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Light the lights, Smashers! "The Workshop" episode of NBC's Broadway-loving drama is finally here. Yes, the Marilyn musical by Julia (Debra Messing) and Tom (Christian Borle) is ready to sing and dance for potential investors. Will Ivy (Megan Hilty) set the world on fire? Will her mother (Bernadette Peters) steal the show? Find out with this week's Smash-Back:
Worst Kept Secret: Sorry for the reality check, but how could Derek (Jack Davenport) not know that Bernadette Peters, um, we mean Leigh Conroy, is Ivy's Tony-winning Broadway legend of a mother? OK, maybe he knew all along. Still, he plays it down charmingly: "You never told me your mother was Leigh Conroy." We can't imagine why Ivy never mentioned her spotlight-stealing, undermining mommy dearest... especially when Leigh raises the roof of the rehearsal room by belting "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from Gypsy. If anyone out there doesn't know 1. That song is sung by the pushiest stage mother of all time, and 2. Peters headlined a Broadway revival of Gypsy in 2003, then you should probably just change the channel to Hawai Five-0. Then again, you are reading this on Broadway.com. Forget it.
Most Spot-On Character: Oh, Bobby (Wesley Taylor). First he begs Leigh to "sing something" like an excited five year old on Christmas morning, then he shrugs it off like he has no idea who just did that. His genuine excitement mixed with New York jadedness captures the essence of so many real-life chorus boys. Giddy at Karen's (Katharine McPhee) prospects with a music mogul, a split second later he's rolling his eyes at her for sticking with the workshop. We know he would have rolled his eyes no matter what. You're nailing it, Bobby, baby.
Handiest Producer: Don't you love Eileen (Anjelica Huston)? She threatens the rehearsal studio's building manager (played by Broadway's Brad Oscar, still sporting his Addams Family Uncle Fester shaved head), hires an illegal immigrant to fix the broken boiler, revels in her dive bar bartender flirtation and puts smarmy assistant Ellis (Jaime Cepero) firmly in his place when he reveals Julia and Michael's (Will Chase) secret relationship. She also manages to cock her head just so when Ivy stumbles during the baseball number and Karen falls off the bleachers at the end of Act One. One glance from Eileen, and you know heads are gonna roll.
Most Meta Moment: Joe Machota of CAA (yes, that's really him) attends the workshop of Marilyn, which gets the ensemble buzzing that Eileen wants to replace Ivy with a name. Later when Eileen and co. are doing their post-mortem on the workshop, she suggests they regroup and recast, saying Joe represents many talents: "Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Williams, Sutton Foster..." Tom interrupts her with an abrupt, "Stop!" Tom is played by Christian Borle, Sutton Foster's real-life ex-husband. Awkward!
Biggest Blame Game: So the Marilyn workshop is a bust. Blame the heat. Blame the emotional Julia, who is dealing with her infidelity, pothead teen and bizarre wardrobe of capes, carpet bags and super-sized sunglasses. Blame Derek for sabotaging Ivy by telling her she was "off her game" at intermission. Blame it on the rain... At the end of the day, we know this is not the end of Marilyn; stay tuned.

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If you're dining out this week, why not pick your restaurant from those participating in Project Sanctuary's week-long fund-raiser (October 15-21). Among coastal restaurants are V'Canto and Mendo Bistro, but there are selections throughout Mendocino County. Visit Project Sanctuary's Web site for other participants. Project Sanctuary's goal is to end domestic violence and sexual abuse in our community.
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Carphone Warehouse Europe's Q4 sales fell 1.7% while its connections dropped 5.2% year on year, the company reported today.
In its Q4 trading update for 2010/11, the company said it expects to deliver 15%-20% EBIT growth this financial year with full year like-for-like sales growth of 0.9%.
Carphone Warehouse said the fall in connections is due to 'the previously reported lower demand for high-end prepay connections and more recently the impact of the shift from 18 month to 24 month contracts in the UK from mid-2009 onwards.'
It added: 'Q4 like-for-like sales were down 1.7%, against tough comparatives, and Q4 connections were down 8.8% year on year to 2.6m. Whilst the shift to 24 month contracts affects the volume of upgrade connections, it does not affect our lifetime income from the postpay upgrade segment following our previous move to greater alignment with the network operators.'
In the year to 2 April 2011 connections fell from 12,496 to 11,845 at Carphone Warehouse Europe and Best Buy UK - a fall of 5.2%. However, at Best Buy Mobile US, connections showed strong growth of 28% in the same period.
Growth was also bolstered by the Virgin Mobile joint venture in France which had an impressive quarter, delivering 161,000 net customer additions, taking net additions for the year to over 200,000, well ahead of the company's previous guidance of 50,000 to 100,000 net additions for the full year.
Carphone Warehouse Europe continues its shift to franchised stores. Over the year to April 2011 directly owned store numbers dropped from 2,224 to 2,186, while franchised store numbers went up from 206 to 243 with the total number of stores standing at 2,429, one less store than in April 2010.
The company also plans to open 400 Wireless World stores by April 2012. It currently has around 106 Wireless World stores.
Carphone's CEO Roger Taylor said: 'For the third consecutive quarter, we are increasing our guidance for full year earnings per share. We believe we are well positioned to continue to capitalise on the rapid development and proliferation of smartphones and the ever-expanding range of tablets coming to the market, despite the uncertainty around the economic environment.
'The upgrades in earnings per share throughout the year have been greatly assisted by the strong performance of Best Buy Mobile US, which continued throughout the fourth quarter, reflecting its differentiated proposition and excellent operational execution. Full year profits from Best Buy Mobile are now expected to be towards the top end of the £90m-£100m range.
'Despite the tough economic environment, CPW Europe has performed well, with an encouraging improvement in performance by some of its operations outside the UK, and is expected to deliver full year profits in line with previous guidance.
'With eight 'Big Box' stores now open, as well as its online platform, Best Buy UK continues to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction and a differentiated service proposition.
'Virgin Mobile France had an outstanding fourth quarter, delivering customer growth well ahead of expectations, and setting the business up for further good revenue growth in the current financial year.'
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ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports that Chipper Jones hit two home runs off Bobby Jones in this game. That marked just the second time since 1916 that a player hit more than one homer in a game off a pitcher with the same last name!
Chipper had a solo shot with two outs in the fourth inning to make it 6-3 Atlanta, then hit a grand slam with two outs in the fifth. He finished the day 3-for-3 with two walks, five RBIs, and four runs scored. The Mets scored four in the bottom of the ninth to make the game look closer than it really was.
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Strictly Come Dancing's latest line-up somehow makes me feel too old and too young at the same time.
Half the contestants transport me back to my schooldays, when Jason Donovan was a regular in the charts, Russell Grant was star-gazing on the morning telly sofa, Take That were relighting Lulu's fire and Edwina Currie was having some trouble with eggs. Anita Dobson was before I was allowed to watch EastEnders - the Mitchells were running the Queen Vic by the time I discovered Albert Square.
But when it comes to Harry Judd from McFly and Chelsee Healey from Waterloo Road, I wouldn't recognise them in the street.
The Beeb have barely strayed from their tried-and-trusted Strictly Come Dancing line-up, with a mix of singers, presenters, soap stars and sportsfolk. Not to mention someone who could do with losing a few pounds (Grant), someone looking to relaunch themself (Holly Valance) and a random factor in Nancy Dell'Olio.
Best known as former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson's one-time girlfriend, the Italian is sure to be going for the glamour puss look.
But she is sure to be given a run for her money in the style stakes by Daily Mirror columnist Robbie Savage, who is sure to have the fake tan team working overtime.
Nancy would be among my favourites to exit the show early since the viewers are unlikely to feel some kind of relationship and loyalty to her already.
A good bet for the first bloke to be booted off, though, would be boxer Audley Harrison.
Joe Calzaghe's performances two years ago should act as a warning to the Sydney Olympic gold medallist.
Welsh dragon Calzaghe never got to grips with the dancing, although he did end up getting together with dance partner Kristina Rihanoff, which is no bad result.
The difference between Calzaghe and Harrison is people respected Calzaghe and were prepared to give him a chance in the first few weeks.
After Fraudley's pathetic capitulation against David Haye last November, Harrison will need to dance like Fred Astaire himself to make any progress.
As for a winner, Harry McFly will surely go far (he should have some sense of rhythm - he is the band's drummer after all) but with the youth voting power generally directed at X Factor rather than Strictly, he cannot rely on fans of the band to propel him to glitterball glory.
Jason Donovan should also be thereabouts, and Alex Jones must be desperate to copy her One Show co-host Matt Baker's exploits, after he finished runner-up last year.
Personally, the one I'm really going to be rooting for is professional Natalie Lowe.
She has had promising partners the last two years in Ricky Whittle and Scott Maslen, and provided some of the best routines ever. Remember that quickstep to the Jungle Book music last year?
So I'm just hoping she doesn't end up paired with Russell Grant.
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South Ridge - Red MountainI wanted to write a quick report to add to the main description which is pretty sparse in information and I think leads to a much longer hike than necessary.
Park at the PCT Trail head off of exit 52, right after you get off the exit before you turn right up to Alpental is a right turn into the parking lot. You'll need a Northwest Forest Pass to park there.
Around 20 yards up the trail is a sign that says "Most Difficult", just beyond this on the left is slightly overgrown but noticeable boot path. If you come to the next sign for the PCT a few yards beyond you've gone too far.
This abandoned trail is very well maintained. It climbs up into the Commonwealth Basin and crosses the creek three times. At the end of the basin the trail begins to switch back up the ridge. The trail turns west (left) and crosses a gully and then climbs a bit more and levels off. Here you'll see the trail split. The left goes to Red Pond and up to Red Pass. The right is one of the many boot paths that leads up onto Red Mountain. The path is distinct in places and becomes less obvious off and on. I wandered back and forth off and on the trail. There is no real wrong path to the summit but you'll want to stay to the left on the south ridge.
Going this route its only 6.15 miles round trip, significantly shorter.
Make sure you take a helmet unless your the first up and down as there is a lot lot of loose rock on the slopes of Red.
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc plans to hold an open season for 85,000 barrels per day of capacity on its 180,000 bpd Southern Lights pipeline, which carries U.S. ultra-light crudes and natural gas liquids from Illinois to Alberta for blending into tarry oil-sands bitumen.
The company said in a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that two existing customers on the line have the first right to make a binding commitment for the available space. They have until June 22 to make a decision.
After that, other shippers will be able to bid on any remaining capacity not requested by the two existing customers.
Southern Lights, completed in July, 2010, runs 1,588 miles from the outskirts of Chicago to Edmonton, Alberta, carrying the diluent that's needed to blend into thick bitumen so that it can flow on pipelines.
By 2025, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers expects oil sands output to reach 3.7 million barrels per day, of which 3.3 million barrels will be bitumen requiring 1 million barrels of diluent in order to flow, up from 275,000 bpd last year.
To meet that need, other companies are also taking steps to increase shipments of U.S. diluent to Canadian oil sands producers. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners last month launched a binding open season to gauge interest in moving about 75,000 bpd of light natural-gas condensates to the oil sands by reversing its Alberta-to-Illinois Cochin pipeline.
Enbridge said in its filing the open season was for "additional committed capacity on the initial capacity" of Southern Lights but did not specify if it plans to expand the line.
The company could not be immediately reached for comment.
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26 is a diverse group of people who share a love of words. The Museum of Childhood has teamed up with 26 to choose 26 writers to respond to Museum objects in the form of sestudes (62 words). The sestudes will be displayed alongside the objects and will explore the memories and emotions that the objects evoke.
There will also be a virtual online advent calendar, which goes live from 1 December 2015, revealing each day new objects and sestudes from the exhibition in the countdown to Christmas.
The Museum of Childhood is also working with the charity It's Good 2 Give in the development of this project, hosting a workshop for the children and families supported by the charity.
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PETALING JAYA: The public has a duty to report electoral fraud and should be held responsible if they do not, said independent election observer Pemantau.
Bersih 2.0 steering committee co-chairperson Datuk S. Ambiga urged anyone who knew of plans to interfere with the election process to report the matter to Pemantau.
"No mercy should be shown to those who are involved in electoral fraud. They should face the full force of the law.
"Anyone who knows of such plans and does not report it should also be held responsible," she told a press conference Thursday together with representatives from Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel) and Pusat Komas.
Referring to recent reports that two female students at the Southern University College in Johor were allegedly sexually harassed on campus grounds by a large group of motorcyclists carrying Barisan Nasional flags, Ambiga said that the party should take a look at the allegations immediately.
She added that Pemantau had noted that political parties from both sides of the divide had failed to monitor and control their supporters who had resorted to physical violence.
She said that Pemantau was still compiling reports of violence and violations of the electoral process.
Ambiga also called for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to provide clarification on rumours that five of its airplanes had been chartered to ferry Malaysians from Sabah to vote in certain parts of the Peninsula, as purported by some blogs on the Internet.
"MAS should provide full disclosure on this within the next 24 hours. This is so that the public do not speculate," she said.
However, when contacted a MAS spokesman said that the airline would not be giving a statement on the matter.
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Gaelcholáiste celebrates 25 years
ONE of the great success stories of all-Irish education in Kerry, Tralee secondary Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, is calling all its past students home for a year of big events marking its first 25 years in existence.
Culminating in a special night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel in November, the 25-year anniversary celebrations will also see current students performing a special Seó na Scoile at the Brandon Hotel on April 10; a golf classic in May; an ascent of Mount Brandon in September and much more.
It was all launched at the Denny Lane Bistro in Tralee on Thursday as Principal Austin O Seachnasaigh paid tribute to the many who made it all possible.
The quarter century marks a very heartening vantage for the pioneering lán-Ghaeilge school - given a student body today of over 300 in comparison to an enrolment of just 60 students on its opening in Moyderwell in 1989.
Making contact with all its alumi is priority number one for the Gaelcholáiste at the outset of the anniversary year. Helpfully, the school has launched a Facebook page dedicated to its special year to keep everyone up-to-date with all that's going on - at http://www.facebook.com/gcc25.
"In 1989, the Gaelcholáiste was established under the auspices of the then Town of Tralee VEC with 60 students and six teachers," Mr O'Seachnasaigh said. More information on the big year is available on the school's website www.gcchiarraí.ie/25 as well as on Facebook.


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If Wednesday and Thursday in Paris were a Drake song, and we'd started from the bottom, "now we here" would probably just be a place referring to in more grown up skin.
For a designer like Alessandro Dell'Acqua, who is now at the helm of Rochas (and his own brand, No. 21), this would be a vague transition that spoke more to his wanting to recognize the DNA of a brand with relatively mutative genes than anything else. To understand why his a-line skirts and oniontastic layers of gown lengths under tea-lengths in mature and slightly sinister florals and large slouchy robe coats appealed to the initiated onlooker is to understand that former artistic director Marco Zanini's influence still runs through a selection of the clothes.
Not everywhere, of course — Dell'Acqua practically wrote the book on embellishment, but on the topic of leather dish gloves: well, leather dish gloves.
I received a text message from my friend right after Anthony Vaccarello to ask me why I'd never worn a long, chunky turtleneck beneath a tight mini skirt. The reason could have been obvious: who wants extra padding to coat the space between a woman's ass and her skirt, but far more telling than the actual question was her asking it.
A good designer makes you think. A great designer convinces you that no matter what the circumstance, you could be his girl. Which is how I continuously find myself feeling at Vaccarello. But maybe that's not a note about me — maybe that's simply a nod to the shifting perception of that which makes a woman feminine and strong. Leave the tea skirt at home and slip into a cut out leather number.
Or, you know, don't.
Dries Van Noten will still be next door, ready to provide the whimsy you crave even if this season it's slightly exaggerated. His embroidery and stripes on men's coats as coupled with ankle grazing skirts and separately, FUPA pants, remain the signature skeleton of his collection but with a whole new slew of colors on prints — orange, yellow, pink and so forth — and ideas ("Ibizan psychonaut," Tim Blanks wrote) to boot. So much so, in fact, that the sunglasses have become an even more pungent marker of his presence.
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A father in Texas won't be facing charges after killing his daughter's rapist; he can now go on about his life, scarred, but knowing he saved his daughter.
It's any parent's worst fear to learn that their child has been molested. Anyone would go crazy with the news and would have to hold themselves back from hurting a true monster. But what about the parent that actually witnesses it?
MSNBC reported that this is exactly what happened to a dad in Texas who heard his five-year-old daughter's frantic cries from behind a barn. As the father ran to help her, he saw the most terrifying image: a man raping her. He reacted as any parent would, pulling the man off his daughter and pummeling him over and over with his fists. Once he calmed down enough to think rationally again, he saw that the man was dying. He called 911 for help, but the attacker died at the scene.
Thankfully, Texas law provides several justifications for the use of deadly force, which includes sexual assault. Rightly so, this dad was not arrested and will not face charges after killing his daughter's rapist. This story is sad all around. Nobody wins, nobody walks away happy, but I'm thankful that at least this brave father is able to walk away with his freedom after he did what he needed to do to protect his daughter.
If this had happened to me, you'd be reading about a mom walking away free after killing such a man. My girls are my everything, and I can't even imagine how red the world would turn for those few minutes after I saw something like that. I don't even know if I would call 911 to plead with them to save a man who would do that. Some might argue that you should let the law handle it, but I don't think our own animal instincts would ever let us take a step back from the intensity of a situation like that to first think of right and wrong.
Sure, this father killed a man, but wasn't this rapist doing much worse to an innocent five-year-old girl? It might be harsh, but it's justice to the max.
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STRONG winds caused damage at a village green cricket club after their sight screen was blown over.
The white-coloured wooden structure at Navestock Cricket Club in Navestock Side went over in the gale force gusts.
Local resident Roy Tyzack spotted the screen had tipped over and blown onto a nearby tree.
He said: "We are quite fortunate here, being high up, not to suffer with flooding but the wind can be very strong as we are surrounded by open fields.
"Last year, the same screen had some slats damaged by the wind and it was repaired and repainted.
"But I am amazed that such a large and heavy item could be lifted up and thrown against a tree in this way."


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Steven Leslie Stanaland was back in a St. Johns County courtroom Friday morning in an attempt to mitigate his life sentence for murder.
After 15 minutes in front of Judge William Parsons, Stanaland saw his motion denied and was on his way back to Santa Rosa Correctional Institution.
Stanaland, appearing without any legal representation, was convicted of first-degree murder last year in the shooting death of Jesse "Pee Wee" Whitley that occurred in 1991.
Citing basic legal requirements, Parsons told Stanaland that there was no reason he could find to alter the sentence Judge Wendy Berger handed down more than a year ago in the same courtroom.
"What power do I have as a judge, or Judge Berger if she were here, to change a sentence that is required by law?" Parsons asked Stanaland.
At his trial in May 2011, Stanaland faced the death penalty, but the jury voted 6-6 on a sentencing recommendation for death. Berger had two legal choices in sentencing: death or life in prison with a minimum mandatory of 25 years before he is eligible for release.
On Friday, Stanaland admitted that he knew of no real legal basis to support his motion, but he was armed with others.
"I have a lot of issues for the court," Stanaland said as soon as hearing commenced. "When I was on trial, I was under the influence of psychotropic drugs given to me for a disorder I didn't have.
"What I'm seeking is a new trial or release."
Parsons was patient in listening to the animated Stanaland, but he was also clear that he wasn't in position to fulfill those requests. He also took time to explain the legal process to Stanaland, telling him that his additional motions had to be filed ahead of court appearances if they were to be considered.
Then Stanaland, known for his multiple rants during his original trial, tried to plead his case in front of Parsons again.
"I'd like to say a few things," Stanaland said.
Parsons answered: "This is not a place for speeches. I don't think I should hear an oral motion."
The judge allowed Stanaland to file a motion for a new trial and whatever other motions he had prepared.
"You seem to be a very fair man, God bless you," Stanaland said.
Before the hearing concluded, Stanaland asked if he could stay in St. Johns County until his motions could be heard. Instead, Parsons said he would send the prisoner back to the state facility until a hearing date — if there is one — is set.
■ Also in court Friday morning was murder suspect Sean Alonzo Bush, who is accused of killing his wife, Nicole Bush.
Judge Parsons and the attorneys for both the state and the defendant agreed to a September 2013 trial in what is expected to be a death penalty case.


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Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on MAP-21 Implementation and President's Budget for DOT Surface Transportation Programs
Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) implementation of MAP-21, and the DOT's surface transportation priorities in the President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget.
This hearing, entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Implementation of MAP-21 and Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Surface Transportation," is scheduled to begin at
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
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More information about the hearing, including written testimony, additional background information, and link to a live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.
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Calls for Establishment of a National Port Development Plan
Charles G. (Chuck) Raymond, Chairman,President and CEO of Horizon Lines, Inc. today outlined a road map for developing a U.S. Marine Highway that will ease congestion around gateway trade corridors and improve the overall efficiency of America's transportation system.
Raymond told attendees at North America's Marine Highways Conference that Horizon Lines is working with maritime unions to design a viable labor model for a Coastwise Container Feeder Network. The feeder service will act as a safety valve moving containers from congested gateways to smaller ports closer to destination with better intermodal connections. The U.S. Maritime Administration is hosting North America's Marine Highways Conference April 15-16 in Virginia Beach, Va.
Raymond called for the creation of a National Port Development Plan within the context of the National Freight Transportation Program recommended by The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. The national port plan would prioritize federal funding of port projects, such as dredging and inland infrastructure construction according to a port's role in global supply chains.
"A strategic approach to port development within a national freight transportation funding framework will play a key role in creating a viable Marine Highway system," Raymond said. "Gateway ports with deep water will serve the large containerships and the primary metropolitan consumer markets. Regional ports will provide the intermodal safety valve served by a network of smaller container vessels and ro/ro ships, offering fast connections and efficient service to local markets. Inland ports will develop efficient highway alternatives, supporting barge and ferry networks."
Raymond discussed our country's need for a working Marine Highway to improve the fuel efficiency of the transportation system, to help ease highway and rail congestion around our major cities and to improve the environment. He reinforced the severity of the looming transportation infrastructure crisis as a reality that can no longer be denied.
"The information technology revolution has reached a plateau," he said. "We are at a crossroads, and at the crossroads of the global economy today, you find logistics. The very real business of moving real things on highways, trains, ships and airplanes is subject to the very real laws of physics."
"Simply stated, the global economy will grow only as fast as we are physically able to carry it."


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The British presence at the archery hangs by the string of a single bow. Alan Wills is the only one left. Naomi Folkard entered the last-16 stages of the women's individual event with a rock-solid year and a commanding few days in Beijing behind her, only to come slightly apart at the seams in the women's individual archery.
She was part of a general trend of going out with a bit of a whimper this morning. Perhaps it was the presence of the Koreans, Park Sung-hyun, Joo Hyun-jung and Yun Ok-hee, peppered throughout the last 16, that gave the remainder a feeling of being doomed.
Big-name challengers, like Natalia Erdyniyeva (from Ulan-Ude in eastern Siberia, a city with, in its main square, the largest head of Lenin ever made), Khatuna Narimanidze of Georgia and France's Bérangère Schuh, the former indoor world champion, all went out rather tamely.
And so did Folkard, who, had she beaten Nami Hayakawa of Japan would have faced Park in the quarter-final. She didn't, a clutch of four 7s and a miserable 5 wrecking her chances. Hayakawa, once of Korea, was granted Japanese citizenship in 2006. Perhaps her roots still pushed out an aura.
The routine progression of the Koreans was disturbed by some fireworks. Mariana Avitia, all of 14 years old from Monterrey in Mexico, advanced to the quarter finals with an upset victory over Narminadize.
The schoolgirl might have faced fellow Mexican Aida Roman in the last eight, but her team-mate suddenly hit the buffers in the final end against Kwon Un-sil from the People's Republic of Korea. From North or South or re-branded like Hayakawa, the Koreans knocked everyone over.
Park caused a stir too in her defeat of Elpida Romantzi of Greece, not because it was close in any way, but because she was at one stage on track to beat the 12-arrow world record of 119 - one shy of a maximum 120. She failed, almost miserably after seven straight 10s by falling into the 9s. She had to settle for 117, a new Olympic record.
She took it in her stride, just another number to be acknowledged on her country's journey towards archery perfection.


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The first of three classics in this area features stylish climbing on great rock.
Super sustained. Every move is tricky and there isn't even a semi rest at any point!
There are two good shake-outs on it. One after the initial wall, almost no-hands, and a good shake on the flat jug at the top. Its also easier to read, hence the difference in grade to Sweet Smell
Very, very good. Sustained with good climbing. There are numerous good shake outs on the route, but I'm not going to spoil it and tell you...The consensous is 7b thouugh.
Oh I forgot, the direct start hasn't been bolted so use the old start (The one now used by Stone Cold Sober)
This is a fantastic route with very varied climbing. A steep, juggy start then technical climbing leading to a more fingery finish.
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Any given New Yorker's daily routine may involve coffee, memos, and a trip or two on public transit, but add a Grammy nominee to the mix and the concept of commute takes on a whole new meaning. Toting a boombox and a roll of toilet paper just for kicks, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis recently got the party started smack-dab in the middle of a moving NYC bus.
[Related: 8 Last-Minute Grammy Dramas]
It's smiles all around as the hip-hop duo, who are up for seven Grammys this year including Album of the Year, make their way onto the vehicle and do their thang, all as part of the Grammy Awards' "Music Unleashes" viral video campaign, which "taps into the insight that human beings have natural, sometimes uncontrollable, visceral reactions to music."
In the video, which appears to have been shot with bus surveillance cameras, the toilet paper goes flying and the seemingly surprised passengers (who may or may not have been in on the stunt) get their groove on, as the duo energetically perform their megahit "Can't Hold Us." Take a break from your own daily grind and view footage of all the fun above!
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The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS from 8 -11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
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Orin Zebest via FlickrForget GDP, the OECD has a whole new way to rank quality of life in countries around the world. Called "The Better Life Index," the new OECD data set ranks countries based on things like the employment situation, leisure time, and life expectancy.
The new index is meant to supplement more traditional means of ranking a country's success, like GDP growth, which may not account for other important factors in an individual's life, such as educational attainment, or one's community.
This index, however, isn't perfect. It includes stats like how many people vote, giving high marks to countries with compulsory voting rules. Housing stats focus on number of rooms to people and whether or not facilities have basic amenities, rather than say, actual space or location.
More or less, what the index reveals is that one's quality of life is subjective, based upon what is most important to you. We've ranked the top 11 all around countries, but look here for a means to develop your own ranking.


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1.18 The term "Operational Flow Order(s)" or "OFO" shall mean an order
issued to alleviate conditions, inter alia, which threaten or could
threaten the safe operations or system integrity, of the
Transporter's system or to maintain operations required to provide
efficient and reliable firm service. any actions required of any
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ensure deliveries of gas to all firm Shippers in accordance with
their Scheduled Quantities or as required to maintain system
integrity or when the Delivering Pipeline calls an OFO. Whenever the
Transporter experiences these conditions, any pertinent order should
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imbalances have a similar operational effect.
1.20 The term "Receiving Pipeline" shall mean the pipeline or other entity
that is interconnected with Transporter and physically receives gas
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Shipper releases under Section 11 of Transporter's General Terms and
Conditions, whether for temporary or permanent assignment. The
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Top Obama Aide: U.S. Seeks to Buy Time and Push Iran Problem Into Future
Iran 'not on the verge of getting a nuclear weapon, and there is still time and space for diplomacy to work,' advisor tells Israel Policy Forum event in New York.
NEW YORK - U.S. policy on Iran is aimed at "buying time and continuing to move this problem into the future, and if you can do that - strange things can happen in the interim," the U.S. deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs said on Monday.
"You never know," said the official, Anthony Blinken, who is also national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
Speaking at a briefing organized by the Israel Policy Forum in New York, Blinken also said the United States believed that Iran "has not made a decision to produce a nuclear weapon, they are not on the verge of getting a nuclear weapon, and there is still time and space for diplomacy to work."
Carefully choosing his words, Blinken said Israel viewed a nuclear Iran as "an existential threat" while the United States believed that it would pose "a direct and serious threat" to its own security. But, he added, "Israel has to make its own decisions. We are not in the business of telling our allies and partners what to do when it comes to their own national security."
In a short interview with Haaretz following the briefing, Blinken said the U.S. and Israeli assessments on Iran were "very close" to each other, "but because we are in different places, even physically, there may be tactical differences between the two countries - but the fundamental strategic position is the same."
On the eve of next week's summit between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, Blinken added that as far as he knew, "Israel has not made any decision about what it might or might not do."
Regarding the controversial statement last week by top U.S. general Martin Dempsey that Iran was a "rational country,"
Blinken said "you can have big debates about their rationality or lack or rationality, just as there were about the Soviet Union and China. But in the past, Iran has responded to effective pressure."
In his words to the Israel Policy Forum, Blinken noted Obama's determination to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and extolled his "unprecedented support" for Israel. "No president has done so much for Israel and for Israel's security," he said.
And he was unusually blunt about the partisan political attacks on the president's Middle East record. He said what could really harm U.S.-Israeli relations and Israel's national security was "subjecting either to the vagaries of partisan politics or election-year talking points."
A bastion of bipartisan consensus
"There are individuals on all sides who unfortunately use the debate over policy toward Israel for political purposes, and unfortunately, because of the season that we're in now, that only gets worse and worse and worse. For generations, Israel has been a bastion of bipartisan consensus - the stakes are too high for us and for Israel to let that change now," he said.
"We can question each other's judgment - but not each other's motives."
He also noted that "there is a decent chance that the Obama-Biden administration will be around next November, so folks who are looking how to address these issues should probably factor that in as a reasonable possibility."
Regarding the "rhetorical drumbeat of war" with Iran, he said such declarations "play into the hands of the Iranians" by "ratcheting up tensions," causing oil prices to rise and "money to go into the pockets of the Iranians and out of ours."
Blinken said the administration's policy of diplomacy backed by tough sanctions was taking its toll on the Iranian economy, which cannot access 70 percent of its foreign reserves, finds it increasingly difficult to acquire materials for its nuclear industry and is being boycotted by "a list that reads like a Who's Who of leading companies of the world."
Intriguingly, Blinken said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seemed "more interested" in defusing tensions with the West than Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose "raison d'etre is confrontation with the U.S."
At the same time, Blinken admitted that the United States had "extraordinarily imperfect information about the situation inside Iran's feuding ruling circles."
Regarding Syria, Blinken said the United States currently opposed militarization of the civil war. But he said the pillars of the Assad regime were disintegrating, with increasing defections from the military and government, and business leaders moving their families and money out of the country.
The well-attended briefing at the Harvard Club in New York was the latest in a series of similar meetings organized by the Israel Policy Forum, an organization set up after the 1993 Oslo Accords aimed at promoting the peace process and a two-state solution.
Its fortunes were so closely tied to the peace process that it almost ceased to function during the second intifada. In recent months, however, it has enjoyed something of a renaissance, placing itself, as one of its leaders said, "In the middle, between AIPAC and J-Street."
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Beautiful clips of the great Mr. Frank Wess, thanks for posting them Tim. I prefer his sound on the metal Link (in the Gene Harris clip) above the HR piece in the second clip, but Frank Wess sounds great on everything I guess. What a control and smooth technic.
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For the last few days I have been glued to the TV watching coverage about the terrorist attacks on the hotels, etc. in Mumbai. I know many members of this forum are Indian and I am very interested in what you know about these events and your opinions about what is happening in your country.
Of course, all are welcome to post, Indian or otherwise.


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Published 1:20 pm, Thursday, July 4, 2013
Gray water, the untreated water from the washing machine, bathroom sink and shower or bathtub, is a safe and perfectly good way to reduce the amount of expensive potable water used to irrigate the landscape.
Each person in a household produces about 40 gallons of gray water every day. In a household of three people, that's 840 gallons a week, and that's plenty of water to irrigate a low-water landscape made up of groundcovers, perennials, shrubs and hardscape.
It is about 25 percent of the water that a homeowner would require each week to keep a typical lawn green all summer.
In an experiment at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Texas A&M engineers have determined it costs between $100 and $400 to retrofit plumbing to use the gray water for irrigation.
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In addition to the plumbing setup, there is a garden irrigated with gray water that shows how easy it is to use. The garden of native plants is colorful all year.
The simplest system uses a hose to put the gray water on the lawn or in the garden from a retrofitted connection. The homeowner simply moves the hose end to a different part of the lawn every day. It is most efficient to use gray water to replace one or more sprinkler zones. Cap the designated sprinkler heads and rely on gray water.
An educational seminar — set for 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 at the center, 10750 Pleasanton Road — will offer more details about using gray water to irrigate landscape plants. The center is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Calvin R. Finch is a horticulturist and director of the Texas A&M Water Conservation and Technology Center. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Pull tomato plants set out in spring. They are more likely to produce spider mites and fungus than a fresh crop of tomatoes for fall. Set out new plants in early August for fall production.
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Dead areas in the lawn could be caused by dryness, chinch bugs or grubs. If it does not green up after hand watering, treat with a soil insecticide.
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Mumbai: Four crucial documents have been stolen from the Adarsh Society file that was in possession of the Urban Development Department in Mumbai. A case of theft has been registered and an investigation into the theft is on.
According to sources, the Central Bureau of Investigation found page numbers 15, 27, 99 and 279 of the file missing and notified the Urban Development Department. The CBI had received a copy of the file for their probe into the controversy-hit society. The Urban Development Department then lodged complaint of papers being stolen.
Here's what the missing pages are said to contain:
- Signatures of 2 ex-Chief Ministers and senior officials
- Environmental clearance given by the Urban Development Department
- Clearance to reduce road width
- Clearance for the building to encroach on road space
- Clearance for construction of additional floors
In its complaint, the Urban Development Department stated that the papers were important notification and correspondence that the department made with various agencies.
Sources tell NDTV that the stolen papers show officials' stand leading to final decision on the society. They were documents in the noting section of the file and are said to have the signatures of the Chief Minister and senior officials on final decision.
The papers are said to be related to the wrong environmental clearance given by the Urban Development Department to the society, which it was not authorised to give, to the reduction of the width of a public road to give more space to Adarsh, and to changing the land reservation from bus depot to residential zone. The file notings relate to the period 2000-2003.
The Adarsh Housing Society Scam
The society in Colaba, a plush locality in Mumbai, was originally meant to be a six-storey structure to house Kargil war heroes and their kin but was later extended to 31 floors allegedly without mandatory permission. (Adarsh scam: A bigger land-grab plan)
The Adarsh Housing scam has made national headlines over the past few weeks and cost ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan his job. Three of his relatives were allotted flats in the high-rise. He was replaced by Prithviraj Chavan. (Heads roll over Adarsh scam: Chavan out)
Investigations by the media suggest that politicians, retired Army officers and senior bureaucrats colluded to corner flats in the building. The Army is investigating the role of some of its senior-most officers for their alleged role in the scam.
The society's occupation certificate was cancelled by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and its power and water supplies were cut by the civic body on November 3 after it was revealed that the building was constructed in alleged violation of rules. Two months ago, the Navy and Army also objected to the building on the grounds that it will give occupants a clear view of defence installations along Mumbai's coast.


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He also worked with stars such as Cliff Richard, Little and Large and Mike Yarwood; launched the television career of Cilla Black in 1968; and produced the last Peter Cook and Dudley Moore television show in 1974.
In 1969, while working on a television special with the Liverpool comedian Ken Dodd, Hurll heard that the comic had parted company with Eddie Braben, his gag writer, who was consequently looking for work. Hurll's tip-off led to Braben writing for Morecambe and Wise in one of television's most successful partnerships.
Hurll produced Top of the Pops for much of the 1980s, reinvigorating a worn-out format to create an exciting and glamorous television party that attracted millions of viewers every week. He abolished the all-girl dance troupe Legs & Co, smartened up the presenters and, as one historian of the show put it, "ramped up TOTP's already nuclear enthusiasm levels". At one point Hurll was simultaneously producing Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies.
Under Hurll's guidance, The Two Ronnies starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, became a Saturday night institution, rated second only to Morecambe and Wise as the nation's favourite television comedy double act. Hurll joined the show as its third producer but became by far the longest-serving.
"They taught me everything," he remembered of his 12-year stint. "Ronnie Barker taught me how to write a joke, how to rearrange the words. A Two Ronnies news item is like Latin verse, it has a metre to it."
For four years from 1982 Hurll produced and directed the live Saturday evening entertainment programme The Late Late Breakfast Show, hosted by Noel Edmonds. The series was axed after a volunteer on the programme fell 120ft to his death while rehearsing for a bungee jumping stunt.
Michael Hurll was born on October 7 1936 at Tulse Hill and brought up at Whitton, near Twickenham. His father, Fred Hurll, was chief executive commissioner of the Boy Scouts' Association, and as a boy Michael frequently helped out behind the scenes in various Gang Shows.
At St Paul's School in Barnes, he directed his first comedian, fellow pupil Jonathan Miller, in a school revue. "He would have been a great comic if he hadn't become a top director," Hurll remembered, "a mixture of Danny Kaye and Rowan Atkinson." Hurll went on to work in West End theatres and at the BBC Television studios at Alexandra Palace as a lowly "call boy", the equivalent of the modern "runner", alongside the future film director Michael Winner. The impresario Leslie Grade, a family friend, kept a watchful eye on the young man's progress as he worked his way through the BBC, becoming a floor manager in 1956, ushering guests on stage in The Billy Cotton Band Show, and within six years producing and directing it at the age of 26.
When Cilla Black turned up late to be a guest on the show, the young producer gave her "the bollocking of her life" for keeping everyone waiting. His effrontery paid off. When Cilla Black was subsequently given her own television series in 1968, she asked Hurll to produce it, reasoning that he would look after her in the way he had looked after Billy Cotton when there were wayward guests.
Hurll had learned one of the essentials of producing: "You have to be decisive, otherwise you'll be almost completely ineffectual. Once you make a decision, you have to stand by it. On average, you may get 60 per cent of things wrong, but by Christ it feels good when you get it right."
One of Hurll's innovations was to film Cilla Black on location, knocking on house doors and surprising the occupants, the forerunner of the "Cillagrams" in her successful ITV series Surprise, Surprise. After taking early retirement from the BBC in the mid-1980s, Hurll produced her again on Blind Date, one of ITV's most enduringly successful shows.
Hurll considered the role of a producer as part talent-spotter, part psychologist: "For instance, if you're trying to get something commissioned, always listen to the commissioning editor and repeat back to him what he's just said. They always like that. And if you're having an argument with an artist, never personalise it. Don't say 'I think'; say 'we think.' That way, he can't reply, 'Well, you don't know what you're talking about', and you'll get your way nearly every time."
In 1990 Hurll launched the British Comedy Awards, the so-called comedy "Oscars", produced by his own independent production company for ITV, to raise the profile of home-grown comedy talent. The event created some memorable moments of television, not to mention front-page newspaper coverage, for example when Spike Milligan referred to the Prince of Wales as a "grovelling little bastard".
When ITV dropped the awards programme in 2007 following an investigation into a public phone vote on the show two years before, Hurll indignantly denied that the phone poll had been rigged. "The British Comedy Awards are like Britney Spears getting out of a taxi," he remarked wryly. "You don't know what you are going to see, but it's probably going to be a bit more unpleasant than you ever expected." The awards are now broadcast on Channel 4.
Hurll lamented the disappearance of family entertainment, killed off (he believed) when comedy moved from the variety circuit to the clubs: "The material became harder-edged and not for family audiences. There was nowhere for family entertainers to go, so they dried up."
He believed that much modern television comedy lacks warmth, "something that comes through the screen". While unimpressed with Johnny Vegas ("nah") or Jimmy Carr ("like Roy Castle — no sex appeal"), he declared himself a fan of Russell Brand, Catherine Tate and Peter Kay.
On the other hand, he pulled no punches when describing the 1950s comedian Charlie Drake as "a horrible, horrible man"; the Emu-toting Rod Hull as "the most miserable, nastiest man you ever met"; and Bob Hope as "the nastiest man I've ever worked with" .
As a producer Hurll believed his job was to guide talent, rather than take the lead. "'I'm one of those people like the TV doctor: when the patient needs a bit of TLC, I'm brought in. It's about trying to convince the performer they should be going in a different direction. Or making them bloody well work. So many of them take it easy once they've made it. It's hard to get to the top but it's even harder to stay there."
He was presented with the Bafta Craft Special Recognition award in 2005.
At a Groucho Club party in 2007 to mark his 50 years in television, Hurll managed a joke about the onset of Parkinson's disease from which he had latterly suffered. "I expect you've come here tonight to meet the industry movers and shakers," he announced. "Well, you see before you one of the top shakers in TV."
Michael Hurll married, in 1964, Sandra Jalland, who survives him with their younger son, Simon. Their elder son, Jeremy, predeceased him in 2000.
Michael Hurll, born October 7 1936, died September 18 2012


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Here's an innovative way to honor the past and create something useful and cool: take a vintage steamer trunk, loaded with hard-earned character and memories, place it atop a set of steel legs… and voilà – a tall, dark, handsome console table is born.
Designer and welder Pamela Hodnefield makes these tables from a variety of old trunks (you can provide your own) which she mounts on welded steel bases that she creates. Makes a fantastic console that can double as a storage piece.
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1.5 tsp Raspberry Black by Monterey Bay Spice Company + 0.5 tsp China Rose from ESP Emporium
Originally I was going to have a cup of just China Rose this morning because I haven't had a straight up rose black in a long time. But then I kinda needed to try some of this raspberry tea, so I decided to make a Raspberry Rose instead.
It's a good blend! Rose blacks are often so strong that only a bit is needed to get a rosey flavor, and that's true here. The tea smells and tastes of roses and sweet, juicy raspberries. This is really a great blend of flavors! Honestly I think rose goes well with lots of different fruits. Adding a bit of this rose congou, which has a nice, tasty base, to the MBSC fruit black gave it a little something more interesting (I have, in the past, found MBSC fruit blacks to be a bit underwhelming in the flavor of the base… not bad, but not interesting). Anyway, it's a good combo that I might have to keep around.


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THE steady advance of new car sales is continuing, with a North-East vehicle key to the growth.
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says there were 228,291 new registrations in June.
That was a 6.2 per cent rise compared to the same time last year., with the Sunderland-built Nissan Qashqai a major seller.
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The report added last month was also the 28th consecutive month of growth, meaning sales for the year so far have reached more than 1.28 million.
It said total new car sales are likely to reach 2.4 million in 2014, up more than six per cent on last year.
The best-selling car was the Ford Fiesta, followed by the Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf.
Nissan's Qashqai, which the Japanese firm re-launched last year, was sixth on the list.
Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said: "Improving economic conditions have helped propel the UK new car market to a strong first half-year performance.
"Key to attracting consumers is the ever-improving efficiency of new cars, an important factor that is highlighted by the increase in alternatively-fuelled vehicle registrations.
"The overall market has risen faster than we were expecting but, after a bumper March, growth is showing signs of stabilising around our forecast level."


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Severe weather and other unpredictable events occasionally hit our service area, causing damage to electrical equipment that disrupts the flow of power to homes and businesses. We do our very best to prepare for these circumstances so that when they do occur, we are ready to immediately begin the important work of restoring power to affected areas. Safety is our top priority, so our damage assessment and restoration process only starts once the storm has cleared and it's safe for our personnel to work. After addressing life threatening, safety and health situations, we repair equipment that will restore power to the greatest number of customers first. The sequence is as follows:
1. Downed live wires or potentially life-threatening situations, and public health and safety facilities without power 2. Transmission lines that carry electricity from the power plant to thousands of customers 3. Substation equipment that controls electricity flow to entire communities and dense urban areas 4. Main distribution lines serving large numbers of customers 5. Secondary distribution lines serving neighborhoods 6. Service lines to individual homes and businesses
When it comes to power restoration, we ask that our customers please be patient and understand that with such a complex system, certain high-impact equipment must be repaired before service to individual homes and businesses is possible. We realize the extreme discomfort and frustration that living through a power outage brings to our customers. With each storm we strive to learn as much as we can so that next time we are able to restore your power more seamlessly and efficiently than ever before.
When you call us to report a power outage, we provide an estimate for restoration based on current reported field conditions and predictions from our automated Outage Management System (OMS).
We are continually working to improve our ability to provide you with accurate restoration estimates. Several considerations come into play when estimating restoration times. One important factor, particularly after a large storm, is completion of our damage assessment. Until the assessment is done, it is hard to provide a restoration time, especially in cases where we have sustained extremely high numbers of outages.
Note that a Pepco crew may leave your neighborhood before your power is restored for many reasons, including:
Because customers who use life-support equipment reside in all parts of our service area, giving restoration priority to these customers when there are extensive power outages is not possible. However, we understand how important information is to these customers and their caregivers, and, therefore, prior to a major storm or similar event, we make special efforts to communicate that outages are possible.
Our power grid is often at the mercy of Mother Nature. Despite the unpredictability of the weather, there are steps that we take to reduce the likelihood of power outages and speed up the restoration process when they do occur.
Even before a storm strikes, we mobilize crews and put repair equipment in place just in case they are needed, sometimes calling in reinforcements from other utilities and regions of the country. We take every threat very seriously.
Many storm related outages in our area are caused by trees or overhanging branches falling onto power lines. For that reason, we conduct regular vegetation management and prune back branches that are too close to the lines. We work closely with local cities and towns to identify steps that can be taken to minimize the risk to overhead lines during severe weather. You can help prevent power outages caused by down trees from your property by regularly inspecting and maintaining the trees on your property. Trees that grow tall and fast should never be planted directly under or near power lines. You can read more about planting the right tree in the right place here.
Reliability and customer service are our top priorities. We value your input and feedback on our restoration and reliability efforts and policies. Through community outreach, we have identified weaknesses and priorities to address in our electric system. Among the steps we may take to help further reduce outages are:
As technology progresses, we are constantly updating and maintaining our equipment so that our service area will be served by the most advanced and reliable 21stcentury power grid. Smart meters, advanced switches, and computer integration allow us to quickly pinpoint outages, reroute electricity through undamaged lines, and provide more accurate restoration estimates.


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IMF Survey: Building Up Resilience in Low-Income Countries
May 17, 2010
- Clear benefits of integrating with world economy, but more susceptible to shocks
- Diversification is crucial, but challenging
- Multilaterals' loans should be more flexible, better targeted
As economies around the world recover from the global economic crisis, leading economists and policymakers debate the policy options to mitigate and manage risks associated with economic volatility in low-income countries.
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The panelists were in general agreement that increasing the resilience of low-income countries requires strong, diversified growth. They debated how these countries can reap the benefits of globalization while minimizing its costs. They also discussed the official community's role in helping low-income countries achieve sustained growth.
The panel discussion concluded a one-day conference that was open to the public on "Managing Volatility and Increasing Resilience in Low-Income Countries," held April 27 in Washington D.C. The event was organized by the IMF's Low-Income Countries Strategy Unit and the International Growth Centre, and attracted a wide range of participants.
The objective of the conference was to provide a forum for discussing how policies, institutions, and financial instruments can help low-income countries increase their resilience and better manage economic shocks. Some of the themes discussed in the sessions preceding the panel included identifying shocks and their costs, the role of protective ("self-insurance") measures (including policies, institutions, and reserves) against shocks, and how macroeconomic insurance and hedging could help.
Weathering the turmoil
Perhaps one of the least noticed aspects of the global downturn has been the resilience of the sub-Saharan Africa region—the poorest region in the world—said Francois Bourguignon, Director of the Paris School of Economics and former Chief Economist of the World Bank. He pointed out that for the first time in 30 years, sub-Saharan Africa is growing at permanently positive rates. He also noted that the sensitivity of sub-Saharan Africa to global GDP growth was the lowest and its resilience the highest during the 2009 global crisis compared with previous crises.
The IMF's Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa said the sub-continent's output is projected to expand by 4¾ percent this year, up from 2 percent in 2009. But the latest IMF-World Bank Global Monitoring Report warns that the global recession combined with the 2008 food and fuel crisis is having a lasting, negative impact on critical human development indicators.
Country perspectives
Benno Ndulu, Governor of the Central Bank of Tanzania, spoke of his country's experience in successfully weathering the crisis. By implementing good economic policies over the past 10 years, Tanzania had the policy space to preserve and even increase public spending at a time when revenue was falling, he noted.
Access to financing was another factor that helped Tanzania create the necessary policy space, Ndulu said. In May 2009, Tanzania received a loan from the IMF under the Exogenous Shock Facility—designed to provide policy support and financial assistance to low-income countries facing exogenous but temporary shocks. But Ndulu noted that a range of financing is still out of reach for countries like Tanzania. "We need financing to invest in infrastructure and improve our business environment to reduce the costs of doing business," he said.
Louis Kasakende, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda, agreed with Ndulu that IMF facilities need to be more flexible so that countries can have access to more financing during a crisis. "We need an instrument that is quick disbursing, countercyclical, and that responds to the requirements of our countries," he said.
Constraints to growth
Arvind Subramanian, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Center for Global Development, observed that Africa's model of growth—which is based on foreign aid and commodity revenues—suffers from two key problems. First, this model is heavily reliant on good governance—a key challenge for the continent, he said. "The second problem with this model is that it creates the wrong price incentives for diversification," he added.
According to Subramanian, apart from weak institutions, trade policies as well as undervalued exchange rates of key major trading partners have also hurt Africa's exports. For sub-Saharan Africa, a competitive exchange rate is the best kind of industrial policy because "it's self-targeted, less demanding of good governance, and it's self-correcting," he quipped.
But what should be the role of the international community? "The IMF and the World Bank need to be much more active in terms of ensuring that the policies of member countries are in fact conducive to the interest of the poorest member countries," he stressed.
Bourguignon took issue with Subramanian's points, noting that if the money coming from aid and natural resources is well spent, then countries can diversify. Subramanian agreed that aid and commodity revenues can be converted into assets, growth, and development. "But it hasn't happened much in Africa," he said.
Is trade the answer?
Picking up on Subramanian's point on trade policies, Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, agreed that trade preferences from developed countries should be part of the solution. The Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (the U.S. trade scheme for Africa), he stressed, needed to be scaled up. Collier also called on Europe, Japan, and the Group of 20 countries to match this generous preference scheme.
Subramanian said that we should think of more creative and innovative trading schemes for low-income countries, such as providing trade preferences for call centers, for example—an idea that Collier liked very much.
Lending to low-income countries
On the role of international financial institutions, Collier called on the IMF and the World Bank to build in contingencies into their lending programs. Rather than offering fixed-interest lending to low-income countries, Collier said these institutions should link debt service payments to commodity prices, matching importers against exporters. "The idea is when oil prices start to go up, the oil exporters pay more and the oil importers pay less," he explained. He added that this was a "win-win" for both the IMF and the World Bank (lower risk of defaults on loans) and for low-income countries (smoothes out debt service payments).
Earlier this year, the IMF activated a new package of lending facilities to the world's poorest nations. The measures, effective January 7, boost lending resources, raise borrowing limits, eliminate interest payments for two years, and offer more flexible terms tailored to country circumstances.
Managing economic shocks
In the earlier sessions, conference participants noted that greater integration with the global economy is likely to further increase the exposure of low-income countries to shocks and heighten risks. The presence of such risks, however, underscores the importance of identifying mechanisms to cushion the blow from adverse shocks and to increase resilience.
Highlights of some of the presentations include:
• Identifying shocks. Economic shocks are more frequent and more costly in low-income countries relative to other countries. Guillermo Perry (Center for Global Development) noted that procyclical domestic policies and limited financial market development tend to amplify the impact of external shocks. Norma Loayza (World Bank) argued that, while openness does lead to more vulnerability to external shocks, this is the cost of doing business in the modern world. Prudent economic policies and political stability, he said, can mitigate the harm from these shocks.
• Protective measures. Flexible economies do better when hit by shocks since they can use more mechanisms to continuously adjust and grow. Collier discussed two types of policies that can protect countries against shocks. First, structural policies (such as facilitating entry and exit of businesses) have advantages since they are already in place before a shock hits. Second, countries need to build a capacity to invest well and to manage making changes in public investment without incurring huge economic costs.
• Economic insurance. Low-income countries would benefit from more economic insurance and hedging instruments, and there could be a role for international financial institutions in facilitating the development of these markets. Perry argued that these institutions could help overcome market failures (for new financial innovations) through coordination, market development, global risk diversification, and technical assistance. Patrick Guillaumont (CERDI/ Université d'Auvergne) suggested that donors offer new concessional lending instruments with floating grace periods that allow countries to postpone debt service when they are hit with a negative export shock, thus providing a type of insurance.
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Happy 8th Birthday to my Layla! Here's a few pics from when I brought her home!
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Happy 8th Birthday to my Layla! Here's a few pics from when I brought her home!
Forever in my heart...
Awww, she was soooo little! Happy Birthday, Layla, you grew into a beauty!
I've Been Frosted
This is from her second birthday!
And her 5th birthday!
And her 7th birthday with her brother Jake!
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Happy Birthday, Layla! You were an adorable puppy, and you sure are a beautiful girl!
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
"We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet
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RIP my sweet Kia
From a cute puppy to a beautiful lady - Hooray Layla! Enjoy your day.
Happy, happy birthday, pretty Layla. You grew from an adorable little tyke, to the beautiful lady that you are today! Hoping that your Mom has something special planned to help you celebrate the day.
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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
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Rhi *Hooman* Clover *Rottie x ACD* (RIP to my BRD) Elvis and Tinny *The BCs* & Harri *JRT* Luna *BC x*
Happy Birthday Layla!!
I know it doesn't matter, but I'm just curious what breed she is.
I'm always fascinated with the brindle coloring.
Our goal in life should be - to be as good a person as our dog thinks we are.
Thank you for the siggy, Michelle!
Cindy (Human) - Taz (RB Tabby) - Zoee (RB Australian Shepherd) - Paizly (Dilute Tortie) - Taggart (Aussie Mix) - Jax (Brown & White Tabby), - Zeplyn (Cattle Dog Mix)
Happy Birthday Layla! You're very pretty and I hope you have many more birthdays.
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This is Layla's mom, Ruby(she is not an outside dog, was just chained out)
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No Midlife Crisis for WOCCU-40 is Fabulous
World Council of Credit Unions has reached an important milestone-it's 40 years old today.
The global credit union trade association and development agency formally incorporated Nov. 9, 1970, in Madison, Wis., although its articles of incorporation state that WOCCU's operations "are principally to be conducted wherever credit unions are located."
Over the past four decades, WOCCU has implemented more than 275 technical assistance programs in 70 countries around the world. In addition, it has worked with credit unions to employ innovative rural outreach technologies, create an Islamic finance model for cooperatives in Afghanistan and develop agricultural finance programs that connect small farmers to markets.
WOCCU has also expanded to include community development programs that address the role credit unions can play in meeting the needs of people with HIV/AIDS, orphans and those living in conflict-affected or disaster areas. Earlier this year, WOCCU helped raise more than $1 million in relief and rebuilding funds for Haiti, which were used to provide immediate aid and shelter to credit unions affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Since formal WOCCU operations began Jan. 1, 1971, the 40th anniversary celebration kicks off in 2011 with a variety of special events culminating at the 2011 World Credit Union Conference in Glasgow, U.K.


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Lazy Way to Save Big with Coupons
Think Coupons take too much time? Wrong! Learn the Lazy Way to Save with Coupons. Tonight we will discuss ways to make your planning and shopping with Coupons super easy. Even learn how to know what coupons are expiring this week so you don't miss a great deal.
This week with Coupons $5.39 = 3 Gallons of Milk, 2.55 lbs of lean Hamburger, 12 packages of Taco Seasoning, 12 packages of noodles, and 8 boxes of pasta. Without coupons the Hamburger alone cost $7.62! Wow!
Coupon Swap & Learn Tonight at 7:30pm - 9pm - FREE, but if you can bring an item to donate to the local Food Pantry that would be much appreciated! Bring a friend and any unwanted coupons to share. If you don't know anything about Couponing we have plenty of items to get you started.
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Musician and guitarist Lou Reed, the frontman for the band Velvet Underground as well as a solo artist, has died.
Reed, who was born to a Jewish family, died Sunday at 71. A cause of death was not made public.
He had a liver transplant last year after years of alcohol and drug abuse.
Reed reportedly was coy about his Jewish roots. He was quoted as saying, "My God is rock 'n' roll" and "The most important part of my religion is to play guitar."
Reed, born Lewis Allan Reed in Brooklyn, N.Y., became influential in rock by blending art and music in New York in the 1960s through the Velvet Underground's collaboration with pop artist Andy Warhol. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Reed quit the band in 1970 and focused on his solo career, which featured the 1972 hit song Walk on the Wild Side, as well as other well-known songs such as Sweet Jane (originally recorded with the Velvet Underground) and 1989's Dirty Boulevard.
He visited Israel five years ago with his musician wife, Laurie Anderson, during her world tour.
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Depression is a frequent co-morbidity in patients with acne inversa
Version of Record online: 9 APR 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.12067
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JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
Volume 11, Issue 8, pages 743–749, August 2013
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Kurek, A., Johanne Peters, E. M., Sabat, R., Sterry, W. and Schneider-Burrus, S. (2013), Depression is a frequent co-morbidity in patients with acne inversa. JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 11: 743–749. doi: 10.1111/ddg.12067
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- Manuscript Accepted: 24 JAN 2013
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Ok, after much thought and consideration about what kind of riding I REALLY do and will do most of, I came to the conclusion that it's about 85% urban stuff, 5% just general riding around town, and 10% trails. Give or take a little bit. I would like to get a bike built for 24" wheels, front suspension, and allow for front and rear brakes (doesn't have to be discs), and most importantly, I want steel! Anyways, I know that is a lot of criteria but my questions is do ya'll have any suggestions?
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