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Department of Economic and
Community Development
At a Glance
JOAN McDONALD, Commissioner
Ronald F. Angelo, Jr., Deputy Commissioner
Joseph Oros, Chief of Staff
Established - 1995
Statutory authority - CGS Chapters 127b, 127c and 578
Central office - 505 Hudson Street,
Hartford, CT 06106
Average number of full-time employees - 150
Recurring operating expenses - $15,348,290
Organizational structure - Commissioner's Office, Office of Strategy and Policy,
Office of Business and Industry Development, Office of Responsible Development,
Office of Municipal Development, Office of Housing Development and Finance,
Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development, and Office of Finance and
The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) develops and implements strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing, and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities.
Statutory Responsibility
Under the provisions of Chapters 127b, 127c and 578 of the Connecticut General Statutes, DECD administers programs and policies to promote business, housing, community development and brownfield redevelopment, and is the state agency responsible for promoting economic growth.
Public Service
In an effort to provide continued quality service to its customers, the agency is staffed with highly trained economic, housing, and community development professionals who identify customer and community needs and coordinate resources—both public and private—to meet those needs.
DECD (www.decd.org) promotes in-state business and economic development, as well as out-of-state business recruitment, through use of tax credits, financing, technical assistance, and enterprise zones. Strategically, DECD supports comprehensive, industry-based economic development to strengthen the competitiveness of Connecticut's workers and industries. The department's international staff is dedicated to attracting foreign direct investment to Connecticut and helping Connecticut companies take advantage of export opportunities in the global marketplace.
DECD is the lead agency for promoting and implementing the state's responsible growth programs. To that end DECD provides planning, engineering, architectural and construction management services to oversee state-sponsored real estate development, including urban and downtown revitalization, industrial site development and brownfield redevelopment. DECD provides assistance to customers for permitting and regulatory compliance with state or federal programs to allow for an expedited development process.
DECD maintains a special focus on building strong neighborhoods and providing quality housing services. The department promotes housing development through strategic investment, professional consultation, and program and policy development as well as provides municipalities and non-profits with financial and technical assistance for community development activities.
Improvements/Achievements 2008-09
DECD's economic and community development investments, programs and services, and policy initiatives have made a significant impact on the economy of Connecticut and the quality of life of its citizens. What follows are some highlights from fiscal year 2008-09.
· On February 1, 2009, in accordance with Section 32-1m of the Connecticut General Statutes, DECD submitted its fourth comprehensive annual report on all of the department's community, economic and housing development activities between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. This report covers topics ranging from the social and economic impact of DECD programs to a listing of the DECD-funded community, economic and housing development projects. The primary goal of this comprehensive overview of the agency is to provide policymakers and others with a greater understanding of the varied and complex nature of DECD's responsibilities with regard to each of its mandates. The report outlines the department's progress in all areas of responsibility.
· DECD is responsible for the preparation of the state's Long-Range Housing Plan and the Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. These two five-year strategic plans guide the state in implementing affordable housing and community development strategies and describe how the state will utilize its resources in these areas.
· Through the Manufacturing Assistance Act, DECD funded a total of 14 projects involving $23,882,448 in state funds, leveraging a total investment of $279,409,785. These projects resulted in the retention of 8,718 jobs and the creation of 524 jobs in Connecticut.
· DECD helped administer a $5 million low-interest loan to Precision Engineered Products LLC (PEP) to help the company purchase Lacey Manufacturing, a move that will retain 250 jobs in Bridgeport.
· DECD and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) collaborated to lead 22 aerospace companies to exhibit at the June 2009 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. The theme for the booth was "Connect to Connecticut, the Global Aerospace Leader: Empowering Innovation, Creating Success." The 2009 booth participants were the largest group of Connecticut companies to participate since the program's inception. It included eight new companies as well as fourteen that have participated in past trips to the Paris and Farnborough air shows.
· DECD's International Office collaborated with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) on a comprehensive international trade survey. The survey, an update of one issued in 2007, provided insight as to companies' barriers and obstacles to international trade, greatest needs and markets of importance. The 2009 survey included a summary of DECD export programs and services.
· As a part of the Enterprise Zone and Urban Jobs Program, a program providing tax credit to Connecticut companies, DECD certified 58 companies with a gross floor space of 1,244,898 square feet; 6,297 jobs were retained and 928 new jobs were created.
· DECD contributed a $6 million loan to Aetna Inc. to assist with the company's efforts to improve its Hartford Campus and data center infrastructure. The overall capital investment project will retain 7,266 jobs and create an additional 200 jobs.
· Under the Urban and Industrial Site Reinvestment (URA) Program, a tax credit program available to corporations that make a minimum investment of $5 million in distressed communities, DECD made 16 offers of assistance utilizing this program which resulted in $190 million in tax credits. These credits are anticipated to create 2,544 jobs, retain 1,756 jobs, and leverage $591,250,000 in private investment.
· DECD provided a $500,000 loan to Jonal Laboratories Inc., an aerospace and industrial components manufacturer, to expand their Meriden facilities. The state funds assisted with demolition and equipment purchases, and the expansion resulted in the retention of 72 jobs and the creation of 8 new positions.
· The Office of Financial Review conducted 385 audit report reviews covering DECD funded projects, completed over 55 business and housing financial reviews of potential DECD projects, and acquired $1.7 million in refunds by completing 203 financial closeouts for DECD contracts.
Small Business
· DECD partnered with CCAT to administer the Small Business Incubator Program (SBIP) which is designed to defray the financial burden of maintaining and growing a technology-based start-up business. The SBIP received a total of 55 applications requesting more than $2.4m in funding. A total of $900,000 in grants was awarded to twenty-two start-up companies operating in seven different incubator facilities. Companies used the grants to acquire specialized equipment, build prototypes, conduct marketing, and protect intellectual property through patenting.
· DECD provided matching funds to the CT Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP), a program which helps Connecticut businesses apply for government contracts. During FY 08-09, CT PTAP clients reported winning approximately $238 million in contract awards and the program experienced a 47% increase in requests for assistance from CT businesses.
· CT PTAP also used DECD funding to host a Business Matchmaker in New Haven, an event which brought together 349 small businesses and 129 prime government contractors and government agents.
· DECD provided financial assistance to two Entrepreneurial Centers in CT: The Entrepreneurial Center of the University of Hartford and The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) of Stamford. Both organizations provide low-moderate income individuals, including persons on public assistance, with the skills and support to make the transition into independent entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Hartford assisted 252 individuals, and the success of its graduates led to the creation of 141 new jobs in Connecticut. The Women's Business Development Center of Stamford assisted 157 new individuals, and the ensuing development of new businesses created 79 new Connecticut jobs.
· $285,000 was provided to support the Spanish American Merchants Association's Technical Assistance & Resource Program. The program enhances the growth of Latino/minority-owned small businesses to create job opportunities for residents of the community through the provision of a range of technical assistance, training and support services.
· $233,310 was provided to Connecticut small businesses to facilitate commercialization of research projects funded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The program removes tangible barrier(s) to commercialization, which enables a Connecticut business to realize significant non-R&D revenues derived from the production or service delivery of the technology to a targeted market.
Strategic Competitiveness
· As part of the Aerospace and Defense Initiative, a program designed to increase the productivity of companies that supply the Connecticut Aerospace and Defense industry, CCAT awarded 98 grants totaling $586,271 to 42 Connecticut companies.
· CONNSTEP, the leading resource center for Connecticut manufacturers, received funding from DECD to implement their successful Continuous Improvement Champion Certification program. The attendees, who earned certificates after 12 weeks, experienced bottom line results in their projects such as $150K in annual savings through batch and set up reduction, and inventory reduction of $350K by implementing 5S, kanban and cellular manufacturing.
· DECD continued to provide funding to the Connecticut Technology Council for their Innovation Pipeline Accelerator (IPA) program, which helps early stage innovative technology based companies to attract and harness in-state talent, to start entrepreneurial ventures that create jobs, and to make Connecticut an entrepreneur-friendly state. The IPA added 48 new early stage companies in the past fiscal year, increasing the total number of participating companies to 554.
· The IFS Center for Educational Excellence, a collaboration between Capital and Norwalk Community Colleges, The Workplace, Inc., the Insurance and Financial Services Cluster and DECD, has exceeded its original goal of training 400 individuals by providing assistance to over 700 people. The IFS Center helped to create an Associate of Science degree in Insurance and Financial Services, the first to be offered statewide and one of the first in the country.
· In the spring of 2009, the IFS Center launched a digital marketing campaign called "REinventCT". This campaign had over 6 million hits in the first weeks. It also developed an "Actuarial Boot Camp", an intensive one week program for high school students interested in becoming actuaries. The goal of this program is to help Connecticut increase the number of young people interning this important profession.
· DECD consolidated the Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD) under the Office of Responsible Development (ORD) to create better synergies in implementing Governor Rell's responsible growth agenda. OBRD will remain a distinct office to continue its service as the state's one-stop resource for brownfield programs and information. The expanded ORD is in charge of initiatives involving responsible growth, municipal development and brownfield redevelopment.
· DECD was active in encouraging responsible growth and regional economic development cooperation through active collaboration with: 1) the state's eight regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) working groups; 2) the Mayor's Institutes run by the Regional Planning Association; and 3) the Community Builders Institute's educational forums.
· DECD, in cooperation with DEP, streamlined the state flood plain certification process for brownfields and former mill sites. This new process significantly improved the state's ability to assist mill reuse by reducing the certification requirements and timeframes for review and approval. The streamlined process was codified by the legislature during the 2009 session, pursuant to PA 09-235, and signed into law by Governor Rell.
· DECD has been coordinating and supporting CONNDOT's rail planning projects to improve rail service along the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Branch Lines in addition to the New London Regional Intermodal Transportation Center and West Haven Rail Station. DECD has also been providing input to CONNDOT for the preparation of the CT State Rail Plan.
· DECD has been actively participating on the ongoing Route 8 Deficiencies and Needs Study. In addition DECD is managing the environmental evaluation under both NEPA and CEPA for the City of Waterbury's proposed Waterbury Intermodal Transportation Center.
· DECD grants totaling over $7,000,000 were used to fund construction contracts for infrastructure in communities such as Norwalk, Danbury, New Milford and Plymouth.
· DECD grants totaling over $15,000,000 were used to fund construction contracts at various development projects such as the Front Street Development in Hartford, 360 State Street mixed-use residential tower in New Haven, demolition and site preparation at the former Pinnacle Heights Development in New Britain and the Goodwin College Administration Building in East Hartford. It should be noted all these projects are situated on existing brownfield sites.
· DECD assisted the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) with the incorporation of responsible growth strategies into their 2009 qualified allocation plan (QAP). DECD also incorporated responsible growth strategies into their 2009 application rounds for HOME and Small Cities programs.
Housing Development
· DECD executed contract awards totaling over $28.7 million for 19 projects in fiscal year 2009. These monies will finance the creation or preservation of more than 550 units of housing in the following communities: Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, New Britain, Stamford, South Windsor, Milford, Somers, Vernon and Waterbury.
· 8 contracts were awarded under the Federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program for a total of $16,485,393 with the goal of creating or preserving 228 affordable units.
· DECD awarded $8,255,000 in total funding for 6 affordable housing projects, expected to create or preserve 285 affordable housing units, under the State Housing Trust Fund Program.
· 2 contracts were awarded under the Predevelopment Loan Program for a total of $247,040 with the goal of planning activities related to the creation or preservation of 200 affordable units.
· 3 contracts were awarded under various other state funding sources for a total of $3,722,909 with the goal of creating or preserving 39 affordable units.
· Through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), 10 contracts were executed with the following municipal sub grantees for the purpose of implementing the $25 million grant addressing the deterioration of neighborhoods related to the mounting foreclosure problem: Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Meriden, Stamford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, New London, Norwich, and Danbury.
Community Development
· DECD administered 187 projects in Connecticut communities totaling over $106 million, including 10 new projects totaling over $2 million and 48 contracts totaling over $20 million.
· DECD participated as a major partner and funder of the Connecticut Science Center, Inc. located at Adriaen's Landing in Hartford. The statewide interactive science museum is expected to attract visitors from Connecticut and other Southern New England States. The newest addition to Adriaen's Landing celebrated its Grand Opening in June, 2009.
· DECD awarded $13 million in Federal Small Cities Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 28 Connecticut communities. These grants are used to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable Connecticut citizens, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses.
· DECD also received 42 CDBG applications requesting over $19 million in funding for FY 09-10, ensuring that next year's funding process will be especially competitive.
· The City of Torrington completed its Downtown Municipal Development Plan (MDP) with the assistance of a $504,875 grant administered by DECD. The city will begin design of associated engineering work for related infrastructure improvements. The MDP for the 142-acre downtown strives to enhance the competitiveness of the downtown area and strengthen Torrington as a regional center.
· The City of Hartford completed an MDP for the 295-acre Parkville area with a $180,000 grant administered by DECD. The plan, which proposes infrastructure and site improvements that will revitalize the area and encourage economic activity and transit oriented development, will be formally adopted by the city in September 2009. Three stations on the proposed New Britain-Hartford busway route will be located in Parkville.
· DECD completed an Environmental Impact Evaluation of the Borough of Naugatuck's the Naugatuck Renaissance Place project. The $150,000 study, completed in March 2009, supported the Borough's revitalization planning for the 60-acre project area. The borough and its preferred developer proposes a mix of land uses (housing, retail, office, recreational and public uses) along the Naugatuck River in downtown Naugatuck that incorporates smart growth principles such as transit-oriented development.
· DECD provided financial and technical assistance to the Westville Village Renaissance Alliance in obtaining Connecticut Main Street designation. As a result, the group is working to develop marketing strategies for the small businesses within the designated Westville business corridor in New Haven.
Brownfield Redevelopment
· DECD continued to implement the first round of brownfield assistance under the Brownfield Municipal Pilot Program using responsible development criteria. The communities of Norwalk, Stamford, Redding, Waterbury and Shelton were the five recipients of the grant awards.
· The Special Contaminated Property Remediation Insurance Fund (SCPRIF) Program received applications for 7 new projects and approved funding for 2 new projects totaling $93,800. The demand for the SCPRIF Program continued to grow during fiscal year 2009 with 2 new applications still under review for funding.
· DECD provided $200,000 in funding to Pope Park Zion/SINA in Hartford for remediation funding from the EPA under the Hartford Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund. This funding was used for the remediation of 4 residential building lots in preparation of new residential home construction.
· DECD continued to fund projects under its $1,000,000 EPA grant for the Statewide EPA Revolving Loan Fund Program. Under this initiative DECD is in the contractual phase for 2 projects. The first project is a $200,000 grant to Georgetown Redevelopment Corporation in Redding for site remediation activities in support of the overall project redevelopment plan. The second project is a $30,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut (HFHSECT) to fund additional remediation expenses. This grant is being provided in partnership with EPA which has already provided direct assistance to HFHSECT for site remediation funding prior to the construction of 2 new LEED certified residential homes in New London.
· Under the Dry Cleaning Establishment Remediation Fund, 7 new grant and 11 supplemental grant applications were received for funding and are currently under review. In addition, DECD approved applications from 12 dry cleaning sites which were pending approval from the previous fiscal years for a total of $910,000 in funding. This year, DECD approved over $1.4 million in funding reimbursements for site investigations and remediation activities to 40 program participants.
Green Economy Initiatives
· DECD partnered with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) to administer a comprehensive Biofuel Initiative designed to spur the emerging industry's growth within the state and to encourage production of alternative energy sources. The Biofuel Initiative has accomplished the following:
o Under the Production Facilities program, 3 grants totaling over $1.7 million were awarded to Connecticut Biofuel producers. These grants are expected to increase BioDiesel production capacity by 54.2 to 62.7 million gallons per year, leverage over $70 million in private investment, create an estimated 235 new jobs in Connecticut, and displace between 400,000 and 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year.
o Under the Distribution Facilities program, 6 grants totaling $300,000 were awarded to 6 different Connecticut Biofuel distributors. This program is expected to increase BioDiesel distribution capacity by 3.6 to 5.2 million gallons per year, create 26 new jobs in Connecticut, leverage over $4 million in private investments, and displace approximately 38,222 tons of CO2 emissions each year.
o Under the Production Subsidy program, over $160,000 in funding was provided to Connecticut Biofuel producers.
· DECD has also provided funding for CCAT to administer several other "green" programs:
o Under the Fuel Diversification program, 4 Grants totaling $900,272 were awarded to three Connecticut institutions of higher education for algae research, Biofuel testing, and Biofuel catalyst development. These grants are expected to create economic opportunities for Connecticut businesses, improve fuel quality, advance technological innovation and improve energy security.
o DECD has also collaborated with CCAT to develop a "Hydrogen Fuel Cell Economy" in Connecticut, a program that is designed to assess market conditions and economic development potential for fuel cell and hydrogen technology. CCAT has provided information and technical assistance for the identification of approximately 3.3 MW of fuel cell projects that are technically and economically viable with state and or federal incentives. This capacity would potentially realize $9,570,000 of state tax revenue, $112,200,000 of additional gross state product, and between 63 and 72 jobs created/retained if the projects are implemented.
o CCAT administers the Center for Energy Solutions and Applications, which works to support a systematic installation of distributed energy technologies at small to medium sized manufacturing facilities in Connecticut. Through this program, CCAT has provided information and technical assistance to over 23 companies of which four have begun to move forward to install solar or fuel cell technology. These projects would increase advanced renewable energy technology capacity by approximately 1.2 MW, potentially realizing approximately $2,400,000 of state tax revenue, $40,800,000 of additional gross state product, and between 23 and 27 jobs created/retained if the projects are implemented. Additionally, these projects could leverage approximately $1,980,000 of federal funds.
· DECD, in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), contributed $3 million to the launch of the new Connecticut Clean Tech Fund. This new fund is making investments in seed- and early-stage companies focused on innovations that conserve resources, protect the environment, and eliminate harmful waste.
· DECD provided a cost share match to CONNSTEP in order to implement a Green and Lean training program. Three Connecticut companies have signed on for the new program, which is designed to help companies become more sustainable while also becoming more operationally efficient.


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A very rare example of a sequel better than the original.,
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There are a few weak areas in the game notably the exploration and resource gathering system and the weapon which seems to be you get either a quick firing weapon with little power and high ammo or a high powered weapon with slow fire and low ammo capacity. It could be a lot worse, and these small weaknesses don't take anything away from a great game. Overall this is the best sci-fi game in a long time.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Close encounter with a large orb in Punjab
We have received this report from a UC reader in the Punjab. It appears to be an orb sighting, but as the witness points out, it could be something else. Your thoughts and reports are welcome in the comments section below. We have a readership in India and across Asia, so if anyone else in those areas in particular has seen anything like this recently, let us know. The motion described doesn't rule out a sky lantern moving on a steady breeze, but it is also possible that this was an unknown.
"Dear All, it was very surprising night. Some of our family members were sleeping but my younger daughter and mother suddenly woke up ( may be for drinking water), and my daughter saw a red colored glowing ball of light, and she woke me up. I observed that it was not a holicoper , not a airplane as there was no sound, but it was continuousely running in a horizontal motion at a continuous speed. We observed this for 7-10 minutes.
"Initially I thought that it may a lantern tied to kite or a glowing balloon but these two things either stay still or or disappear into the sky. They do not move horizontally."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Perth photographer captures hundreds of UFO photos in one session.
A photographer in Perth, Australia has joined the growing number of people who have discovered that taking an interest in UFOs results in a response. After getting a new camera and watching the skies, he has taken what appear to be some good daylight UFO photos. Perhaps, rather than some sort of official disclosure, a worldwide increase in interest is going to work in both directions, until, in the end, we take these unknown objects for granted.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sighting in Seattle yesterday evening and a possible explanation.
Unknowncountry received this well described witness report of what seems clearly to have been an unknown object over Seattle at 5:30 PM on April 26.
"Details of Encounter: I was on my deck and witnessed a ball of light rising into the air over the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. It was a sunny afternoon. At first I thought it was a Mylar balloon, but then it stopped and descended rapidly in a very straight path. It stopped and rose again in a straight line, then descended a short distance and stopped. At that point it moved to the west and stopped, moved to the east and stopped, then moved back to the area where it had been moving vertically and stopped. Each time it stopped it stayed completely motionless for a few seconds. When it moved laterally its motion was slightly wobbly. This all happened in about a minute. It would be difficult to say what its altitude was, but I don't think it rose more than 1500-2000 feet. As I watched, it came south toward me and stopped. It stood completely still in the sky for about two minutes. I decided to get my phone to take a video and went into the house for less than ten seconds. When I got back outside it was gone. I wish I had seen how it disappeared. It was definitely not a plane, helicopter, balloon, or lantern."
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Provocative interview with early UFO contactee George van Tassel
George van Tassel was an early contactee who believed that he had received technical information about UFO propulsion. Using this information as the basis for his plans, he built a structure now called the
in the Mojave Desert. He was unable to finish it, but it remains in the desert, a monument to a remarkable dream. This rare interview with van Tassel offers fascinating insight into his ideas, so of which contains provocative echoes of modern propulsion technology.
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Provocative interview with early UFO contactee George van Tassel
George van Tassel was an early contactee who believed that he had received technical information about UFO propulsion. Using this information as the basis for his plans, he built a structure now called the
in the Mojave Desert. He was unable to finish it, but it remains in the desert, a monument to a remarkable dream. This rare interview with van Tassel offers fascinating insight into his ideas, so of which contains provocative echoes of modern propulsion technology.
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As UFO activity increases, more people become 'frequent sighters.'
The story sourced here from Australia describes a witness who saw her first UFO in 1997, and has since seen many. The belief among close encounter witnesses has been, 'if you notice UFOs, they will notice you,' but it could also be that people are being sensitized to noticing these generally fast moving and small objects in the sky. Daylight UFOs are usually easily distinguishable from planes, but it can be surprisingly easy to mistake and insect or a bird for a UFO, especially if the creature is closer than it appears. On the other hand, sightings of small, high-flying disks, such as are reported in this case, cannot be explained as known objects.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The Robbert van den Broeke case--his family adds their witness
The story of
Robbert van den Broeke
is one of the great enigmas of paranormal research. A great deal of the phenomena he reports, often leaving strong evidence in the form of crop formations near his home in Holland, photographs, and multiple witness observations, is verified. In this video, members of his family describe their own experiences with the phenomena he has been witnessing and reporting for years.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Good UFO video from Arizona
This UFO video from Arizona appears to be a triangle UFO, with which Out There readers are very familiar. Of course, it could be a delta winged aircraft of some sort. It's hard to see until the third version of the clip, running at 0.65 of normal speed. Probable unknown.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
If you notice them, they notice you...
A skywatcher in New South Wales seems to be getting watched back by the objects he is seeing. Alf Preston of New South Wales reports that he has been seeing UFOs, most recently while observing Venus through his telescope. For once, they can't be dismissed as Venus because they were seen beside it at the same time.
This is a good reminder that people who actively seek UFO sightings are often rewarded these days. But it takes not only persistence, but luck. Mr. Preston clearly has both. Unfortunately, what he doesn't have are pictures. Hopefully, he'll get a camera and get out there with it!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
That Spectacular Irish UFO video: Our experts weigh in.
Our first expert has said the following:
The tracking miss at 1:32 bothers me. This looks poorly tracked where as the rest is very acceptable.
Not sure but I think it is a fake.
Our second expert says this:
What looks like a tracking error at 1:32 actually appears to be a shift in the shooter's perspective. He steps to the right, which momentarily changes the relationship between the camera, the tree, the bushes, the houses, and the lights in the sky. This move is preceded by a very natural-looking jiggle of the camera.
So on the level of tracking, and of the realistic appearance of the overexposed (blooming) orbs as they are obscured by various foreground objects (which would be pretty damn laborious and time-consuming to fake, though certainly doable), I'll give this video high marks.
To be clear, this vid COULD be real.
It COULD also have been very carefully made and then deliberately degraded to hide the seams. Some of my doubts are fueled by the following:
- A YouTube description utterly devoid of useful information.
- No audio. This would make some sense, because if a hoaxer hasn't planned out all the "ooh" and "ahh" moments in advance, said hoaxer would then have to produce a credible soundtrack, which may or may not be within the scope of his technical repertoire. .. and which, as we've seen before, is extremely difficult to fake. Being a whizbang with the visuals is one thing, but creating a technically and psychologically convincing soundtrack is quite another.
- These orbs appeared in just the right spot (between the houses) to be seen by the shooter, and continue to appear in the right spot each time. They're perfectly framed for the camera, and they conveniently change direction to remain between the houses as viewed from the shooter's perspective.
- Said shooter seems to have had zero curiosity about these thingies once they went behind the bushes. One would think that, at least following the final orb he'd have attempted to zip around in front of those neighboring houses to see if he could catch a further glimpse of these things.
- And finally, Cork is a big city, yet so far no independent reports have surfaced.
I went to the YouTube page of the guy who was named as the source (Natkis Ireland) and saw the unstabilized version of the video. No detailed info there, except that he says he has a better camera but claims he wasn't able to deploy it quickly enough so he used his cellphone. He sounds like a sober chap, and his YouTube home page isn't full of other UFO videos, though he does subscribe to an ET page that seems a little iffy to me. (
I can find no evidence that he personally possesses the skills to have faked this video. On the other hand, a skilled confederate might have been involved.
Our third expert says:
I'm going to come down hard off the fence and cry "foul". This event, if real, would surely have drawn not only media coverage, but also other videos from different locations (how much footage was there of the meteorite?). It's a big city, it's not dark, they keep on coming ( a bit like a big lantern release would) and as Dan says, very conveniently emerging from the gap between the houses.
Your Out There editor's opinion:
Two of our experts don't rule out the possibility that these lights are unknowns. The third feels sure the video is a hoax. I think that this could have been made by releasing sky lanterns, then opening the shutter of the camera to make them appear extremely bright. However, there is no way to make a final determination with this video. Possible unknown.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Australian amateur astronomer gets UFO video
An Australian amateur astronomer with a good camera caught this image of an unusual object he videotaped in the night sky outside of his home in Karoonda, Australia on April 9 at about 9:30 PM. The object is in focus for only a few seconds in the video, and the screen shot here shows one of those moments. As this is a screenshot taken from a video of something that is clearly in the sky, it is not a light fixture. It is not a star or passing plane. The object is an unknown.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Lake Erie UFO flap continues.
This video from April 14, 2013, is hard to evaluate, but the videographer, who could, of course, see more with the naked eye, appears convinced that it's one of the Lake Erie UFOs, and we are getting reports from others that orbs are being seen over the lake nightly.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Orb circles Louisiana campus
Five witnesses at Louisiana university observed a glowing object circle their campus at low altitude several times on April 12, 2013.
This description of an orb circling a campus in Louisiana, corroborated by a number of witnesses, is unlikely to have been a sky lantern. It would appear to be a genuine unknown. Many of our readers equate orbs with the souls of the dead, including Whitley Strieber, who has reported experiences that suggest this connection.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Another "unexplained" solar object explained.
Yet another unusual object has appeared in imagery from NASA's SOHO system. This is an enormous 'angel' that seems to be hanging in space near the sun. However, that isn't what it is at all. Here is our expert's opinion:
"Video dropouts" from satellites went out with the analog age, at least 20-30 years ago. All transmissions are now digital, which means any missing data is automatically re-sent before the final picture is reconstructed on the receiving end. The fact that you never see typographical errors in email (other than what the writer overlooked) is based on the same strategy.
What we're seeing in these images originated in the imaging sensor. How do we know this?
- First of all, because digital images are formed out of a matrix of pixels (dots) arranged in a grid -- like a windowscreen. So anything that aligns itself exactly with that grid is astronomically unlikely to be actually shaped that way.
- Secondly, because SOHO uses the type of sensor in which excessively bright pixels can bleed into adjacent ones, creating a line where there should be only a dot. You used to see this on television a lot, where a news camera was pointed at a streetlight at night and you saw a vertical streak extending above and below the light. (In these SOHO images, the streaking goes left-right.)
My guess is that what created these "angels" are micrometeorites in the earth's atmosphere, moving roughly from top to bottom in these images. As the objects start to burn at full brightness they saturate and overload the sensor, creating the wider lines we see as "wings." Then as the brightness diminishes, the lines narrow, and finally at the bottom we see the "tails" in something like their actual reddish color. Another possibility could be cosmic-ray hits on the sensor, but for various reasons I think that's less likely.
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Huge triangle low over Houston
This very typical witness account of an enormous triangle reminds us that the UFO phenomenon is constant and ongoing. There is no reason to doubt the witness. Unfortunately, there were no images made, and as the sighting took place at around three in the morning, there is also no corroboration.
Did you see it, or something else you can't explain? Let us know, we're interested!
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
UFO over Land's End UK?
This may be a genuine unknown, and if so, it is an excellent UFO photo, reminiscent of the images taken by Ed Walters in Gulf Breeze Florida in the 1990s. There is a possibility also that it is some sort of hot-air balloon, which is suggested by the flickering flame in the base, and its slow trajectory of descent.
Friday, April 5, 2013
UFO taped in Louisiana. Multiple witness event.
The UFO pictured in the video embedded in the linked story is an unusual color (blue) and does not have the appearance of a characteristic night video of a star or passing airplane. It is an unknown. Further suggesting that some sort of unusual activity was taking place in the sky over Morehouse Parish, Louisiana on the night of April 2nd is this comment posted on the local news stations website, in response to the initial report and video:
"This article verifies that I was not the only one that saw a unidentified flying object Monday night. My friend and I were leaving dinner and noticed two women paying close attention to the night sky outside of Cormier's. We didn't stop but did wonder could they possibly see something such as a UFO? (we are both believers of phenomenons such as extra terrestrials.) we continued on and sort of forgot about what we had just seen. Once we got to Forsythe Ext. I noticed a circular object going fairly slow about 17,000 ft. above us. What caught my attention was the fact that there were no running lights,which are required for all aircrafts by law.We pulled to the shoulder and I tried to record with my phone,but it was too high up. There was a strip of lights over the back of the object and it was headed over the direction of River Oaks high school. As we followed it, we lost it during traffic. Now, I see this article. Wow! Something was surely up there!"
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Unusual object in video of lineman.
This video shows a very fast moving object rising from right to left out of the right corner of the frame. At 40 seconds, the poster provides a slow motion repeat of the image that shows the object clearly. It is not a bird or plane, and does not appear to be a photoshopped. Probable unknown from South Texas, which is in the midst of a UFO flap.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Coleman, TX UFO and alien sighting
This video posted on YouTube by truck driver Ronnie Dawson of Coleman Texas shows clips of a UFO that he took with a phone camera. This appears to be a credible case, and we are investigating further.
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If you don't like the way your nose looks, it can be fixed. Your droopy eyelids or breasts can be lifted, your belly can made smaller and you can look younger. But do you know what you should ask your doctor before you decide to have a nip and tuck?
The number one thing Suncoast plastic surgeons say you should look for is certification, and, not the kind where you buy the certificate. These doctors had to earn it by continuing their education in the specialty of plastic surgery.
"Well, anyone with an MD can call themselves a cosmetic surgeon or a plastic surgeon, but to be trained fully and have accreditation by the American Board of Plastic Surgery it's a eight-year training program," says Dr. James Marsh. of James Marsh, M.D., P.A.
Physicians earning this accreditation usually display it in plain sight on their walls, or you can ask to see it.
Dr. John Strausser of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery of Sarasota says "Make sure the doctor you are looking at doing the work for you has the privileges to do that work at a local hospital. Many of the physicians who claim that they're plastic surgeons have virtually no hospital privileges at all." He says that you can also check the facility to see if its certified.
Dr. Strausser also suggests asking the doctors experience. "How many of a particular procedure, the one that your interested in, has that plastic surgeon performed?"
Ask what part of the body does the surgeon like to work on, says Dr. Alyssa Shulman of Sovereign Plastic Surgery. "Many plastic surgeons prefer just from the neck up, like doing facelifts and eye lifts. I actually prefer from the neck down so I do mostly breasts and belly."
Dr. Shulman also said its important for women undergoing reconstructive surgery following mastectomy to ask their surgeon which plastic surgeon they work, as this involves more team work.
Recovery time vary depending on what you are having done. Minor procedures of smaller areas with local anesthesia could be just a day or two. Raja Nalluri, M.D. of Nalluri Plastic Surgery. "General anesthesia or more extensive cuts or more intricate work inside with muscle such as tummy tuck or abdominoplasty; those can take two week, three weeks to recover."
In some cases, said Nalluri, more time is needed before you can go back to your full routine like lifting weights and other workouts.
Dr. Shulman likens cosmetic surgery to art, "You may want to see their portfolio, when it comes to plastic surgery its really about how it looks."
Those under eighteen will be hard pressed to find a board certified plastic surgeon to perform a procedure unless there's a good reason but what about the not so young?
"There are no 'too olds'," says Dr. Marsh, "I've done a tummy tuck on a 90-year-old lady because she wanted to look good while she was swimming."
And there are many more are like her. Americans spent more than ten million dollars on cosmetic surgery last year. People thirty-five to fifty were the largest group to undergo procedures. The numbers of men getting make-overs is on the rise, and since 1997, there has been almost a 250% increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures performed.


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Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man) will star in Quantic Dream's psychological action thriller game Beyond: Two Souls.
Alongside Ellen Page (another Academy Award nominee), Dafoe plays a government scientist named Nathan Dawkins. Page stars as the game's protagonist, Jodie, a young woman who has had supernatual powers all her life and a connection to an invisible companion named Aiden. Dawkins begins researching and interacting with Jodie starting when she's a young child and in the process becomes a father figure to her.
With Dafoe joining the cast, Quantic Dream's upcoming title is set to be an emotional and amazingly acted interactive narrative. A release date of October 8, 2013, along with preorder details, were announced today.
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My friend Tom Keogan, who has died of heart failure aged 68, went into social work with a passion for the empowerment of deaf and hearing-impaired people.
As principal social worker with Leeds city council from 1974 until 1984, he forged close links with Doncaster and Beverley schools for the deaf, and was hugely supportive of the work of the Leeds Deaf & Blind Society. In 1986 he was appointed head of service for Cleveland county council's Sensory Loss Services, and while there conceived a scheme to establish a "home for life" for deaf people with additional disabilities.
Tom worked to establish a partnership between Tees Valley Housing Association, which provided the building; the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, which employed the residential care staff; and the county council, who funded the placements. Tom's aim was to "bring home" those who were living away from their families in placements as far afield as Bath and Scotland. Ransdale House opened in Middlesbrough in 1993, with Tom as manager.
Tom retired in 2007 after almost a decade working for Darlington borough council, where he succeeded in forging an alliance of 12 health organisations and local councils to create the Tees Valley and Durham communication service (TVDCS). He was appointed MBE in 2007 and was given an Equality North East award in 2008 for services to the deaf community.
In retirement, he switched his considerable energies back to the voluntary sector, as service consultant for the North Regional Association for Sensory Support (NRASS). The service was on the brink of financial collapse when he took charge in 2007, but Tom transformed it into a solvent and highly regarded regional provider.
Tom never looked back to his first career as a professional drummer. He was born near Consett, Co Durham, and started work as a blacksmith in the mines, but his talent for percussion led him out of that community and into the music industry. He toured Britain and Europe as a backing musician. He switched to social work after an experience with a deaf colleague in a welding job in Wakefield. He understood then, and at first hand, the access and communication barriers faced by deaf people.
A visitor to Ransdale House once asked Tom if he would direct him to the manager's office. Tom walked the man down the corridor and introduc- ed him to one of the residents. The visitor looked a little confused at this point and suggested there might be some mistake, as he had asked to see the boss. Tom replied: "This gentleman is the boss. This is his home. I just work here."
Tom is survived by his wife, Kath, his son, George, and his daughter, Mary.


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Jazz quartet Reflections will perform on the patio at the Stonehouse in Nevada City from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. The band features Bill Douglass on bass, John Girton on guitar, Al Bent on trombone, Jim Trefethen on tenor sax, and Karl Chelette on drums — playing the works of Monk, Ellington and more.
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A North Carolina boy, Grayson Bruce, age 9, has been told by his school's officials that he has to start bringing a new backpack to school. Why? Because his current backpack is a "distraction" and a "trigger for bullying."
Grayson carries a My Little Pony backpack, and says he often gets made fun of by other kids at school.
A Facebook page in support of Grayson now has 30,000+ fans, and over 5,000 people have signed a petition in favor of Grayson carrying his backpack.
In my opinion, if a boy wants to play with "girl" toys, or a girl wants to play with "boy" toys, WHO CARES?! If it makes the kid happy, LET HIM. Why is it such a concern to anyone else?
And furthermore, instead of telling Grayson to get a new backpack, why not punish the other kids for bullying and being rude little brats? Seems to me like this is a great opportunity to teach a valuable life lesson.


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A BARRISTER has found time from her busy day job to open Westhoughton's first vintage clothing shop.
Victoria Payton launched Vibrant Vintage by Victoria Claire, a market stall, at Westhoughton Market nearly two years ago.
The stall, which specialises in everything vintage from the 1920s to 1980s, has now expanded by opening a shop in Wilbraham Street, Westhoughton.
Due to the demands of her job, Miss Payton's parents, retired Wigan primary school headteacher Wayne Payton and retired school meals supervisor Kathleen Payton, will be running the shop while she works.
Mr Payton, aged 65, from Westhoughton, said: "When I took early retirement in 1998 after my school closed I never thought I would do anything like this.
"But I have really got into the research side of the business — we find all kind of nice stories.
"I am actually wearing some of the stuff now.
"I have a 1940s suit and trilby, but my wife and daughter don't allow me to wear my '60s stuff like my Make Love Not War badge, and I can't get into my leather jacket.We are still trading at the market but we were running out of room to store everything. The business has just grown.
"We have been organising fairs and fashion shows and even have vintage wedding dresses."
Miss Payton launched the business because of her love of vintage clothing, particularly the 1950s style, and thought there were no similar businesses in the Bolton area. She opted to start the business aged 28 while she was living with her parents and before she became a practising barrister specialising in housing law. Among the interesting items given to the shop is a handkerchief from during the First World War that had been passed down through generations of a family.


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First time on HAL was dissappointed.: Eurodam Cruise Review by YBNormal
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First time on HAL was dissappointed.
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Embarkation was smooth and easy. We were on board by noon. We immediately went to the Lido for lunch. My grilled Reuben sandwich was cold inside.
Food was average. The deserts were poor and plain. We had early dining. The menu choices were nothing special and the food quality was average. We had asked to be assigned a large table with others not from our group. One dinner a table mate ordered a scrambled egg. The waiter held up the entire table dinner for over an hour while this was prepared. We were never told why the delay. The whole time the rest of our meals sat on the wait station getting cold. I drink water with my meals. I sat for over a half hour waiting for a water refill. I finally had to ask. It seems that the only wat to get good service is to use the extra cost speciality restaurants.
Food in the Lido never improved. Subsequent grilled More sandwiches were cold in the middle. The made to order omelets were very good but limited tin choices for ingredients. Even pancakes were slow in coming. I did like the fresh squeezed orange juice.
Dining options outside regular meal times were limited. Only the pizza station was open late. The burger grill was not even open for all dinners.
Our room steward did a good job keeping the room clean but unlike other cruises we never got to know him. The art work in the room should be burned. It bordered on obscene. I did like that our cabin had a bath tub instead of the usual micro shower.
Entertainment was mixed. The Magician James Cielen was superb. The music act Livewire was also fantastic. The comedian was pretty good as well. The Eurodam Singers and Dancers were very poor. The dancing was good but all the music and singing was pre-recorded with them lip syncing. It was so obvious that the piano kept playing while they were changing players.
Half Moon Cae has a beautiful beach. HAL also put on a very nice BBQ for lunch. They really need to build a pier there and get rid of the tenders. The sea was too rough and getting on and off them was difficult. Someone with mobility issues or in a wheel chair simple cannot get there.
There was a large political group on board and they tied up many of the public rooms which was an annoyance. The Techspert teaching the computer classes was very good.
Les in the piano bar was fun and very good.
The public rooms on the ship were plain and signage as to which side of the ship you were on was almost non existent.
The photo gallery was extremely OVERPRICED. A single sheet of prints in now $40.00!!!! The quality of the photographers was armature at best.
We enjoy doing the trivia on cruises. We had a first this cruise when a Chocolate Lovers trivia was published in the daily schedule but no one from the cruise staff showed up to do it. About 100 passengers finally left after an hour.
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- District: Sabar Kantha
Himmatnagar is religiously important for devotees who travel here to visit temples and pilgrimage spots. The town is also known for being the administrative headquarters of the northern region of Gujarat and the economic development of the town is due to the several ceramic industries and dairies that have established here with time. One such dairy is the Sabar Dairy, which is the branch of Amul Dairy.
Himmatnagar has several attractions scattered around the region like Vatkapur Teerth, which is a temple visited by pilgrims from different parts of India. This temple is on the border of Vaktapur Village, on the highway. There are ancient idols of gods like Nakoda Bhairavji, Bhagvan Chintamani Parshwanath and Shri Manibhadravir in the temple.
Shri Mehsana Teerth is another ancient temple here that was built in the 15th century and is a place of pilgrimage, which is visited by devotees from different regions. Other temples present here include Shamlaji temple and the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. The Calico Museum is also a major attraction.
Travelling to Himmatnagar is easy by road. Road connectivity in Himmatnagar is good as buses are available to different regions of Gujarat and other major cities like Jaipur, Ajmer, Devgadh, Amet, Pali, Sanderao, Sirohi, Kapasan, Sumerpur, Dudu, Nathdwara and Udaipur.
Himmatnagar has an extreme climate with hot and humid summers and chilly winters. Winters are considered the best time to visit this place.
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Himmatnagar is journey city in Gujarat. Swaminarayan temple is so nice in Himmatnagar. Char bhuja breakfast house is very popular in Himmatnagar city. Many clothes shops at Himmatnagar. There are situated a good garden. Reliance mall situated in Himmatnagar city. In the mall we many shopping for my family. Himmatnagar is junction for Ambaji tourist.
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Himmat Nagar is a important place for travel & road trip lovers, it is a junction for Ambaji tourist & Shamlaji-Udaipur tourists. Himmat nagar is located on national highway, we can go Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Mahudi, Sapteshwar, Idar, Khedbrahma, Ambaji, Shamlaji, Udaipur through this road. These all are the famous tourist places to see for locals as well as out state visitors.
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Luke Jerram teamed up with jeweler Tamrakar to create this incredibly unique ring for his wedding that contains a built in lens and a replaceable transparent slide that allows it to project an image of Jerram and his future wife when light shines through it. The down side? he won't make one for you. Here's the response you'll get if you try:
"Congratulations on your engagement! I'm afraid this ring was a one off, made for my wife. I'm afraid you'll have to make your own unique ring for your own unique partner!"
Who knows, maybe someone else will manufacture these rings. The idea is too cool to ignore.
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Leesville Lake is part of the Smith Mountain hydro-electric pump storage project on the Roanoke River built by AEP in the early 1960's. It begins at the base of Smith Mountain Dam and snakes 17 miles to Leesvile Dam which is just upstream from Leesville Virginia and the mouth of Goose Creek. It is the "lower" lake of the pump storage system and lake levels fluctuate between 600 ft to 613 ft above mean sea level. The lake covers 3,270 acres containing 94,900 acre-feet of water at full pond.
Hydro electric generation provides power mostly during hours of peak demand. Water passes thru Smith Mountain Dam's generators into Leesville Lake during periods of peak demand and the generators are used as pumps to return the water during a period of low demand using excess power in the AEP system. Steam generation plants must continue to stay in operation during low demand. The excess power can be "stored" as potential energy in the water of Smith Mountian Lake. One foot of water in Leesville Lake will raise Smith Mountain aproxamently two inches. The highest peek demand periods are hot summer days and cold winter mornings. Leesville Lake has a maximum refill rate of 1.33 feet per hour and a maximum drawdown rate of 0.46 feet per hour.
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Listening to podcasts in a car?
Charlie Nesson writes: "Dave, I've started an audioblog, and want to persuade a friend of mine to do likewise. He asks what it takes to listen in a car. Can you help me on this?"
Charlie, that's great news! I totally look forward to listening to your podcast. In the meantime, there are three ways to listen in your car.
1. I use an inexpensive device made by Sony that connects into the cassette player in my car. On one end it's got a cassette, with no moving parts, and on the other, a mini jack that plugs into the MP3 player. Just plug it in and play. The sound is pretty good. They sell them at Target and Best Buy.
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I don't think my rugby-playing mates will let me get away with saying that when they read it!
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First things first, I had to get kitted up. To start, you've got to have a helmet, shoulder and chest pads, running trousers with thigh, knee and hip pads - the list really does go on!
I was playing with the London Olympians - they're one of the most successful amateur American Football teams in the UK after having won 10 national titles in 12 years.
I didn't learn too much about the rules of the sport so getting involved in training was all about throwing my weight around so that I didn't look to silly on the pitch! In the tackling drills, it was important to tackle with the shoulder from a low to a high position... let's just say that my training partner swapped pretty quickly with someone else!
Next I got involved with some team play as part of the offence (the attack). I was a receiver, whose job is to beat the defence, catch the ball and score the touchdowns.
It definitely wasn't as simple as it sounds - my marker wasn't getting tricked by my silly faces or my looking in the wrong direction. Once I did get past him though, I still had to catch the ball. Out of around five attempts, I did it once... but what a feeling - time for some end-zone celebrations!
Time for a challenge
Then it was time for my kicking challenge - to kick for goal under the pressure from an entire opposition team.
I'd learned how to do it in training, but doing it in a match situation is totally different. The snapper throws the ball from between his legs to the holder who catches it puts it upright on the ground. Then it's my turn as the kicker to kick the ball, with the whole thing happening in under 1.5 seconds.
I felt the pressure but once I'd made the kick the team and I shared quite a lot of high-fives!
I'd had a great time with the Olympians and I hadn't had such an intense work out in a long time, so that was good too. 'Don't knock it 'til you try it' is what I kept saying to myself on the way home... I'm still aching, so it may be a while before I try it again!


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The three-time Pro Bowl running back, who last month became just the 22nd NFL player to rush for 10,000 career yards, has too much pride to leave the Atlanta Falcons in such disrepair.
From quarterback Michael Vick's 23-month prison sentence to coach Bobby Petrino's resignation and Bill Parcells' jolting of owner Arthur Blank, the Falcons have endured one of the worst seasons in league history.
"This is like a wasted year, and when you have seasons like that, I don't think any player who's competitive and wants to win doesn't ever want to go out on the losing end," Dunn said this week. "You always want to go out winning, contributing to winning and hopefully have an opportunity to play in the playoffs."
Other than reaching the 10,000-yard milestone, Dunn sees no reason to celebrate his 11th NFL year. The Falcons (3-11) are in disarray entering this weekend at Arizona (6-8).
It's one thing to lose five straight games by a combined score of 161-53. It's another to have no idea who will be your head coach, your general manager or your quarterback in 2008.
Dunn's production has dropped dramatically from the previous three seasons in which he averaged 1,221 yards and helped Atlanta lead the league in rushing.
He ranks 27th with 635 yards, and Dunn's 3.1 per-carry average is the second-lowest of his career and worst in six years with Atlanta.
Those numbers aren't surprising, however, given the fact that Dunn's offseason and training camp routines were interrupted by shoulder and back surgeries.
Constant personnel changes on the line didn't help, either. The Falcons have started four different left tackles, and they've had a combined six different lineup changes at right tackle and both guard spots. Behind quarterbacks Chris Redman, Joey Harrington and Byron Leftwich, Atlanta's offense averages an NFL-low 13.4 points per game.
"No, you couldn't make up all the stuff that's happened, but I guess the biggest disappointment for me is that there's nothing anybody can do to replace this year," Dunn said. "It's gone forever."
Dunn thought Vick's prison sentence, handed down last week in Virginia, would be the lowest moment of the season. Petrino, however, suddenly resigned the next day, saying goodbye to his players with one-paragraph letter he placed in their lockers.
Then on Wednesday, Parcells declined to sign a contract with owner Arthur Blank to take charge of football operations. The two sides had agreed in principle, but Parcells, who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants and coached most recently in Dallas, decided to take Miami's offer instead.
Without Parcells to make the coaching hire, Blank likely will continue to look outside the organization for a new general manager. In a statement he released on Wednesday, Blank indicated that current team president and GM Rich McKay will soon lose control of football operations.
Interim coach Emmitt Thomas, who has no interest in pursuing the job full-time, hopes that Petrino's replacement has enough foresight to keep Dunn.
"Every team has to have solid leadership, and you're not going to find anyone with higher character than Warrick," Thomas said. "He's still a good football player, believe me. He still has strong legs, and his vision is as good as ever." If Dunn returns with Atlanta next year, he probably would share more snaps with No. 2 running back Jerious Norwood, the offense's fastest runner and a second-year veteran with a 6.4 average on 84 attempts.
The Falcons might also ask Dunn to take a pay cut from the $4 million salary he's due in '08.
"There's a lot of possibilities the new coach could do with me and Jerious," Dunn said. "It's like with Alge (Crumpler) and other guys on this team. (Petrino) never stuck with a plan and he didn't put us in a position to succeed. We didn't have a chance. When you practice 65 to 70 plays a week and run maybe 10 of them in a game, you're going to have a lot of inconsistency."
Dunn needs just 91 yards to surpass William Andrews for second place in franchise history and move 664 behind career leader Gerald Riggs (6,631), but those numbers hold little meaning against the backdrop of a nightmarish year.
"This season has been so bad for this team and for myself, the first thing anyone would do is say, 'No, there's no way I'm coming back,' " Dunn said. "But that's not my attitude. I don't think this is the right way to go out after going through something like this."


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A non-profit youth development agency that gives every child the opportunity to discover the best in themselves and others in a fun, safe, learning environment. We do that by establishing caring, mentoring, adult relationships, nurturing youths' social and emotional growth, and promoting healthy life choices.
Each year, Camp Fire serves more than 5,000 youth through four programs:
1. Before- and after-school programs
2. Summer programs, day camp and overnight camp
3. Community Centers
4. Rural Program, serving remote communities around the state
Our PROMISE
Young people want to shape the world.
Camp Fire provides the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are.
In Camp Fire, it begins now.
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Our MISSION
Every child will have an opportunity to discover the best in themselves and others in a fun and safe learning environment.
Our CORE VALUES
- Caring relationships.
- Positive experiences promoting healthy life choices.
- Diversity and inclusiveness in all endeavors.
- Outdoor programming fostering competence, stewardship and joy with the natural world.
- Excellence through innovation.
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Camp Fire recognizes that it is the children who are the primary consideration in any Camp Fire activity.
- As Camp Fire explores options for growth and new programming, Camp Fire recognizes children thrive best when the child to adult ratio is low and will promote small group efforts where ever possible.
- Camp Fire will strive for high quality in every youth development program it offers and provide the highest level of support possible to the agency's staff.
- Camp Fire as an agency advocates for quality youth programming.
Camp Fire is an equal opportunity employer and provider
Camp Fire Depends on Community Support, so Youth and Families Can Depend on Camp Fire.
Camp Fire Alaska is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit organization, and although parents usually pay a fee for our programs, these fees do not cover the full cost of our operations. In addition, Camp Fire provides scholarships for youth whose families are having financial difficulties. Support from individuals, corporations, foundations and state and local government ensures both our school-year and summer programs affordable and accessible to as many youth as possible. Contributions are tax deductible and stay right here in Alaska.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at email@example.com.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800)845-6136 (Spanish).
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What This Privacy Practice Covers
This Privacy Policy covers Camp Fire Alaska Council's treatment of personally identifiable information that the Alaska Council collects when you are on the Council website and when you use Camp Fire services.
Information Collection and Use
Camp Fire collects personally identifiable information when you register, use or purchase certain Camp Fire events, products or services; or if you make a charitable donation to Camp Fire USA Alaska Council online.
Camp Fire also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address. Camp Fire uses information for the general purpose of customizing the content you see.
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The personally identifiable information you provide is used by Camp Fire Alaska only for internal purposes, such as confirming and tracking your order, subscription or registration; analyzing trends and statistics; and informing you of new products or special promotions. Under no circumstances will Camp Fire Alaska il sell, rent or give your personal information to anyone or to any company for marketing purposes.
Camp Fire will send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when:
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3. We respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process.
In certain areas, Camp Fire uses industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions. Security of credit card numbers and other personal information is a top concern to Camp Fire Alaska. Camp Fire's online donation form has sophisticated encryption and authentication tools to protect the security of your credit card information.
To make sure you are accessing our secure server before you submit personal financial information, look at the lower left-hand corner of your browser. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending upon your browser), then SSL is active. To double-check for security, look at the URL or Address line of your browser. If you have accessed a secure server, the first characters of the address in that line should change from "http" to "https." To help ensure that others will not have access to your credit card information while on Camp Fire's website, please close your browser window when you have finished your visit, especially if you are sharing a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place.
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and rule (COPPA) protects the personal information of children under the age of 13. This applies to individually identifiable information about a child that is collected online, such as full name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other information that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and Rule also cover other types of information—for example, hobbies, interests and information collected through cookies or other types of tracking mechanisms—when they are tied to individually identifiable information. It is important for you to understand this law; we encourage you to read more about COPPA at www.coppa.org.
Internet Safety Pledge
Camp Fire encourages parents and children to read and sign, together, the Internet Safety Pledge. The link for this pledge is found on the Social Networking page of the website. Internet Safety Pledges are age-appropriate and provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
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