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HAVANA (AP)Wind conditions and less than ideal currents promptedmarathon swimmer Diana Nyad to end her second bid to swim from Cuba to theFlorida Keys about halfway through her journey early Tuesday.Elaine Lafferty, who was on the boat according to Nyads blog, posted onTwitter: Its over. Lafferty said the combination of factors was too muchto safely continue. According to the Twitter feed, Nyad was pulled from the water early in themorning after swimming for 29 hours. The swim was expected to take 60 hours tocover at least 103 miles (166 kilometers).It felt like this was my moment, a quote attributed to Nyad on herTwitter feed said. I dont feel like a failure at all. But we needed a littlemore luck.The Twitter account reported she decided to end the swim herself, afterrealizing the conditions of 5 to 10 knot winds and less than ideal currents.An online chart plotting the swims track showed the Gulf Stream currentspushing Nyad to the east of the intended course. Nyad had hoped to end her swimat Southernmost Point in Key West, Fla.According to the Twitter feed, Nyad was on a support boat after ending theswim and wrapped in blankets. The boat arrived at Key West early Tuesday.In her second attempt, Nyad tried to accomplish at 61 years old what shefailed to do at 28 in 1978. This time, she even attempted the swim without ashark cage, relying instead on an electrical field from equipment towed bykayakers to keep them at bay.In her first attempt in 1978, she quit after being in the water for 41 hoursand 49 minutes due to strong currents and rough weather that banged her aroundin the shark cage.Had the latest attempt been successful, Nyad would have broken her ownrecord of 102.5 miles (165 kilometers) for a cageless, open-sea swim, set in1979 when she stroked from the Bahamas to Florida.Before the swim, Nyad told journalists she hoped her swim would inspireothers her age to live active lives. She said she also hoped it could helpimprove understanding between Cold War rivals Cuba and the United States, evenif just symbolically.


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Two Eastbourne women have been banned from driving following Sussex Police's drink-drive campaign over Christmas.
More than 100 people were stopped and charged with drink driving during the festive period and of those, 24 have been banned from the road.
Each of the 24 defendants pleaded guilty to drink-driving offences or failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
The two Eastbourne women involved are Leeane Reeve, 31, and Jacqueline White, 43.
Leeane Reeve, of Sumach Close, admitted drink-driving, was ordered to pay £50 costs and a £60 victim surcharge and is banned from driving for 24 months.
Jacqueline White of Bedford Road admitted drink-driving, was fined £380, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £38 victim surcharge and is banned from driving for 18 months.
Chief Inspector Natalie Moloney said, "Each of these drivers are beginning 2014 with a driving conviction and the ongoing problems that will cause.
"None of them will be able to use the roads legally this year and all face greatly increased insurance premiums if they want to drive after their bans end.
"Thankfully their actions have not led to the deaths of anyone but each of the motorists was selfish enough to take their life and the lives of other road users in their hands.
"Drink and drug-driving remains a problem in Sussex that we are determined to tackle."

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CASTLE MOUNTAIN (Crane and Upton counties). Castle Mountain, on the Crane-Upton county line six miles south of Crane (at 31°18' N, 102°17' W), reaches an elevation of 3,151 feet at its summit. The mountain received its name from early Spanish explorers who thought it resembled a castle. It is composed of limestone and calcareous clay mud substrate with shallow, dark clay soil. Juniper, oak, grasses, chaparral, and cacti grow on it. Castle Gap divides Castle Mountain and is a landmark and spring-fed watering place that has been used by travelers for centuries. In 1968 a 100-acre park at Castle Gap was given to Upton County by the family of Caton Jacobs, owner of the property since the 1930s.
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Of them both, I like the comedian better!
I always hated Ace Ventura tho, I can watch it for about twenty minutes max. Jerry is never really annoying to me, but Ace is a walking annoyance imho.
Another entry in Showtime's "Masters of Horror" line of short films. Think Tales from the Crypt, with each episode done by an acclaimed director of the macabre. This one is done by Dario Argento, and is easily the bloodiest and most NPM (nudity per minute) of all the episodes so far. It even outdoes Takashi Miike's "Imprint", not in sheer cruelty of course, but in the gore and sex department it surpasses it. It's like he's trying for some sort of penance after the truly mediocre, out of character crime dramas "The Card Player" and "Do You Like Hitchcock". Well, he achieves that here in spades, as even my jaded self was cringing at some of the stuff taking place. The 70's rock star "Meatloaf" seems to take on many a supporting role in these types of films, but lands the lead role here as a greedy and perverted furrier. He's a slimeball basically (which might I add he plays quite well), and will stop at nothing to get the stripper of his dreams. Even if it's making her a fur coat out of a bunch of enchanted raccoons. Seriously.
Yep, it's magical 'coons guarding an ancient place of power, with the prerequisite old crone living in a shack near them, filled with dire warnings and so forth. Cute little fellas, I might add. Now, while I will concede that raccoons are truly underrated animals when it comes to their great looks, I do have a hard time seeing a furrier getting all too excited about coon furs. The people in this flick in general are totally aghast at raccoon furs, and it's a little unbelievable. But then again, I dont know much about the fur trade, perhaps 'coons are the meat of the industry. All in all, I enjoyed this little hour-long video nasty for what it is - a little bit of brain fast-food between serious movies. Nice cover too.
Just dont watch this one with the kiddies, or for that matter, anyone who is sensitive to boobs and blood!
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I think you could have cut-off Whitaker with a more precise response here: This text says John was written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God, and thus be saved.

That's fine; believing in Jesus for salvation is central. But...that's not at all the same as saying "these things were written so that you may know all the answers to questions on faith and morals."

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Yes that would be a very, very, very, very sad day.
Heaven forbid! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :-)))
People will only think you've gotten bored when you stop posting pics for a month or so !!!
I agree--I figure it's just like feeling thirsty--it's a clue. But it does get frustrating, especially when it comes right on the heels of all the other reasons I've been away from Jigidi so much the past 2 months--I don't want people to feel that I've deserted them, or gotten bored with Jigidi, because it isn't so at all...!
I've always thought if your body is telling you to sleep, it does so for a reason and you should take all the naps you need to heal yourself when ill. Although I do realize it gets frustrating after awhile :)
That's what I thought you meant--and, given how often I nap (several hours today) and wander about aimlessly with this illness, I meant my answer, too!
On reflection, I wasn't very clear with my comment. I was referring to the fog created by your bronchitis.
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I loved reading this, very well written
I think there's that thin line between admiration and enjoyment to consider as well. There's many albums that entertain me that aren't trying to be artsy, and there's also plenty of albums that I don't really enjoy listening to but I find entertainment in them only based off of how much I admire it for what it is. We do tend to take something that isn't exactly accessible, and off-putting to some audiences, and hold it in high regards only if we take the artist it's coming from seriously. What we consider to be "true obscure art" usually stems from people that we can look at and automatically assume that they are intentionally attempting to be artistic with it on some level. I think it's only natural to need to be assured that the art we are evaluating and analyzing is created by artists who are aware of what they're doing. We look at an everyday teenage girl like this, who accidentally got pregnant and got a show on TV, and then just happened to have made this perplexing music, and we take it as a joke initially, because just judging by her characteristics alone, we can safely say she's not looking into it as deeply as we are. Basically what I'm arguing is, when bizarreness overtakes the actual pleasure of listening to music, I think when critiquing such a peculiar case as this we have to consider the fact that there's not really too much to admire in the first place, and with nothing really deeper to appreciate beyond the surface knowing that she just did this for the hell of it, both the enjoyment and integrity factors are lacking, and we can only really marvel at it as a strange concoction that really doesn't satisfy too much on any level.
just another brick in the wall
Digging: NoMeansNo - Wrong
These discussions always have a net result of zero.
A lot happened in this conversation in the time it took me to type out my comment, sorry for the delayed response.
Yeah, you're on the third page now. The potency of your contribution has diminished by a factor of 9
Butt is it art?
Digging: Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
Album Rating: 4.0great response, fragile. I agree with a lot of it (though i don't think the artistic integrity is such a vital part of how we interpret anything). I'm more interested in looking at the sort of statement I perceive it to be making about pop media. Even though I know Farrah Abraham is not trying to make that point, does that make the point invalid?
You guys are way over analyzing this
Album Rating: 1.0A 'butt' is in fact art if you visualize it in its abstract nature.
@Trebor17 Well, Merriam-Webster's definition of "art" is "the conscious use of skill and creative
imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects". So art can basically be anything that
is created depending on your interpretation or perspective. There's just so many things nowadays that
are created that we reserve tagging "artsy" onto only the work that's the most blatantly experimental,
ambitious, and above par in creativity to avoid the word not being special. On a fundamental level,
yeah of course this is art. Though as for how high people set their standards, I understand why some
would be hesitant to call this art, but it still counts in my opinion. No matter how bad people may
perceive this music as, it's still an undoubtedly unique form of creative expression that has managed
to spawn both respect and hatred, even if the process behind it wasn't too complex or deep.
Album Rating: 1.0:applause:
@Downer Well, that's the great thing about interpretations. They're unique for everyone and they still
stand even if they aren't exactly identical to what the artist intended to convey. I mean, if
something about this album provoked you to think that it was making a statement on pop music, than
that's just part of the interpretation. Even if it's not exactly right, the fact that it can make
someone think of that depending on how you look at it is still valid in my opinion. I obviously
wouldn't go around saying that it's factually what the album is trying to say, but then again I
wouldn't do that with any interpretation. Even if music can make you think about something that might
not have been the intention, it can still count because something about it specifically managed to
make you think that way personally, and probably managed to evoke completely different thoughts out of
Art is still a made up anyway, and has many different definitions depending on the person
I think we can all agree that if Farrah Abraham was shown this thread, she most likely would just
think that some of us, me included, are looking a little too deeply into this album. lol. Basically,
she just wanted to try messing around with making some music, and she took the influences that she
had, and made songs she thought were good and sounded interesting, and that's all it really comes down
to at the end of the day. I'd actually like to seriously interview her on her thought process behind
the music. It's music that repulses my ears but keeps me curious, and admittedly, I'd love to know
just how she came to thinking up dubstep mixed with spoken word and autotune lol.
Album Rating: 4.0haha man that would be an incredible interview
And being realistic, I'd probably have a good chance of getting an interview with her. Maybe I'll give it a shot if she's ever around my area for some random reason haha.
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UPDATE: The girl who died has been identified as Alisha Haase, 17.
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CLAYTON - The Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle accident in the Town of Clayton on Saturday.
It happened at 4 p.m. on County Hwy II at Pioneer Rd. Police say a northbound car on Pioneer Rd. failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a westbound SUV on County Hwy II.
The 66-year-old driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital; he was treated and released.
Officials say four of the five passengers in the SUV were taken to a local hospital.
A 17-year-old Neenah girl was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. A 42-year-old Neenah woman was airlifted to a local hospital with serious life-threatening injuries. A 48-year-old Neenah woman was transported with serious life-threatening injuries. A 20-year-old Neenah woman and the 45-year-old driver of the SUV suffered non life-threatening injuries.
County Hwy II was closed from Oakwood Rd. to Larsen Rd. for approximately 5 hours after the crash.
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I have been number 1 for that keyword for a while. Now my competitor kicks me out (since it is same URL) . I had nice CTR more than 10% on that keyword and bidding for that keyword almost 40 times it is bid price I usually pay .How my competitor can beat me on that keyword .I have not edited anything on my campaign or adgroup.
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Outbid - He has not completely outbid I am also getting some impression in which I am in position number 1.
I will raise my bid again & write a better Ad
Let us see how that makes a difference
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You say that your
Content is same since we are both directing to same URL
So you each pay for separate ads, presumably from separate accounts, that both point to the same URL page. I believe this contravenes the Google Adwords TOS.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, or missing something.
No. You are both incorrect, based on your misundertanding of the situation I believe. As long as one ad is showing for the URL, this is within the TOS. It is double-serving that is against the rules. Here, two affiliates are competing against each other in order to be the one that has the right (not the correct word, but the first that comes to mind - based on higher bid and quality score) to single-serve an ad. But, the ad is still only showing once. Hence, within the TOS.
Simplistically it's clear that the highest bid should win. The only thing I can imagine that could affect this is if Google still rotates the Ads - giving the lower bid a chance. Perhaps the better performing Ad could have an effect.
Assuming they are placed in the same places,Ads could perform better by:
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Ed Hoard, a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame and a respected expert on PGA tournament rules, died Monday night of an apparent heart attack. He was 63.
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Former state Department of Transportation commissioner Wayne Shackelford died this afternoon after a long illness, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported.
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STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says sophomore tight end Jamal Mosley has left the Cowboys' football team for personal reasons.
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Flat-screen TV taken from mobile home
Someone pried open the door of a home in the Hallmark Mobile Home Park between 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday and stole a flat-screen TV worth $3,000, Athens-Clarke police said.
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Burglars try to sell loot back to victim
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Television, laptop stolen from house
A burglar broke into the garage door of a home in the 100 block of Habersham Drive sometime between 10 p.m. Saturday and 1:45 a.m. Sunday and stole a flat-screen television of an unknown value and a laptop worth $2,500, Athens-Clarke police said.
Faulty lock blamed in home burglary
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Electronics stolen as victim sleeps
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Electronics taken from students' home
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While Georgia's players and coaches spent the past four weeks practicing and preparing for Saturday's game at Oklahoma State, construction workers dug, drilled and hammered away around them in the early stages of an expansion and renovation of the school's football facilities.
Dogs, Cowboys, will add fuel to SEC-Big 12 debate
The Southeastern Conference or the Big 12? Which powerhouse league rules the roost in college football? That answer might depend on whether you come from Columbia, S.C., or Columbia, Mo.
Oklahoma State player arrested
STILLWATER, Okla. — An Oklahoma State football player has been arrested for driving with a suspended license and no insurance.
With shoulder healthy, Auburn QB feels reinvigorated
AUBURN, Ala. - The open receiver would pop into Chris Todd's vision an instant before the doubt would creep in. Could the Auburn quarterback get the ball there in time? Was his arm strong enough? By then, sometimes, it was too late. Opportunity missed.
Notebook: Hoopla concerns Gundy
Oklahoma State made the cover of Sports Illustrated's regional college football preview edition and has its highest preseason ranking ever at No. 9. Mike Gundy saw an, "I need tickets" sign already up at a local Stillwater gas station last weekend. Yes, the Cowboys coach is worried that the hoopla leading up to Saturday's game against No. 13 Georgia might get to his team.
Vanderbilt names Smith as starting QB
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The quarterback fight is over at Vanderbilt with coach Bobby Johnson announcing Monday that his starter is redshirt sophomore Larry Smith.
Hunter ready to perform for Gators
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - As Florida wide receiver Andre Debose has battled a hamstring injury for months, chances to meet Gator-sized expectations this season might be diminishing.
Jay Hamilton: UGA furloughs are pay cuts
Thanks for the attention paid to the questions raised about furloughs at the University of Georgia and other educational institutions in the state (Story, "Furloughs a worry at UGA," Thursday). Many very troubling issues have yet to be worked out.
Nedra Johnson: Democrats rude at rally
The caption under one of the photographs accompanying the Banner-Herald's story on a Saturday rally on proposed federal health care reform noted the rally "featured mostly conservative speakers, though it was intended to be a forum to allow both opponents and supporters to express their views (Story, "A vocal faceoff at Watkinsville rally," Sunday)."
Mel Henderson: Shame on Oglethorpe County
My husband and I worked hard to provide a safe containment system for our three large-breed dogs - safe for them, us and our neighbors. We don't want our beloved dogs run over or hurt by strays, and we also don't want them trespassing on others' land.
J.P. Crisan: U.S. health care socialized now
My wife and I attended the rally on proposed federal health care reform Saturday in Oconee County (Story, "A vocal faceoff at Watkinsville rally," Sunday). The placard I held, reading, "Yes! Healthcare and insurance reform now!" drew vitriolic and vulgar epithets from other attendees.
Carl Hoveland: Use those turn signals, y'all
Many Athens drivers forget they have turn signals on their vehicles. This problem seems to have gotten worse in recent years.
Jeffrey E. Moss: No health care crisis
Health care in the United States is not in crisis. Anyone can go to any hospital emergency room and receive treatment.
Elderly discuss worries about health care reform
SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care. How else to explain the reservations of seniors like 85-year-old Dee Jollie, one of the millions of people covered by Medicare, the government health insurance program for Americans 65 and older, yet still have deep concerns about President Obama's proposed health care overhaul?
Bush daughter Jenna Hager becomes 'Today' reporter
NEW YORK - NBC's "Today" show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent — former first daughter Jenna Hager. The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television's top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer.
Have you consented to prescription drug risks?
If you've ever had surgery, you were given a form to read and sign first. Doctors are legally and ethically obligated to provide information about the benefits and risks of operations.
Obama drops in store as vacation winds down
WEST TISBURY, Mass. - President Barack Obama spent his last day on a Martha's Vineyard vacation buying ice cream for his daughters at a general store and an oatmeal-raisin cookie for himself at a deli.
Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments. The linkup occurred as the spacecraft zoomed more than 200 miles above the Atlantic and ended a round-the-world chase of nearly two days.
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Poet Clela Reed - Local resident Clela Reed will share her first book of poetry, "Dancing on the Rim."
'The Bold and the Beautiful' wins drama series
LOS ANGELES - "The Bold and the Beautiful" won drama series honors at the Daytime Emmys on Sunday, the CBS soap opera's first such victory in 22 years on the air.
'Final Destination' arrives at No. 1 with $28.3M
LOS ANGELES - Movie fans have made fear their top destination at the weekend box office. The horror tale "The Final Destination" debuted as the No. 1 movie with $28.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
U.S. expected to ask for more troops
FORT WORTH, Texas - The United States and NATO need a new strategy to defeat the Taliban, the top commander in Afghanistan said Monday as he delivered a classified assessment widely seen as the groundwork for a fresh request to add more American forces next year.
Flu risks still unknown as autumn approaches
WASHINGTON - The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly younger face on flu.
Wildfire makes menacing advance near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - A deadly wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry forest around Los Angeles made another menacing advance Monday, surging toward thousands of suburban homes and a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex while trapping five people inside a smoky canyon.
Colombian president has H1N1 virus
BOGOTA - President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said Sunday.
Fraud allegations double in Afghan election
KABUL - Major fraud complaints in the Afghan presidential election surged Sunday to nearly 700, raising concern that the volume of cases that must be investigated will delay announcement of a winner and formation of a new government.
Ex-Israeli PM indicted for corruption
JERUSALEM - Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted on corruption charges Sunday, becoming the first Israeli premier to go on trial and highlighting a series of cases that have shaken the public's faith in the political system.
Calls for quick action in Japan
TOKYO - The morning after a historic victory by Japan's opposition party in national elections, pressure already was mounting today for quick, definitive action on a host of problems facing the country, with jump-starting the economy at the top of the list.
Possibly another Kennedy in Senate
WASHINGTON - Another Kennedy just might occupy the "Kennedy seat" in the Senate.
N.M. boy accused of killing his father
BELEN, N.M. - A 10-year-old-boy will be charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father, according to police in New Mexico.
Firefighters battle blaze in Utah town
NEW HARMONY, Utah - About 275 more homes were evacuated Sunday as a wildfire that already destroyed three houses and blackened more than 15 square miles continued to threaten this rural Southwestern Utah town.
California wildfire threatens thousands
LOS ANGELES - Wildfire threatened 12,000 suburban homes and rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, spreading in all directions in hot, dry conditions. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire's path to listen to authorities and get out.
Turkey, Armenia inch closer to diplomacy
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties. But they won't discuss the deepest source of their enmity: the World War I-era massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule.
Month ends strong, but stocks take dip
NEW YORK - After giving the stock market a big gain during August, investors still worried about the economy backtracked the final day of the month.
Burned Athens woman dies in Augusta
A 42-year-old woman died in an Augusta hospital Saturday, 12 days after her boyfriend allegedly doused her with kerosene and set her on fire.
Man now charged with murder in burning death
Police charged 49-year-old Phillip Scruggs with murder Monday, two days after an Athens woman died from severe burns she suffered when he allegedly doused her with kerosene and set her on fire.
Athens Tech is filling up fast
So many students have signed up for fall quarter courses at Athens Technical College that President Flora Tydings fears running out of space to hold classes.
Rezone outcome lopsided for some schools
A rezoning of Clarke County elementary schools that sent thousands of students to new schools this year has left some popular schools overcrowded, while others could fit dozens more students.
Relief fund helping vets
Two months ago, Jonathan Casper was a 22-year-old Iraq veteran, a husband, a new father - and broke. Casper, an Oglethorpe County native who suffered near-fatal injuries in a bombing, found it impossible to raise a family on his $860-a-month Army pension. After losing his home in July, Casper turned to the Disabled American Veterans for help.
Oconee may restrict roadway fundraising
WATKINSVILLE - A proposed Oconee County law may send fundraising groups from the streets to the sidewalks. Commissioners and Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry want to stop people from standing in busy streets soliciting donations from passing motorists.
No easy fix for those dealing with Georgia pet overpopulation
Litter by litter, more than 300 puppies and kittens streamed into Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter this summer. It should have been cute, but it was heartbreaking and frustrating for shelter Director Susan Fornash.
CCSD staff reaching out to community, parents
When parents can't get to open houses or parent-teacher conferences at their child's school, staff from Clarke County schools come to them, holding community open houses, conferences - even computer classes - where families live.
Attorney argues against trial in after-prom party
WINDER - An Auburn man shouldn't be tried in connection with a 2007 after-prom party where one teen died, his attorney argues, because the laws are too vague.
Rep. Broun to host health care forum
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun will host a health care town hall in Oconee County next week and speak Wednesday at health care events arranged by two doctors at Lake Oconee and by the Morgan County Republican Party in Madison.
Leaf-limb pickups in Zone 1 this week
Athens-Clarke leaf-and-limb pickups this week are scheduled in Zone 1. Pickup times are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Barrow budget work session on tap for today
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session at 6 p.m. today at the county's Government Annex on East Broad Street to discuss how to balance the upcoming year's $34 million budget, said Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood. They need to either find $2.2 million more in revenue or cut spending.
Consumers would pay for natural gas pipeline
ATLANTA - More than 1.4 million natural gas customers across the state would be on the hook for $400 million if Atlanta Gas Light Co. persuades the Georgia Public Service Commission to accept its financing plan for expansion.
Caller: 'My whole family's dead'
BRUNSWICK - Guy Heinze Jr. arrived home from a night out to find a gruesome scene - seven people dead, a cousin with Down syndrome clinging to life and another critically injured.
Inspections uncover problems at pools
ATLANTA - Inspections across the Atlanta area have closed hundreds of pools for critical health violations this summer.
Man who reported Brunswick deaths arrested
BRUNSWICK - The man who called 911 to report finding seven people slain in a dingy mobile home on a historic Georgia plantation was arrested on drug-related charges, though police refused to say Sunday whether he was a suspect in the killings.
Driver identified in fatal wreck
DOUGLASVILLE - Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV who crashed through a house Saturday night, killing a 60-year-old man inside and injuring family members gathered after a birthday celebration.
On the road: Area road work
Road work taking place around the region this week.
Immigrant school leader gets nearly four years
ATLANTA - A Korean-American has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted to bringing immigrants into the country under the guise of attending an English language school.
Deaths in the news: Robert Schindler
MIAMI - The father of Terri Schiavo, who became a national symbol in a closely watched right-to-die fight, has died, his son said Saturday. Robert Schindler was 71.
Editorial: Georgia senators hypocritical on stimulus funds
Six months ago, Georgia's two U.S. senators, Republicans both, were in high dudgeon over the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the federal "economic stimulus" package.
Editorial: Watkinsville isn't Athens, Congressman
Congressman Paul Broun and his staff thought about the University of Georgia. They thought about the Classic Center and the Morton Theatre in downtown Athens. They thought about Clarke Central High School. They thought about other places.
Pitts: Jackson died from an overdose of 'yes'
You are one of the biggest stars there ever has been, a star so big the mere sight of you causes hysteria and stampedes, a star so big, other stars turn into gushing fanboys when they meet you.
Forum: 'Teaching Hope' reaches students via writing
How do you respond to a student who blurts out that she's pregnant and afraid to tell her mother? Or the one who tearfully confides she shot her stepfather after he repeatedly forced himself on her? Or the one who says she misses her mother, then explains her mother killed herself after the two of them had an especially strident argument?
Faust gets revenge against Devils
Clarke Central's season-opening battle with Loganville last year was particularly painful for defensive end Ryan Faust - and not only because the Gladiators lost the game and, with it, the Region 8-AAAA title.
Honorable Mentions
Local high school student-athletes who stood out in their respective sports last week.
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Oconee County's serene Triple Creek neighborhood features the best in beautifully finished patio homes. Beautiful brick and hardiplank exteriors partnered with full landscaping services make Triple Creek the low-maintenance living option that you've been looking for.
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For buyers seeking a distinctive Southern lifestyle in a premier golfing community, this home in The Georgia Club's North Hill neighborhood is a best bet.
150-year-old home with daylight apartment!
Located on the edge of downtown and only three blocks from The University of Georgia, this 150-year-old home on Finley Street is the perfect fit for buyers seeking an authentic Athens experience.
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For exceptional value in luxury living, look no further than this five-bedroom beauty located in the exclusive Rowan Oak swim/tennis community.
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In the heart of the fastest growing area of Madison County is the area's newest subdivision, Hannah Heights. Drive out and take a look at these new "Everything Included" Craftsman-style homes.
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Athens Area Association of REALTORS® MEMBERS ATTEND NATIONAL CONVENTION
The National Association of REALTORS® held its Annual Conference and Expo November 5 – 10 in Orlando, Florida. REALTORS® had the opportunity to attend a wide variety of continuing education courses, programs, committee meetings, and the trade show.
Athens Area Association of REALTORS® Sponsors Toy Drive
The Athens Area Association of REALTORS® (AAAR) is holding a Toy Drive through December 16, 2008 to benefit Toys For Tots. The Athens Area Association of REALTORS® has supported the Toys for Tots Program for many years.
Athens Area Association of REALTORS® Present Fundraising Proceeds to Local Fire Departments
The Athens Area Association of REALTORS® (AAAR) raised approx. $6,500 for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation (GFBF) through Family Fun Day: REALTORS® Help Heal The Burns held October 6, 2008.
Local Real Estate Firms Announce Merger Plans
Athens, GA - Local real estate firms ERA Classic City Realty and ERA United Realty of Atlanta have announced plans to merge operations, effective January 21, 2009. The combined firm will conduct business as ERA United Realty with offices located in Athens, Roswell, Marietta, Tucker, Conyers and Newnan.
Michael Seger, From Watkinsville, GA, Had an Impressive 343 Transaction sides in 2007 on his Way to Becoming One of the Athens Area's Top Real Estate Professionals.
Randy Flanigan has joined Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty as a licensed REALTOR®, per Charles L. Upchurch, III, President and Broker.
Realtors® Tell Congress Increased Housing Demand Will Stabilize the Market
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2008 - In a statement to the House Financial Services Committee today, the National Association of Realtors® recommended a four-point plan to stimulate home sales and stabilize housing valuations.
Who Are the Seniors Real Estate Specialists®?
Elizabeth Thurmond has successfully completed the education program and has received the Seniors Real Estate Specialists® designation. SRES® are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+.
Matt Thomas & Atlas Sponsor Holiday Food/Toy Drive
Matt Thomas, principal and licensed Realtor with Atlas Real Estate Advisors, is hosting a food/toy drive and pics with Santa at his holiday open house on Sunday December 14th from noon until 5pm at MadiSun Park Subdivision in Danielsville, GA.
Lightning strike leaves Dogs' match in 1-1 tie
A lightning strike in the 81st minute of play left Georgia's soccer match against Mercer in a 1-1 tie. The teams were unable to resume the game after the allotted waiting period.
Bulldogs' Perry named SEC freshman of week
Georgia soccer player Rebekah Perry was named the Southeastern Conference's Freshman of the Week after a standout performance over the weekend.
Infante, Braves overcome Florida
MIAMI - Omar Infante hit a two-run triple in the seventh and Kenshin Kawakami pitched six effective innings to carry the Atlanta Braves past the Florida Marlins on Monday night, 5-2 in a matchup between NL wild-card contenders.
Ruiz double lifts Phils past Braves
PHILADELPHIA - Carlos Ruiz hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and Joe Blanton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.
Carlos Lee lifts Astros past Cubs
Carlos Lee hit a two-run home run and drove in four runs, leading Houston to a victory over Chicago.
Peavy's elbow to be examined
NEW YORK - Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper said there has been no discussion of shutting down Jake Peavy's comeback attempt this season.
Giants pull even in wild-card race
Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and San Francisco pulled even in the NL wild-card race with Colorado, beating the Rockies for a three-game sweep.
Cutler gets last laugh for Bears
DENVER - Jay Cutler got the last laugh. The Pro Bowl passer, who forced a blockbuster trade out of Denver last spring and became the Chicago Bears' first franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman, returned to Invesco Field on Sunday night and led his new team to a 27-17 preseason win over the Broncos.
Smith, Bengals strike deal
CINCINNATI - Offensive tackle Andre Smith signed a contract Sunday with the Cincinnati Bengals, ending an impasse that dragged on a month into the preseason.
Porous defense frustrates Falcons
FLOWERY BRANCH - Safety Erik Coleman knew the Atlanta Falcons would grimace when they watched film Monday. Turns out the Falcons' pass rush and coverages were worse than he imagined.
Patriots' Bruschi to retire
BOSTON - Tedy Bruschi is retiring after a 13-year career marked by an inspiring return to the New England Patriots as a starting linebacker eight months after a stroke.
Chiefs can Gailey as offensive coordinator
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rookie coach Todd Haley fired former Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey as Kansas City's offensive coordinator on Monday and assumed the role himself, 13 days ahead of the season opener at Baltimore.
Injury doesn't sideline Favre
HOUSTON - Brett Favre's ribs appear to be just fine. He took plenty of hits and even delivered one. Adrian Peterson scored on the game's first play, Favre played three quarters despite saying he might have a cracked rib, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Houston Texans 17-10 in a preseason game Monday night.
Another comeback for LLWS champions
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Andy Rios couldn't wait to get home to Southern California to have some french fries. There's a big victory meal upcoming back in Chula Vista.
Slocum's clutch par putt earns title
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In a final hour of surprises, Heath Slocum delivered the biggest one Sunday at The Barclays. One week after Slocum wondered if he would even make it to the PGA Tour Playoffs, he finished off a compelling afternoon at Liberty National by making a 20-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a one-shot victory over Tiger Woods and a cast of stars.
Clijsters cruises in U.S. Open return
NEW YORK - Excited to be seeing an old pal for the first time in a while, the U.S. Open spectators dotting the mostly empty stands in Arthur Ashe Stadium called out to Kim Clijsters as she stepped on the court that means so much to her.
Hur earns first LPGA win
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - Long after she earned her first trophy on the LPGA Tour, shook hands with countless tournament organizers and fielded questions from the media, rookie M.J. Hur returned to the 18th green at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Edwards passes Ambrose on final lap
MONTREAL - Carl Edwards passed Marcos Ambrose on the final turn to win the crash-filled Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which ended with the cars on rain tires for the second straight year.
'Rings' actor Sean Astin speaks at UGA
Actor Sean Astin came to the University of Georgia campus to share the lessons he has learned about leadership and fellowship while making movies, but an enthusiastic audience wanted something else Monday night - everything they could find out about the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy and Astin's role in it.
Parking deck opens at intramural fields
The ninth parking deck on the University of Georgia campus opened this morning at the university intramural fields off College Station Road.
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By now you're all familiar with the nVidia GTX650Ti Boost. A good performing card for the money.
Inno3D, a Hong Kong based company, have been around for 15 years and manufacturer the full range of nVidia cards. Their latest addition is the iChill cooler which combines two fans with long lasting HerculeZ bearings to a heatsink with a large surface area which should provide excellent cooling.
Without further ado, let's get on with the review and see how it performs.
Technical Specifications
With 2GB of GDDR5 backing up the 768 cores on the GTX650Ti Boost, the iChill is architecturally fairly standard stuff.
|CUDA Cores
|Graphics Clock-Base Clock / Boost Clock (MHz)
|980 / 1033
|Processor Clock (MHz)
|Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
|Memory Clock (MHz)
|Standard Memory Config (MB)
|Memory Interface
|Memory Interface Width
|Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
|Bus Support
|Certified for Windows 7
|Supported Technologies (3D Vision, 3D Vision Surround, CUDA, DirectX 11, PhysX, SLI)
|SLI Options
|Multi Monitor
|3 active monitors in 3D mode + 1 monitor in 2D mode
|Maximum Digital Resolution (per output)
|Maximum VGA Resolution (per output)
|Standard Display Connectors
|HDMI, DP, Two Dual Link DVI
|InternalAudio Input for HDMI
|HDMI Version
|Standard Graphics Card Dimensions:
|Dual slot
|Maximum GPU Temperature (in C with ambient temperature 55c)
|Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)
|Minimum System Power Requirement (W)
|Supplementary Power Connectors
|One 6-pin
|Fan Type
|Number of Fan
|Driver CD Kit
|DVI Dongle
|Mouse Pad
|6-pin PCI-E Power Cable
Up Close
The iChill cooler fits well upon the small GTX650Ti Boost PCB and certainly looks different to a lot of the coolers we've seen. With the sturdy aluminium cover and the six big screw heads it's almost like a girder. Unlike the reference 650s the Inno3D offering requires two 6pin power inputs. We're not sure why as it's not a factory overclocked model.
One thing we can't ignore though is how bent the cooler was upon arrival. It works perfectly well and if you couldn't see it you'd never guess. Nonetheless it's not something we like to see, and we can't imagine it was designed like this.
There is a sturdy plate to help keep the GDDR5 and power phases of the card cool. Connectivity is the usual nVidia selection of HDMI, DisplayPort and a couple of DVIs.
Test Setup
Inno3D GTX650Ti Boost iChill
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.6GHz
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
Corsair Dominator Platinum
Corsair AX1200i
Corsair Neutron GTX
Windows 7 x64
All that cooling performance and extra power inputs allows us to overclock the iChill to a decent degree, with the memory in particular being happy to give another 200MHz.
Blimey. There is no doubt that the iChill cooler is well named. A frankly unbelievable maximum temperature whether the card is stock or overclocked. Outstanding. Other manufacturers will definitely be forced to sit up and take notice of such amazing low temperatures.
3D Mark Vantage
At stock the Inno3D is pretty indistinguishable from the other GTX650Ti Boost's that we've reviewed, and the overclock only gives us a shade more in the benchmark.
3D Mark 11
The consistency of the 650 range is shown with the results in 3D Mark 11 too, with the Inno3D giving results nearly identical to the other models we've tested.
3D Mark
Our first result in which the overclock makes a significant difference, 3D Mark gains 5% in the Fire Strike test.
Consistency seems to be the watchword so far in our testing. Hopefully something exciting will happen or this will be the least interesting review to write in a long time.
Batman Arkham City
Because every single card now maxes out BAC at 64 FPS we've dispensed with the maximum frame-rate graph, which has now become meaningless. It's a little bit of a surprise to see the OC a frame shy of the stock card, but one frame isn't anything to start rending your garments over.
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping dogs has a single frame improvement with the overclock, although it's clear that the more expensive GTX670 has a lot of extra power beneath the hood.
Bioshock Infinite
Strange things are afoot with the Inno3D iChill, being the first card we've tested to drop below the sixty frames-per-second average in Bioshock Infinite. Across the board, despite an identical test setup, the Gigabyte version out-performs the iChill.
Crysis 3
The opposite is true in Crysis 3. Despite only reaching 20FPS that's a 20% improvement over the Gigabyte GTX650Ti Boost and although the average frame-rate is the same as the reference card the experience is a lot smoother.
Far Cry 3
We keep going back and forth here don't we. This time round even the overclocked Inno3D GTX650Ti Boost iChill isn't capable of matching the results we saw from the Gigabyte card and only just bests the stock reference model.
Hitman Absolution
It might only be another single frame improvement but the overclock shows some benefit in the latest adventures of Agent 47.
Mafia 2
The less-demanding Mafia 2 returns us to the status quo in which the GTX650Ti Boosts are indistinguishable from each other.
Metro 2033
Whilst Metro 2033 gives us a frame improvement over the standard cards, it's not enough to produce a playable experience.
Resident Evil 5 - DX9
Capcoms controversial Zombie shooter runs, as we've often said, so smoothly that it would be playable on a toaster, and this well-optimised engine is highlighted by the 6 frame improvement when the iChill is overclocked.
Resident Evil 5 - DX10
If the DX9 result was good for the iChill the DirectX 10 result is even more impressive with the overclock giving us 7 FPS average better than the stock result, which is just a frame better than the Gigabyte.
Resident Evil 6
Continuing the "pick a GTX650Ti Boost, any GTX650Ti Boost" theme, the results in Resident Evil 6 continue the unchanging pattern.
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider works a little better, although the overclock is less than the stock result. The minimum and maximum frame-rates are on a par with each other, and overall it's a bit better than the reference or Gigabyte options.
Unigine 0xAA
Demonstrating how well built the cards are, Unigine Heaven with 0x AA gives us identical performance.
Unigine 8xAA
Increasing the image quality with 8x MSAA doesn't change the outcome.
Unigine Valley
The extra performance of the overclock helps give us a couple of frames in Unigine Valley. There is still a big drop off in performance from the demanding XHD preset when compared to the standard image quality.
Finally CatZilla, and we return to the situation in which any GTX650Ti Boost performs like any other.
If there is one thing that our testing of the Inno3D GTX650Ti Boost iChill has revealed, besides how incredibly long the card name is, is that the GTX650Ti Boosts are all nearly identical in performance. Whether it's the reference card, the Windforce Gigabyte one, or the Inno3D on test today they all are capable of extremely similar results in both the benchmarks and gaming tests.
So if it doesn't really matter in performance terms which one you buy, then the additional elements provide the difference between a purchase and a skip.
The Inno3D has one thing against it, and a couple of things in it's favour.
Firstly the odd decision to double the power inputs to two six-pins has to be counted against it. The reference card and the Gigabyte both make do with a single 6pin, and the Inno3D doesn't provide sufficient overclocking beastliness to make the extra power a requirement. Secondly the heatsink on our review model was significantly bent. It didn't impact performance at all but we're concerned about what could have possibly caused such a bend. However, we're confident that this an unlucky one-off.
On the plus-side the cooler is incredible. It looks great for starters. Fitting the card like a glove and looking nice in any setup, it makes the card look a lot pricier than its actual midrange value. The cooling performance is near unbelievable. If we hadn't checked it ourself and it provided the same result in both stock and overclocked trim, then we'd struggle to think there wasn't some shenanigans going on.
So the Inno3D GTX650Ti Boost iChill is a cool, quiet, good looking and on-par performing GTX650Ti. Price is unavailable at time of press but assuming that it comes in at the £150 price-point of the other GTX650Ti Boosts then the cooling performance alone is enough to make it on to anyone's shortlist and for that reason we're awarding it our OC3D Silver Award.
Thanks to Inno3D for supplying the GTX650Ti Boost iChill for review. Discuss your thoughts in the OC3D Forums.


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Legislators from both sides of the aisle turned out in force for last week's 2017 Legislative Wrap-Up. Held by the East King Chambers Coalition, this annual event never fails to produce fireworks.
To nobody's surprise, there was sharp disagreement as to why a Special Session was needed to close a $200 million gap in the Supplemental Budget. Senator Andy Hill (R-45), chair of Senate Ways and Means, faulted House Democrats to task for proposing new taxes and spending in a supplemental year. Representative Tana Senn (D-41), responded that state agencies which provide core services are chronically underfunded.
Everyone agreed that 2017 will be the year to fix basic education and end reliance on local school levies. Representative Chad Magendanz (R-5) favors increasing the average state property tax levy, while Representative Patty Kuderer said it is time to consider new revenue sources, including income and capital gains taxes.
Regardless, all legislators agreed that despite the state's over-reliance on the Business and Occupation Tax, relief for small and medium-sized businesses will be unlikely in 2017.
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In this, the final article in our series on making the most of your fungicide dollars, I am considering fungicide resistance management. There are some key topics that should be addressed, and I am covering them by answering questions. Obviously, if your fungicide fails due to resistance, your dollars are wasted.
Which pathogens become resistant the quickest?
The pathogens that become resistant to fungicides most quickly are those that reproduce quickly and in high numbers. These include powdery mildew fungi (e.g. Oidium), downy mildew fungi (e.g. Peronospora), Botrytis, Pythium, Phytophthora and bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Erwinia, etc.). It is interesting that although bacteria develop resistance to copper quite readily, fungi don't seem to. The FRAC (Fungicide Resistance Action Committee) actually has copper listed as low risk of resistance development.
Which fungicides are most likely to have resistance concerns?
In this case, the more narrow the mode of action the more likely the target fungi can develop resistance to that fungicide. Fungicides like chlorothalonil and mancozeb actually have multiple sites where they attack the fungus, making them less likely to have resistance problems.
In contrast, some of the newest fungicides have very narrow, specific modes of action, making resistance development more likely. That has led to very strict instructions on their labels concerning the number of times they may be used on a crop and/or if they must be tank mixed.
How can you reduce the potential for resistance development?
The most important method is to do everything in your power to reduce disease, including using alternative methods–practice integrated pest management (IPM). If you do nothing but spray fungicides, you are placing too much strain on them and they are more likely to fail. Even the best fungicides work poorly when cultural and environmental controls of IPM are ignored. Don't wait, be preventative when necessary.
Downy mildew and some bacterial diseases are not easy to control if preventative applications are not made. Use products according to their labels–the fungicide manufacturers really do know more about how to use their products than anyone else does. Learn more about important diseases of your crops so you can find their Achilles heel.
Botrytis can be controlled without any fungicides if humidity and temperature are firmly under your control. Some diseases must be present on the seed, cutting or liner because they do not blow in with the wind. Finally, rotate or tank mix products.
Is tank mixing or rotation best?
Most studies show both methods work for resistance management, so the preference is yours. If you make a tank mix with two products for the same disease, then you are doing so to manage resistance. If, however, you combine products with different spectrums, you are simply using a shotgun approach. This gives you some assurance you will control an undiagnosed situation, or one that is caused by more than a single pathogen.
I find many growers like to use tank mixes. They think they can reduce costs by using lower rates of the fungicides if they mix them. Sometimes this is true, but not always. You can reduce the rate of fungicides in a tank mix when you are treating preventatively, disease pressure is low, both products work on the target fungus and you are sure you do not have resistance to either product.
You should not go below labeled rates in most circumstances. Do not reduce rates when you do not know the cause of the disease, more than one disease is present, the fungicides have a narrow or similar mode of action or the product is new to you. Pre-mixes can make the entire question moot.


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SUNSET BEACH (CBS/AP) — A fire has destroyed one beachfront home and damaged two others in the Sunset Beach area of Orange County.
The fire, which began in one multi-story home that collapsed about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, prompted authorities to close the Pacific Coast Highway between 22nd Street and 19th Street.
Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Greg McKeown says 100 firefighters are on the scene of the blaze which has been upgraded to a fourth alarm. Strong onshore winds quickly spread the flames.
One home was completely gutted and collapsed from the flames. Fire spread to the house next door, causing significant damage. A third house in the row of tightly packed homes received minor damage.
Firefighters were still fighting to control the blaze more than four hours after it began.
"It's darkened down quite a bit, but there are still active flames," Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion told the Orange County Register.
Firefighters were slowed by concern about the stability of the structures. "We have not been able to go inside due to the threat of collapse," Concepcion told the Register.
Firefighters used as many as five aerial water streams to attack the flames from the outside of the structures.
McKeown says at least one person was treated for smoke inhalation.
Smoke from the blaze could be seen for miles and a portion of Pacific Coast Highway was closed for several hours.
Crews from the Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Newport Beach fire departments joined the Orange County Fire Authority to battle the flames.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
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Skip to comments.Company blamed for slow Katrina recovery
Posted on 01/31/2007 9:07:10 AM PST by Graybeard58
BATON ROUGE. La. -- Nearly eight months after it was hired by the state, a consulting company in charge of dispensing billions in federal aid to people whose homes were damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has received 103,000 applications but handed out fewer than 400 grants.
And now the company is getting much of the blame for the overall slow recovery of New Orleans and the rest of the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
Frustrated homeowners are bitterly criticizing Fairfax, Va.-based ICF International Inc., and state lawmakers are demanding Gov. Kathleen Blanco fire the company. But ICF is defending its handling of the aid program, saying it is a task of unprecedented proportions.
ICF was awarded a contract valued at up to $756 million in June to run the Road Home program, a $7.5 billion federally funded, state-administered program to compensate property owners whose houses were damaged or destroyed by the 2005 hurricanes. For ICF, the contract amounts to a potential 10 percent commission.
"ICF should be ashamed of themselves. They should never have even attempted to take on a project like this. They were obviously not equipped to do it," said New Orleans homeowner Mark Samuels, who lives with his three children upstairs while he rebuilds his gutted home.
He is haggling with Road Home over how much aid he should receive 17 months after Katrina breached a floodwall and swamped the house with foul water. Samuels said he is contesting ICF's first offer, made Jan. 4, because it was one-third of what he expected and based on inaccurate damage figures.
Other homeowners have complained about incorrect paperwork, a labyrinthine bureaucracy, unreturned phone calls, low-ball assessments of their homes' value and the damage done, stingy grant offers and a slow-moving process overall. ICF has taken final action on only 391 applications.
ICF maintains it is ahead of the schedule specified in its contract to run Road Home, a program it helped design before winning the bid. ICF officials also say the program is unparalleled in size and complexity. More than 2,000 people are at work on Road Home, some for ICF, others for subcontractors.
Earlier this month, state lawmakers ordered an audit of the program after ICF refused to provide an itemized breakdown of $19 million in employee travel expenses billed to the taxpayers. The company denied any wrongdoing, and said the state's public records law does not require it to turn over such information.
In addition, lawmakers have complained that lawyers working under Road Home are being paid more than other attorneys working on business for the state -- up to $375 an hour, according to the ICF contract.
Blanco this month also began blaming the slow pace of Road Home on Washington Republicans.
The White House and other federal officials have denied that the decisions made about New Orleans were politically influenced.
The handling of the Road Home program drew fire Monday from members of a Senate Homeland Security Committee, meeting in New Orleans.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said money is "still not reaching ordinary folks" quickly enough. "Until it does," he added, "all the numbers, the meetings and the planning that's being done is inadequate."
The Road Home is offering homeowners up to $150,000 each to rebuild, fortify their homes or sell out to the state. As many as 123,000 people may be eligible.
A team of state and national officials chose ICF to run the program, determining the company had more hands-on experience than other applicants, said Suzie Elkins, director of Blanco's Office of Community Development, which oversees ICF's work. ICF's bid was not the lowest offer.
Elkins defended the hiring decision. "ICF had a good reputation," she said, adding that she was satisfied with the company's performance so far.
The timing of the contract was good for ICF: It bumped up ICF earnings just as the company was going public on Sept. 27, 2006. Analysts rated the stock a "strong buy."
Douglas Beck, an ICF vice president, discounted any link between the Road Home contract and the taking of the company public. He said the ICF board decided in December 2005 to go public and did not hear about Road Home until last April.
Samuels, whose house was valued at $700,000 before Katrina, said flood insurance gave him $100,000 to make repairs to the damaged, 30-year-old home, but he said his repair costs were estimated to cost more than twice that. Samuels' grant offer from Road Home was $43,000.
He said that from Jan. 4 to Jan. 22, he called Road Home representatives "at least once just about every single day and sometimes two and three times." Last week, Samuels talked to a grant adviser and asked for a re-evaluation.
Samuels, who owns a jazz recording company, said he wonders how people without computers and without lawyers can wander through the maze: "If I can't get through this system, I really know that there are very few people who can."
In other words, we don't want accountability for a free hand out, so we will criticize this company.
said Suzie Elkins, director of Blanco's Office of Community Development, which oversees ICF's work. ICF's bid was not the lowest offer.
Looks like Democrat operatives are again trying to blame a STATE screw-up on the Feds.
Looks like Democrat operatives are again trying to blame a STATE screw-up on the Feds.
Have since the beginning. Sadly, Bush accepted the failure as his.
Hey moron...it's not worth $700,000 now and the $43,000 you've been offered is a GIFT from the taxpayers. Gawd! I'm so sick of all this whining and complaining...I just wish we could bulldoze the levees and let nature take it's course.
"...the Road Home program, a $7.5 billion federally funded, state-administered program..."
"Blanco this month also began blaming the slow pace of Road Home on Washington Republicans."
NEWS FLASH: Blanco's a partisan idiot!
Exactly! Someone needs to knoch this a-hole upside his head.
This story reminds me of the joke about a supply sergeants. Basically the punchline is "If i issue the item you want, I won't have any inventory.
If they give all the money away. They won't have anything to manage.
But the Dem politicos say it's all Bush's fault.
"the Road Home program, a $7.5 billion federally funded, state-administered program"
But the Dem politicos say we're not doing enough.
"Samuels, whose house was valued at $700,000 before Katrina,"
He lives in a $700,000 house, and he wants the taxpayers to pick up all of his repair costs? But the Dem politicos say Bush doesn't care.
That's what will happen naturally anyway. Would be nice to speed it up a bit.
I'm sure Blanco will try to blame this on Bush.
She already did. LOL
Not clear from the story is an obvious long delay between the hurricane and the hiring of ICF. It'd be interesting to know the actual date Blanco's people finally got around to giving them the contract.
It's also kind of interesting that Blanco's complaining about the pace while her employee is saying there's no problem. Lots of disorganized 'ducks' around that administration. They ought to decide on one lie and stick to it.
Ah, my old employer! They should have lost this contract a long time ago!
From other sources:
ICF wasn't hired until June.
CONSULTING: If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem.
"I'm sure Blanco will try to blame this on Bush."
Blanco isn't the only one...
I often think we would have been better off if the terrorists had blown up our levees, she said. Maybe wed have gotten more attention. Mary Landrieu, 1/29/07
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In case you're looking for a fresh approach to making diabetes-related New Year's Resolutions for 2011, look no further. A brand new book called "The Diabetes Manifesto" has all the direction you'll need to turn over a new leaf in your diabetes life, in scrupulous step-by-step detail.
The book is written by Lynn Crowe, a lifetime type 1 (diagnosed at age 12), who is a senior product manager at Sanofi-Aventis; and Julie Stachowia, a PhD in public health who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2004. In 2007, Julie was hired by About.com to write an MS guidebook, eventually called "The Multiple Sclerosis Manifesto." Now she's teamed with Lynn to re-create this "take-charge-of-your-life" methodology for people with diabetes.
The book opens with a chapter titled, "Proceed with Confidence," which promptly lays out the framework for developing your own personal mission statement. To do this, you sit down and try to define yourself, creating a sort of a personal "elevator pitch" on who you are and who you want to be — including what part diabetes plays in your life, of course. To solidify your mission statement, the authors suggest you write it down once a day for a whole week. They guide you through "eliminating self-limiting beliefs" and writing a 30-second speech that you can rattle off at will when others start asking questions.
"Self-efficacy is your best weapon against this disease," the authors write, apparently the mantra of this book.
But let me be clear: the The Diabetes Manifesto offers far more concrete value than some self-helpy take-off of The Secret for diabetes.
In a total of 10 chapters, the authors lay out pretty much everything you need to know — in a concise and very readable format — about:
- becoming a diabetes expert (what and how to learn)
- tackling complications
- getting the most out of working with your doctor
- understanding drug options and being as "adherent" as you can
- things you can do to improve your emotional, social, and physical health
- "re-forming relationships on your terms"
- recognizing, accepting, and working with your own emotions
- engaging with the D-community*, and
- becoming an advocate
(*even if the section on online resources leaves much to be desired)
Each chapter is peppered with pop-out boxes with headers like "Do Your Best," "Know Your Stuff," "Make It Better," and "The Real World" — the latter being my favorite since it lays the some of the inalienable truths of life with diabetes on the table. One quote, for example, states:
"You can't control how people will react to your diabetes, but you can control how and what you tell them. Be thoughtful and goal-driven when talking about your diabetes."
Overall, I found the book packed full of great information and recommendations. My only criticism would be that if you set your sights on following all the advice in this book, you would have no other life. Seriously, there are a ton of detailed ideas about keeping records and creating plans and writing up scripts here. The chapter on relationships, for example, suggests that you make a list of the important people in your life and then score them on a 1-10 scale of supportiveness. You're to do this several times, and then brainstorm ideas for ways to engage with these individuals for the best possible outcomes. The chapter on treatments provides detailed instructions on researching drug interactions, including interviewing a pharmacist and insisting on a second opinion in some cases. Lots to do, lots to do.
So here's how I'd use this book:
modularly. Pick one area that you're committed to improving on now, and devote yourself to the ideas in that chapter. No matter which issue of life with diabetes you decide to tackle, The Diabetes Manifesto is sure to have some great suggestions and instructions for making things better.
There's some serious help to be had here for turning vague New Year's Resolutions into "actionable strategies," no doubt!
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Cincinnati group races to get deposits to bring hockey back
Published January 9, 2006
The echo of hockey pucks thumping off the boards at Cincinnati Gardens isn't heard nearly as often as it used to be.
But that doesn't mean the Gardens is totally asleep.
Tucked into the bowels of the old arena, the offices of the Cincinnati RailRaiders were buzzing on a recent afternoon. A few fans were buying RailRaiders items from the gift shop. Others put money down for a deposit on season tickets they hope will come to fruition.
That's the big issue these days for workers at Cincinnati's latest pro hockey franchise. They're trying to get season-ticket deposits for a team they don't yet have. And the clock is ticking.
The owners of the American Hockey League franchise formerly known as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks lost their team last year when a game of musical chairs involving NHL affiliates in the AHL left Cincinnati out of the mix.
But the owners kept possession of the franchise, even though it's been idle this season.
Now, RailRaiders CEO Pete Robinson and his staff are racing to sell 2,000 deposits for 2006-07 season tickets in an effort to show the league and prospective NHL affiliates that Cincinnati is still a strong hockey market.
The team is more than one-third of the way there in selling refundable deposits, Robinson said, but he figures his group has about two months to generate the rest.
"Typically, by March, NHL clubs want to know where they're going to be next year," Robinson said.
He added that without the fans' commitment, a franchise sale is likely.
"If it's not done, the franchise will be sold," Robinson said. "We don't talk about it internally, but the league doesn't like to have franchises sit inactive for more than a year."
Robinson has invested plenty of money in the effort. He and his family own the franchise and the Cincinnati Gardens. They're building a new premium-seating section and an entertainment area known as the Party Zone.
Meanwhile, the lack of a pro hockey tenant is hurting the Gardens.
The ice sheets in the arena and in the adjoining skating center both get used seven days a week by high school, youth and community leagues, Robinson said. The arena also has booked a handful of concerts, a rodeo and a circus.
"But taking out 40 to 50 hockey games a year has a big impact," said Don Helbig, the RailRaiders' vice president of communications and broadcasting.
Other AHL owners are pulling for Robinson and the RailRaiders.
"This league has benefited from having them involved," said Mike Lehr, president of the AHL's Cleveland Barons.
Lehr pointed to Robinson's commitment to put up his own money and to keep eight employees on staff.
He figures the RailRaiders stand a good chance if the push for season-ticket deposits works.
"It's all up to the folks down there," he said.
Steve Watkins writes for the Cincinnati Business Courier, an affiliated publication.