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Winter showers bring stunning spring flowers across the state. Catch the whole rainbow of dazzling colors from March through June at these floral hotspots. Many of Oregon's display gardens also carry bulbs and starts, so if you're inspired, you can spread the color to your own backyard.
The Oregon Garden in Silverton, is a good place to start. It has 20 distinct plant displays, water features and other landscaped areas put together by designers and nurseries from across the state. A perennial favorite is the Northwest section featuring a huge pergola. Elsewhere, the blossoms range from familiar dogwoods and azaleas to the exotic Japanese snowbells and flamboyant day lilies. A garden web portal gives you a sneak peek at what is blooming each month so you can time your trip based on your floral tendencies.
If rhododendrons pique your fancy, Crystal Springs Rhododedron Garden in Southeast Portland is not to be missed. More than 2,500 of these Northwest natives and other plants line the spring-fed pond here, all of it maintained by an army of volunteers and favored as a backdrop for Portlanders tying the knot.
A taste of the Netherlands is on offer at Wooden Shoe Tulip Garden in Woodburn, where 40 acres of fields come alive in April. Keep an eye on the farm's field reports to hit the tulips at their height. And don't forget your clogs!
Atop the arid meadows of the Tom McCall Nature Preserve near Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge, wildflowers burst into brilliance in April and May. This is a flora-phile and nature lover's treat. Two different routes —a mile-long loop and a two-mile climb — carry you through fields of grass widows, prairie stars, lupine and Indian paintbrush, representing 200 native species in all. Both hikes offer sweeping views of the Gorge.
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A Holistic View of Product Design for the Enlightened Engineer
Stephen Endersby, SolidWorks
Friday, April 3, 2009, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
The social and environmental impact of product design has never been more important. From addressing global warming to managing dwindling resources the engineer has never had to do so much with so little. Today's engineer has to work smarter not harder to maximize their product design efforts. Product design has also become more complicated as the wider impact of any product is now influencing purchasing decisions. Engineers are being asked to consider the lifecycle impacts of their designs in a move towards ecologically sustainable products. Product design doesn't sit isolated from society, it shapes it and is in turn shaped by it.
About the Speaker
Dr. Stephen Endersby is a Product Manager at Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp., a leading provider of mechanical design and simulation tools. Stephen has over 10 years experience in the MCAD market and has witnessed the radical changes that both large and small engineering companies have been forced to make. Prior to working in the MCAD market, Stephen worked as a design consultant, working with IBM and Black and Decker, as well as Xerox photocopiers. Stephen holds a Ph.D. in numerical methods as well as a master's in aerodynamics.

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WRAS has joined forces with four other animal welfare groups to put up a total of £2,700 for a reward for evidence leading to the conviction of a person illegally poisoning animals under the Animal Welfare Act in the Seaford area.
The reward comes with growing concerns after a lady visited the Wynnes Hardware store in Seaford asking to buy rat poison to kill foxes.
The Fox Project based in Pembury have put up £1,000, WRAS have put up £500, International Animal Rescue based in Uckfield £500, Jessie's Trust based in Alfriston £500 and Seaford Dog Rescue £200 – making a total of a £2,700 reward.
We are already working with Sussex Police and leads are being taken seriously and followed up due to the seriousness of the report.
WRAS has received information about a person possibly in the central Seaford area who hates foxes and who may be poisoning them.
The person lives near the Salts recreation ground. Pet owners should be wary and seek urgent veterinary assistance if they suspect poisoning.
WRAS has praised staff at the store for refusing to sell the rat poison to the lady who attempted to buy rat poison to mix with dog food to kill foxes.
The lady also told staff she had been using mice poison but this had not worked. This is more worrying because of the fox poisoning case in Eastbourne a few weeks ago, as that was thought to be a case of secondary poisoning where a fox had picked up a poisoned rat or mouse.
This lady is using poison in dog food and clearly placing it in a location where pets could come into contact and potentially eat it. As a result we have made the two local veterinary practices in Seaford aware of the situation.
This is not a condition which can be ignored and pet owners should not wait until morning. Contact the vet as a matter of urgency if you suspect poisoning.
Acts such as this are sick and cruel. Poisoning any animal is a horrible death, and it does make me question whether it is too easy for people to get hold of such poison and use it in an irresponsible manner.
I thought this country was supposed to be full of animal lovers. As a general rule I find people in Seaford are very animal and wildlife friendly, but clearly this particular lady isn't.
Having seen first-hand the suffering and pain poisoned animals go through I don't know how anyone can use it. I've hardened up to most incidents we deal with but poisoning cases still upset me. In this modern age of technology you would have thought we could have come with an alternative.
Poisoning foxes, like shooting them, is a waste of time and money. It is only a very short-term solution to a minor problem.
Foxes are very beneficial in residential areas as they are nature's dustbin men, and will clear up dead animals and birds, eat dumped food as well as eating and helping control the rat and mice population.
There are several humane fox deterrents specialists who are recommended by the Fox Project, who can be contacted and used to help prevent foxes from visiting sensitive areas or help to deter where residents have fears or concerns about them. These companies are: John Bryant, Humane Urban Wildlife Deterrence, Tonbridge, Phone 01732 357355 or 07770 788566. Website www.jbryant.co.uk and email firstname.lastname@example.com. Fox-a-gon, London, 0208 925 9639, website http://fox-a-gon.co.uk and email firstname.lastname@example.com. Foxolutions, Beckenham, 0844 804 0630, Website www.foxolutions.co.uk.
Rat poison symptoms include the following, but you don't always get all of these symptoms and you see different symptoms at different stages: dull, reject food, saliva is mixed with blood, internal bleeding from gums/lungs, external bleeding from nose (epistaxis), rectum (hematochezia), bright green stool which is caused by eating rat bait pellets(not all green stools are caused by poisoning), bloody urine (hematuria) or stool (melena), blood coagulation, fatigue, excitation, drooling, slobbering, uncoordinated gait, muscle tremors, weakness, cold, inability to stand, mild cough, lung problems, breathing difficulty, mental depression, vomiting, diarrhoea, coma, extensive bruising, hair loss.
East Sussex WRAS is a voluntary organisation which relies on donations, receiving no funding from government or the RSPCA. Anyone wishing to make a donation should contact the treasurer at PO Box 2148, Seaford, BN25 9DE.
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text: Chirieac 147 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Hi, I've decided that I want to create my own open world 3D game. I want to do this in my own free time, for my own peace of mind. Is not something that I would want to sell to make money. The project needs to be more than just a game. It needs to showcase the beauty of my country, its landscape, its architecture and lost traditions. The world needs to be big (maybe 100km x 70km) and beautiful. At first, I was thinking to use an existing game engine, so after a long search I've found four of them that could meet my requirements: 1. Unity. Affordable, easy to use and quite powerful. But, is too general and a lot of tools needs to be written. For example, it doesn't support big worlds because of the single-precision coordinate system. Also, from what I see, right now is geared towards mobile devices, so most of the focus for the development team will be there I think. I'm interested only on PC. 2. UDK. Not so easy to use, but is very powerful. But, I don't like how all of its tools look in terms of interface. Seems too old and ugly to me and I feel no joy working with them. If sometime in the near future the UDK will be upgraded to Unreal Engine 4, than it will definitely be in the top of my list from what I saw on youtube, from the workflow/interface point of view. 3. CryEngine SDK. Well, I don't need to say how powerful it is. So beautiful outdoor scenes created in it... But, I really do not like its authentication requirement to use the editor. What would happen if my account gets banned/restricted. Would I loose all my work? I don't want to take that risk. I've saw too many complaints from users. 4. Unigine Engine. This one is definitely expensive, but I've added it to the list because of its power to handle very big environments. I think is not really a game engine, but just a 3D engine. They all have their flaws. Some too expensive, some have other plans than mine, some are too general. So I'm thinking, wouldn't be better to just create my game without an existing game engine? These days a lot of big companies seems to create their own game engine. A lot of marketing seems to happen around them, announcing that a certain game is using this engine, another that one. It becomes the main selling point. Even a lot of gamers seems to praise a certain game engine like it's the king, without even knowing anything about them, other than how its gets marketed or how a certain game look. The game engines seems so cool that, every now and then, everyone wants to build a game engine just for the sake of it. I certainly have that feeling too, I admit. Right now, if someone wants to make a game, everyone will advise to just use a certain game engine. Do we really need to depend on these small/big companies to provide us with the tools we need? To wait for them to provide us with a certain feature? To hope that they will go in the direction that we think is right? For someone that just want to make games, lots of them, and sell them, it would make sense to use an existing game engine. But what if someone just want to build only one game and wants to have as much control of it as possible over time, to be able to improve it for the rest of its life (or at least for many years)? The way I see it, my game needs to be a virtual museum also, so it needs to last over time, to be improved. So, I'm thinking that maybe is a better idea to just learn to program it myself, from the ground up, using as many existing libraries as possible, like PhysX for physics. The rendering engine I think I would need to write it myself because I didn't found anything that could at least get close to CryEngine quality. My question is this: Is it possible for an average guy to learn what it needs to learn in order to create a beautiful game without an existing game engine? A game that could look almost as beautiful as CryEngine/Unigine capabilities? Speaking just in terms of technology, not the art content that contribute to the beauty. Is it possible with so many resources/knowledge available these days on the internet? Edited September 20, 2013 by Chirieac 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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It's no exaggeration to say that Battlefield 1942's release back in 2002 heralded the emergence of a new form of online multiplayer experience. Developer Digital Illusions created seamless war-torn environments for up to 64 players at a time, founded on an ambitious amalgam of first-person shooting, simplified strategy and driving over land, air and sea.
So the sequel, Battlefield 2, has a lot to live up to. Fortunately, it has superb physics and special effects, a brand-new game engine and much enhanced co-operative team-based strategy. This is a spanking, action-tastic winner - although some of the small problems that plagued the original remain unsolved.
Story bored
Like its predecessor, Battlefield 2 doesn't supply you with a narrative arc. The only plot is the backdrop of a 21st-century war fought between America, the People's Liberation Army of China and the Middle East Coalition - it's about as politically correct as a Roy 'Chubby' Brown gig.
The single player mode lets you choose from a number of environments with some set objectives. But even with the improved AI (artificial intelligence), this is a wash-out - think of it as a practice run for the real thing. Battlefield 2 is all about trying to outwit and work with other human players online. And in this regard it succeeds emphatically.
Loading times on Battlefield 2 are horrendous - even on a high-end system. But once you've found a decent server you're unlikely to leave the game for the rest of the night.
Gizza job
When you've decided what team you're going to bat for you're offered seven classes of infantry, each with a different kit and role to play in the Battlefield arena. This time around the kits are much better balanced.
The enhanced teamplay, with points now awarded for helping others, means playing as a medic or engineer - and being able to mend vehicles and resuscitate humans just by being near them - is worth doing. It's great to have a benevolent team player bring you round when you're lying near death.
Digital Illusions has done a brilliant job of organising the chaos of fighting by introducing squad-based play and Commander mode. Squad play allows you to start or join a squad, issuing or receiving objectives. This adds a superb twist to the gameplay. Once you've aligned yourself with a squad, Battlefield 2 reaches peaks of gameplay never hit before.
Commander turns the game into a top-down real-time strategy game like Sudden Strike. You can send in supplies, issue orders to squad leaders and set up air strikes. But you need to practise on single player - if you apply to be a Commander and get accepted, only to run it badly, other players
can call a mutiny.
The 5.1 channel audio sound effects are some of the best I've heard in a game - I found myself physically ducking to avoid the ricocheting bullets. Graphics are brilliant, with great attention to detail and realistic explosions. Vehicle control is beautiful and easy to get to grips with.
With such beautiful gameplay at your fingertips it would be nice to see more than one game mode, and the 12 maps don't open up as many play options as Battlefield 1942. But we're sure the modding community will soon create add-one to sort that out.
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Beg, borrow or steal a PC good enough to cope with the rigours of Battlefield 2. It's a supremely addictive masterpiece that works on several different levels. This is the best online game experience bar none.


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Distinguished Service Cross Citation
26 March 1945 — Gernsheim, Germany
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Technical Sergeant Llewellyn M. Chilson (ASN: 35112223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a Platoon Sergeant in Company G, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 26 March 1945, in Germany. During the crossing of the Rhine River near Gernsheim, Germany, Technical Sergeant Chilson distinguished himself by his coolness, bravery, and aggressiveness. When the leader of the Second Platoon, the assault platoon of the company, was wounded, he, by his own initiative, assumed command and quickly organized the platoon into a compact, efficient assault force and with vigor and keen judgment led his force along the river bank. Despite heavy and intense enemy fire of all types and all calibers, he, because of his exceptional self-sacrifice and disregard of his personal safety, performed outstandingly intrepid actions, resulting in the death of eleven enemy soldiers and in the capture of a total of two hundred and twenty-five prisoners. In addition, Technical Sergeant Chilson personally destroyed an ammunition vehicle and two heavy machine guns and made possible the capture of two other heavy machine guns and the destruction of three enemy flak vehicles. The brilliant and exemplary leadership and superior devotion to duty which characterized his accomplishments, contributed directly to the company's combat success and reflect the highest credit upon himself, the 45th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
General Orders No. 269 (1946), Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's tennis team (5-3) saw their two-match winning streak snapped at the hands of No.9 Rollins (2-2, 2-1 SSC) as they fell by a narrow 5-4 decision, Saturday morning from the Saint Leo Tennis Center.
The Sunshine State Conference duel saw Rollins propel themselves to a 2-1 doubles advantage. The slim one match lead proved to be the difference as the two schools split singles action with each taking three matches apiece, allowing Rollins to walk away with the win.
The Lions top pair of Laura Kemkes and Emily Singleton provided the Lions' lone doubles point as they bounced the Tars' team of Lisa Loft and Kayli Ragsdale, 8-1. Saint Leo succumbed to their opponents in the following two matches falling 8-3 and 8-6, respectively.
Singles saw Saint Leo claw back into the match as they took a 4-3 lead behind the efforts of Maria Benkirane at No.5, as well as Kemkes at the top flight spot and Singleton at No.2 singles. However, Rollins battled back to tie the match at No.3 singles in straight sets. The deciding match at No.4 singles proved to be a back-and-forth battle as Jeanette McDonald collected the first set, 6-3. Unfortunately, Mariana Salvador battled back to edge McDonald over the next two sets, 6-1, 6-3, to give Rollins the win.
"This was a tough loss for us today," said Head Coach James Bryce. "We put ourselves in a position to win the match, but couldn't pull it out in the end. I am still proud of their effort, however, and know that we have the right philosophy in place to succeed."
The Lions will get seven days off before traveling to Alabama for a three-match road swing. The Lions will challenge North Alabama and Delta State in a rare doubleheader on Saturday, March 3.
For more on the Saint Leo women's tennis team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Taking Stock: What Have Four Decades of Environmental Regulation Produced and Where do We Go from Here?
Patrick Parenteau, Professor, VT Law School
Friday, November 18, 2011, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act have been on the books for over forty years. What have they accomplished? What would the world be like if they had never been passed? If they were subjected to a cost-benefit test would they pass? What have we learned from this experience? How have the laws changed over time? What have been some of the major innovations? What challenges are we facing now? What are the priorities for action in the coming decades? These are the questions that will be discussed.
About the Speaker
Dr. Patrick Parenteau is Professor of Law and Senior Counsel in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) at Vermont Law School (VLS). He previously served as Director of the Environmental Law Center at VLS from 1993-1999; and was the founding director of the ENRLC in 2004. Professor Parenteau has an extensive background in environmental and natural resources law. His previous positions include Vice President for Conservation with the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, DC (1976-1984); General Counsel to the New England Regional Office of the EPA in Boston (1984-1987); Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (1987-1989); and Senior Counsel with the Perkins Coie law firm in Portland, Oregon (1989-1993). Professor Parenteau is a nationally recognized expert on endangered species, wetlands, water quality, and environmental litigation. He has been involved in drafting, litigating, implementing, teaching, and writing about environmental law and policy for over 35 years. His current focus is on teaching, publishing, and litigation involving climate change. In 2005, Professor Parenteau received the National Wildlife Federation's Conservation Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to wildlife conservation and environmental education. In 2009, he was a co-recipient of the River Advocacy Award from the Connecticut River Watershed Council. Professor Parenteau holds a B.S. from Regis University, a J.D. from Creighton University, and an LLM in Environmental Law from the George Washington University.


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Why are you surfing on waves that suck? If an SUP is out, it is a laim day. There are exceptions. I don't pitty you. I have spent most of the last 15 years paddling...A LOT! I can ride a 5'8"board and sit outside all long boarders at northside and pick em off. But, when the waves suck, I will go out and surf an SUP or my paddleboard...because the waves SUCK! I shortboard when there is waves and beaches that most everyone is scared to surf! :) Think about it and choose your battles!!!
careful, ^^^^ this will probably invoke a pissing match with YANKEE where you will learn some really useless vocabulary words.
SUP being exempt from snaking waves... no way. The only thing that I exempt them from is respect. The only time I have ever respected a SUP was when my buddy Ron charged overhead hermosa on one. Those waves get really steep, really fast. He took some critical poundings but you have to pay to play, right?
Iv tired it,...we went out on like a 2' day and the guys that I went with were all like "oh man that was a chest high set..." I just stayed quiet and laughed to myself about how they are measuring waves from the pit, while squatting... yeah, thats how its done... Kooky behavior like this is consistent with SUP
I'll drop in on an SUP any day any wave
Blame Laird....
One SUP per break
Another clown who invents his own Rules of the Ocean. wtf
Hey, sweetheart, you ain't comin' (down) on nobody but your bf in the downlow bars you frequent.
There's been a lot of intelligent posts on this topic, on this thread - - yours isn't one of them.
See some of the other posts in this thread & get thyself a clue, kook.
Respect? I watched a HAW dude go out & ride 25' Pipe. Serious props.
You, obgyn ...?
On the east coast...?
Hoggin' waves....?
Inhale my stick in thy ribs, you snaky creepy self-righteous 'tard.....


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Shift your focus from analysis to optimization with AMCT
This White Paper shows how the application of Active Model Capture Technology (AMCT) by a manufacturing plants problem-solving personnel reduces time wasted, and helps to focus the effort of these problem-solvers who must keep the process running at its best.09/19/2005
Security for critical infrastructure SCADA systems
This "special to the web" White Paper provides a non-technical overview of critical infrastructure SCADA security and gives a background on SCADA systems and the history of critical infrastructure concern.09/13/2005
Securing known SCADA vulverabilities
This special to the web briefing report from the Office of the Inspector General evaluates the impediments and barriers that prevent water systems and other Power-Gen plants from securing known SCADA vulnerabilities.08/10/2005
Initiatives in strategic alarm management
The inability to effectively manage control system alarms has been a long tolerated issue in the continuous process industry. This White Paper provides detail behind a solution to the total alarm management problem that takes into account the key elements and directly targets the real issues.08/10/2005
Optimal temperature sensor selection
There's no simple solution to achieving accurate temperature measurement. Its a combination of knowing the inherent accuracy of particular sensor types, but also how environmental factors can create further measurement uncertainty and the sensor calibration techniques available to reduce this uncertainty.08/03/2005
Condition-based maintenance: Use real-time equipment data to reduce downtime
This White Paper shows how to acquire and store real-time process data from your automation system, SCADA, or DCS, and establish a Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) system that optimizes preventative maintenance efforts by using the stored data to determine equipment health.08/02/2005
Why buy industrial computers?
Industrial personal computer (IPC) technology is used in ever increasing volume in the manufacturing environment. This White Paper provides a report for OEMs and manufacturers who use computers in their manufacturing equipment and processes.08/01/2005
Field Instrumentation Technical Handbook
Field Instrumentation Technical Handbook is a useful compendium of physical constants, tables and information no engineer responsible for field instrumentation should be without. It has been required reading in many companies for many years. Download your free copy now.07/26/2005
OEE improves factory floor manufacturing productivity and profitability
This White Paper maintains that by understanding the nature and causes for wasted time due to OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), decisive corrective action plans to increase productive time may be devised.07/18/2005
Pressure Measurement Handbook
This user's guide covers the fundamentals of pressure management and discusses the use of calibrators, testers, manometers and the selection of a pressure measurement standard.07/18/2005
A path forward for DCS alarm management
Despite the recent industry focus on higher-level solutions, substantive technical challenges still abound in DCS alarm management. The reasons, importance, and solutions for the problem of alarm management are the subject of this White Paper.07/16/2005
Improve your alarm systems
This safety information bulletin from the Energy Institute describes a practical approach that has been used to improve alarm systems at a petroleum refinery and to reduce the burden on operators caused by alarms. Guidance is available on the problems with alarms and what measures to take to improve alarm systems.07/15/2005
Flow, Level and Environmental Handbook
Features a variety of meters and controllers, portable, handheld and laboratory instruments measuring air, water, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, flow, high viscosity liquids, and pH.06/27/2005
Alarm management for regulated industries
This article (.pdf) from CEPmagazine.org focuses on the regulatory drivers for alarm management and summarizes some key best practices, and challenges the process automation industry on things it can do to help implement more effective alarm systems.06/20/2005
21 steps to improve security of SCADA networks
The Presidents Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, and the Department of Energy, have developed the steps outlined here to help any organization improve the security of its SCADA networks.06/15/2005
Statistical process monitoring of industrial batch processes
This White Paper summarizes the findings from three case studies involving the application of multivariate statistics to batch processes, and provides a comparison of different approaches to monitoring batch process operations.06/13/2005
Cost/benefit assessment of automation projects in the pharmaceutical industry
This White Paper addresses the vital questions the pharmaceutical industry has to ask itself when dealing with implementation of systems and choosing between levels of functionality, and shows how value generation can be documented.06/10/2005
The ups and downs of alarm trips
This White Paper features extensive information on various types of alarm trips, their effective applications and safety factors, and addresses other considerations that need to be made when implementing an alarm trip strategy.06/10/2005


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CHERRY HILL, N.J. - On any given day, you typically won't find too many smiles at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
In New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission, it's actually against the law. At least it is if you're having your picture taken for your drivers' license.
The state has banned motorists from smiles deemed "too big" or "extreme" because such expressions don't work with facial recognition software. The policy took effect in January, and is intended to catch fraudulent licenses.
According to The Philadelphia Daily News, 38-year-old Velvet McNeill from Sicklerville, N.J. was so upset about being told not to smile while posing for her license picture, she stormed out of the Cherry Hill Motor Vehicle Commission office.
Since learning the purpose of the new policy, McNeill says she will return to have her photograph taken and her license renewed. However, she refuses to frown for the photo.
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Edward John Kleinschmidt
2009 — Prescott, AZ
Edward and Barbara Kleinschmidt are retired and live in their lovely home in Wilhoit AZ, just South of Prescott AZ as you leave the Central Bradshaw Mountains on the way down to the desert floor and Phoenix, the "Valley of the Sun"
I was born in the same hospital as my wife Barbara by the same doctor almost one year before she was. I moved to Arizona when I was two years old. We met at a family reunion in the fall of 1968 and were married on May 02, 1969 in a Lutheran Church in Rosemount, Minnesota. / Ed
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Limbaugh Just Can't Stop Race-Baiting
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Rush Limbaugh continued his ugly pattern of race baiting yesterday. In words eerily reminiscent of past comments he has made on race, Limbaugh claimed on his radio show that "a lot of early support for Obama" was built on the media's and left's "sympathy for minorities." (This from a man who claims "I'm colorblind ... I treat everybody equally.):
LIMBAUGH: Now I believe that a lot of this early support for Obama can be discovered in people on the left and the media having this inherent feeling of sympathy for minorities. They group minorities as people who are, by virtue of minority status, they're weak, they don't belong, quote-unquote. Much as the social blue bloods determine who belongs and who doesn't. Much like the conservative intellectuals are doing with Sarah Palin. She just doesn't belong.
LIMBAUGH: Well minorities don't belong, but they've been so victimized. I mean, they've gotten the shaft in this country. I don't care whether it's the Native Americans, I don't care whether it's blacks, I don't care whether it's the Chinese that build the railroads. Every minority has been given the shaft and so there's this inherent sympathy for them on the part of liberal do-gooders. And I think part of this irrational interpretation of Obama and his political talents is founded and rooted in this view of him with sympathy. Oh, the poor guy. So we're going to bend over backwards here to make sure that he gets every advantage that has been denied him and his people, every other minority, because of the unfairness and the discrimination and whatever else has been attached to the majority in this country since its founding.
If this sounds familiar to you, it's probably because Limbaugh expressed a similar sentiment back in 2003 on ESPN when he said that NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb is overrated because the media is "very desirous that a black quarterback do well." That comment got him fired from ESPN. Nevertheless, Limbaugh has repeatedly defended that comment over the years.
Of course, Limbaugh's ugly race-baiting extends far beyond suggesting that Obama and McNabb have unjustly benefited from the desire of the media and the left to support unqualified people because of their "minority status." Limbaugh has said things like: "President Obama is black. And I think he's got a chip on his shoulder." He has also called the Obama administration a "racist" "regime" and referred to Obama as an "angry black guy."
And let's not forget about the numerous times Limbaugh has accused Obama of "playing the race card" and of using race to divide America. Or his recent comment that "Barry Obama" comes from a "very white" background, not "from da 'hood."
So, will Limbaugh try to explain away his most recent race-baiting attack as a "media tweak" as he so often does after making an inflammatory remark? It's unfortunate that we even have to ask that question.
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Stormwall Acrylic Panels will give your bathroom a modern feel, with a look of glass but with more flexibility.
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Yaiyarir Auto Parts is an automobile parts shop that sells foreign and domestic parts featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
There are three shops in San Andreas, one located under a bridge in East Los Santos, one located in Las Colinas, and the other next to the Pay 'n' Spray in Redsands East. There are many rusty wrecks piled up around the East Los Santos compound, and it is possible that they were being sold for parts or as scrap. The shop also contains a gang tag. Their phone number is 555-3115 and 555-3116.


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Horror master Wes Craven's first film. Made on a small ( very small budget) in the beautiful state of Connecticut. Pretty disturbing film.Even for today's standards of film. Great for horror fans ; even more so for Craven fans.See what he made before Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream!!


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Bhuteshwar, or Bhuteshvar, is one among the 1008 names of Lord Shiva. As Bhuteshvar, Lord Shiva is the lord of the elements. Legend has it that while Brahma was indulged in creation, the gentler animals that he created did not get any food as they were not ready eat other animals to suffice hunger. The animals prayed to Pashupati – Lord Shiva as the lord of the animals.
Lord Shiva agreed to help the animals and soon he meditated. The heat from his intense meditation brought forth herbs, creepers, plants, shrubs, grass and trees. The hungry animals thrived on the vegetation.
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THE family of missing Matthew Jordan have issued a statement thanking the hundreds of people who helped in the search for him.
It follows the discovery of the 20-year-old's body in Windermere yesterday morning.
A statement released through Cumbria Police said: "We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone for all of your support and kind words and actions in trying to help us to find Matthew.
"For those of you that knew him, it represents what a fantastic, friendly and humorous person he was.
"For those of you who didn't know him, yet still put a lot of your time and effort into searching for him, it shows that people in your community do care, are selfless, and have a wonderful team spirit.
"You have been truly fantastic and we feel part of the community now.
"We found you Matthew, we love you dearly and are taking you home to be at peace."
Matthew, a criminology student, had gone missing after separating from his friends during a night out in Bowness on March 27.
His body was discovered yesterday (Tuesday) at 10.20am at Rayrigg Wyke by the Police Marine Unit.
Officers said there are 'no suspicious circumstances' surrounding his death.
"Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family at this tragic time," said Detective Inspector Furzana Nazir, who will lead this afternoon's press conference.
"The response in helping to search for Matthew was tremendous.
"We cannot thank everyone, from family, friends to members of the public, the local community, and partner agencies, enough for their help and assistance.
"We continue to support the family at this very difficult time."
In recent weeks, the water has been searched by divers and boat patrols, with the local community also turning out to help find him.
Rayrigg Wyke is a small bay off the eastern shore of Windermere close to the A592 on Rayrigg Road, Bowness.
Mr Jordan's family are now being supported by officers.
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The Oystercatcher Trail is one of the BBC's 'Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die'.
In Mossel Bay you can explore the beautiful fynbos environment by tackling a number of Garden Route hiking trails. Trails vary according to difficulty and length, and you can choose between guided walks or self-exploration.
The five-day Oystercatcher Trail is very famous and bookings have to be made far in advance. Comfort is a priority on this guided, 'slackpacking' trek. There are three versions of the trail. Gold and silver versions are fully catered, while the green version is self-catered. You do have to carry a day pack, but that's about it: the rest is taken care of for you.
Costs depend on the size of your group, the season and the version of the hike you choose.
The Hunter-Gatherer is the Oystercatcher's slightly less luxurious sister hike and offers four days of coastline, sand dunes, beaches and marine life. Guides share their knowledge about the area's Stone Age beach inhabitants as you walk.
If you are on a tight schedule, choose the Cape St Blaize trail. It's about 13km long and starts at the car park at The Point in Mossel Bay. The contour path leads you along the spectacular cliffs towards Dana Bay.
These hikes are also likely to offer whale-watching and dolphin-spotting opportunities.
If you head into town you can explore the local architecture on the Mossel Bay Historic Walk. There are more than 50 impressive buildings on this walk and the town's Old Quarter has well preserved buildings. A detailed map (available from the Mossel Bay Tourism Information Office) offers insights into the development of the town during the second half of the 19th century.
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Who to contact
Mossel Bay Tourism
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How to get here
Mossel Bay is approximately 400km from Cape Town on the N2 freeway. An alternative route via Robertson takes you through Bonnievale and Swellendam − a worthwhile detour.
Best time to visit
Mossel Bay enjoys fine weather throughout the year, but the best time to see southern right and humpback whales is from May to October.
Around the area
The Koumashoek circuit starts at the top of the Robinson Pass, approximately 50km from Mossel Bay. It's a steep, strenuous self-guided hike offset by exceptional fynbos growth and mountain ranges. At 15km, it takes roughly six hours to complete. Grab a map from the Witfontein Nature Reserve offices.
What to pack
Carry water and use a hat and sunblock.


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Mediafly needed a logo to help brand the business. Although we had the capability inhouse to create a new logo, we decided to post our project on crowdSPRING. We're a small company. I have programmers that have design capability, but when one of my best developers is working on a graphic design project, their resources aren't being used somewhere else.
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Graymills Corp.
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Please tell us a little about Graymills.
Graymills is a 70 year old company. We manufacture numerous products for moving and conditioning liquids, including: pumps, inking systems, and related equipment for the printing industry, parts washers, and industrial pumps.
Why did you decide to use crowdSPRING?
We wanted some art work for our 70th anniversary and wanted a logo for each of our product lines. We wanted a logo inspired by old art deco posters and wanted to integrate our corporate colors into the designs.
Was your crowdSPRING project successful?
Absolutely. During our 7 day project on crowdSPRING, Graymills received 76 custom logo designs from 23 different designers around the world. In fact, we added a second award to the project because we wanted to buy one of the designs for our corporate logo.
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You get such a wide variety of designs. crowdSPRING was easy to use, the cost was very fair, and the people were wonderful. In fact, I'm on the board of various companies and I've suggested that they all use crowdSPRING for graphic design.
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Please tell us a little about Bolster Security.
Bolster is a startup, providing home security systems and commercial security solutions. The company was formed in May 2010 through the acquisitions of SafeMart.com and Able Security, Inc., both with over 30 years of history in the security industry.
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We needed to create a brand for our new startup. I chose crowdSPRING because it was the easiest service to use for a non-technical person like myself. If you've used other online services - crowdSPRING is one of the easiest.
Was your crowdSPRING project successful?
Our project on crowdSSPRING was immensely successful. During our 15 day project on crowdSPRING, Bolster received 489 custom logo and stationery designs from 126 different designers around the world.
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crowdSPRING is the easiest service to use to get the best quantity and quality of designs from an outstanding creative community. I've now posted three projects on crowdSPRING and have had a lot of success in getting great ideas back in a timely manner. I would rate the overall experience as outstanding. Ten out of ten.
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Carl0s posted a topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubSo, i used to drive 2.0 tdci mk3 before i bought this focus, and now im planing to change to mk4 mondeo. The car that i have in mind is 2010, 2.0 TDCI (140) automatic, driven 230k km... The MK3 Did 470k km succesfully whitout a doubt before i sold it, could i assume same from the mk4? The mk3 engine was fords own, the mk4 is aparantly borrowed from PSA? Any ideas if the CAM is chain driven, or belt driven (and how often it should be changed)... And owerall, is it worth to buy? I loved the MK3, but i have the doubts from the mk4 (especialy when the first psa engined car i bought was this focus, and 3 months after i was changing an engine to it)
Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesFord buttons or self made? I noticed that the GEM beebs on the rear window heater trick, even if the buttons were set up all wrong.
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Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesSorry for late response, i was on work trip to germany, and the hotel had no wifi (what is this, 1960's ?!) For the resistors, the 511 is ok, and 300 you can make from the allready existing 120 and 180 resistors :) I can take piture inside my remote tomorrow, but the awesome paint picture that i did shows same, much more clearly since its kinda messy looking inside the remote when you have the resistors going from button leg to button leg, and the jumpwires going on to another legs. It is possible to use the existing connections on the board, but i didnt bother to plan it that long. I just used stanley to cut the conections 2mm away from the button legs, and then used the resistors and jumpwires to do the connection. Some pictures: Here you can see the button legs, marked whit sharpie Here is picture of the original connections cutted out: Now, here is picture of the connections. DO NOT COPY THIS ONE!!! THIS IS WRONG! This pic is from the first version that i made, and it does not have that "looping". This picture is just to show you how i packed the resistors inside the remote, and what i mean whit the jumpwires (brown ones)
Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesHere's super cool pic that i made whit paint! :D You can use the circuit inside the remote, and the buttons on the circuit board (thats what the picture tries to represent). Just cut the existing button connections, and just solder wires to the button legs, like shown on the picture. The 300ohm resistor is not a "standard" resistor, but you can make 300ohm by soldering 120 & 180 right after each other.
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Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesWhat kind of radio stalk do you have? (or morelike what kind of stereo). I had the CD6000 whit the Vol Up, Mode, Vol Down buttons on the front, and Seek + / - Rocker on the behind. I made the Vol+ to Set +, Mode to RES, Vol- to SET- and the seek up/down to On/Off.
Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesYeap, if we assume that the current comes from the White wire to the first resistor input, the first resistors output goes to second input, second output goes to thrid input and so on. and on the end of the 5th come the brown wire. Now you connect the off button before the first resistor to the white wire, and to the brown wire set+ button goes after the first resistor, and to brown wire set- button goes after the secod button, and brown wire res goes after third and on goes after fourth, So, when no button is pressed, the current goes trough all the resistors (i think this is so that the gem knows that the remote is connected) When you push OFF, it skips all the resistors, and just shorts the 2 wire. When you push the SET+ button, it connects the 2 wires right after the 1st resistor etc. If you are planning to use the radio remote, i can give you somesort of how-to, what so solder where. if you plann use your own buttons, you need those momentary buttons. The CC remote only gives "impulses" to the ECU what to do :)
Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesThe picture thats on the pdf is pretty much the best i can come up whit, (i suck at drawing) but i try to walk you trough it. So, here you see that the resistors are all lined up, so that when no button is pressed, the current needs to go trough all of the resistors. When you push the OFF button, the current skips all of the resistors push the SET+ button, the current goes trough only the 120ohm resistor push the SET- the current goes trough the 120ohm and the 180ohm resistors push the RES button, and the current goes trough 120, 180 and the 300ohm resistors And finaly, when you hit the ON button, the curren goes trough 120,180,300 and 510ohm resistors.
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Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesFixed it!! And now it works. I had read the schematocs wrong. The resistors are connected in line, not 1 resistor per button like i first thought. Many thanks :)
Carl0s replied to Pidu's topic in Ford Focus GuidesHmm, now it goes odd... I made the CC buttons to the radio remote. Since it has 5 buttons also, i just cutted the origian connections to the buttons out, and replaced them whit my resistors. But, now for some reason the "Set + " button does not work (the GEM test using the rear windows defroster does not beep from it). Ive checked the scematics, and double checked them. The Set + button is specced to 180ohm and measured is 180.1ohms. All the other buttons work, and the GEM responses when they are ~1% range of the required value... :/


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The federal government's main representative at the United Nations climate talks says Australia's next target under the Kyoto Protocol represents a major effort to cut carbon emissions.
Labor announced this week it was ready to commit to limiting annual emissions to an average of 99.5 per cent of 1990 levels from 2013 to 2020, in the second Kyoto commitment period.
That's consistent with the bipartisan domestic pledge to reduce carbon pollution to at least five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020.
Greens leader Christine Milne says the government has done "the least it thought it could possibly get away with".
"Sneaking in a hair below 100 per cent is nevertheless an insult to countries like China and India which have far lower emissions than ours, both per capita and per unit of GDP," Ms Milne said in a statement.
But climate change parliamentary secretary Mark Dreyfus is defending the Kyoto 2 commitment.
He'll attend the second week of United Nations climate change negotiations in Doha next week. Countries are working towards establishing a binding emissions-reduction agreement by 2015 covering all major polluters.
"We've announced Australia's target for the purpose of the second commitment period of Kyoto is to be 99.5 per cent off 1990 levels," Mr Dreyfus told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
"It's not too low. It marks a very, very major effort ... that would be a cut of around 24 per cent against business as usual."
Mr Dreyfus said it was the right target for Australia and "it's being recognised for the effort that it is by the rest of the world".
That's a sentiment shared by the World Wildlife Fund.
"The QELRO (Kyoto 2 pledge) is diplomatically very significant as it sends a signal to the international community of the Australian government's current thinking on the minimum level of effort Australia is prepared to put into delivering a global solution to climate change," the fund said in a briefing note.
Both major parties have pledged to increase Australia's target to 25 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020 if there's genuine global resolve.
Canberra's Kyoto 2 submission states: "The option to move up within the full target range ... remains if Australia's target conditions relating to the extent of global action are met."
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Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. This fearless, funny, fabulous brand new musical sensation hits London with catchy new songs by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae. Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true. "Touching, Funny, Joyous" - THE OBSERVER.
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Buffett: 'Stay Away' From Bitcoin
Uncle Warren is not warming up to bitcoin.
Mr. Buffett, who earlier this month said he wouldn't own bitcoin because he doesn't consider it a store of value or reliable means of exchange, again dismissed bitcoin Friday. During a CNBC interview promoting a contest related to the NCAA basketball tournament, he opined on a range of topics, one of them being bitcoin.
"Stay away from it," he said, according to a transcript. "It's a mirage basically."
Mr. Buffett did acknowledge that bitcoin is a promising technology. He called it "a very effective way" of transmitting money, but said that "a check is a way of transmitting money, too." So are money orders, for that matter, he said.
"I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it," he said, but "the idea that it has intrinsic value is a joke."
Mr. Buffett is of course one of the most high-profile names out there, so whatever he says on any topic, from bitcoin to business to the NCAA tournament, is going to get attention. But on this topic, he's just one voice among the cacophony–and he can't hold a candle to Conan O'Brien.


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I'm sorry, but Tara has nobody to hate but herself & Peter. She put herself in a baby mama position. You're good enough to be with that man for 12 or 13 years & give her two kids, but not worthy of a ring? Secondly, she's not the only woman he has kids with & she doesn't have his first – why she thinks she's some type of special is beyond me. Third, she will still hooking up with Peter knowing he's married. She's a hxe herself, but then is going to turn around talking about she hates somebody. She's mad she met another HER. & it didn't take her 10+ years & two kids to get him.
This interview has nothing to do with Tara! This was all about Amina's stupidity. If a man loves you, regardless of how he feels about his ex, he'll move mountains to show you how much he cares. Amina got Peter by default. Tara wasn't having it. Keep in mind if Tara wanted to Abe could've kept "sitting on it whenever she wanted to" and there's nothing Amina would've been able to do. Amina is too old to be in this dumb cycle some young women go through.
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Let's start off by writing this, Tara has nothing to do with this topic at all. Tara represented herself with great poise and respect at the reunion, and gave greag advice that could help every single one of those cast members. As a woman who had to seat across from a man she loved and sidechick now wife Amina, she did a damn good job keeping her composure, because some women would have lost it and I respect in her as a woman. Now for Amina she's just plain dumb, and the reason for that is, she's married to a man she loves so much that he kept her a secret for a year and would stay over with Tara. Amina is like a deer blind in headlights in traffic, because she knew what she was getting herself into; Peter still loves Tara and Amina knows it and if Amina really thinks she won or have a faithful man she is dumb, because being married to him didn't change anything with him. Amina is naive and in denial she had and still has red flags slapping her in the face. Peter knows he messed up and had a good woman in Tara and now he's in a situation he doesn't know how to get out of. When Tara finds her a new man and be happy, he wouldn't know what to do with his self. Peter his going to messed up in the head when it happens. Team Tara everyday


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YORK CITY Knights are on a "hiding to nothing" in Sunday's game against the York Select side, reckons boss Gary Thornton.
The professionals take on the cream of the city's amateur game in the head coach's first game in charge of a radically altered outfit at Huntington Stadium and he believes it is a "no-win situation" for his team.
Thornton said: "People expect us to win comfortably and if we don't there will be questions about what we have been doing. This is the our first time together, we will be a bit rusty and we have a lot of new players and new combinations.
"Our six, seven and nine have not played together before and we will have to keep it simple. They will have a point to prove.
"I've been involved in these games in the past and they are always very tough, aggressive up front and we will have to match that aggression.
"We have done a lot of work on our defence and with collisions and I expect us to be strong in that area.
"It's an unknown quantity. I don't know anything about the players, I have never seen any of them play, although I have asked Mick Ramsden to fill me in on those he knows about.
"It's a tough environment but we have to concentrate on getting our own act together and on our own defensive work.
"We are on a hiding to nothing but we are going into it with our eyes wide open. We will try to handle anything they throw at us."
With the weather also expected to play its part – the December deluges over the past few weeks leaving the Huntington Stadium pitch in a heavy condition – the task doesn't get any easier for Thornton and his new charges.
But, as he finally prepares to see his side in competitive action for the first time since his appointment to the head coach role was announced last July, Thornton also admitted to great excitement at the task ahead.
"The weather is a leveller and that is always the case," he added.
"It is probably better for them than it would be for us – without being disrespectful – and even if we have a couple of dry days there is that much water in the ground that it will be fairly heavy.
"We have kept away from the pitch and we expect it to be in reasonable condition.
"It drains pretty well. It's had a few months without any activity on it but we are expecting the worst (from the weather and conditions).
"That said, you might have to deal with these conditions in February at Whitehaven."
Added Thornton: "It's really exciting. It's my first game in charge, back at Huntington Stadium in front of a fairly big crowd, and there is a lot of expectation. Hopefully we will deliver."


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Walmart started selling pet insurance in select stores in Canada. The policies will be underwritten by Western Financial Insurance, the company behind Petsecure. Walmart Canada has a website where pet parents can get quotes.
This type of partnership between pet insurers and consumer brands has been around in the UK for several years, with brands such as Tesco, Sainsbury's (grocery stores) and Virgin Money (a bank) successfully selling policies that are then handled by an established pet insurance company.
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A MAN has died and two other people have been injured after the car they were in collided with a lamppost in Worcester in the early hours of this morning.
The 20-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was in the car alongside the driver, a 20-year-old male, and two female passengers aged 16 and 17.
The accident happened in Bilford Road, Perdiswell, Worcester, near the junction with the recycyling centre, shortly before 2.30am this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called and three ambulances, two responder paramedics and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene.
A spokeswoman for the service said: "Crews arrived to find a car which had left the road and collided with a lamppost.
"One passenger, a man, was in cardiac arrest. He was pulled from the wreckage before ambulance staff and the doctor commenced CPR at the roadside. Sadly, despite their best efforts, nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead on scene.
"Two other passengers were treated by ambulance staff at the scene. One suffered no apparent injuries whilst the other sustained suspected wrist and ankle fractures.
"Due to the nature of the incident, both were fully immobilised before being taken by land ambulance to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
"The driver of the car, a man, was assessed by ambulance staff but did not require hospital treatment."
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Topic: Why Am I Not Trusting?
We got a call from Teddy's ONC last night that the Radman called him and told him the good news and he was very happy. So while both doctors are celebrating, why do I feel I am not trusting this? To me yes, its good that we have a 3 month reprieve but on the other hand 1 tumor is outside the liver the other is next to the kidney. What if the shrinking reverses. I know, I know take
the better news and run. I guess we have just been through too much for me to think things are that easy. Any suggestions how to overcome my thoughts?
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Ponty RFC will feature in this Thursday evening's episode of a new documentary on S4C – "Cwffio Cawell".
The series delves into the world of Mixed Martial Arts, the title "Cwffio Cawell" being Welsh for Cage Fighting. Production company Cwmni Da recently filmed on location at Sardis Road where 'ring girl' Emily Frowen – the Face of Ponty Rugby – met up with players Jake Thomas and Owen Sheppeard.
-Cagefighting is one of the fastest growing sport in the World and is becoming increasingly popular within the world of contact sport. In a new series for S4C, 'Cwffio Cawell' ('Cage Fighting') we'll be punching preconceptions and opening the door to the world of the cage fighter.
In South Wales, Ricky Wright, 26 from Penygraig, Rhondda has been MC-ing all over the country in various cage fighting competitions for three years, but he feels strongly that in order to understand the craft he should get experience of the cage fighting itself so he's been busy training for his second fight even though his trainer said " you're a better talker than fighter!"
One of Ricky's friends is Emily Frowen, 21 , who's a teaching assistant at Ysgol Efan James, Pontypridd. Her weekends are very busy – when she's not horse-riding, she's competing at a beauty pageant or modelling for Pontypridd RFC, or she's taking part in cagefighting event as a ring girl.
"I love being a ring girl…a good ring girl would be a girl who's up for a laugh and isn't too serious in life …I admire the women who take part in cagefighting but I wouldn't like to take part myself, but I do enjoy watching".
Watch "Cwffio Cawell" on S4C this Thursday evening 12th April at 9pm.
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OTLEY cycling star Lizzie Armitstead led an England one-two ahead of retiring team-mate Emma Pooley in a sensational Commonwealth Games women's road race on the final day of Glasgow 2014.
Pooley, in her last race before switching to endurance triathlons, played a brilliant selfless role in the 98-kilometres event – seven laps of a 14km undulating course – and finished with silver as Armitstead triumphed.
Armitstead finished with silver behind Australia's Rochelle Gilmore in Delhi four years ago and claimed Britain's first medal of London 2012, with Olympic silver behind Marianne Vos of Holland.
Now the 25-year-old Yorkshire rider has the title she has long craved and how she deserved it after producing a performance which was full of tactical nous and talent.
Armitstead, a 2009 team pursuit world champion on the track, won the 2013 British title on the same Glasgow course, albeit with an extra lap, and was confident heading into the race, determined to shed her perennial runner-up status.
And she did it with style. Bo doubt there were thousands of people back hopme in Otley screaming at their TV sets and willing her on.
But Armitstead did get a considerable helping hand from her team.
Pooley initiated the burst which led to the formation of a select group of seven riders on the fifth lap.
Pooley continued to attack in tactics which played into English hands. If she could go alone, she would; if she was chased, Armitstead was present.
Armitstead, who crashed out of contention in last Sunday's La Course by Le Tour in Paris, had wanted a tough race and difficult conditions and the rain began to fall on the penultimate lap.
Pooley attacked alone and Armitstead joined her on Great George Street before accelerating ahead alone at the point where she made her move in the British Championships.
Armitstead then soloed to a stunning triumph, with a tearful Pooley 25 seconds behind.
Bronze went to South Africa's Ashleigh Pasio in a photo finish ahead of Australia's Tiffany Cromwell.
Scotland's Katie Archibald fell out of contention on the final lap.
Armitstead had the support of a stellar team – Trott, Dani King, two-time world junior champion Lucy Garner, Hannah Barnes and Pooley – but even followed attacks on her own, perhaps to show she was feeling strong.
After clinching the title she has long craved, Armitstead said: "I just feel like I deserve it.
"I've trained so hard. I'm always on the podium but I don't win that many races.
"It's just a confidence thing. Once you've got a big title you can call yourself a champion finally.
"Hopefully it will bode well for the rest of the season.
"The psychologists tell you it should never be a relief when you win a race but to tell you the truth it is."
She added: "I am really happy. That was the best cycling teamwork I have ever been a part of.
"It's such a shame Emma is retiring – it was a fantastic job from her and all the girls and I am really proud of them."
Pooley added: "That was unexpected! We were working for Liz and I wanted to do everything for her. When she came past me and I was still clear [of the chasers], I thought I might as well keep going. It's been a long nine years, and it was nice to finish on a high."