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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Neighbors who live near the 11700 block of Padok Road in northeast Harris County want to know who shot two dogs.
One of the dogs died and the other was badly hurt. They were found laying in someone's front yard.
"It was so sad, I just started crying," said Joy Boatman, who lives down the road. "I'm not sure why anyone would shoot an animal like that."
That's what investigators want to know also. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
Neighbors believe the dogs were strays, but deputies told KPRC Local 2 it's still a crime to harm them.
Unless the dogs are aggressive or putting your life in danger citizens have no right to shoot them.
Neighbors also have concerns about their own safety and the safety of their pets. They said someone was being careless with a gun and they wonder what, or who, the next target might be.
"On this block we have four small children" said Boatman.
"Oh yeah, we've got a dog that we let out in the front yard and we worry that she's gonna get shot," said Megan Carden, another concerned neighbor.
The Sheriff's Office is investigating and asks anyone with information to call them.
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Another heritage from my dear late mother. She was not too fond of jewelry like me. She considered it really not much value. Yet she obviously have some nice jewels that I, along with my sister, some have inherited. She loved simple jewelry. Likewise, this ring. It's 14K yellow gold and features a round Tiger's eye.


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TITANS recorded their their third away win of the season with a 36-20 success at Exmouth in National league 2 on Saturday.
Exmouth were beaten by 61 points at Hyde Park earlier in the campaign and were determined to put make a closer fight of it.
Extra spice was added with the presence of former Titans second row Chris Bentley in the Exmouth pack while Titans forwards coach Chris Brown was up against work colleague Jon Hill, the and Exmouth's head coach.
The Titans took to the pitch with a much- changed side from previous weeks due to a spate of injuries and unavailabilities.
Titans handed League debuts to 19-year-old scum half Adam Conybeare and the not so young Altan Ozdemir at prop.
The back line saw a new formation with Nick Mason, who had another excellent game, moving to centre and Ratu 'Toots' Vakalutukali switching to the wing.
The game kicked off in sunshine but after the recent weather the pitch was unsurprisingly heavy in places.
Exmouth thundered into the Titans from the off. The normal opening jostling took place with the break down a fiercely contested area as was any contact area including scums and lineouts.
After some pressure in the Exmouth half Taunton opened the scoring with a penalty by full back Gary Kingdom after ten minutes.
The next period was all Exmouth as they camped in the Titans 22. With Exmouth pounding the Titans try line and several penalties being conceded, Exmouth could sense a try coming and kept going for scrums and line-outs instead of kicking for goal.
The penalty count grew too much for the referee and Will Webster took a ten minute rest.
Titans did hold out for a while but the opening try came in the 30th minute when Exmouth winger Richard Caldywould scored under the posts. Fly-half Rob Avery-Wright kicked the conversion.
Titans started to get some possession in the Exmouth half and after some good work from both the backs and forwards linking well Taunton scored at the ideal time just on the stroke of half time.
Winger Jack Claydon cutting back inside and outpaced the covering defence to score. Kingdom added the extras to leave it 10-7 to Titans at the break.
Exmouth started the brighter in the second period using the wind at their backs to push Taunton back to their 22 whenever the visitors gave up possession.
From a line-out Exmouth set up a driving maul and as they marched towards the line flanker Dave Bargent burst off the side and scored. Avery-Wright added the conversion, giving Exmouth a 14-10 lead with 30 minutes to go.
Taunton kicked into gear and the backs and forwards started to combine once again with some great carries by captain Dan Lee, centre Tom Popham, Nick Mason and Ratu Vakalutukali.
It was after one of these phases as Taunton moved up the field that second row Ben Turner burst through the middle and scored a try with Kingdom again adding the extras.
The score made it 17-14 to Titans and marked the start of ten minutes of tit-for-tat scoring.
Two minutes later Avery-Wright added a penalty to tie the scores 17 -17.
This was followed by a fine try by centre Tom Popham, converted by Kingdom which took the score to 24-17 and gave the Titans the lead for the fourth time – an advantage they wouldn't concede for the rest of the game.
Avery-Wright added another penalty and Dan Lee scored a try, his ten of the season taking the score to 29-20 with ten minutes to go.
This still left time for Claydon's second try of the game.
As Exmouth tired, Taunton used the space well and fly-half Jamie Forrester threw out a long pass which Kingdom passed on to Claydon just inside the Exmouth half.
With a couple of steps past the defenders and a turn of speed Claydon cut back in and beat the covering defence once again to dive Chris Ashton- like under the posts. Kingdom added the simple conversion.
Titans: 15 G Kingdom, 14 Ratu Vakalutukali, 13 Nick Mason, 12 Tom Popham, 11 Jack Claydon, 10 Jamie Forrester, 9 Adam Conybeare, 8 Sam Richardson, 7 Will Webster (Ash Harney 65), 6 Dan Lee (captain), 5 Ben Turner, 4 Brett Harvey, 3 Jake Woolmore, 2 Jon Gatford (Alex Spurdle 69), 1 Altan Ozdemir (George Cooper 40). Replacements not used: Harry Collins and Jacob Childs.


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Q & A — June 2004
By Capt. Ken Kreisler
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2: Sealant choices, Teak cleaning tip
What type of sealant
can I use for attaching wood trim to fiberglass? A.D., via e-mail
Polysulfide sealants have excellent adhesive qualities and tooling characteristics—the ability to be easily shaped during application and after curing—for your application. However, they are not as flexible as silicone sealants. And if your trim is subject to constant vibration, will be under stress, or needs to flex, you might want to try one of the weaker polyurethane products. 3M 4200 comes to mind, as does Boat Life's Life Seal, which is a hybrid of silicone and polyurethane. It looks like a typical silicone-based sealant but has the holding power of the polyurethane products.
Whatever product you use, follow the directions carefully, paying special attention to ambient temperature, humidity, and cure times.
Do you have any suggestions
for cleaning teak before oiling it? C.F., via e-mail
If the wood is particularly dirty—say, with mold and bacteria stains—or is oxidized and gray, you'll most likely have to deep clean it with a commercial solution formulated for this task. If you do, try to do so no more than once a year, as these acid-based, caustic chemicals will often raise the grain. If that happens, you'll have to break out the sander. Wear rubber gloves, protective eye wear, a long-sleeve shirt, and long pants, and protect all your gelcoat and painted or varnished surfaces from the runoff, which can not only damage them but also soften caulking compound and sealant.
Try powdered household detergent or a high-phosphate liquid. Sometimes mixing a quart of sudsy ammonia with a capful or two of the liquid detergent also works. You might have to use some extra elbow grease and may have to do it twice, but you just might get the job done without the hassle of harsh chemicals. Star brite offers a mild product called Sea Safe Teak Cleaner, and I've had good results with it.
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AjaxAC is a PHP framework which can be used to develop, create, and generate AJAX applications. The fundamental idea behind AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is to use the XMLHttpRequest object to change a Web page state using background HTTP sub-requests without reloading the entire page.
novi is a tool for finding the latest-version RPMs in a tree. It can be used to create Kickstart trees or yum repositories that contain the updated RPMS. In the case of Kickstart, this means machines come to life with the updates already applied. Using novi for a yum repository trims the size of the repodata files, which reduces client download and processing time.
Logfilter is a tool for performing ad hoc analysis on Apache log files. Logfilter is especially useful when you wish to find records matching very specific criteria, since you can specify exactly which fields to match. The tool also plays well in a Unix environment by accepting input either through files or via stdin.
NagiosAppender is a pure Java implementation of a Log4j appender that allows the developer/administrator to send log records to Nagios via the NCSA server (using the push model). It provides a simple solution for Nagios administrators whose only alternative is to implement a polling function against against the output of a standard Log4j appender. The log4j configuration file provides for user-specific mappings between Log4j levels and Nagios levels. The configuration file also allows the user to select whether to set the Nagios 'service' and 'host' programmatically via Log4j MDC, or via the config file. Later releases support XOR encryption.
Jerimoth is a Web application that allows users to submit resumes and search for technical jobs. Jerimoth stores resumes and employment postings in a highly-structured XML format that has tremendous advantages over ad hoc formats. This format is compatible with the HR-XML standard.
Navigation implements a design pattern that allows you to navigate through complex systems by means of "navigation chains". Each node in the navigation chain is represented as its own object, and can have any number of child links attached to it (done through upwards linking; navigations have no knowledge of their children). This means that you can create a navigation chain to a common point in your system, and then attach multiple subchains at that point. The proof-of-concept handles most HTML navigation requirements, and is used by the author to test Web applications.
A Webmail system based on IMAP.
A PHP class to authorize and access APIs using OAuth 1.0, 1.0a, and OAuth 2.0.


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i came up with a unique Query, one of my colleague asked me which will give us or show more site results either we use site: abc.com or site: www.abc.com and WHY ??
i have checked so far i got more results if i used site: abc.com but i don't the reason why i am getting more results in this case not for site: abc.com
please help me to clear the confusion.
It's not a good idea to have your site available at both the www and non www versions, as the search engine value of the site is split in half. So decide which one you'd like to keep and eliminate the other. There is lots of info on how to do this, such as here: http://www.besthostratings.com/articles/force-www-htaccess.html
you are not getting my question what i am trying to say . for better clarification i will share screenshots with you what i have observed. please look into it, and give me some good advise why it happening
Google has indexed some of your pages without www. in the URL. When you do a site:domain.com search, it shows everything on the domain, but when you do a site:www.domain.com search it only shows pages on www., obviously. As Ralph says, you've got some pages that are indexed twice, with and without the www., and this is bad for SEO.
Yes I am. The point I'm making is that you shouldn't let this happen in the first place. It's really important to choose www or not www for your site. Once you've done that, the problem will go away, and your site will get much better search results.
The website must be in one version only with or without www to avoid confusions from the search engine. This two version of your website will affect your site's reputation, and this issue should be fixed to avoid the worst scenario.
It doesn't matter which of the two alternatives that you choose as long as you redirect one of them to the other so that all visits display the chosen alternative.
@felgall i am agree with you we have redirected non-www version to www . but @ralph can what i did wrong if we redirected non-www to www. if this is not the solution of the problem then how will to solve this ?


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If Dan had a heart attack, that would be pretty funny.
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FAST growing Cobalt Telephone Technologies has moved into new offices in Basingstoke – more than doubling its size at Intec Business Park.
The company behind RingGo – the UK's leading phone parking service provider – is certainly going places and staff were very upbeat, having just won a deal with the City of Westminster.
Basingstoke and Deane Mayor Councillor Dan Putty officially opened the company's new offices at Intec 2.
During a tour of the offices, refurbished by Basingstoke commercial building specialists, Skilz, Cllr Putty learned that Cobalt started from very modest beginnings, in Esher, back in 1997, on the basis that a portable site hut was cheaper than a lock-up.
Two years later, the company took its first lease on 300 sq feet of accommodation at the Intec Business Park, where it has remained ever since.
Commercial director Harry Clarke said good fortune and the flexible design of the building have allowed all subsequent expansion to take place organically by knocking through walls into vacant units.
He noted the new office expansion to 10,000 sq feet is 30 times the area of the original unit.
The new offices will support a larger in-house customer care team and accommodate the future growth of Cobalt's expanding IT development and support teams.
Cllr Putty also learned that the overall expansion of the business is driven by the huge growth in the market for mobile payments.
An example of this growth is Cobalt's contract win with Westminster City Council, which will result in virtually all parking payments being undertaken by the company from the summer. This contract alone will provide the company with a further eight million parking transactions annually.
Mr Clarke, who was one of Cobalt's original founders, said: "As with most other companies that specialise in facilitating internet and smartphone transactions, an increasing volume simply requires more computing power and servers.
"However there are two other factors at play. Firstly, the RingGo product is evolving and deepening with many local authorities taking advantage of our virtual permit capability, which requires us to hire more IT developers. Secondly, increased volume inevitably causes knock-on increases in the manpower we dedicate to support our customer and clients.
"The new offices house our IT development and support teams, with customer care also moving into a new extended area. This will mean we can see our way to further growth offering new and existing customers the very best in service and further technology development."


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Wall Street's post-election sell-off may pick up speed in the coming weeks as worries mount about the looming fiscal cliff and technical weakness suggests a possible correction ahead.
The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 closed below its 200-day moving average - a measure of the market's long-term trend - on Thursday for the first time in five months, and ended below it again on Friday. More than half of the Dow components are trading below key technical levels.
"I don't think you have to panic here, but I think you really want to be looking for the market to move lower for the next couple of months," said Frank Gretz, a market analyst and technician for Wellington Shields, a brokerage in New York. "I think the next rally is the rally you want to sell." At the heart of the market's worry is whether US leaders can come to agreement on some $US600 billion ($A577 billion) in spending cuts and tax increases that are due to kick in early next year. Some fear dramatic cutbacks could send the US economy into another recession.
Investors will have an extra 24 hours before these scenarios play out this week as the US markets are closed today for the Veterans Day public holiday.
The prospect of higher tax rates in 2013 is driving investors to sell shares as they seek to decrease the tax impact from their positions this year and next.
"You would have thought the fiscal cliff scenarios would have been already mulled over and priced in, but they weren't. It's almost like the market has ADD [attention deficit disorder] and can only focus on one thing at a time," said Natalie Trunow, chief investment officer of equities at Calvert Investment Management in Bethesda, Maryland, whose firm manages about $US13 billion in assets.
The S&P 500 fell 2.4 per cent for the week, its worst weekly percentage drop since June. The index is now down 6.4 per cent from its intraday high for the year of 1474.51 reached on September 14. That drop puts the benchmark index below its 50-day moving average, but not yet into correction territory, defined as a 10 per cent drop from a peak.
Reading the technical signs
The S&P 500 has been trading in a range between the 50-day moving average of 1433.50 and the 200-day moving average of 1380.98 for about two weeks. A significant break below that lower level could be a precursor to further weakness, analysts said.
"There's a technical breakdown in the market that indicates further losses," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital in New York. "A 10 per cent drop is the next big line in the sand." The primary driver of stock prices in coming weeks looks likely to be investor concern about the US fiscal situation.
In a sign of the risks involved, comments by President Barack Obama on Friday about the upcoming negotiations caused stocks to sharply cut their gains.
The president, who defeated Mitt Romney in Tuesday's US election, outlined a position for the fiscal issues on Friday that is far apart from that of his political opponents, suggesting a long battle is to come.
"If the market anticipates a resolution to the fiscal cliff or Europe or any of the other bricks in the wall of worry, we could easily take off," Mr Sarhan said.
Seventeen of the Dow's 30 components are trading below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, while another eight are under their 50-day levels, but not their 200. Only five Dow components - Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co , Home Depot Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Travelers Cos - are above both support levels.
Another big negative for the market has been heavy selling of Apple shares. The stock of the world's biggest company, ranked by market capitalisation, lost 5.2 per cent last week, weighing heavily on both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq . The stock is down 22.4 per cent from its September 21 all-time intraday high of $705.07.
Big retailers' report cards
The election and fiscal cliff concerns, which came on the heels of superstorm Sandy and its devastating effects on many parts of the US Northeast, have captured so much attention that they have overshadowed weakness coming from third-quarter earnings.
With results in from 449 of the S&P 500 companies, third-quarter earnings are now estimated to have declined 0.3 per cent from a year ago, which is slightly better than the forecast at the start of the reporting period. Results have been especially weak on the revenue side, however, with just 38 per cent of companies beating on sales, Thomson Reuters data showed.
But recent stronger economic data, including a report on Friday showing consumer sentiment at more than a five-year high in early November, suggests that retailers, many of which have yet to report, could be among the stronger performers this earnings period.
This week, results are expected from such big names as Target, Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
Consumer discretionary companies have outperformed the broader S&P 500 in earnings, with 72 per cent of the companies in that sector beating analysts' expectations, compared with 63 per cent for the S&P 500 as a whole.
Investors will be paying close attention to those results with the holiday shopping period around the corner, said Rick Meckler, president of LibertyView Capital Management in Jersey City, New Jersey, which oversees about $1 billion in assets.
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About a dozen bundled-up people carried signs in front of the office of MP Shelly Glover (Saint Boniface) to protest changes to the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR).
The protesters gathered around 11 a.m., carrying signs with phrases such as "Health Canada's Most Indecent Proposal." One protester chanted "This is prohibition."
Glover met with protest organizer Kevin Hueman around 11:30 a.m. She said she won't change her stance on the regulation changes, but was happy to discuss the issue with Hueman.
"This is a really important discussion," she said. "(Hueman) learned some things about the program he didn't know before."
Hueman said he intends to continue protesting them.
The protest is one of three tentatively scheduled throughout the year, with the next one planned for October, according to Hueman.


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N-Acetylcysteine for Patients With COPD and Chronic Bronchitis
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N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is described as having mucolytic and antioxidant properties. It is widely prescribed for patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), particularly for those who have accompanying symptoms of chronic cough and sputum production. Compared to placebo, high-dose NAC will improve Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire scores in patients with COPD and chronic bronchitis.
|COPD Chronic Bronchitis
|Drug: N-Acetylcysteine Drug: Identical Placebo manufactured to mimic appearance of intervention drug with identical frequency and duration
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of High-Dose N-Acetylcysteine on Respiratory Health Status in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Chronic Bronchitis: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial-3
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MedlinePlus related topics: Acute Bronchitis Chronic Bronchitis
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Further study details as provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Changes in the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Sugar Pill
Identical placebo pills twice daily for 8 weeks Placebo pills manufactured to mimic appearance of intervention drug n-acetylcysteine and prescribed with identical frequency and duration.
|Drug: Identical Placebo manufactured to mimic appearance of intervention drug with identical frequency and duration
Active Comparator: N-Acetylcysteine
1800 mg twice daily for 8 weeks
Drug: N-Acetylcysteine
1800 mg twice daily for 8 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Capability to provide written informed consent
- Age ≥ 40 years and ≤ 85 years
- FEV1/FVC ratio (post bronchodilator) < 70%
- FEV1 (post bronchodilator) < 65%
- Presence of chronic cough and sputum production defined as the following:
- Presence of chronic cough and sputum will be defined by responses to the first two questions on the SGRQ. Subjects who respond positively to both question 1 (cough) and question 2 (sputum) on the SGRQ as either "several days per week" or "almost every day" will be eligible
- Current or former smoker with lifetime cigarette consumption of at least 10 pack-years
- Negative serum pregnancy test at the baseline visit if patient is a pre-menopausal female (menopause defined as absence of a menstrual cycle in the last 12 months)
- Must be fluent in speaking the English language
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not fully recovered for at least 30 days from a COPD exacerbation characterized by typical symptoms and treated with antibiotics or prednisone
- Known allergy or sensitivity to NAC or albuterol
- Any patient with unstable cardiac disease
- Any patient with a documented history of uncompensated congestive heart failure in the last 2 years
- Clinical diagnosis of asthma, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, or severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Active lung cancer or history of lung cancer if it has been less than 2 years since lung resection or other treatment. If history of lung cancer, must have no evidence of recurrence in the 2 years preceding the baseline visit.
- Undergoing active treatment for malignancy except for hormonal therapy (i.e. prostate cancer, breast cancer) or non-metastatic skin cancer and are not symptomatic
- Chronic kidney disease with an estimated GFR of < 30 ml/min. GFR will be estimated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula
- History of cirrhosis with evidence of portal hypertension (ascites, chronic edema)
- Participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program or completion within past 6 weeks
- Prisoners or institutionalized patients
- Participation in another study involving an investigational product within 30 days of the baseline visit
- Pregnant or breast-feeding patients.
- Use of guaifenesin in the last 30 days
- Currently on long acting nitrates for angina or heart failure
- Abnormalities in screening blood work defined as:
- WBC < 3.0 or > 15.0 K/cmm
- Hemoglobin < 9.0 or > 17.0 gm/dl
- Platelets < 75 or > 400 K/cmm
- ALT > 3 times the upper limit of normal
- INR > 1.5 unless on warfarin therapy
- Any concomitant condition that might endanger the patient through participation in the study or interfere with study procedures, as assessed by the investigator
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01739790
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01739790
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|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
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|NCT01739790 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 29, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 25, 2016
Keywords provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:
Chronic Bronchitis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Bronchitis, Chronic
Acute Disease
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Basketball is the most comprehensive and up-to-date basketball-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round basketball-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.
No other basketball book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing strength, power, agility, and overall quickness on the court, leading to an increase in rebounds, steals, blocked shots, and overall defensive efficiency. You will build the strength and power needed to dominate the post and under the basket and you will build the stamina and endurance needed to go strong until the final whistle.
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Kang-la Guesthouse & Kang la Tours-N Trekks (Kang-la takes its name from a peak in Zanskar, which was named by Tenzin Norgay, who was the first to climb Mt. Everest. )
The Himalayan region of Ladakh offers travellers from around the world a unique opportunity to retreat from fast-paced life and experience Himalayan life-style. Kang-la assists visitors by providing traditional homestyle accomodations, organizing treks and tours to various mountain valleys, and offering educational information on Ladakhi history, religion, and culutre.
When travellers arrive in Ladakh, they will undoubtably be confronted by a plethora of hotels, travel agencies, and touts. What makes Kang-la unique is our comitment to promoting responsible and safe tourism, local culture and traditional economy. We inform visitors about the importance of travel safety and we take full responsibility for the well-being of our guests. Because we believe that tourists should be enriched by the Ladakhi way of life and should build meaningful relations with indigneous populations, Kang-la takes great strides to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation for Ladakhi traditions.
Visitors who do business with Kang-la will also be helping us build the local economy. At our guesthouse we serve homecooked foods made from locally grown produce. For all of our treks and tours, we hire Ladakhi drivers and guides, which provides an accountability rarely possible in tourism in other places since each driver is a known member of the community. We also endeavor to buy all of our supplies from indigenous manufacturers and merchants. Through these practices, we benefit the economy of Ladakh by keeping money and employment in the region.
Hence Kang-la endeavours simultaneously to provide unique life experiences to visitors and to better the future of all of Ladakh.
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- 24 Hour Reception
- Bicycle hire
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Child Friendly
- Cots available
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free WiFi
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- Pet Friendly
- Taxes included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Reception is open for bookings in the morning and evening, however staff are available all day for room stay prior to payment if required.
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From the bus stand, walk through Old Cemetery Road (situated at the bottom end and a right turn), turn right at the junction at the end and up the hill, at the Dragon Hotel take a left up a small road and we're on your'e right.
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We are situated in the heart of Leh but we enjoy a quiet environment. We are a 10 minute walk to the markets and bus stand, and a 2km drive to the airport.
We are situated in the heart of Leh but we enjoy a quiet environment. We are a 10 minute walk to the markets and bus stand, and a 2km drive to the airport.
We are situated in the heart of Leh but we enjoy a quiet environment. We are a 10 minute walk to the markets and bus stand, and a 2km drive to the airport.


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DESPITE Sunday being a sunny spring day, all was not well on our regular Mersey Series match as those fishing had to contend with highly-coloured water and rafts of debris coming down with extra flow seemingly diverted from the Manchester Ship Canal.
Last week's winner Roy Everson, now nicknamed 'The Cobra' (one bite and it's all over), lived up to his name with a single 6oz roach.
Roy now has seven wins under his belt, equalling Ray Bowden with just three matches left before the close season.
Thankfully no raffle tickets were needed as the Bridgewater Canal produced better sport for our popular Disabled and Over 60s match fished on Monday in the Dead Length at Walton. Lenny Dutton notched up his second win of 2014 with a roach and skimmer catch for 5lbs 15ozs 0drs on bread punch and caster.
Eric Smith and his 12-year-old grandson Callum Postill are enjoying good sport with the pike at Greymist Mere.
Since joining they have fished it four times and Callum has had at least one pike on each visit.
On Sunday he was float-fishing dead-baits and had a couple of five pounders and a fish around the seven and a half pound mark and lost three others. Tench are being caught and Morgan Adawee landed a mirror that was stocked three months ago at 14-4-0, but had lost 4ozs.
Ralph Bennett took my advice on where to hunt for sport and headed for Rixton Claypits, where despite all his efforts he sat biteless for three hours.
My name was mud, but not being a quitter Ralph changed over to double caster regularly feeding a few around his float.
At 4pm the float slid away and he struck into what he thought was a smallish tench or big roach, but 10 minutes later he slid his net under a superb tinca of 6-2-0.
It beat his previous by more than 2lbs and to quote him, "It was the only bite of the day but I went home very happy." Keep sending catch reports to 01928 716238 or email@example.com HQ 52, Parker Street is open as usual between 7pm and 9pm on Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits.
Results: Disabled and Over 60s: 1, Lenny Dutton 5-15-0; 2, Alan Brown 3-9-4; 3, Bud Leigh 2-12-8; 4, Ron Durr 2-11-0.
Forthcoming events: Saturday: Spring League Bridgewater Canal, draw at 9am at McDonalds, Bridge Foot (Riverside Retail Park). Ring Cheshire Angling for further details). Sunday: Mersey Series, draw at 9am Mersey Walk. Monday: Disabled and Over 60s, draw at 10am (Gun Club car park). Call John Dagnall on 635486.


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An investor's hedge in the early 1980s turned out to be more interesting than Stewart Resnick anticipated.
Then his wife Lynda got involved, and they had a 20-something overnight success on their hands.
"I was planning on being a passive investor and hold on to things for my kids," Stewart, 76, said of his initial agriculture holdings. "But it was interesting."
From the offices of the Los Angeles-based holding company now known as Roll Global, the Resnicks planned the strategy for Paramount Citrus Association, acquired in 1981, and Paramount Farms, acquired in 1989.
They both knew they wanted to organize vertically, which was not the norm 32 years ago. They also wanted to bring a brand mentality to the fruit and nut operations, Stewart said.
Lynda, 70, said vertical integration allowed for strict quality control.
Stewart said it also provided quality control in the supply chain so retailers and other Paramount customers were as pleased as consumers were with the Wonderful brand products.
"Stewart and Lynda Resnick have pioneered a new approach to agriculture by transforming commodity goods into some of America's most trusted household brands," Paramount Citrus president David Krause said. "They are innovators in our industry."
Krause credited marketing maven Lynda Resnick's creativity as the foundation for the brand power of Wonderful products, which are credited for increasing overall category sales.
Lynda admits she thrives in the creative mindset.
"It's like Picasso said: 'Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.' Pom was divine intervention, though," said Lynda, the creative force behind brands such as Pom Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios and Cuties clementines.
The Resnicks sold the Cuties brand to former partner Sun Pacific and launched Wonderful Halos branded clementines for the 2013 season.
Developing and marketing brands into popular icons takes a lot of money, Stewart said. He said many in the produce industry don't grasp the difference between a name and a brand.
"People see what we have done and they say, 'Let's do that, too.' But they can't because it's too expensive," Stewart said. "It's a tough sale to retailers, too. Wonderful Pistachios took us 20 years."
Paramount president Krause said it is obvious the Resnicks' approach works.
"The Resnicks have created a new playbook for farming companies in the San Joaquin Valley," Krause said.
That playbook includes a marketing staff of more than 200 who help retailers position the Resnicks' products. It also includes commitments to sustainable energy at their facilities.


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Sage Fruit Co. apples cobranded with "The Biggest Loser" are part of a marketing campaign with Indianapolis Fruit Co. to be launched for the start of the television series' 14th season.
The campaign, dubbed "New Year, New You," opens Jan. 6, as does the NBC show, "The Biggest Loser Challenge America."
Indianapolis Fruit's Produce Mom blogger, Lori Taylor, plans to invite consumers to join her network on MyFitnessPal, a calorie-counting website and smartphone app.
The promotion includes grocery offers, blogs, social media giveaways and recipes aimed at supporting New Year's resolutions.
"We know that January brings new awareness of health and wellness as consumers are setting New Year's goals and resolutions," Kaci Komstadius, social media director for Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit, said in a news release.
"The Produce Mom is an extremely popular public figure and we feel that through our partnership we will be able to convey our message to everyday consumers and increase our brand recognition."
Giveaways provided by Safe Fruit are expected to include Biggest Loser and Produce Mom merchandise, fitness classes, grocery gift cards, and BodyMedia FIT monitoring devices.
The TV show uses the device to monitor contestants' activity and calorie burn.
Taylor is also consumer marketing manager for Indianapolis Fruit Co.


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Slowey steady, but Marlins blanked by Nationals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Their pitching has made things interesting, but the Marlins' offense is off to a historically slow start.
For the first time in its history, Miami has been shut out in its first two games.
Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez threw six scoreless innings on Wednesday night and chipped in with a solo home run in Washington's 3-0 victory over Miami at Nationals Park.
The Marlins have been blanked through 18 innings, breaking the club's previous longest drought -- 13 innings in 1996 -- to open a season without a run.
Miami has been limited to seven total hits thus far in the series, which concludes on Thursday, with first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET.
A team has thrown back-to-back shutouts to open a season just 13 times in Major League history. The last team to do it was the 2002 D-backs.
"We've had some chances," manager Mike Redmond said. "But they made some good pitches and have gotten out of some situations as well.
"We've got a couple of guys who may be pressing, too, but we'll be fine. We've just got to continue to go out there and keep grinding it out; get that first run across and take the pressure off guys."
Making his first big league start since Sept. 26, 2011, right-hander Kevin Slowey held the Nationals in check, with the homer by Gonzalez the lone run he allowed over 5 1/3 innings.
"The home run was a slider that I actually tried to bury," Slowey said. "I tried to throw a really good one, and I got underneath it. It's a shame to have that happen, but that's how it goes."
Slowey has now lost nine straight decisions following a win on Sept. 28, 2010. But overall, the veteran was effective, throwing against a tough lineup in less-than-ideal conditions.
The game-time temperature was 45 degrees, with 17-mph winds. Such a setting can affect a pitcher's secondary pitches.
"Probably a little more difficult, but we're both playing in it," Slowey said. "That's part of the game, that's part of the beauty of baseball. Weather does affect things."
His counterpart, Gonzalez, struck out five and allowed two hits.
Gonzalez complained of a headache before the game, but it was the Marlins' offense that suffered.
"He pitched a great ballgame," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "He made pitches when he had to. He threw a lot of pitches one inning, but other than that, he was good."
In Monday's season opener, Stephen Strasburg threw seven scoreless innings against Miami, scattering three hits with three strikeouts.
"It's only two games. We've faced good pitching," said Placido Polanco, who had one of Miami's four hits on Wednesday. "We've got to keep trying. We've got to put together a couple of hits and score some runs. If we don't score, we're not going to win. Very simple. Our pitching has been really good. What do you do? You just turn the page tomorrow, and keep battling."
Gonzalez and Strasburg have combined for 13 scoreless innings, scattering five hits while striking out eight.
"With the stuff they've got, it's pretty special, and it doesn't surprise me at all one bit," Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki said. "You look at the bullpen, too, it's tough."
In addition to shutting down the Marlins from the mound, Gonzalez did damage with his bat.
The left-hander, who bats right-handed, connected on a one-out home run to left field in the fifth inning.
That fifth inning turned out to be a painful one for Miami.
In the top of the frame, veteran Casey Kotchman strained his left hamstring while tumbling over first base.
With runners on first and second, he bounced into a 1-6-3 double play. Sprinting hard down the line, he stumbled as he crossed the bag and immediately reached for his left hamstring.
Greg Dobbs replaced him at first base.
At the minimum, it looks as if Kotchman will be out a few days. If the injury is more serious, a stint on the disabled list is a possibility.
"He's listed as day to day. We have to wait and see how he is tomorrow," Redmond said. "I watched him going down that line, and he grabbed that thing right away, and then went down in a heap. Those things typically are pretty sore the next day."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We were walking back from a bird watching tour with a local guide and another pair of touring cyclists near Tendaba in The Gambia. Night fell as we arrived in Tendaba village and, hearing frogs that sounded like cowbells, we decided to stop and record for a while. Just after we'd packed up, two young boys ran up the track towards us, rolling their metal hoop – an old bicycle rim, as far as we could make out in the darkness. Here's a snippet we managed to record, in mono (we only had our shotgun mic with us at the time).
Date and time recorded: 19:22 local time, 16th October 2009
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gusferlus replied to gusferlus's topic in New Member IntroductionsFound that biggest insurance premium is to do with where you live (post code) Grrrrrrrrr!
gusferlus replied to gusferlus's topic in New Member IntroductionsWow, who are you guys using for insurance? I have used all the comparison sites and thats the cheapest i get? Regards, Andy.
gusferlus replied to gusferlus's topic in New Member IntroductionsHaha yes, the main reason though i have diesel cars is mainly for the cost effectiveness of them. This little bugger seems to run on fresh air, tax is £30 pa and believe it or not the insurance (39 next month) fully comp protected for this is still a mighty £320.00 pa and i have 11 years (full) NCD! We are currently paying for a £5000 holiday to egypt in July otherwise i would look for something less economical to run. I have been offered 2 (blue) ST150's already on (05) plates but ideally if i were to get one, i would like the MK6.5. I also have a clean drivers license and it has been (touch wood) since passing my test at 17 almost (22 years ago!). Anyway, thanks for the input, nice talking to ya. :)
gusferlus posted a topic in New Member IntroductionsHello everyone, i started out last year (January) buying a motorcycle for £1500.00 and swapped it for another, then another, then went back to cars citroen c4 coupe 2.0 hdi vts with a fair amount of rear quarter panel damage and now i have this wonderful (yet veeeeerrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy slow) fiesta 1.4 tdci style with 110k but has full comprehensive service history, all past mots and in fab condition (no trolley dinks whatsoever) 1 previous owner and has mot till oct 13 and (£30) tax till end of may. All past mot certs with no advisories. I will post pics of how it was when i got it (had already detailed it tho in pics, then i added the following 17" momo warrior alloys (mint) heko wind deflectors 4x new genuine mud flaps and i have "de-tangoed" the headlights. I am a 38 year old !Removed! so the car suits me really lol, and i am being a little mean saying how slow she is as really for around 6o-odd bhp she is quite nippy when i need her to be :) Anyway, here goes.......... NOT BAD REALLY TO SAY A £3K CAR STANDS ME AT £1500.00 :) (WHEN I GOT HER 0155/0157/0158) (now 1 WEEK LATER THE REST) TO DO LIST....... Lower 30-40mm stubby alloy aerial "somehow" colour code door bump strips"?? maybe later get st kit bumpers etc? OR......let it go and buy a zetec s/st 150??
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Officials say a new Wawa near Orlando International Airport will keep its low gas prices, which could pose a threat to gas stations in the area that charge customers more than $5 per gallon.
The Wawa, which is being built at State Road 436 and Lee Vista Road, will offer gas with comparable prices to the other Wawa Orlando-area location averages.
Local 6 found gas at nearby stations going for $5.59 at Sun Gas and $5.95 at Suncoast gas stations. Gas stations near OIA have been under fire in the past for selling the gas at higher-than-average prices without posting appropriate signage, so tourists wouldn't know they were paying more for gas until they were already pumping the gas.
The stations have since been forced to post signs with the prices, as part of a new ordinance from the city of Orlando. There aren't any regulations to how visible the signs have to be.
"In addition to our famous hoagies, coffee and smoothies, the store will offer fuel, which will be priced in line with our other Orlando locations," said officials with Wawa in a statement.
Construction has begun on the store but a grand opening date hasn't been set.
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"Mrs. America": Right-Wing Media Gush Over Ann Romney
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Right-wing media heaped praise on Ann Romney for her Republican National Convention speech, declaring it to be "the single most effective political speech" given by "a political wife" and claiming that "people say" she's "like your best friend's mom." This is a sharp contrast to the right-wing media's vicious smears of Michelle Obama, having attacked her appearance and claimed that she displays "uppity-ism."
Right-Wing Media: Ann Romney "Rock[s] The RNC"
Drudge: Ann Romney Is "Mrs. America." In response to Ann Romney's speech, the Drudge Report dubbed her "Mrs. America." [Media Matters, 8/28/12]
Fox's Hume: Ann Romney Delivered The "Single Most Effective Political Speech ... Given By A Political Wife." During the August 28 edition of Fox News' America's Election HQ, Fox News senior political correspondent Brit Hume declared Ann Romney's speech to be the "single most effective political speech" he had ever heard "given by a political wife." [Fox News, America's Election HQ, 8/28/12, via Media Matters]
Fox's Cameron: People Say Ann Romney Is "So Normal, She's Like Your Best Friend's Mom" During the August 28 broadcast of Fox News' America's Election HQ, Fox News chief political correspondent Carl Cameron claimed that when people meet Ann Romney, they "often say" she's "so normal, she's like your best friend's mom." From the broadcast:
CAMERON: One of the things people often say when they first meet Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, is that she's so normal, she's like your best friend's mom, when you go visit after school and she bakes you cookies but also tells you to tuck in your shirt. Very normal, very average, and yet, today's speech was exactly what Republicans have been crying out for, for a peek into the real Mitt Romney. [Fox News, America's Election HQ, 8/28/12, via Media Matters]
Fox Nation: Ann Romney "Rock[ed] The RNC." Fox Nation linked to a FoxNews.com article about the convention under the headline, "Chris Christie and Ann Romney Rock the RNC: America Needs Mitt." The post's excerpt from the FoxNews.com article read, in part, "Ann Romney tried Tuesday night to bring some love -- and some truth -- to a presidential race marked recently by accusations of half-truths and lies -- in a speech that paid homage to women and attempted to share Mitt Romney's personal side to America."
Fox Nation linked to their post with the following graphic on their home page:
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Previously, Right-Wing Media Have Lobbed Vicious Attacks At Michelle Obama
Limbaugh: "Dare I Say This: It Doesn't Look Like Michelle Obama Follows Her Own Nutritionary, Dietary Advice." On the February 21, 2011, edition of his show, Rush Limbaugh insinuated that Michelle Obama is a hypocrite because she advocates healthy eating, but is overweight. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 2/21/11, via Media Matters]
Limbaugh: Michelle Obama Was Booed At NASCAR Event Because She Has Exhibited "Uppity-Ism." During the November 21, 2011, broadcast of his show, Limbaugh accused Michelle Obama of "uppity-ism" for her vacation travel arrangements. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 11/21/11, via Media Matters]
Fox Guest Malkin: Michelle Obama The "Bitter Half Of The Obama Administration." During the May 30 edition of Fox News' Hannity, Fox guest Michelle Malkin claimed that "there are very few people in the lapdog media who want to take Michelle Obama on" for remarks that Malkin felt "earned her the moniker" "the bitter half of the Obama administration." [Fox News, Hannity, 5/30/12, via Media Matters]
Fox News' Sean Hannity: Michelle Obama Sounds "So Bitter And Angry." On the May 11, 2008, edition of Fox News' Hannity's America, host Sean Hannity said: "This week, Michelle Obama still sounds angry. ... As Michelle Obama stumps for her husband to be the next President of the United States, it seems she doesn't have many positive things to say about America. In fact, her speeches always seem to have a negative tone to them. It seems her view of the United States is one of despair and hopelessness." Hannity later added: "This raises the question, why does Michelle Obama sound so bitter and angry as she campaigns for the White House?" [Fox News' Hannity's America, 5/11/08, via Nexis]
Wash. Times: Michelle Obama Is "America's First Nanny." In a November 1, 2011, editorial, The Washington Times claimed that Michelle Obama's efforts to improve nutrition in America were examples of her love of telling "other people what to do," calling her "America's First Nanny." [The Washington Times, 11/2/11, via Media Matters]
Limbaugh: "There's A Reason She Is Called Michelle Antoinette." During the January 18 broadcast of his show, Limbaugh declared that "there's a reason" Michelle Obama "is called Michelle Antoinette," arguing this name applies to Michelle Obama because:
She takes her own separate jets to Spain with 35 people. You and I are paying for it. She takes her own separate jet to Hawaii. Barack and Michelle Obama are living like kings. They are not living on their income; they are so far above their income. And yet, it is never said about the Obamas that they are out of touch with the experiences and concerns of typical Americans. [Premiere Radio Network, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 1/18/12, via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Calls Michelle Obama "Michelle, My Butt." During broadcasts of his program, Limbaugh has frequently referred to Michelle Obama as "Michelle, my butt" and acted as though he misspoke. [Media Matters, 12/14/10]
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Amazon: The Bathers (Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in) by Jennette Williams
There are the ladies who lunch . . . and then there are the ladies that lounge. In settings reminiscent of Roman baths, the beauties inhabiting these pages define the concept of "chill". This splendid black and white documentary of fashion and leisure is sitting pretty atop my summer reading/browsing list.


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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - Anthony Morrow poured in a team-high 27 points to help the New Orleans Pelicans edge the Los Angeles Clippers, 98-96, at Smoothie King Center.
Anthony Davis added 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots and Alexis Ajinca finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans, winners in four straight and five of their last six overall.
Darius Miller added 16 points off the bench and Tyreke Evans donated 10 points and nine assists in the win.
"Tyreke (Evans) steps up and plays point guard for the majority of the game. Darius (Miller), he's a guy that I didn't know was going to be able to play at that kind of level because he just hasn't done it. To his credit, he stepped up when we needed him," said Pelicans coach Monty Williams. "Not only did we beat a good team, we beat a team that's got a chance to win a title."
Pelicans guard Eric Gordon (left knee tendinitis) missed his second straight game.
Jamal Crawford scored a game-high 31 points on 7-of-15 shooting from 3-point range and Blake Griffin finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who had won 13 of their last 14 games entering the contest.
Chris Paul, who spent his first six seasons with New Orleans, finished with just two points on 0-of-12 shooting from the field. He also had 12 assists, four rebounds and three steals in the setback.
Miller's turnaround jumper with 6:57 remaining gave the Pelicans a 90-83 edge. Crawford and Matt Barnes nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to pull LA within a point, 90-89, with 5:01 to go.
Moments later, Miller nailed a 3-pointer to make it 95-90.
After trading empty possessions, Paul lofted an alley-oop to Griffin, but Miller's jumper made it 97-92 with 46.8 seconds left. DeAndre Jordan tipped in a Paul miss with 36.1 seconds left and LA clamped down on defense and forced a shot-clock violation with 12.1 seconds to go.
On the ensuing inbounds pass, Griffin faked a handoff to Paul and took one dribble before he was fouled and he hit stumbling runner. He missed the subsequent free throw and the Clippers fouled Davis with 9.4 ticks to go. Davis split the free throws and LA called timeout to advance the ball past midcourt.
Paul dribbled the clock down and passed to Crawford, who threw up a desperation heave from well-beyond the 3-point line at the buzzer that barely drew iron.
"I wanted to see better execution. We didn't execute the play, but the game didn't come down to the final play. I really thought they deserved the win. I felt like that all game," said Clippers coach Doc Rivers.
New Orleans led 29-27 after the first 12 minutes and took a 55-52 lead into the break. Morrow had 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, while Crawford finished with 19 points -- including five 3-pointers -- in the first half.
The Clippers opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run to take a 63-57 lead less than four minutes in. Morrow's 3-pointer with 3:30 left in the frame had the Pelicans within a point, 68-67. New Orleans eventually took a 74-71 lead late in the quarter, and led 76-75 entering the final frame.
Game Notes
There were 12 ties and 16 lead changes ... The Pelicans outscored LA 56-28 in the paint ... New Orleans was just 3-of-12 from 3-point range ... Barnes finished with 14 points and Darren Collison had 11 points and seven assists in the setback.


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But while overall makeup usage is down, an area of growing interest is makeup products with skin care benefits. An overwhelming majority, almost nine in ten (86%), of makeup users have used a makeup product that contains a skin care benefit in the past year.
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Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, and Cyclenation (the federation of voluntary campaign groups around the UK), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out how they will work in partnership to strengthen the capacity of the UK's networks of local cycle advocates and campaign groups. It was unveiled at their joint annual conference in Sheffield on Saturday 15th October 2011.
The MOU has been drawn up in response to the Government's "localism" agenda, with more and more decisions affecting cycling being passed down to the local level. Boosting the capacity and geographical coverage of local cycle campaigning throughout the UK is therefore a key priority for both organisations.
In practice, Cycling UK and Cyclenation have worked closely together for many years, organising regular joint conferences for local campaigners. In many cases, the key players in Cyclenation groups are local Cycling UK "Right to Ride" campaigns representatives, and while Cycling UK's existing local group structure is primarily focused on recreational riding, many of these groups also play an active role as advocates for cycling at the local level. The MOU is intended to be flexible, complementing and building on local arrangements which are already working well, enabling people from both networks to come together in whatever ways best suit local circumstances.


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A blue star banner, tucked away inside the closet of an East Tennessee church, became the focal point of a service dedicated to military veterans.
"I was 16 years old when they were doing this and I remember something about it but not a lot," said 87-year-old Herman Sims. The Army veteran's name appears on one of the ninety-one stars sewn on a banner dating back to the 1940s. It is made out of flag material and the blue stars on it symbolize a "son" who left home for war. The banner also holds two silver stars marking two men wounded in battle. In addition, there are two gold stars marking two church members killed in World War II.
"I got interested in it because my father's name is on it," said Jerry Clark who helped dust off the banner, get it framed, and organize the church service to pay tribute to the men on those stars.
"(It's) brought some people closer together in this church," said Mr. Clark.
The service took place in front of a church overflowing with visitors on the Sunday before Veterans Day. During the tribute, Pastor Rick Loy of New Hopewell Baptist Church invited a handful of World War II veterans to the stage including four featured on the blue star banner.
"It's kind of like a homecoming, reunion, Veterans Day all wrapped into one," said Pastor Loy.
The congregation offered those veterans a standing ovation and filled the sanctuary with patriotic songs.
"I thought it was something real extraordinary that they would do something like that," said Mr. Sims.


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The Islamic world, which has always had a spiritual leader in all periods after the Prophet (saas), finds itself leaderless in Hijri 1400...
The Islamic world is fragmented and scattered when people holding all different kinds of ideas and beliefs have formed their own unity...
And the Islamic world is suffering all over the planet...
Reports of the martyrdom of hundreds of Muslims come in on an almost daily basis. The repressive Ba'athist regime tortures and brutalizes its own people, including even children. People have their hands tied behind them and are martyred. Women and the elderly are ruthlessly slaughtered.
1.2 million people have lost their lives since 2003; 4.5 million people have had to abandon their homes. The fighting goes on seemingly without end. Reports of bomb attacks have become a part of daily life.
In the first four months alone of the American occupation, 20,000 civilians lost their lives, and the number has risen every year thereafter. Civilians are still dying in bomb attacks, and millions of Afghans are trying to survive under very harsh, starvation conditions in the refugee camps.
To date, 35 million of our Uighur Turk brothers have been martyred. Ten thousand Muslims disappeared in a single night in 2009, and 100,000 of our Uighur sisters were forcibly removed from their homes and taken away.
More than 400 people have disappeared under the state of martial law in force in the region for the last three years, some 2,300 people have been martyred and 4,000 people have been detained on illegal grounds. Some 30,000 people are still being detained in concentration camps today.
Five hundred places of habitation have been wiped off the map in the last 50 years in Palestine, where millions of people are still living in what is essentially an open-air prison camp surrounded by high walls.
Our Muslim brothers of the Philippine island of Moro have been oppressed by dictators and communist regimes for the last 60 years. To date, 150,000 of our Muslim brothers have been martyred on Moro.
Fifteen thousand settlement units were destroyed in Myanmar between 1942 and 1996, and 2 million people were forced to emigrate. 300,000 people were martyred. Twenty thousand women were raped. Five thousand mosques and madrassas were burned down. In 1991-92, 300,000 Arakan Muslims were forced to leave their own homeland out of fear of being slaughtered. Hundreds of Arakan Muslims were slaughtered in a single month as of May 2012.
All this oppression, of which we have described just a very small part, shows the Islamic world something very important indeed:
Hold fast to the rope of Allah all together, and do not separate... (Surah Al 'Imran, 103)
NOBODY COULD OPPRESS THE 1.5-BILLION PEOPLE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD LIKE THIS IF IT WERE UNITED, and nobody would even think of committing such wickedness.
If the 1.5-billion Muslims of the Islamic world were united, THEN NOT A HAIR ON THE HEAD OF ANY MUSLIM anywhere in the world could be harmed.
But if Muslims are fragmented and leaderless, then the door will be wide open to the wickedness of the cruel.
Until Muslims give one another the glad tidings of the Mahdi (as) as commanded by our Prophet (saas), and understand the extraordinary nature of the time we are living in and desire the system of the Mahdi, until they obey this explicit commandment of Allah's and become united, then this suffering will never end!
The way for this suffering to come to an end
is not by shouting angry slogans in the streets,
or talking for hours in the language of despair!
The way to put an end to this suffering is by striving for Islamic Unity.
It must not be forgotten that every Muslim who does not strive for Islamic Unity is morally responsible for every drop of blood spilled!
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By Michael P. Tremoglie NEW YORK ( MainStreet)--"Be careful what you wish for," goes the old saying. After all, you might just get it. Apparently, this choice advice was was forgotten by some major labor union leaders. These union bosses campaigned vigorously for President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be passed by Congress into law.
Read: 8 Ways to Feel Royal They did so despite warnings from those opposed to the ACA - commonly referred to as Obamacare - that the plan would be problematic. Nonetheless the chiefs of the Teamsters, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) and UNITE-HERE, a union representing textile workers, hotel and restaurant employees were adamantly in favor of it and inveighed against those who opposed it. But that was then, and this is now. Now they are getting what they asked for, and buyer's remorse has set in - and in a major way. The three union presidents, James P. Hoffa of the Teamsters, UFCW's Joseph Hansen and Donald 'D' Taylor President of UNITE-HERE, sent a letter July 11 to the Democratic congressional leaders Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) imploring them and President Obama to "enact an equitable fix." "When you and the President sought our support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them," the union bosses state. "Sadly, that promise is under threat...We have been strong supporters of the notion that all Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care. We have also been strong supporters of you. In campaign after campaign we have put boots on the ground, gone door-to-door to get out the vote, run phone banks and raised money to secure this vision. Now this vision has come back to haunt us."


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This article was published 17/12/2012 (1708 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Two Winnipeg woman who had a bullet whiz through their apartment have won a small victory after the traumatic experience.
Kate Cheng, 27, lived with another woman in her twenties in an apartment in the a Georgetown Park building in the 1600 block Pembina Highway — until a shooting happened there Dec. 8.
Cheng's roommate was eating at a desk in her bedroom when a bullet pierced a wall near her — spraying dust in her noodle soup — and lodged itself in another room.
Fearing for their safety, Cheng and her roommate have stayed elsewhere since the shooting.
"It's not safe at all," Cheng told the Free Press earlier on Monday. "If the bullet can go through the wall, it definitely can hurt us. I don't want to stay here."
However, Cheng said the women were having problems getting the property management company — Crystal Properties — to terminate their lease. The pair had a one-year lease that would have expired in September 2013.
They were told they'd have to sublet the suite, which Cheng's boyfriend, Peter Saydak, said was a challenge, especially during the holiday season. The suite is also still visibly damaged, with bullet holes in the walls.
The women's rental situation changed Monday afternoon when Cheng said she learned she'd be able to break the lease in January.
An official with Crystal Properties confirmed the matter has been resolved. "The tenant and the landlord have settled this matter," Karen Hoquis said by email.
Crystal Properties didn't explain any policy it has in place to deal with tenants victimized by violence.
No arrests in shooting; neighbours have moved
Police confirmed there was a shooting on Pembina and said there have been no arrests so far.
The residents of the neighbouring suite have moved since the shooting, said Saydak.
"I understand that they have policies, right, you can't just terminate a lease. But I think you make a bit of an exception when you almost get shot in the head. That's when management comes in and says, 'OK, these are crazy circumstances, we'll do whatever we can, we're sorry it happened,' " Saydak said.
Contact he had with the Residential Tenancies Branch during the ordeal was useless, he said.
A spokeswoman for the Residential Tenancies Branch said she couldn't comment on specifics of Cheng's case, but said it had been resolved.
In cases involving domestic violence or stalking, the RTB spokeswoman said, tenants can stop their agreement if they believe their safety is in jeopardy.
If other safety problems arise, the landlord must look into complaints and try to help through measures such as issuing eviction notices to perpetrators.
"In cases of random acts of violence unrelated to a tenant or to the rental complex, tenants wanting to move out would have to find someone to take over the their tenancy agreement, or obtain the landlord's consent," said an email from the spokeswoman.
"The Residential Tenancies Branch is available to try to mediate a resolution with the parties if there are any further concerns."
Cheng moved to Canada from China in 2006 to study here as an international student. After graduating, she now works in retail and is applying for citizenship.
She said she hasn't told her family about what happened because she doesn't want to upset them.
"They would worry about me and ask me to go back immediately," she said.
"I've been here for more than six years. Everything is good, people are so friendly, even the bus drivers. They (help) you a lot when I first (came) here. I can't believe this happened."


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When Paul Clement walks into the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday he's going to try to convince at least five justices that Arizona has an inherent right to enforce federal immigration laws.
He needs them to believe that to get them to overturn lower court decisions which have so far concluded that key provisions of SB 1070, the state's 2010 comprehensive measure aimed at illegal immigrants, are preempted by federal law.
But three law professors asked about the issue say Clement could have an uphill fight.
Paul Bender from Arizona State University College of Law said that, everything else being equal, the conservative justices would tend to side with the state in any legal battle. And the liberal branch of the court is short one of its players, with Elena Kagan having recused herself since she was federal solicitor general in the Obama administration which is suing the state.
But this isn't a normal case.
"This is not a question of states' rights versus individual rights," said Gabriel "Jack" Chin of the University of California at Davis.
"This is a conflict between states' rights and traditional federal authority," he said. "There, it's not clear the traditional conservatives are interested in undermining federal authority in foreign policy and national security."
And that's precisely what Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. has argued, with the Obama administration even presenting arguments from foreign governments on how Arizona's law interferes with their relations with the United States.
That also differentiates this case markedly from the legal arguments over the federal Affordable Care Act, one that, curiously enough, pitted the same two attorneys arguing this case against each other.
SB 1070 is designed to give police more power to detain and arrest illegal immigrants. But a federal judge blocked the state from implementing several sections, a decision upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Robert Smith of Suffolk University Law School said it's important to remember that this case is not about whether the law results in discrimination. That issue is not before the court.
"The issue is preemption," he said.
The state is arguing that nothing in SB 1070 conflicts with federal laws. In fact, the claim is that the state's just helping the federal government to enforce its laws.
Smith said Congress did anticipate state-federal cooperation. But he said federal law spells out that is supposed to be in the context of an actual agreement between the federal government and state or local agencies, known as 287(g) agreements.
"When you reach those cooperative agreements, you agree that the attorney general and the Department of Justice are monitoring and supervising what you do," he said. "Here, Arizona is seeking a much more autonomous role."
Chin said it's even more basic than that.
"One of the ways you can tell when you're not cooperating is when the attorney general sues you to get you to stop doing what you're doing," he said.
Bender said there's a good reason for that federal oversight.
"Otherwise, some foreign dignitary comes over here, who knows what some crazy sheriff in Oklahoma might do," he said.
"They might say, 'Where's your papers?' and they don't happen to have them, and get detained for a few hours until somebody gets them out," Bender said. "That can be a foreign policy disaster."
Clement also is arguing that Arizona has the inherent power to help enforce federal law. But Chin said that ignores that federal officials have broad discretion in how to enforce its laws — and that Arizona might have a different and conflicting idea.
"You may be redoing your kitchen but you probably want to do it your way," he said. "You probably wouldn't be happy if I was there in your home with a paint brush and a hammer."
Bender said the argument holds no water.
"Suppose the state starting charging people with cheating on their federal income tax," he said, saying it was just helping the federal government enforce its laws.
"That's absurd," Bender said. "Nobody would think they could do that. And the reason is the IRS has to make the decision about how to enforce the laws."
Smith said one of Verrilli's best weapons in arguing that Arizona is enacting its own immigration scheme is going to be the Arizona law itself.
Its statement of purpose says SB 1070 is designed "to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local governments in Arizona." It also says the provisions "are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States."
In essence, Smith said, that is a statement that Arizona disagrees with the federal approach and federal policies, pointing up the direct conflict.
Still, the law professors say Clement does have some arguments.
One, said Chin, would be asking the court to overrule the concept that immigration is an exclusive federal power.
"A lot of people ... scholars, activists, on the conservative side, say that is how the case should be resolved, (that) states have some independent power to regulate non-citizens who come through their territory," he said. "It's not out of the question."
But Chin, who used to teach at the University of Arizona, called it a "100 to one shot."
Along the same lines, Smith said Clement could try to distinguish between regulating immigration and regulating immigrants.
"States can't set the ground rules for immigration," he said. "The states can't set policy."
But in arguing they're just regulating immigrants — especially those who are not legally present in the country, Smith said Arizona could argue it is not interfering with the system of immigration.
While Kagan is not hearing the case, her absence also creates the possibility of a 4-4 tie. And, in that case, the Obama administration wins, at least for the time being because it leaves intact the injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and upheld by the 9th Circuit. That does, however, leave open the possibility the high court will have to look at the issue again after Bolton has a full-blown trial on the merits of the law, something she has held off doing until the Supreme Court issues its decision, likely in June.
Bender said while the justices are looking at the legal issues, they are not immune to what is going on around them. That includes a hearing the day before at the Senate Judiciary Committee, where one of the scheduled witnesses is former state Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of the law.
"They read the papers," Bender said of the justices.
"If Russell Pearce should look like a crazy man in that hearing and come across as anti-immigrant, anti-federal government, a loose cannon, that would hurt the state," he said.


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WORCESTER'S MP mucked in and helped a team of volunteers keep their community clean.
Robin Walker joined forces with the Friends of Diglis Fields and the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust during a litter pick around the playing fields off Diglis Road on Saturday March, 15, helping to remove half a truck load of rubbish in the process.
The MP was also joined by cllr Sim Geraghty and cllr Jabba Riaz.
Mr Walker said: "I think it's fantastic when local communities get together like this, take pride in the place that they live and help to make Worcester a better place for everyone.
"Diglis Fields are a fantastic community amenity and I congratulate the Friends for all the good work they're doing."
Friends Chairman Francis Lankester said: "It was wonderful that people care about the Diglis Field and its surroundings-and get stuck in to help.
"It's always a pity to see our local green spaces spoiled by thoughtless litter louts, but the volunteers did a great job supported by the Duckworth Trust."
The Friends of Diglis Fields formed in September 2012 to help protect and improve Diglis Recreation Ground and the Cherry Orchard Local Nature Reserve.
The group has recently installed a new bench on the field and will shortly be adding another, donated by the Worcester South Rotary Club.


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COLUMBUS GROVE — In recognition of a commitment to quality and an ongoing dedication to
the learning and development of children, Columbus Grove and Ft.
Jennings Early Discovery Preschool programs, operated through the Putnam
County Educational Service Center, have received a Five-Star Step Up to
Quality Award from the State of Ohio, the highest such rating
given to preschool programs.
Step Up to Quality is Ohio's rating
system for learning and development programs. Participating programs
can earn a one to five star rating. Early Discovery preschools:
Incorporate Early Learning and
Development Standards and curriculum.
Have lower staff/child ratios.
Use child screening and assessment
results to plan activities that best support learning and
development goals for each child.
Evaluate child progress to guide
instruction and progress.
Develop plans to support children
as they transition to a new educational setting.
Work with other organizations with
the community to support children and their families.
Use input from families and
community partners' to inform the program's continuous improvement
"Putnam County Educational Service
Center is proud of both Columbus Grove and Ft. Jennings programs in
earning their five-star program award," said Marcie Osborn, program
"We know that children have have
approximately 1892 days from birth until school starts and every day
matters. It is important to us that children develop their
self-confidence, social and emotional skills and a love of learning."
Osborn said in addition to Columbus
grove and Ft. Jennings, the Leipsic and Continental preschool
programs are currently in process of earning their award.
"We expect the results to be the same
outcome," Osborn said.
Research confirms that the first five
years of a child's life has a direct impact on how children develop
emotional well-being, in addition to learning and social skills. For
these reasons the Ohio Department of Education and Job and Family
Services are committed to improving early childhood opportunities for
all children in the state.
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There's nothing I love quite as much as a red carpet, and three trends definitely stood out from the rest at this year's Emmys: Sparkles, Ravishing Red and Form-Fitting Fishtails. Let's take a closer look at my absolute favorites of the night!
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I am admittedly a sucker for sequins, but I absolutely loved Martha Plimpton in burgundy Zac Posen, Evan Rachel Wood in black Elie Saab and Julie Bowen in a patterned Oscar de la Renta. All three gowns fit like a dream, and none of the women went overboard with accessories — definitely the trick to keeping sequins sophisticated.
For some reason, the red carpet must have been a major inspiration for this awards show — and not all of them did the daring shade right. These three, however, hit a home run for me. Kerry Washington went shimmery and sheer in Zuhair Murad, Sofia Vergara was all curves in Vera Wang and Nina Dobrev was old school movie star in Donna Karan. Nina, for me, won the night by choosing two metallic accents that didn't compete with each other.
Lastly, three ladies in form-fitting fishtails really pulled off memorable ensembles. Julia Stiles was feminine and flirty in lace Georges Hobeika Couture, Christine Baranski was elegant and sophisticated in Zac Posen and Kelly Osbourne showed off her silhouette in J. Mendel. I like how this look can be interpreted for all sizes and ages: Christine's cap sleeves and deep-v neckline is just the right amount of skin for a woman of a certain age.
Want to get your own red-carpet worthy look? A clutch from celeb-favorite Judith Leiber always does the trick!


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The Mission of Aggieland Humane Society, formerly Brazos Animal Shelter is to provide humane shelter, care, and placement for stray and unwanted animals and to promote the human animal bond. AgHS advocates responsible pet ownership to enhance the quality of life for the people and animals in our community.
Adoption Fees vary from $50 to $150 with specials even lower. This includes the Spay or Neuter, First Vaccinations, De-Worming, Microchip with International Registration, 30-Day Pet Health Insurance Gift, Science Diet Food Sample, and a 2 Week Health and Personality Guarantee. Our Adoption Package includes even more benefits for local adopters.
For more details and to download and application, visit http://aggielandhumane.org/adopt/adopt/.
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