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The Skegness Day Centre held their first monthly coffee morning of the year on Saturday, February 8.
This month, the coffee morning was hosted by the Probus Club of Skegness.
The club provided and ran the raffle, raising £166, however altogether the centre raised £313 throughout the morning, selling cakes, running a tombola and of course selling tea, coffee and biscuits.
The day centre provides day care for an average of 45 people a day, giving the elderly a chance to get out the house and socialise with others as well as also giving carers some respite.
Money raised goes towards providing items to help both clients and staff in the day to day running of the centre.
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The Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw®Life Extension NewsTMVolume 9 No.
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Heat olive oil in a largish saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, and sauté for 5 minutes. Mix in barley, then chicken broth, currants, lemon juice, and allspice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Mix in pine nuts, mint, and dill. Season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!
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Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Republican Sen. Charles Grassley (Iowa) and Senate Budget Committee ranking Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions (Ala.) wrote the circuit's chief judge, Alex Kozinski, on May 18 asking why, in these tough budget times, the yearly conference had to be held in a pricey "island paradise."
The 2010 conference held there cost more than $1.1 million "for travel and accommodation expenses alone," they noted, demanding answers to a long series of questions about costs and such.
The senators helpfully noted the available "activities" that the conference offers, such as: sport fishing, golf, yoga classes, surfing lessons, tennis, a catamaran snorkel trip and Zumba, which is "an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired calorie burning dance fitness program."
The most obvious cost concern might be that of transporting many of the mainland's 150 or so district and appellate judges (from California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Montana) and a similar number of judicial employees and government lawyers to Hawaii rather than have the Hawaii's five federal judges fly to the mainland. (More than half the circuit's judges are in California.).
Kozinski submitted a 13-page response by the June 15 deadline the senators had given him.
"Our conferences are renowned for the quality and depth of their educational program," Kozinski said, explaining in some detail how the conference was put together and the various cost options. And he noted that conference attendees "are reimbursed for their travel in accordance with judiciary travel policies."
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy — the justice assigned to that circuit — and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. are scheduled to attend.
In a statement, a circuit official said "the conference is cost efficient and a productive investment into the administration of justice in the western states."
Grassley and Sessions issued a statement Monday saying that they were reviewing Kosinski's letter but that it appeared circuit officials "remain defiantly unapologetic about the conference's scale, location, and itinerary in our current hour of financial crisis."
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Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia
When filing a claim for Breach of Contract,if I am also seeking Pain and Suffering as a result do I need to file two separate claims?
Asked on 9/01/00, 8:14 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law
Re: Breach
You cannot recover pain and suffering as a result of a breach of contract; however, you may be able to accomplish the same thing (almost) if you can prove a case for consequential damages. Also, you may have an independent claim for P & S if, e.g., you have a case for negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Answered on 10/05/00, 12:19 pm
Glenn Loewenthal Glenn Loewenthal, P.C.
Re: Breach
You can not recover pain and suffering for breach of contract, only for a tort claim.
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HARLEQUIN Carnival Club is holding several fundraising events in April.
Tomorrow (April 5), Bumble Bee from the film Transformers, is appearing at Tesco from 9am to 1pm to meet children.
On April 12, a tabletop and craft sale is being held at the parish hall in Ilminster from 10am to 1pm. Tables at £5 must be pre-booked and entry is free.
On April 12-13, Harlequin CC is running a carwash at Powermatic in Ilminster from 9am to 2pm.
Cars start at £4 and vans at £7, and it will be followed by a quiz at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, from 8pm with teams of six or less paying £1 per person.
For more details, call Steve Dawe on 01460-52432 or Tracey Norman on 01460-52513.


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Their gaze fixed on the outpatient department door, their agony unimaginable.
Families of Bhoja Air crash victims spent Friday night on the grounds in front of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), waiting to collect the remains of their loved-ones.
Saturday morning, around 8am, the excruciating wait came to an end. Hospital authorities started handing over the victims' remains.
Distraught relatives lined by the side, showering the coffins with rose petals.
Identifying the remains
Hospital authorities on Saturday handed over the remains of 116 bodies, out of 127 crash victims, to their families. The remains were identified with the help of facial recognition and the National Database and Registration Authority's (NADRA) biometric system. Eleven victims remain unidentified.
According to Pims Joint Executive Administration Director Dr Altaf Hussain, the remains of the unidentified passengers are being tested for DNA matching, which will take six to seven days.
"Eight family members have given their blood for DNA," Professor Mehmood Jamal, executive director of Pims, told The Express Tribune.
Tragic trail
One grief-stricken family came from Mansehra to collect the remains of five family members. "What should we say, our whole family has been eliminated in this incident," said one of the relatives.
Khalid, who came to receive the remains of his father's sister Hameeda, said she was travelling with her two daughters – Sadaf, 29, and Shazia, 24 – to Islamabad. "They had to be at the US Embassy in Islamabad on April 23 for a visa interview. Little did they know this would be their last journey," he said.
Younas was another ill-fated passenger who was coming to Islamabad after performing Umrah. He missed two flights for various reasons and finally booked his seat on Bhoja Air.
Brigadier Javed Malik and his wife Abida were coming to see her father, who fractured his leg in a road accident in Islamabad earlier in the week. Their daughter also wanted to come along, but was not able to find a seat. One of their sons is studying in Australia and will reach on Sunday night for his parents' burial. "I do not know whether to consider their daughter lucky or unlucky," said Tanveer, a ward boy at Pims.
Meanwhile the wife of Ghulam Farooq along with their four-year-old daughter was trying to locate her husband, whose body is still missing. Farooq was coming to take his family from Islamabad to Karachi, where he was working at State Life.
Boeing offers condolences, assistance
In a statement issued on their website, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing extended its condolences to the families and friends of those lost in the Bhoja Air accident and offered to provide assistance to Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan if needed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 22nd, 2012.


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Do not back up. Severe tire damage.
Plasma screens consume far more power and are more prone to screen burn, also supposedly have a shorter shelf life.
LED consume less power and supposedly have longer life span.
Failing that LED/LCD are usually thinner/lighter and can look better or at least are easier to wall mount...
Though on the plasma plus side, colours are stronger at the start though fade over the years, only really noticable on full HD films and only if you are really that bothered by looking.
So if you think of your Electric bills, LED is the way to go
^^^ This is a really good website for finding the best deals on electronics.
My tolerance for stupid shit is getting less and less.
That was a bonus for us considering the layout of our living room/kitchen area.
A good test when you're out shopping for your TV. Stand about 10 ft in front of it but off to one side, walk towards it to see how close to the side of the screen you can get before you can no longer view the picture on it.
We have since bought 4 LCDs (one was a replacement for a Vizio that just went dark/silent without warning).
Even with the 1040 and better response time on the newer LCDs, the plasma is still my favorite tv. It just has a better picture...and that's definitely noticeable in movies.
The only reason I moved to LCDs was due to the lighting issues. Plasmas need to be in mostly dark rooms to offer the most benefit since, unlike LCDs, they have a glass screen.
If you are looking for a tv for a family room that has windows and will be viewed at different times of the day, I would go with LCD. But if you are looking for a tv that will mostly be viewed in low light conditions, plasma would absolutely be my first choice.
I got an LCD two years ago and am much more pleased with the quality.
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this and that thoughts, going back to driving
Date: 10/25/2010 10:06:58 AM ( 7 y ago)
What I learned from two months of bicycle commuting:
1. God is right. Those who don't work don't eat. Also, the admonitions against laziness in the Bible are legion and to the point. Also, one of the sins that doomed Sodom was laziness. Sometimes I found myself lamenting that I had to ride my bicycle to work. Also, more than that, I didn't want to ride my bicycle to the grocery store that was up over two big hills with no shoulder and lots of traffic, trucks and pickup trucks. If I didn't overcome inertia, I really would not eat. My garden was on the tailend of the growing season so I was pretty much eating chard and zucchini flowers and fruit.
This ties in to the other thing I started developing and that is mental toughness. I have a lot to say about mental toughness and dealing with ignorant drivers, cold rain, hot blazing weather,etc.
Somehow I'll get time this week to drop the bikes off at the bike shop for some TLC. Off to run some errands. Read this while you wait breathless for my next story:
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Property Location
With a stay at Hôtel Novotel Senart Golf de Greenparc in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, you'll be within the region of Marolles-en-Brie Golf Club and Portes de l'Essonne Aquatic Centre. This 4-star hotel is within the region of Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte and Cely Golf Club.
Make yourself at home in one of the 80 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.
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Practice your swing on the golf course and enjoy other recreational amenities, such as an indoor pool and a sauna. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include a computer station, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray? This hotel has facilities measuring 2582 square feet (240 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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- Free long-term parking
- Sauna
- Total number of rooms - 80
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Golf course on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- Conference space size (feet) - 2582
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- Conference space size (meters) - 240
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- Number of meeting rooms - 6
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- Number of floors - 3
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So... maybe I'm just jumping to conclusions, but there's a very convenient "triumvirate" of easter eggs with this character:
The character is named Jason Lemieux, the last name stands out as the name of a famous Pittsburgh Penguins hockey player "Mario Lemieux". Jason, from Friday the 13th, wears a Hockey Mask, thus a connection between the first and last name. Mario Lemieux's nickname was also "Super Mario", Jason Lemieux sells mushrooms, one of which is a reference to Super Mario Brothers.
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Weather is unfamiliar with cliche. It had been a foggy, breezy Saturday morning at Upper Trestles but the 2013 Rip Curl Gromsearch National Championships didn't seem to mind. The most talented young surfers in America were there toiling in the fog. All day long, people speculated that the sun would eventually win its battle with the gray and burst through the sky. And perfectly on cue, the clouds began to part as the first crew of finalists grabbed their dripping wet jerseys and checked in. "Here comes the sun!" exclaimed George Harrison, but he had spoke too soon. The sun didn't come, the wind didn't sit down and the surfing didn't falter. Atmospheric conditions never did like The Beatles anyhow.
The first final to paddle out was the Boys 12 & Under. All four surfers surfed with such form and flow that it was almost unrealistic. It felt like a "Honey I Shrunk the WCT" spinoff in a Taylor Steele theme gone off the rails, except without the Benji Weatherly section. That good. And when the fat lady had finished her song, Eithan Osbourne was declared king. Fellow finalists Stevie Pittman and Wyatt McHale helped chair big E up the beach. It was cute to see the kids acting like such good sports. If they were any older, rocks may have been kicked or boards punched. Testosterone's a hell of a hormone.
Boys 14 & Under would be next. As a young man's voice deepens, his turns become more powerful and his airs become more swift. One kid with a booming voice and a brawny backhand was Kaulana Apo. The Hawaiian was unwavering all day long and this became an issue for Luke Gordon, Nolan Rapoza and John Mel in the final. Kaulana wasn't hoisted by any of his fellow competitors, but sportsmanship wasn't to blame. He's a big boy, this Apo fella.
Then along came the Girls 16 & Under. Tyler Wright was on the beach and she watched like an eagle. A second-in-the-world, highly skilled eagle. Tyler saw the final go back and forth like her 2013 world title race with Carissa Moore. In the closing minutes, Brisa Hennessy snagged the win from Bailey Nagey. Can't stop those young Hawaiians, Tyler sighed.
And in the last and final foggy heat of the day, Boys 16 & Under took to the slopes — slopes being slopey Uppers walls. The heat oozed with talent, but it was hard to find a good wave and they certainly weren't available for purchase. Kei Kobayashi looked like he had it wrapped up, but with under five minutes left things sped up. A set came and Griffin Colapinto minced the first wave. Pat Curren got the next and annihilated. The final horn blew as Griffin and Pat stood on the beach, 5 feet apart. They waited as the judges dealt with the hardest decision of their day. After a grueling silence, Pat was given the nod and he wore that humble smirk that could only be inherited from Tom Curren.
And when all had been said, four surfers left the beach with $500 and national titles — and two of those four had earned tickets to Australia. Brisa Hennessy, Pat Curren and George Harrison walked back up the path hand in hand in hand. All three hoped that the International Championships at Bells wouldn't be so damn foggy. –Brendan Buckley


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The SEA OF OKHOTSK (Russian : Охо́тское мо́ре, tr. _Okhotskoye More_; IPA: ; Japanese : オホーツク海, translit. _Ohōtsuku-kai_) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean , lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaido to the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast (the Shantar Sea ) along the west and north. The northeast corner is the Shelikhov Gulf . The sea is named after Okhotsk , the first Russian settlement in the Far East .
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Shiretoko National Park on the Sea of Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido , Japan
The Sea of Okhotsk covers an area of 1,583,000 square kilometres (611,000 sq mi), with a mean depth of 859 metres (2,818 ft) and a maximum depth of 3,372 metres (11,063 ft). It is connected to the Sea of Japan on either side of Sakhalin: on the west through the Sakhalin Gulf and the Gulf of Tartary ; on the south, through the La Pérouse Strait .
In winter, navigation on the Sea of Okhotsk becomes difficult, or even impossible, due to the formation of large ice floes , because the large amount of freshwater from the Amur River lowers the salinity which results in raising the freezing point of the sea. The distribution and thickness of ice floes depends on many factors: the location, the time of year, water currents, and the sea temperatures. Depths
With the exception of Hokkaido , one of the Japanese home islands , the sea is surrounded on all sides by territory administered by the Russian Federation.
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Sea of Okhotsk as follows: _On the Southwest._ The Northeastern and Northern limits on the Japan Sea . _On the Southeast._ A line running from Nosyappu Saki (Cape Noshap, 43°23'N) in the Island of Hokusyû (Yezo) through the Kuril or Tisima Islands to Cape Lopatka (South point of Kamchatka ) in such a way that all the narrow waters between Hokusyû and Kamchatka are included in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Some of the Sea of Okhotsk's islands are quite large, including Japan's second largest island, Hokkaido, as well as Russia's largest island, Sakhalin. Practically all of the sea's islands are either in coastal waters or belong to the various islands making up the Kuril Islands chain. These fall either under undisputed Japanese or Russian ownership or disputed ownership between Japan and Russia. Iony Island is the only island located in open waters and belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation . The majority of the sea's islands are uninhabited making them ideal breeding grounds for seals , sea lions , seabirds , and other sea island fauna. Large colonies, with over a million individuals, of crested auklets use the Sea of Okhotsk as a nesting site.
Most of the Sea of Okhotsk, with the exception of the Sakhalin Island, had been well mapped by 1792
The Okhotsk culture is an archaeological coastal fishing and hunter-gatherer culture of the lands surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk (600–1000 CE in Hokkaido, until 1500 or 1600 CE in the Kurils).
Some believe that Mishihase was living in the area.
Russian explorers Ivan Moskvitin and Vassili Poyarkov were the first Europeans to visit the Sea of Okhotsk (and, probably, the island of Sakhalin ) in the 1640s. The Dutch captain Maarten Gerritsz Vries in the _Breskens_ entered the Sea of Okhotsk from the south-east in 1643, and charted parts of the Sakhalin coast and Kurile Islands, but failed to realize that either Sakhalin or Hokkaido are islands.
The first and foremost Russian settlement on the shore was the port of Okhotsk , which relinquished commercial supremacy to Ayan in the 1840s. The Russian-American Company all but monopolized the commercial navigation of the sea in the first half of the 19th century.
The Second Kamchatka Expedition under Vitus Bering systematically mapped the entire coast of the sea, starting in 1733. Jean-François de La Pérouse and William Robert Broughton were the first non-Russian European navigators known to have passed through these waters other than Maarten Gerritsz Vries. Ivan Krusenstern explored the eastern coast of Sakhalin in 1805. Mamiya Rinzō and Gennady Nevelskoy determined that the Sakhalin was indeed an island separated from the mainland by a narrow strait. The first detailed summary of the hydrology of the Okhotsk sea was prepared and published by Stepan Makarov in 1894.
American and French whaleships , as well as a few German , Russian , and British , hunted whales in the Sea of Okhotsk between 1845 and 1909. They primarily caught right whales and bowhead whales , the former in the southern half of the sea and the latter in the northern half. Bowheads were first caught in 1847, and dominated the catch between 1849 and the late 1860s. Beginning in the mid-1850s they caught the occasional gray whale , and made attempts to catch humpback , fin , blue and killer whales as well but were rarely successful. Beluga whales were also taken opportunistically. Between 1850 and 1853 the majority of the fleet went to the Bering Strait region to hunt bowheads, but intense competition, poor ice conditions, and declining catches forced the fleet back to the Sea of Okhotsk. From 1854 to 1856, an average of nearly 150 vessels cruised in the sea each year. As catches declined between 1858 and 1860 the fleet shifted back to the Bering Strait region; by the mid-1860s few ships cruised in the sea. Despite this, at the same time the Russians established a couple whaling stations in Tugur Bay , which operated until the mid-1870s. American and French ships, meanwhile, had abandoned the sea in the early 1870s. Several vessels returned in 1874 but the bowhead catch was so poor that season that they again deserted the area for the rest of the decade. When they returned in the 1880s and 1890s they mainly caught right whales, rarely venturing north to search for bowheads.
Ships usually arrived in April or May. They first made their way to the northeastern part of the sea to hunt bowheads along the pack ice, then worked through the ice either to the northeast to NORTHEAST GULF ( Shelikhov Gulf ), north to TAUSK BAY ( Taui Bay ), or west to JONAS ISLAND (Iony Island ). After spending a few weeks cruising around Jonas Island, many followed the retreating ice to the south and converged on the bays to the south and west of the Shantar Islands , including SHANTAR BAY (Tugur Bay), MERCURY BAY ( Ulban Bay ), and SOUTHWEST BAY ( Uda Gulf ). On 28 July 1854, the New Bedford ship _Isabella_ reported as many as 94 ships in sight from her deck in Shantar Bay alone. As the ice usually left the bays and gulfs in July or August, bowheads were left with nowhere to seek refuge, resulting in what has been called a "hunter's paradise". Whaling in these confined conditions and the sheer number of ships and boats cruising about also led to the recovery of numbers of "stinkers", dead whales that had been lost by other vessels; right whales, on the other hand, were caught in "open, often rough water", so when they sank they were lost in these deeper waters.
The ships would anchor in one of these bays and send out whaleboats to cruise for whales for days or even weeks. They searched for whales during the long daylight hours and camped on the beach at night. Once they found a whale, they typically sailed up to it, fastened to it with hand-held harpoons, and killed it either with hand-held lances or (beginning in the late 1850s) fired bomb lances into them from shoulder guns. Whales were usually towed to the ship, but adverse tides, distance, and ice sometimes forced the men to tow whales ashore at high water, flense them at low water, and raft the blubber to the ship. Boat crews were often lost in the dense fogs prevalent in these waters. Fortunately, most were picked up by other vessels and safely returned to their ships. In September the fleet would rendezvous at the anchorage south of Feklistova , where they could obtain wood and water and repair any damage to their vessels. They usually left in October due to persistent stormy weather. Between 1851 and 1867, over twenty ships were lost in these storms, were run ashore and wrecked during a dense fog, or were stove by the ice and abandoned. Most of the crews were rescued by nearby vessels, but some perished, either drowning in their attempt to reach shore or dying of cold, hunger, or illness.
In late May 1865, the Confederate States Navy steamer _Shenandoah _ sailed into the Sea of Okhotsk to hunt Union whaling ships. The ship spent more than three weeks there, but because of the dangerous ice, only destroyed one Union whaleship. It then moved on to the Bering Strait where it burned or bonded a number of the American whaleships, capturing 24 ships.
During the Cold War , the Sea of Okhotsk was the scene of several successful U.S. Navy operations (including Operation Ivy Bells ) to tap Soviet Navy undersea communications cables. These operations were documented in the book _Blind Man\'s Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage _. The sea (and surrounding area) were also the scene of the Soviet _PVO Strany_ attack on Korean Air Flight 007 in 1983. The Soviet Pacific Fleet used the Sea as a ballistic missile submarine bastion , a strategy that Russia continues.
In the Japanese language , the sea has no traditional Japanese name despite its close location to the Japanese territories and is called _Ohōtsuku-kai_ (オホーツク海), which is a transcription of the Russian name. Additionally, Okhotsk Subprefecture , Hokkaidō which faces the sea, also known as Okhotsk region (オホーツク地方, _Ohōtsuku-chihō_), is named after the sea.
29 zones of possible oil and gas accumulation have been identified on the Sea of Okhotsk shelf, which runs along the coast. Total reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion tons of equivalent fuel, including 1.2 billion tons of oil and 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas.
On 18 December 2011 the Russian oil drilling rig Kolskaya capsized and sank in a storm in the Sea of Okhotsk, some 124 km from Sakhalin Island, where it was being towed from Kamchatka . Reportedly its pumps failed, causing it to take on water and sink. The platform carried 67 people, of which 14 were initially rescued by the icebreaker Magadan and the tugboat Natftogaz-55. The platform was subcontracted to a company working for the Russian energy giant Gazprom .
Nagayevo Bay near Magadan , Russia
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Ukrainian acting president Oleksander Turchinov told eastern regions gripped by a pro-Russian uprising that they would be courting catastrophe if they voted "yes" in a separatist referendum today.
Turchinov, who deems the vote in the Russian-speaking Donetsk and Luhansk regions illegal, urged "round table" talks on greater autonomy. But, in reference to fighters who have seized police and government buildings, he said "terrorists" could not be included.
The vote, organised on a largely ad hoc basis with no clear control of ballot papers or voter lists, could have serious consequences for Ukraine and relations between Moscow and the West. It risks turning isolated clashes into civil war.
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Turchinov said on his website: "[Secession from Ukraine] ... would be a step into the abyss for these regions. Those who stand for self-rule do not understand that it would mean complete destruction of the economy, social programmes and life in general for the majority of the population in these regions."
In the port city of Mariupol, where between seven and 20 people were killed in fierce fighting on Friday, rebels blocked the streets yesterday with barricades.
Smoke was still coming from the partially burned-out administration building. There was no sign of Ukrainian forces.
The barricades were manned by a handful of pro-Russians, some with batons or clubs, wearing motorcycle helmets. No gunmen were visible. Video on the YouTube site showed an armoured car captured by rebels set on fire and ammunition exploding.
Across Sloviansk, the most heavily defended separatist city, streets were barricaded with tyres, furniture, cars and scrap iron.
In the city of Donetsk, rebels released several members of the Red Cross whom they had held for seven hours, one having been beaten, a Red Cross official said.
Western states prepared to step up pressure on Russia, who they accuse of engineering the crisis. Russia denies involvement but voices support for insurgents it says are defending themselves against fascist Ukrainian forces.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said that if the May 25 national polls failed to go ahead because of the rebellion, this would further unsettle the country. In that case, they would be "ready to take further sanctions against Russia".
The European Union has so far imposed asset freezes and visa bans on 48 Russians and Ukrainians over Moscow's annexation of Crimea. EU diplomats say new sanctions will for the first time target companies.
The national polls are seen in Kiev as a way of establishing a fully legitimate government, following pro-Kremlin president Viktor Yanukovich's flight to Russia in February under pressure from pro-western demonstrations.
In the largely rebel-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, which have declared a breakaway "People's Republic of Donetsk", preparations went ahead for today's self-rule referendum, though there was widespread uncertainty about the meaning of the question on the ballot paper: "Do you support the act of self-rule of the People's Republic of Donetsk?"
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THE anguish at losing the English Premier League trophy has been a motivating force at Manchester United all season.
Just how much will become clear when United visits Sunderland on Saturday holding a 15-point lead over second-place Manchester City in the title race.
When United's last match ended at Sunderland in May, the players were already preparing to celebrate a 20th title. But City scored two late goals in its game against Queens Park Rangers to claim the trophy on goal difference.
"It was one of those situations, going into the Sunderland game, where we didn't think we had a chance," United defender Chris Smalling recalls. "But to get so close in the end to winning the title, makes it even worse."
The players were told by manager Alex Ferguson to never forget the heartache at the Stadium of Light.
"The way we lost the title at Sunderland has been a motivating force all of this season," Smalling said. "Even when we've been a goal behind, there have been a lot of comebacks to get things from games.
"I think people have been looking back at last season and you don't want to experience that feeling again."
The comfortable cushion over City means that United can afford to have one eye on the FA Cup quarterfinal replay at Chelsea less than 48 hours after the Sunderland game.
"I have to make sure I have some freshness in the team because we also have Chelsea on Monday lunchtime," Ferguson said. "It is a big ask for our squad and something we need to concentrate on because I need to make sure I pick the right teams."
With the title race effectively over, it's the relegation fight and tussle for the four Champions League places that is generating interest.
For City, the mission is keeping hold of second place.
Roberto Mancini's side, which hosts Newcastle on Saturday, is only four points ahead of Chelsea, which is at Southampton.
A point behind Chelsea in fourth is Tottenham, which is looking to avoid a third straight league loss when it travels to Swansea.
Arsenal is four points behind Tottenham in fifth, and there's no room for error with nine matches left.
"We still have matches left to fix the situation and to try to meet our objectives," Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal said. "It is logical that people talk because the situation has not been as it should be, but the players and club in general have to ensure that doesn't affect us."
Arsenal is Reading's first opponent since Nigel Adkins was hired to manage a team which is only off the bottom of the standings because it has scored more goals than Queens Park Rangers.
Reading is seven points from safety and four behind Wigan.
"Everyone has written us off," Adkins said. "But it is a great challenge, isn't it? Let's dream and go for it."
Wigan hosts Norwich on Saturday, while QPR isn't in action until Monday's London derby at Fulham.
"We can get out of it," QPR manager Harry Redknapp said. "We're playing well. If we were in bad form I'd be more worried."
In Saturday's other games, West Ham hosts West Bromwich Albion and Stoke is at Everton. In Sunday's only game, Villa hosts Liverpool.
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When Tim Burton's Batman film was released in 1989, Warner Brothers made an animated series to be released alongside the feature to further expose the character to the world and increase the character's already incredible popularity. The show, produced by Bruce Timm, was simply called Batman: The Animated Series, and it was a massive critical and commercial hit. Personally speaking, it's probably the best superhero cartoon ever produced, and I dare even call it one of the best animated series of all time. (Totally high praise. I know.) The success of that series led to numerous other DC cartoons, includingSuperman: The Animated Series and Justice League. All were tied in continuity wise with each other and were produced by Timm, making what fans affectionally call the "Timmverse." Now with Green Lantern arguably more popular now than he ever has been, it only seemed logical to release an animated series of his very own, entitled Green Lantern: The Animated Series. So how is it? Is it as good as the Batman epiosdes of yesteryear, or is it worse than the live action movie?
…ok, I'll save you some time with that last question. It's better than the movie, but that's not really hard to do.
I suppose I have to address the elephant in the room first. This is the first Bruce Timm/DC animated project that is fully done in CG. I don't really know why. Maybe it's cheeper to do CG than traditional animation, or maybe they wanted a more "modern" look. It doesn't really matter why they used it, cause either way it's here to stay. And I hate it. I wish I didn't, but to me this art style looks either one of two ways: ugly or boring. Which is odd, cause you can clearly tell that the characters are still designed in that signature Bruce Timm angular, geometric style that I loved so much in previous shows. I guess it just shows that there certainly are strengths and weaknesses in both CG and traditional animation, and what works in one doesn't always work in the other. It's incredible how in 2D this art style looks bold and dynamic, yet in CG it looks flat and lifeless.
This is the same criticism I have with the current CG Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, in which they adapted Genndy Tartakovsky's character design from the other (and frankly, better) animated series, which was 2D. I see nothing wrong with stylized human characters in CG, but unless you have a high level of detail on par with The Incredibles (which I'm sure would cost much, much more,) the characters will just look too plain and dull. The shininess of the character models doesn't help either. I want to feel like I'm watching a show about super-powered space cops, but I feel like I'm watching a show about action figures that think they are super-powered space cops. And let's be honest, Buzz Lightyear did that already.
Ok, ok. Enough raggin' about the art style. Cause if the show has a solid script, I can at least look past that and enjoy the show on some level. With that said, the hour long pilot episode of the show, entitled Beware My Power, is…not bad. It's not at the same level of quality as past DC cartoons yet, but it definitely has some potential. Our hero, Hal Jordan, is perfectly characterized here, displaying both his cocky atitude and his hard pressed stubbornness in full force. Also, one of my favorite characters, the tough as nails Kilowog, looks to be a central character in the series, (thankfully making up for his lack of screen time in the feature film.) They even planted the seeds for some very interesting backstory with Kilowog revolving around the tragedy that happened with his home planet.
However, even with the story, they made some very interesting, somewhat questionable, decisions. For one, this show clearly is built on a complete overarching plot. While some of Timm's past DC works have an underlying, ongoing plot (Justice League comes to mind) most of the episodes were singular "one and done" adventures. It's by no means a bad thing, but it is different than what I was expecting. Time will tell if it will pay off. I also don't know if this series is tied into the "Timmverse" at all ( being the only DC show done in CG,) but I sure hope it is. How awesome would it be for Hal Jordan to eventually meet up with other cosmic DC characters like Lobo, the New Gods, or even Superman?
Speaking of over arching plot, now might be a good time to introduce the overarching villains of the show. The franchises' main over arching villain, Sinestero, looks to be absent from this series in any form, possibly cause the movie wanted to have first dibs on the character if they ever decide (God forbid) to do a sequel, so instead we have the Red Lanterns. Looks like it's time for MORE CONTEXT!
The Red Lanterns are still a relatively new group of villains in the Green Lantern comics. They are a rage-fueled version of the Green Lantern Corp, who are characterized as being violent and vengeful beasts. In the comics, the Red Lanters mostly act like mindless monsters except for their leader, Atrocitus, who has a personal vendetta against the Green Lanterns. The biggest change made is that all Red Lanterns now have the ability to think, talk and reason with each other clearly. They are also substantially less violent than their comic counterparts; they don't even do their signature move of vomiting a napalm-like blood (yeah, comics are both weird and badass.) This does make the concept of "rage incarnate" villains feel a little neutered by comparison. I understand that some changes had to be made to make the show "kid friendly," but without being mindless, angry monsters the Red Lanterns feel much more generic as villains. They don't really have that spark that makes them unique. But again, it might be too early to judge. The writers might have something planed with the villains, particularly Atrocitus, that could be very entertaining.
All in all, the pilot wasn't bad. I know that doesn't sound like a glowing recommendation, but it does look like a show that has room to grow. There are some odd choices put into place so far (the choice to go CG being the biggest of the bunch,) but if you look past that, there might end up being a good show here. Only time will tell if Timm and his team will take advantage of the wealth of great stories and characters that DC's history has to offer. I can only hope that this will be a good introduction to the Green Lantern universe for new audiences and hopefully new fans. It's too early to say, but I'll be watching closely and hoping the best.
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Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have built a fast-running biped robot that can reach a top speed of 46 km/hour (28.6mph) on a treadmill.
Inspired by the velociraptor – the predatory dinosaur which lived 75 million years ago, and was made infamous by Jurassic Park – the scientists decided to build a sprinting robot with two legs and a mechanism that works as a tail.
While Raptor is not as fast as Boston Dynamics' Cheetah, the world's reigning fastest legged robot, which has a top speed of 47 km/hr, the new Korean robot can beat Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, the fastest human ever whose top speed is estimated to be 43.92 km/hr.


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The Indian Zone will have the element which is usually associated with a typical Indian Treatment- qmffc Ayurveda. With five dedicated Ayurveda treatment rooms, the spa will be supported by a comprehensive Indian therapeutic massage followed by traditional herbal treatments. The signature massage will involve pouring essential oils over energy points in the body. The classical zone is touted to provide an elevating, out of the world experience to its guests.
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Pastor Jim Bolin Restored to Trinity Chapel After 2008 Sex Scandal
Bishop Jim Bolin, founding pastor of Trinity Chapel Church of God in Powder Springs, Ga., was re-installed this past Sunday as senior pastor of the congregation after being forced to step down in 2008 due to confessed "inappropriate sexual behavior" with an adult woman.
Standing amid applause and hoots and hollers from congregants, Bishop Bolin and his wife and fellow pastor, Robin Bolin, were welcomed after the announcement by guest speaker Dr. Sam Chand, a ministry consultant, author and "dream releaser" who at one point rallied worshippers to declare, "It is well!"
"What's happening at Trinity Chapel this morning might be unusual for some people, but God's plan, if I'm looking at it right, is to [love, accept and forgive]," said Chand with help from church members. "We're not looking at the past, but we're moving into [the future]."
"I want to give honor and celebrate the pastor of this house, Bishop Jim Bolin," added Chand, as congregants broke out in applause.
The Christian minister continued, "Did you know that today is their 41st wedding anniversary? God has a plan. He does all things well. You couldn't have planned it this way, but here it is."
Chand preceded his announcement on Bishop Bolin by thanking Trinity Chapel's previous senior pastor, Jason Bolin, who announced his resignation and departure from the Georgia megachurch on May 26. Jason Bolin, the elder Bolin's son, delivered his final message to the Trinity Chapel congregation on June 2, and revealed plans to relocate with his wife and their two children to Florida. Throughout his years at Trinity Chapel, Jason Bolin has served in various ministry capacities, including middle school pastor, missions pastor and executive pastor. He was chosen in 2008 to take over for his father as senior pastor.
The elder Bolin was reportedly sanctioned by Church of God officials and forced to step down from his positions as senior pastor and bishop in 2008 after he confessed to "inappropriate, consensual sexual conduct with an adult female." Repenting of his actions, Bolin submitted to church officials' decision and took time off to heal himself and his marriage, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He had reportedly undergone a two-year Church of God restoration program. The exact nature of Bishop Bolin's inappropriate behavior was reportedly never revealed.
Before returning full-time to Trinity Chapel this past weekend, Bishop Jim and Robin Bolin had been serving since February 2012 as lead pastors of The Landing Church at McDonough, also in Georgia.
Former Senior Pastor Bolin, who had been serving as assistant pastor before his father stepped down, explained in his departure letter to congregants that Trinity Chapel's church council, guided by its bylaws, was careful in its unanimous agreement in re-instating Bishop Bolin as senior pastor.
"The bylaws lead me, as the Senior Pastor resigning on good terms, to offer recommendations to the Church Council regarding a successor and the unfolding of a plan for transition," he wrote in his May 26 letter.
"Be encouraged to know that your Church Council has followed the process and protocols with utmost godliness, wisdom, and integrity," the outgoing Bolin added.
Bishop Bolin reportedly told congregants on Sunday, "What you thought was lost and what you thought would never be again, it's coming back."
He added after the service on Facebook: "WOW!!! What a day...What a great God we serve. From the opening song and until the last AMEN, His Presence filled the place. Dr. Sam Chand made it clear — loud and strong...IT IS WELL!!! So now it's straight ahead." He added, "... Robin and I thank you from the bottom of our heart...Let's Go...It is well!"
One church member present for the special service told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Sunday's gathering was "powerful."
"It's his restoration to the throne in a sense," Conrad Maynard told the publication. "He has been put back in his rightful place."
Trinity Chapel Church of God, a multiracial, charismatic Pentecostal congregation, was founded by Bishop Bolin and his wife 30 years ago, starting out with a handful of members in a storefront to eventually grow to 7,000 congregants. A Trinity Chapel member estimated, however, that membership currently numbers about 3,000.
While reports about pastors losing their position due to infidelity or other indiscretions are common, it is notably less common to hear reports of pastors being restored to church roles after a period of time.
According to a 2012 survey from the National Association of Evangelicals, "Almost all evangelical Christian leaders, including denominational heads, agree that a pastor guilty of adultery can be restored to a pastoral position." Five percent of evangelical Christian leaders who responded to the survey disagreed, believing that adultery would disqualify a minister from ever holding another pastoral position.
"The Gospel's aim is to restore. Pastors should not be exempted from that same grace," John Jenkins, a megachurch pastor, told the NAE.
Berten Waggoner, national director of Vineyard USA, added, "There is no sin that a person, including pastors, cannot be both forgiven of and restored in every way. This is the message of grace and the hope of resurrection life."


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As of this writing, the Oct. 22 show is not listed on the venue's web site or on Ticketmaster's web site. But the concert was announced Monday by its promoter, Live Nation, and is listed on Simon's web site. The Secret Sisters will open.
Tickets, priced at $39.50-$89.50 (plus service charges), go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster (which no doubt will have the show up on its web site between now and then). These prices are considerably less than tickets cost to see him at Pechanga, where prices ranged from $95 to $165 apiece. of course, the Viejas Arena is several times the size of the more intimate theater Simon performed in at Pechanga.
Simon took the national stage Sunday when he sang a solo acoustic version of his 1965 Simon & amp;Garfunkel hit, "The Sound of Silence," at the 9/11 memorial service at Ground Zero in New York. His Oct. 22 concert here is part of a fall tour to promote his newest album, "So Beautiful or So What." He and his band are performing three other California dates.


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A few facts to chew on as the two teams prepare to square off:
The 2-1 story: Given that this is their first Wild Card appearance, the Braves have not been in a Division Series Game 4 at home in which they faced elimination. They have been down 2-1 each of the past three times they've been to the postseason, losing each time -- going to a Game 5 at home vs. the Cubs in 2003 and vs. the Astros in '04, then losing to the Astros in four in '05. The Giants, meanwhile, have not previously held a 2-1 lead in a Division Series. They were swept by the Marlins in 1997, lost in four games to the Mets in 2000, were down 2-1 vs. the Braves and came back to win in five games in '02, and then lost in four to the Marlins in '03.
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No. 6: Whether this is Bobby Cox's last game as a manager may determine whether the venerable skipper sails off to retirement with a losing record in postseason play. Cox enters the game with a 67-68 record in the playoffs and World Series. His counterpart, Bruce Bochy, has a ways to go to catch up, at 10-17 going into Game 4.
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From the start: Giants starting pitchers have been spectacular though the first three games, recording a 0.39 ERA (1 ER/23 IP) and allowing a .139 average, with 31 strikeouts and just four walks.
Young gun: Madison Bumgarner, at 21 years and 71 days old, will be the youngest pitcher to start a postseason game in Giants history. Jerome Williams was 21 and 305 days old when he made a start in the 2003 Division Series vs. Florida. Incidentally, Williams' start didn't go particularly well, as he was pulled three batters into the third inning, allowing three earned runs on five hits.
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A single colony of subterranean termites, the variety that thrives in the Lubbock area, can feed on about eight houses simultaneously, according to entomologists.
However, because termites are random foragers, structural damage isn't as rapid as it might be were they to systematically devour one board, then move on to another.
''The general thinking is that we don't really know what attracts termites,'' said Jay D. Stone, a member of the Texas Structural Pest Control Board.
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A study of the progression of the colony represents a trek into the bizarre: ''The queen eventually converts from a mobile termite to an immobile glob that you could basically describe as an egg-laying machine. That's their only role,'' Stone explained.
''The workers groom her and feed her and take care of her completely. They take care of the eggs she lays. She sends off signals that tell the workers what the colony needs, and the workers go out and get it including the food.''
Although homeowners are typically unequipped to drive termites from their home, they can often provide the initial step, which involves visual inspection.
''The main thing to look for at this time of year is the flying ant-looking insects,'' said Turner. ''They are black and they've got clear wings.''
He said they may be seen either inside or outside the home.
''Because the type of termite we have in the Lubbock area is the subterranean termite sub meaning coming from the soil they can swarm outside, but we have a lot of swarms on the inside of properties. That's where the majority of my phone calls are coming from.''
A termite can be distinguished from a flying ant by the shape of the antennae they are straight for the termite and elbowed for the ant. Also the shape of the termite's body is straight, compared to an hour-glass form if it's an ant.
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Mud deposits inside a home, sometimes mistaken for the work of a mud dauber, may be the result of termites.
''If the homeowner sees something inside the house and it's a little structure that collapses when they touch it, and it's made out of soil, it's almost a guarantee that they have termites.''
Both of the pest control operators recommend calling a professional at that point. The operators also offer inspection services whether or not any evidence of termites can be seen by the homeowner.
The sound of chewing, contrary to popular wisdom, is not a good indicator of the presence of termites.
''I've been doing this for 30 years, and I've probably heard them about four times,'' Turner said, referring to times when he was in a small room with the door shut and no other sound was going on.
''I physically heard the insect, but it's really not that common that you do. It takes a lot of activity in a given wall for you to be able to hear it.''
Turner recommends calling more than one pest control service to get estimates, opinions, and to ask about guarantees when choosing a professional.
''Termites are something you need to deal with, but don't let somebody scare you into, 'This has to be done today,' because it doesn't.''
Stone said he has rarely seen structural damage to a home, so time usually is not as critical as might be imagined. Still, even if it's mostly cosmetic damage, the matter should be dealt with, according to the pest control operators.
Traditionally, operators put down a chemical barrier to keep termites from entering a home. The measure, which at first sounds drastic, apparently has helped in controlling the insects.
A number of half-inch holes are drilled through the home's concrete slab near natural termite entrances such as underground water pipes. Then, a chemical is injected under pressure into the soil. Later, the hole is plugged with a rubber plug or concrete.
According to the pest control operators, the chemical doesn't kill termites, but when they encounter it, they turn around and go another direction presumably to a neighbor's home.
But a new method has become popular with some operators during the past three or four years that promises not only to rid a home of termites, but to decimate the colony itself. And it doesn't require holes to be drilled through a home's concrete slab.
It is a baiting system, marketed under the trade name of Sentricon, and is inserted into the ground in a pattern that encircles the house.
Stone said, ''It is designed to actually feed termites in your yard, and to feed them a material that works so slowly that the termites have time to go back and feed it to the other workers in the colonies.''
According to Stone, the bait doesn't impact the termite until it tries to molt, which may be six to eight weeks later.
''When it tries to molt, it dies,'' he said. ''That means during this six or eight weeks, the worker termites are coming up and feeding on this material and going back and distributing it to the colony, not knowing they have been poisoned. It actually kills the colony itself.''
Turner also is a fan of the new baiting technique. ''The baiting for termites has been very successful in the Lubbock area. Instead of creating a barrier, you are actually killing the termite. We have over 300 services that we have done with the baiting program and are extremely pleased with the results. It's been very effective in this market.''
The pest control operators say homes in all sectors of Lubbock now have become subject to termites.
Stone said that six or seven years ago, from 40 to 60 percent of the homes he checked in the Lub-bock area actually had termites. ''Now, I think probably we find them in excess of 80 percent.
Turner said, ''At one time, my termite work was pretty concentrated, but now I do termite work all over the city. The old saying in our business is, 'You've got 'em, or you're gonna get 'em.' ''
When that happens, he said, just take some time and make sure it's dealt with.
Stone believes the insects are multiplying in this area.
''Every year we get billions and billions of swarmers, and it only takes a female and male to start a new colony, so, there's no telling how many colonies we have at present,'' he said.
''We have created over the years what I think is this large island of termites that we call Lubbock: they just call it home.''
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