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No. 1 noise rule: be aware
Outdoor activities can impact neighbours
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Quiet hours
� Monday to Friday � 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
� Saturday � 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.
� Sunday and holidays � 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Summer weather can mean a changed perception in noise levels around St. Albert.
�The real warm weather, when people tend to open the window of their residences, there�ll be a peak of complaints starting about this time of year for both motor vehicle traffic going by and some of the regular spring maintenance that�s done,� said Stu Fraser, the peace officer program supervisor for the City of St. Albert.
Noise complaints don�t necessarily spike in summer, but the types of complaints will shift, he said.
While winter time often brings complaints about noise from snow removal operations or vehicle idling, the summer is dominated by construction-related complaints, along with the aforementioned motor vehicle and city spring maintenance noise issues, he said.
The other main trigger for noise complaints tends to be music or bands, Fraser said, which is not tied to a particular time of year.
A summer-season complaint that occasionally arises is noise from lawn maintenance.
�It�s pretty standard that about five per cent of our noise complaints would be to do with lawn maintenance,� Fraser said.
Often during the summer, people head out to enjoy their yards into the late evening.
�The biggest thing that people don�t understand is that, in quiet hours, sitting outside in your backyards with friends � it�s quite easy to affect your neighbours and you might not even perceive that your noise level has gone up,� Fraser said. �It�s a matter of increasing people�s awareness.�
Fraser finds that the start and end of the city�s �quiet hours� are when conflict happens.
Fines for a first breach of the bylaw � which encompasses more than just the quiet hours � start at $250. Further offences can be taken to court, where fines can range up to $10,000, Fraser said.
For instance, Fraser notes there�s a general prohibition that allows municipal bylaw officers to consider the situation�s factors, such as time of day or location.
However, enforcement often starts with education.
�Most people respect the warning they get,� Fraser said.
Even in cases where there�s a permit to operate machinery during quiet hours for construction, if there are complaints, sometimes the terms of that permit will be re-examined, Fraser said.
He noted that sometimes contractors are from outside St. Albert and might not be familiar with the rules � but a visit from a bylaw officer can address the issue.
�Even if we take the education before enforcement approach, the sooner we know about an issue the sooner we can work towards resolving it,� he said.
People with a concern should call 780-458-7700 to inquire, Fraser said.
The city does track complaints to track if people have had previous offences.
The RCMP will also respond to noise issues when the municipal officers aren�t on shift.
�If municipal enforcement officers aren�t on the road, which is generally about the time that house parties are taking off, the mounted police will attend the call,� Fraser said, noting the police have a few ways they can address the concern, ranging from resolving it without any tickets or charges to sometimes using mischief criminal charges.
There are some exemptions for city workers and school and church bells, he noted.


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I just wanted to say hi and prepare you for all the questions, sorry. The roads of NH will never be the same.
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What kind of bike are you looking for?
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Thanks. I have been bouncing around and I think I have found a nice compromise between a mountain bike and a road bike. Apparently that isn't a hybrid, who knew? I'd like to race, maybe (probably) but there are some kid friendly trails in my area that I would like to go with my family. I am looking at a Specialized Secteur. It is light and can accomodate a beefier tire. There is so much to think about.
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Can that take a cyclocross tire? I see disc brakes on some models...HOT!
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It has the disc brakes, I think that is why it can take a bigger tire. i don"t know about the cyclocross tire. it should accomodate a nobby tire, whatever they are called. The gears are nice, too. Easy to use.
My BIL has a Secteur and has't complained. If you want cross tires get a cross bike.
The Secteur may not be bad at rough. Comes w/ wide road road tires & heads up ride.
Here's a Secteur in France:
Here's a Secteur in France:
That makes my baby-maker hurt!!!
That makes my baby-maker hurt!!!
No picnic for the guys either.
My BIL has a Secteur and has't complained. If you want cross tires get a cross bike.
The Secteur may not be bad at rough. Comes w/ wide road road tires & heads up ride.
Here's a Secteur in France:
That looks like those cobblestone roads in Portland, Me. You are right, I am just trying to keep my options open. I would love a cross (cyclocross?) bike, but they are out of my price range. Maybe in a few years. My kids are little, so I have no plans to do any serious trails, but those wheels on a road bike look, well, made for only the road. Is that right? I am brand new to cycling and I am trying to make smart step with my first bicycle purchase.I know nothing! I really do appreciate all of your thoughts. Really.
When you say "trails" are you saying smooth paved or crushed gravel multi use trails, vehicle passable carriage/fire roads, or single track?
If it's a rail trail you would do very well with a bike like the Sector but if you want to take it on rough terrain you you probably won't have the best experience on it. It's not really just about fat tires. The bike wasn't really designed for that.
If I had to have only one bike for multiple types of riding it probably would be a cyclocross bike. I've seen them in crits with road wheels and have taken mine on rocky single track. Both situations are noticeably compromised but riding a crit on a mtb or riding single track on a road bike would be impossible for most people.
As for the price of a cyclocross bike, you can get a Specialized tricross for the same money as a Secteur.
This is great, thank you. i thought that he said it was a tricross, I could be wrong. I will ask again. It gets so confusing. Any trails will be more rail trails. Would a road bike be fine? I really had no idea it was so complicated. So far, my two local bike stores don't have many cyclocross, if any. Maybe it is a NH thing. I have seen two And one belonged to the owner of a store.
So I might not be buying a bike, but I have more questions to ask at the store. I liked the disc brakes, the updated gears and the option to add a nobby tire. That might mean nothing. I heard tricross come out of his mouth, but that is not the Secteur.
Thanks. This is a big help!
What is your budget? Redline has an awesome disc model for $1600. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Redline Conquest, but the brakes are absolute garbage. I can upgrade the brakes to a certain point (better cantilevers or mini-Vs), but I'd have to spend a lot of money on a new fork to go disc with it. I'd be better off buying the new Conquest Disc for about $300 more than my Conquest cost.
Redlines are fairly easy to find. Seems like a lot of shops around here carry them or they can order them (AFAIK any shop can order Redline stuff, even if they don't have an account with Redline).
A friend of mine just got a Charge Filter Apex (BTW, I have SRAM Apex on my CX bike and that group is so freakin' bomb-proof) and loves it. I don't know the price, but I do know she's a grad student on a very limited budget.
Probably around $1500. Those are two more brands that I haven't come across. Does it matter if ai buy a men's or women's bike? I have no preference.
I don't own any "women's" bikes, if that helps. Generally WSD bikes will have a slightly shorter top tube, but that's not even consistent. Some brands simply use shorter-reach brakes and a women's saddle (which is generally wider and shorter) on women's frames...and, of course, girlier paint jobs. Women can be longer limbed and shorter torso'd, but that's not always the case. I'm built more like a dude, in that respect.
Test a bunch of bikes in your price range and go with the one that fits best and suits the sort of terrain/riding you plan to do.


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The Phoenix Symphony launches its 2014-15 season and Virginia G. Piper Music Director Tito Muñoz' inaugural season with Carl Orff's Carmina burana on September 19 and 20 at Symphony Hall. For this special occasion, Sandra Day O'Connor, Former Supreme Court Justice and prominent supporter of arts in Arizona, will conduct our nation's national anthem before Sept. 20's concert.
Audiences are invited to witness a historic weekend with The Phoenix Symphony as Maestro Tito Muñoz makes his debut as the Symphony's eleventh Virginia G. Piper Music Director. Maestro Muñoz leads a powerful program with the majestic and scenic cantata, Carmina burana, featuring the famous "O'Fortuna" movement heard in numerous movie and television commercial scores. The Phoenix Symphony is joined by The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, the Phoenix Boys Choir, and features soloists soprano Mary MacKenzie, tenor Christopher Pfund, and baritone Corey McKern.
This 1936 cantata is based on a set of poems and dramatic texts from the 11th through 13th centuries that deal with subject matter such as greed, love, lust and gluttony. Upon its debut, Orff's Carmina burana attained instant success and continues to be one of the most oft-performed classical works in the repertoire. This magical program also features Igor Stravinsky's adventurous Firebird Suite, a masterwork of personal significance to Maestro Muñoz. "I am eager to bring on of my personal favorite pieces of music to Phoenix, The Suite from The Firebird, which is one of the first pieces of orchestral repertoire I learned in my youth, alongside the majestic and celebrated Carmina burana," says Muñoz.
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Rox ride timely hitting, 'pen to win in Arizona
Reliever Belisle gets crucial out in seventh inning to preserve lead
PHOENIX -- Relief pitcher Matt Belisle might not have thrown a perfect pitch, but it was just what the Rockies needed Friday night.
Belisle entered with runners at second and third and no outs in the seventh inning. After facing three batters, the bases were loaded with two outs when Belisle had a 1-2 count on the D-backs' dangerous Paul Goldschmidt. Belisle threw a slider that seemed to hang dangerously, but Goldschmidt's bat missed it and Belisle had the key strikeout in a 6-3 victory at Chase Field in front of 28,801.
"The slider stayed a little up, but it was away and it still had a little late break," Belisle said. "Whether [Goldschmidt] saw it as a mistake slider or whether he thought it was a fastball that was out of reach, I can't tell you. But it worked out."
The victory, which gave the Rockies a two-game lead over the D-backs and Giants in the National Legaue West, featured key two-out hits by Michael Cuddyer and Troy Tulowitzki, a sixth-inning leadoff homer from Wilin Rosario and five strong innings from Juan Nicasio (3-0), who was throwing with his best velocity since his first outings in the Majors in 2011. However, Belisle and the bullpen were key to the victory.
The Rockies' relief staff extended its scoreless-innings streak to 12 while holding the D-backs to two hits in the final four innings. The bullpen entered the game second in the NL in innings pitched and increased that total to 82 1/3, but hasn't wilted.
Belisle, a key part of the Rockies' bullpen since 2009, played the biggest role for the 'pen Friday night.
Lefty Josh Outman threw a scoreless sixth, but he hit Didi Gregorious in the right temple -- the D-backs announced it was a contusion, but he will be re-evaluated Saturday -- to lead off the seventh, and gave up an Alfredo Marte double before being lifted for Belisle. Cody Ross and Martin Prado popped out, with a Gerardo Parra walk in between. But Belisle handled the challenge.
"You're hoping maybe he'll give up one, and he gets out of it without giving up anything," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "That's a phenomenal job by Matty."
Rex Brothers survived a hit and a walk in the eighth by striking out three, and Rafael Betancourt improved to 8-for-8 on save chances.
The Rockies' clutch pitching came on a night when the offense regained its ability to deliver hits in tight situations. Cuddyer doubled with two out and two on in the first. Tulowitzki's double came after the slumping Carlos Gonzalez -- who went 1-for-5 and is 3-for-29 in his last seven games -- fanned against Brandon McCarthy (0-3) for the second out of the fifth.
"First-pitch cutter, that's how we've attacked him," said McCarthy, who also gave up Rosario's homer among nine hits in six innings. "That's what I would throw again, I just wouldn't throw it there again. It just kind of came out of my hand funny."
The Rockies' performance came on the heels of a 1-for-11 showing with runners in scoring position in Thursday night's 3-2 loss to the D-backs.
"We were able to get the big hit tonight, Juan gave us a chance and the bullpen gave us the rest," Weiss said.
Nicasio lasted just 4 1/3 innings against the D-backs in his last start. But in between, Rosario, his catcher throughout his pro career, noticed on video that Nicasio was not following through on his fastball. Nicasio said he saw himself pulling his head back right after releasing the ball.
That's understandable. Nicasio suffered a broken neck and fractured skull when he was hit in the head by a line drive from the Nationals' Ian Desmond on Aug. 5, 2011, and missed the rest of that season. To boot, his 2012 season ended in June when he suffered a right knee injury while trying to field another hard-hit ball through the mound.
On Friday, Nicasio, who had been throwing in the 94-mph range, was hitting 97 with his fastball. He gave up Eric Chavez's third homer of the season in the second and ended up yielding three runs, just one earned.
"I talked with Wilin during my last bullpen, and I was really trying to stay through the ball," Nicasio said.
To make the effort result in victory, Nicasio and the Rockies needed Belisle.
"I do enjoy big pitches in big situations," Belisle said. "The more you can experience those, the more you prepare yourself for big pitches in playoffs and the places where we want to be making big pitches down the road."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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1.) "I've got ten or more sisters."
2.) "I've got less than ten sisters."
3.) "I've got at least one sister."
AnswerNone. If statement 3 is true, then statement 1 can also be true, and vice versa. Statement 2 can be true by itself, but only if I have no sisters.
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Cougar Town cougar Courteney Cox is staying true to her sitcom self as the 50-year-old actress just got engaged to 37-year-old Johnny McDaid, best known for playing guitar in the rock band Snow Patrol and for having incredibly intense eyes.
Courteney and Johnny have only been dating since sometime late last year, but the former Friends star proved she liked younger men when she married David Arquette in 1999. David, who is 8 years younger than Courteney, married her when he was 27 and she was 35.
Clearly, Courteney has a thing for younger gentlemen, and who can fault her? Hollywood is filled with rich, beautiful people who work hard to look great and date people who are wildly out of their age range. It's one of the perks of being a star!
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RESPONSIBLE dog owners are not being treated fairly by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, according to dog walkers in Pleasington.
Dog walkers have complained that litter and dog bins are emptied so irregularly on the stretch between Pleasington playing fields and Witton Park in Blackburn that they are overflowing with waste.
Piles of bagged dog excrement are forming on and around the bins that line the route, popular with dog walkers and ramblers alike, as they are now too full for people to dispose of their waste responsibly.
Dog walker, Paul Room, who lives in Feniscowles said: "It's just outrageous.
"Every other day you read something about councillors wanting to fine dog owners for one thing or another but what are they doing for responsible dog owners?
"It's all right saying they are going to fine people to make the area safer and cleaner but they have to do their bit too. It's just not fair."
"I walk my dog here everyday and cannot believe the state of it.
"It smells absolutely awful and is only going to get worse. I've been ringing the council to complain about it but these bins haven't been emptied for weeks.
"This is a lovely walk and a lovely park and people should be encouraged to visit but this is only going to put people off."
Tony Watson, who is head of environment and public protection, said: "The litterbins in Tower Road are emptied three times a week.
"These bins are to be used for the collection of both general rubbish and dog waste.
"And it is good to see that they are being well used."
John Pearson, councillor for Livesey with Pleasington, said: "It seems hard to believe that these bins are emptied three times a week.
And when you consider the pressures we are putting on dog walkers, it doesn't seem right.
"I will most certainly be getting in touch with our environmental officers about this, "Because thise kind of thing is exactly what we are wanting to discourage."


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A nonprofit company developing wind turbines along Lake Erie has gained significant engineering support.
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports (http://bit.ly/12QDD2Q ) the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. has partnered with about a dozen national and international expert companies and laboratories in an effort to make the proposal happen. And the private partners are bringing an additional $1 million to the project.
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. is using a $4 million federal grant to develop the initial engineering necessary to build wind turbines in fresh water, where ice can put pressure on any structure.
The company has a year to assemble detailed engineering plans and win preliminary permits to compete for a larger, three-year federal grant. That money would go toward constructing a pilot project seven miles offshore.
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The rumors are true! John Grisham's website reports that his next legal thriller will be a sequel to his first novel, A Time to Kill. Readers will find Jake Brigance back in the court room when Sycamore Row is released in October. Read more about it here.
While you are waiting, reread the book many believe is Grisham's best.
A Time to Kill / John Grisham
Criminal lawyer Jake Brigance faces the fight of his life when he is asked to defend Carl Hailey, who, in a rage of anger, shot and killed the men on trial for the rape of his daughter.
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January 24, 2011 – New York Rangers 2, Washington Capitals 1 SO (Game No. 51, Away No. 27)
* The Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals, 2-1, in the shootout tonight at Verizon Center to improve to 29-19-3 overall, including a 17-9-1 mark on the road. New York has registered a point in 24 of their last 36 games (22-12-2), and are now 12-6-2 in their last 20 contests.
* Tonight's contest marked the second consecutive game the Rangers came from behind entering the third period to win in the shootout, having defeated the Atlanta Thrashers in the shootout on Saturday at Philips Arena (3-2). New York improved to 7-12-3 when trailing after the second period, to lead the league with seven wins and a .318 winning percentage in those games.
* The Blueshirts' 17 road wins are tied for first in the league.
* Marian Gaborik notched the game-tying goal with 6:41 remaining in regulation, and led all Rangers' forwards with 22:08 of ice time. He now ranks second on the team in scoring with 30 points, and third with 16 goals.
* Martin Biron stopped 22 shots through regulation and overtime, and turned aside two of four shootout attempts to improve to 8-4-0 overall with a 4-1-0 mark on the road. He is now 7-3-0 with a 2.19 goals against average and a .926 save percentage in his last 12 games, and has held opponents to two or fewer goals in eight of his 13 starts. Biron is 15-6-2 in his last 24 starts, including a 7-2-2 mark in his final 11 starts last season dating back to a 4-3 win on Feb. 9, 2010 vs. Nashville.
* Artem Anisimov tallied the game-deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout, and logged 21:07 of ice time in the contest. It was Anisimov's first career shootout goal, and he is now 1-5 (20%). Wojtek Wolski and Mats Zuccarello also converted their shootout attempts for the Rangers. Wolski improved to 19-44 (43%) in shootouts, while Zuccarello has converted each of his four career shootout attempts.
* Brian Boyle recorded the primary assist on Gaborik's game-tying goal, and led the team with five shots on goal. He has now registered 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in the last 24 games, including four points (three goals, one assist) in the last six contests.
* Sean Avery registered one assist, and has now tallied four assists in the last four games. Avery ranks third on the team with 18 assists on the season.
* Michael Del Zotto and Evgeny Grachev each skated in the contest following their recall from Connecticut (AHL) on Saturday. Del Zotto was credited with three hits and two blocked shots in 15:07 of ice time, and Grachev logged 9:09 of ice time.
* Marc Staal and Michael Sauer tied for the game-high with four blocked shots. Staal also led the team with 29:09 of ice time.
* Kris Newbury led the team and tied for the game-high with five hits in the contest.
* The Rangers will conclude their league-high, 14th back-to-back set when they face-off against the Florida Panthers tomorrow, Jan. 25, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in their fifth game in seven nights heading into the All-Star break. The game will be televised live on MSG Network and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com.


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The New York Mets on Monday announced that they have placed infielder/outfielder Fernando Tatis on the 15-Day Disabled List, with a right shoulder AC joint sprain and recalled lefthanded pitcher Raul Valdes from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. Valdes will wear #22 and was available for Monday night's game vs. Cincinnati. Tatis will undergo further testing at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery today.
Valdes was with the Mets from April 11-June 24. He went 2-2 with one save and a 5.10 ERA (17 earned runs/30.0 innings) in 20 contests with New York. Valdes earned his first major league save hurling 3.0 shutout innings on May 25 vs. Philadelphia in an 8-0 win. He notched six strikeouts over 5.0 innings to earn the win in a 10-7 triumph on May 20 at Washington.
The 5-11, 190-pounder made two starts at Buffalo after he was optioned on June 24. He allowed one run on seven hits over 9.0 combined innings with one walk and 13 strikeouts.
Tatis was hitting .185 (6-41) with six runs scored, four doubles, two home runs, six RBI, six walks and 19 strikeouts in 41 games for New York.


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Father Pierino Limonta is delighted: A new church is to be built in his parish! But what makes his joy even greater is the fact that Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana of Toamasina has decided that it will be dedicated to Pope John XXIII. In this way it will commemorate both the 50th anniversary of the death of the Pope, who will be canonized on April 27 this year, and also the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. "It will be a church of the Council," the archbishop explained. "We are all delighted, and the school we will be building will also be named after Pope John XXIII," said Father Pierino. An Italian by birth himself, he has been a missionary in Madagascar for 36 years now. Most of this time he has spent in the jungle, where he shared with the people their joys, their prayers, their hopes, but also their sufferings, their sorrows and their sicknesses. Now he is facing a new challenge, since he has been appointed parish priest of the Sacred Heart Parish in Toamasina. He has exchanged life in the rainforest for life in the jungle of a rapidly developing port city on the east coast of this island nation in the Indian Ocean.In one of the sprawling suburbs of the city of Toamasina, a new Catholic community has developed. This particular suburb is known as Andranomadio and it forms part of the Sacred Heart Parish. The people here live in great poverty, and the region is regularly struck by powerful tropical cyclones; in 1986, it was almost completely destroyed. The people have a deep religious sense. At present they have to make a long journey on foot if they want to attend Holy Mass in the central parish church, but it is far too small for the many Catholic faithful. It is here that the new church is to be built, and work already began on the construction of the new church on October 11, 2013, the memorial of Pope John XXIII. At the same time they are also building a school, so that the children here will have some prospects for the future. Already there is a community of religious Sisters here who are caring for the kindergarten children and the children in the first three infant years. But everything is still on a makeshift basis for now, and it is very important to build a strong and solid structure.Pope John XXIII once wrote, "We are not here on earth to be custodians of a museum, but to tend a garden that is bursting with flourishing life and destined for a beautiful future." That is exactly what the Catholic Church in Madagascar is striving to do. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of Father Pierino and the Sisters, both the children and the adults in Andranomadio will now be able to look forward to a better future. Father Pierino Limonta is asking ACN for $9,900 towards the cost of building the new church. Will you give to build this new church in Madagascar?Aid to the Church in Need commits to invest your funds where they will have the greatest impact for the Church that we serve. Funds donated to Aid to the Church in Need's projects will be used towards the greatest need in our programs to help keep the Faith alive.
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Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?
You can make a calculator count for you by any number you choose.
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Find the squares that Froggie skips onto to get to the pumpkin patch. She starts on 3 and finishes on 30, but she lands only on a square that has a number 3 more than the square she skips from.
Kimie put her blue sticks end to end in a long line. Sebastian put his red sticks end to end in a line underneath Kimie's.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Marion County commissioners have given final approval to an order to stop a company from receiving medical waste until procedures are in place to prevent the burning of fetal material to generate power.
While taking the action Thursday, commissioners said they were horrified and disgusted to learn that Covanta Marion was burning abortion waste to generate electricity.
Commissioners Sam Brentano and Janet Carlson made the decision at an emergency hearing. Both strongly oppose abortion rights.
The facility is owned and operated by Covanta in a partnership with the county. It processes 550 tons of municipal solid waste a day, with only a small portion coming from medical sources.
Covanta Marion did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment. The firm did not have a representative at the hearing.


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HOUSTON - Local 2 examined the myths and facts behind the Mayan calendar and the end of the world. Not since Y2K has one date on a calendar gotten so much attention. It's been fodder for comedy and for conspiracy theorists, the end of the Long Count Mayan calendar means the end of the world.
Dirk Van Tuerenhout is a Mayan expert running a new exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
"Because [Mayans] loved the calendar and the referred to all kinds of dates but on in this case on only on 2 occasions that we know of that they talk about in our calendar the equivalent of Dec. 21, 2012," said Van Tuerenhout.
He said the calendar in question was just one of many the Mayans created.
"It started on Aug. 11, 3114 BC and it will come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012, " said Van Tuerenhout. "So it's more than 5,000 years. It's a big wheel that is turning and then once it comes to full circle it will start again."
Just as we measure the days, weeks and months, the Mayans measured in various ways and at this point in their history, Dec. 21 would've been a cause for celebration, not obliteration.
"We enter the 13th bak'tun. Does the world end with the 13th bak'tun?" said Dr. Carolyn Sumners, Vice President for Astronomy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
She added, "We don't even know that for sure. It might end with the 20th bak'tun. It might just keep on counting. We do know the Maya would've celebrated the bak'tuns. They wouldn't have predicted the end of the world."
Despite the myth, Sumners appreciates the attention the calendar is getting, because it draws us into the greater story of the Mayans.
"They did kind of do what we do in modern civilization. They built and they built and they built," said Sumners. "But they over built major, so in the end when the rains didn't come, they couldn't feed the people, they couldn't keep them cool, they couldn't grow the plants, they couldn't give them water."
That message resonates today with survivalists like Houston national guard soldier Megan Hurwitt. Hurwitt preps for hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, natural and man-made disasters, localized and national.
For her, prepping means carefully stocking up on important goods, from food to medicine.
"Prep what you use, use what you prep," said Hurwitt. "Don't buy things thinking this will make a great end of the world snack and you've got 500 bags of jerky but you hate beef jerky. It doesn't make any sense. Also don't hoard things you know until the end of time and let the expiration date go bad. It's really easy to start prepping. I really do think it's important, come on Houston we've lived through hurricanes, don't rely upon FEMA and other government institutions to pass along MREs and water bottles. Do it yourself. Just do it yourself. But a little extra at the grocery store every time that you go and buy food. It's not hard."
Don't let the calendar myth overwhelm you.
"This is a very interesting phenomenon but do not believe the world will come to an end," said Van Tuerenhout. He added, "There will be a Christmas, you will get a gift and you will have to get a gift for somebody else."
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Pronunciation: ê-læ-krê-tee • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural)
Meaning: Willing promptness in responding, cheerful briskness.
Notes: Today is 'two-for-one-day' at alphaDictionary: we are talking about both alacrity and its near synonym, celerity. Both these words refer to quickness or speed. Celerity is a neutral term for swiftness though the cleanness in its sound further implies a certain smoothness. Alacrity refers only to human quickness for it also connotes willingness if not eagerness to move swiftly. This word's adjective is an oddball: alacritous may be used with or without the [t], i.e. alacrious, though the latter is a bit dated.
In Play: Today's word refers to a willing, eager speed: "The nation responded to the plight of the people of New Orleans with an alacrity unknown to the government." Use this word to measure the zeal with which someone responds to a challenge: "Jessie Skape cleaned the restrooms of the restaurant where he worked with little alacrity."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin alacritas, the noun from the adjective alacer "quick, eager, lively" + -itas, a noun suffix. It shares a source with Old English ellen "zeal, courage", which didn't make it down to us, and Modern German eilen "to hurry", which did. Latin alacer came to Italian as allegro "happy, cheerful", which English-speaking musicians borrowed, too, in the sense of "brisk, lively (with alacrity)". (We are happy that Tim Ward brought up today's Good Word in the Agora with such alacrity as we could not ignore.)
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There was lots to hate about the Winnipeg Jets and their game Thursday night. Too bad. Save that speech for another night. The Jets needed two points on Thursday night and they got them. End of story.
After all the gaffes and miscues, the result is what counted and this 3-1 upending of the New Jersey Devils was a win regardless of how clumsy.
The Jets almost certainly would have lost this game last season. Instead, they rode a two-goal effort from captain Andrew Ladd and pushed themselves over the line into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Claude Noel can use this dog as a teaching tool and remind his team how poor they were as they prepare for Saturday's all-important divisional matchup with the Washington Capitals. He can sneer at his team and rant and rave. And then he can turn his back on them and gleefully skip down the hall to his office with two points jammed deep into his pocket.
Points in the bank are what every team in the NHL is scrambling to accrue right now and for a team on the rise like the Jets, winning with a losing effort is a new step in their development.
The Jets are certainly not good enough to try this very often but there is a secondary victory in the realization they used a sub-par effort to beat a team that advanced to the Stanley Cup final last spring.
One might argue the Jets have no business beating the New Jersey Devils on their best nights, let alone on their worst.
But that would be reading off an old script, as there has been a change in Winnipeg. The Jets are better than they were a year ago, better than they were a month ago and even better than they were a week ago.
No amount of spinning or theorizing can change that the Jets are now 10-9-1 and officially in a playoff position.
Getting a door slammed in your face is part of life. The defeats can become self-defeating.
Or they can forge a resolve that one day morphs into confidence and all of a sudden those losses become wins.
Winnipeg is witnessing this very transformation on a nightly basis.
The NHL's 48-game schedule will hide some warts and reward some teams that in a longer season would be exposed as somewhat fraudulent. Maybe that's the Jets and maybe it isn't.
No matter. What matters is the Jets don't believe it. They believe they belong. And right now they do.
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AN art gallery is staging a unique exhibition by a textile artist which 'leaps out from the wall'.
Steve Plummer specialises in 'illusion knitting', a process of knitting wool to create a 3D images.
Steve said the complex process of creating the illusion takes on average around 200 hours, around 100 hours to chart the light and shade of the picture and a further 100 hours to complete the hand knitting.
Among the pieces on show at the Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, are portraits of people, animals and everyday items. Steve, from Burnley said: "My wife, Pat Ashforth, and I make up the Woolly Thoughts design team.
Pat is trained in maths and English and I am trained in maths and art. We have a keen interest in shapes and how they fit together and in answering mathematical questions through geometric means.
"Pat was a prolific knitter but did not follow traditional patterns and we developed ideas about fitting together mathematically correct garter stitch shapes to form garments. We put our ideas together in our first book, Woolly Thoughts, and I taught myself to knit.
"The ideas in this book were noted by the Brown Sheep yarn company in America which asked us to create an afghan for them. We have become best known for our design and production of large scale knitted or crocheted mathematical wall hangings.
"We even have pieces of work in The Science Museum in London as part of its mathematical collection."
The Accrington show is free and and runs until March 16.


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APA Confirms Support for the Freedom to Marry
Postedon Aug 04, 2011 at 10:11 am
The APA passed a resolution last night reaffirming its support of the freedom to marry and calling for an end to marriage discrimination.
Opinion: Marriage equality is a matter of health as well as rights
Postedon Dec 10, 2010 at 01:30 pm
Dr. Gabriel Garcia of the Stanford School of Medicine discusses the healthcare disparities that result from the LGBT community being denied the freedom to marry.
Evan Wolfson receives APA/AGLP John Fryer Award
Postedon Dec 06, 2010 at 04:00 pm
Evan Wolfson received the John Fryer Award last month at APA's Institute on Psychiatric Services in Boston.
Medicare finalizes rules requiring equal hospital visitation rights for same-sex partners
Postedon Nov 19, 2010 at 03:30 pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: "Basic human rights—such as your ability to choose your own support system in a time of need—must not be checked at the door of America's hospitals. Today's rules help give 'full and equal' rights to all of us to choose whom we want by our bedside when we are sick, and override any objection by a hospital or staffer who may disagree with us for any non-clinical reason."
Video: Gay and Gray
Postedon Nov 03, 2010 at 09:45 am
Michael Adams, President of SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender Elders) offers his views on the benefits of the freedom to marry for the senior LGBT community.
Activists: Mormon beliefs factor in LGBT struggles
Postedon Oct 26, 2010 at 01:30 pm
In a faith where the traditional family is deeply woven into theology and where there is seemingly no line between religion and culture, the potential losses for LGBT Mormons who come out can be devastating.
LGBT federal employees can purchase health insurance for their pets, but not their partners
Postedon Oct 15, 2010 at 10:30 am
While federal employees can buy pet insurance "in these challenging economic times," LGBT workers are still prohibited from purchasing policies for their partners or spouses by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) — a federal law which denies federal benefits to legally married same sex couples.
Bishop Gene Robinson: It Gets Better
Postedon Oct 14, 2010 at 11:00 am
Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire (and a Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality) speaks from a religious perspective in this video which is part of the "It Gets Better" YouTube project started by Dan Savage.
Evan Wolfson: The many faces of antigay prejudice
Postedon Oct 13, 2010 at 04:00 pm
In a New York Times letter to the editor, Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson reveals that "government itself is the No. 1 discriminator against gay Americans through its denial of equality under the law."
Today: Gay-rights activists set to call on Mormon Apostle to correct his statement
Postedon Oct 12, 2010 at 09:00 am
Today (Tuesday, Oct. 12), gay-rights activists will meet in Salt Lake City to ask Elder Boyd K. Packer, president of the Mormon Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles, that he correct his inaccurate and dangerous statements calling same-sex attraction "impure and unnatural," claiming that it can be corrected and characterizing the freedom to marry for same-sex couples as immoral.


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SWINDON Wildcats head coach Ryan Aldridge believes that Michael Crisp has a big future in ice hockey after the Welshman agreed to return for another.
The 23-year-old netminder provided the back-up to veteran stopper Stevie Lyle last term and Crisp is set to continue his development at the Link Centre.
"We've got the division's strongest netminder in Stevie [Lyle] and Michael has learnt so much from him so it's great for his development too," Aldridge said.
"Michael proved to be great cover last year and he is keen to continue to develop himself as a player so it's great to have him in the squad.
"When he was called in to action last season, he showed great maturity and he has a fantastic future ahead of him.
"I wanted him to be part of what we're doing here at the club so I'm delighted he is here for another year."
With Crisp committing his future to Cats, he has become the 12th player to sign on for the new campaign following the likes of Jan Kostal, Lyle, Alex Symonds, Aaron Nell, Henri Sandvik, Shane Moore, Tomasz Malasinski, Ollie Betteridge, Lee Richardson, Sam Bullas and Steve Whitfield.
And with the players returning to pre-season training at the end of next month more signings are expected in the near future.
The Link Centre side have already lined up home and away challenge meetings with Bracknell to form their pre-season schedule, with the annual launch barbecue being held on Sunday August 31.


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THE owners of a store that had been open only days before it was completely destroyed in a late-night blaze have spoken of their "absolute heartbreak".
Fifty-five firefighters tackled the fire that ripped through J Mart Warehouse on the Newtown Road trading estate at 11pm on Sunday.
Crews finally managed to bring the fire under control by 3am but spent the rest of Monday on site dampening down and monitoring hotspots in the building.
Susan Rai, whose husband Dee owns the company with brother, Jay Rai, said the family rushed to the scene when they first heard about the fire.
"We were all sat at home watching television when the alarms on our phones, which are connected to an alarm in the building, went off. We saw smoke on the video on our phones and immediately dialled 999," Mrs Rai said.
"We live in Much Cowarne, and my husband ran out of the house and drove straight there. Jay came down from Hereford as soon as he could and my son, Kd, went down after."
Mrs Rai said when her husband arrived on site at around 11.30pm, firefighters were already tackling the flames which she said were "out of control".
"My husband and son watched the place burn all night in their pyjamas while I was sat at home with my heart in my mouth. We've worked so hard to build this place up and we are absolutely heartbroken and devastated at what has happened. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Every one thinks they are invincible and nothing will happen to them but it happened to us."
The brothers set up the business around 20 years ago, where they started out selling garden and home products on market stalls. They now own six other stores in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire area, and the Worcester store, which opened last Tuesday, would have been the seventh.
"As a family we worked everyday to get the store ready for opening — we would start early in the morning and not leave until 9pm," Mrs Rai added.
"The store would have created so many jobs in the area. Some people have suggested on Facebook that the fire was started so that we could get the insurance. They have apologised now but that's an utterly ridiculous thing to say. Only we know how hard we've worked for this."
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Creation of the Confederate Flag
Beauregard was a key figure in the creation of what we today know as the Confederate flag. After the First Battle of Bull Run, Beauregard noticed that it was too easy to confuse the American flag with the Confederate "Stars and Bars" in battle because they looked similar from a distance. He worked with a few others, namely William P. Miles and Joseph E. Johnston, to create the battle flag, with a blue X with white stars (representing the states of the Confederacy) on a background of red. The flag was modified from the design of a South Carolinian secessionist flag and made into a square (rather than a rectangle) to save materials. The flag, known as the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia or "Beauregard's flag," was disbursed to the Army of Northern Virginia on 28 November 1861 and soon became identified with the entire Confederacy and eventually the South.


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In automotive circles, the 2013 Scion FR-S and its identical twin the Subaru BRZ have been anticipated and talked up incessantly. However, for those attracted to this review by the pretty picture, let me briefly recite the car's development history. Toyota, missing a sports car from its lineup for years, codeveloped the FR-S with Subaru, of which it owns a large stake.
Toyota markets the new car elsewhere in the world as the GT-86, but put it under the Scion brand in the U.S. as the FR-S. Subaru sells a car identical in running gear and bodywork called the BRZ. The FR-S hearkens back to the Toyota Supra, out of production for almost a decade, and was designed as a pure sports car, rear-wheel drive and all.
After driving the FR-S over the twistiest roads I could find, I can say that the Toyota and Subaru teams developing this car wholly succeeded. From handling to bodywork to engine, it would be almost petty to point out any flaws.
The greatest joy in driving the FR-S comes from maneuvering through a turn. The response to the wheel felt perfect as the car's nose followed my intentions. Although like most modern cars the FR-S uses an electric power-steering system, I was hard-pressed to notice it. The engineers tuned the steering exceedingly well, bringing in a lot of weight to the wheel and eliminating understeer.
Likewise, the fixed suspension delivers flat cornering, while a limited-slip differential maintains power at both rear wheels. The FR-S' short wheelbase, about 8.5 feet, contributes to its tight cornering. Overall length is just under 14 feet. From the low-slung driver's seat, the hood looks wide and short, with fender bumps marking the edges.
I found a little trail-braking could make the FR-S dance a little tighter, but did not feel all that necessary as it tracked so well through the turns.
One petty critique, however, is of the car's braking performance. Ventilated discs all around, the brakes do not offer the kind of modulated slowing power I wanted when entering a turn. Tuners can look to this area as an initial upgrade.
The cornering also became more satisfying when I pushed the VSC Sport button, which initiated a sport mode in the vehicle stability control program. Pushing this button also lit up a warning that the traction control was off in the instrument panel, but that wasn't entirely true. The traction control system seemed dialed down a little but still active, and kept the FR-S from being tail-happy. However, unlike in the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, traction control never felt intrusive.
Back to being petty, the engine often feels short of power. This Subaru-designed flat four displaces 2 liters in the cylinders, which it feeds through Toyota's combination direct and port injection system. Toyota originally used this two-mode fuel delivery system in its Lexus models, with port injection working at low engine speeds to eliminate injector clatter, and direct injection taking over at higher engine speeds to deliver better efficiency. I do not think Toyota would lose much to drop the port injection part of this system.
The engine makes 200 horsepower but only 150 pound-feet of torque, and at 7,000rpm it sounds like a cat being run through a rock polisher. The sound coming out of the FR-S is not an exhaust note, just the natural, untuned result of a series of small, contained explosions. And while 200 horsepower should be more than adequate, the low torque number makes itself felt in a variety of situations.
Coming to a turn exit, the tachometer pointing above 6,000rpm, the FR-S had little power to give. Flooring the gas pedal did not give the car a big push. Likewise, attempting a fast start, the FR-S feels mild-mannered as the tachometer reels up toward redline in first gear, taking much more time than I expected from the excellent sports car design of the body. The FR-S handles like a champ but is no drag strip car.


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The "Hopeful Monster" theory claims that one day, a reptile laid an egg and that quite by chance, a creature with brown fur hatched out of it. According to evolutionists, when this mammal grew up, it found a mate that had also suddenly emerged from a reptile egg—and a new species resulted.
The reaction from scientists with any common sense ran along the lines of "Is this a scientific account, or a Greek myth, or a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale?" Yet for some reason, a number of scientists still imagine that it represents a solution to an evolutionary problem. What it actually represents, however, is total despair. One paleontologist, Otto Schindewolf, proposed that all major evolutionary transformations must have occurred in single large steps, like a reptile laying an egg from which a bird hatched.213 As you see, some evolutionists believe that a perfectly formed but totally different species can hatch out of any viable egg!
Of course, the sudden emergence of different living groups in the fossil record showed that living species did come into being with no evolutionary process behind them.214 Naturally, this was a source of major concern for evolutionists.
The "Hopeful Monster" theory was put forward in the 1930s by the European paleontologist Otto Schindewolf, who proposed that living things evolved not with the accumulation of small mutations over time, as neo-Darwinism maintained, but by sudden and very large ones. (See Macro-Mutation deception, the.) In citing examples for his theory, Schindewolf claimed that the first bird had emerged from a reptile egg by way of a gross mutation—by some enormous, random change in its genetic structure.215
According to his theory, some land animals may have turned into giant whales through sudden and wide-ranging changes. Schindewolf's fantastical theory was adopted and supported in the 1940s by the Berkeley University geneticist Richard Goldschmidt, although it was so inconsistent that it was swiftly abandoned.
But due to the lack of any transitional forms in the fossil record, the Harvard University paleontologists Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge were again obliged to resuscitate the idea to account for that situation. Gould's famous article "Return of the Hopeful Monsters" was an expression of this obligatory about-face.216
Although they did not repeat Schindewolf's theory to the letter, Gould and Eldredge sought to come up with a mechanism for sudden evolutionary leaps in order to endow the theory with a scientific gloss. (See Punctuated evolution myth, the.) In the years that followed, Gould and Eldredge's theory was adopted by some other paleontologists, who duly fleshed out its bones. In fact, however, that the theory of punctuated evolution was based on even greater inconsistencies and contradictions than the neo-Darwinist theory of evolution.
213 Dr. David N. Menton, "The Hopeful Monsters of Evolution," http://www.gennet.org/facts/metro12.php.
214 Ibid.
215 Stephen M. Stanley, Macroevolution: Pattern and Process, San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1979, pp. 35, 159.
216 S. J. Gould, "Return of the Hopeful Monster," The Panda's Thumb, New York: W. W. Norton Co., , 1980, pp. 186-193.


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A businessman is to appear in court today in connection with the shooting of solicitor Jim Ward, who later died from his injuries.
Mr Ward, 58, was left fighting for his life after a man walked into his office and shot him while he worked at his desk in Devizes, on July 2.
The married father-of-three, from Bratton, near Westbury, was taken to hospital where he died on July 22.
Michael Chudley, 62, originally from Rowde, Wiltshire, is to appear at Winchester Crown Court in connection with the shooting.
He has been charged with attempted murder but Wiltshire Police have indicated this charge may change following Mr Ward's death.
Chudley is also charged with making threats to kill Daphne Courtney, possession of a sawn-off shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence to Daphne Courtney, and carrying a firearm with criminal intent to commit an indictable offence, namely murder.
Mr Ward was the principal solicitor at the Morris, Goddard & Ward legal firm in St John's Street, Devizes.


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BlackBerry Curve 8300 User ReviewsPost new review
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posted on 17 Nov 2008, 21:14
blackberry world edition
You must all be lying!!.
I have had 3 of these Pda/phones through companies i have worked for and the audio when on the phone is the worst i have ever heard that being my clients complained and my wife gave me her phone and she used mine to phone me. The sound of just her speaking to me was mearly non existent.
It needs much improvement on sound quality, beofre i ever use it again, if i kept with this, i would have no business left..
Design 3/10Features 3/10Performance 2/10
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posted on 19 Nov 2007, 13:14
Excellent Business Phone
Excellent all-around messaging and phone device. The camera and media player features are just so-so, but I use it primarily for business--calling, email and texting. User controls are intuitive and easy to access (everything is only one or two clicks away) and battery life is good. Telenav is a decent GPS service, but I still prefer the flexibilty and feature set of a stand alone GPS device. Only uses EDGE, but the browser is reasonably fast so you don't notice the lack of 3G too much. Another plus the common mini-usb charger plug and standard headset plug.
Before this phone I had the Blackjack (Samsung I-607). Windows Mobile 5was s-l-o-w and took way too many steps to access the functions I wanted. POP mail was buggy on this device, too. The curve beats the pants off my old blackjack in my view.Design 8/10Features 9/10Sound Quality 8/10Signal Strength 7/10Value for money 8/10
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posted on 24 Jun 2007, 22:07
Blackberry stepped up!!!!
The sound quality was perrrfecto and the features were amazing it deserves an A++, but blacberry really needs to step it up because of apples iphone coming out to at&t.Design 10/10Features 9/10Sound Quality 10/10Signal Strength 10/10Value for money 10/10
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posted on 24 Jun 2007, 22:01
The Curve is #1!!
My first opinion about the blackberry curve was that why would i need a phone with all that email but i was proved wrong when i got the phone. It worked very well, but when you first get it you have to go through this long process of setting it up and you have to go through this long setup wizard, but other than that the phone was great! I found out that the media player was kind of mediocre and it does not play videos. The 3.5mm headphone jack was very convinent, and after i got this phone for about a week i was obsessed about all the email capabilities it has!!Design 9/10Features 7/10Sound Quality 9/10Signal Strength 10/10Value for money 9/10
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posted on 11 Jun 2007, 09:43
BlackBerry Curve Deserves An A+
I had upgrade to the Curve and so far I am so happy I did. The sound in my opinion is very good and loud. Before upgrading top the Curve I had go the Palm Treo 750. Don't get me wrong the Treo was nice but the ringer volume on the phone was just to low for my taste. When I heard that The Curve was out, I went back to Cingular and exchanged the Treo 750 for the Curve (I was still within my 30 day warranty) and do not regret it at all. The sound quality is good. The applications are good and run flawlessly.Design 9/10Features 10/10Sound Quality 10/10Signal Strength 9/10Value for money 10/10
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Prepare pasta as package directs, rinse and drain. Add olives, tomatoes, onion, parsley, cucumber and mix. Prepare dressing and mix into the salad. A great salad served room temperature or chilled.
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A fan who was arrested in connection with coin throwing during Crystal Palace's game against Manchester United on Saturday has been bailed.
Coins and a small bottle were thrown onto the pitch as United striker Wayne Rooney went to take a corner next to the Holmesdale Stand.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a 44-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of throwing an object onto the field of play.
He was taken to a south London police station and bailed to return pending further enquiries in late March.
The spokesman said: "We continue to liaise with club officials and the referee over allegations of coin throwing at the match.
"We will continue to make further enquiries over the coming days."
The Football Association are also investigating the matter and said they are liaising with the relevant authorities and the club.
It is understood that the FA will push for banning orders for those who are caught throwing objects onto the pitch.


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Baez goes boom: First big league blast wins it
After going hitless in five at-bats, rookie hits go-ahead homer in 12th
DENVER -- Evidently, the timing was right for Javier Baez to get to the big leagues.
Playing his first Major League game, Baez launched the first pitch he saw from Boone Logan leading off the 12th inning into the bullpen for his first big league homer and hit to power the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Rockies.
That's a lot of firsts, and Baez will have plenty of souvenirs to remember the game, including the home run ball, which landed in the Rockies' bullpen.
Was Baez nervous?
"Not really," he said. "I took it like a Spring Training game with a lot of fans and a lot of people."
Baez, promoted from Triple-A Iowa on Monday, was 0-for-5 before the blast and had struck out three times. But he connected in the 12th, sending the ball 414 feet to right center. It's his 24th home run of the season after hitting 23 at Triple-A Iowa.
"He had a few strikeouts, but it wasn't for anxiousness," manager Rick Renteria said. "He got the first pitch he could hit and drove it out of the ballpark.
"He's got a very powerful swing, obviously," Renteria said. "For the first game, I'm sure he got it under his belt now, and he'll see that, 'Hey, I can do this.'"
It helped that Baez had faced Logan recently when the Rockies' pitcher was making a rehab outing for Colorado Springs.
"I've faced him before, and he threw me all curveballs," Baez said. "He has a good curveball. I wasn't sitting on the curveball, I was sitting on the fastball, and he threw it, first pitch."
This is the fourth time in Major League history that a player has hit a go-ahead or game-winning home run in extra innings in his Major League debut. The list includes the Angels' Billy Parker (1971); the Twins' Kent Hrbek (1981); and the Marlins' Miguel Cabrera (2003).
When Baez crossed home plate, he pointed to his family in the stands. He had about 10 people cheering for him at Coors Field to see his debut, including his mother, sister and brother. That didn't include the Cubs fans in the crowd of 35,043.
The Cubs players were excited, too.
"Everybody was going crazy, and telling me congrats," Baez said of the reception he got in the dugout.
Cubs starting pitcher Travis Wood was in the visitor's clubhouse, sitting on one of the couches, watching. His reaction?
"We yelled," Wood said. "It's always nice when you see a young guy get called up because you know they'll bring the energy level up. They're excited about it being their debut and getting a chance. It's always fun to watch somebody have their debut."
This was more than a debut, this was a statement by Baez, who has been a hot topic since Spring Training. No butterflies?
"No," Baez said. "When they told me I was coming up [on Monday] I felt it a little bit. Today was good."
The storybook ending almost didn't happen. The Cubs led, 5-4, after scoring on Ryan Sweeney's RBI single in the 11th, but with one out in the Rockies' half, Jason Pridie reached on a single that deflected off Baez at second. Charlie Blackmon singled off Hector Rondon, and one out later, Charlie Culberson smacked an RBI single to tie the game.
It was the Cubs' fourth extra-inning game in their last seven, and 14th of the season.
If you're keeping score, Baez struck out in his first at-bat, grounded out to third base in the fourth, struck out swinging in the sixth, lined out to right to end the seventh and struck out again in the 10th. Then came the 12th.
"I struck out three times, but I got the winning run, so that's what's important for the team," Baez said.
This was a wild game. The Rockies opened a 3-0 lead, but starter Brett Anderson had to leave after throwing one strike to Arismendy Alcantara to start the fourth because of back spasms.
Welington Castillo hit his eighth home run in the sixth to make it 3-1, and the Cubs tallied three runs in the seventh without a hit, totaling six walks, including two with the bases loaded to force in runs. Pinch-hitter Chris Valaika added a sacrifice fly.
"We just took advantage of it," Renteria said of the walks.
"I felt like that game was lost in the sixth and seventh," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "In the sixth inning, we had an opportunity to add to our lead and didn't do it, and then obviously the seventh inning got sideways on us."
Nolan Arenado tied the game at 4 with a two-out home run in the seventh off Wesley Wright to force extra innings.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein called Baez's promotion the "right step for Javy's development." It was perfect timing.
"It's all about the team," Baez said.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fonderie 47's jewelry is gorgeous! It also helps break the cycle of violence perpetuated by assault rifles in Africa!
-Harvey Helms
As I'm writing this column, I know that most of my girls are busy preparing for Thanksgiving! So many parties! It seems like every woman I've spoken with say the same thing, "I have about 30 people coming to my house for dinner!" Wow! You're all super Thanksgiving warriors in your own way! I'm really thankful to be a part of your lives! Wondering how many of you will be hitting TARGET for door busters at Midnight on Thanksgiving night. You'll have to let me know! Their Doorbusters should be amazing!
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USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report did little to feed the corn bulls this morning, but the soybean bulls were provided with a feast, particularly on the new crop. And for the first USDA grain-related report ever released during commodity trading, the CME pits were awash with volatility when the numbers were released after trading had been underway for 10 minutes.
Basically, the USDA June Supply-Demand report for new crop corn was a yawner, without a single number being changed from May to June. No change in production as some had anticipated based on Midwestern dryness. No change in consumption. No change in carryout, or in the expected season average price of $4.20 to $5.00. The carryout a year from this August 31 is forecast at 1.881 bil. bu.
And the USDA kept that same feeling for old crop corn, with less than 3 months left in the marketing year. There was no change in ending stocks at 851 mil. bu. However, the USDA projected 50 mil. fewer bushels will be exported and 50 mil. more will be used for ethanol production. USDA said ethanol production has increased since mid-April, and international sales were falling off, "Tight domestic supplies and increased competition, especially from Brazil, are also expected to reduce U.S. export prospects during the summer months." USDA said the second crop corn in Brazil had nearly ideal weather and production would increase. Globally, corn production is up, thanks to more in China, the EU and the Former Soviet Union. Global ending stocks will be 3.4 million tons more than last forecast, with nearly all of that from China and Brazil.
For soybeans, the USDA reduced old crop soybean stocks to 175 from the 210 million forecast last month, but pushed the August 2013 carryout for the new crop down to 140 million, which would be a 4.3% stocks to use ratio. That would be the least number of soybeans on hand since the mid-60's. Some would begin to hint that the new crop, barely planted and up, may have to be rationed.
USDA raised old crop soybean exports by 20 mil. bu. to 1.335 bil. reflecting increased global demand. Most of the demand is from China, were soybean production is down a half million tons because of production switches to corn. By dropping the carry-out this year, USDA pushed down the carry-in for next year. Due to the expected shortfall, USDA has reduced the crush forecast for next year by 10 mil. bu. and the export forecast by the same. Total production is expected at 3.205 bil. bu. and total use at 3.255 bil. However, the USDA did not change the expected season average price from the $12- $14 range set in May.
USDA reported a winter wheat production forecast at 1.68 bil. bu. down 1% from May. The average yield is projected at 47.3 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bu. from May's prediction. On the wheat balance sheet, old crop ending stocks have dropped from 768 mil. in May to 728 mil. in June. For the new crop, ending stocks have dropped from 735 mil. in May to 694 in June.
Due to the changes in trading hours on the commodity exchanges in the past month, this report from USDA was the first grain-related report to be released while the exchanges were trading. The CME Group's Globex began its trading day at 5 p.m. yesterday and is underway through 2 p.m. today. Since the 7:30 a.m. Central time release of the USDA report would have been during the Globex session, the CME pushed ahead the opening of the open outcry session from 9:30 to 7:20 a.m. So with both trading systems underway, corn and beans both traded within a 20-cent range in the first several minutes, and wheat traded within a 14 cent range within several minutes after the release of the report.
USDA's June Supply-Demand report was the first one ever released during the trading session of the CME's Board of Trade, with expected volatility for corn and soybean prices. The balance sheet for new crop corn was left unchanged from May, and for old crop corn, only some minor adjustments were made in use, but none in the carryout. For soybeans the old crop is being consumed at a higher rate internationally, so USDA increased the export projection, and reduced the carryout at the end of August. But that reduced the supply available in the new crop marketing year, and the carryout in August of 2013 is already showing tendencies toward rationing.
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Mail letters to Letters, Santa Fe Reporter, PO Box 2306, Santa Fe, NM 87504, deliver them to 132 E. Marcy St., fax them to 505-988-5348 or email them to the editor.
Room For Digging
As a collector, dealer and artist, I would like to respond to "Stealing The Past". The archeologists interviewed believe that all artifacts in the "hundreds of thousands of archaeological sites" in New Mexico are "the scientific record" and belong only to persons certified as archeologists. They belittle the interests of passionate collectors who are interested in artifacts as art objects to be enjoyed for their considerable aesthetic value and of non-certified amateurs such as Forrest Fenn who love these same cultural materials, but do not view them with the academic's perspective.
This demonizing of amateur archeologists and art collectors does a disservice to the passion, knowledge and vision of these non-archaeologist enthusiasts, and insults the very considerable role these people have played in the past—and continue to play now—in supporting the work of archaeologists and museums. Much of the material housed in our museums was accumulated by passionate amateurs, who spent many years, much money, and invested their time and resources in private collections, which were subsequently donated to museums. Further, we should not forget that many of the collections in our major institutions were dug from burial sites by government archeologists without permission from Native Americans.
We all can agree that sacred burial sites should not be excavated for their artifacts and that sites on federal lands should be protected so scientific analyses can be performed that allow us to learn more about the history of our state. However, there remains plenty of room for the legitimate perspectives of art collectors and other passionate amateurs to work as allies in preserving and understanding the rich cultural heritage in our New Mexico soils.
Steve Elmore
Santa Fe
I, too, was a recipient of one of those emails with the subject heading: Fantastic New Santa Fe Specialty Retail & Entertainment Complex Under Consideration, as described in last week's Zane's World. At first it hit me as well that this was a little too development crazy—eco-conscious or not—especially in our ongoing economic climate. But the name Baca Junction and all it described caught my fancy. After reading its proposal for a new bowling alley (now absent in Santa Fe), what would be our town's only miniature golf course, nature reserve elements, gold mining and dinosaur digs for the kids and an amphitheater and more right off Cerrillos Road next to the Baca Railyard area, it really stirred my imagination. I asked several people if they thought that considerably more people would patronize, say, a bowling alley on this open acreage with hundreds of aboveground, free parking spaces than the one that has been proposed in the past for the Railyard's Market Station (with belowground pay-to-park). All of them concurred that by far it would. I agree and see this as a great vision for bustling community togetherness and wholesome activity for adults and youth alike.
Robert Edwards
Santa Fe
I represent…
I represent the Church of Satan.
Alas, I do not represent the people of Tenochca, so I regret being unable to speak for them. It is, however, good to know that suicide and self-mutilation are religiously frowned upon in the Aztec culture. Learning something new each day really is what it is all about, isn't it?
Well, we are deeply gladdened to know Mark Reyes won't be taking his gender dimorphism show on the Satanic road alone. You know we've come to the end of an eon when being either a Satanist or an Aztec alone just isn't peculiar enough, wouldn't you say? I mean, really, pretty soon everyone will start hyphenating alternative religions and the next thing you know there will be Burger-Vegans and Celibate-Polygamists. (Oh, wait! Aren't those Mormon women over 15?)
Anyway, thanks for allowing "Satanism" to illicit a Google News hit for the day, keeps me off the streets.
Magistra Ygraine Mitchell
Church of Satan
Orlando, Fla.
Parking Pains
As a regular visitor to the Farmers Market, I find the parking situation abysmal like many others. I did not think charging for parking to pay off the bonds for the Railyard purchase was a viable revenue-raising strategy. But paying for parking has become a necessity since curbside parking rules are so stringent, ie in front of SITE Santa Fe where many people miss the "No Parking Anytime" sign (me once). And now you need a residential parking permit on Alarid Street just south of Paseo de Peralta ($32 ouch! When did this happen? I parked there twice before).
Perhaps there can be better warnings or announcements at the Farmers Market.
Kenneth Pin
Santa Fe
"Flaming" Review
After reading Armond White's review of Julie & Julia, I had to write and ask something I've wondered about for some time.
Why do the writers reviewing films for SFR so often seem to be writing merely for venting their spleen? So often it sounds to me like simple "flaming"—snotty content written from a young, reactive and smallish point of view. Here's a reviewer (White) who clearly did not get the charm and fun of Julie & Julia; well, that's not a crime. What is, is such statements as "and snobbery explains why Julie & Julia was made at all" and "[t]hat blog gave Julie Powell (Adams) access to fame, and that's all Ephron understands." Come on, reviewer, that's no more than throwing tomatoes because you personally don't like the act. Where's the journalistic training and breadth of experience that would mellow this shallow kind of writing?
Marsha Winborn
Santa Fe
The Other Market
Regarding "Bull Markets" and all responses to it, I find it disturbing that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has been overlooked. Perhaps people somehow remain unaware of its glories, so I'd better speak up. I suggest anyone who really cares about the value and quality of anything we put in or on our bodies please check out this superior market. All its produce is high-quality organic and at very reasonable prices.
I remember when they sold vitamins and supplements from a small house, hence their original name, Vitamin Cottage. They have grown steadily and well over the years into the fine natural market they are today. I am thankful that we have them here in Santa Fe. At Natural Grocers, customer service is actually customer care because they do. Do yourself a favor: Go and see what a treasure they are.
Betty Byrd
Santa Fe