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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here is a bit of good news for everyone in Fairfield County who is shivering away even though spring is near: The polar vortex will be gone after Thursday.
But we are all enduring one last day of the big chill, as well as some colder-than-normal days in the week ahead, said Gary Lessor, assistant to the director of Meteorological Studies and the Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.
Thursday dawned with temperatures only in the 5- to 10-degree range, Lessor said, with wind chills even lower at -5 to -10 degrees.
"We continue to be locked in place with the polar vortex, as Canada continues to pump in the cold air to our region," Lessor said.
Thursday high temperatures in the 20s are about 15 degrees below what is normal for early March, he said. Temperatures will sink again overnight into the low teens.
"But this is the end of the polar vortex for the winter," he said. Temperatures will slowly climb, hitting the upper 30s by Friday and the mid-40s by Saturday. The sunny skies should continue both days.
"That will feel wonderful," Lessor said of the normal temperatures. "But it will be only a one-day reprieve."
It will be back down to upper 30s on Sunday, which is below normal but not as icy as it has been in the past week, he said.
Winds will turn to the southwest on Monday and Tuesday, bring a good warmup into the 40s or 50s, Lessor said. "It will be the first days since mid-February that will be above normal. That should be a nice treat."
The normal high temperature is 45 degrees, the normal low is 25 for this time of year, he said. "March is averaging below normal -- not enough warm air is making its way eastward."
No storms are expected in the next week, and it should stay dry.
The cold returns again Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures in the 30s. But long-range forecasts show another storm could be in the mix for Wednesday. Depending on the temperature, it could bring snow, a frozen mix, or rain, Lessor said.
But winter can't last forever: The first day of spring is Thursday, March 20, just two weeks away.
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These statistics are tasters of some of the data and findings featured in the interim report – now available to download as a pdf. The update contains bullet-point information on data growth, mobile subscriptions (with a regional breakdown), voice traffic and smartphone ownership.
For several years, Ericsson has been conducting measurements and collecting data in a large number of networks around the world. As we move towards the Networked Society, we believe this data has become more important than ever in helping all stakeholders prepare for and shape an all-connected world.
In November 2011, we shared our findings, trends and analyses through the first Traffic and Market Data Report. That report attracted a lot of media and industry interest. This interim report is the first update. Ericsson expects to release the next full edition of the report during the second half of Q2, 2012.
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This is not my own encounter but a friends so I will call
him John.John had just mooved into a rental house in a country town to be closer to his new job. The first week he was there he said nothing happened but said that the place had a very uneasy feeling about it particularly in the back part of the house which had been built first and then the rest was added onto in later years.Second week John woke one night to the sight of two lights hovering at the end of his bed but he put this down to being half asleep and imagination. I dont know how long after that this next event took place but all up he was in the house three weeks so it was probably a couple of nights later that he was suddenly woken by the feel of a pair of hands around his throat strangling him and holding him down on the bed he described it as being that strong that he could hardly break free but he did and jumped up out of bed to see that there was no body there that was visible.This was enough for him and he left the house in the middle of the night and spent the night in his car. the experience shook him up that much that in the next few weeks he started to look like an old tramp unshaven and scruffy. He contacted someone who was experinced in this sort of encounter and she told him that at certain times in the cycle of the moon these things are more active than others and he had encountered a really bad spirit. I always think to myself thank god it was him and not me I would probably still be lying there in sheer terror.
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Hong Kong, the hottest initial public offering (IPO) market in the world in 2011, has seen a precipitous slowdown in listings because of market uncertainty and low valuations.
Companies have raised just HK$24 billion ($3.1 billion) via IPOs in the first four months of the year in Hong Kong, compared to HK$260 billion ($33.5 billion) last year, according to figures from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Prada, Citic Securities, Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group and New China Life Insurance were among the names that successfully raised money in Hong Kong last year. Chow Tai Fook raised $2.8 billion in the biggest listing of the year.
By contrast, the biggest IPO in Hong Kong this year was that of Haitong Securities , which raised $1.6 billion and made its debut on April 27.
"I think by any way you measure it, it's been a rough first quarter," Stephen Peepels, Partner at law firm DLA Piper, told CNBC. "So far we have had 5 deals in the entire year in Hong Kong that have raised more than a hundred million dollars, it's a really historically low number."
Last year, companies raised HK$17.77 billion in the first quarter, HK$153.43 billion in the second, HK$23.17 billion in the third and HK$65.63 billion in the fourth.
Concern over the direction of the market is what's keeping investors away, said Ivan Li, Deputy Head of Hong Kong Research at Kim Eng Securities, where he covers the shares of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing .
"There is a lot of uncertainty in the market," he told CNBC. "On the IPO side, stocks' valuations are quite low so companies want to wait a bit for better valuations. On the demand side, investors are not quite ready to jump back into IPOs because of recent corporate scandals."
In March, Deloitte resigned as auditor of Daqing Dairyand childrenswear manufacturer Boshiwa International, and both companies are now being investigated for possible financial irregularities.
Several other companies, including Ausnutria Dairyand Ports Design, have had their shares suspended after they missed the deadline for filing their annual reports.
While sentiment for IPOs is still weak now, Li expects listing activity to pick up in the second half of the year, especially as the Chinese economy stabilizes.
"I expect the Chinese economy to stabilize in third and fourth quarter," Li said. "It will be hard to see last year's number this year but there will certainly be an improvement from what we are seeing now."


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RYE, N.Y. -- The former general manager of the Rye Golf Club has been indicted on 11 counts for allegedly stealing more than $342,000 from the club, the Westchester District Attorney's Office said Friday.
Scott Yandrasevich, 50, of Danbury, Conn., allegedly created a staffing company called RM Staffing for the purposes of billing the City of Rye for services provided to the Club.
Yandrasevich allegedly submitted false bi-weekly invoices on RM Staffing stationery listing individual(s) who were falsely described as working in "Administration," "Restaurant" and/or "Operations" at the Club, when in fact no such person(s) worked for the Club, the district attorney said.
The fraudulent invoices were submitted for approximately four and a half years and totaled $342,120 in wages, the district attorney said. Yandrasevich then allegedly transferred the money back to himself, the DA said.
Yandrasevich was charged with one count of second-degree grand larceny and ten counts of first-degree falsifying business records. He faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
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Reds Astros are making a push while Oakland trades Haren and Balltimore trades Tejeda and talks of Bedard..The Cardinals look awful and are in a division with 2 tems really pushing to win Is the Cards deal of Edmonds for an A prospect a signal of going the Oak/Balt way or are the hoping Colby Rasmus will be the answer? IF Oak/Balt way is Puljols next to go?
Angels..Adenhart..Saunders..B Wood Willets, Mathis Kotchman/Morales enough to get Albert Puljols??? thanks Lenny


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IIt was a lovely KA-BOOM Tuesday evening at Mackerel Cove. Islanders came forth generously late in the fund-raising process, and we all enjoyed fireworks on the Fourth of July holiday, the 230th birthday of our nation's independence.
Donations last week came in from the Jamestown Police Officers Association; the Secret Garden on Southwest Avenue; J. Whitney Brown, Conanicus Avenue; Terry Vasquez and Pat Sullivan, Standish Road, who wrote, "Keep up the good work! Always a great show"; and the Jamestown Lions Club said, "Please 'blow it up' in honor of the men and women in the military serving our country as well as volunteerism in Jamestown"
Also, Idanna and Tom Smith of Meadow Lane; Fermo Bianchi of East Shore Road, "Please blow up this money before the revenuers get it!"; David and Linda Brazil, Intrepid Lane; Scott Lutes and Marcy Coleman or Weatherly Court; Irene Roditakis and Peter Swenton of Buoy Street; Michael and Kathleen O'Neil, Southwest Avenue; Eleanor Gravdahl, Newport Street; Sally and Mercer Garnett of Longfellow Road; and Carleen and John O'Brien of Needham, Mass.
Also contributing are Bob and Andrea Dolan; Edward Day of Conanicus Avenue; Jake and Marnie Jacobsen, Conanicus Avenue; John Heelan, Standish Road; Ken and Adam at the Barber Shop, Conanicus Avenue; Christa Casey; Wendy and Ed Harvey of Walnut Street; Baker's Pharmacy, Narragansett Avenue; Tom and Mary Turley, North Main Road; Robert and Jean Fagan, Mizzen Avenue; Delia Klingbeil, Clinton Avenue; Don Bresnan, Conanicus Avenue; and Robert and Marcia Welty, Longfellow Road;
Also, Wesley Yando, Grinnell Street; Lorraine Spooner; Conanicut Marine Services, Inc.: Jeanne Spinosa and Michael Glier of Southwest Avenue; Jean and Daniel Lilly of Seaside Drive; Richard and Elizabeth Beretta, East Shore Road; Mark and Debbie Swistak, Lincoln Street; Jerome and Frances Gorman, Maple Avenue; John and Joan McCauley of Columbia Lane; Patience Chrisler of St. Louis, Mo., who wrote, "Blow it up!!"; Cliff and Mary Largess, North Kingstown, who wrote, "Continue to be the very best on Narragansett Bay"; Jean Douglas of Beavertail Road; Dorothy and John Bellion of Bay Street; Hope and Frank Darigan of West Reach Drive, who noted, "Your display each year gets better and better and is absolutely the best I've seen - and I've see a lot!! Thanks for your community spirit and keep up the good work!!!"; and with Karen and Charles Osenton's donation was the notation, "May the July 2006 celebration be the greatest noise heard around the state."
Also, Malcolm Clarke Jr., Ledge Road; Susan Finn, Ocean Avenue; Peter and Susan Gaynor, Southwest Avenue; and Tim, Keven, Ryan, Reagan, and Cameron Baker, who wrote, "This donation is in memory of Nancy Baker. She loved your fireworks!!! Thanks." KA-BOOM!
Kudos to Conanicut Marina's Old Glory.
In its first entry into the Babe Ruth League in many years, Jamestown fielded a group of exciting young players sponsored by the Ali Dunn-Packer Foundation and ended the season with a commendable record of 5 wins and 6 losses in the regular schedule and 2 wins and 2 losses in the playoffs.
The team returned to the Babe Ruth League through the efforts of Tony Rafanelli, president of the Jamestown Baseball Association, who met with families of potential players and put together the entry into the Newport League.
Kudos to Jim Bryer, league manager, who led the islanders to the playoffs and a highly successful return to the Babe Ruth League.
Players were: Matthew Baptista, John Rafanelli, Carl DeVellis, Michael Schnack, Kevin Flanagan, Ryan Southworth, Jake Garbelotti, Christian Tiexiera, Anthony Irwin, Alessandro Baccari, Kahn Kurt, Nicholas Baccari, Harry Mielde, Nathaniel Vigneault, Tom Munro, Will Deffley, Ben Normand, Michael Harpool, and Joshua Page.
Coaches were Tony Rafanelli, Roland Vigneault, Al DeVellis and Mike Schnack.
Manager Jim Bryer said of the team, "They're a great bunch of kids who never gave up. Other coaches, teams, and umpires were very impressed by our team and its attitude.
"Parents were fantastic. It was a good year for the kids. They came a long way." Great job, guys.
Reacting to the discussion about the town dock, Richard Botelho wrote, "What do you think of the idea that we install a couple of signs, one on the Newport Bridge and the other on the Jamestown Bridge. 'JAMESTOWN CLOSED, 9PM TILL 5AM'"
Bob Kinder picked up on last week's tune and wrote, "Life is just a bowl of cherries, don't take it serious, life's too mysterious" . . . Good words to live by.
How does the rest of it go?
"You work, you love, you worry so, but you can't take your dough when you go, go, go.
"Keep repeating it's the berries, the greatest oak must fall. The best things in life to you have been loaned, so how can you lose what you've never owned. Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh at it all." Thanks, Bob.
Cumberland reader Helen Zachadnyck sent in more information on Dagmar. It seems that the blond bombshell, who started out in show business with the comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, became more popular on the TV program "Broadway Open House" than host Jerry Lester, and Jerry left the show and the show left soon after.
On July 16, 1951 she graced the cover of Life magazine.
The buxom entertainer went on to host her own TV show entitled "Dagmar's Canteen" in the late '50s. Milton Berle said she was "extra-talented - a pro." She died in 2001 at age 79. Thanks, Helen.
*** The FOP is on the phone again.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic last week wrote about hyperthyroidism. This week he tells us about hypothyroidism and says that's not so keen either.
"Many older dogs and even some young ones can develop an endocrine disorder called hypothyroidism. This means that their thyroid gland, the gland responsible for regulating metabolic function, is not producing enough hormone and the effects on dogs can be significant. Most often we see overweight dogs that do not respond to diet and exercise like we would expect. These dogs also tend to have a poor hair coat or patchy hair loss.
"Some dogs with behavior issues (and even seizure disorders) may have a component of hypothyroidism contributing to the changes, and it is unclear exactly how many other systems are affected by the hypothyroid state. Fortunately, this is a very easy disorder to test for and treat when it is recognized in our Fluffy (and not so Fluffy) pets." WOOF! Thank you, Doctor.
Karen Rafanelli celebrated her birthday last Friday with dinner at Trattoria with family and friends. Hugs, please.
The scouts of Troop 1 are urged to start collecting and pricing the items they plan to sell in the unit's yard sale Saturday, July 29, from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Jamestown Early Learning Center on North Road.
Each scout will be responsible for bringing and taking back home his own stuff, setting up whatever tables or blankets they need for display, and having appropriate change for their customers. BE PREPARED!
Congratulations to islander Arek W. Galle, who has joined Gates, Leighton as senior landscape architect. He'll be responsible for master planning, sustainable design and landscape architecture, and oversee the company's growth in the Maine market.
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Convicted felon accused of possessing stun gun
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MANCHESTER - A convicted felon was discovered with a stun gun after an officer pulled his car over after seeing it run a stop sign, police said.
Elmer Valladares Rivera, 29, of 159 Concord St., Apt. 1, Manchester, is charged with being a habitual offender and being a felon in possession of an electronic defense weapon.
He was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after an officer saw a car go through a stop sign at the intersection of Lowell and Maple streets, according to a police news release.
Valladares Rivera was identified by his New Hampshire non-driver identification card. Police said Valladares Rivera's license is under suspension for being a certified habitual offender. Police said Valladares Rivera had the stun gun in a case on his right hip.
Officers checked Valladares Rivera's criminal history and found a felony conviction in 2011 in Hillsborough County Superior Court for possession of a controlled drug with intent to sell.
He could enter no plea to the felony charges at his arraignment Wednesday morning in 9th Circuit Court, Manchester District Division, so a probable cause hearing was set for Dec. 19. The violation will be addressed then.


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40 hikers from La Salle University rescued in Kentucky
Students on spring break trip
40 hikers from La Salle University rescued in Kentucky
Students on spring break trip
Officials say more than three dozen college students visiting Kentucky for a mission trip are all safe after becoming lost when a sightseeing mountain hike unexpectedly stretched into the night.
Rescuers were able to find the La Salle University students after an hours-long effort.
A spokeswoman at Appalachian Regional Hospital said Friday one rescued woman was still there and in good condition.
A spokesman with La Salle says the group was made up of 37 students and three staff members. He said they were spending spring break helping build houses in the Harlan, Ky., area.
Rescue workers say the group got disoriented while hiking in the Bad Branch Falls nature preserve Thursday and it started to get dark.


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In this case I would listen to wife.
The fries are cold so we gave you extra.
For now, I need to figure out how to get the new boat. Sailabration is working on quote. Based on discussion yesterday, I don't think we're going to come to terms on pricing, so this is probably a waste of time.
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Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) is well known for its toxicity to humans. The common name "Jimsonweed" is reportedly due to mass poisoning experienced by British troops who were sent to the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1676 to suppress Bacon's Rebellion (Beverley 1705). Jimsonweed may be picked and consumed accidentally by individuals mistaking the leaves for those of another plant. More commonly, various parts (including seeds from the spiny pod, leaves, and twigs) may be consumed intentionally in order to experience their psychoactive effects (although these effects are often described even by enthusiasts of psychotropic drugs as extremely violent and unpleasant, as are accompanying symptoms). Consuming Jimsonweed is considered a dangerous practice that can even result in death. Both this and other Datura species, however, have been used in traditional spiritual practices by various New World indigenous peoples. According to Schultes (1976), Jimsonweed is believed to have been the main ingredient in wysoccan, which was used by the Algonquin Indians of eastern North America as part of the ritual of initiation into manhood.
As in other members of the genus Datura, the main active agents in Jimsonweed are the anticholinergic tropane alkaloids hyoscyamine, scopolamine, and atropine, although many other physiologically active alkaloids may also be present. Alkaloid composition and concentration may vary among plant parts as well as among individual plants. Krenzelok (2010) reviewed medical aspects of Jimsonweed poisoning and its treatment. According to Krenzelok, treatment is mainly supportive, with the careful use of the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine in more severe cases of poisoning.
Jimsonweed may be native to North America, probably Mexico, but it is now widespread in vacant lots, along roadsides, and in other "waste places" in temperate and warm regions around the world. Jimsonweed can be a serious agricultural weed in maize and other crops. The large white to purplish trumpet-shaped flowers open in the early evening (for up to 24 hours) and are pollinated by evening-flying moths. Despite the apparent floral adaptations for moth pollination, Jimsonweed has a very high rate of self fertilization, often greater than 95% (although it may be as low as 80% for some individual plants). The factor that has been identified as most strongly contributing to this variation in outcrossing rate is the position of the stigma, i.e., whether it overlaps or protrudes above the anthers.
(Schultes 1976; Motten and Stone 2000 and references therein; Mabberley 2008; Krenzelok 2010)


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Tianyi Square
Wang is not alone in his efforts to modernise the urban landscape of China. Internationally renowned architect Ma Qingyun fashioned this grand central plaza to have a distinct European vibe. Several maze-like paths radiate outwards from Tianyi Square and the buildings alongside them – mostly low-rises limited to three or four storeys – bring together shopping, dining and businesses into one area.
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Dimension Data Asia Extends Cloud Services To Asia Pacific
New Managed Cloud Platform enables global organizations to leverage cloud benefits of increased agility and reduced costs
Jan 16, 2013, 12:43 EST
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimension Data, the $5.8 billion ICT services and solutions provider, today announced that its Managed Cloud Platform™ (MCP) is now available in Hong Kong. This brings the number of MCPs the Group has launched since Dimension Data announced the global delivery platform for all its cloud services to five. The Hong Kong MCP enables Dimension Data to further entrench its global cloud presence, making it easier for organizations to harness the cost and agility benefits of a self-service cloud model. In addition, it provides organizations low latency access to secure, enterprise-class public, private and hosted private cloud services within the Asia Pacific Region.
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Bill Padfield, chief executive officer, Dimension Data Asia said, "With MCPs now in Hong Kong, the U.S., The Netherlands, Australia and South Africa, global organizations have local and global access to enterprise-class cloud services that are high-performance, easy-to-use and flexible. Our offerings serve the needs of both enterprises and service providers. Just in October, we announced that Indosat, a leading Indonesian integrated telecoms and data service provider, will offer local enterprises Indosat Cloud, a public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service based on Dimension Data's public cloud."
Dimension Data offers public and private cloud Compute-as-a-Service (CaaS) solutions that provide self-service, on-demand, cloud-based compute, storage and networking resources. Using a Web-based or REST-based application interface (API), clients are able to provision, access and manage public, private and hosted private cloud services by Dimension Data.
Dimension Data's private cloud services provide a pre-determined set of server and storage resources as a dedicated service that can be deployed either in a client's data center, or off-premise. The service includes the physical infrastructure, virtualization and operating system software, implementation, cloud management (automated provisioning, orchestration and billing) and ongoing management by Dimension Data. Dimension Data's managed hosting services go beyond infrastructure hosting and include deployment, management and delivery of applications as well.
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- Regional MCP presence and global reach to address data sovereignty and compliance requirements
Already, thousands of clients have signed up for Dimension Data's public cloud services across financial, manufacturing, government, healthcare, gaming, Internet and software industries. The company plans to aggressively roll out its cloud services with partners in Hong Kong, India and Japan before the end of the year. Dimension Data hosts hundreds of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers, including Accept Software, ClearBenefits, Compuware Gomez, Glassbeam, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Xactly.
Francis Pang, general manager, Dimension Data Hong Kong said, "The timing of the Hong Kong roll-out is fitting. Hong Kong's Government Chief Information Officer recently announced that cloud computing will be ranked at the top of the government's IT agenda. Dimension Data is proud to be among the first cloud service vendors to be named an approved government public cloud service provider. Now, we're aiming to make the same IT benefits available to Hong Kong's private sector as well. Clients across different sectors in Hong Kong, such as financial, transportation, travel, government and education, have already signed up for our cloud offerings."
All of Dimension Data's MCPs are enterprise-ready, offering multiple layers of security, administrative controls, 99.99 percent availability SLAs on public cloud, 24/7 phone support and integrated management capabilities. To help organizations along their journey to the cloud, Dimension Data also offers cloud readiness, enablement and integration services. To celebrate the availability of the Hong Kong MCP, Dimension Data will be offering a free trial for new clients. Visit http://apcloud.dimensiondata.com to learn more about Dimension Data cloud services and to sign up online.
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Bob Woodward has been blowing the whistle on Obamaworld full of lies on the sequester, most recently over the weekend in a Washington Post column. It's a great old-fashioned story in a number of respects, which was the point I tried to make in my Obamaworld post. In any event, it seems to have Woodward's juices flowing. This morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe Woodward blasted Obama's "madness" for letting budget considerations influence military policy (as Atlantic Wire puts it.) The video is below.
Woodward has struck a nerve in Obamaworld. On CNN this evening Woodward said that a "very senior person" at the White House warned him in an email that he would "regret doing this[.]" CNN host Wolf Blitzer said that the network invited a White House official to debate Woodward on-air, but the White House declined (transcript and video here).
Well, it worked on John Roberts, why not Bob Woodward? Woodward may prove to have more spine than the Chief Justice of the United States. We can only hope. In any event, Woodward is, so to speak, right on the money. Thus the, ah, sensitivity over in Obamaworld. As I say, it's a helluva story.
UPDATE: Politico has more here.
AND MORE: BuzzFeed's Ben Smith identifies the Obamaworld enforcer as Gene Sperling.


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Plans for a 27000 panel solar farm on green land have been welcomed by residents as "clean, fresh energy for future generations."
Renewable energy firm RES want to transform 30 acres of land at Tom Lane, Duckmanton into a huge solar farm capable of supplying power for up to 1600 households each year.
A public consultation into the proposals was held by the Hertforshire firm on Monday at Duckmanton Primary School and attracted FIGURES.
Members of the RES project team discussed the plans with visitors, who had a chance to register their views and make suggestions about how the project can benefit the community.
Eliot Davies, RES Project Manager, said: "We'd like to thank everyone who came to our public exhibition on Monday for the proposed Arkwright Solar Farm.
"We really enjoyed meeting with local people and gaining their views about our proposal and solar energy in general.
"The feedback we received was very positive, with several interesting suggestions on how the project may benefit the community should it be consented.
"We have taken note of these and will discuss the community benefit options with people in more detail as the project progresses."
Derbyshire Times readers were quick to welcome the proposals online and on social media sites.
On the Derbyshire Times website, one user – Conker87 – said: "Excellent, more of these should be put up. The more we use renewable the better off we will be when fossil fuels run out."
Facebook user, Frances Lilly, said: "I see it as clean fresh energy for our future generations –I don't see these solar farms or wind turbines as 'eyesores'."
Another user, Jono Cook, added: "We need them. If you think we don't need alternative energy sources, you've simply not read enough."
Andy Slack, commented: "Fossil fuels are finite, hopefully the sun isn't."
But not everyone is happy with the plans. On the Derbyshire Times' website, a user named Saveenergy, said: "It's a strange concept that to 'save fossil fuels', we use fossil fuels to make solar panels, install them on farmland and then fly in farm produce from around the world using… fossil fuels."
RES will consider feedback from the public before submitted a planning application for the solar farm later this spring.
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Boy wounded by bullet was to be released
December 02. 2013 8:53PM
MANCHESTER — Police continue to investigate a shooting incident early Saturday morning in which a 5-year-old boy shot himself in the left hip.
The boy was taken to Elliot Hospital after the shooting, which happened about 2:30 a.m. in his third-floor residence at 420 Spruce St. Police Sgt. Maureen Tessier said the child was expected to be released from the hospital Monday.
The gun belonged to Sonday Bishop, who lives with the boy's mother. He referred to the boy as his son, De'Jon, but police said Bishop is not the boy's biological father. Police identified the boy's mother as Charmaine Beard.
Tessier said the investigation is continuing, but police believe the shooting was an accident. However it has not been determined whether any charges will be filed.
The gun was not secure and Bishop said the boy knew where the gun was kept.
"That's still a matter of conern," Tessier said.
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Hi Jan,
During the "Elephant in the Room" week, I wrote this entry: Beautiful Love. I was concerned that it wouldn't do well, because it didn't seem very on topic to me, but it ended up being my first entry to win an EC.
How would you rate this in the "Topic" category?


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Whip It (UK - DVD R2)
'Let's go apesh*t!' Marcus looks at one of his favorite movies of 2010 so far...
Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) is growing up and isn't exactly seeing much of a future in her small hometown of Bodeen, Texas. With her ever watchful mother (Marcia Gay Harden) not really knowing when to let her teenage daughter off the leash and a best friend (Alia Shawkat) that is on the verge of leaving the town for college, Bliss finds something new to fall in love with and it comes on eight wheels: roller derby.
Proving to be a bit of a speed demon, Bliss becomes Babe Ruthless and joins the underdog Austin team, the Hurl Scouts, and her small town life slowly becomes a fading memory when compared to the thrill of being in amongst the action with her roller team mates. But it isn't long before Bliss realises there's more to life than just being whipped around a roller derby.
So Gertie's making movies now? Whip It is such a great start to Drew Barrymore's step into directing, she's brought along that rocker girl attitude that resonates off of her so well in the Charlie's Angels movies and somehow manages to translate it into the spirit of her directorial debut. She hasn't reinvented the wheel in regards to the coming of age formula, she's not making any sort of commentary on the youth of today or anything as heavy handed as that, and she certainly isn't aiming to make an impact in regards to yelling at people that she's a director now, but she's managed to make a solid movie in an overcrowded genre that's got its own personality and does 'feel good' with ease.
It helps that she has cool girl of the moment Ellen Page at the front and centre of the movie. In my eyes, Page can't do any wrong, with great performances in all of her movies to date (even if some of the movies can be shaky around her) and she has an on screen presence that's always enjoyable to be around. With Bliss, she one hundred percent sells the love of playing roller derby and the enjoyment of the new life it's offered her. She takes the character on a convincing journey and with a gang of misfit characters this good supporting her, this movie would have a hard time failing.
The entire band of Hurl Scouts as well as the other roller derby team members are just great fun to spend a movie with. Kristen Wiig plays a slightly reigned in spin on her usual roles which works wonders and Drew Barrymore herself is a brawler who's just pure kick ass. Juliette Lewis is a pitch perfect rock and roll bad girl, Eve, Zoe Bell, Ari Graynor and Jimmy Falon have small but memorable moments but it's team coach Razor played by Andrew Wilson who steals the show for me. This guy is hilarious, from his team plays, team speeches and beard through to his cut off jean shorts and sweat band, this character rocks and we need to see more of this Wilson brother in movies.
Up until very recently (like Toy Story 3 and Inception recently), Whip It was a clear winner in my films of the year so far. When I saw this movie a while back I just ate it up. I loved the characters, the feel good nature of it, the soundtrack, and it's just the sort of movie I could find myself gravitating towards when considering what to watch on a Friday night. Whip it leaves me grinning from ear to ear and even though it wasn't a poignant or thought provoking experience like Toy Story 3 or Inception proved to be, it's movies like Whip It that burrow their way into my movie driven heart and remind me how much I love these sorts of outings when they're this much fun.
Whip It offers up a pleasant and generally warm 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. Colours are bright, especially for the roller team's uniforms, and generally the lighting makes for a nice feel to a relatively low key affair.
Blacks are deep and grain is minimal and this DVD does a fine job at presenting the clean transfer (even though the style of it hints that the Blu-ray will be a big improvement—lets hope it's the case when the movie is released in August).
All in all Whip It looks pretty darn good for a standard definition release, with some scenes faring better than others (look out for the cafe food fight which is probably the best looking due to the lighting). Real detail is minimal and the image suffers slightly from softness in places but generally Whip It whips out the goods.
Whip It isn't exactly a movie that's going for masses of dynamic sound effects, honestly the best your gonna get is the oomph of a shoulder barge or a slam of someone hitting the track, so the focus really comes down to the dialogue and the soundtrack, both of which do a acceptable job.
The track handles dialogue well and it all sits central with a consistently clear presentation but I found the music choices in the movie to start with a punchy intro but then slip slightly below the level that I'd call effective. Gabe also mentioned this in his US review for the Blu-ray, so it looks like it's part of the mix as opposed to the track's problems. Same can be said for the crowd in the derby games, which are there in the ambience of the scene, but really you have to pay attention to them to really feel their presence.
Sadly there's no commentary here and that really would have been a blast with the whole of the Hurl Scouts. All we get are nine deleted scenes (15:28) and a handful of EPK Interviews (33:59) from Drew and her stars, which are good, but due to the style of their presentation a little bit of a slog in places.
In conclusion, the disc does a solid enough job without having anything to show off (which to be honest is more than I could have hoped for as a while ago when I never even thought the UK was going to get the movie at all).
Having seen Whip It a few times now, I honestly think I enjoy it more and more with every watch. It just feels like one of those movies that I'll have in my collection for years and still happily sit through it if I catch it on TV for the hundredth time. So get your skates on and check it out.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Pixarfan517 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,478
I loved this movie too.
James Tully Member Join Date: October 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 436
I'm a big fan of this film as well.
Any additional extras on the Blu-Ray?
Any additional extras on the Blu-Ray?
bradavon Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,945
Ellen Page is such a good actor for her young age. I saw Juno recently and loved every minute. It makes me wonder why she decided to be in X-Men 3, maybe just for the fun of it.
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
She was by far the best thing about X3 for me even before I even knew what an Ellen Page was. She caught the youth/enjoyment of X-characters that the previous installments missed with their leathering up of the X-men. I'm not saying it's the best X-movie (we all know it ain't) but her scene with Juggernaut caught the feeling of 90's x-comics pretty damn well in my view.
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Hey, Marcus - who do you have to sleep with to get reviews put up on the site...?
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Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th August 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Deleted Scenes, Interviews
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Drew Barrymore
Cast: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden Kristen Wiig Drew Barrymore Juliette Lewis Jimmy Fallon, Andrew Wilson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance and Sport
Length: 106 minutes
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NEW LONDON — A convicted Norwich robber accused of violating his probation and skipping a court appearance has agreed to a plea deal that sentences him to a year in prison.
James Harnage, 26, appeared Thursday in New London Superior Court.
"I appreciate the court's leniency," Harnage told Judge Hillary Strackbein. "It's a struggle, but I'm really trying."
"Things aren't easy for Mr. Harnage," Assistant State's Attorney Lawrence Tytla said. "But it's time to grow up."
Strackbein sentenced Harnage to five years in prison, suspended after one year served, plus the balance of the time left on the probation term from his original sentence.
In November 2007, Harnage was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to 10 years in prison, suspended after he served five years, followed by three years' probation.
He was released in November 2011.
A probation report lists numerous violation claims since then, including failing to report to his probation officer, failing to report a change of address, failing to keep his GPS monitoring unit charged and testing positive for using cocaine.
Norwich police arrested Harnage on the probation violation charge in March. While awaiting a hearing, however, he missed a scheduled court appearance on Aug. 12, authorities said, and his rearrest was ordered.
Police didn't find Harnage to rearrest him until Sept. 27, when officers said they learned from an anonymous source that he was camping in the woods behind Shetucket Iron and Metal near Laurel Hill Avenue.
After talking to Harnage's girlfriend, who told police that she hadn't seen him in more than a month and he was out of state, police said they continued the search anyway.
Police said they spotted a makeshift campsite near the Shetucket River and a man matching Harnage's description who fled when they approached. Police said he ran along the river and across a field, then tried to hide in the water.
Harnage was captured, however, police said, and has been in prison since then, held on $150,000 bail.
Strackbein sentenced him to one year in prison on the failure to appear in court charge. It will be served at the same time as the probation violation charge.
Harnage also faced a charge of interfering with police for allegedly running away and trying to hide the day he was rearrested. That charge was dropped.


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It is designed for this requirement. On one hand, SharePoint user has created unique permissions for items of a list. On the other hand, he needs to add or remove some permission to all the items. In this circumstance, modifying permissions to each item is hard for default SharePoint permission setting.
With SharePoint Permission Batch Setting, it is possible to add or remove permissions to users/groups or user/group field columns for all items. The user/group field column are columns which represent users/groups, including Created By, Modified By etc. inner columns and other users/groups columns like, Manager.
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Four UFC Fights That Would Have Different Outcomes Under 'Stockton Rules'
(Smiling in the presence of a woman? Automatic one-point deduction. / Photo via Sherdog)
As sort-of hazily defined by Nick Diaz back in January 2010, the Unified Rules of Stockton is an alternate MMA scoring system in which the winner of the fight is the guy who would have won if the match had continued indefinitely, and the loser is the guy who looks more fucked up afterwards. Under Stockton Rules, only the final round is scored, and holding onto top position without doing damage actually counts for negative points.
The more commonly used ten-point-must system keeps things nice and uniform, and doesn't require judges to predict the future. But as we've seen time and time again, the fighter who has more points on the scorecards isn't always who you would call the "winner." So which notable UFC fights would have different results if the scoring system was a little more gangster? Let's get an obvious one out of the way first…
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The Night Sinatra And DiMaggio Heard Marilyn Was Humping Some Guy
Sixty years ago today, Joe DiMaggio married his girlfriend of two years, Marilyn Monroe. Here, the happy couple are seen leaving San Francisco's City Hall, site of their nuptials. It was a short-lived union: The two divorced in October of the same year.


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The Hospital Auxiliary of Hilton Head Hospital and Coastal Carolina Hospital will sponsor a blood drive from 1-3 p.m. on April 12 at Coastal Carolina Hospital and 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center.
The blood will be collected by the Blood Alliance, which is a nonprofit community blood bank. Every drop of blood stays in the community. For more information, call 689-8246.
Artisan's Night welcomes local artists
Hardeeville Parks and Recreation Department is having Artisan's Night at 7 p.m. on April 12 in the Hardeeville Community Room. This is an opportunity for emerging artist in the community to display their art.
Photographers, painters, sculptors, and graphic artist of all ages are welcome to participate. Please register and submit works of art by 5 p.m. April 8. For more information call Raven Favor at 784-2231.
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Coastal Carolina Hospital will offer a "Living Well With Diabetes" class from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 27 in Suite 220.
It is designed for people who are newly diagnosed diabetics or those who need a refresher class on managing their diabetic condition. The class will focus on understanding the types and signs of diabetes, diabetes medication and insulin, blood glucose monitoring, diet, and complications from uncontrolled diabetes.
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The execs at Lifetime network must be grinning from ear-to-ear this week now that Lindsay Lohan, the star of their "Liz & Dick" biopic, has been in the news for certain vehicular issues in New York.
After all, the words used in the first trailer for the made-for-TV movie—"infamous," "scandalous" and "dangerous"—apply to Lilo as well as La Liz. The network on Thursday released the trailer for the film, in which Lohan plays screen legend Elizabeth Taylor opposite Grant Bowler, who stars as Richard Burton.
The latest controversy involving Lohan occurred earlier this week, when she was arrested after a pedestrian told police that her car struck him as she was driving into a hotel in New York. According to Reuters, Lohan's car hit a 34-year-old man in an alley around 2:30 a.m. Lilo was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident as she left the Dream hotel in lower Manhattan.
The man has said he has an injured knee. Lohan's publicist says the injury claims are false.
Lohan, 26, has been in and out of court, rehab and prison since a 2007 drunk driving arrest in L.A. An L.A. judge released Lohan from formal probation in March, but she was instructed to obey all laws until 2014. A conviction in the New York case could trigger a violation of those conditions.
Directed by Lloyd Kramer, the movie focuses on Taylor's love affair with Burton, whom she met on the set of "Cleopatra" and married and divorced twice. It airs Nov. 25.
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by Grayson » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:33 pm
Yeah, I remember that and that is actually something that I would have really loved to see. Hell, I would still love to see that. How awesome would it be if they did some huge inter-company crossover and a handful of each company's characters were trapped in the other universe for a year? The potential for some unique storytelling would be endless and I think we could get some really fun, really great stories out of it.
DC doesn't want to use Wally West right now? Imagine a Marvel book where Wally West ends up in New York City, becomes Peter Parker's room mate, and then interacting with Avengers villains. Too bad it will never happen though. Stupid DC and Marvel!
by Amoebas » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:46 pm
Except Wally doesn't have the Speed Force in the MU and he'd be defenseless against Peter "Octospidey" Parker's advances.
by Grayson » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:37 pm
That was only in a story that was officially not within the continuity of either the DC or Marvel universe. Maybe this time, if Wally enters the Marvel universe, his body will act as a Speed Force generator that generates his own Speed Force.
In regards to "Octospidey," obviously the scenario I described happens after everything is set right and Peter is firmly in control of his own body once again, which will more than likely be sometime after May.
by IvCNuB4 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:41 pmMarvel is too busy plotting out their line-wide reboot (ya know, the one thing that they swore they'd never do) right now to take on another large-scale project
by Wally Brando » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:45 pm
You've been desperately clinging to this theory for over a year now, to no avail.
by Grayson » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:55 pm
Exactly. Why would Marvel do a company wide reboot when they were able to turn the tide against DC by simply renumbering their comics?
Besides, when Marvel wants to reset their status quo they simply do something like have Spider-Man make a deal with the devil, have Doctor Octopus brainwash Spider-Man into believing that he is really Doctor Octopus, or just ignore continuity altogether.
by prozacman » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:01 pmI actually would like to get some new Darkclaw comics and an action figure
by alaska1125 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:10 pm
Yep...I picked up a handful of those Amalgam books in the 25 cent box. Fun stuff. Super Soldier was a stand out for me.
by IvCNuB4 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:14 pm
A guy can dream, can't he ?
by BubbaKanoosh » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:35 pmAs long as there are only 52 earths in the dc universe, there will be no crossovers. Unless they make it do that the people of DC earth have fucked up the universe so much via Crisis' that the elders of the universe blocked the rest of the multiverse from them.
by chap22 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:06 pmI really don't get the argument that there HAS to be some kind of lasting change or some kind of imbalance in character spotlight for a crossover likethisto be worth reading. Sometimes it's ok for a story just to be fun, y'know? Have familiar characters who never interact with each other team up to face threats they haven't faced before. You can get new insights into the characters as seen through the eyes of other characters, that can be as interesting as some forced change for change's sake. If Marvel and DC could come up with something that promised to be fun, I'd read it.
That said, most of the ones they did back in the day weren't. They ranged mostly from dull to horrible, with just a few notable exceptions: I'm still partial to the old giant-sized Batman vs. the Hulk, the X-Men/Teen Titans one vs. Darkseid and Dark Phoenix (with Deathstroke), and my personal favorite JLA/Avengers, which was just so much damn fun IMMO it was worth the 25-year wait. But if they can't come up with something to equal those, I'd just as soon they do nothing.
by Draco x » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:09 pm
And I bet you still rock MC Hammer pants. Besides, I like the bald look-it shows my evil side much clearly.
by Draco x » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:16 pm
So off base with this comment here. There were some pretty good crossovers back in the day like Batman/ Spiderman, Superman/ Spiderman, JLA/ Avengers, Batman/ Punisher, Batman/ Captain America, Green Lantern/ Silver Surfer and so on. Although there were some sucky ones I clearly won't mention, it was pretty good business and it brought fans from both companies together to enjoy good stories. It was also good for business. I miss those days.
by Draco x » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:20 pm
Yeah I remember that imprint. I liked Dark Claw, JLX, the Magnetic Men, X-Patrol, Dr. Strangefate and Assassins the most.
by Draco x » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:23 pm
Please don't remind us of one of the worst super-hero movies that ever came out. As much as I like the Wayans, that movie sucked rocks.
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The Wait for 'Grand Theft Auto V' Continues; Take-Two Shares Fall
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. on Thursday said it won't release "Grand Theft Auto V" until September, delaying the launch of a high-profile title that players and investors have been awaiting for years.
Originally slated for release this spring, "Grand Theft Auto V" will now be released on Sept. 17., more than five years after the game's previous iteration was launched. Take-Two said in November that the franchise has sold more than 125 million units over its lifespan.
Investors voiced their disapproval, sending the stock down much as 12% Thursday. Shares recovered some, last trading down 4.9% to $12.42.
The company said the release was moved to September to "allow additional development time." A Take-Two spokesman declined to provide additional details, though the game's developer, Rockstar Games, issued an apology to players on its official blog.


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