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Newcastle v Manchester City (1245 GMT)
It's now one win in 10 games for Newcastle following Monday night's defeat at Fulham, and I was really disappointed with how they played. Yes, they enjoyed a 20-minute second-half spell in which they dominated and briefly drew level, but defensive frailties were all too clear and Fulham should've been 3-0 up at the break. That said, they are a better side at home and Hatem Ben Arfa's return to the side was a huge boost, so we can expect a more vibrant display against the champions. Perhaps the biggest question here is how City will respond to their first home Premier League defeat in two years, and my inclination is to say they'll respond well. After all, despite the criticism they've received this is a side who have shown several times that they're nothing if not resilient - see how they won the title and how often they've come from behind to rescue points - and they've not lost back-to-back Premier League games since October 2010. You have to go back to 2005 for the last time Newcastle beat City and the champions, who've won eight of the last nine meetings of these sides, are strongly fancied to take care of business. However, at 4/6 their match odds are probably accurate and it could pay to back them to win having gone in level at the break. That's how they've won four of the aforementioned eight against Newcastle, and six of their last seven wins have come when they've been either level or indeed behind entering the interval. At 7/2, draw/Man City is where the value lies and we'll also play a saver on Newcastle/Man City given the case made.
Newcastle 1 Manchester City 2
Liverpool v Aston Villa (1500)
Off the field, Liverpool continue to dominate transfer gossip pages but on it there's no denying that things have improved of late. Three wins on the bounce for the first time in over a year tee them up nicely for this and a come-from-behind win at West Ham deserves great credit, especially as they were without Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan returns from suspension here and Liverpool, who do remain hard to beat at home, are more likely than not to win this game. However, once more they're woefully short at 2/5 and I have to ask myself if I rate them as the banker of the weekend, a question to which the answer is no. Too often they've let backers down and no side positioned 10th in the table after 16 games should be so short. Aston Villa are a hard team to predict but their Capital One Cup win at Norwich was a great result, particularly for boss Paul Lambert, and his youngsters will relish a trip to Anfield. Their style of play makes them dangerous anywhere and bar an abomination at Southampton and one or two games against the very best teams this division has to offer, they've defended admirably. All things considered they should not be 13/2 in the draw no bet market and although if pushed I'd say they'll probably lose, I'm not going to ignore that price after their most impressive away day of the season. The decision on what to back here is made easy by the market.
Verdict: Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 2
Manchester United v Sunderland (1500)
I never expected to call Manchester United unpredictable, but that's what they are at present. A refusal to draw and a blend of lightning fast starts and first goal concessions mean even the left-field markets are hard to assess from a punting point of view. One thing that does seem reasonable to predict is that they'll beat Sunderland, even if Martin O'Neill's side gained a much-needed win in fine style against Reading on Tuesday. That owed as much to their opponents as it did any vast improvement and although they've caused an upset at Fulham already this season, a bigger one is unlikely to follow here. United have a great chance to really assert their superiority over Christmas with a run of six games they'll be expected to win and having had a week off since beating City in stunning style I expect them to win this and win well.
Verdict: Manchester United 4 Sunderland 0
Norwich v Wigan (1500)
If you're prepared to ignore Tuesday's Capital One Cup defeat against Aston Villa, Norwich look a solid bet at a shade of odds-against. Prior to that game they'd gone unbeaten in 10 games, with five home wins, and even stretching further back they've only lost once at Carrow Road all season. Throw in a Wigan side who still flatter to deceive and are without influential centre-back Gary Caldwell, and everything is in place for a home win. However, the fact is they were well beaten by Aston Villa and they have to respond, and I'm just not sure the market has adjusted enough after what happened on Tuesday. As far as Wigan go, they need Arouna Kone and Franco Di Santo to rediscover their scoring touch if they're to avoid a long battle against relegation. James McCarthy and Jordi Gomez have accounted for their last five goals and at 22/1 and 12/1 respectively to open the scoring they have to be considered, but on balance this looks a game to swerve.
Norwich 2 Wigan 1
QPR v Fulham (1500)
Another game that is hard to assess, but one thing I am certain of is that QPR shouldn't be marginal favourites. Yes, Harry Redknapp is now in charge and yes, performances have improved since he took over from Mark Hughes, but the fact is they've still not won a single game in the league this season. I've no doubt they will at some point but until they do, they're shocking value at shorter than 2/1. That's the price we can have about Fulham and it's tempting, given the way they played against Newcastle on Monday. Of course, we've all seen them excel at home and then falter away, but they have won their last two games at Loftus Road and haven't conceded even a single goal to QPR in any of their last six meetings. Fulham have also done alright on the road this season, losing narrowly at Stoke but managing draws at Arsenal and Chelsea. If they can repeat the level of performance they showed in those London derbies they can win this one, but instead I'll use this game as a Going For Goals fancy for reasons explained when that preview goes live on Friday.
Verdict: QPR 1 Fulham 2
Stoke v Everton (1500)
Immediately this game struck me as the one that offers the best betting opportunity on Saturday. Everton's league position, come from behind win against Spurs and popular-with-pundits profile means that we can have odds-against about Stoke in the draw no bet market here, and it's a price that's surely worth taking. For those unaware of how good Stoke are at home, they've lost just twice in 2012 and the last of those was in February when forced to play the second-half with 10 men. Since then, they've played 14 domestic games at home, winning seven, and have avoided defeat against the likes of Manchester City (twice), Arsenal (twice) and indeed Everton. In addition, they've won their last three at the Britannia, have conceded just two goals in seven home Premier League games, and their only defeats this season have been at Chelsea, Manchester United and bang in-form Norwich. Everton meanwhile haven't won away from home since September and were minutes away from losing last time. Yes, they've had a tough run of games but that applies to this fixture, one they've failed to win in their last three visits, and BetVictor's 6/5 about Stoke with stakes returned should they draw is excellent value, even in the enforced absence of the impressive Ryan Shotton. Robert Huth and Ryan Shawcross have excelled this season and they can help keep Everton quiet just as they did Aston Villa last weekend.
Verdict: Stoke 1 Everton 0
- 3pts Stoke (draw no bet) to beat Everton at 6/5 (BetVictor) - Unbeaten at home this season and rate excellent value.
- 1.5pts Draw/Man City in the HT/FT market at 7/2 (General) - Habitual slow starters but fine record in fixture and should prevail.
- 0.5pts Newcastle/Man City in the HT/FT market at 25/1 (General) - Worth a saver given price and home side's attacking prowess.
- 1pt Aston Villa (draw no bet) to beat Liverpool at 13/2 (General) - Villa produced their best away effort of the year on Tuesday and are value.


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MAYVILLE – Does media have the right to know who has registered weapons?
That was the main topic of discussion during Wednesday's Public Safety committee meeting.
On the agenda was a motion by Legislative Chairman Jay Gould, R-Ashville, calling on the New York State Legislature to enact, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law, legislation to protect the privacy of pistol license and concealed carry permit holders.
The motion cited The Journal News, a newspaper based in Westchester County, which printed a map of names and addresses of pistol permit holders. The newspaper obtained the information through Freedom of Information Law filings. However, not all legislators at the meeting were supportive of the motion.
"This is not a vote against guns," said Bill Coughlin, D-Fredonia. "This is a vote about the constitutionality of the motion."
Coughlin offered anyone present at the meeting $1,000 to point out where in the constitution it says people have a right to privacy.
"This motion is calling for asserting a right of privacy that does not exist against a paper for publishing the names. You have no right of privacy against the paper," Coughlin said.
"What you are doing is you are infringing upon the press' freedom of the press of your First Amendment right."
Gould, however, argued that people do have a right to privacy when it comes to their weapons.
"If I knew that my right to a pistol permit was going to be publicized, I would probably have a couple of illegal pistols right now, rather than license them. I didn't figure that when I licensed them, it was going to be spread all over the newspaper that Jay Gould has two pistols. Now they all know," he said. "I feel that's personal, people's business."
The motion was not voted on at the meeting. It will be discussed at the full legislature meeting April 24 at 6:45 p.m. It will need 17 votes to be passed.
Also at the meeting, legislators passed a resolution confirming the appointment of Lyle Holland of Westfield to the Chautauqua County Fire Advisory Board.


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The New Rules Against Bullying by Debt Collectors
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The bigger they are, the harder -- and louder -- they fall.
That's the case with Expert Global Solutions , which was slapped with a big fine for onerous and bullying debt collection practices July 9 by the Federal Trade Commission. It fined EGS $3.2 million and ordered it to stop "harassing" customers with "allegedly illegal debt collection calls."
The fine was the largest ever levied against third-party U.S. debt collector, and it underscores the problems consumers have been having in fending off aggressive debt collection companies.
The FTC alleges that Expert Global Solutions used unfair debt collection practices such as calling consumers several times per day, calling after consumers asked them to stop, calling before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. and calling consumers at their workplaces even if their employers had strict regulations against debt collectors calling.
Federal regulators want to put a stop to that -- right now. Under the proposed order, the defendants must:
- Stop falsely representing that they will not call a number to collect a debt.
- Not harass, oppress or abuse a consumer while trying to collect a debt.
- Not communicate with third parties about a consumer's debt.
- Not communicate with a consumer at his or her workplace if it is clearly inconvenient or prohibited by the consumer's employer.
- Except in limited circumstances, cease communications if a consumer has requested no further contact or if a consumer refuses to pay a debt; and not violate any provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
That should send a strong message to debt collection companies, but other than government intervention, what can consumers do to minimize aggressive behavior from those firms?
Direct action is the best strategy, says John Heath, a directing attorney at Lexington Law , a Salt lake City consumer credit repair service.
"Debt collection can happen to anyone, but sometimes debt collection can be performed by someone who uses shady or illegal tactics to coerce you into paying a debt," Heath says. "These tactics can include threats of violence or harm against you or a loved one, a threat to publish your name if you refuse to pay the debts or calling you several times per day. Others include claiming that the collector is a governmental official and telling you that the police have been called to take you to jail you don't pay the debt."
Heath says these practices are illegal and abusive, and that nobody should be subjected to them. "If you are or have been subject to this type of abuse or harassment you should immediately make a complaint to the FTC and your state attorney general's office and find a private attorney who can help leverage federal and state law to protect you and prosecute the offender."


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Red Ledges
When your golf and ski seasons each run seven months, you can count on some overlap. But this is ridiculous. Or idyllic.
It's July 4 in the Wasatch Mountains southeast of Salt Lake City, a beautiful day with temperatures in the low 80s, and skiers are lined up on the lifts for yet another shot at the snow-capped slopes of Mt. Timpanogos. At the same time, just across the Heber Valley, golfers are warming up at Red Ledges.
Here at this 2,000-acre community and nature preserve, there's enough to keep the most demanding recreational athlete busy. An on-site equestrian center is linked to miles of horse and hiking trails that traverse the countryside comprising Red Ledges. Just outside the front gates you can find ideal freshwater fishing and boating. There's also an outdoor pool onsite, along with a health spa and a Cliff Drysdale Tennis Academy. And for those seeking help with the demands posed by the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, the Jim McLean Golf Academy offers tutorials.
The terrain, at times rugged, climbs 700 feet and features dry washes and the kind of dramatic red rock that's more typical of southern Utah. Junipers and sagebrush animate the landscape, along with mule deer and elk. Real estate plans include a comfortable mix of semi-detached villas, individual cottages and expansive estate homesites. A third of the land has been set aside as a nature preserve.
The par-72 golf course, 7,569 yards from the back tees, is a stern test, evident in its high slope (151) and rating (76.9). There's some solace in the fact that with a clubhouse base elevation of 5,900 feet, golfers here get 10 percent more distance than they would at sea level. Still, you'd be wise to ease into the course. Even from the three more forward sets of markers, a round here is a sturdy confrontation with contours that can be maddening. It takes more than a few rounds to get used to ideal lines of play.
If you need relief from the strains of golf, though, you'll have plenty of options, ranging from the legendary ski slopes of Deer Valley to the arts, culture, fine dining and pub life of Park City, 20 miles to the northeast.
Red Ledges is at 1851 E. Center St., Heber, Utah 84032.
For information, call (435) 657-4040 or (877) 733-5334 or visit www.redledges.com.
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Three world records set on Day 1 of U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming National Championships
Ian Silverman, who won a gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, set a world record in the men's 1500 meter freestyle (S10) on the opening day of nationals in Minneapolis.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming Nationals/2013 Spring CanAm kicked off today in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota. U.S. swimmers ended the first day of the competition with a tidal wave of medals. More than 200 athletes from USA, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Iceland, Mexico and Russia will be competing through Saturday.
U.S. Paralympian Ian Silverman, who won a gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, had a stellar first day of competition, setting a world record - in the men's S10 class in the 1500m freestyle.
"My coach and I decided to go for the record in the 1500m," said Silverman. "I was able to execute my race strategy and pace throughout the race to get my first world record. After the 1500 prelim this morning, I swam a bunch of 100s to prepare for tonight, and it paid off with a win in the 100m free. I'm looking forward to the 400 free on Saturday and going for the 800 free world record tomorrow."
Men's team member Ryan Duemler (Colorado Springs, Colo.) also had a strong showing in the evening's finals, setting a new American record in the men's S8 100m freestyle with a time of 1:04.54.
Multiple records fell in the women's 50m butterfly event. Standouts included Elizabeth Smith (Muncie, Ind.), who broke the American and Pan American record with a time of 00:32:11 in the women's S9 class. U.S. Paralympian Anna Eames (Golden Valley, Minn.) won the women's S10 class in 31.76 to break the Pan American record, and Leslie Cichocki's preliminary time of 38.60 broke the American record in the women's S14 class.
Kayla Wheeler (Seattle, Wash.) set a new world record in this morning's prelims, then topped that record tonight with a time of 1:30.57 in the 50m butterfly.
"I tried something new tonight and didn't tell my coach what I was planning," said Wheeler. "I focused less on my turnover and more on the underwater pull and it really paid off. I'm super excited about my swim tonight and I look forward to the rest of the meet."
To end tonight's record breaking events Tharon Drake (Hobbs, N.M.) broke the American and Pan American records in the men's SB11 100m Breaststroke in 1:16.77.
Kelley Becherer (Sheboygan, Wis.) had a great swim in the women's 100m freestyle and looks forward to tomorrow's events saying, "I had a great senior college season which just finished. I am so happy to be so close to best times at my first Paralympic meet since London. I am looking forward to the speed in the 50m free tomorrow."
Tomorrow's events feature competition in the 50m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 200m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 800m freestyle.
Friday's finals competition begins at 5 p.m. local time.
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My 10 mnth year old daughter is a very content child, wakes still quite frequently at night, but its improved from 2 hrs if lucky to often 3 1/2-4 1/2 hrs, so feel its going in the right direction. She is bright and cheerful most of the time, unless tired etc... however, she despises getting her clothes changed or even a diaper change for 90% of the time. She cries and cries like we are torturing her. I've tried toys, singing, raspberries on the stomach, funny faces, doing it while she stands and explores, doing it with Daddy's entertainment etc etc.... it is becoming stressful and an event in the day I dread, but she can't be left soaking or with dirty diaper or cold and it has to be done. I feel like we kind of have to restrain her a little which feels even worse. Often a really, really interesting object will distract or me nursing her. This morning I was tired and felt ever so tense, almost angry about it cos' I am not hurting her and she acts like I am. I am sure she felt my frustration - I then felt awful about that. She wailed so much, gets over after wards and I console and cuddle and try and make her laugh, but I feel tense, angry and very, very upset that she feels this way. Please, any, just any help or advice will be so appreciated. Thank YOU.
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Hi Pax Mamma - no worrries, life is busy, truly is. Things not much better; sometimes it goes totally fine - we even get laughter from tickles and one of us doing some 'entertaining' thing etc Yet, when it is bad - it is really baaad - she is such a contented girl most of the time, but she literally screams and goes red in the face and get very, very stressed. If I am rested and prepared, and she is too, then it is better, but otherwise.... and I dread it. Any advice or just plain old fashioned support much appreciated - also, she is still waking 4-6 times a night and one years old in 2 1/2 weeks - any ideas???????????????
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as for the dressing, are there other triggers going on? are you interrupting her play to get her dressed, etc? what often worked for us was having a set schedule, like wake up, eat breakfast, get dressed, play. if she's hating it that much, i would just put her in her clothes after her bath and forget pajamas.
on nightwaking, jump over to our nighttime parenting forum and see if you find any answers there. it seems to be a recurrent theme at the moment. maybe something a parent there has tried will work for you.
I also started changing my DS1 while he was standing up. I learned to be quick!
My DS1 also hated getting dressed. I ended up just putting him in a diaper at home. When it was time to go out, I'd offer to put his clothes on. If he didn't want to wear them, then I'd bring his clothes with us. Once we got to where we were going, I'd explain that in order to go into the store, he needed to wear his clothes. At that point he was usually excited about getting out and put up no resistance to being dressed.
That sounds like a really difficult situation, one that I'm lucky not to have had to deal with so far, so I'm not really sure what to say, but I wanted to give a suggestion that you could check and see if her clothes aren't comfortable for her. I know I don't like wearing clothes that don't feel soft against my skin or don't fit well. This could have nothing to do with it but it's worth a try.


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I'm the trainer for a local college hockey team, and between periods I sit in the penalty box, where either team can find me if they need something taped, appendages reattached, whatever. The team was raffling off an autographed portrait of Rick Nash. Last homestand it was an autographed BJ jersey. I went all-in on that one.
Anyway, the announcer sits between the boxes, and as I shuffle across the ice and take my seat, he asks me what this ticket is for someone just handed him. I said "They're raffling off an autographed Steve Nash portrait. So he announces "The winner of the autographed Steve Nash picture is #######". I hear some chuckles from the crowd behind me and think nothing more of it.
Later he comes crawling out of the referee's locker room, says he went in there to take a leak and they nut sacked him for not knowing the first thing about hockey.
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""The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death." "
What's Next for the Fractional Field?
Hindsight is 20/20—and in the fractional-share business, foresight may at best be about 20/1,000. In a market like today's and with a rapidly evolving product like fractional, even the most seasoned insiders seem to lack a clear sense of what's next.
Consider that only a couple of years ago, the field boasted six major airplane share providers, all of which seemed to be poised for expansion. Clearwater, Fla.-based Avantair, for example, reported that it was hiring an average of six pilots per month and, as CEO Steve Santo told our sister publication AIN in late 2011, "We've continued to grow and add airplanes."
So much for that. Two years later, Avantair was out of the game, in the wake of an involuntary bankruptcy filing last summer. In early 2012, meanwhile, Cessna's CitationAir stopped selling fractional shares and ceased renewals for existing ones. And last September, Bombardier sold its Flexjet operation to Directional Aviation Capital, which also owns Flight Options.
As the dust settles from all these changes, we're left with just two major national players—Directional and Berkshire Hathaway's NetJets—plus PlaneSense, which operates single-engine turboprops, primarily in the eastern U.S., and a variety of smaller operations. And now that Cessna and Bombardier have exited the field, no aircraft manufacturer is left owning a major airplane-share provider. (Sikorsky does still operate Associated Aircraft Group, which offers shares in helicopters.)
What now? Will the industry experience further shrinkage or consolidation? Will it stabilize or perhaps resume growing? As noted above, making predictions in this field can be particularly tough. Still, we convinced two experts to give it a shot.
New Jersey attorney Daniel Herr, who represents fractional shareowners, remains confident about the field's future, though he says he expects only "modest" growth over the next few years. "Fractional owners value this premium product and appreciate that their costs are much lower than for whole ownership of an underutilized jet—even though the cost is much higher than charter," he adds.
Herr says he tends to look at "company-specific stability rather than industry stability." Flexjet and PlaneSense have long been stable and well run, he notes, "and NetJets has been stable since it embraced business discipline subsequent to the 2008 financial collapse. CitationAir was exiting the fractional world for years prior to the formal announcement. The Avantair blowup has been more spectacular, but I never considered Avantair a legitimate player in the industry."
Maryland aviation attorney James Butler, who is CEO of Shaircraft Solutions, speaks similarly. "You have to look at it on a case-by-case basis," he says. "NetJets certainly is here for the long haul. I don't know what the capitalization is for Flight Options/Flexjet but I think Bombardier certainly believes, based on having done the deal, that that's going to be a fractional company they can do business with for a long time. PlaneSense seems like they've got a nice niche—they seem to be fairly stable."
As for Avantair's collapse, Butler doesn't think it will keep customers away from
fractional shares. "It's certainly a cautionary tale," he says, "but I don't think people looking at NetJets, for example, would [worry] that they would end up in the same situation as Avantair. It's just a totally different business, capitalization and financial commitment by [NetJets owner] Berkshire Hathaway."
Will the remaining fractional companies expand or be joined by new ones? Herr has his doubts. "It requires a huge amount of capital to achieve the economies of scale necessary to grow a profitable fractional program," he says. "Wheels Up [the flight club that Marquis Jet founder Kenny Dichter recently launched] is conceptually a replacement for Avantair [though it doesn't sell aircraft shares], but I am not confident that it will succeed. At some point, the cost to crew, schedule and maintain backup lift dwarfs whatever cost savings there may appear to be by using a supposedly less-expensive aircraft. Further, there is unlikely to be a huge customer base that needs a King Air 350 rather than a PC-12 or Phenom 300.
"There is some market for an aircraft with a huge useful load able to achieve reasonable range but not enough demand to build a national company." The more realistic option, Herr says, is for existing players to expand in the turboprop field.
Butler agrees that a major new entrant into the business seems unlikely. "Certainly smaller operators or regional programs will sprout up as they always have," he says. "Anybody with three jets under management puts together a brochure and fancy name and, voilà, you have a program. I think we'll continue to see that, but not a major new entrant into the business."
Butler envisions some opportunity for expansion by the industry's current players "if the economy grows and brings more people into
the demographic." If that doesn't happen, he says, the fractional business will likely remain "fairly steady." However, he adds, "I think customers are going to be more enamored of leasing. I see leasing as being much more attractive over time than the asset-ownership model, both because it doesn't take a large capital investment and because you're willing to buy the risk of residual value up front and have more assurance as to what your end-of-the-day cost is going to be."
Jeff Burger (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the editor of Business Jet Traveler.
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The Olympics are about pageantry, national pride, lifelong dreams and competitive ideals. And they're about medals.
That's where this slideshow comes in: medals. Who's going to win them, and who does win them, on Day 11 of medal competition at the London Games, August 7.
Bleacher Report's predictions for today's medal winners are based on research into the picks from Sports Illustrated and USA Today, event previews at SI.com and Yahoo, information from sport-specific websites and the expertise of Bleacher Report's Olympic writers.
Throughout the day, this slideshow will update with the actual winners in each event.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (83 votes).
In full: There are some tough hills in the first half or so of this race but everything else goes in its favour. Well organised and very friendly. And the sun always seems to shine on it! I like the 3pm start as it means you can fit in a Sunday morning race too if you feel like it!!!Date of review: October 4, 2014
In short: superb!!!!!!Date of review: October 27, 2013
In short: this event runs like clockwork every year, nice marshal's nice locals . back in 2014Date of review: September 29, 2013
In short: flawless race, my 6th consecutive time, one of my all-time races. don't miss itDate of review: October 28, 2012
In short: Wow ... nice houses!!In full: This was the first time doing this race and I managed to get my 10k PB. The hill is fairly tough but there is a great opportunity to make up time going down hill. The houses and Moor park area is fantastic. My only critism is the signage to the race. Once inside the Moor Park estate, although I could see the KM markers, I couldnt find the start point and had to drive around for a while.Date of review: October 4, 2012
In short: Great race, good scenery, well-organised. Only downside is the hill!Date of review: October 2, 2012
In short: Really nice afternoon race. Great family atmosphere as the main event follows the junior races. Yes there's a hill, but it is not a mountain!Date of review: October 1, 2012
In short: Great atmosphere and the infamous hill isn't as bad as everyone says. Smashed by PB, look forward to next year.Date of review: September 30, 2012
In short: the large numbers who enter this race every year tell you how good it is.Date of review: September 30, 2012
In short: An enjoyable local run through a golf course and an exclusive estate!Date of review: September 30, 2012
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O'Hern to land Aussie PGA
Our expert Ben Coley is backing Nick O'Hern to win the Australian PGA Championship for a second time this week.
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Hyatt Regency Coolum plays host to the Australian PGA Championship for the 11th consecutive year this week, the last here for the time being after officials failed to reach an agreement for the 2013 renewal.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr and playing to a par of 72, it's a stunning venue set between Mount Coolum and the Pacific Ocean, one that players can't wait to visit.
The course is challenging but beatable as it's short of 7,000 yards so we should expect the trend of a double-digits-under-par winning total to continue, it's simply a matter of working out which of the field can register the required total.
Last week saw a slight break from what's become normal in these events as the market leaders were beaten by 53-year-old Peter Senior, who was best equipped to battle against howling winds in the Australian Open.
And with neither Adam Scott nor Justin Rose sticking around for this week's event, you just get the feeling that the regular touring pros of Australia will feel like they have a chance to upset the tournament favourites.
The market is headed by John Senden, who fell from first to 18th last Sunday having shot a final-round 82. How rare-winner Senden recovers from that remains to be seen and while he's clearly playing well, he's poor value in any event at a single-figure price, especially one he's yet to win.
Behind him is former champion Geoff Ogilvy, who might not be quite as in control of his ball as Senden is but at least knows how to get the job done once he's in contention. Ogilvy was poor here last year but was runner-up in 2010 and I believe he's very close to winning again.
I say that because his ball-striking statistics have been very solid throughout 2012 and he's missed just two cuts, both at particularly tough venues in Riviera and Olympic Club. However, at 11/1 I can't have him after he failed to contend at a bigger price last week on a course he absolutely adores.
Similarly, Stuart Appleby's renaissance may take a big longer to bear fruit. Last week's seventh was his first top-10 finish anywhere since the 2011 Honda Classic and although it's a massive positive for this event, the demons he's battled over the last 18 months mean it may be hard for him to cross the line even if he does continue that upward curve.
With Marc Leishman not in the best of form, I'm left with Nick O'Hern and although ordinarily I wouldn't dream of backing him at 25/1, I'm actually more than happy with that price here at Coolum.
Since 2004, O'Hern's form in this event reads 4-3-1-20-5-3-6, with his 2006 victory coming courtesy of a holed bunker shot. That's one of just two wins on the Australian Tour - an awful return for one of his talent - but the other also came at Coolum.
Quite simply it's a course he adores and having put together four solid rounds last week for a share of 10th in the Australian Open, little over a month after he shot a scintillating 62 in the first round of the Frys.com Open, there are signs he's in good nick.
Last year he arrived here in slightly better form and therefore went off at around 16/1, but that renewal included the likes of Scott, Bubba Watson, Jason Day and Aaron Baddeley and this year's is significantly weaker.
With serious doubts over those at the head of the market and a severe lack of strength in depth, I find it hard to see him out of the top 10 and therefore am more than happy to get on board, especially as Coolum has seen more than one previous champion come back and regain their title in the past.
Outside of O'Hern, things get tougher.
Queensland born-and-raised Rod Pampling can go close if he gets his putter going as we know he can, while Brendan Jones is a multiple winner across the world and played excellent golf last Sunday to finish second to Senior - he will be full of confidence.
If pushed, however, the other I'd side with at the head of the market is Rory Sabbatini.
He partnered Charles Howell III to finish second in the Franklin Templeton Shootout last weekend and although it's been a hit-and-miss year for the fiery South African, he's a multiple PGA Tour winner who was 10th on his last start here and can definitely be trusted in contention.
Of those at bigger prices, Matthew Griffin and Nick Cullen are involved in the battle for the OneAsia Tour's Order of Merit and the former in particular has fond memories of this course, but can I really see either making the frame? I'm afraid the answer is no.
So I'm going to turn to the first round leader market and here Steven Bowditch makes some appeal at 80/1 with Stan James.
A supremely talented golfer who has endured more than his fair share of off-the-course struggles, it was fantastic to see Bowditch wrap up a 2013 PGA Tour card at Q School earlier this month.
It was a struggle in the end as he battled with final-round nerves but having opened with a round of 73 he played fine golf through rounds two to five, ensuring that he was one of just two players to earn a card despite an over-par first round.
With that effort in mind, it's perhaps best to forgive him a poor effort under less-than-ideal conditions last week and on this easier layout, one that allows his length and aggressive nature to blossom, better is expected.
Bowditch shot 66 to share the lead after round one here last year and in 2010 the same score saw him finish the first round in a share of third.
His last two wins in Australia came after he'd opened with rounds of 64 so we know that he can shoot the lights out, and although a late tee-time wouldn't look ideal it's not enough to put me off a small wager.
It just so happens that the other I like has a morning tee-time so I'll add Aaron Townsend to the staking plan too.
Also priced at 80/1, he shot 68 to open here in 2010 - a round in which he made eight birdies - on his way to a share of sixth overall.
Last year he sat one off the pace after a bogey-free 67, despite failing to take advantage of the par-fives, and I'm inclined to forgive last week's missed cut as he'd been in fine form before what was a very different week to what we should expect here.
Back in 2010 he commented on how delighted he was with the way he was seeing the lines on the course, and that he'd played it many times before but was only now getting to know the way to attack it.
Clearly, the last two years show that he's in the habit of scoring here and at the price he's worth a small bet to make a fast start.
Finally a word on Kim Felton. Here we have a player who professes to love the course and his new putter, and that showed when he finished fourth last week, having previously won a low-key event prior to that.
Felton was once the next big thing of Australian golf - he was the individual winner of the Eisenhower Trophy in 1998 despite the fact that the likes of Baddeley and Luke Donald also played - but injuries and a loss of belief have seriously impeded his progress.
At around the 150/1 mark in both outright and first-round leader markets, he's tempting as the talent is definitely there and his form has seriously improved lately.
However, six missed cuts in his last seven visits to Coolum are hard to justify even if he does profess to love the place, so I have to leave him alone.
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Cut yesterday by the Eagles only 1 year removed from a monster 18 sack season that was even better than that number sounds - he wreaked absolute havoc. He only has 5.5 this year, but then again, the Eagles have been a mess. So...
I'm assuming he was brought in to Philly by Banner. I'm also assuming his contract was front-loaded and he won't be overwhelmingly expensive. CMIIW on either of those assumptions.
The Browns have a high enough waiver spot (looks like 4th-5th to me) to be able to claim him. It would basically kickstart the upcoming offseason, as pass rusher is one of if not the biggest hole on this team. Claiming Babin would allow them to not have to reach for a pass rusher in the draft (unless pass rusher was BPA anyway) or throw big FA dollars at a say, Cliff Avril.
I know many think of him as a one trick pony, but his one trick is one the Browns sorely need. So what do ya think?


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When you need legal help buying, owning, operating or selling an aircraft, whom do you call? Many people contact their regular business attorney. That can be a big mistake.
August 15, 2012
August 8, 2012
Just as different singers often offer widely varying interpretations of the same song, different observers view the used jet market from diverse vantage points. Moreover, a buyer's or seller's perspective on the market can make, impede or prevent a sale.
July 25, 2012
The business jet finance market is changing, just like the rest of the world economy. It's becoming more highly regulated, more conservative and more international. Its biggest challenge is the surfeit of cash that many aircraft buyers have on hand with no compelling place to invest.
July 20, 2012
As a big-ticket asset promising large potential tax adjustments, a business jet easily captures the attention of IRS auditors. Given the woefully complicated tax rules applicable to these aircraft, who can blame the IRS for seeking additional revenue opportunities in the flight department?
April 20, 2012
Like other lawsuits, most of the ones involving business jets are settled out of court. Every once in a while, though, a corporate jet case will not only reach a judge but produce a decision that shines a spotlight into some dark corner of business aviation. One such case is JDI Holdings, LLC v. Jet Management, Inc., et al., 732 F. Supp.
April 20, 2012
With U.S. stock indexes rising and the economy showing signs of life, business jet buyers seem to be returning to the market. Much like horses at the start of a race, they appear to be champing at the bit, waiting impatiently for the starting gate to open.
February 1, 2012
In these days of sluggish economic recovery and historically low interest rates, the biggest competition for those offering business jet financing is a four-letter word: cash. Those who still have the resources to buy aircraft often prefer to pay cash rather than finance, for the simple reason that they now have few other attractive places to put their money.
February 1, 2012
The last few years haven't held much in the way of surprises for the used-jet market and I suspect 2012 won't, either.
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Aaajiao: Right now I'm working on a project called Messages and Architectures. We spent hundreds of hours interviewing lots of artists, and we are planning to rearrange their messages inside a space—an architectural installation that will feature all of their messages in it. When people touch this building or step inside it, these messages will change according to their movements.
Your projects are so different from one another. Could you tell us a little bit about the thought processes behind your work?
There are different styles in my works. The first one is calculation, which is using a computer program to do the visualization. This visualization could be abstract or concrete. The second one is the calculation of architecture. We used to draw the modules by our hands and brains. Now I give a set of algorithms to the computer and it simulates them by its calculation. The outcome is the module of a new building. The third one is more conceptual. It is about the storage of numbers and their values. Recently I'm working on a project, which is called The Weight of Data. I want to know if we use our oldest values to measure the value of data, which is the weight of gold. I found a writer on a website and he's been writing his blog for ten years. I collected all of his data, saved it onto a SD card, put it on the scale, and on the other side of the scale I placed some jewelry. We wanted to see how this data stacked up to the jewelry. The results are obvious—the data is really light compared to the jewelry, but what I tried to express was that, right now, these blogs we create are worthless according to ancient views and measurements. I think I'm kind of different from those artists in China who try to use their work to represent the phenomenon of society or the reflections of their minds. I tend to focus on the interaction of people and new lifestyles.
The ideas represented in your work are varied and interpreted in many differ¬ent ways. How do you get these ideas? Do they just pop into your head when you're walking around the street or come to you when you wake up?
Uh… it's kind of hard to explain. When I was doing the visualizations, I didn't think about any ideas or thoughts. The one motivation I had was just giving stimulation to people's eyes, and I tried to use skills and technology to satisfy them. But for the calculation of architecture, I just wanted to find a new idea in architecture that was different than the traditional ones.
What can we expect from your forth¬coming projects?
I think I'll put those three styles of installations in an exhibition and also develop an application for the iPhone. Maybe I will design a mechanical installation, but I haven't received a complete proposal. The reason I want to do a mechanical installation is because I'm interested in inorganic motions. Maybe some people think that inorganic motions are boring because they are repetitions of the same motion, but if you stare at these type of motions for a long time you will find out they are actually pretty cool. They are doing their jobs stably, no matter what affects them.
Do you have any thoughts about where technology might lead us in the future? Will it continue to be a positive thing?
I believe that people's lives will combine with technology. Take the maps in cell phones as an example. Right now most of us are used to relying on the maps in our cell phone, and I don't how people lived without this technology in the old days. It can already be seen that people in the future cannot live without technology, and they can't be separated from it.


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About the Author: Katie Dowd serves as the New Media Director at the U.S. Department of State.
Today, it is a pleasure and an honor to announce the launch of a new and improved www.state.gov. Home to millions of page views a month, state.gov brings visiting audiences information every day on our major foreign policy objectives and the travels and missions of Secretary Clinton. The site also provides visitors with vital travel services such as visa and passport information.
Enthusiastic about the new design and wanting to share a message to all those visiting the site, Secretary Clinton recorded this special message. As Secretary Clinton said yesterday "[P]ublic diplomacy is changing so rapidly because of digital media. You need the tools to communicate constantly in an increasingly interconnected world with 24/7 news feeds, constantly updated blogs, and of course, viral video."
As we continue to update state.gov and expand DipNote, we hope to introduce more of these tools so that we can communicate, serve, and engage audiences at home and abroad in this increasingly interconnected world. We hope that this redesigned website continues to deliver on the main functions for which audiences have come to rely upon us, and we also seek to go a step further.
This redesigned website and the redesigned blog, DipNote, both aim to employ the practices of 21st Century Statecraft; to educate, listen, learn and engage. The new website highlights important daily priorities and is more accessible and searchable to visiting audiences.
Connection technologies around the world change the way we engage one another. From one continent to the next, we use mobile phones to manage bank accounts and the internet to make face-to-face calls. Today, we are unveiling just the first steps of a new website and we hope state.gov will strengthen these connections.
Whether you need passport/visa information or want to engage in a discussion with Secretary Clinton on a major foreign policy objective, we hope state.gov can be a place you rely upon for information and efficiency.
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This website is very impressive(!) and will be an important resource for allowing the public to keep up with all the pressing global issues during these very difficult times. Having videos as an added feature will be great for keeping the site interesting and up to the minute. Videos will give the public a chance to "meet" many of global leaders, as well as many of the people behind the scenes at the department, who are doing great work.
By the way, I don't think "bureaucrat" is a dirty word! I suspect most bureaucrats are just hardworking, honest people like the rest of us. In my opinion, they seem to be the unfair target of certain politicians - who I will not name - but who seem to enjoy spitting out the word "bureaucrat" as a pejorative. Really, these politicians should be ashamed of themselves.
I also want to say how thrilled I am to have Hillary Clinton as our Secretary of State. I have always admired her for her intelligence, compassionate nature, wit and forward-thinking mindset. Madam Secretary, you do us proud!
P.S. - Hillary would have made a great President as well, although I am extremely pleased to have President Obama as our current president and am hoping he will be able to accomplish the many important "change we need" items on his agenda - despite the great forces of negativism he is up against.
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I am calling to all people of the world to give attention to my demand and accept the truth of my revelation that the only way for economic recovery is to accept the reality in the event of the second world war that the national treasure of the world was brought to my nation herein the Philippine island and buried for the reservation of my great activity that my Father in Heaven has preparing all these for the fulfillment of his Promise and for the salvation of His people.


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BPU Upgrades Transformer
Reliable electricity is often mentioned as one of the major assets of living and doing business in the city of Jamestown.
According to David L. Leathers, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities general manager, electric reliability is the result of local, daily planning undertaken by BPU employees throughout the year. One of the more recently completed electric projects is expected to maintain and improve reliability at the BPU Dow Street substation where the BPU interconnects with the National Grid's transmission system.
The BPU has installed a new 30 MVa substation transformer for Dow Street. The $800,000 piece of equipment, supplied by Delta Star, replaced a 1976 Federal Pacific transformer.
The total project took just more than a year, from the time the bids were written and approved; to the manufacture, installation, testing and final commissioning of the transformer.
Chris Rodgers, transmission and distribution supervisor, and Dave Paterniti, electrical engineer, led the project with assistance from Kristofor Sellstrom, junior electric engineer, along with BPU employees from both the electric and water divisions.
Work included removing and selling the old transformer, adapting the foundation for the unit and construction of an oil containment area around the transformer. A new main circuit breaker also was installed for control of the transformer.
Paterniti explains that the old transformer did not integrate well with the other two transformer units presently at the Dow Street substation.
As a result, the transformers would not function well together. This situation could cause electric loading problems if all three of the units needed to be run at the same time. The transformer replacement will allow for the shutdown of any one of the three transformers for maintenance, with less concern about overloading the remaining transformers at the station.
Rodgers notes that the project was executed for system reliability and to meet the needs for future electrical demand.
Leathers congratulated Rodgers, Paterniti and all employees involved in the work.
"The improvement of the Dow Street substation signifies a major step in the BPU's efforts to maintain our reliability in providing power to our electric territory," said Leathers. "Thanks to all BPU employees who worked to improve our system through this accomplishment."


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This is probably something that you have not given a lot of thought, but think about this: When you fly a Cessna 172 at pattern altitude, say 1,000 feet, how high are you? What if you were flying in a Boeing 747? How high would you be if your altimeter in a 747 read 1,000 feet? Clearly, the entire airplane is not at that altitude, especially considering that the tail alone sits more than 60 feet off the ground when the airplane is parked.
If you are an instrument-rated pilot, or thinking about becoming one, one of the topics you will become familiar with is decision height or minimum descent altitude on an instrument approach. Considering that a standard ILS uses a published DH of 200 feet agl, which part of the airplane are they referring to? Does the pilot of one airplane have an advantage "over" another?
In transport category aircraft—that is, airliners—as well as most business aircraft, there is a radio altimeter that is essentially a radar for determining the height of the airplane over the ground. The crew needs to know exactly what is being referenced so that they can make an informed decision about executing a go-around.
The fact is that in larger airplanes, the radio altimeter computes the height above ground with reference to the wheels. This makes sense. Even on narrow-body airliners like the B-737 or the A-320, the crew might be sitting such that their heads—eyes—are 16 feet or so over the ground, which means that they are well over 200 feet agl at the lowest published altitude of the approach. For a 747, the pilot flying would be sitting even higher.
It only makes sense that all the required measurements are based on the height of the wheels. After all, it is the wheels that ultimately must cross the airport fence in order to assure a safe arrival of the plane. If you don't believe me, just watch any one of the videos on YouTube of 747s crossing the beach and fence in St. Maarten (in fact, there is a great YouTube video that is filmed from the cockpit of a KLM 747 landing at St. Maarten).
As for who has the advantage? I'd say the 172 pilot does, for the simple reason that when a 172 pilot breaks out of a low cloud ceiling, the airplane does too. A 747 crew might well be still enveloped in a cloud while the wheels or even the lower row of passengers is in the clear. In reality, this will rarely matter if the airplane has a working auto-land system. But if it doesn't, and the crew is forced to fly a standard Category I ILS, they might not see the runway, whereas the CRJ or even the 172 behind them does.
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We do discuss plenty of specific pizza places and their thin crust pies over on the Chicago board, it wasn't clear what you were shooting for. Also, I bet if you got rid of the parentheses those links would be hot.Loo
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Lycos, an early search engine and portal that seemed washed out a few years ago after buyouts and decline, may still have some life. There has been talk of a new "proprietary search product" in the coming year.
Remember Lycos? It's planning a new search engine for launch in 2013 by Martin Bryant, The Next Web (Dec 27)
Its look today is family friendly, even kid friendly. Personalize it, play games, check the weather – it seems like a nice, friendly place – complete with dog for logo (replacing the spider of years ago). Yahoo provides the web search results.
CEO Rob Balazy would only hint at what is to come in 2013 — "we have a vision to merge the notion of a search-type activity with a curated content experience."
Lycos owns Tripod, another blast from the past, a space for people – novices – to build their websites at very low cost. This has been dressed up with Zeeblio, a front end to help in creating the site – proof that not everyone is leaping to wordpress.
Lycos is currently owned by Ybrant Digital, an Indian company with offices in 20 countries.


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Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero, the Ontario County Office for the Aging and the SALT (Seniors And Lawmen Together) Council will host an interactive presentation regarding fall prevention on Friday, Dec. 2, at Ferris Hills at West Lake.
The 11 a.m. presentation, by Jody Thomas, RN, of Ontario ARC, is free and open to the public. However, space is limited and registration is required. Please call Ferris Hills at 585-393-0410 to RSVP.
Lunch will be available for purchase from Ferris Hills' café following the presentation.
Ferris Hills is best accessed from the 3300 block of West Lake Road (County Road 16) in Canandaigua, via Peg Rayburn Drive. For more information, visit www.FerrisHills.com.


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ORMSBY – Mass of Christian burial for Dustin Fedder, 27, of Ormsby will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. James Catholic Church, St. James. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in St. James.
Fedder died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health Care System-St. James. Visitation will be 4:30-8 p.m. Sunday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour prior to Mass Monday at the church. A Christian Mothers Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Sturm Funeral Home in St. James is in charge of arrangements.


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Topic: SVN External with bad url
Quick question......
script/plugin install -x svn://badurlgoeshere/trunk
Now everytime I try to do an svn update I just get this....
Fetching external item into 'vendor/plugins/XXXXXX'
svn: URL 'svn://badurlgoeshere/trunk' doesn't exist
How do I delete or get it to cancel from doing the svn external on the bad svn url?
Thanks for the help.
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Red Bull Stratos will broadcast live as Felix Baumgartner undertakes a skydive from the stratosphere. If you hit up youtube you'll get a pre-roll ad for Chrysler on the Red Bull sponsored event.
Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of space that will try to surpass human limits that have existed for more than 50 years. Supported by a team of experts, Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles / 1,110 kilometers per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement.
Colonel Kittinger on Project Excelsior (1960) set world records for highest parachuting jump (102,800 ft. or 20 miles), longest free fall (4.5 min.), highest balloon jump and fastest speed (close to speed of sound) by a person through the atmosphere. Expect them all to be shattered today as Kittinger has helped Baumgartner with advice and tech-tips along the way.
Congrats felix b. One giant step for man. One small blip for branding. Enjoy your moment, red bull. Just remember what happened to icarus.
"The uploader has not made this video available..."
For Red Bull giving you wiiings, this guy pretty much plummeted straight down!


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Morgan Yakus and Karin Bereson of No. 6 Seven years ago when Karin Bereson and Morgan Yakus opened the boutique, No. 6 , in Manhattan's Little Italy, "hot" was still being used as a descriptor for the era's ubiquitous embellished denim and ruched, lace-up boots. The pair opted to eschew those (and all) trends and [...]
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Duke Energy Is a Steal
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Thursday evening:
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Hwy. 14 bonding bills get hearing
ST. PAUL Three bonding bills aimed at advancing portions of the remaining Highway 14 four-lane expansion project got informational hearings Friday in the Minnesota House's Transportation Finance Committee. The bill were presented for a non-binding recommendation that they be advanced.
The two bills authored by new legislator Rep. Clark Johnson (DFL-St. Peter) specifically sought bonding funds for four-lane interchanges at Highway 14 intersections with Highway 15, Highway 111 and County Highway 23 along with a bypass at its intersection at Nicollet, which is the end of the four-lane expansion portion already promised by Gov. Mark Dayton. The bills seeks bonding of $15 million for the Nicollet bypass, $36 million for the Highway 15 interchange and $14 million for the Highway 111 and County Highway 23 interchange.
The third bill, authored by Rep. Patti Fritz (DFL-Faribault), requests $199 million in bonding for the remaining Highway 14 four-lane expansion project between Owatonna and Dodge Center.
Johnson testified with Republican Rep. Paul Torkelson that the Highway 14 four-lane project had strong bipartisan support and was entirely about safety and growing commerce. Johnson specifically testified that the Highway 14 interchange at its crossing with Highway 15 is especially prudent since the bridge there is already scheduled for reconstruction in 2018 by MnDOT. He said there is no need for the bridge to be closed twice since the projects are in the same location.
Testimony from residents, business owners and mayors along Highway 14 called the highway "an icon of frustration" and emphasized the strong need to repair the highway. All the testifiers emphasized the severe danger of the highway and many listed people they knew that had died while driving on it.
New Ulm Mayor Bob Beussman argued New Ulm had the highest concentration of trucking in the state, and that a four-lane expansion is essential to growing the town.
Another emphasis in the testimony was on how long the problems of Highway 14 have been around without resolution. One testimony pointed to a 1974 news article suggesting the four-lane project would be resolved in the year 2000.
Rep. Frank Hornstein, the chair of the committee, pointed out that even author Sinclair Lewis complained about Highway 14 during his time in Minnesota. The problems Lewis faced with Minnesota roads, including the specific roads that became Highway 14, were popularized his 1919 book "Free Air." After writing the book, Lewis even spoke with the Mankato Daily Review, a prior form of the Mankato newspaper, about the need to improve the safety and condition of Minnesota roads through legislation.
Hornstein also noted he is highly supportive of doing some work on Highway 14 as part of his "corridors of commerce" emphasis for projects.
The bill for the Highway 14 four-lane expansion segment between Nicollet and New Ulm has been discussed in the committee this year and put aside for potential inclusion a transportation omnibus bill. The bill seeks to fund that part of the project through appropriations instead of bonding. The discussion on what will be included in the transportation omnibus bill to start in April when legislators return from their Easter break.
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After too much wine I talk endlessly about
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Malbec's on a trip to Argentina!
If I could only drink one wine forever
Gruner Veltliner
Current watering hole
Eastern Standard
Drunken munchies
Anything soaked in truffle oil
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Style: red
Tasted at event: Boston Wine Week
2008 Dona Paula Malbec
Argentina, Mendoza
she loved it!
2005 Domaine Gilles Robin Papillon Croze-Hermitage
France, Rhone Valley, Croze-Hermitage
she liked it!
2006 Mischief & Mayhem Bourgogne Pinot Noir
France, Burgundy
she loved it!