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The 2016 Subaru Outback is a five-passenger wagon-style crossover offered with two engine choices and all-wheel drive as standard. Well-known for its rugged capability and strong value, the Outback carries forward with this historically-earned reputation.
The 2016 model year sees a handful of improvements to the Outback, which was fully redesigned in 2015. Primary upgrades this year include the latest-generation EyeSight system for safety and convenience on the road, small changes to improve usability for the infotainment system, and a few slight changes to interior fittings for better ergonomics.
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Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Recent applications of 20 MHz pulsed ultrasound Doppler velocimetry (PUDVM) in microsurgical research have necessarily employed piezoelectric crystals whose diameter is not negligible compared to the lumen size (1–2 mm) of many vessels of interest. A three-dimensional numerical model was developed to explore relationships between actual and detected flow field parameters, for (steady) Poiseuille flow, when appreciable velocity gradients exist within the PUDVM sample volume. Validation studies showed that highly accurate velocity profiles could be obtained in the limiting case of a very small sample volume (0.1 mm radius), but that for currently employed crystals ( ≈ 0.5 mm radius) there was appreciable underestimation of the centersteam velocity, and appreciable overestimation of the flow stream diameter. Errors in perceived velocity and flow rate were found to be relatively insensitive to perturbations in the sample volume thickness, in the size of the sampling range increment, or in the angle of insonation beam divergence. By contrast, these apparent flow parameters were found to be very sensitive to perturbations of sample volume diameter or of the Dopper angle. Small variations in the degree of partial sample volume overlap of the flowstream periphery were shown to be capable of causing large fluctuations in apparent flow stream diameter.
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Eating out in restaurants, or getting treats like ice cream or coffee, is one of the joys in life. Many restaurants and snack shops regularly run specials to lure you in the door. We try to find those for you.
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Free Harvest Chicken Salad at Wendy's
Wendy's is introducing its first-ever fall salad, as part of the chain's leafy lineup — the Harvest Chicken Salad.
The seasonally-inspired flavors will satisfy any fall cravings from your palate. And the best part? Wendy's is kicking off the official start of fall with a mobile offer for a FREE half-size Harvest Chicken Salad with any purchase.
Download the Wendy's app to bite into the deal, which runs from Sept. 22 to Oct. 7.
Built on a blended bed of romaine, crisp iceberg and spring mix lettuce, the Harvest Chicken Salad touts brown sugar walnuts, green and red apples, feta cheese, Applewood-smoked bacon and a savory apple cider vinaigrette — topped with a freshly grilled, all-white meat chicken breast.
For calorie counters, a full-size, fully dressed salad (which includes all toppings and two packets of dressing) is only 570 calories. (The half-size entrée is 320 calories and includes all toppings and one packet of dressing.)
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Free deep-fried Twinkie for pirates on Sept. 19
Arrgh! If you're looking for a "bar of gold", sail over to Long John Silver's for a sweet treat. On Sept. 19, customers who talk like a pirate get a FREE Deep-Fried Twinkie at participating locations.
Here are a few suggestions: "ARR, I've come to plunder me free treat!" or "Ahoy, matey! I've come for me free 'bar of gold!'" No need to dress up — just do your best pirate impression for the sweet treat.
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Free Single hamburger at Wendy's
Through Sept. 30, get a FREE Dave's Single hamburger with any purchase. You must download the Wendy's app and sign-up for an account.
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Free Halo Top ice cream pint
To celebrate the first day of fall, Halo Top Creamery is offering customers a chance to get their hands on its latest seasonal flavor Pumpkin Pie (or any flavor) completely FREE.
If you're unfamiliar with Halo Top Creamery, its ice cream is higher in protein and lower in calories, fat and sugar — compared with other national brands.
To get the freebie, visit halotop.com/new on Sept. 22 starting at 12:01 a.m. (EDT) to print the required coupon.
The coupon will be redeemable for a FREE pint, but only on Sept. 22 at major retailers nationwide, including Target and Walmart, while supplies last.
Free entree at P.F. Chang's
It's not often P.F. Chang's China Bistro offers a big discount or coupon, so that makes this deal even tastier.
Through Sept. 19, get a FREE entrée (of equal or lesser value) with any entrée purchase — dine-in only. The offer requires this coupon, which you can print or show on your phone.
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50-cent Frosty at Wendy's
For a limited time, cool off at Wendy's restaurant with a small Frosty for just 50 cents at participating locations.
Made with quality ingredients, including real cream and fresh milk, the Frosty has become a favorite treat for many. Enjoy the creamy concoction in chocolate or vanilla flavors. Or try both. After all, they are only 50 cents.
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Red Lobster just introduced early dining specials — perfect for those who prefer their savings (and seafood) during the day. Even better, the offers are a permanent fixture on its menu, not for-a-limited-time.
The daily deals are valid only Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m , so plan accordingly. (The only exception is the Tuesday deal, which is available all day.)
Red Lobster is often the restaurant destination for special occasions, including birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. Thanks to these daylight deals, friends and family might consider organizing a daytime gathering and use the extra savings on a gift.
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Miss Meester goes a few steps further, transforming her tailoring with a tie and matching smokey eye make-up. The green clutch adds a pop of colour and femininity.
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Arguably the most controversial street artist in the world, Banksy has developed an entire art subculture devoted to his works. Banksy's art can impact any location at any given moment. His identity remains unknown, even after over 20 years of being involved with the graffiti scene. He has worked with many different types of street art media and street art types. His work not only includes many powerful, often controversial images, but they may also be found throughout the Internet as viral images.
The most common form of street art Banksy uses are stencils. These are often in the form of multi-layered stencils and/or combined with other media sources, such as spray-paint. He also includes anything found in the streets like street signs and other objects to convey his message by crafting beautiful street art installations. His artwork is often satirical and combines dark humor with graffiti and also spread messages across art, philosophy, and politics.
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Hansen's breakthrough piece was a time-lapse video of a two-day project called "Influence " (Click here to watch the video). He painted thirty pictures on his torso, one over the other, each picture representing an influence in his life. After it was completed, he peeled the layer off and cut a silhouette of his own profile. as of the date of this post The uploaded video was streamed almost two million times on the Web, with process and final piece clearly revealed.


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While I patiently wait for the new full-length album from Cortney Tidwell I am happy to report she's putting out music under the moniker Fever Queen; complete with it's own Soundcloud. The latest release is a 14 minute, largely improvised, track called "Be Gentle" written in honor of her mother.
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Eleanor Poola, 93, of Raccoon Twp., passed away Monday, August 26, 2013, in Heritage Valley, Beaver.
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Floridian Evacuees Anxious To Assess Damage To Their Homes
Aired September 5, 2004 - 11:00 ET
KELLY WALLACE, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kelly Wallace in Washington. More Hurricane Frances coverage in one minute. First, other stories now in the news. The Pentagon is expressing doubt about a report today that the highest level military leader in Saddam Hussein's Army, who was still on the run, had been captured. Iraq's Defense Ministry had announced that Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri was captured earlier today near Tikrit, by the Iraqi National Guard and American troops. It was Saddam Hussein's deputy commander of armed forces. Get well wishes are flooding in from around the world for Bill Clinton, as the former president gets ready for heart bypass surgery. The operation is expected take place tomorrow or Tuesday. Mr. Clinton was admitted to a New York City hospital after complaining to chest pain and shortness of breath. And two camp counselors killed on a California beach are being remembered for their strong religious faith. Family and friends gathered yesterday in Ohio to honor the couple who had planned to marry. Their bodies were found last month on a secluded beach in Northern California. Both had been shot in the head while in their sleeping bags. Investigators have no suspects. Even though Frances is still pelting the state, many Floridians who evacuated are already anxious to come home and find out what damage is waiting for them. The director of Florida's division of emergency Management is urging patience. Joining us now from Tallahassee, Craig Fugate. Mr. Fugate, thanks for joining us. CRAIG FUGATE, FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: My pleasure. WALLACE: I guess first and foremost is that your first concern that Floridians might think the worst is behind them and start rushing to their homes? FUGATE: Oh, absolutely. Particularly people that traveled away from the areas. We got very dangerous conditions on these interstates as people try to head back in. So, I realize that you're frustrated, you want to come home, but I just need to ask you please give us time to get in these areas, make sure they're safe and let this storm move on off our coast. Again, we have residents now in the panhandle. Hurricane watches will be going up and we may be evacuating the panhandle later on this afternoon early tomorrow. WALLACE: And what are some of the biggest areas of concern for you? Flooding must be one of your top priorities right now. FUGATE: Flooding, but this storm had a lot of wind. We've got a lot of reports different places of some wind damage. Again, we're just now getting out and starting to see what's happened. Melbourne and other areas are still being pounded by the storm. So, it is by no means over that it has moved inland. We still have impacts now going through Pope County heading towards Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay region going into the Gulf. So, by no means is this storm over and by no means has the damage stopped. WALLACE: Wand what's the initial assessment of any casualties, injuries from Hurricane Frances? Anything you can tell us now? FUGATE; No. We've gotten some scattered reports but again, the way that we work this in Florida medical examiners will be handling this process. That will be how we're going to determine if any fatalities are related to this storm. But obviously we are very concerned about life safety. That's why search and rescue teams are now, as soon as they can get out, going - we're not going to wait for blue skies to start this process. We just need to make sure that crews can be safe as they begin to operate as this storm moves out of these areas. WALLACE: And what's the sense of the scope of power outages across the state right now? FUGATE: Well, this is bigger than what I think we saw during Charley. And again, as we speak, power is still going out. I want people to understand this storm makes landfall it just doesn't end. There's still a very powerful storm crossing the state. Damage is still occurring. Power outages are still occurring. More residents are losing power and this will continue as this storm tracks across our coast. WALLACE: We spoke with the president of The American Red Cross in the last hour and she talked about one of the biggest concerns, people going to their homes and thinking they're in the clear. But they have to be careful of downed power lines, standing water, other hazards such as those don't they? FUGATE: Absolutely. Our big fear as in Hurricane Charley, more people died after the storm than died during the storm from accidents, power lines down, carbon monoxide poisoning and a whole lot of preventable deaths and injuries. So again, we're asking people to be safe. If the storm is in your area stay inside, let the emergency crews get their jobs done. Let the utility crews secure those power lines. We do not want people to lose their lives because they came out and got into these areas too soon WALLACE; And Mr. Fugate emotionally what is this doing to the state of Florida and Floridians dealing with Hurricane Frances, such a slow moving storm right now, just three weeks after Hurricane Charley? FUGATE: I think Governor Bush sums it up best. We're getting battered, but the heart is strong and we'll survive. We'll rebuild. But I can tell you it's very frustrating here in Tallahassee and for the people on the ground that we're having to wait for this storm to move through so we can get into the response mode. But again, Florida is very strong. As Governor Bush says a very resilient state. We're going to get through this. We're going to rebuild. We're going to recover. But it sure is frustrating and we're just ready to get to work. WALLACE: Craig Fugate we thank you for joining us and we will keep checking back in with you throughout the day. Craig Fugate head of the office of Florida's Division of Emergency Management from Tallahassee. Thanks again, sir. Now we want to take a look at what's going on in Melbourne, Florida. A short time ago we saw an affiliate reporter who was getting pummeled by heavy winds and rain. We turn now to Bill Hemmer to get a look at what the situation is. Bill, what's it like there right now? BILL HEMMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kelly listening to your guest talk about Melbourne getting hammered that's still the case here. This is Sgt. Sean Riordan. He's with the police department here in Melbourne, public information office here. We tried this a couple of hours ago. We lost the satellite signal. You've been out surveying the area. What have you found? SGT. SEAN RIORDAN, MELBOURNE POLICE: Yes. What we do is we have contingencies of officers out in our city right now going through our major roadways trying to see what kind of damage we have. We're trying to do an organized effort to report that damage. We're finding a lot more power lines down than what we had the last time I was here. HEMMER: Those power lines hot or not? RIORDAN: I wouldn't doubt if some of them are hot, but it's hard to tell at this point. HEMMER: You also say some homes have caved in, at their roofs anyway. How many, how severe? RIORDAN: Right. We had a few homes last night during the night time hours that the roofs did cave in. We were able to get there and evacuate the people out of those homes. The winds were very high, but we still went out and we got them out. HEMMER: Any injuries? RIORDAN: No injuries thus far. HEMMER: Any injuries across the area that you can talk about? RIORDAN: No. There's - a lot of people -what's happening now is that the people that stayed here they're stating to worry about what's going on and they're calling for medical assistance and things of that nature. HEMMER: Despite, I don't mean to interrupt you, but despite the winds behind us you painting a pretty optimistic picture about the expectations for this storm. RIORDAN: Right. Well I feel we've been planning and going through this. We just went through this with Charley recently expecting stuff like this. We never got it then. But now that put us into a mode where we are prepared now. We're prepared all the way into the future right now on how we're going to handle things. We have resources waiting. Our officers are out there. They know what to do. And pretty much we're trying to make sure our message gets out to the residents who did the right thing by evacuating and watching your show now, that they know that we're doing everything we can to make sure they're property is secure and that we get some sort of damage report. But right now overall, the city weathered fairly well. HEMMER: Sgt. thank you for your time and thanks for coming back. We really appreciate the information. Good luck to you the rest of the day today. Kelly, in the meantime though the last time we talked we could really feel these winds coming in almost at a right angle for the past four, 4 1/2 hours, which told us pretty much the northern edge, the leading edge of that storm is hitting Melbourne with a pretty direct shot. Over the past 30 minutes or so we're still getting some strong winds here, but the winds at times seem to swirl more, which indicates to us anyway that the storm continues to push on shore and perhaps if not breaking up at this point it's slowing down a little bit, at least in this area. More when we get it Kelly. Back to you now in D.C. WALLACE: OK. Bill, we'll keep checking in with you. And some good news from the Sgt. who says that the city of Melbourne seems to be holding up pretty well. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) WALLACE: updating the latest now on Hurricane Frances. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the Gulf Coast of Florida. The warning covers the area from the mouth of the Swanee River to Destin. A warning means hurricane conditions are expected within the next 24 hours. Hurricane warnings for the Bahamas have been discontinued. Frances still has maximum sustained winds of nearly 90 miles an hour and is moving west, northwest at nine miles an hour. It is expected to hit the Gulf Coast sometime by early Monday morning. Florida's Governor Jeb Bush is warning residents to sit tight until officials say it is OK to go outside. At a briefing this morning Governor Bush promised thousands of emergency responders will not wait for blue skies to move into action. He hopes to tour Florida's ravaged east coast later today. And in south Florida international airports in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are up and running again, but it will be a few hours before some airlines are back in business. Southwest Airlines doesn't expect to resume service until sometime tomorrow. One of the towns on the Florida coast hit hardest by Frances was Vero Beach. The city owned utility says just about every one of its customers lost power in the storm. Vero Beach Mayor Thomas White joins us now by telephone with an update on how the town is handling the storm. Mr. Mayor thanks for joining us. THOMAS WHITE, MAYOR, VERO BEACH: (via-telephone) Just to let you know our power plant right now is under water. Some of the water over by the west side of the river, Indian River Lagoon is probably waist high. And we're having a lot of problems at the sewer and power plant. As soon as we can get the levels to go down we'll be in there trying to get water, at least water and sewer back on line. WALLACE: is that your biggest concern right now, Mr. Mayor, the power plant and getting power to your customers and your residents in that area? WHITE: Well, besides power we're more interested in getting them water and sanitary facilities so they'll be able to use their bathrooms. And we're trying to get those back in line. WALLACE: What's the extent of the damage? Have you been out to look around the extent of the damage in the town of Vero Beach? WHITE: We have extensive damage as far as trees down, limbs, power lines, power poles. We have some roofs that have come off some buildings. We've had a lot of flooding over on the east side toward the Barrier Island. We've had, in fact we've just had nine elderly people at - matter of fact a home park, who decided to camp out at a community center and they were almost waist deep in water and the police were able to get in to get them out and get them into shelters. So, we've been trying to keep everybody safe. The storm is supposed to - heavy winds should be gone hopefully by noon. WALLACE: Any word of casualties in your town, in your area? WHITE: Not of as yet. We've had, you know, a couple of small injuries and things like that. But everybody so far has been very safe. WALLACE; That is great news indeed. What's your sense -- are residents in your area staying put and staying inside? We're seeing in other towns across the state people are stating to get outside and look at the damage. What are you seeing in your area? WHITE: We're starting to see the same thing. Some of the people are coming out. We still do have a curfew -- we have not lifted our curfew yet and we do have police officers out and we are telling them to get back inside until we give the all clear. WALLACE: Mr. Mayor give us a sense of what the past 24 hours have been like as you've watched and listened to this storm ravishing through Vera Beach and other areas. WHITE: This is probably one of the worse ones that has ever hit Vera Beach. Even David was, but nothing compared to Frances. has done a lot of water damage. It has done a lot of wind damage and we've never experienced a wide range of problems. Our generators are flooded out. That's the reason why we're even down in water and sewer because our generators went out. WALLACE: Where are you joining us now from Mr. Mayor, from your home or... WHITE: Yes, right now I'm heading to the command center as soon as I hang up. But I did ride the storm out in my home last night. WALLACE: And the advice to residents of Vera Beach right now. What's your advice to them? WHITE: Hopefully we'll be able to give an all clear in the next few hours. I would say later this evening. Governor Bush is supposed to arrive here around 6 o'clock. The National Guard is supposed to be coming in a little after noon. WALLACE: And you/re getting all the help you need so far? WHITE: Well, they've been offered. They're coming. They told us they're on the way. So, we're waiting for them. WALLACE: All right. We'll check in with you later to see. Thomas White, mayor of Vero Beach, thanks for taking some time to join us by telephone this morning. WHITE: You're very welcome. WALLACE: And now just where is this storm, how strong is it, how slowly does it continue to move across the state of Florida? For answers we turn to Rob Marciano at the CNN weather center. Rob, what's it looking like right now? ROB MARCIANO, CNN WEATHER CENTER: Kelly, it hasn't really diminished in strength over the past four hours. It's still a strong Category-1 storm with sustained winds at 90 miles an hour. Probably in part because, you know, much of Florida is swamp and marsh. You've got Lake Okeechobee there maybe helping this thing sustain itself. Anyway, it's engulfing the entire state. Shears run all the way up to South Carolina as do the battering of waves with this particular storm. As far as the winds are concerned, interestingly enough the most intense winds or at least gusts have been fairly far away from the center. I mean Port Canaveral 124 mile an hour wind gusts. That's the first - the highest wind gusts that we've seen and that was easily 70 miles away from the center of this thing. And even Orlando at last hour, 69 mile an hour wind gusts and that could easily increase because Orlando is in the path of what is going to be left of this hurricane, which doesn't seem to loose any strength. On top of that, you go east to the center of this thing, as always you have the possibility of spin out or spin up tornadoes. Typically they're pretty small in intensity. However, it's a pretty wide box that we look for the threat to exist as we go right on through the afternoon as this thing continues its slow march across the state. All right, exactly where is it? It is 80 miles east, southeast of Tampa. It has winds of 90 miles an hour, gusting to over 100. It is a strong Category-1 storm. It's movement is west, north westerly at nine miles an hour. This painted in yellow are the tropical storm force wind field. In the red getting smaller. Thankfully hurricane force wind fields, but still a hurricane as it moves across the state of Florida just to the south of Orlando. Watch how that wind field center, the red, begins to shrink a little bit. It's going to take a while for it to get to the coastline. I mean a movement just under 10 miles an hour and about 100 miles to go you've got about 10 hours before it hits the coast line north of Tampa. By then it should be down to a tropical storm, but still a strong one at 60 miles an hour and that would be at 8 o'clock tonight. As of the last forecast advisory now the hurricane center brings us back up to hurricane strength as it heads towards the Appalachi (ph) Coast and the Panama City area early tomorrow morning with winds 75 miles an hour sustained, gusting higher than that. So, we're looking at the potential for a second landfall of Hurricane Frances as it heads across the panhandle of Florida during the morning hours tomorrow and then eventually up in through Alabama and Mississippi a fair amount of rainfall to the southeast. What's going to bring it up there? Well, this cool front, which is finally going to help steer this thing. We've had not a whole lot going on across the northeast the past couple of days and that's why Francs hit the brakes and didn't really have anywhere to go. It has been so frustrating for the Florida residents along with Forecasters as well trying to get this particular thing out of here. Next item up for business is what was Tropical Storm Ivan. Now it's Hurricane Ivan. And this thing is actually forecast to become our fourth major hurricane of the season. Could get into the Caribbean. Extended forecast bring it somewhere in here by the end of the week. If I could I want to switch to PA-7 (ph) and show you some interesting shots now that the sun is up and this is of Hurricane Frances back to Florida. Look at how big this thing is. This is a visible satellite picture pretty much. We have to wait for the sun to come up because the sun is actually our light or our flash on the camera and then we look at the actually visual clouds and then we'll bump this and give you a little three dimensional look at this thing. From the Keys all the way up to the Carolinas this storm is a monster, Kelly, and it just doesn't want to weaken. Winds still at 90 miles an hour. And some of the squalls that are moving through Melbourne easily packing winds of hurricane strength. And now it seems like some of that action is moving into Orlando. It's been the ongoing story this things refuses to give up and it will be a long day as we go through the afternoon. And then maybe the panhandle of Florida tomorrow early morning, Kelly, with the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) of landfall possible. WALLACE: Exactly. And Rob put this all in perspective for us. We are really just at the beginning, right of hurricane season? MARCIANO; Yes. Well, we're getting towards - we're ramping up I'd like to say. The middle of September is the peak. So typically September is the busiest month. August, I should mention, was a record setting month when we had eight named storms. So you're right in that we're not even halfway through really. We'll get to that in a couple of weeks here. So, it's not unusual to have more than one storm brewing in the Atlantic based on that one time. We've just had a number of them hit the U.S. seaboard, especially Florida and this one could be the next one. So, we'll just have to watch that. First we'll deal with Frances trying to get it out of Florida, but having a tough time doing so. Still sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. Still strong Category-1 hurricane. Back to you. WALLACE; Rob Marciano working 24/7 from the CNN weather center. We'll keep checking in with you Rob. Thanks. And in the past hour, he earlier hour, we were on the phone with CNN's Karl Penhaul, who was joining us from Freeport on Grand Bahamas Island. Our connection went down. Karl is on the phone now. Karl what's the situation there on the ground? KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Weather experts are telling us when the storm did pass over Grand Bahamas and it was a hurricane Category-3, but those winds are now subsiding and it has now become a tropical storm. It has brought a lot of rain with it though too Kelly and so the pounding that the island has had is now being lashed by rain at this stage. What the emergency services are trying to do right now is get feet out on the ground, get the patrol cars out, get the fire trucks out. And what they're doing is a preliminary damage assessment, the buildings that have had roofs ripped out. They're checking out the power lines to see how long it may take to get power back to the island. Partial telephone service has been restored, but only very partial. There's still no cellular phone service. Now the main thing in terms of fatalities and injuries and what the Bahamas police are reporting to us are that there have been two deaths. One was on Friday in Nassau and the second the body was discovered yesterday, a drowning death here on the west side of Grand Bahamas. And an 80 year old man is still listed as missing. Early searches for him have still turned up nothing. He went missing when his home was completely flattened by the wind. Over the next few hours though the police are saying that they're going to mount one or two operations to bring people from some of the lower lying areas to dryer land to shelters where they can dry off and wait for the tidal surges to subside. Those tidal surges eight feet in places, flooded areas such as the airport and the north and west side of the island. The west side of the island is currently out of communication with the rest of the island. The road is blocked by debris although we are told that the tidal surge has now subsided from there, Kelly. WALLACE: And Karl we were talking to you about this last hour. Our viewers are seeing some pictures with extensive flooding throughout the area, streets, avenues. Do you have any sense of how deep some of the flooding is in certain areas? PENHAUL: Some of that flooding, Kelly, was about eight to 10 feet. We saw some of that particularly yesterday afternoon. Because here, at least in the Grand Bahamas, the back tail of Hurricane Frances was way more powerful, way more vicious than the leading edge. And then as the eye of the storm came in almost there was a calm here. But then that tail edge really lashed the Island and that brought with it heavy rains, but particularly the tidal surge of around 10 feet. That forced some people to clamber up on to their roofs for refuge. Those, of course, who still have roofs on their house. And the fire trucks and emergency services were working hard there to pull people out and take them to other shelters. Some of that flooding, obviously before the hurricane hit there was a wide scale evacuation plan from ocean side areas. But the police and other emergency services were very surprised because some of that tidal surge came several miles inland and that was where additional evacuations, emergency evacuations have to be carried out. But as I say, here on Grand Bahamas one fatality we know of so far. One man still listed as missing and then of course, that other death on Nassau, Kelly. WALLACE: Thanks, Karl. Karl Penhaul with the Latest from Freeport on Grand Bahamas Island. We will keep checking in with him throughout this day. When we come back more live coverage of Hurricane Frances and an update on the power outage situation. More than 1.5 million Floridians without power. We'll talk about efforts to get power to people throughout the state. That's next. CNN's live coverage of Hurricane Frances continues right after this. Don't go away. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) WALLACE: I'm Kelly Wallace in Washington. A look now at stories making news this hour. The Pentagon has no immediate confirmation, and a senior Pentagon official expressed doubt that a key member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle is in custody. Earlier today Iraq's Defense Ministry said Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, deputy commander of Hussein's armed forces had been captured near Tikrit. The U.S. military says al-Duri is believed to be behind many of the insurgent attacks in Iraq. Pope John Paul II offered prayers this morning for those killed in a school massacre in Beslan, Russia. That death toll is now at 338. The United States is providing funds and equipment to assist the victims. A plane with specialized medical equipment, including burn beds and monitors will arrive tomorrow. In campaign 2004, President Bush continues his stomp through key states in the rust belt. He will rally supporters in Parkersburg, West Virginia, this afternoon. New polls taken during the first nights of the Republican National Convention show Mr. Bush has opened a double digit lead over his Democratic opponent, Senator John Kerry. And as for Senator Kerry, he is home with his wife Teresa in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this morning. Teresa Heinz Kerry was treated and released in Mason City, Iowa yesterday after complaining of an upset stomach. She had been meeting with local Democrats to talk about health care. Keeping you informed, CNN, the most trusted name in news. And as we've been telling you, as many as 200,000 Floridians taking shelter in some 407 shelters throughout the state. We want to turn now to CNN's Jason Bellini who is covering the storm in Melbourne, Florida. And he joins us from one of those shelters. Jason, what is the situation like there? JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kelly, the shelter I'm in is Brevard Community College in Melbourne, Florida, is still in lockdown. The 850 people here are being told they should absolutely not leave. This morning we have been seeing evidence of frayed nerves. I just heard about two separate incidents at the door of the shelter in which individuals wanted to leave the shelter and have gotten in arguments with the police officers. The officers ended up winning the argument. They tol the individuals they should not leave, that they cannot guarantee their safety and that there are electrical lines on the road. It's just not safe to go out. The halls here are also rumor central. The cable TV has long since went out. People in this facility are listening to different radio stations, and reporting to what they know to eachother in the shelter. And sometimes those reports contradict one another. One thing from personal experience, Kelly, I can tell you is that the coffee shortage here is a morale crusher. And, also, the smokers who want to go outside are being told they cannot. They cannot even step outside, because the police are telling them they're taking their life in their hands with the debris projectiles flying through the air. Most people here are not thinking about leaving, they know it can be more than 12 hours before it will be safe to leave. They may not be able to go home until Tuesday -- Kelly. WALLACE: Yes, Jason. I just want to let you know, as you're talking, our viewers are looking at some new video coming in from affiliate WSVN. It looks like a horse got out of a stable and might be just sort of running through the streets right now. New pictures in from WSVN. Jason, how are people trying to pass the time? Playing cards? What are they doing to try to keep themselves patient before they kind of go stir crazy in these shelters? BELLINI: Well, believe it or not, people came here with DVD players, with game consoles for their children, a lot of elderly people brought knitting and brought books to pass the time. You see a lot of people playing cards. But I would say most people spend their day standing around talking to one another, comparing notes, speculating on how their houses are -- Kelly. BELLINI: Well, Jason, we will keep checking in with you. Jason Bellini reporting to us from a shelter in Melbourne, Florida as people are getting a little bit anxious and wanting to head to their homes. And Florida authorities are urging them to stay behind and stay inside until they declare areas are safe. Well, as we have been telling you, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to leave their homes, shelters across Florida are full. Reporter Will Manfell (ph), with our affiliate WPLG is at a shelter in North Miami Beach. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The doors are open. People are starting to kind of file their way out of here. And the good thing is, they're coming out of here with smiles. It's been a difficult experience over the last few days. There's no doubt that the people who have stayed in these shelters, and this one in particular, have had a tough time. Here are the taxies that you can see a lot of people -- taxies lined up here waiting for people to leave. Families kind of discussing what has gone on in the last few days, an experience that certainly they will never, ever forget. There will also be bus service that is coming through here. There is also, in the next few minutes or so, as Jackie mentioned, it's 10:00 a.m. when it starts. So, any moment we expect to see buses come over and see people board those buses and go home. That's great news as these people file out. Now, a few moments ago, I had a chance to speak to a couple of people who shared their experiences how these last few days were. Listen in. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RICARDO ORTIZ, FLORIDA RESIDENT: I got three kids, you know. One is 1, the other one is 4 and the other one is 8. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How did they deal with it? ORTIZ: You know, they counted on mom and dad to make them safe. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And they are coming out of this -- I guess it's a life lesson learned at a young age. ORTIZ: Yes, Yes. I just kept, you know, telling them, we're going to be all right. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You looking forward to going back home? DOLLIE COLE, FLORIDA RESIDENT: Oh, yes. In my bed. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's going it be a nice thing. COLE: Right. I just laid on a quilt on the floor. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But for the most part, did you make the most of it? I know it's tough in at a time like this. COLE: Oh, yes. I had babies next to me. So I helped take care of the babies. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So that motherly instinct, huh? COLE: Grandmothering, great-grandma. (END VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Isn't that a great attitude? After a few days, you know, we've been talking, we've been looking at the damage and all the video and the storms and these folks were trapped, basically, inside of here. And even though it was for their safety, they were here, and yet they're leaving with smiles. In here are some of the kids. Wave. Go ahead, wave kids. They've been over here by the camera. They want to say hello, because they're going to get to go home soon. So, finally, some good news. It's been a long few days for people in South Florida. And the Red Cross did such a great job to get everyone safe in these shelters, but at the same time these folks are ready to go home. And finally the good news, they are starting to file out of here, as I said. The buses should arrive any moment, taxies are here. Other people have their own personal cars, friends picking them up. Good news indeed. There you see the bags packed, ready to go where they belong, back home. WALLACE: So, some good news there in North Miami Beach. But a place that is still feeling the brunt of Hurricane Frances, Melbourne, Florida, up along the coast. Our colleague Bill Hemmer is there. We have been talking to him throughout this morning. Bill, what is the situation like at this hour? HEMMER: Hi Kelly, thanks. A couple of updates for you from the city Melbourne. My producer, Shirly Hung (ph) just off the phone with the fire department. They are saying, now, that they had tried to put all 20 vehicles back on the road about 6:00 this morning, but the winds have been too strong. Same for the police department. They hoped to put about 35 to 40 patrol cars out on the road. They can't do it at this point, because the conditions will not allow for it. However, they say they are now responding on a case-by-case bases. And listening from Jason report from inside that shelter about the anxiety. The 911 calls in here are quite frequent in Melbourne. A lot of people calling without a specific reason, or a specific reason to call for help and the assistant fire chief telling us that is an indication that the anxiety is high, yet, again. And really, you have to feel for these people, they have been shut in since Friday morning when this storm first started to threaten the east coast of Florida. Also, we are told that people are coming out when they should not. And, again, it sounds kind of ridiculous when we're standing in the middle of the storm, we're telling other people to stay home, but I think it should be a good firm reminder to the people at home, our own hotel that's been used, essentially as a shelter now for 3 days running, last night until the cable TV went out every single hotel room had the television on. Every television in the lobby of the hotel was on. And everyone was trying to get the very latest information they could get from folks like us standing out here. I talked with the sergeant, Sean Riordan, from the police department here in Melbourne. This is how he characterized what he's experiencing as he drives through the city now. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SGT. SEAN RIORDAN, MELBOURNE POLICE: We've weathered the storm fine. We don't want people to rush back to say, hey, I want to find out how our home is. We're trying to do that for them so they can stay safe. So, that's why it's important for people like you going, that are going to a broad, to a very large audience to get that message out. And that's what we're trying to do. (END VIDEO CLIP) HEMMER: Now, there are no fatalities reported. That is very good news here in Melbourne. And, in addition to that, very few injuries reported, as well. Two or three roofs, though, have collapsed in various parts of the city, two or three mobile homes suffering significant damage. But at this point, we are told through city officials that the city appears to be holding up quite well. But, Frances, still packing a punch here, Kelly, on the east coast of Florida. WALLACE: Still packing a punch, indeed Bill. From your vantage point, what can you tell us about the flooding situation in the area of Melbourne? HEMMER: Not many reports coming in at that. Waters are come up higher, the storm surge was reported, that's happening. But as far as widespread flooding throughout the city, frankly, we're not getting any. So that, again, is good news at this point. In addition -- how are you, gentlemen? You're all right? Who are they? Oh, the owner of the marina now showing up. This is the first time we have seen them, Kelly, in about two days. So, once we get done with this, we'll go talk to them and find out what they think about the condition here for the marina. So, more updates in a moment here in Melbourne. Back to you now, Kelly. WALLACE: OK. Bill, we'll let you go. We'll be checking in with you throughout the day. Bill Hemmer reporting live from Melbourne, Florida. Obviously, a key concern right now, the situation of power outages. More than 1.5 million customers already without electricity in Florida. Most are served by Florida Power and Light. Company spokesman, Cathy Scott, is with us now. Ms. Scott, thanks for joining us. CATHY SCOTT, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT: Sure, Kelly. We are still, just as Bill told you, taking a beating after three days. So, we're just seeing our outages increase over time, unfortunately, rather than decrease. We're at about 1.6 million customers out of service right now. WALLACE: So, that's the latest number, 1.6 million. Are you expecting that to increase in the after effects of Hurricane Frances? SCOTT: It's certainly possible. Because it's now starting to effect some of our northern counties and also some of our southwestern counties. The bands are just over, essentially, all of Florida now. So, we need any of those folks that are listening to -- that are Florida residents in the counties that we serve, to just be patient. And because of the size and intensity of this storm, I think everyone needs to plan and prepare for long, extended electrical outages. You know -- go ahead. WALLACE: No, go ahead, finish. SCOTT: And just listen to their local emergency management officials, you know, about what kind of recommendations they are making. We have a work force ready and rearing to go. They would like nothing better than to get out there and start restoring service right this minute. But even in Miami-Dade we still have wind bands going through and trees bended sideways, and so, we're going to start in the south end today, we hope, but it may be a couple days before we can get our resources out into the field and really begin the really big push. WALLACE: And we want to remind viewers in Florida for any concerns about downed power lines to call 1-800-4-OUTAGE. Ms. Scott, how concerned are you about downed power lines? And what is the main piece of advice to get out to Floridians about that? SCOTT: Thank you for asking. The main thing we want to tell people is, if you see any power lines that are sparking, electrical equipment that looks sparking and dangerous, then please call that 800-4-OUTAGE number, otherwise please keep it open for police and fire. That's real important to us right now. We do know where the outages are occurring. We will be putting our resources against that as soon as we're able to. But, by all means, don't walk near where there's a lot of debris, where there may be power lines down, don't venture out into flooded areas, or certainly don't go out in the dark, because you may not be able to see a power line that is still energized and dangerous. WALLACE: And we were talking to the mayor of Vero Beach in this hour. And he was talking about how the power plant in his town is facing tremendous flooding. How many problems are like that are you hearing throughout some of these coastal areas? SCOTT: We're aware of flooding coast to coast for sure, but it's not affecting any of our power plants at this time. For the most part our power plants and our backbone has survived pretty well, although we do have a few sections of main transmission that will have to be repairing first. But, just to give people an idea of how we go about it, when we have a storm like this, the first thing we're going to be doing is helping those essential customers that provide for public health and welfare, helping them get their service back so they can provide for the community. And then, of course, after that, we will be assessing the damage as a whole and taking a look at, you know, where we could put all resources to restore the greatest number of people first and then work our way down. WALLACE: And we talked about downed power lines to call that 1- 800-4-OUTAGE number. What about just general Floridians who want to know when they can expect to get their electricity, want to know the status of crews coming to their area, do they call that the same number, or is there another number they should be calling? SCOTT: We hope that they're going to be watching television and listening to the radio, because that's the way we'll get our information out. Right now, because we haven't even assessed damage, we could not give anyone, any kind of restoration efforts at this point. It's way too premature. I mean, we're still in the middle of the storm. So, please, only call the 1-800-4-OUTAGE number if you are reporting dangerous sparking equipment, otherwise, we know where the outages are, we don't need folks to call, we will be working on it as quickly as we can and we really appreciate everyone's patience. WALLACE: Good advice. Cathy Scott, thanks for joining us. Cathy Scott, company spokeswoman with Florida Power and Light. Saying the current number 1.6 million Floridians currently without electricity at this hour. We are going to continue our live coverage of Hurricane Frances. We'll check in with Rob Marciano at the CNN Weather Center to find out exactly where the storm is. And how slowly it continues to move across the state of Florida. That's coming up next after a short break. Stay with us. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) WALLACE: Now the latest summary on Hurricane Frances. The storm remains a category 1 hurricane, weakening somewhat. Top sustained winds are 90 miles per hour. Serious flooding is still expected. And it is raining over virtually the entire Florida peninsula. Governor Jeb Bush is asking residents to remain out of harm's way until the storm passes completely. Millions remain without power, mostly in the Eastern section of the state, where Frances first roared ashore. Forecasters say it could be downgraded to a tropical storm as Frances reaches the Tampa area later today. Many people have already evacuated to Alabama and Georgia. Now authorities are advising remaining residents in Florida to prepare today for the storms second landfall, expected some time by Monday morning. Our hurricane warning has been issued from the mouth of the Sawani River to Destine. So, for more on exactly where Hurricane Frances is and how slowly it continues to move Westward, we turn to Rob Marciano. Hi, Rob. MARCIANO: Hi, Kelly. It's moving slowly. And it's not weakening as fast as we would like it to weaken, either. Still has sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. And it's still huge. This is a visible satellite picture, kind of tilted it just a little bit to give you a three dimensional outline. And let's see, where is it the state of Florida? Maybe a little chunk of it over here. There's the panhandle. Other than that, I mean the whole thing is just swamped with this storm. It is huge. And it refuses to weaken to tropical storm statue, still a category 1 hurricane. All right, we'll flip it a little bit 2 dimensionally and show you the radar. Here is the center, more defined at about 80 miles to the East, Southeast of Tampa Bay. And Orlando continues to get pommeled now, inland, well inland, with wind gusts to near hurricane strength. Melbourne has been getting peppered all morning long. And there still strong rain bands out here. Look at it. It looks like almost 50 to 100 miles off shore, significant, rain here. And you bet there is some gusty winds in here, as well. And it seems like on and off throughout the morning, West Palm Beach still keeping in the act, although your weather will be improving slowly but surely as we go through the afternoon. All right. We've already had a tremendous amount of rain with this system in spots, record rains yesterday in West Palm Beach. And now these are the rainfall estimates for the state of Florida for the next 24 hours. 14 inches possible in Orlando, Jacksonville possibly 13.5 inches, Gainesville, Florida, 11.3 inches and 11 inches possible in Tampa Bay. This is starting from about now until Tuesday morning. All right. Let's switch sources over to GR-115, and we'll give you an idea of where this thing is and where it is going to go. Direction is moving westerly at 7 miles per hour. It's a category I, a strong one, with winds sustained at 90 miles per hour. Now 74 miles just to the west of West Palm Beach or about 80 miles East, Southeast of Tampa. It is forecast to scoot just to the north of Tampa, weakening to a tropical storm. And then, eventually, strengthening back to hurricane status before it rolls inland some time during the morning hours on Monday. So, that's one of the things that we're concerned about. It is going to get back out into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, whic hare easily 80 to 85 degrees. And with that, we'll probably see things reintensify, Apalachacola (ph) possibly to Panama City, maybe Fort -- Walton Beach as well. Kelly, the other issue, tornado, small tornadoes possible, and high tide coming up here in an hour to two hours from Melbourne up to Daytona Beach, with the winds coming straight off the ocean pretty good and the high tides coming, storm surge will be an issue in some spots there, could see three to four to six foot storm surge. And depending on the topography, that will effect different people in different ways. We'll try to keep an eye on it all for you. Back to you up there in D.C. WALLACE: Rob thanks for the update. Rob Marciano at the CNN Weather Center. And as Rob was talking about, Orlando getting pommeled a bit. We want to take you to an area north of Orlando, Sanford, Florida, we have an afailiate there from WKMG TV. Let's listen in. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, WKMG CORRESPONDENT: We're here in downtown Sanford. At least starting to get a hint of what you've been talking about for the last coupld of days. Which is, this wasn't necessarily going to be a wind event, but a rain event that was still going to cause some damage. With the trees, we're certainly not seeing the wind gusts like we saw with Hurricane Charley, but I think, finally, this has been so intense and so constant that things are finally starting to give after being under such pressure. It may not be the high winds, but the consistent pressure from the wind is starting to cause some damage out here. Just taking a look at this tree over here to your left, Mike. Up there, I mean, it's not much right now, but you can see a lot of the limbs are starting to weaken and break off. If we look over here to the other side, Mike, across the way just slowly but surely over the past 24 hours that palm tree straight ahead was being held up with braces and just the constant nonstop pounding of the wind has finally caused almost all of those braces to break loose. There wasn't any one particular gust of wind, say 100 miles an hour, 110 or 120 that knocked it over, it was just the 70 and 80 mile an hour winds just constantly hitting it, which is finally causing these things to weaken. And I would imagine that is taking place not only with these brand new trees here but also some of the big, old 100-year-old oak trees in some of these neighborhoods, especially up in some of the historic areas of Seminole County here. Another thing we're getting now, finally, is the rain. If we could just walk around to the front of the truck, when we were hear for Hurricane Charley -- wow, the winds are kicking up. My photographer is having a tough time walking here. When we were here for Hurricane Charley we stood in the same position -- wow, Mike, come back. Are you OK? I'm going to grab your elbow and help you out here. It's real hard for him to hold up his camera. If you don't feel comfortable, we don't have to do it. Tell you what. You're going to have it take our word for it. We can't stand still any more. Mike, let's go to the back of the truck. We're going to walk to the back of our truck here. At least we're shielded from the wind here. I can move around with a little bit of ease here, because I have just a flimsy microphone. My photographer, Mike Hannah, has just been doing a phenomenal job here, is carrying around an 80-pound camera. You know what, why didn't we do this to begin with? This is much easier. You can see the street here in downtown Sanford. Is already starting to take on water. Now, this is, of course, after what I'm guessing has been about eight or nine hours of just this constant rain out here. When we were out here for Hurricane Charley, that street flooded in the 45 minutes that Charley moved over here. So that was an intense storm, dumping tons of rain right away. But the duration of this is what is making this now a storm that is hard to bear, because we're starting to get the same street flooding we got with Charley just over an eight-hour period. And from the sounds of it, Tom. This is not letting up any time soon. WALLACE: And we thank affiliate WKMG TV for that report. The pictures tell the story, relentless pounding coming from Hurricane Frances. Wind and rain, it will continue throughout the day. CNN will be providing live coverage throughout the day. A team of correspondents up and down the Florida coast. Stay with CNN for all these updates. Up next, "CNN's LATE EDITION" with Wolf Blitzer. Of course, looking at Hurricane Frances' wrath and fury as it strikes across the state. 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Metro-East News
This Sunday: Belleville hospital leaders at odds over St. Elizabeth's relocation plan
This Sunday, the News-Democrat takes a detailed look at St. Elizabeth's Hospital's plan to move to O'Fallon — and Memorial Hospital's opposition to the project.
In new arguments submitted to state regulators, St. Elizabeth's says Memorial opposes the plan only because Memorial wants to put St. Elizabeth's out of business. Memorial calls that argument "inflammatory."
For the second time this year, St. Elizabeth's is set to go before the state Health Facilities and Services Review Board and ask for approval for the move. The board's meeting Tuesday is in Bolingbrook.
Look for the story in print Sunday and online Saturday at BND.com.


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If you would like me to play in your area please contact me here
14th Feb- Pine Lodge Mertylville 10pm (Thanks to the Pine Lodge for a great gig on Valentines night, we have been booked for two more in the same venue in May and August as a result of this)
5Th March. Headline gig in Debarras. 9pm
One of my favorite gigs to play in my favorite music venue in the country. The line up is also a dream band for me, Bean Dolan on double bass, Isaac Tabor on guitar and slides, Deirdre Archbold and Paula Kingston on backing vocals and mandolin. Sweeet! Also, my little sister Vee Deady will be opening the show on the night.
2nd of April Lattitude, Cork City
Delighted to be returning to this old music heart of Cork where many a legendary gig took place. Formerly the infamous Old Lobby Bar, its heart is still ticking as a cracking music venue. Intimate show as tickets are numbered. Euro8.00
May 16th Pine Lodge Mertylville
If you can judge a music venue by their sound (and I think you can) then this will be a treat.
1st August Pine Lodge Mertylville
Returning to this gem with the full band
Saturday 15th November - Unitarian Church Dublin
I will have the great pleasure of joining Marketa Irglova (of Swell Season) on stage in the Unitarian Church. Highlight of my year I think
14th November - Mollys winebar Clonakilty 7.30-9.30
This will be a lovely relaxed early gig. I will be joined by the fantastic Deirdre Archbold on backing vocals.
1st December Wexford Arts Centre Fretstival, 7pm. Fundraiser for the arts centre. 24Hour programme of music and industry expert talks, Tickets here
3rd December- Mode Music Presents. Bru Bar Hostel, 57 Mc Curtain St, 9pm
9th December - Amnesty International Gig. Methodist Church Clonakilty 8pm
15th December- DeBarras Clonakilty, Headline gig.
22nd December- O Donovans Clonaktily, The 12 Bells of Christmas. Re Nua host female musicians night, lots of harmonies, original songs and expect some Christmas crackers! Tickets 10Euro. All proceeds go to Rapid Response Unit
18 November- The KC Sessions- Crane Lane, Cork City, 9pm
7th November- The Roundy, Cork Supporting the JukeBox Gypseys
1st October- The Ruby Sessions Doyles Bar, Dolier Street, Dublin, doors at 9pm (solo)
26th August The Sky and The Ground Wexford, 8pm (Three piece band)
18th August Album launch- DeBarras Clonakilty, 9pm FULL BAND
14th August Glebe Gardens Baltimore 8pm
21st July Random Acts of Kindness Festival 1pm Emmets Square Park Clonakilty
22nd June Body and Soul festival, Ballinlough Castle, My House Stage 1pm
16th May Fund it Fundraiser, The Courtyard Bar, 9pm, Clonakilty
12th April Supporting John Smith- Debarras- Clonakilty, doors at 9pm, Tickets 10Euro
31st March Special guest for the sublime Ri Nua in Inchadoney, a fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society. Tickets 20Euro
2nd April- Lattitude Cork, Playing at the songwriter showcase organized by the Queen of blues herself, Paula Gomez.
4th April- The Roundy Cork. I'll be playing alongside the cooky genius Justin Grounds and Pearse McGloughlin


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Siblings:1 sister,Jayne,2 brothers,John & Mike (all older)
Parents:Horace & Cynthia (divorced)
Marital Status:long-term girlfriend,Lene Bausager
Children:1 daughter,Emilie,15
Current Residence:Kingston,U.K.
History: Began singing with a band called Give Way.
Was discovered by Pete Waterman in 1985 at age 19 while singing in a band called F.B.I. Released his debut album,Whenever You Need Somebody,in 1987. That album produced the 2 #1 hits in the U.S.,"Never Gonna Give You Up" & "Together Forever",making Rick Astley the first artist of the 1980's to hit #1 in the U.S. with his first 2 singles.


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A Million Here, A Billion There…
I hope I'm the only one who didn't know about Planet Money. I was enlightened earlier this week by a podcast savvy labmate, and after listening to last Wednesday's episode, spent a good part of the afternoon asking people if they knew how long it would take to count to a billion. (Don't worry, I'll tell you soon.)
Let me back up.
In last Wednesday's episode, Chana Joffe-Walt and Adam Davidson talked about numbers. Specifically, they focused on the astronomic numbers we've been hearing in the news lately: the bailout, the stimulus, how much we owe China, etc. When the cost of things is measured in numbers that end in –illion, you know they're going to be expensive.
Now, I know we all toss around the B-word and the T-word like it's no big deal, but until I listened to this podcast, I had no idea how gigantic these numbers actually are. Ok, maybe not no idea: I understand that a billion is thousand million, and a trillion is a thousand billion. I get it. Those numbers are big. But, since they're almost exclusively used to describe vast amounts of money, and most of us won't see that kind of cash in a few lifetimes, they can be a little hard for the average non-Timothy Geithner to comprehend.
This is why I was so charmed by the fun little numbers exercise that Adam and Chana went through last week (is it obvious that my mother is a math teacher?). Here's their trick for grasping the tremendous difference between a few orders of magnitude : think of dollars as seconds. For example, if you had a wad of dollar bills, and took a second to count each dollar, it would take you a minute to count out 60 bucks. You know where this is going…. If you had a million dollars, and wanted to spend your time counting it (which is sort of understandable), how long do you think it would take you?
Answer: 11 days of non-stop counting. That's a pretty long time, right? Ok, now here's where it gets mind-boggling. How long would it take you to count a billion dollars? According to Chana and Adam: 32 years. Yes, years. A billion is a lot bigger than a million. So, next time you hear some politician haggling about a few million in a multi-billion dollar budget, keep it in perspective. If we think about it in terms of time, that's only 11 days out of my husband's entire life. About a week and a half. Or, that one time he got the flu during finals. In other words, it's not a very big part of his life.
And, just for fun: how long would it take to count a trillion dollar bills? Answer: 32.5 thousand years. Yikes!
Normal people get excited by stuff like this too, right?
Check out the Planet Money podcast here
3 Responses to "A Million Here, A Billion There…"
While your example interesting, the size of the number one trillion doesn't boggle my mind. Your example seems to make the assumption that the sole possessor of this large sum of money is a single entity. The US government is arguably a single entity, but it represents an entire population and the population is what finances it. The CIA estimates that the US population will reach 307,212,123 people in July this year. Lets say that 230 million of those people (~75% of the population) take a small side job that pays $10/hour. With one hour of work, the employed population makes 2.3 billion dollars (for 230 million hours of work). Wow, suddenly one billion doesn't seem like much at all anymore. Lets say that the employed population continues to work the $10/hour job for one hour a week. How long would it take to reach a trillion? About 8.36 years. Quite a period of time, but at one extra hour of work a week its not too bad. If everyone worked the job for 40 hours a week we'd reach one trillion in 10.87 weeks.
There are all sorts of ways to look at large numbers to make them seem astronomical or to make them look like a dip in the pond. Again, you have to keep in perspective the number of persons that "possess" these large sums of money and not think of it as if it belonged to a single individual. Regardless, wasteful and unnecessary spending is to be condemned. At face value, I certainly don't approve of spending such vast amounts of money to bail out failing corporations, but I don't understand economics as well as – well, economists – so I'm willing to go along with it as long as I continue to believe that those in power are making educated decisions.


text: I have a microphone distribution switch box in my shack where I route my one single desk microphone to multiple transceivers (ICOM/Yaesu). My question is how do I build a cable for my distribution switch box to connect to a 6400M? Per the 6400M User Guild (Section 4.3.19) it states the plug on the 6400M is a balanced input and to connect the shield (Negative) side of the microphone cable to the RING on the plug and not to the ground shield sleeve of the plug. The switch distribution box has all the cable shields connected to chassis earth ground. It is OK to connect earth ground to the plug RING or do I need to have some isolation of the microphone ground shield when I connect it to the RING of the plug ?


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In case you are planning for an India heritage tour, caves in India are best places to visit. For all those tourists who have interest in exploring the architectural and sculptural vividness of India's history, there is nothing best than planning a tour to popular caves in India. The country's world famous caves are a storehouse of wonderful paintings and carvings, which depict lifestyle and culture of the departed era. You will get a golden chance to discover copiously about the Indian past by visiting popular caves of India.
Five Most Popular India Heritage Caves
Ajanta and Ellora Caves
Ajanta and Ellora Caves are the most popular caves of the country. They are carved into hillside rock situated in northern Maharashtra. The caves take you to the world of the past. There are 34 caves at Ellora, which were built somewhere between 6th and 11th centuries AD. Next, there are in total 29 caves at Ajanta that were built between the 2nd century BC and 6th century AD. All Ajanta caves are Buddhist, while Ellora caves are combination of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain.
Elephanta Island Caves
Adding more to your fun on Caves tour to India, Elephanta Island caves are situated on the off coast of Mumbai. These are the next best caves of the country, which fascinate several tourists to visit the place. The main cave in Elephanta has a several eye-catching sculptured panels, which have the carvings of Lord Shiva—Hindu god of creation and destruction. You can reach the place by taking a ferry from the Gateway of India in Mumbai.
Badami, Karnataka
Yet another charming India cave, Badami has several attractive cave temples in it. There are four temples in caves, which are open from dawn to dusk. One of them is dedicated to Lord Shiva, two are devoted to Lord Vishnu, and the fourth one is a Jain cave temple. For all history and spiritual lovers, Badami is an apt destination.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Orissa
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves are located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, which is the most popular destination in Orissa. Udayagiri or Sunrise Hill carries most interesting caves. Khandagiri caves are across the road and definitely are worth visiting for worldwide tourists.
Tabo, Himachal
Tabo in Himachal is famous for its remote meditation caves. These caves are located in the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh. All caves here are dug into the mountain by expert hands. You can spend some quite time with yourself by being at this place.
Thus, exciting caves in India definitely call all tourists to visit the country and have an astonishing experience of lifetime.


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(PRWEB UK) 1 June 2014
Late spring and summer are the time for gerberas, when they are in season, blooming and beautiful to have inside, at work or home, or sent to friends for the perfect surprise. London florists at same day flower delivery company Flowers24Hours know that gerberas, the gift of summer that comes wrapped in a bouquet, are the perfect way to brighten up a room, a home or anyone's day.
Gerberas are hardy and long lasting, and are the perfect floral decoration to liven up kitchen countertops, tables, dressers and sunny windowsills.
Gerberas are type of daisy—also known as the "African Daisy"—and were first discovered in South Africa in 1889. They are attractive to honeybees and butterflies—and, of course, humans. In fact, gerberas are the fifth most popular cut flower in the entire world. Their blossoms look quite similar to sunflowers, actually, with wide blooms and delicate, thin layers of petals.
The gerbera signifies innocence and purity, delight and good cheer. The colour of gerberas match the hot, vibrant character of the summer months they embody, especially June, with blossoms that are bright pink, salmon and ruby red, as well as sunny yellow, orange and magenta. Gerberas also come in cooler colours, like cream and white pastels.
For customers wanting a warmer, more passionate palette in their flower arragement, UK florists at flower delivery shop Flowers24Hours can turn a bouquet of gerberas into a wonderfully romantic surprise. They can also choose to have delivered with their flowers a bottle of red wine or champagne, gourmet chocolates, a stuffed bear or I Love You heart-shaped balloons.
Another reason for the popularity of gerberas when buying flowers is that they look great in both solid- or multi-colored arrangements. Held together in a vase or gift-wrapped bouquet, an arrangement of gerberas in full bloom makes a striking and inspiring image. Some of Flowers24Hours favorite arrangements are the Gerbera Kiss, Dreamtime in Oz, Tranquility and Baby Boy Bouquet.
London florist and online flower delivery shop Flowers24Hours also delivers mixed bouquets and baskets of gerberas daisies that are paired with lilies, roses or other flowers. So now customers can choose their favorite color and their favorite flower to go with these natural beauties.
Naturally, as gerberas are simple yet attractive flowers, they make perfect gifts for a variety of occasions. They are the ideal flower for birthdays and graduation gifts, to say thank you or congratulations, as get well gifts and the sincerest apologies.
Nothing will add cheer to a room or naturally perk up the day and the mood quite like gerberas daises. Choose any color or size of arrangement—small, medium or large—and order online. UK florist and popular online flower shop in London Flowers24Hours will deliver a fresh bouquet for same day flower delivery in London, or next day flower delivery throughout the UK.


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Surrender to passion with this sensatonal rabbit vibe! Silky smooth silicone cover this mini bunny, while powerful vibrating and pulsating functions are sure to leave you hopping with delight!
All 10 of the vibration functions on this toy were extremely enjoyable and had lots of variety. The strengths varied between pretty average vibrations to relatively strong ones. Nothing on par with, say, a body wand or large toy, obviously. But for this toy's very compact size, it's packs a surprising punch. What really surprised me though was that this toy was extremely quiet and discreet, even on it's stronger settings. It does make noise but it's very muffled, especially during use. So many of the small toys that have strong enough vibes to rile me, tend to be pretty loud. This means few of them are discreet enough for bringing them around like I want to. This mini rabbit is perfect for carrying around in my purse though.
The silicone material is just the cherry on top of the cake. A sleek, sanitary material that I don't have to worry about irritation with either. Just remember to use only water-based lubrication if you use any, to avoid corroding the material and for safety. The blue color I got it in is actually one of favorite colors, and is such a lovely shade. I can't get over it!
The battery compartment can be a little tricky upon first encounter, but it's actually not hard to open once you know what you're looking at. There's a little tab at the end that you have to push down before you can slide down the battery cover, which can take a little bit of 'umf' the first few times. After a few practiced attempts I find it's very easy to open and close now, and I actually like the way it closes because it guarantees to accidental battery compartments opening during use or storage.
Overall I've got to give this baby bunny a 5/5, and recommend it for both new and experienced toy users alike. Especially for anyone looking for something they could slip easily into a purse or luggage for on-the-go playtime!


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Canadian Governance That Involves Institutionalized Theft and
Wealth Sharing With China is Coming to an End
© 2008 Brad Kempo B.A. LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
Millions of Canadians are tormented directly or indirectly by the paradigm of governance that's been in place for at period of time that straddles two generations. This is intolerable and change is imperative. Since government on three levels has been hijacked by the rich and Chinese, it's up to grassroots organizations committed to altering the status quo to do what's necessary to force fundamental change, no matter how unpalatable the consequences.
There are hundreds of thousands of Canadians, and children, who continue to live in poverty. Campaign 2000's 2009 pre-budget submission, Family Security in Insecure Times: Poverty Reduction as Poverty Prevention, by Laurel Rothman, states:
Nearly two decades after the unanimous 1989 House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada, 760,000 children and their families – almost 1 child out of every 9 – still live in poverty when measured after income taxes. The rate of child and family poverty in Canada was essentially the same in 2006 as it was in 1989 despite an unprecedented period of strong economic growth since 1996. There have been cyclical variations, reflecting recessions and recoveries, but the high rate of child and family poverty has remained tenacious. This figure does not include the shameful situation of First Nations' communities where 1 in every 4 children is growing up in poverty.
And there are well over a hundred thousand and probably double that who are homeless in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Exact statistics are impossible to ascertain with accuracy.
Here are two stats eight years apart that indicate there's been a 3 to 4 times increase during that period:
[O]n any given night in the year 2000, there were, sleeping in shelters or on the street up to 10,000 people in Montreal, up to 5,000 in Vancouver, and anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 in each of Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Halifax, Saskatoon and Regina.
Source: evangelicalfellowship.ca
MP Tony Martin (Sault Ste. Marie, NDP) said the following on May 8, 2008:
I went to Calgary, Alberta, where oil is king and where the new economy is obvious from the rising skyscrapers that pop up almost daily in that city of great wealth, only to discover at the foot of those buildings some 3,500 to 4,000 people living on the streets and homeless.
Canada's rich are getting richer while the poor get poorer and the middle class stagnates. Between 1980 and 2005, median earnings among Canada's top earners rose more than 16% while those in the bottom fifth saw their wages dip by 20%. Those in the middle are making about a buck a week more than in 1980. Almost 900,000 Canadian children are still poor and more than one-third of these deprived children are in the care of single mothers.
Quoted in Witnessing the Death Knell of Economy Monopolization and Wealth Plundering in the Last Democratic Fiefdom
One statistic is haunting. In January 2009, the Salvation Army estimated that "more than 80 people die each year from over-exposure to cold". That's more than eighty counts of depraved indifference murder a year as far as the law is concerned. That's institutionalized serial murder.
Not surprisingly the Conservative's 2009 federal budget brought no relief at all:
Fed budget 2009: Billions in new housing spending, but not for those who need it the most
by Michael Shapcott
Wellesley Institute
January 27, 2009
Federal budget 2009 promises to deliver billions upon billions of dollars over the next two years in new housing investments – the single biggest amount of new housing spending in more than two decades. This is a solid victory for housing advocates, who created a powerful national campaign to convince the federal government to include housing in their economic stimulus plans. But most of the new dollars will flow quickly to people who already own their home and want to re-pave their driveway, or cottagers who want to add a new sun deck. The hundreds of thousands who will experience homelessness this year won't get a single penny in desperately needed new programs and services.
The federal government announced plans in September of 2008 to extend its national homelessness program for five years. The funding was frozen at $135 million annually for the entire country – basically the same level as the past decade.
A Fiefdom treatise chapter compiled recent information, assembled the evidence and made the following argument:
Canada – the Failed State: Poverty Rates Prove Wealth Plundering
Still Rampant by the Country's Not So Invisibly Rich
© 2007 Brad Kempo B.A. LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
Several million people will feel the effects of fundamental change in Canada – they'll have a roof over their heads, be able to eat regularly and have appropriate clothing and school supplies. Recent statistics from British Columbia, governed by a premier who is a die-hard totalitarian and unwaveringly loyal to the plundering rich and Chinese, prove that one of the wealthiest countries in the world has an abominable record when it comes to the economically disadvantaged.
In terms of have and have not provinces, B.C. is in the former category and yet has the highest poverty rate in the country. So where is all the money going?
Then there's Canada' largest and most economically prosperous city - Toronto: same conditions: one in three live in poverty. So where is all the money going?
B.C.'s child poverty rate worst in Canada: report
Fourth year in a row B.C ranked last by report
November 26, 2007
CBC News
A new report says B.C. had the highest child-poverty rate in the country for 2005, based on the latest available income numbers from Statistics Canada. According to the report written by the B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, one out of every five children lives in poverty. It said almost 21 per cent of children live below the poverty line. The national average was just under 17 per cent.
It's the fourth year in a row B.C ranked last in the report.
Coalition chairperson Michael Goldberg said the province needs to come up with "a child poverty reduction plan, which has very specific targets, and timelines.
"That's been done in Newfoundland. Quebec has had one for a number of years. They have an anti-poverty act they have to follow and their figures are way down compared to most other provinces," said Goldberg on Sunday.
Goldberg said it's shameful that British Columbia has so many poor children despite doing so well economically.
The United Way of Greater Toronto says that number represents about 93,000 households raising children -- a figure that has doubled since 1990.
The poverty rate is almost 10 per cent higher than the national average, according to the report, entitled "Losing Ground."
One in three T.O. families lives in poverty: report
November 26, 2007
Almost one in three families in Toronto is living in poverty, a "deeply troubling" statistic that makes the city the poverty capital of Canada, according to a new report.
November 26, 2007
L. Krog (NDP, Critic Attorney General):
I suggest to the member opposite: let us talk about moving forward. Let us talk about doing something dramatic. Let us call on the government to do more instead of simply saying, "Great job. Well done, Premier. It's grand. Everything's fine in British Columbia. It's a rosy picture" — notwithstanding that we're once again, for the fourth year in a row, the bearers of the great news that we are first again in child poverty in Canada — first again. Four years in a row, the worst province.
C. James (NDP Leader of the Opposition):
For the fourth year in a row, British Columbia is the province with the worst record on child poverty. B.C. Liberal policies and inaction are making it harder for families to get by, and the result is that more and more children are living below the poverty line. It's a shameful and alarming record, and one this government refuses to address.
My question is to the Minister of Employment and Income Assistance. At a time when his government is sitting on record surpluses, how can he justify his government's shameful record on child poverty?
Hon. C. Richmond (Lib. Minister of Employment and Income Assistance):
We on this side of the House take the well-being of children very seriously. We are dedicated to improving their lives.
J. Brar:
It's hard to understand what the minister means by "taking seriously." Let me add to list of what the minister has said. Since this government took over, the number of homeless people in the province has doubled. Since this government took over, the gap between rich and poor has doubled and is the highest in the country.
Too many people in British Columbia are being left behind by the policies of this government. Clearly, the government policies are not working when it comes to reducing child poverty in British Columbia.
N. Simons:
The minister's answers are absolutely shocking. They're not just shocking to the opposition. They're shocking to most British Columbians, who feel that this government has failed children in this province.
We're six and a half years into his mandate, and he's still relying on his speech from two years ago in which he said the numbers were outdated. Well, this minister is outdated. The child poverty situation in this province is as bad now as it was two years ago when he mentioned that same statistic. What is the minister going to do to address the issue today?
I don't know if the minister opposite knows who these children are, but it's more than statistics, and it's more than regurgitated answers from two years ago.
This is a child poverty situation that leads Canada. We are number one in child poverty — number one. The minister is always proud about everything else he seems to be making up, but we're number one in child poverty.
I know who those children are. I see those children. They go to school hungry. They go to school with clothes that aren't the same as their friends in school, and this minister is thinking about regurgitating old statistics.