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A Father's Plea: Stop the Shootings
I remember the joy I felt when each of my children was born, and I can't imagine that happiness being stripped away as violently as it was for the parents whose children were murdered at a Connecticut school yesterday.
It's taken me 24 hours to absorb the horror of what happened when a gunman stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary School and slaughtered 26 people, including 20 children. I don't pretend to know the depths of the parents' grief. Nor do I know when the prayers I've lifted up will relieve even a scintilla of their pain.
As a father, however, I do know this: Those parents loved their children enough to send them to a school they believed was safe. But until our society makes a concerted effort to learn why such shootings continue to occur, none of us is safe. Not in the city or the suburbs. Not in a shopping mall or in a movie theater. Not even in an elementary school where children learn and play.
That's a difficult reality to accept, but it's a truth that's been proven time and again, often by a gunman and his bullets.
Americans have come together to do great things in the past. Certainly, we can come together for our children.
It won't be easy. Our country is divided along many fault lines: liberal and conservative; rich and poor; religious and secular. These divisions rise to the surface when tragedies like yesterday's occur, and our reaction is painfully predictable.
We sit stunned at first. We mourn the lost. We offer comfort to the families. Then we retreat to our comfort zones to point fingers and cast blame. We angrily shout while refusing to listen. We cluck our tongues while spouting opinions. We manipulate facts to support our preconceived notions.
But at a time like this, when so many parents have lost their children to senseless violence, I hope that we can rise above the divisions. This is not a time for pro-gun or anti-gun arguments. It's not a time for political posturing. It's not a time for studies, or panels, or commissions, or any of the other mechanisms that make a great show of doing nothing.
This is a time for us to come together. If not for ourselves, then for our children, because without them, our country has no future.
If we can join forces to wage war, then we can come together to win peace. If we can form alliances to defend our allies, then we can unify to protect our children.
As the father of children in elementary school, I can't imagine losing the very people who mean the most to me. The people I held in my arms just moments after they were born; the people whose first steps I witnessed; the people who carry my hopes in their little hands.
I'm sure the parents who lost children yesterday hope their deaths won't be in vain. If this tragedy brings us together to prevent the scourge of mass shootings, perhaps they won't have to be.
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Investigators have ruled that the fire that killed a lifelong Alliance resident was an aggravated arson.
City Fire Inspector Guy Aumend issued the ruling Monday on the Nov. 19 early morning blaze that killed Willie Hicks at his 736 Wade Ave. home.
Under the Ohio Revised Code, the fact that the structure was occupied defines it as an "aggravated arson," which is a first-degree felony, up from arson, which is a lesser charge.
The fire's lone survivor, Sara Peck, remains hospitalized in Akron and has talked to investigators, Aumend added. He declined to release any additional information.
Peck escaped the blaze by climbing out a second-floor window and jumping to the street below.
Hicks' was discovered, already deceased, in an upstairs bedroom.
The Stark County coroner preliminarily ruled the cause of death as smoke inhalation; however, toxicology reports are still pending, Aumend concluded.
The case remains under investigation.

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Plain English campaign news articles
Warning: Nuts repeat on you
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An action team set up by Plain English Campaign is keeping watch over the poor communications in food labelling this year. The nuttiest find so far is on a chocolate selection card.
Chocolate-lovers can read no fewer than eight mentions about the nut content in the chocolate menu selection alone. Further details on the back of the Cadbury Milk Tray box go on to give the full ingredients and nutritional values, once more including the nuts.
Warnings are essential for allergy sufferers. But with three of the ten chocolates listed already containing the word 'nut' in their menu names, Plain English Campaign is puzzled by this need for such frequent repetition.
Award nominations
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Plain English Campaign is accepting nominations for their 2012 Golden Bull awards, and two outstanding EU examples of gobbledygook have been received today. The first is from an EU office, 'The Directorate General Information Society and Media (DG INFSO)' and the second from the Spanish central bank, 'The Bank of Spain'.
The first example from the EU website tells us that ordinary 'thinking' and 'doing' is simply not enough in a digital future. We think that 'prepare for reflections' and 'anticipatory thinking' means plain old 'thinking ahead'! There probably isn't much space left on the 'time horizon' for that though, with all the 'envisaging of scenarios', 'generating of policy options ' and 'inspiring of strategic choices'.
"The project envisages scenarios on a time horizon 2040-50 and generates ideas and policy options with a view to inspire future strategic choices of DG INFSO and the Commission."
BBC cannot always be trusted to use plain English
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While the BBC is still recognised by many as a worldwide standard in communication, there are parts of the organisation receiving criticism from programme listeners.
Read more: BBC cannot always be trusted to use plain English
Mum's the word
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Making family decisions, or giving parental advice, can be difficult when you can't find the right words. But it is possibly more difficult for parents to understand and interpret the volumes of information they receive daily from government and businesses.
Plain English and legal advice are essential bedfellows
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Lady Justice Hallett has been nominated for our Osborne Memorial award for speaking up in court about the need for plain English. She joins the likes of Baroness Thatcher for her support during the Rayner Review of government documents and Harriet Harman MP for her work on the plain English explanations of the Equalities Bill.
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G. Garvin with Chef Chris Hall, Todd Mussman and Ryan Turner at Atlanta's The Local Three
Heirloom Market BBQ
This place is great because it truly encompasses a mix of cultures. One chef is from Tennessee, the other is from Korea. Their combined talents make for some amazing barbecue. The sauces are unique and provide a great balance to their smoked meats.
Hobnob is fantastic for when you want to feed the kid in you. This place specializes in "adult milkshakes," which are pretty much creamy desserts with alcohol in them. I love bringing friends here to unwind and have fun.
The Fry Guy
The next time you're in Atlanta for a festival or an outdoor event, look for The Fry Guy food truck. It's the creation of a local chef and his buddy, and it provides the perfect on-the-go snack. They step up their fries by adding exotic components like black sea salt, truffle oil and curry ketchup.
The Local Three
The Local Three is a fantastic establishment, but it's the brunch that makes it special. I love sharing unique places where you'll get something you can't find anywhere else. The behind-the-scenes buffet style is a great way to have a tasty, hassle-free experience instead of waiting for someone to serve you.
JCT Kitchen and Bar
I had to share a Ford Fry restaurant when showcasing my hometown. He's got a number of great places, but JCT Kitchen represents a night out in Atlanta. The drinks are smooth and simple, the music is great, and nothing beats the fried chicken.
Piece of Cake
Piece of Cake is one of those places that's going to keep getting bigger and bigger. With a location recently opening in the airport, it's obvious that there's no stopping Melissa, the owner. A classic red velvet cake takes me back to my childhood here, so I wanted people to learn how to make their own slice of nostalgia.
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High-End x86: The Nehalem EX Xeon 7500 and Dell R810by Johan De Gelas on 4/12/2010 6:00 PM EST
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dastruch - Monday, April 12, 2010 - linkThanks AnandTech! I've been waiting for an year for this very moment and if only those 25nm Lyndonville SSDs were here too.. :) Reply
thunng8 - Monday, April 12, 2010 - linkFor reference, IBM just released their octal chip Power7 3.8Ghz result for the SAP 2 tier benchmark. The result is 202180 saps for approx 2.32x faster than the Octal chipNehalem-EX Reply
Jammrock - Monday, April 12, 2010 - linkThe article cover on the front page mentions 1 TB maximum on the R810 and then 512 GB on page one. The R910 is the 1TB version, the R810 is "only" 512GB. You can also do a single processor in the R810. Though why you would drop the cash on an R810 and a single proc I don't know. Reply
vol7ron - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkI wish I could afford something like this!
I'm also curious how good it would be at gaming :) I know in many cases these server setups under-perform high end gaming machines, but I'd settle :) Still, something like this would be nice for my side business. Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkNone of the Nehalem-EX numbers are accurate, because Nehalem-EX kernel optimization isn't in Windows 2008 Enterprise. There are only 3 commercial OSes right now that have Nehalem-EX optimization: Windows Server R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2, RHEL 5.5, SLES 11, and soon to be released CentOS 5.5 based on RHEL 5.5. Windows 2008 R1 has trouble scaling to 64 threads, and SQL Server 2008 R1 absolutely hates Nehalem-EX. You are cutting Nehalem-EX benchmarks short by 20% or so by using Windows 2008 R1.
The problem isn't as severe for Magny cours, because the OS sees 4 or 8 sockets of 6 cores each via the enumerator, thus treats it with the same optimization as an 8 socket 8400 series CPU.
So, please rerun all the benchmarks. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkIt is a small mistake in our table. We have been using R2 for months now. We do use Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise. Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkOk. Change the table to reflect Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 information please.
Any explanation for such poor memory bandwidth? Damn, those SMBs must really slow things down or there must be a software error. Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkIt is hard to imagine 4 channels of DDR3-1066 to be 1/3 slower than even the westmere-eps. Can you remove half of the memory dimms to make sure that it isn't Dell's flex memory technology that's slowing things down intentionally to push sales toward R910? Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkAs far as I know, when you only populate two sockets on the R810, the Dell R810 flex memory technology routes the 16 dimms that used to be connected to the 2 empty sockets over to the 2 center CPUs, there could be significant memory bandwidth penalties induced by that. Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - link"This should add a little bit of latency, but more importantly it means that in a four-CPU configuration, the R810 uses only one memory controller per CPU. The same is true for the M910, the blade server version. The result is that the quad-CPU configuration has only half the bandwidth of a server like the Dell R910 which gives each CPU two memory controllers."
Sorry, should have read a little slower. Damn, Dell cut half the memory channels from the R810!!!! That's a retarded design, no wonder the memory bandwidth is so low!!!!! Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - link"Damn, Dell cut half the memory channels from the R810!"
You read too fast again :-). Only in Quad CPU config. In dual CPU config, you get 4 memory controllers, which connect each two SMBs. So in a dual Config, you get the same bandwidth as you would in another server.
The R810 targets those that are not after the highest CPU processing power, but want the RAS features and 32 DIMM slots. AFAIK, Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - link2 channels of DDR3-1066 per socket in a fully populated R810 and if you populate 2 sockets, you get the flex memory routing penalty...damn..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R810 sucks. Reply
Sindarin - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkwhatever1951 you lost me @ Hello.........................and I thought Sauron was tough!! lol Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - link"It is hard to imagine 4 channels of DDR3-1066 to be 1/3 slower than even the westmere-eps."
On one side you have a parallel half duplex DDR-3 DIMM. On the other side of the SMB you have a serial full duplex SMI. The buffers might not perform this transition fast enough, and there has to be some overhead. I also am still searching for the clockspeed of the IMC. The SMIs are on a different (I/O) clockdomain than the L3-cache.
We will test with Intel's / QSSC quad CPU to see whether the flexmem bridge has any influence. But I don't think it will do much. You might add a bit of latency, but essentially the R810 is working like a dual CPU with four IMCs just like another (Dual CPU) Nehalem EX server system would. Reply
whatever1951 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkThanks for the useful info. R810 then doesn't meet my standard.
Johan, is there anyway you can get your hands on a R910 4 Processor system from Dell and bench the memory bandwidth to see how much that flex mem chip costs in terms of bandwidth? Reply
IntelUser2000 - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - linkThe Uncore of the X7560 runs at 2.4GHz. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - linkDo you have a source for that? Must have missed it. Reply
Etern205 - Thursday, April 15, 2010 - linkI think AT needs to fix this "RE:RE:RE...:" problem? Reply
amalinov - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - linkGreat article! I like the way in witch you describe the memory subsystem - I have readed the Intel datasheets and many news articles about Xeon 7500, but your description is the best so far.
You say "So each CPU has two memory interfaces that connect to two SMBs that can each drive two channels with two DIMMS. Thus, each CPU supports eight registered DDR3 DIMMs ...", but if I do the math it seems: 2 SMIs x 2 SMBs x 2 channels x 2 DIMMs = 16 DDR3 DIMMs, not 8 as written in the second sentence. Later in the article I think you mention 16 at different places, so it seems it is realy 16 and not 8.
What about Itanium 9300 review (including general background on the plans of OEMs/Intel for IA-64 platform)? Comparision of scalability(HT/QPI)/memory/RAS features of Xeon 7500, Itanium 9300 and Opteron 6000 would be welcome. Also I would like to see a performance comparision with appropriate applications for the RISC mainframe market (HPC?) with 4- and 8-socket AMD, Intel Xeon, Intel Itanium, POWER7, newest SPARC. Reply
jeha - Thursday, April 15, 2010 - linkYou really should review the IBM 3850 X5 I think?
They have some interesting solutions when it comes to handling memory expansions etc. Reply
klstay - Thursday, April 15, 2010 - linkI agree. Being able to use all the DIMM slots in the R810 with only half the CPU sockets populated is a neat trick, and I do like having up to 16 drive bays in the R910, but overall the latest IBM 3850 is much more flexible than either of those systems. From a 2 socket 4 cores each system with 32GB RAM up to an 8 socket 8 cores each system with 3TB RAM. Barring some big surprises at HPs announcement in a couple of weeks IBM will be the one to beat in Nehalem EX for the foreseeable future. Reply
Etern205 - Thursday, April 15, 2010 - linkThe AMD Opteron 6128 isn't $523.
It's $299.99!
(credited to: zpdixon @ DT for providing the link) Reply
yuhong - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link"but when a dual-CPU configuration outperforms quad-CPU configurations of your top-of-the-line CPU, something is wrong. "
Remember Xeon 7100 vs Xeon 5300? Reply


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Hi, I would like to know what is the best way to completely remove all traces of KDE from BackTrack. I am using VMWare Fusion on a Mac and my goal is to use the least space possible and Fluxbox instead of KDE for a faster desktop.
The majority of the security tools included in BackTrack are command line tools anyway so for me it does not make sense to have a bulky desktop experience in order to use the terminal.
Does anybody know of a script or a reliable way/method of removing KDE?
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synaptic package manager (or aptitude it's Command Line Equivelant) in BT4 should have a nifty "--purge" function.
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Contrarians are usually a grumpy lot, constantly being ridiculed for making mad investments, only to have those that work out dismissed as pure luck.
2012 gave plenty of examples, with pretty much any mainstream equities the clearest (almost no one wanted them in January, everyone does now). For the more adventurous contrarian, Greek bonds bought at the start of the year and held through the default have returned 100 per cent, including coupons, while Portuguese bonds are up 79 per cent on the same basis. Read more


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The new release of the Department of Defense's biannual reports on the prevalence of sexual assault in the military has invited quite a lot of social commentary. Thanks in part to the release of films like The Invisible War and the tireless grassroots advocacy efforts of organizations like the Service Women's Action Network, this issue is a topic of public concern. The fact that people are talking about it makes a difference.
When people take interest in issues related to sexual violence and its prevention, we see social change. It means that as a culture we have the skills and knowledge we need to identify problematic responses to sexual violence and the tools we need to address them. It means that when pop culture figureheads make statements that normalize violence, other people call them out on it.
@realdonaldtrump Sexual assault is not a necessary or justifiable consequence of being men and women together— DarkKnight3565 (@DarkKnight3565) May 7, 2013
It also means that when top military officials mistake a sexually violent culture with hook up culture, we see that this contributes to the institutional problem of sexual assault. Those involved in social movements know that it takes a combination of grassroots advocacy and top-down changes to affect the climate of a culture. Hopefully the increasing public awareness of sexual violence in the military will help the folks in decision-making roles at the Department of Defense realize the importance of universal accountability for violent norms.
In a week when we learn of an increase in anonymous reports of sexual assault among active duty members and that the head of an Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Unit faces charges sexual battery, we should be able to ride the groundswell of outrage to a reality of change.


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With actual snow on the ground in Manitoba, cross-country skiers across the province are enjoying the best conditions in two winters.
But there is not much celebrating going in and around Riding Mountain National Park as residents and visitors deal with the effects of Ottawa's reckless and somewhat insane decision to cut winter services at a number of national parks across Canada.
Earlier this year, the federal government slashed $29 million from Parks Canada's budget. Some of the cost savings were supposed to come from changing the focus of the parks service to "peak-period visitation," which is an Orwellian way of describing a war on winter recreation.
Effectively, Riding Mountain National Park went from being a four-season park to a three-season destination. In April, the managers of Manitoba's only road-accessible national park announced it would no longer groom ski trails, operate the park's skating rink and skating trail or keep the backcountry Cairns Cabin open during the winter. They also announced plans to stop offering visitor-safety services during the off-season and instead encourage volunteer groups or the RCMP to pick up the slack.
Immediately, cross-country skiers cried foul, as Riding Mountain used to maintain a remarkable 218-kilometre winter trail system. So did municipal politicians, lodges, outfitters and bed-and-breakfast owners who depend on the growing winter-recreation market.
In the immediate aftermath of the announcement, Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette MP Bob Sopuck, a well-known outdoorsman and Riding Mountain-area resident, pledged to find a way to prevent the winter-recreation business from collapsing in and around the park.
It seems like some progress has been made -- but so far, not enough.
Parks Canada has been training volunteers in both the Dauphin and Erickson areas to operate ski trail-grooming equipment. But there are mixed reports about whether any grooming will be done and whether other winter activities can be resurrected.
Kurt Mazur, an Erickson-area resident who volunteers for the Riding Mountain Nordic Ski Club, said he expects to be able to groom some trails this winter on the south side of the park, while a Dauphin-based volunteer group will tend to north-side trails.
"It won't be like last year, but some trails will be done," he said, adding he has been told Parks Canada has stocked Cairns Cabin with wood and will accept bookings for the backcountry cabin.
Attempts to verify this with the park were met with silence. Superintendent Robert Sheldon did not respond to an interview request, while Sopuck -- who must be mortified by the events in his own back yard -- instructed his staff to defer comment to Parks Canada.
Volunteers may be trained to groom trails, but so far don't have access to the park, said Celes Davar, who operates the Earth Rhythms ecotourism outfit and has been leading tours inside the park for 17 years.
Davar said he pays fees to access the park 12 months a year but has not been offered any refund for service reductions such as the park's failure to winterize picnic tables.
He surmises the park may be hamstrung in its ability to roll out short-term solution to the service cuts, because anything Riding Mountain does may serve as a precedent for other national parks affected by the winter cutbacks, such as Yoho in British Columbia and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan.
This Kafkaesque situation is not just the result of the federal Conservatives' desire to save money, says Davar, noting Parks Canada came up with the idea of cutting back on winter services itself.
Manitobans should be insulted, as more commercially successful parks such as Banff and Jasper, who count winter visitors by the millions, have not had to suffer any similar indignities.
The bottom line: the quality of life in Manitoba just doesn't matter that much to federal bureaucrats or politicians, who gauge priorities purely in terms of numbers on a spreadsheet.
In fact, all of Canada should be disgusted. Are we a winter nation, or a just a nation that merely endures the winter and doesn't actually bother to get up close with it outside?
Ottawa needs to wake up and smell the pine trees.


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Grand slam gives slugging Giants 11-inning win
Sanchez clubs two homers, including decider; Morse also hits two
DENVER -- Hector Sanchez must keep his skills sharp by pinch-hitting, which is always a challenge, and by playing occasionally behind starting catcher Buster Posey. It's not an easy way for a 24-year-old to climb the Major League learning curve with the Giants, but it's preferable to playing regularly at Triple-A Fresno.
Sanchez made his fifth start of the season Wednesday. He maximized the opportunity in historic fashion, taking two swings that he'll remember forever. Sanchez put the Giants ahead with a solo homer in the eighth and hit a grand slam in the 11th as the Giants held on to beat the Rockies, 12-10. The grand slam and the multi-homer game were the first of Sanchez's career, and his five RBIs were a career high.
The win enabled the Giants to avoid getting swept in their three-game series and sent them home with just their second win in the past seven games.
The Giants finally showed some offensive life, hitting six homers -- Michael Morse also homered twice -- but they had to overcome an early four-run deficit as starter Matt Cain was trying to find his footing.
"I couldn't be prouder of these guys," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who was ejected by home-plate umpire Chris Conroy in the fourth for arguing a called third strike. "We're down, what, 5-1, looking at getting swept here and how hard they fought to find a way to win a game here. It makes for a better flight home and a day off."
Sanchez came into the game 3-for-25 with two doubles and three RBIs this season and six career homers in 403 at-bats. He came up in the 11th against Chad Bettis, who threw just 19 of 34 pitches for strikes that inning and said, "I put myself in a bad spot, and I got hurt for it."
After Hunter Pence singled off Bettis to open the 11th, Brandon Belt walked. Following Juan Perez's sacrifice bunt, Bettis intentionally walked Joaquin Arias to load the bases for Sanchez, who fouled off two 3-2 pitches before launching Bettis' 10th pitch of the at-bat over the wall in center.
"Bases loaded, I never thought he would throw me another pitch except the fastball," Sanchez said. "I just tried to hit it to the outfield, stay to the middle of the field, and I hit it well."
The Rockies outhit the Giants 16-14 and belted three homers, the last of which made matters interesting in the 11th. Closer Sergio Romo gave up a leadoff single in that inning to Troy Tulowitzki, and Justin Morneau followed with a two-run homer. With one out, center fielder Drew Stubbs singled past Arias at third. But Romo got right fielder Brandon Barnes to ground into a double play to end the game that lasted four hours, 26 minutes.
The Giants last hit six homers in a game Sept. 4 at San Diego. Sanchez and Morse became the first two Giants to homer twice in a game since May 25, 2005, when Moises Alou and Pedro Feliz accomplished the feat against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sanchez's grand slam was the sixth in extra innings by a Giant in the San Francisco era, dating back to 1958. The last player to do that was A.J. Pierzynski in 2004 against the Montreal Expos in Puerto Rico.
"It's a lot of feeling in that situation," Sanchez said, "because everybody wants to be the hero. In this field the ball flies. I hit it well, and right at the moment that I hit it, I knew that was out of the park."
The Giants took their first lead when Belt hit a two-run homer in the seventh that put them ahead, 7-6. The homer came against left-hander Rex Brothers, who had walked Pence ahead of Belt.
But the Rockies tied the score in the bottom of the inning and could have had more had reliever Jeremy Affeldt not snuffed out a rally with the bases loaded. He relieved Cain, who settled down after allowing five runs in the first two innings, with none out and runners on first and second and the score tied at 7 on a double by Nolan Arenado, who extended his career-high hitting streak to 14 games. Affeldt struck out Morneau and Wilin Rosario and walked Stubbs but grabbed Barnes' hard bouncer to end the inning.
In the eighth, Sanchez homered on the first pitch from Matt Belisle, who had just entered the game, to give the Giants a short-lived 8-7 lead. Santiago Casilla took the mound in the bottom of that inning and gave up a leadoff single to DJ LeMahieu. He was sacrificed to second and took third when third-base umpire Bob Davidson called a balk on Casilla. With the infield in, second baseman Brandon Hicks, who had a career-high three hits, including a homer in the third, backhanded Charlie Blackmon's grounder but dropped it, taking away any play at the plate as LeMahieu scored to tie the game at 8.
Blackmon hit his fifth home run to put the Rockies ahead, 6-5, in the fourth. Morse homered on each of his first two-bats, hitting a three-run shot in the third that tied the game at 5 and gave him five homers this season. It was his seventh multi-homer game and first since April 2, 2013, while playing for the Mariners.
The Giants went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position -- finishing 3-for-31 in the series -- but the two hits were Sanchez's grand slam and Morse's three-run blast. Bochy said the latter was the key hit that got the Giants' offense going after they scored three runs in the first two games of this series and 12 runs in their past seven games.
"Something's going to spark, something's going to ignite us," Morse said. "Today I think was that day. Hopefully, we take this win and keep it going. We got a good off day tomorrow [to] rest."
Jack Etkin is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mayor Alvin Brown has chosen Theodore N. Carter, an executive with more than 20 years of public and private sector experience, to head Jacksonville's new Office of Economic Development.
Carter will manage the city's day-to-day economic development functions with an aim to attract good-paying jobs and quality business opportunities to make Jacksonville more competitive, according to a news release from the mayor's office.
His appointment is a critical component of the mayor's vision to transition away from the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission and create an Office of Economic Development with executive management capacity, according to the release.
Prior to his appointment, Carter was an executive managing director for CB Richard Ellis in Washington, D.C. He also has extensive experience in finance and public-private partnerships working with agencies such as the U.S. Department of the Treasury and city governments in New York, Newark and Washington D.C., according to the release.
City Council backed the mayor with a unanimous vote to create the Office of Economic Development. The mayor's plans also gained state-level approval from both houses of the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott. The bill CS/HB 1253 granted the mayor the authority to move forward.
Carter's appointment is subject to a City Council nomination. His salary will be $195,000.
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if i have a youtube video embedded in a website, is there a way to stop from presenting the viewer with a bunch of related videos from other youtube uploads at the conclusion of the video?
No, I don't think so. You could host the video on your own site, though, and thereby avoid all the YouTube extra stuff.
yes you can, it is easy when you know how.
Firstly go to the youtube video that you want to place on your site and clic the embed button that is below the display screen.
Next, remove the checkmark that says include related videos
When you then copy the embed code and place it, it will not show the related videos at the end.
Where is that? I don't see it anywhere.
Sorry to here that. I LIKE seeing the related videos. I can spend hours watching them.
I dread to think how much productive time (and sleep!) I've lost because of that feature!
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Q & A — June 2002
By Capt. Ken Kreisler
Arresting Procedure
The proper way to clean a flame arrestor, testing a thermostat out of an engine, and more.
is the proper method for cleaning a flame arrestor? I.J., via e-mail
While you should always follow your owner's manual for proper flame arrestor removal and cleaning, most units are serviced in the same manner. First disconnect the crankcase vent hose. (Depending on your engine size, there may be more than one hose.) Remove the nut holding the flame arrestor and cover. On some engines, like older Volvo Penta stern drives, a clamp may secure the flame arrestor to the air intake horn. With them you will have to also loosen the clamp.
Remove the cover, flame arrestor screen, and gasket if one is used. Inspect the air inlet screen, and if it is damaged or deformed, replace it. Submerge the flame arrestor in a container of clean solvent. (Many can do the job, but you'll always be safe in selecting one recommended by your engine manufacturer.) Let it soak long enough that any residue is loosened, after which you can slosh the solvent around for a few seconds to remove the particles. Once it looks clean, let the flame arrestor sit in the solvent again for a few minutes.
Remove the flame arrestor from the solvent, and let it drain. You can blow it dry with compressed or canned air to speed things up. Once the flame arrestor is dry, you can put it all back together. If the unit has a gasket, replace it with a new one.
there a way to test a thermostat out of the engine? N. R..
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Pour some tap water into a shallow container that can be heated. Place your thermostat in the water, and suspend a thermometer in it so you can read the temperature as the water is heated. Heat the water until the thermostat starts to open while checking the water temperature on the thermometer. This should coincide with the temperature value stamped on the thermostat. If it has not started to open at this temperature, replace the thermostat.
If it begins to open when it should, continue heating the water another 25°F above the stamped temperature value, at which point it should be fully open. If it is not, replace it. Now, allow the water to cool to 10°F below the rated value. If the thermostat is not fully closed at this point, you must replace it.
As a thermostat is inexpensive, keep a spare or two onboard just in case you have to do a quick switch.
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Advertising watchdog's helmet ruling threatens the promotion of normal cycling
In response to complaints against a TV advert produced by Cycling Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, the ASA ruled that all future television advertising featuring cyclists must only show cyclists wearing helmets.
The ASA also ruled that the cyclist's position on the road in the advert was unsafe. CTC believes this is at odds with UK-wide national standards for cycle training, which CTC was instrumental in developing, and which are now backed by the UK and Scottish Governments.
The ASA has therefore told Cycling Scotland that any future ads featuring cyclists should be shown wearing helmets and placed in 'the most suitable cycling position', which the ASA believes is towards the side of the road.
CTC is deeply concerned at the effect such a ruling could have on the future popularity of cycling, by increasing public fears that cycling is more 'dangerous' than it really is. You are in fact less likely to be killed in a mile of cycling than a mile of walking (DfT Reported Road Casualties Great Britain, table RAS30070).
UPDATE: The ASA has withdrawn its ruling pending an Independent Review, which has been requested by Cycling Scotland. The decision to withdraw the ruling was made by the ASA Chief Executive, "in light of a potential flaw in our ruling", suggesting that this is an unusual step. CTC will continue to support Cycling Scotland through the appeal process and aim to have both aspects of the ruling - road positioning and helmets - are withdrawn.
The decision to withdraw was made by the ASA Chief Executive in light of a potential flaw in our ruling.
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The UK's All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group has also voiced its concerns in a letter to the ASA, sent by its co-chairs Julian Huppert MP and Ian Austin MP.
CTC has offered support for Cycling Scotland in seeking to appeal against the ruling and will investigate what action individuals can take to add their support. By way of immediate responses, an online petition has been set up, and CTC invites you to submit clips of other adverts which could now be banned under ASA's ruling.
The ASA's ill-advised decision shows a misunderstanding of common cycle safety issues and risks undermining the promotion of cycling as a safe and normal activity.
Gordon Seabright
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The latest data on cycle helmet use across Britain suggests that under a third of people wear helmets. In the Netherlands, where over a quarter of all trips are made by cycle, cycle safety is far better than in Britain, while helmet use for day-to-day cycling trips is almost non-existent.
Chief Executive Gordon Seabright, who is also a board member of Cycling Scotland, said: "The ASA's ill-advised decision shows a misunderstanding of common cycle safety issues and risks undermining the promotion of cycling as a safe and normal activity."
Dr Jennifer Mindell, Clinical Senior Lecturer at UCL, said: "I don't know why cycling has a reputation for being so risky. The risks are lower in general for cyclists than for pedestrians. Males aged 17-20 are at substantially higher risk when driving than when cycling."
The 'Nice Way Code' was a £425k multi-channel cycling awareness advertising campaign that ran in Scotland during 2013, funded by the Scottish Government and run by Cycling Scotland. One of the advertisements, called 'See Cyclist, Think Horse', attempted to reinforce the message that drivers should give as much room as they would to a horse rider when overtaking a cyclist. It was this advertisement that was declared by the ASA to be in breach of its code. The advertisement can be seen here:
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Another silly decision with a
Another silly decision with a negative effect on cyclists...
As the ASA will not review a decision unless one of the parties involved complains, I hope that Cycling Scotland will appeal!
Will you be running a campaign to contact the ASA with details of how to overtake in accordance with the Highway Code? I believe the ruling will just reinforce drivers views that we should be in the gutter/off the road.
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How, where and to whom should
How, where and to whom should I email my disapproval of this ruling, a ruling I believe will harm leisure cycling.
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Thanks. We're looking at what
Thanks. We're looking at what people can usefully do - watch this space.
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Online petition already
Online petition already started here:
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Just sent the email below to
Just sent the email below to email@example.com
Dear Sir,
I note that ASA are reviewing the decision about the advertisement promoting safer driving, but only reviewing a specific section of that decision, the position of the cyclist.
"The ASA has withdrawn its formal ruling against a Cycling Scotland ad pending the outcome of an Independent Review. That followed a request from Cycling Scotland, in which it argued that the ASA's criticism of the positioning of the cyclist was incorrect."
The section of the ruling about "safety" equipment, including a cycle helmet therefore does not appear to be under review. As you are no doubt now aware, there is no law to enforce cycle helmet wearing, and unlikely to be so, as all the reliable evidence from countries which have such laws show that they do not improve the safety of cyclists. All the claims made by helmet proponents should be treated with extreme caution as most, if not all such claims have proven false. The web site cyclehelmets.org contains as much research about the issue as is publicly available, and I suggest that this evidence be reviewed and that the section of your decision about safety equipment and cycle helmets in particular, be reviewed also.
Can I point out that your web page dealing with complaints about ASA does not have an email address to submit such complaints, and I had to ring up to get it. In case you're wondering, that's a complaint as well.
I also wish to submit a request for information about the original complaints about the advertisement. I note that you are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but that "We name complainants who have an interest". If any of the complainants were pressure groups promoting helmets, or people from those groups, they clearly have an interest and should be named under your own rules. Therefore I would be grateful if you could give me the names of those individuals and/or groups which made the original complaints about the advertisement.
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Obviously no one in the ASA
Obviously no one in the ASA cycles otherwise they would understand the concept of taking ownership of the lane. Road positioning that requires drivers to to think before overtaking rather than just bushing past keeps one safe on the road.
I read many of the comments posted on the BBC web site and many, if not all of them missed the point that a helmet does not stop a cyclist from being involved in a road incident. A helmet doesn't even protect the body from injury, it only reduces the severity of damage to ones head once the incident has taken place.
The best way to avoid being involved in an road incident is to be seen i.e. cycle in the drivers line of vision (out of the gutter), wear HiVis and use good lights.
The fact that the ASA has withdrawn their ruling shows they have failed to understand the issues and investigate to ensure the put the correct message out.
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I tried to watch the
I tried to watch the advertisement using the link above and a message appeared saying it wasn't available in my country. Has Scotland already become an independent country? It's about time drivers started complying with the highway code and giving cyclists enough room when they pass.
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Hi there,
My name is Gavin and I'm new here so I thought I would introduce myself. I live in Dundee in Scotland and I am the carer for my Dad. He was diagnosed in August this year with CC. The specialist says it is inoperable due to the fact that it is located close to too many major blood vessels and that any attempt to try to remove it would prove fatal for my Dad.
I hope you won't mind me sharing his story with you all. Back in July, my Dad went to see the nurse at his local medical centre in Dundee to get his ears cleaned out, he has hairy ears and every so often has wax building up in his ears which the nurse does what she does to clean them out. This time, she noticed that his eyes were slightly yellowish and advised him to make an appointment to see his GP, which he did. He saw the GP who then referred him to the hospital for further tests. So my Dad waits for his expected hospital, which does not arrive. In the meantime, my Dad's eyes get even more yellow and his skin starts to get a yellowish/brownish colour. As well as this, he is now itching really really badly so he goes back to see his GP. His GP prescribes tablets to try and help with the itching and tries to get my Dad into hospital ASAP. So this goes on for another few days and then the GP phones and says get readdy to go into hospital very very soon. This call came on the Friday evening and the GP thought my Dad would be admitted on the following Monday. Well Monday and Tuesday come and go and still no call comes from the hospital. On the Wednesday morning, my Dad was out at the shop getting a paper and he takes a dizzy spell. Fortunately, the shop was beside the medical centre and my Dad goes into the centre. He was then rushed in to see his GP who took one look at my Dad and then told him that he was definitely going to hospital that very day. The GP said to my Dad that he was "away to get on the phone and start shouting at people at the hospital", which he did and I took my Dad to hospital an hour later.
My Dad was admitted to Ninewells hospital in Dundee where he then spent the next 3 and a half weeks undergoing all sorts of tests, scans, x-rays and a CT scan. At first, we were not really told anything as to what exactly they were looking for, but my Dad's jaundice was really bad now. As soon as we were told about the CT scan, my Mum and I started to fear the worst. Rightly or wrongly, that was the emotions and thoughts that we experienced then. The Doc's said that it might be gall stones which were the problem, or it might be this, or it might be that or it could be something else.No one was giving us any definite information, probably because they couldn't say for any certainty. I understood that, as hard as it was at the time, I would have hated to be told that my Dad had something very serious but which turned out to be a lesser illness. My Mum always felt that it was soemthing more serious than gall stones though.
After a few weeks in the hospital, one morning my Dad phones and says that the Doc wants to speak to my Mum and I that day. Immediately alarm bells are ringing with my Mum and she thinks the worst. So we both go up to the hospital. The 3 of us then meet with the Doc, one of the junior Docs to the specialist who then tells us that he is 99% certain that my Dad has CC and that it is inoperable. Before this meeting, I feared the worst, but when we were told the actual diagnosis it still felt like a hammer blow to the head. I will never forget looking at my Dad that moment, he had a saline soultion drip in him on one of these tall stands on wheels so he could move with it, he looked stunned, shakey and very scared. Who could blame him?
My Dad stayed in hospital for another 10 days or so during which time they did more tests, an endoscope and other tests and a metal stent was inserted into his side to relieve the jaundice. He also had a billary drain in his side to drain fluid from his bile duct. The next stage of his treatment was to be Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT), but this would not be until most of the jaundice had cleared.
My Dad was then discharged, but still had the tube is his side so that the PDT treatment could later be performed. As it turned out, we were back at the hospital the next week to see the specialist to see about his further treatment. Looking back at this, this was a day I will never forget. My Dad was quite weak physically at this point. I picked my Mum and my Dad up in the car and we drove to the hospital. Ninewells hospital is a very large hospital complex, one of the biggest in Europe. My Mum has COPD, so what I had to do when the 2 of us were visiting my Dad in the hospital was I had to drop my Mum at the front of the hospital, then go park the car, come back to the front of the hospital and find a wheelchair then we could go to the ward. The ward where my Dad was was about half a mile or so from the front of the hospital. Anyway, the day of visiting the specialist, I dropped my Mum and my Dad at the front of the hospital, then parked the car, then came back and found a wheelchair. I took my Mum down to the ward where the specialist was based, then came back and took my Dad down to the specialist.
We all saw the specialist then who confirmmed what we knew, that it was CC and that it is inoperable. My Dad was doing his best to fight the tears and was looking very shakey. No surprise really considering what he had been told, but I'd never seen my Dad look scared like that before. We were then told about the PDT treatment which my Dad was all up for, as he said "whatever it takes, whatever it takes." There was a specialist nurse in the Docs office with us then who wanted to take blood from my Dad. She told us that she would wheel my Dad inot the ward to take blood and that my Mum and I should come too. My Mum then struggled to get up and walk out after the nurse and my Dad, I had to help her. The nurse looked back and saw this and saw my Mum struggling. She then asked me who I had brought down in the one wheelchair and I said both of them, one after the other. She looked pretty stunned. That is one moment in my life that I will never forget. I got used to, well as used to as you can possibly get having one of your parents ill and caring for them, then being told that another has this horrible disease and what that will involve for all of us.
3 days later, my Dad was back in hospital for the PDT treatment. He had Photofrin injected into him on the Tuesday then spent the next 3 weeks in a room with the blinds closed and the lights off for the next 3 weeks. The Photofrin was to spread into the most affected cancerous cells in his body. The downside was that it would also spread in lesser doses to all the cells in his body. On the Thursday he had the laser treatment that was to attack the cancerous cells in the bile duct. The laser treatment went throught the tube that he stiil had in the side of his body. He said that the treatment was painless, how he knows this is beyond me, as he was given an annaesthetic type drug that did not completely knock him out, but took him to a state where he did not know what was happening! As the Doc said to us after it, the patient would not feel anything and not know what was happening but would not be unconscious.
Dad spent pretty much the next 3 weeks in his room in the hospital with the blinds closed and the lights off. Storng direct light or sunlight on any part of the skin would make his skin burn like you would with sunburn. This effect could last for anything up to 8 weeks. He could not even go out of his room into the general ward to speak to other patients. When he did leave the room to have a shower, all the lights in the ward were turned off and the blinds on the main windows had to be closed. After a while, he was able toleave the room, but when he did, he had to wear a pair of gloves, be fully clothed, wear a wide brimmed hat and the darkest pair of glasses that you could imagine. His Michael Jackson outfit as he calls it! He does have a great sense of humour!
Well after 3 weeks. my Dad was discharged. The specialist said the PDT treatment had went as well as it could have possibly went. It won't totally clear up or kill the cancer, but hopefully it will slow it down as much as possible. my Dad still has to wear his Michael Jackson gear on when he goes outside everyday. All he can manage just now though is to go to the local shop to get a paper, then comes home and is knackered. But he is grateful just to get out, and we are grateful just to have him here. This Sunday he has another test, he has to go outside in all his gear but on one of his hands, he has to wear a paper bag instead of a glove. He has to cut a small hole in the bag to expose his skin to the light andsee if there is any reaction. If that small part of the skin burns then he has to fully cover up again, if it does not burn then he can go out without the gloves. If he can go 2 weeks without the gloves, then 2 weeks later he can take his hat off, then if that is okay then he can take the glassess off. He has to take it a small step at a time and try this bit by bit. I know that the future is uncertain, but we will deal with this together and take each day as it comes. My Dad will go back to the hospital soon for another CT scan to see how everything is or is not, and we will deal with that when it happens. Today, I am just happy to have my Dad home and see my parents together. If something happens tomorrow, we will deal with it then, today, we are all just happy for today.
I've just looked back at this post and realised how long it is. Many thanks to all of you who have taken the time to get this far and I apologise for the length of this! My thanks also to those who provide this wonderful site and to those who post here. I've just recently found this site and joined it and have found it a great inspiration to me. I don't know if my and my Dad's story will help you, but it hleped me a lot to write about it.
Love to you all


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Bring your camera and take some entertaining or interesting photos during the Annual Meeting and enter the AMP Photo Contest. Photos MUST be digital and include a meeting attendee. First, second and third prize winners will receive a gift and their photos published on the AMP website!
Submit your entry via e-mail (no more than 5MB) to TaNika Switzer, AMP Project Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com or by snail mail to her on a CD (AMP, 9650 Rockville Pike, Suite E133, Bethesda, MD 20814). Include your name, address, a title or caption, and the names of the individual(s) in the photo. Deadline is Tuesday, December 20, 2011.


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29 Jan 2016 by Rory Lambert in Culture , Art Galleries and Fogo & Change IslandsRegion: Central
Thought to be one of the four corners of the planet by the Flat Earth Society, Fogo really is a place unlike any other. Home to an arts residency program that offers opportunities for contemporary artists to work and live in this place.
24 Jul 2015 by Janelle Hickey in Shopping , Nature , Culture , History , Trip Planning , Entertainment , Geography , Art Galleries , Geology & Fossils , Cupids , St. John's , Museum and Weather
Rain got you down? Don't fret! There's still so much to see and do in St. John's: Entertainment, shopping, gallery hopping – there's something for everyone!
7 Jul 2015 by Janelle Hickey in Shopping , Culture , Trip Planning , Art Galleries and St. John's
Just minutes from downtown St. John's is the picturesque village of Quidi Vidi, a destination within a destination. The old fishing stages, slipways, narrow laneways, and a small harbour known as the Gut, all add to its charm. It is a hint of rural Newfoundland within the city limits. You can explore the Gut by boat or by foot, and there are numerous food, beverage and artisan experiences to be had. Join us as we spend the day taking in the Quidi Vidi Village experience. First stop - The Quidi Vidi Plantation.
2 Dec 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Shopping , History , Trip Planning , Art Galleries , Geology & Fossils and St. John's
St. John's is a local shoppers paradise! From spirits to crafts, jewelry to fine art, shopping local for Christmas is easy and affordable. Traveling to St. John's and want to bring a piece of the island home to place under the Christmas tree? Destination St. John's has you covered! From now until Christmas we will be running daily blogs that focus on shopping local for your holiday treats. Each blog will feature a different retailer, their most exciting products and why buying local is so important to them. Click the links below for more info!
20 Aug 2014 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Gros Morne National Park , Art Galleries and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Western
Despite the forecast of cloud and rain we headed to Woody Point in the afternoon of August 18 to see the last "Charlie and Mena" show of the season. The "Charlie and Mena" concert features Charlie Payne on various accordions and singer Mena Lodge on guitar and is part of Gros Morne Summer Music. They were joined by guitarist Darren Vincent and they put on a fine performance featuring Newfoundland music. It was held at the Heritage Theatre in Woody Point which is a great old building that Charlie Payne carefully restored.
17 Jun 2014 by Dominique Chiasson in Icebergs , Culture , History , Entertainment , Top Destinations , Art Galleries , Geology & Fossils , St. John's and Museum
My last two days were busy visiting the Johnson Geo-Centre, the Railway Coastal Museum, The Rooms, meeting with Mark Hiscock from Shanneyganock, twacking, listening to Stan Picket and the Rocket Players, a visit to the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft council...and enjoying my last....iceberg
Thanks Newfoundlanders!
1 May 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Shopping , Culture , Art Galleries and St. John's
Now entering it's 11th year, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art carries some of the most important rising national and international artists living and working in Eastern Canada. Works range from realism to emotionalism to abstract symbolic work. They carry paintings, prints, and sculpture and will ship anywhere in the world. I sat down with owner Bonnie Leyton and Manager Tia Connolly to talk art, community and their unique venue.
26 Sep 2013 by Randy Letto in Festivals & Events , Culture , Entertainment and Art Galleries
When most people think about Labrador, chances are they don't think about catching a show at the theatre. However, the arts scene in Labrador is very much alive, and the fall line up for the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre promises some amazing province-wide talent.
28 Aug 2013 by Ian Stone in Culture , History , Trip Planning , Gros Morne National Park , Art Galleries , Lighthouses , Cultural Experiences and MuseumRegion: Western
Gros Morne is an outdoor mecca for visitors with over 100km of trails, breathtaking vistas and world class experiences; however what adventures await when Mother Nature decides not to cooperate? Here are our choice picks for rainy day adventures throughout the park.
22 Aug 2013 by Lynn McShane in Boat Tours , Food & Dining , History , Entertainment , Top Destinations , Art Galleries and TrinityRegion: Eastern
Trinity has made a huge impact on the tourism scene in Newfoundland. Its beautiful historic properties, lovely art galleries, and great restaurants make for an awesome stay.
19 Jul 2013 by Lauren Saunders in Culture , History , Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences , St. John's and Museum
Our city isn't short of museums, galleries, historic sites, and unique attractions. Meet new people, hear our stories, and learn something new. Each of these places will bring you a colourful experience you won't soon forget.
16 May 2013 by Sandra Phinney in Boat Tours , Birdwatching , Camping , Hiking & Walking , Kayaking , Nature , History , Art Galleries and Outdoor Adventure
If you recall, our last stop was in North West River. Although we had tentatively planned to leave there mid day, I often lose sight of time when I follow my nose so it was dusk when we bid farewell to this region and hit that long long (albeit relatively new) road to Cartwright. Did I say that road was long? I should have known we wouldn't get there before midnight.
22 Mar 2013 by Sandra Phinney in History , Top Destinations , Art Galleries and Museum
Even though I knew that Happy Valley Goose Bay was the hub of Labrador, I was surprised to find a town of 7,500+ people with stores, restaurants, pubs, fast food outlets, churches, recreational facilities, building supply outlets, hotels—ad infinitum. Bit of a shock after driving long stretches without seeing neither man nor beast. (Remember those long, long, very long and straight dirt roads I was talking about?)
19 Oct 2012 by Lauren Saunders in Art Galleries and St. John's
t. John's is full of colourful characters; People who always have a story to tell. Laura Higenell, is one of those characters. I met with Laura when I first visited the Quidi Vidi Village Plantation. Her artistic, spirited personality exudes a passion for art and Newfoundland. I was surprised to discover that someone who was so passionate for this place wasn't actually from here.
25 Sep 2012 by Lauren Saunders in Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences and St. John's
"Hmm, this is really going to be something", I thought as I sat in the car on the way to the Quidi Vidi Village Plantation. My co-worker had just filled me in on what to expect and I couldn't wait to hop out of the car the second we pulled into the parking lot.
12 Aug 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Culture , Art Galleries and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Central
Over the past several years we have been making more trips to explore Central Newfoundland. Last year we enjoyed our first ever visit to Conne River and seeing other places on the Connaigre Peninsula along the south coast of the province. This year we decided to head to Newtown on the northeast coast with the specific goal of visiting the Barbour Living Heritage Village. Not only had we never been along this shore but the Barbour Living Heritage Village is also featured on the cover of this year's Newfoundland tourism map and booklet.
30 Jul 2012 by Alyssa Free in Festivals & Events , Culture , Entertainment , Art Galleries , Cultural Experiences and St. John's
Tonight I spent a magical evening amongst the subtle glow of lanterns at the annual St. John's Lantern Festival. The festival is a fundraiser for Victoria Park in St. John's historic west end and runs for one day on the last full weekend of July every year.
15 Mar 2012 by Clare-Marie Grigg in Culture , Entertainment and Art Galleries
The Rooms' Junkosphere exhibit, brainchild of artist and dancer/choreographer Nicola Hawkins, is a commentary on how we create, process and throw away all the junk from our accumulated lives - and the impact it has on our fragile environment.


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(BPT) -- From home decor to fashion and food, the styles and trends of the 1970s have slowly been creeping back into the mainstream, and this year they're out in full force. Don't be alarmed when you see the vibrant colors, bold patterns and relaxed entertaining of the decade taking over in today's world. There are many ways to embrace the retro style while staying thoroughly modern with some simple expert tips.
Beauty and lifestyle expert Alexis Wolfer of TheBeautyBean.com has some simple suggestions for bringing the best of the '70s to the current day.
"Fashion is always one of the earliest indicators of style re-emergence," says Wolfer.
The popularity of mixed prints and varying textures is straight '70s, and aspiring fashionistas shouldn't be afraid to take risks.
"Keep all prints in the same color family and you can wear those striped pants with a polka dotted top," Wolfer recommends. "Tweed, velvet and suede take boring basics to trendy new heights. Swap out your go-to little black dress for a velvet one to entertain in '70s -inspired style."
It's not just personal fashion that is getting the '70s treatment -- this trend is popping up in home decor as well. Forty years ago, colorful appliances were must-haves to match shag carpets and paneled walls. Today the color is back, but dull green refrigerators are being replaced by brighter, more playful colors, like a tangerine orange KitchenAid stand mixer, a purple Keurig coffee machine or a bright red washer/dryer.
Appliances aren't the only place in the kitchen where trends are re-emerging. Back in the '70s, the Swiss tradition of fondue, shared around a table, was all the rage at dinner parties and social gatherings throughout the decade. Today, inspired by fondue restaurants, like The Melting Pot, and easy-to-prepare at-home options, people are breaking out their fondue pots more than ever for easy entertaining and a fun, social meal to enjoy.
"Fondue pots, either electric or candlelight-powered, are inexpensive and easy to find at retail chains or online," says Wolfer. "Emmi Roth USA has a fantastic line of ready-made fondues that are simple and really delicious. Just open the package, pour into the pot and stir!"
Entertaining in the '70s also meant playing games. "The '70s brought game night into the spotlight and it's making a comeback," says Wolfer. "With family or friends, plan your own game night with classics like Twister or modern ones like Cranium. It's inexpensive and fun for all ages." Bring out games that can work with teams or individual players so that everyone is included, no matter how many or how few guests there are. Having small prizes for the winners will increase the excitement and make the party more memorable, so pick up some small items like scented candles, decks of cards or gift cards to local shops or cafes for the game night victors to take home.


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Myers' throws reflect new strength program
ST. PETERSBURG -- Wil Myers' throws have been noticeably stronger and more accurate this season. It turns out that Myers experienced soreness in his shoulder for most of the 2013 season.
"The shoulder muscle at the back of my [throwing] arm, it was just sore every single day," Myers said.
During the offseason Myers went through a strengthening program.
"I did a lot of a lot of rehabbing on my right [scapula]," Myers said. "There was not much strength there. I worked on that. And now I'm long tossing once a series here. I can tell a big difference."
In addition to the strengthening program, Myers follows a strict regimen with coaches Dave Martinez and George Hendrick. Drills include treating 15 minutes of batting practice like it's the game, long tossing and throwing to bases.
"I stay on him about throwing long toss all of the time and getting at least 10 minutes of doing long tossing," Martinez said. "They've been doing it at least twice a week. [Head athletic trainer] Ron [Porterfield] and the trainers, has been on our shoulder program. He did say he feels a lot better. He's throwing really well. I keep telling him, just as long as you keep with the program, you're only going to get better."
When asked if he had been pleased with the results, Myers smiled: "Absolutely."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ever since Demi Moore revealed her seven month pregnant belly on the cover of Vanity Fair back in 1991, pregnant woman around the world have been more comfortably proud about photographed during pregnancy.
But, unless you have a budget of millions to employ Annie Leibovitz to shoot it for you, the results may vary wildly, depending on the quality of the photographer you find and the images you choose to have taken.
It's true that pregnancy is a beautiful and special time in a woman's life and it does make sense to want to capture that but, as professional photography can be quite expensive, it pays to think carefully about the images you are hoping to capture before booking a pregnancy photographer.
Where do you plan to display your pregnancy photos?
This will have a big impact on the type of photo shoot you do. If you are looking for something cute and quirky to stick at the front of your pregnancy journal, or special baby scrapbook, the image you want might not be of you in your maternity lingerie, cuddling with your husband/partner.
Research the photographer you hope to use by taking recommendations from friends who have used them.
You may see images of other pregnant women that you would like to replicate. If so, take them with you to meet the photographer. If you have a very clear idea bout what you want, you are more likely to get it - and be pleased with the result.
Be sure to discuss all the costs involved with the photographer so you know exactly what it will cost. Paying for the shoot is one thing but ordering lots of prints can add up quickly.
Baby will love looking at photos of you while pregnant to see what you looked like while he/she was inside you and if you have other children already, get them involved too. Having other siblings in pregnancy photos helps to put it all in perspective and makes a great addition to a family photo album.
This article was written by Claire Halliday for Australia's leading pregnancy resource, Kidspot.
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The Plan to Protect Seattle's Waterways from sewage overflows will be the feature of a public open house and hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at the Lake Washington Rowing Club (910 N. Northlake Way).
In some parts of Seattle, stormwater combines with sewage in one pipeline and overflows to the nearest waterway when there is too much rain. This combined sewer system serves about two-thirds of Seattle's population and was built before the federal Clean Water Act prohibited such overflows.
The City of Seattle is under a consent decree with the federal government to prevent sewage overflows. The plan describes the facilities that would be improved or built to do that by the 2025 deadline.
Seattle's plan includes traditional sewage-storage projects, as well as projects that would address polluted stormwater runoff without sewage in it. This option prioritizes projects that prevent polluted-stormwater runoff. The stormwater projects would be implemented before some smaller sewage-overflow projects. Those deferred projects would then have an extended deadline of 2030.
For those unable to attend the June 24 public hearing, comments may also be submitted by June 30 to Betty Meyer, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Municipal Tower, Suite 4900, P.O. Box 34018, Seattle, WA 98124-4018.
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Safety improvements and maintenance work will start on the M4 near Chippenham next week.
The work, between Junction 16 and Junction 17, will continue until May, and includes the stabilisation of embankments, upgrading of traffic signals, and replaceing sections of the steel central reservation with concrete barriers.
The new concrete barriers are said to reduce the risk of vehicles involved in accidents crossing from one side of the motorway to the other and to improve the safety of road users and road workers.
They are also unlikely to require repairs after vehicle impact.
Rachel Scott, of the Highways Agency, said: "The work has been careful planned so we can undertake more than one scheme at the same time which will significantly reduce disruption.
"However I would advise people to plan their journeys and allow extra time."
The programme starts on Monday, January 28 and continues until May.
The work will require a hard shoulder and lane one closure until Easter when all restrictions will be lifted for the holiday period.
A 50mph speed limit will also be in place to ensure the safety of road users and worker.
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Rogers & WinantAbel Rogers began building pianos in New York City sometime before about 1840. In 1841, Rogers displayed his square pianos at the American Institute Fair, winning third place among several more established manufacturers. In 1844, Rogers went into partnership with Robert Glenn, forming the firm of 'Glenn, Rogers & Company'. This partnership lasted until about 1846 at which time Rogers went into partnership with William Bennett, forming 'Bennett, Rogers & Company'. Rogers left his partnership with Bennett in 1848. Soon after, Rogers went into partnership with a furniture maker by the name of Daniel D. Winant, and they founded the piano manufacturing firm of 'Rogers & Winant'. Rogers & Winant enjoyed modest success for several years, and by 1855 they were producing about 50 pianos a year. Rogers & Winant was dissolved in about 1857, and Abel Rogers started building pianos under the name of 'Rogers & Company'. In 1859, Rogers went into partnership with Jesse Davis to form 'Rogers, Davis & Company'. Rogers, Davis & Company specialized in building piano cabinets until sometime around the Civil War era.
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BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer has urged his players to take no regrets into the summer by winning their final two matches of the season.
Rovers clawed their way back into the play-off race with a 4-2 victory at Birmingham City on Monday, which extended their unbeaten run to 10 games.
But realistically they need to take maximum points from tomorrow's trip to relegation-threatened Charlton and the visit of high-flying Wigan Athletic to Ewood Park on Saturday week if they are to snatch sixth place.
And Bowyer, who is set to be boosted by the return of Tom Cairney, Michael Keane and Lee Williamson tomorrow, said: "All we can do is look after ourselves and, if the ones above us in sixth spot mess up, we are not regretful.
"We need to make sure we do our job properly – and that's the most important thing for us.
"Charlton are fighting for their lives so they need the points as much as we do so it's going to be a tough game.
"But our form of late has been excellent and to go to the places that we have been to and scored as many goals as we have done has been very pleasing.
"Now we have to reproduce that."
Rovers have scored 16 goals in their last six matches on the road.
In English football's top five divisions only Premier League leaders Liverpool, with 20, have netted more goals over the same period of time away from home.
However Rovers have also conceded 16 in their last six games on their travels and Bowyer admits they have to get the balance right.
"There have been times when the back four and the goalkeeper have been magnificent," said Bowyer, whose side have lost just one of their last nine away trips, winning three and drawing five.
"Middlesbrough away for example, where they stood firm in the face of an onslaught and got us a clean sheet.
"It's just the consistency and piecing it all together. We seem to be able to do either or so we've just got to make sure we come together on that."
Midfielders Cairney and Williamson and defender Keane are expected to return to the Rovers squad for tomorrow's clash with Charlton after they recovered from knocks which ruled them out against Birmingham.
Winger Ben Marshall, who has been sidelined for three months with ankle-ligament damage, could also be included in the travelling party after he yesterday took part in a full training session.
However left-back Tommy Spurr (groin) and midfielders David Dunn (calf) and Jason Lowe (ankle) are struggling.
Midfielder Dickson Etuhu (hamstring) and right-back Adam Henley (ankle) remain sidelined.