pulver bang on his drum for ''running rugby''.
French lessons provide a little hope
Paul Cully What did the French series in June reveal about how the All Blacks are trying to play, and how successful they are at trying to do it?
Outflanked: A little McCaw better than no Smith
Paul Cully New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie must tangle with the All Blacks without the services of George Smith but there is one small mercy - All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is unlikely to go the full 80...
Loose-heads show future is bright in tight for Wallabies
Paul Cully Suddenly, the Wallabies' future on the loose-head side of the scrum is looking up.
Curb the mourning, for future glory beckons
Paul Cully Such heartbreak. The Brumbies' legs went with the finishing line in sight, those long kilometres taking from the limbs what the heart simply cannot replace.
Chiefs hold key to initials battle as well as final result
Paul Cully Last year, the three initials SBW were prominent in the Chiefs' Super Rugby-winning campaign. This year the letters TKB have been very influential.
Brumbies' northern exposure the Chiefs' concern
Paul Cully Future Wallabies prop Scott Sio and the Brumbies' "northern hemisphere" style of scrummaging to win penalties are exercising the minds of Chiefs tight-heads Ben Tameifuna and Ben Afeaki as well as...
White can be forgiven a wry smile in direction of ARU board members
Paul Cully Jake White said before the Bulls game that he had nothing to prove to the Australian Rugby Union.
McKenzie's Wallabies wish list
Phil Lutton and Paul Cully Ewen McKenzie has named his first Wallabies training squad - now the tough work begins. Phil Lutton and Paul Cully look at five things on the coach's wish list.


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"You shall have no other gods except Me" sounds self-explanatory, doesn't it? As a "Christian" nation, why did we leave it out of the Constitution, and why do we tolerate so many religions? The founding fathers wanted us to have religious freedom, including freedom from religion. In Europe, the government dictated how, who/what and when you worshipped. We tolerate other deities in order for everyone to have the same freedom we do. This article would likely not be possible without that freedom, not that it is about other deities, but because it is about a way of worshiping the Father which has mostly been forgotten and abandoned. This time was prophesied about, however (Jr 23:27). It is one more reassurance that the Word of the Father is true from beginning to end.
(For the sake of brevity, this primary commandment will be covered by several articles, as there is an abundance of information.)
In the Bible, days of birth are not generally recorded and rarely a celebration is attached to such a day. Only the gentiles seem to have celebrated birthdays. "In 245, the theologian Origen of Alexandria stated that, 'only sinners (like Pharaoh and Herod)" celebrated their birthdays'" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas). Many wonder, if December 25th is not Christ's true birthday, then when was it? Mid-September seems to be the concensus, according to the gospel of Luke. Christ was born six months after His cousin, John the Baptist, who was born around Passover. However, early Christians did not celebrate birthdays, as it was only a pagan custom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday).
If, then, Christmas is not Christ's birthday, and if birthdays are a pagan custom, then who is being worshipped on Christmas? There are two answers. One is the Roman god, Saturn, and the other is the sun. Saturnalia was a week-long festival held by the Romans. Ancient calendars also positioned the winter solstice on December 25th (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas).
Perhaps it is time to research on your own and pray to the Father for guidance. The information on Christmas is not even scratched in this article, but more will come on Thursday, December 16. The following link has a beautiful illustration of what I'm trying to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2P-zF9160 "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15). Peace in Christ.


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TEMPE, Ariz. – Fifth-ranked Arizona State softball saw Hillary Bach and Katelyn Boyd named the Pac-12 Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, as released by the conference office Tuesday afternoon. The pair becomes the program's 64th and 65th athletes to receive a conference nod.
Hillary Bach pitched her first career perfect game against Wichita State in a 9-0 (5) victory last Saturday, becoming just the fifth pitcher to ever accomplish the feat at ASU.
Over the weekend the senior ace held batters to a .143 batting average in two wins, improving her record to 8-0 with a 0.30 ERA on the year. She now ranks fifth all-time at ASU in career wins with 74.
Katelyn Boyd hit at a .625 clip for a 1.250 slugging percentage and no strikeout over six games. She began the week with a bang, hitting two homers against Wichita State (2-for-2, three runs scored and three RBI) and ended the six-game weekend with a walk-off homer against Creighton in extra innings.
Her weekly stat line saw her tops on the squad with 10 hits, three home runs, eight RBI, 20 total bases and six walks. Boyd's perfect 4-for-4 on stolen bases made her third all-time at ASU for her career with 70, seventh in hits (242), third in RBI (195) and holds steady at third in homers with 51.
The senior duo will lead the No. 5 Sun Devils against Creighton this Tuesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Live stats are available here.


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Keyboard shortcuts are essential in being able to establish an effective workflow. Lot's of diigos functions could use shortcuts, but highlighting, bookmarking, as well as showing/hiding the toolbar and the sidebar appears to me to be some of the most crucial.
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just found out that, except for showing/hiding the toolbar, the function is already there. A minor detail i that it feels a bit strange on a mac, not being able to use the command-key for shortcuts, but that's not that important.


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