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HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere" rebuilt by stimulus money and warning the U.S. economy could suffer a fiscal crisis like California's if he is not elected in November.
Rising in the polls this week, Romney is eager to follow through by hammering at the White House's handling of the weak economy.
He used the backdrop of a 1860s-era bridge in New Hampshire to illustrate what he called the wasteful government spending of President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan passed in 2009.
The stone bridge, rebuilt with more than $150,000 of stimulus funds, crosses a river but ends abruptly on one side with an 8-foot (2.4-metre) drop to a grassy field near a Ford dealership.
"This is the absolute 'bridge to nowhere' if there ever was one," Romney told a crowd of supporters. "That's your stimulus dollars at work - a bridge that goes nowhere."
A notorious "bridge to nowhere" that connected the Alaskan mainland with an isolated island became a symbol of congressional pork-barrel projects, spurring public outrage and leading lawmakers last year to impose a temporary ban on earmarks - special-interest projects added to major bills.
Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, says he would cut spending and put America on the path to a balanced budget if he defeats Obama in the November 6 election. He pointed to the stimulus as an example of the president's failed leadership.
"It is, without question, the largest one-time careless expenditure of government money in American history," he said of the stimulus.
Supporters of the stimulus said it helped prevent the United States from slipping into a economic depression.
After two weeks of a news agenda dominated by gay marriage, bullying accusations, Obama's trip to Afghanistan and controversy over a conservative group's plan to make ads about Obama's controversial ex-pastor, Romney sought to refocus attention on the economy, perceived as Obama's main weakness.
The former Massachusetts governor warned that the U.S. economy faced a huge fiscal hole and high taxes like California's if he is not elected this autumn.
"There are only two ways to go: Like America in the past," Romney said. "Or like California, where they raise taxes higher and higher and higher. They scare away employers ... and they have huge deficits," he said in a telephone town-hall meeting with voters from four swing states.
The comments were a departure for Romney, who usually holds up Europe's economic troubles, not California's $15.7 billion budget gap, as an example of a doom-laden scenario for the American economy.
Romney's poll numbers are rising despite his coming under fire from the Obama campaign this week for cutting blue-collar jobs when he headed the Bain Capital private equity firm.
A Gallup seven-day average rolling survey had Romney ahead on Friday by 1 percentage point at 46 percent
In an effort to look presidential, Romney released his first paid general election television ad on Friday that laid out his agenda for the first day if he is elected.
The video said he would approve the proposed Keystone pipeline from Canada, which Obama put on hold earlier this year, propose "tax cuts and reform that reward job creators" and issue an order to scrap the healthcare law.
The Obama campaign accused Romney of mishandling debt when he was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.
"Mitt Romney knows a lot about broken promises - his tenure in Massachusetts was defined by them, especially of the issues of debt, spending and jobs," the campaign said. In 2002, Romney promised he'd use his private sector experience to cut spending and debt, but both increased on his watch and he left Massachusetts with the largest per-capita debt in the nation.".
Helping Romney's rise in the polls in recent weeks have been moves by Republicans to rally round him now that his main opponents for the nomination have dropped out of the race.
Romney spoke by phone to George W. Bush after the former president told ABC News that he supports, the nearest he has come to an endorsement. Romney thanked Bush for his remark, a campaign aide said.
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Comments Mr. Lopota, "We have completed the technical design project taking into account the fact that the new spaceship is to fly to the Moon, among other places."
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Energia's heavy lift rocket is moving ahead towards a 2018 launch.
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JOHN McCombe will return to Mansfield Town a happier player tonight and with his confidence restored.
The 28-year-old defender left Field Mill in January to sign a two-and-a-half year deal at York City.
McCombe had only managed five League appearances for the Stags following a much-heralded summer arrival from promoted Port Vale.
But he has since become a key figure during the Minstermen's march from the lower reaches of the Sky Bet League Two table to the fringes of the play-off zone.
On the transformation in his 2013/14 fortunes and return to Nottinghamshire, McCombe said: "I am looking forward to it but trying to treat it like any other game. I'm just enjoying my football at the moment, which I didn't during my six months there.
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"I didn't play as much as I would have liked there and, when I did, I didn't play as capably as I can, so, when I came here, I just wanted to prove to myself that I can still play at this level and I've been happy with my performances so far. Hopefully, I can stay consistent between now and the end of the season."
McCombe has also told his team-mates to expect a similar challenge to that posed by AFC Wimbledon during Saturday's 1-0 away win – in terms of formation and style.
He added: "They play a lot of direct football and are a big team who play the same system as Wimbledon with three at the back. It will be a similar game to Saturday.
"They get the ball forward to their big strikers and try to play from there. They have got some good individuals as well though and have a big budget for this league.
"That's why I went there in the summer because I thought they would be up near the top of the table. It's not really worked out for them and they haven't performed as well as they can do but the table's so tight at the moment and it will be another tough game.
"But we are full of confidence with the run we are on during 2014 and Saturday's result was a great three points from a tough match.
"They knocked a lot of balls forward and we had to dig in for long spells but we limited them to one or two chances over 90 minutes, which we were happy about and the resilience we showed was brilliant.
"We had three or four chances we didn't take but the goal we got was a great one by Coulo (Michael Coulson) and I thought he was magnificent."
Saturday's clean sheet, with Nick Pope not called on to make a single save, represented another successful 90 minutes for a back five who have only conceded twice during the six matches they have been teamed together and not once from open play.
But McCombe believes the plaudits for that record should be extended beyond himself, fellow centre-half Keith Lowe, goalkeeper Nick Pope and full-backs Lanre Oyebanjo and Ben Davies, explaining: "It's not just down to the back five stopping the goals going in.
"It's all about how we play as a team. We have got Russell Penn and Adam Reed working ridiculously hard in midfield and the wingers are doing the same.
"I also thought Ryan Bowman's work-rate was magnificent on Saturday, along with Coulo.
"I am pleased with the clean sheets we have been getting and we have got good individuals at the back.
"We play to our strengths as a team and we need to keep that going."
With the Minstermen having closed the gap on a place in the top seven to four points, the normally cautious McCombe is now allowing himself to switch attention to the possibility of snatching a play-off spot.
"As a defender, you tend to look at the bottom of the table more but, with recent performances and results, we are pulling away from there," McCombe said.
"That means we can focus a bit more on the play-offs because four points is not a big gap at this stage of the season.
"Since I have come here, the performances have been good and we have a very good set-up in terms of the individuals we have in the squad, the gaffer and other staff so, we know if we can keep building on what we are doing, we can achieve something this season."
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MANSFIELD Town will host York City tonight having shipped more home goals than any other Sky Bet League Two side this season.
The Stags have conceded 26 times at Field Mill and will also need to contend with a hamstring injury to defender Ritchie Sutton this evening.
Martin Riley and James Jennings are both in contention, though, to replace Sutton after returning from spells on the sidelines themselves.
Striker Jake Speight, meanwhile, is out for the rest of the season with a knee problem, meaning Matt Rhead and Sam Clucas will continue in attack.
Leading marksman Clucas has netted 13 times this season but the 23-year-old former Hereford forward has only hit the target twice in his last 11 League outings.
Mansfield (probable): Marriott, Riley, Dempster, Tafazolli, Westlake, Murray, Howell, Daniel, Clucas, Hutchinson, Rhead.
Match facts
YORK City are making their first Football League trip to Field Mill since October 11, 2003, when they lost a Third Division (League Two) encounter 2-0.
The team lined up that day as follows: Ovendale, Cooper, Wood, Brass (Wise), Hope, Merris, Dunning, Ward, Dove (Parkin), Nogan, Crowe (George).
In total, they have made 34 League visits, winning nine times and drawing six and their last victory was 3-1 in 2000/1.
They have suffered two heavy defeats at this venue – 7-2 in 1953/54 and 5-0 in 1935/36.
In Conference football, City won once and drew once in four trips, plus a 1-0 victory in the promotion play-off semi-final on their last visit to Mansfield in May 2012.
A 5-0 defeat in September 2010 marked the end of Martin Foyle's tenure as manager.
Players who have represented both clubs include goalkeepers Harold Searson, Graham Brown and Bobby Mimms along with Tom Lockie, Jimmy Weir, Ian McDonald, Kevin Randall, Gary Ford, Gary Nicholson, Brian Pollard, Adam Smith, Chris Smith and John McCombe, while Billy McEwan has managed City and Town in recent years.
It happened on March 11
1933: A 4-2 Division Three North win over Walsall at Bootham Crescent with Reg Baines (2), Tom Fenoughty and Matt Jenkinson the marksmen watched by 4,992.
1961: A Peter Wragg penalty and an own goal guided City to a 2-0 home victory over Rochdale. The attendance for this Fourth Division fixture was 5,477.
1978: Gordon Staniforth converted two penalties in a 2-1 win against Swansea City at Bootham Crescent in Division Four in front of 2,008.
1995: Glenn Naylor scored both goals in a 2-1 Second Division (League One) win at Cardiff City. The crowd at Ninian Park was 2,689.
2000: A 1-1 home draw against Carlisle United in the Third Division (League Two) with Barry Conlon on target watched by 2,976.
2006: City recorded their sixth successive league win when they defeated Gravesend & Northfleet 1-0 at Bootham Crescent in the Conference. James Dudgeon was the marksman and the crowd was 2,902.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Efforts to raise campaign contribution limit could be dead for this year after Gov. Rick Scott's office said Monday he is unlikely to approve any increase.
The push to raise limits is being made primarily in the House, which passed a bill (HB 569) that would raise the campaign contribution limit from $500 to $5,000 for statewide candidates and from $500 to $3,000 for legislative candidates.
A Senate bill (SB 1382) would raise the contribution limit to $3,000 for statewide candidates but keep it $500 for legislative candidates.
But Scott spokeswoman Melissa Sellers said Monday that the governor "can't imagine signing a bill" that would raise contributions by any amount, and the sponsor of the Senate bill, Sen. Jack Latvala says he agrees with the governor.
"I have never had a lot of interest or stomach for the idea of raising individual contribution limits," said Latvala, R-Palm Harbor, adding that they only reason he's proposing increases is out of a spirit of compromise with the House. "I understand where the governor is coming from and I support his position."
House Speaker Will Weatherford's office didn't immediately respond to a telephone call and an email seeking comment.
Scott spent more than $70 million of his and his family's money to get elected - far more than the $17.5 million his opponent, Democrat Alex Sink, raised while being limited by $500 campaign contribution limits. Scott plans to run for re-election next year and the higher contribution levels would allow a Democratic challenger to raise more money.
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I am having a co-ed birthday party in February. I need help picking a theme that won't destroy my social status (thanks to the harsh and hypocritical words my immature friends will most likely spread on the school campus). I was wondering if I should do a 40's theme, a Pretty In Pink theme or some other one. Please comment and suggest!
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If it is a co-ed party, you might not want to go with a pretty in pink or gender oriented theme. Also, valentine themes would be a little over-bearing, so try and keep it simple. a black and white theme would be sophisticated, and really easy to put together. if you can't find black, go for colors that complement each other, like blue and green, or your school colors. I don't know what kinds of decorations you will allowed to have, but don't use candles, someone might get rowdy, and knock one over.
there are really cool paper lanterns at the dollar tree store, if you have one near you, and they come in all sorts of colors. also, white Christmas lights look nice too, without being expensive. if your friends like to dance, make a mixed cd of different party music, or go online and look up different styles of dance, like belly dance, disco, salsa, etc, learn some of the moves, and make up games that go with the styles. or have a movie trivia party, Beach theme(I really don't care for snow), or whatever you and your friends are really interested in.
For drinks (say you go with a beach theme), get several bottles of sprite(I get the walmart great value, or better yet, Faygo from dollar tree is three liters for a buck!) and some different flavors of snow cone syrup and make your own mixed drinks, as well as punch. have one of your parents as the "bartender, use a dry erase board for the "menu", and make different fruit cooler snacks, sandwiches, etc. if I'm wrong in assuming that the people will be under age, have a couple of good friends be the bartenders, so that no one is stuck missing all the fun. decorations could be cut-outs of palm trees, white lights, and green/blue streamers. look at different craft stores, and see if you can re purpose some stuff in your house. I did a beach/spa theme for my best friend's bachelorette party, and we had a blast.
Also, leave out the party favors. It's your birthday, you get the presents. And if your friends are going to turn on you because of what you did or didn't have at YOUR party, reconsider if these are the kind of people who you really want to be friends with. it shouldn't matter if you have a fun party that costs very little and will be a happy memory, or if you have one of those ridiculous "Sweet 16" parties that they have on MTV. most of the kids who have the super rich parties, end up crying all night long because some party crashers "ruined" their party and they end up making all their guests feel like it's their faults. Don't get me wrong. the "right" image can works wonders for you your whole life, but that image is usually the one that shows you to be kind and respectful to everyone, not that you had a wallet blowout party. the most important part of the party is that you had fun. Congrats early.
Depending on how old you are;
Taking a page out of Taylor Swifts Videos of late
how about the Shakespeare themed party. Romeo & Juliet
Night at The Grammy's -music Stars -come as your favorite music star.
To base your theme on a TV show, movie, event. It doesn't matter really, I would just suggest that your guests are on the "same page" re: older movies, eras, etc.
I loved Pretty In Pink, and the 40's is a great theme, but dependent upon the ages of your guests, will depend upon who "gets it" and who doesn't.
Good Luck, Have Fun
I really agree with what Ladyscorpio said at the end there..plus the true meaning of a friend is someone who will be there for you to help you along and lift you up not tear you down that doesnt seem like a friend at all. way back when I was your age I woulda loved the grammy party come as your fav star great idea!! hedera. that would be awesome you could even do like a faux awards thing buy inexpensive dollar store pic frames spray them gold and print out some award on papaer to place in them on the computer..somewhere on the bottom you could write Cristi's birthday Feb 2009 what ever you go with have a wonderful time !;)
Some theme ideas for a co-ed birthday party (if you're skinny like me) are Canobie Lake Park, Water Country, Six Flags, Battlegroundz, Chuck E. Cheese, Kimball Farms, etc. These aren't exactly theme ideas, but they are ideas you can consider, at least. Accept them while you can. Pogs! Have fun at your birthday party, and happy birthday!
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I was giving a birthday party for a couple of my family members of different ages and sex. But it's hard for me to chose a theme.
By Monnie
Here are some ideas I think are fun:
Mustache party - have eyeliner pencils on hand and have all guests who don't already have mustaches draw them on
2080's party - plan everything in a retro-future theme (what things will be like in the 2080's)... or choose a party theme based on the ages of the birthday folks - are they both in their 30s? Throw a '30s Great Depression themed party. Or, have the theme be based on the years they were born
T-shirt painting party - have all guests bring in old t-shirts they don't mind ruining, come up with a theme, such as "I'm with Karl", to paint on all the shirts, then if you go out on the town, everyone knows you're celebrating something.


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Useful Informationa holiday resort in Taiwan
Taiwan is located in the western Pacific Ocean 160 km (100 miles) off the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland. Positioned midway between Korea and Japan to the north and Hong Kong and the Philippines to the South, this 35, 563 sq. kms. Island is a convenient gateway to Asia.
Taiwan is a mountainous island with a great range of terrain, from tropical beaches up to spectacular 3952 metre peaks- the highest non-Himalyan mountains in North East Asia.
Taiwanese territory also incorporates many small offshore island chains.
Taiwan's subtropical climate, with generally warm temperatures and Northern Hemisphere Summers (June-September) and Winters (November-March) Summers can be hot and wet, although rainfall is often limited to afternoon and evening storms. Winter temperatures are mild and the only snowfall is on Mountain peaks.
There are numerous private bus and coach services with a wide range of services and comfort levels. Tickets can be booked in advance from travel agencies.
For current weather forecasts click here Weather in Taiwan
Taiwan has a current population of just over 22 million. The most heavily populated city is Taipei with more than 2.7 million people. Other large cities are Kaohsiung with 1,435,000 residents, Taichung with 860,000 and Tainan with 708,000.
For more information on the people of Taiwan click here: History, Traditional Culture, Religion.
Electricity is 110 Volts, 60 cycles AC. Visitors should carry a multi-plug adaptor for local sockets. Ensure that your appliances and chargers can be switched to 110 Volts before using them.
Taiwan's official currency is the New Taiwan Dollar (NT$). Coins come in denominations of NT$1, 5,10 and 50 while notes are issued in values of NT$50,100, 500 and 1000. Please use our currency converter: XE.com Currency Converter to check current exchange rates.
Banks and Hotels will exchange most major currencies. Major credit cards are accepted in most Taiwanese cities and large towns.
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Business Hours Banks Monday - Friday, 0900 to 1530 Commercial Firms Monday - Friday, 0900 to 1700 Government Offices Monday - Friday, 0830 to 1230 and 1330 to 1730 Department Stores Sunday - Saturday, 1000 or 1100 to 2100 Most other stores Sunday - Saturday, 0900 or 1000 to 2200
Payphones and hotel phones can be used for making local and Direct Dial International calls. Local cellphone networks can be used for roaming phone services- local SIM cards are widely available for travelers.
Business centres in large hotels offer phone/fax and internet services.
Cyber-cafes and Hotel business centres can be provide ready internet services. If you are travelling with your laptop you will need an International Direct Dial (IDD) line with an RJ-11 phone jack to access your ISP.
The standard rate for domestic letters is NT$5 and NT$12 for express delivery. International express mail services and parcel/package services are also available.
The majority of Taiwanese media is in Chinese, although an increasing number of cable TV channels broadcast English language channels including major news channels such as CNN- which can be found in many larger hotels.
Taiwan also has three local English language newspapers, Taiwan News, Taipei Times and China Post. There also English language news services on the ICRT (International Community Radio Taiwan).
Taiwan is GMT+8 and does not have seasonal time variation.


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Great for organising my clothes will purchase for friends for Xmas presents.
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These organisers are fantastic! The little window on the front is really helpful. Bought these as a gift and will definitely do so again.
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My daughter likes to keep things organised so she was over the moon with this organiser set, the different sizes made packing and travelling so easy.
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Perfect for organising your suitcase or backpack. I would never travel again without these organisers. It's so easy to find everything and you don't always have to pull everything out of your suitcase to find what you are looking for. The clear windows are perfect for being able to identify what's in each bag without having to open them.
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These are perfect for keeping my clothes and suitcase organised while travelling.
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I've been a traveller for many years and this is the best organising set I've ever had. You can fit so much in each of them and they are perfect for delicates like silk and clothing that could catch. I highly recommend them and will be buying sets for all my travelling friends
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I heart organising everything and my travel bag is no exception. The packing organiser set is perfect to pack small stuff like socks, underwear....so you don't have to take everything out to find what you are looking for.I used the large case for my tops.so easy to pack and unpack. I love it and I'm going to order another set.
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I am a frequent business traveller, and think that these are a great product. The three sizes are useful for different items, the fabric is breathable and my suitcase is super organised! Easy to pack and unpack. I will be purchasing another set for those longer trips.
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So excited to use this product on my first trip to Europe. It fits all my delicates perfectly and will keep them safe and sound whilst I'm running around!
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This is a fantastic way of keeping my suitcase organsied and accessable. I am living our of my suitcase for 5 weeks and the lightweight fabric and and breathable so my clothes don't get musty or stale. I would highly recommend these Bag Packers for any length of travel.
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I have been licensed since 1992. I hold the position of NewsLetter Editor for the Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society, "BRARS" I am active in Ham Radio on VHF,UHF, and the HF bands, operating in many modes, and I still learn something everyday. IF I could give you a heads up, Plan for retirement early, have your radios and antennas in place and ready to enjoy. I was not ready, but I'm almost there. See you soon, 73 View all posts by kd4dra


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ESR scientists monitoring North Korean nuclear test
ESR scientists monitoring North Korean nuclear test
ESR scientists are monitoring the Pacific for airborne radioactivity resulting from yesterday's underground nuclear event detected in North Korea.
Nuclear scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) play an essential role in monitoring for evidence of nuclear explosions around the world.
Wim Nijhof ESR's National Radiation Laboratory (NRL) programme leader says the explosion detected yesterday was believed to be stronger than the previous nuclear events detected in 2006 and 2009. ESR's monitoring would contribute to the global understanding of the explosion.
He said that a range of data is collected and analysed to identify a nuclear test. Radioactivity monitoring involves measuring radioactivity in particles and gases collected from the atmosphere.
"There is not expected to be any threat to New Zealanders from any release as the amount of any radioactivity detected will be low, given that the test was carried out underground," he said.
Airborne radionuclides from the 2006 North Korean event were picked up on the monitoring system in Canada several days after the explosion was detected.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) manages a global network of seismic and other detectors, and data strongly suggest an explosive event at approximately 02:58 UTC at the North Korean test site P'unggye.
"The International Monitoring System uses a number of different technologies to detect signals from any clandestine nuclear activities. These technologies include atmospheric radioactivity monitoring at 80 stations globally, enabling the National Data Centre to also provide warning of any contamination threats heading our way, says Wim Nijhof.
ESR is contracted to provide monitoring at six of the 80 sites located around the globe, these are located at Kaitaia, Chatham Island, Rarotonga, Fiji, Kiribati and Mauritania. In addition, ESR operates an infrasound station on Chatham Island. (Infrasonic sound waves travel great distances in the atmosphere from explosion sites and can be used to locate events).
An agreement from late last year between Australia and New Zealand now sees scientists on both sides of the Tasman working together to beef up detection of any nuclear explosions in contravention of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
About the National Data Centre
In New Zealand, ESR operates a specialist unit called the National Radiation Laboratory (NRL) which is a National Data Centre (NDC) under the Treaty. There is a worldwide network of these centres established by the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) based in Vienna to monitor nuclear activity and radiation around the globe.
NRL reports directly to New Zealand's "National Authority" under the Treaty, MFAT (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) assisting the Ministry in assessing the significance of any detected nuclear events.
CTBT monitoring station in Rarotonga
About the National Radiation Laboratory
NRL was formerly part of the Ministry of Health and joined ESR on 1 December 2011.
NRL is now a specialist unit of ESR. It is based in Christchurch and enables ESR to provide expert advice, services and research capability on public, occupational and medical exposure to radiation, the performance of irradiating equipment, and the measurement of radiation and radioactivity.
NRL is a CTBT National Data Centre (NDC). The role of the NDC is to examine and collate data from the International Monitoring System (IMS) established by the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) based in Vienna. The NDC reports directly to New Zealand's CTBT "National Authority" (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MFAT), assisting it in assessing the significance of any detected events.
About ESR
ESR is a Crown Research Institute. ESR's world-class laboratories and scientists are the first line of defence against threats to New Zealanders health and well-being.
ESR's scientists, researchers and analysts are entrusted with running a number of New Zealand's critical science infrastructure and facilities:
National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious
• National Influenza, Polio and SARS Centre
• DNA Profile Databank
• National Vaccine Services
• New Zealand Reference Culture Collection (Medical section)
• National Radiation Laboratory (NRL).
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information about ESR refer to www.esr.cri.nz
About the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO)
The role of the CTBTO is to assist Member States in verifying compliance with the Test-Ban Treaty. Many attempts were made during the Cold War to negotiate a comprehensive test ban, but it was only in the 1990s that the Treaty became a reality. The CTBT opened for signature in 1996. So far,182 countries have signed the Treaty, of which 157 have also ratified it (as of February 2012), including three of the nuclear weapon States: France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. But 44 specific nuclear technology holder countries must sign and ratify before the CTBT can enter into force. Of these, eight are still missing: China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the USA. India, North Korea and Pakistan have yet to sign the CTBT. The most recent nuclear technology holder country to ratify the Treaty was Indonesia on 6 February 2012. Since the Treaty is not yet in force, the organisation is called the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation. It was established in 1996, has over 260 staff from over 70 countries, and is based in Vienna.
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From wild child to devoted dad-of-two, Colin Farrell says life is better than ever now that he's ditched the late nights at the bar for movie marathons with his sons James, 7, and Henry, 1 1/2.
"I'm a very rich boy because of having these two little fellas in my life," the Horrible Bosses star tells the Daily Mail. "I'm working in Toronto at the moment and they've been up visiting me. A trailer is not the most interesting place for a child, so I filled the time with lots and lots of movies. I'm a sucker for kids' movies. Toy Story? I love them all! My kids are sick of watching the f****** things and I'm like: 'C'mere, we're watching them!'"
Like many parents, Colin says he had some fears about adding a second baby to the mix, but it turns out they were unfounded.
"I was nervous when I first introduced them to each other and, of course, I was afraid that I'd love one more than the other. But the heart expands accordingly and it's really lovely. I'm a lot more present with Henry than I was in the first few years of James's life and it's all been lovely."
Life for the 35-year-old actor these days is "a lot quieter and more serene and expansive," he says. Colin adds that he loves spending time telling stories to his boys.
"I didn't grow up in an environment that was rife with folklore and storytelling. My parents weren't big on stories, but I did have a fairly fecund imagination as a child. I'd create my own alternative realities, as children do – a habit that's undervalued in adults. I think stories are really important because we're too close to life experiences and the events that take place…. I think writers like Joseph Campbell are really important – and also the fairytales that Yeats and Oscar Wilde wrote. I will certainly be dishing them out to my sons in a better way than my father did. Right now, we're living in the world of Dr Seuss, which is cool for me, because it doesn't get any more profoundly pertinent than the Lorax Project."


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Death of a FriendFriday, January 20th, 2012
I first met Kathy Ivens when she was writing for MacMillan Publishing and I was her editor. From the first words we exchanged it was an adversarial relationship, which of course is not unusual between editor and author. However, since we both shared a similar sense of humor and love of good sarcasm, we eventually became close personal friends. In reality she was an editor's dream – a great writer, always on time, and flexible (well, sort of). Being a good editor, I was demanding, persistent, and inflexible – in other words a pain in the ass. Of course this meant we butted heads frequently, and had some fabulous exchanges, both verbal and via e-mail. After we became friends I found out that she regularly referred to me to friends and family as ET (Editor Tom, or so she said).
I'm not going to get sloppy about her passing (I know she'll keep her word and come back to haunt me – she, too, could be a pain in the ass), but I am going to miss her terribly.
Tom Barich
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Okay so i bought and played aqua forest so here is my review.
Developer : Hudson
Cost: 7.99
Video: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxpGdRH7J5I]YouTube - App Game "AQUA FOREST" for iPhone[/ame]
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Main Task -
Within the game/app there is two modes that i know of so far which utilize this game fun and freaky 2d physics engine with a 3d twist ( u can tip ur phone/ipot any direction to make some materials move ex. water)
Free -
Use all the tools and materials within the game to make your own puzzles/creations
note: you can also save and load in this game type
Puzzle -
Complete the 10 tasks within the 5 categories to unlock something special ( as told in the help file though ive only beaten 3 (makes a tree grow in background but who knows what happens when u beat all 50 and yes some are hard))
Categories -
Tilting - Tip ipod/phone to make water/objects reach goals
Touch - pull out stopper to let water flow certain ways
Drawing - draw certain things which changes the environment
Warm/Cool - draw heat/ice to make water evaporate (heat) then ice to make the vapors turn back into water ( cant describe how bad i pee'd when i saw this )
All - Us all things to finish random tasks
so im thinking there is 50 lvls but who knows since i haven't beaten it yet
Help File - Taken from help screen describes UI
Scene Config.
Stops the simulation temp
pours water into scene
drains water from scene
makes gravity
enables you to change the angle of gravity by tilting ipod\phone
limits number of objects
clears all
Tools - What everything does
Pencil - Draws lines (thin)
Eraser - Deletes object
Move - Scrolls Scene ( note u can make big lvls then in free mode)
Bucket - bucket tool like paint program 9 this is what i says within app lol)
Slice - Slices object
Drag - Grabs object
Rect - Draws rectangle shape
Brush - Draws thick line
Materials - Things you can draw/place
Weak - Attempts to restore their shape to original or fracture
Tensile liquid - liquid with high tension
Elastic - attempts to restore their shape to original
Light - liquids that are lighter than water
Mochi - Loses shape like mochi ( japanese rice cakes )
Outflow - delets objects that come into contact with them (black hole)
Water - Ordinaly water
rigid body - does not change shape
heater - changes water into gas makes powders explode and ignites fuels
Viscous liquid - highly viscous liquids
wall -rigid that does not move. applied to them
string - expands and contracts. you can attach them to other objects ( will pull them off a cliff for example)
fuel - ignites if in contact with fire or heater
powder -explodes if in contact with fire or heater
rice - changes their shape like rice (ive never used this yet so who knows)
fire - changes water into gas, and makes powders explode
dense - liquids heavier than water.
inflow - gushes out water
rigid axis - rigid objects that rotate around their center.
cooler - changes gas into water.
So Overview now
Gameplay - 4/5
some mission hard others laughable, and sometimes engine lags/glitchy though once i rebooted ipod it was fine.
Sound - 3/5
good ambient music and sum effects like no exploding effects so id just rather listen to music while playing which u can do
Use of Ipod\phone features - 5/5
in every way this could only be done for the ipot\iphone.
Overall - 4/5
good app if u and your funs just mess aorund with it at a shop or diner while waiting on something not serious unless ur really into puzzle games but then again who knows if there is more then 50 lvls and within 20 mins i beat 20 lvls some are hard though. but 7.99 is a little tops maybe 5 dollars but the engine and viuals sell this game is fun and worth a buy.
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I discovered an interesting French idiom today – prendre la mouche – which means literally 'to take the fly' and is the equivalent of 'to go off in a huff'. Huff refers to 'a passing mood of anger or pique' A French equivalent of 'to be in a huff' is être vexé. Are there similar expressions in other languages?
La mouche means fly, button or patch comes from the Latin mŭsca (fly)
Here are some other expressions featuring this word:
– bateau-mouche = pleasure boat (on the Seine)
– fine mouche = sharp customer
– oiseau-mouche = hummingbird ('fly bird')
– pattes de mouche = spidery scrawl ('fly paws')
– poids mouche = flyweight
– papier tue-mouche = flypaper
– mouche du coche = back-seat driver ('coach fly')
– mouche à miel = honey bee ('honey fly')
– faire mouche = bull's-eye
Source: http://dictionary.reverso.net/


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9'' Metallic Slap Bracelets
Like totally these were so awesome until some loser cut his arm because he broke his slap bracelet and then they banned them in school. Here at ThisNext we don't have a ban - so rock on... and wish us luck at our "The Singing Office Audition".
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"Everything should be done to preserve the unity of the council, and that is what we are working toward. France confirms its openness to seize all opportunities," Mr De Villepin told reporters in Paris.
It was the first slight hint that France may be prepared to come to an agreement on a new resolution, which is being pushed for by Britain, the US and Spain. Earlier, however, Mr De Villepin stated France's opposition to Britain's six tests for Iraqi disarmament, dismissing them as "part of the logic of war".
But the prime minister, Tony Blair, who desperately needs UN backing for military action because of splits in his government and widespread public scepticism over an attack, did have other positive news from the US president, George Bush, who offered him a little more breathing space.
The White House confirmed that the United States was prepared to allow the negotiations at UN headquarters in New York to run into next week in a final attempt to gain agreement in the 15-nation security council.
Mr De Villepin's rejection of the six tests provoked a stinging attack from Downing Street over French President Jacques Chirac's declaration earlier this week that France would veto a new resolution "whatever the circumstances".
Russia however indicated it would at least consider it. The Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, cut short a visit to Tajikistan, saying he had to return to Moscow for consultations on the newest British proposal with President Vladimir Putin.
The British proposal, unveiled yesterday at the UN security council, included a list of six steps the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, must take to avert war, including a television appearance renouncing weapons of mass destruction.
The proposal is an attempt to narrow differences over a US-British-Spanish resolution in the United Nations giving Saddam a Monday deadline to disarm.The latest diplomatic manoeuvres were taking place against a background of quickening preparations for a war which many MPs at Westminster believe is now all but inevitable.
Buckingham Palace announced that a planned visit next week by the Queen to Belgium had been postponed on the advice of ministers. Meanwhile, the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, ordered a further 850 infantry and medics to join the British forces massing in the Gulf. And Mr Blair briefed the Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, privately in Downing Street on the gathering crisis.
The prospect that Britain may have to go to war without the authorisation of a new UN resolution was discussed by the cabinet, meeting for the first time since the international development secretary, Clare Short, threatened to quit.
She stayed behind after the meeting for 50 minutes. As she left she responded to reporters' questions as to whether she was still a member of the Government with a one word answer, "yes", before being driven away.
Mr Blair's spokesman refused to be drawn on what was discussed or on suggestions that the leader of the Commons, Robin Cook, had expressed similar concerns to Ms Short about going to war without a new resolution.
"There were a number of interventions and a number of points mad e across the cabinet table. I am not going to get into interpretation about what people said," the spokesman added.
In other developments, Iraq's UN ambassador said Iraq will deliver a letter to UN inspectors late Thursday or Friday on measuring stocks of anthrax and VX nerve agents that have been destroyed.
Weapons inspector dies in car crash
A UN weapons inspector was killed and another was injured in a car crash south of Baghdad. A car carrying the two inspectors crashed head-on into a truck on a highway south of Baghdad, according to a statement from Iraq's National Monitoring Directorate, the liaison with the inspectors.
The inspectors - whose nationalities were not given - were returning to Baghdad after inspecting the al-Noamaniya tomato canning factory, 50km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, it said.
Inspectors' spokesman Hiro Ueki said one inspector was killed and one injured in what he called a traffic accident this afternoon, adding that he couldn't provide more details. He said the inspection team was investigating the crash.


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The 37 783 prisoners who were granted a presidential pardon last month have been set up for failure and nearly half of them would end up back in prison, National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (Nicro) said on Tuesday.
Celia Dawson, the deputy CEO of Nicro, was speaking after the Department of Correctional Services announced that that 43 prisoners who were released three weeks ago under a special remission of sentence by President Jacob Zuma were back in jail.
"From the very start, it was evident that these prisoners were not given the opportunity of being sufficiently prepared for their release," Dawson said.
"There was in theory a 10-week period in which they could have been prepared for the outside world but the reality is that there is very little you can do to rehabilitate 37 000 plus prisoners in 10 weeks," she said.
The 43 were rearrested for a range of offences including rape, attempted murder, robbery, assault, kidnapping, theft, stock theft, possession of drugs, possession of stolen goods and housebreaking.
Two are women. And four of the prisoners are from KZN.
Correctional Services spokeswoman Nokuthula Zikhali said all four had served sentences for theft and were re-arrested for stealing.
Two were apprehended in Port Shepstone, one in Kokstad and the fourth at Glencoe.
Their arrests will not have any bearing on the sentences for which they were pardoned, Zikhali said.
She added that all the prisoners pardoned had undergone several programmes in prison to rehabilitate them.
"It is frustrating for us because we would have thought they would have changed their ways and would have left their life of crime behind when they were released," Zikhali said.
Dawson said that prisoners who were released unexpectedly faced serious challenges reintegrating into society. "Less than one percent of those released would probably find a job in this economy. More importantly, those that were recently released were not… prepared for life outside prison walls," she said.
"When people are locked up for a long time, they become institutionalised and their routine and the life in prison is internalised.
"You get told when to get up, you get told when to eat, you get told when to bath and you get told when lights are out. All the decision making is taken away from you. Now you get released and you got to fend for yourself. That is the worst."
The prisoners were pardoned as part of the April 27 Freedom Day celebrations during which Zuma announced that specific categories of sentenced offenders, probationers and parolees would be released.
Prisoners who qualified began leaving the prison system from May 14.
Dawson said the rehabilitation programmes offered by Department of Correctional Services were insufficient.
"Very few prisoners benefit from programmes in prison. There are 400-plus social workers and they have 55 psychologists for more than 100 000 prisoners. These rehabilitation programmes are few and far between," she said.
Dawson said that while no definitive study had been undertaken in SA, anecdotal evidence suggested that a little more than 50 percent of people released from prison re-offend and are locked up again. "I doubt that it will be any different for this batch," she said.


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Genre: Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
ESRB: Teen
Reviewer: Nick Stewart
Overall: 8.5 = Excellent
P3 500, 128 MB RAM, 32 MB video card, 1 GB free Hard Disk space
(Originally published on August 12, 2003)
Whether you loved it or hated it, there's no denying that The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind represented a landmark achievement in CRPG design. Its colossal landmass and supremely open-ended gameplay offered players the chance to carve out their own distinct role while participating in a suitably epic, world-altering quest which, thankfully for its fans, proved to be popular enough to spawn an equally excellent expansion pack, Tribunal. Although the latter helped to satisfy the gaming community's hunger for a more fully fleshed-out world, fans of the series continued to clamor for greater Daggerfall-like opportunities, pointing out the increasingly generic terrain, as well as the inability to transform into a werewolf. Enter the latest expansion, Bloodmoon, as it attempts to rectify these concerns in its own stylish and unique way.
Those who chose to dive into Morrowind's first expansion, Tribunal, will almost immediately find Bloodmoon to be a completely different experience. Where Tribunal essentially forced you to seek out the added city of Mournhold by constantly threatening you with murderous assassins, Bloodmoon is happy to just let you discover it at your own pace. No pressing, world-altering issues are breathing down your neck this time around; in fact, you have to learn of these newer developments via rumors, leaving you to go out of your way to seek out its additions, which this time around consists of the arctic island of Solstheim. Located off the western coast of Vvardenfell, Solstheim is a surprisingly expansive stretch of terrain that roughly measures a sixth of the game's primary landmass. Unlike in Tribunal, however, Solstheim isn't about a densely packed, almost claustrophobic population jammed into cramped living quarters; rather, the sprawling, frozen wasteland features but a few scattered groups of civilized people, and even they are often no warmer to you than the tempestuous arctic weather. The face of the land itself is rather varied and diverse, and thankfully offers a drastically different environment than the ash-blasted plains of Morrowind. Being able to explore this wide-open landscape, complete with powdery hills, thick forests of sky-high coniferous trees, icy lakes and mystical rock formations is a real treat, especially with the snowy winds at your back.
Exploration is rarely a peaceful affair, however. While the island of Solstheim is home only to a few local Nord tribes and is little more than an unhappy outpost for Imperials, countless creatures wander the snowy drifts, looking for hapless wanderers to stumble into their midst. This includes a more traditional wildlife than is known in the depths of Morrowind, such as feral wolves and a few species of bears, which will angrily lumber in your direction if they so much as smell you in the vicinity. A number of exotic races also make a hostile appearance: there are the undead draugr who make for shockingly quick zombies, the hideous spriggan who must be killed three times to be truly defeated, and the vaguely amusing boar-riding goblins. There are even quite a few ravenous Nord barbarians who take none too kindly to your presence in their lands, and will gladly exterminate you on sight. In fact, virtually everything you come across is more than a little enthusiastic about chewing your face clean off, a danger that is compounded when you consider that most enemies are considerably more powerful than anything you'll find wandering the hills of Vvardenfell. Suitably strong characters should find this to be a refreshing challenge, although lower-level players would probably be wise to keep to the mainland until they're capable of putting up a decent fight.
Bloodmoon happily offers much more than a new lands to explore and things to kill, however, and this largely comes in the form of quests. As mentioned earlier, the Imperials have established an outpost on the safer edges of Solstheim, and it is on the shores of this very outpost, Fort Frostmoth, that you first arrive. Of course, since the island represents little more than a monster-filled tundra to them, the Imperials send only borderline-criminal soldiers to man the fort, which, in combination with the profound sense of isolation, has led to a general sense of unhappiness and despair among the troops. By helping the higher-ups investigate some of the goings-on in the fort – and beyond, before long – you can launch into deeper look at some of the inhabitants of the island, their culture, as well as some truly dark and bizarre happenings. For an alternative and potentially profitable look at Solstheim, you can also choose to lend a helping hand to the East Empire Company, who are also using Fort Frostmoth as a temporary outpost, albeit for entirely different reasons than the Imperials. With raw ebony outcroppings to found in certain regions of the island, the East Empire Company fervently wishes to establish a colony of their own in the area, and should you choose to do so, you may assist in overseeing its construction by running various errands, clearing out troublemakers, and occasionally choosing buildings to be erected. Watching the colony gradually take shape through your actions is actually quite satisfying, and helps to create a sense of belonging to the island; when combined with the generally excellent and involving set of objectives to be found throughout Solstheim, the quest system for Bloodmoon nearly proves to be worth the price of admission all in itself.
Of course, a large new landmass, new quests, and new set of creatures certainly make for a fairly good expansion, but what makes Bloodmoon truly worthy of your attention is alluded to in the game's own title: werewolves. Being able to become a vampire is all well and good, but what fans of the Elder Scrolls series have wanted to see is the ability to contract lycanthropy (as was the case in Daggerfall), and with Bloodmoon, Bethesda delivers. Pursue the quest system long enough, and you'll eventually find yourself with the glorious opportunity to become a werewolf. While doing so offers all the perks and drawbacks as you'd expect, being a werewolf is actually a strategic affair, as the "rules" of lycanthropy force you to re-examine how you live not only in Solstheim, but in the land of Vvardenfell as well. Sure, being a werewolf changes your appearance from a dashing adventurer to that of a fur-covered beast on a nightly basis, and yes, it also boosts your attributes, melee skills, and sensory abilities, but these talents come at a price.
For starters, you're restricted to using your claws and little else, meaning that the use of weapons and magic are effectively impossible so long as you're in your altered form. The lack of armor makes you particularly susceptible to specific attacks, such as certain spells, and especially silver weapons – which, incidentally, is the weapon of choice of Solstheim residents. Also, playing as a werewolf will mean that your health will gradually decrease unless you ravage and destroy one NPC each and every evening; thankfully, bandits and mad barbarians qualify, so you're not left worrying if you'll ever run out of potential quest-givers. And to make things extra challenging, should anybody witness you actually transforming to or from a werewolf, your name will be known throughout the lands as a murderous beast, and everyone you see will attack you on sight, regardless of your present form. Although the other factors involved in being a werewolf are extremely interesting and a ton of fun, this last one is probably the best of the bunch, as it forces you to quickly develop a keen awareness of time. You'll often find yourself glancing at the sky or even calculating how long it should take you to travel from one destination to another, just so you're not left in the middle of a town square when your transformation hits. It's a fantastic dynamic, and really helps Bloodmoon to be an immersive and unique experience, and for fans of Morrowind, genuinely makes this an expansion pack worth owning.
After all the ash-flavored graphics of the original Morrowind, Bloodmoon's snow-covered hills, frozen lakes and lush forests definitely provide a much-needed and very literal change of scenery. Some textures remain somewhat muddy, but overall, the new look has been implemented surpassingly well, immersing you fully in the artic environment of Solstheim while simultaneously making you feel as though you truly are miles and miles into the wilderness. The new weather effects are also very well done, with the snowstorms varying from blinding full-in-your-face blizzards to lazy snowfalls in which the individual flakes pepper your vision. Nicely rounding out Bloodmoon's visual additions are the new creatures, which look good, animate well, and seem to be every bit as much a part of the land as the trees and snow. The only downside to all of this is that it tends to make for an even harder framerate hit than any other part of Morrowind. On one hand, the increased graphical appeal is worth this minor slowdown; on the other, those who already find themselves tolerating slideshow-like speeds might find this a bit too much to bear.
With the exception of the occasional NPC who tends to make quest-related commentary, Bloodmoon doesn't really offer a whole lot in the sound department. Given, the subtle ambient audio is appreciated, and the occasional new monster effects seem appropriate, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of new material here. What really seems lacking, however, is the distinct sound of hearing your footfalls crunching in the hard-packed snow. Considering that you can often hear your steps elsewhere in the game, this comes as a notable and strange omission. In the end, it's not as though it's a problem, as the heart of the interest in Bloodmoon is in its gameplay additions rather than its new audio bits, but it's still a tad disappointing nonetheless.
For those who missed out on Morrowind's first expansion, the extremely enjoyable Tribunal, Bloodmoon offers the same range of enhancements to the core game: map notation, a quest sorting option for your journal, and a Seller Max button for when you're dealing with vendors. All of these are extremely helpful, particularly the quest sorting option, which relieves you from having to keep pages and pages of quest notes, although it occasionally fails to mention where given questee might live. Of course, if you've already installed Tribunal, none of this is new.
Overall: 8.5/10
Although I consider myself a diehard fan of Morrowind, my initial reaction to the announcement of Bloodmoon was one of severe skepticism. After all, the idea of basing the expansion pack around the ability to become a werewolf seemed a bit lacking to me, especially in light of the wealth of newness that Tribunal had offered. Fortunately, Bloodmoon handles the werewolf aspect with such style and engaging strategy that I couldn't help but be won over by its charms. Traveling the countryside with an eye to the sky while taking care to avoid having to spend sunset in the presence of others may sound somewhat tedious but actually presents a refreshing change of pace to those who may have become jaded to life in Vvardenfell. Having to consider your travel arrangements as well as your stripped-down, claws-out battle strategy is both interesting and highly entertaining, and offers a completely new set of challenges for battle-scarred Morrowind veterans. The further addition of the artic island of Solstheim, along with its new and intriguing quests, landscape, and monsters, rounds out Bloodmoon extremely well; that it eschews Tribunal's railroading for a much more open-ended exploration style leaves fans of the series virtually no reason to pass it up.
(This review is based on a retail copy provided by the publisher.)


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EDITH Wadley talks to Angela Kelly about her love for all sports but it is in bowling where she has had her crowning moments.
EDITH Wadley probably wouldn't even have got involved in the world of crown green bowling if it hadn't been for her 12 year-old neighbour.
The young lad, who often popped in to see Edith and her husband Ronald at their Kearsley home with his brother, asked her one day if she "fancied crown green bowling because there's a club just up the road."
Edith had failed to notice that Kearsley Park Bowling Club was operating almost within sight of her home. "So I thought I'd better go along," she recalls.
That piece of helpful junior advice in 1994 set Edith on a path that has made her hugely influential in spreading the enjoyment of this quintessential Lancastrian pass-time.
At 83, she is not only currently president and chairman of the Kearsley Park club but actively signposts interested local people to various other bowling clubs across Bolton.
Edith was born in Salford and brought up in Swinton where at Moorside School she played rounders and netball. It was wartime, however, and life was punctuated less with sporting achievements than with dashing off to the air-raid shelter.
Edith remembers her schooldays, however, as "happy times. Her first job was in an office and she followed this up with other office admin jobs, working in the end for a company which eventually made her a representative.
There she also met her future husband and they set up home in Kearsley. She and Ronald joined Swinton Park Golf Club and she remained an active and committed member there for 40 years.
Edith also became involved in organising at the club, as lady captain, captain of captains and president of the North-west Manchester Golf Association. "Yes, I did enjoy all those years playing," she states.
She retired from golf, however, and the couple ran a busy newsagents in Manchester Road in Kearsley for 13 years.
When they finished there in 1985, Edith used both her admin skills and a desire to work in the community on various independent panels.
But it was the chance remark from her young neighbour – who followed it up by discovering more details about the club and reporting back to Edith – that set her on the bowling path.
Although Ronald was still playing golf, Edith immediately took to bowls and started enjoying her sociable sessions on the two greens.
"Like many sports, it's about hand-eye co-ordination," explains Edith. "But bowling is also a very good game for meeting people, it's full of camaraderie."
The Kearsley Park Club was founded in 1926. It's always been a busy place in its timeless way, and never more so than now as it boasts more than 70 members aged from early 50s to 95.
"Members have to be 60 to play in the veterans' league," says Edith, "but we do find that more people are coming to us now in their 50s, and so by the time they're 60 they're very proficient."
All that's needed is strong footwear, the bowls – "new bowls cost around £80 but you can pick up a decent second-hand set for £25" – a £12 bowling card from Bolton Council and a willingness to learn and enjoy. Edith took her Level I coaching and is now a Level II coach.
She's also become a kind of "bowling ambassador". Over the years, she's managed to encourage youngsters at George Tomlinson School now Kearsley Academy to play, and helped many new retirees to try their hand at the gentle but competitive sport that involves getting your bowls as near as possible to a small ball called the jack.
"It's a lovely way to spend your time-out in the fresh air, getting some exercise and meeting friends," said Edith.
"I think it's just great!"
- To find out more about crown green bowling call Edith Wadley on 01204 574405.


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