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Kerr Y.H.,CNRS Center for the Study of the Biosphere from Space |
Waldteufel P.,IPSL LATMOS |
Wigneron J.-P.,French National Institute for Agricultural Research |
Delwart S.,European Space Agency |
And 11 more authors.
Proceedings of the IEEE | Year: 2010
It is now well understood that data on soil moisture and sea surface salinity (SSS) are required to improve meteorological and climate predictions. These two quantities are not yet available globally or with adequate temporal or spatial sampling. It is recognized that a spaceborne L-band radiometer with a suitable antenna is the most promising way of fulfilling this gap. With these scientific objectives and technical solution at the heart of a proposed mission concept the European Space Agency (ESA) selected the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission as its second Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission. The development of the SMOS mission was led by ESA in collaboration with the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in France and the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial (CDTI) in Spain. SMOS carries a single payload, an L-Band 2-D interferometric radiometer operating in the 14001427-MHz protected band. The instrument receives the radiation emitted from Earth's surface, which can then be related to the moisture content in the first few centimeters of soil over land, and to salinity in the surface waters of the oceans. SMOS will achieve an unprecedented maximum spatial resolution of 50 km at L-band over land (43 km on average over the field of view), providing multiangular dual polarized (or fully polarized) brightness temperatures over the globe. SMOS has a revisit time of less than 3 days so as to retrieve soil moisture and ocean salinity data, meeting the mission's science objectives. The caveat in relation to its sampling requirements is that SMOS will have a somewhat reduced sensitivity when compared to conventional radiometers. The SMOS satellite was launched successfully on November 2, 2009. © 2006 IEEE.
Collins M.,University of Exeter |
Collins M.,UK Met Office |
An S.-I.,Yonsei University |
Cai W.,CSIRO |
And 12 more authors.
Nature Geoscience | Year: 2010
The El Nĩo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring fluctuation that originates in the tropical Pacific region and affects ecosystems, agriculture, freshwater supplies, hurricanes and other severe weather events worldwide. Under the influence of global warming, the mean climate of the Pacific region will probably undergo significant changes. The tropical easterly trade winds are expected to weaken; surface ocean temperatures are expected to warm fastest near the equator and more slowly farther away; the equatorial thermocline that marks the transition between the wind-mixed upper ocean and deeper layers is expected to shoal; and the temperature gradients across the thermocline are expected to become steeper. Year-to-year ENSO variability is controlled by a delicate balance of amplifying and damping feedbacks, and one or more of the physical processes that are responsible for determining the characteristics of ENSO will probably be modified by climate change. Therefore, despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to El Nĩo variability, it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequency of events will change. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Seferian R.,French Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory |
Seferian R.,Meteo - France |
Bopp L.,French Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory |
Gehlen M.,French Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory |
And 7 more authors.
Climate Dynamics | Year: 2013
We have assessed the ability of a common ocean biogeochemical model, PISCES, to match relevant modern data fields across a range of ocean circulation fields from three distinct Earth system models: IPSL-CM4-LOOP, IPSL-CM5A-LR and CNRM-CM5. 1. The first of these Earth system models has contributed to the IPCC 4th assessment report, while the latter two are contributing to the ongoing IPCC 5th assessment report. These models differ with respect to their atmospheric component, ocean subgrid-scale physics and resolution. The simulated vertical distribution of biogeochemical tracers suffer from biases in ocean circulation and a poor representation of the sinking fluxes of matter. Nevertheless, differences between upper and deep ocean model skills significantly point to changes in the underlying model representations of ocean circulation. IPSL-CM5A-LR and CNRM-CM5. 1 poorly represent deep-ocean circulation compared to IPSL-CM4-LOOP degrading the vertical distribution of biogeochemical tracers. However, their representations of surface wind, wind stress, mixed-layer depth and geostrophic circulations (e. g., Antarctic Circumpolar Current) have been improved compared to IPSL-CM4-LOOP. These improvements result in a better representation of large-scale structure of biogeochemical fields in the upper ocean. In particular, a deepening of 20-40 m of the summer mixed-layer depth allows to capture the 0-0. 5 μgChl L-1 concentrations class of surface chlorophyll in the Southern Ocean. Further improvements in the representation of the ocean mixed-layer and deep-ocean ventilation are needed for the next generations of models development to better simulate marine biogeochemistry. In order to better constrain ocean dynamics, we suggest that biogeochemical or passive tracer modules should be used routinely for both model development and model intercomparisons. © 2012 The Author(s).
Dutay J.-C.,CEA Saclay Nuclear Research Center |
Emile-Geay J.,University of Southern California |
Iudicone D.,IPSL LOCEAN |
Iudicone D.,Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn |
And 3 more authors.
Environmental Fluid Mechanics | Year: 2010
There is ongoing controversy as to the dynamical significance of geothermal heat flow in shaping the abyssal circulation. In this paper, we gauge the impact of geothermal heating and vertical mixing parameterizations in the general circulation model OPA. The experiments are evaluated by comparing simulated mantle 3He with observations collected during the GEOSECS and WOCE programs. This tracer is particularly adapted to the validation of our numerical simulations because its injection into the ocean interior is tightly linked to geothermal processes. In agreement with previous studies, the model circulation is found very sensitive to the parameterization of the vertical mixing. The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) is globally intensified when moving from a constant mixing to a version with enhanced mixing near the ocean bottom, with the most drastic variation observed for AABW (+ 50%). Adding the geothermal heat flux mainly affects AABW circulation in the model, enhancing it all the more as the meridional circulation is slow (low vertical mixing), but proportionally less so when it is more vigorous (enhanced vertical mixing). This can be understood from the requirement of the abyssal ocean to maintain heat balance. The evaluation with mantle 3He simulations reveals that the version with low vertical mixing, with its sluggish circulation, produces unrealistically high a 3He isotopic composition. However, with a vertical mixing that is enhanced at depth, the 3He distribution falls within an acceptable range of values in the deep ocean. Finally, adding the geothermal heating to this enhanced mixing case provides a substantial improvement of the simulation of AABW in all basins but the Indian Ocean. 3He isotopic composition is then in good agreement with the observations. Taken jointly with observational estimates of the MOC intensity, these independent isotopic constraints suggest that both geothermal heating and enhanced diapycnal mixing at depth are key ingredients in the realistic simulation of abyssal circulation. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.
Oettli P.,IPSL LOCEAN |
Oettli P.,University of Tokyo |
Sultan B.,IPSL LOCEAN |
Baron C.,CIRAD - Agricultural Research for Development |
Vrac M.,IPSL LSCE
Environmental Research Letters | Year: 2011
This study assesses the accuracy of state-of-the-art regional climate models for agriculture applications in West Africa. A set of nine regional configurations with eight regional models from the ENSEMBLES project is evaluated. Although they are all based on similar large-scale conditions, the performances of regional models in reproducing the most crucial variables for crop production are extremely variable. This therefore leads to a large dispersion in crop yield prediction when using regional models in a climate/crop modelling system. This dispersion comes from the different physics in each regional model and also the choice of parametrizations for a single regional model. Indeed, two configurations of the same regional model are sometimes more distinct than two different regional models. Promising results are obtained when applying a bias correction technique to climate model outputs. Simulated yields with bias corrected climate variables show much more realistic means and standard deviations. However, such a bias correction technique is not able to improve the reproduction of the year-to-year variations of simulated yields. This study confirms the importance of the multi-model approach for quantifying uncertainties for impact studies and also stresses the benefits of combining both regional and statistical downscaling techniques. Finally, it indicates the urgent need to address the main uncertainties in atmospheric processes controlling the monsoon system and to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of climate and weather forecasting models in that respect. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Seferian R.,LSCE IPSL |
Seferian R.,Meteo - France |
Iudicone D.,Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn |
Bopp L.,LSCE IPSL |
And 2 more authors.
Journal of Climate | Year: 2012
Impacts of climate change on air-sea CO 2 exchange are strongly region dependent, particularly in the Southern Ocean. Yet, in the Southern Ocean the role of water masses in the uptake of anthropogenic carbon is still debated. Here, a methodology is applied that tracks the carbon flux of each Southern Ocean water mass in response to climate change. A global marine biogeochemical model was coupled to a climate model, making 140-yr Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5)-type simulations, where atmospheric CO 2 increased by 1% yr -1 to 4 times the preindustrial concentration (4 × CO 2). Impacts of atmospheric CO 2 (carbon-induced sensitivity) and climate change (climate-induced sensitivity) on the water mass carbon fluxes have been isolated performing two sensitivity simulations. In the first simulation, the atmospheric CO 2 influences solely the marine carbon cycle, while in the second simulation, it influences both the marine carbon cycle and earth's climate. At 4 × CO 2, the cumulative carbon uptake by the Southern Ocean reaches 278 PgC, 53% of which is taken up by modal and intermediate water masses. The carbon-induced and climate-induced sensitivities vary significantly between the water masses. The carbon-induced sensitivities enhance the carbon uptake of the water masses, particularly for the denser classes. But, enhancement strongly depends on the water mass structure. The climate-induced sensitivities either strengthen or weaken the carbon uptake and are influenced by local processes through changes in CO 2 solubility and stratification, and by large-scale changes in outcrop surface (OS) areas. Changes in OS areas account for 45% of the climateinduced reduction in the Southern Ocean carbon uptake and are a key factor in understanding the future carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean. © 2012 American Meteorological Society.


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Sexual assault threatens the trust and discipline that makes the U.S. military strong, according to President Obama. The President criticized sexual assault in a commencement speech at the Naval Academy today. Two high profile cases came to light this month alone. An Army Sergeant at Fort Hood is accused of assaulting a female soldier, and forced her into prostitution. In a second case, an Air Force officer was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Virginia. NBC10's Harry Hairston shares the stories of three female veterans who shared their stories of assault to members of Congress today.
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Tel Aviv Drops to No. 39 Among Pricey Cities
Tel Aviv has dropped to 39th on the list of the most expensive cities, according to the 2005 worldwide cost of living survey published by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in London.
Tel Aviv was No. 33 in the 2004 survey, and No. 40 in 2003. Mercer, an international human resources company, conducts the surveys as a service for clients who have employees working outside of their home countries.
The information is meant to help the clients determine how to compensate their overseas employees.
The survey covered the price of more than 200 items in 144 cities, including rent, transportation, education, clothing, culture and food.
Doron Niv, CEO of CRG, Mercer's representative in Israel, says that one reason for the drop in Tel Aviv's ranking was the rise of the euro against the shekel from the beginning of 2004 through the beginning of 2005.
According to the survey, Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world, as it was in 2004. Osaka came in second place, followed by London, Moscow and Seoul.
Asuncion, Paraguay was the cheapest city on the list, with Manila and Buenos Aires second and third from the bottom respectively.
Mercer said that most of the movement in the list was a result of changes in exchange rates, principally for the dollar and euro. These changes explain why U.S. cities became cheaper relative to those in the euro zone and Canada during the past year.
New York's position was relatively stable, dropping one spot to No. 13 in the world, and Miami moved from No. 55 to No. 57. But Los Angeles sank from No. 27 to No. 44, San Francisco went from No. 38 to No. 50, and Chicago moved from No. 35 to No. 52.
Mercer said the rise in the ranking of cities in Central and Eastern Europe had occured because they have become more attractive to foreign investors. Warsaw shot up from No. 76 to No. 26 on the new list, while Prague rose from No. 49 to No. 28.
The survey compared the prices of identical products in the 144 cities surveyed. The average cost of a cup of coffee, including service, was 2.6 euros in London, 4.14 euros in Athens, 3.04 euros in Tokyo and 0.52 euros in Buenos Aires. A fast food hamburger meal in Prague averaged 4.39 euros as opposed to 2.56 euros in Buenos Aires, 6.38 euros in London and 6.5 euros in Amsterdam.
Monthly rent for an unfurnished three-room luxury apartment averaged 3,469 euros in Tokyo, 2,472 euros in London and 1,900 euros in Paris, but only 1,100 euros in Prague, 1,050 euros in Berlin and 556 euros in Buenos Aires.
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Some Comments on Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance
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It's been said that part of the reason the Beach Boys fell out of favor with the hippie counterculture of the late '60s is that the band made the unforgivable mistake of being from Southern California. See, at that time, the command center for both the underground and its new mouthpiece Rolling Stone magazine was in San Francisco, and almost anything that reeked of Los Angeles was reflexively branded as frivolous fodder for bubbleheads who were too busy surfing to notice that there was a revolution happening.
As a young music fan, Clarke Rigsby was on the opposite end of the L.A.-S.F. mutual-hatred equation. The Tempe producer grew up in Southern California, learning at an early age to loathe the Bay Area. So it's only natural that when San Francisco's much-hyped psychedelic rock of the '60s began to emerge, he was decidedly underwhelmed.
"We hated all that San Francisco rock stuff," Rigsby recalls. "We thought it was crap."
Tower of Power
Nonetheless, even a Frisco hater like Rigsby couldn't help but respect one musical product of the Bay Area: the massive, horn-driven, soul-funk band Tower of Power. Leading San Francisco's second wave of bands, after the Jefferson Airplane/Grateful Dead/Quick Silver Messenger Service axis had exhausted itself, Tower of Power brought a sense of musical precision to a community that, with few exceptions (Sly Stone, Creedence), had been getting by for years on radical-chic rhetoric and acid-induced euphoria in place of virtuosity.
Rigsby estimates he's seen Tower of Power about 25 times over the band's three-decade history, and all the bands he played in would cover at least a couple of TOP songs ("We'd always do 'em badly"), so it's been more than a small thrill for him to spend the last couple of weeks mixing a new TOP live album with band leader Emilio Castillo. "The best thing for me about this is that I finally know what the words to the songs are," Rigsby says. "I've been singing along with them for years."
Castillo has actually lived in the Valley for the last five years, moving from Los Angeles to Scottsdale with his wife after the horrendous 1994 L.A. earthquake.
"My wife was six months pregnant when that earthquake happened," Castillo says. "She was deathly afraid of earthquakes before it happened, and that was the last straw. She was actually moving here when I met her, so the earthquake caused her to resume her plan. She said, 'I know I've got no right to ask you to move, 'cause your business is in L.A.' I said, 'What do you mean, my business is in L.A.? What do I do in L.A.? I drive to the airport.' So I came here, and it's been a total blessing. I really love it."
Castillo and Rigsby met two years ago, when Rigsby engineered a project that Castillo was producing. Castillo came out of the project impressed by Rigsby's mixing skills, and enlisted him to work on an album called Dinosaur Tracks for Rhino Records' new online-only Rhino Cyber label. The album is a collection of recordings from the early '80s that were never released. Six of the album's 14 tracks had never been mixed, so Rigsby is handling that task.
The period documented by Dinosaur Tracks was a commercially fallow period for the band, when Castillo believed that the press had indeed written off TOP as a dinosaur act. "We'd been around about 12 years," he says. "After about 15 or 20 years, they start calling you 'legends.'"
Tower of Power has been around so long, and played so many gigs, that it's easy to forget how fresh their horn-driven R&B sound was in the early '70s. The yearning sweet-soul ballad "You're Still a Young Man" was one of the AM-radio highlights of its period, on a par with the best of the Chi-Lites and Delfonics, while upbeat fare like "Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)" served as a blueprint for practically every song Average White Band ever cut.
The band arrived at a time when antiseptic horn-heavy juggernauts like Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears were tearing up the charts, but TOP was always closer to what those bands were shooting for: an ensemble that blended pop hooks with funk grooves, jazz musicianship and an overriding soulfulness.
TOP's history will be celebrated in August with a Rhino boxed-set anthology. Though the band's lineup has seen more changes than the Phoenix Suns (both drummer David Garibaldi and sax man Doc Kupka have left for lengthy periods, only to come back), the TOP sound has remained remarkably consistent. A featured attraction of the live album being mixed at Tempest is the sterling trumpet work of Valley favorite Jesse McGuire, who joined TOP a year ago.
The band's roots can be traced to Castillo's early years in Detroit, where he lived until moving to the Bay Area at 11. As a teenager, Castillo formed a "nightclub soul band" called The Motowns. Shortly afterward, he met Kupka, who became his longtime musical partner and frequent songwriting collaborator. "He was kinda the first hippie that came into my life," Castillo says. "We all kind of went to bad seed after that."
The Motowns eventually metamorphosed into Tower of Power, with Castillo on second tenor sax and backing vocals. Though his immaculate sense of rhythm helped build a horn section that was the envy of the pop world (and one that played such memorable sessions as Elton John's "The Bitch Is Back"), Castillo downplays his own instrumental skills. He tends to think of himself more as a fan of songs and great vocalists than an aficionado of sax players.
The band's saving grace might have been the fact that it was always a bit of an outcast on the trendy San Francisco scene. Castillo recalls the band's big break as a Tuesday night audition at the Fillmore Auditorium when the hip crowd saw TOP in ugly velour shirts and ratty bell-bottoms and started walking out en masse, but the band made the audience turn around with a smoking version of James Brown's odd-metered "Open the Door." At that point, the door to Fillmore impresario Bill Graham's office flew open. The hungry band of fashion-challenged musos from Oakland had been accepted by the hippie crowd.
"We were a slick soul band that kinda went to bad seed, went to the Fillmore," Castillo says with a laugh. "It was just kind of the right time for us, the butterfly came out of the cocoon. It blossomed into this hip kind of soul band, and there weren't many of those around."
Salter of the Earth: Sheryl Crow took advantage of her tour stop in the Valley last week to do some recording at the Salt Mine on Monday, March 29. With producer Rick Rubin on hand, Crow laid down vocal overdubs on a cover of Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine," for the forthcoming Adam Sandler film Big Daddy, slated for release this summer. Crow has been working on the track during her tour, and Salt Mine honcho Don Salter said he "got the impression that she hadn't heard that much of it" before Rubin played the tape for her. Rubin's obsessive sense of detail showed itself in the fact that he found it necessary to have a mike cord Fed Ex-ed in from L.A.
Salter says that he initially "didn't even recognize the song" in this incarnation, which he says is based around a jangly acoustic guitar rhythm, Hammond organ, and horns with a mariachi flavor. The ever-diligant Salter prepared for the session by cleaning the studio's toilets himself, but his plan to preserve the memory of the recording with a photograph fell through when Crow and Rubin failed to show up the next day for a scheduled second session (presumably because it would have cut a bit too close to Crow's show that night at Union Hall).
Haute Beats: Mr. P-body, producer and club DJ extraordinaire, offers his second in a series of cultural collisions between the fashion and music worlds, when he brings "Funk and Fashion" to Scottsdale's Meqca Eurolounge and Discoteque on Wednesday, April 14. He describes this marriage of dance and design as "Fashionably Loud, without MTV and Cindy Crawford."
Beaming Up: Tempe punk-pop quintet Pollen walked away with victory at the regional finals of Jim Beam's third annual Back Room "Band Search Rock Edition" on March 25 at the Hard Rock Cafe. Pollen outpointed Bit o Jane, Nevershine, the Zack Phillips Band, and Jenna Music (how did an L.A. band sneak in there?) in the contest, which featured 15-minute sets from each of the competitors.
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The most awkward moment of the contest came when Jenna Music's one-named lead singer Jenna (I guess that explains the band moniker, huh?) began to fondle her exposed midsection while singing something along the lines of, "You don't know what you get, until I get your fingers wet." One got the feeling that Jenna was sending the judges a message with that one, but it was not enough to compensate for the group's rather pedestrian bloozy rawk. Back to the Viper Room, darlings.
In happier news, Pollen will advance to the national finals, scheduled for May 13 in Chicago, where they'll compete against four other regional finalists, and, presumably, get some free bourbon.
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The Thurber Album. Back through the turns of time with James Thurber of Columbus, Ohio (TIME, June 2).
Winston Churchill, by Robert Lewis Taylor. Cheerfully anecdotal biography (TIME. June 2).
Witness. The confessional autobiography of Whittaker Chambers (TIME, May 26).
Homage to Catalonia, by George Or well. The Spanish civil war as seen by the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four (TIME, May 19).
The Time of the Assassins, by God frey Blunden. A tale of two fanaticisms the SS kind and the NKVD kind in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov (TIME, May 19).
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text: Player: Christopher Owens Year: Senior School: San Jose State Position: CB Height: 5'9" Weight: 180 lbs. Age: 22 Arm Length: Unknown Hand Size: Unknown Career Stats: 228 Tackles, 7.0 TFLs, 20 Passes Defensed, 3 Forced Fumbles, 13 INTs Ret. 132 Yd, 0 TD 2008 Stats: 68 Tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 8 Passes Defensed, 2 Forced Fumbles, 1 INTs Ret. 25 Yd, 0 TD 2007 Stats: 75 Tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 3 Passes Defensed, 0 Forced Fumbles, 6 INTs Ret. 26 Yd, 0 TD *Stats provided by NFL Draft Scout (http://www.nfldraftscout.com/) Most Unique Attribute: Aggressiveness Areas For Improvement: Strength, Size, Footwork Projected Round: 4th My Take: I know, I already wrote up a guy from San Jose State. Why stick with this school? There is a reason. First off, not a whole lot of people get to follow SJSU and so not a whole lot of folks may realize that the SJSU team, defense especially, is a small cache of NFL talent, some of whom will play on Sundays, and some of whom will make it to an NFL training camp to try their fortunes. When I watch SJSU play football, I see three GOOD Draft prospects for the 2009 NFL Draft. I also see two or three more guys that might get invited to a training camp as UDFAs this summer. And then I see some other guys that I will be keeping an eye on for future drafts, including one guy I feel has a chance to wind up Top 3 or 4 at a particularly loaded position for his class. The key is that the defense in particular on this team, and especially the defensive backs, appear to be very well coached players. Jeff Ireland once said about Alabama that despite Miami fans' misgivings with him, Nick Saban runs a really top notch program over there and as a General Manager, you feel a lot safer taking a player from a program like that because he's going to have a lot of fundamentals down and be very prepared. Keith Burns, the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach of San Jose State, appears to me to be a very solid football coach. He may get a chance to improve upon the dismal record he accumulated as Head Coach of Tulsa from 2000 to 2002 (7-28). This is a guy whose resume includes having coached CB Dwight Lowery, CB Brian Kelly, SS Kenoy Kennedy, CB David Barrett, FS Ken Hamlin, SS Caleb Miller, CB Jason Sehorn, SS Sammie Knight and CB Daylon McCutcheon at the college level. So, when Keith Burns fields a pair of All-WAC cornerbacks that are both headed to the draft on the heels of helping a defense that allowed only 170 passing yards per game, a stellar 5.7 yards per attempt, with quarterbacks only completing 52% of their passes, throwing 9 TDs to 16 INTs...you are absolutely forced to pay attention. Now, Coye Francies is the guy that is grabbing the scouts' attention right now, and for excellent reason. Burns calls him the toughest player on the team, and says that he's not sure he has ever had a guy with his physical gifts. That is why it would be terribly unsurprising if Francies ended up the best cornerback to come out of this draft class. But as aggressive and physical as Coye Francies is, Christopher Owens is more so. And, let's keep in mind, that when Coaches voted the All-WAC performers, they made Owens a First Team player and Francies a Second Team player. Additionally, Owens was invited to the Texas vs. Nation practices, and scouts were pretty clear that Owens was among the top one or two talents during the week. Owens reminds me of an Antoine Winfield, and I don't like just throwing that term around. He might not have Winfield's physical strength but he has his mental aggression. And, between the two things, you can work on physical strength in the weight room. You don't often have success getting an unaggressive player to be aggressive. Or, as the term that Parcells and Sparano like so much goes, "if they don't bite as puppies, they don't bite." Owens might be quicker than Coye Francies, we'll have to see at the Combine. He seems like the quicker change of direction type, that could work at slot CB in the NFL. He shows good closing speed and extension on the ball. His footwork is a little choppier than Francies', but effective. He'll open up and waste some movement in guesswork before recognizing the route a little better, but his hips are quick enough that he is able to do that while staying tight to the receiver's body. He also shows the natural awareness to make plays by peeling off his man, whether that be intercepting the ball or leveling a would-be receiver (something that he's shown proficiency in doing, hence the forced fumbles). He has 13 career interceptions at San Jose State, one shy of tying the school record. He will get a little handsy at times, leading to some ticky tack officiating, but that is more a byproduct of his aggressive demeanor than something he needs to do to stay with receivers. He fills against the run more than adequately, and seems even better at getting off WR blocks than Francies. A genuine tackle machine as a cornerback, he appears around the ball all the time and has averaged 6.0 tackles per game over his final two seasons, which projects to 95 tackles in a 16 game pro season. Hence the Antoine Winfield comparisons. His primary weakness is that he is a 5'9" and 180 pound player, who needs to work on being stronger at the line of scrimmage on the jam, and stronger with the football in the air. Receivers find some success against him shielding the football with their bodies, to where he can't get through them. This, as well as the wasted movement and missed guesses, will be the biggest challenges he will face at the next level. But his hustle, speed, attitude, energy and effort will earn him a spot on an NFL roster and probably see him making plays. And, when you look at the big picture, you have a physically aggressive tackling machine that makes all kinds of plays on the ball, doesn't allow many big receptions, was very well-coached for all four years, has the quickness to stay in the hip pocket, and 48 games worth of experience (38 as starter, I believe). All of those things will make me forget about his 5'9" and 180 pound size. The downside is that for Miami, you probably only take him if you can get Andre Goodman and Will Allen locked up for the time being, and you can therefore bring a Chris Owens into the fold as a slot CB in nickel packages. His presence also does not solve our inability to make a heavy impact on receivers that have size going in their favor. I favor the strategy of taking two corners anyway, and you might want to pair an Owens up with a larger guy like Keenan Lewis, Dominique Johnson, or maybe even Sean Smith if he were to fall to #44 (highly doubtful). To be perfectly honest, I would relish the opportunity to import the pair of Francies and Owens directly to Miami as a pair.


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A former ER employee is accused of robbing the dead.
A 36-year-old Romeoville man admitted to taking and selling the wedding and engagement rings of Dolores Yukness after she died at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove earlier this month, said Deputy Police Chief Kurt Bluder. He faces pending felony theft charges, reports the Sun-Times.
Yukness' daughter, Kristen Yukness, noticed her mother's rings were missing during a veiwing at the funeral home, the Sun-Times reports.
Police tracked the rings down at a Lansing jewelry store. The store already removed the six diamonds that once adorned the setting and planned to melt down the gold, police said.
A spokesperson for Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital said the suspect acted alone and no longer works there.
"We have extended our sincere apology to the Yukness family with regard to this unfortunate incident," said Jennifer Dooley.


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In HF's defense, I must say that their products are designed to a price and while not the "Cadillac" of the industry, it does do a job. I have a bench top drill press that gets used about once a month. For that level of usage it is an adequate product. Also, I see a lot of guys in pick-ups buying tools there. I guess that if they only need it for one job, it works out ok. Finally, one must look at the difference between a winch and a hoist. 73, Dick, W1KSZ On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Michael Goins <email@example.com> wrote: > Pretty much what I thought, guys. I've never bought any of their stuff but > reviews here have always been pretty bad. > > Mike, k5wmg > > * > > > * > > > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:29 PM, David Gilbert > <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: > >> I can't speak for all Harbor Freight winches, but the manual worm gear >> winch (rated at 2,000 pounds) I bought for occasional duty to lift my >> mast/antennas (total weight about 300 pounds) out of the rotator >> literally chewed the toothed gear to pieces in a matter of minutes. I >> had to sit there and liberally grease it with high quality lithium >> grease every revolution of the gear in order to just finish the job >> before the teeth totally disappeared. The worm gear apparently was made >> from hardened steel but the toothed gear might as well have been >> copper. I replaced it with a Thern model 465 (similar dimensions, rated >> at 750 pounds) and have had no problems since. >> >> In my opinion, Harbor Freight tools should be considered disposable >> items. I once bought a medium sized crowbar there that literally bent >> from my non-leveraged arm strength alone. >> >> Friends don't let friends buy Harbor Freight tools. >> >> 73, >> Dave AB7E >> >> >> On 12/19/2011 1:42 PM, Michael Goins wrote: >> > Has anyone used the Harbor Freight winches? They have a 2000 lb electric >> > that is priced nicely at the moment on sale. >> > >> > >> > Mike, k5wmg >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TowerTalk mailing list >> firstname.lastname@example.com >> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk >> > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Martin Price, in 'Coins of the Macedonians' (p.21), makes the interesting suggestion that this type belongs to the reign of the infant Amyntas IV (359-357 B.C.), for whom Philip II was regent. This can scarcely be considered proven, however, and the style of the coins seems to be more akin to the issues of the early part of the 4th Cent. B.C.
A great-grandson of Alexander I, Amyntas dethroned the
usurper Pausanias in 389 B.C. He was temporarily expelled from his
Kingdom by the Illyrians in 383, but returned two years later with
Spartan assistance.
Amyntas III (died 370 BC), son of Arrhidaeus and father of Philip II, was king of Macedon in 393 BC, and again from 392 to 370 BC. He was also a paternal grandfather of Alexander the Great.
He came to the throne after the ten years of confusion which followed the death of Archelaus I. But he had many enemies at home; in 393 he was driven out by the Illyrians, but in the following year, with the aid of the Thessalians, he recovered his kingdom. Medius, head of the house of the Aleuadae of Larissa, is believed to have provided aid to Amyntas in recovering his throne. The mutual relationship between the Argeadae and the Aleuadae dates to the time of Archelaus.
To shore up his country against the threat of the Illyrians, Amyntas established an alliance with the Chalkidian League led by Olynthus. In exchange for this support, Amyntas granted them rights to Macedonian timber, which was sent back to Athens to help fortify their fleet. With money flowing into Olynthus from these exports, their power grew. In response, Amyntas sought additional allies. He established connections with Kotys, chief of the Odrysians. Kotys had already married his daughter to the Athenian general Iphicrates. Prevented from marrying into Kotys' family, Amyntas soon adopted Iphicrates as his son.
After the King's Peace 387 BC, Sparta was anxious to re-establish its presence in the north of Greece. In 385 BC, Bardylis and his Illyrians attacked Epirus instigated and aided by Dionysius of Syracuse,[1] in an attempt to restore the Molossian king Alcetas I of Epirus to the throne. When Amyntas sought Spartan aid against the growing threat of Olynthus, the Spartans eagerly responded. That Olynthus was backed by Athens and Thebes, rivals to Sparta for the control of Greece, provided them with an additional incentive to break up this growing power in the north. Amyntas thus concluded a treaty with the Spartans, who assisted him to reduce Olynthus (379). He also entered into a league with Jason of Pherae, and assiduously cultivated the friendship of Athens. In 371 BC at a Panhellenic congress of the Lacedaemonian allies, he voted in support of the Athenians' claim and joined other Greeks in voting to help Athens to recover possession of Amphipolis.[2][3]
With Olynthus defeated, Amyntas was now able to conclude a treaty with Athens and keep the timber revenues for himself. Amyntas shipped the timber to the house of the Athenian Timotheus, in the Piraeus.
By his wife Eurydice, Amyntas had three sons, Alexander II, Perdiccas III and the youngest of whom was the famous Philip II of Macedon. Amyntas died at an advanced age, leaving his throne to his eldest son.
Alexander III of Macedon, popularly known to history as Alexander the Great, ("M�gas Al�xandros") was an Ancient Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. Born in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 BC, and died in Bablyon in 323 BC at the age of 32.
Alexander was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and it is presumed that he was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, adding it to Macedon's European territories; according to some modern writers, this was much of the world then known to the ancient Greeks (the 'Ecumene'). His father, Philip, had unified most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony in the League of Corinth. As well as inheriting hegemony over the Greeks, Alexander also inherited the Greeks' long-running feud with the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. After reconfirming Macedonian rule by quashing a rebellion of southern Greek city-states, Alexander launched a short but successful campaign against Macedon's northern neighbours. He was then able to turn his attention towards the east and the Persians. In a series of campaigns lasting 10 years, Alexander's armies repeatedly defeated the Persians in battle, in the process conquering the entirety of the Empire. He then, following his desire to reach the 'ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea', invaded India, but was eventually forced to turn back by the near-mutiny of his troops.
Alexander died after twelve years of constant military campaigning, possibly a result of malaria, poisoning, typhoid fever, viral encephalitis or the consequences of alcoholism. His legacy and conquests lived on long after him and ushered in centuries of Greek settlement and cultural influence over distant areas. This period is known as the Hellenistic period, which featured a combination of Greek, Middle Eastern and Indian culture. Alexander himself featured prominently in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. His exploits inspired a literary tradition in which he appeared as a legendary hero in the tradition of Achilles.
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Nothing like an iPod dock that costs about 5 times as much as an iPod. The DWV Art.Suono Wireless Music Transmission System is a high-end iPod dock that will wirelessly transmit the audio from your iPod, or any other device you plug in, to any other sound system, with a complementary receiver.
The aluminum and carbon fiber (did I mention how much I love anything with carbon fiber?) body houses a host of features. According to their press release, "Additional features include docking and charging for any model iPod, an "Engine Start" button, a "Shift" input signal switch, a concealed input signal jack, LED indicators, and a convenient volume control." No wonder this bad boy weighs in at five pounds.
How much would you pay for a system that does all this, and also has APHEX circuitry that enhances the playback of digitally data-compressed files, supposedly restoring lost harmonics and enhancing bass response?
The Art.Suono is set to retail for $1,500.00. You can get another receiver - the transmitter can send signals to up to two receivers.
From their press release: The Art.Suono also incorporates an astounding acoustic technology developed for the recording industry and used by top recording artists and engineers like Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, and Paul McCartney in mastering their albums. Art.Suono's proprietary DWC-APHEX circuitry, developed by APHEX Systems for DWV, and used for the first time in a consumer product, makes recorded music more "alive."
I don't know about you, but I think their choice of musicians to talk about music being "alive" doesn't seem very lively. -Leslie Shapiro


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Autostrada A1 (Highway) exit Valdichiana. Follow the signs for Siena and Firenze. Take the Superstrada Siena - Firenze (motorway) direction Firenze and go out at the exit Poggibonsi Nord.
At round point follow the signs for Poggibonsi Centro (city center), and at the end of the descent follow on the left side the signs for Castellina in Chianti - Montevarchi.
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MANHASSET, N.Y. Troubled processor company Transmeta Corp. appointed Robert Dickinson, president and chief executive of California Micro Devices, to its Board of Directors Thursday (May 19).
A 30-year industry veteran, Dickinson has been president, chief executive, and a director for California Micro Devices (Milpitas, Calif.), which makes applications-specific analog semiconductors, since April 2001. He has also held management positions at Cirrus Logic Inc., Western Digital Corp., and Verticom Inc.
California Micro Devices develops applications-specific integrated passive networks and related semiconductors along with chip-scale packaging. In targeting Dickinson, Transmeta appears to be seeking management experienced in value-added products as the company transitions its business model to one based on IP rather than products.
Unprofitable in recent quarters, Transmeta managed to narrow its loss for the March fiscal quarter after a March 31 restructuring that resulted in the loss of 67 jobs. The company, however, remains on somewhat shaky financial footing.


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'You have to be on the ball the full time'
England haven't been consistently good in recent games and let opponents out of jail after often being in positions of strength, English batsman Jonathan Trott said on Friday.
- Can giant-killers Ireland upset India?
"We have not been on the ball in recent times and we have to realise that it is probably a thing of not playing a good 100 overs," said Trott, at a media interaction ahead of Sunday's crucial Group B encounter with South Africa in the World Cup."We have had matches in recent times where we have reached the halfway point to be in good positions and have lost the match in the second 50 overs. It happened in the Ashes and it happened against Ireland the other night.
"These are matches that we could have won but really could not finish them. So, it is a matter of being good for a hundred overs. Especially considering how quickly games these days can change. You have to be on the ball the full time," he added.
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Peaking at the right time
Asked if England are finding it hard to peak twice in quick succession following their Ashes triumph, he said: "It's a World Cup. You might only come to one World Cup. It is dangerous to think how much cricket you have played in the last few moths. You just have to think of the occasion and do well."
He said the team has put the loss against Ireland behind and is concentrating on the match against South Africa.
"I think you got to realise that in the World Cup we have three games to go, three very winnable games ahead of us," he said. "So the key is to look to reach the quarter-finals and peak at the right time from there on.
"Of course, Ireland was a team that we were expected to beat, but it was a good wake up call for us, we now know what lies ahead of us."
Image: England team celebrate after a fall of a wicket
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South Africa are a good side
Asked about the strength and depth of England's upcoming opponents, he replied: "They are a very good side and their options in the spin department are very good, considering that the conditions suit them. They also have a bunch of good batters and we hope we hit our straps and get it right this time."
On the conditions in Chennai, he said it is not so much the temperature that he is worried about, but the humidity.
"It is not so much the temperature as the humidity," he said. "It is very humid here. But we have performed well in conditions like this, it was pretty hot in Brisbane during the Ashes and these conditions are not alien to us."
Image: Graeme Smith celebrates with Botha after a wicket
'It is always nice to help the team score big'
Trott also became the joint quickest to reach 1000 runs in One-dayers, finding a place alongside teammate Kevin Pietersen and the legendary Sir Vivian Richards.
"I am doing okay. It is always nice to help the team score big. It feels obviously very nice. It is an honor to be among them. But the important thing is you shouldn't stand still and go to the next thousand.
Asked if he was surprised to be in such company considering Peitersen and Richards's batting styles are more similar to each other's than his is to theirs, Trott retorted: "Seems to be a surprise to you more than me."
Finishing off the interaction on a lighter note, he deadpanned to a question on whether the associate nations should continue to figure in the World Cup in the light of the Ireland upset: "My opinion would definitely be for them not to play."
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Montreal-based CAE (TSX:CAE) says it has secured contracts worth more than $110-million, not including options, to provide a range of training systems and services for defence customers.
The contracts are with the United States Navy, the Royal Danish Navy and the Mexican Air Force.
The U.S. Navy contract, which includes six one-year options for a total value of more than US$30-million, is the provide Beechcraft T-44C aircrew training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas.
CAE USA was also awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop an MH-60R flight trainer for the Royal Danish Navy under the United States foreign military sale program.
CAE also secured a contract from Beechcraft Corp. to develop a training regimen for the Mexican Air Force.


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"The worst thing is the lack of justice. To leave the case unattended and unsolved was... as cruel as killing Karin."
"It's unfortunate this happened. Why it happened, I don't know, but it did happen, and I don't think he should be rewarded for what he's done."
"It is not against Byron. Unfortunately we should have done it a lot earlier, and it hasn't happened that way. We just happen to play Coach Scott [tonight]."
"Whatever happened is unfortunate. I'm not happy about some of the things that happened in the first half. We'll leave it at that."


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ATLANTA --- Thousands of Georgians turned out Wednesday for a "job fair on steroids," hoping to sign on with one of the more than 100 potential employers on hand or to network themselves off the unemployment rolls.
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, whose agency organized the five-hour event, estimated 10,000 people had arrived in the cavernous chambers of the Georgia World Congress Center by the time the career fair and expo got started at 4 p.m.
"This is the largest we have ever had," said Mr. Thurmond, calling it a "job fair on steroids."
Just holding the event provides hope to the unemployed, Mr. Thurmond said.
"You're always hopeful that things will turn around," said Don Wilborn, 42, of Covington, an urban planner for a nonprofit agency until last May. "If I didn't think they would turn around, I wouldn't be here."
Sarah Beth Cooper, 26, of Atlanta, said she had applied for 380 jobs over the Internet and attended "six or seven career fairs in Georgia and Florida," but had no luck so far.
"Right now, I'm just trying to pay the bills," said Ms. Cooper, out of work five months after being laid off as a customer service supervisor for a construction supply company.
Wednesday's event allowed the job seekers to meet face to face with hirers -- ranging from security firms and government agencies to fast-food companies and a chain of pawn shops -- or with those who could help hone their job-seeking skills.
Last month, the Labor Department said Georgia's unemployment rate hit a record 8.6 percent in January, meaning 412,770 unemployed Georgians were looking for work. That's an increase of more than 60 percent from the same time last year.


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Mark Gordon Burgoyne(1943-2012)
Loving father, brother and uncle, Mark Gordon Burgoyne passed away at home, Thursday September 20, 2012, in Wayne N.Y.
Educator, adventurer, sailor and
, Mark's journey through life took him from his east coast hometown of Montoursville, PA to Alaska and finally back again, touching many lives along the way.
Born January 25, 1943 in Vancouver, BC Canada, he was the eldest son of Benjamin and Lorraine Burgoyne.
A 1961 graduate of Montoursville High School, Mark went on to graduate in 1966 from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa with a degree in Elementary Education, followed by a Masters in Special Education in 1969 from Central Missouri State.
He married Christine Van Laar in 1967 while also having his first daughter, Stacey Christine, born that same year. Being the adventurer that he was, an opportunity arose that he couldn't pass up. He moved his wife and daughter to Juneau, Alaska in 1971 where he worked as the Assistant Director of Special Education for the State of Alaska. His second daughter Chelsea Sky was born in 1974 and the family of four then moved to Ketchikan, AK where he took the role of Director of the SE Regional Resource Center-Special Education Resources. He also served as the Director of Ketchikan Youth Services.
His love of serving youth and students with special needs may have only been surpassed by his love of the outdoors and sailing. He partnered in George Inlet Lodge, a place for fishing and dining experiences, as well as becoming a fishing charter captain, sailing throughout the waters of Southeast Alaska. His maritime dreams faltered and life changed dramatically with the loss of his daughter, Stacey, to leukemia at the young age of 19. He returned to teaching and worked once again for the State of Alaska in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Juneau, AK. until retirement on October 1, 2008.
He then moved back east to be closer to family, residing in Wayne, NY, living with what he lovingly called "his girls", Cocoa and Eagle Baby, his dogs.
He is survived by his daughter, Chelsea Burgoyne of Richmond, CA, brother Joel Burgoyne and wife Penny of Sayre, PA, sisters: Colleen Santa Lucia and husband Mike of Norwalk, CT , Carol Olson and husband Doug of Superior, WI, and Tracey Thomas of Angoon, AK, as well as numerous nieces and nephews across the country.
A true friend that genuinely cared about his family and friends and who will be greatly missed and forever loved. Service to be held 1pm, Sunday, September 30th, 105 Park Place, Sayre, PA. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, homosexuality and faith — then and now
English author Evelyn Waugh's conversion to Catholicism in 1930 was as big a news item in its day as Tom Cruise's Oprah-couch moment professing love (to a woman) was in ours. It made the newspaper. I don't need to remind you of TomKat's fate; but unlike that ill-fated union, Waugh departed this life dedicated to his religion. What's the connection, beyond Oprah and her book club? For me it's the subtext of homosexuality and the belief in a higher power that endures in our culture. And in Julian Jarrold's BRIDESHEAD REVISITED — airing Sunday at 8P — the elephant in Waugh's novel is handled as tenderly as possible.
Which is not to say that there wasn't controversy surrounding Jarrold's rendition of the beloved story, mainly from purist who felt Sebastian's (Ben Whishaw) love for Charles (Matthew Goode) — and his (spoiler alert) physical advancement that fated summer evening — was too liberal an abstraction of the novel's ambiguous bond between the boys. It's safe to say that Waugh's text is intentionally ambivalent regarding the schoolboys' intimate friendship. But judging from what we know about the early twentieth century and the social climate, homosocial bonds were ripe with feelings of affection and deep affinity because there was a dearth of legitimate outlets for gay relationships elsewhere. History also teaches that repression and sublimation lead to depression and dysfunction. You know? Opposition to acceptance still exists in gay teen bullying and social inequality.
Sebastian and Charles' infatuation is complicated; a mixture of envy and desire for select parts of the other's circumstances. Their bond has an intimate quality that boils into an ambiguous love. Some of you might have experienced something like that growing up. Ciao "Chris C.," wherever you, your wife and child are today.
The physical closeness between the two sheds light on the complicated paradigm their relationship butts against. The problem is not class or sexuality as much as it is faith. As an atheist, Charles Ryder does not understand the bond his surrogate family has with God. Every other relationship is literally doomed at Brideshead, not by divine judgment (fire and brimstone and the like), but by free will.
To the end, each holds a type of love for the other. According to Waugh, it wasn't that a Catholic God was against Sebastian's happiness with Charles. It was merely fated for disaster because neither boy learned to love himself, through divinity, first. Both are left to reconcile a sense of peace in light of their choices. Jarrold's pathos toward their dynamic comes less from box office sensationalism and more from pragmatism. Love between men isn't a novel concept. Addressing it without beating around the bush, as it were, seems a logical approach in a modern-day production. Maybe our current celebrities should take some time and read a book. Maybe then they'd find true love, or at least the next great role of their career.
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SANTA MONICA (CBS) — A small single-engine plane has crashed into the back of a home just west of Santa Monica Airport.
The Cessna 172 went down under unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff at 2:29 p.m.
The pilot suffered a broken leg in the crash that occurred near 21st Street and Navy, Santa Monica police said.
"I thought it was a student perhaps, doing a touch-and-go landing, and it turned out the next thing he did was a full bank and I said, 'The guy's crashing,'" said witness Bob Farmham.
The home was under construction at the time of the crash. No one was home at the time and no one on the ground was injured.
The construction workers were able to control the small fire with garden hoses before police arrived.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of the crash.


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I am new to the world of website building, but have finally got round to making one. This blog will stay where it is, don't worry. The website is for information on books and events and all that jazz. You can find it over here: www.jen-campbell.co.uk.
Any feedback/suggestions for improvement are very much appreciated.
In other news: 'More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' was front and inside page of The Bookseller on Friday, which was very nice indeed.
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The Young Guns beat the Cagey Veterans in the special
Jockey Challenge Race on Friday at Arlington Park.
Led by Inez Karlsson, who won the race aboard Saint Leon,
the Young Guns outscored the Cagey Veterans by a count of 25-14 in a special
Jockey Challenge wager that paid $2.20.
"My horse was running real easy," Karlsson said of her
mount, which was drawn by lot when entries were taken for the one mile turf
race which was sponsored by the track's leading owner Frank C. Calabrese.
"At the three-eighths, I looked back and I could see Earlie (jockey Fires on
Bobby Sands) coming. He was blowing hard and I didn't know if it was the
horse or him (blowing that hard). When I turned for home I asked him, and he
took off.
"It was very exciting to be riding along side my idols and
I hope this is the start of a big weekend for me," said Karlsson, who rides
Robert Courtney Jr's Rahystrada in Saturday's Grade I Arlington Million.
Karlsson's four-length victory aboard Saint Leon
was worth 12 points while Earlie Fires, representing the Cagey Veterans, earned
10 points for his runner-up finish aboard Bobby Sands.
"This is really for a good cause, the charities, the
backside and the Chaplain," said Fires, the Hall of Fame jockey who retired in
2008 with 6,470 victories. "It was a lot of fun to do it, and everyone
got interested. I was following one of the current jockeys, I figured he knew
the pace so I was sitting along side of him, and then I didn't have enough horse."
Rounding out the top five in the race with their jockey and
point totals were Serengeti Tour (Junior Alvarado for the Young Guns, seven
points); Mining for Silver (James Graham for the Young Guns, six points); and
Snapphok (Otto Thorwarth for the Cagey Veterans, four points).
The Jockey Challenge pitted five of Arlington's
top riders which included in addition to those listed above Michael Baze and
Jesus Castanon against five retired jockeys including Patti Cooksey, Zoe Cadman
and Mark Guidry as well as those listed above. The proceeds from the
wagering on the race were donated to the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund and
the Racetrack Chaplaincy of America.
Saint Leon
paid $5.80, $4 and $3.20 as the 19-10 betting favorite. Bobby Sands
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As we get catch our collective breath over the four-day All-Star break, it's a good opportunity to look back at a first half on a Padres season filled with ups and downs, sadness and hope.
Off the field, we lost two true Padres legends in Jerry Coleman and Tony Gwynn. We also have the prospect of a new general manager, which fans hope will be a reason for optimism – although time will only tell.
On the field, the season's first half probably felt like a disappointment to most. This lineup not only couldn't hit its way out of a paper bag, it would probably get tripped up while trying and end up on the disabled list. They rank dead last in the league in most major categories and could very well set all-time records for futility.
But really, if you look at where the Padres are in the standings right now – third place, not necessarily in the division hunt but less than 10 games out before the Dodgers debacle last weekend – that's probably right around where we thought they would be, right?
As we gear up for the second half of the season, let's dole out some grades based on production so far.
Top of the class
Tyson Ross: He got a much-earned All-Star selection, even if he didn't get to actually appear in the game (it seems nobody on the team does). Ross has been unhittable for a good part of the past two months. His seven wins are tied for the team lead and his 2.85 ERA is best among all starters except for the injured Andrew Cashner. With Cash sidelined for much of the year, Ross has taken the role of staff ace and run with it.
Seth Smith: It started with a pinch-hit home run in the season opener and continued with a red-hot .354 average in the month of May. Just imagine what this lineup would be like without his 10 homers, 73 hits and 42 walks. The longtime platoon player was rewarded with starter-like money when he signed a two-year extension last month. It was well deserved.
Huston Street: The other Padres All-Star earned his second trip to the Midsummer Classic in three years with a near-perfect first half. He blew just one of his 25 save chances while holding opponents to a miniscule .158 average, anchoring a bullpen that was the best in the league for much of the season. Now, if the offense can just work on getting some more leads to protect …
Above Average
The rest of the bullpen: Take out Nick Vincent's struggles while dealing with a shoulder injury and a few recent hiccups from Alex Torres and Joaquin Benoit and this bunch is near perfect. Who knows who will still be around at the end of the year – Benoit and Street are both the subject of trade rumors – but it's hard to complain about much no matter who Bud Black calls upon from the 'pen.
Rene Rivera: The longtime journeyman was kept on as a third catcher to start the season mostly because of his rapport with Andrew Cashner, but he has proven himself a worthy every day starter. Rivera has already set career highs with six homers and 22 RBIs and earned rave reviews for his work behind the plate.
Odrisamer Despaigne and Jesse Hahn: The two rookies have been a pleasant surprise, winning a combined seven of their 11 starts and holding hitters under .200. The future is bright for both of these guys, assuming they can keep it up.
Ian Kennedy: His impressive stats have been lost in the shuffle of Ross and the rookies. If it wasn't for an ugly stretch in June, his numbers would be on par with the best of 'em and his first three starts of July – just two total earned runs allowed – bode well for the second half.
Passing Grade
Andrew Cashner: What a frustrating year for the guy who was supposed to be "the guy" in this talented rotation. Remember that one-hitter against the Tigers back in April? Who knows how many more similar performances we would have seen if his arm hadn't been bothering him. Here's hoping the soreness is not too serious and Big Tex can get back on the mound soon. If nothing else, he brings a levity to the clubhouse that is always appreciated.
Jake Goebbert: He hasn't done anything particularly spectacular since getting called up last month, but he hasn't really been a liability at the plate while playing first base and outfield. In this lineup, we'll take it.
Still Work to Do
Chase Headley: The high-priced third-baseman was flirting with disaster for much of the season, and that was before he got hurt. Thanks to a hot July – he's at .327 for the month – Headley has brought his average up to .226. Along with seven homers, that's at least respectable in this rag-tag lineup.
Everth Cabrera: For the first few weeks of the season, it looked like the shortstop was going to build on last season's All-Star selection as he hit over .300 out of the leadoff spot. Then he started drinking the same water as the rest of this lineup and the numbers sunk like a stone, bottoming out at .218 before a hamstring injury put him on the shelf. When he gets back, Cabrera can start by tempering that strikeout total – 81 Ks in 80 games is not a good ratio for a guy with just three homers.
Cameron Maybin: We didn't even see him for the first month of the season, and he has managed to come up with some clutch hits since returning from the disabled list. But just nine RBIs in 171 at-bats is still confounding. Sure, base runners are at a premium on this team, but come on.
Epic fail
Carlos Quentin: Yeah yeah, he's been injured much of the year. But a team with a huge hole in the middle of the lineup can't afford his lack of production. Four home runs and a .322 slugging percentage are just unacceptable.
Jedd Gyorko: Ditto for Gyorko, who signed a big contract to start the season, then went out and hit a buck-sixty-two while slugging a dismal .270 for the first half before going down with a foot injury. Hopefully the second-baseman will be back soon so he can prove himself in the second half.
Josh Johnson: Tommy John surgery ended his season – and Padres tenure? – before it even began. We can only lament about what might have been.


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The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Iron is an essential nutrient to maintain life. It is needed in small quantities to help form normal red blood cells (RBCs) and is a critical part of hemoglobin, the protein in RBCs that binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it as blood circulates to other parts of the body.
Iron tests are ordered to evaluate the amount of iron in the body by measuring several substances in the blood. These tests are often ordered at the same time, where together, the results are considered in establishing the diagnosis and/or monitoring iron deficiency or iron overload.
- Serum iron measures the level of iron in the liquid portion of the blood.
- TIBC (total iron-binding capacity) measures all of the proteins in the blood that are available to bind with iron, including transferrin.
- UIBC (unsaturated iron-binding capacity) measures the portion of transferrin that has not yet been saturated. UIBC also reflects transferrin levels.
- Transferrin saturation is a calculation that reflects the percentage of transferrin that is saturated with iron.
- Serum ferritin reflects the amount of stored iron in the body.
Low iron levels can lead to anemia, causing decreased production of RBCs that are microcytic and hypochromic. Conversely, large quantities of iron can be toxic to the body. This occurs when too much iron is absorbed over time, leading to the accumulation of iron compounds in tissues, particularly the liver, heart, and pancreas.
Iron is normally absorbed from food and transported throughout the body by binding to transferrin, a protein produced by the liver. About 70% of the iron transported is incorporated into the production of red blood cell hemoglobin. The remainder is stored in the tissues as ferritin or hemosiderin, with additional small amounts used to produce other proteins such as myoglobin and some enzymes.
Iron deficiency may be seen with insufficient intake, inadequate absorption, or increased nutrient requirements as seen during pregnancy or with acute or chronic blood loss. Acute iron overload may often occur with excess ingestion of iron tablets, especially in children. Chronic iron overload may be due to excessive iron intake, hereditary hemochromatosis, multiple blood transfusions, and a few other conditions.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
Fasting for 12 hours before sample collection may be required. In this case, only water is permitted.


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North Mesquite (Texas) receiver LaNear Sampson holds one scholarship offer but appears to be inching closer to more as he makes his way on some visits.
The 6-foot, 192-pounder has recently added his first offer from Duke. He says that schools like Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Illinois, Oklahoma State, and Virginia are also showing a lot of interest. Sampson also recently returned from his second unofficial visit to the state of Oklahoma this past weekend.
"I went to the Oklahoma State junior day a few weeks ago and then I just went to Oklahoma this past weekend," Sampson said. "It went pretty good. The coaches just talked to me about the program and everything. They didn't mention anything about an offer."
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Sampson says that he grew up a fan of Oklahoma, but Oklahoma State was also impressive.
"Oklahoma, that's like my favorite football school," Sampson said. "I really liked Oklahoma State too. I was really impressed with them. I've been down there a couple of times. But, Oklahoma is the team I grew up watching."
Sampson doesn't have any other plays for unofficial visits with track season in full swing.
"I'm trying to do both (visits and track), but I don't have any firm schedules yet," he said.
Judging by how hard teams are recruiting, Sampson says that Illinois and Wisconsin could be close to offering.


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For bicyclists like Krysia Haag, hopping on sidewalks and sticking to side streets is part of the daily commute. Many of Athens' main corridors are dangerous for bike riders, Haag says, leaving cyclists to either dodge cars or devise out-of-the-way alternate routes.
Your opinion counts
The Athens-Clarke County Bicycle Master Plan survey is available online at www.athensclarkecounty.com. For more information, contact Dan Cogan at (706) 613-3025.
A survey of Athens cyclists may soon help county planners identify ways to make trips safer and easier for Haag and other bikers. The survey, which will be posted on the county's Web site -- www.athensclarkecounty.com -- until Sunday, is designed to track popular bike route and identify areas that need safety improvements.
Survey results will be used to form initial plans for the Athens-Clarke County's Bicycle Master Plan, a $1.7 million sales tax-funded project to improve bicycle access on the county's roadways.
The short survey asks users to identify three routes they either take on a bicycle or would take if there were better bike routes. It also asks users to identify their comfort level using shared roadways, bike lanes and off-road bike trails.
Dan Cogan, project manager for Heery International, which manages the county's sales tax projects, said that while there already are some ideas for the bicycle master plan, the survey results will give planners a more concrete idea about which areas should be targeted for improvements.
''Where are people going on bikes, or where do you want to go that you can't go now?'' Cogan said. ''... Based on that information, we hope to come up with some ideas.''
Talking to cyclists, Cogan said Prince Avenue, College Station Road and Atlanta Highway consistently emerge as roads that need better bike access. Cogan said construction could begin as soon as next year on bike lanes, off-road trails, bike bridges or other possibilities.
Cogan said the project may also include signs that would color-code routes according to safety and difficulty. A blue sign, for example, would direct novice cyclists to relatively safe and easy routes, while a red sign would indicate a route designed for more experienced cyclists.
On Thursday, Cogan said he didn't know how many people had responded to the survey. If response is low, he said, engineers may conduct another survey after University of Georgia students return for the school year, since many Athens cyclists are also students.
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Horror anthology films are certainly a hot item right now, and generally that's been a good thing. Korean entry Horror Stories is somewhere in the middle of the pack quality wise, with two of its four segments being exemplary, and two only mediocre.
The film has a framing segment involving a young woman, Ji-won (Kim Ji-won) who's been kidnapped, and whose kidnapper (Yoo Yeon-seok) asks her to tell him scary stories to help him sleep, or he'll kill her, Arabian Nights style. Ji-won proceeds to tell the scariest stories she knows.
The plots are varied. There's a serial killer on an airplane, a couple of kids alone at home, a Cinderella style tale of jealous stepsisters, and a zombie story. Below are short descriptions of the segments, as provided with the DVD:
Don't Answer the Door
Endless Flight
Secret Recipe
Ambulance on the Death Zone
As I said, the segments are a mixed bag. The first one, with the two young kids home alone in their apartment waiting for mom to come home, is very good. It's full of creepy adults, unsettling imagery, and really good performances by the two youngsters. The labor dispute subplot delivers just enough realism to make it plausible, and the supernatural elements drive the scares home.
The final, zombie themed segment is excellent as well. Set mostly in an ambulance hurtling down an abandoned highway, the tone is suffocating and paranoid. Is the little girl infected with the zombie virus? Does the hospital have the necessary vaccine or is the paramedic just lying because he doesn't want to risk his own skin? The whole time is tense and thrilling, with a fun and exciting conclusion.
The middle two segments, however, are okay, but lackluster. The serial killer on an airplane segment is interesting, but light on the thrills (though there's lots of gore and arterial spray, if you like that kind of thing), and the battling stepsisters segment has some disturbing moments, but overall falls a little flat.
Taken as a whole, Horror Stories is definitely worth a viewing, especially for fans of Asian horror. It's fun, scary, and interesting, with high production values, and good performances, even in the segments whose stories aren't stellar. Recommended.
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The e-mails arrived about two hours apart.
Their respective messages? Worlds apart.
The subject matter in question revolved around the potential of a second NHL team in Toronto, a concept that reportedly has been discussed, informally, by a handful of league governors.
Let the debate begin.
First came the following text mid-afternoon from one league executive.
"Where there's smoke, there's fire," he said. "It has come up in casual conversation amongst governors. It makes sense. New York supports two or three teams."
Fair enough.
Come early evening, another NHL exec offered his two cents, albeit with a far different tone from the first.
"It's a crock," he said.
So, who to believe?
Let's try to separate fact from fiction here.
Fact: The subject never has been formally discussed at a board of governors meeting, nor is it on the agenda for the next one.
Fact: Despite claims to the contrary, the idea has indeed been kicked around in everyday conversation, including behind closed doors at Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd.
Fact: Anyone who actually thinks Blackberry magnate Jim Balsillie would consider owning a team that might be a second tenant to the Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre, a building operated by MLSEL, well, stop sniffing glue.
Sooner or later, the NHL likely will not have a choice but to accept Balsillie's big bucks. There simply are too many U.S.-based teams struggling to make ends meet within the awful American economy. So much so, that speculation already has popped up suggesting some of those clubs might have problems meeting payroll at some point if things don't get better.
But while he and his spokesman, lawyer Richard Rodier, are keeping quiet about any and all things that involve his never-ending pursuit of an NHL franchise, count on Balsillie constructing his own building before ever permanently moving into the ACC.
The apple of Balsillie's eye always has been Hamilton, a location which some NHL sources claim will never land a team because no one in Chicago, Boston or New York would consider Steeltown a draw. That's a crock.
You don't hear many casual NBA fans in Manhattan saying: "Honey, Sacramento is in town -- we have to go."
Southern Ontario deserves another team. People care here. A lot. So, build a rink in Vaughn or Cambridge and call the team the Ontario Blackberries.
The idea of bringing another NHL entry into the Golden Horseshoe has been a hot topic for a while now.
A month ago, Wayne Gretzky, addressing a business gathering in Toronto, stated he could see the day when another NHL team came to southern Ontario. Asked yesterday about this recent buzz, Gretzky said he didn't want to go there -- referring to the topic, not the city.
Gretzky's Phoenix Coyotes are among a handful of Sun Belt teams that might be in dire straits if the market continues to go down the toilet, joining the likes of the Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers.
If a team does come to southern Ontario, the logical road, then, would be via relocation. Adding an expansion team to a league where some of the aforementioned teams don't have their own houses in order would be, well, silly.
MLSEL, meanwhile, is being coy. Instead of dismissing the concept, a statement released by president Richard Peddie said that the corporation would "analyze the recommendation and provide its input" whenever relocation or expansion is tabled by the Board of Governors.
Just know this: Whether it be from a second tenant or from another team moving into the area, MLSEL would demand huge bucks along with other fringe benefits such as, say, airing the new team's games on Leafs TV.
We can hear the cash registers ringing now.
Balsillie aside, don't count out another party attempting to buy a team and put it here. Remember the report a year ago that said Russian moneybags Alex Shnaider wanted to buy the Leafs?
Then there are the poor Buffalo Sabres, who claim about 20% of their crowds on a normal game night come from Canada "although that goes up to 40-45% for certain games like the Leafs." Obviously a second team in southern Ontario would chew into their marketplace.
Sabres managing partner Larry Quinn cautions that pulling the plug on a struggling U.S. team and relocating it would be jumping the gun.
"We were in trouble ourselves not that long ago and we rebounded," Quinn said yesterday. "You don't want to close the door on any options and give up on a team."
After the Maple Leafs tied the game late in the third and overtime settled nothing, Curtis Joseph replaced starting goalie Vesa Toskala -- 0-for-2 in shootouts this season -- for the deciding showdown and looked weak in allowing two goals on two shots to give the Ducks the win and the extra point.
Toronto coach Ron Wilson broke up his lines early and put together a combination featuring Nik Antropov, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Matt Stajan. That combination instantly clicked, resulting in a goal in the second period and numerous other chances and was responsible for the tying goal that sent the game into overtime. Antropov started the game with Jason Blake and rookie John Mitchell.
The Leafs went on a two-man power play for 32 seconds early in the third, but couldn't muster a goal. Antropov let go a one-timer at an open net, but was robbed by Anaheim goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
Toronto G A P
Nik Antropov 2 0 2
Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 2
Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1
Pavel Kubina 0 1 1
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George Parros 1 0 1
Francois Beauchemin 1 0 1
Tomorrow -- 7 p.m.; Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins; TSN, AM 640