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1) The official notice.
Some background material can be found at Industry Canada's BPL Web page:
The Consultation Paper is available in PDF form at:
The Consultation Paper provides a brief description of various BPL systems and then goes on, in section 6, to Discussion and Proposals, including some suggested BPL system technical parameters.
2) What is BPL?
3) Why should radio users be concerned?
Although it is the relative field strength values of the signal and noise sources that are the determining factors of the signal-to-noise ratio, the following analysis will be developed from the radio user's point of view. That is, the effects of BPL signals will be expressed in terms of received quantities - dBm, microvolts and S-units. It will be assumed that the antenna is a half-wave dipole in free space, the feed lines are lossless and the SWR is 1:1 at all points in the system.
The field strengths given as emission limits in section 6.2-a of the Consultation Paper were used to calculate the amplitude of a BPL signal in a receiver. The International Telecommunications Union has evaluated the typical noise environment in several different types of locations, from a noisy business area to rural and quiet rural sites, and has developed formulas that can be used to calculate the noise as a function of frequency. The first two graphs below show ITU noise spectra and BPL signal strengths as a function of frequency. The signal strengths are given in dBm in one graph and in microvolts in the other. Each of these graphs shows the ambient noise in four different locations (the four lower lines), the strength of a BPL signal at the emission limit given in the Consultation Paper (the second line from the top, labeled BPL @ SMSE-005-5) and the BPL signal, scaled as described below, to a BPL-line-to-receiving-antenna distance of 3m (the top line, labeled BPL 1/r extrapolated to 3m). The third graph will allow radio users to convert the signal amplitudes in the first two graphs from dBm or microvolts to more familiar S-units. Even a quick glance at the graphs shows that, depending upon location, BPL signal amplitudes are 30 to 60dB above ambient noise levels.
Today's HF receivers have SSB/CW sensitivities of about 0.2 microvolts (-121dBm) and MDS (minimum discernable signal) levels that are in the region of 0.07uV(-130dBm) or lower. However natural and manmade noise sources will be the limiting factor when it comes to the reception of weak signals. These data are presented in the graph above, but we can get a feel for the numbers by picking a frequency in the middle of the 20 amateur band (14.150MHz). If we assume that amateur radio operators, short-wave listeners and other radio users will reside in quiet rural, rural or residential locations, we get noise levels of -120, -105 and -100dBm[1]. The results are summarized in the table below.
|Non-BPL noise level (14.150MHz)
|Quiet Rural
What is the strength of typical amateur radio and short-wave signals? Amateurs and other radio users frequently work with signals in the -107dBm (S-3) to -85dBm (S-7) range. Strong signals would have levels in the range of -73 (50uV, S-9) to -53dBm (500uV, S-9+20dB). While not of broadcast quality, amateurs have become adept at receiving weak signals and frequently achieve communications with signals that are close to the ambient noise level. Experienced CW operators can copy signals that are at, or even slightly below, the ambient noise level.
Compare the amplitude of the BPL signal to the environmental noise values in the above table, it is difficult to see how any HF receiver located in the vicinity of a BPL system, that is in compliance with the emission limits given in the Consultation Paper, would hear anything except the interfering BPL signal. Of what value is an emission limit that would allow the short-wave bands to be blanketed by interference?
|1: ITU-R Rec. P.372-6, found on p.3 of the BBC R&D White Paper WHP 013, "Emission Limits" Nov. 2001
4) What is being threatened?
5) Who would be affected by BPL?
6) What can we expect?
7) Does BPL comply with ITU regulations?
"administrations shall take all practicable and necessary steps to ensure that the operation of electrical apparatus or installations of any kind, including power and telecommunication distribution networks, but excluding equipment used for industrial, scientific and medical applications, does not cause interference to a radiocommunication service and, in particular, to a radionavigation or any other safety service operating in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations"The ITU sets out protection limits that require the interfering signal amplitude to be below that of the intended signal by a protection ratio.
With the emission limits suggested in the Consultation Paper, a BPL system could be in compliance with the limits at the specified 30m distance and still produce an interfering signal with an amplitude 20 to 50dB+ above that of the ambient noise level. This interference would also have an amplitude well above that of many received signals. The result would be a negative protection ratio for all but the strongest signals, and place Canada in violation of ITU regulation 15.12.
8) Does BPL agree with European Community Directives?
a: the electromagnetic interference it generates does not exceed a level allowing radio and telecommunication equipment and other apparatus to operate as intended.
The key phrase is "...to operate as intended." (see section a: above). It is hard to see how BPL systems that produce interfering signals with amplitudes above that of the intended signal, and far above the ambient noise levels in urban and rural environments, could allow radio equipment to receive the weak or moderate strength signals it is designed to receive.
9) Will BPL work as a business?
10) Is BPL the right technology?
11) What�s really in store for the future?
Rogers and Bell announced on September 16, 2005 that they had formed a joint venture, called Inukshuk (www.inukshuk.ca), to deliver broadband high-speed to two-thirds of Canadians in less than three years. Inukshuk also plans to deliver high-speed services to "unserved and remote communities". (www.inukshuk.ca/anglais/20050916press.html)
Make the judgment yourself. Does the future course of Internet communications lie with a technology that, from inception, is at or close to its limits (bandwidth available on power line cables)? Or does it lie with fibre-optic systems with channel capacities in the gigabit-per second range and wireless systems that can have access to the spectrum space available in the microwave region? If resources, money and regulatory effort will be used to develop communications infrastructure for the future, is BPL an investment that will produce a network with the future potential of fibre-optic and wireless systems?
12) What can you do about it?
Submissions should be sent to the following email address: email@example.com. Non-electronic responses should be addressed to:Canada Gazette, Part I;
Spectrum Engineering Branch,
Industry Canada,
300 Slater Street,
Ottawa, ON,
It would be helpful if you send a copy of your submission to RAC as well:
RAC BPL Response Committee,
720 Belfast Road, suite 217,
Ottawa, ON
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Huh. This tastes like I stirred in a big spoonful of honey! It's a very herbal-tea taste; I wouldn't have said it had any tea-tea in it at all. It's a very nice herbal tea, though, fruity without being tart, with the occasional tantalizing peppery note. I think I want more!
Yes, I was right: very light and lovely! I can see why Gingko compared it to a green style Tie Guan Yin — it's got that same flowery sweetness to it. This one seems a bit earthier, but definitely in the same family. It only lasted through a few steeps, but it was really great while it lasted!
I mug-brewed two bits of this with a few wild purple chrysanthemum flowers, and it turned out very nice. The heaviness of this tea brought the chrysanthemums down to a more afternoon-tea level, I think.
However, here's the crazy part: when I finished my mug, I took a look at the unfurled leaves, and then I went and got my camera and some fresh tea for a comparison shot:
How does that fit?!
Gah, trying to put in a tasting note via my phone is almost impossible. Plz to be having an Android app soon, yes?
Anyway: I like this tea a lot more mugbrewed. It gets bitter, but in a really juicy and pleasing way. Not at all a morning tea, but very nice at the end of the afternoon.

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Holiday deadly for 12 on lakes, roads, and rivers
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:38:59 GMT —
Twelve people died on Missouri's roads and waterways over the extended Fourth of July holiday, a reduction by nearly half compared to last year.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 121 people were injured in traffic accidents over the long weekend, with six fatalities. 17 people were injured in boating accidents, and six people died.
Of the six deaths on the water, three were from boating accidents, and three from drowning.
Those numbers compare favorably to last year, when there were over 100 more accidents resulting in 23 fatalities on the state's roads and waterways.
Troopers arrested 142 for driving while intoxicated, and 13 for boating under the influence.
The counting period ran from six o'clock Thursday evening to 11:59 Sunday night.


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Think of the last new family who moved into your ward or branch or who was baptized in your area. How well were they received by the members? What did you do to help them feel welcome and loved? John wrote of two people, Gaius and Diotrephes, whose treatment of others differed. What can you learn from the examples of those two men? What does 3 John teach about the importance of helping others?34188_000_3-john-1
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|The elder (v. 1)
|The Apostle John
|My children (v. 4)
|Members John had taught or presided over
|Borne witness of thy charity (v. 6)
|Told of your love and kindness
|Bring forward on their journey after a godly sort (v. 6)
|Help them on their journey in a way approved by God
|Loveth to have the preeminence (v. 9)
|Likes to put himself first
|Prating against us with malicious words (v. 10)
|Accuse falsely
|Salute (v. 14)
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Studying the Scriptures
Do the following activity as you study 3 John.
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Imagine you have an artist friend who paints pictures of people based on how they act, not on how they look. Read 3 John and write for the artist a brief paragraph describing what you think Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius were each like, giving reasons for your descriptions.


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Swine flu scare for Dinamo Zagreb's Morales
Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Pedro Morales has revealed he is suffering from swine flu and must remain in isolation at home in Chile until he recovers.
The 24-year-old joined the Croatian club on a five-year deal from Universidad de Chile last summer, and had been due to return to Zagreb next week.
Although Morales is recovering well at home, he admits it has been a frightening experience.
"The doctors told me the H1N1 virus was not so serious," he told La Tercera. ''Fortunately it was detected in time and, thanks to the treatment, I'll be fine soon. However, I was scared.
"On Monday, the fever reached 37.5 degrees. The next day, it reached 38.5 and I went to the hospital, but nothing was diagnosed.
"Yesterday, I went back, as the fever reached 39.5 degrees and I was quite bad. The medicine I was prescribed was not working. I also had a headache and body pains.
"When they found out I had swine flu, I was given Tamiflu and some other medicines which are working. I feel much better compared to a few ago.
"I was told I should be alone in a room though so I could not pass on the illness to my family, as a brother of mine also contracted the flu.
"Fortunately, the flu was detected in time, but the flight to Croatia takes 24 hours and the doctor obviously told me I was unable to fly."
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Great finds! I guess your children won't be using the glasses? I'd probably be very territorial over them too for fear of them being broken.
June 13, 2009New Thrifted Finds – Deer Glasses and Awesome Watering Can
Hello all! Welcome to Saturday! Hubs and are at my friend Megan's wedding today, but here are some recent garage sale finds for your viewing pleasure.
These are 4 awesome mid-century deer glasses that I bought from a garage sale that was down the street from me. The nice man who was running the sale said they were in his cabin up north for as long as he could remember. He said is mother got them from the Mobile gas station when they would stop on the way up to the cabin to buy gas. So cute, and I love the back story!
So pretty, aren't they? I love them. These are totally going straight into my cabinet. How much were they, you ask? Ohhhh…50 cents for all four!
Here is another find from the same sale, for 50 cents too! A cute, small watering can in great shape. Love those local garage sales.


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Free Beer & Hot Wings: This Won't Make You Want to Pledge Tri Delta [Video]
This video appears to be some type of recruiting video for the sorority Delta Delta Delta, or Tri Delta as it's known on college campuses across the country.
Now, maybe this video was never meant to see the light of day outside of the organization.
But the bottom line is it has. And the Tri Delts seem like everything that is wrong with Greek life on college campuses.


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SAN BERNARDINO >> Residents, officials from various levels of government service, veterans and even classic cars — all gathered at La Plaza Park on Monday for the 13th annual Veterans Day Salute with versions of the same message to those who've served:
We owe you.
Louie Baltazar said he'd served three terms in the Army during the Vietnam War, and he wanted to provide the visible thanks that those returning from Vietnam hadn't gotten.
"You've got to support the veterans, man," he said. "It's because of the military that you're here today."
Different branches and different eras were represented among the dozens of veterans present, but those differences weren't nearly as significant as what binds them together, Baltazar said.
"We're all brothers," he said.
Officials from the city, county and state said they were grateful for the chance to show their respect, whether it be with banners honoring "Hometown Heroes" in San Bernardino and other cities or with benefits they've earned.
"We get the opportunity to recognize, acknowledge and treasure all of you veterans past and present who have fought for our freedoms," Councilwoman Virginia Marquez said. "Today I would also like to acknowledge the family members of our veterans: mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, daughters, sons, brothers and sisters, their friends who are left behind. Family members, you are not alone — as a community we are here with you."
As in past years, the salute was combined with a car show, bringing in classic cars and more.
Angel Serralta, 56, said he's come for the past four or five years and now wouldn't think of missing it.
"We grew up here, I live right by here, and this is like my front yard," Serralta said, sitting with friends beside his 1974 Monte Carlo.
The cars and friendship are great, but it's the reason for the gathering that makes it special, said Fontana resident Earl Aceves.
"It's a treat," Aceves said as he showed off his 1930 Model A. "My father and others (served)… and I want to honor them."


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Burnham Ramblers fell to two second-half penalties in their match at Chatham Town.
The home side had the majority of play in this Ryman League division one north encounter.
However, it took until the 50th minute for Chatham to break the deadlock.
Ade Yusuff was brought down in the box by Nikki Beale.
He got up and fired home the resultant penalty.
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London, Jan 27 (ANI): Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao, who made headlines around the world by offering 40 million pounds to any man who could woo and marry his lesbian daughter, has revealed that his offer still stands.
Chao, however, now says that 33-year-old Gigi "can choose whatever she wants" - but still wishes her to be married to a man.
"Anyone who comes along to pursue Gigi, we will give them a moderately deluxe life," the Telegraph quoted the property developer as telling the Financial Times, ignoring the civil partnership his daughter has entered into with her long-term girlfriend.
76-year-old Chao has his own unique approach to romance, once claiming to have slept with 10,000 women.
He admitted that he never counted, but it could be possible.
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We're pretty sure this, like Treasurer Cary Kennedy's groundbreaking use of TV in 2006, marks a first for the Colorado Attorney General's race–there were no TV ads run in 2006 between incumbent John Suthers and his Democratic opponent Fern O'Brien. Release follows–says Stan Garnett, "I'm extremely proud of the support that I have received from individuals across Colorado, and deeply appreciative of their response to my candidacy."
Suthers' fundraising has been markedly lackluster so far, and his autopilot campaign is going to need to get serious to this new reality–Garnett is no Fern O'Brien.
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JUNE 23 – Attorney General candidate Stan Garnett today announced that his campaign has made its first purchase of air time to help spread his message to voters during the critical closing weeks of the campaign.
The initial purchase by the Garnett campaign is a $100,000-buy. Garnett said it was made possible by the generous donations, both big and small, that he has been receiving from throughout the state since entering the race for Attorney General.
"I'm extremely proud of the support that I have received from individuals across Colorado, and deeply appreciative of their response to my candidacy," said Garnett. "It's very exciting that we're able to take this important step at this early stage in my campaign."
Garnett added, "As I carry on my bid to become the peoples' lawyer, I will continue to listen and learn about the issues impacting the daily lives of hard-working Colorado families."
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I live in Wellington, New Zealand but am originally from Whanganui.
• What do you do at Ponoko?
I'm one of the support team members who assists Ponoko's customers with any questions they have. I occasionally tweet, answer questions on the forums, write blog posts about Ponoko-related events in Wellington and help to arrange meetups in Wellington for people who are interested in making things with us.
I'm reasonably new to the world of digital fabrication (I have a Masters degree in art history and was formerly a government press secretary), so I find it useful to draw on my own experiences as a maker with Ponoko. I'm able to help fellow Ponoko makers with their first-time projects and offer advice and useful tips.
• If you weren't doing this, what else do you think you'd do?
Travelling around the world with my partner & our four-year-old — he wants to go to Madagascar! Either that or work with food in some capacity.
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I have a serious crush on Sam Bompas and Henry Parr, the jellymongers.
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A series of brutal killings in Omaha by a former inmate highlights the need for reform, and launched a battle over Nebraskas good time law between politicians, prison officials and attorneys.
Good time can, and often does, cut a minimum sentence in half.
The negative consequences of the law are becoming widely known, after a convicted robber Nikko Jenkins allegedly shot four people just weeks after he was released from prison.
Jenkins, 26, served only 10 and a half years of a 21-year sentence for car jackings. On top of that, he committed assaults in prison, but he still got out early.
Jenkins lost 17 and a half months of his good time credit because he committed the jail assaults, but a judge had given him about 17 months of credit for time hed served in a county jail, so he was released in July under the Nebraska Good Time Law.
It didnt take long for Jenkins to extract a terrible toll on society.
Omaha police say Jenkins has already told them that he killed four people three men and a woman as a sacrifice to the gods, specifically the god Apophis, an awful demon in ancient Egyptian mythology.
Jenkins allegedly shot all his victims in the head, according to new reports and police statements.
In one of the worst killings, on Aug. 21, he reportedly randomly pulled a woman -- the mother of three young children, Andrea Kruger -- from her car while both were stopped at an Omaha intersection. A witness said there were four gunshots. Kruger was found dead in the street.
Jenkins faces four counts of first-degree murder, four counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony and six counts of possession of a weapon by a prohibited person.
He pled not guilty in court on Oct. 7.
The vicious shootings have stirred up Nebraskas lawmakers, who are scrambling to come up with a better way to reform the system.
We cannot let four lives be lost in vain, said Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha. We cannot allow even one more person to come into harms way like this again. The law must protect society from monsters like this.
McCoy supports Nebraska Department of Correctional Services plans that would double the amount of good time prisoners can lose for misconduct behind bars.
McCoy also says more drastic changes are needed.
He plans to introduce a bill to invigorate Nebraskas death penalty, which he said is basically dead in the water because of legal stipulations.
Gov. Dave Heineman says good time provisions should definitely be handled more critically for violent offenders.
With the hardened criminal and the really bad guys, weve got to protect the public, he said.
Heineman has critics who say he is too slow to act. Another Omaha Senator, Heath Mello, says the governor could change the rules and regulations governing good time unilaterally, right now.
Mello, who chairs the Legislatures powerful appropriations committee, said under state regulations, the maximum good time an inmate can lose for committing a crime in prison is only one year.
Mello said Nebraskas prisons are nearly 50% above capacity. Because they are that full, he said Heineman could have, and should have, already declared an overcrowding emergency and taken steps to lessen the strain.
Mello says prison officials are inclined to release prisoners as soon as legally possible and make more room in the confines of the penitentiary.
He wants Heineman to put a comprehensive plan before the Legislature to get the prison population back below 140% of capacity.
The question remains -- do good time provisions really work? There is no conclusive evidence.
According to a review by the Department of Corrections, of 72,022 misconduct reports issued in prisons in 2010-12, only five percent of prison misbehaviors resulted in a loss of good time.
Good time is often taken away by an Inmate Disciplinary Committee for simple infractions such as smoking inside a cell, or serious crimes like assault, attempted escape and killing another prisoner.
In Nebraska, there are three different sets of good time calculations used to determine parole and release dates.
According to prison rules, the amount of good time an inmate can lose for misconduct varies depending on the severity of the crime and ranges from one month to one year," said Corrections Department spokeswoman Dawn-Renee Smith.
Renee Smith said good time is taken away when appropriate but if it is used more often, it could lose its significance.
"The people who oversee the discipline process don't see the removal of good time as a tool to keep dangerous offenders, such as Jenkins, in prison longer, she said. "Instead, it's just one of many deterrents to keep prisoners in line. We don't use good time as a hammer."
McCoy says good time should be earned by violent offenders, not automatically granted. He is working on a bill that will firm up basic requirements for good time such as no violent, potentially violent offenses or rules violations.
McCoy also wants offenders to complete any or all rehabilitation and training programs ordered by a judge or required by prison management.
But Sen. Ernie Chambers, a man who has singlehandedly stopped legislation in the past, said he will fight tooth and nail anybody that tries to take (good time) away.
Chambers said good time is needed for peace in prison.
It is an incentive for inmates to behave, he said.
The good time provision could be revised before the Legislature meets. The Nebraska Corrections Department will hold a public hearing on proposed good time rule changes at 9 a.m. Nov. 7 in Conference Room C at The Lincoln Regional Center - 801 W. Prospector Place.
The Legislature will convene later, on Jan. 8.
This report was first published in the Oct. 16 print edition of the North Platte Bulletin.
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The Tragic Story Of The True Mary Queen Of Scots At The Heart Of The CW's 'Reign'
Ever since The CW's period drama Reign hit the small screen back in 2013, it's fan base has been solidly increasing as the hefty storyline has gathered momentum.
Yet, while we have been peering over the tumultuous romances at the heart of the show, the and the intricate outfits worn by its cast members, one thing has remained clear — despite the series bringing to light the exploits of Mary, Queen of Scots, Reign largely remains a work of fiction. Here's a snippet from the very first episode:
Naturally, life at court wasn't as glamorous during the 16th century as portrayed on the show. And while Reign does deal with a real figure from history, there is much to the real Mary, Queen of Scots, that viewers probably aren't familiar with.
Below, why not dive right in to the true story behind Reign and its titular character to decipher the facts from The CW fiction:
The true story behind Reign's Mary, Queen of Scots:
Early beginnings in Scotland
Mary was born in Linlithgow Palace on December 8, 1542 to James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise. Born prematurely, she was the only legitimate child of the King upon his death six days later and thus, she ascended the throne just days after being brought into the world.
As she was only a baby at the time, her rule was taken over by regents until she came of age. At this time, she was already betrothed to Henry VIII's son Edward (who was hoping for a union between England and Scotland) but this fell through and instead, her hand in marriage was promised to the Dauphin of France. As a result, she was sent to get a French education befitting a future queen in France at the young age of 5.
Life in France
Young Mary spent the next 13 years of her life living in the French court, where she was accompanied by two half-brothers and the "four Marys" — much like The CW show, they were four young girls of the same age as her and all daughters of Scottish noblemen.
At court, she was much-loved and often regarded as exceptionally beautiful and clever. In her childhood, she learnt to play the lute, read poetry, rode horses, engaged in needlework and even handled falcons. Mary also became learned in French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Greek.
As for her relationship with the Dauphin during this time, his father King Henry II of France was said to have commented that:
"From the very first day they met, my son and she got on as well together as if they had known each other for a long time."
Mary's doomed marriage to the Dauphin of France
In 1558, around ten years after being betrothed to the French heir, Mary married the Dauphin at the Notre Dame in Paris. Following the death of King Henry, the 15-year-old boy and his new wife claimed the thrones of France. Additionally, Mary announced herself as the Queen of England since Mary I died in 1558.
Many welcomed this claim, seeing her as a legitimate Catholic alternative to the Protestant and illegitimate Elizabeth I (Henry VIII's daughter with executed wife Anne Boleyn.)
However, a year after ascending the French throne, her young husband King Francis II died, leaving the young Queen alone and without prospects in a foreign land. Mourning the death of her King, she returned to Scotland to assume her position as the Queen of Scots.
The Queen's return to Scotland
The race was now on to find the widow a new husband. Numerous suitors came forward, including Elizabeth I's loyal courtier Robert Dudley (with the English Queen was supposed to have also had an affair.) Instead, the Mary decided to marry Henry Stuart, otherwise known as Lord Darnley.
Although her marriage was incredibly frowned upon amongst the Protestant factions of her court due to Darnley's Catholicism, Mary was very much in love with him. Yet, alongside the political turmoil his marriage triggered, he also failed to be a good husband to the Queen — reports claim that he was an alcoholic, who often turned to violence. He also felt insulted by his title of 'King Consort' and demanded to be made King independent of his wife.
In 1566, his arrogance and rage reached such great proportions that he murdered her private secretary in front of his then-pregnant wife. Despite a reconciliation and the birth of their son James that same year, their marriage was never stabilized and in 1567, he was supposedly killed by an explosion. Though later, his body was discovered in the garden bearing marks suggesting he had been smothered.
The curious case of the Earl of Bothwell
Naturally, many were shocked by Darnley's sudden death and turned the blame on the Queen, a number of lords and in particular one of her close friends, the Earl of Bothwell. The latter was put on trial for murder but the case was soon dropped.
History gets rather muddy surrounding the following details: In April 1567, Mary was visiting her son James at Stirling castle when she was abducted by Bothwell, and taken to Dunbar Castle, where she is reported to have been raped in attempts to secure the crown. It remains unknown whether the story of her violent assault was a mere cover for wishing to marry the man who was just linked to the murder of her husband.
Regardless, we do know that a month later, she married Bothwell, showering her new husband with gifts and making him a Duke. Many saw this as confirmation that the Queen had in fact been a willing participant all along, resulting in turmoil on the battlefield the same summer.
While her husband fled, Mary was taken captive by victorious lords. She tragically miscarried her two twins and was forced to abdicate her throne to her one-year-old son James.
Two decades of imprisonment in England
The true story regarding Mary's last few years is undeniably tragic. Imprisoned at Loch Levan castle on an island in Scotland, she managed to escape to England in hopes that Elizabeth I would aid her in regaining the Scottish throne. Sadly, the English Queen had no intentions of doing so.
Frustrated that Mary had ignored her requests not to marry Darnley and had antagonized her own claim to the English throne, Elizabeth took the shunned Queen of Scots as prisoner. She was seen as too volatile to be allowed to return to Scotland (rumors that she was still plotting to usurp the English throne remained rife during her time in captivity) and she remained in prison for the next 18 years of her life.
In 1586, she was implicated in the Babington Plot, a secret plan to assassinate Elizabeth I and make her Queen of England. Despite denying charges, she was found guilty and sentenced to death by execution.
Mary's gruesome death on February 8, 1578
Mary was only told the evening before her execution of her impending doom the next morning and she spent the rest of her time in prayer in preparation. That night, she also gave away all of her belongings to those in her household and wrote a will.
The next day, wearing the red color of Catholic martyrs, she ascended the scaffold where she was helped by her servants Jane Kennedy and Elizabeth Curle to remove her outer garments. According to historical statements, during the process, she smiled and said:
"[I have] never had such grooms before … nor ever put off her clothes before such a company."
Horrifically, it was only the third strike of the executioner's axe that beheaded Mary. The first blow missed her neck and only struck the back of her head, while the second didn't cut through a necessary bit of tendon. Yet, once the executioner was done severing her head with a small axe, it was held up to reveal that she had been wearing a wig all along. An almost bald head of wispy grey hair lay underneath the long auburn locks in what became the Queen's last stroke of public humiliation.
Her little dog is reported to have also been hiding under her petticoats all along and the blood-soaked creature refused to be parted from her body. It had to be forcibly dragged away — something that The CW's Reign is unlikely to show viewers.
Mary's wishes to be buried in France were refused by Elizabeth and instead she was placed in Peterborough Cathedral, before her son James VI ordered in 1612 that she be moved to Westminster Abbey. Today, that is where her body lies in the center of London.


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Johannesburg - Cosatu's largest affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), is refusing to be dictated to on what programmes it may follow as part of attempts to unify the federation.
The union has sent a five-page response to Cosatu, in which it instead explains what it believes are the root causes of the crisis in South Africa's largest union federation.
Last week, Cosatu's central executive committee (CEC), which comprises Numsa and Cosatu's 18 other affiliates, resolved to "militate hostilities" while the ANC attempts to draw up a peace deal for the federation.
Unions were given until Monday to get buy-in from their structures, otherwise face sanction from Cosatu.
Numsa held a national executive committee meeting over the weekend to discuss the CEC resolution, which instructs all unions to cease divisive programmes for another month.
These include that Numsa may not pursue resolutions adopted by its members at a special national congress in December to form a broad-based civil movement and look at forming a workers' party, nor poach members from other Cosatu unions to grow its base. The union and seven other affiliates also agreed not to continue with court action to force Cosatu to hold a special national congress, which would see the federation electing new leaders.
A Numsa leader said on Wednesday that the only way the union would be able to overturn its resolutions was by holding another national congress, as this was the most senior decision-making body. The next congress was only scheduled for 2016.
He said Numsa was open to engagement, but it believed there were other reasons for disunity in Cosatu. "We gave them a very principled response and we pointed out what is responsible for the crisis in Cosatu, and the unconstitutional trajectory that is running throughout the federation," he told Independent Newspapers.
According to the letter, seen by Independent Newspapers, these include the unconstitutional suspension of Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi as well as the federation's president, S'dumo Dlamini, dragging his feet on holding a special national congress despite a third of the affiliates making such a request.
"The Numsa NEC was of the view that Cosatu is in danger of permanently suspending its own constitution if it continues on this trajectory of the last two years where the CEC has acted outside the constitution, which does not generate confidence in its ability to resolve the crisis," the letter reads.
The document also points to alleged efforts by some in Cosatu as well as former Numsa members to create an alternative union to Numsa as reasons for disunity.
Cosatu, which has refused to discuss the letter, has now been put on the spot.
Vavi, whose suspension from Cosatu was lifted thanks to court action from the metalworkers and other unions, was adamant last week that action would be taken against unions which did not toe the line.
Ultimately the CEC could suspend Numsa for not playing ball.
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Also up until now, Cosatu has not followed through on threats to expel its rebel affiliate because it did not support the ANC during the elections.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Alpine Meadows Ski Resort is mourning the loss of one its own.
Annalise Kjolhede, 24, a ski instructor with the resort's Kids Ski School, died Tuesday evening, following a skiing accident at Alpine on Saturday, Nov. 10, a resort spokesperson said.
Kjolhede suffered serious head and neck injuries after falling and hitting a submerged rock near Wolverine Bowl while skiing with friends that day, the spokesperson said. She was wearing a helmet.
Despite the resort not being open for the season, Alpine Meadows ski patrol members, along with local fire crews were on site that day for preseason training when they received a 911 call reporting the accident. Ski patrol mobilized a Snowcat and was on the scene 25 minutes later, according to a press release.
Kjolhede, a New York native, was transported to the base of the mountain where she was air lifted by CareFlight to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. She died there Tuesday due to her injuries.
"Though she was part of our team but one season, Annalise was a valued member of Alpine Meadow's Kids Ski School," according to a resort statement. "Her outgoing personality, passion for working with kids and friendly nature will be remembered and missed by all of her friends and colleagues here at Squaw and Alpine. Her passing is a tragic loss for our team and community."
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No, Mr. Obama! We will not ride in the back of the bus being driven by a progressive agenda.
Remember the Constitution? I understand it can be a nuisance for the progressive vision. I do not want to go back. We need to go back to the principles of our founders.
The road our country is on runs two ways. With hard work, we will be able to stop working for the government and go back to the government listening to us and working for our interests.
When workers reach a certain age, do they have an employment expiration date? I think Brunswick County business owners are missing the boat when it comes to hiring qualified employees for their businesses.
After five years of continued prayer, work and planning, members of the area's Grand Strand Byzantine Catholic Fellowship now have a place to call their own. The small but faithful group of regulars come from Brunswick and Horry counties. The new Byzantine Mission is the first in this area and although still a work in progress, it is on South Carolina's Highway 90.
It is confusing and frustrating. Now [Sunset Beach] councilmen Lou DeVita and Bob Bobinski are hoping for new grant money again.
I thought they wanted to buy the land without grant money? Someone better tell them Uncle Sam is broke and to devote their energy to cut the overstaffing and excessive salaries at town hall.
As a journalist, I take my right to vote seriously.
It would be hypocritical to be involved with issues of newsprint dedicated to telling candidates' stories, challenging contenders, sponsoring forums and encouraging people to vote and then not go out and vote myself.
So I do my part to show up at the polls each Election Day. I thought about doing early voting this year, but I think there's something more exciting about going to the polls on Election Day.
Last week two Brunswick County Academy students were arrested for their alleged role in a bomb threat last Thursday at the school. Charges are pending against three other juveniles.
The threat, the sixth for the school district this school year, is being taken seriously, and the associated punishment is—and should be—reflective of that.
Bomb threats are not pranks. When a threat is received by school or law enforcement officials, a series of events swing into place to analyze the potential harm.
Everywhere I turned last week, good news seemed to follow.
I love visiting schools, and I love good news, so last week was a win-win. Covering the education beat definitely keeps me busy, but I always tell teachers to let me know of any events going on at the school. If my schedule will allow time, I'll be there. From class projects to student accomplishments, I cover them all.
Last week was no different. In less than two days, I spent time at three different schools in the county and was equally impressed with what was going on inside.
The one-year anniversary meeting of the Concerned Citizens of Carolina Shores two weeks ago kicked off just like a party.
It was an anniversary celebration, after all, with members of the political action committee feeling and looking festive.
Everyone who moseyed through the door of the big meeting room at the Calabash fire station was greeted with big smiles and cheery how-dos—even the one-person media in attendance, also known as me.
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HONG KONG — The tainted "gyoza" dumpling scare in Japan has caused the delay of President Hu Jintao's visit to Tokyo and, if not properly handled, could result in the unraveling of the dramatic improvement in bilateral relations achieved since October 2006, when Shinzo Abe broke the ice by visiting Beijing shortly after he became prime minister, followed by Premier Wen Jiabao's "ice melting" trip to Japan last spring.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda added to the momentum when he visited Beijing and other cities in China last December and invited President Hu Jintao to visit Japan in the spring, "when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom."
Much hinges on this pending visit, which will be the first Chinese presidential visit to Japan in a decade and will fall on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Japanese peace and friendship treaty in 1978.
In the dumpling incident, 10 people were taken ill after eating imported Chinese dumplings tainted with an organo-phosphate insecticide called methamidophos. The subsequent media frenzy resulted in thousands of others reporting that they, too, felt sick after eating imported Chinese dumplings.
Consumption of Chinese food plummeted from 57.9 percent before the incident to 21.6 percent afterward. Kyodo News conducted a telephone survey and found that 75.9 percent of respondents said that they "will not use Chinese food from now on."
China is Japan's second-largest source of food imports after the United States and accounts for over half its imported frozen products, so the economic impact can be huge. But even more important is the potential damage to the political relationship between the two countries, which has only started to mend recently.
Although both countries agreed to cooperate in investigations into the dumpling incident, their respective investigative agencies ended up arguing over the origin of the toxins found in the dumplings.
Chinese officials have cleared Tianyang Food, in Shijiazhuang, in Hebei province, which made the dumplings, saying its strict quality-control measures make it almost impossible to introduce toxic substances. Chinese police have said there was little chance the dumplings were contaminated in China, directly contradicting the position taken by Japanese police.
Japanese investigators have noted that methamidophos is banned in Japan and so it is unlikely that the contamination took place in Japan.
China is saying that this is not a case of food safety, but rather of sabotage by someone who wants to harm Japan-China relations.
Well, if that is the case, the saboteur has been incredibly successful, as China and Japan are trading accusations. And now, the Hu visit, originally planned for late March or April, has been pushed back to the middle of May.
Moreover, the two sides have still not reached agreement on the dispute over gas exploration in the East China Sea, where there are overlapping territorial claims. They have agreed on the principle of joint development but, so far, there has been no agreement on the exact location where drilling will take place.
However, China has reportedly agreed to recognize a Japanese-drawn median line in the East China Sea. Even if this median line is acknowledged simply for the purposes of joint exploration and not territorial sovereignty, it is still a major step forward.
China's ambassador to Japan, Cui Tiankai, has said the issue will be sorted out before President Hu's trip. This issue, too, could cause a delay of the presidential visit.
What with the Abe-Wen-Fukuda visits, the two countries have been on a roll, and momentum for the improvement of relations has been building up over the last 17 months. However, if the dumpling issue and the East China Sea dispute continue to drag on, this momentum could be lost.
Actually, if need be, the two countries can set aside the dumpling issue and focus on the bigger issue of food safety. On that, it is clear, their interests are identical. China needs to export and Japan needs to import food, and this can only work if steps are taken to ensure that the food is safe from production through its appearance on supermarket shelves.
The disclosure that the Chinese parliament, the National People's Congress, is considering food safety legislation is an encouraging sign and, one hopes, the saga of tainted Chinese food products may be coming to an end.
A breakthrough on the East China Sea is also vital. The presidential trip cannot be delayed indefinitely. The cherry blossoms, after all, start to bloom in late March and it is a stretch to say that they are still blooming in mid-May. But there can be no further delay.
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The Inquirer and Ars Technica have 2 different takes on the news out of Redmond today, that 1 in 5 Windows installs fail a WGA check. To put it another way, 114 million systems of the 512 million that have installed WGA have failed, and you can add a significant amount of systems that people have never installed WGA on to that total. Of the 114 million that failed, Microsoft has stated about 20% are not due to piracy, and although they do not say what it is that did cause the failure, Ars Technica's guess that it is OEM Windows installed on non-OEM systems seems very reasonable. They also point out that the false positives generated by WGA are less than 1% which seems a perfectly acceptable amount, but keep in mind that that represents about 5 million PCs.
The 22% piracy rate may seem huge, but according to other research, it really isn't that bad. According to the BSA, 35 percent of the world's software is pirated, which would put Windows below the average rate of piracy, although when you add those who did not install WGA, it may be much closer to the average.
"According to BetaNews, since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted to validate their copy of
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I whish to now if there is a way to manage cross oracle schemas foreign keys between two tables, having them transformed into a logical model.
I have a customer who wants to transform two logical packages into two different oracle schemas due to relationships between two (or more) entities contained into logical packages. This is because they have two (or more) tables into oracle belongs to two different schemas.
The problem during the logical to physical transformation is that, having a single schema into the wizard to which tranform the logical model, will create all tables and relationship into a single schema.
Even if you create a separate schema to replicate the configuration that they have into Oracle, the next logical to physical transformation will "reunite" the tables into a single schema.
Is there a workaround or a practice to manage the "cross schema" Foreign Keys?
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There already exists an RFE filed to support transform from multiple packages to multiple schemas and vice-versa.
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Pentagon commanders have long been skeptical over last year's Iraq Liberation Act, which budgets $97 million in military aid to opposition groups. "Some believe the act was little more than the administration trying to show it was doing something," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "They believe that if opposition groups did try to topple Saddam, it would be nothing less than the Bay of Pigs all over again." The debate may be a little academic -- three of the most important Iraqi opposition groups have already said they don't want U.S. aid. After all, sanctions and bombing haven't exactly endeared Washington to the Iraqi people.
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J Donne read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------- The Sunne Rising by John Donne (1572 - 1631) Busie old foole, unruly Sunne, Why dost thou thus, Through windowes, and through curtaines call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? Sawcy pedantique wretch, goe chide Late schoole boyes, and sowre prentices, Goe tell Court-huntsmen, that the King will ride, Call countrey ants to harvest offices; Love, all alike, no season knowes, nor clyme, Nor houres, dayes, moneths, which are the rags of time. Thy beames, so reverend, and strong Why shouldst thou thinke? I could eclipse and cloud them with a winke, But that I would not lose her sight so long: If her eyes have not blinded thine, Looke, and to morrow late, tell mee, Whether both the'India's of spice and Myne Be where thou leftst them, or lie here with mee. Aske for those Kings whom thou saw'st yesterday, And thou shalt heare, All here in one bed lay. She'is all States, and all Princes, I, Nothing else is. Princes doe but play us; compar'd to this, All honor's mimique; All wealth alchimie. Thou sunne art halfe as happy'as wee, In that the world's contracted thus; Thine age askes ease, and since thy duties bee To warme the world, that's done in warming us. Shine here to us, and thou art every where; This bed thy center is, these walls, thy spheare. First aired: 12 July 2007 For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index. Reading Classic Poetry Aloud 2008
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Shane Gray provides special Rams commentaries on 101sports.com. Follow him on Twitter @ShaneGmoSTLRams.
After consecutive disappointing interdivisional outings on the road against the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens bounced back with a big game Sunday vs. the then-10-3 New Orleans Saints.
Back home in the Edward Jones Dome, Clemens completed 70 percent of his passes (14 of 20) for 158 yards, two touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 126.7.
Not coincidentally, Clemens got his game back as the Rams' ground game reverted to robust form after a two-week hiatus. Like most quarterbacks, Sam Bradford's backup benefits when equipped with a strong running game.
Clemens' teammates, including defensive end Chris Long, are appreciative of the efforts the eight-year veteran continues making.
"Kellen's been great," Long said. "It just proves to have a good backup (quarterback) is such an important thing in this league. He's played great for us. He hasn't turned the ball over a lot. He hasn't tried to do too much. He's just done a good job being tough and showing that spark that we need to kind of get those wins."
Grade: A
Running Back:
If it weren't clear already, rookie Zac Stacy – whom ESPN's Todd McShay touted as the 2013 NFL draft's best running back in regard to vision and patience – was a bona-fide steal as a fifth-round selection.
On Sunday, Stacy posted another stellar outing, racking up 133 yards rushing on 28 attempts. His effort included an explosive 40-yard score that showed he has a little more breakaway speed than many have given him credit for.
Stacy's 106 first-half ground yards were the most by a St. Louis runner since Steven Jackson ripped off 107 against the Atlanta Falcons late in the 2008 campaign.
After his work against New Orleans, Stacy is now just 146 yards shy of 1,000 rushing yards.
Following the game, quarterback Kellen Clemens shared his thoughts on what makes the former Commodore so effective on the ground.
"The thing about Zac is that he understands blocking schemes," Clemens said. "He's obviously talented. He's very strong. He's built to run forward, he runs behind his pads well, and he never takes negative runs. If it's there, he hits it. If it's not there, he creates a hole and it gets us two. So it's easy to dial up runs as an offensive coordinator when you have that type of a mentality coming from your backfield."
On Monday, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher was asked if he had seen enough from Stacy to anoint him as the team's back of the future. Not surprisingly, Fisher wasn't quite ready to go there just yet.
"I think we've got a good group of backs," Fisher said. "We'll discuss needs when the season's over, but I think based on what we've seen in the production from that position I think we have a good group of running backs for the future."
Grade: A
Wide Receiver:
As has been typical of late, the overall production from the wide receiver corps was not high (seven receptions for 98 yards), but key plays were made at crucial times that helped extend drives.
Veteran Austin Pettis had three big third-down catches for first down and led the way with four receptions totaling 41 yards.
Rookie Stedman Bailey continued his recent surge of contributions, posting two catches for 26 yards while adding six yards via a running play.
Chris Givens only managed one reception, but that reception went for 31 yards on a drive that culminated with Stacy's 41-yard touchdown jaunt.
In the end, while this group failed to stuff the stat sheet, they made enough plays to assist the offense as a whole in finding success.
Grade: B+
Tight End:
Week 15 was a great one for the St. Louis tight ends, as they did a fine job clearing lanes for the run game while collectively generating a pair of touchdowns via the air.
Tight end/fullback Cory Harkey showed off his vastly underrated catch and run abilities on a spectacular 31-yard touchdown early in the first quarter. Later in the game's opening quarter, Lance Kendricks got loose in the end zone for a score of his own.
Interestingly, neither aforementioned touchdown reception came from primetime free-agent addition Jared Cook, who continued his up-and-down 2013 season with just one reception for eight yards.
As for Harkey, the second-year UCLA product is turning out to be a true find as an undrafted free agent and is a very solid multifaceted weapon for the offense.
"Well, Corey's been really very reliable in the run game, and also very reliable as a receiver out of the backfield and down the field at the tight end spot," Fisher said. "He's very patient. He understands what to do and he made a big play for us today. It's good to see."
On Harkey's dazzling catch-and-run score, more than a few heads were turned by the 6-4, 260-pounder's overall talent level and athleticism.
"The thing about Cory that gets overlooked sometimes is how strong he is," Clemens said.
"There were a couple of guys in looking at the replay who had the chance to try to get him out of bounds, but he's solid. He works his tail off in the weight room. He is a great, great guy. He's a great guy to have on this football team."
Grade: A
Offensive Line:
Simply put, it was a grand afternoon for the offensive line, which thrived both in regard to run-blocking and pass protection, as it opened up some nice holes on the ground and kept Clemens clean to the tune of zero sacks.
Of note, Rodger Saffold slid back to right guard with Joe Barksdale back in the lineup at right tackle.
It is becoming crystal clear that Saffold – a longtime left tackle before taking over at right tackle this year – is at his best at guard, as he continued to dominate at the position against the Saints.
One would have to assume that Rams decision-makers are taking note and considering plans to free up the cash needed to lock the free agent to-be up long-term.
Fisher offered up words of strong words of endorsement for the veteran offensive lineman following this week's action.
"It's impressive to watch him play," Fisher said. "He's done a great job – run game, pass protection, athletically, pulling. He's doing most of the pulling in that run scheme and he's blocking very affectively."
Grade: A
Defensive Line:
It was a banner day for the defensive line, which not only held the Saints to just 3.1 yards per carry and 61 total rushing yards, but compiled four sacks of quarterback Drew Brees.
The unit's star was once again defensive end Robert Quinn. The third-year pro, still just 23, had two sacks, a forced fumble, a tackle for loss, four quarterback pressures and three quarterback hits. On the year, Quinn who now has 15 sacks, a touchdown and a mind-boggling seven forced fumbles.
Fisher is one of many around the league beginning to tout Quinn for the league's Defensive Player of the Year award.
"I don't know of any other defensive player that's playing as consistently as well as he is," Fisher said. "There's a lot of good defensive players in the league, but I definitely believe he should be considered for that. Ask Drew Brees."
According to fellow end Chris Long, Quinn has no peer when it comes to rushing the passer.
"Rob, in my opinion, (is) the best pass-rushing defensive end in the league. He's had just a tremendous season. I think he's got 15 (sacks). He needs to be up for Defensive Player of the Year, in my opinion. He makes everybody better around him."
Quinn, for his part, showed humility in assessing his own performance, crediting others for much of his production.
"It's never just a one-man show," Quinn said. "It's the other D-linemen getting pressure and the back seven covering, so every sack I get is a credit to the rest of the defense."
Grade: A
First-round rookie outside linebacker Alec Ogletree is looking every bit like the player St. Louis hoped he would be getting when taking him in the first round of this spring's draft.
On one play, Ogletree not only showed his exceptional athleticism, but put on a vivid display of his increasing awareness and understanding of the pro game when absolutely blowing up a well-designed screen pass for a sizeable loss.
According to Rams in-house stats, Ogletree led the entire defense with 13 tackles this week.
Overall, the St. Louis linebacker corps did an exceptional job both in run support as well as pass defense. Most notably, the Rams held Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham to just two receptions and 25 yards.
While they did give up a lot of catches and passing yards to New Orleans running backs (17 for 139), none of those went for scores.
Middle linebacker James Laurinaitis added both a tackle for loss and a pass deflection, as well as a great open-field tackle to stop the Saints shy of a crucial would-have-been third-down pickup.
Grade: A-
This much-maligned unit came to play this week, holding Brees and the Saints' passing attack to just one passing touchdown while creating two turnovers.
While New Orleans' seven-time Pro Bowl quarterback did manage to amass 393 passing yards, over 150 of those came in the game's final quarter in a furious comeback effort.
Rookie safety T.J. McDonald reeled in his first career interception, while cornerback Trumaine Johnson added his third pick of the year.
Corner Janoris Jenkins also had a strong outing. During one drive, he broke up not one but two potential touchdown tosses.
"He's definitely improving, no doubt," Fisher said in regard to Jenkins. "Now, he doesn't have the four interception returns for touchdowns that he had last year, but play-in and play-out, week-in and week-out, he's definitely improved significantly over last year."
Grade: A-
Special Teams:
After a rocky and tumultuous start this fall that was flooded with penalties and other miscues, the St. Louis special teams have really settled in of late.
In this one, the various units played a major role in securing a Rams win.
Early in the game, kicker Greg Zuerlein popped up a near-perfect onside kick that was recovered by St. Louis and led to a field goal and one less offensive possession for New Orleans.
Punter Johnny Hekker averaged 41.8 yards on four attempts and placed two inside the Saints' 20-yard line. Zuerlein continued his fabulous campaign, going for two of two on field goals. He is now 22 of 24 on the docket.
The Rams' field-goal defense did an amazing job in pressure, blocking two field goals and contributing to two short missed attempts by New Orleans kicker Garrett Hartley.
The unit's only blemish came when allowing a late Saints onside kick recovery.
"Our kickoffs, our field goals, our punting, the fact that we affected one, if not two, field goals with our rush was really a contributing factor in this game," Fisher said. "Unfortunate that we got a bad bounce on the onside kick, but we stole a possession with a surprise onside kick (of our own) earlier."
Grade: A-
St. Louis performed well in all three phases Sunday and was able to pull off a major upset of the now 10-4 Saints. All units appeared to be well coached up and certainly were armed with game plans that were good enough to assist in generating success.
This is the type of victory that the Rams can build upon moving forward into the 2014 season.
Grade: A


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BET founder Robert Johnson's Urban Trust Bank expands to Tampa Bay area
An Orlando bank called Urban Trust Bank and owned these past three years by Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and billionaire Robert Johnson is coming to the Tampa Bay area. The bank, which already operates branches in Walmart stores, is buying seven of the giant chain's in-store bank branches from Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks. They include locations in Bradenton, Bartow, Brandon, Lake Wales, Naples, Osprey and Sebring.
In 2001, Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold BET to Viacom for $3 billion and formed RLJ Companies.
And yes, this is the same Robert Johnson, now 63, who was once married to Sheila Crump, now Sheila Johnson. BET co-founder Sheila Johnson, via her company Salamander Hospitality, bought and expanded the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., for $35 million from Golf Trust of America. (Sheila Johnson photo: Jim Damaske, St. Petersburg Times.)
So this brings two Johnson billionaires (now divorced) into the Tampa Bay economy.
The Urban Trust deal to expand into the Tampa Bay area is the latest in a multi-year partnership between Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest retailer, and Urban Trust, once the smallest financial institution in Central Florida. The former Metro Savings Bank has based its expansion plans on Walmart branches, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In addition to Johnson, Atlanta investor Frank Hanna Jr. is also a principal owner of Urban Trust.
According to Florida Trend magazine, Urban Trust Bank has about $400 million in deposits and expects to become profitable this year by targeting the "urban market" -- defined by Urban Trust executive Kathy Boden as customers who want understandable products, low fees, competitive rates and convenient locations.
-- Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist


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Under the theme "Delivering Innovation," EADS and its divisions–Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter–are showcasing a wide range of products it says will help shape the future of the aerospace industry. Meanwhile, the EADS human resources team plans to conduct a number of events at the show for those interested in starting or furthering their careers in aerospace and defense.
The EADS pavilion (Chalet Row A) integrates the company's indoor exhibits, static display as well as media and hospitality center all in one place. Show goers can find more EADS products and technologies on display at the EADS stand in Hall 2A 253.
EADS Innovation Works, the group's corporate research and technology network, plans to present a number of initiatives in the field of electrical and hybrid propulsion during the show, including a fully electric general aviation training aircraft.
As part of its goal to recruit 5,000 people this year, EADS experts plan to hold 21 workshops for experienced professionals, students and graduates during which they can get details about careers options within the company. EADS has also scheduled a dedicated "Diversity Day" for Thursday, June 20 and "International Student Day" on Friday, June 21. In another human resources initiative, the group invites visitors to the EADS static display to leave their creative mark on a giant art exhibit entitled "Express Yourself–Design Your Future." EADS also serves as a partner for the "L'avion des métiers" event organized by the French industry association Gifas to promote employment within aerospace.
During the first few days of the show, an A400M military transport and British Airways's soon-to-be-delivered first A380 will participate in the flying display, followed later in the week by Airbus's own test A380. Both aircraft types also appear on the static display, as do a C295 from Airbus Military and an ACJ319 business jet. EADS also plans appearances in the flying display by a Tiger military helicopter from Eurocopter and an NH90. A Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, the new EC645T2, an EC135, along with the AS565 MBe Panther and X3 high-speed helicopter all appear prominently on the static display line.
At the EADS pavilion and EADS stand, the group's exhibits include a full size A350 XWB cockpit and cabin section from Airbus and a scale model of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport from Airbus Military. Models of Astrium products on display include the GO-3S earth observation satellite system and GSM VIP, a service that combines satellite telecommunications with mobile telephony to deploy a GSM network that can be used inflight. Cassidian's exhibits include the Eurofighter and its accompanying flight simulator and unmanned aerial systems such as the Harfang.


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Fighting back against rising secularism
As Catholic Church fast loses followers in Europe, world bishops gather for two weeks in synod to counter the decline of faith on 50th anniversary of Vatican II
Catholic bishops from around the world are convening for a synod starting tomorrow to debate how to counter rising secularism on the 50th anniversary of the historic but controversial Second Vatican Council.
The synod will hear a call from Pope Benedict XVI for a 'new evangelisation' drive for the Catholic Church, which is fast losing followers in Europe and feels increasingly discriminated against in many parts of the world.
The synod lasts until October 28 and coincides with the announcement on October 11 of a Year of Faith to mark the anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), which changed the face of Catholicism.
The now 85-year-old German Pontiff, who was an expert at the council known as 'Vatican II' and one of its most reformist voices, has made the new evangelisation a centrepiece of his papacy since being elected in 2005.
The synod will also look at tensions against Christians in some parts of the world including on the part of radical Islamists, as well as increasing competition from evangelical churches particularly in the developing world.
The last synod on evangelisation was called by Paul VI in 1974, but the crisis of faith in traditionally Christian countries was nowhere as strong then.
The Vatican earlier this year revealed the answers given by bishops to a questionnaire asking them to identify obstacles in spreading the Gospel.
Some talked about the problem of "excess-ive bureaucracy in Church structures", others said "liturgical celebrations devoid of deep spiritual experience" or that the problem was "an insufficient number of clergy".
A 35-year-old priest at the time of Vatican II, Joseph Ratzinger became more conservative after witnessing the excesses of the 1960s and now aims to correct interpretations of the Council that he sees as deeply erroneous.
Ratzinger in those years was a theologian bursting with new ideas who took an active part in discussions on the possibility of allowing divorcees who remarry a place in the Catholic Church, and even of allowing priests to marry.
He was committed to allowing Masses around the world to be celebrated in the vernacular instead of Latin, and criticised the Vatican for being stuck in the past.
"Faith has to come out of its cage, it has to face the present with a new language, a new opening," the priest and theology professor said at the time.
But then came 1968 – a traumatic year for Ratzinger when students at his faculty interrupted professors and mocked dogma in the name of revolution.
When he was called by late Pope John Paul II in 1981 to lead the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the main enforcer of Church dogma, Ratzinger started to crack down on leftist-inspired theologians and priests.
Since being elected Pope, he has called for evangelisation through an increase in prayer communities and a bigger spotlight to be put on women as crucial protagonists in the context of their families and parishes.
The Vatican says the efforts are already beginning to bear fruit, for example with the rise of Catholic charismatic groups, the re-naissance of pilgrimages and the huge numbers seen at World Youth Day gatherings.
But conservatives see a crisis and blame it on misinterpretation of Vatican II, saying the Council got mixed up with the spirit of the Sixties, pushed priests to abandon the priesthood and marry and promoted incorrect teachings.
The Pope has criticised what he sees as slippage in the implementation of Council teachings and believes the reforms have not borne fruit, but still considers it the most important event in Church history of the last decades.
The Council brought numerous historic changes including Masses held in vernacular languages instead of Latin, freedom of religion including freedom to believe in nothing, as well as dialogue with other religions.
Roger Etchegaray, a 90-year-old French cardinal who was a secretary for the French Bishops Conference and attended Vatican II, said that Pope John XXIII had "opened the window of the Church, which was certainly a good move for everyone". "The council texts themselves are not responsible for slippage in implementation," Cardinal Etchegaray said, adding: "Let's not forget that the years around 1968 were a storm everywhere and they were shaking our world."
Vatican expert Marco Politi said: "Vati-can II is still the only foundation on which the Church can base its relations with modern society.
"But these innovations and the turbulent period that came after the Council angered the most conservative circles.
"Under John Paul II, a phase began when Rome wanted to impose limits on the movement of the reforms."
Progressive clerical circles share this view and blame the Vatican for taking the Church backward by refusing to adapt to the times.
But the Pope in recent days has stressed the idea of "continuity" of tradition in the Church before and after the Council.
He said the Council highlighted the "absolute primacy of God". (AFP)
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Age Starting to Show on Lake Wobegon Trail [VIDEO]
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AVON — It's one of the most iconic trails in Minnesota that continues to draw thousands of bicyclists, walkers and skaters every year.
Built back in 1998 the Lake Wobegon Trail System including the 55 miles of the Central Minnesota Trails.
Cliff Borgerding is the president of the Lake Wobegon Trails Association. He says the trail has miles of beautiful sites and scenery to see.
"People can ride and see some of the most beautiful scenery and stops in Minnesota."
However, after fifteen years of use the trail is starting to show signs of aging with cracks, pot holes and tree root damage.
"There really hasn't been any major maintenance done on the trail and it's time to start identifying stretches that need major repair."
Borgerding says the Stearns County Parks Department is applying for a grant from the state's Legacy Fund to help pay for some repairs.
"We hope that with the grant money along with what we get from Stearns County that we can make the necessary repairs to keep the trail around for years to come."
The Lake Wobegon Trail will eventually connect with other trail systems in Central Minnesota combining for a total of about 500 miles of paved connected trails.


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Sports Archives The Altamont Enterprise, April 15, 2010
Voorheesville baseball team wins Maple Hill tournament
By Jordan J. Michael
VOORHEESVILLE The Blackbirds' baseball team took down defending Class CC state champion Maple Hill on Saturday to win the Maple Hill Tournament.
Voorheesville's season last year came to an end after being no-hit by the Wildcats in the first round of sectionals. Was revenge a motivating factor for the 15-to-5 win on Saturday?
"Winning is winning," said Head Coach Kyle Turski. "There really doesn't need to be any other motivating factor than that. However, I did say this to my team before the game, 'Different year, different team, different players.' And, before I could say it, someone yelled out, 'Different results.' They knew exactly what was going on."
Maple Hill jumped out to a 4-to-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning after a few walks, mixed in with an error, and a hit. Voorheesville went on to score five runs in the third inning, three in the fourth, three in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two in the seventh.
Anthony Scaccia and Elliot Stryker each had huge doubles in the third inning that drove in runs. Ryan Duncan, Jake Nussbaum, and Mickey McDonald also batted well in the game.
"Our kids really got into a deep mindset after getting down early," Turski said. "We wanted to prove to ourselves that we could go toe-to-toe with a high caliber team."
The Blackbirds beat Cambridge, 11 to 7, in the first game on Saturday. Turski said that beating two quality teams in the same day is "definitely a confidence booster."
"The team is very excited right now," said Turski. "They really are a good bunch of kids and they all love the game."


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In an interview with French site DNA, SCE's vice president Georges Fornay claimed that his company is still 'under discussion' with Square Enix about the possibility of FFXIII remaining a PlayStation-exclusive title.
Previously, MMORPG FFXI has been the only recent Final Fantasy game to branch out onto non-Sony formats, with Xbox 360 and PC versions also being released.
Many of the older pre-FFVII titles have seen handheld conversions in recent years, and Nintendo has enjoyed its own line of spin-off additions to the series.
But if FFXIII were to arrive on Xbox 360, or any other non-Sony console, it would be the first time since the mid '90s that a numbered Final Fantasy offline instalment has deviated from Sony's brand.
However, as development costs rise, platform exclusivity is becoming a rare commodity, with developers keen to give products every chance of recouping their development costs.
PS2 exclusive Final Fantasy XII recently topped the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for two weeks following its release.


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Bill Clinton rallies Obama supporters in Perrysburg
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:21:05 GMT —
Former President Bill Clinton campaigned on behalf of President Barack Obama on Thursday. A crowd of nearly 2,000 people heard the 42nd President of the United States urge the re-election of the 44th President of the United States. "I like President Obama's plan to invest in education and to build a modern day economy which will help push poor people into the middle class," Mr. Clinton said.
First time voter Megan Howard enjoyed Clinton's remarks. "He talked about Obama wanting to continue helping college students and seniors; it was great," Ms. Howard said.
Clinton's appearance in Perrysburg was the first of three campaign stops in Ohio on Thursday. Clinton heads to Florida on Friday for 5 campaign events.