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Two women want to go on a trip to Ireland for about 8 or 9 days and England for about the same. We would like to have flights and hotels included and maybe a car for part. how do we go about planning it. We'd like to maybe stay at some B&Bs too. Any information would be appreciated. This will be first trip for both of us. We are both over 65 and quite able to travel.
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Ladies, please clarify for me please. Are you looking for 1 stop shopping, packages, with flights, hotel and car all included? Or do you want to choose and book them yourself and aren't sure where to begin? Or possibly a travel agent that can customize a trip? Your budget may dictate to a certain extent which approach or combination may be the best for you.
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England and Ireland are both big places.
Your title says 15 days - but the post says 8-9 days in each country. If you only have 15 days - then spend it all in Ireland - OR - all in England - OR - most in Ireland and a few days in London.
As for the gist of your post - not sure exactly what you are asking. You can use a travel agent to book your flights and maybe hotels in major cities. But if you have arranged your own travel anywhere else - doing so in the UK is no different and you can do it yourself.
TAs seldom are of ANY use booking B&Bs. And we here can help you more than any TA devising an itinerary.
The first thing you want to do is come up w/ at least a basic outline of an itinerary - get a couple of guidebooks if you need more info about each country.
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As said, a travel agent will do most of it for you.
If you want to plan only some of it yourself there are packages availabe for a self drive itinerary. We did one in Iceland where the package included a car and accommodation for each night. It gave you a suggested itinerary for each day but what you did was up to you. We simply turned up to each hotel each evening with our voucher.
Here are couple off a quick google search that will get you going.
If you want to do the whole lot your self. Start with your flights or transport into and out of the countries as these are the ones that are have the least flexibility. They set your start and finish.
Then organise transport - car or rail passes etc.
Book accommodation for your first and last nights.
Then look at where you want to go and plan a rough itinerary.
Do you want to do a "Grand Tour" or not stray too far and see a few things in detail.
If it only a short trip you should be able to book most nights as you really can't get too far in a week or so.
If you have "Must do" things that require a ticket book them as well.
If you want more flexibility the tourist information centres in England can book you into B&Bs, hotels etc. They have their favourites and will ring them and then give you directions.
For a short trip I would recommend booking most, if not all nights, as it becomes tedious getting into an unfamiliar town and then trying to find accommodation.
I suggest planing a morning activity and an afternoon activity.
Remember also, that driving in England is quite slow as there are lots of villages in the way. Most towns do not have much street parking so you will need to park in one of the multi storey carparks or similar then get out and walk.
Hope this helps and apologies if it is stating the obvious. When you said first trip. Did you mean first time to Engalnd or first time travelling out of your country? that will greatly help us with what information you need.
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Do Not....sign up to any Travel Agent itinerary without running it through at least one forum..
You might just (in fact probably) be putting your holiday in the hands of someone who has been to neither or at best one of the countries.
Break this down into Two separate items...X days UK mainland, Y days Island of Ireland. These will be connected by flying from one to the other on "Regional" airlines and this will dictate the amount of Baggage.
There are Good Fly drive packages to both locations but avoid accommodation vouchers which are accepted in less than 10% of places in either country.
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I don't have a lot of confidence in travel agents after my 1 experience, now years ago, booking a trip to London. The hotel she booked for me was completely inappropriate, suitable for the students and backpackers who filled the lobby but not for me. The owner made a call and sent me to a lovely place, knew immediately what I needed and responded. But the travel agent was useless as she didn't know what she was selling. And I think, sadly, it's true too often.
Agents and online sites that sell all inclusive packages are no good as a rule if you're looking for accommodations with character. An airfare/car package, as Tony mentions, can be useful if you're up to the task of finding your own accommodations which can be quite a fun process. But certainly more work as you must decide, of course, where you'll be when. There are so many charming places to stay in both countries it would be worth the work with a combination of guidebooks and websites.
Here are some accommodation sites I like:
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Thanks MmePerdu for the links there is a B&B 20 min walk from where I need to be in London. Hopefully it will be vacant when I need to book.
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|February 26, 2013, 08:07 AM
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Recoil on the 308 is not that heavy unless you are recoil sensitive. Since it is uncomfortable to you, I would suggest you replace the recoil pad with one that is designed to soften the recoil better first. For heavy recoil rifles, I really like the kick-eze. It will definately tame most rifles. If that dosnt help enough, then got to the brake. The kick-eze should drop the felt recoil of a 308 to about a 22-250.
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I doubt any of us complain that the 22 rim fire has too much recoil, but a lot of people improve their rimfire shooting by adding a brake to their 22 rifles and pistols.
I have a buddy who put a brake on his rather heavy 223 varmit rifle. It holds the muzzle down so you could see the impact when you hit PDs.
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|February 26, 2013, 01:58 PM
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That's what I'm looking forward to, Kraig. After all the mods to my SPS 20" .308, it weighs somewhere around 15 lbs. That additional mass has made recoil pretty much a non-issue, but that little bit of muzzle flip is driving me crazy. I'm hoping that I too, will be able to stay on target after breaking my shots.
The noise? Well... I don't guess I care so much. Most of the time I'm on the range, I'm by myself. I've sat three benches down from guys shooting 300 win mags and other calibers that would hit me in the side of the face with concussion; If I can sit through theirs and still shoot accurately, I guess they'll be able to sit through mine. Or try harder
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JMO brakes are useless for my shooting style on any platform generating under 30ft/lbs of free recoil.
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I don't think a brake on the Ruger would be that cost beneficial. A .308 is not a heavy recoiling cartridge, even in a light gun. If you are bothered that much by it, change loads to the Remington Managed Recoil load or imitate it with handloads. You should also invest in a PAST recoil shield of a good shooting coat with a good pad. You might want to have someone knowledgeable look at your posture on the bench. Spending a lot of time at a public range sending 50 or more rounds downrange through a rifle with a muzzle brake is going to make you a lot more enemies than friends as well as an intimate encounter with an audiologist.
I have a brake on a .340 WBY and a .338 Lapua...they are a necessary evil with those beasts.
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Tell you what:
I have a 308 on a remington action, not heavy but not light. I'll put a brake on it and anyone is welcome to try it out, with and without the brake.
You'll see what I mean about being able to spot your hits and stay in position.
Sure its loud, so is a 22 if you don't wear ear protection which anyone would be silly not to use, regardless of what your shooting.
I don't notice the noise on my 375 H&H with the brake, but I sure notice the recoils nad the lack of ability to stay on target with out it.
But like I said, best thing to do is try it. My offer is open to anyone who what to try a brake.
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|February 26, 2013, 11:30 PM
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I have a BWA brake on my varmint AR and it works quite well. It makes quick follow up shots a cinch, as the barrel doesn't move. That is the entire reason behind the rifle itself, so I am very glad to have that little piece of hardware on the end of my barrel.
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You don't mention what state you are in, but in many states there is another option.
If you are willing to fill out the paperwork and don't mind a 6 month or so wait, plus a two hundred dollar tax stamp do some research on Silencers/Suppressors.
They reduce noise substantially even with a supersonic round and function as a brake.
The main problem is the wait time and the fact that it is hard to own just one
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|February 28, 2013, 12:13 PM
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Sling Pad, Lighter Bullets
I have a 8x57 mauser and that thing kicks like a mule when I load up to full power (like the european loads). I put a recoil pad on first - that was cheapest. And since I built it from a barreled receiver it also sports a medium heavy wood boyd's thumbhole stock - nice feel to it. Lastly I have had the front sight removed and had it ported. Didn't reduce the recoil as much as I thought it would but it wasn't an aftermarket muzzle brake - probably wasn't large enough.
Shooting prone or bench is very accurate but also puts all your weight behind the rifle's recoil. It has no where to go but into your shoulder. If your practicing for hunting you might want to try posting up. Shoot standing up with the rifle resting on the side of a post (more like what you might be doing when hunting) - the recoil will bump your shoulder backwards instead of hammering you as you "lean into it" on the bench.
I also have a TC Contender rifle with a very light choate stock on it in 45/70. This is probably a 7lb rifle. That kicks worse than the 8mm. And the Choate has a terribly blunt butt end. I bought a recoil pad sling to use at the range. This is a heavily padded leather shoulder pad that you can put on over your t-shirt (or anything else) when at the range. The sling holds the heavy pad right where your rifle rests on your shoulder. It's great!! In winter with a heavy coat on it isn't needed. I always take it to the range when shooting the 45/70 or the 8 in summer. And it isn't attached to the rifle so I can use it on anything. I also put a mercury recoil tamer in the buttstock, which also helps a bit.
Another thought is bullet selection. If you shoot 180-200 grain bullets near max load then that is going to kick hard. If you switch to 150-165 grain bullets at medium velocity you will notice a difference. Usually if your target shooting, I have found that the sweet spot for accuracy is around 2500fps for a lot of different bullets (150's-180's). If you reload you can reduce the powder to make a comfortable and accurate round for target. On the other hand, if your target shooting to work up that elk or moose round your going to be working for it on the recoil side (heavy - fast bullets for penetration). Might want to eventually get a brake or get a combination butt pad and a sling pad to start.
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While it might work, I cannot justify the expense on a the Ruger American. The brake will be worth more than the rifle, and these rifles are not made for long term hard use. They are designed for the occasional shooter who shoots box of ammo a year. If you want to shoot more than that you need a better rifle.
Recoil should be a non-factor, but I can see it helping with muzzle control on a semi where rapid fire is more likely
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Trauma padding is meant to stop a 9mm bullet in flight. I'd bet if you put apiece in between the butt and your shoulder it would do a pretty dang good job of taking out the shoulder pain. Not only is it keeping the hard stock off your shoulder but it should also disperse the energy over a much wider area.
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I am puzzled about a .308 having recoil that bothers an adult male. My 30-06 is not uncomfortable for me to shoot. And I have shot it extensively, hunting and competition. I am not a big person. Until I get up to the 220 gr. bullets with max-max loads the recoil is very tolerable. The .308 is less rifle.
If it is to be used for target shooting I believe others on the line should be considered as a courtesty. Get a heavier rifle with a bull barrel and lot more weight.
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I'm in California... Unfortunately. So a suppressor isn't an option for me.
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I use different things for different applications including and not limited to: a Lead Sled for sighting in, a suppressor/silencer, a brake, the use of the Past Recoil Shield in the above post, a really good recoil pad - PAST is a great one, and a rifle with a stock that is fits you well. Weight is always a bonus if you do not have to carry the gun a long way.
Good luck!
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Thanks a lot.
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Upon purchasing a brand new shofar, many people are surprised to smell the stinky remains of the previous animal that it belonged to. Meaty animal particles often remain in shofars and begin to smell as decomposition of the bits rot away within the interior of the horn.
In such cases, you can wait for this or to naturally dissipate, or you can speed the process by using some household solutions. By applying the following suggestions, you can be sure that you will be blowing your freshened shofar in no time!
Shofar Smell Removal Solutions
1 White Vinegar
This household acid can work well at cutting through the odorous organics within a shofar. Begin by plugging the mouth piece of the shofar with an ear plug or a small cork. proceed to pour in a solution of one part white vinegar with three parts warm water. Allow this solution to sit within the shofar for 24-48 hours. During this time the vinegar mixture will work to eliminate any meat rot odors and freshen the interior of the horn. Finalize by pouring the solution out and allowing the shofar to naturally air dry.
2 Rubbing Alcohol
This alcohol can be helpful in neutralizing odors and sanitizing surfaces that stem from the decomposition processes. After plugging the mouth hole, fill the shofar with one part rubbing alcohol and three parts water. Allow for the solution to sit for 24 hours before returning to pour the deodorizing mixture out. Once completed,
3 Enzyme Cleaner
This solution works well when others have been less successful. The active enzymes within this solution will help in literally eating through the rotting particles within the interior of the horn and leave the natural fiber smelling fresh. Enzyme cleaners can be purchased at pet stores and most large supermarkets. Pour equal parts of enzyme cleaner and water inside the interior of the shofar after successfully plugging the mouth piece with cork. Allow the solution to sit for 24-48 hours as the enzyme reduce the odor levels within the shofar. Once completed, pour the contents out and allow the shofar to air dry.
4 Hydrogen Peroxide
This solution works well at eliminating high bacterial levels within the horn that may be causing the odor. Mix a solution of hydrogen peroxide and water in equal parts and pour within the shofar. Once completed, allow for the shofar to sit for 24 hours before pouring the contents out and allowing it to air dry.
5 Cat Litter
This is an unconventional solution that can eliminate odors. Pour clean unused cat litter within the horn and allow it to sit for 5-7 days after being filled. During this time the fresh cat litter will help in absorbing much of the odor and drying out any of the smelly organics living within the shofar.
6 Product Solution
Many may be surprised that such a product exists, but specialized shofar deodorizing solutions can be purchase to fix your horn smell issues. The product spray is sold on Ajudaica.com and is called "Shofar Odor Neutralizing Spray".
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Assisting Residents and Businesses Recover from Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene has left approximately 48,000 residents in our area without power and caused extensive damage to homes and businesses. I have been touring Rockland and Orange counties and will continue to do so over the next 24-48 hours with local government officials and business owners to determine how the state can help with recovery both in the immediate and long terms.
My priority over the next several days is to ensure that residents and businesses receive the assistance they require to recover from the damaging effects of Hurricane Irene.
Here is some advice to home and business owners who have suffered damage from Hurricane Irene:
- Contact your insurance company with your policy number and any other relevant information.
- Document any damage with photographs and videos before making any repairs or cleaning up.
- Ask your insurance agent if you have coverage for living expenses if you have been forced to evacuate your home.
Any residents who have further questions or are having difficulty processing their claims should contact my office at 623-3627 for assistance.
In addition, residents who remain without power can come to my office at 95 South Middletown Road in Nanuet to charge cell phones, emergency radios or additional devices necessary to remain able to receive updates regarding the storm.


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Robt wrote:Thanks Pete. Until you posted his Blue Xmas video I never even heard of him. He's good!
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poormadpeter wrote:If you are mad enough to do your Christmas shopping on the high street rather than via the internet, you will be bombarded with Christmas music through speakers everywhere. But over the last couple of years, an extra voice has been added to those seemingly played on repeat in each shop. Alongside Elvis, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Perry Como and Andy Williams...is Michael Buble.
I admit that when I first heard Buble, he bored me. Sure, he had a nice voice and a cute smile, but the arrangements were literally the same ones that Sinatra, Darin and others had used decades before. Slowly but surely that changed, and Crazy Love was a marked improvement over his previous efforts. The arrangements were novel and/or exciting - and the intro to his version of Cry Me A River has been used so often that it is now instantly recognisable. What's more, the vocals were more self-assured with a move away from pure swing to a style that often attempts to add rockier elements into the mix as well.
Harry Connick Jr must have been seething. When Connick was sleep-walking his way through a couple of dull albums of easy listening standards, Buble came along and stole the act he had a decade earlier - taking old standards and rethinking them in often slightly-left field arrangements.
Buble's Christmas album is considerably more successful than any of Connick's three attempts at seasonal LPs - his first one caused my entire household to rename him Harry Chronic for a number of years, it was so bad. What has made Buble's become what appears to be an instant Yueltide classic is that it does just enough to make the songs Buble's without taking away the original intent of the material. It is, basically, a 1950s Christmas album made in 2011. The material is, for the most part, traditional fare and the opening It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas sets the scene well with its lush orchestration.
The album stands out when compared to recent yueltide offerings that should have hit the mark with their intended audiences - with Bieber's Christmas album released at the same time seeming remarkably vapid - simply because it harks back to the albums that we all have grown up with and pays tribute to them. White Christmas is based on the Drifters version (that Presley was inspired by) but then includes a hard-swinging instrumental section. Blue Christmas is the highlight and is transformed into a brilliant New Orleans jazz-styled romp that is an absolute blast - ironically Connick had used a similar arrangement for Cry Me A River on his Come By Me album a decade or so earlier. As with other Buble albums, he is better when handling swing material, with the pop-style material being rather forgettable in his hands. But, luckily, there are only a couple of these tracks on the album.
It seems ironic that, despite the majority of these arrangements being newly written for the album, Buble has never sounded more like Sinatra - particularly in tracks like It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas and I'll Be Home For Christmas, although Sinatra never did anything like the arrangement of Blue Christmas here. Buble can be more difficult to watch, with it sometimes being very awkward to ascertain whether he is being sincere, taking the p*ss or tipsy. He seems at his most sincere here, and the album is a deserved success.
The album is extremely good, the arrangements often stunning, the material traditional and the vocals sincere. Such a shame, then, that commercialism over-rides all of this with the album being re-released in a deluxe edition with a couple of extra tracks in an attempt to get people to buy the thing twice.
Ah, the sound of cash-tills. Now, that's one of the real sounds of Christmas.
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episthebest wrote:His music is nice, but he uses a lot of autotune that he doesn't need.
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This is a live version of the same song, and you can really tell the difference.
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Bodie wrote:The Pirate wrote:
This is a live version of the same song, and you can really tell the difference.
This performance from the Graham Norton Show a few weeks ago was not good at all.
He seemed to have a problem with his earpiece and wasn't comfortable.
Buble is a tremendous talent with a great voice.
Im seeing him this year at the O2 arena in London.
Fri May 03, 2013 6:46 pm
poormadpeter wrote:Bodie wrote:The Pirate wrote:
This is a live version of the same song, and you can really tell the difference.
This performance from the Graham Norton Show a few weeks ago was not good at all.
He seemed to have a problem with his earpiece and wasn't comfortable.
Buble is a tremendous talent with a great voice.
Im seeing him this year at the O2 arena in London.
Yes, agreed regarding the performance on Norton - but good for him for not being worried about it and just getting on with it rather than redoing it etc, which I'm sure is what most would have done. That said, he seemed very relaxed on Norton throughout the show!
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Just after finishind a show, Mikey, bob and Ray want to go clubing but Frank and Gerard would rather not. What will happen when there all alone?
FRERARD ONESHOT! Frank is beginning to get worried about his slightly odd reaction to tickling his best friend...
Frank and Gerard are alone in a hotel and bored...*FRERARD SMUT*
Frerard. Frank thought Gerard was just another popular kid. That was until Gerard came into his life like a whirlwind, bringing all of his problems with him.
Dom/Fertile Frerard. Nuff said.
I cried out into the cold night air. But of course, no one would notice. It's the fucking Mardi Gras in New Orleans. I threw my fist viciously in false hope to make contact with my captor. No help....
Frank is a stripper who is also a heavy drug addict and a alcoholic. He bumps into a man (Gerard) after one of his shifts who refuses to leave him alone. *Frerard eventually *
Warning: Self Harm Mikey has been able to hide his depression for a while, but two names put together will break him. Two names: Frank and Gerard. Frerard..
Old school revenge era Frerard my friends ;D This is my first fanfic so I hope it's okay, rate and reviews pretty please with Gerard Way on top ;D
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Frank loves Mikey. Mikey loves Frank... and Gerard loves Frank too.
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A very long time ago, before you or I had come to be, animals had
already been created. The world was all land and no water. One day, Fox
was taking her usual morning walk when Dotson'Sa came to her and said,
"Fox, I have chosen you to be my creator of Earth's water. Your task is
to tell all the animals in The Great Wood to climb the world's tallest
tree. When you have found this tree, call my name three times exactly,
and I will tell you if you have found the right tree."
Fox told all the creatures in The Great Wood to come when she found the
world's greatest tree. She searched and searched in all the land, but
she could not find the tree that Dotson'Sa had spoken of.
She went to Dotson'Sa and told him she could not find this special
tree. He told her just this: "You must not believe your eyes. You
cannot trust your knowledge. Only your heart can you trust."
Fox thought hard about Dotson'Sa's words, thanked him, and then left, still in search of the great tree.
When Fox was absolutely sure she had found the tree, she called
Dotson'Sa's name three times. Then he came again, and observed the
tree. He then accepted it and told her to gather all the animals.
Dotson'Sa said, "Fox, you must be exhausted. Why don't you have some
of this?" He handed Fox a bowl of something extremely shiny. She drank
it but spit it out because the taste was so good it surprised her. When
she spit the water out, rivers, lakes, and streams formed.
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It was another slow day at the 2008 Tattersalls December foal sale Nov. 26 in England. The 110 horses sold (from 199 offered) grossed 746,100 guineas, to average 6,783 guineas. The median was 4,000 guineas.
Last year's second session of the December foal sale saw 155 horses sold (from 240 offered) to gross 2,431,000 guineas. The average was 15,684 guineas and the median 10,000 guineas.
A colt by Royal Applause topped the second session, bringing 52,000 guineas after being the subject of a bidding duel between Camas Park Stud's Timmy Hyde Jr., and Yeomanstown Stud's David O'Callaghan. The Voute Stables-consigned colt went to Hyde, who indicated the he would be reoffered as a yearling next year.
Oscar Stud bred the session-topping bay colt in Ireland from the Danehill mare Sciunfona.
The second-highest price of the day was a bay colt by Indesatchel out of the Green Desert mare Razzle. Consigned by his breeder, Terry Holdcraft's Bearstone Stud, the colt was purchased by Furnace Mill Stud's David Brown for 30,000 guineas. Brown indicated the colt would be reoffered as a yearling.
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Using the Fiber-Multi-Object Spectrograph (FMOS) mounted on the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers participating in the Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS) has found that galaxies, over nine billion years ago, provided a nurturing environment for the birth of new stars at remarkable rates while doing so in an orderly manner.
"FMOS has clearly revolutionized our ability to study how galaxies form and evolve across cosmic time," says David Sanders, the principal investigator of the FMOS-COSMOS project at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Institute for Astronomy. "It is currently the most powerful instrument we have to study the large numbers of objects needed to understand galaxies of all sizes, shapes and masses — from the largest ellipticals to the smallest dwarfs."
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It'll be like old times: Pedro vs. Yanks
In Game 2, righty will toe rubber against familiar adversary
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
If those same jeers come again on Thursday night when Martinez starts Game 2 of the World Series for the Phillies at Yankee Stadium at 7:57 ET, Martinez will take them far more seriously.
Shortly after last year's All-Star break, Martinez returned to his native Dominican Republic to pay homage to his father, who lost a long battle with brain cancer.
"That will be special to me, because it has new meaning now when I am out there, and it will remind me that I have only one Daddy and he is up in heaven now," Martinez said.
While no longer blessed with the same strong right shoulder that helped him become a dominant hurler in the first part of the decade, Martinez still has the same youthful, loose personality that has been on display throughout his career.
After concluding an interview session on one of the concourses at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, Martinez took time to walk to the stadium's gates and exchange a few kind words with Yankees fans, some of whom could be looking forward to the opportunity to jeer the former Red Sox star again.
"They've never been nice to me here," Martinez said. "If they boo, it's out of respect. If they clap, it's out of respect. Anything that they do is acknowledging that I'm there. So I take it all as a positive."
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Having played behind Martinez when he made his most recent start against the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS, Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon knows New York fans are going to have some things to say to the former Boston ace. "I'm sure it's going to be crazy," Damon said. "Pedro knows how to handle himself. He was the best pitcher in this game for a number of years. He knows what it takes to be in the spotlight, and he's thrived in the spotlight before."
As he prepares to face the Bombers for the first time in the World Series, Martinez still stands as a enemy to Yankees fans, whose dislike stems far beyond his once grabbing their 72-year-old coach Don Zimmer and throwing him to the ground during a benches-clearing incident in Game 3 of the 2003 American League Championship Series.
When Martinez went 8-7 with a 2.65 ERA in his first 21 regular-season starts against the Yankees, he was viewed as a pitcher who gave New York fits. But after yielding 13 earned runs over just 12 2/3 innings in his final two regular-season starts against the Yanks in 2004, the former Red Sox hurler said, "I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy."
This is what prompted the "Who's Your Daddy?" chants during his two appearances at Yankee Stadium in the 2004 ALCS.
Martinez heard it as he allowed three earned runs and four hits in six innings of a Game 2 loss at Yankee Stadium. Seven days later, with their club facing an 8-1, seventh-inning deficit in Game 7, Yankees fans again barked the chant as their club knocked Martinez around for two earned runs in just one inning of relief.
The Red Sox held on to win that evening and erase some of the sting that was created when Martinez played a key role in the Game 7 loss they'd suffered against the Yankees in the 2003 ALCS. Boston fans remember the game for manager Grady Little sticking with Martinez too long, allowing the Yankees to score three runs and tie the game in the eighth inning. Yankees fans remember it as the night that Aaron Boone hit an 11th-inning walk-off homer.
"We've had a lot of battles with Pedro over the years, from Boston obviously and then when he pitched with the Mets," Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said. "Pedro is one of the best pitchers that ever played this game. Whether he's throwing 97 [mph], 98 or not, he knows how to pitch. So it's always a challenge when we face him. We always look forward to the challenge, as I'm sure he does."
Martinez introduced himself to the Yankees in the postseason by tossing seven scoreless innings against them in Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS. In the five playoff appearances -- four starts -- he's made against them since then, he's gone 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA.
"I don't think this is my house," said Martinez, who went 0-1 with a 6.28 ERA in the three postseason appearances that he made at old Yankee Stadium.
Martinez joined the Mets at the beginning of the 2005 season and made four starts against the Yankees. His most recent outing against his long-time rivals proved to be forgettable, as they tagged him for six earned runs in just 5 2/3 innings at Shea Stadium on June 27, 2008.
"I know it's not the Pedro Martinez that the Yankees saw [during the playoffs] in '03 and '04," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "But he's still a very good pitcher. There's nothing wrong with his stuff. There's nothing wrong with his command, and he's still one of the best competitors in baseball."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In a recent interview with Fox DC, Robert Griffin III's mother spilled the beans about her son's upcoming nuptials.
He and his fiancee, Rebecca Liddicoat, are set to get married this summer. Griffin and Liddicoat met at Baylor University, according to the Washington Post.
The two have been engaged since 2010, when Griffin proposed with a self-written love song after their game against Kansas State. RGIII wears her Baylor class ring on a necklace.
The Knot has the couple getting married July 6 in Reston, Va., along with a registry for the same date at Bed Bath & Beyond. No word on whether the registry is real.


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Former professional golfer Wayne Westner has terribly ended his life. He was born in September 1961 and was aged 55 at the time of his death.
Westner shot and killed himself today at his home in Pennington' on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.
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Although the motive for the killing is still unclear, BuzzSouthAfrica learned that the professional golfer shot himself in front of his wife at the Gwala Gwala Estate in Rahle Road' Pennington at about 8:00 am.
As gathered, there were strong indications that the couple were separated as there were speculations that his wife was about to relocate to Johannesburg when Westner arrived at the estate and forced his way in with a handgun.
Wayne Westerner's Golf Career
Without mincing words, Westner was one of South Africa's finest golfers. During his days, he was best known for his 1996 World Cup Golf win' where he teamed up with Ernie Els.
Wayne Westner also made waves, having won more than a dozen professional events during his career. He also emerged victorious at the SA Open twice' precisely in 1988 and 1991. He turned pro in 1982.
Reports also had it that he was once mentioned as the 40th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Sadly, in 1998, Westerner's Golf career was cut short by an injury. The same injury reportedly forced him to retire as a Golfer the same year.
A list of his international tournament victories include:
1983 ICL Tournament Players Classic (RSA)
1988 Southern Suns South African Open Championship
1989 South Africa Winter Championship
1990 PX Pro Celebrity Classic' Brakecore Wool Festival Pro-Am (RSA)' Sun City Classic (RSA)
1991 Protea Assurance South African Open Championship (RSA)' AECI Charity Classic (RSA)
1992 Wild Coast Sun Classic (RSA)
1993 Dubai Desert Classic
1996 San Lameer South African Masters' Nashua Wild Coast Sun Classic (RSA)
1996 FNB Players Championship
Meanwhile, SAPS spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane told reporters that: "An inquest was opened after a man allegedly shot himself in front of his wife at Pennington area today".
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"Wayne Brett Westner died in a shooting incident at the Gwala Gwala Estate in Rahle Road' Pennington at about 8:00am. His body was removed to the KZN Medico-Legal Mortuary in Park Rynie for a post-mortem examination."
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On a productive Friday night, the Canastota, Hamilton and Morrisville-Eaton girls basketball teams all found the win column.
Having completely shaken off its brief January skid, Canastota beat Cooperstown 50-38, while Hamilton took out West Canada Valley 54-42 and M-E fought to a 53-45 victory over Westmoreland.
At home, the Raiders improved its mark to 13-2 by quickly jumping on Cooperstown, grabbing a 16-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.
The Redskins briefly rallied, but Canastota reclaimed control in the third period, holding Cooperstown to seven points as the margin went back to double digits.
Alicia Hibbard earned a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, with Shea Foster gaining 12 points. Lindsay McGinley grabbed 10 rebounds, adding six points and six steals as Alexis Havens added five points.
As for Hamilton, it followed its narrow 49-47 win over Morrisville-Eaton on Wednesday with another strong effort at West Canada as it improved to 10-7.
Throughout the first half, the Emerald Knights' defense shut down whatever the Indians tried to establish, bolting to a 30-14 lead that would hold up the rest of the way.
Jordan Peterson hit on three 3-pointers on her way to 25 points, nearly half of Hamilton's output. Katie Weeks earned 13 points, while Brook Furner earned seven points and Jenna Whyatt got six points.
And M-E would bounce back from the Hamilton defeat in its trip to Westmoreland, gradually building its lead over the Bulldogs with some of its best offensive work of the season.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State Sen. Amy Koch (COKE') says she's stepping down as Senate majority leader and won't seek reelection next year.
Koch made the surprise announcement Thursday in a letter to fellow Republican senators and GOP staff. The Republican from Buffalo didn't directly give a reason but wrote that the past year was "challenging, exciting and exhausting."
Koch did not immediately respond to a message left on her cell phone.
As the top Senate Republican, Koch was a face of the party during last summer's budget standoff with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton that led to a government shutdown. She was new to leadership after recruiting a slate of GOP candidates who knocked off Democratic incumbents in 2010 and handed Republicans control of the Senate for the first time in decades.
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Twelfth rioters handed down a total of over five years jail
Five rioters, including the grandson of republican paramilitary leader Brendan Hughes, were today handed a total of five years and four months in custody.
Belfast Crown Court heard that as a crowd of rioters launched missiles at police lines near Broadway roundabout in the early hours of July 12 last year, 19-year-old Hughes also indecently exposed himself to the riot police.
In sending the five men to custody, Judge David McFarland said while they all had clear criminal records, it was his reluctant position to take a strong line on sectarian rioters in the hope that media coverage will send out the clear signal for people not to engage in rioting this summer.
Earlier prosecuting lawyer Robin Street told him that a range of police units including riot police, a dog unit and water cannon had been deployed to contain the mob that had gathered at the top of the Broadway Road just before midnight and began making its way down the road in the direction of the loyalist Glenmachan Street area of the Village.
He described how the police came under attack from the mob who threw stones, bottles and bits of masonry but that police succeeded in pushing them back up along the Falls Road where they dispersed for a period.
Mr Steer added however that a crowd of around 50 then re-emerged and began attacking police for a second time but were again dispersed and it was this point that police, using a mix of CCTV footage from a PSNI Land Rover and identification by officers on duty, began making arrests.
Hughes, who at that time was living rough on the streets in the area, but now with an address at Shanvis Court in the city was arrested and initially denied he had been involved but after being shown the CCTV footage, he admitted his involvement and later pleaded guilty to charges of riot and indecent exposure.
Turning to 20-year-old Shaun McCann, from Whiterock Gardens, Mr Steer told the court he was detained in nearby Ard-na-Va by officers after he was also identified on CCTV footage, adding that cops believed he was a 'main instigator' of the volley of missiles that were being launched at police.
When arrested he protested, "It's my first time, it's my first time," the lawyer told the court.
Thomas Murray (21) of Cavendish Street was seen by police to have arrived on the scene during the ongoing riots and although arrested with stones in his pockets, Mr Steer said he had not been seen throwing anything but added his younger brother Martin was 'very prolific' in the attacks on police.
Despite this role 19-year-old Martin Murray, also from Cavendish Street, had pleaded guilty to riot at arraignment and had apologised to officers at the scene.
Mr Steer told the court that Martin Downey was witnessed by a police CCTV operator in the area approaching police lines with two bottles in his hands, one of which he handed to another man and encouraging him to launch it at police, which he did, but he was not accused of taking any further role in the disturbances.
Downey, a 35-year-old father-of-five from the Ross Road pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting riot.
Hughes, McCann and Martin Murray were handed 16 months in custody with time on licence while Thomas Murray and Downey were sentenced to ten and six months each respectively.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 4 (APP): Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government is planning to develop 6,600 MW coal based Gaddani energy park with the assistance of Chinese companies. Ahsan Iqbal said during his visit to a 900 Mega Watt Puttalam Coal Power Plant being set up by Chinese company in coastal of Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to a press statement received here on Wednesday. He was accompanied by senior officials of Water and Power and Foreign Ministries. He said the experience of Sri Lanka is very relevant in this regard.
"Pakistan wants to utilize more coal, hydel, and gas for power generation and move away from furnace oil based power generation as oil prices have increased many fold and enhanced per unit generation cost", he added.
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Neighbors come to rescue in raging fire that kills three
Response time faulted; arson officials investigating
Published 10:00 pm, Sunday, June 29, 2008
BURIEN -- David Baggott was watching TV after midnight Sunday morning when he heard popping noises outside. Fourth of July's coming, he thought. But no -- people were yelling, too. They were frantic. Baggott thrust his head out the window and saw the glow of fire.
"Baby, baby, we've got to go!" he cried to his wife, Liz. Smoke quickly filled Baggott's apartment. Choking, he rousted his parents from their living room cots, then called to his roommate, "We've got to go!"
"I couldn't hear him. By that time it was too black to see anything. I got on my knees and tried to see in (his room). I couldn't see anything," Baggott said. "I couldn't breathe. I had to get out of there."
Baggott dashed out the door, turning around to see if his roommate was following. He wasn't. Just then, the burning roof collapsed.
Baggott's roommate was one of three people to die in the fire, which destroyed most of the eight-unit Tara Apartments and badly damaged the eight-unit Jenny Marie Apartments next door, both in the 400 block of Southwest 155th Street.
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Arson investigators were on the scene of the fire Sunday. Meanwhile, neighbors who first saw the fire and helped rescue the building's occupants criticized what they believed was a slow response time by the firefighters.
Neighbors identified the other two people to die in the fire as Edgar Cisneros, 8, and his grandfather, Ramon. The boy's parents also were hurt in the fire, although the boy's sister and brother appeared to have escaped unhurt, neighbors said.
Baggott's roommate, a 49-year-old man whose name could not be verified on Sunday, had lived in a nursing home in the past and often barricaded his door in the apartment, his roommates said.
Six other residents of the apartments, including Edgar Cisneros' parents, were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and other injuries. Among the injured was a young teenage girl who suffered broken bones after leaping from a second-story window, authorities said. "It was horrible," neighbor Melissa Frank said. "The whole building just looked like every corner was on fire. You could hear the glass breaking, the people screaming."
Fire investigators used a dog to search for signs of flammable liquids or materials that could have been used in an arson, and authorities were questioning residents about possible motives.
Baggott said he witnessed an angry man named Roger who lived at a nearby apartment building threatening two of Baggott's neighbors Friday night in the apartment parking lot. Baggott said the angry man told the couple they owed him money and, "I'm going to make your life a living hell!"
Neighbors called 911 Friday night and made a police report, Baggott said.
"The sheriffs said they were investigating everyone -- does anyone have a grudge against someone else?" Baggott said.
Neighbor Shan Coleman had just come home to the apartment house across the street about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and was talking with another neighbor when they noticed fire had broken out by the Tara Apartment's mailboxes, Coleman said.
Just then a woman drove up in gray minivan, saw the fire and started trying to break through a sliding-glass door with her hands to rescue several children inside, Coleman said.
He quickly dialed 911, grabbed a big rock, ran across the street and -- shouting "Get back! Get back" -- broke the sliding-glass door. Then Coleman darted around to the other side of the building, pounding on windows and yelling, "Fire! Get out!"
He called 911 again, then went on to warn the people in the adjacent apartment building, where the fire was spreading.
"I was wondering: When are they going to get here?" Coleman said. "When the fire department got here, the flames from the first building were shooting over to the building next door."
Coleman's mobile phone showed he first called 911 at 12:41 a.m. and called again at 12:49 p.m. After that, it took another 10 minutes or so for firefighters to arrive, Coleman said.
Neighbor Ken Mason, who carried a girl about 3 years old away from the flames, estimated it took 20 minutes for firefighters to arrive after Coleman's first 911 call. At first, firefighters appeared to have trouble getting water flowing from a fire hydrant, he said.
"It was burning real good by the time they got here," Mason said. "They were really too dang slow."
Frank said she noticed the fire about 1 a.m., and the fire department arrived about 10 minutes later.
However, John Urquhart, a spokesman for the King County Sheriff's Office, said records of the King County Fire Department show the first call was received at 12:42 and the first unit arrived at 12:47.
The nearest fire station is about five blocks away, a walk of about seven minutes.
The Red Cross said a final count of people displaced by the fire was pending, but it appeared to be around 40. About 20 found shelter with friends or relatives.
Others, including the Baggott family -- David, wife Liz, and David's father John and mother Jill -- stayed in a shelter at the Lake Burien Presbyterian Church.
They reflected on their lost friend.
"He was a salt of the earth kind of guy. If you wanted five bucks, he would lend it to you," said John Baggott, still dressed in the plaid pajamas he was wearing when the fire broke out. "He liked to talk about anything. He loved pro wrestling and baseball and the Seahawks."
When the fire broke out, "I stood there for maybe a minute pounding on his door," Jill Baggott said. "But there was nothing."
Edgar Cisneros, the boy who died, loved to pet neighbor Una Taulalai's terrier Puna, and came over when her nephews visited to dig in on the PlayStation.
"He was really good," nephew Darrell O'Brien said.
David Baggott said he was unsure what to do about reporting for work Monday morning.
Sunday afternoon he returned to the apartment house to try to locate his two lost cats. When he scrambled out of the apartment just ahead of the flames, Baggott left everything behind -- including last week's paycheck. By Sunday afternoon, he was wearing two pieces of his own clothing -- flimsy shorts and an undershirt -- along with donated sandals and T-shirt.
"I'm real shaken up. I have to be at work at 8 a.m. and all the clothes I have are what I'm wearing," he said.


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Lincoln Avenue project tops list of county road projects
LOCKPORT – The long-awaited reconstruction of Lincoln Avenue in Lockport will start in July, if the Niagara County Legislature awards the contract Tuesday.
Two Legislature committees last week approved the $6.89 million contract for Accadia Site Contracting of Depew, the lowest of three bidders.
Counting design and engineering work, the project was estimated to cost $8.6 million, with federal funding accounting for $4.8 million of that.
The work area extends from Beattie Avenue almost to Akron Road, with the plans including the widening of the Lincoln-Beattie intersection to allow for left-turn lanes in all four directions. Also, a left-turn lane will be added for southbound traffic at the corner of Davison Road and Lincoln Avenue.
Richard W. Eakin, deputy county public works commissioner for engineering, said he doubts the entire project will be completed this year, but the contract requires that the street be completed well enough for safe snowplowing this winter.
The Legislature also will be asked Tuesday to increase Bergmann Associates' consulting services contract for the Lincoln project by $1 million, to cover construction inspection and administration work. Eakin said the high tab is the result of a desire for a fast completion of the project. "If they don't use it, they don't bill us," he said.
A contract for another major project, the reconstruction of Upper Mountain Road in Lockport from Sunset Drive to the railroad overpass near Route 31, is to go before the Legislature on Tuesday, but the bids had not been opened in time for last Monday's Public Works Committee meeting. It was estimated to cost $1.2 million.
During that session, chairman John Syracuse, R-Newfane, reported that as of June 1, the county had done about 25 miles of road repair work this spring.
That included 2.3 miles of Bear Ridge Road and 1.6 miles of East Canal Road, both in Pendleton, and three-quarters of a mile of Niagara Road in Wheatfield. Those were regarded as some of the worst-hit county roads by potholes from last winter.
Michael F. Tracy, deputy commissioner for highways, said there had also been repaving on Plank and Stone roads in Lockport, and some spot paving was done on Lockport Road in Wheatfield.
A repaving job on Charlotteville and Hess roads in Newfane should start shortly and last about three weeks, Tracy said.
Private contractors have done more than 12 miles of crack filling and seven miles of surface work, also called micropaving, in the towns of Niagara, Wheatfield, Lewiston, Pendleton and Wilson. Patching of individual potholes will last all summer, Tracy said.
The Public Works Committee last week rejected all bids for the rehabilitation of the Wilson-Burt Road Bridge in Wilson. Eakin said the apparent low bidder, CATCO of Alden at $4.06 million, failed to sign or notarize its bid documents, and two other bids were much higher and over the $4.57 million estimated cost. The project will be rebid.
However, the committee approved a $564,000 increase in the consulting contract for the bridge, to Abate Associates of Cheektowaga, for construction inspection once a work contract is awarded.
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Charles Raymond Bills, 84, of Abilene, died Monday, June 30, 2008. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in North's Memorial Chapel with Ernie Christie and Chris McCurley officiating. Burial to follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of North's Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange St.
Charles was born Feb. 20, 1924, at Reno, Texas, near Paris, to Louie William and Lorena Reid Bills. His family farmed near Paris, then moved in 1936 to Whiteface. Charles was valedictorian of his 1942 Whiteface High School class. In 1950 he married Betty Jo Barnett of Spur; she passed away in 1966. In 1969 he married Juanita Beeson of Waco. Prior to his retirement, Charles was employed in the lumber and hardware business. He was a member of the Oldham Lane Church of Christ in Abilene.
Preceding Charles in death were his parents; three brothers; a sister; and his first wife.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Juanita; his son, David Bills of Lubbock; his daughter, Charlotte and husband Stephen Rubenfeld of Duluth, Minn.; two granddaughters, Brena Rubenfeld of St. Paul and Becca Rubenfeld of Pittsburgh; one brother, Ernest Bills of Tulsa; and several nephews, nieces and cousins.
Memorial donations to Cherokee Home for Children Box 295, Cherokee, Texas 76832; Foster's Home for Children, Box 978, Stephenville, Texas 76401, or a charity of your choice are suggested.
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Now is a great time to get started on the path toward multi-device application development across Windows, Mac, iOS and then Android. Join us for this informative webinar to learn why mobile development is becoming increasingly important and learn about the Delphi solution for mobile development.
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