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Hunting Licenses Go On Sale August 15
AUSTIN, Texas — New hunting and fishing licenses for 2008-09 will be available beginning Friday, Aug. 15, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is encouraging hunters to buy early and avoid the rush heading into the Sept. 1 dove season opener.
"If you wait until the Labor Day Weekend, you're probably going to be standing in line to buy a license," said Tom Newton with TPWD's licensing section. "Savvy hunters have figured it out and are buying their licenses early."
Sportsmen are reminded all current annual hunting and fishing licenses (except for the year-to-date fishing license) expire Aug. 31. Texas issues 2.1 million hunting and fishing licenses annually through 28 TPWD field offices, more than 65 state parks and at over 1,500 retailers across Texas.
Because dove season in the North and Central Dove Zones opens on a Monday, Newton predicts there will be a weekend rush to buy licenses. "Last year, we sold over 350,000 licenses during the four-day period around the opening weekend of dove season," he recalled. "It takes an average of three-to-five minutes to process a license sale transaction, so it's likely there will be delays if you wait 'til the last minute."
By comparison, Newton said the department averaged less than 20,000 license transactions a day during the two weeks prior to the dove season opener as opposed to five or six times that number on the days around opening weekend.
A last-minute license purchase rush is probably inevitable in some areas of the state, TPWD officials say, particularly along the I-35 corridor where many dove hunters descend. Fortunately, there are other license buying avenues available.
"Hunters who need to purchase a license at the last minute or those who don't want to stand in line have a couple of options," said Newton. "They can also purchase licenses online through the TPWD web site (http://tpwd.texas.gov/) or by calling (800) 895-4248. There is a $5 convenience fee for either option and a major credit card is required."
License sales call center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday — Friday. The online transaction system is available 24/7.
"We sold about 4,500 licenses online and by phone during the peak sales weekend last year," Newton said. "We'd like to steer more of the traffic to the call center and Internet during the peak volume periods."
A license confirmation number is issued at the time of purchase for online and phone orders, and the physical license is mailed separately. Confirmation numbers will verify that a license has been purchased, which is sufficient for dove hunting, but will not allow hunters to take fish or wildlife that requires a tag.
"Some people are using the convenience options to purchase licenses for everyone in their family or hunting group," Newton said. "It can help ensure that everybody who shows up to hunt, especially those coming in from out of state or kids coming in from college, already have a hunting license waiting for them. You can buy a license for someone else, even at the retail counter, but to avoid delays please be sure you have all their personal information."
In addition to a hunting license, all wing shooters will need to purchase a game bird stamp. To hunt doves or teal in September, a Migratory Game Bird Stamp ($7) is required. Duck hunters also need to purchase a Federal Duck Stamp and receive HIP (Harvest Information Program) certification. HIP certification will be printed on the license at the time of sale only after the purchaser answers a few brief migratory bird questions. Lifetime license holders must also be HIP-certified and purchase the Federal Duck Stamp to hunt migratory birds. All other state stamp endorsements are included with a lifetime license
"Remember, it's your responsibility to make sure you are properly licensed, so be sure to check your license before you leave the sales counter," Newton said. "We do get a fair number of requests for re-issuance of licenses because the hunter forgot to get HIP certified."
There are other mandatory endorsements to consider at the time of purchase, too. An Upland Game Bird Stamp ($7) is required to hunt all non-migratory game birds, including turkey, quail, pheasant, chachalaca and lesser prairie chicken.
Of course, anyone who purchases the Super Combo license package, the best bang for the buck, automatically gets these needed stamps.
Hunter Education Certification is also required of any hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 and who is at least 17 years old. For hunters who are unable to work in a hunter education class before hunting season for whatever reason, TPWD does offer a deferral option.
The deferral option allows people 17 years of age or older a one-time only extension to complete the state's hunter education requirements. The individual must first purchase a hunting license and then may purchase the deferral option.
Hunters using the deferral must be accompanied by someone 17 years old or older who is also licensed to hunt in Texas. The accompanying individual must have completed hunter education or be exempt from the requirements (born before Sept. 2, 1971). The extension is good for one license year, by which time the person with the deferred option needs to complete a hunter education course.
This option is not available to those who have ever received a conviction or deferred adjudication for lack of hunter education certification. They still must take the course before going afield.
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SCOTTS VALLEY -- City leaders will discuss creating the city's first performing arts center next to the library at Wednesday's City Council meeting, following a consensus derived from a series of public meetings in the last few months.
The last meeting on how best to use the 9,000-square-foot space, which was previously a roller skating rink, was held in late October, when residents broke into groups to brainstorm and sketch out ideas. Since the performing arts community no longer has use of the theater on the former Bethany University campus, residents involved in talks over the last six months agree, the city would be best served by creating a performing arts venue. But it also would include areas for meetings and special events.
At Wednesday's meeting, a representative from Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, the San Francisco-based firm that designed the library, will talk about the results of the workshops, and the issue will be open for public discussion before the City Council decides how to bring the idea from concept to reality. But the city has no money set aside for the renovation, staff say, meaning funds must be raised through community fundraising efforts and grants.
In other business, applications for funding from the county's Regional Surface Transportation Program are due next week, and the council will discuss which projects should take priority. The following is a list of projects that could receive funding:
Those projects total $2.2 million, but City Manager Steve Ando said the city plans to apply for about $1 million of the $5 million in available funds. The program requires an 11.5 percent match from the city, and officials will dip into its gas tax funds to cover that amount, according to a staff report.
However, the county is responsible for repairs to Vine Hill Road, which was washed out during the recent storms, since it lies outside the city's limits. Nelson Road, which also falls under the county's jurisdiction, was damaged during last spring's storms and is closed.
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Business leaders are urging state lawmakers to embrace new school standards that are designed to produce students who are ready for the workplace or college.
Executives from Intel and Raytheon Missile Systems told a joint meeting of House committees Wednesday that the health of their businesses is tied to improving outcomes in education.
That's the point of the new "Common Core" school standards the state is rolling out. They will replace the state's current standardized tests called "AIMS" in the 2014-2015 school year.
Gov. Jan Brewer has vowed to include some funding for the new program in the budget proposal she releases Friday.
Total costs of the new standards are a matter of political debate and range from the millions to hundreds of millions for teacher training and implementation.
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TWO Monmouthshire schools have newly constructed buildings with sprinkler systems which do not work.
Monmouthshire council said the gymnasium at Mounton House in Chepstow and the 21st century learning plaza at Castle Park in Caldicot have the firefighting devices installed but not connected.
The news comes just over a year after the county lost part of Thornwell Primary school to a fire.
Since 2007-08, it has been a condition of Welsh Government grants that all new school build and significant refurbishment projects must have fire sprinklers installed, according to a spokesman.
But the council said the £780,000 building at Mounton House and the £1.2 million state-of-the-art Castle Park facility suffered from budget restrictions.
Mounton House's building was built November 2008 to June 2009, while Castle Park's was constructed January 2011– July 2011.
The council said it was aware of the Welsh Government condition but "the cost to provide a fully functioning sprinkler system would be disproportionate to the scheme."
It claimed a sprinkler installation for a typical new-build 210 place primary school is about £250,000.
Maintenance costs for such a system work out at around £1,000 per year.
The council spokesman said the Welsh Government were aware of the limitations and agreed the two schemes.
The council said the new Thornwell Primary building, which is to go before planning late next month, will have an operating sprinkler installation.
Six Monmouthshire schools have sprinkler systems, while Magor Church in Wales Primary's new extension has a partial system.
Headteacher at Castle Park Primary Rob Wilsher said the school doesn't have enough high pressure water for its system, but there is a very sensitive fire alarm.
He said he was told by the council the sprinklers would be dry until the next development.
Thornwell councillor Armand Watts said it was a very important issue.
"The council continually claim they have no money for schools but they have put aside millions of pounds for a cattle market in Abergavenny," he said.
"Parents, children and staff might of hoped the council had learnt a lesson from the Thornwell blaze. Amazingly, given the overwhelming evidence of the risks to schools, even Monmouthshire's new buildings are not always fitted with working sprinkler systems."


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For people like myself who unfortunately don't live near the coast, the offshore media has a way of (inadvertently?) trying to get us to forget about summertime almost as soon as the "off season" is on (unless of course, there's a big storm to talk about). I am not easily persuaded.
Throughout the last few weeks, all the hype I've heard seems to be geared toward trying to convince me how great the fall season is. A lady being interviewed on the radio exclaims, "I love the crisp fall air." "We always take our family to pick out a pumpkin," another person remarks. "We enjoy watching the leaves change colors." My reaction is: seriously? In my book, except for Thanksgiving and a possible parade, fall has almost no up side. To me, it only signals one thing: summer is as far away as it's going to get. Philly's Hall and Oates summed it up in 1972 when they sang, "I think I feel my back up against the wall… I'm gonna spend another Fall in Philadelphia." It's depressing to say the least.
So here we are. Left with gray skies, more traffic, leaves to rake, snow to move. I fail to see why anyone would actually look forward to putting on more clothes just to go outside, and once you're out there, enduring the cold temperatures, rain, sleet, snow, ice and all the other nonsense that comes with fall and winter. I admit that I have never liked the cold, I'm allergic to leaves and have no desire to ski. Memories of August nights on the boardwalk are still fresh in my mind. The screams of thrill seekers on the rides. The thump-thump-thump of the whole place on a Saturday night. That unmistakeable aroma of the popcorn and cotton candy blending with the smell of the boardwalk wood itself. Watch-watch-watching the tram car please. The landscape has changed over the years, but overall, there's the feeling of an old friend that's always there just the way you remember.
So rather than waiting for next spring to finally get here, I ventured down last week. The boardwalk has a calming, open feel to it this time of year. There's room to walk. Bikes are allowed all day. Half of the shops are closed for the season, but many of those that are open are offering end-of-the-summer discounts. Those great parking spots you envied all summer are available! You feel more like a local resident than a tourist. And luckily, the day I was there, there was no "crisp fall air."
The Halloween season is quickly approaching, and six weekend nights next month will mark Mariner's Landing's first-ever transformation into an October destination-in-the-dark. As a life-long fan of spooky attractions who vividly remembers walking through South Jersey's legendary haunted landmarks of the past – Brigantine Castle, the Haunted House on Morey's Pier and Dracula's Castle – I'm going to try to convince my teenage daughter to come with me to Wildwood and experience the Ghost Ship, mazes and other delights that Terror on the Boardwalk has in store. Finally, something more frightening than the cost of gas to actually drive down there. Maybe there's a reason to look forward to fall after all…


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Location: Forage and Range ResearchTitle: Genetic resources for intermediate wheatgrass Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/15/2012
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Citation: Larson, S.R., Jensen, K.B. 2012. Genetic resources for intermediate wheatgrass. Meeting Abstract. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) is a perennial Triticeae species, closely related to wheat, barley, and rye. Intermediate wheatgrass is a highly productive and palatable forage grass, which is also a potentially useful source of resistance genes for important plant diseases such as Fuarium graminearum head blight and Puccinia graminis stem rusts in wheat. Moreover, there is also considerable new interest in the development and utilization of intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain crop or possible new bioenergy feedstock. Thus, gene-specific markers are needed for the breeding and genetic improvement of intermediate wheatgrass for many important uses. Intermediate wheatgrass is a complex allohexaploid, which is thought to contain three distinct subgenomes St, Eb, and Ee from divergent Pseudorogeneria, Th, bessarbicum, and Th, elongatum diploid grasses, respectively. Our objective is to develop expressed gene sequence tag (EST) markers for intermediate wheatgrass and representatives of the possible diploid ancestors of intermediate wheatgrass. A total of 27,273 EST unigenes were previously sequenced by Sanger technique from diploid Pseudoroegneria (St genome) with an average size greater than 1,000 bp. A total of 451 out of 1083 EST-SSR markers were polymorphic in a test of two different Pseudoroegneria plants and showed genetic map specifically to the St genome of allotetraploid Elymus, which also contain the divergent H genome of genus Hordeum. More recently, nearly 1.4 million RNA-seq reads with an average length of 427 bp were obtained from transcriptome sequences of hexaploid intermediate wheatgrass (EeEbSt genomes) and two other possible diploid ancestors of intermediate wheatgrass, Th. bessarbicum (Eb), and Th.elongatum (Ee) using next-generation techniques. These DNA sequences were assembled into 71,300 contigs with an average size of 667 bp and 123,200 unmatched reads with an average size of 373 bp. The sequence contigs contained 3,400 possible single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Th. bessarbicum (Eb), 43,000 possible SNPa in Th.elongatum (Ee), and 50,500 possible SNPs in intermediate wheatgrass. These DNA sequences and putative polymorphisms provide a rich and diverse source of gene-specific markers for the three putative subgenomes of intermediate wheatgrass.


text: Suns star Nash joins push to bring Whitecaps into MLS - Nova Scotia, The Chronicle Herald July 26, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next VANCOUVER — NBA superstar Steve Nash, one of the country's most visible athletes, is joining the reclusive owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps in a bid to buy a Major League Soccer franchise. The Whitecaps hope to bring an MLS team to Vancouver when the league grants two new franchises in 2011. Nash wouldn't say how much money he is spending. It's estimated a franchise could cost between US$30 and $40 million. "I'm investing my own money, a considerable amount," the Phoenix Suns' guard told a news conference Friday via telephone from New York. "While I will definitely be far from a majority owner I will have a stake in the club. "For me the money is part of it. It's only a token of the passion and commitment that I have to see the club come to Vancouver." Nash will become a partner with current Whitecaps' owner Greg Kerfoot. The two make a strange pair. Raised in Victoria, Nash is a two-time NBA most valuable player whose face is splashed across television and newspapers. Besides his abilities on the court, he's also heavily involved in charity work. His younger brother Martin is a midfielder with the Whitecaps. Kerfoot, born and raised in Burnaby, B.C., made his fortune with an information software management company. He is notoriously media-shy and did not even attend the press conference when he purchased the Whitecaps in 2003. He also didn't attend Friday's news conference which drew Vancouver's mayor plus provincial and federal politicians. A huge soccer supporter, Kerfoot funded a residency program for the national women's team, paying each player $20,000 a year out of his own pocket. The Whitecaps currently play in the United Soccer League's first division. MLS commissioner Don Garber has said the league's goal is to reach 18 teams. The league's board of governors approved the addition of two teams by 2011. The MLS currently has 14 teams, with Seattle becoming the 15th team next season and Philadelphia joining in 2010. Garber confirmed the potential expansion teams are Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Atlanta, Las Vegas, a second team in the New York area, Portland, and St. Louis. Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi said the team's 35-year history, dating back to the days of the North American Soccer League, makes it a natural choice to advance to the MLS. "We believe the MLS is the best league in North America," said Lenarduzzi. "What we'd like to do as a club is be able to show that were are one of the best club sides in North America. "We do have a history of success as a professional soccer franchise. We feel, from an organizational prospective, we meet all the requirements to be one of the two MLS franchises awarded." Including Nash only enhances the Whitecaps' chances, said Lenarduzzi. "It's a no-brainer," he said. "He has such a great reputation and a great credibility. He's just like the guy next door despite of all the success he has had. "He loves British Columbia, he watched the Whitecaps. Him associating himself with our bid has to give us an edge on other franchises that wouldn't have that kind of individual." Nash hinted he would remain involved with the Whitecaps even if the team doesn't succeed in its bid to join the MLS. "If it doesn't become a reality I'd still want to support the Whitecaps," he said. Growing up Nash was a good soccer player but he doubted if he would ever play for the Whitecaps when his basketball career is over. "I think my ownership stake would be revoked if I tried to suit up for the Whitecaps," Nash laughed. "I am going to be a very vocal owner at the games, in the stands, in my seat." Previous Next


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Chef and restaurateur Marcus Samueslson recently invited the pastry chef from his restaurant in Sweden, Norda Bar and Grill, to New York for a few days. The chef, Patrik Fredricksson, has won a number of international awards, and he made a special dessert for Red Rooster with one of his favorite ingredients: rhubarb, which is just coming into season in the New York area.
The Swedish Cloud ($12) is a beautiful and light dessert that features rhubarb in three forms. The first, a sweet rhubarb "soup", is poured tableside where it surrounds three small scoops of sour lemon curd, each with a small chunk of cooked rhubarb on top. These "islands" make for an enjoyable mix of sour, sweet and tart.
The biggest component on the plate is a delicate cake tower. The base is a dense pistachio sponge that soaks up the rhubarb soup. On top comes a light vanilla yogurt mousse with the texture of a good panna cotta and a pronounced vanilla flavor. On top, a fresh cheese foam tastes like a light cheesecake. Some oat crumble adds texture and sweetness to the tangy dairy and tart rhubarb. The third rhubarb element is a scoop of creamy sorbet.
It's a cloud that stays true to its name, light and tart with balanced flavors. If you're looking for a heartier dessert, I suggest the dark chocolate pudding in a jar. The Swedish Cloud is available through April.
About the author: Native New Yorker Niko Triantafillou is the founder of DessertBuzz.com his photographs of desserts and pastry chefs have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Dessert Professional Magazine. He is an unabashed foodie nerdling. Follow him on Twitter at @DessertBuzz.


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WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going – that old adage could well be the case in today's Betfred Eider Chase at Newcastle.
This afternoon's Gosforth Park highlight, run over four miles and one furlong on testing ground, will be a gruelling affair, but it will not faze Sun Cloud, who proved himself a long-distance specialist at Catterick last month.
The Ryedale gelding, trained by Malcolm Jefferson, won the North Yorkshire Grand National in tremendous style, powering away from his rivals in the closing stages over the three-and-three-quarter-mile test.
Another three furlongs and deeper ground should not inconvenience Sun Cloud, who had also won his previous race at Hexham.
This, though, will be the most challenging and daunting exam he has faced, given that the handicapper has raised him 12lb for his Catterick win.
Royale Knight, Relax and Smoking Aces are just three of his rivals who pose serious threats, but Sun Cloud is an up-and-coming marathon performer – and this is his chance to prove himself in smart company for a first prize of more than £37,000.
Jefferson has chances of another winner on the card, courtesy of Oleohneh in the closing bumper. Although a beaten favourite at Catterick last time, she looked pretty good on her debut when winning on this course.
Grate Fella gets the nap vote in the Betfred Handicap Hurdle over two miles.
A Catterick winner at the Christmas meeting, Sue Smith's likeable gelding was far from disgraced when third over a slightly longer distance at Market Rasen next time. There is more to come from him, especially over this shorter trip.
Sheriff Hutton-based Mark Walford, seeking his first winner since taking over the training licence from his father Tim, has every chance of breaking his duck with Fentara in the Betfred TV Handicap Chase.
Runner-up on her last two starts, Fentara produced a particularly respectable display when finding only Golden Call too strong at Doncaster earlier in the month. She is fancied to go one better.
Tim Easterby has a couple of useful-looking chances with his hurdlers, Getabuzz and Dark Dune.
Winner of his last two races at Catterick and Sedgefield, Getabuzz (3.25) will have a useful 7lb taken off his back by the riding allowance of Craig Nichol, while Dark Dune (3.55), who unseated his rider after being badly hampered at Catterick last time, had previously shown enough form to suggest a minor race was within his compass.
At Kempton's classy card, all eyes will be on Irving as he bids to extend his unbeaten record in the Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' Hurdle.
Paul Nicholls' gelding has looked good winning twice at Ascot and at Taunton and will need to follow up here to justify his prominent position in the market for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham next month.
Balder Succes, trained by Alan King, won in Grade 2 company at Warwick a couple of weeks ago. He has good prospects of following up under Wayne Hutchinson in the BetBright Moble Pendil Novices' Chase, another Grade 2 affair.
Also worth noting at Kempton are the consistent and progressive Present View (1.30) and the potentially useful Alcala (2.05), who is thrown in at the deep end on his debut for Nicholls after looking pretty smart in two runs in France.
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Newcastle today
1.50 Edmund Kean, 2.20 Grate Fella (NAP), 2.55 Sun Cloud, 3.25 Getabuzz, 3.55 Dark Dune, 4.30 Fentara, 5.00 Oleohneh.
Kempton today
1.30 Present View, 2.05 Alcala, 2.40 Balder Succes, 3.15 Irving, 3.50 Midnight Appeal, 4.25 Royal Player, 4.55 Aqalim.
Today's other meetings: Chepstow and Lingfield.
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Elizabeth Mintz, daughter of Ray and Cheryl Mintz of Leland, and Justin Simmons, son of Cleve and Sybil Simmons of Supply, were inducted into the N.C. 4-H State Honor Club on July 18 during the tapping ceremony at N.C. 4-H State Congress. Both are involved and active in the Brunswick County program.
The Coast Garden Club awarded its Beautification Awards for 2011 in three categories: commercial, club member and residential.
The Old Bridge at Sunset Beach (at its new home on the Sunset Beach mainland) has been visited by hundreds of locals and visitors, some from as far away as Washington State, during the summer of 2011.
The Leland Area Rotary Club announced the recipients of its Rotarian of the Year and Service Above Self (Volunteer of the Year) awards at its annual officer installation banquet on June 30 at Magnolia Greens Golf Course in Leland.
The Leland Area Rotary Club installed its 2011-12 officers and directors at a banquet on Thursday, June 30, at Magnolia Greens Golf Club in Leland.
The Coastal Carolina Camera Club's print competition for images best depicting "reflections" took place on June 14. Awards were given in three divisions: beginners, intermediate and advanced.
With a little good-natured competition, the 329 local American Legion Posts of North Carolina collect pull-tabs over the course of the year, which are brought in at the June convention and fall and mid-winter conferences where they are weighed and taken for recycling. Proceeds benefit The Ronald McDonald House of Durham.
The St. James Service Club recently announced the awarding of $2,000 scholarships to six high school seniors through its scholarship program. Receiving scholarships were: Esly Nunez-Cornejo and Anna Ga-Wai Zeng from West Brunswick High School; Mackensie J. Pless and Kalani Doyle from South Brunswick High School; Alexia Shank from North Brunswick High School; and Caleb Strassberg from Brunswick Early College High School.
Memorial Day program set
A Memorial Day program is planned for Monday, May 30, at the Calabash Fire Department on Persimmon Road and N.C. 179 in Calabash. Festivities begin at 11 a.m.
The South Brunswick County Kiwanis Club will have an open house from 8:45-10 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Days Inn (formerly Holiday Inn Express) in Shallotte on U.S. 17.
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American roots traditionalist Tara Nevins releases an exploration of her own heritage, musical and otherwise, in Wood and Stone, her first solo album since Mule to Ride in 1999. Wood and Stone showcases her ever-evolving repertoire as she journeys both back to her own "roots" and head-long into new territory.
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Screening Intracranial Aneurysms With Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) in China
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|Intracranial Aneurysm
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Epidemiology of Cerebral Aneurysms With MRA in China in Middle-aged or Elder Person: a Population-based Survey
- Cerebral intracranial aneurysms identified by 3-D TOF-MRA at 3T [ Time Frame: 18 months after the study ]
- Suspected cerebral aneurysms detected by MRA underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examination [ Time Frame: 32-36 months ]
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Cerebral intracranial aneurysms are common. In angiographic and autopsy studies, estimates for prevalence vary between 0.2 and 9.9 percent. The methods used to detect the aneurysms markedly influenced the proportion of aneurysms. Retrospective autopsy studies probably give an underestimation and prospective angiography studies an overestimation of the actual prevalence. Accurate data on the prevalence of intracranial aneurysms are essential in evaluating the results of screening programs for aneurysms in general population.
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Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
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Winter Haven (Fla.) Class of 2013 running back Adam Lane had one of his better testing days while camping at Florida this past weekend.
"I ran real well. I actually ran a 4.45 in the forty. I think the coaches were impressed with what they saw from me as a back but also my blocking skills for a running back," said Lane.
The 5-foot-7, 207-pounder received some good news after the camp.
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Florida: "They are not only about football there they care about you off the field as well. It feels like family there so much I can just be myself there. I also really like Coach White and it amazes me how he can transition from tight end coach to running back coach and be so comfortable and relaxed about it. It shows how good of a coach he is. They have always been in my top five favorite schools."
South Florida: "Great coaches there and I always enjoy myself when I go there. When I show up down there they always show me excitement and coming to me and saying, 'How are you Adam?' They also really like me as a player there too."
South Carolina: "It's actually a funny story they didn't even know who I was until my mom sent them film and then from there they have been like, 'Oh my God, you're a good player.' They always are talking to me about how I'm very smart for being so young and that I block really well for a young back."
Georgia: "They have a ton of tradition and have produced great backs in their history. I love there program and there running style there."
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While European governments preach greater collaboration in defense research and development, three competing programs for uninhabited combat air vehicles (UCAVs) have been officially funded. Yet the aim of all three is to preserve the European high-technology base and develop important capabilities such as low-observability and autonomous control, independent of the U.S.
The Neuron project is avowedly pan-European, led by France and including Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The UK and Germany declined to join. The UK is going it alone with Taranis, while Germany has struggled to develop European partnerships for its Advanced and Agile projects.
NeuronThe official presentation of the name underlines the objective of the Neuron project to develop "strategic technologies that the U.S. is mastering but that will never be transferred to Europe." The five-year development was launched in 2006 and is to produce a single air vehicle to fly in 2011. France is providing half of the $616 million budget, and Dassault is the prime contractor and design authority. But there are key roles for five more European aerospace companies.
One of the main objectives is to prove that 3-D digital modeling and a single configuration management database, combined with modern communications technology, can enable efficient industrial collaboration across Europe.
Alenia, Dassault and Saab are bringing their previous experience in flying experimental unmanned vehicles–respectively, the Sky-X, AVE C/D and Sharc/Filur.
These projects were funded nationally and have given their designers valuable experience in, for example, flight control of tail-less vehicles. According to Saab's Mats Ohlson, one of the three deputy program directors in the Neuron project, the industrial partners have carefully agreed to the intellectual property rights. "What we do together is owned collectively. What we do separately is retained separately," he explained.
But the senior vice president for military cooperation at Dassault offered a somewhat different emphasis. "The intention is to create niches of competitiveness, not six manufacturers each capable of doing a UCAV," Benoit Dassaugey told AIN. "We've developed an innovative way of cooperating," he added.
The design phase started last summer, after the initial specification was revised to meet the cost objectives. "It's easy to build a stealth aircraft, but not so easy to build an affordable one," Ohlson commented. Still, seven of the 12 key technology roadmaps for the Neuron involve low observables, according to Thierry Prunier, Ohlson's counterpart at Dassault. These include advanced composite skins, intake shaping and treatment, exhaust masking and cooling, antennas, sensor apertures and landing gear doors.
Saab is leading the exhaust masking work, working with Volvo Flygmotor, which is a key Level-2 subcontractor. Others include Galileo Avionica, providing the electro-optical target recognition sensor, and Thales, providing the VHF/UHF communications.
The Neuron has evolved from a twin-sweep, twin-engine design into a sharply swept arrow, almost 33 feet long with a wingspan of 41. It will be powered by a single Rolls-Royce Adour and will include other off-the-shelf items, such as the main and nose landing gear (from the Dassault Falcon 900 and Mirage 2000, respectively). The maximum takeoff weight is pegged at 13,227 pounds and the maximum speed Mach 0.8.
One goal of the project is to demonstrate the stealthy release and air-to-ground targeting of Mk 82 and GBU-12 weapons from the Neuron's two internal payload bays. Another is "the adaptive mission-guided situation-sensitive and event-driven autonomous self-management of the vehicle and mission." But development of new sensors, weapons or powerplants is not on the agenda.
The flight-test program in 2011-12 will start at Istres, France, with four months of basic handling followed by ground testing for stealth. More flights will follow in Sweden focusing on stealth and autonomy before the Neuron moves to Italy for weapons trials in an operational scenario. However, to save money, these tests will not include Link 16 datalinks or satellite communications, although there is room in the aircraft for both.
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The British believe they are leading the UCAV technology race in Europe. The government in London has openly identified "the opportunity to develop a competitive edge in a potentially lucrative market." In December 2006, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a $183 million contract to develop the Taranis UCAV demonstrator to a consortium led by BAE Systems and comprising QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce and Smiths Aerospace (now GE Aviation Systems). These companies are contributing a further $59 million.
Before the Taranis project was started, BAE had demonstrated a serious grasp of tail-less flight and autonomous control in 2003 by secretly flying the Raven and Herti unmanned vehicles in Australia. The Raven was a small UCAV-type design and the Herti a more pedestrian platform based on a motor glider. The company mostly funded these risk-reduction efforts, but the Raven design also benefited from stealth knowledge gained from the Nightjar program, which was jointly funded by BAE and the MoD.
An awkward question dogging the British UCAV effort is the extent to which it is independent of the U.S. In 2005, the MoD agreed to contribute $100 million to the U.S.
J-UCAS program and sent representatives to the program office to learn about the costs of manufacturing and operating UCAVs, their technological feasibility and concepts of operation. The J-UCAS program was subsequently restructured,
but the MoD still has two people following the UCAS-D program at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. This transatlantic relationship even has a name–Project Churchill–and it is to continue until 2010.
The MoD carefully noted that Project Churchill does not include "technology development or transfer." An MoD official told AIN that the UK "would have difficulty with that because of the ITARs [U.S. International Trade in Arms Regulations]." Chris Allam, the project director at BAE Systems, said the Taranis has "a deliberate UK focus to produce a sovereign capability." It had been a difficult decision for the UK, he added.
However, Benoit Dassaugey of Dassault told AIN that when his company
approached the British to discuss the possibility of cooperating on the pan-European Neuron project, "They were not able to discuss low observables with us because they had signed an exclusive agreement with the U.S."
Compared with the Neuron, very little hard information about the Taranis air vehicle has been made public officially. It has a "bat-wing" configuration, similar to that of its Raven predecessor, according to Allam. Compared with the Neuron and other UCAVs, there are subtle differences in the configuration, he added. The Taranis will have an mtow of about 17,600 pounds, according to reports, making it approximately the same size as a Hawk jet trainer.
Neither BAE nor Rolls-Royce will confirm that the Taranis is powered by an Adour Mk951 turbofan–the same as the latest Hawks. As in any stealthy design, great attention is being paid to the engine/airframe integration.
There are a number of second-tier suppliers in the UK, plus BAE Australia, which is providing flight control technology. As with the Neuron, no new sensors are being developed specifically for the Taranis, but BAE has done a lot of work on surveillance concepts and technology in connection with the Herti UAV, which is also applicable to the Taranis. For instance, Allam said the Taranis would transmit high-resolution still images, rather than full-motion video (FMV). "Especially when you are flying deep behind enemy lines, you might not enjoy the bandwidth for FMV," he said.
The design of the Taranis was frozen in June 2007 and assembly of major components began early this year at BAE's Warton facility. "We're making fast progress," said Allam. The power-on ground trials are scheduled to take place at Warton starting early next year, leading to a first flight in 2010–probably on the Woomera test range in Australia where the Raven was flown.
According to Allam, the Taranis will drop no weapons during the flight trials, although there is enough volume in the structure for a weapons bay. "Our focus is elsewhere," he explained. "We are now incorporating the work that QinetiQ has done on clever autonomy and communications," he added.
Last year, QinetiQ ran a flight trial during which a pilot in a Tornado interceptor controlled a BAE 111 airliner acting as a surrogate UAV plus three "synthetic" UAVs as they searched for a simulated Scud missile target.
German UCAV
Like BAE, the German part of EADS Military Aircraft Systems developed
a flying proof-of-concept small UCAV in secret and without collaboration. When EADS finally revealed the Barracuda, the company said it proved that it is "able to independently develop and test a demonstrator for future agile, autonomous and network-capable unmanned mission systems."
But four months after the sole Barracuda first flew in Spain, it crashed in September 2006, the result of a software failure. Meanwhile, EADS officials sought partners and said the Barracuda project was aimed at producing a reconnaissance vehicle rather than one dedicated to combat, though the air vehicle had obvious potential for both missions. No partners were forthcoming.
So in 2007, EADS developed and showed its concept of a modular "Advanced UAV," obviously less stealthy than the Barracuda, with different configurations for loitering, high-altitude surveillance and low-altitude flight over enemy territory. The German government sought to involve France and Spain in this project, since all three countries had stated requirements for a medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV for reconnaissance.
Last December, EADS announced that the three countries had agreed to fund a
15-month risk reduction study, led by Germany. Each country is providing ?21 billion ($32.3 billion). An EADS spokesman told AIN that the company's military air business units in all three countries were contributing to the study. Also involved, and studying a radar sensor, are the EADS Defence Electronics business unit, plus Thales of France and Indra of Spain.
However, the Barracuda is not dead. Last December, EADS also revealed that it is leading a research-and-technology program funded by the German defense ministry for an "agile UAV within network-centric environments [NCE]." Finland had agreed to participate and other European nations, "such as Switzerland," were also welcome to join.
The Agile UAV-NCE project will last until 2013, will cost ?43 billion ($66.2 billion), and will include flight trials of reconnaissance and sensor-to-shooter missions. An EADS spokesman told AIN that this UAV "would look like the Barracuda."
Mats Ohlson and Chris Allam spoke at the UCAV Conference organized annually in London by IQPC. See www.defenceiq. com for further details.–Ed.


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TPW approves More Than $4.5 million in Local Park Grants
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $4.5 million in competitive grants for city and county parks, sport complexes, nature trails and recreation centers across the state. Nine out of 40 eligible grant requests for indoor and outdoor recreational facilities were chosen by the commission for funding.
The City of Murphy, in Collin County, received both an outdoor and indoor recreation grant totaling $1.25 million. Murphy will receive $750,000 to renovate an existing 10,000 square foot building into a recreation center, located in the central area of the city. It will be the city's first recreation center. Plans include a gymnasium with track, stage, game room, children's play room/classroom, dance/exercise room, arts and crafts room, club room/work room, office, restrooms, kitchen, xeriscape demonstration garden with drip irrigation and landscaping.
In addition, the City of Murphy will receive a $500,000 outdoor recreation grant to develop Community Park and expand the Maxwell Creek Greenbelt. The state monies will be used to develop an amphitheater, playground, lacrosse fields, trails with pedestrian bridge, sprayground with shade structure, environmental interpretive signs, picnic tables, pavilion, landscaping and program signs. The total cost of the project is estimated at $1.5 million.
Another $500,000 indoor recreation grant went to the City of Uvalde to further develop the 56-acre Kiwanis Park Sports complex, located in the eastern area of the city. The city will use the monies to acquire about 12 acres of city-owned non-parkland for a camping area, play area, amphitheater, picnic units, 2.42 acres of natural area, trail and trailhead, benches, football and soccer fields, native tree plantings, interpretive signs and irrigation.
The $1.5 million in Indoor Recreation Grants approved by the TPW Commission for the two projects come from the Texas Recreation and Parks Account program, which was created by the Texas Legislature in 1993 and is funded by a portion of the state sales tax on sporting goods.
In addition to the $500,000 City of Murphy outdoor grant, the commission also okayed more than $2.5 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants to help fund six other projects out of the 32 eligible projects for which funding was sought. Funding for these 50-50 matching grants is made possible through the TRPA and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
La Feria in the lower Rio Grande Valley received $750,000 to develop a recreation center on 5.91 acres of city owned non-parkland in the central area of the city. The 17,326 square foot center will include a track, gymnasium with basketball/volleyball courts, recreation/games room, multi-purpose room used for arts and drama, computer room, auditorium, storage room, locker rooms, office, restrooms and parking.
Sealy in Austin County was awarded a grant request of $500,000 for the first phase of the Jacqueline A. Cryan Memorial Town Park, located in the southwest area of the city. The new city park will include a swimming pool, multi-use trail, skate area, picnic tables with grills, native grass and tree plantings as well as interpretive signs.
Forest Hill in south Tarrant County was awarded $491,000 in matching state funds to further develop the 21-acre Griggs Park, located in the central area of the city. The City of Forest Hill will acquire three acres by purchase-donation for an asphalt trail, playscape, soccer field with bleachers and running track, basketball court, picnic pavilion with tables, sand volleyball pits, bridge over creek, wetland garden, xeriscape garden with drip irrigation, amphitheater, tree plantings, shade gazebos with picnic tables, picnic tables, benches and interpretive signs.
Also in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, Haltom City was awarded a $500,000 grant for the development of Whites Branch Park, located in the north east area of the city. Haltom City will acquire 21.54 acres for trails with water crossings, playground, sprayground, picnic settings and bench stations, open lawn area, native tree plantings, dog pick-up stations and washer court. Seventeen acres will be preserved as a natural area.
In Williamson County, the City of Florence will use grant monies to develop Community Park in the central area of the city. Matching state funds in the amount of $191,215 will be spent on a 5.5- acre open space dedication, trail, aquatic/bird watching platform, picnic tables and grills, playground, pavilion, gazebo, open play field, splash pad, exercise stations, community gardens and horseshoe pits.
In West Texas, the City of Alpine in Brewster County received $402,472 to make improvements to Kokernot and Medina Parks and extend the Kokernot Hike and Bike Trail. Kokernot Park is located near Sul Ross University and Medina Park is located in the south area of the city.
Development at Kokernot Park includes the replacement of benches and picnic tables, rehabilitation of the trail, restrooms, volleyball court, playscape, solar heating of the pool, activity center in the kiddie pool, barbeque facility, playground, game tables, play field, lighting, landscaping and irrigation. At Medina Park, the City of Alpine plans to replace the play equipment, sandbox and bike rack, as well as have benches with shade structures, a water fountain, parking and native plant landscaping. Trail improvements will include three trails with solar lighting, overlook and stargazing platform and native landscaping. The city also wants to restore Kokernot Springs.
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Hanley OK after hit by pitch leads to early exit
DENVER -- Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez is "fine," manager Don Mattingly said after removing him for precautionary reasons because he was struck on the back of the left hand by a pitch from Rockies starter Jair Jurrjens.
No X-rays were taken and none are planned, the club announced.
"He could have stayed in," Mattingly said Friday night after the Dodgers' 9-0 victory over the Rockies. "I was going to give him a day off tomorrow, but now he'll play."
Ramirez initially stayed in the game, stole second base and scored on Scott Van Slyke's three-run homer.
But with an eight-run lead, Erisbel Arruebarrena took over for Ramirez at shortstop, as he did the night before in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Ramirez hasn't been on the disabled list this season, but he has been nursing injuries to his shoulder, calf and hand. He has started 72 of the Dodgers' 89 games.
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THE big story in division four east was the feat of Brandesburton's Chris Fisher against Patrington.
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Fisher clean-bowled all ten of his victims and he took a hat-trick to get his tenth wicket. Due to his outstanding performanace, Patrington perished for 54.
Division four west leaders Hemingbrough have a 37-point advantage over their nearest rivals after beating bottom-placed Woodhouse Grange IV by eight wickets.
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" A crossroads of animals and shopping, Hatton Country World offers attractions for animal lovers at Hatton Farm Village and quaint shops in the Hatton Shopping Village in Hatton, Warwickshire, England "
Hatton Farm Village / Country World is based in the beautiful Warwickshire county. We used a Satnav to travel there are found it very easily, and I'm sure it would be almost as easy to find using map directions.
As my husband is on holiday from work we have been taking our almost 2 year old son out on day trips and yesterday decided to visit Hatton Farm Village. There are plenty of parking spaces, even though it was very busy we didn't struggle to find a space.
Tickets cost £12.95 for adults, £13.95 for children and under 2's are free. I found a buy one get one free voucher on vouchercloud.com and our son is still under 2 so it only cost us £12.95 for admission.
Hatton Farm Villiage has so much to do, there was plenty for our son but even more for slightly older children. There are plenty of toilets, with baby changing facilities and restaurants and cafe's or picnic benches if you prefer to take your own food. There is a section of lovely little shops, that sell crafty things like candles and cards etc and the usual souvenir shop.
For children there are the farm animals to look at and feed and Guniea Pig Village, where they can hold a Guniea Pig. My son loved holding and stroking the Guinea Pigs, he had a massive smile on his face! A lot of the animals can't be fed directly and you have to put the feed that you buy into a tube and it slides down to the animals, at least it stops little fingers getting bitten! The animals we saw included sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys and baby chicks, not sure if we missed any out.
Upon arrival at the farm we were given a timetable of the events throughout the day, these included a children's show (which I can't comment on as we missed it), Daft Duck Trials, where ducks are herded around by a sheep dog, and as it was Easter there were Easter egg hunts and other Easter activities. There was also a bird of prey display, you could also walk around this area at any time of the day to look at the birds. My son enjoyed watching the owl fly around but we didn't stay for the entire bird display as he didn't want to sit still for too long!
There were also a handful of little fair ground rides, two of which parents are allowed on with younger children and one other that is for over 4's. There were also bouncy castles (one for under 5's and one for over 5's) and trampolines, frisbee golf, giant snakes and ladders and checkers, a big inflatable slide and a plastic twisty slide. My husband took our son on the twisty slide, you have to sit in a sack to come down and my husband said they just got stuck and he had to keep pushing with his hands.
There is an indoor soft play area, which was great as it had separate sections for different age groups, including under 2's, 2 - 4's and a bit for the older kids. The cafe was also in the same building and it was very busy but we managed to find somewhere to sit.
We ate in the cafe, which as in all places like this, seemed to be quite expensive. Next time we go we will definitely be taking a picnic. There is also a refreshment stall near the fair ground rides for drinks and snacks and a restraurant near the shops.
We had a great day out, the activities are almost all included in the price of your ticket so the only extra we spent was in the cafe and souvenir shop.
We are definitely planning on going again in the future and I would recommend Hatton Farm Village to anyone with young children.
Hatton Country World has a huge place in my heart. From School visits to summer holiday trips with the Holiday club to taking my son for the very first time.
This farm has it all, Set in the beautiful Warwickshire countryside. There is hours of entertainment there for everyone. The huge selection of animals is wonderful. The whole place is very hands on. From the guinea pig world to feeding lambs, riding the horses to feeding the goats.
It is suitable for children of all ages. They have large play areas and lots of activites to keep the children and adults entertained.
They hold lots of events at different times of the year, Easter and Halloween being the best fun.
There are several cafes to eat at and plenty of picnic areas for those who prefer to bring their own.
Aside from the farm, Hatton offers a lovely range of shops. Most of which are unique craft shops and beautiful boutiques. I personally could spend hours and a fortune in the shopping village. My favourite being the old style sweet shop, which is like an aladdins cave for all those with a sweet tooth. Also the Farm shop is perfect for fresh meat, eggs Bread and all types of homemade goodies. Yum!!
The bonus is that you only pay an entrance fee for the farm so you are free to roam the shops at your leisure without paying to get in.
All though the farm is rather pricey, they do offer an anual pass which is great value for money.
Also great parking available and easily accessible for pushchairs and wheelchair users.
Many years ago now, l discovered Hatton country world. This is a review about this country world which is set in the heart of Warwickshire. Hatton Country world offers something for everyone. There is a Farm Village and a shopping village, which offers attractions for many different people.
Hatton Country world is located in the village of Hatton in warwick, close to Solihull which is just outside of Birmingham. It is within easy reach of the M40. As you approach Hatton Its easily located with many brown tourist signs directing you to Hatton Country world.
Hatton Country world is situated near Hatton locks, and is surrounded by local farm land. The setting is beautiful and if you feel adventurous a walk along the canal is a must, or a visit to the waterman pub which is located nearby.
Farm Village
The farm Village is ideal for children. Possibly directed at younger children, there may not be enough to occupy or challenge the older child's mind, but for younger children there is lots to entertain. Possibly the best age range for children to visit would be 3-8 years.
There are a variety of events taking place throughout the day, (weekends and holidays) at Hatton country world with entertainers and special guests. There are lots and lots of attractions in the farm village such as the Guinea pig Village (a personal favourite). When l visited with my two young nephews they enjoyed being able to touch and hold the guinea pigs, and being able to see the guinea pigs moving about in their miniature village. It's a lovely place, where the guinea pigs are well cared for. A friend of mine visits the Village farm just to see the adorable guinea pigs.
There is also an adventure play ground which is fun for the children too, full of slides and things to climb, a sure way to keep the children entertained. What is nice about the farm village is it is spacious and there are lots of places to sit, and perhaps have a picnic if you wish.
There is an opportunity to milk the pretend cow, challenge the giant maze, Find the pieces of gold in the gold rush, If you find 10 pieces of gold in the water you get rewarded for your efforts. Children love it! So theres lots of things to do. Be aware that as it is a farm village, most of the farm attractions are out doors, so its not great if the weather is bad, although even in the winter months you see children with their wellies on stuck in the mud. There's also a chance to see some of the farm yard animals, which is another winner with young children. Sometimes you can see the birds of prey or have pony rides too, some of the activities are of course weather permitting .
On the down side l do feel that it is rather expensive to visit the country farm village, £5.75 on a week day and £6.45 on a weekend, which might not sound a lot but it's the same price for adults, and children under 14 cannot be admitted alone so if you have a fairly big family it could be expensive, although a family of 4 will receive a 10% discount, which helps. Under 2's can visit for free which isn't so bad. If you are intending on becoming a frequent visitor then you can purchase an annual pass which will probably work out cheaper, these cost aprox. £43 each.The farm Village is open daily from 10am until 4pm in winter and until 5pm in the summer.
Shopping Village
Okay now shopping, the magic word is shopping, the added bonus of course is that the shopping village is free. There is a lovely selection of shops at Hatton Shopping village. There is a traditional sweet shop which is a must see. All the shops are set in little quaint little stores, where you have to bend to walk inside (and lm only 5.3). But inside you are greeted with items you would be hard pressed to find else where.
Stores to look out for are 'candles and more' , when you enter this shop you are greeted by the lovely smell of candles. They make their candles onsite and sell a selection of other gift items. It's a lovely shop to wonder around. There is an antique store, jewelers, childrens clothing store, just to mention a few.
After the children have worn themselves out, and you have spent far too much money in the lovely little shops, why not visit the farm house restaurant, which sells cold snacks or hot dinners. Inside this restaurant is a soft play area for children, which costs £2.25 for 30 minutes, again this is something for younger children.
Over all opinions
If you have children, a visit to Hatton country world can turn out to be quite costly, although no more costly than anywhere else l suppose. There are lots of things to see and do, but as mentioned earlier the farm is more for younger children and the shopping village for adults, which leaves older children rather bored. I do enjoy a visit to Hatton, parking is easy (they have extended parking) and free. Please note the shops can get quite busy in the holidays though.
I would recommend a visit, if you are in the area. It's an ideal place to visit for families, or even just adults. It's great to take a picnic, or even eat at the restaurant. It's always a pleasant place to visit, and l often end up buying pretty gifts for friends and family
I love this place. Hatton Country World has something for all ages. Parking can get a bit mad at peak season and on a nice day, school holidays but they open up the fields so there is always somewhere to park.
On entering you will find a number of small shops. Crafting shops, jewellery, old fashioned sweets, toys, clothes and farm foods plus other gift shops as well. This in itself is great to have a little look around though I would say that some of the prices can be a bit steep! The shops are more for teh adults though there is a toy shop and a book shop as well that the children will appreciate. This bit of Hatton is free.
If you want to go into the farm, the main reason for going if you have little ones, then you do have to pay. It is quite expensive if you are just visiting once but it is worth it. If you intend to come back a few times then it is well worth getting a season ticket - bargain! My son however is free as he is under two, I bought a season ticket lasting a year and this cost me £39. I can go to the farm whenever I like for nothing oher than the cost of petrol. I think in the summer months it is about £10 per person to get into the farm and over the winter months it is about £7, they also do a family ticket that would save you a few pounds.
In the farm there are lots of things going on, holding the animals, daft duck trials, sheep racing, bird-o-batics, as well as more seasonal activities too such as a maize maze and halloween activities At Christmas there is always a visit Santa. Theere are alot of animals to see and feed if you wouldlike to buy some animal food, for example, goats, cows, reindeer, sheep, pigs, guinea pigs. If you go at teh right time of year you will see lots of baby animals too. There is play equipment as well as a sand pit, trampolines and slides. There are plenty of places to sit for a picnic outside in teh farm area and also a restaurant and burger bar place for buying food there. As with a lot of the places you visit like this the food is expensive so if it is a nice day it is worth taking a picnic. You can enter and exit the farm throughout the day as you have a wrist band on and the cars are parked relatively close so it is possible to not have to carry a picnic around with you all of the time.
There is, of course a souvenir shop. This is quite small and so not easy to get a buggy through if you have one with you. The shop fits a maximum of 5 people in without gettng in each others way too much. This is unfortunate as I think it does encourage you to either skip it totally or rush through as you feel you are in the way of others. The majority of the gifts in the shop are animal related. This is a great family day out!
I love Hatton Country World and I am have definately made the most of my season ticket. I will definately get another one next year. So if you are in the Worcestershire area and you want to go to a farm, check this place out, it's fun and it's educational.


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US Plans Radical Upgrade of Stryker Brigades
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By PAUL McLEARY
If the US Army can manage to keep its future budgets in line with current projections, the service will transform all nine of its Stryker brigades into the heavily armored "double V-hull" (DVH) configuration.
The Army already fields two DVH brigades while a third is in the works to be fully equipped by the end of fiscal 2016. That's the good news.
The not-so-good news is that the remaining six brigades remain unfunded in fiscal 2016-2020 budget projections obtained by Defense News.
According to slides of a Dec. 6 briefing given by Stryker program manager David Dopp, in March 2013 the Army's deputy chief of staff, G3/5/7, issued a memorandum stating that "the objective is to ultimately equip all nine SBCTs with DVH Strykers," though no time frame was given.
Once the third brigade is equipped in fiscal 2016, the Army is expected to begin working on the next brigades to be up-armored.
That 2016 date also marks the year that currently funded Stryker production wraps up, after which "the prime contractor's manufacturing facilities will be placed in a layaway mode for the ability to maintain production capability for potential future production of battle losses and Foreign Military Sales," according to the slides.
Army spokeswoman Ashley Givens said the third DVH brigade will be produced using the Stryker Exchange Program, a partnership with Anniston Army Depot, Ala., and General Dynamics, "in response to an Army requirement for additional DVH vehicles at a reduced overall cost [up to 40 percent of building a new vehicle]. This procurement will be made by exchanging one flat-bottom hull brigade for a newer DVH. So while the fleet as a whole will be more modernized, the total number of Strykers within the Army's inventory will go unchanged."
The government already owns Stryker unique tooling facilities at the General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada plant; the co-operated GD plant in Lima, Ohio; the Anniston Army Depot; as well as facilities in Scranton, Pa., and Tallahassee, Fla.
The slides said that "Stryker unique tooling is prepared for long term storage and relocation," and that the Army is preparing for "recurring requirement for lease and storage costs at Anniston and Lima."
The documents are part of the annual Weapons Systems Review that all programs endure when officials put together the Program Objective Memorandum budgets that look out over five years.
The Stryker documents detail fiscal 2016 to 2020, but the numbers will likely change as budgets and priorities shift in subsequent years. They do, however, provide a snapshot of thinking in the Pentagon, and offer clues as to where managers are trying to drive their programs after absorbing guidance from Army leaders.
The slides do not appear to take sequestration into account, however.
The first DVH brigade earned high marks from soldiers for survivability against roadside bombs during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. The "V" shaped hull helped deflect underbelly blasts, while the original flat-bottomed Strykers were found to be vulnerable to buried roadside bombs.
The third brigade to be given the new DVH Strykers is identified for the first time here as 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.
In other previously undisclosed decisions, the slides state that in October, the Army decided to reduce the number of nuclear, biological, chemical and reconnaissance Stryker vehicles from 417 to 307.
The service also is looking for a place to store the 600 flat-bottomed Strykers that will be displaced by the third DVH brigade, and funds to keep them in storage.
The push for the DVH improvements came from many corners, but the bloody experience of the 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, which deployed to Afghanistan's Kandahar province in 2009, was significant. In just the first few months, the brigade lost 21 soldiers with another 40 wounded as buried roadside bombs tore through the flat-bottomed vehicles. By the end of its year-long tour, the brigade lost 37 soldiers killed and 238 wounded. The unit was moved away from its direct combat role after its bloody first several months.
In September, General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $118 million contract by the Army to convert 66 flat-bottom Strykers to the DVH design. The Army will eventually need 337 Strykers to equip the brigade, but plans to award the rest of the production contracts during fiscal 2014-2016, funding permitting.
In December, the Army also awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $228 million contract to kick off another round of upgrades, including to the chassis, electrical power generation, and communications and network capabilities
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