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West Australian child protection officers are continuing efforts to make contact with the biological parents of baby Gammy after an animal welfare charity removed a dog from their home.
The pair have custody of his sister, who was brought back to south Bunbury from Thailand soon after 21-year-old surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua gave birth to the twins in December.
It has been revealed the twin's biological father is a convicted child sex offender who was jailed in the late 1990s for abusing three girls. But the wife says he's a good man.
Ms Pattaramon, who claims the couple abandoned Gammy because he has Down syndrome, was shocked by the revelations and now says she wants the girl back.
The WA Department for Child Protection and Family Support launched an investigation into the safety and wellbeing of the sister, but failed to make contact with the parents during visits on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
If the officers aren't able to reach the parents, police could be called upon to help, although a department spokesman said that wasn't an option at this stage.
The biological parents of Gammy were "heartbroken" at leaving him behind, a family friend said in a statement on Tuesday.
But they did so believing he wouldn't live more than a couple of days because of a congenital heart condition.
However, the Thai hospital where seven-month-old Gammy is being treated for pneumonia says the child doesn't have a life-threatening congenital heart condition, as had been widely reported.
"We had a cardiology expert run a check on his heart and we are happy to say he has no heart disease to worry about," a Samitivej Sriracha Hospital spokesman told the Bangkok Post.
Ms Pattaramon is also facing possible legal action from Thai medical authorities because her surrogacy payment of $15,000 contravenes Thailand's human trafficking laws.
Back in WA, the RSPCA removed a dog from the biological parent's Bunbury property on Wednesday after receiving calls from people concerned for its welfare.
An RSPCA spokeswoman told AAP the animal was in good condition but officers decided to remove it for its own safety until they could make contact with the owners.
Gammy's case has put a spotlight on Australians using international surrogacy and related surrogacy laws in Australia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott all but ruled out federal government moves to allow commercial surrogacy in Australia.
"This is a matter that is governed by the states. I don't want to make it even more complicated than it already is," he told Nine Network.
Thai health authorities have threatened legal action against Ms Pattaramon because she accepted a $15,000 payment from the biological parents, in breach of laws making it illegal to pay for surrogacy.
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The Louisiana Department of Insurance on Friday rejected a request by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., the state's largest insurer, to increase homeowners rates by an average of 16.6 percent statewide.
"This would have been the fifth year in a row that State Farm has asked for double-digit rate increases, and the last four (years) received 8 percent to 9 percent increases each year," Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said.
Meanwhile, the companies that insure the remaining 70-plus percent of Louisiana's homeowners only took 2.5 percent rate increases, Donelon said.
State Farm's new rates would have affected 305,099 policyholders, roughly 28 percent of the state's homeowners, and generated $71.3 million.
Donelon said the rates were not "actuarially justified."
There were a number of variables that factored into the decision, Donelon said. A lack of actuarial support prompted concerns about the size of the profit State Farm had built into the rates.
State Farm's trend selections — projected losses from fire, burglary and hurricanes, and so forth — didn't fall in line with actuarial data, and that raised additional questions, Donelon said.
Actuaries try to predict what policies will cost in the future, basing their calculations on things like the age of the home, the type of construction, the marketshare in the areas vulnerable to hurricanes and those in north Louisiana; the history and strength of hurricanes that hit an area; and the cost of reinsurance, the insurance that insurers buy, Donelon said. The predictions also include overhead expenses, profit and salaries.
State Farm spokesman Gary Stephenson said the company was disappointed by the decision.
"There is a real rate need there," Stephenson said. "It's obvious the kinds of losses that are occurring in the state, primarily due to coastal storms."
State Farm will take another look at the rate filing and try to come up with some sort of solution that will allow the company to continue providing the kind of coverage it wants to while meeting its customers' needs and maintaining a strong financial position, he said.
Donelon said the cost of reinsurance was a factor in the department's decision.
The department doesn't know if State Farm's reinsurance was provided in-house, as it has been in the past, or it bought reinsurance from an unrelated company, Donelon said.
"And we want to know that," he said.
The department gives greater credibility to reinsurance costs from unrelated companies, Donelon said. Some big companies feel they can be more efficient by providing their own reinsurance.
The decision came a day after Donelon announced he had denied State Farm's request for permission to raise storm deductibles to as much as 4 percent for all of its customers in some coastal parishes.
The rate increase that was rejected Friday would have varied by area, with coastal parishes seeing the largest increases, Donelon said.
However, this rate request, like State Farm's four previous filings, Donelon said, included "significant discounts" for long-term, claims-free homeowners' policyholders and those who also buy life and auto insurance from State Farm.
"The impact of those significant rate increases was largely on new business, which in coastal areas they're not writing much of, virtually none of," Donelon said.
So although State Farm got the previous rate increases and the increases were higher in coastal areas, the higher rates affected a relatively few number of people, Donelon said.
Donelon said the decision on the rate increase was not affected by State Farm's effort to implement a regional deductible.
With a regional deductible, State Farm would have been able to increase hurricane deductibles to as much as 4 percent for all of its customers in some parishes. State law requires regional deductible requests include a business plan showing how the new deductible will help State Farm write new business in those parishes.
But State Farm didn't include that information in its filing, Donelon said. And State Farm made no reference to or use of a regional deductible in its filing to raise rates.
State Farm was the first and only company to ask for the regional deductible, Donelon said.
The Insurance Department said it could not release the parishes State Farm would have included in the regional deductible because the information is proprietary.
Stephenson also described Donelon's decision on the regional deductible as disappointing.
"It's all balanced. It works together," Stephenson said. "So we'll have to look at this ruling and just determine what that does to our rate needs, what that does to our ability to write or not write, and our business plan and marketing plan in southern Louisiana."

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One of the issues believers meticulously avoid is "talking by twisting one's tongue." The meaning of talking by distorting one's tongue is trying to interpret the verses of the Qur'an differently. In one verse of the Qur'an, Allah reveals that talking by twisting one's tongue is a trait that belongs to the hypocrites who have disease in their hearts.
"It is He Who sent down the Book to you from Him: verses containing clear judgements – they are the core of the Book – and others which are open to interpretation. Those with deviation in their hearts follow what is open to interpretation in it, desiring conflict, seeking its inner meaning. No one knows its inner meaning but Allah. Those firmly rooted in knowledge say, 'We have faith in it. All of it is from our Lord.' But only people of intelligence pay heed." (Surah Al 'Imran, 7)
These people try to distort the meaning of the verses by acting out according to the desires of their inner selves, despite the fact that they can conscientiously understand the verses of the Qur'an very well. In regard to issues that contravene with their interests, they want to regulate the moral values of religion according to their own fancies, instead of abiding by the Qur'an. In one verse, it is revealed that hypocrites are aware that they are lying when they are twisting their tongues:
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With the state's March 6 primary barely a month away, campaigning will start heating up after a months-long lull. With 66 delegates at stake, Ohio is the second-largest prize among 10 states with a primary or caucus that day.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is booked for a county Republican Party's Feb.16 dinner in Cleveland, while former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is speaking Feb. 18 at the Ohio Christian Alliance in Columbus and to the county GOP in Akron. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul also will compete for Ohio delegates.
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There is much that is wise and auspicious in the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) not being recognized, despite all the manifest portents. The great Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi has described how the personages of the End Times will not be recognized by everyone, and how there is great wisdom behind this:
Since belief and accountability are a test, a trial, a competition within the bounds of man's will, matters that are obscure, profound, and in need of careful study and experiment cannot be obvious. They should not be so compelling that everyone has to affirm them willy-nilly. For in this way the Abu Bakr's may rise to the highest of the high and the Abu Jahl's descend to the lowest of the low. If there is no will, there is no accountability. It is because of this mystery and wisdom that miracles are displayed only rarely, and in this realm of accountability, like some allegorical verses of the Qur'an, the signs of the end of the world, which will be visible and seen, are obscure and open to interpretation. ... In fact, although when the Prophet Jesus (as) comes he himself will know he is the Prophet Jesus (as), not everyone will know. Similarly, fearsome figures such as the antichrist and Sufyan will not know themselves to be such. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Rays, p. 579)
As stated by Bediuzzaman, one of the wise aspects in the personages of the End Times not being recognized is the fact that this state of affairs is a test. Allah has created this world as a place of testing and all people are tested throughout the course of their lives. In the same way that people living in the period when the portents of the Day of Judgment begin to manifest themselves, when the Prophet Jesus (as) returns to Earth and when Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears, will be tested by everything that befalls them, so they will also be tested through their reactions and attitudes when these holy individuals appear.
Another wise aspect of this situation, in addition to it being a requirement of testing, may be that in this way the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) can remain free from pressure from unbelievers. These holy individuals' not being recognized when they first appear may be a manifestation of our Lord's protection of and support for them. (Allah knows the truth.) As has already been made clear, the time when the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) appear will be a very harsh one, when moral degeneration reaches very serious dimensions, when unbelievers harbor a fierce hostility towards religious moral values and the faithful, and when they wage intense overt and covert activities against them. The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) remaining concealed and unknown at such a time will be a means whereby they are protected from onslaughts by unbelievers. (Allah knows the truth.)
It will be a period when these two holy figures wage a great intellectual struggle against irreligious and pagan systems and when they are actively spreading religious moral values across the face of the Earth. Their not being recognized by the majority of people will also make things much easier for them in the early years of their activities and will accelerate people's acceptance of Islamic moral values. (And Allah knows the truth.)


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THE amount of people in the West Midlands living with a faulty gene putting them at risk of developing heart disease or dying young could be much higher than previously thought, a charity has warned.
Although previous estimates suggested up to 28,000 people in the region could suffer from the condition, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has now said this could be as many as 51,000.
Every year in the UK about 600 apparently healthy people aged 35 or younger die of sudden, unexpected heart attacks, and someone living with an inherited heart condition has a 50 per cent chance of passing it on to their children.
Speaking as the charity launched its Fight For Every Heart campaign, calling for more research into the problem, the BHF's medical director Professor Peter Weissberg said more work was urgently needed.
"Over recent years researchers have made great strides in identifying some of the genes that cause inherited heart conditions," he said.
"A genetic test in a child of an affected parent can save their life.
"More research is now urgently needed to identify all the genes responsible for these deadly disorders.
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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I have a problem with my husband because he cheated on me, so I paid him back by cheating on him with an old boyfriend. It was great sex; I can't deny it. In fact, it was the most satisfying I'd had in 16 years. I've been married 18 years, and after the first two years we had three kids. My husband has no imagination. I'm considering proposing an open marriage, so I can see this old boyfriend (also married) whenever I want, with no recriminations. He can see that other woman, for all I care. My husband will be shocked at this suggestion. but so what? He really hurt me and destroyed the trust in our marriage. We have been to marriage counselling, but the religious woman who counselled us made me gag. She emphasized how I "owed it" to my husband to be forgiving as he brings home the bacon. Should I suggest the open marriage bit, or just go ahead and do it?
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Brink: An open-marriage suggestion is going to make your husband hit the roof. If it doesn't, and he seems to like the idea, then you will be wondering and upset. The two of you need to get into counselling with someone who doesn't have a religious take on things and try to sort out what you want. Since your three kids must still be at home, you have their lives to consider as well as your own. Can you not put a lid on this until they are out of the house? All they need is to find out their parents have an open marriage and are having sex with other people for them to feel really messed up. You two need to be examples to these kids. Don't think you can put anything over on them if you start sleeping around as a lifestyle.
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At the NCECA 40th anniversary party for Studio Potter Magazine, the editor, Mary Barringer passed the torch to the next generation. I don'tthink functional porters are going by the wayside.
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Investigators said 72-year-old Juana Gonzalez died in an accident at the carwash Saturday.
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ST. LOUIS -- Clint Hurdle always calls baseball, alternately, a funny or a wonderful game. This episode probably qualifies as both.
Jeff Locke began the season as the Pirates' No. 5 starter, and now is riding a scoreless streak of 13 innings after going the first seven on Sunday as the Bucs downed the Cardinals, 9-0, to vault over St. Louis and into first place in the National League Central.
A lot of other notable achievements were attached to this win: It was the Bucs' 15th of April, matching the franchise's all-time first-month record, and No. 700 of Clint Hurdle's managerial career.
"[The win] means I've been blessed with the opportunity to do this for a while -- but you don't talk about the other number, which is bigger," said Hurdle, referring to the 808 losses and thus deferring the day's pedestal to Locke.
It can be reasonably assumed that Locke has earned a promotion to the No. 4 slot, previously occupied by Jonathan Sanchez.
Following up on his six shutout innings in Tuesday's 2-0 win in Philadelphia, the new Locke remained on display in Busch Stadium, where he limited the Redbirds to three hits while walking two and fanning four.
"Locke pitched a great game. Getting my pitcher putting up scoreless innings gets us in a place to win, and if I do something offensively, it's a plus," said catcher Russell Martin.
Martin launched two of the four homers that helped the Bucs improve their record to 15-10, matching the April record for most wins set by the 1992 club's 15-5 start on the way to the organization's last finish on the happy side of .500 and in the playoffs.
The Pirates have two remaining games, in Milwaukee, to set a new mark.
"You need to do new things to get to new places," Hurdle said. "Ultimately, our target is to play in the postseason, and we got little yard markers along the way. We moved the chains again."
Martin's double jacks were his first since last June 10 for the Yankees. With three homers in the last two games, he fanned the fiery stretch he has been on since starting the season hitless in his first 17 at-bats, then 2-for-32. Since his average reposed at .062 on April 15, Martin has batted .419 (18-for-43).
"It's just the law of averages," Martin said with a shrug. "I made some adjustments at the plate, and I feel like I'm picking up the ball well and hitting mistakes. Balls left in the middle of the plate, I'm not missing them now."
Martin got plenty of help from Hurdle's typical Sunday makeshift lineup, devoid of four regulars (including center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who got his first rest).
Jose Tabata doubled the lead to 2-0 with his own solo homer in the fifth, his first long ball since last June 25.
Then John McDonald made another unlikely contribution in the sixth, dropping a double into left off reliever Fernando Salas to score Brandon Inge, whose single had KO'd starter Shelby Miller.
The first two home runs came off Miller, the rookie right-hander who had allowed only one home run in his first 26 innings. Miller allowed seven hits and three runs in a 5 2/3-inning outing he called "not good."
"I kind of got too reliant on my fastball, I guess. I threw pitches up in the zone and they capitalized on it," Miller said.
Garrett Jones added a third homer, off Salas in the seventh, but only after video review overturned the original call that his drive to right bounced off the top of the wall and was in play. Jones legged that out for a triple -- but was quickly credited with the extra 90 feet for his second homer of the year.
Then the Pirates busted the game wide open with a five-run ninth that featured Pedro Alvarez's two-run single and Martin's two-run homer.
"I'm excited about the way we're playing the game collectively as a group," said Hurdle, waving off the narrower focus on the April record. "We got the backup shortstop and second baseman in there. Everybody is complementing each other, that's what I'm most happy about. The bullpen ... that goes without saying. And we're playing defense."
Locke got some early defensive support from McDonald, who received the start at shortstop and made back-to-back sparkling plays in the third inning. First, he drifted into short left-center for a twisting, over-the-shoulder catch of Matt Carpenter's popup. Next, he speared Carlos Beltran's up-the-middle smash and spun around for a precise throw to first.
"Something had to change execution-wise," said Locke, thinking of the 5.17 ERA he had taken into his previous start against the Phillies. "Just getting ahead of guys, and let them put it into play somewhere and let the defense work."
His teammates may have seen Locke mature as a pitcher right in front of their eyes within the last week. In those two starts and those 13 innings, the 25-year-old lefty has allowed just five hits and struck out 10.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Gadsden County school board members met with about 40 parents and interested parties at Havana Middle School Monday evening to present a community conversation about the potential great benefits of merging Havana Elementary and Havana Middle Schools. Deputy superintendent Rosalyn West Smith introduced the program. "We want you to be part of a conversation, one that will explain the 'what,' the 'why,' the 'how,' and the 'who.' We've got architectural designs and we'll facilitate the discussion about the purpose for restructuring," said Smith.
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Fans of the Evasion Mont Blanc ski area can take advantage of promotional prices on season passes purchased in advance. For example, an adult season pass, which is normally priced at €634 for a Carte Neige card holder, is going for €467 until Nov. 15.
The seven-day pass, called 7 Jours Liberté, also qualifies for a 25-percent discount if ordered before Nov. 15. This pass is priced at €187 for adults and children, plus insurance fees which range from €16.80 to €19.60.
The Evasion Mont Blanc Web site lets clients choose between printing and mailing an order form and purchasing and paying directly online. However, for clients outside of France, the online payment option is will be the most practical choice since a cheque must be sent with the printed order form. The passes will then be mailed directly to your home.
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Announced: Premiere Elements 9
Linda Dickeson, Adobe Education Leader and Distance Learning Coordinator, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE
From an educator's perspective, I have been anticipating the release of the new version 9 of Premiere Elements. For several years, Premiere Elements has been a popular movie making solution for education. It's an intuitive video project environment for students from upper elementary school age through high school (and beyond).
At younger ages, students arrange media clips on a Sceneline, similar to creating a storyboard or slideshow. Older students move into using a Timeline with multiple video and audio tracks; keyframes for animation; and professional quality effects, filters and transitions. These experiences position students well to move into using Premiere Pro, Adobe's professional video editing solution.
So why should educators be excited about Premiere Elements version 9 release? Among all of the various new features, here are a few of my favorite:
- The TOP of my list is that now Premiere Elements is available for Macintosh! For school districts or institutions supporting both platforms, having cross-platforms solutions that look and operate the same makes support and training much easier.
- You can share a final project by creating a Web DVD, which makes a Flash-based movie for the web including the easily created interactive disk menu (scenes and chapters). Upload the Web DVD to your own web site or Photoshop.com for sharing, making the project available to a much wider audience.
- Premiere Elements has enhanced support for HD video and supports video from newer camera types (Flip, DSLR, etc.).
- There are lots of new professional quality filters and effects.
- New Themes give you more choices for Instant Movies, DVD menus or Title clips.
There are great resources at Adobe's new Education Exchange—successful lesson plans, activities and tutorials for multiple curricular areas shared by educators (sign up for your free account). Adobe TV has free video tutorials on every product.
If you don't have Premiere Elements 9 yet and want to take it for a spin, download the trial and get started! Premiere Elements can be purchased individually or bundled with the new Photoshop Elements 9. It also is a part of the Adobe Digital School Collection.


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I stuck with AT&T. Unlimited data is great and all but I'm on wifi 95% of the time anyway so even with heavy use while traveling for a couple weeks, I've never gone over my 2GB. Also with unlimited messaging with free mobile to mobile and rollover, I actually ADD about 300 minutes a month to my bill. I have the 450 minutes plan and use my phone for business so I'm receiving around 80 calls a day.
Even with travel and one of the "lower" tier plans, using my smart phone in a smart manner has kept my bill lower than the unlimited plans.
PS. I was told the carriers were given a different stock of iPhone 5 shipments. I saw on Apple that the wait was 2-3 weeks, walked into my ATT store and they said they could guarantee at 9/21 delivery date. Might check into that if you're still wanting one at release!
Sticking with Sprint!!!
Deal braker for me about sticking to AT&T is the fact that you can't surf and talk at the same time which I do a lot. AT&T does offer FaceTime over cell data you just have to be on their shared plans which are more. What can you expect from a greedy SOB of a CEO.
Nope, Sprint. I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan, and I'm still ditching AT&T because I'm tired of their bad business practices.
The shared plan would give us unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 4 GB of shared data, and mobile hotspot capability (without jailbreaking) for $150. Throw in the employer discount and we'd be getting more stuff for about the same price as our current plan.
I did AT&T because they applied a 10% discount to my monthly data plan (Unlimited) whereas Apple did not. At the time of ordering (Friday evening around 6:30pm PST) both Apple and AT&T were quoting 2-3 weeks (AT&T ended up showing 14-21 business days).
Hope I get it before the end of the month, but I won't stress if I don't. Sure, I'd love it by Friday. But, my boss offered to pay for the phone and that didn't come through until Friday evening. I'd rather save myself $435 (64GB was $435 after tax) then get the phone on 9/21 or possibly 9/20 as some iPhone owners have gotten their iPhones a day before general availability due to FedEx shipping 'em quicker.
I'm just happy that within a few days I'll have my hands on an LTE iPhone 5 with Unlimited Data on AT&T. And my after tax price of my phone bill is only $83!
Don't even know if I want to be with AT&T when they start charging for FaceTime. That's kinda bs to me.
I'm sure after we all get our iOS 6 jailbreak (in fact, some of us can do this on iOS 5 already with our current jailbreaks), we can enable FaceTime over cellular without AT&T's input.


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Gobblers Knob Climber's Log
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|Did this after work
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010
|Hiked through Alexander Basin one night after work. Beautiful sunset over the valley.
|Posted Sep 1, 2010 8:48 pm
|Gobbler's Knob
|09/26/09 - Did this solo as a twofer with Mt. Raymond from Butler Fork.
08/29/10 - Morning hike via Alexander Basin with Chris, Sarah and John. Back by noon.
|Posted Sep 1, 2010 2:07 am
|Perfect Day
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2010
|Plentiful wild flowers, wild animals and wild lightning coming down. A great day!!!
|Posted Aug 18, 2010 5:34 pm
|Route Climbed: Butler Fork
Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2010
|Great ski line down the southeast face.
|Posted Jul 14, 2010 7:21 pm
|Climb and Ski Descent
|Ski ascent with a bunch of friends via Butler. Skied the east face.
|Posted Jul 5, 2010 1:59 am
|A bunch
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|38 times so far
7/4/2010, 11/19/2009, 11/16/2009
4/23/2009 From the MC road/Bowman Fork with Moogie737. My 35th time.
3/7/2008 I started out thinking it was going to take forever since I had to break trail. But, once I hit Circle All Pass there was a nice crust and things went a lot quicker. Nice, beautiful sunny day. My 33rd time to the top. Saw no one.
|Posted Jul 4, 2010 1:33 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2008
|Climbed via Mill B
|Posted May 10, 2010 12:16 pm
|Skied East Side
Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2016
|March 5, 2016. Snowshoed in from Butler Fork, crossed the first saddle (circle all???), then turned north and up the south running ridge that juts off the peak. Pretty steep, took 4.5 hours to reach the peak. Warm day, too warm for this early in March, and the snow was very soft on the descent.
Jan 16, 2010 - Skinned up from Butlers Fork, over circle all, up to the saddle between Raymond and Gobblers then up to the 10,224 ft peak. Skied down the east side of the 10,224 ft peak, and worked our way back to BCC road.
Nov 28, 2009 - From Mill Creek Canyon
Climbed up via the Bowman Fork trail from Mill Creek Canyon. Enjoyed the views once I reached the saddle between Raymond Peak and Gobblers Knob. Looking south it was great to see the Cottonwood ridge. Interestingly, there was a moose feeding about 10 feet below the peak.
|Posted Nov 30, 2009 11:14 am
|Butler Fork
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2009
|An enjoyable hike on a beautiful day. Met Eric from SLC on the summit and he clued me in to all the peaks I was looking at.
|Posted Sep 11, 2009 7:23 pm
|Gobblers Knob via Mill B North Fork Trailhead
Date Climbed: May 27, 2004
|Fun day hike! Beautiful scenery at the top in all directions. The last ten minutes or so to the summit required us hiking in the snow, which wasn't as bad as expected seeing I was in shorts. A good incline at the start, but nothing too hard. A hike I'd definitely do again.
|Posted Jun 22, 2009 11:28 pm
|S Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
|Bushwacked from Butler Fork route to the S ridge. A couple of mildly entertaining scrambles along the way to the false summit.
|Posted Jun 22, 2009 4:00 pm
|Early morning climb
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2008
|Did with Mt. Raymond early in the morning, down before 8 a.m. Trip report with map and pictures at
|Posted Jun 18, 2009 6:11 pm
|great ski peak
Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2009
|North ridge from Bowman Fork. Skied two laps on the northwest face (summitted both times) in settled (but deep and faceshot-friendly) powder.
Also summer-hiked it with my kid brother back in '02ish.
|Posted Feb 15, 2009 9:11 pm
|Beyond Count
|I get up it 2-3 times a a summer and ski it sometimes doing laps though don't quit summit on most laps.
|Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:06 pm
|Via Butler Fork
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
|Headed up via Butler Fork. A nice half day climb.
|Posted Jul 12, 2008 4:45 pm
|Nice fall hike
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2007
|Did a quick up-and-down hike of Gobblers Knob on a nice September afternoon. Went solo but ran into a chummy bow hunter on the way down.
|Posted Mar 27, 2008 3:39 pm
|Mill B North
Date Climbed: May 12, 2007
|All by myself on this one. Attempted earlier in the season but had to turn back due to weather. Did not see anyone on this climb and I really enjoyed the solitude. On top of the ridge I saw lady bugs galoure clumped together. I nice day hike. Hope to go back in the spring of 08'and do both Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond.
|Posted Dec 25, 2007 1:28 pm
|From Bowman
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2007
|This hike is cool because it is much milder than the peaks adjacent to it.
|Posted Sep 22, 2007 1:18 am
|Steve Elmer
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
|6-10-07: Bowman Fork with Fresh snow
10-14-07: Porter Fork with snow too
|Posted Sep 7, 2007 7:59 pm
|Various routes
Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2017
|Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky and beautiful day. We had to don crampons for the final 1,200' of the ascent. Good snow conditions allowed us to ascend the northwest side of Gobblers and to plunge and glissade nearly straight down the north side. Fifth time on the summit, second winter ascent. Add one more for the 15th of June 2007, so 6 times at the top. Make that seven. 11-20-07. From Butler Fork; no snow to speak of, and that is too bad! 11-27-07 #8 - from Bowman Fork w/ Lana. Icy spots on upper half of trail from Bowman Fork TH. 03-18-08 Ascent #9, with Brent. Tons of snow. Climbed summit ridge from the northwest all the way. 4-08-08 Ascent #10. With Brent, Lana & Dave took our "new" route, breaking trail in one foot of new powder the entire way up. Fantastic cornices were a beautiful surprise for so late in the season. 4+25 up from Bowman Fork TH (on Millcreek Canyon Road). #11 9-2-08 with Anne, Brent & Alex via Bowman Fork. Traces of the season's first snow covered much of the trail above 8,000'. #12 (1-23-08) w/ Brent, combo with a climb of Mt. Raymond. From Butler Fork TH. Wonderful fall day. 2+06 from TH to summit. #13 w/ Brent, from Bowman Fork, n.w. ridge to summit(2+10 trailbreaking in 12" of powder). 3+47 up 2+12 down. #14 with tons of new powder. With Brent, Christine & Dave. 4+12 up 2+07 down. The now-familiar snow route. #15 w/ ZeeJay on 4-23-09 Still plenty of snow on the north-facing slopes and the summit ridges. Snow route, Bowman Fork. Snowshoes the final hour up. Beautiful day. 3+12 up 1+48 down. #16 8-6-09 Solo via Bowman Fork. PB time (1+59)to very windy pass & summit. #17 8-11-09 w/ Dave & Brent, 1st to Mt. Raymond, then Gobblers - yes, a two-fer. #18 Twofer w/ ZeeJay; Gobblers first, then Raymond, only 8" of snow along ridges. #19 1-5-10 Bowman Fork/Terraces rte. W/ Dave. Packed trail for 1+35, then snowshoes in less-than-wonderful conditions (not enough snow). 3+38 up 2+36 down. Cold & windy on top: what else is new? #20 2-4-10 Old winter route, much snow. #21 7-24-10 Via Mill B North and Desolation to Baker Pass; spectacular wild flowers. 2+58 up. #22 7-29-10 W/ Brent via Bowman Fork. Wildflowers in vast profusion. #23 9-7-10 Part of Mill B North Raymond, Gobblers, Raymond trio w/ Brent, Dave and JP Lewis. #24 12-7-10 W/Dave. Via Bowman Fork on microspikes and snowshoes (bagged Mt. Raymond 1st). Winter route down. Beautiful conditions in fine snow. #25 3-15-11 W/ Dave & John Lewis. Bowman Fork snow route. Tons of the white stuff. Windy on the summit ridge - just like winter. :) #26 7-19-11 W/ Dave & Brent via Butler Fork. Did Raymond first. #27 10-1-11 W/ Brent via Bowman Fork. Gorgeous aspen colors. #28 2-9-12 Another two-fer, this one a winter slog. Rotten snow conditions about 50% of the time. Still made it & bagged Raymond, too, all in snowshoes. #29 4-14-12 On a snowy spring day, direct to the summit from the west (sehr steil!). Mit Sonderperson. #30 7-24-12 Showery a.m. climb on rain-slickened trail. Trotzdem schoen. #31 7-28-12 Solo to summit. From Bowman Fork (canyon road). 2+12 to summit-whew!-but not PB. #32 7-31-12 W/ Brent & Anne. Then to Raymond. 2+40 up. #33 10-30-12 Lotsa new snow; ice on lower trail; w/ Brent. 3+55 up,2+57 down. #34 2-2-13 Lotsa trailbreaking via Bowman Fork and an alternate winter route. Sonnenschein u. S.person. #35 & #36 2-5-13 Using the winter snow route and subsequent approach along the north ridge I hit Gobblers twice whilst sandwiching Mt. Raymond in between via Baker Pass. Twas a long day in snowshoes: nine hours from the Bowman Fork/Terraces parking spot on the Millcreek Canyon road. #37 3-9-13 Via Butler Fork mityz along giant drifts on the approach from Baker Pass. #38 7-6-13 From Mill B North TH over Mt. Raymond and to Gobblers and took Mill A Basin return to TH. Wildflowers blooming amok! #39 8-6-13 W/ Brent from Bowman Fk w/ Mt. Raymond 1st. #40 10-10-13 W/ Anne, Bowman Fk, birthday hike of sorts, some snow and lt rain. Beautiful fall colors accented with the snow. #41 3-27-14 Solo. Moderate snow, tough trail breaking & 20-25 mph winds made for an interesting winter route 3+49 climb. But just following a good example... #42 4-1-14 No April Fool's Joke: via Bowman Fork in ss the entire way, heavy trail breaking and once again unrelenting SW winds. #43 6-3-14 w/B. Bowman Fork, up in 2+40. IVD mit jedem Schritt! #44 6-24-14 w/B. Bowman Fork, did after Raymond while B. waited. IVD tons. #45 10-30-14 Via Bowman Fk w/ B. IVD sicher. Up in 2+55. #46 02-24-15 W/ B. Unusual winter route. Up in 3+45. IVD selbstverstaendlich. #47 3-31-15 W/ Brent 3+36 up via different winter route. I tacked on Raymond, Brent went down. IVD viel. #48 8-15-15 w/ Brent. 3+02 up. IVD. #49 10-17-15 W/ Brent 2+59 up. Fall colors - ahhh. IVD #50 11-28-15 W/Brent. SS above 9,200'. Very cold, tough climb - 5+29 up. #51 1-16-16 W/ Brent & Lana, 5+33 up, trail breaking in deep powder & blasting wind on west & north ridge winter route. #52 2-6-16WMC hike w/ Carol, Lana, Julie & Brent. Fabulous snow and wx. 4+50 up winter route. #53 2-19-16 Mit Yz und Broc. 4" new snow, strong SW winds above 9,000'. #54 8-2-16 W/ Brent. 3+35 up. #55 10-15-16 W/ Lana as part of the so-called Wildkitten, a variation of the Wildcat Ridge with a start from Neffs Canyon TH. #56 1-20-17 w/ Dave & Lana via winter route. #57 2-4-17 WMC hike. Winter route, ripping winds above 8,000'. #58 4-29-17 W/ Nancy, Signe & Tom 4+35 up. East winds at 25 mph. One foot of newly fallen snow.
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A retirement home manager made cups of tea for elderly residents instead of evacuating the building after a fire broke out, an inquest heard.
Irene Cockerton, 87, died after a fire at Gibson Court, Manor Road North, Hinchley Wood, in the early hours of September 30, 2011.
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Since this report of the evidence stage of the inquest was published, Marion De Beer has contacted us to complain that our report suggests she was in some way responsible for the tragic death of Mrs Irene Cockerton and it does not reflect her evidence that in grouping residents in the communal lounge she was following fire brigade instructions. This report was concerned with one day of evidence. We reported each stage of the inquest over several reports. We believe our complete contemporaneous reporting of the inquest, available since June 2014 here, does not suggest that Mrs De Beer was found culpable or negligent in any regard—the Coroner ruling that the death was accidental and her assessment of the risk consistent with the fire brigade's—and the Court receiving evidence that Mrs De Beer had been implementing her employer's "stay put" policy.
The fire started two doors from Mrs Cockerton's home on the first floor of the warden-assisted accommodation and she was the only person not to reach safety.
Her body was found the following day in the wardrobe of her flat and a post-mortem examination revealed she died from inhalation of fumes, with toxicology tests showing 98 per cent saturation of carboxyhemoglobin in her blood.
Marion Debeer, former house manager of Gibson Court, who lived on site, told the inquest she was woken by the fire alarm at about 12.05am.
She said: "This was not that unusual because of the burnt toast syndrome which does happen in these buildings. I assumed it was the same thing."
After going to the fire panel in her office, Ms Debeer realised there was a fire in flat 25, rented by Patricia Blair, and called 999 before getting residents, who had gathered in the first floor corridor, to go down to the communal lounge.
Ms Debeer said: "There was no smoke, there was no danger there. It seemed to be a minor event, a minor incident. There was no feeling of panic, I feel sure of that."
The court also heard once in the communal lounge, Ms Debeer boiled the kettle and made cups of tea for residents before she noticed any smoke coming from the building.
She said: "When I looked out in the garden - that was when I first noticed the first bit of smoke. I opened the door in to the garden and went to investigate.
"At that point, I heard water pouring down from the direction and area where the fire had started.
"I knew it must have been coming from the fire brigade. That is when I started to feel panicky.
"At this point, I knew we were dealing with something serious. I immediately told the group in the lounge to move out to the car park and then began the evacuation procedure."
Residents from the rest of the building were evacuated by Ms Debeer and fire crews and once outside, a role call was done.
It was then that Ms Debeer realised three "vulnerable" residents were not accounted for and fire crews entered the building to look for them.
Two residents were found and brought to safety, but they were unable to locate Mrs Cockerton.
Patricia Blair, whose home the fire began in, told the court she had been watching a Shirley Bassey concert on television on the night of the fire before getting into bed to watch the remainder of the programme on her bedroom television.
Breaking down into tears, Mrs Blair said: "This is affecting me. I will never forgive myself for this.
"I fell asleep while I was watching the programme and I hadn't turned it off. I came to and it was on fire. The room was covered in smoke. The curtains were on fire, everything around me was on fire."
Mrs Blair was able to get out of her flat while still in her pyjamas but told coroner Richard Travers she could not remember whether she closed the door to her flat but said the smoke had come out in to the corridor.
She also told the inquest the fire doors had not automatically closed when the fire alarm went off because she could see Marion Debeer, house manager, at the other end of the corridor.
Mrs Blair also told the court there were never fire drills at Gibson Court and fire policies were not well known.
She said: "The only thing we did know was in the event of any sort of problem was that we don't use the lift."
Paying tribute to Mrs Cockerton, who had dementia, Mrs Blair said: "Everybody loved her. She was lovely."
Mrs Cockerton's daughter, Ann Fox, also gave evidence at the inquest, telling the court her mother would have been unable to walk down stairs due to arthritis in her knees and was also frightened of using lifts alone. The inquest continues.


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AUSTIN - The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued an alert about pertussis, the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease also known as whooping cough.
DSHS has reported nearly 2,000 pertussis cases, including two deaths so far this year.
"This is extremely concerning if cases continue to be diagnosed at the current rate, we will see the most Texas cases since the 1950s," said Dr. Lisa Cornelius, DSHS infectious diseases medical officer. "Pertussis is highly infectious and can cause serious complications, especially in babies, so people should take it seriously."
Closer to home, the city's health department has also seen a rise in pertussis cases.
"Here in Houston we've had 123 cases since January and we're not even through the end of the year, so this is considerably more than we've seen before, not since the 50s," said Kathy Barton, a health department spokesperson.
Experts say adults and teenagers should get a booster shot, because their immunity wanes with age.
To better protect babies, pregnant women, fathers, siblings and extended family members should also be vaccinated.
"If they're exposed they will get a very serious illness, a very serious respiratory illness that could result in their being hospitalized, and when we see deaths from pertussis, it is from infants," said Barton.
The health warnings came as a surprise to some parents, who say keeping their children vaccinated is their top priority.
"People are making a choice not to vaccinate because they're scared of the vaccine and these diseases that have been almost eradicated are coming back and often times killing children already in a suppressed state," said Julie Miller, a parent who heard about the increased number of pertussis cases.
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Athens Heart Plaka 2m from Metro
Size78 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
|Nikis, 105 57 Athens, Greece
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|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
1 bedroom with double bed
1 small bedroom with single bed
1 living room with double single sofa bed
1 fully equipped kitchen 50's style
2 bathrooms with washing machine
1 veranda
Bed linen and towels are provided
Free Wi-fi, Air condition, TV, hair dryer, etc
We can provide baby cots if you want to travel with kids(max 1 baby)
-- Apartment is right in the heart of Athens, at Plaka district
-- Central metro stop of Syntagma square is 2 min walking
--- Air Conditioned bedroom and living room
--- 2 Bathrooms
- Airport /port transfer is available upon request.
- We offer basic ingredients to prepare by yourself your breakfast (coffee, tea, sugar, cereals,)
- We are the first, awarded by AIRBNB, Super-host in Athens.
-- 98% satisfied guests. We are the most experienced hosts in Athens. We have hosted over 4.000 people from 36 countries.
- No extra cost, and no need for deposit
- We communicate in 5 languages. English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
A 78 sq m., comfortable,clean, private apartment with 2 bathrooms, hot water 24/hours and a 20 sq m. veranda. .
Please note that Athens centre is busy and can be noisy.
We try to be environmentally friendly , so bed sheets/towels are washed with ORGANIC detergent .
The entire apartment and its amenities are at your exclusive use.
There are 2 options to reach the apartment.
1) Private transfer (extra cost). Arriving or leaving after midnight? No problem!
2) Arriving by your self and meet you at the apartment. This option is available for arrivals between 11 in the morning till 7 in the night.
You are in the heart of Athens! You are indeed 2 minutes walking distance from Syntagma square, the parliament, the National garden and 10 minutes from Acropolis hill. The area consists the ideal solution to those who want to explore on feet all surrounding places of historic interest such as; Plaka, Monastiraki, Thissio, the ancient market of Athens, Herodion theatre, as well as the museum of Acropolis. Furthermore, within 2 minutes walk from the house you can choose from a vast variety of restaurants , supermarkets, bakery, pharmacy e.t.c.
BY CAR - 37' minutes. If you like we can arrange pick up service at a friendly price
BY METRO - Minimum 2 hours (including waiting 30 minutes for the metro and walking). Athens centre IS QUITE FAR from the airport. Syntagma metro stop is next to the apartment
BY CAR - 13' minutes. If you like we can arrange pick up service at a friendly price
BY BUS & METRO - Minimum 45' min (depending on the island, walking to the ferry can add up to 30 minutes extra time).
You are in the heart of Athens centre!
All major sites are within 10 minutes walking distance
House rulesWe want you to feel like home but please keep in mind that there are things, habits and house standards that might be completely different from the ones that you have in your country. For example almost no one in Greece is owning a cloth dryer, king size bed or English type toaster.
Be prepared to experience Athens the authentic way...the way we do!
Please inform us prior to your booking for the options we can offer for an early morning check out.
2) Trash
Guests are requested to deposit their trash regularly (and certainly prior to their departure) in the grey colored trash collection containers in the street. Please recycle. The blue containers in the street are for recycling materials.
3) Kitchen
We expect from our guests, prior to their departure to clean their dishes and leave the kitchen as clean as they found it. In case that you do not wish to clean your dishes or you do not have time to do it, you can leave 14 euros in cash in the kitchen for the cleaning lady.
4) Toilet.
Thank you for helping us save the environment and the Greek seas. No paper towels, kleenex or feminine products to be flushed in toilet.
With every stay regardless the length of stay, we offer 2 rolls of toilet paper
5) Respect the neighbors. Please restrain from making loud noises between 02.30 pm-5.30 pm and 11.00 pm -08.00 am.
6) This is a NON smoking apartment. Smoking is allowed only in the Veranda.
7) Towels are provided but they are not to be used as a bath mat , or to remove make up.
8) Please lock with the key the entrance of the building after 10 in the night.
It is allowed only between 6 to 10 in the evening or as long as the sun allows.No parties, No music, no over consumption of Alcohol.
By making this reservation, you accept that this not a hotel. This is a house and you are a guest. The host cannot be held responsible for any accidents or injuries that occur to guests on the premises.
Guests are held responsible for their own actions if they break the law. Use of drugs inside the apartment is prohibited. The Greek law covers this agreement and any civil difference should be held in Athenian courts.
Greek law and any civil difference should be held in Athenian courts.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 19 US per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|3 months
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Reviews of this property
Nice, clean apartment in het heart of the city with a giant balcony and a (shared) roof terrace with a view on Acropolis. All major sights are within walking distance and tram and metro stops are nearby for a visit to Piraeus or the beach. Shops are available downstairs for breakfast and a bottle of wine. If you visit the market hall, you can easily prepare your "catch of the day" since all kitchen utensils (including grill plate) are available (although it might be a good idea to read the manual of the oven first).
Be aware that the google map at this site doesn't show the correct place of the apartment; search for "nikis 24 Athens" in google maps. (But there's no need for looking for the correct place, since Helena offers a pick up service at the airport for a reasonable fee.)
The only thing that could be improved: there are no relax chairs at the balcony.
It was great to be able to bivouac in the heart of Athens with so much space and tranquility. Helen and her team were very helpful. My daughter and I spent a wonderful week here!
Het was geweldig om in hartje Athene te kunnen bivakkeren met zoveel ruimte en rust. Helena en haar team waren erg behulpzaam. Mijn dochter en ik hebben hier een heerlijk weekje doorgebracht!
nice apartment and good taxi service with information.
Too bad views of the Acropolis is only from the roof and our own view of the condo is across the street.
fijn appartement en goede taxi service met informatie.
Jammer dat uitzicht op de Akropolis alleen vanaf het dakterras is en ons eigen uitzicht de flat aan de overkant is.
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The studio was perfekt and had a great view at the Acropolis. I was warmly welcomed by Chryssa. The studio was very clean. The neighborhood was very quiet and the way to the city very short. I enjoyed the days in Athens and will came back. Thank you for the wonderful stay.
I was made very welcome by Chryssa who picked me up from the airport in Athens. The accommodation was excellent, clean, practical and close to the Acropolis. Chryssa showed me the local supermarket which turned out to have very good food and the frig in the unit was great as the weather was quite hot. I lived sitting out on the balcony each day enjoying this amazing city. Top marks to Helena and Vasili for providing a home away from home. Thanks, wilmai davidson
Acceuil très chaleureux de la part de Crissa . L'appartement est très bien situé, très propre avec une décoration de bon gôut (seul bémol la peau de vache en tapis de sol dans la chambre). Nous le recommandons très fortement et dès ue nous repassons à Athènes, ce sera notre escale.
Nathalie et Eric
Un soggiorno eccellente.
Ci siamo sentiti a casa sin dal primo momento grazie dell'ospitalità di Helena e del suo staff, in particolare di George e di Chrissa. La casa è molto bella, centrale e dotata di tutti i comfort. È stata una bellissima esperienza. Consigliatissimo!!!!
Wonderful stay in Athens! The apartment was very well located, close to the city centre, in a quiet neighbourhood. Very clean and it met all our requirements. Special thanks to Chryssa for her welcoming! The best driver ever!
Dear Chryssa, dear Helena, thank you both for such a warm and lucky welcome in Athen. It was a really happy come in into this new world. We had a very good time in Athen, the apartment was a cozy tiny little space for everything what we need: Sleep, eat, rest, talk, read, shower, drink. Everything was nearby, the room terrace was the best for a really good breakfast, the supermarket was on the next corner, we found a good restaurant the next street. Before it seems exaggerated...: for the next time we wish a kitchen towel! ;))
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach Melissa Miller has announced her team's 2011 spring schedule. The Lions have five dates lined up between late February and Early April, including a trio of University of South Florida sponsored runs.
"All in all, I am excited about this upcoming exhibition season. We made great strides as a squad in 2010 and I feel more training against elite level competition will enhance our development heading into our fall championship season, said Miller."
The teams will begin competition at their only February event when they travel to Daytona Fla. to run in the Embry-Riddle Invitational, Feb. 19.
Three consecutive trips to Tampa will follow for the Green & Gold, as they will take part in the USF Open, Mar. 11, the Bulls Invitational, Mar. 18, and the South Florida Invitational, Apr. 1.
Saint Leo will close out their training session with an outing at the Distance Carnival Invite, Apr. 9, hosted by the University of Tampa.
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Poland - A Sea of Red
In 1947, the communist government in Warsaw, Poland decided to build a new city near Kracow. The city would be called Nowa Huta, and it would be the first city in the Soviet Union without God. The social experiment failed. The people soon realized that the religious aspect of their life, which was being withheld from them, suddenly became precious. So began the struggle between the people and the Communist government for the soul of the city.
With expert interviews and witnesses of those who participated in the dramatic struggle, the 28 minute documentary "A Sea of Red" captures the events that lie behind not only the battle to build a Church in a "city without God" but also reflects the larger effort of the Polish people to throw off the suffocating mantle of communism.
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Your Local Guardian is campaigning to save police stations in South London after it emerged an area measuring about 75 miles squared - larger than any individual London borough - would be left without a 24 hour station.
This week politicians and councillors have backed the campaign.
MP for Tooting Sadiq Khan said: "I support the Guardian's campaign against the Mayor of London's plans to close police stations in Wandsworth.
"Victims of crime, witnesses with information, residents with useful intelligence, members of the public wanting crime prevention advice and many others will not be able to attend a local police station and won't make the journey for miles to their nearest open police station.
"The Guardian is right to campaign on this issue, and as the MP for Tooting I will be working hard to fight these proposed cuts and closures to our local police service"
Opposition councillor and Labour spokeswoman for Crime and Community safety, Councillor Leonie Cooper, also showed her support.
She said: "These appalling proposals were deliberately hidden by Boris Johnson and the Conservatives during the election in May 2012.
"I would strongly encourage all local people to support the Guardian's campaign, and to come to the Civic Suite to the consultation meeting on February 26 and make your views known."
The exposed area includes Mitcham, Tooting, Earlsfield, Balham, Streatham, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Norwood, Dulwich, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Beckenham, and Catford.
In Wandsworth, plans are in place to close front desks at Jubilee House, in Putney Bridge Road and Battersea Police Station, in Battersea Bridge Road.
Tooting Police Station, in Mitcham Road, is also to close while Wandsworth Police Station, in Wandsworth High Street, will be downgraded from a 24 hour front desk to daytime only.
Across the border in Merton, where Mitcham police station is to be closed to the public at night, politicians have also joined the campaign.
Leader of Merton Council, Coun Stephen Alambritis, said: "I am deeply concerned about the Mayor of London's proposals to downgrade Mitcham police station.
"In addition I want to express my strong support for comprehensively resourced policing in all of south London.
"I believe that fully operational police stations are an important deterrent against those intent on committing crimes in our communities."
Siobhain McDonagh, the MP for Mitcham and Morden, said: "I appreciate Merton borough commander Darren Williams is in a difficult position but I am also concerned that the local safer neighbourhood team offices in Lavender Hill, Pollards Hill and Green Lane St Helier are going."
MP for Streatham Chuka Umunna said: "The irrational, excessive and unnecessary cuts that the Liberal Democrat and Conservative Parties are making to our Police service make a mockery of all the promises that their campaigners made on Law and Order before the general election and are inevitably leading to police in our community being less visible and less accessible than the local community both expects and deserves."
A public meeting is set to take place on February 26 in Wandsworth Town Hall Civic Suite, Wandsworth High Street attended by the Mayor's deputy mayor for policing, Stephen Greenhalgh.
Mr Johnson and the Met's Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, intend to sign off on the final plan before April and roll out the changes by 2016.
The new policing plan designed to save £500m has been supported by some politicians.
Richard Tracey, GLA member for Merton and Wandsworth said: "More than half of the UK's police forces have had no 24 hour stations for years.
"The number of crimes reported by phone or internet has markedly increased, while those reported at a station has significantly reduced.
"Indeed, some London front counters open after midnight do not receive any customers. Ask how many readers actually contact the police by going into a station in the day, let alone at night.
"Why spend huge sums on empty 24 hour police stations? The Mayor wants to spend this money on increasing the number of officers on our streets. There will be 79 more officers in local SNT policing in Wandsworth by 2015 than in 2011 and 49 more officers in Merton. However Merton and Wandsworth will each still retain their own 24 hour station alongside an additional daytime station each."
MP for Battersea Jane Ellison said: "Whilst the vast majority of people now contact the police in very different ways to a generation ago, the need for effective, visible policing is unchanging.
"If these proposed changes mean fewer police officers tied to a desk and more officers fighting crime in Battersea that is a positive step."


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Chazdin Jamarick Miller, 19, of Tallahassee has been taken into custody and is currently in the Gadsden County Jail. Miller was apprehended on Quincy police charges by the US Marshal's Violent Fugitive Task Force in Tallahassee Friday morning.
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Korngold & Mahler's Fifth
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Daniel Harding, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (c. 65 minutes) Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Program Notes
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A Hollywood master borrowed from his movies to create a lush, lyrical concerto and dedicated it to Alma Mahler, widow of his childhood mentor, Gustav, who had written the beautiful Adagietto from his Fifth for his beloved Alma.
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Renaud Capuçon follows in a noble Philharmonic tradition: Jascha Heifetz, who gave the premiere, made a still celebrated recording of the Korngold Concerto with the LA Phil.
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Daniel Harding is the Principal Conductor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, with which he has recorded Mahler's Fourth Symphony and songs. His discography also includes Mahler's Symphony No. 10, and he accompanies some of the hottest young violinists – Janine Jansen. Nicola Benedetti, and Ray Chen – in concertos on disc.
Renaud Capuçon will be signing CDs after the Friday and Saturday performances.
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A PAEDOPHILE who sexually abused a boy and a girl and had a stash of child porn is starting a five-year jail term.
Burnley Crown Court heard how Robert Gyles Court, 21, had intercourse with a frightened schoolgirl at a house and twice performed sex acts on her in a wood.
Court also taught a teenaged boy — who thought he was weird — how to kiss, after making advances to him around the same time as the girl.
Police found 173 indecent images of children — males and females aged between two and 12 — on his computer.
The hearing was told although Court had no previous convictions, his behaviour had come to the attention of the police and he had been served with two Child Abduction Notices, in relation to a teenaged boy and girl.
He had also been made subject of a civil anti-social behaviour order, taken out by a housing association because he had pestered a 14-year-old girl and waited outside her school.
Officers had raided his home and found the photos in January 2013, after a 14-year-old boy's mother complained to police.
Court, who was born in Trinidad, admitted two charges of assault by penetration and one count of sexual activity with a child against the girl and one allegation of sexual activity with a child involving the boy. The offences took place last summer.
The jobless defendant, of Salterforth Road, Earby, also pleaded guilty to four allegations of possessing an indecent photo of a child - 119 images at level one, 11 at level two, 20 at level three and 23 at level four, all between 2009 and 2013.
He was given an indefinite sexual offences prevention order and ordered to sign the sexual offenders register indefinitely.
Sentencing, Judge Simon Newell said: "These are serious offences for which there has to be a serious punishment."


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AUSTIN - Thousands of University of Texas students were evacuated when someone called and said several explosive devices were on campus.
Local 2 Investigates looks into just how prepared school leaders would be if this incident, which happened Friday, happened during game day.
With these types of threats seemingly on the rise across the country, are university leaders prepared for the worst?
As Friday's situation showed, evacuating a campus of more than 50,000 students is no easy task. But if it happened during a football game at Darryl K. Royal Texas Memorial stadium, it would be even more daunting.
More than 101,000 fans usually pack the stadium. Parking lots across campus are also packed with tailgaters. Add on stalled traffic with nowhere to go, and student and employees call the entire situation unthinkable.
"I don't how they would organize it in an orderly manner, " said UT student Sam Lane. "If it was a football game, that would have been a bad deal."
"There would just be people going everywhere," said UT employee Cheryl Patterson. "It would be chaos here."
How would everyone get out? Where would they go?
The stadium's fan guide instructs the crowd to follow public address announcements, ushers and police. But could officers and workers possibly control the chaos?
"We do practice drills for game day," said UT Chief of Police Robert Dalhstrom. "We have agencies already here for emergencies like that. We handle those situations as they come."
UT administrators would not comment on specifics of how they would handle the stadium scenario or any other hypothetical situation needing evacuation.
However, UT President Bill Powers said the school is as prepared as it can be for similar situations.
"We train both our police, our response team, and we train jointly with the Austin Police Department," Powers said. "So, we do prepare for a variety of scenarios."
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KDPS radio is a 5,200-watt station licensed by the FCC to the Des Moines Public Schools, with evening and weekend programming provided by Grand View radio students. The station reaches a 20-radius around Des Moines, including Polk County and portions of Dallas, Story, Warren, and Jasper counties.
Edge 88 is noncommercial evening and weekend programming on KDPS, 88.1 FM. The station is owned and operated by the Des Moines Public Schools, which programs the weekday daytime hours and Friday nights. Grand View leases evening time on the station to provide our student DJs with experience in the radio business. The goal of the station is educational – we are not trying to compete with the area commercial stations, but instead are allowing our announcers to learn the business by working for the first time in front of a real audience.
Grand View students operate most of the evening Edge 88 programming during the school year, with live DJs from September to April and automated pop/rock music during the summer. Central Campus high school students air programming during the weekday daytime hours from late August to early June. Kids Radio Mania (for ages 2 to 14) runs on Saturdays and Sundays every weekend of the year, and also airs on school holidays and during the daytime on weekdays during the summer.
Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight, Edge 88 programs alternative rock music. DJs typically work one two-hour shift a week, sometimes working alone but often working in teams of two. The target listening audience is teens and young adults. On Sunday nights during the school years there is a variety of material, including oldies and sports talk. Kids Radio Mania runs from 5 a.m. Saturday to 9 p.m. on Sunday, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on holidays and summer weekdays.
According to the Arbitron ratings (purchased by Grand View through the Radio Research Consortium), KDPS has a cumulative audience of around 12,000 listeners a week. Peak listening times are most weeknights, all day Friday, Saturday late morning ("Crazy Dave Kids Show") and kids radio on late afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays.
What makes Edge 88 unique is that the station actually has live DJs sitting in the studio, ready to take your alternative rock request. Most commercial radio stations today "voice track" their DJs by recording their voices ahead of time, or if there is a live DJ in the studio most stations do not actually play your request (even if the station tells you to call in requests!). So Grand View radio offers a request line: 263-2985. Call after 4 p.m., Monday through Friday from September to April.
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Blue Toad Photography
Limited Edition Fine Art Collection
by Robert J. Rhatigan, Jr.
About the Book
Blue Toad Photography is proud to announce the release of the "Limited Edition Fine Art Collection" coffee table book!
Only 100 copies of these works will be published and printed in this format. Each book will come accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a free copy of the ebook for the iPad or iPhone.
This gorgeous, 130 page, hard covered, large, 13" x 11" book contains over 60 of Blue Toad Photography's best selling and most requested images. The collection showcases the unique compositions and treatments that have made these images so sought after.
Great lengths were taken in the attention to detail that will make this attractive, high quality publication a conversation piece in your home for years to come.
The heavy weight, 140#, 190 GSM pages within the book contain images printed on the highest of quality, ProLine Pearl Photo Paper. These photo-quality coated sheets are produced with a pearl finish that offers a high dynamic range for great color, rich blacks and superb contrast.
Complimenting the high quality pages is an absolutely dazzling cover image finished with a professional image wrapped directly onto the front and back hard covers.
As a bonus, each purchase of the coffee table book, will come with a free copy of the eBook to be enjoyed on your tablet or smart phone!
This limited edition run will not last forever, so order your copy before they go.
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- Category Arts & Photography
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
130 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 02, 2012
- Tags Limited Edition Fine Art Collection, Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, Blue Toad Photography, Blue Toad Photo, Long Island, New York City, High Dynamic Range Photography, HDR Photography, Photography, France, Italy, Photos, HDR
About the Creator
Behind the camera's lens and the creator of the fine art photography displayed within the pages of the "Limited Edition Fine Art Collection" publication, is the owner and operator of Blue Toad Photography, Robert J. Rhatigan, Jr. His passion for the expressive form of artwork produced through the photographic process dates back over three decades. "Photography first became a passion of mine back in the mid 1980s. I spent many hours in the dark room and found that the creative outlet this craft provided stirred my soul. Although the basic principles of photography remain the same today, the technology has changed in unimaginable ways. Now, over 25 years later, the joy of photography continues to stir my soul, while providing me with countless hours of pure enjoyment!" Blue Toad Photography offers photographic fine art prints and canvases for corporate art consultants, nature centers, private home & estate decor, office decor, conference rooms, medical buildings and private collectors
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