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Going up Greylock
|Topping out on the last steep section of the Thunderbolt Ski Trail on Mount Greylock gave us this marvelous viewþÄîand a good excuse to catch our breath. (Tim Jones/EasternSlopes.com photo)
Back in December, I wrote about my dream to stand atop the highest points in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Massachusetts in winter. Sweep, who describes herself as a "lover of all things outdoors" read that column, invited Steve and me to join her on her backyard mountain. The day we picked just happened to be the coldest in two years. . . . but that suited me just fine. I'd rather climb in subzero temps than the heat of summer. We parked just below Gould Farm, laced up our boots, checked our packs and started up.
Because of the cold, we'd decided to keep things simple and just hike up and down instead of bringing skis. Turns out the snow was deep enough for good skiing and, while I appreciated not having to carry the skis up the hill, I surely missed the fun on the way down. Next time . . .
Like many New England mountains, Greylock is kind to you-for awhile, at least. The lower slopes are pretty gentle as you stroll through woods past the remnants of a ski area that never opened. We found tracks of deer, fox, and one member of the weasel family, possibly a long-tailed weasel, guessing from the size.
This woodland stroll is a nice, gentle prelude to the real climb. Our route took us up a variant of the Bellows Pipe Trail to join the Thunderbolt Ski Trail (thunderboltskirun.com), the most direct route to the top. By the time we actually reached the Thunderbolt, we weren't noticing the cold at all. In fact, I was stripped to just a lightweight zip-neck shirt with a quilted vest over it.
Once we hit the Thunderbolt, the real climb started ... you cross a narrow bridge over a stream and immediately head UP. Sections of the trail have names like "Big Schuss," and "The Steps," which gives you some indication of how steep they are. The footing was good and, without rushing, we reached the summit a little less than two hours after leaving our cars.
Just shy of the summit, we ducked into the (very cold) warming hut to get out of the rising wind, and put on extra layers for the (very cold) stroll to the summit. You haven't climbed Greylock until you've touched the spectacular War Memorial Tower on top.
At the tower, we bumped into another outdoor friend of Sweep's, Matt Albert, who had snowshoed up another route. Looking away toward the northeast, we saw Mount Monadnock clearly (surprisingly close) and immediately began planning a summit attempt for the next severe cold spell. Then we all shared a cup of hot tea in the warming hut and headed down together.
If you've ever climbed Mount Monadnock, you have a pretty good idea of the degree of challenge presented by Greylock. It's steep in spots, and the summit is exposed to the weather. But it turned out to be a wonderful climb on a cold day with new friends and an ideal warmup for bigger mountains to follow. Life isn't a spectator sport. Get out and enjoy!
Winter is a time of rapidly changing trail conditions. On our Greylock hike, Sweep decided to wear her tired-and-true Atlas snowshoes and carry Kahtoola MICROspikes in her pack. Steve and I both carried snowshoes on our packs in case the snow was too deep for easy walking, his a pair of older aluminum-framed Tubbs, mine MSR Denali molded plastic shoes. We both wore traction aids on our boots: MICROspikes for him, Hillsound Trail Crampons for me. We all had trekking poles, as well.
It hadn't snow significantly for several days, and the trail was well packed by earlier traffic. Both the snowshoes and the traction aids had their drawbacks, but at different spots on the mountain. In places where the wind had blown in deeper powder, Steve and I both punched through the packed trail. But in other spots, where the wind had blown the snow off leaving ice below, our crampon-like cleats gave us better traction that the cleats on Sweep's snowshoes.
We all carried extra layers of insulation and windproof outer shells. You aren't going to need a lot of warmth going up unless it's really, really cold, but you sure will on top and coming down. Though the day had warmed considerably by the time we reached the top, the wind had picked up and we all added several layers at the summit and kept them on for the descent.
We also carried food and water in our packs. I always have a small vacuum bottle of hot tea when it's really cold.
And, because it was so cold, and because it's who I am, I also threw a lightweight sleeping bag and a bivvy sack into my pack and strapped a Z-rest pad to the outside. That setup (less than six pounds of extra weight could keep an injured hiker warm and safe until rescue. Even a civilized "little" mountain like Greylock demands respect in sub-zero weather.
Anyone who has ever climbed a mountain knows this essential truth.. While going up can be hard on the legs and lungs, it's often going down that's toughest. That's because it's usually much easier to control your speed on the ascent. Slow is safe.
On the way down Greylock the other day, the two snowshoe wearers (Matt and Sweep), slid and tumbled several times as their snowshoes lost traction on the steeper spots. Wearing aggressive traction aids, Steve and I never tumbled, though we did have to be very careful in spots where we were likely to punch deep into the snow..
Tim Jones is the executive editor of the online magazine EasternSlopes.com.
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A Kentucky woman has been sentenced to over 40 years in prison for her facilitation role in the 2007 torture-slaying of a Knoxville woman.
Vanessa Coleman of Lebanon, Ky., was convicted in November for helping three men in the attack that killed 21-year-old Channon Christian, who investigators said was kidnapped, raped, tortured and left to die.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the sentence issued on Friday was less than her original sentence of 53 years. She was given a second trial after the trial judge acknowledged drug use during original proceedings.
In her first trial, she was acquitted of any crimes against Christian's boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, who was raped and shot and his body set on fire.


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On the front page of the Devils Lake Journal for Thursday, July 25 you will find what's "Coming in print," what's only found on our website today and a whole lot more.
Coming in print: Crazy days!
Only on the web: Seen on Scene at Roosevelt Park on Tuesday.
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BELMONT -In terms of selecting the starting lineup for Friday's Class A, Region IV final, everything just fell into place for Wheeling Central.
Unfortunately for St. Marys, several fielding chances didn't go as planned and the Maroon Knights took advantage in winning 5-2. The Blue Devils, who ended the season at 23-9, committed five errors. Two of those miscues occurred during Wheeling Central's three-run first inning, and it was an uphill battle the rest of the way.
"We dug ourselves a hole that we just couldn't get out of," St. Marys coach John Mike Nichols said. "I tell the girls, when you find yourself at the bottom of a hole quit digging. And we just couldn't get out of that hole."
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St. Marys pitcher Mariah Martin delivers a pitch during the Blue Devils' 5-2 loss to Wheeling Central in the Class A, Region IV final in Belmont.
As for putting the right people in the right spots, Wheeling Central coach Rick Magruder was on the mark.
Cara Stahl, who recently had surgery, was cleared by the doctors as late as Thursday morning, and the second baseman responded by going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and a run scored.
But perhaps the best gametime decision made by Magruder involved his starting pitching. It was Madison Basinger's turn in the rotation, but there still was uncertainty whether she would get the call. She did, and not only did the junior earn the decision but she also struck out 12 batters and walked none.
After a one-year hiatus, Wheeling Central (21-8) returns to the state tournament next Wednesday and Thursday in Vienna.
"Last year, we relied a lot on a senior, and this year we were determined to go with both Madison Basinger and Sarah Henry," Magruder said. "St. Marys jumped on (Henry) last year, so even though it was Madison's turn in the rotation it was hard to decide because Sarah is a senior. But she accepted it and she supports Madison, and that's what they've done all year."
Wheeling Central was ready from the outset. Lead-off hitter Joni Zavolta fell behind in the count 0-2 before drawing a walk. After Stahl singled to put runners on first and second, Allie Cook followed with an RBI base hit.
One out later, Stahl scored on an infield grounder which advanced Cook to third with two outs. St. Marys pitcher Mariah Martin appeared to get out of any further damage, but Henry reached on an error which plated Cook.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Maroon Knights struck again without a ball reaching the outfield. Henry was hit by a pitch to open the frame and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs and Henry stationed at third base, a third infield error by St. Marys brought home Henry and left the Blue Devils trailing 4-0.
After Basinger retired the first nine batters she faced, St. Marys started to show some life by loading the bases with one out in the bottom half of the fourth inning. However, a strikeout followed by a fielder's choice put an end to the threat.
The Blue Devils finally broke through in the fifth with two runs. Sami Crowed led off with a single and scored on Sammi Clayton's one-out triple. Mikayla Hearn's ground out brought home Clayton for the second Blue Devil run.
Yet another unearned run in the seventh put Wheeling Central in front 5-2.
St. Marys didn't go away quietly as Martin and Crowe started the inning with consecutive singles. However, Basinger turned it up another notch and retired the next two batters on strikeouts and fielded a tapper back to the mound for the final out.
The Blue Devils graduate four seniors (Mariah Martin, Mikayla Hearn, Amy Childers and Abbi Fetty).
"This senior class finished with 95 wins - they the standard at St. Marys High School," Nichols said. "They have set the bar high where other classes should strive to duplicate or beat. "


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— A walk down the Yellow Brick Road is in store for audiences of an upcoming musical.
The Forest City Regional Mask and Hammer Drama Club will be presenting the musical The Wizard of Oz" on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and free for children five and under.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Just two and a half weeks ago, Richard Culliver was diagnosed with a rare and inoperable brain tumor.
Even though he's only 7 years old, his parents say he has wisdom far beyond his years.
"Thank you for everything you've done for us," prayed 7-year-old Richard, even though he was just diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
"Out of the blue he'll surprise you with a grown man prayer," mother Stephanie McMillan said. "It seems when we're at our weakest, it's like he senses that and he'll say the things that we need to hear."
It all started when Richard tripped and fell, usually a normal thing for a little boy.
"He couldn't stay on his feet. He kept stumbling and he fell twice," McMillan said.
His parents thought, at most, he had a concussion.
So, when they took him to the doctor, they never expected to hear that their little boy has a tumor the size of a tennis ball in his brain and less than a year to live.
"It's horrible. It's the worst thing you can imagine, worst pain you can imagine having. To this day, sometimes it still seems unreal," father Brian Culliver said.
"A brain boo boo got on my brain," Richard said.
Even through this tragedy, his parents are still finding some good.
"God's using him to reach people. I think that's kind of his purpose in life," McMillan said.
He's even reached as far as his favorite team's quarterback, the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger.
He's been featured on Roethlisberger's Web page, and the quarterback even promised to send Richard the game ball from this past Sunday's game.
In the post-game interview Roethlisberger said, "There's a little boy that doesn't have long to live that has been on my website and has been checking in … and I want to send that to him."
"During the hardest time in our lives, we've had nothing but love around us," McMillan said.
As the family takes advantage of every moment together, Richard knows how much he's loved.
"To the moon and back," he said.
"He's God's child. We just got to borrow him for a while," McMillan said through teary eyes.
Richard's parents aren't working right now so they can take care of their son full time.
They are holding a fundraiser walk on Nov. 17 at the YMCA to raise money for all his medical expenses. His parents hope to make it an annual event to raise awareness for brain cancer.


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Tuesday night to assist an American middle class squeezed by rising costs and stagnant wages, making clear that he will devote much of his second term to closing the income gap between rich and poor.
In his first State of the Union address since re-election, Obama called restoring the country's middle-class promise "our generation's task," casting the ability to work and prosper as a basic American principle in jeopardy now because of a changing economy and partisan dysfunction in Washington.
Arguing for an active government role to tackle inequality, Obama proposed a series of ways — some old, some new — to improve access to education and expand job training programs. He would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour — nearly a 25 percent bump — over the next three years.
Many of his previous economic plans have stalled in a divided Congress. But speaking from a position of political strength — and facing a deficit under $1 trillion for the first time in his administration — Obama suggested that the American public supports many of his goals, even if many in the chamber do not.
In an hour-long address focused tightly on domestic issues, Obama also announced that he will bring home 34,000 American troops from Afghanistan over the next year, cutting the U.S. force level there by almost half.
The U.S. military mission in Afghanistan concludes at the end 2014, and Obama intends to keep only a small force there for training and counter-terrorism missions beyond that date. "After a decade of grinding war," the president said, "our men and women in uniform are coming home."
The speech, interrupted repeatedly with raucous and sometimes strictly partisan applause, was Obama's fourth State of the Union address. He used the annual ritual to attempt to turn the page on a first term preoccupied with winding down two wars and working to repair a badly damaged economy.
"We have cleared away the rubble of crisis," he said, "and can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger."
Throughout the speech, however, was a warning that the nation's progress, which he repeatedly called "unfinished," is in peril unless Obama and Congress can work together on the economy's behalf.
"We gather here knowing that that there are millions of Americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded," he said. "It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth — a rising, thriving middle class."
Economic progress has been halting since he took office, and he spoke Tuesday with the looming threat to the economy of automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration, just a little over two weeks away.
Obama and Congressional leaders have been unable to reach agreement on how to avert the cuts, which the president warned Tuesday would fall hardest on those who can least afford them.
He called for "bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform," and emphasized that his proposals would not add to the $854 billion deficit, only re-allocate money already in the budget to finance them.
"But let's be clear: Deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan," Obama said. "A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs — that must be the North Star that guides our efforts."
Republican lawmakers reacted coolly to Obama's message, characterizing the program he outlined as a defense of big government at a time when they believe overregulation and high taxes are keeping the economy down.
"But his favorite attack of all is that those who don't agree with him — they only care about rich people," said Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican who delivered the GOP response. "Mr. President, I don't oppose your plans because I want to protect the rich. I oppose your plans because I want to protect my neighbors. Hard-working middle-class Americans who don't need us to come up with a plan to grow the government. They want a plan to grow the middle class."
Unlike his second inaugural address last month, when liberal social issues defined much of his message, Obama spoke directly Tuesday to a prime-time television audience about what he believes must be done to improve the economy and prepare the next generation of workers for the jobs it is creating.
He will take his message on the road over the next few days, visiting North Carolina, Georgia and Illinois to discuss various economic proposals.
The proposals range from spending $40 billion to upgrade bridges to starting a fund, known as the Energy Security Trust, responsible for researching ways for more American cars and trucks to run on cleaner fuels.
When Obama spoke Tuesday about immigration legislation, gun control, and climate change — issues that rank high on his domestic agenda — he did so by connecting them directly to the American economy.
He called on Americans to cut in half the energy wasted by homes and businesses in the next two decades, something that would benefit the environment as well as the economy. Green jobs, he argued,will be the ones helping drive future employment growth.
In perhaps his most passionate moments, Obama also demanded action against gun violence as part of what he called "building new ladders of opportunity" for low-income communities aspiring to rise into the middle class.
Obama has endorsed tighter restrictions on gun ownership — including a ban on assault rifles and the adoption of universal background checks for anyone buying a firearm — in the aftermath of the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six staff members were killed.
"The families of Newtown deserve a vote," Obama continued, much of the chamber coming to its feet. "The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of Oak Creek, and Tucson, and Blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence — they deserve a simple vote."


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shot 1
1The firing of a gun or cannon: Mulder killed him with a single shot figurative they have fired the opening shot in what's expected to be a savage price war
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- Carter recommended firing two aimed shots to establish where the rifle is hitting.
- Cursing himself for being so stupid, Bryce took aim and fired a single shot at the man's left leg.
- When he didn't hear a single shot fired, Ben chanced a look behind him and saw Jen running after him.
(shots) gunfire
1.1An attempt to hit a target by shooting: he asked me if I would like to have a shot at a pheasant
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- They all had fifty shots at the targets and the twelve contestants with the highest score on the day qualified to represent the county on Saturday next.
1.2 [with adjective] A person with a specified level of ability in shooting: Roy was a very good shot
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- The problem with shooting is that to kill a Fox without it suffering you would need an excellent shot.
- Worse yet, your opponents are unbelievably excellent shots who almost never miss.
- The second, while not a competitor, is an excellent shot and a genuine professional.
rare shootist
1.3A critical or hostile remark: Paul tried one last shot—'You realize what you want will cost more money?'
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- A lot of people criticize you, take shots at you, but that is our job.
- I believe that was a shot at those of us who criticize bilingual education, but it was hard to tell.
2A hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as football, tennis, or golf: his partner pulled off a winning backhand shot
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- His refusal to go down often results in defenders getting extra shots at the ball.
- During afternoons in the school year, when the weather was good, I hit hundreds of nine-iron shots on a football field near our home.
- Rallies last far longer than in tennis - about 10 shots more on average - and the shuttle is in play for roughly double the time.
2.1An attempt to score a goal: he took a shot that the goalie stopped
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- McCartney took a shot on goal but it rebounded back to him off a defender.
- Zane Keenan took a shot at goal but thanks to a brilliant save by our goalie Justin Brophy this did not go in.
- While they were tossing the coin Andrew was taken to the goal where he took four penalty shots at David James scoring twice.
2.2 informal An attempt to do something: several of the competitors will have a shot at the all-round title
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- You don't even have a shot at making something good if you don't sit down and give it a try.
- Whatever people say about their team, all we know is we have a shot at making history.
- In a perfect world, nearly every track on this album would have a shot at the top of the charts.
3 (plural same) A ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon.
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- They were made of wrought iron strips bound together with hoops and fired stone shot.
ball, bullet, cannonball, slug, projectile;
3.1 (also lead shot) [mass noun] Tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun: metal fragments and lead shot were sent in all directions
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- Plated with either copper or nickel, lead shot flies truer because it resists deformation.
- The same-size shot as lead shot can be used with the same degree of choke.
- Efforts are being made in some states to outlaw the use of lead shot.
3.2A heavy ball thrown by a shot-putter.
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- Right before you get ready to throw the shot, take a deep breath in and let it out.
- These are things that are not going to allow you to repeat and throw a good shot.
- I practised throwing the shot in the orchard and I ran the 800m to national standard.
4A photograph: a group shot of all the family
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- Even the most amateur of photographers can snap perfect shots in this idyllic place.
- In the same frame as Akayesu's photograph is a shot of Prosper taken earlier in the trial.
- At a team practice, a local photographer snaps some shots of her which he hopes to sell on the open market.
photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, picture, likeness, image, portrait, study, print, slide, transparency, negative, positive, plate, film, bromide, frame, exposure, still, proof, enprint, enlargement
4.1A film sequence photographed continuously by one camera: the movie's opening shot is of a character walking across a featureless landscape
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- Is there really a need for slow motion shots of him running with an American flag?
- Indeed elegance is the last thing you might have expected from the opening shots of the film.
- It is really the exterior shots and fight sequences which give the film its scope and grandeur.
4.2 [mass noun] The range of a camera's view: a prop man was standing just out of shot
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- I think she was pleased to have her tree photographed there, though, but tried her best to be out of shot.
- Have the assistant who will fire the trigger, out of camera shot on the ground.
- Perhaps there is an unsightly electricity pylon just out of camera shot?
5A small drink of spirits: he took a shot of whisky
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- This happens when alcohol is added to a non-alcoholic drink, or when an alcoholic drink has shots of spirits added without the person requesting it.
- One winter they ran out of beer, so people were drinking shots of whiskey with red-wine chasers.
- Then we ordered shots of whiskey to drink with our beer.
5.1A single serving of espresso coffee: steamed milk with a shot of espresso
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- Now it's time to be generous to yourself: an extra shot of espresso in your coffee; an extra 10 minutes in bed on Monday morning; a few extra hours away from the computer.
- Before entering the library premises, I ordered an extra shot of espresso coffee, decided to soak in the ambience and took a seat on the library's plaza.
- Pudding is an impossibly rich chocolate cake, followed by a shot of treacly espresso.
5.2An injection of a drug or vaccine: a shot of impure heroin
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- Immunization shots and antiviral drugs are apparently not plentiful enough to withstand a pandemic.
- The current vaccine involves six shots with yearly boosters.
- The biggest problem people have is usually some tenderness at the site of the vaccination, but flu shots absolutely don't cause the flu.
Medicine venepuncture
informal jab, fix, hype
give it one's best shot
- informal Do the best that one can: it's not easy, but I'm going to give it my best shotMore example sentences
- That's not to say we won't be giving it our best shot.
- He said: 'I am giving it my best shot and hoping that we raise as much money as possible so we can help find a cure for Lily quickly.'
- It will be difficult as there is only a team of three, but I will be giving it my best shot.
like a shot
- informal Without hesitation; willingly: 'Would you go back?' 'Like a shot.'More example sentences
without hesitation, unhesitatingly, very willingly, eagerly, enthusiastically, gladly;immediately, at once, right away, right now, quickly, straight away, instantly, instantaneously, directly, forthwith, promptly, without delayinformal in/like a flash, before one can say Jack Robinson, before one can say knife
- 'They came down on him like a shot,' said Mr Harvey.
- Replied Chapin, 'I would have put it on like a shot, if I'd had the opportunity.'
- I don't have the money to be coming back every Saturday and Sunday but if they made it to Europe, I'd be back like a shot.
a shot across the bows
- see bow3.
a shot in the arm
- informal An encouraging stimulus: the movie was a real shot in the arm for our crewMore example sentences
- Maria's win at Wimbledon was a shot in the arm for women's tennis and generated real excitement.
- A shot in the arm for North Bay will be a shot in the arm for Scarborough.
- 'This award is a shot in the arm but we have a long way to go,' she says.
a shot in the dark
- see dark.
Words that rhyme with shotallot, begot, Bernadotte, blot, bot, capot, clot, cocotte, cot, culotte, dot, forgot, garrotte (US garrote), gavotte, got, grot, hot, jot, knot, lot, Mayotte, motte, not, Ott, outshot, plot, pot, rot, sans-culotte, Scot, Scott, shallot, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, undershot, Wat, Watt, what, wot, yacht
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past and past participle of shoot.
1(Of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect when looked at from different angles: a dress of shot silk
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- Do orange and purple shot silk cushions actually enhance my decor?
multicoloured, many-coloured, varicoloured;
1.1Interspersed with a different colour: dark hair shot with silver
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- Sometimes they were shot with streaks of ultramarine, or they lit up the sea like jade.
- We came to the small medieval town of Orchha as the sun was sinking from a pink and grey sky shot with golden threads.
- The back is greenish and the sides silvery, shot with blue and pink.
1.2 (shot through with) Suffused with (a particular feature or quality): the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light
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- Some of the songs are shot through with what seems like a deliberately ambiguous approach.
- The novels are shot through with a Burkean fear of enlightenment rationalism.
- Pipes's book is shot through with essentialism and questionable generalizations.
get (or be) shot of
- British informal Get (or be) rid of: Helen couldn't wait to get shot of meMore example sentences
dispose of, do away with, throw away, throw out, toss out, clear out, discard, scrap, remove, dispense with, lose, dump, bin, unload, jettison, dismiss, expel, eject, weed out, root outinformal get rid of, chuck (away), ditch, junk, get shut ofBritish informal see the back ofNorth American informal shuck off
- Car boot fairs are wonderful places to get shot of your junk - and make some money while you're at it.
- If they have ever worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, get shot of them.
- Some might even be happy to be shot of the badge - wearing radicals with loopy ideas who used to give politics a bad name.
shot to pieces (or to hell)
- informal Ruined: the day already looks shot to hell, and it's not even noonMore example sentences
- It has led us to ruin; it is morally corrupt and its credibility is shot to pieces.
- I guess what remains of the transatlantic tourism business is shot to pieces now.
- If his credibility is shot to pieces on immigration, it hurts his credibility across the front.
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A bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub: he had paid her shot
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SANTA CLARA -- The Earthquakes sent a relentless wave of shots at the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in a Major League Soccer game they all but had to win.
But those 22 shots landed safely out the net in a 0-0 tie in front of an announced crowd of 10,525 at Buck Shaw Stadium.
In an inspiring defensive performance, the Whitecaps (10-10-8) turned back San Jose despite losing three center backs in two days because of injuries.
"This was a must-win for San Jose," Vancouver coach Martin Rennie said. "It was like a playoff game."
While the 'Caps felt good about earning a point, it was a disappointing effort by the Quakes (10-11-8), who have only five MLS games left to recover while sitting at 38 points.
The Earthquakes, who ended a six-game home win streak, know what's wrong: goal production. The team has scored only four times in the past eight games.
"We should have done better," midfielder Corello Cato said. "We have to score: it's that simple."
His words echoed throughout the locker room on a night U.S. national team defender Clarence Goodson missed an open shot inside the six-yard line in the 18th minute.
San Jose remained in a seventh-place tie with the equally desperate Whitecaps even while extending their home unbeaten streak to 14 games.
Despite the unsatisfying result, the Quakes say they can make the five-team Western Conference playoffs. But it was equally clear they expected to move up the standings with a victory Saturday night.
"It's a letdown to get a tie," striker Alan Gordon said.
Chris Wondolowski and Gordon paired well up front but a steady wall of Vancouver defenders kept them at bay.
"You're so close but you just can't get it in," Gordon lamented. "They were really good in the air and at marking."
Wondolowski, as usual, blamed himself after failing to convert on two promising chances in the 55th and 61st minute. The Quakes' leading scorer took seven of his team's shots.
Vancouver, meanwhile, extended its winless streak to five games but got a point on the road thanks to a tremendous defensive effort by Carlyle Mitchell. He needed to step up after center back Brad Rusin re-injured an ankle in the 31st minute and had to come out.
Rennie then surprised Vancouver fans by sending in Jay DeMerit, who made his first appearance since opening weekend when he tore an Achilles' tendon. Rennie didn't have many other options with his other center backs injured.
"When Jay came in I didn't see any rust from him at all," Gordon said.
But the former U.S. defender almost was part of the game's definitive moment in the 86th minute. DeMerit tried to clear a deep free kick from Marvin Chavez that went off Vancouver's post in what could have given the Quakes the victory.
Instead, it bounced harmlessly away.
It was that kind of night, and that type of season.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.
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One of the best ways to empower a woman in honor of International Women's Day, March 8, is to fund a small loan that she can use to start or build a business, care for her family, and invest in her community.
Mariam is a farmer in Ethiopia who raises sheep. With a loan from World Vision, she plans to purchase more sheep to raise and sell for a good profit.
Mariam is confident that her business can succeed. When it does, it will benefit others in her community as well.
She will soon have money to spend at other local vendors, stimulating the local economy and providing basic necessities for her family. Mariam is excited to use the profits from her loan to improve the lives of her children.
Mariam is a mother of seven. With her additional income, she'll be able to send her children to a good school. In the future, she also hopes to buy cows to supply the community with a source of nutrition.
Hardworking entrepreneurial women all over the world can benefit from microloans issued through World Vision. These loans are most helpful for those who have sound business plans but lack the capital, collateral, or credit history to secure a traditional loan.
With their microloans, the entrepreneurs can start or expand their businesses — providing valuable services and often employment opportunities in their communities, while generating income to care for their families. They can send their children to school and afford essentials like clothing, nutritious food, and medical care.
As their businesses grow and thrive, the entrepreneurs are able to repay the loan, which is then reissued to other hardworking individuals, who can use the loan for the same purpose. Microloans are repaid at a rate of 97 percent — which means they have the potential to help an unlimited number of people as they're recycled over and over again.
World Vision is committed to the empowerment of women — and funding a microloan is one of the best ways to do just that.
Read more about World Vision Micro, our microfinance program.
Please pray for Mariam, that the loan she receives will help her care for her family and bring positive change to her community. Pray, too, that many other women like her would be reached with microloans that they can use to help lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
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WEST UNION - Joe Spencer, the Doddridge County teen accused of the shooting deaths of his parents and younger sister, has been transferred to adult status.
Dwight Moore, Doddridge County circuit clerk, said Circuit Court Judge Tim Sweeney granted a motion Wednesday to transfer the 16-year-old Spencer's case to adult status.
"The motion to move this to adult status was granted by the judge," he said.
Spencer is charged with the triple murder of his parents, Fred and Dixie Spencer, and their daughter PJ Spencer. The Spencers were killed Sept. 3 in their home off W.Va. 18 north of West Union.
Spencer's attorney Rodney Windom said despite the case moving to circuit court, his 16-year-old client will remain in juvenile detention.
"It's an atypical situation," he said. "Even though his case has been transferred to circuit court he is still a juvenile. Because he is a juvenile, he must be treated according to that status," Windom said.
Moore declined to release additional information on the case, opting to tread with caution. "Spencer's case is labeled as a juvenile," he said. "At this point it is a juvenile court case, until a judge does an order," he said.
Windom said there is still going to be very little information available.
"Everything that happened until yesterday is sealed by law, until there is some further proceeding for the grand jury," he said.
Windom said that won't change until the case is presented to the grand jury. He didn't think the case would be presented until the spring of 2013.
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Open Standards, Open Source, Open Access to IP, and Open Dialog
By molini on Feb 27, 2008
At Sun, we consider Open Standards, Open Source, Open Access to IP, and Open Dialog to be key tenets of our corporate philosophy. In this spirit, we'd like to offer the following thoughts given the recent publication of a series of documents (Open XML Policy Briefing) related to XML formats for office documents, their development, and standardization.
Bill Smith, Director of Business Strategy, Sun Labs.
Open Access to IP
Sun pioneered the use of Non-Assertion Covenants (NACs) as a means to openly, clearly, succinctly, and unambiguously state our intentions with respect to patents, especially in standards-setting environments. NACs have a number of benefits, including their Open Source–friendly nature of not requiring any signed license. As a result their use is on the rise, with a number of companies issuing them in a variety of areas. However, not all NACs are equivalent (nor need they be) and in fact significant differences exist.
With respect to ODF 1.0, Sun promises not to assert any of our patents against any implementation. This statement is unambiguous, clearly stating that any and all of our patents have been taken off the table in this field, subject to a reciprocity clause covering all patents held by a recipient. Our promise applies to all portions of the ODF 1.0 specification, including other specifications included by reference. In addition, our ODF 1.0 Covenant offers a prospective promise regarding subsequent versions of ODF in which development Sun participates.
It has been suggested that our Covenant is non-standard. To the extent it is, we are happy to offer it as a model for others to copy – as has already happened.
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Documents
Sun has long supported Open Standards and Open Source and our commitment to them remains strong and unwavering.
Sun, together with ten other OASIS members, supported the formation of a Technical Committee at OASIS to address the needs of individuals, corporations, and governments who had expressed the requirement to freely choose systems and software for their long-term document processing needs. By 2002, when the TC was formed, Open Source and XML-based standards had become well-established and well-regarded as mechanisms to support such free choice. The OpenOffice.org application had established itself as a leading Open Source office productivity suite but was lacking a companion Open Standards file format. XML was the sensible choice for such a file format and OASIS the obvious place to undertake its development.
Starting with the OpenOffice.org XML format specification as input, the Technical Committee worked over a period of many months to produce a high-quality specification. From its inception, the TC performed all of its work, as required by OASIS process, in an open manner. All committee mail lists, document drafts, and comments are available for public review and publicly archived to help others understand and learn from ODF's development process.
While the specification was being written and reviewed, developers at OpenOffice.org (many of whom are Sun employees) made changes to ensure that their Open Source implementation would be in sync with the specification when it was adopted as a standard. Availability of both a comprehensive specification of the ODF file format and Open Source implementations of products that support that format have fostered the emergence of a thriving market. Today, some 15 different products support ODF.
ODF is well-specified, comprehensively documented, and has gone through a number of rigorous and transparent public reviews. V1.1 consists of 738 pages with 37 references to other specifications. A companion document, 53 pages in length, discusses accessibility issues in general, provides guidance to (ODF) application developers, and makes recommendations to content creators.
V1.1 of the specification was developed in part to respond to accessibility concerns that were raised after publication of V1.0. The OASIS TC responsible for ODF established a subcommittee to investigate these concerns and it produced a report reviewing the issues and making specific recommendations. The Executive Summary of the report stated in part:
The ODF Accessibility Subcommittee has identified 9 accessibility issues in ODF 1.0, and proposes candidate solutions to them. With these changes, we believe that ODF will meet or exceed the accessibility support provided in all other office file formats as well as that specified in the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
All of the subcommittee's recommendations were accepted and adopted as part of ODF V1.1.
The small number of issues listed in the report is in large measure the result of the requirement by the ODF TC Charter to reuse other open standards and concepts whenever possible. To the extent those standards are accessibility friendly, ODF is. By reusing standards, ODF reduces complexity (though not functionality) and length (though not completeness) while enhancing interoperability. ODF is able to "stand on the shoulders of others," thereby
reducing duplication of effort and facilitating consistency across a broad set of applications and implementations.
Questions have arisen regarding ODF's support for financial formulas, and V1.2 will address these questions. ODF 1.0 did not specify a financial formula language. While the TC found that this mechanism did not present significant short-term interoperability issues, it was recognized as a long-term issue and is being addressed in Version 1.2.
Rather than base its financial formula language on a single implementation or application, the TC chose to specify formulas based on broad industry experience and best practices, by examining a number of applications and their formula support. The financial formula language in ODF 1.2 is based on a review of over 10 different products and their formula languages. ODF V1.2 is expected to be published in final form later this year.
Is ODF perfect? Certainly not, but those responsible for its development and maintenance have demonstrated a willingness to engage in Open Dialog and respond to issues in a timely fashion using agreed-upon procedures. That is the mark of a truly Open Standard.
Open Dialog
All Sun employees have a responsibility to engage in Open Dialog, question conventional wisdom, and offer honest views (which are occasionally contrarian!). We ask questions, challenge assumptions, and propose solutions in a collaborative fashion, working across traditional boundaries for the benefit of our customers and Sun as a whole. We recognize and respect that not all companies support such diversity of opinion, questioning of authority, or collaboration with others. For us, it's just business as usual – and we thrive on it.
Sun has supported and will continue to support participation in Open Standards efforts. We believe that Open Dialog coupled with direct discussion of technical issues can result in superior specifications (and interoperable products) in short time periods. The development of XML, the foundation of ODF and OOXML, is an excellent example of this approach that brought together partners and competitors to work towards a common goal – a pattern we would like to see repeated.


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Lorenzo is a great host. Very friendly and good tips about the area. Tye apartment is very spacious and nice kept
Lorenzo was welcoming and friendly, and we liked the spacious, airy apartment with its huge windows and old shutters. The apartment was clean and comfortable. There's a view of distant mountains over the city from one window, and a general atmosphere of homeliness - the sounds of laughter, music and chat from other apartments, barking dogs and passing cars. A five minute walk takes you to the number 52 bus (buy tickets in the shop, not on the bus), and a very efficient, frequent service into the centre of Torino. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Lorenzo is a very attentive host who has very helpful and even had time for a very good time with Gespräch.wir ihm.In the spacious, bright apartment, we felt at home when we arrived in the evening "home".
Lorenzo ist ein sehr aufmerksamer Gastgeber, der sehr hilfsbereit und auch zeit hat für ein Gespräch.wir hatten sehr gute Zeit mit ihm.In der geräumigen,hellen Wohnung haben wir uns zuhause gefühlt,wenn wir am Abend "nach Hause"kamen.
We were heartely welcomed by Lorenzo. The appartement is nice and quietly located opposite a park and easily reached by car. Ît is a nice, basic, but large appartement and has a huge and good bed and a lot of space. Everything you need is there. We felt like living in Torino instead of being a passenger. Lorenzo is very helpful, when you heave questions, he really thinks with you.. He is easily to be reached, living next to the appartement. We had a great time.
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Cool off with 5 classic summer movies
Nothing says summer like these films
Being out in the sun is overrated. Even if you live amid picture-perfect paradise, there's only so much nature you can take before you need to get back inside to watch a movie, and the summer is a great time for some excellent films.
Since the mid-1970s, so-called "summer movies" have been the blockbusters that everyone sees and movie studios rely on to keep throwing millions of dollars at A-list celebrities.
Sure, there are still thoughtful, dramatic pieces, but they don't stand a chance during the summer, because that's when the movies are let off their chains and we get the movies that America wants to see.
We are an ugly people, but we know what we like: low-brow comedy, spaceships and lots of explosions.
Let's take a look at some of the movies you might want to enjoy after a day next to the pool.
No. 5: "Independence Day"
There was a time (before "After Earth") when it wasn't summer without an epic Will Smith movie. There were the good ones ("Men in Black") and some not-so-good ones ("Wild, Wild West"), but no matter what the flick, you knew it was summer when Will graced the silver screen.
Was 1996's "Independence Day" the greatest story ever told? No. It was full of hackneyed and clichéd characters and situations.
And some of the dialogue? Cringeworthy. "Let's kick the tires and light the fires!" Oh, OK Harry Connick Jr., If you say so. And the ending was just laughable: How could Jeff Goldblum implant a computer virus on the alien mothership with a Macbook? Didn't the aliens have Norton Antivirus?
So why is this a classic? Just because. Cheesy and laughable though it is, it is a special effects powerhouse, and by the end of the show you wanted to go beat up E.T.
No. 4: "Rear Window"
Ah yes, "Rear Window" ... wait ... what?
Yeah. "Rear Window" is a great summer movie. Even though there aren't gun battles, space ships, horny teenagers, or jive talking robots, this movie is a great way of reintroducing some class into your summer movie repertoire.
In it, Jimmy Stewart plays a photographer who is stuck at home with a broken leg, left to voyeuristically watch his neighbors in the midst of a hot and humid of a New York summer. And what does he see? Murder.
One of the things that makes the movie so great is the painstaking attention to detail. While the main action is going on with Stewart, the lives of his neighbors are going on around him.
Technically, this movie, released Aug. 1, 1954, came out two decades before the notion of a "summer movie" even existed, but it is a marvelous film, and worth your time.
No. 3: "Meatballs"
It's hard to believe that there was a time when Bill Murray wasn't making the greatest movies of all time.
But the movie that launched his cinematic career was a little 1979 flick called "Meatballs." In it, Murray plays a camp counselor to a bunch of quirky campers and counselors-in-training.
It wasn't your typical teen sex romp -- in fact the dirty parts were nonexistent. But what we did get was the template on which Bill Murray based his persona: the wise cracking smart aleck who gets the job done with charm and panache. On top of that winning formula, it was set in a summer camp, so we've got the complete setting for a summer movie.
While Murray introduced his wisecracking, coolest-dude-in-the-room persona on "Saturday Night Live," he brought it to the big screen with "Meatballs," and movies have never been so awesome.
No. 2: "Jaws"
The music is instantly recognizable, even if you've never seen the movie. The alternating E and F notes are universally recognized as meaning that danger is near.
Whether or not you've seen "Jaws," you recognize the music and what it means.
It was the movie that wrecked swimming during the summer of 1975. Whether it was in the ocean or the local swimming hole, something HAD to be out there, and if a piece of seaweed touched your foot, you could run on top of the water to get back to the shore.
Jaws was the movie that created the summer blockbuster -- and the career of a then-unknown filmmaker named Steven Spielberg. The movie also had the odious honor of spawning so many reprehensible sequels, but that wasn't Spielberg's fault -- that was the studio trying to squeeze every penny they could out of the franchise.
No. 1: "National Lampoon's Vacation"
What is summer if not a time for a summer vacation? With that, we come to our No. 1 summer movie: "Vacation."
The flick is Chevy Chase's cinematic masterpiece -- the kind of movie you keep hoping the next Chevy Chase movie will be like, but then you realize you're watching "Cops and Robertsons."
The movie introduced us to a young Anthony Michael Hall, and showed us the crazy side of Randy Quaid, before he really became crazy -- or at least was formally charged by authorities.
The movie followed Clark Griswold as he aspired to take his family cross-country in the ultimate quest: visiting theme park Wally World.
While summer vacations rarely end up with Christie Brinkley driving next to you in a Ferrari convertible (and then joining you for a skinny dip), the movie was pure hilarity.
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New York Commission Approves 229-Megawatt Wind Farm
June 19, 2008
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized the construction and operation of a wind energy project capable of generating 229 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the Towns of Clinton and Ellenburg, in the far northeast corner of the state. The Marble River Wind Farm will be New York's second largest wind facility and will connect to an existing New York Power Authority transmission line.
Marble River LLC (Marble River) is based in Ellenburg and is a joint venture of Horizon Wind Energy LLC and AESAcciona Energy NY, LLC. The company plans to build 109 wind turbines, each rated at 2.1 MW, at the site. The turbines will vary in height, with the tallest reaching 407 feet. In addition, the project will include access roads, aboveground and underground electrical collection lines, an interconnection substation, a construction staging area, and a centrally located operations and maintenance facility.
Marble River intends to sell the power generated by the wind farm into wholesale markets through bilateral contracts and into spot markets administered by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) or adjacent control areas. The company plans to sell renewable energy credits to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, green tag marketers, and other buyers. The company also plans to offer capacity, voltage support, and ancillary services to the NYISO markets.
The Marble River facility is located near two other wind farms, Noble Clinton and Noble Ellenburg, and is about 120 miles northeast of the largest wind farm in the state, the 320-MW Maple Ridge wind project.
Marble River estimates the annual economic benefits of its wind farm will be more than $5 million.
For more information, see the PSC June 18 press release (PDF 17 KB) and the Marble River Wind Farm Web site. Download Adobe Reader.
To read more about renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in New York, see:
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CEE Morning Briefing: Hungarian Rate Decision, Polish 2012 GDP Reading
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Hungary's central bank is seen cutting interest rates Tuesday, while Poland's statistics office releases its preliminary reading for 2012 gross domestic product growth.
Most Hungarian central bank policy makers will put their inflation fears aside and push for cheaper loans to help the local economy out of its recession.
Most analysts expect the bank to lower its headline policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%–the lowest since the end of 2010–and continue its monetary policy easing cycle started in August.
Only if the forint weakens to levels above 300 to the euro from its current levels of 298 will the central bank consider taking a temporary break from its policy easing, said analysts at the Budapest-based Equilor brokerage.
However, any halt in the interest rate easing cycle would only be temporary and the bank would soon resume rate cuts and bring its headline rate to 4.50%-4.75% by the year-end, the Equilor analysts said.
Recent Polish economic readings, including contracting retail sales and industrial output in December, indicate that Polish GDP growth will likely slow significantly in the final quarter. Most economists now expect annual economic growth at 2% last year, down from 4.3% in 2011.
ROMANIA: The U.K. government is considering a range of options within European Union rules to prevent Romanian and Bulgarian workers from coming to Britain in order to protect the local labor market, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said Monday.
Fears are growing of a wave of immigrants from the two Eastern European countries once temporary curbs expire at the end of this year, leading to a big strain on local services and the jobs market.
POLAND: Polish central bank governor Marek Belka was against a 0.5 percentage-point interest rate cut at the bank's Dec. 5 policy meeting, voting records published Monday show.
Mr. Belka was crucial in the rate decision in the December meeting because he has the casting vote in the 10-strong Monetary Policy Council.
SLOVAKIA: French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG.FR) halted production at its Slovak plant Monday and plans to freeze its output for an additional four days in February due to poor demand for passenger cars across Europe, PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia said in a statement.
HUNGARY: The European Commission urged Hungary Monday to embark on spending cuts, rather than its current policy of levying windfall taxes in an ad-hoc manner, to ensure its budget deficit satisfies the European Union threshold in a sustainable way.
Commission officials, who came to Hungary as part of the International Monetary Fund's scheduled review of a 2008 IMF/EU loan, said that "keeping the deficit below the 3% of gross domestic product [EU] Treaty reference value in a durable and balanced manner, as recommended by the Council, will require additional steps."
HUNGARY: Hungary should change its economic policy to keep its budget deficit low and to promote growth in a sustainable way in the coming years, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, adding the country should consider any further monetary easing cautiously as inflation isn't well anchored.
"Increased policy predictability, a level playing field for all business, and structural reforms are critically needed to generate higher growth and raise living standards," the IMF said after its scheduled annual consultations that ended Monday.
BULGARIA: Bulgaria energy watchdog chief Angel Semerdzhiev will be dismissed over failing to enforce EU-wide energy market liberalization requirements, the government said Monday.
The Balkan country's failure to fully enforce the EU's internal gas and electricity market legislation prompted the European Commission last week to refer it to the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
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Scrutiny is form of resident involvement which scrutinises the services Aragon provides, from the perspective of residents.
It involves a Scrutiny Panel of Aragon residents (tenants, leaseholders and shared owners) being asked by others (Aragon residents, management, Board and ACE) to review a service if there are concerns about how it is operating or if it is thought it could be improved.
The Scrutiny Panel plays a large part in ensuring the success of Aragon, including:
Each Scrutiny review involves a presentation being given on the service to the Panel, after which the Panel reviews any information which is available, then the Panel gathers resident feedback on the service. This could be via questionnaire's, focus groups or at other events etc. After which, they evaluate the feedback and produce a report and recommendations on what improvements could be made to the service.
The Panel works independently from other forms of involvement and makes its own decisions on which reviews are carried out (based on the requests it receives) and in which order. If a request is submitted from Aragon residents, it must be supported by a minimum of 50 tenants / leaseholders / shared owners.
What has the Scrutiny Panel done so far?
So far, the Panel has completed three reviews on the following service areas:
Bathroom refurbishment programme
Residents understanding of the housing officer role and access to housing officers
How Aragon can effectively provide information to residents
The Panel have just started their fourth review, which is looking at the use of communal rooms in retirement schemes.
The Scrutiny Panel can have a maximum of 10 members - 8 tenants, one leaseholder and one shared owner.
Scrutiny Panel members don't need any qualifications, as full training and support will be provided to enable them to fulfil their role, however any previous experience you may have will be considered during the selection process.
Currently we have spaces for 1 resident, 1 leaseholder and 1 shared owner on the Panel.
Aragon will cover expenses incurred by residents during their work on the Scrutiny Panel. This can include:
If residents think a particular service should be reviewed, they will need to submit information to the Scrutiny Panel. They will need to complete a form that gives details of the request for a scrutiny review, along with a petition form, which requires names, addresses and signatures of a minimum of 50 residents.
A scrutiny review involves looking at an existing service. They look at information available on the service and talk to Aragon staff, contractors and residents about the service. This information is compared with other housing associations' services.
Once the review is complete, a report is written with recommendations on how to improve the service. Each Scrutiny review will look at good aspects of the service as well as areas which could be improved.
The final report will go to Aragon's management and ACE for information, and Aragon's Board for approval. All agreed recommendations will be monitored by ACE until they have been implemented.
If you are interested in joining the Scrutiny Panel or would like any more information on the work of the Panel, please contact Sasha McGregor, Community Consultation Officer on 01525 844510 or at email@example.com


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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long is reporting that she and her husband paid $335,000 in federal taxes for last year on income of $1.24 million.
Long, a lawyer, paid $134,731 in New York state taxes.
Long's campaign made her 2011 joint tax returns available for review by reporters in Albany on Friday.
Her opponent, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, posted five years of tax returns on her Senate website earlier this year. Gillibrand and her husband reported $165,614 in income last year and paid $28,828 in federal taxes. They paid $9,735 in state taxes.
Long and her husband reported giving $30,000 to charity, including cash, baby items and opera tickets.
Long's husband, Arthur Long, is an attorney at Davis Polk in New York City.


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LOS ANGELES -- The defending champions continue to be unbeatable on home ice during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Justin Williams and Jeff Carter helped the Los Angeles Kings find enough offense despite missing center Mike Richards for a second straight contest and goaltender Jonathan Quick bounced back from being pulled in Game 2 to make 19 saves as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of this Western Conference Final.
After dropping the first two games in Chicago, the Kings cut the Blackhawks' lead in the best-of-7 series to 2-1, and improved to 8-0 in the postseason at Staples Center. Dating back into the regular season, Los Angeles has won 15 games in a row in its building.
Game 4 will be also be at Staples Center on Thursday (9 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, RDS).
"The determination in here is a big factor and we're focused on the way we have to play," Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr said. "We didn't do a great job of that in the first two games and we did a much better job of that here in Game 3. We need the same focus, not to ride the roller coaster and go up and down with the emotions, just be aware of what we have to do and the next part is to go out there and execute it. We did a pretty good job of that tonight."
Williams and Carter (two assists) were Los Angeles' best players in a game that didn't look much like the first two in the series. The Kings controlled play for long stretches, something they couldn't do at United Center in back-to-back losses this past weekend.
Then, near the end of the contest as they clung to a one-goal lead, Quick made a highlight-reel stop on Bryan Bickell to preserve the victory. Bickell, one of the biggest surprises of the postseason, had the puck on his stick and a glorious opportunity to send Game 3 into overtime. But the ever-so-poised Quick moved to his right across the crease and got his blocker on what would have been the tying goal.
"Overall in your head, you tell yourself you got to play better in Game 4," Quick said. "I didn't like the goal I gave up, and there's some things I like to clean up for the next game. I just think from a team standpoint, it's good to win. You're down 2-0, you need a win."
The Blackhawks were sluggish at the start, mustering only 10 shots in the first 40 minutes, including three in the second period.
"We knew exactly the kind of game they were going to play and that they were going to have more confidence, more energy in their own building," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. "We just didn't bring that same effort and that same pace. We know we have to be better than that in the next one.
"But even considering that, we still hung in there and had our chance to even it up late in the game."
Williams gave the Kings the lead for the third time in four games with the lone goal of the opening period. He took the puck from Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy in the Blackhawks' zone and then fended off three defenders to get it to Rob Scuderi.
Kings defenseman Slava Voynov shot the puck from the right point, but missed wide. The puck reached Scuderi at the left point and he sent it back to Voynov. He would up to shoot again, but instead sent a pass to Williams in the left circle, and he put a shot past Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford (25 saves) at 3:21 of the first for his team-leading sixth goal of the playoffs.
"We were just quicker. We were quicker everywhere on the ice," Williams said. "They're a transition team. They're an explosive offensive team if you give them opportunities. We limited their time and space because we were on our toes instead of our heels.
"We were able to spend a lot more time in the offensive zone than we did in the first two games. In turn, we were able to make some things in there."
The Kings nearly took a two-goal lead late in the first period, but defenseman Drew Doughty blasted a shot off the left post in the final minute.
Los Angeles did forge a two-goal advantage early in the second period. Dustin Penner just missed on a pass to Tyler Toffoli, who was breaking in alone on net. The puck went into the left corner and Toffoli came out of it and went right to the net. He lost the puck en route while Voynov pinched down from the right point. His stick broke on the shot, but his changeup fooled Crawford at 6:37 of the second.
"It happens sometimes. If you work hard enough, it's amazing how much good luck you might get," Scuderi said. "I thought we worked hard that shift. We had a couple chances, couple good looks, and then we end up getting a broken-stick goal, of all the shots we took. But sometimes that happens."
It was Voynov's fifth goal of this postseason, which ties Boston's Johnny Boychuk for the most among defensemen. He is also now tied Bruins captain Zdeno Chara for second in points at the position with 11, behind only Pittsburgh's Kris Letang, who has 16.
Voynov is the first defenseman in franchise history to score five goals in a single postseason.
"I … found an empty spot in the net and the puck [was] not where I want," Voynov said. "But [with a] broken stick the puck it [went] just slow and lucky."
Los Angeles missed a great chance to extend its lead in the middle of the second period. Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith went to the penalty box for four minutes at 7:58 of the period after he took a one-handed swing at Carter with his stick and hit him in the neck/face area.
The Blackhawks penalty killers, who have dominated foes during these playoffs, were sensational again, limiting the Kings to one shot on goal in the four minutes.
Chicago was able to get on the board late in the second period. Bickell scored his seventh goal of the postseason with 33.6 seconds left in the period.
The puck went into the left corner after a faceoff and two Kings players got tangled up with Chicago's Marian Hossa. All three players fell to the ice and Bickell swooped in to collect the puck unmarked. He went behind the net and then beat Quick on a wraparound attempt.
Bickell, who can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, is now behind only teammate Patrick Sharp and Boston's David Krejci for the most goals in this postseason.
"It was definitely a big goal by [Bickell]," Keith said. "It got us going a little better going into the third. It was just that one goal, that one-goal difference, but give them credit -- they hung onto the lead."
Chicago came to Los Angeles with a 2-0 series lead after controlling both games at United Center. The Blackhawks scored twice in the second period to claim a 2-1 victory in Game 1 and then were on the front foot in Game 2 from start to finish in a 4-2 triumph.
This is not the first time Los Angeles has returned home for Game 3 of a playoff series in a 2-0 hole this year. The St. Louis Blues took the first two games in the opening round against the Kings, but Los Angeles won four straight to advance.
After losing only four times to claim the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, the Kings have already lost nine times in this postseason. But they're also a win in Game 4 from being right back in this series.
"This is kind of what I expected it to be when we did this last year," Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown said. "In retrospect, you look back and after it was all said and done I talked to guys who had won a Cup before and they talked about how hard it is [to repeat]. Last year, I thought we were playing at a level few teams ever played at and this year we're finding it to be much more difficult not only in the nature of the games, but we've had to deal with injuries left and right. That's part of playoff hockey and something we didn't have to deal with last year. We're trying to learn how to deal with it quickly this year and trying to persevere."


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Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Aguzate
CD (Fania 8800),Released 1970;Re-Issued 2010;
Limited quantities! Once gone, its gone! A true trumpet conjunto that is easily identifiable. Not only for the incomparable piano touch combining classical studies with the Latin feeling, but also the intervals of the two part trumpet harmonies from the usual 3rds, to 4ths and etc. to dissonant 2nds and to the no harmony at all unison. (Al Santiago, 96/97 Catalog)
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Carlos 'Patato' Valdes, Patato Y Totico
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Chappottin, Sabor Tropical
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Cortijo Y Su Combo, Baile Con Cortijo Y Su Combo
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El Gran Combo, 30 Anniversario: Bailando Con El Mundo
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Gilberto Santa Rosa, A Dos Tiempos De Un Tiempo
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Joe Cuba, Steppin' Out
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La Sonora Matancera, 65 Aniversario De La Sonora Matancera
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Noro Morales, His Piano And Rhythm
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Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz=> Cuba
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Pérez Prado, The Original Mambo King
CD (Orfeon/Sony 1224),
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Rolando Laserie, 15 Grandes Exitos De Rolando Laserie
CD (Disco Hit 1512),
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Stan Kenton, Kenton In Hi-Fi
CD (Capitol 98451),Re-Issued 1992;
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Stan Kenton, Cuban Fire
CD (Blue Note 96260),Released 1960;Re-Issued 1991;
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Tito Puente, Dance Mania Vol. 1
CD (BMG/Tropical Series 2467),Released 1957;Re-Issued 1991;
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CD (BMG/Tropical Series 53106),Released 1955;Re-Issued 1990;
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Tito Rodriguez, Tito's Hits
CD (WS Latino 4060),
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TRACY - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office arrested a man who assaulted his 72-year-old father, stole a handgun and threatened to kill himself Friday afternoon in Tracy, authorities said.
Deputies responded to the initial call in the 4800 block of West Eleventh Street about 1:45 p.m., officials said.
The assailant, identified by authorities as 41-year-old Ian Hogg, had fled the area and could not be located despite an extensive search, deputies said.
The victim later informed deputies he received a phone call from his son, who was threatening to commit suicide near a Tracy liquor store, authorities said.
Deputies were able to locate the man, who then directed them to the stolen handgun.
Authorities arrested Hogg on suspicion of elder abuse and robbery.
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Capital Journal Daybreak: U.S. Weighs Military Aid to Iraq | Eric Cantor Ally Likely Pick as Successor
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CANTOR ALLY IS LIKELY PICK AS SUCCESSOR: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor may have been toppled by antiestablishment forces, but it's looking likely that his successor will be one of his closest allies in the tightly-knit House GOP power structure. Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California is currently the third-ranking House Republican and is in a good position to secure Mr. Cantor's spot in next week's election, after three rivals bowed out Thursday.
The more conservative wing of the party had scrambled Thursday to coalesce around a candidate of their own, but they may watch their opportunity to infiltrate leadership slip by. Fellow lawmakers say if Mr. McCarthy is elected to the No. 2 spot, he would be unlikely to reorient House Republicans' policy direction. But he could offer one change: He's considered far more easygoing than Mr. Cantor. Kristina Peterson, Siobhan Hughes and Michael R. Crittenden report.
–Rebecca Ballhaus
The surprising defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) this week in a primary election will have myriad political consequences in the coming weeks. Mr. Cantor was often caught in the middle of the battle for the soul of the House GOP, leading conservatives in some fights and falling in line with leadership on others. Read Damian Paletta's full post in Washington Wire on the areas where Mr. Cantor's vacancy will be felt in Congress.
U.S. WEIGHS MILITARY AID TO IRAQ: President Barack Obama and his administration are signaling that they are prepared to re-engage militarily in Iraq, weighing possible airstrikes to blunt the momentum of Sunni militants who have seized control of several major cities in recent days. That's a remarkable U-turn for a president who campaigned in 2008 on ending the war there and who has listed the removal of U.S. troops as one of his top successes. Carol E. Lee, Jay Solomon and Adam Entous report. With the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, an offshoot of al Qaeda, rapidly gaining territory, Iran deployed Revolutionary Guards units to Iraq, according to Iranian security officials. Plus, WSJ's Bill Spindle and Jerry Seib explain how Islamist militants are seeking to redraw the map of the Middle East.
CANTOR REPLAY IN OKLAHOMA? T.W. Shannon, the tea-party-backed candidate in Oklahoma's GOP primary, is hoping rival Rep. James Lankford—the fifth-ranking House Republican—meets the same fate as Mr. Cantor. Mr. Shannon has been ramping up his attacks of Mr. Lankford's record as a member of House leadership, labeling him as one of the "Washington, D.C. politicians" in an effort to portray him as an insider. Nathan Koppel reports.
RETAIL SALES SLUGGISH: Soft sales at retailers last month suggest U.S. consumer spending is on a familiar trajectory of modest growth. That's further blunting hopes for a strong and sustained economic expansion this year, as consumer spending on goods and services accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic output. GDP is on track to bounce back this quarter, but it isn't clear if the rebound will lead to sustained growth. Ben Leubsdorf reports.
ALSO IN THE NEWS: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrived at an Army medical center in San Antonio early Friday morning, according to the Associated Press … The House approved a permanent small-business tax break … The Supreme Court ruled that creditors can tap into money inherited from IRAs to cover the debts of people in bankruptcy proceedings … High-school students are smoking less, but they're texting and emailing while driving more.
–Compiled by Rebecca Ballhaus
Just months after the U.S. military moved out of Iraq, Islamic extremists have captured several vulnerable cities on its borders. In this video, Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib and Foreign Policy Editor Bob Ourlian discuss the developing situation.
–PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE: President Obama visits the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border, to announce new efforts aimed at strengthening education and economic development in Indian country. On Saturday, the president delivers the commencement address at the University of California, Irvine.
–ECONOMY: The Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for May at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
With the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria, or ISIS, on the march in Iraq and threatening the government in Baghdad, the Council on Foreign Relations offers a useful primer on the group, which "seeks to sow civil unrest in Iraq and the Levant with the aim of establishing a caliphate—a single, transnational Islamic state based on sharia."
Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, a former top military commander in Iraq, tells Stephanie Gaskell of Defense One that the U.S. should act quickly and deliver a "hard blow" to the insurgents in Iraq before the situation deteriorates further.
Joe Klein, in Time magazine, calls for understanding of the efforts by Robert Bergdahl, father of the soldier held by the Taliban, to win his release, declaring that in criticizing his efforts to understand his son's captors "we have leaped, with reflexive bloodlust, to crucify an American family that has already suffered too much…all based on things we surmised but didn't really know."
Though it didn't spend much money, the campaign of David Brat, who upset Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor this week, did use some sophisticated, computerized methods to identify supporters and bring new voters to the polls, writes Sean J. Miller of Campaigns and Elections.
In the WSJ's Think Tank, John Feehery writes that Mr. Cantor's loss this week shows the schism in the Republican Party between traditional pro-business conservatives and the party's populist wing, who mistrust such traditional leaders as too tied to big business and the rich.
Donors have so far only met about 18% of a United Nations appeal in February for $103.7 million in financing for Iraq's internal refugee resources.
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BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW) -- The Burke County Sheriff's Office is looking for suspects following the desecration of Revolutionary and Confederate graves.
The graves are in the Old Church Cemetery on Idlewood Road. The grave robbers turned over head stones, opened and removed caskets from the ground.
Sgt. Sean Cochran of the Sheriff's Office says this was not an act of vandalism. The grave robbers removed the clothes worn by the soldiers buried there leaving their bones exposed.
The cemetery is under the care of the American Legion, Post 120. Post Commander, Leroy Matthew Bell Jr., discovered the damage.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for any information regarding this case. Donations to increase the reward will also be accepted by Post 120. Post Commander Bell has asked that anyone wanting to contribute to the cause contact him at 706-564-6066.
Information regarding the investigation should be directed to the Burke County Sheriff's Office at 706-554-2133.