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Rasmus and Springer homer as Astros beat Mariners
Colby Rasmus and George Springer each homered to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Sunday.
Houston rookie starter Vincent Velasquez permitted only two hits in 3 1-3 innings. But he walked four and gave up a run, and was pulled after throwing 93 pitches.
The Astros used five relievers. Will Harris (4-0) went 1 1-3 scoreless innings for the victory.
J.A. Happ (3-4) allowed two earned runs in five innings.
Rasmus hit a two-run homer in the seventh for a 5-2 lead. He also doubled.
Springer hit his 12th home run in the ninth.
Springer led off the game with a single, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Evan Gattis.
With the game 1-all, Rasmus doubled to lead off the second. He scored a batter later on Luis Valbuena's single.
Logan Morrison scored twice for the Mariners. Nelson Cruz singled him home in the first and Robinson Cano had a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
The Mariners had their chances, loading the bases in the first before Brad Miller struck out to end the inning. Jesus Sucre left runners on the corners in the fourth with a flyout.
Astros: Brett Olberholtzer starts Monday night at the Los Angeles Angels.
Mariners: Seattle continues its eight-game homestand as ace Felix Hernandez starts against the AL Central-leading Royals.
Astros: Manager A.J. Hinch said 2B Jose Altuve still is not ready to start a game due to a sore right hamstring.
Mariners: Hisashi Iwakuma (strained lat) said his body felt good Sunday, one day after throwing 56 pitches in 2 2-3 innings of his first rehab start at Class A Everett. Manager Lloyd McClendon said Iwakuma will need at least two more rehab starts before being reinstated from the disabled list.
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Wildlife and renewable energy: German politics cross migratory bats
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The catastrophic nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima triggered a worldwide demand for renewable energy. As one of the few countries, Germany decided on an accelerated shift towards green energy, resulting in substantial conflicts with international conservation goals. Currently, large numbers of wind power facilities are erected in Germany, yet with unforeseen consequences for wildlife, particularly for endangered and protected bats. Presumably, more than 250,000 bats are killed annually due to interactions with German wind turbines, and total losses may account for more than two million killed bats over the past 10 years, if mitigation measures were not practiced. More than 70 % of killed bats are migrants, because major migratory routes cross Germany. Consequently, Germany's environmental policy is key to the conservation of migratory bats in Europe. Prospective increases in wind power will lead to the installation of larger wind turbines with potentially devastating consequences for bats. The higher net energy production of modern wind turbines at low wind speeds may exacerbate the conflict between green energy and conservation goals since revenue losses for companies increase. We conclude that evidence-based action plans are urgently needed to mitigate the negative effects of the operation of wind energy facilities on wildlife populations in order to reconcile environmental and conservation goals.

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OK, I've been back from my holidays for three days now. I've nearly caught up with everything that I missed while I was away and somehow squeezed in a day and a half out of the office talking to customers.
Something I often find when talking to non-Microsoft people is the lack of awareness of new Microsoft product releases (there's been a few in the last few weeks alone). I hadn't intended this becoming a marketing bulletin for new stuff, but figured it was worth calling out a few (just in case you also are not aware of them):
We completed System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (SSCP) just before Christmas – it will be in your Technet Plus subscriptions this month. The last beta can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/systemcenter/evaluation/capacity/default.mspx SSCP is all about helping you size and plan your Exchange and MOM deployments. Future releases will help with other products (SQL & the likes).
System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 (DPM) (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/systemcenter/evaluation/capacity/default.mspx) has been available for about a month now. It's all about backup to, and recovery from disk – reducing the backup & retsore windows (initially just for File data, but extending to Exchange and SQL in future releases).
Windows Server 2003 R2 is a re-release of Windows Server 2003 roughly two years after we initially shipped. It's basically Windows Server 2003 with SP1 applied, it includes everything that has shipped for Windows Server 2003 since it shipped (things like: 64-bit support, version 2.0 of the .Net Framework, Windows SharePoint Services, Automatic Deployment Services, etc) and a couple of great solutions to big business problems: Do I put a server in a branch/remote office or not? How do I enable resource sharing between separate directories without duplicating users? and how do I manage file servers more effectively? More info here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx
Virtual Server 2005 R2 was launched at IT Forum in November and is a major update to our award winning (and very cost effective) virtualisation technology. It includes things like 64-bit support and clustering. More info here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx
I'm off to Seattle on Saturday for my annuall "dipping" in Microsoft technologies – more on this next week.
I still want to close with a tip (seeing as my last one was so successful that it's now been included on the advanced search page on microsoft.com).
I'm often asked things like "wouldn't it be great if Microsoft added this feature to this product?" or "This feature is so complicated to use, why don't Microsoft make it easier by changing it?" Well I'm probably the wrong person to ask, but there is a process for getting your "wishes" answered. Just send a mail to mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com and your wishes will be listened to. The MS Wish Program is your route into the product groups for feature changes. Do note however, that most (about 90%) of requests are for features that already exist in the products…
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• Alkaline Trio, "My Shame Is True" (Heart & Skull/Epitaph). Chicago pop-punk group gets just a bit more personal on its ninth album, but the crunchy melodies remain intact. (Alkaline Trio performs June 1 at The Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave.)
• The Band Perry, "Pioneer" (Republic Nashville). Two brothers and one sister from Tennessee, by way of Alabama, look to follow the success of their 2010 debut with this disc, and the hit "Done" has already gotten the glossy, rootsy trio off to a good start. (The Band Perry will perform July 18 as part of Country Jam USA in Eau Claire.)
• The Besnard Lakes, "Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO" (Jagjaguwar). Montreal-based quartet comes off some fine media approval for its recent SXSW appearance with a third full-length that brims with noise and psychedelic style.
• Charles Bradley, "Victim of Love" (Dunham/Daptone). Bradley's travails since his 1948 birth - homelessness, poverty, the yearning to be the next James Brown - have been the subject of a documentary. This album, like its 2011 predecessor, "No Time for Dreaming," documents the raw power and pleasure of a man finally getting to do exactly what he's dreamed of doing. (Charles Bradley will perform May 8 at Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St.)
• Bring Me the Horizon, "Sempiternal" (Epitaph). English band combines many a heavy subgenre - emo, grindcore, death metal - into an increasingly ambitious and layered sound on its third record. (Bring Me the Horizon will perform July 31 as part of the Vans Warped Tour at the Marcus Amphitheater.)
• Caveman, "Caveman" (Fat Possum). New York City quintet spaces out on its sophomore release, thanks to four-part harmonies, clear guitar lines and a weird sense of the cosmos.
• Petula Clark, "Lost in You" (The End). One of England's all-time singing sensations - and a staple on oldies radio here, thanks to "Downtown" - decides, at the age of 80, to re-record "Downtown," cover Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" and just generally show her chops on her first English-language album in 15 years.
• Cold War Kids, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" (Downtown). Working off a concept derived from the Nathaneal West novel "Miss Lonelyhearts," California alt-rock band gets plenty impassioned and earnest on its fourth disc.
• Darling Parade, "Battle Scars and Broken Hearts" (Page 2 Music). Pop-rock quartet with some edge and a solid female vocalist funded this debut album via Kickstarter donations.
• Sean Forbes, "Perfect Imperfection" (D-PAN Entertainment/Web Entertainment/Kobalt Music Group). Deaf since he was a baby, Forbes has nevertheless been not only an activist for other hearing-impaired people but also a rapper who can name-check Bob Dylan and the Beastie Boys.
• Gun Outfit, "Hard Coming Down" (PPM). Third release from Olympia, Wash., indie-rock band slows down its moody noise.
• Beth Hart, "Bang Bang Boom Boom" (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Blues-rock singer and songwriter with a touch of soul and jazz goes for a noir feeling on her latest album, produced by Kevin Shirley (who also has worked for Aerosmith and Journey, among others).
• Killswitch Engage, "Disarm the Descent" (Roadrunner). This new one from the Boston hard-core-metal group spotlights the return of frontman Jesse Leach, who had left the band circa 2002 to soldier on without him.
• Kinski, "Cosy Moments" (Kill Rock Stars). On its sixth album, Seattle post-rock band attempts mostly shorter songs, more prominent vocals and even a flirtation with pop accessibility.
• Milk Music, "Cruise Your Illusion" (Fat Possum). Second album from hard-rocking Washington band develops past obvious influences - the Minutemen, Dinosaur Jr., Crazy Horse - with a (slightly) less fuzzy sound.
• Mudhoney, "Vanishing Point" (Sub Pop). Perhaps the most dedicated punk-style grunge band from Seattle's musical heyday - and certainly the least rewarded - keeps fighting the nasty fight with a no-nonsense set of blasting songs.
• Rilo Kiley, "RKives" (Little Record Company). Not a new album from the Los Angeles indie-rock band fronted by Jenny Lewis; rather, a collection of unreleased tracks and B-sides.
• Kenny Roby, "Memories & Birds" (Little Criminal). The former head singer and songwriter of the fine alt-country band 6 String Drag meanders back into his solo career with his first solo album in more than six years and his fourth overall.
• Telekinesis, "Dormarion" (Merge). Multi-instrumentalist Michael Benjamin Lerner continues his one-man project with a third pop-rock disc, produced by Spoon drummer Jim Eno.
• Tyler, the Creator, "Wolf" (Odd Future/Columbia). The main rapper and producer for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, the Los Angeles rap collective that gifted us with Frank Ocean, drops a solo record featuring Ocean, ex-Stereolab singer Laetitia Sadier and Erykah Badu - and not Dave Matthews, despite the rumors.
• Warbeast, "Destroy" (Housecore). Second album from the Texas thrash band tightens up its sound, and producer Philip Anselmo (of Pantera fame) reportedly does a better job behind the boards this time.
• Gretchen Wilson, "Right on Time" (Redneck). The Illinois-born-and-raised country girl, whose single "Redneck Woman" was one of the biggest things in 2004, sticks to what she knows - Southern-rock style with a country & western attitude, plus a solid line in ballads - on her second album for her Redneck imprint and her fifth overall.
- Jon M. Gilbertson, special to the Journal Sentinel
Sources: pauseandplay.com, allmusic.com, forfolkssake.com, underthegunreview.net, spin.com, theboot.com, montrealgazette.com, guardian.co.uk, stereogum.com, shieldsgazette.com, huffingtonpost.com, pollstar.com, vibe.com, artistdirect.com, loudwire.com, austinchronicle.com, thespacelab.tv, pitchfork.com, npr.org, revolvermag.com, allaccess.com.Look for reviews of the latest CDs Wednesday in the Food section.
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The matchup of the game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves will be between starting shooting guards Danny Green and Ricky Rubio. In two games, Green has shot 60% (3-5) from the corner 3-point shot and 60% (3-5) from the wing 3-point shot against the Timberwolves with Rubio on the court. Green has made that shot his specialty this season as he's shooting 44% overall for the season from beyond the arc. This shooting opens up the floor for the other Spurs and big men to create on the inside and will play a major role tonight. With Green on the court, Ricky Rubio has been the opposite of his counterpart. Rubio has only shot 9% (1-11) with Green on the court, which may play a factor again today since Green is a taller quick footed defender against the flashy pass first combo guard. What Green must do on offense: With Green being two inches taller than Rubio, he should have no trouble getting a shot up when elevated against the small guard. If the Wolves decide to play a man on man strategy, that may not give Green much room to catch the ball and shoot cleanly, so he'll have to keep in motion and look to get open. Danny Green will also have the luxury of cutting to the rim with his teammates being 3-point shooters and that'll be a hard situation for Rubio since he has to depend on help defense in the paint. Green should have no problem offensively this game from his counterpart. What Green must do on defense: He has to make Rubio shoot and keep close to him on drives. With his height advantage, Rubio won't have easy layups or passes around his defender. Rubio is shooting 46% from the restricted area, but after that the drop-off is a major one. He's only shooting 17% (7-40) from 3-point land and 34% (37-109) from mid range. The surprising statistic on his shooting may be 14% (3-22) in the painted area that's not restricted under the basket. Green's size and the San Antonio defensive help of Tiago Splitter should make that more difficult for Rubio. If Rubio is forced to shoot and win the game for the Minnesota Timberwolves from mid-range and beyond, San Antonio and Danny Green will definitely have the advantage this game.
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text: South practice; Tuesday afternoon… By Colin Lindsay, GBN Editor and Publisher Finally felt just a tad overdressed as the sun came out once in a while, the winds died away and the temperatures finally got above whatever is freezing down in this part of the world. (Still, there hasn't been a hint of a snowflake since we got here!). Whether it was the fact that the wind was down, the South QBs threw the ball much better this afternoon. In fact, Andre' Woodson appears to have separated himself from at least the other South passers; Woodson has a very compact, economical release, however, he still appears to be more of a touch passer than a cannon and in fact, really doesn't put all that much mustard on his passes. Perhaps as a result, he seems to have an inordinate number of passes that are just a tad behind the intended receiver. Meanwhile, Hawaii QB Col Brennan gets plenty of zip on his passes but has a really unorthodox delivery. Indeed, whereas most passers start their release from a cocked position somewhere behind their ear, Brennan literally shoots from the hip with his release starting down around his waist. As such when his mechanics are on Brennan throws darts, but when they are off the ball sails. Florida WR Andre Caldwell stills appears to be the top receiver on the South team but Donnie Avery may be giving him a run for his money. Avery hauled in one deep pattern that would have gone for a long TD and then made a couple of catches in traffic in 11-on-11 play. Avery though did muff a hand-off on a reverse failing to hook with Tennesse QB Erik Ainge. On the other hand, Louisville WR Harry Douglas continued to struggle to get open and again dropped too many passes. Texas WR Limas Sweed also dropped a couple of passes however the big former Longhorn at least has an excuse. Sweed just had the cast removed from his wrist last week after undergoing surgery to repair several partially torn ligaments earlier this season. in his left wrist. In fact, doctors reportedly told Sweed not to play in the Senior Bowl, however, he decided to participate even though he hasn't taken part in live drills for weeks and still doesn't have full range of motion and is wearing a brace. For the most part Tuesday afternoon we concentrated on the offensive and defensive lines. And for the most part, especially in the live 11-on-11 scrimmage, the defensive front dominated their offensive counterparts. With the full offense running a handful of plays against the full defense, DEs Jeremy Thompson of Wake Forest and Darrell Robertson of Georgia Tech and Maryland DT Dre Moore had the equivalent of sacks, while Kentucky OLB Wesley Woodyard did a nice job stretching out a wide running play for little or no gain. In fact, Tech's Robertson has quietly emerged as one of the South's better defenders. Robertson is a rangy defender with a quick first step and a nice swim move who was also given a few reps at OLB this afternoon. Wake's Thompson also has made his share of plays, however, if he doesn't beat his man with his first move will often not get off the line of scrimmage at all. On the other hand, Alabama DE Wallace Gilberry didn't show much in the way of explosion or upper body strength and often got little penetration, although he was able to run around Newberry OT Heath Benedict with relative ease on one rush. Benedict, though, had more success against Hampton DE Kendall Langford in a dual of smaller-school stars, when he was able to muscle the former Pirate to the ground. At the same time, though, pro scouts had to be a little disappointed with what they saw from Texas A&M DT Red Bryant. Bryant worked hard, but for the most part, was a straight ahead bull-rusher who tended to get too high too early and really struggled to make a whole lot of consistent penetration up field. Same for Maryland's Moore who is big, but doesn't show much quickness or lateral agility. As noted it was a very inconsistent afternoon for the South offensive lineman. The main problem seems to be that while the O-line has plenty of size there isn't a lot of foot speed or quickness out there. One clue about the line's troubles is that even with better known prospects on the roster like Vanderbilt's Chris Williams, Barry Richardson of Clemson and the afore-mentioned Benedict, the nominal first-tem LT for the South appears to be little-known Oneil Cousins of UTEP. And Cousins, a one-time defensive lineman, did show some of the best foot quickness among the South's offensive linemen; he also has long arms but doesn't always get the necessary extension to cut-off a quick outside pass rush and needs to work on his change of direction skills. Meanwhile, Vandy's Williams had an up-and-down day winning some battles, but losing a few too many others, again especially when trying to stay to the outside with a quick edge rush. Clemson' Richardson on the other hand really struggled. No question, the 331-pounder is huge with a massive lower body, but he really couldn't move his feet and may have to find a home at OG or C to play at the next level. Texas A&M C Cody Wallace also continued to be badly overmatched as he was seldom able to hold the point of attack against bull rushers or stay with even rudimentary moves. In fact, a case could be made that Wake Forest C Steve Justice was the South's most consistent lineman at least this afternoon. While not as big as most of his linemates, the 290-pound Justice consistently got good position and leverage and was able to stay between his man and the ball without conceding much penetration. Pitt C/G Mike McGlynn also had a decent afternoon; McGlynn wasn't all that artistic but he's a battler with good technique. This and that… The 'mismatch' of the day had to go to the aptly named Kentucky RB Rafael Little when the 194-pounder, who somehow ended up as the wedge-buster on the KO team, collided with 321-pound OT Heath Benedict who was anchoring the wedge. It was a lumpy day all-around for Little, who actually has shown some explosive quickness in Mobile, as he got pasted by South Florida LB Ben Moffitt in a pass-rush drill… After being scolded several times by 49ers' coaches during Monday's initial workout, Georgia Tech MLB Phillip Wheeler was around the ball all afternoon and showed some emotional leadership while he was at it… The play of the day though came from Tennessee State DB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie who made an acrobatic, leaping interception… Mississippi State DE/LB Titus Brown has worked at both positions this week and looks far more comfortable coming off the edge than he does playing in reverse… North DT Kentwan Balmer of North Carolina, who had a strong practice on Monday, strained a hamstring and will not participate the remainder of the week. Balmer will be replaced by Iowa State DT Ahtyba Rubin, who played well at last week's Shrine Game… The early reports on UNLV LB Beau Bell, who went down in a heap with a knee injury in the morning practice, may be positive; a final diagnosis won't be known until Bell gets the results of the MRI he underwent this afternoon, but the early indications are that it is only a sprain, although like Balmer he won't play again this week. North practice; Tuesday morning… By Colin Lindsay, GBN Editor and Publisher Former Southern Cal assistant Lane Kiffin, now the head man at Oakland, put the North Senior Bowl team, including 9 other former Trojans through a brisk workout this morning. The offense was pretty conservative today without too many throws downfield, but the early returns suggest the North QBs - Chad Henne of Mchigan, USC's John David Booty and Joe Flacco of Delaware - may have a slight edge over their South counterparts. Like the three South QBs, the North QBs struggle with accuracy issues, but generally showed stronger arms. Flacco, who replaced Boston College's Matt Ryan on the North team may have the most upside of any of this year's Senior Bowl passers. Flacco is a big guy with a very strong arm who can make all the throws. Flacco also has surprising mobility for a 6-5, 230-plus pounder. This morning, for example, he pulled the ball down and was 15-20 yards up field before he was 'touched' down. Arguably the most talented group in Mobile this year may be the North LB corps which include first round prospects Keith Rivers of USC, Dan Connor of Penn State, and Xavier of Virginia Tech, along with Shawn Crable of Michigan, Jordon Dizon of Colorado, Beau Bell of UNLV and converted UCLA DE Bruce Davis. Indeed, one can just see the competitive juices flowing even when the players are going through simple positional drills. There are also some interesting differences in the players' respective skill sets. Rivers, for example, is a rangy type who runs very well and is very smooth changing directions. Same story for Connor who has great feet, although he actually looks a little on the small side; indeed, Connor, who isn't particularly thick through the lower body, almost looks more like a big safety than a LB. In a pass-rush drill Connor just danced around a couple of would-be blockers including West Virginia FB Owen Schmitt who is still trying to figure out which direction he went. Same for Va Tech's Adibi who was just too quick for the North backs to block. Dizon is also a tad on the small side, but is thicker through his lower body; Dizon also runs and turns extremely well. On the other hand, neither Bell nor Crable is particularly smooth in transition. Bell, though, was very physical and aggressive in pursuit. Same for Crable, although he did badly overrun one play in the 11-on-11 work, and looked stiff at times in space. Unfortunately, though, Bell went down with an apparent knee injury late in the practice and while he was able to walk off the field on his own, the training staff was obviously concerned. Meanwhile, Southern Cal DT Sedrick Ellis continued to give the North offensive line fits. Ellis isn't particularly tall, but he just explodes off the snap, keeps his pads low, his feet moving and goes hard to the whistle. Same story for Notre Dame DT Trevor Laws who is built along the same lines as Ellis and goes as hard, but isn't as quick or explosive. On the other hand, NC State DT Demario Pressley struggled to make much headway in one-on-one drills with the offensive line. Several of the North DEs also struggled in the pass-rush drill. USC DE Lawrence Jackson, for example, appeared to get a good jump off the snap but was seldom able to turn the corner. Same for Eastern Michigan DE Jason Jones, who certainly looks the part and appears to have a decent first-step, but needs work on his secondary moves; Jones may also need to work on his upper body strength. In contrast, Chris Ellis of Virginia Tech, another rangy DE with a solid lower body who looks good in pads, showed good explosion off the snap and used his arms well to disengage. At the same time, Cliff Avril of Purdue was able to run around his man on a couple of plays, but wasn't able to make penetration if he didn't beat his man on his first step. USC OT Sam Baker may be the biggest name. but Boston College OT Gosder Cherilus was the most dominating North OT this morning. Cherilus moves his feet well, sets up efficiently and simply engulfed pass rushers with his upper body strength. Cherilus, though, still needs to concentrate on keeping his pads low. Baker also had his moments shutting down several outside pass rushers. Baker, though, also shut down his feet a couple of times and was run around. In fact, Baker's teammate OG Drew Radovich had the more consistent morning; Radovich did a nice job locking onto opposing pass rushers and keeping his feet alive. It was a solid morning all around for the North offensive line as OTs Kirk Barton of Ohio State and Nebraska's Carl Nicks were physically dominating, although neither appeared to be overly quick or athletic. OGs Roy Schuening of Oregon State and Chad Rinehart of Northern Iowa were also solid as was Arizona State C Mike Pollak. Today's North practice didn't really emphasize the pass, but receivers Adarius Bowman of Oklahoma State and Jordy Nelson of Kansas State had bounce back performances of sort this morning although neither caught anything downfield. The most dangerous North eceiver though was Eddie Royal of Virginia Tech who left both CBs Terrell Thomas of USC and Boston College's DeJuan Tribble in his wake on successive go-routes. Thomas in fact appeared to be chasing the ball most of the morning as did Terrence Wheatley of Colorado. Indiana C Tracy Porter, on the other hand, may have been the top defensive player of the day, Porter had an interception in a 7-on-7 drill and otherwise was pretty tight in coverage and then made a great read to stuff a screen pass. Chris Godfey of Iowa also very physical in coverage. Safety Thomas DeCoud of California also had a solid workout.


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Good stroke.
Power corrupts and just because these "coucilmen" were elected, doesn't give them "supreme power". They are subject to all state & Federal laws, especially the pre-emption laws.
The local courts routinely "ignore" pre-emption and get themselves in trouble over it.
Same happened here in Idaho at the city of Moscow. They screamed and wrung their hands about it, but TS.
Glad it was pointed out and corrected!


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Does anyone here have experience with the altimeter measuring tool by Technidea? The model I have is a "ZipLevel Pro 2000". We used it for checking the integrity of foundations while we were doing home inspections some years ago. The unit still operates and gives accurate readings if zeroed often. The problem with the unit is that it flashes "cord" on the display and as said, it must be zeroed often. I've sent an email to the mgfr and they will service the unit for $180 + parts if needed.
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Here's looking at you, Mr Gaddafi: On board naval destroyer HMS Liverpool, currently under enemy fire off the coast of Libya
In this dispatch from the navy destroyer, Andrew Preston reports on our sailors' perilous - and invaluable - vigil over our enemy No 1
HMS Liverpool from the ship's Lynx Mk 8 helicopter out on surveillance patrol
6.39am, shortly after sunrise
Sea state 1: calm but rippled
Visibility About five miles
Ship's position 13 miles off the coast of Brega, the front line in Libya
The piercing klaxon of the ship's general alarm shatters the early morning peace. A startled pair of turtle doves hitching a ride on the ship's guard rail flutter off to continue their migration north.
'Hands to action stations. Hands to action stations. Assume CBRN damage control. State 1. Condition Zulu.'
The mood below decks changes at once. There's no panic, more a sense of ordered rush.
Throughout HMS Liverpool, the crew grab and empty their battle bags, pulling on their white action coveralls, white cotton flame-retardant hoods and gloves. Doors and hatches are sealed to secure the ship in case she is hit. The adrenaline is pumping – this is what they train for.
But this isn't training, this is the real thing.
Moments later a further 'pipe' comes over the ship's Tannoy. 'The Air Threat Warning is now Red.'
Some of the ship's company of 271 had been nearing the end of their watch; others were still sleeping, showering or heading for breakfast before starting work at 7am.
Action Stations on the bridge as Liverpool goes in to protect the French frigate Montcalm. The crew wear white coveralls with flame-retardant hoods and gloves. The crew members are, from left to right, checking navigational charts, observing the radar screen, 'driving' the destroyer, keeping watch
The food that had already been cooked in the galley is ditched, pans are cleared away, and ovens and hotplates switched off so as not to be an unnecessary heat source for any incoming missile.
Within minutes, all the upper-deck close-range weapons crew are in body armour and in position, wiping away the fine sand that's blown in from the desert and settled on the magazines overnight.
The sturdier crew members man the two hefty 20mm guns; the protective covers are pulled from the two Mk 44 Miniguns, which fire 3,000 rounds a minute; and the 7.62mm machine guns are prepared on the starboard and port sides.
In the gun bay below the ship's imposing 4.5in Mk 8 gun, high-explosive shells are unpacked and readied, while the safety catches are pulled from the Phalanx system, the ship's last line of defence against incoming missiles. The six-barrelled guns on each side of the ship can fire 4,500 rounds a minute with a range of four miles. They work autonomously with their own radars picking out potential targets, before the whole launch pad arcs around like a robot to lock on and fire.
This is a photograph of HMS Liverpool's combat system, showing air activity off the Libyan coast
The blue letters show the position of friendly aircraft - there's no hostile air traffic, indicating the successful enforcement of the no-fly zone. Note the conglomerations around the cities of Misratah, towards the west of Libya, and Brega to the east. At the time the photograph was taken, HMS Liverpool is located in the green rectangle off the coast of Brega.
The blue letters indicate the type of aircraft. The abbreviations are classified, standing for fighters, bombers, air-to-air refuelling aircraft, surveillance drones and early-warning aircraft. Where there is a question mark it means it is an 'assumed friendly' aircraft that has yet to be identified.
The white numbers are computer-allocated, in co-ordination with other ships to avoid duplication, and are used to track the aircraft. The + sign means Liverpool has tracked a contact, the - symbol means another ship has tracked it, and if two ships are tracking and they correlate then there is a tick.
The white line is the Libyan coastline, the red is the 12-mile territorial waters limit. The yellow and green lines are reference points put into the computer system as part of the overlay of the battle space, as are the yellow, green and red letters and numbers.
A high-pitched whistle like a jet plane ready for take-off sounds across the upper deck. The Type 42 destroyer's two Rolls-Royce Olympus engines (the same engines which powered Concorde) are kicking in, providing extra drive alongside the two cruising Tyne engines and helping the ship's manoeuvrability. Her speed surges to 28 knots.
Just below us as we stand on the bridge, there's an ominous sight as the two upper flash doors on the Sea Dart surface-to-air-missile launcher roll aside. Two missiles rise from the bowels of the warship. If fired, they will travel at twice the speed of sound by the time they cross the ship's guard rail.
Three miles away the battleship-grey outline of the French F70 Type frigate Montcalm glides in front of us like an eerie shadow, half shrouded in mist. Ten minutes ago, her 100mm gun had fired into the Libyan desert, as it had the previous evening, when we heard the distant boom of 30 rounds pounding an area of uninhabited land overlooking the oil town of Brega. The bombardment was designed as a show of force and as a warning.
But a message had come through to Liverpool from the Montcalm that she was now under counterattack from the shore. A Russian-made BM21 multiple rocket launcher was firing back, a barrage of 50 rockets shooting towards the French ship. She about-turned and started to manoeuvre away.
As the French frigate retreats, HMS
Liverpool turns landwards towards the threat, pushing further into the
Gulf of Sirte, already way beyond what Colonel Gaddafi called the 'line
of death': the 62 nautical mile limit he declared as Libyan waters back
in the Seventies.
Two decks down in the Ops Room, the tactical nerve centre of the ship, the warfare officers have followed the incident for the past hour. Liverpool's commanding officer, Commander Colin Williams, is in his fighting seat at the heart of the room. Around him a team monitors the Type 1022 air-search radar (with a range of 250 miles), and the 996 surveillance radar (faster, with a shorter beam width), tracking and identifying air and surface 'contacts'.
Behind him are the controls for the Sea Dart and the gun controller's panel for the 4.5in gun, with a foot pedal to fire it. Also here is the electronic surveillance equipment, which 'listens' to and analyses radar emissions, and even picks up the Brega coastal radar – which tells them that Liverpool herself is being watched.
The ship's radar operators followed the French frigate in and then nervously watched the response: a thick line moving across the screens indicating multiple rockets.
'It looked like a big flame coming across from the land,' says Nick Lescats, a French officer on board as part of a two-year exchange with the Royal Navy. 'It sent ice through my blood to think of the guys on board there.'
Commander Williams in his day cabin. The electric fire and armchair are considered luxuries on board. His quarters contain a bath, the only one on board the ship
As further evidence of an entente cordiale, Liverpool steams into danger to go to the Montcalm's aid. It's the destroyer's job to help enforce the no-fly zone and the arms embargo to Libya, but its primary role is to act as an anti-aircraft platform, to provide air defence for a fleet, in this case the NATO task force.
'If necessary, we might have to take one for the team,' says Cdr Williams.
It's too difficult to locate the rocket firing site with any accuracy, especially as it's so close to a built-up area, so a request is put out for NATO aircraft to take a look. Within minutes two British Tornadoes are soaring overhead. But they are thwarted by low cloud, and anyway the launchers are on the back of trucks so would have moved away within minutes of firing.
Once the Montcalm is safely out of range, Liverpool, too, turns away and heads back to the 12-mile territorial waters boundary, and the air threat warning is reduced to yellow. The whole incident is over in half an hour.
Off-duty crew watch the Royal Wedding
As Liverpool returns to routine patrols, winding in a zig-zag pattern up and down the coast to lessen the chances of a missile locking on to her, a full English breakfast is cooked once again and served below decks.
This is probably the final deployment for the 30-year-old Liverpool, due to be decommissioned next April. Cdr Williams believes it could be his last sea-going job, too.
'What a way to go though,' he says. 'We are the most operational ship in the Navy, in the most threatening environment, doing the most intense operations the Navy has seen for some time. No other ship out here at the moment has been fired on – well, we've seen it.'
Meanwhile, up on the bridge the 'psy ops', or psychological warfare element of Operation Unified Protector – the NATO operation to enforce the arms embargo and no-fly zone – continues. To back up her visual presence, Liverpool broadcasts via VHF a recorded message in English and Arabic to any vessels in the area and also to the land, as they do day and night.
The messages tell the 'honourable Libyan people' that Gaddafi has lost control of the sky and the sea, and that he is using foreign mercenaries to attack his own people. They advise those fighting for him to give up.
Otherwise, comes the chilling warning: 'We are watching you and we can strike at a time and place of our choosing.'
The crew celebrating the Royal Wedding in the Junior Rates' dining hall
Just three days earlier, the ship celebrated the Royal Wedding with a 'street party' in the middle of the Med. The Junior Rates' dining hall was transformed by bunting, red white and blue balloons and pictures of William and Kate, and the crew tucked into sandwiches, sausage rolls and chocolate cake as the ship headed towards her patrol area.
'I'm so proud – we do these things so well,' said gunnery instructor and party organiser Petty Officer Darren Bennett, as he sat transfixed, watching crowds surge down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace.
'Even though we are deployed operationally we can still show our respect for the Royal Family.'
'I might have to rethink my wedding plans for next year,' joked one of the 53 women crew members, as she sat watching and admiring in the front row.
The very British Friday ended with fish and chips and mushy peas served on the flight deck, while the ship's Lynx Mk 8 helicopter was parked away in its hangar. They have to seize these moments because once on patrol, the ship goes on to so-called defence watches, which means working six hours on and six hours off.
A cigarette break in the smoking area on the upper deck
This also means that everything that moves is lashed down, while the crew has to be alert and ready to go to Action Stations in ten minutes. Once into this punishing routine, the danger is that tiredness and grumpiness set in, as well as boredom, because although they have to be ready to act quickly, inevitably much of the time is spent waiting and preparing.
Or as Lieutenant Commander Andrew Canale, executive officer and second-in-command, reminds them: 'This is a marathon, not a sprint.'
Liverpool left Portsmouth at the end of March and her first patrols were busier. They saw tracer fire and the blaze of air strikes just off Tripoli before moving to the besieged port of Misratah. There they made sure that two humanitarian ships could bring aid in, and then leave safely, each with about 600 refugees on board and bound further down the coast for Benghazi. Colonel Gaddafi has since laid mines in the harbour at Misratah.
They boarded a cargo vessel that was carrying more trucks and vehicles than were accounted for in the ship's papers and which could have been of use to Gaddafi. The ship was ordered away from Libya. They also provided water for 250 refugees escaping on an overcrowded dhow, and had a sinister reminder of the human cost of the unrest when they spotted a dead body in the water. The man had two life-jackets on and his hands and feet were tied. But they had to let him float by for fear that he was booby-trapped to act as a floating IED.
The destroyer's Lynx Mk 8 helicopter
Although their mission is to help police the UN embargo and no-fly zone, the wider picture remains unclear. This is the first time in a conflict zone for many on board, and they don't know what will happen in Libya. They also have no confirmed return date, although the beginning of August is mooted.
'The guys and girls can't be at high intensity all the time. They need time to relax,' says Cdr Williams.
'It's a juggling act trying to get that balance and keep morale up. It's the best game of Jenga ever.'
The day before the task force came under fire, we saw only two vessels all day. It's a sign that the embargo is working, but it means potentially mind-numbing days for those on board. The first was a small fishing vessel, monitored from the Ops Room on radar for an hour-and-a-half before she came within sight at sunrise.
The small boat with Arabic writing on her green hull was not on Liverpool's regularly updated 'vessels of interest' list, but still aroused suspicions.
Cdr Williams on the bridge wing as Liverpool is refuelled by an Italian auxiliary ship, Etna
She was not flying a flag, had fishing gear on board but was not fishing, and was hailed and did not respond. Liverpool tracked her before turning on her with a dramatic close pass, the upper deck weapon crew manning the GPMGs and Miniguns.
Unsurprisingly, the boat reacted, hurriedly raising an Egyptian flag over the bow. The boat only made radio when one of the two Arabic speakers on board Liverpool hailed her. Crew members were questioned and information passed on to NATO, but Liverpool had a refuelling appointment so had to ask another NATO vessel to take over and monitor the boat.
In true British style Lt Cdr Canale was keen to leave a good impression, and asked the Liverpool's radio operator, 'Have you finished the conversation? Have you wished him good fishing?'
The so-called RAS (Replenishment at Sea) is with an Italian auxiliary ship, Etna. As the 25,000 horsepower Olympus engines drink 56 gallons a minute when on full power, such refuellings are regular events.
It's a complex manoeuvre to pull alongside, staying 50 yards apart and travelling at 12 knots for the 90 minutes it takes to refuel. The officers wave to each other from the bridge wings and, as they traditionally do, the Italians send across by rope a bottle of red wine in a bag. It's only table wine, and the English response is a second-rate £3.55 bottle of gin, but it's the thought that counts.
An upper-deck weapons crew member, standing by a Mk 44 Minigun, talks to the bridge about the suspicious fishing vessel seen here in the distance, which the destroyer has been tracking since the early hours
Such moments of camaraderie are important, as budget cuts across Europe mean our navies are having to get used to working together. When alongside a French supply vessel, a Breton piper had come on to the bridge wing to serenade the Liverpool.
Lt Craig Farquharson of Liverpool's flight crew was packed off to find his own bagpipes, and then returned the goodwill gesture, giving them renditions of Flower of Scotland and, of course, the theme from Top Gun.
After 180 cubic metres of fuel has been successfully pumped across, it's back to the routine patrol, although first of all comes the high-pitched whistle of the Olympus engines again as the captain orders full power for a fast breakaway. They leave Etna in her wake.
'The boys and girls love seeing their ship being driven hard, like a racing car,' says Cdr Williams.
Out of earshot a veteran marine engineer sighs: 'Every time,' he says, with a wry smile. 'He drives it like he stole it.'
The boarding party clean their rifles in the Junior Rates' dining hall
Liverpool will be replaced by the new Type 45 destroyers, which require less fuel and a smaller crew, most of whom will live in six-berth cabins and share a large communal mess.
By contrast, below decks on Liverpool is a warren of ten different messes, with 53 sailors living crammed inside the largest of them. But they do have satellite TV, three meals a day (with a separate choice for the one vegetarian on board), a shop for chocolate, shower gel, Pot Noodles, cigarettes, beer and pork scratchings.
There's an on-board laundry run by two Hong Kong Chinese, a minuscule gym and, unless communications are shut down for operational reasons, they can send emails and are allowed 30 minutes of free satellite phone calls, as well as receiving 2kg packages mailed for free.
The General Purpose Machine gun is manned as Liverpool approaches a suspect fishing boat off Brega
'I'm asking for fresh bedding, for that smell of home,' confides 18-year-old Able Seaman Joe Arney.
There's a doctor on board, and a chaplain, Father Charles Bruzon – affectionately called 'Bish' – doing his rounds between ships, offering spiritual guidance and confidential support. He finds it a happy ship, and the captain and officers do seem genuinely popular.
'Some captains are elusive and you rarely see them,' says a weapons technician, 'but this one walks around a lot, and talks to you as an adult, one-on-one.'
The captain eats and relaxes alone unless invited to the officers' mess, or wardroom, and has his own day cabin (complete with electric fire), the only bath on board and a night cabin.
'It can be lonely but it needs to be,' says Cdr Williams. 'Because just as I need to be able to collect my thoughts, my officers also need to be able to sit quietly and say among themselves "the old man's been a bit of a bastard today". It requires that separation, but at the same time when you go to sea for up to eight months with 270 people it's fundamental to success that I understand the pressures people are feeling.'
The helicopter about to land on the flight deck
However frustrated they may be when communications are cut, and at not knowing what will happen, all onboard are aware that those serving in Afghanistan, Royal Marines and other Navy personnel among them have it worse.
'I really wouldn't want to be out on patrol today,' one says as news flashes up on television that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.
They are still happy to have a pop at the RAF, though. 'They do the steely, punchy stuff,' says Chief Petty Officer Mick Coxon. 'They fly in at 20,000ft way out of range of any danger, drop some ordnance, then go back, shower and it's out to the officers' club to have a few beers. But we're still here, largely forgotten, working six hours on and six off.'
The ship's company is kept informed and alert with regular 'piped' announcements. Warning posters about mines, air attacks and suicide bombers are dotted around 2 Deck, as are pictures of Libyan helicopters, jets and ships so they lodge the images in people's memories. At an open command briefing, held twice a week in the flight deck hangar, the captain tells them he is trying to get a long-term programme from their NATO masters.
The Lynx Mk 8 helicopter on the flight deck
'But this is a very uncertain region and we need to stay focused,' he says.
This comes as Gaddafi's forces continue to lay mines to stop the movement of humanitarian ships.
The Libyan navy, in the shape of a coastal patrol vessel, has also come out for the first time.
Cdr Williams even shares his annoyance that Liverpool hasn't yet had a chance to fire her 4.5in gun.
The ship was to have taken her turn after the Montcalm and came seriously close.
'Upstaged by the French,' sighs one seaman, only half-joking. 'Nelson would turn in his grave.'
They're not bloodthirsty or gung-ho, but there's an undeniable boyish thrill among the crew about wanting to see action and to fire the thing; it's what they train for and they want to put their training to use.
'There may be disappointment at the moment,' says the captain a bit later. 'But the fat lady has not even warmed up yet.'
HMS Liverpool's 4.5 inch gun
He was proved right. A week later, while investigating boats suspected of laying mines, Liverpool came under rocket attack again. She fired back with her 4.5in gun and silenced the shore battery.
As the sun sets and NATO orders come through to head off to patrol another zone tomorrow, the ship goes to darkness. Soon it's pitch black with no lights showing anywhere except for the small red torches carried by the four upper-deck weapons crew on duty through the night. Frustrations, anxieties, uncertainties and dreams of home will continue, but the crew's training and professionalism keep them going.
The 'Bish' offers his own reassurance to the ship's company in his sermon at the Sunday service in the Junior Rates' dining hall.
'Jesus, like the Royal Navy, does not say where He is taking us,' he says. 'But we trust Him.'
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Ave. España #1455, office #2 - RODOVIARIO, Puerto Natales, Chile.
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