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Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, the U.S. Congress enacted two laws that continue to hinder efforts to improve the health and lives of women worldwide.
The Helms Amendment to the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act prohibits the use of U.S. funds for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. Even in countries where abortion is legal, providing information and counseling on abortion is restricted in U.S.-funded facilities. Organizations and health-care agencies receiving U.S. funding are forced to stand by as women have unsafe abortions and die—even though the technologies to prevent those deaths are known and affordable.
The Hyde Amendment, approved by Congress in 1976, is the U.S. domestic counterpart to the Helms Amendment. It prohibits Medicaid, the U.S. government health program that serves low-income women and families, from covering abortion services. Exceptions are permitted in the cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the woman. Subsequent domestic abortion-related restrictions have also denied coverage for federal employees, military veterans, Peace Corps Volunteers, and incarcerated women.
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A three-year campaign to harmonise the regulation and planning of Australia's ports at a federal level is finally coming to fruition just as the mining boom begins to press the country's logistical infrastructure to the limit.
The National Ports Strategy, the first attempt at a national regulatory and planning framework, was endorsed at the most recent Council of Australian Governments meeting and is expected to be implemented in August 2011.
As the so-called mining boom developed, so too has pressure on Australian ports, which facilitate trade flows between Australia and key partners such as China and India. Currently, more than 50 per cent of Australia's trade by value is carried in containers, and Australia's bulk commodity exports and metropolitan container imports are both expected to double in size every 10 years. Western Australia alone, the country's largest export state and the site of many of its largest mines, handles over 4000 international vessels every year.
Until this year, however, a fragmented state-by-state approach to the administration of ports was creating expensive bottlenecks, which federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese estimated to be costing "billions of dollars in lost export revenue".
The ports strategy would require greater long-term planning by port authorities and improved linkages with road and rail networks, while bringing a policy focus on land-side issues including land use conflicts. The strategy would be administered by a lead agency in each jurisdiction, with oversight at the federal level.
The new focus on the nation's ports is both overdue and welcome, say key stakeholders.
"There was a lot of talk about road and rail but not a lot of public discussion about ports until about 12 months ago, particularly at the federal government level," David Anderson, chief executive of peak industry body Ports Australia says.
"We need to assure ourselves of the ongoing sustainability of our ports, because that's what is at stake. The World Trade Organisation said recently that Australia has been complacent about structural change and productivity because we're simply coasting on the back of the resources boom – they've got a point."
Australian Logistics Council chief executive Michael Kilgariff agrees that the need for a plan is urgent, but cautions that the relationship between federal and state authorities could be uneasy.
"We're not supporting a national takeover but we are supporting a nationally consistent approach to development of master plans, freight buffers and freight corridors in and out of ports," Kilgariff says.
"We're concerned there needs to be commonwealth action on the protection of freight corridors. It's easy to put out a plan but it's harder to put in place long-term strategies which may not return an immediate economic benefit or be politically unpalatable.
"We're hoping the states start to put in place policy options that the paper itself calls for."
Indeed there are concerns that adherence to the strategy will vary from state to state, meaning the inconsistencies the strategy seeks to address may persist.
Western Australia Labor Party transport spokesman Ken Travers threw a spanner in the works, expressing concern at the lack of financial incentives for states in an interview with The Australian Financial Review at the beginning of this year. He argued that the strategy should have guaranteed to quarantine goods and services tax payments affected by improved export performance in individual states, or ensured that reformist states received a greater proportion of the revenue that would flow from more efficient ports.
At present, the powerful and often vocal Maritime Union Association is supportive of the deal, but it is also sceptical of its successful implementation.
"We have long called for better national co-ordination of ports policy and planning," a spokesperson says.
"There is a huge discrepancy in the attention that state and NT ports ministers have given policy and planning over recent decades.
"We can expect variable performance from the states, even though they will be under national scrutiny to deliver results."
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Madonna is probably going to die soon
Somehow I missed this pic of Madonna that ran in yesterday's Daily Mail, so huge thanks to everyone who sent it in. Hopefully, you weren't looking for an explanation because, honestly, I don't have one.
Except I do: Pilates and a severe lack of virgin sacrifices.
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The Belgium midfielder has long been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and it is not the first time the player has declared he would be interested in such a switch.
Fellaini is happy at Goodison Park but wants to play Champions League football so he will no doubt wait until the end of the season to see where everyone finishes.
"Am I interested in Chelsea? It's normal, right? I've never played in the Champions League," he told reporters.
"I'm happy here, I know everyone, I get along with my team-mates. It's my home. On the other hand, I also want to take the next step. Fate will decide."
Meanwhile Fellaini has also revealed he will not be leaving on the cheap and any club interested in signing him will have to pay big money, possibly over the £20million Everton paid Standard Liege.
"Everton paid £20 million and do not want to sell me for nothing," he continued. "If a big club wants me, they will have to pay the price."


text: Ive had Parkfield Colinga Road on my mind for a couple months now. A bit of a haul to get to Parkfield, CA from the Monterey area. And since this is a dirt road over rather steep terrain, I needed dry weather conditions for at least a week prior to my attempt. I knew this weekend would be perfect, clear and warm with temps in the low 90s predicted for my assault. So I woke up early on this Saturday morning and decided to head to the Parkfield Café for lunch. Only about 150 miles away through some of the most beautiful country CA has to offer. My route there was Hwy 1 south to Carmel Valley road all the way out to Arroyo Seco Rd, to Central Rd, connecting with a short stretch on Hwy 101 south, to Jolon Rd riding past Ft Hunter Ligget, lakes San Antonio and Nacimento, on to San Miguel, and then out Vineyard Canyon Rd. Very nice. By the way, the burger and fries were worth the trip.


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Best-Ever Potato Soup Recipe
- 6 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, diced
- 3 cups cubed peeled potatoes
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups 2% milk
- 8 ounces process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced, optional
- 1. In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
- 2. Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
Nutritional Facts
1 cup: 250 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 823mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 2g fiber), 12g protein.
Reviews for Best-Ever Potato Soup
Average Rating
"I prepared as directed. It was a very heavy, rich, and filling soup. I think if I make it again I would use a different cheese. I wasn't a fan of the velveeta flavor. It looked beautiful and my family liked it. I thought it was just okay, but I'll try it again maybe with cheddar or Colby cheddar mix."
"Great...try adding a tad (2 tsp) fresh dill....adds an additional depth."
"Made it this evening. Tastes very good. Shared with neighbors and they wanted recipe. Very filling."
"Just prepared this tonight for the first time and it did not disappoint. Only change was to use whole milk and shredded mild Colby instead of velveeta. This soup was wonderful on a very cold Ohio night. Being someone who loves potato soup, I have to say this is one of the very best potato soup recipes and one I will be making over and over again."
"This is a wonderful soup! Add a can of creamed corn and you will never go back..."
"This is a very good recipe. I have a similar recipe but without the bacon and it is just as good. It didn't get as thick as I had assumed it would. Not sure what happened. I even added more like 4-5 T. flour. HMMMM????"
"Just had this tonight. This is one of the best potato soups I've ever had. Very filling and can also freeze for later. A real keeper."
"This was awesome! Very easy and delicious. We would double the recipe, if we had our boys home from college."
"Great flavor! Once I gathered everything, this came together really quickly. I would definitely make this for company. I might try to swap out the velveeta for a white cheddar, but as is it's very good!"
"Delicious! I doubled the recipe and served in sour dough bowls! easy and perfect for an Autumn lunch!!!!"
"Never was happy with other recipes and then my daughter came across this one and told me to try it. It will be the only one I ever use again."
"Made this for my family and they all loved it. I personally would add more potatoes and slightly more seasoning but other than that this recipe is simple but delicious. My family said it was better than Logan's (a restaurant)."
"I have yet to taste this creation but I'm giving it 5 stars nevertheless. I made a couple of modifications. I added all the bacon grease from the pound of bacon I cooked and crumbled. I also added a packet of Ranch seasoning. This makes my potato salad do delicious so thought I'd try it. I'm also adding some fresh parsley at the end and adding sharp cheddar cheese instead of the velveeta. This is for a "soup off" at school tomorrow. I can't wait to see if it's one of the winners."
"Very good. Yummmm"
"Cooked slices of Bacon disappears at my house, so I sauteed Double the onions and carrots in bacon grease. Added 32 oz of chicken broth. Doubled spices and potatoes. Kept the milk, flour and velveeta as called in recipe. Sprinkled bacon bits in each bowl. Amazing!!!"
"A LNG-time family favorite! I've made this many times, with and without the bacon. It's great both ways. Nothing better on a cold winter day. My husband says he'd pay for this soup!"
"This is awesome! I may add a little cayenne to kick it up a notch, but really good just the way it is."
"I added a bit more carrot and used Kraft Cheddar Cheese blend with Philadelphia Cream Cheese in it. It was very very good and extremely simple. I also used fresh parsley. It was a hit with all my family. My grandma and my stepmom both asked for my recipe!"
"Wonderful soup, creamy and delicious. I used shredded TexMex cheese instead of Velveeta for a bit of kick and added garlic powder with the spices. It's a keeper."
"This is a very easily assembled soup and it's delicious. I put a little less bacon and little less Velveeta but it was still wonderful!"
"This was really good! Super cheesy though, kinda tasted like au gratin potatoes. My husband loves Velveeta so he gobbled it up. I put in diced ham instead of bacon because it's what I had on hand. Will definitely make it again."
"I added more pepper and used shredded cheese. And I threw all in the crock pot. Super easy and very good. Would make again."
"Awesome soup, thumbs up 5 stars."
"Simply amazing"
"We liked this soup, it had a good start to the flavor. I did add more salt and pepper than was called for. I made few other changes too: I sauteed the chopped onion in some of the bacon fat before I added the chicken broth; I heated up the milk before adding it to the hot broth and potatoes (so it wouldn't curdle when added); finally, I pureed the soup before adding the cheese. It came out very creamy and smooth that way!"
"This was an ausume soup"
"I used heavy cream in place of 2% milk. I also added 3 cubed hard boiled eggs after the potatoes were cooked. That's how we Pennsylvania German people make it. I'm thinking a non-processed cheese might be better."
"Delicious! I do a few things different when I make it -- after frying the bacon, I remove it with a slotted spoon and sauté the onion and a few cloves of garlic for a few minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. I also left out the celery seed and added some garlic powder instead -- my husband and I love garlic!"
"We loved this recipe. The only thing we added was garlic. both of my picky sons ate it all!"
"Best ever"
"The only thing I changed was I used shredded cheddar cheese instead of the Velveeta cheese. Turned out great."
"Made this recipe according to the directions and it turned out perfect and delicious."
"YUMMY,This turns out perfect every time I make it"
"Yum!! Just made this soup using frozen hashbrowns and it turned out delicious! I used a little less bacon, around 3 cups or more frozen hashbrowns, and shredded cheddar cheese instead of velveta. I used fat-free milk and added a touch extra salt after tasting it when it was done. Didn't have fresh onions on hand, so used 2 Tbsp hydrated onion. This will be on my list of great soups for fall!"
"I added hot sausage meatballs too!"
"Love ths recipe, I added heavy cream instead of milk and a little minced garlic. I used cheddar instead of Velveta. My family loved it. Definately a HIT!!!!"
"My family loves this soup. Get lots of raves when I make it."
"I have been making this recipe forever and we all love it. I also add some chopped celery and a tad of minced garlic as well. Great hearty soup!"
"I have been making this recipe for YEARS - it's our favorite soup, comes together in no time and is just wonderful!! I double the veggies and also add celery to it. YUMMO."
"I tweeked this recipe a little bit. I doubled it for starters. I also used 4 stalks of fresh celery and sauteed the celery, onions, and carrots in bacon drippings in the stew pot. I also used 8 oz of velveeta and 8 oz of sharp cheddar cheese. Of course I also doubled the bacon. :) This recipe was a HIT! I shared with a family of four - single dad and three picky eating kids..they devoured it. I will hands down make this again. We ate it with Rhodes frozen rolls :) mmmmmm!"
"I added a rib of celery and used half the amount of velveeta. I added 4 oz shredded sharp cheddar for more authentic cheese flavor. I had fresh parsley on hand, so I used that instead of dried. I think a garnish of chives would be even better than green onions."
"Too easy..too delicious...to die for. The next go round i'd like to add brocolli. I lowered the fat content by using skim milk. I even sprinkled some shredded provolone and chedder. Total comfort food. THANK YOU COLEEN MORRISSEY!"
"This IS the best potato soup ever, a family favorite!"
"This is the best potato soup I have ever had and a staple recipe for me!"
"Yes! Best ever potato soup!"
"Wow, very tasty! But I always very carefull with Velveeta so I put less amount of it because I am always afraid to get very cheesy."
"I usually love potato soup but my husband (who loves this recipe) made this for us twice and both times I thought it tasted just awful! I'm not sure if it was the processed cheese or if the potatoes were just too starchy...I know he would give this a 5 star rating but I guess not everyone has the same tastebuds! :)"
"This was delicious. I added some of the bacon grease to the initial broth and used an 8 oz bag of shredded sharp cheddar for the cheese. I excluded the carrot and green onions. Will definitely make this again."
"YUM!! So good and easy."
"Outstanding recipe! I just made this for dinner. We loved it and agree that it is a keeper. I did not dice the bacon. I cooked it until crisp. I crumbled half of it and added to the pot with the potatoes and broth. We used the remaining to crumble into our bowls. I sauted the onions and carrots in about a tbs of bacon drippings before I added the potatoes and broth. I used celery seed because I did not have fresh celery, but I plan to use fresh celery next time. Also, to increase volume, used 4 cups and milk and a little more than 4 tbs. flour. My husband likes his soup a little thick. This recipe is very versatile. I am already planning when I can make this again, and maybe use ham instead of bacon. Another great recipe for my collection!"
"Delicious - perfect for those sick, rainy days!! :) will make again soon!!"
"My family loves this! Best potato soup ever!"
"I've scoured the internet, looking for the perfect potato soup recipe - this is it! Very good flavor and consistency. I'll definitely make this recipe again and again."
"Very good recipe. I used a bag of diced potatoes to cut down on prep time. I didn't have any celery seed so left it out. It was still great!"
"Very good ..kids inhaled it!"
"Served this at my St. Paddy's theme dinner and it was very good!!"
"Wow! Best-Ever is an understatement! I researched many different recipes before finding this one and I will look no more. I made some changes but am sure the original recipe is just as good. I reserved a few tablespoons of bacon grease and sauteed finely chopped onion, garlic and three celery stalks until tender. I used reduced sodium broth and bacon and increased amount of salt to 1 rounded tsp. I also reserved some of the bacon for garnish with shredded cheese. I used 1 can evaporated milk and half-half to equal 2 cups and then used 1 cup 1% milk to equal the 3 cups recipe calls for. I purchased cream of potato in case i needed to thicken but no thickening needed. It was so creamy and literally "hugged" the spoon, I think the evaporated milk helped. Next time I will add another cup of potatoes. Thanks so much for the recipe!"
"Made this soup today since hubby is under the weather. This soup was excellent! I did make a few changes. First, I doubled the recipe to make a nice size pot. I omitted the celery seed as DH does not like it, but I minced a small rib of celery and cooked it with the potatoes and other veggies. Instead of doubling the parsley flakes, I added 1Tbsp. dried parsley flakes and 1 Tbsp dried minced chives. I added equal amounts of melted margarine with the flour in a separate pot, then added the milk and cheese to make a cheese sauce. Once that was all thickened and cheesy, I added it to the potato/veggie mixture. It was great, and I will make it again!"
"Excellent recipe! I've tried several other potato soup recipes which we like but both my sons said this one was the best and asked me to make again! My husband liked it as well but thought I should reduce the salt a little bit."
"It really is the "Best!" I added some Johnsonville Hot Italian sausages instead of the bacon--tasted just like the potato soup at the Olive Garden!"
"This is the BEST soup I have ever made. I will be making it ALL THE TIME and the recipe will be going out to all my friends!"
"This is the first time I've made potato soup. I searched for recipes here and chose 3. I finally decided to try this one to take to work for a birthday lunch (we have one every month). Everybody LOVED it!! Thanks Coleen and Taste of Home!!"
"I have made potatoe soup for years. this is by far the best"
"Found this recipe years ago in a Taste of Home cookbook and became a family favorite. I sometimes sub diced smoked sausage for the bacon and it's insanely decadent!"
"This was a hit with my family! I will make this again!"
"Loved this recipe!"
"My family loved this, especially my husband who is kinda picky!!"
"This was very good."
" Sounds good to me too, but I would sub real bacon bits for the bacon. Love, potato soup!!!!!!!!!"
"I made this yesterday and loved it. Thanks.Aleida"


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Helen Theodora Palm was born April 22, 1926, at Asbury hospital in Minneapolis to Theodore and Hilda (Wredberg) Palm. At 10 days-old she and Mother joined Daddy on the farm in Stanford Township, Isanti, Minnesota. There she was nurtured with loving care by parents and grandparents Palm. She attended rural School District 62 in Stanford Township graduating from eighth grade May 30, 1940. The following four years in education took place at St. Francis Public School graduating June 1, 1944.
Helen came to know Christ as her own personal Savior as an early teenager. She was baptized in Norris Lake by Pastor John Steffenson, July 2, 1939, and came into the fellowship of First Baptist Church, St. Francis, along with her parents Ted and Hilda. This followed tent revival meetings with the then radio pastor Rev. R.G. Blank and the Mississippi Gospel Four quartet.
She served as Sunday school secretary and Sunday school teacher, and did secretarial work for Pastor Wesley J. Walker from 1945 -1950.
Helen moved to Aberdeen, S.D., in 1955, where she was active as Sunday school teacher and in music in the Norbeck Baptist Church, where Rev. John Steffenson was pastor until 1970. There were 60 miles between Aberdeen and Norbeck, so she transferred her membership to Melgaard Park Baptist Church, where she again served as Sunday school teacher and in music.
In October 1955 she was employed as a secretary to the plant manager of the Dakota-North Plains Corporation in Aberdeen, working there over 30 years. She thoroughly enjoyed the printing profession.
May 30, 1988, Helen's nephew Lyle and wife Nancy, along with brother Carl and wife Eunice moved her and her earthly possessions by Ryder truck to: 1421 Yale Place, Minneapolis. June 6 of that year she was offered a position in Development Ministries at Billy Graham Evangelistic Association where she worked seven years, then transferred into the production department for 3 1/2 years before retiring December 31, 1998. This was certainly a highlight of her career to work in a Christian Association with so many great Christian people. Did she ever shake hands with Billy Graham? Yes, many times.
Helen enjoyed retirement to the full; however in March 2000 ill health came. She experienced several spinal fusion surgeries.
The Lord took her Home to dwell with Him. Romans 8:28 and Psalm 91 are but two of her favorite passages of Scripture, though there are many more promises she claimed.
Living in Minneapolis made traveling to her home Church in St. Francis difficult at time but she faithfully upheld the pastors and people in prayer.
In April of 2009 she moved to Ashland Place in Cambridge where she did as well as she could with the health conditions she had.
Helen never married, but had the most wonderful family in her brother's children. She is survived by her sister in law Eunice; nephew Lyle and his wife Nancy; and their children: Breanna, Brennen, Josiah and Marcale; nephew Lyndon and his wife Lynelda and their children Tyler (Jennie), Trent (Cynthia) and Trevor; and great great niece Hannah.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and her brother Carl.
Now if you have given your heart to Jesus, She will see you in our Heavenly Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the St. Francis Baptist Church in St. Francis with Pastor Steve Brower officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, April 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home of Cambridge and also 1 hour prior to the service on Sunday. Pallbearers are Tyler Palm, Breanna Palm, Trent Palm, Brennen Palm, Trevor Palm, Josiah Palm, Marcale Palm; Honorary Pallbearer Hannah Palm. David Swanson and Lynelda accompanied by Dan Emery and Heather Brower will be singing: "The Old Rugged Cross," "Because He Lives," "The Longer I Serve Him" and "Everything's All Right In My Father's House." Lyle and Lyndon Palm will play "Blessed Assurance" on their trumpets. Interment is at the Cambridge Union Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home of Cambridge, Minn.


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I can't believe it's been 6 or 7 weeks since I posted. Actually, in terms of all the events that have transpired, it seems much longer than that.
I've had a hard time lately.
We did move, about 3 weeks ago, and we are in our new house now. It's taken some time to recover in body and spirit from the preparations and event of the move itself; and even more time to settle into the new place. Physically, we have the basic provisions and are chugging along pretty much normally. Everyone has a bed to sleep in, and plates to eat from; we have refrigerators, a washer and dryer and a van. Hubby has a good job, where he's been working for the past week-and-a-half. We've reconnected at our old, well-loved, church. The children have made new friends: just this afternoon we had 9 children playing in the yard. Everyone is enjoying the peaceful, although ghostly dry, scenery around the house.
The family in general seems to be quite happy.
Mama, however, ain't happy, and that's the plain truth of it.
I am finding that in some ways it's harder on a person to be unhappy in easy times than it is to be happy in hard ones. You can't hang that unhappy hat on its post of trial and let it rest there, and you have no right to wear it: so what do you do?
I can't even put my finger on what this feeling is: an emptiness and a vague disappointment and a loss of any kind of interest, or even hope.
I can't put my finger on exactly why, either. I miss my family, it's true. I miss my sisters and my mom and dad and all the people who were in my corner rooting for me daily; all the ones who love me and adore my children. I know what it is like to be so far away from the ones closest to you: I've done this before.
The first time, I didn't know how, day by day, experiences not shared would drop away, irretrievably, into the vast abyss of time; and how the dividing chasm widens--imperceptibly and relentlessy-- as the tangible, actual, living you is replaced in the lives of those you love, by your memory.
The first time, I didn't know this would happen until the excitement of the new, succeeded by the comfort of familiarity, had already provided buffers against the realization of what had been lost.
The first time, it was temporary.
This time, there is neither the excitement of the true new, nor the comfort of real familiarity. Familiar things are strange, and different. The sense of emptiness and loss overshadows everything.
And the solace that was once found in the words "One day we will..." no longer exists.
I think this is the first time that I have really sensed the finality of a door that has been firmly closed. It feels like losing a limb, or one of your five senses, or your best friend.


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FIRE service chiefs are expected to give the go-ahead to the closure of two Wirral fire stations tomorrow despite union claims that doing so would put the public at risk.
Members of Merseyside's fire authority will discuss plans that could see stations in West Kirby and Upton merged to a new station in Greasby when they meet for the authority's annual budget meeting tomorrow afternoon.
The measures - which will also see stations merged in St Helens and Knowsley – are said to be needed to deliver savings to help balance an estimated budget shortfall of at least £6.5m by 2016.
The reduction of six stations down to three will see 66 firefighter posts disappear through retirement.
Meanwhile, a further 22 jobs could be lost as the authority moves to day-only crewing, with the eventual closure of a further station in Liverpool or Sefton.
Mark Rowe, secretary of the Merseyside Fire Brigades Union – which represents rank-and-file officers, told the Globe making further cuts would have "disastrous consequences".
He said: "We are in a position where we have had year after year after year of reduction in fire cover on Merseyside to the point where now it's our belief the public of Merseyside are in danger - in their homes, in their workplaces and on the roads.
"We have reduced the amount of firefighters by nearly half over the last decade down to 786 and we have got rid of 14 fire appliances since last September and now we're talking about station closures."
Fire service chiefs say the cuts are being forced upon them by the Government.
Mr Rowe added: "We have near enough had cuts of £30m in funding for Merseyside Fire Service – that's going to have disastrous consequences.
"While we urge the councillors on the fire authority to rethink, we are minded that this is not a local problem and is not a problem of their making.
"We are talking about a fire and rescue service, party politics should not come into it.
"Keep the stations open. There's a point where, as councillors, you should be outspoken and refuse to make these cuts particularly when the safety of the public is called into question.
"We can't continue just to make cut after cut after cut, there has to be a point where the councillors stand up and say we can't make these cuts because we are of the belief that they are too dangerous to make."
On December 3 last year, the authority considered a report outlining options to make further savings in 2015/16.
Since then, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service's chief fire officer, Dan Stephens, has made a number of presentations to Wirral councillors and party groups "explaining the final challenge faced by the authority".
He said that if land could not be found in Greasby, the next option would be to consider the outright closure of West Kirby.
"Upton is a key station from an operational response perspective – West Kirby is not," explained Mr Stephens.
"Put simply, a ten-minute response circle around Upton covers more of West Wirral than a ten-minute response circle around West Kirby which would cover a large element of the River Dee.
"There is no option that the authority can pursue on Wirral or anywhere else on Merseyside that will not have a detrimental effect on performance."
Merseyside fire service has 740 less firefighters than a decade ago and 28 fire engines, reduced from 42 since last September.
Mr Stephens added: "I certainly do not want to have to make these recommendations to the authority, and the authority certainly does not want to have to action them.
"We are no different to the rest of local government in that we are required to deliver significant savings.
"In any event, as soon as the authority has a firm option, whether that be a merger involving a new station in Greasby or the outright closure of West Kirby, an extensive consultation process will be undertaken with all stakeholders across West Wirral."
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The budget Froyo device will launch with T-Mobile on November 3rd, most likely with a sub-$100 price tag...
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1. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Why would the writer of this article point out that no pricing has been announced and then in the very next paragraph say the price point is something that will atteact people? How could it be if ita unknown? This is pure speculation and bad journalism. If the price point is 150-200 it would compete directly with the high end choices.
2. artz1986 (Posts: 453; Member since: 11 Mar 2009)
Context clues and market trend. Judging by the specs why would it be anywhere near the $150 range? It's a giving that it's going to be a low price point but we don't know what type of low price point...aka unknow
3. Sharky (Posts: 244; Member since: 24 Jun 2008)
From what I've heard it would be $150-200 UNLOCKED. It would probably be in the sub-$100 bracket on contract and who knows, maybe even free.
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Equities are flat this morning after another surge higher yesterday and The Trader Dominic Picarda is beginning to wonder how much longer this uptrend can continue without a proper pullback.
IC Tip of the yearImperial Tobacco (IMT) has admitted that the macro environment continues to be challenging with market conditions deteriorating in Russia and the European Union. Ongoing investment means profits for the first half will be below last year's with the second half now expected to deliver 55 per cent of annual profits. Nonetheless, we picked Imperial Tobacco for its income credentials and we remain buyers.
Shares in self-storage business Safestore (SAFE) are popular today after the company confirmed plans to apply for Real Estate Investment Trust in April. Buy.
Highland Gold (HGM) produced 216,885 ounces of gold or gold equivalent during 2012, an 18 per cent improvement on the previous year and forecasts production of 225,000-240,000 ounces in 2013. Exploration activity has added 2.2m ounces of resources over the year, taking the total to 13m ounces. We keep our buy rating.
Afferro Mining (AFF) has announced positive early drilling results from its Akonolinga project in Cameroon. Meanwhile, suitor International Mining and Infrastructure (IMIC) says it has added to its holding in the company, taking it to 5 per cent, with an option to increase this to 6.8 per cent. Buy.
Kenmare Resources (KMR) increased revenues by 40 per cent in 2012 to $234.5m after shipping 680,800 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate, ilmenite and zircon. But fourth quarter production dipped due to ongoing changes to its operations and electricity supply issues, both of which should be resolved by the end of this quarter. We keep our buy recommendation.
Transport scheduling specialist Tracsis (TRCS) says trading remains in line with expectations and the company is awaiting the results of the review into UK rail refranchising to give a boost to that sector. We maintain our buy.
Renew Holdings (RNWH) continues to trade in line with expectations. It ended the year with an order book of £340m, up from £289m the year before. Buy.
Buy recommendationTrap Oil (TRAP) has signed a $20m borrowing facility with subsidiaries of GE and BP.
BP (BP.) says a district court in Louisiana has accepted the plea put to the court by the company in November which resolved all federal claims against the company over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This confirms that BP will pay $4bn over a period of 5 years.
Johnson Matthey's (JMAT) weak trading performance has continued in the third quarter of its financial year with sales slipping by 2 per cent and underlying profits down 19 per cent to £84.3m.
Engineer Renishaw (RSW) enjoyed record sales and profits in the six months to December 2012 with orders from China in particular proving strong. But the company said that orders began to wane during the second quarter and the second half of its financial year is likely to see revenues in line with last year's efforts.
Cameroonian gas play Victoria Oil & Gas (VOG) says 15 customers are now taking gas from its Logbaba field at a combined rate of 2.8m standard cubic feet a day with a further 10 contracted to take supply when their facilities are ready.
Toy maker Hornby (HRN) reports that trading remains tough but it has taken action to reduce the supply from a troublesome Chinese supplier and has now sold down most of its excess London 2012 stock.
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The biggest artist in pop has been hatching her plan to bring the biggest live show in pop to Big Weekend since her Monster Ball tour first set it sights on Europe in early March.
The New Yorker treated the lucky ticketholders to a show like they have never seen before. The pomp, posturing and p-p-p-poker face was wedded with lush interludes of piano and jazz trumpet and coffin-based entrances to create a truly unforgettable show.
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really enjoying seeing the Lady Gaga concert again on-line but I cannot understand why cut out Americano and the fabulous trumpet solo by Brian Newman? Is it available somewhere else?
Where is 'You and I'?
The rise of the MDF coffin continues... strangely good :)
You know it really doesn't get better than this, simply awesome.....
Gaga was actually only 15 minutes late on. A bit annoying, but her set did then last over an hour when the schedule stated 45 minutes, totally making up for it. I wouldnt have classed myself a mega gaga fan, but i was there and she was beyond AMAZING!!!
Lady GaGa was mind blowing, Its just a shame that the BBC did not keep to their word in prioratising allocation of tickets to us poor folk stuck in the Carlisle and SW Scotland. We do not get t he chance to get down to main concert venues because of our isolation so the one occasion we get a big event, you blew it.
The least you can do to make amends is to show the uncut version or put it out on CD and help the BBC's finances out. I for one would be happy to pay for the Sunday disc.
scott i see on gaga video still you are sporting a canny "deidres neck" there ....
i would expect atleast great voice. Yuck! she's overrated.
Splendid! :)
full uncut version please after all i help pay for this wonderful artist would be nice to see what the licence fee went on ??? uncut full video got to be 18 to pay for the thing.
Amazing ...... Amazing ..... Amazing ...... I watched this live, she is unbelievable .... i just wish the video was the full version and not the cut one. Can we have the chance to see this uncut again?
llady gaga in my view has not been in the business long enough to be given all the accolades she is given. Anyone who thinks Madonna does not have a voice really should listen to Ray of Light. Maybe in 10 year's time when and if lg is still performing we will see who is the best judge.
The Edge of Glory with piano and no other accompaniment confirms Gaga as a top-class performer. The true measure of any artist is their performing live and Gaga certainly did that superbly.
Wow Gaga was just AMAZING, what a singer, performer and artist
she was soooo emotional singing her song edge of glory, but carried on like a true performer......and for all those that are comparing her to madonna, yeah gaga may sometime be compared, but there is ONE massive difference - Gaga CAN sing - Madonna cant and iv seen her live twice!! love you Gaga
If you want to see a performance of all her hits rattled out, hit youtube and look for a video playlist. The point of live performance is not to recreate the CD on a stage. It's all about the show and spectacle. And anyone who hasn't been living in a bubble for the past four years must surely know Lady Gaga is a musical live performance artist and to expect the unexpected. For sure if you're after a close replica of the CD or music video you're following the wrong artist.
Wow - I echo the comments below - wasn't a massive fan but she can really sing...and really dance....and is a great performer! Definitely gone up massively in my estimations. In fact the girls were all amazing - Jessie J, Ellie Golding and GaGa - all great - wish I could have been there x
Absolutely fantastic - what I thought of as a pretty good pop singer has shown herself to be a quality artist. The Jazz section was great and showed her full talent...can't believe anyone not liking that apart from people who only listen to pop on commercial radio....live a little and dive in !
Oh my gosh i cant believe anyone who did not love this performance!!! i was never a huge fan of her until watching that monster performance last night, i was absolutely mesmerised by it all! how down to earth she was, how incredible her voice was...how on earth she can dance like that and sing i will never know! and okay yes she made everyone wait a bit onger for her but dnt all big acts do that? besides i was listening in on the radio and you could hear her talking backstage and she was trying to get the sound and everything perfect before she went out! plus that song about her grandfather had me in tears she was so emotional and just showed how real she is!!! LOVEDDDD GAGA :D xxxxxx
I felt sorry for those fans who had waited so long to see Lady Gaga and she was 40 mins late. You all treat her like a goddess - she isnt - she is a talented singer but she will never be as good as Madonna. The fans had queued all day to see her perform all her hits, not a jazz rendition which was very boring. I am sorry, she did not rock for me
She's not a patch on Madonna, who in her early years was the ultimate original and exciting superstar that Lady Ga Ga is so desperately trying to emulate.
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Vintage Jukeboxes
The first coin-operated phonograph made its debut at the Palais Royale in San Francisco in 1889. The brainchild of Louis Glass and William Arnold, it featured a coin slot that activated an Edison Class M Electric Phonograph. There were no speakers (customers held a tube to their ears) but despite this limitation, the contraption earned its entrepreneurs $1,000 in just six months, one nickel at a time.
The Glass/Arnold/Edison machine was not really a jukebox in the way we know them today, but it did lay the groundwork for the Gabel Automatic Entertainer in 1906, which was. The hand-cranked Entertainer played 10-inch discs instead of wax cylinders, offered customers more than one selection (usually a Souza march), was amplified, and could tell slugs from real coins. Though primitive by today's standards, the Entertainer was the state of the art for more than two decades.
In 1927, the Automatic Music Instrument Corporation (AMI) introduced the first electronic jukebox. Suddenly every place where people gathered — be it a roadhouse, café, or house of ill repute — had to have its own "automatic phonograph," as the devices were then called. During Prohibition, no self-respecting speakeasy would be without one.
After Prohibition, sales initially soared, but jukebox manufacturers had created a problem for themselves — their machines were too well built and the technology was not changing rapidly enough to justify their replacement. One company, Wurlitzer, tackled this dilemma by offering healthy trade-in credits to customers. Once an old model was turned in, it was destroyed, creating the scarcity that has made some of these early jukeboxes so valuable.
Seeburg was another early manufacturer, launching its jukebox division in 1935. To differentiate its products from AMI and Wurlitzer, Seeberg hired Nils Miller, who incorporated new, tough, moldable phenolic resins into Seeburg's Art Deco era designs. Not to be outdone, Wurlitzer also created a string of eye-catching models. In 1939, its round-cornered, wood-and-metal trimmed Model 600 was the most popular jukebox in the country. Translucent Italian onyx was used on the Model 700. And the Model 850, known as the Peacock for the birds that adorned its ornate case, used spinning acetate Polaroid discs to create a mesmerizing mini light show for its listening customers.
Another important player in the pre-war era was David Rockola, who purchased the Gabel patents and started Rock-Ola, the only surviving independent manufacturer today. The Rock-Ola machines of the post-war era (particularly the MAGIC GLO boxes with their wooden grilles, molded plastic pilasters, and gleaming chrome) are some of the handsomest ever made, although fans of the iconic Wurlitzer Model 1015 would probably have something to say about that.
By the 1940s, jukeboxes had become elaborate, almost ceremonial public objects, altars to music, if you will. Outside, their wood, glass, and plastic forms frequently echoed the prevailing aesthetic of late Art Deco and Streamline Moderne. Inside, the machines were color blind to the racial inequities that plagued the public airwaves, playing such artists as Bessie Smith and Muddy Waters (or whomever its owner thought customers would like), who were largely excluded from the radio. Thus, jukeboxes were an important part of our social culture, as well as drop-dead gorgeous machines that made people want to get up and dance...
Key terms for Vintage Jukeboxes
Phenolic resin: The principle material in Bakelite and other high-density plastics.
Pilaster: A column built into, and projecting from, a wall. In the case of jukeboxes, the pilasters are the vertical elements, be they wood or plastic, at the corners of the box.
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I know this happens to families everywhere, every day. Most days I don't think about it. In fact as the mom of teenage girls, I try hard not to think about it. But today I can't seem to think about anything else, because it has happened in our small community. Yesterday, a young man my daughter had been in school with for years decided to end his own life. He was fifteen years old. The National Institutes of Mental Health state that suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 24. It further states that nearly five times as many males in this age group kill themselves, than females in the same age range. Even more shocking to me was this statistic: for every successful suicide attempt, there are 11 failed attempts. (Source: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention/index.shtml)
While my heart aches for this poor lost boy and his family, my mind struggles to wrap itself around this question: What could possibly have been so wrong in this child's life that he decided to throw everything away? He was FIFTEEN YEARS OLD! If things were so bad, how is it that no one knew how much he was hurting? If they knew, why didn't they get help for him? I guess what my brain keeps screaming is why did this happen? The more I learn, the more the answer becomes apparent.
My 14 year old daughter said to me last night "Mom, I feel bad. The last time I talked to him I was kind of a jerk." She told me that this boy was often rude to her, and that he wasn't her friend. They had been on a sports team together, so she knew him somewhat. But he was a year older, and ran with a different crowd. Another person I know used to be his babysitter. She said he was teased and tormented for his whole life, because he was different. He had some physical differences and I know that his family background was a little rough. She told me that he was a sweet boy and that he was always trying to be funny, but he wasn't very good at it. All these little pieces. Pieces of the life of a boy I never knew, and now won't get the chance to know.
I realize that kids can be cruel. I was a fat kid and a teacher's kid – a double whammy – and my family moved a lot, so I was often the new kid, as well. I was teased, tormented and picked on, called names, etc. Because I had good family support, I got through it mostly unscathed. There were many times I cried and felt miserable. But I knew that my family loved me, and that was enough to get me through it. I sought escape in my books, and the refuge that was home. But that was years ago, and I know that times have changed.
I listened to an NPR interview just last night with an author who researched and wrote a book about bullying among girls. One thing that stuck out for me was that because of today's technology, there is no escape. The schoolyard bullying I endured as a child is now carried on 24x7, through social media, cell phones, etc. Kids who are bullied cannot get away from it. On one hand, they are ostracized if they don't have an online presence. On the other, that very presence allows people to continue to torment them while simultaneously giving others an easy venue to join in. The anonymity and physical distance the internet provides means people feel free to say things they would never say in person. The author told of a girl who killed herself because of the hundreds of vicious comments posted to her Facebook page after another girl accused her of trying to steal her boyfriend. The accusation was false, but the vitriol kept coming. For that poor child, it seemed there was nothing left to live for, that the torment would never end. I wonder how many kids posted on her page without thinking, just because felt better to be the tormentor than the tormented for a change?
It's easy to blame parents, society, the internet, the culture, for this epidemic among our youth. The fact is we all carry some of the burden. It is easy to look at a kid – especially a teen boy – and think "That kid is nothing but trouble." We all see them walking the mall. Some may be dressed all in black with band t-shirts, eyeliner and chains. Others may be sagging their pants and wearing gang colors, scowling and trying to look tough. They may look like jocks or nerds or just average kids. The truth is, they are just kids, and we can't know what they are feeling on the inside. They could be in deep pain, with no way to express it or work it through. They could be deeply lonely and feel that no one in the world cares what happens to them. They look like they feel invincible, but in reality they feel invisible. We all remember that adolescence sucks, but I think as adults we forget how much it can hurt. Add to this the fact that teens are not mentally capable of reasoning into the future like adults can, and you have a recipe for disaster. For them, the now often is the only reality they can understand, and it can be excruciating.
So what can we do? I've been asking myself this question all night and all morning. I've come to one conclusion. I can't do everything, but I can do SOMETHING. So the next time I see one of those kids at the mall, or at the school, or in the grocery store, I'm going to make it a point to look at him or her and smile. Acknowledge their presence on the planet. Maybe say hello. Let them know in that small way that I see them, and that I value them as people. When I see or hear bullying behavior, online or in person, I will try to call people on it in a loving way. I work with teen girls through Scouting, and we have spent a lot of time talking about self -image issues. I am going to keep beating that drum, but I am also going to talk to them about how they treat others. I will try harder to choose my own words carefully, and monitor my actions and attitudes. I will ask God to help me really see kids that are hurting, and do what I can to help. I will pray, every day, for our children and teens. It's not much, but it's something. If we all do something, maybe we can help to turn this tide of despair and suffering. Because a single kind word or action may be all that it takes to avert another tragedy.
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This tank features a narrow placket of stockinette stitch outlined in a simple border of purl stitches. The front and back are worked separately then seamed. It buttons in the back at the top of a keyhole opening.
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text: Herd hosts UAB at APP this weekend By Doug Smock March 28, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, Marshall enters Conference USA season No. 8 in perhaps its most difficult sport, baseball.Accordingly, the Thundering Herd begins its eighth season of using Appalachian Power Park as its home for conference games. The University of Alabama at Birmingham provides the opposition for the weekend, beginning at 4:05 p.m. today.The standard three-game series continues at 7:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday, though expected showers Sunday could alter that. Two more C-USA home series will be played in Charleston and the last one will take place in Beckley's Epling Stadium.C-USA baseball hasn't been easy on the Herd, which is 54-112-1 in league games since 2006. It hasn't been a hopeless time under seventh-year coach Jeff Waggoner, though - the 2010 Herd split its 24 league games and the 2008 team fought its way to the C-USA tournament final.Still, the Herd (10-13) hasn't won a three-game series in league play since 2011, and took just one that year. Trying to end that trend, coach Jeff Waggoner will start freshman right-hander Chase Boster (1-3, 3.72 ERA) today, followed by Aaron Blair (3-1, 2.83) Saturday. Blair is the reigning league pitcher of the week, so honored after his six scoreless innings March 19 against West Virginia. Marshall will start another freshman, Michael Taylor (3-1, 1.45) in the third game of the series. Taylor is the St. Albans native who excelled as a freshman before going off to Christchurch (Va.) School, a college-preparatory boarding school.The Herd's top hitters include sophomore second baseman Andrew Dundon, who has three hits in each of the last two games. Senior outfielder Isaac Ballou has reached base in the last 15 games, with an on-base percentage of .507 in that stretch.UAB (10-14, 0-3 C-USA) has struggled much like Marshall in C-USA play, not enjoying a winning league mark since 1998. But the Blazers won the C-USA tournament last year from the No. 7 seed and played in the NCAA tournament. UAB leads the all-time series 14-11 and took two of three last year in Birmingham.BRIEFLY: Last week, the other eight C-USA teams began play, with MU having a "bye." MU spent the weekend losing two of three at Radford. ... The Herd had one midweek game, losing 8-2 at eighth-ranked Kentucky. ... Amazingly, the Herd has had just two league games cancelled by the weather in seven seasons, and has played all 24 the last four years. ... C-USA has nine baseball teams, with Tulsa, Texas-El Paso and Southern Methodist not sponsoring the sport. That should rise to 13 for 2014 and 14 for 2015, pending the expected loss of Tulsa and invitation of Western Kentucky. Of the eight new schools arriving next season, only North Texas does not sponsor the sport.Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130 or email@example.com, or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Trump's Interior Department moves to stop mountaintop removal study 2 Tennessee company to purchase Highland Hospital 3 Casto among two people dead at WV jails Monday 4 Black Lives Matter rally at WV Capitol promotes equality 5 West Virginia jails and prisons are in crisis, officials say Roundup: Home runs carry WVU past New Orleans 11-2 Previous Story Cabell Midland's Gaydosz signs with Coastal Carolina Next Story


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July 11 (Reuters) - Two members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, including Chairman Ron Wyden, on Friday asked Gilead Sciences Inc to defend the more than $80,000 cost of its breakthrough new treatment for hepatitis C, citing the expense to federal healthcare programs.
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Community structure and labour market segmentation in a stochastic model of
We analyse an economy where heterogeneous agents are partitioned in communities and individual human capital accumulation, the source of growth, is the joint result of private investment in education, public expenditure and externalities within a community. We characterize the long-run growth rate and the distribution of human capital under alternative specifications regarding community structure, the method to finance public expenditure and labour market. The maximum growth rate is reached for a full integrated economy (just one community). In a stratified economy public expenditure financed by government is preferred to locally financed education. The segmentation of labour market has a negative effect on aggregate growth by decreasing the resources devoted to education
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FIT-again Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson hopes he has done enough to keep his place between the posts for this Saturday's Championship home clash with Doncaster.
The former England number one made an emotional return to the Rovers goal in Saturday's superb 1-1 FA Cup draw with Manchester City after 13 months on the sidelines.
And Robinson showed he is fully recovered from the blood clot on his lung that threatened his life with an excellent late stop from Jesus Navas which ensured Gary Bowyer's side will head to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday week for a replay.
But before that match there is the visit of Doncaster to Ewood Park.
Robinson must now wait to see if he gets the nod over Simon Eastwood who has taken over from Jake Kean between the posts.
"We've got two very good goalkeepers here but I don't think I've done myself any harm for selection for the weekend," said Robinson.
"I'd like to think I'm in the manager's thoughts now and I can build on the performance against Manchester City, continue playing and help get this club up the league."
Robinson returned to full training last month after putting the most harrowing ordeal of his life behind him.
He played in behind-closed-doors friendlies at Brockhall and as an overage player for the club's under-21s team before discovering he would be granted a first-team return by Bowyer.
"The manager told me in midweek and asked me if I was ready to play – I could have snapped his hand off," said Robinson, whose previous appearance for Rovers was a 4-1 home defeat to Cardiff City on December 7, 2012.
"It's been a long, long road for me. The last 12-14 months have been difficult but this makes it all the worthwhile."
Robinson discovered he had a blood clot on his lung last Easter after he started coughing up blood following back surgery.
But never once did he feel like giving up on a stellar career which has seen him play 41 times for England.
"I certainly never wanted to finish my career like that," said Robinson.
"At 34 as a goalkeeper I feel as I though I have a good four years at least left in me. So I owed it to myself to get back fit and get back playing again and Saturday was a very happy day for me."
Robinson, who is determined to help Rovers get back to the Premier League, was mightily impressed by the display against City.
"It was a great team performance as no-one gave us a chance," said Robinson. "To come off the pitch a little bit disappointed that we've not knocked one of the best teams in the world out shows how far this team and club has come."


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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
Evernote: Note Heaven
Deep down I have never really liked the idea of cloud computing. The thought that all my tasks, emails, contacts, events and notes would sit on a public area only protected by a username and password just didn't sit right. Despite the reality that no one is actually interested in my latest note or calendar event it still made me nervous.Cloud computing is here and growing fast and to be honest I've grown into it at a colossal rate.
MobileMe, Google Apps, and various other services have resulted in the feeling that our computers are almost useless without an internet connection. Email, contacts, and events are already in the cloud and now it is the turn of Notes. I have always loved the Notes.app on the iPhone but always wished I could sync with my computer rather than have to email the note to myself for processing later.
This is a massive disadvantage if you work on a number of computers and try to keep notes from a particular project together in one place. There is no real way of sort, searching or tagging the notes created on the application.
The latest weapon in my GTD regime is the brilliant note taking application Evernote. The Evernote cloud service is available in two forms. A free version that offers 40MB storage per month with non SSL connection and a premium version that offers SSL, 500MB uploads per month and the ability to sync any file. The premium version doesn't actually cost a premium at only $45 per year.
Both services offer the key essential features:
Both services offer the ability to sync across platforms. Whatever you sync with the cloud is available across the various platforms you can use to access Evernote. PC, Mac, PocketPC, iPhone. There is hardly a device left out. Evernote offers the ability to tag notes and even the text within images is also searchable.
The desktop interface offers a range of note management features. Your notes are automatically viewable as large (readable) thumbnails for easily identification.
You can add tags to your notes, and syncing takes place automatically every 5 minutes while you are online. The main toolbar offers a range of functions.
You can force a sync of your data using the sync button and your monthly upload allowance is graphically represented in a horizontal bar graph. For general school use I suspect 40MB is enough storage abut I feel the premium account with the added encryption would be recommended for storing sensitive information or records.
Managing notes couldn't be easier and the Mac version offers the ability to record a video note via the iSight Note button.
Files can be simply dragged into the main interface. The free version is limited to ink, PDF, Image, and audio whereas the pro version offers the ability drag pretty much any other document into Evernote. The only limit is no single document should be more than 25MB.
Watch the YouTube video demoing the rich features of the desktop account.
Evernote for iPhone (and iPod Touch) lets you capture any moment or idea as it happens, wherever you may find yourself. Notes can be captured in text, photo and voice (on the iphone). The notes are then synchronised with the cloud and thus accessible on the desktop application and web almost instantly.
As well as accessing your notes on my own computer and iPhone you can also access the system via the Evernote website. From the website you can still create, edit, delete and print notes.
The Verdict
I've been using the service for about a week now and paired with my GTD software I am finding it a really useful tool both at the computer and while out and about with the iPhone. I haven't seen any major sync issues and my upload bar hasn't changed very much in the last few days.
To be honest the main attraction with going 'premium' is the additional security and the ability to sync and view any file format.
Given Google recently announced they would be stopping the development of Google Notes making Evernote the best solution for anyone wanting to store the ideas and notes in one place. If you were a Google Notes user you can easily import your Google Notes to an Evernote account. Click here for a tutorial.
Perhaps I have missed something but surely shouldn't everyone have an Evernote account. I'd love to hear your opinions and experiences with Evernote (especially if you have been using if for a few month). Please post below,
I'd also welcome any comments you may have on the security aspects of cloud computing ?
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Faren Miller reviews Jeanette Winterson
posted Sunday 19 January 2014 @ 2:05 pm PDT
Tropes like royal pomp, treason, and fear of magic all came to fantasy from human history, and writers can still make good use of dusty annals. Jeanette Winterson's short novel The Daylight Gate (published in the UK last year) tackles the jittery years of Protestantism's first hold in England, where mobs could view both witches and Catholics with the deep suspicion we now reserve for Arab terrorists. Guy Fawke's scheme to blow up Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot (1605) only increased the frenzy. This book centers on a genuine event, the Trial of the Lancashire Witches, 1612 – ''the first witch trial to be documented.'' Catholicism lingered up North, along with witchcraft and a host of rebels too widely scattered and obstinate to yield meekly to King James's Men.
Winterson brings this hotbed of mundane horrors and superstition into the realm of dark fantasy without having to amp things up much (her lean, powerful prose has its own dark beauty). Though some of the Lancashire coven are crude peasant women, as brutal as their enemies, they hold a link to other worlds – that Gate – along with rituals that aren't all pre-Christian nonsense. The mostly invented background and persona for Alice Nutter, the ''gentlewoman'' eventually hanged and burned along with them, has quiet hints of the occult: an unnaturally extended life, and connections to a more highbrow branch of wizardry (like Elizabeth's court alchemist and doctor John Dee, now deceased).
Other references that look beyond the haunted forest and grubby town where most of The Daylight Gate takes place remind us of the era's startling ironies. While Protestants sought to clamp down on the frivolous pursuit of earthly pleasures, William Shakespeare was busy writing plays. A patrician acquaintance informs Alice that a new one is about to debut in London. She knows nothing of such stuff, so he gives her the title and a little more: ''The Tempest. I am told it is a play about magick.''
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Comment from Rick Riffel
Time January 19, 2014 at 3:45 pm
This novel's first publisher is Hammer Books, or rather, Arrow Books under their imprint Hammer. It is associated with Hammer Films, the studio that made many stylish creepy films and a few terrific ones. This is an appropriate brand name for a novel like "The Daylight Gate" with its shadowy occult, dark side of history, and rich atmosphere.
Comment from Lavender Poet
Time January 20, 2014 at 2:51 pm
I am a true fan of Ms. Winterson, and were I in England I would likely be considered a groupie. But, I think I was expecting something more akin to "The Passion". I do forget that Winterson does continually re-invent herself, perhaps as a way to keep her style fresh. Personally, however, I am aching for her to pull her older styles out of the closet and give another go at them.