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Week 2: Tuesday and Wednesday
The blog is back up! Now, what I'd been meaning to post since yesterday, plus some today updates, so apologies if this gets a little long.
I arrived in Copenhagen yesterday after a marathon of flights (Orange County to Minneapolis/St Paul, Minneapolis to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Copenhagen) and hit the ground running. I was informed by the nice COP15 representatives at the airport that in the near 24 hours since I boarded my first plane, the situation had gotten a little crazy, with NGO delegates waiting in line for up to seven hours trying to get their badges. As I'd arrived around 15:30 local time and was already sleep-deprived and disoriented, I figured I might as well try to get in that afternoon rather than ruin my Wednesday morning, which proved fortuitous; through sheer luck I managed to get my badge within about three hours, and to my understanding we were the last batch to get badges, period.
Besides the logistical nightmares (more on that later), the experience so far has been almost surreal, possibly because of jet lag. When I got in Tuesday evening I wandered around the Bella Center a bit as I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get in today at all. There are representatives of practically every group that has an interest in the climate change issue; before yesterday I hadn't really given it much thought that there could be a "women for climate solutions" organization (actually there may have been two or three!), then of course there were youth groups (which was encouraging), developing countries, alternative fuel industries, and universities such as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, just to name a few. I was also interested to see the number of vegetarian/vegan advocacy groups there, mostly handing out paraphernalia outside the front gate. I went fully vegetarian about a year ago primarily for the environmental benefits, and I feel it's one of those often-overlooked climate mitigation strategies. It would be interesting to see delegates at one of these meetings try to offset their travel emissions by eating lower on the food chain for the duration of the conference.
I have to say the thing I'm most disappointed about is, as others have mentioned, the organization of the event (or rather, the lack thereof). Those in charge could definitely have done a better job of setting up NGO access, as well as facilitating the dissemination of information. They say there are about 40,000 people here, but the capacity of the Bella Center is only 15,000. The solution to this was to limit the number of people by giving each delegation a certain number of "secondary" passes, so in order to get in you need both your primary photo badge and then a secondary badge. However, as of Tuesday, if you didn't have a secondary badge they wouldn't let you in to pick up your primary badge (I saw several fellow line-standers get turned away after getting through security because they didn't have the secondary badges.) What an awful experience to fly all the way from somewhere like Africa or Australia to attend these events, only to be turned away before even getting through the door, or missing your side events because of the registration logjam! Beyond that, even, they are limiting the number of us who can get into the BC to fewer and fewer each day, so the secondary badges don't even guarantee anything: 7,000 today, 1,000 tomorrow, and only 90 on Friday. Ostensibly this is to keep the building under capacity while protecting the heads of state from the protesters seen on the news today, but it is quite disappointing as those of us left had hoped to see Obama speak on Friday. The BBC is reporting that some protesters have tried and succeeded to spend the night inside the BC; good luck to them, but those of us who succumbed to the desire to sleep in a bed and have a shower will probably go around to some of the external side events of Thursday and Friday, and with any luck find a closed-circuit broadcast of the proceedings airing outside the BC. Something like that could probably have gone a long way in placating the masses as well as reducing congestion at the BC, especially considering the powers that be knew the people there would amount to almost three times the capacity, but as far as I can tell there is nothing widely publicized of that nature going on. Most of the information desk people were as helpful as they possibly could be, but there was definitely a gap in communication somewhere along the line.
We did manage to get in this morning, though they had already blocked NGO access to the main plenary. We were able to go into the secondary plenary hall and for a brief period they were broadcasting the ongoing plenary proceedings there. Heads of state were supposed to speak in the afternoon, but as of when they turned off the broadcast there was still a back-and-forth going on between negotiators, which was a shame, as I was hoping to see what el presidente Hugo Chavez and the other scheduled heads of state had to say.
Other highlights:
–on our final descent into Amsterdam, seeing not one but two offshore wind farms.
–going out to dinner with the group only to have the governor of California and the LA mayor walk in and sit at the next table, with an entourage of about 15. Look out soon for the picture of Tamara, me, and Arnold Schwarzenegger that Rob scored with his excellent communication skills.
–getting in to see John Kerry speak today. He was very optimistic about the potential for a climate bill passing the Senate next year, but emphasized that an agreement here would facilitate that process. I'm not quite so optimistic, but it's nice to see sitting politicians recognize the gravity of the situation, and I hope he proves me wrong.
–sitting in the plenary and using the translating headphones!
–and, completely unrelated to the conference: snow!
–Kristina Pistone, Scripps graduate student


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Dickey, Blue Jays bested by Orioles' scorching bats
Knuckleballer tagged for six runs; Lind, Bautista each tally three hits
TORONTO -- R.A. Dickey's afternoon didn't start very well, and things didn't get much better as the game progressed.
Dickey allowed six earned runs, including two home runs, and the offense couldn't pick up their struggling starter as the Blue Jays fell, 6-5, to the Orioles at Rogers Centre on Saturday.
"The loss can be hung around my neck today, that's for sure," Dickey said. "When you score five runs when I'm pitching, that should win the game."
The knuckleballer's struggles began early. He faced eight batters in the first, as the Orioles pushed across three runs in the opening frame for the second straight game. Shortstop J.J. Hardy did most of the damage on a two-out single to center that scored two runs.
"It makes it tough," Adam Lind said about the early deficit. "When it happens in the fifth or sixth, you're in the middle of the ballgame, but in the first inning we know we have to climb that mountain from our first at-bat."
Dickey's early struggles resurfaced in the third when Danny Valencia hit a two-out, two-run home run into the second deck in left field to extend the Orioles lead to 5-2.
Following that frame, the knuckleballer seemed to find his rhythm a little bit. Starting in the fourth, Dickey retired nine straight batters, but an Adam Jones home run with two out in the seventh ended his night. Jones' shot, a line drive to left field that hit the facing of the third deck, was his third in as many days vs. the Blue Jays and proved to be the game-winning run.
In 6 2/3 innings, Dickey allowed six earned runs on nine hits and three walks, while striking out four.
"He pitched seven innings almost. That's R.A.," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "They're going to like him. He's a special breed and they're lucky to have him. They get tired of him, pass him our way."
It could've been even worse for the 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner, who was saved from at least two runs on a clutch grab by Melky Cabrera in the fourth. With two men on and the Orioles threatening to blow the game wide open, Jones hit a deep fly ball to left-center field, but Cabrera made a leaping catch as he banged into the wall.
"It's frustrating, because today's a game we should've won," Dickey said. "If I pitch better, we win the game."
Dickey's struggles, especially early, made things a little tougher for the Toronto offense, which had plenty of opportunities to score runs to atone for their starter's rough outing.
The Blue Jays managed to get runners on base in all but three innings and stranded nine runners, as they went 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
"We couldn't come up with that big one," Gibbons said. "That big one to the gap, maybe that big home run to put a few up on the board. But we battled. The guys kept competing."
The best opportunity to at least tie the game came in the eighth inning. The Blue Jays had the tying run on first and the winning run at the plate, when Cabrera hit a single up the middle to draw the game within one. However, Toronto's hottest hitter, Jose Bautista, then grounded out to second baseman Yamaico Navarro to end the threat. It was the last time the Blue Jays had a runner on base.
"Usually when you lose a game, that's how it goes," Lind said. "At least we put ourselves into that position to almost take the lead."
"The guys kept competing, just ended up one short," Gibbons said.
Toronto's offense's inability to find a clutch hit saved Orioles starter Freddy Garcia from a rough night.
Garcia, like Chris Tillman the night before, was lucky to have escaped with minimal damage. Garcia allowed three runs -- two earned -- on nine hits, with one strikeout over five innings on the mound. The righty allowed baserunners in all but one of those innings, but he was able to strand six runners in his short outing.
It also made Garcia the winner, while handing Dickey his sixth loss of the season.
"I'm kind of just punching the clock right now," Dickey said. "I'm searching for it. The journey is always ongoing, [but] I certainly haven't felt like I did last year."
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A HTML page that incorporates a PHP script is regularly given a document name addition of ".php" ".php3," or ".phtml". Like ASP, PHP can be considered as "dynamic HTML pages," since substance will differ in view of the aftereffects of deciphering the script.
PHP is free and offered under an open source permit.
Why PHP?
The PHP programming language t is a server-side HTML implanted scripting language.
The PHP language keeps running on the server-side. This implies the executions (read beginning) of the scripts are done on the server where the site is facilitated. HTML inserted implies that you can utilize PHP proclamations (read a bit of PHP code) from inside a HTML code. PHP documents are come back to the program as plain HTML.
A scripting language is a type of programming language that is generally translated as opposed to incorporated. In programming language such C or C++ you incorporate the program (for all time) into an executable document, before you can execute the program. A program that is composed in a scripting language, is deciphered one summon at once by a charge translator (Command mediator is by and large an executable written in another language (for example C/C++) than the scripting language.) Some different cases of scripting language are Perl, Phyton, Java and Ruby.
A last note: scripting languages are likewise frequently utilized by applications as control or design language. An illustration: Firefox is composed in C/C++ and can be controlled with JavaScript.
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Since PHP is a HTML implanted language you ought to have an essential comprehension of HTML/XHTML and (a bit) JavaScript. In the coming instructional exercises we will clarify the PHP code, however we won't clarify the HTML code (at any rate not in extraordinary detail.)
What is PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)?
'It is a server-side scripting language.
'PHP is free and is an open source programming language.
'The PHP scripts are executed on the server.
'PHP underpins numerous databases (MySQL, Sybase, Oracle and numerous others.)
'PHP keeps running on various stages (UNIX, Linux and Windows.)
'PHP is perfect with all web-servers utilized today (Apache, IIS, and so on.)
'A PHP record can contain plain content, HTML labels and scripts
'The PHP documents can have one of the accompanying augmentations: php, php3 or phtml.
What do you require PHP MYSQL?
�Access to a web server (like Apache)
�PHP and MySQL ought to be introduced on the web server.
�It is additionally a easily to know programming language.
�Also has enormous group bolster.
The simplest path is to locate a web facilitating arrangement that bolster PHP and MySQL (a large portion of the web-facilitating suppliers do. The preferred standpoint is that everything is now introduced and that you can share your program (that you will compose) with whatever remains of the world. PHP MYSQL is programming and is additionally very adjustable.
On the off chance that you would prefer not to burn through cash, you can likewise introduce everything on your neighborhood machine. The most effortless route is to introduce WAMP and LAMP both are work in Linux machine. (WAMP = Windows Apache Mysql PHP and LAMP = Linux Apache Mysql PHP.) These bundles introduce all that you require. Perused the introduce manual of these bundles for directions. After establishment you ought to have entry to http://localhost in your program.
Why PHP is a higher-ranking?
Java and PHP are regular and also vital to now a day web and are too similarly crucial. In any case, for amateurs PHP is the undeniable decision in light of the fact that:
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Differences between Dot NET and PHP
� Dot NET is not a language. Spot NET is a system that can be consolidated alongside numerous languages while PHP is a HTML installed scripting language.
� Dot NET runs just on windows or IIS while PHP keeps running on any Operating framework and HTTP server
� Dot NET is not an open innovation. Spot NET requires overhauling the equipment and burning through cash for programming licenses. In any case, PHP is an open innovation. PHP is free of cost and accessible free on web.
� Dot NET is not that simple, while PHP is effectively learnable and justifiable.
� Dot NET backings OOPS worldview and OOPS ideas however while PHP does not execute OOPS ideas.
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What can kill you,
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What can be blue,
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What is safest to drink
When it gets hot?
Live without this
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What can kill you: Water can kill you by floods, whirlpool, etc.
But can save you too: It can save you when you're dehydrated.
What can be blue: The water in the oceans are blue due to reflection.
But can be clear too: The water that you drink always looks clear.
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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is a blood-clotting disorder
that makes the blood clot too easily. This can lead to mild or severe
blood-clotting complications, including miscarriage, serious pregnancy
problems, stroke, heart problems, and blood clots in the legs or lungs.
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is caused by antibodies. The
body normally makes antibodies that attack a dangerous substance in the body,
like bacteria or a virus. Instead, antiphospholipid antibodies attack molecules
that keep the blood from clotting too much. A person who has these antibodies and has had blood clots is said to have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Antiphospholipid antibodies can be detected with a blood test. When diagnosed, this condition is usually treated with blood-thinning medicine.
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Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of ANNIE with Anthony Warlow, Lilla Crawford, Katie Finneran and More!
Annie, the new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, began previews October 3, 2012 and opened last night at the Palace Theatre (Broadway at 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for all of the festivities and you can check out coverage from the after party below!
Annie features a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, with all three authors receiving 1977 Tony Awards for their work. Annie is directed by Pulitzer Prize and three-time Tony Award-winner James Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler.
Annie stars two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran as Miss Hannigan, Australian star Anthony Warlow making his Broadway debut as Daddy Warbucks and 11-year-old Lilla Crawford as Annie, with Brynn O'Malley as Grace Farrell, Clarke Thorell as Rooster Hannigan and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis. The Orphans are Madi Rae DiPietro as July,Georgi James as Pepper, Junah Jang as Tessie, Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate, Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Emily Rosenfeld as Molly and Jaidyn Young as standby for the roles of Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is naming five new national monuments, using executive authority to protect historic or ecologically significant sites.
The White House says Obama will make the designations Monday. They are Ro Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico; First State National Monument in Delaware; Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland; Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio; and San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington state.
The Delaware site, commemorating the state's history and preserving 1,100 acres, is the first step toward creating a national park in Delaware. The project is a longtime priority of Vice President Joe Biden, a former senator from Delaware. His is the only state without a national park.


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An Ilkley man and university professor has released interesting findings after monitoring bats along the River Wharfe.
Professor John Altringham, at The University of Leeds' School of Biology, has led a team studying the population of several hundred bats along a 50km stretch of the river, for more than a decade.
They monitored roosts in Ilkley, Addingham and upstream to Grassington and higher still in the villages of Kettlewell and Buckden.
The researchers found that the Daubenton's bats in nursery roosts in lowland areas of Wharfedale during the spring and summer were females and their offspring.
Male bats were mostly restricted to a windier existence in roosts at the top of the dales.
But the researchers were surprised to find a small oasis of cohabitation in Grassington, sandwiched between the bustle of the women-only childrearing in the lowlands and the more relaxed lives of bachelors in the highlands.
Professor Altringham said: "Low down the dale, the females appear not to tolerate males and we assume they won't let them in the roost. They don't want anything to do with them.
"High in the dales, all the roosts are bachelor pads, but in the middle, at Grassington, males and females live together – the social structure changes with the environment.
"One possible reason for not finding males low down the valley could be that the mothers just want to avoid competing with males for food.
"It takes a lot of insects to make the milk needed to feed their young. But it is also possible that the males choose not to roost with the females."
Looking at the nursery colony in Ilkley, he said that the mothers and pups often have a lot of extoparasites, which are like ticks and mites.
In a warm, crowded nursery, parasites can thrive, especially if there's less time for good personal hygiene.
Parasites not only make life uncomfortable but can affect a bat's health. The males that live by themselves are usually very clean in their bachelor pads, so you can understand why they might not want to move in.
He said: "At Grassington, most of the fathers of bats born there spent the summer with the females.
"If we look at pups in Addingham and Ilkley, their dads were males caught when swarming at caves. So, as well as two different mating systems, you have distinct social groupings."
The Daubenton's bat, named after the 18th century French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, is widespread across the United Kingdom and specialises in hunting insects over water.
Full-grown adults weigh only seven to 12 grams, but they can live for 20 years or more. These bats are the size of a shrew but have a very different life cycle.
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Prospect Pitch: Marshall makes it work
Yanks right-hander uses power sinker for success at Trenton
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | July 18, 2012 6:00 AM ET
John, who at 38 would give up only one run in 13 Series innings, explained it like this the morning of Game 3 in Los Angeles: After undergoing his patented ligament-replacement elbow surgery seven years earlier, he had discovered that his repaired left arm was too strong to throw the sinking fastball -- his post-op, career-prolonging pitch. While employed by the Dodgers before his switch to the Yanks in '79, John described toiling in his vegetable garden the day he was due to pitch one night in Chavez Ravine. He pitched exceptionally that night.
Call it a cerebral man's science -- or just another ballplayer's silly superstition -- but John had a new routine for the remainder of his 26 seasons in the Majors. Whatever you call it, John working with his hands in the dirt did wonders for that sinker. (This writer's father was that inquisitive acquaintance, then a young law clerk assisting John's attorney, Bob Cohen.)
Which brings us, two decades later, to Brett Marshall, also a sinker-baller currently ranked as the Yankees' No. 20 prospect.
"I definitely understand that," Marshall said of John's pre-start tactic. "But I don't like to tire myself out. In the later innings my arm is kind of hanging and I know I have that sinker.
"When I slow it down a tick or two, I get a little bit more movement. The slower it is, the more it has to move from the pitcher's mound to home plate. The harder I throw it, the less time it has to move. At the beginning of the game, it's still a great pitch."
So no need for seeds and soil for this hurler. That's not all of Marshall's sinker story, however. When New York nabbed the Texas prep product with its sixth-round choice in the 2008 draft, its brass asked him to bag his best offering. The Yankees wanted the then-18-year-old to focus on developing his straight four-seam fastball, changeup and curveball. Four years later, he believes he put unnecessary stress on his elbow while learning that last offering.
"My first year, I threw a lot of curveballs. Every day, even after a start, I'd throw 100 curveballs on flat ground, just spinning 'em, trying to get a feel for it," he said. "So after Tommy John [surgery in 2009], I was like, 'Give me my sinker back. That's what I had when ya'll signed me, and that was one big thing that got me drafted.' I have been throwing it ever since."
And good luck arguing over the results. In his first run through the Eastern League with the Double-A Trenton Thunder this season, Marshall has won 10 of 13 decisions and compiled a 3.00 ERA. In one five-start stretch in May, the 22-year-old right-hander had four scoreless outings, each spanning at least six frames. Most importantly, he's stayed healthy, missing just one start in late June due to knee bursitis.
MiLB.com asked Marshall to describe and grade each of the four pitches he throws. (His grade is based on a scout's traditional 20-80 scale, 50 being the Major League average.) Here is Marshall, in his own words.
Pitch one: Two-seam fastball
Origin: I developed it back in Little League. When my dad first taught me how to pitch, he made me grab the ball two-seam style. Ever since then, I threw it. I was always a position player thought Little League and high school so I was always changing my arm slot and had a lot of movement on my ball. When I first got on the mound, it was just natural movement.
Purpose: I don't try to do too much with it because some days it will be moving so much that I can't really control it. Some days it will be flatter than others. Mainly, I just aim it down the middle and let it work and keep down in the zone and get a lot of ground balls off of it.
Grip: Fingers together between the two horseshoes.
Speed: Anywhere from 88 to 93 mph. I've gotten up to 94 this year.
Grade: 60-70.
Pitch two: Four-seam fastball
Purpose: If I am ahead in a count, 0-2, or just trying to throw a first-pitch strike, I'll throw it. Or maybe go up in the zone and make the batter chase it because it's a harder pitch and comes out firmer. It still has a little bit of run on it, but for the most part it stays straight.
Grip: Across the horseshoe.
Speed: 90 to 93, 94.
Grade: 60-70.
Pitch three: Changeup
Origin: I had it in high school. I didn't throw it much. My first year of pro ball, I threw it a little different, and I changed it up after Tommy John surgery to a circle-change. The one I was throwing before was like a three-finger changeup, and it was really hard -- like, I was throwing it 86 to 89 and I was like, 'I need to slow it down.' When I switched to the circle, it started coming out really well: a lot of depth on it, good fade.
Purpose: I put great arm speed on it to make it look like my fastball and get a lot of swings and misses on it.
Grip: I don't hold it tot hard, too light. I grip it two-seam style to get a little more run on it.
Speed: 80 to 83.
Grade: I would grade that one pretty high, between 70 and 80 because I've been told it's definitely a plus-plus, big-league changeup, so I'm really glad to have it.
Pitch four: Slider
Origin: I threw it in high school too. One of my select-team coaches -- he played in the big leagues for a few years -- taught me how to throw it. But after I signed, the Yankees took it away and gave me a curveball. It wasn't coming along the way we wanted to, so after Tommy John, they gave me my slider back. We were trying to take the stress off my elbow. It's gotten better in the last two years. (I'll also be developing the curveball; we're going to be bringing it back here, hopefully, in the next month or so. Being a starter, I want to have that second breaking ball as a show-me pitch. I've been throwing it on flat ground, playing catch and warming up. Some days, it comes out really well, and the next day, I can't even find how I was doing it.)
Purpose: Depends if I am trying to make them swing and miss 0-2, 1-2, throw the ball in the dirt or on a first pitch and just get it over for a strike and maybe make 'em hit it or ground it out. I am able to shorten it up a little bit, make it a little tighter, so it's coming out pretty firm right now.
Grip: I grab it just like the four-seam, but I tilt the ball more and put more pressure on my middle finger and hook my middle finger around the seam. I throw it just like a fastball and let the grip do the work.
Speed: It's been up to 86, 87 this year but usually stays 81 to 85.
Grade: It's been better more days than it is not, 60.
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Yachts International's S.Q.N. — By George L. Petrie — August 2003
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|The chairman of Alloy Yachts turns to his own yard to build his personal 126-foot custom yacht, S.Q.N.
With her name derived from the phrase sine qua non, meaning simply indispensable, S.Q.N. is richly endowed with qualities her owner deems essential. The largest motoryacht to date from New Zealand-based Alloy Yachts International, she was built for the yard's chairman, Gary Lane. With a prominent reputation more closely associated with large custom sailing yachts, Alloy is the largest megayacht builder in New Zealand, having launched more 100-plus-footers than all other builders in the country combined. And while Alloy now builds about three megayachts each year, prior to S.Q.N., the last motoryacht launched from the yard was the 115-foot, 25-knot A Khaliq way back in 1997.
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A similarly interesting setup is found on the aft deck. A pneumatically sliding awning covers a beautiful oval table that can accommodate alfresco dining for ten, or retracts to afford unobstructed views. The beautifully appointed area is an entirely suitable point of embarkation for guests, most of whom probably won't notice the docking station concealed by a hinged panel near the stern.
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KARNACK, Texas — The men whose hands built the backbone of the Texas State Park System will gather at Caddo Lake State Park this fall to renew old acquaintances and provide oral histories of their labor experiences in the federal Civilian Conservation Corps during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s. The theme of the Sept. 24-25 CCC reunion is: "We get it done."
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Caddo Lake in 1933 was the first Texas state park to host a CCC company. The workers' handiwork is in evidence throughout the park, beginning with stone pylons at the park entrance. The men of CCC Company 889 began construction of the park's trails and firebreaks, but after a month were moved out to Palo Duro Canyon to work on the Texas Panhandle park. The CCC later returned to Caddo Lake to build roads, log cabins, a concession building and much of the park's infrastructure.
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NVIDIA Announces GeForce GTX Titan Z: Dual-GPU GK110 For $3000by Ryan Smith on 3/25/2014 5:10 PM EST
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Mondozai - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkThis is a worthless card for gamers.
inb4: BUT IT IS NOT FOR GAMING.
Well, read their blog. They are selling it like a gaming card. Their CEO merely tailor-made the presentation on GTC to fit the crowd. On their blog it says it is "engineered for gaming".
Nvidia is beating new records of greed. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link"Greed" is a word thrown around too lightly. People said the same thing about Titan v1.0, but people still flocked to buy SLI Titan setups. The Titan Z will likely be just as successful. Reply
chaosbloodterfly - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkPretty much. It's a corporation's job to maximize profit. Do people think nVidia makes cards for charity or something? Reply
Nagorak - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkI'm not sure the word "flocked" is appropriate. Even if more people bought Titan than expected, it's still a very, very miniscule amount of people out of the entire group of graphics card purchasers. Reply
nathanddrews - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkOK then, the niche market flocked to it... which is true of every high-end product. The sales were strong enough to justify Titan Black and now Titan Z at even higher price points. If I had a mITX setup and 3K to throw around, I would already have a Titan Z preorder. Reply
ddriver - Saturday, March 29, 2014 - linkAnd now, a limited time offer, you can get TWO titans at the price of THREE! Reply
WithoutWeakness - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkIt's a halo product, just as the first Titan was a halo product. People will buy it. There are people who have a virtually unlimited budget for their computers and they will buy this card. I would buy a Titan Z if $3K was a drop in the bucket to me; in fact I would buy two of them. The card being $3K is a little absurd but they're straddling the line between making as much as they can selling gamers a GeForce card while avoiding undercutting their Tesla compute card sales.
This is also Kepler's last hurrah as the fastest desktop card before Maxwell rolls out. Nvidia is milking 28nm Kepler for everything they can because it's cheaper to manufacture than 20nm Maxwell. If they can charge top dollar for GPUs and still have people buy them then they will continue to do so. They ARE a company after all and their primary concern is increasing profit and share price. Reply
beck2050 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkExactly right. Its a halo product for people with bucks, and their plenty of those around. Reading the hate mail is just sour grapes, It's like sniveling about how expensive a Ferrari is because a Chevy Nova will get you there just as well. Reply
Yojimbo - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link"greed"? give me a break. if you think it's overpriced don't buy it. Reply
tim851 - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkThis.
nVidia had a net income of 500-something million dollars last year. Or as Apple calls it: a bad week.
But yeah, so greedy. Reply
Sabresiberian - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkYou are clearly not a gamer at all, much less one that runs a 2560x1440 screen at 120 Hz or multiple monitors, or both. Reply
layosh - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkGreedy?
No, you are wrong, think big: for 6-9 K$, you can have a true supercomputer that otherwise costs 5 million. Who is the greedy one here?
Of course, this is a valid argument for you only If you need one.
I do and this offer makes me happy. My palms are already sweaty :-) Reply
pikunsia - Monday, May 19, 2014 - link<This is a worthless card for gamers.>
Absolutely! And I'm wondering what will happen with the professional cards Quadro and Tesla? Expend $ 3,000 for a GPU is really insanity! In the next future we'll see heavier applications, but for that time 20nm fab GPUs already will be released for 1/3 of that price, and then you'll regret it! Reply
Friendly0Fire - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkI think the comparison is quite apt: this is this generation's ARES. Ridiculously niche, more of a showcase than anything. Reply
r3loaded - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkDouble the card for triple the price. That's the Nvidia way! Reply
Nagorak - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkLess than double since it has to be clocked lower. Reply
The_Assimilator - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkSo how's that dual-GPU Hawaii card working out for you? Reply
Gadgety - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link"I do wonder if part of the $3000 pricing is in reaction to GTX Titan undercutting Tesla sales." Yep, me too. Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link
Possibly, but if they've priced it too high for the pro market then it simply won't sell, plus it's not
suitable for certain types of pro tasks anyway, eg. those that must have ECC RAM. Other pro
tasks don't exploit 64fp, in which case the 6GB 780 makes more sense (though why the 6GB
was put on a 780 and not a 780Ti I cannot figure).
Ian. Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link(sorry for the typo.. seriously, we still can't edit posts?) Reply
aggiechase37 - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkI guess I'm just not seeing the draw. I can get two Titan blacks or this (essentially the exact same thing but less power draw) for a grand more? What am I missing here? Reply
Nagorak - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - link"What am I missing here?"
You should be spending that money on something more worthwhile, like say a trip to Europe. Reply
boeush - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkWhat you're missing, is that you can get a pair of Z's for $4,000 more, and thereby have 4 full GK110's running inside your dual-card box (and you'll probably need a refrigerator-sized cooling unit to service that box...)
;-) Reply
aggiechase37 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkHaha. Yeah I don't think I will need that sort of computational power anytime soon. Talk to me again in 2 years when we have this sort of thing in our phones though. Reply
DIYEyal - Thursday, May 08, 2014 - linkLower clock speeds.. Reply
Alecanto - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkDoes anyone else feel like Nvidia and Intel both need to step back and let software catch up to hardware? I mean is there any game out now or coming in the near future that's going to actually use 6 GB's of VRAM or 8 processor cores? If there is I would like to know because I want a reason to upgrade from a 4700k and a gtx 780, but I'm not seeing any right now(In fact it's overkill for the 99% of games). I understand that gamer's aren't their only target and that many will buy a card like this without having to worry about budget, but I'm rooting for Nvidia to take the throne from Sony and Microsoft (we all know they want to), but I'm not sure that releasing these ridiculously priced products will help them achieve that. Reply
Assimilator87 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - link4K Surround with SSAA? I don't know. I'm just guessing. Reply
npz - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkGPU 3D rendering uses a lot of VRAM. Cycles for Blender requires fitting the entire scene in VRAM and for larger, more complex scenes, 2GB is not enough. But 3D renderers and more common compute applications use FP32 instead of FP64 so you'd get more for your money with a GTX, unless you need >3GB vram (and that would very well be possible depending on your scene). Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkExactly. After Effects is a good example. A benchmark scene a friend has been working on
gobbles 40GB main RAM, so a GPU with as much as possible is best. Titan was beyond
budget, so I fitted his system with three GTX 580 3GB cards which works pretty well (CUDA
performance of the 580 is better than any 600 card, and often beats the 780 too).
Life sciences, geo, medical/bio, defense and space sciences are other areas which often
involve massive datasets. A typical spy sat image can be 100k pix across, more than 60GB.
SGI enabled the manipulation of such data by producing scalable shared memory systems
with expensive gfx and clever techniques for handling I/O; being able to handle such tasks
almost within a single card today will be incredibly useful.
Only thing that bugs me about this Z launch is the silly PR stunt of calling it a 12GB card.
I really wish companies would stop doing that sort of thing. With 6GB per GPU, it's a 6GB
card, not 12GB.
Ian. Reply
sascha - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkNot everybody uses the system to play games. Reply
tim851 - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - link"Does anyone else feel like Nvidia and Intel both need to step back and let software catch up to hardware?"
Why? Does anybody force you to upgrade?
"Let's stop the manufacturing lines, Alecanto doesn't need our products. He promised he'll call when he wants something new."
Talk about entitlement issues... Reply
SilthDraeth - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - linkBut...
Can it play Crysis? Reply
beck2050 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkAbsolutely awesome! Now that's what I'm talking about. Halo dreams Btw I have no doubt that the rich 1% ers will grab every last one. That's where the money is these days. Reply
BradCube - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkI realise most people are going to think this is absurd waste of money, but I was pretty excited to hear the announcement. From the perspective of video production world, this is an awesome way to get 4 extremely well performing GPU's into my system while only taking up 4 slots leaving me room for RAID, Video IO, and a Red Rocket or audio expansion all within the one enclosure. Density comes at a cost I suppose.
I'm guessing it's more my demographic that this product is really targeted towards. Or perhaps exuberant small form factor PC's that can only afford to give two slots to GPU? Can imagine cooling this guy in an enclosure that small to be pretty challenging however... Reply
The_Assimilator - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkIt's a triple-slot card. Reply
BradCube - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkDoh! Well now I feel like an idiot :P.
Still should equate to some decent space savings in comparision to 4 double slot cards. Reply
d3athr0ned - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkand nvidiots and crew think this will compare with the r9 295x @1ghz hybrid cooled(reference) cooler Reply
mm_d - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkIt's called Titan Z because letter "Z" looks like number 2, I think. Reply
d3athr0ned - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linklol mmd true Reply
sascha - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkNice card. Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkIt wouldnt be worth $3000 even if it was 20nm and the card only had a TDP of 240W. But at least then you could argue the case for it. As it is, its just a fed funny money grab. Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkAn item is only ever worth what someone is willing to pay.
If a professional can use this card to complete a task that results in a much greater
return (by whatever means), then the investment will more than pay for itself, in
which case the price isn't a problem at all.
This is why SGI was able to sell IR-based RealityCentre systems for a million+,
because companies that used them (eg. oil/gas) recovered their investment
often in just a single session using the system. In the case of oil exploration,
being able to more accurately determine where not to drill based on stereo
visulation of GIS data; every failed test drill wastes a lot of money, so a better
hit rate made the RealityCentres an excellent investment.
When I was an admin of a R.C. in the early 2000s, I asked an oil company guy
about this; he estimated their $1.5M R.C. cost was recouped in just 6 seconds.
Same concept applies today. The AE guy I know told me the most important
thing for him is interactive responsive while working with the app, being able to
see the results of changes as quickly as possible, which means he can make
decisions about what to do sooner, or experiment with more alternatives in the
same time frame. Thus, spending more on something that enables this will
pay off in the long term.
Ian. Reply
amo_ergo_sum - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkCan someone say CPU bottleneck? I guess that's what dx12 is for. Reply
MrManchego - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkBut..Does it play Crysis.. Reply
MrManchego - Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - linkThis is a great card to push the industry forward..in 3 years or less this will be main stream Reply
Miqunator - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkWhile I raised an eyebrow at the 1000$ difference between bying two Titan Blacks and the Z I wouldn't call anyone greedy.
If it helps Nvidia push out good midrange cards for me at better prices it's just silly complaining Reply
MrManchego - Thursday, March 27, 2014 - linkthis is the kind of GPU necessary to run truly immersive VR... Reply
Sabresiberian - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkAs I see it, there are 2 problems with this otherwise impressive piece of gear -
1) it won't be all that long until Maxwell flagship products come out. I don't "need" to replace my graphics cards right now, and I'm going to wait for Maxwell in any case. Early indications is that it will be well worth waiting for.
2) Price. 2 Titan Blacks would cost $800 less. 2 GTX 780Ti's would cost as much as $1600 less. So, the only way this would make sense is that you wanted to install 2 of them on a mainboard that couldn't handle 4 separate discreet cards. And, really, how likely is someone that can afford $6000 for their video solution to own a mainboard with only 2 PCIe 3.0 slots?
As far as it being some kind of productivity card and not intended for gaming - well, it might be used for that more often than for gaming, as are the previous Titans, but it is being sold by Nvidia as "the most powerful graphics card for gaming ever released" (I just received an Nvidia newsletter in which the Titan Z is described just that way). Despite Nvidia's billing though, I do think they are intending to reap the benefit of its suitability for purposes other than gaming, a part of the industry in which the graphics solutions cost a lot more than $3000.
So, that $3000 might look extreme for someone building or upgrading a gaming rig (it certainly does to me), but looking at it from the perspective of a professional using it in a productivity scenario - it is a bargain. :) Reply
mpdugas - Friday, March 28, 2014 - link...and it still vents all that warmth INSIDE the case; the standard Nvidia cooler design is the best for avoiding that. Reply
PoolePaul - Friday, March 28, 2014 - linkWill this be able to run Minecraft in 1080p? Reply
Smartgent - Monday, March 31, 2014 - linkGive me a break Nvidia, 2K would have been plenty of profit, but really are you trying to price yourself out of the market. Your cards offer nothing "extrodinary" that I cannot achive with 2 cards at 1/3 the price...Someone in charges needs to get a clue. Reply
perpetualdark - Wednesday, April 02, 2014 - linkI can buy a Mustang GT, put a supercharger on it, some good tires, upgrade the suspension, and for ~$45,000 blow the doors off every supercar on the road. But if you don't understand the difference between a Lamborghini, Lexus LFA, Ferrari, or Aston Martin Vanquish versus a modified Mustang, then you shouldn't own anything other than a Mustang. And frankly, if it is good enough for you, why would you get offended that someone else has a different opinion?
BTW, if all you are running is one of these "Z" cards on your dual GPU mobo, then you are missing the point of it completely. The article clearly states that this is not an issue of cost vs processing power but rather an issue of density. Reply
Smartgent - Friday, April 04, 2014 - linkIn response- I have 2 R9 290's XFX DD editions in my computer, I could easily run 3-6 monitors if I choose too. My Motherboard is an Asus Sabertooth x79 running a I7 3820 with 32GB of ram. 2 SSD'd and a 2 Hard drives. It is fast!! it is the Grand National GTX of the computer world. I have never bought the $1000.00 CPU's or the $1200 GPU cards. I have had my entire system watercooled and practically silent.
That card is not like an Lamborghini at all, because unless it is water cooled you will NEVER be able to run 2 of them in one system, there will be way too much heat exhausted into the case. 500 Watts is a ton of heat. I know, I fight thermal load all the time in my system that can generate 800 watts, on air cooling.
My system scores in the top 95 -99% of all benchmarks out there. I can run BF4 in ultra at 130- 160 FPS on a 1080p monitor. It is smooth as class on Mantle. on one card, I average 90-120, plus I only paid $900 for the two cards. That Card is not going to beat my two cards, I can assure you that.
In the end it is nothing but marketing to get a premium markup for an Item that isn't worth it, just like a Mercedes, but I would NEVER call it a Lamborghini, because it would have to be FAST!! Reply
Smartgent - Friday, April 04, 2014 - linkBesides, why would I spend that kind of money on one cards, when I could have 4 and blow it away. The Lamborghini analogy would only hold true, if we could only put one card in our systems.
They need to release Maxwell and quit screwing around "milking the market" Reply
Mizudori - Monday, March 31, 2014 - linkI think I'll hold out for the Titan Z Black Edition... Reply
jbrandt5 - Tuesday, April 01, 2014 - linkWhy do many make accusations of greed? Do you not know that the higher the production the cheaper the price can be? Find an old metal man and ask him to fab you a fender for your car.
If it can be done for 3000 bucks I doubt it, but they mass produce them for 200. Before you scream greed let me know if you will work a couple hours off the clock pro bono first. Reply
iAPX - Wednesday, April 02, 2014 - link$3000?!? This is a joke??? Reply
TruBlu - Friday, April 04, 2014 - linkWe shouldn't be surprised by the price. Two blacks with all cores enabled + 12gb of vram on one pcb. Reply
ThatHKDude - Saturday, April 05, 2014 - linkYou guys heard about the new R9 295 X2 that's coming out on April 8th? Damn I'd love to see how these two cards compare... Though I know for sure that the AMD one will most certainly be a hell of a lot cheaper than this card. Reply
Diminias - Monday, April 07, 2014 - linkI understand that density costs money. But I don't see this card as being a huge draw. If you have enough cash to drop on this card you might as well go out and buy yourself an X79 board with more PCIe slots on it. In the end you could buy Titan Blacks for less and get more out of them due to the underclocking on the Titan Z. I think there are more economical ways to achieve this level of performance. This is simply Nvidia catering to the highend market or the window shoppers. Its impressive, but out of my price range. Reply
klepp0906 - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkWell since my original post is (apparently spam?) I can only venture that you guys have an agreement with nvidia to avoid negative press?
I won't re type it or anything close. Already got all the effort out of me I'm willing to denote to it.
With that said - this will fall on it's face.
To those who are un informed. In any OS newer than 7 SLI does not work in surround. It hasn't since I've owned my FOUR titans. I've saved months of dialogue between myself and nvidia - until they started ignoring the problem.
Spending 10k on a PC for 25fps in ffxiv and wildstar (you read that right) while soloing, is a travesty.
Hugely disappointed in myself for caving to fanboyism. This PC was supposed to tide me over for years. So far it has for a year, with similar performance to 1 gtx480 id imagine.
Before trying to ride further on your name, how about you guys release proper software for the cards already on the market? While your at it hire some new mods - csr on your site is miserable and that's in comparison to operations a fraction of your size. Being ignored by several staff for over a month now?
I've offered logs, screenshots, video, my suggestions and others with the same issues. Yet kicking out new hardware seems to trump it by a mile.
Fwiw I'm still trying to sell the 4 titans and go amd for the first time. The fact I can't sell them is testament enough. Reply
JohnnyMcCaffery - Thursday, May 01, 2014 - linkKnow offence to Nvidia, but would it be better and cheaper to SLI two TITAN GPU's than to buy the Titan Z! Reply
Dzoni90 - Monday, May 19, 2014 - linkATI Radeon is No 1 they kick NVidia ass with latest beast R9 295X2 8 GB incredible performance for 1500 dollars and greedy NVidia selling TitanZ for 3500 dollars and THEY HAVE SLOWER CARD hahaha. Thats ridiculous corporation behavior..NVidia is counting on 10-15 percent of extreme patients who will buy that card just because is NVidia..Their marketing is literally brainwashing.They watch customers like peace of meat. NVidia did not expect this huge surprise from ATI Radeon,shame on you NVidia greedy assh***s to demand ridiculous price for your GARBAGE,and R9 295X2 8 GB have incredible water cooling,better quallity and incredible inovations,and you giving poor pathetic air cooler solution. NVidia has create most cheapest product possible in terms of manifacturing but for insane price. Thats why pathetic NVidia is still delaying Titan Z they are overclocking a cpu core and memory to try to be beter than competition,but thats not gona work. NVidia has going into insanity,what you think you are??! Only insane idiot would buy TitanZ. Many people share this opinion on world wide forums. Its time to Ati Radeon become a leader,many people has changed their opinion who cares for name on GPU,performance per dollar is most important Reply
Dzoni90 - Monday, May 19, 2014 - linkMESSAGE FOR ADMINISTRATORS FIRST--> Please do not delete this topic,this is not a spam or trolling.I do not want to be deleted,so i mention this. This is very interesting for all people. Thanks in advance. So firstly hello to all of you people my name is Nikola Radjen and i am from Serbia. I want to show to all forum community my discoveries,i revealed a optimization fraud of NVidia Corporation,and i had made a huge peformance improvements with driver modifications. I am first individualist in the world who has documented a incredible power of low end GX 400 Fermi cards,that has not been seen in the public. I had made first time a videos on a You Tube and now i had move them to the Dailymotion web site a very good and popular site. Dear friends,you will see exclusive NVidia letter,exclusive more transcripts from my Gmail with classified data and also a evidences of huge You tube and NVidia sabotage against me. I am first person who has compromise their business,see what i am doing to them. They are erasing and now ghosting my posts on their forum,they dont allow a basic human right to the customers to discuss,this horrible corporation are criminals. I call them liars,criminals and frauders who in purposely make very poor drivers and voltage variations in order to trick the customers to buy most expensive cards.People have right to know everything.And shame on you for giving DirectX 12 to all cards,including 4 year old Fermi and to remind entire gaming community just few months ago they did not give DX11.2 to enthusiasts with DX11.1 High expensive cards,they had say that not possible because of lack of chips on GPU,and now they are giving even better technology. You are commiting crime. You you show once more that everything is controlled by software,that NVidia programmers are controlling everything. No matter how much you removing me i will come back,and i will return on all networks. I will make a hell to all of you
So i dont want to insert a url here,because i do not want to break a forum rules,so i will tell you what to do,for all of you who wants to see all data go to the Dailymotion site and copy this word in search tab dzonihacker90 and click enter and you will see a Nikola Radjen videos and thats it. So peeps prepare for huge shock,new informations that has been hiden from all us. Please comment,share and subscribe. Greetings Reply
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Heavy rain did not deter pro-Palestinian protest outside an Israeli film festival in Brisbane on Friday night.
But the protesters' presence did not deter a stream of cinema-goers who walked past the protest calling for the festival's boycott.
A heavy police presence was on hand as the protest, of up to 100 people, protested loudly outside the Palace Centro James Street cinema at New Farm.
With chants such as "free free Palestine", "boycott Israel" and "Palace Centro you can't hide, you're supporting genocide", the protesters provided more of a nuisance factor to patrons than the "blockade" that was planned.
"The film festival is happening as Israel continues its brutal campaign of bombardment of Gaza, which has seen over 2000 Palestinians murdered in the past five weeks," protest organiser Rebecca Barrigos said.
New South Wales police took court action this week to prevent a similar protest in Sydney.
In 2012, Palace Centro played host to a Palestinian Film Festival.


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Five Celebrity Hairstyles Betty Hates
Whoops! What were these celebs thinking when they walked out of the house rocking these horrifying hair mishaps?
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Everyone has a bad hair day. We understand that here at BettyConfidential just as much as the next gal. That said, there have been some celebrity dos that were so disturbing, so unruly, so downright unattractive that they should be called celebrity "don'ts."
When run-of-the-mill folks change they're hairstyle, it barely goes noticed, save for a few pals and/or family members. However, when a celebrity goes in for a dye job or opts for bangs, the "news" gets plastered across every website, blog and tabloid to be held under mass scrutiny. Why? Because it's fun!
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Newberry man accused of molesting 12-year-old girl
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A Newberry man was arrested Tuesday on allegations he repeatedly molested a 12-year-old girl, according to an arrest report from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Charles William Kennedy, 52, of 14849 NW 11th Place, was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior.
The three incidents reportedly happened between May and June. It's alleged Kennedy touched the girl in a lewd way. The mother of the child witnessed the last incident, according to the report.
An investigation by ASO and the state Department of Children and Families resulted in the arrest.
Kennedy would not answer detectives' questions, the report added.
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HOUSTON - Three children died and four others were injured when a west Houston day care facility caught fire Thursday.
Firefighters were sent to a house in the 2800 block of Crestpark at Waypark shortly after 1:40 p.m. The house also serves as a day care facility called Jackie's Child Care, officials said.
Units arriving at the scene found two injured children outside the home and five more trapped inside. Firefighters rescued those inside and took all seven children to several Houston hospitals. All of the victims ranged in age from 18 months to 3 years old.
Houston Assistant Fire Chief Bill Barry said three of the children died after being taken to a hospital. No other information was available on the children who died or the conditions of those injured.
"This is a very trying time for this neighborhood," said Executive Assistant Chief Rick Flanagan of the Houston Fire Department.
"We had 10 EMS units on the scene, as well as several fire crews," said Barry.
Fire department sources told KPRC Local 2 that the blaze appeared to have started in the kitchen.
It is not yet known where the owner and children were at the time of the fire.
The director of the day care was transported to an area hospital as a precaution, officials said.
"You can understand someone that would be in charge of a facility like this and understanding the impact, they may be quite distraught. So, we want to make sure she's in the best of care," Flanagan said.
Neighbors who know the day care director said she was extremely upset.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Investigators said the house suffered little fire damage.
Jackie's Child Care has been inspected twice over the past three years by the Texas Department of Family Protective Services.
Two violations were found last year -- the facility was missing required carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
Both violations were corrected the next day, according to records.
The facility was licensed for a capacity of 12 children, from infants to prekindergarten.
The Houston Police Department Homicide Division has joined the HFD arson squad in the investigation. Police said they need to be involved in case charges are filed in the future.
Investigators said there is no suspicion of wrongdoing.
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A few quick notes and quotes from tonight that weren't in the notes sent out by teh team:
• Brian Boyle played just 11:49 tonight after twisting his right foot on a collision in the corner during the second period. It cost him to miss a good chunk of the period, but he returned and even killed penalties later in the game. Boyle had less ice time only four other games this season: 10/18/11 at VAN; 10/27/11 vs. TOR; 12/5/11 vs. TOR; 12/8/11 at TAM.
• Ryan McDonagh showed no ill-effects from Saturday's OT hit by Andrew Ference. He logged 23:43 of ice time and was on the ice for two Ranger goals.
• Marc Staal played a season-low 12:06 and a season-low 14 shifts.
Brian Boyle, on re-injuring his ankle/foot:
"It's been bugging me for a couple weeks. That's what had me a little scared because it's been a few weeks now that it's been hurting."
Michael Del Zotto, on the key to the first half:
"It's been the key to our game this year is how consistent we've been. Maybe the last couple years, maybe we'd win one or two games but we'd be up and down. We've done a good job of getting on some winning streaks this year. If we lose one, we just get right back on and have a winning streak for another two or three games."
Dan Girardi, on going into the All-Star Break in first place:
"Obviously, on top of the conference is good. But when we're there, we have to try and stay there and maybe create some separation from the teams below us. We can't just be satisfied with a good first half."
Ryan Callahan, on the need to play even better in the second half:
"We've had a good first half now. It's good going into the break knowing you're sitting in first place. But at the same time, the hockey only gets harder from here. Everybody picks it up a notch. We have to continue to do the same to have more success."
John Tortorella, on avoiding a let down heading into the break:
"I'm happy where our mindset was for this game here. This game worried me after Boston against a team that played back to back and is pretty banged up. You wonder how your players feel about it. But I think that's why we've gotten the points this year that we have, because I don't think we look by anything. There have been a number of trap games and I think we've handled ourselves well. So I'm happy with the group. I hope we have a good break and get right back at it."
John Tortorella, on the need to increase the focus in the second half:
"The league is going to get better. The tempo is going to get better. I think it becomes a quicker game, but there's also a grind to it, too. We cannot stop working on all parts of our game. We spent a lot of time on the details of it. We cannot stop trying to get better at that stuff because teams will pass you. You look at the standings and a lot of teams win. If you don't stay on top of yourselves and worry about the details of how we play and remain true to our identity, there will be some struggles. You never know where it goes from there."


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About the author: Kate Andersen is a Contributing Editor for Slice.


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Roads across Bournemouth and Poole are under water as flood water peaks after the weekend's heavy rain.
The Avon Causeway is under two inches of water. Matchams Lane has reopened but Millhams Road is flooded and the tip is closed.
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is closed tomorrow after flooding in the boiler room took out the heating.
A flood warning has been issued for Iford Bridge Home Park with water levels in the Stour expected to peak in Iford this afternoon.
As darkness fell residents of the 88 mobile homes were indoors and the water around 2ft from danger levels.
But the Environment Agency has a team monitoring water levels further up the river at Throop, where burst banks would mean Iford could expect to be flooded within two to four hours.
Neil Watson, area base controller for the Environment Agency, said: "You've got a vulnerable community there. We've had many occasions where we've worked with the local authority to evacuate."
He said enhanced monitoring was being carried out at Throop between 5-8pm, after which the situation should not get any worse.
The Walkford Brook has overtopped causing flooding issues at Chewton Bunny. While there are no properties affected, Steve Woolard, coastal engineering team leader at Christchurch Borough Council said the water levels were running over the top of the culvert.
He said: "It is simply due to the extreme downpours over the weekend. It does bring a lot of debris down onto the front of the culvert."
Flooding along the River Stour has seen Play Golf Bournemouth, formerly the Iford Golf Centre, in Riverside Avenue, closed to players for the last three days, although the driving range remains open.
The course was previously forced to close in July after heavy rain caused the river to break its banks, but otherwise has not had to turn away players for some three years.
Operations manager Tim Allen said this week's flooding was particularly frustrating in light of work carried out over the Summer to improve drainage.
"We did a lot of work this Summer clearing ditches and improving drainage from the fairways, it is frustrating to have done all this good work and have the river break its banks," he said.
"We are on the flood plain, and when the river gets going there is nowhere else for the water to go. It is starting to get a bit nasty today, similar to how it was in July.
"We are fairly lucky as our greens and tees are all fine, it is just the fairways which get a bit wet.
"Hopefully, with this dry weather coming, they will dry out enough for us to re-open the course at the weekend, as we are losing a lot of business. Fortunately the driving range is doing well."
Further down towards its mouth the Stour is largely contained within its banks. The same is true of the River Avon, with riverside gardens around Bridge Street above the water for the moment.
A Northbourne couple's home has escaped flooding damage but their garden is under four feet of water following heavy rainfall.
It's not the first time that Betty and Danny Street from Bridge Place have found their garden under water. Betty said: "It's up to the flower beds, but there has been no damage and we are just admiring the view."
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Elsewhere the C13 Higher Shaftesbury Road is closed both ways due to a landslide between White Pit Lane and Cann Common. The A352 at Winfrith Newburgh is flooded but passable.
The River Frome at Wool is higher than it's been in 20 years according to BBC Radio Solent.
In Burley, the residents of Honey Lane are trapped in their homes by flood water at one end and road damage at the other. They say it's the worst in living memory.
A new weather warning has been issued for the rest of the day, with North Dorset no longer in danger but Bournemouth and Poole forecast another 10-20mm of rain.
Very high River Stour, burst banks everywhere #dorset #floods@ East Stoke instagr.am/p/Sf0sWwDPkD/— JO PARRY (@JO_PARRY_TWEETS) November 26, 2012
Two people had to be rescued from their Mazda 323 this morning after becoming trapped in flood water at Washpond Lane, Swanage. There were reports of flooding on the A351 at Swanage and Crack Lane, Langton Matravers.
River Frome nr Wool station. Retired builder Tom Williams tells us it's worst #flooding he's known for 20 years #dorset twitter.com/BBCRadioSolent…— BBC Radio Solent (@BBCRadioSolent) November 26, 2012
Residents living in Matchams Lane were left stranded after the road was closed at both ends on Sunday. The road was closed until 3pm on Monday.
With flooding by the Post Office and a fallen tree and downed power lines at the Boundary Lane end of the road, many were unable to leave, while Snowtrax remained closed until mid-afternoon.
After the tree fell, the road was closed from 3am until 2pm so the council could safely cut it down.
@bournemouthecho Hurn end of matchams lane is still flooded. Please do not attempt to drive through. Road open from other end #weather— Snowtrax UK (@SnowtraxUK) November 26, 2012
Margaret Allen, pictured below, who owns Kellsacre Animal Holiday Home in Hurn, said: "We were without power yesterday morning from 6.45am until 11am.
"The flooding in the dip is as bad as I have ever seen it, and I've been here for 26 years."
Many drivers took on the flood, with one breaking down just metres away from the water.
Mechanic Terry Milehan said: "It's the second time I've seen flooding in this dip, and it's exactly the same as it was then. Last time, we were dragging cars out of the water. I doubt this is the only breakdown we'll cover today."
Claire Cotton, who lives on the road, told how drivers were stuck in the middle of the chaos, unable to leave at either end of Matchams Lane.
"The dip has flooded again claiming yet more cars, despite being cleared and pumped out only yesterday," she said.
"We are stranded, and any unwitting non-locals are now stuck driving up and down Matchams."
Despite the lashing rain, floods and howling winds, Dorset escaped the worst of the bad weather this weekend.
Flooding at Sturminster Marshall, by Dawn Verdaguer from the Echo's Flickr group
However, fire crews spent a busy night from Saturday to Sunday freeing people trapped in their cars in flood water, receiving more than 60 calls between 6pm and 9am, with many related to the weather.
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A man trapped in his vehicle on the A3030 road at Bishop's Caundle near Sturminster Newton just after 3.30am needed to be rescued by busy crews, while at 2.23am firefighters made a visit to Yetminster in Somerset to help rescue a man trapped in his car in slow-moving flood waters.
There was also flooding, with the A35 eastbound between the Shell roundabout in Bere Regis and the A351 junction in Lytchett Minster, both ways on the A30 in East Stour near the B3092 Scotchey Hill junction, and the A3030 in Bishop's Caundle affected.
The B3078 Cranborne Road in Wimborne was also closed both ways at the Furzehill junction due to rising water.
There is still a weather warning in place for today with more rain expected and flood warnings on the Avon and Stour.


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