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Steve King
The Gazette
Jim Kendel has always had the best of the best to help him get wherever he wanted to go in life.
Working behind what he calls "just a tremendous offensive line†while at Highland High School in the mid-1970s, he became one of the best running backs in Medina County football history.
It's for his exploits on the football field that he will be inducted into the Medina County Sports Hall of Fame on June 18 as part of the class of 2009. The event, sponsored by the Medina Breakfast Kiwanis Club and The Gazette, will be held at The Galaxy Restaurant in Wadsworth. The doors will open at 6 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:30.
In addition, Kendel is where he's right now in his life, having operated Medina Family Chiropractic Center for the past 25 years, because of being escorted there by one man.
As a seventh-grader, he suffered a back injury and was told he would never play football again. He tried to play as an eighth-grader, but the injury came back.
Desperate, he and his family found a chiropractor who was able to cure him, and a career was born. Actually, two careers, if you think about it.
"Looking back now, I can see that that whole thing with my back was God paving the way for me for where I would go later in life,†Kendel said while taking a break from seeing his own patients.
In the last quarter-century since opening his practice, he has helped countless athletes and others to feel better and start living a full life again. The satisfied, pain-free smiles he gets in return are his touchdowns now, and he takes great joy in scoring each and every one of them. He knows the constraints of a bad back.
But there once was a time when the touchdowns in Kendel's life were the real ones.
When his career ended, Kendel was third in Medina County history with 44 touchdowns, 2,551 rushing yards, 16 two-point conversions and 308 points. Two of the men in front of Kendel in those categories (Medina's Dean Brubaker and Highland's Ken Luttner) are already in the Hall of Fame.
Although a starter as a sophomore in 1973, Kendel really began to hit his stride as a junior, scoring a staggering 21 touchdowns on his way to piling up 154 points.
In his senior season, he rushed for 1,007 yards and scored 18 touchdowns en route to 118 points. He was a marked man in more ways than one —before a game against backyard rival Revere, Minutemen fans hung Kendel in effigy. Everybody knew that to stop the Hornets, you had to stop him — or at least slow him down. Few opponents were able to do that as Highland went a combined 18-2 in his final two seasons.
Kendel says he was — and still is — a big fan of Archie Griffin, the two-time Heisman Trophy-winning running back whose Ohio State career was running concurrently to his at Highland.
"Back then, everybody was running Woody Hayes' 'three yards and a cloud of dust' offense, and we were, too,†Kendel said. "We had a quarterback in Roger Chaffee who could really throw the ball, but we just never passed very much. I'd pound it up the middle 30 times a game for three to five yards a pop, and that's how I got my yardage.
"We had backs who were faster than I was, but that just wasn't the offense that we used.â€
Instead, the Hornets utilized the 5-foot-11, 180-pound Kendel as a battering ram to wear teams down.
But Kendel is quick to point out that his numbers were so impressive in large part because his blockers were so impressive. The list includes Jim Ritcher, who went on to star at North Carolina State and then with the Buffalo Bills and was a charter member of the HOF in 1986, Gary Cox, Jay Drake, Reed Coley, Dave Simmons, Dave Cavanaugh, Mike Hummel and Ted Parker.
A good running back — moreover, a smart running back —never forgets the guys up front, even all these years later.
And the people he went to school with at Highland never forgot about Kendel's exploits.
"Two of my classmates, Mark Kuhar and James Kelly, took it upon themselves to be my advocates and to push for me to get into the Hall of Fame,†he said. "I knew nothing about it, so when I got word that I had been elected, I was really surprised. I was caught off-guard and really taken aback.
"And at the same time, I was very humbled, and speechless.
"In my line of work, seeing up close some of the athletes of today and realizing how big and strong and fast they are — how they have such amazing talent — it's just really an honor that I'm going into the Hall of Fame.
"I attended the first Hall of Fame banquet in 1986 when my teammate, Jim Ritcher, got in, and to see how what was then a small event has evolved, and how they treat the Hall of Famers, makes me realize just how special this is.â€
But what he did on the football field — he was a two-way player, also serving as a ferocious, hard-hitting linebacker — does not tell the whole Kendel sports story at Highland. He wasn't just a great football player, but rather a great all-around athlete who could do — and excel at — just about anything.
He also starred in track in the long jump, high jump, 100-yard dash and 880 relay. At the Inland Conference Meet as a senior, he ran a personal-best time of 10.9 seconds in the 100.
Kendel's experience in wrestling was even more interesting. Despite not having competed in the sport since the eighth grade, he came out for the team as a senior and made it to the state tournament.
He credits his athletic "prowess†to an Olympic weight training program being instituted at the school, the fact Highland had some great coaches who knew how to teach their respective sports, and the fact the school, especially in football, had some tremendous players at the time.
"A winning tradition and a tradition of success had been established by those who had come before you, and when it came to be your turn, you wanted to keep it going,†Kendel said. "You didn't want to be the one to let down.â€
At one point, Kendel had thoughts of going not just to college to play football, but to also make it in the NFL as a running back. However, as he got into the latter stages of his high school career, he realized there weren't any — or at least many — 180-pound running backs in the pros, so when he accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Toledo and they switched him to free safety he was fine with it.
"Roving the back end of the defense like a free safety has to do, fit me because I had that linebacker mentality,†he said.
Things began well enough with the Rockets, as he started as a freshman. But against Ohio University in the fifth game of the year, things drastically changed — and his football career ended when a teammate failed to call out a crack-back block and he got blindsided.
"It was a cheap shot,†Kendel said. "I separated my shoulder. I never bounced back from that. I just never felt the same. I later suffered a severe ankle injury that haunts me to this day.
"I came back out as a sophomore, but every game, I just got beat up more and more.â€
Football wasn't that much fun anymore and there was no major field of study Toledo offered that he was thrilled about.
So he thought back to that time as an eighth-grader when a chiropractor made his back quit hurting, and decided to leave Toledo and football and enroll in the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.
And the rest is history.
On June 18 when he's inducted into the Medina County Sports Hall of Fame, it will be like 1974 and '75 all over again for Jim Kendel.
And the best part of it is that some of his old Highland linemen — those who helped pave the way for him — will be in attendance, as will the members of his family, who are offering him their support in his present life and are anxious to celebrate the path he took to get there.


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Julia Crane is the author of the YA paranormal fiction novels: Keegan's Chronicles, Freak of Nature, Mesmerized and Eternal Youth. Julia was greatly encouraged by her mother to read and use her imagination, and she's believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Julia has traveled far and wide to all the places her grandmother told her about, gaining inspiration from her journeys to places like Nepal, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Italy, France and many more. And who knows? Maybe the magical creatures she writes about are people she met along the way.

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As a young associate, now living in Chicago, Dey traveled nonstop, saturating herself in a different area of business every few months. "For four years, I was on the road from 5 am Monday until 10 or 11 pm Thursday," she says. She ate out a lot, and as she experienced the multitude of flavors from the world's top restaurants, Dey was struck by two things: the absence of a sophisticated Indian establishment where she could take clients, and the natural affinity between the culinary cultures of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Mexico, on the one hand, and the cuisine of India. "You'll find almost the same foods in a market in Mexico as in an Indian bazaar," she says. Tamarind, guava, lychee, plantains, corn, cilantro, ginger, lime—the ingredients began to spin and mix in her head with the dishes she knew from having lived all over India.
One evening in 1999, she, Kohli and another couple were hanging out, relaxing after a long run. The four, all sweaty and hungry, started talking about food. "I believe there's room for a great Indian restaurant," Dey remembers saying. Combining Indian flavors with those of Latin America would make something new and exciting, she added. It was the first time she'd voiced the thought. "They all said, 'If you do it, we're in!' " she recalls.
Two years later, in early 2001, she got pregnant. After her daughter was born in October, she went on maternity leave. The time off got her thinking about the restaurant. In January 2002, with Kohli's enthusiastic support, Dey extended her leave by two months to research the possibility of opening a high-end Indian-Latin hot spot.
Dey attacked the challenge with the same total-immersion technique she'd adopted as a consultant, interviewing more than 40 restaurateurs and restaurant managers. In May 2002, she left her toddler in the care of Kohli, by then a director at McKinsey, and their housekeeper-nanny, and went to live for three weeks in the home of a Los Angeles restaurateur, the uncle of a childhood friend from India. Dey shadowed his every move, leaving for his Bel Air–based restaurant at 9 am and not returning home until after 10 at night. "I got a crash course," says Dey. "He went through the numbers with me. I checked them and asked questions. I knew that 90 percent of new restaurants fail."
Dey decided to take the risk. In December 2002, she handed in her resignation at McKinsey. To raise money, she tapped into her professional network and cold-pitched anyone who seemed appropriate. She also secured a Small Business Administration loan. "My McKinsey background enabled me to talk to banks and do the spreadsheets, and gave me cachet with investors," she says. But nothing during her consulting days had prepared Dey (then pregnant with her second child) for the misogyny she encountered in her dealings with vendors. "One liquor vendor came up to me, touched me, leaned in too close and said, 'Honey, why don't you get your manager for me?' " says Dey. "I remember thinking, Should I kill him on the spot? They don't expect a woman at the helm. I said, 'I'll see you when I'm ready,' and I kept him waiting."
Vermilion was scheduled to open in January 2004, but two months before the launch, Dey lost her executive chef. She went on a high-speed interviewing campaign, finally hiring a young, female Indian chef, Maneet Chauhan (who has since become a prominent judge on Chopped). And then came the biggest hurdle. Dey's daughter wasn't supposed to be born until two weeks after Vermilion's opening. She arrived five weeks early—and developed the flu after one week. "She had a temperature of 104 degrees," says Dey. "I sobbed in the hospital. She was so tiny that they couldn't find her veins. I had to go straight from the hospital to the opening. It was a very unsettling day."


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Mayor Oscar Moreno (right) and Col. Claro de Guzman, of the Army's Fourth Infantry Division, pay their respects at the foot of the monument of the late President Ramon Magsaysay in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City on Monday (17 March 2014). Magsaysay died when his plane crashed into Mt. Manunggal, Cebu on March 17, 1957. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
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Ports of Auckland's performance for the first six months of its financial year, released today, is likely to be better than its second half as the impact of a global recession continues to worsen.
But that's not saying much, judging by its first quarter numbers: for the three months ended September 30, Ports of Auckland's profit was $5.8 million, compared to $6.4 million for the first quarter of 2007/08.
While this is not a significant decline in dollar terms (although it is a 9.3% slump, simply because the figures involved are now so small), it is the continuation of a long-term trend of whittled-down profits.
The Auckland ratepayer-owned port's last full year result, for example, was a profit of $21.1 million. This was down on $64.6 million the year before.
For the most recent September quarter, total container volumes were up 4.5% compared with the first quarter of 2007/08.
Breakbulk and bulk (non-containerised) cargo volumes were down 8.8%
While the port did have its highest ever container volumes in December, which may help to reverse its failing fortunes, volumes slumped again in January - down 4.7% on the same month last year.
At that point Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen adopted a bearish attitude towards the port's throughput in the remainder of the financial year.
"Over the last few months, there have been reports of significant reductions in container volumes through major world ports such as Singapore and Long Beach. New Zealand seems to have remained fairly insulated from the impacts until now."
"As flagged last month, we are gearing the business to cope with what appear to be very challenging times ahead," Mr Madsen added.
Ports of Auckland has reignited a war of words with its main rival Port of Tauranga in recent months, signing on as a major customer of wannabe Tauranga container terminal operator NZL Group and issuing a media statement saying it was keen on a merger with the Tauranga port but had been snubbed.
Both issues have drawn heated response from Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns, who says that NZL Group's contractually-obligated rights are much narrower in scope than a full container terminal and the partial merger that Ports of Auckland had proposed was not in the interests of "shareholders, customers or New Zealand as a whole."
Ports of Auckland's council-controlled owner Auckland Regional Holdings scuttled full merger talks two years ago.
The pressure from ARH on the Auckland port to keep providing dividends is not likely to abate any time soon, after ARH lost $5.3 milion in the July-September quarter, compared to a budgeted profit of $17.1 million, mainly due to declining values of its diversified financial portfolio.
"This loss for the quarter is significant and, unless recovered in future periods, will strongly limit the Auckland Regional Council's financial flexibility, as the loss reduces ARH's ability to make distributions to the ARC over time.
"The main issue is that after ARH has exhausted its cash portfolio, which was around $201 million as at September 30 2008, ARH will need to either borrow or break its "diversified financial assets" investments in order to make distributions.
"This could arise as early as 2010, and needs to be monitored carefully," the council subsidiary says.
Last year ARH wrote down the book value of Ports of Auckland by $92.1 million, from $587.8 million to $495.7 million, citing the port's "more difficult trading circumstances", as already forecast in its Long Term Funding Plan 2008-18, as the reason for the change.
Ports of Auckland is also expected to provide $24.3 million less in dividends in the next three years and $100 million less over the next 10 years, than was forecast in 2007.
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America has more nice people than bad people, unfortunately bad people in America cast a larger shadow. – TheodoreW.
Saturdays are supposed to be a "fun day", a day completely devoid of stress. Designated and "designed" to help students and the working class forget about how much they dislike the bureaucratic "bull sh@!" of their weekly existence, most people from Cairo to Hong Kong to Bed-Sty, Brooklyn would wholeheartedly agree that Saturdays were "invented" to relieve stress.
Unfortunately on Saturday [February 15, 2014] due to circumstances beyond their control, tens of millions of Americans found their self to be in a high state of anxiety.
Freshly remembering how Florida's judicial system allowed George Zimmerman to walk
"Scott Free" after being tried and acquitted by what many openly call a "tainted 6 person jury" for stalking, shooting and killing an unarmed Black teenager named Trayvon Martin, it's more than fair to assume that these same Americans who are also disillusioned and disgusted with Florida's "Shoot now and ask questions later law"; a law more commonly known as Stand-your-ground, were more than anxious for a sequestered jury of twelve, hunkered down in a trial-deliberation-room, located in Duval County, Florida to hurry up and decide the fate of 47 year-old-defendant, Michael Dunn.
In lieu of recent testimony and evidence presented during the "loud music murder trial", millions of Americans sincerely believe Michael Dunn represents everything that's horrifically wrong and profoundly flawed with "Stand-your-ground laws".
In fact it's also fair to assume that the majority of individuals who admit to being skeptical about stand-your-ground laws, also strongly believe that a "shoot first and ask questions later" law immorally empowers both Negrophobic and paranoid, schizophrenic-sociopaths to literally get away with committing murder. Everyone knows that dead men tell no tales. If only the shooter survives the violent ordeal, then who is left to dispute his / her story?
Americans want to believe in an impartial Judicial System
Keeping in mind that most Americans are fair people, it's imperative for us to strongly believe in an impartial judicial system that exonerates the innocent and convicts the guilty, regardless of one's race, creed, religion or sexual preference, …but we know better don't we?. Let's be real America, American history is not always a tale of Daniel Boone 's courage and Brigham Young's self-righteousness…it's a tale of rape, bondage, carnage and Eminent domain. Am I lying? I think not.
After carefully reviewing the presented evidence and after intently listening to the testimony of eye witnesses, a large segment of Americans came to the conclusion that Michael David Dunn was indisputably both Negrophobic and a schizophrenic-sociopath who felt more compassion for his puppy than he did for the 4 teenagers he shot his semi-automatic pistol repeatedly at in a parked SUV over an argument about loud music coming from the SUV.
However, and there is always a "however", let us "cross examine"… on the flip side of the "opinion poll" there are millions of Americans who feel that a culture of "Black thuggery" poses an imminent and most present danger to their self, their loved ones and their property.
In their mind anyone wearing a dark colored hoodie and listens to the music of T.I. and Jay-Z are automatically a thug, …forgetting that their own grandchildren, their own sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and cousins fit the same description.
Most of Americans who were paying attention to the trial understood that Dunn would either be exonerated for discharging his pistol 10 times into a parked vehicle that was full of Black teens whose music (according to Dunn) was too loud, that consequently sparked a heated exchange of words that consequently sparked Dunn shooting and killing an unarmed 17 year-old named Jordan Davis who sat in the rear of the SUV or he would spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
Oh…and again his entire defense rested on his testimony that in the parking lot of a convenience store in Jacksonville, Florida on November 23, 2012, after having a verbal confrontation with several young Black males sitting in an adjacent vehicle to his, over the volume of the music being played in their vehicle, He instantly feared for his life because he was verbally threatened and "He thought he saw a pistol, a shot gun or something that looked like a pipe in the back seat of the SUV".
Police investigators concur that there was no weapon in the SUV because the SUV never left the parking lot after Dunn opened fire on it. Michael Dunn not only left the scene of the shooting, he never called the police, he proceeded to take his girlfriend to a motel, walked the dog and ordered a pizza. Strange behavior for a person who just shot 10 times into a vehicle full of teenagers because he feared for his life.
What's super odd is that Dunn who repeatedly claims to have feared for his life, never mentioned to his girlfriend [as she later testified under oath], "that any of the young men in the SUV pulled a "gun-like" weapon on him".
Dunn's trial which has been branded by the media as "The loud music murder trial" puts to test the often whispered question if some courts in Dixie, U.S.A. still are unwilling to pronounce a "mysterious Black death" as a homicide or better still, charge a well-regarded White person with First Degree Murder for killing a "Negro". Whether it's true or false, it's a relevant question and a relevant perception as too many people who live below the Mason Dixon Line can attest to.
Waiting to Exhale – The Verdict
After nearly 32 hours of examining the evidence, the jury finally concluded that Dunn was guilty of three (3) counts of second-degree, attempted murder and one (1) felony count of discharging a deadly projectile.
Collectively across the United States opponents of "stand your ground" exhaled a very deep sigh of relief.
Although the jury whose racial composition was comprised of 4 White males, 1 Hispanic male; 4 White women, 2 Black women and 1 Asian woman, were unable to unanimously agree that Michael Dunn was guilty of committing First Degree Murder for maliciously shooting ten times into a parked SUV full of young Black men, ultimately killing 17 year-old Jordan Davis, (creating a "hung jury" for only that one particular charge) the guilty verdict associated with the 4 "lesser charges" ensures (excluding some miraculous appeal) 47 year-old Michael David Dunn will in all probability never again see the "light of freedom" from outside a prison complex.
Outside the courthouse protestors demanded a first degree, murder conviction for the death of 17 year-old Jordan Russell Davis and although State Attorney Angela Corey vows to re-try Michael Dunn for "murder one" protestors want to know why the prosecuting team was unable to secure a conviction.
Critics of the trial's prosecutors question why State Attorney Angela Corey, who by-the-way also supervised the George Zimmerman losing-prosecuting-team, did not instruct her lawyers to aggressively challenge Dunn's radically negative opinions of Blacks as expressed in his racially charged letters written in jail to family and friends, and neither did they aggressively challenge Dunn's girlfriend, Rhonda Rouer who claimed under oath that Dunn told her, "I hate thug music" just prior to the confrontation that led to 17-year-old Jordan Davis' death.
In one letter, Dunn claimed that the state attorney's office is playing legal games and trying to break him financially with fees. He also accused them of being overly sympathetic to Blacks.
Dunn: "It's spooky how racist everyone is up here and how biased toward Blacks the courts are. This jail is full of Blacks and they all act like thugs," he noted. He went on to say, "This may sound a bit radical but if more people would arm themselves and kill these **** idiots when they're threatening you, eventually they may take the hint and change their behavior."
In a letter to his girlfriend Dunn discussed plans to relocate once the trial was over in order to put the entire ordeal of the trial behind him. He noted that he had the "truth and the law on his side" however he also expressed concerns about the potential racial makeup of the jury.
"My fear is that if I get Blacks on my jury it will be a mistrial, as I am convinced they will be racially biased," he wrote.
Throughout the entire ordeal the parents of slain teen Jordan Russell Davis, the honorable Mr. Ron Davis and honorable Ms. Lucia Kay Mcbath, have been a pillar of strength and a reflection of dignity. Often fighting back emotional tears they realize no conviction will ever bring back their dead son who would have turned 19 years-old on February 16, 2014.
In closing, sending Michael Dunn to prison for the rest of his life is only half the battle. Lobbyists who work for ultra conservative entities with unlimited financial resources, are the real-life minions who persuade corrupt politicians to pass legislation that empowers the super wealthy and makes peasants of everyone else living "outside their own private world".
In their opinion, "Corporations are people".
Organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council better known as ALEC are metaphorically the bee hives where "busy bees" draft heavily flawed legislation like "Stand your ground".
Prematurely having to bury a child is a parent's worst nightmare. On Saturday which is supposed to be a "Stress-Free" day, a good portion of Americans were both semi-stressed and in the end, somewhat satisfied that the conviction of Michael Dunn on "lesser charges" for at least 60 years would rid the "outside world" with at least one less Negrophobic and schizophrenic-sociopath, and although it won't bring back the Jordan Russell Davis, the verdict warns yahoos throughout the United States that killing Black folk and getting away "Scot- Free" is a "thing of the past".
To the young men who survived Michael Dunn's life threatening assault. Be strong. For whatever reason you've been spared. Live a life that's dedicated to ending ignorance and hate. Make Jordan proud.
Shout -outs
A "Shout-out" to 54 year-old Theodore Wafer who needlessly and callously shot Renisha McBride in the head with a shotgun for knocking on his door last year in Dearborn, Michigan ...your day in court is coming soon and your future "friends" in prison can't wait until they meet you.
Last but not least, a shout-out to the yahoos in East Texas who murdered Alfred Wright in cold blood November 2013. Never forget that "what's done in the dark, eventually comes to light". Your day of being judged is coming soon.
As always, the New Orleans Examiner is interested in what you think. Should State Attorney Angela Corey re-try Michael Dunn although it appears certain he will be faced with spending at least 60 years in prison for convictions on "lesser crimes"? Inquiring minds wanna know. Sound off.
Until next time, Good day, God Bless and Good Fishing.


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If recent history is any indication, the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins are set to play a close game at TD Garden on Thursday (7 p.m. ET, NHLN-US, RDS, TSN-HABS, NESN).
The past nine games between the two teams and 14 of the past 16, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, have been decided by one goal; five have gone past regulation.
The game Thursday is the second this season between the heated Original Six rivals and the first since a 2-1 Montreal win at Bell Centre on Dec. 5. Montreal is 6-4-1 against the Bruins since the start of the 2011-12 season.
Here's a look at all the action Thursday:
Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins -- The Canadiens snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. They'll be going for their first back-to-back wins in 2014. To do so, Montreal may need some production from its slumping power play, which is mired in a 3-for-33 slide. Boston has won four straight. The Bruins are getting a lot of production of late from the line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith, which has combined for 14 goals and 15 assists the past seven games. Smith leads the Bruins with 18 goals.
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs -- Florida got blown out in Boston, 6-2, on Tuesday in Tim Thomas' return to TD Garden, snapping its three-game winning streak. A key for the Panthers has been scoring first. But it's something they've failed to do in 33 of 53 games; they're 8-21-4 in those games compared to 13-4-3 when they score first. The Maple Leafs are coming off a 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, their seventh win in nine games. Nazem Kadri, who scored twice Tuesday, has nine points (three goals) his past seven games.
Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets -- The Capitals have not won against a Metropolitan Division opponent in more than a month (0-4-1). The Blue Jackets played a part in that divisional losing streak, beating Washington 5-1 on Jan. 17 at Nationwide Arena. The Capitals have won two in a row since Alex Ovechkin, whose 38 goals lead the NHL, returned from a lower-body injury that caused him to miss the final two of a seven-game losing streak (0-5-2). Columbus has cooled off since winning a franchise-best eight straight games, losing three in a row, including a 3-2 home defeat to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. Blue Jackets defenseman James Wisniewski has at least one point in seven of nine games.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators -- The Lightning have won the first two games against their Atlantic Division competitor, including a 4-3 shootout victory last Thursday in Tampa. The Senators salvaged a point when Chris Neil scored with 2:18 left in regulation. Tampa Bay has won three of four, with rookie forward Ondrej Palat leading the way with seven points (two goals) in those games. Ottawa is 2-2-1 following an eight-game point streak (6-0-2) that got it back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and is coming off a 3-2 win against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Senators captain Jason Spezza has at least one point in three of four games (two goals, three assists).
New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars -- Devils goalie Cory Schneider made 26 saves to pick up the shutout when the teams played in Newark earlier this month. This will be Jaromir Jagr's first game in Dallas after he spent most of the 2012-13 season with the Stars. Jagr, 41, leads New Jersey with 44 points and is tied with Michael Ryder, who scored in the 1-0 win against Dallas on Jan. 9, for the team lead with 16 goals. The Stars are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday that snapped a three-game winning streak. Tyler Seguin has six points in the Stars' past three games, including two goals and an assist in the loss Monday.
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche -- This is the fifth and final game between the Wild and Avalanche, who have won three of four in the season series, including two by shootout. Minnesota is coming off an impressive 4-2 road win against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday; Zach Parise scored a goal and had two assists, and Jason Pominville scored his team-leading 21st goal. The Wild are 4-1-1 in their past six. Colorado went 2-1-0 on its recent road trip. The Avalanche will host the Wild and Buffalo Sabres on Saturday before hitting the road for their final four games before the Olympics. Gabriel Landeskog has at least one point in three straight games; he had two assists in a 4-3 win against the Stars on Monday.
San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames -- Calgary is coming off a 5-4 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. TJ Brodie scored the game-winner with his fourth goal of the season at 2:26 of overtime. The Flames have won the first three of a five-game homestand. San Jose is 3-0-0 against Calgary this season, including a 3-2 overtime win at Scotiabank Saddledome on Nov. 12. The teams most recently played Jan. 20 in San Jose, a 3-2 Sharks win. San Jose has dropped two straight by shutout; they lost 3-0 on Wednesday to the Edmonton Oilers, who got 59 saves from Ben Scrivens, and 1-0 to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes -- Buffalo beat Phoenix 2-1 in overtime Dec. 23 on a blooper-reel goal credited to defenseman Mark Pysyk. After the puck ended up in Mike Smith's hockey pants, the Phoenix goalie slid back toward his goal, unaware the puck was trapped in his equipment, surrendering the game-winner when the puck came loose and ended up in the net. The NHL-worst Sabres come into Jobing.com Arena having won once in their past eight games (1-4-3), their latest loss coming in a 5-4 overtime decision against the Capitals on Tuesday. The Coyotes, who announced Wednesday they'll be known as the Arizona Coyotes beginning next season, have won two of three. Thomas Greiss, who earned the shutout in a 3-0 win against the Kings on Tuesday, will get a second straight start.
Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks -- Philadelphia opens a three-game California trip after a 5-0 win against the injury-plagued Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Flyers may be visiting the Ducks at the right time; Anaheim has lost two of three at Honda Center after starting the season 20-0-2 on home ice. Claude Giroux, who scored a goal and had two assists against Detroit, has 44 points his past 41 games. After back-to-back wins against their top rivals, the Kings, including Saturday night in the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Dodger Stadium, the Ducks lost to the Wild 4-2 on Tuesday. Ryan Getzlaf, who had an assist against the Wild, has 14 points (five goals) in 12 games in January.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings -- Looking to break out of a 1-5-1 slide, the Kings welcome the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins to Staples Center for their first game in their home arena since Jan. 13. The Kings have scored one goal in their past 236:47 of game action. The L.A. power play, which is on a 3-for-38 skid, will try to get things going against the Penguins' NHL-best penalty-killing unit (87.6 percent). The Penguins, who are 8-2-1 in 2014, will complete a two-game road trip in Phoenix on Saturday before returning home to play three of four at Consol Energy Center before the Olympic break. With two assists in a 3-0 win Monday against the Sabres, Sidney Crosby has 74 points, 10 more than second-place John Tavares of the New York Islanders.
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But will we have candidates who are candid? Will we have an intelligent discussion on how to improve our city? Will the candidates specifically address the issues, or will they hide behind "on the one hand, on the other hand" types of answers we typically get from people who want to be elected?
I have some overall questions I would love to ask the candidates, such as can they understand a city budget and work through the numbers? Are they willing to make decisions based on finances, rather than on who comes to council meetings pleading for pet projects? And finally, will the candidates be simply a rubber stamp for city hall staff or can they exercise some leadership?
Those are for starters; here are some more:
� Infrastructure a code word for sundry things like street and road repairs, park improvements, street lighting. Much work has been neglected, e.g., we are some $28 million behind in street repairs alone. What would you do, Mr./Ms. Candidate, to speed things up? Should we allocate more city money for improving our infrastructure?
� What are your three priorities for this city?
� Councils in the past have put together a list of priorities, but then the list changes the following year. What overall priority practices would you urge?
� City employee costs and benefits are skyrocketing, putting increased pressure on the city's annual budget. Would you cut the budget? Would you cut the number of employees at city hall?
� Does this city spend too much and/or are we getting our money's worth?
� What should the city do to keep its auto dealers in town and attract new ones?
� Please comment on the city's new web site and what should be done about it, if anything.
� We've had two city council subcommittees work for two-plus years on increasing retail in Palo Alto and encouraging new businesses to locate here, but the committees have not had much success. What would you do to attract more retailers?
� Do we need more housing in our city or do we have enough?
� How do you feel about the traffic in town?
� Four years ago, and then two years ago, there was talk of reducing the council from nine to seven members, and also electing a mayor who would serve a four-year term. Candidate reaction, please.
� The City Council recently approved hiring an environmental-coordinator for $151,000 to focus the city more specifically on global warming locally. Do you agree or disagree with the need for such a coordinator?
That's my list. I am sure residents have a lot more, which we can list below. Next goal: get the candidates to answer our questions.
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• Inflammatory arthritis. A healthy immune system is protective. It generates internal inflammation to get rid of infection and prevent disease. But the immune system can go awry, mistakenly attacking the joints with uncontrolled inflammation, potentially causing joint erosion and may damage internal organs, eyes and other parts of the body. Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis are examples of inflammatory arthritis. Researchers believe that a combination of genetics and environmental factors can trigger autoimmunity. Smoking is an example of an environmental risk factor that can trigger rheumatoid arthritis in people with certain genes.
With autoimmune and inflammatory types of arthritis, early diagnosis and aggressive treatment is critical. Slowing disease activity can help minimize or even prevent permanent joint damage. Remission is the goal and may be achieved through the use of one or more medications known as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The goal of treatment is to reduce pain, improve function, and prevent further joint damage.
• Infectious arthritis. A bacterium, virus or fungus can enter the joint and trigger inflammation. Examples of organisms that can infect joints are salmonella and shigella (food poisoning or contamination), chlamydia and gonorrhea (sexually transmitted diseases) and hepatitis C (a blood-to-blood infection, often through shared needles or transfusions). In many cases, timely treatment with antibiotics may clear the joint infection, but sometimes the arthritis becomes chronic.
• Metabolic arthritis. Uric acid is formed as the body breaks down purines, a substance found in human cells and in many foods. Some people have high levels of uric acid because they naturally produce more than is needed or the body can't get rid of the uric acid quickly enough. In some people the uric acid builds up and forms needle-like crystals in the joint, resulting in sudden spikes of extreme joint pain, or a gout attack. Gout can come and go in episodes or, if uric acid levels aren't reduced, it can become chronic, causing ongoing pain and disability.
Arthritis diagnosis often begins with a primary care physician, who performs a physical exam and may do blood tests and imaging scans to help determine the type of arthritis. An arthritis specialist, or rheumatologist, should be involved if the diagnosis is uncertain or if the arthritis may be inflammatory. Rheumatologists typically manage ongoing treatment for inflammatory arthritis, gout and other complicated cases. Orthopaedic surgeons do joint surgery, including joint replacements. When the arthritis affects other body systems or parts, other specialists, such as ophthalmologists, dermatologists or dentists, may also be included in the health care team.
Living With Arthritis
There are many things that can be done to preserve joint function, mobility and quality of life. Learning about the disease and treatment options, making time for physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight are essential. Arthritis is a commonly misunderstood disease. The Arthritis Foundation is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to serving all people with arthritis. Its website, arthritis.org, has many resources for learning about arthritis, practical tips for daily living and more.


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WATCH: 'The Lego Movie' Bloopers Are Just As Amazing As The Actual Movie
Have you seen The Lego Movie yet? If you haven't, stop everything, go to your local movie theatre, watch the movie, laugh your ass off, then come back and watch these bloopers.
And if you have seen the movie, how amazing was it? These bloopers are just making me want to go watch it again.
I have to admit, I like cartoon bloopers more than human ones. Like, remember the gag reel at the end of Toy Story 2? That's what this reminded me of. It's so good.
As the song goes during the movie guys, everything is awesome. Watch it all and enjoy!


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By Roxana Babiciu on May 19, 2014
Telling your company's story is what it takes to make your customers care and want to do business with you, and Larry Ellison is a world-class storyteller, says Oracle CCO Bob Evans. Evans was recently interviewed by The Guardian, where he talked about doing business in an age where customers expect content to be authentic, interesting, timely, relevant, and provocative. Read the full interview!


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It's National Lager Day Tuesday, December 10… I'll raise a toast to crisp, well hopped traditional pilsener today and enjoy every moment. Anheuser-Busch InBev announced today that National Lager Day is December 10. Any day of beer is worth celebrating. Whatever your choice is, beer is better.
Taking a look at their "Lager Day" survey can't help but get me to celebrate the results:
- 33% of beer drinkers prefer pale ales over lagers
- 25% prefer IPAs or Stouts over lagers
- 33% prefer bitter, sweet or fruity flavors over lager
Those statistics are almost unbelievable. Who would have thought that beers other than American light lager would be so favorably received here in the United States.
The Key findings of the survey commissioned by Anheuser-Busch InBev indicate:
- Beer drinkers prefer lagers 2-to-1 over pale ales and 3-to-1 over IPAs and stouts.
- Two-thirds of beer drinkers like the crisp flavor of lager more than beers with bitter, sweet or fruity flavors.
- When it comes to serving style, respondents say enjoying beer in a glass bottle is best (38%), followed closely by beer on draught (32%).
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I am using a small microcontroller, which has limited processing resources. I need to calculate the three tangents:
tan(hdg + theta)
tan(90 - hdg + theta)
theta is virtually constant (it is a field of view);
hdg may change.
tan(theta) is provided by doing
sin(theta)/cos(theta) (in my library), so that all tangents in total incur six trig function calls... which slows it down a lot.
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TC TO [HENRY DRUMMOND] ; 20 January 1843; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18430120-TC-HD-01; CL 16: 24-25
5. Cheyne Row, Chelsea / 20 jany, 1843—
Dear Sir,
Many thanks for your kind message to me.1 I had not seen the new Publication; as indeed I see almost no new Books except such as voluntarily come to me: but I find there already are in this several things which it might do me good to see. The Northampton slain at Stafford, for example;2 he and his seven Comptons,—one of whom, I have read somewhere, was so orthodox even in infancy that he would not suck on the Church fast-days!3 One is fond of long genealogies, as of long rivers and Rhine-streams, when they can be traced clearly, when they pass by many a noble Drachenfels,4—should they even end in Dutch quagmires, which are very melancholy to see!— My friend "Hubert" must be of the Northumbrian region, I suppose;5 Heaven knows what one's affinity to him is. My kindred, it would seem, is of the "Penersaughs arlyles" (as poor old Nicholas calls them): my great grandfather lies in the churchyard of that place;6 and beyond him there is no clear light at all. It struck me much, two years ago, standing amid the graves there, to find that beyond two hundred years or so there was no legible vestige extant of anything whatever. Two hundred years: and dust a thousand years old lay there;—and rocks perhaps a million years; and other invisible realities a whole Eternity of years old. We are of yesterday, and know nothing.———
Several months ago I had another favour from you; which I would not trouble you with writing about; but which I did not fail to appropriate and examine with due thankfulness. I find, what interests me not a little, that you and I, tho' starting as it were precisely from opposite poles arrive pretty nearly at the same centre; at this namely, That there must be an Aristocracy to govern, and even a Land Aristocracy,— tho' whether our present Land Aristocracy are adequate to do that, or only adequate to fail miserably of doing it, and have themselves and much else thrown into the ditch, we should probably dispute.7
A sight of Albury, according to your very kind invitation, could not fail to gratify, to interest me in more than one way. Why should I say that it is not possible yet some day? I heard of Albury long ago, from those that do not now speak to me any more!8— At present, however, I sit in ninefold imprisonment; struggling with infinite Stupidities (that is to say, writing a Book or volume), and in a state of nerves that renders the duty of staying at home entirely imperative on me. Were the Book done, were the Spring Days come, with their silver radiance, and prophecy of Hope, who knows? The country, then, any kind of country becomes like a sort of unattainable Eden to me; the sunbeams struggling thro' Town-smoke are like a rance-des-vaches [smell of cows], and sometimes make me desert straightway without counting of costs.
If you ever pass this way, it would give me pleasure to see you. My garret citadel is open at two o'clock and for a while after.
I remain always,
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Many Grandparents Lack Latest Child Safety Info: Study
Not all caregivers aware of guidelines on car seats, infant sleep, walkers
Topics: Caregiving Infant / Child Care Parenting Safety: Child Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Travel Safety: Misc
SUNDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that many grandparent caregivers don't know about newer safety guidelines for children, such as appropriate sleep position, crib safety and car seat use.
The number of grandparents in the United States who are the primary caregivers to their grandchildren has risen nearly 20 percent since 2000 and is now estimated at 2.8 million, according to the 2011 American Community Survey.
In this study, 49 grandparent caregivers completed a 15-question survey designed to assess their knowledge of child care safety guidelines.
When asked about the best sleep position for a baby, 33 percent of the participants said on the stomach, 23 percent said on the side and about 44 percent said on the back. When sleeping, infants should be placed on their backs to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Another question addressed correct car seat positioning, and 24.5 percent of the participants said that a 9-month-old, 22-pound child should be facing forward. The AAP recommends, however, that children remain in rear-facing car seats until age 2 years.
Among the other findings:
- Forty-nine percent of respondents thought it was OK to have bumpers, stuffed animals and blankets in cribs, even though the AAP recommends against it.
- Nearly 74 percent of respondents believed that a walker is a good device to help babies learn to walk, but the AAP advises against their use and urges caregivers to get rid of them because of serious safety concerns.
The study was scheduled for presentation Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics' national conference in New Orleans.
"Pediatric health and safety recommendations are constantly evolving," study author Dr. Kathryn Hines, a University of Alabama at Birmingham physician who sees patients at Children's of Alabama, said in an AAP news release. "Many recommendations are likely to have changed since these grandparent caregivers parented their own children."
Primary study author Dr. Amanda Soong, also of UAB, added: "Discussion of health and safety recommendations is an essential part of routine child care, and pediatricians must recognize knowledge deficits that may exist in grandparent caregivers and be comfortable addressing these deficits."
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the ABCs of raising safe and healthy children.
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Second Half Surge Gives Aggies 77-70 Victory
by Scott Puryear of Aggie Sports on 01/26/06
Goodwell, OK - The Cardinals of
the University of the Incarnate Word held a 35-33 half-time
lead over Oklahoma Panhandle State here on Wednesday night.
The Aggies were not one bit happy about it and roared out
of the locker room to take a 77-70 victory. OPSU lead by
as many as 19 points in the final half.
Nick Malinowski, Aaron Harrison, Eddie Moss and William Preston
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It was the third straight victory for the Aggies, coached
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of 22 points and 12 rebounds. Moss scored 20, including six
3-point bombs, and Malinowski scored 13. The dependable Preston
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Ten SSP Alumni are Named 2010 Davidson Fellows
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development recently announced the 2010 Davidson Fellows, ten of who are SSP alumni. The Fellowship awards $10,000, $25,000, and $50,000 scholarships to people under the age of 18 who have contributed a significant piece of work in the fields of Mathematics, Science, Literature, Music, Technology, and Outside the Box.
The Fellows will be honored at a reception in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 29.
The SSP alumni who received this prestigious honor are ...
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20 Years of L'Arc-en-Ciel
After two decades, 12 albums and 40 million records sold, Japanese four-piece rock group L'Arc-en-Ciel is still going strong. But while the band has a devoted following across Asia, it's not resting on its laurels.
Emerging on Osaka's music scene in 1991, L'Arc-en-Ciel, which means "the rainbow" in French, rose to prominence during the heyday of Japan's "visual kei" movement, in which bands borrowed glam-rock aesthetics to accentuate their style — heavy make-up, exaggerated hairdos and dramatic, often androgynous outfits. Though the band has since snubbed the visual kei label, it has carved a dominant presence in Japan's rock scene, relying on a diverse sound ranging from pop and ballads to edgier, metallic rhythms.
Currently on a 20th-anniversary world tour, L'Arc-en-Ciel is traveling not just to its traditional fan bases in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong — where it's known as Laruku, a phonetic corruption of its name – but also making its debut in Western cities such as New York, where it became the first Japanese band to headline Madison Square Garden last month. Despite minimal publicity, the show ended up selling out.
Laruku's next performance, this Saturday, is in Singapore, where fans will welcome the group for the first time. After that, shows are scheduled for Jakarta, Seoul, Yokohama, Osaka and Tokyo, with a final stop in Honolulu.
"We never really thought about whether [the band] would continue or not," said Hyde, Laruku's front man and co-founder along with bassist Tetsuya. "What was good about the band is that everyone had a relatively serious attitude. This band moves forward when everyone has this vague urge to get back into it."
Already in their 40s, the band's members have eased off, relatively speaking, from their early days of outlandish outfits and over-the-top hairstyles, though they still remain artistically productive. Their latest album, "Butterfly," came out in February after a series of chart-topping singles in Japan, including "XXX," released in October. By contrast, some of the band's closest Japanese peers, including X Japan and Luna Sea, have gone in and out of retirement.
It may help that Laruku's members have had plenty of creative space when it comes to pursuing solo efforts and side projects. Hyde has released four solo albums while fronting hard-rock band Vamps, while Tetsuya and guitarist Ken have also produced individual records in recent years. The band also occasionally adopts a punk alter ego—P'unk-en-Ciel—in which members swap instruments and personas, and jam to heavier, more aggressive beats.
"Our solo projects are something we can relax with more, so that's why we want to hold onto those," Hyde said. As for his group's longevity, he claims no secrets: "Maybe we're just good at taking a lot of crap?"
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US has no plans to end broad surveillance program; leaders call leaker a 'traitor'
FBI agents on Monday visited the home of Snowden's father, Lonnie Snowden, in Upper Macungie Township, Pa. The FBI in Philadelphia declined to comment.
The first explosive document Snowden revealed was a top secret court order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that granted a three-month renewal for a massive collection of American phone records. That order was signed April 25. The Guardian's first story on the court order was published June 5.
In a statement issued Sunday, Booz Allen said Snowden had been an employee for fewer than three months, so it's possible he was working as an NSA contractor when the order was issued.
Snowden also gave the Post and the Guardian a PowerPoint presentation on another secret program that collects online usage by the nine Internet providers. The U.S. government says it uses that information only to track foreigners' use overseas.
Believing his role would soon be exposed, Snowden fled last month to Hong Kong, a Chinese territory that enjoys relative autonomy from Beijing. His exact whereabouts were unknown Monday.
"All of the options, as he put it, are bad options," Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who first reported the phone-tracking program and interviewed Snowden extensively, told The Associated Press on Monday. He said Snowden decided to release details of the programs out of shock and anger over the sheer scope of the government's privacy invasions.
"It was his choice to publicly unveil himself," Greenwald told the AP in Hong Kong. "He recognized that even if he hadn't publicly unveiled himself, it was only a matter of time before the U.S. government discovered that it was he who had been responsible for these disclosures, and he made peace with that. ... He's very steadfast and resolute about the fact that he did the right thing."
Greenwald told the AP that he had more documents from Snowden and expected "more significant revelations" about NSA.
Although Hong Kong has an extradition treaty with the U.S., the document has some exceptions, including for crimes deemed political. Any negotiations about his possible handover will involve Beijing, but some analysts believe China is unlikely to want to jeopardize its relationship with Washington over someone it would consider of little political interest.
Snowden also told The Guardian that he may seek asylum in Iceland, which has strong free-speech protections and a tradition of providing a haven for the outspoken and the outcast.
The Justice Department is investigating whether his disclosures were a criminal offense — a matter that's not always clear-cut under U.S. federal law.
A second senior intelligence official said Snowden would have had to have signed a non-disclosure agreement to gain access to the top secret data. That suggests he could be prosecuted for violating that agreement. Penalties could range from a few years to life in prison. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the process of accessing classified materials more frankly.
The leak came to light as Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was being tried in military court under federal espionage and computer fraud laws for releasing classified documents to WikiLeaks about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other items. The most serious charge against him was aiding the enemy, which carries a potential life sentence. But the military operates under a different legal system.
If Snowden is forced to return to the United States to face charges, whistle-blower advocates said Monday that they would raise money for his legal defense.
Clapper has ordered an internal review to assess how much damage the disclosures created. Intelligence experts say terrorist suspects and others seeking to attack the U.S. all but certainly will find alternate ways to communicate instead of relying on systems that now are widely known to be under surveillance.
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America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency
By Michael Grunwald on December 31, 2008
It's a simple concept: wasting less energy. Or more precisely, consuming less energy to get the same amount of heat for your shower, light for your office and power for your factory. It turns out to be much less expensive, destructive and time-intensive to reduce demand through efficiency than to increase supply through new drilling or new power plants.
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The Old Stables is a newly refurbished two-bedroom farm cottage in a peaceful rural setting within the New Forest National Park. Located between Lymington and Sway, it is an ideal base from which to enjoy the best of both forest and coast.
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On the farm this summer we have Dorset Horn sheep and lambs, four saddleback-Berkshire cross pigs, hens and Rosie the pony.
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Autumn and early Winter are a great time to enjoy a visit to the New Forest. The bracken has turned a rusty hue and the leaves are starting to fall. The wild ponies that roam freely here are preparing themselves for the Winter ahead by sprouting thick shaggy coats to protect them from the elements.
My thoughts are turning to Christmas preparations and I'm determined to make the most of our excellent local Christmas makets this year. Winchester (pictured below), is always a great place to start with an ice rink and lots of stalls many of which are manned by local craftsmen like our potter friend Dave Rogers from Milford-on-Sea (see: www.vinegarhillpottery.co.uk).
The quintissentially English city of Salisbury is another great place to visit at Christmas and is reached by a 45-minute drive through some of the most beautiful areas of the New Forest. The stunning Cathedral holds some great free carol concerts as well as 'Darkness to Light' services. These services commence in complete darkeness and end with the lighting of around 1,300 candles.
Closer to home,Palace House in Beaulieu will be dressed for a Victorian Christmas (www.beaulieu.co.uk) and our home town of Lymington will soon be lighting up it's picturesque Georgian High Street.
Here at Bridge Farm our animal stocks for the Winter are down to our New Forest pony Star and our usual collection of chickens; this year's pigs are now in the freezer and the sheep have moved to other nearby fields for the next couple of months. They should be back in the Spring, just after lambing.
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By jorochesway, Apr 28 2013 11:55AM
Lambs and ewes enjoying the spring sunshine at Bridge Farm.
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By jorochesway, Apr 16 2013 1:54PM
Our two new piglets Spot and Uno have now settled in to life at Bridge Farm. They have been having a great time rooting though the earth of their enclosure and racing each other up and down squealing very loudly!
This weekend we have four ewes and their lambs arriving at Bridge Farm.
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By jorochesway, Feb 16 2013 9:53AM
We have just reserved two piglets to arrive at Easter. They are British Saddlebacks, derived from Wessex Saddlebacks which were once the native pig of the New Forest. Sadly this breed was amalgamated with the Essex Saddleback in the 1960s.
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Hundreds of miles of great walks and cycle tracks around the New Forest. Just outside the Georgian Market Town of Lymington. Visit the beach at Milford-on-Sea. Take the ferry from Lymington to the Isle of Wight for a great day out. Paultons Park and Pepper Pig World only 20 minutes by car.
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Randall County commissioners dealt with public safety issues at their Tuesday meeting.
The commissioners voted unanimously to approve proposed agreements with Potter County that could provide immediate and longer-term protection for residents in the northwest corner of Randall County. If Potter commissioners approve the terms, Potter Fire-Rescue units automatically would be the first to respond to fires, wrecks and medical emergencies in the area.
The memorandum of understanding approved Tuesday describes the new service area in Randall County as including everything from the northern county line southward to just south of Hollywood Road and from just east of Arnot Road westward to the Deaf Smith County line.
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The deputy will be stationed at the Justice Building in Canyon, which houses district courts and the county court at law, as well as the district clerk's and criminal district attorney's offices.
Richardson estimated the cost at $27,986 for the rest of the fiscal year.
Commissioners also voted to spend up to $10,000 on additional lighting for outside the Justice Building and the annex north of the old courthouse, panic buttons for offices in the Amarillo Annex, and a remote-control door lock system for the criminal district attorney's office.
Commissioner Skip Huskey was the sole dissenting vote.
"I had a little problem with some of the lighting request. I thought it could wait until budget time," Huskey said. "It is an emergency to hire an employee, but I don't think it is an emergency to put lights in."
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I wrote a Press Citizen article about new poetry books for children earlier this month in honor of National Poetry Month, but there is another title I want readers to know about on our New Book shelves in the Children's Room. Little Poems for Tiny Ears is a collection of short poems for babies and toddlers written by Lin Oliver and illustrated by the one and only Tomi dePaola. This lovely book celebrates the everyday things that delight little ones and is the perfect introduction to the bouncy, playful sound of poetry. The beloved artwork of dePaola perfectly matches the short verses and depicts children of many races. Some of the topics covered in individual poems are toes, walking, in my stroller, my nose, dogs, my car seat, my high chair, peekaboo, diaper time, cats, bath, blankie, and my belly button. Of course, I also recommend any of the library's books of Mother Goose rhymes for this age. Oliver's book would make a great new baby gift, and in fact, I am going to buy a copy for my new grandson and take it with me when we visit him in Oregon next month! Enjoy the special bond of sharing this book snuggled up with your precious little one.
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