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Washington's wine is a labor of love, despite Washington's humorous description of his vineyard as "a hobby gone wrong."
"I thought it would be fun to have a vineyard to play around in," he said.
Washington, 53, moved to Acton in 1985 and built a home on a one and a half acre parcel of land.
His wine, labeled as "vintage estate syrah, 100 percent estate grown" is not for sale commercially and is available only to family and friends. However, each of the 750 bottles produced annually from 150 gallons of the deep red fermented juice of the grape represents the end result of a lifetime educating himself - and others about wine.
His vineyard, which turns 7 years old in March, produces only syrah, a grape that Washington said is well-suited for the climate of the Santa Clarita Valley.
"Syrah is very conducive with the climate we live in," he said. "From Valencia to Leona Valley to Acton the climate mimics the southern part of France. The Rhone varietals that grow in France also grow well in this area."
Washington said the five wineries in the area and 33 wine growers attest to the popularity and a growing wine presence in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.
"Juan Alonso, owner of Le Chene, has at least 20 acres of vines in production," he said.
Finding his passion
"Nearly" a native Californian, Washington was born in Texas, but moved to the Los Angeles area with his family when he was a year old.
He studied to become an electrical engineer and once he obtained his degree from California State University, Long Beach, he worked in the aerospace industry in Southern California for nearly 30 years.
While traveling in his job, Washington would kill time in hotel watering holes where he gradually became more and more interested in the wine he consumed.
"As an engineer I traveled quite a bit. And like everyone else, when you have that extra time in the evening, you visit the hotel bar," he said. "After a while I started finding the better wines and by the time I was 30 I started going to Napa. Then I started hanging out with some of the wine makers."
Washington said it didn't take long for his interest in wine to become a passion to learn everything he could about wine - making more and more trips to the Napa Valley, the mecca of California wine.
"I got really hooked as I met many of the wine makers and owners," he said. "I was invited to stay at the vineyards and invited to wine dinners and I loved it. I started exploring areas of wine making and learning about vintage wine."
Washington decided to turn his casual education about wine into something more formal and enrolled in the Small Vineyard and Wine Making Program at the University of California, Davis.
"UC Davis is the leading wine knowledge school," he said. "Most of the wine makers are graduates of UC Davis."
He took Wine Making 1 and Wine Making 2 as well as Managing a Small Vineyard 1 and Managing a Small Vineyard 2.
"All the classes are for small wine makers, home wine makers and those with small vineyards," he said.
After UC Davis, Washington graduated with a certification from a one-year vintage wine program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
However, Washington wasn't finished with his formal wine education. He began a course of study with the Court of Masters, based in London.
The Court of Master Sommeliers was established to encourage improved standards of beverage knowledge and service in hotels and restaurants. The first successful Master Sommelier examination was held in the United Kingdom in 1969. In April 1977, the Court of Master Sommeliers was established as an international examining body. It took the Court 10 years to perfect its qualifications, which are recognized internationally. There are three stages before one attains the top qualifications of Master Sommelier: Introductory Sommelier, Certified Sommelier and Advanced Sommelier.
Since the Court's first examination was held, 167 candidates have earned the title of Master Sommelier.
Washington, who holds the Certified Sommelier title, is currently working toward earning the Master Sommelier diploma. He estimates that he has between a year and a year and a half of studies left to complete.
"It depends on when I want to test," he said.
Never one to pass up an opportunity to improve his wine education, Washington is also studying with Wine and Spirits Education Trust.
"It is also an internationally accepted wine program and its highest level is called Master of Wine," he said. "I'm working on that as well as a recognized Certified Sommelier degree."
Wine instructor
Until four years ago Washington, 53, maintained a foot in both worlds, wine and engineering. However, his passion and interest in wine won and his world is now exclusively about wine. He taught at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena for two years and for the past eight years Washington has taught Wine Studies at College of the Canyons.
"I am the only wine professor at College of the Canyons," he said.
COC offers 10 classes in Wine Studies and a certificate in Wine Studies.
For spring semester at COC Washington will teach Winest 085 Wines of California, a two-unit class that explores the major wine regions of California including the grape varieties and types of wine production.
Includes the wine styles and associated wine laws, structure and culture of California. Field trips may be required.
He will also teach a three-unit course, Winest 102 World Viticulture and Wine Styles, which surveys the world of viticulture and the wine industry. Includes the history of viticulture, grapevine anatomy, worldwide grape, raisin and wine production and consumption, world wine regions and sensory evaluations.
Washington is also the only wine instructor at Antelope Valley College where there are four courses on wine.
Wine classes at TPC
Washington has also launched a series of wine classes at the Tournament Players Club in Valencia for individuals interested in broadening their knowledge of wine.
"At TPC we are offering informal wine classes for anyone wishing to sharpen their understanding of wine.
These classes are designed to inspire a passion for wine," he said. "Come as a couple and explore new wines and regions, or come as a group for a classy and decadent day out with wonderful company, panoramic views and gorgeous surroundings. Better yet, come alone and make new friends who share the same desire. Our classroom and patio dining overlooks a majestic golf course with studded oak tree and rolling hills."
The classes, which cost $84 each per person, will be held two Saturdays a month and cover wines from France, Spain and Italy.
"I really think we have strived to create a nice environment for the classes," Washington said. "We overlook the golf course and it is a relaxed environment."
Chef Daniel Otto has crafted a casual lunch menu to accompany the wines served for tasting as part of the class.
"He gives us excellent meals to pair well with the wines," Washington said.
Washington said his classes are geared to expand the wine education of the attendees and to give people more understand of wine.
"It helps people to select a wine at a restaurant, or to choose a wine from the wine aisles at the grocery store or just simply in conversation with friends," he said.
Washington said anyone associated with the food and wine industry also benefits from his classes.
"The local wine bars have sent their staff to previous classes and many of the TPC staff are going to attend," he said. "It helps those who are often asked to make recommendations on wine, it helps to understand how to pair food with wine, all those kinds of things."
Washington said his goal in selecting which wines to serve in his glass is to keep the wine authentic to the region.
"I try to select a wine that is a typical representation of that region," he said. "I try to select what grow well there and what typically comes from that particular wine region.
Why wine?
Washington said it is hard to explain his passion for wine.
"It is a difficult question to answer but one of the most fascinating things about wine is the overall complexity of wine as a beverage," he said. "Wine has so many varietals because of the climate and soil conditions and each year it becomes more intriguing because it changes and evolves. So much of it based on weather conditions and each year it's a surprise what you're going to get and that all adds to the overall interest of wine."
Washington said another fascinating aspect of wine is how it pairs with food.
"It pairs so well with food and that makes it more interesting to enjoy food with wine," he said.
The increased interest in wine and home wine making excites Washington.
"Some students say, 'I have the passion, now I need the knowledge.' I enjoy sharing that same passion my students have," he said. "I honestly like conveying the information, getting that information across."
For more information visit www.worldwineeducation.com


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Nouvelles hebdomadaires de PostgreSQL - 4 avril 2010
L'appel aux conférenciers a été lancé pour CHAR(10) à Oxford, Angleterre, du 1er au 3 juillet 2010. Les propositions sont attendues avant le 20 avril. http://www.char10.org
Bruce Momjian parlera des solutions de réplications dans/avec PostgreSQL lors du rassemblement du PUG de New-York le 20 avril de 18h30 à 20h30 au Penn Plaza. Détails et inscriptions ci-après : http://postgresql.meetup.com/3/calendar/12788352/
La "Southeast Linuxfest 2010" aura lieu à Spartanburg (Caroline du Sud, États-Unis) les 12 & 13 juin. Participations/réunions et mécénats encore proposables : http://southeastlinuxfest.org/
La fonctionnalité 9.0 de la semaine
Il y a maintenant une commande ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES qui permet d'ajuster les privilèges qui seront affectés au futurs objets.
Offres d'emplois autour de PostgreSQL en avril
- Internationales : http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-jobs/2010-04/threads.php;
- Francophones : http://forums.postgresql.fr/viewforum.php?id=4.
PostgreSQL Local
- La "Linuxfest Northwest 2010" aura lieu à Bellingham, Washington, États-Unis les 24 et 25 avril. Conférences, réunions et mécénat sont possibles : http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/
- Andreas (ads) Scherbaum enseignera au centre pour adultes de Magdeburg (All.) du 3 au 7 mai 2010 sur le sujet "PostgreSQL for Corporate Use". Détails ci-après : http://andreas.scherbaum.la/blog/archives/650-PostgreSQL-Schulung-als-Bildungsurlaub-03.-07.05.2010-in-Magdeburg.html
- La PgCon 2010 aura lieu les 20 & 21 mai 2010 à Ottawa avec des tutoriels les 18 et 19 : http://www.pgcon.org/2010/registration.php
- L'appel aux conférenciers pour l'OSBridge est lancé ! L'événement aura lieu du 1er au 4 juin 2010 à Portland (Oregon) : http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2010/proposals/
- L'OSCON aura lieu à Portland (Oregon) du 19 au 23 juillet 2010 : http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010
PostgreSQL dans les média
- Planet PostgreSQL : http://planet.postgresql.org/
- Planet PostgreSQLFr : http://planete.postgresql.fr/
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Correctifs appliqués
Tom Lane a commité :
- Rework join-removal logic as per recent discussion. In particular this fixes things so that it works for cases where nested removals are possible. The overhead of the optimization should be significantly less, as well.
- Fix "constraint_exclusion = partition" logic so that it will also attempt constraint exclusion on an inheritance set that is the target of an UPDATE or DELETE query. Per gripe from Marc Cousin. Back-patch to 8.4 where the feature was introduced.
- In pgsql/contrib/pgstattuple/pgstattuple.c, ensure that contrib/pgstattuple functions respond to cancel interrupts reasonably promptly, by adding CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS in the per-page loops. Tatsuhito Kasahara.
- In pgsql/src/bin/psql/command.c, \ddp should be recognized as such even if user appends S or + to it. Those options do nothing right now, but might be wanted later, and in any case it's confusing for the command to be interpreted as \dd if anything is appended. Per Jaime Casanova.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml, minor wording improvement.
- In pgsql/src/backend/commands/async.c, improve phrasing of warning message for NOTIFY queue getting too full. Per gripe from Peter Eisentraut.
- Fix updateAclDependencies() to not assume that ACL role dependencies can only be added during GRANT and can only be removed during REVOKE; and fix its callers to not lie to it about the existing set of dependencies when instantiating a formerly-default ACL. The previous coding accidentally failed to malfunction so long as default ACLs contain only references to the object's owning role, because that role is ignored by updateAclDependencies. However this is obviously pretty fragile, as well as being an undocumented assumption. The new coding is a few lines longer but IMO much clearer.
- Arrange to remove pg_default_acl entries completely if their ACL setting is changed to match the hard-wired default. This avoids accumulating useless catalog entries, and also provides a path for dropping the owning role without using DROP OWNED BY. Per yesterday's complaint from Jaime Casanova, the need to use DROP OWNED BY for that is less than obvious, so providing this alternative method might save some user frustration.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml, clean up description of 9.0's incompatible changes in SIMILAR TO and SQL-style substring().
Simon Riggs a commité :
- In pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/recovery.conf.sample, edit recovery.conf.sample so it matches docs. Change standby_mode example to 'on or 'off' rather than 'true' or 'false', as shown in docs. Add restartpoint_command. Add section header for recovery target parameters, matching docs.
- In pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c, move system startup message prior to any calls out of data directory. This allows us to see what mode the server is in before it starts to perform actions that can block or hang. Otherwise server messages may not appear until after messages that say FATAL the database server is starting up.
- Clarify some behaviours of REASSIGN OWNED and DROP OWNED BY.
- In pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c, check compulsory parameters in recovery.conf in standby_mode, per docs.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-man.xsl, allow for more room in the man page title, so that "CREATE TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION" is not truncated.
Peter Eisentraut a commité :
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml, add some documentation about PL/Python limitations. Suggested by Steve White (bug #5272)
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml, add some information about what it means for PL/Python to be untrusted. Similar information already appears in the PL/Perl and PL/Tcl chapters.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml, add note that XML Schema validation is not supported. Requested by Andrew Lardinois.
- Separate targets "make docs" and "make install-docs" for the documentation. It is no longer installed by default, but included in "make world"/"make install-world". Documentation updated accordingly. Also, fix vpathsearch function to work when calling make install-docs without previous make docs.
- In pgsql/src/backend/libpq/auth.c, message tuning.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Makefile, fix the build and install rules for man pages with SQL section != 7. The previous coding failed in various scenarios possibly including vpath builds and doing make install without preceding make all.
- Remove unnecessary xref endterm attributes and title ids. The endterm attribute is mainly useful when the toolchain does not support automatic link target text generation for a particular situation. In the past, this was required by the man page tools for all reference page links, but that is no longer the case, and it now actually gets in the way of proper automatic link text generation. The only remaining use cases are currently xrefs to refsects.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml, clarify documentation of to_char EEEE pattern.
- In pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c, message quoting style tuning.
Bruce Momjian a commité :
- In pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample, add comma missing from postgresql.conf comment.
- In pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c, properly initialize local varaible in btree_xlog_delete_get_latestRemovedXid(). This variable was only tested in assert builds.
- Change recovery.conf.sample to match postgresql.conf by showing only default values, with example comments.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml, document why 'cp -i
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml, clarify ellipses use in archive_command example, per Josh Kupershmidt.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml, Revert change that prevented ellipses from looking like ../.
- Improve 9.0 release notes by removing extra parentheses and linking to a more appropriate place for exclusion constraints.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml, use test -e rather than test -f.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml, add full names for release note item authors.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml, add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs. ITAGAKI Takahiro.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml, change test -e to test -f in docs, for portability.
Heikki Linnakangas a commité :
- In pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c, change the retry-loop in standby mode to also try restoring files from pg_xlog directory. This is essential for replaying WAL records that were streamed from the master, after a standby server restart. If a corrupt record is seen in a file restored from the archive or streamed from the master, log it as a WARNING and keep retrying. If the corruption is permanent, and not just a glitch in the whatever copies the files to the archive or a network error not caught by CRC checks in TCP for example, we will keep retrying and logging the WARNING indefinitely. But that's better than shutting down completely, the standby is still useful for running read-only queries. In PITR the recovery ends at such a corrupt record, which is a bit questionable, but that's the behavior we had in previous releases and we don't feel like chaning it now. It does make sense for tools like pg_standby.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml, enhance documentation of the built-in standby mode, explaining the retry loop in standby mode, trying to restore from archive, pg_xlog and streaming. Move sections around to make the high availability chapter more coherent: the most prominent part is now a "Log-Shipping Standby Servers" section that describes what a standby server is (like the old "Warm Standby Servers for High Availability" section), and how to set up a warm standby server, including streaming replication, using the built-in standby mode. The pg_standby method is described in another section called "Alternative method for log shipping", with the added caveat that it doesn't work with streaming replication.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml, mention that if special keywords like "sameuser" and "replication" are quoted in pg_hba.conf, they lose their special meaning.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml, enhance standby documentation. Original patch by Fujii Masao, with heavy editing and bitrot-fixing after my other commit.
- In pgsql/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml, fix typos, spotted by Thom Brown.
- In pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/syslogger.c, don't pass an invalid file handle to dup2(). That causes a crash on Windows, thanks to a feature in CRT called Parameter Validation. Backpatch to 8.2, which is the oldest version supported on Windows. In 8.2 and 8.3 also backpatch the earlier change to use DEVNULL instead of NULL_DEV #define for a /dev/null-like device. NULL_DEV was hard-coded to "/dev/null" regardless of platform, which didn't work on Windows, while DEVNULL works on all platforms. Restarting syslogger didn't work on Windows on versions 8.3 and below because of that.
Michael Meskes a commité :
- Give a more precise error message if a variable is re-used as cursor name in ecpg.
- Applied Zoltan's patch to make ecpg spit out warnings if a local variable hides a global one with the same name.
- Zoltan Boszormenyi beautified his hidden-variable-patch for ecpg. This also makes sure we get an error message instead of a warning if the variable have different types.
- In pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c, FATAL errors are meant to stop ecpg immediately, e.g. because the syntax is corrupted. This error, however, does is not a compilation problem but a runtime one, so we can keep compiling but still have to declare ERROR.
- In pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c, make ecpg in line with other compilers in that it deletes its output if there was an error processing the input file. Work done by Zoltan Boszormenyi.
Robert Haas a commité :
- Refer to max_wal_senders in a more consistent fashion. The error message now makes explicit reference to the GUC that must be changed to fix the problem, using wording suggested by Tom Lane. Along the way, rename the GUC from MaxWalSenders to max_wal_senders for consistency and grep-ability.
- Version stamp 9.0alpha5.
Andrew Dunstan a commité :
- Use a file of patterns of filenames to exclude from pgindent runs, instead if using multiple invocations of egrep. Add perl ppport.h to the current list.
- Sync perl's ppport.h on all branches back to 7.4 with recent update on HEAD, ensuring we can build older branches with modern Perl installations.
- In pgsql/contrib/fuzzystrmatch/dmetaphone.c, make dmetaphone.c safe for pgindent and fussy compilers. Still to do: make it properly encoding aware w.r.t. chars U+00C7 and U+00D1.
- In pgsql/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent, exclude unwanted typedef symbols in pgindent, including FD_SET which is found on some Windows platforms. Also, silence unnecessary messages and +make awk happier about literal '*' on some platforms.
Magnus Hagander a commité :
- In pgsql/contrib/pageinspect/heapfuncs.c, fix minor typos in comments. Josh Kupershmidt.
- Update a number of broken links in comments. Josh Kupershmidt.
ITAGAKI Takahiro a commité :
- In pgsql/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c, use a new API rather than a deprecated one in in cygwin. cygwin_conv_to_full_win32_path should be replaced with cygwin_conv_path.
Correctifs rejetés (à ce jour)
- Pas de déception cette semaine :-)
Correctifs en attente
- David Christensen sent in a patch for 9.1 to add a -C option to initdb, which would then allow people to set various postgresql.conf directives.
- Robert Haas sent in a patch to add the maximum number of keys for a syscache from 4 to 5. This is support infrastructure, at first, for K-Nearest Neighbor GiST searches.
- ITAGAKI Takahiro sent in a patch to fix an issue with PG_MODULE_MAGIC on Windows builds with MSVC.
- Pavel Stehule sent in a patch to allow psql's \ef (edit function) to take an optional "lines offset" option, and adds a \sf[+] to show the body.
- Fujii Masao sent in a doc patch for streaming replication.
- Fujii Masao sent in two updated patches to add a new smart shutdown mode for hot standby and streaming replication.
- Fujii Masao sent in another revision of a patch for streaming replication which adds handling for timeline and location to pg_xlogfile_name().
- Mike Lewis sent in two revisions of a patch to detoast the headers for arrays in contrib/intarray before detoasting what's needed of the rest. This makes accesses to large arrays faster.
- Fujii Masao and Thom Brown traded patches to clarify messages around error conditions for streaming replication.
- ITAGAKI Takahiro sent in a doc patch which adds exclusion constraints as a primary index term.
- Zoltan Boszormenyi sent in a patch for ECPG intended to resolve an issue with standard DECLARE behavior on cursors.
- Pavel Stehule sent in two more revisions of the fulltext dictionary preload patch using mmap().
- Zoltan Boszormenyi sent in another revision of the ECPG patch to check for variables hidden by local ones.
- Peter Eisentraut sent in a patch to change casts and operators to include pg_catalog qualification.
- Fujii Masao sent in a patch per Heikki Linnakangas's suggestion to make ReservedBackends = superuser_reserved_connections + max_wal_senders and MaxBackends = max_connections + autovacuum_max_workers + max_wal_senders + 1.
- Yeb Havinga sent in another version of the patch to make EXPLAIN's subplans clearer.
- Zoltan Boszormenyi sent in a WIP patch for ECPG which deletes the output file when certain kinds of error occur.

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Courtney Stodden's Mom Denies She's in Love with Daughter's Husband (EXCLUSIVE)
The mother of Couples Therapy star, teen bride Courtney Stodden, has been forced to publicly deny that she is romantically linked to her controversial son-in-law, 52-year-old actor Doug Hutchison.
"I want to put the rumors to rest… I'm not in love with my daughter's husband," Krista Keller Stodden told Celebuzz, responding to reports that she has been "making moves" on Hutchison, who has starred in The Green Mile and The X Factor.
The romance rumors were prompted after the "momager" made a cameo on VH1's Couples Therapy.
On the show, she sat down with Dr. Jenn Berman and was quizzed about her daughter's controversial 2011 nuptials.
Berman hinted the reality mom star — who has recently separated from her husband — wouldn't mind having a man like Hutchison for herself.
"He's got a lot of qualities, I'm not gonna lie to you," Krista said on the popular cable show.
"Any woman would love the qualities that man has. He is a fabulous man."
Confronted with the scuttlebutt, Krista is now firing back, even revealing the man whom she calls the "love of her life" — her own new boyfriend — and she has provided Celebuzz a photo to prove it.
"I'm with a very special man who I plan to spend the rest of my life with. His name is Reggie Salazar," Krista added of her beau, who she said is a 54-year-old entrepreneur.
"We've been dating for over half a year. He's very supportive and loving of Courtney. He's a great man and we're very happy. He's the love of my life and a blessing."
Krista added that she is in the final stages of finalizing her divorce from Courtney's father, Alex Stodden.
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M&S gains sales momentum, shares run out of puff
Marks & Spencer Group Plc beat forecasts for Christmas sales yesterday as its recovery gathers momentum but shares in Britain's biggest clothing retailer eased after a blistering run.
The 122-year-old retail icon, whose stock has risen almost 50 per cent since September on signs it is outperforming rivals, said like-for-like sales rose 2.9 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 31, above analysts' top estimates of about two per cent.
But sales were led by a much stronger-than-expected performance in food rather than more profitable clothing and Chief Executive Stuart Rose said the retail landscape in Britain remained challenging, warning of rising costs such as utility and rent bills.
Following a short-lived recovery in 2002, Mr Rose is not yet confident enough to say the company's turnaround is permanent.
"I don't want to say that we're there yet," he told reporters. "Our top line sales growth, I think, will continue, but there are cost pressures coming through," he told Sky TV.
M&S, which operates from around 400 UK stores, said like-for-like food sales jumped 5.1 per cent in the third quarter, while non-food sales were up 0.8 per cent on the same basis, much as expected.
"We always said that food was less... 'damaged' than general merchandise in terms of customers perception", Mr Rose told analysts on a conference call.
In the second quarter, total like-for-like sales had risen 1.3 percent - the first rise for eight quarters. The non-food sales trend was still negative at that time.
"We are pleased with progress to date although there is further recovery potential to be realised, particularly in clothing," said David Cumming, the head of UK Equities at Standard Life Investments, which has a four per cent stake in M&S.
By 0947 GMT Marks & Spencer (M&S) shares were down 1.2 per cent at 495-3/4 pence, well above the 400p level at which tycoon Philip Green pitched a failed bid attempt in 2004. The stock closed at 510p on December 29, its highest since July 1998.
Last week the firm's biggest shareholder, US firm Brandes, reduced its still sizeable stake to bank some profits.
"It doesn't look as if there are going to be big upgrades today, and I think the stock needed big upgrades to hold over £5," said Nick Bubb, an analyst at Evolution Securities.
Analysts are forecasting pretax profit of around £708 million for the year to March 2006, up from about 592 million.
Morgan Stanley advised investors to switch from rival Next to M&S, raising its profit estimate to £730 million from £705 million on the increase in full price sales.
Mr Rose, who was parachuted into M&S to defend the company from Green's £9.1 billion bid, has cut back orders to minimise markdowns and has secured better buying terms to boost margins.
The company said full-price sales of non-food rose 5.3 per cent this quarter compared with a 0.4 per cent gain in the second quarter. Clearance stocks fell 35 per cent.
The British Retail Consortium said overnight that December sales across the sector saw their biggest rise in 19 months but retailers have warned there is no sign of a sustainable pick-up in consumer sentiment after a dreadful year in which consumers have reined in spending.
Mr Rose said the industry figures were boosted by discounts and food sales and showed a sharp drop-off after Christmas as the new year hangover set in.
"Early spring I think customers are going to be quite tough to attract, so I'm not too optimistic," he told reporters.
Main rival Next Plc last week echoed that view, saying its better-than-expected performance over Christmas was down to a helpful cold snap rather than any underlying improvement in consumer sentiment. Richard Ratner at Seymour Pierce believes that 2006 could be worse than 2005 "or at best as bad".
Mr Rose joined other industry figures in warning that costs were set to rise but said investors shouldn't be too concerned.
"Costs of fuel, utilities, rent and rates have risen sharply and will have an impact next year," he said.
On the conference call he reiterated that the retailer still expects to meet its target of £320 million cost savings for 2006/7. It is also on track to reduce markdowns by £100 million in the current year and intends to boost investment from next year dramatically to give over 30 per cent of stores a facelift by the end of 2006.
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A church celebrated the grand opening of its new building on Sunday, Dec. 30, as it transitioned from a small congregation based in the pastors' home to a remodeled building on Hwy. 95.
Word of Life was born when Pastors Vern and Mary Peltz transferred from Denver, Colo., to the Cambridge area in 2004, to start a church.
"We are very family-based church," Mary said. "We have a lot of children in our church. Our focus is on that. It's definitely conducive for family and all age groups."
They began with a home church, running services in their living room. In the fall of 2005, they set up a modular on their property because they outgrew their home and needed more space.
They also set up a children's church in their three-car garage, but eventually outgrew those spaces as well.
That's when Mary and Vern purchased an existing structure at 6888 Hwy. 95 NW and refurbished and remodeled it.
Now the pastors are looking forward to offering more space and welcoming new and old members to the congregation.
"We address everyday issues, things people are dealing with and need insight in finding answers in life – how to make their lives work the way they want them to," Vern said. "Our vision is we're a 'how to' church, so we're all about finding answers and helping people find resolutions."
Word of Life is a contemporary church, with a live praise band and contemporary music. Mary is a certified counselor, so she offers specialized classes in abuse, anger management and recovery during the week.
Mary said they have a lot of ministries that were in the making, but they didn't have the space for until now.
"Moving gives us the ability to expand and help in that area of missions to have the setup to reach out that way," she said. "We really want to be a help to the community; whether people come to our church as members or not, our goal is to have different meetings and classes."
Vern said it was challenging working with a building that wasn't designed to be a church and turning it into one.
"We had the shell but basically everything else is new," he said. A lot of volunteer time and labor was involved from the congregation, Vern added.
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Listed insurer NIB Holdings has reaffirmed its full-year earnings expectations but said further significant capital management is unlikely as the group grapples with the unknown fallout from the incoming means testing.
The company told analysts and investors at a briefing on Monday that it expected fiscal 2012 consolidated pre-tax net underwriting profit to be at the lower end of guidance of between $65 million and $70 million. The company downgraded expectations in February.
This excludes approximately $1 million in restructuring costs.
Private insurers have been wrestling with the federal government's private health insurance rebate to be introduced from July 1.
Critics of the means test, which will curb health insurance rebate payments, have said it might encourage people to lower or cancel their insurance cover altogether.
Treasury has estimated that 30,000 people will drop their private cover as a result of the means testing of the rebate.
Many insurers, including NIB, have encouraged existing customers to pre-pay their policies before June 30.
"To date approximately 15,000 policyholders have elected to prepay, representing approximately $50 million in premiums prepaid," NIB chief financial officer Michelle McPherson said yesterday.
NIB forecast that 2012 full-year earnings per share would be slightly up on last year's 13.7¢ per share.
The company, which holds just under 8 per cent market share, said the second-half operating environment had been challenging as expected, with a more competitive sales climate. However, there were signs of a positive trend in average premium per new policy.
"The June sales result is key to determining full-year net policyholder growth [with about] 14 per cent of full-year 2011 sales occurring during the month of June," Ms McPherson said.
NIB added that consideration of a special dividend this year would be subject to franking credits and no clear and present strategic investment opportunities.
Further significant capital management was unlikely next year as NIB awaits the new Private Health Insurance Administration Council capital standards and assesses actual impact.
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Nearly eight million Australian private health insurance policy holders won't be affected when the changes take effect from July 1, she said.
NIB shares fell 2, or 1.34 per cent, to $1.47 yesterday.
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The Commission and ferry companies have been angered by Customs seizing the vehicles of "booze cruisers" accused of minor infringements.
Jonathan Todd European Commission spokesman said Customs confiscation of cars was "disproportionate".
The government said Customs and Excise was acting within UK and EU law.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Todd highlighted the harsh treatment meted out to booze cruisers bringing alcohol back from the continent for friends.
Breaking the law can result in people having their goods confiscated or having to pay a fine.
In some cases people who have been accused of smuggling have had their cars impounded and even crushed.
"We think it is disproportionate if, for example, the person after they have paid a fine has their cars confiscated," Mr Todd said.
But the government minister responsible for Customs and Excise, John Healy MP, accused the European Commission of courting publicity in the run-up to Christmas - a time when booze cruising reaches its height.
"We get used to them raising these issues in the run up to Christmas and getting a day of good publicity," Mr Healy said.
"Our approach has been tested and backed by the British courts. Only after the third offence will we seize and hold cars."
In August, ferry company Hoverspeed announced plans to sue Customs and Excise for up to £30m, accusing it of putting people off crossing the Channel.
At the time a Hoverspeed spokesman told the BBC the firm was acting to protect the rights of the travelling public.
It said the campaign against alcohol and tobacco smuggling has targeted too many people on innocent shopping trips.
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The U.S. Catholic bishop who grabbed headlines when he said he was "disappointed" Pope Francis had not spoken more about abortion now says he is "grateful" to the pope for widening the vision of the church.
Providence, R.I., Bishop Thomas Tobin made his newest remarks in a statement Friday, one day after Jesuit publications around the world published an exclusive interview with the pontiff, who said he felt "reprimanded" by some in the church.
"Being a Catholic does not mean having to choose between doctrine and charity, between truth and love," Tobin writes in the statement. "It includes both. We are grateful to Pope Francis for reminding us of that vision."
Earlier, in a Sept. 12 story in his diocesan newspaper, Tobin expressed his disappointment in Francis.
"I'm a little bit disappointed in Pope Francis that he hasn't, at least that I'm aware of, said much about unborn children, about abortion, and many people have noticed that," Tobin said then. I think it would be very helpful if Pope Francis would address more directly the evil of abortion and to encourage those who are involved in the pro-life movement."
In the interview released Thursday, the pope said "we cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. I have not spoken much about these things, and I was reprimanded for that."
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Brennan: Webb Simpson is last man standing
SAN FRANCISCO – Just as the fog rolled in at The Olympic Club on Sunday afternoon, so too did Webb Simpson.
Like the weather, he wasn't expected, but he was real just the same, and when almost every other golfer succumbed to the pressure of the final round of the 112th U.S. Open, Simpson was the last man standing: a fresh-faced 26-year-old with two PGA Tour victories who became the latest in a long line of improbable Open champions at this club built into a hill on the shores of the Pacific.
To the list of Jack Fleck, Billy Casper, Scott Simpson and Lee Janzen, add another Simpson. Just as they all beat far-better-known players to win previous Opens at Olympic, so too did this Simpson. While 36-hole co-leader Tiger Woods imploded with an 8-over-par weekend of 75-73, Simpson shot a magnificent 68-68 to win his first major championship.
Of course it's his first. Every time there is a major championship these days in men's golf, there is a first-time winner. Simpson became the ninth consecutive first-time major winner in golf and the 15th different player to win the last 15 majors. Stability this is not.
Playing in the fourth-to-last group Sunday, Simpson got off to what he admitted was "a slow start," with two bogeys in the grueling first five holes, but he struck back with a birdie on six, the last of the difficult opening stretch, and quickly found himself on a roll. He birdied 7. He birdied 8. He parred 9, then birdied 10. "I knew the birdie holes were coming," he explained later.
He had reached 1 over par, and there he remained as third-round co-leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell came back to him over the next two hours.
Simpson finished his round with a mighty par save from the gnarly greenside rough on 18 at 6:50 p.m. local time. He was in at 1 over, tied for the lead with Furyk, having parred the final eight holes in the final round of the Open, which, on this day, was quite a feat.
Less than five minutes later, Furyk bogeyed the long par-5 16th after an ugly duck hook off the tee into the trees, and he dropped back to 2 over. This was the greatest golf gift Simpson had ever been given: He had moved into the lead in the U.S. Open without having to hit another shot. He was finishing up in the scorer's trailer. He was done playing. He did not have to spend another minute on that bear of a golf course.
"I've never felt nervous like I did today," he told NBC after he had won. "A lot of times I had to hit my legs because I couldn't feel them."
All he and his wife, Dowd, had to do was sit and watch on TV as Furyk dropped another shot and McDowell missed a 24-foot putt that would have forced a playoff, and he was the new U.S. Open champion.
Simpson's was a unique kind of drama on a day that produced very little. He appeared to be a backdrop, a side story — until he suddenly slipped into a tie for the lead when almost no one was looking.
Simpson played his college golf at Wake Forest, where Arnold Palmer played, and where Palmer established a scholarship. Simpson, a religion major, won that scholarship at Wake.
In 1966, at the U.S. Open here, Palmer held a seven-shot lead with nine holes to play but squandered it all and lost to Casper. He never won another Open.
Simpson was well aware of the heartbreak his benefactor suffered here. "Hopefully," he said Sunday night, "I can make him smile."
The Olympic Club taketh away, and, 46 years later, it finally giveth back.
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The Economist Meets the iPad
The Economist debuted their iPad app this week--a weekly version of their print pub along with an audio edition so users can "listen to every article, read by professional newscasters, with easy switching between reading and listening."
Print subscribers will receive free access to the Economist's online, iPhone, and iPad editions.
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In Other iPad News: Adobe and SPD are partnering on a special Paper to Pixels evening. On Tuesday, December 7th, please join us as Steve Hart from Adobe takes us into the world of Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite -- a set of tools that everyone can use to transform their print magazine into an iPad (and Google-tablet, future tablet, etc) wonder. Watch how Martha Stewart Living used this software to launch their iPad app.
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TwoDashStash has posted a new audio interview with Hiroaki Yura the Lead Developer of the Project Phoenix.
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Nursing students and faculty from Northwestern Oklahoma State University attended the annual lectureship for the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Patricia S. Yoder-Wise presented at the lectureship. Currently, she is a professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing in Lubbock, and is also on faculty at Texas Woman's University in Houston.
Dr. Wise presented the Robert M. Bird Society Lecture "Beyond the Moment: The TEAM of Tomorrow" at the Bird Library Auditorium.
She is a noted speaker and writer in the area of nursing leadership. She also is the author of Leadership and Management in Nursing, a three-time American Journal of Nursing book of the year winner and is editor of two nursing journals; The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing and Nursing Forum.
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Cartoonist Fired From Student Newspaper For Homophobic Comic Strip
The University of Arizona is at the center of controversy after the publication of a cartoon in its student newspaper that clearly crossed the line between "edgy comedy" and "hate speech," leading to thousands of complaints and the cartoonist's dismissal from the paper.The Daily Wildcat ran a strip by DC Parsons last week in which a parent told his son that, if he ever told his father he was gay, the father would "shoot you with my shotgun, roll you up in a carpet and throw you off a bridge." The punchline, such as it was, was the son replying "Well, I guess that's what you call a 'Fruit Roll Up'." Funny…? Not so much, but definitely something that prompted an outpouring of protest, including an online petition to fire Parsons as well as the Wildcat's editor-in-chief and copy editor that has almost 9,000 signatures, leading to an apology from both the newspaper and Parsons himself.
The paper's official apology — signed "The Daily Wildcat staff," instead of any one individual, oddly enough — blamed the cartoon's appearance on "a serious error in judgment," calling its printing as "irresponsible to our readers" as "some readers felt [it] was homophobic and inappropriate." Parsons, meanwhile, defended the strip as an example of his "us[ing] humor as a coping mechanism, much like society does when addressing social taboos," explaining that the strip was actually based on an experience from his own youth. "My father is a devout conservative from a previous generation," he wrote, "and I believe he was simply distraught from the fact that I had learned (from 'The Simpsons') what homosexuality was at such a young age."
"I do sincerely apologize and sympathize with anyone who may be offended by my comics (I am often similarly offended by 'Ralph and Chuck')," Parsons continued, "but keep in mind it is only a joke, and what's worse than a joke is a society that selectively ignores its problems." Yeah, that's right: Your lack of humor about strips where fathers threaten to kill their sons for being gay is the real problem here, world (Never mind the fact that there's not actually a funny joke in the original strip. "Oh, he said 'fruit'! I get it!" doesn't really pass muster, let's be honest).
Parsons has since been fired from the Wildcat, in response to the continuing outcry against the strip and insincere apologies offered for it. While this isn't the sort of thing that should end his cartooning career for good (It's idiotic and thoughtless, but I'm not sure it's necessarily malicious, as such), it'd be nice if, when he comes back — if he comes back — he's more conscious of both his comedy chops and the impact of his words outside of his own therapeutic desires.
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The nude of the 19th century was often a tool for anatomical study: an intellectualized and idealized approach to physiognomy.
And there, [in his hand is] another piece of an anatomical joint.
If your heart isn't in a liaison, resist indulging other anatomical parts.
The book goes as far as outlining the anatomical differences between males and females.
anatomical effects can be revealing of what happened to the airplane itself.
Other criticism might be made on the anatomical proportions of the subjects.
In addition, the anatomical determination is beset with difficulties.
Ottolenghi has recently investigated the anatomical mancinism of criminals.
He was satisfied with its anatomical and physiological significance.
That ripeness of the ovum upon which Thurys theory insists, lies in the nature of the ovum apart from any anatomical signs.
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The trio of suspended Armwood football players exited its last appeal with the state's prep-sports governing board Sunday afternoon with two defeats and one no-decision.
The appeals of juniors Craig Carrington and Greg Newton, among five members of the Hawks' 2011 team suspended for allegedly falsifying residence information, were denied Sunday by the Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors. Newton, however, could return for the playoffs if Armwood makes it that far.
Offensive lineman Gabe Nold, a Wharton transfer suspended earlier this year by Principal Michael Ippolito for residence information the principal deemed false, had his case referred back to Ippolito.
The 16-member board declined to make a ruling despite the presentation by Nold's attorney of "thousands" of cellphone records. Tampa-based lawyer Peter Hobson said the records clearly showed Nold was living with his dad in an apartment in Armwood's district following the separation of his parents.
Hobson said the principal has agreed to meet with Nold's father. When Ippolito, who attended Sunday's proceedings, will make a ruling is uncertain. Armwood already has played half its regular season; the suspended players have been able to practice but can't suit up on game nights.
"The win was, (Nold) did not get denied," Hobson said. "New rules apply. It's under re-evaluation right away and I think we're going to be in good shape."
The "new rules" refer to House Bill 1403, a controversial piece of prep-sports legislation that officially became law on July 1.
Among other things, it requires parents to be notified of any type of eligibility investigation or inquiry, and to be allowed to present evidence to the person determining eligibility. Such due process, Hobson has argued, had been denied to the Armwood familes before the new legislation was enacted.
The trio of players originally brought their cases to an FHSAA sectional appeals committee in August, only to be unanimously denied. Sunday's proceedings represented their final appeal outside of a legal challenge.
Armwood was forced to forfeit its 2011 state title and fined more than $12,000 -- among other penalties -- earlier this year following a six-month FHSAA probe in which five players were found to have falsified residence data to enroll at the school.
Nold and four other offseason transfers also were deemed ineligible by Ippolito for similar residence questions. Another lineman, Seffner Christian transfer Aaron Evans, won his appeal in August.
The Carrington family's next step is unclear, Hobson said. Newton, whose one-year suspension was imposed during the 2011 playoffs, regains his eligibility on Nov. 16 -- the first Friday of the football playoffs.


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Chris represented our construction company in a lawsuit regarding a contract dispute. He has good knowledge of construction related matters and worked quickly during the discovery process. I thought he did a good job during questioning in the deposition process and trial. We won the case, although spent a lot of money defending ourselves. The later part was not Chris's fault. His attorney fees are very reasonable and fair. He does not nickel and dime clients for phone calls and emails. I would highly recommend Chris because he is genuine, a straight shooter and a knowledgeable lawyer. You do not get the aloof or arrogant attitude from Chris that a lot of attorneys personify.
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The number of people presumed dead in last month's Asian tsunamis rose to more than 283,000 Thursday, with Indonesian authorities announcing a further increase in the number of dead and missing.
Indonesia was hardest-hit by the December 26 quake and tsunamis, with a total 230,261 people listed as dead or missing, the health ministry said.
Thailand's toll edged up slightly to 5,390 confirmed dead. A further 3,000 people were listed as missing, more than 1,000 of them foreigners.
The toll in Sri Lanka, which was second hardest hit by the catastrophe, stood at 30,957, according to the Centre for National Operations.
The number of people listed as missing was 5,637, but many were expected to be among those never formally identified, hurriedly buried and included in the confirmed death toll.
In neighbouring India, the official death toll has reached 10,744 with 5,669 still reported missing and feared dead.
Myanmar has said 61 people were killed in the tsunamis, against an estimated 90 deaths according to the United Nations. At least 82 people were killed and another 26 were missing in the Maldives.
Sixty-eight people were dead in Malaysia, most of them in Penang, according to police, while Bangladesh reported two deaths.
Fatalities also occurred on the east coast of Africa where 298 people were declared dead in Somalia, 10 in Tanzania and one in Kenya.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, making it the largest quake worldwide in four decades.
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Today was an amazing day.
You know those balmy April days that practically taste of the promise of summer… the vanilla-citrus scent of gorse blossom hanging in the unseasonably warm air. Well, this was one of those.
I had a meeting in the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery this afternoon, after which the plan was a leisurely stroll across the causeway and down towards the Warren Strand to meet the family for a picnic on the beach. Sounds idyllic, doesn't it? But it gets better.
A quick circuit of the reed-bed revealed an assortment of warblers in the deciduous trees at the western end… willow warblers, chiff-chaffs and a full on X-Factor-style sing-off between three male blackcaps.
There wasn't much happening from the causeway – some late black tailed godwits and a couple of little egrets in their breeding regalia… they look so much "swankier" when they're all dressed up.
So it was onto the Warren road, heading for the beach. Something made me stop scanning the estuary for waders and look up into the stubble field behind the houses on the other side of the road. A bird flew up and landed on the electricity wires… I swung up the bins.
Surely not…! I looked again… I was definitely seeing an adult female Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator).
I made my way into the field for a closer look. What a magnificent bird… a first for me, and a fabulous bird to find for yourself. I sent the news in to Colin Barton who runs @corkbirdnews and he was on the scene from Galley Head in short order. I've used one of Colin's photos of the shrike above, as mine are a bit ropey (only had the compact camera with me, and handheld digibining is a tricky skill to master, see below).
These are my best two digibining efforts:
And here's another one of Colin's – a flight shot – to finish off.
A yellow wagtail in the same field (dubbed the "Woodchat field" by Colin – which has a nice ring to it, I have to say) was a bonus too, and the picnic with the family was a great way to round off a really fabulous day!
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This County Park is one of the largest Parks in Iowa. It forms a greenbelt along the Cedar River from Cedar Falls to Washington-Union Bridge, four miles to the north.
It also adjoins Railroad Lake and Beaver Creek Access to the west. Falls Access, a State-owned area managed by the Black Hawk County Conservation Board, is also located west, just across the Cedar River. The Rotary Reserve is also located on the west side of the River.
This quiet retreat area is managed by the Black Hawk County Conservation Board in conjunction with the YMCA. It features a new all-season lodge, finished in 1994, for large group gatherings of up to 500 people.


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'Translational Bioinformatics' is a collection of PLOS Computational Biology Education articles which reads as a "book" to be used as a reference or tutorial for a graduate level introductory course on the science of translational bioinformatics.
Translational bioinformatics is an emerging field that addresses the current challenges of integrating increasingly voluminous amounts of molecular and clinical data. Its aim is to provide a better understanding of the molecular basis of disease, which in turn will inform clinical practice and ultimately improve human health.


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WITH the holidays approaching, youngsters are being warned by Redditch Council to STAY SAFE THIS EASTER AND STAY OUT so the town does not have another water-related tragedy.
Rebecca Blake, councillor with responsibility for community safety, said the while town is working together to spread the message on the dangers of swimming in open water.
She said: "With the Easter holidays approaching and most of us hoping for warm weather, we are mindful of the increased risk in people swimming in open water.
"After the tragic loss of life of Richard Fellows, 15, who recently died after being rescued from the weir near the Five Tunnels, the message must be, STAY SAFE THIS EASTER AND STAY OUT. Swimming where there are no lifeguards is just not worth the risk."
This week the council is joining Marian Barton, headteacher at Trinity where Richard attended, in writing to schools asking them to warn pupils of the dangers in assemblies before they break up and giving them safety information to take away and read.
Redditch Council has met with police, the fire service, the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) and schools on how to better educate young people who are at risk of drowning in open water. The RLSS have specific information designed for schools and agencies are working together so young people can learn the risks of swimming in rivers, lakes, weirs and any other open water.
Working with the drowning prevention charity RLSS to run life saving courses in the summer holidays, the council will also advise the hundreds of people who have swimming lessons at council pools every year about open water safety.
Ms Blake said: "While the council is working with RoSPA to learn how to make the town's waterways as safe as possible, educating people about risk of drowning in open water, is the best way to try and keep people safe, especially young people, including 15-19 year old boys, who are significantly at risk.
"It's the unseen dangers that put lives at risk and even good swimmers get into difficulty because of cold water, hidden currents and getting caught on things that lie under the surface. If you see people swimming in open water, please remind them they are not only putting their own life at risk they are putting others lives at risk who might try and help them if they get into difficulty."
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Dorchester, Warborough and Benson quarrying site
Describe the site currently, including details of protected or threatened habitat or species
The plans include quarrying through three large fields between Dorchester, Warborough and Benson in South Oxfordshire. The area is of prime archaeological interest, having many scheduled monuments, and is near the Roman town of Dorchester on Thames. This landscape is well known by academic archaeologists as a site of continuous human existence since Neolithic times, and a henge monument near Dorchester (similar in importance to Stonehenge or Avebury) was destroyed by quarrying in the 1960s. The area is in Green Belt, is a Conservation area, and is overlooked by 2 AONBs (Chilterns and North Wessex Downs).
What development is proposed?
Large scale sand and gravel quarry and processing plant surrounding several rural villages and prime agricultural land on the River Thames floodplain. We belive the quarry will destroy prime agricultural land for over 25 years.
What one thing would help you or your group protect this site?
Join our Campaign Group - Parishes Against Gravel Extraction (PAGE) - by visiting our website to show your support or by joining our Facebook group or by following us on Twitter (links on our homepage). We are holding various fundraising events to raise money to fund our evidence-based approach to opposition using experts in archaeology, ecology, transport, landscape impact and geology. We will be holding fieldwalking events to help our archaeologists and a Country Day for riders and walkers in September. Parishes Against Gravel Extraction is an alliance of 8 Parish Councils in South Oxfordshire and has been campaigning against quarrying in the area since 2003.
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Oxfordshire County Council
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Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians, owes $1.5 million ($1.4 million) after he defrauded an elderly couple shortly before he joined the army.
Sergeant Bales was working as a stockbroker in Ohio in 2000 when Gary Liebschner asked him to sell his stocks to pay for medical bills. Mr Liebschner and his wife never received the money. Sergeant Bales faced no criminal charges but the case against him and several colleagues went to arbitration in May 2000. Sergeant Bales never turned up at a hearing and, 18 months later, enlisted in the army.
According to records from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) the case was resolved in 2003 when an arbitration panel found that Sergeant Bales had "engaged in fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, unauthorised trading and unsuitable investments". The arbitrator ordered payment of $US637,000 in compensation, plus interest, $US637,000 in punitive damages and $US216,500 in legal fees. With interest the total is now $US1.5 million. The arbitrator described Bales's conduct as "fraudulent and malicious" and, when the fines were not paid, he was suspended from the industry.
Sergeant Bales, 38, is being held at Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas and has yet to be charged over the March 11 shooting in Afghanistan.
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Organic 'Honeycrisp' apples growing in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. These three-year old trees are part of an Organic Science Cluster project, aimed at developing weed control technologies and a scab management strategy for organic apples grown in Canada. The goal of the research is to develop strategies that will increase profitability and sustainability while dramatically reducing the pesticide load on the environment, reducing carbon emissions and improving soil, water and air quality.
The submission deadline for presentation titles and abstracts has been extended to December 1, 2011; please see the Call for Titles and Abstracts for details. For those wishing to have earlier notification of their abstract's acceptance or decline, abstracts submitted by the original November 15, 2011 deadline will be reviewed by the beginning of December.
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