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National lab project is unlikely to produce results and is being misrepresented, allegedly
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL) -- located on the grounds of the
University of California, Berkley
(UC Berkley) -- is the center of a growing controversy regarding a $7B USD
laser fusion project
, dubbed the "National Ignition Facility" (NIF).
I. LLNL Says Project is Near Fusion, IEEE Editor Says "No Way"
The project -- launched 15 years ago in 1997 -- has yet to achieve "ignition"; the point at which the laser-confined fusion produces more energy than it consumes. And it carries a sticker price of $290M+ USD per year in operating costs.
But those issues didn't stop LLNL from releasing a cheerful press release,
Fifteen years of work by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) team paid off on July 5 with a historic record-breaking laser shot. The NIF laser system of 192 beams delivered more than 500 trillion watts (terawatts or TW) of peak power and 1.85 megajoules (MJ) of ultraviolet laser light to its target. Five hundred terawatts is 1,000 times more power than the United States uses at any instant in time, and 1.85 megajoules of energy is about 100 times what any other laser regularly produces today.
The release was hardly coincidental. It came just months ago, in hopes of swaying Congress, which is presently deciding whether to sustain funding for the troubled project.
Pre-amplifiers are pictured pumping up the power to the LLNL's record-setting laser. But is all that power being wasted on pipe dreams? [Image Source: LLNL]
according to
IEEE Spectrum
editor Bill Sweet, a veteran of India's nuclear power development project, most physicists view laser-contained (aka. "inertial confinement") fusion ignition as a pipe dream. He argues that most agree that
magnetic confinement fusion
is far more likely to be realized, though still a difficult problem.
William Broad, chief nuclear issues reporter for
The New York Times
, agrees. He
that the
National Nuclear Security Administration
's project overseer, Donald L. Cook, has serious concerns. He quotes Mr. Cook as saying, that even with the latest power milestone considered, the project simply "has not worked", and that the NNSA is "going to settle into a serious investigation" of the NIF's sliding ignition deadline.
II. Protecting the Nuclear Stockpile? Maybe Not...
Mr. Sweet also takes issue with LLNL's other justification for the project -- that it provides a test-bed to simulate
nuclear weapons performance
, a key national security goal.
LLNL comments, "[The NIF] is the only facility with the potential to duplicate the actual phenomena that occur in the heart of a modern nuclear device -- a goal that is critical to sustaining confidence that a return to underground nuclear testing remains unnecessary."
But Mr. Sweet counters, "Richard Garwin, for decades the most highly regarded independent specialist on nuclear weaponry in the United States, told IEEE Spectrum six years ago that it would be 'a mistake to assume that NIF experiments are going to be directly relevant to weapons testing. The temperatures in the NIF chamber are much lower than they are in actual nuclear weapons, and the amounts of material being tested are much smaller.'"
He adds, "For decades the joke about magnetic confinement fusion--much the more plausible approach to harnessing the energy of the sun--is that the technology is always 20 years away. So when will inertial confinement fusion be delivering commercial electricity? That one is easy. Never."
Congress is debating whether to scrap the NIF. [Image Source: LLNL]
It sounds like there's some serious credibility question regarding the project's security and energy claims. That said, there might be some merit to the project, even if Mr. Sweet is at least partially right.
UC Berkley astronomy
Professor Dr. Raymond Jeanloz
, comments, "Already the most incredibly tightly controlled and most energetic laser in the world, it is remarkable that NIF has achieved the 500 TW milestone - quite a significant achievement. This breakthrough will give us incredible new opportunities in studying materials at extreme conditions."
Indeed, from a
pure science perspective
, the device is a pretty impressive accomplishment, even if it turns out its fusion goals are indeed pipe dreams. It could indeed yield some novel materials research, if it escapes this round of funding reviews. Ultimately the issue appears not so much that the super-laser lacks novelty, but rather that its critics argue that it is being misrepresented. For that reason, Mr. Sweet infers, the NIF is the "mother of all boondoggles".
IEEE Spectrum
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Last month, a judge ruled in favor of a Maryland family farmer and poultry industry giant Perdue Farms. The ruling marked an end to a lawsuit that pitted agriculture against environmentalists. Now it appears that the legal drama for both parties may be far from over.
The lawsuit, filed by the Waterkeeper Alliance, dates back to 2009 when another environmentalist group, the Assateague Coastkeeper, flew a plane over Kristin and Alan Hudson's farm and reported what appeared to be a pile of chicken manure draining into a nearby ditch. The material was later confirmed by the Maryland Department of the Environment to be treated sewage sludge from Ocean City, Md., which was used by the farm as fertilizer. Despite the corrected information, the Waterkeeper Alliance proceeded with its lawsuit. Click here to read more about the lawsuit.
Many in the agriculture field watched the case closely as the decision reverberated far beyond the courtroom. Had the Waterkeeper Alliance been successful, it could have set a harmful precedent for many of the country's large- and small-scale family farms.
The judge may have announced his ruling, but both sides are mulling further legal action.
For Perdue and Alan Hudson, it's attempting to win at least $3 million in attorney fees, according to a report by the Capital Gazette. Hudson's lawyer, George F. Ritchie, pointed that the lawsuit and subsequent trial did "nothing but demonstrate the irresponsible and frivolous nature of Plaintiff's claims." Click here to read the Capital Gazette article.
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In an opinion piece published on Delmarva Now, Republican Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn believes that it is time to put the case to rest.
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WORCESTERSHIRE'S escape from relegation was confirmed as their hosts Durham were denied the LV= County Championship Division One title.
Hampshire's failure to grab maximum batting points against Warwickshire ensured they will finish below Steve Rhodes' side in the final table and join Yorkshire in suffering the drop.
The loss of the Rose Bowl side's ninth wicket gave the men from Edgbaston a third bowling point, ensuring Durham cannot overtake them.
But Durham will be confident of finishing the season with their eighth win tomorrow.
Worcestershire closed the third day on 65-2, 300 runs behind, with Graham Onions taking the wickets after a wayward start.
Daryl Mitchell made 35 off 24 balls when Onions skidded one through to bowl him and he then had first innings century-maker Vikram Solanki caught behind for a duck.
Dale Benkenstein's knock was among four half-centuries in Durham's second-innings 388, Mark Stoneman top-scoring with 75.
Alan Richardson took 3-46 to finish with 73 wickets for the season, while Gareth Andrew reached 50 when he pinned Benkenstein lbw for 63.
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Cho's Tumiki Fighters is the one PC native shooter I mentioned being head and shoulders above the rest on the platform. His other stuff is pretty much experimental minigames that are fun to check out once and need not be visited again.
Warning Forever didn't really grab me but it's decent quality and worth a try. Every Extend is pretty good. Cavanagh's Self Destruct is an odd duck since it's pretty good while not being made by a Japanese, and I think it was made in a game jam to boot. If memory serves, I made top 20 or so on the world scoreboard.
But even though some of those games are pretty nice, and commendable work from a bunch of guys working alone, if you take Tumiki out of the equation I'd trade all PC native shooters in existence for a single mediocre Cave shooter.
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Honestly, if you don't mind the fact that the 360 typically gets slightly better versions of games and has a presumably larger online community, the PS3 is a great way to jump into the console side of things.
grab the demos but I'm not a huge bullet hell fan (though I do like Deathsmiles) and i usually end up playing Raiden or Rayforce when I want to play a shmup anyways.
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My collection is almost all bullet hell, and hilariously bloated relative to my meager skill at the games. Most of it is on 360.
Definitely Platinum Games titles. So sad they are stuck on the aging consoles.
You should try gamebrowser II for Media Browser (or an equivalent on XBMC). Game directories are browse-able using a game controller or remote, and a single button exits the game and returns you to the frontend (the remote's back button in the case of gamebrowser)
you can set up any category you like. Here I have Wii, Dreamcast, PS2 and my retail/non steam PC games categories visible.
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and even multi-disc (or multi-mod) games automatically get a launcher window view!
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LONG BEACH - Like mob bosses of old, the alleged leader of one of Long Beach's most violent street gangs is being brought to justice not for blunt acts of violence, but on technicalities, authorities said Friday.
Sabrille Acklin, 30, stands accused of running the Baby Insane Crips, or BIG, gang from his home in Rialto, calling the shots on everything from burglaries to killings in and around Long Beach, police charge.
It was the 2009 slaying of Long Beach resident Frank Castro, 19, that led police to a pattern of criminal activity and the gang's hierarchy. That investigation revealed Acklin as the gang's leader, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell said in June.
As a result of this week's preliminary hearing, which began Tuesday and ended Friday, Acklin was ordered to stand trial not for murder, but on a charge of conspiracy to commit burglary for what authorities allege is his part in orchestrating a crime ring that victimized residents throughout the Southland.
Authorities noted, however, that Acklin still faces a charge of accessory to murder for Castro's slaying.
Police and prosecutors said the findings of the preliminary hearing remain a victory for law enforcement in their fight against one of the city's most notorious gangs tied to some of the worst crimes in recent history, including the 2009 slaying of Wilson High School honor student Melody Ross and the hate crime beatings of three young women in Bixby Knolls on Halloween of 2006.
"It's oftentimes hard to get the leadership. ... They send out their underlings to do the dirty work," said Richard Doyle, head deputy district attorney for Long Beach. "But they have to make money somehow. ... That's where we can catch them."
In addition to Acklin, three other alleged members of the gang - Durrell Shell, Donovan Halcomb and Milton Harris - were ordered Friday to stand trial in the extensive burglary scheme, authorities said.
Two women charged in the burglary case have already pleaded no contest, which is considered the same as a guilty plea in criminal court, and were sentenced to three years formal probation, court records show.
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Several other defendants - including Johnney Smith, the 22-year-old Long Beach man identified as the alleged trigger man in Castro's killing - and Acklin's "top lieutenants" - Kendale Gipson and Wynton White - are still awaiting trial, court records show.
Castro was gunned down at about 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2009, while walking near a liquor store in the 3600 block of Santa Fe Avenue. Two other men - an 18-year-old and a 40-year-old, both of Long Beach - were also shot but survived.
LBPD Crime Lab experts were able to link ballistics from that slaying and two other shootings to the same weapons. Those results then led police to a series of suspects, all members of the Baby Insane Crips gang, tied to 32 different crimes carried out throughout Southern California. That includes 13 shootings in Long Beach alone, from Nov. 19, 2009, to Dec. 2, 2011, police said.
The investigation culminated in early June, with 27 search warrants served in about half a dozen cities, including Long Beach, Lynwood and San Pedro.
On Friday, McDonnell said he was pleased with the results of the preliminary hearing and he credited the expertise of his own officers, as well as investigators, with other local, state and federal agencies who helped with the case.
"We worked well with our partners and we used every tool in the toolbox to investigate and solve this highly complex case," McDonnell said.
The findings of the court also validated that hard work, Deputy Police Chief Robert Luna added.
"Impacting this notorious street gang, from the top down, is rewarding when you realize the devastation they have caused our community through their brazen acts of violence," Luna said. "We are grateful to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for their contributions towards this investigation and we are confident that the evidence in this case will speak for itself."
That evidence was painstakingly laid out over the four-day preliminary hearing by Deputy District Attorney Jodi Castano.
At the end of the hearing Friday, Judge Richard Romero ruled there was "overwhelming evidence" against the men and ordered them all to stand trial.
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A CONTROVERSIAL plan to enlarge a dental surgery in Malvern Link was given the go-ahead by district council planners in the face of opposition from local residents.
The Richmond Dental Practice in Richmond Road applied to build a new floor above the existing one-storey building, to house storage and staff facilities.
But people living nearby objected, saying that the proposed enlargement of the building was out of keeping with the Malvern Link Conservation Area, and that it would lead to increased traffic in already-congested residential roads.
At Wednesday's meeting of Malvern Hills District Council's southern area development management committee, resident Rodney Hatfield, speaking on behalf of fellow residents, said: "The building's overall height, bulk and height will dominate the area. The design and materials won't do."
He said that Farley and Richmond Roads are "badly affected by chronic illegal parking" and described traffic at the junction as "dangerous".
However, the county council highways department, which was consulted, raised no objection, saying there was a car park within walking distance and the application would not generate extra traffic.
Link councillors Clive Smith, who said he was a patient at the clinic, and Mike Soley proposed and seconded a resolution to reject the application, but when put to the vote it was lost 7-10.
Cllr Brian Pilcher proposed approval, seconded by Cllr Roger Cousins. Cllr Pilcher, who also declared he was a patient at the clinic, said: "We can't stand still architecturally. This modern building will provide an interesting contrast in the Conservation Area."
Cllr Cousins said: "The existing building is certainly not attractive, and this new proposal is certainly a modern building, but when we remember the reason that the building is there and what it's doing, that overrides the architecture.
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Imagine an all season performance tire designed to offer true grip and increased traction that ultimately advances driver confidence whatever the weather condition. With the ZIEX ZE912, Falken has developed a tire with full-depth sipes encircling the tread, coupled with high-volume circumferential grooves and high angle variable cross grooves, that bring together the spirit of performance driving in all climates. When faced with wet conditions, the ZIEX ZE912 features increased hydroplane resistance and increased tread stability by evacuating water away, delivering improved grip composure, while its hybrid-asymmetric pattern produces better dry performance and genuine touring confidence during each and every season. The result is a tire that performs regardless of the condition of the road.
Hybrid-Asymmetric Pattern Design – Optimized inside and outside tread patterns to ensure all-season grip on demandInfinite Sipe Sequence – Full-depth sipes throughout the entire tread platform creating biting edges that dramatically increase traction in all seasonsRotation Wear Indicators (RWI) – Falken engineered visual cues that help the driver maximize tire life and overall tire value, prompting regular tire maintenanceFour High-Volume Circumferential Grooves – Designed to deliver increased hydroplane resistance and maximum stability in wet conditionsHigh Angle Variable Cross Grooves – In inclement weather conditions, these grooves effectively evacuate water away from the contact patch
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Tread wear in moderate driving was sub expectation. They need to be replaced at 18,000 miles. It took 4 years to put 18,000 miles on them so rain wasn't often and snow, well never. Dry driving really not aggressive. Had hoped to get 25,000 or more from them.
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Notebook: Pease as play-caller
Published: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.
Florida football coach Will Muschamp will evaluate all of his assistant coaches after the season, including much-maligned offensive coordinator Brent Pease, and then determine who he retains on his staff. Muschamp was asked Wednesday to evaluate Pease's ability as a play-caller.
"When you lose the top three tackles and two quarterbacks and a 1,000-yard rusher, it makes it very difficult to call plays," Muschamp said. "Brent is a good play-caller and an outstanding football coach.
"It's been frustrating for all of us, including him, in our production offensively this year."
Muschamp was asked if Pease has been operating within Muschamp's offensive philosophy.
"Yeah, again, we want to do what we've got to do to win games," Muschamp said. "That's what you need to do, and we haven't done that this year."
Pease has been receiving a lot of support this week from UF's offensive players.
"I'm a big fan of coach Pease and I always will be," senior wide receiver Trey Burton said. "I thank him for everything he's done for me and my family and the lessons that I've learned from him. I can't put into words how thankful I am for him.
"He's very unique. He's a special guy."
Senior offensive guard Jon Halapio said Pease has done a good job considering all the injuries that have hit the offense, including losing starting quarterback Jeff Driskel for the season.
"I think he did what he could do as the offensive coordinator," Halapio said. "I love the guy. Personally, I hope he stays for another year."
Alvarez is Mr. Two Bits
Former All-America wide receiver Carlos Alvarez, one of the greatest players in UF's history, will be front and center at The Swamp before Saturday's game filling the Mr. Two Bits role.
"I'm excited about it," said Alvarez, an attorney in Tallahassee. "They sent me videos of all the guys who have done it so far. You have to pretty much stick with what Mr. Two Bits did."
Jacobs once a 'Nole
Starting senior defensive tackle Damien Jacobs started out his college career as a Seminole.
"I actually signed with Florida State out of high school, and just fell in love with it out of high school," he said. "I called myself young, immature. I went to JUCO and got a little older, grew up a little bit and saw the light, saw through what was fake and what was real."
Even though the Seminoles are in the midst of an undefeated season and the Gators are 4-7, he said he'd rather be here than there.
"I wouldn't change it. I'd rather be in this situation with these boys," he said. "I'd rather associate with real people. It's just a better situation here for me than what it was (up) there, so I felt like here was better. And I think 2011 they signed six or seven D-tackles in the next class and that pretty much told me like, nah, that's not the place for me."
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HAMILTON -- And in the end, the 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers went out exactly like they came in -- outmuscled, outhustled, outmanned and with their starting quarterback watching the end of the game in street clothes.
For the third time in the last four seasons, the Bombers will watch the Canadian Football League playoffs on television after they were eliminated from post-season contention with a gutless 28-18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saturday afternoon in the regular-season farewell for Ivor Wynne Stadium.
The loss also means the Bombers have extended their franchise record for Grey Cup futility with a drought that has now lasted 22 seasons.
"It hurts. It hurts a lot," said safety Ian Logan. "I've been through this a few times in Winnipeg where we haven't made playoffs. It hurts. I really thought we had enough talent in this locker-room to make the playoffs.
"And it hurts the way we lost because we got down so early."
Indeed, the final score flattered Winnipeg. Playing in a game that was a must-win for both teams, only one side -- Hamilton -- actually showed up for the first quarter as the Bombers quickly fell behind 14-0 on touchdowns by wide receiver Chris Williams -- on a 19-yard catch and run -- and by defensive end Greg Peach, who scooped up a Buck Pierce fumble deep in Winnipeg's end and rumbled into the end zone.
Pierce returned for one series after the fumble, but then left the game with what appeared to be an injury to his right shoulder. He did not return -- the fourth time in his seven starts in 2012 that Pierce failed to finish a game due to injury, a run that included his first start in Week 1 in B.C. The Bombers lost all four of those games and are now 1-10 since 2010 in games in which Pierce has started but failed to finish due to injury.
Pierce also missed 10 other games entirely in 2012 due to injury and Saturday's latest aborted start is sure to once again renew calls for management to find a replacement at starting quarterback for next season.
The Bombers are 12-5 since 2010 in games in which Pierce has started and not left due to an injury, but his inability to stay healthy -- particularly this year -- has been devastating to his team's chances for success.
With Saturday's loss, head coach Tim Burke is now 3-6 since taking over in late August from Paul LaPolice and his team will now head into 2013 without having won consecutive games since August, 2011.
Burke said he felt like his defence "played well enough to win" -- they held Hamilton to just 238 yards net offence -- but he cited poor decisions by his quarterbacks, blown assignments, five turnovers and too many penalties -- including two that extended Hamilton touchdown drives -- as contributing factors to the most monumental loss of the season for his club.
"I don't know if that's from tension or if it was just one of those days where we just didn't play well," said Burke. "But we still had a chance to come back the whole game and win it, but we just fell short again."
The Bombers (5-12) also missed the playoffs in 2009 and 2010, with the only exception in the past four years coming last season, when Pierce -- not coincidentally -- started 18 of 20 games and the Bombers won the East Division.
Winnipeg will finish the 2012 season at home next Saturday with what will be a meaningless contest against the Montreal Alouettes.
Pierce was not the only Bombers player not to finish Saturday's game. Running backs Chad Simpson (foot) and Will Ford (shoulder) were both hurt in the first half and did not play in the second half. Burke said he didn't know the extent of the injuries or if any of the three would be back next week.
The win for Hamilton snapped a six-game losing streak against the Bombers that extended back to 2010 and kept alive the Ticats' playoff hopes at 6-11. The Ticats also got a second-quarter touchdown on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Henry Burris to Andy Fantuz. With two touchdown passes on Saturday, Burris has this season equalled his career-high of 39 TD passes.
The Ticats also got field goals from 36 and 18 yards by Luca Congi.
The Bombers did their scoring on a five-yard TD run late in the third quarter by backup QB Joey Elliott, and a 41-yard TD pass from Alex Brink to Terrence Edwards with less than a minute left in the game.


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Halos' loss strikes nerve for Trout, Shoemaker
All-Star upset about ump's calls; righty fans 10 but allows two homers
ANAHEIM -- Mike Trout spent a big chunk of Monday night watching. He watched as home-plate umpire Eric Cooper rung him up on a couple of pitches he took exception to, and he watched, from the on-deck circle, as Kole Calhoun struck out on Zach Britton's slider in the dirt, ending the game and capping a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the first-place Orioles.
Matt Shoemaker made two mistakes in an otherwise pristine outing, both resulting in two-run homers from All-Star center fielder Adam Jones, and they held up. For one night, the best home team in baseball, with the most comeback wins in the Majors and the most potent offense in the sport, couldn't close the gap against Bud Norris and a trio of Orioles relievers.
And for one night -- one of very few in his blossoming career -- Trout voiced his displeasure at a couple of strike calls.
The first came in the fourth, with the bases loaded, two outs and the game tied at 2, when Norris' 2-2, outside-corner fastball was deemed the third strike by Cooper, prompting Trout to have an extended -- albeit civil -- chat with the home-plate umpire.
"You guys saw the replay," Trout said of a ball that seemed an inch or two off the plate. "I didn't think it was a strike. It was a big part of the game. I'll leave it at that."
In the seventh, with one out and none on, Cooper rang Trout up on another Norris fastball, this one a 1-2 pitch that ran lower and toward the middle, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia intervened to save the 22-year-old from his first ejection. PITCHf/x deemed the decisive pitch a strike, but Cooper also called the first-pitch changeup that ran along the inside corner, and the 1-1 fastball that was a little up.
Trout took exception to what he perceived as a wide strike zone, though he was careful not to make derogatory remarks about Cooper postgame.
"He called one up on me and then he called one down," Trout said. "He said it was a strike; he called it a strike. It's hard enough to hit, you know what I mean. But that's the way it goes. You can't do anything about it."
So the Angels took the loss, just their 17th in 51 games at home and just their third in the last 15 games overall. Shoemaker struck out a career-high-tying 10 batters and at one-point retired 15 straight, immediately after Jones' two-run homer in the first and leading up to Nick Markakis' one-out double in the sixth. Two batters later, Jones clobbered his 19th home run of the year to give the Orioles a two-run lead, and one batter after that, Shoemaker exited after having thrown just 91 pitches.
"After the first inning, or even after Jones [homered] in the first, I settled down, got rolling," Shoemaker said after his first outing since July 7 and his first start since July 3. "That's what's so frustrating. You come back from that and get into the sixth inning, and I made a bad pitch to him. It's frustrating because of the outcome of the game."
Scioscia said Cooper had "a wide zone," but believed it applied "for both clubs" and added that "you have to absorb the pitch you don't get, or the pitch that's called against you, or the bloop hit, or the error, and play at a high enough level to get it done."
The Angels didn't, and Norris had a lot to do with it.
With a fastball that sat a couple ticks higher than the Angels remembered from his Astros days last season, Norris allowed just two runs (one earned) in 6 2/3 innings despite scattering eight hits in the process. The 29-year-old right-hander has now allowed just two earned runs in his last five starts against the Angels, dating to the start of last season and spanning 34 2/3 innings.
"You have to step up to the challenge sometimes," Norris said. "That's a great lineup over there. They've been swinging the bats extremely well."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hang tough.. and stick to your family values. It does take death to eat meat. Alot of people really can't get a grip on this. They think if they don't do the dirty work and process the animal. They are better then the rest.
Putting pix on facebook of anything personal is looking down a loaded gun.
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My oldest daughter started shooting a bow at the age of 2. (It was a little red recurve). She became the state of MN record holder for midget Barebow division in MN. (The record has since been eclipsed) Life evolved and she shoots very little (She is now in college), but when she shot a lot, she had better form than I!
My youngest daughter (who is now 11 years old) only wants to shoot animal targets and doesn't like shooting bullseyes.
Point is they are never too young. Teach them safety and respect and it will carry through. Your kids will know the cycle of life and will be richer for what you do.
Jen, first, great job! You'll have a fine young man on your hands someday, and he'll do well in the world! Second, let me put his in a little different perspective for you, as someone who taught history. Today we call this a hobby. No one in the civilized world has to go hunt to survive, but the simple fact is, for us humans to live, something else has to die-even plants. That's a simple fact of life. Now, take this back 1500 years or so, over most of the world, and you'll find nothing changed. The Mongol clans gave their kids bows as soon as they could pull a string even a little ways, and they were some of the best archers in the world-still are today! There's only one difference between today and long ago: here, if you miss, it's a trip to the store. Then, if you missed, you starved. People were much more integrated into the natural world. Today, you'd think that cell phone is permanently grafted to their ear, and the disconnect is huge.


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The Long Climb of Technology Infusion
There's always gonna be another mountain…we're always gonna want make it move."
Mylie Cyrus' new tune (that's right…..I'm quoting Hannah Montana….have I been working in elementary schools too long?) may have been targeted at tweens, but it could become our official Educator's Anthem. After all, relevant education must keep in tandem with the times and culture. It's no news that today's teachers continually face new challenges. In the 21st century, that often means committing to the long upward climb of technology competency—acquiring skills, keeping abreast of new resources, and figuring how to apply them in the classroom to power up student learning.
One of the Everests looming on our horizon is the technology requirement that is being added to the national cocktail of standardized testing. Technology competency testing is on its way down the pike. NAEP is set to release a trial run this fall, targeted to be finalized by 2012. The goal is student demonstration of problem solving in technology rich environments. Wow. That sounds exciting. Rigorous academics combined with rigorous creativity and rigorous thinking skills. That's substantial education! The directive is clear: infusion, not inclusion. (That's edutalk for shaken, not stirred.) But, what, exactly, is the difference?
Most of today's classroom teachers are comfortable with technology inclusion. It's been around since Bank Street Writer introduced us all to the magic typewriter. Walk in most classrooms today, and you will see students using software programs to supplement or extend learning in some way. That's inclusion. But try to place these activities on the New Bloom's Taxonomy and you may find that they fall squarely on the bottom every time. Too often, the fingers may be moving, but the mind remains at rest.
Infusion is another paradigm altogether. It uses technology as a tool for critical and creative problem solving and communication. The word may conjure up images of students physically immersed in the Cone of Learning, Vulcan style (you had to See the new Star Trek movie to pick up on this visual), but it really means bringing technology into partnership with traditional programs. Learning is still curriculum based, but creative technology applications are woven through the curriculum. The students become active shapers of this form of learning. The teacher acts as a frameworker and manager, using multiple literacies to weave together standards and disciplines, identifying and applying appropriate tools to ensure relevant information literacy, integrating information and research skills to solve problems, and designing rubrics collaboratively with students so that all learners can effectively access the learning process. That's the kind of stuff you find at the pinnacle of Bloom's pyramid.
It sounds great, and it is. But it leads us to our next question: How the heck do we teach teachers how to do this? We are coming up on thirty years of technology instruction for teachers and technology resources for the classroom. The inclusion piece is firmly in place. The idea of infusion is still a long way away. Technology coaches Melanie Holtsman and Dayle Timmons have a few suggestions.
Melanie and Dayle are leading the climb at Chets Creek Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida. Together, they share the role of campus technology coach. Dayle works with K-2 teachers and Melanie focuses on the intermediate grades. Their mission: to infuse technology into the elementary classroom.
I've been following Melanie's blog for a while, and decided to visit the campus a few weeks ago. Evidence of technology infusion is everywhere—from the Principal's Book Club project to the second grade weekly news show. "We're making strides with students," explained Melanie, "but we are most excited about the changes we are making with teachers, because that's where the real change happens." Melanie was interested in the possibilities of technology in the classroom, and began following a blog by a classroom teacher in New Zealand. "She just talked like a teacher: here's what I did, here's how I did it, and this is what I learned. It encouraged me to think that I could do these things, too. Things turned around for me when I made the transition from thinking of technology as a "cute" add on to the curriculum to a way to make learning more purposeful," she explained. "And the big surprise was that these activities weren't necessarily harder. It takes as much time—maybe even more—to find and print a black line activity on Native Americans as it does to find a You Tube Interview with a Native American chief, describing his life and culture in today's context. I made the connection with working smarter, not harder."
At this point, relates Melanie, she decided to become a risk taker. "I began to make what I was doing transparent. I wanted other teachers to see that using technology—rethinking the role of technology in learning—actually made things easier for the teacher."
"Teachers have so much on their plates," added Dayle. "They work on a 'need to know' basis. So, we invite them to join us in learning projects. We don't say 'Here's something you have to learn.' We show them what's in it for them—we spell out how it grabs students and engages them, how it addresses critical and creative thinking skills, and how it meets multiple standards."
The technology coaches use a range of 2.0 technologies to introduce their teachers and their classrooms to learning through technology. "We introduce an idea, and say 'This is an opportunity'. Everyone who participates moves forward a little bit—some teachers make leaps. We have a core group of teachers who've kept with it, and they are growing into team leaders for technology infusion. Teachers at Chets Creek are very open about sharing what they know with their colleagues," Melanie says. "Teaching and learning are always about collaboration—you rise and fall with your team. We are always trying to encourage each other to think bigger about what we are doing in the classroom. Collective wisdom causes you to think deeper."
Chets Creek accomplishes a great deal with a modest array of hardware. Every classroom is equipped with two desktop computers, a document camera, an LCD projector, and a DVD player. Each teacher has a laptop computer. The media center has the standard rounds of desktop computers for student research and the electronic catalog system. "We do a lot with free applications," explains Melanie. "We want teachers to have a feeling for the range of resources out there." For example, the faculty keeps a free blog site. Teachers attending state, national, and international conferences are asked to take along their laptops, and use them to share ideas, lessons, and reflections with teachers back home. Melanie and Dayle showed teachers to use Voice Thread to collaborate on a digital story to share with the student body. They used Vimeo to host classroom videos on a wide range of subjects (Our teachers love flip cameras," says Melanie. They are so easy to use. And so inexpensive!"). Glogster becomes the tool of choice to communicate through imagery and text.
The greatest change brought about by technology infusion? "Teachers get excited about learning," says Melanie. "When that happens, it rejuvenates the whole system."


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(Reuters) - Rookie goaltender Viktor Fasth lifted Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday to extend the perfect start to his NHL career.
Anaheim trailed 2-1 in the final minutes of regulation when Andrew Cogliano equalized at 17:20 in the third to extend the battle and leave it to Fasth to carry them to victory.
The 30-year-old Swedish netminder made three saves during a scoreless overtime, finishing with 28, and denied Chicago's final two shootout attempts to improve to 6-0-0 in his magical first season.
"You always work hard to get to play and when you play you work hard to try to get the wins," Fasth told reporters. "I don't take anything for granted and I've got to work hard every day to get my chances."
Nick Bonino and Corey Perry converted shootout goals for Anaheim (9-2-1) as the Ducks won for the sixth time in seven games and moved two points clear of San Jose for first place in the Pacific Division.
The San Jose Sharks fell to Nashville Predators 1-0 in overtime on Tuesday to lose ground.
Anaheim grabbed a 1-0 edge on Chicago on a Ryan Getzlaf wrist shot early in the second period, but the home Blackhawks quickly seized the lead with goals by Nick Leddy and Brandon Saad.
Cogliano's tying goal came as he tipped a shot from Ben Lovejoy.
"I was at the right place at the right time," Cogliano said. "I think it was just fitting for the kind of night we had."
Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford made 29 saves to keep pace with Fasth who was just a little better in the extra sessions.
Despite the defeat, Chicago (10-0-3) are still without a loss in regulation and remain on top of the league's standings.
The Blackhawks were returning home following a six-game road trip while the Ducks are in the middle of a similar road stint.
Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty


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• dendrochronology •
Pronunciation: den-drê-krê-nah-lê-gee • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The study of the history of climatic and environmental changes of a geographical region based on the interpretation of the annual growth rings in the trunks of trees.
Notes: Those who devote themselves to studying tree rings are dendrochronologists, and their studies are dendrochronological, that is, dendochronologically speaking. To the trained eye, tree rings tell us much more than simply the age of the tree. You can find out all you want to know about reading tree rings at The Ultimate Tree Ring Website.
In Play: The study of tree rings as indicators of the history of climatic and environmental conditions is not only taken seriously, it has become a respected science: "We thought Hester was just a tree-hugger until she completed her PhD in dendrochronology at the University of Tennessee." Of course, you have to beware of amateurs: "We stopped burning logs in our fireplace when an amateur dendrochronologist told us how much history of the area was going up in smoke."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from a Greek-based compound made up of dendron "tree" + another compound, "chronologia", from chronos "time" + log- "word, idea" + ia, a noun suffix. Greek dendron "tree" also found its way into dendrophile "tree lover" and dendrolatry "tree worship". The root is from a Proto-Indo-European word with three variations, doru-, deru-, dru- "solid, be firm". The [u] tended to become [w] or [v] if preceded by a vowel, so we find in Old Slavic drevo "tree, wood," which remains in Serbian, but became derevo in Russian. In Old English the dru- form became treow and, ultimately tree. The deru- form gave us tar, originally derived from the sap of trees.


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HOMELESS & ORPHANED PETS ENDEAVOR (HOPE) is an all-foster, no kill adoption group based in the Houston area.
HOPE covers the cost of general medical expenses for the animals in the program, such as altering, routine vaccinations and treatment for parasites. Our foster families are asked to provide food, shelter and love to the animals for which they care. They receive no payment for the services that they provide. Without them, and the other volunteers who so selflessly do what is necessary to keep HOPE afloat, it would not be possible to run this nonprofit corporation.
One aim of HOPE is to develop a network of area rescue and humane organizations which will facilitate the rescue and placement of a variety of animals. The goal is to never have to turn away an animal in need. By forming a coalition of humane and rescue groups in the Houston area, we could potentially place all animals who need a temporary home until they are placed into a permanent one.
We at HOPE make every effort to match our foster pets to appropriate homes. If you feel that we are too intrusive, please understand that it is because we care about their welfare.
All animals are neutered or spayed and have received age appropriate shots prior to being adopted. We ask that you provide a $100 donation for cats and a donation of $150 for dogs when you adopt your new family member from us. This donation helps us in defraying the costs of these and other medical needs of our animals.
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to HOPE (Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor).
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
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Talk that the domestic corn situation remains very tight reportedly boosted corn futures Tuesday, although one might also credit the negative Cyprus government reaction to the E.U. proposal to tax consumer savings in that country in the wake of Monday weakness. It is actually somewhat surprising that deferred futures are not reacting positively to the sustained wet, chilly weather now dominating the Corn Belt. May corn rose 8.55 cents to $7.285/bushel at its Tuesday settlement, while December gained 0.75 cent to $5.6225.
After advancing Tuesday morning, soybean futures turned decidedly lower later in the day. The drop was rather surprising, especially when viewed in light of talk that Chinese inventories are too small and Brazilian logistical problems are stifling deliveries. On the other hand, those soybeans are not going away. Indeed, a story that a big Chinese firm will cancel previous purchases of about two million tonnes of Brazilian beans may have dragged prices downward. May soybeans settled 2.75 cents lower, at $14.0675/bushel Tuesday afternoon, while May soyoil skidded 0.20 cents to 49.48 cents/pound, and May meal dipped $1.7 to $411.6/ton.
Wheat futures moved generally higher Tuesday. Bulls were reportedly encouraged by the persistence of Southern Plains dryness through mid-March, whereas bears would be just as quick to cite recent improvements in winter wheat condition reports. The bullish leadership provided by corn probably supported prices as well. May CBOT wheat futures climbed 9.25 cents to $7.22/bushel as its closed Tuesday, while May KCBT wheat added 8.0 cents to $7.5175, and May MGE futures surged 10.75 cents to $7.9875.
After bucking the bearish trend Monday, cattle futures turned downward again Tuesday. Wire service reports blamed pessimism about the outcome of cash trading later this week, which in turn apparently stemmed from talk of increased feedlot offerings and expectations of reduced packer activity next week due to some plant closures on Good Friday. Bears could also argue that a 'bear flag' is forming on the April cattle chart. April cattle tumbled 0.75 cents to 125.30 cents/pound in late Tuesday trading, while August dropped 0.30 cents to 122.27. Meanwhile, April feeder cattle dove 1.03 cents to 138.37 cents/pound, and August lost 0.97 cents to 147.25.
Concerns about seasonally weak pork demand reportedly weighed upon hog futures Tuesday. Bulls can certainly argue that the wholesale strength experienced last Friday and again early this week will support the complex, but the industry may need to see much more of the same before it can be persuaded. The premiums built into nearby futures are unlikely to help bulls either. April hogs ended Tuesday having fallen 1.17 cents to 78.22 cents/pound, while June dipped 0.67 cents to 88.23.


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Welcome to Acumfaegovan!
Govan which sits on the south bank of the River Clyde is a district in the South West of Glasgow in Scotland with origins as an early Christian settlement dating back to the 6th century, evidence shows that Govan was also an important part of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde with sculptures from this period still surviving today in Govan. In the 19th century Govan rose from a picturesque village of farmers, weavers and fishermen to a Police Burgh which was at the technological forefront of marine engineering and iron shipbuilding boasting the 5th largest population in Scotland. In 1912 Govan was incorporated into Glasgow, however the people of Govan continued to proclaim to be Govanites first and Glaswegians second.
Even after 100 years of being part of Glasgow many Govanites when asked "are you from Glesga" still reply with "na, Acumfaegovan" (No, I come from Govan). The term/phrase Acumfaegovan (Acumfaegovin, Ahcumfaegovan, Ahcumfaegovin) is well known among Govanites with Sir Alex Ferguson reputedly having the term hanging proudly at his offices of Manchester United. (read more on the annexation of Govan to Glasgow here...)
This website acumfaegovan aims to highlight and celebrate Govan's history, heritage and people and to promote and celebrate the present development of Govan as a community. The site is still under construction and content is added on a weekly basis, we are currently working on the early history of Govan and hope to have it up soon. Meanwhile please visit the pages featured below.
Govan Galleries
Click on image above to view the Govan Galleries, including Old Govan Postcards, Govan In Art and Govan In Film.
Click the Britannia above to visit the Govan-Built section, includes features on the Shipyards and the Builders also includes a list of ships built at the Govan Yards.
Acumfaegovan Forum
Click the image above to visit Acumfaegovan Forum and post your queries and contribute your own stories and pictures of Govan.


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WE ARE in for a decidedly miserable weekend with heavy rain and high winds likely to cause more flooding woes and problems on the road.
But unlike some other areas of the country it does not look likely people in Worcestershire will have a chance to make a snowman.
Paul Michaelwaite from Pershore-based netweather.tv said it was "not likely" we would see snow.
"There may be a little bit on the hills, but that's all," he said. "It's mostly going to be wind and rain."
He said temperatures were likely to increase over the next few days, but the weekend would be decidedly miserable with heavy rain and high winds.
"It's going to be about five to seven degrees but the wind and rain will make it feel colder," he said.
"From Friday morning we will see winds of between 40 and 50 mph.
"The weather's going to turn pretty wintery with lots of
rain and there may be some ice around as well.
"The weekend will see long spells of rain and strong winds. Saturday will be the worst and we may see some patches of sun on Sunday."
Worcestershire County Council's gritting teams were out and about throughout the county last night, with the combination of cold weather and surface water causing risk of black ice.
Roads throughout Worcestershire were closed following rising water levels, including the busy A443 Hylton Road – one of the main routes through the city and home to your Worcester News – which was shut for about five hours until about 3.45pm on Thursday while Severn Trent Water installed water pumps to divert the floodwater.
Hanley Road and New Street in Upton were also closed, as well as Stourport Road in Bewdley, Jubilee Bridge in Fladbury, Eckington Bridge in Eckington and Walcot Ford from Pershore to Drakes Broughton.
The Environment Agency also issued a flood warning for the River Severn in Diglis, where levels could reach a peak of 4.7 metres on Saturday. Roads affected included Quay Street, Hood Street, Pitchcroft Lane, Waterworks Road, Newport Street, Croft Road and Diglis Dock Road.
The river is also expected to continue to rise until Saturday at Pitchcroft, where levels are predicted to peak at 5.2, at Hanley Road in Upton, expected to reach 5.3 metres, Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End, which could see a peak of 6.9 metres as well as Hanley Castle and Saxons Lodge, where a peak of 5.3 metres is predicted.
A flood warning was also in place for the River Avon from Salford Priors to Tewkesbury, expected to reach 2.9 metres today (Friday).
For the latest on flooding and road closures throughout Worcestershire visit worcesternews.co.uk


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These are no Chihuahuas in fancy little coats, but the newborn calves at some of the farms of veterinarian Simon Timmermans, DVM, MS, Sibley, Iowa, are fashionably warm in the winter. Timmermans encourages his clients to buy sweatshirts, sweaters and vests at thrift stores, typically under $2 apiece, and put them on the calves right after birth when the average temperature falls below 40° F.
Timmermans likes the sweatshirts best as they stretch and cover more of the leg. Boys/girls sizes will fit the calves well. If you don't want to cut off long sleeves, sweatshirts with zippers work well.
Timmermans says the extra warmth pays as calves that have these sweaters on will typically weigh 8 lbs. more at 1 month of age due to the reduction in maintenance energy requirements. The garments are washed between calves or if they get too soiled.
Timmermans advises clients to keep them on until the calves are eating calf starter at 1 pound per day which he says is usually around 4 weeks of age.


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Easy access, low costs seen as keys to luring tech jobs
Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 6:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 6:02 p.m.
India-based Mindtree Limited decided to open software development centers in the United States because its Fortune 2000 clients here needed more immediate access and support for their digital offerings.
The company chose Gainesville for its first center in large part because of the access to computer science talent coming out of the University of Florida and the low cost of doing business compared with technology hubs in major metropolitan areas.
Now, other companies have taken notice and are considering the Gainesville area for their expansion plans for the same reasons.
As many as 10 prospects from the Fortune 100 to very small companies have sent senior executives to look at Gainesville in recent months, said Erik Sander, director of the Engineering Innovation Institute at the University of Florida.
He is part of a team of people representing various organizations that responds to prospects scouting the area.
"On a national and international stage, a lot of companies have taken notice of what Mindtree has done, so it's safe to say the inquiries we're getting have accelerated," he said.
Sander said he can't name names, but the prospects include other businesses in computer sciences, as well as biotechnology and materials sciences companies.
Mindtree earlier this year opened the U.S. development center in the Ayers Medical Plaza in what is being called Innovation Square and plans to hire 400 people over five years.
While in town for a ceremony last month, CEO Krishnakumar "KK" Natarajan from Mindtree headquarters in Bangalore, India, said during an interview that the U.S. center is a response to the evolution of information technology that is bringing work that had been outsourced to India back to the United States.
In the past, clients would have applications on a mainframe or other legacy technology and outsource part of the work to maintain it to cheaper operators overseas with some local presence.
Now, clients are using applications that are more critical to their businesses that need real-time feedback and support, Natarajan said. They need someone in the same time zone or a short plane trip away rather than having to wait eight to 10 hours for a response.
General Motors Co. announced earlier this year that it is bringing its IT work back to the United States, citing the need to be more efficient, and Detroit and Austin, Texas, are getting the first two of four planned centers.
John Williams is senior vice president of Collaborative Consulting, an information technology consulting firm based in the Boston area.
He said the "onshoring" model can be hard to justify from a cost-per-hour perspective until factoring in the inefficiencies of long-distance collaboration, particularly for more complex, high-touch projects that are typical of app development.
Key to the cost equation is bringing those U.S. jobs to low-cost markets. Collaborative Consulting, for example, opened an IT services center in Wausau, Wis.
Compared with Boston and New York City, Williams said the right market could save a company 30-50 percent on labor while spending a third of the cost on real estate.
Other keys to the equation are the availability of talent ready to hire and the educational infrastructure to train additional talent, Williams said.
SumTotal Systems has grown from 40 local employees to more than 200 since moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Gainesville in 2010.
CEO John Borgerding said the company has hired a lot of people out of UF and Santa Fe College, while recruiting also has benefited from Gainesville's proximity to larger cities.
The company provides employee evaluation and training software. It first established a presence in Gainesville when it bought MindSolve Technologies in 2006.
The move allowed the company to save on labor as a result of the lower cost of living and less competition for IT workers, Borgerding said.
Instead of seeing Mindtree's presence as increased competition for IT workers, he said it will help solidify Gainesville's reputation as a tech center that will attract more workers, particularly mid- and senior-level employees who like to have other options.
Sander said the companies looking at Gainesville also are interested in recruiting out of multiple colleges at UF — not just computer sciences but engineering, medicine, food and agricultural sciences, business and law — and in recruiting students who have experience in more than one discipline.
"There are less than you can count on one hand the number of universities that have that in a single campus," he said.
That also was attractive to SumTotal, which has hired people for business, legal and marketing functions out of UF as well as technical fields.
"The fact they've got all of the schools is a huge benefit for us," Borgerding said.
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A CLEAR-UP following last week's storms is underway across Dorset today but more unsettled weather is predicted this week.
The Met Office has yellow warnings for rain in place for Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.
A spokesperson said: "Further spells of rain, heavy at times, and accompanied by strong winds are expected during Monday night and Tuesday.
"The public should be aware of the risk of further disruption due to flooding."
The chief forecaster added: "Another area of low pressure and its associated fronts are likely to affect the UK during Monday night and Tuesday, bringing a further spell of heavy rain and strong winds, particularly to southern areas.
"There remains considerably uncertainty in the track and timing of this low pressure system, but 10 to 20 mm rainfall is likely quite widely, with over 30mm possible across parts of South Wales and southwest England.
"With ongoing flooding in some places, any further rain will only add to the problems. Very gusty winds may be an added hazard in places."
Regarding the weather conditions on Wednesday and Thursday, the forecaster added: "Another Atlantic depression is expected to bring a spell of heavy rainfall and strong winds to parts of the UK later on Wednesday, perhaps lasting into Thursday.
"The track and intensity of the depression is currently very uncertain, meaning that confidence in rainfall amounts and distribution across the UK is low.
"However, southern and western parts of England and Wales look most likely to see further heavy rainfall. Falling soon after earlier widespread rainfall, the cumulative effects of these weather systems are likely to exacerbate the current flooding situation. This Alert will be updated over the coming days."
Check out all our stories on the recent stormy weather in our weather section
This morning the Avon Causeway re-opened after a weekend closure due to high water levels, as well as Shore Road in Swanage, which has been closed since Wednesday due to high tides and stormy conditions.
Wareham South Causeway has also reopened with Borough of Poole working to clear the prom this morning.
Stapehill Road and Stony Lane in Burton both remain closed.
A large buoy washed up on Sandbanks beach was recovered this morning.


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Besides parenting, teaching is the most honorable of professions. Other than parenting, teaching is the most important job a person could have. Truly, teachers determine the future. I am grateful and proud to have been called "teacher" for 50 years. I am grateful to my students; they never cease to amaze (and teach) me!
At Emory & Henry, I currently teach Human Growth and Development, Survey of Exceptional Children, Teaching Reading in Content Areas, and Practicum in Action Research. I am blessed to have served half of my teaching career at Emory & Henry College teaching outstanding students, side-by-side with gifted faculty.
My teaching experience prior to coming to Emory & Henry College includes teaching in elementary, middle and senior high schools in both parochial and public schools. I also served as a public school principal, and taught graduate reading courses as an adjunct for the University of Virginia for over 30 years.
As a teacher educator I take seriously the awesome responsibility I have to ensure that aspiring teachers be well-prepared to meet the demands and challenges of teaching today's youth. Tomorrow's teachers will also determine the future.
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My current research is in delivering multiple professional development models to teachers in regional school divisions to improve the teaching and learning of reading comprehension skills.
Educational Background
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Every time you make a pixel change in a photo, Photoshop Elements saves the state. You can jump to any of the last 50 (default and configurable) states by selecting the state in the Undo History panel and start working from it. You don't need to save a change in order for the change to appear in the history.
If you can't find the Undo History panel in your workspace, open it from the Window menu.
For more information about the Undo History panel and a set of guidelines, see this article in Photoshop Elements Help.