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A state flood board has ordered two homeowners to remove improvements they built on a levee behind their homes - the most aggressive action taken in Stockton since officials began scrutinizing levees more carefully in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
A state flood board has ordered two homeowners to remove improvements they built on a levee behind their homes - the most aggressive action taken in Stockton since officials began scrutinizing levees more carefully in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board approved cease-and-desist orders Friday against two homeowners who have ignored requests since 2010 to remove fences, trees, sprinkler systems, a shed and other items, said the board's chief engineer, Len Marino.
The homeowners have 30 days to remove those improvements or local and state officials will do it for them, Marino said.
"It's been 31/2 years, and we're still talking about it," Marino said. "We're getting to the point now where we have no choice."
The improvements built by a total of eight homeowners are one reason the Twin Creeks subdivision in north Stockton may be mapped into a high-risk flood zone, which would require hundreds of homeowners with mortgages to buy flood insurance.
What's more, until the problems are fixed, the Bear Creek levee has been declared ineligible for federal flood rehabilitation assistance. That means if the levee fails during a flood, the feds would not pay to help rebuild it.
While limited in terms of the number of homes affected, what's happening at Twin Creeks could be an indication of what's in store for other Stockton waterways, along which many homeowners built fences, steps or boat docks before Hurricane Katrina prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to crack down.
But dealing only with Bear Creek has now taken more than five years.
In 2007, the Corps decided that the Bear Creek levee on the south bank west of Interstate 5 was no longer acceptable because of things people had built. A permit issued nine years earlier was supposed to cover these encroachments, but the Corps had never reviewed or endorsed that permit.
Residents asked for permission to keep what they had constructed, and the Corps decided that some things - such as boat docks - were acceptable, while others were not.
Residents were notified in 2010 which items would have to be removed. Some complied, but in other cases, residents ignored offers by the state to remove items at no charge, Marino said.
The new cease-and-desist orders were issued against homeowners Jesse Robles and Joe Phillips. They could not be reached for comment Monday.
According to documents, Robles must remove three fir trees, a retaining wall and a wrought iron fence, among other things. Phillips must remove a shed and sprinkler system.
Marino said the state board had little choice, citing the Corps' concerns.
"(Residents) don't like what's happened, and I don't blame them one bit," he said. "But we don't have a lot of alternatives."
This won't be the end of the story. The biggest issue on Bear Creek is a backyard swimming pool that has been deemed to be too close to the levee; a dispute with that homeowner and others is still ongoing.
State officials have already said that encroachments on the south bank of the Calaveras River will be the next focus of their attention after Bear Creek.
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SOMA, Turkey - Women wailed uncontrollably, men knelt sobbing and others just stared in disbelief outside a coal mine in western Turkey as rescue workers removed a steady stream of bodies Wednesday from an underground explosion and fire that killed at least 238 workers. The fate of an estimated 120 miners remained unclear in one of Turkey's worst mining disasters.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan postponed a foreign trip and visited the mine in Soma, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. The deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.
Erdogan said the tragedy would be investigated to its "smallest detail" and "no negligence will be ignored." He discussed rescue operations with authorities, walked near the entrance of the mine and also comforted two crying women. Earlier, Erdogan declared three days of national mourning, ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 people were inside the coal mine in Soma at the time of Tuesday's explosion and 363 of them had been rescued. Scores were injured, Yildiz told reporters in Soma, where he was overseeing operations by more than 400 rescuers.
The last worker rescued alive emerged from the mine around dawn, a government official said on condition of anonymity because she didn't have prior authorization to speak publicly to journalists about the issue. As of 3:30 p.m., it had been about 10 hours since anyone had been brought out alive.
"Regarding the rescue operation, I can say that our hopes are diminishing," Yildiz said before Erdogan's visit.
Erdogan said there were an estimated 120 workers still inside the mine.
"Our hope is that, God willing, they will be brought out," he said. "That is what we are waiting for."
Tensions were high as hundreds of relatives and miners stood outside the mine. The crowd shouted at officials, including when Yildiz passed by, and some wailed each time a body was brought up. A heavy police presence was in place around the mine.
The explosion tore through the mine as workers were preparing for a shift change, officials said, which likely raised the casualty toll because there were more miners inside than usual.
Mining accidents are common in Turkey, which is plagued by poor safety conditions. Turkey's worst mining disaster was a 1992 gas explosion that killed 263 workers near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak.
In Istanbul, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the company which owns the mine, Soma Holding. In the capital, Ankara, police dispersed a group who tried to march to the energy ministry to protest the deaths, the Dogan news agency reported.
Erdogan warned that some radical groups would try to use the disaster to discredit the government.
Turkey's Labor and Social Security Ministry said the mine had been inspected five times since 2012, including in March of 2014, and that no issues violating work safety and security were detected. The country's main opposition party said Erdogan's ruling party had recently voted down a proposal for the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry into a series of small-scale accidents at mines around Soma.
Rescue workers emerged at a slow pace from the mine with stretchers carrying bodies, which were covered in blankets. The corpses' faces were blackened like the coal.
One man, who declined to be named, said he had led a 10-man team about a kilometer (half-mile), or halfway, down the mine into the tunnels and had recovered three bodies.
But the men had to flee because of smoke from coal that had been lit by the explosion, he said. Another man walked down the stairs from the mine's entrance weeping, with a look of dejection. Behind him, two groups bearing heavy stretchers pushed through the crowd like caterpillars.
As bodies were brought out on stretchers, rescue workers pulled blankets back from the faces of the dead to give jostling crowds of anxious family members a chance to identify victims. One elderly man wearing a prayer cap wailed after he recognized one of the dead, and police restrained him from climbing into an ambulance with the body.
An injured rescue worker who emerged alive was whisked away on a stretcher to the cheers of onlookers. Yildiz said rescue operations were hindered because the mine hadn't been cleared of gas.
Authorities say the disaster followed an explosion and fire caused by a power distribution unit.
Yildiz said earlier that some of the workers were 420 meters (460 yards) deep inside the mine. News reports said the workers couldn't use elevators to escape because the explosion had cut off power.
Overnight, people cheered and applauded as some trapped workers emerged. But others were consumed by grief.
Emine Gulsen, part of a group of women who sat wailing near the entrance to the mine, chanted, "My son is gone, my Mehmet." Her son, Mehmet Gulsen, 31, has been working in the mine for five years.
Mehmet Gulsen's aunt, Makbule Dag, held out hope. "Inshallah" (God willing), she said.
Police set up fences and stood guard around Soma state hospital to keep the crowds away.
SOMA Komur Isletmeleri A.S., which owns the mine, said the accident occurred despite the "highest safety measures and constant controls" and added that an investigation was being launched.
"Our main priority is to get our workers out so that they may be reunited with their loved ones," the company said in a statement.
Suzan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Berza Simsek in Soma contributed to this report.

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May 17, 2012
A report released Thursday in Bangkok by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) says more research needs to be conducted to determine the extent to which transgender persons in Asia and the Pacific are affected by HIV, are socially ostracized, and lack fundamental rights, including access to basic health care, a UNDP press release reports. The report, released to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, is "a comprehensive review of material gathered from across the region over the past 12 years" and "emphasizes that inclusive research, designed and implemented in partnership with the transgender community, is critical to enable governments, community-based organizations and supporting organizations to enhance HIV and sexual health care services specific to the needs of transgender people, and foster action by governments to adopt more socially equitable policies and practices to protect their rights," according to the press release (5/17).
"Report author Sam Winter, of Hong Kong University, urged governments to take note of the 'burning need to address a very human crisis,' pointing out many transgender people end up working as prostitutes and having unsafe sex," Agence France-Presse writes. "Social exclusion, poverty and HIV infection contribute to what we call a 'stigma sickness slope' -- a downward spiral that is difficult to reverse," he wrote in the study, which is titled "Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region," according to AFP. The news service writes, "[T]he study also highlighted positive developments, noting an increasingly confident transgender identity has taken root. It also detected greater will from the community to engage with mainstream services and policy discussions" (5/16).
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This just in: Alec Baldwin is "shocked" that his outburst on Twitter, in which he called Daily Mail's George Stark a "queen," should have brought a disaproving response from one particular CNN host.
The former "30 Rock" star appeared as a guest on Howard Stern's radio show Monday and talked about his recent Twitter rant, which Anderson Cooper called homophobic.
When asked about the situation by Stern, Baldwin began to say, "Anderson Cooper decides to, to, to, to..."
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"Whatever word you want to use, I'm not going to say 'attacked,'" Baldwin said, "That was the one that shocked me the most."
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Well, excuse us, but what negotiations and peace process are they referring to? For all intents and purposes, the process has been dead for several years. Palestinians refuse to participate in talks because of continued settlement expansion. Israelis won't commit to a moratorium on settlement building. The two sides live behind walls and checkpoints in an atmosphere of smoldering hostility and sporadic violence. The United Nations bid — expected to be presented to the General Assembly on Nov. 29 — is certainly a unilateral move, and maybe it will turn out to be a counterproductive one, but the underlying problem is that bilateralism, at the moment, isn't going anywhere.


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SEATTLE – Real Salt Lake (17-11-5, 56 points, West #2) inched closer to clinching a top-three seed in the Western Conference on Wednesday night, playing 10-man Seattle Sounders FC (14-7-11, 53 points, West #3) to a 0-0 draw at CenturyLink Field. RSL now needs just one point in its MLS regular season finale against Vancouver at Rio Tinto Stadium on Oct. 27 to clinch a top-three seed in the West and avoid the 4-v-5 seed knockout game. The second-place Claret-and-Cobalt – which leads third-place Seattle by three points and fourth-place L.A. by six points – would also seal a top-three spot with a L.A. loss or tie in either of its final two games.
The first half of Wednesday's game was played at a quick pace, with both teams getting up the field and creating chances fairly regularly. Seattle had the first opportunity, nearly going ahead in the seventh minute. MF Christian Tiffert created the chance, running onto a through ball on RSL's end line before lofting a cross to FW Fredy Montero at the back post that RSL MF Luis Gil athletically headed away. Seattle and RSL traded half-chances in the 14th and 15th minutes, but the next real opportunity didn't come until the 22nd minute. Sounders FC FW Sammy Ochoa had the look, rising over RSL DF Tony Beltran at the left post and heading an early cross high and wide of the goal.
Things changed in the 30th minute, when RSL went up a man after Seattle DF Zach Scott was shown his second yellow card for a foul on Claret-and-Cobalt MF Javier Morales. Scott's ejection – he picked up his first yellow for a foul on FW Fabian Espindola in the 10th – prompted Seattle to bring on DF Mike Seamon for Ochoa, changing Sounders FC from a 4-4-2 to a 4-4-1 formation.
Despite playing up a man and holding the majority of possession, RSL couldn't quite create a clear cut chance in the remaining 15 minutes of the first half. Seattle, on the other hand, had several decent looks, with its best opportunity coming on a PK shout in stoppage time. Sounders FC wanted Beltran whistled for a hand ball in the box, but replays showed that the right back had his arm tucked into his chest before it was struck by a Montero shot.
Real Salt Lake made one change at the break, bringing on DF Chris Schuler for DF Jamison Olave, who strained his hamstring late in the first half. RSL had a good look at goal just three minutes into the second frame. Morales had the chance, picking up a loose ball 25 yards out in the middle of the field before hitting a hard shot at goal that Sounders FC GK Michael Gspurning did well to tip over the bar.
Despite Morales' early chance, Seattle had the better of the play for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Sounders FC had a good chance in the 52nd minute, when MF Mauro Rosales picked up a loose clearance in the box following a corner kick and fired a curling left footer just wide of the far post from the right side of the box.
RSL settled things down around the 65th, controlling more of the game, dictating the tempo and pushing for a goal. The concerted effort to go forward led to a RSL chacne in the 75th minute. RSL captain Kyle Beckerman had the look, collecting a ball in the middle of the field, cutting to his left foot and ripping a 25-yard just over the bar.
The Claret-and-Cobalt had an even better look in the 83rd minute. Beltran had the chance, combining with Espindola at the top of the box to get in on goal before firing a contested shot at Gspurning. RSL kept pushing for a goal and nearly found the winner on two separate occasions in stoppage time. Schuler had the first look. The big central defender latched onto a ball in the right side of the box and hit a hard left-footer on goal, forcing Gspurning into a fine diving parry.
Substitute MF Sebastian Velasquez came even closer seconds later, collecting MF Jonny Steele's layoff eight yards out and firing a low left-footer to the near post. Gspurning got his body in front of the shot but didn't hold the ball and the rebound was inches away from sneaking inside the right bar.
Real Salt Lake next plays on Tuesday, Oct. 23, when it will host Costa Rican champs C.S. Herediano in a must-win CONCACAF Champions League match at Rio Tinto Stadium. Tickets for that game – as well as RSL's regular season finale and home playoff games – are currently on sale and can be purchased online at RealSaltLake.com, at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office or by calling (801) 727-2700.
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Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 0:0 SEA
• RSL is now on a five-game unbeaten streak and is 6-1-2 in its last nine across all competitions. The Claret-and-Cobalt has only conceded three goals in 810 minutes over those same nine games.
• RSL was playing without leading-scorer Alvaro Saborio and regular MF Will Johnson on Wednesday night. Both players played 90 minutes for their respective national teams in World Cup Qualifiers in Central America on Tuesday.
• Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman and GK Nick Rimando both started and played the full 90 minutes on Wednesday, one day after both were on the gameday roster for the U.S.'s 3-1 World Cup Qualifying win over Guatemala in Kansas City. The pair – along with Seattle FW Eddie Johnson, who didn't play on Wednesday – flew from Kansas City to Seattle on a private jet chartered by RSL ownership immediately after Tuesday's game.
• RSL FW Paulo Jr. was a late scratch on Wednesday due to a foot injury suffered in training on Tuesday. FW Emiliano Bonfigli started in his play – it was Bonfigli's first MLS start and 10th MLS appearance.
• RSL MF David Viana made his MLS debut on Wednesday night, coming on in the 82nd minute for MF Luis Gil. Viana signed with RSL on Sept. 15.
• Seattle DF Zach Scott's 30th minute red card put RSL up a man for the first time since Portland MF Diego Chara was shown a late red during the Claret-and-Cobalt's 3-0 win over the Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 7.
• Real Salt Lake next plays on Tuesday, Oct. 23, when it will host Costa Rican champs C.S. Herediano in a must-win CONCACAF Champions League match at Rio Tinto Stadium. Tickets for that game – as well as RSL's regular season finale and home playoff games – are currently on sale and can be purchased online at RealSaltLake.com, at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office or by calling (801) 727-2700.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: No goals
Misconduct Summary: SEA – Zach Scott (Foul) – 10'
SEA – Zach Scott (Foul, Ejected) – 30'
RSL – Tony Beltran (Foul) – 45 + 1'
RSL – Chris Schuler (Foul) – 51'
SEA – Christian Tiffert (Persistent Infringement) – 67'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Jamison Olave (Chris Schuler, 46'), Nat Borchers, Chris; Kyle Beckerman (c); Luis Gil (David Viana, 82'), Jonny Steele; Javier Morales; Fabian Espindola, Emiliano Bonfigli (Sebastian Velasquez, 71')
Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish (GK), Yordany Alvarez, Kenny Mansally, Enzo Martinez
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NHL players trade luxury for community in Sochi athlete's village
SOCHI – Millionaire NHL players won't exactly be living in the lap of luxury when they arrive in Sochi Sunday for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Canada's players, including superstars like Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Toews, will stay in the athletes' village with the other members of the Canadian contingent.
On a tour of the village Tuesday, media were shown a room with three single beds in it, which will be shared by three members of Team Canada.
Canada's chef de mission for Sochi 2014, Steve Podborski, said this is the way the players wanted it.
"No special treatment," Podborski said. "One of the things that we discovered in our exit interviews following Vancouver is that the athletes want to be part of a team. That includes the hockey players.
Here's a look at one of the rooms #NHL players will share when they arrive at the #Sochi2014 Olympics pic.twitter.com/KvlRSXFr7e— Ted Wyman (@Ted_Wyman) February 4, 2014
"They love it. It's a unique experience and we talked about that. They found that to be of great value. They're up in the athletes' lounge playing foosball and table tennis and everything else like all the other athletes."
The NHL players will be among 110 Canadians staying in the coastal athletes' village, while another 110 will stay in the mountains.
The Canadians will take up three buildings in the coastal region and all are within about a five minute walk to the venues. Podborski said Canada got to choose buildings that were among the closest to the venues because they had the most gold medals (14) at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
"Canada won the gold medal count last time and for every country in the world except for Canada and the USA, that means we were the Olympic winners," Podborski said.
"That helped us a lot with the Russians in terms of where we got to live in the buildings. People love winners. That's what we are. Everything matters. If you're not doing well and you haven't hosted the Olympics in 100 years, it's not as easy."
While the accommodations aren't akin to the five star palaces NHL players normally stay at during the season, they have plenty of amenities, including athlete lounges, a medical centre, a wellness centre, a gym and support staff offices.
Some even have a view of the Black Sea, but it's still their location that pleases people the most.
Absolutely beautiful day in Sochi at #Sochi2014. Took a walk down the boardwalk by the Black Sea before work pic.twitter.com/3llMJlQAfH— Ted Wyman (@Ted_Wyman) February 3, 2014
"The accommodations are really quite nice but I think the biggest thing is the proximity," Podborski said. "You walk out a little walkway, hang a right and if you've got a good lacrosse stick you can bounce one off the men's and women's hockey gold medal game arena. How good is that?"
Podborski raved about the Olympic venues, which were all built specifically for these games and are all clustered together within a few minutes walking distance of one another.
"It's farther to the dining hall than to the venues from here … it's remarkable," Podborski said.
"This is amazing. There's nothing like it and it's pretty phenomenal. I would say this is really pretty stylin' … You've got it all."
Podborski said another thing that makes the athletes village great is the prevailing feeling of confidence among the Canadians, who are predicted to win a national record 30-plus medals at these Olympics.
"The best part of it is, when you walk in here, you've got a bit of a swagger going on because we are a good team," he said. "We've invested in our athletes and Canadians are proud of us."


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(SEASIDE, Ore.) — An Oregon woman is being held on a $50,000 bond for allegedly leaving methamphetamine as a tip to a waitress at an upscale, tourist-friendly restaurant.
Erica Manley, 37, was arrested with her boyfriend, Ryan Bensen, 40, last Friday night after a waitress at the Twisted Fish Steakhouse in Seaside, Ore., said she found crystal-like rocks tucked behind a gift card and sealed in an envelope with a question mark on it, according to a news release from the Seaside Sheriff's Department.
The manager of the Twisted Fish confirmed the incident to ABC News but would not comment further.
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Officials said they also found nearly 20 grams of methamphetamine in Manley's purse, worth about $1,500.
Manley is expected to appear this week before a grand jury, where it is expected she will be formally charged with unlawful manufacture, and possession and delivery of methamphetamine, according to the district attorney.
Bensen has since been released from jail, and authorities said he would face no charges. All efforts by ABC News to reach Bensen proved unsuccessful.
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Microsoft's controversial Xbox One DRM features could have been handled much differently. Here's what Microsoft should have done.
Apparently they really could just flip a switch and change everything? I like Major Nelson and I get that he was just doing his job, but this made him look pretty bad.
Whoever is in charge of Microsoft's PR should really be fired. They have handled this entire situation poorly, and most of it has been directly pointed towards Major Nelson. Granted, he's kind of the "face" of the Xbox, but what else was he supposed to say throughout this entire process?
Stopped reading at "not much different then steam."
Because Steam doesn't have an offline mode that can operate virtually indefinitely, but rather forces you to check in online every day cause obviously your probably a peg leg. Because Steam forces you to pay your own money to put a camera in your room so they can evaluate your habits like a lab rat.
Yep. I'm not tired of hearing this claim, Xbox One was going to be just like Steam and its all our fault we lost that now.
They should have said..While we understand the need for DRM here at MS that is not how we do things our customer and their rights come first and foremost.
But what did we get? This is how it is DEAL WITH IT, you can buy our product but you won't actually own it and we can kill it at anytime if you don't check in with us.
All's MS did was lose a customer for their Xbox brand with me because even though they were forced to change their DRM policies I know how they are thinking and I have no doubt that it will be all patched back in with a mandatory system update with a new TOS that says... EFF you from everyone here at MS we got what we wanted now and there is nothing you can do about it.


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LONDON (AP) — Apart from a wrong turn by a bus driver, a snarky tweet by a U.S. athlete, a few waterlogged venues and a scramble to find enough security guards, everything is fine at the London Olympics less than two weeks before opening ceremony, organizers insist.
Still, they had to scramble Tuesday to put the best face on an unfolding security debacle — as well as other concerns — afflicting the games, which start in 10 days.
"Let's put this in proportion," games chairman Sebastian Coe told reporters. "This has not, nor will it, impact on the safety and security of these games, that of course is our No. 1 priority."
Yet his efforts were undercut in Parliament, where the chief executive of the G4S security group acknowledged that his company's failure to recruit enough Olympic staff had embarrassed the entire nation. Some 3,500 more British troops — including some just back from Afghanistan — had to be called in on short notice to fill the gap.
The head of G4S, Nick Buckles, gave a groveling mea culpa as he was being quizzed by angry British lawmakers in testimony that was broadcast live.
"It's a humiliating shambles for the country, isn't it?" asked Labour lawmaker David Winnick.
"I cannot disagree with you," Buckles said.
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A day earlier, a few buses carrying Olympic athletes from Heathrow took a wrong turn as athletes started arriving for the games, a showcase moment if there ever was one. And the special "games lane" that they traveled on forced other drivers into a miles-long traffic jam.
The lost buses — one for Americans, another for Australians — touched a nerve. From the very start, London transport organizers have feared repeating the transport woes of the 1996 Atlanta Games, where one of the biggest problems was having bus drivers brought in from outside the city who didn't know their way around.
That allegedly happened Monday in London, even though Heathrow sailed through its heaviest passenger day ever with short immigration lines and plenty of help for travelers.
Coe urged optimism, despite a Twitter storm that erupted when American hurdler Kerron Clement took to the social networking site to express his frustration with what he said was a four-hour bus ride from Heathrow to the athletes village.
Coe said Clement's bus journey actually took 2 1/2 hours and most athletes experienced no problems in reaching the village.
"Apart from a misturning and a couple of tweets we're in pretty good shape," Coe quipped. "The majority of athletes got in in good shape and on time. When they were met by our village mayor and chief executive they were busily tweeting saying how much they were enjoying village life. Ninety-eight percent of these journeys went without a hitch at all."
Coe also downplayed the complaints about traffic problems caused by the opening of a special Olympic lane on the M4 highway from Heathrow into the city.
"I understand there was an accident at Reading, which slowed some stuff down, but the vast majority of people got through and it seems to be working quite well," he said.
But Coe also said "we've got mops and buckets" to deal with the incessant rain that has soaked London for most of the summer. The ground at two key venues is waterlogged — the rowing at Eton Dorney west of London and the equestrian at Greenwich Park, south of the Thames river.
"It is a problem," Coe said. "It is causing us extra challenges now."
Coe said organizers are resurfacing areas at the two venues, laying down temporary tracking for vehicles and spectators and putting up special tent shelters to keep the work force dry.
Although forecasters say the weather could clear in time for the July 27 start of the games, Coe noted that organizers have contingency plans in case it doesn't.
Extra competition days were built into the schedule "as a last resort" for rowing and equestrian. There is an alternate course available for sailing events at Weymouth, in southeast England, and Wimbledon has a retractable roof over Centre Court for tennis.
Olympic Park, however, still resembles a construction site, with workers laying cables, installing seats and landscaping grounds Tuesday.
Not to worry, Coe said.
"Our venues will be open on time," he promised. "There is still stuff to be done, but it's about dressing up. We'll be ready."
Meantime, Britain's Olympics minister, Hugh Robertson, said the deployment of soldiers at Olympic Park would give people "enormous reassurance."
Robertson, a former army major, said athletes are "incredibly reassured to see the armed forces on the gate."
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The crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. at University Parkway and Kendall Drive, police said.
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To save food and make dear wife, He Hua eat more, Song Qing was always lying to her: Darling, its all yours now. he pointed to the porridge in pot with a uneasy smile. All mine? How about yours? He Hua asked suspiciously. Oh, come on, I just had my meal at my customers home, when I had a tailoring service there. However, he was a human not a camel with great hungry endurance, his hump never provided any energy to him. Food shortage had dramatically damaged his healthy condition. One day, he finally fell down and died soon. He Hua had heart-stricken cry again. Thanks to local communitys relief, she managed to bury her second husband. Next year, with friends mediation, she had her third marriage and married a man who just lost his wife and urgently needed a housewife to nurse two children that his pre-wife left. They all led a happy family life in this newly composed family. With times flying, it came into 21 century. Both adopted son and daughter had been brought up. They all married and raised their own children then. In this period, by means of regular calling, the communication between He Hua and Zhi Qing was never interrupted. In the summer of 2004, He Huas second husband died at age of 81. From then on, she had suffered from hypertension (high blood pressure). Her daily life became rougher and rougher. Thanks to Zhi Mings financial support and adopted childrens nursing, she still had a normal elderly life. However, starting from this summer, all money remitted by Zhi Ming had been refunded back one by one and no call could get through, only the auto-reply was repeating again and again: Sorry! The subscriber you dialed does not exist. What s the matter with my sister? Zhing Ming got his anxiety again. Take advantage of this alumni-reunion; Zhi Ming made up his mind to accompany his wife, Shu Zhen and came to Gan Yue County again. I am not for fun here, he said, My only motivation is to clarify what happened to my sister? Therefore, your kindly support is desperately needed. He said solicitously. He was right. Different from 50 years ago, the Gan Yue Town is ten times larger now. Above all, since new generation has changed their living way with less connection to other neighbors, therefore, hardly any residential administrator exists, who was as familiar to her dwellers as that days when Zhi Ming came to Gan Yue County 50 years ago. After lunch, Xi Hua together with her husband, the retired carpenter led Zhi Ming couple run everywhere. They found nothing useful until 7 oclock pm, when a street cleaner next to a construction site pointed to the ruin and told them that there was but now no He Huas house. All houses had been demolished and all residents had moved to a new settlement known as Century Garden in the north of this city. At about 9 pm, they finally spotted He Huas new address and had thoroughly known whats the real course for the connecting tie being broken. When He Huas family left the old house and moved to a new building, the young couple had missed a telephone directory and lost uncle Zhi Qings number and address completely. In this way, nephews minor negligence led uncle whole years anxiety! Being sorry for their monstrous piece of fault, the young couple led all of them enter a small room. When a ceiling lamp was turned on, an old lady with complete snow-white hair appeared. She was sitting on bed with stiff eyesight gazing at something without any reaction to her environment change. Mum has suffered from Alzheimers disease since the beginning of this year, she has no consciousness to any thing even *beep* and watering. My poor sister, before nephew completed his words, Zhi Ming could not help crying out, Can you recognize me, sister? I am your own brother, Zhi Ming! Like a dummy, He Hua steadily sat there no response yet. The air immediately became horribly silent. Suddenly, like a volcano eruption, a heartbroken cry burst out in the deadly silent night, My poor sister, why do you have such a bitter fate?" Written in Fo Shan, Guang Dong, on Jan.11, 2008_________________Practice made every effort perfectLast edited by wenzili on Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:29 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top pugachevVJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 2295 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: You've put a lot of work into this. I found it very interesting and touching. Back to top wenziliJoined: 17 Mar 2006Posts: 83Location: China Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: pugachevV wrote: You've put a lot of work into this. I found it very interesting and touching. Thank you, dear pugachevV for your comment! 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A lumbar laminectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part of the bone in the back of the spine along with overgrown ligaments and bone spurs in order to reduce pressure on the spinal nerves.
Patients with back and/or leg pain or weakness, particularly those who have a difficult time walking for long distances, who have failed conservative measures (physical therapy, medications, injections, etc.) and who have evidence of spinal stenosis (tightness around the nerves) on CT or MRI are candidates for a laminectomy.
Minimally invasive spine surgery is performed through small incisions in the back and uses intraoperative X-ray, microscope, tubular retractors, and special instruments to avoid damage to the back muscles.
Minimally invasive surgery has many advantages over traditional (or open) spine surgery that include smaller incisions, less surgical blood loss, smaller scars, a shorter hospital stay, less pain during recovery, and a faster return to work and daily activities.
The patient is brought to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia with a breathing tube for the duration of surgery. A small incision (about 1 inch long) is made over the level of spinal stenosis. Without cutting through the muscles, a series of dilators are used to separate muscle fibers and provide access to the spine. A retractor is placed over the dilators and provides a working channel to perform the surgery. A microscope is brought in to provide a close-up view during the procedure.
Overgrown bone, ligament and bone spurs are then removed with special instruments in order to open up more room for the spinal nerves. If more than one level needs to be treated, the incision is slightly extended and the procedure is repeated in the same manner. The incision is then closed with sutures that stay under the skin and dissolve over time, so no suture removal is necessary. A sterile dressing is placed that stays in place for two days.
The procedure takes about 1 hour per level and the patient is able to go home the same day if there are no complications. The only restrictions after surgery are no heavy lifting (no more than 10 lbs. for 4 weeks) and no repetitive bending or twisting at the waist. Most patients return to light duty or office-type work in 2-3 weeks and more strenuous activity in 4-6 weeks. Physical therapy is started at 6 weeks if necessary.
The patient is seen in one week after surgery, and then at 6 weeks, and 3 months if needed.
Serious or permanent complications are rare (risk for most is less than 1%) and include bleeding, infection, and nerve damage. There is a 5-10% risk of spinal fluid leak that is typically repaired during the surgery and may require you to stay on bedrest in the hospital overnight.
Most patients do very well after a laminectomy with significant improvement in pain and ability to walk. Numbness/tingling and weakness may take longer to improve and in rare cases may be permanent despite surgery.
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MTV series focuses on lives of sperm donor kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Breeanna Speicher's curiosity about her background led her to a family she never knew she had and inspired a new MTV series that stretches the very concept of family.
The 18-year-old college student from Reno, Nevada, is the daughter of two women who conceived her with a sperm donation. She's the central figure in "Generation Cryo," which follows her effort to discover half siblings through a registry and, ultimately, track down the donor who gave her life. The first of six episodes debuts Monday night.
The first recorded artificial insemination came in the 1800s to a woman who didn't know she was getting it, said Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry. Doctors performed the procedure in the middle of the last century, but it was mostly kept quiet before the practice became much more widespread with the opening of sperm banks in the 1980s, she said.
That means enough "donor babies" are coming of age now to prompt public interest in their experiences, evident in both "Generation Cryo" and the new Vince Vaughn movie "Delivery Man," about a donor who discovers he's responsible for more than 500 children.
Kramer said she tried for eight years to get a television network interested in a story drawn from her registry of people trying to connect with other donor families before MTV showed interest.
"We know that our audience is interested in stories relating to family, and this is definitely a unique and fresh take that really makes you think about what a family is," said Marshall Eisen, series executive producer.
Kramer admitted to some trepidation — "We didn't want to make a reality show, 'Donor Kids Gone Bad,'" she said — but is pleased with how it turned out.
Speicher's nose ring and adeptness with video selfies make her a natural MTV personality and easily relatable for the audience. Eisen's original interest was in half siblings finding each other, but Speicher's desire to find her donor adds a richness and level of complexity to the story.
In the first episode, she travels to suburban Atlanta to meet Jonah and Hilit Jacobson, twin 18-year-olds who had the same sperm donor. Besides getting to know them, her goal is to collect a DNA sample from Jonah that's necessary to track the donor's identity.
Jonah is happy to do it, but it prompts raw emotion and feelings of inadequacy in his father, captured by MTV's cameras. The twins' father has gone along with them connecting with half siblings through the registry; the possibility of them contacting the donor is another matter entirely. Later in the series, Speicher meets a half sibling who is uncomfortable knowing he is a donor child, and another set of siblings who are conflicted about learning about their donor.
Some donors are interested in meeting the children they helped create, even if they donated anonymously, Kramer said. Others aren't. The resolution of Speicher's search isn't resolved in the first episode and, Eisen said, filming of the series isn't done.
"You think you know what to expect," Speicher said. "You think you can handle it. But until you get to that point, there's no way to prepare." Filming prompted "a lot of different emotions — some that I'm probably not even aware of," she said.
The experience of finding half siblings is fascinating as they search for shared traits: Speicher and the Jacobsons note they have similarly large lower lips.
"They really connected, and it has a lot of meaning for them," Eisen said. So far, Speicher has found 14 other people descended from the same donor. She doesn't know how many are out there.
Speicher and her half siblings will soon have to deal with other emotions as the series makes them minor celebrities. Being the subject of a PBS documentary would be one thing for an 18-year-old, but being visible on MTV is something else entirely.
"I opened the door to be a public figure because I truly believe in what I'm doing," she said.


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SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Armstrong Atlantic State softball squad picked up a Peach Belt doubleheader sweep of visiting Georgia Southwestern State on Friday afternoon. The Pirates won game one, 4-0, then took game two, 12-3, in six innings.
With the sweep, the Pirates (18-18, 6-6 PBC) climbed back to .500 overall and in the Peach Belt Conference, while Georgia Southwestern (12-29, 3-11 PBC) dropped its sixth league game out of its last seven contests.
AASU took a quick lead in game one thanks to Sam Floyd's second home run of the year, a solo shot to right field that made the score 1-0. The Pirates added a pair of runs in the third on a squeeze bunt and an error as pitcher Tiffany Milstid's throw to first was low, allowing Stephanie Mattes and Kyndal Schaaf to score. A Jessica Strong RBI single in the sixth capped the game one scoring.
Meanwhile, Hammel-Cobb (1-6) was in control, limiting the Hurricanes to four hits in seven innings and striking out five. It marks the 13th time Southwestern has been shutout this season. Milstid (1-7) took the loss for the Hurricanes, giving up six hits and four runs - three earned - in six innings, walking two and striking out three.
Game two saw the Pirates jump out to a 6-0 lead over the first three innings. AASU pushed across an unearned run in the bottom of the first, then Ashley Bain and Baillie Temples hit back-to-back doubles in the second off of Jessica Martin (4-8) in the bottom of the second. Ashley Buckett followed with a sacrifice fly, then the Pirates scored three times in the third on a two-run home run by Floyd and an RBI single by Strong.
GSW climbed back into the game with three runs over the next two innings. Brandi Pratt delivered an RBI single down the left field line in the fourth, then with the bases loaded in the fifth, AASU reliever Courtney Alvarez hit Katie Wooten with a pitch, then gave up an RBI single to Mariko Nomura.
The Pirates put game two away with three runs in the fifth, then three in the sixth - capped by Ashley Bain's two-run home run off of Nomura that ended the contest. Emily Headrick (7-5) hurled three innings of two-hit shutout ball, striking out one to pick up the win, while Martin took the loss for the Hurricanes, giving up two hits and four runs - three earned - in 2 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out one.
Georgia Southwestern was led by two hits apiece from Nomura, Shea Weaver, Gabby Buck and Nichole Griffin in the doubleheader.
Bain went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in game two for AASU, while Floyd had two home runs and three RBIs over the afternoon.
The Lady Hurricanes return to action on Saturday, April 4, with a 1:00 p.m. Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at home against USC Aiken.


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- Eating lots of spinach or salad.
Learning about new ways to save energy, recycle, and save the planet and it's inhabitants, which means all the plants and animals and us. Miss Lois said our planet needed our help and we were all going to be superheroes of conservation and save the earth! Then she did something that was totally like Mr. Frank and not at all like Miss Lois. She asked us to each design our own superhero costume.
When a project is fun people sometimes want to do even more work than they are supposed to. This doesn't happen very often, so Miss Lois smiled when she said it was okay to design two different costumes if we wanted.
It was hard to get everybody to stop doing the fun part of saving the earth and concentrate on the learning part of saving the earth. Jane Dublin was especially unhappy when she found out that Miss Lois was not going to take our designs home and make us all real costumes to wear. Her costume was a pretty cool butterfly kind of thing. She would have sure looked great in it because she's got long, skinny legs kind of like a bug. Other people, like Owen 1, didn't really do a very good job of thinking about their design as a real costume. It would have been really hard for him to even fit in his.
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Il y a beaucoup de snob in Paris IMHO.
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Il y a beaucoup de snob in Paris IMHO.
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Well, I guess it makes sense--after all, we sprinkle french-isms into our speech, oui? I'd love to hear them saying these, though. Fun..ReplyDelete
I love your little garcon with his cowlick, and the elegant m'lle he's serving, Carol...
It's funny, if I were traveling Paris, I would have thought that any english words would be a way to attract tourists which for me would be red flags to stay away.ReplyDelete
Interesting post!
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I hate to say it but on my last day in Paris, I had dinner at a restaurant on the Place de la Republique that was called Le Buffalo Grill. It was the French version of a country-western saloon down to the sawdust on the floor and a bowl of popcorn on the table. Bonjour pardner!ReplyDelete
Wasn't there a movement to eliminate "Franglais" recently? And who was behind it? Obviously not succeeding!ReplyDelete
the polka-dot scarf?
No idea at all
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L'Académie française has no say when it comes to biz men using Franglais malheureusement :(
c'est comme ca
Very interesting..here in QC..we have many English words in French also..not always appropriate..Saw a good movie you might like on Netflix..ReplyDelete
Kristin Scott Thomas..I've Loved You So Long..French w/ English subs..
Even when the French speak English it sounds very French.. Its the Accent. I love hearing it. I also love those red and white stripe chairs under Jetlag.ReplyDelete
I have taken several snaps on the Métro of the Learn Wall Street English posters. They are hilarious... ahem, I think that we have an expat friend who teaches at LWSE.ReplyDelete
These days on Wall Street there is probably a lot of swearing...
Thanks for the link.
Amazing your post! Mac Do has just begun a new ad at the subway stations: "Venez comme vous êtes"... American French style!ReplyDelete
MacDo will soon be selling baguette-burgers made by Laduree/Paul along with the Laduree/Mont Blanc macarons according to the WSJ.ReplyDelete


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Boosting K-12 education funding a key focus of 'Reinventing Macomb'
Boosting funds for K-12 schools, especially special education and pre-kindergarten, is emerging as a key post-recession issue for Michigan, according to federal, state and local officials who gathered in Shelby Township on Monday.
"I don't see how we expect to have a quality workforce and a good quality of life for future generations if we keep cutting education," said state Rep. Marilyn Lane, who indicated early childhood education must become a priority.
The "Reinventing Macomb" session held by the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce also heard from U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, who said class sizes are a growing concern as school cutbacks take their toll. On a recent visit to a Warren Consolidated school, the congressman said he encountered sixth grade classes with 45 students per classroom.
"If that's 'adequate funding,' I think we need to think twice," said Levin, a Royal Oak Democrat who represents most of Macomb County.
Michigan's per-pupil funding for K-12, adjusted for inflation, is at its lowest level in 15 years. The state ranks second from last among Great Lakes states in the amount invested in education.
For the Monday event at Cherry Creek Golf Club, attendance was down substantially among elected officials due to the snowy conditions.
The breakfast meeting was sponsored by Comcast and the company's senior manager for Michigan government and regulatory affairs, Gerald Smith, announced that the cable provider will be creating 100 new jobs in Macomb County at a call center. Comcast will also open one of its X-finity stores on Hall Road in Macomb Township on Feb. 25.
That was essentially the only good news of the morning.
The session came on the heels of numbers released by a research group, Center for Michigan, which showed considerable public dissatisfaction with the state's school system. Based on comments received at a yearlong series of town hall meetings, Center for Michigan found that the most common grade awarded to the schools by parents is a "C."
In addition, the center learned that three-fourths of town hall participants consider pre-K and early childhood education "critical" or "important."
Yet, school funding advocates may get caught up in another hot issue in Lansing — funding for road and bridge improvements. If those sales taxes paid at the pump that help finance education were instead spent on highway projects — one proposal that is mentioned — that would cost the K-12 system $850 million a year.
At the same time, none of the officials on hand seemed ready to stomach alternative road funding solutions, such as an increase in the gas tax, sales tax or vehicle registration fees.
As for the elimination of the property tax on business machinery and equipment, Shelby Township Supervisor Richard Stathakis said the replacement funds chosen by the Legislature should do the job. If not, a 2014 ballot proposal will grant Michigan voters the option of going back to the Personal Property Tax.
County Executive Mark Hackel said he believes the county can weather the post-PPT changes in funding, but he cautioned that several Macomb cities and townships will face "tremendous challenges" that may mean more budget cuts.
Democratic County Commissioner Veronica Klinefelt, a former East Detroit school board member, said she fears Michigan will enter a downward spiral if funds are not available for roads, police, fire protection, parks and recreation, and extracurricular school activities. Increasingly, young families and college graduates will go elsewhere to live if current trends continue, she said.
"We can attract all the businesses in the world, but if we keep losing our talented young people there's not going to be anybody here to take those jobs," Klinefelt said.