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The hurling landscape has changed dramatically since the league ended. Check out our latest rankings (1-35)...
1. TIPPERARY (up 8)
Reanimated Tipp have been by far and away the best team in the hurling championship to date, roaring to victory in all three of their Munster SHC games and assuring themselves of a place in the All-Ireland series. The fruits of Liam Sheedy's second coming have been nothing short of sensational so far. Definitely the team to beat in the race for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
2. LIMERICK (down 1)
The All-Ireland and league holders have done very little wrong over the past twelve months. Suffered a slip in their championship opener against Cork but bounced back in style by beating Waterford. Huge games coming up against Clare and Tipp.
3. CORK (up 1)
The victory away to Limerick on May 19th showed us what the reigning Munster hurling champions are all about. Weren't ready for Tipperary in the first round but the Rebels should prove too strong for struggling Waterford and Clare in their next two outings.
4. KILKENNY (up 4)
The Cats have won both of their outings so far in Leinster, and have shown reasonably well, although they still have their two toughest assignments awaiting – at home to Galway this weekend and away to Wexford in nine days' time.
5. WEXFORD (up 2)
The Model County came from nowhere to snatch a draw in Salthill last time out, having also drawn their opening provincial fixture against Kilkenny. Davy Fitzgerald's men still have two home games to come. They can out themselves in a good position by defeating Carlow this weekend and then they'll meet neighbours Kilkenny.
6. DUBLIN (down 1)
Drew with Wexford, lost to Kilkenny and beat Carlow. The Dubs have a massive meeting with Galway coming up at Parnell Park on June 15th. Win that and they are in the All-Ireland series.
7. GALWAY (down 4)
Without Joe Canning on board, the Tribesmen have failed to impress so far. They looked to be cruising to victory against Wexford but completely lost their way in the second half and – with crunch away games coming over the next two weekends against Kilkenny and Dublin – Galway are under pressure to retain the Bob O'Keeffe Cup.
8. CLARE (down 2)
The wheels came off the Banner wagon big time against Tipperary, although in fairness the Premier County have been making everybody look pretty ordinary. Managed to edge out Waterford but have it all to do now as their next two games are against Limerick (away) and Cork (at home).
9. WATERFORD (down 7)
The championship has been an unmitigated disaster for Na Deise, who are already out of contention despite still having an outstanding fixture against Cork this weekend. Successive defeats to Clare, Tipperary and Limerick mean that the run to the league final has become a distant memory and the promise of a long summer was an empty one.
10. LAOIS (no change)
Have won both their Joe McDonagh Cup outings so far and look like the team to beat in the second tier. A preliminary All-Ireland SHC quarter-final is within reach for Eddie Brennan's charges, who have forthcoming fixtures against Kerry and Westmeath.
11. CARLOW (no change)
The Leinster championship has proven to be a bridge too high for Colm Bonnar's men, who produced a decent performance against Galway in Salthill, having drawn with the Tribesmen during the league.
12. ANTRIM (up 3)
The Glensmen have arrested their recent slide by scoring excellent championship wins over Kerry and Offaly and, despite having lost to Laois, can qualify for the Joe McDonagh Cup final if they defeat Westmeath in Dunloy on Saturday.
13. WESTMEATH (down 1)
The Lake County are still in contention in the second-tier championship. Having smashed Offaly, they were edged out by Kerry but the next two weekends are due to tell a tale when they travel to Antrim and Laois.
14. KERRY (down 1)
The Kingdom grabbed themselves a championship lifeline when beating Westmeath in Mullingar last weekend. Now can they kick on in their remaining fixtures, both of which are in Tralee, against Laois and then Offaly?
15. MEATH (up 1)
The Royals are the only team to come through the group stage of the Christy Ring Cup with a 100% record, having beaten London, Kildare and Roscommon to set up a semi-final date with Derry.
16. DERRY (up 2)
The Oak Leafers slipped up in their final Group One outing against Wicklow, having already qualified for the last four. That defeat saw them relinquish top place to Down on scoring averages, which set them on a semi-final collision course with Meath instead of Roscommon.
17. OFFALY (down 3)
Hard to believe the Faithful County have fallen even further since the league ended! But three defeats to Laois, Westmeath and Antrim mean they have to at least beat Kerry in their fourth and final Joe McDonagh Cup outing to have any chance of avoiding a promotion / relegation decider that could see them demoted to the third tier.
18. DOWN (up 2)
Despite losing to Derry, the Ardsmen pipped their neighbours to top place in Group A and now meet Roscommon for a place in the Christy Ring Cup final.
19. ROSCOMMON (up 2)
Having secured promotion during the league, the Rossies won two of their three group games in the Christy Ring Cup and that's enough to book a semi-final meeting with Down this weekend.
20. WICKLOW (down 3)
Despite a heroic away victory over Derry in the third round, the Garden County lucklessly missed out on a place in the business end of the Christy Ring Cup by virtue of score difference.
21. KILDARE (down 2)
Put it up to Roscommon in the first round and beat London in the third tier but their summer is over.
22. SLIGO (up 8)
The Yeats men have caught the eye in the Nicky Rackard Cup, going through their group unbeaten to secure a semi-final date with Warwickshire.
23. ARMAGH (no change)
The unbeaten Orchard County beat Monaghan and Longford and drew with Warwickshire to earn a Rackard Cup semi-final clash with Tyrone of all teams!
24. WARWICKSHIRE (up 2)
Unbeaten in their group, the Exiles drew two of their outings and won one to set up a semi-final against Sligo. Will fancy their chances of progressing to the decider.
25. LONDON (no change)
Lost all three of their group games in the Christy Ring Cup but will feel they should have beaten Kildare in Ruislip. Will take on Donegal in a relegation decider at Crossmaglen this weekend.
26. TYRONE (down 2)
Excellent victories over Mayo and Louth have propelled the Red Hands into a mouth-watering Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final against neighbours and arch rivals Armagh.
27. MAYO (down 5)
Decidedly unlucky to be edged out of the semi-finals of the Nicky Rackard Cup, a damaging draw with Sligo last weekend putting an end to their summer.
28. DONEGAL (down 1)
The Tir Chonail men struggled in the group stage of the championship, losing their three games by an average of more than ten points, but they have a chance to preserve their third-tier status in the play-off final against London.
29. LONGFORD (no change)
Enjoyed a good victory over Monaghan in the Nicky Rackard but missed out on the last four.
30. MONAGHAN (down 2)
A summer to forget for the Farney men, who are up against neighbours Louth in the fourth-tier relegation final.
31. LOUTH (no change)
Have struggled to make an impact under new manager Paul McCormack and will be relegated back to the Lory Meagher Cup unless they can pull off a big win over Monaghan.
32. FERMANAGH (up 1)
Have won both their Lory Meagher Cup outings to date and are set for a place in the final.
33. LANCASHIRE (down 1)
Beat Leitrim but lost to Fermanagh. Should overcome Cavan and qualify for a rematch with the Ernemen in the decider.
34. LEITRIM (up 1)
Ran Lancashire close and enjoyed a wonderful win over Cavan. Will entertain table toppers Fermanagh this weekend.
35. CAVAN (down 1)
Look set for the wooden spoon in the fifth-tier championship, unless they can stun Lancashire in a couple of days' time.
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I really love my iPod touch. I feel like I'm getting a bit bored with the watch a movie on a train bit and kind of have the yearning to read a good book but then by Friday I'm a zombie and watching a movie is about all I'm good for. If and when the iPhone comes to Japan I just might get one because wi-fi is scarce.
Anyways, I have some wishes for the iPod touch that would arguably make it a better experience for all.
Wireless iTunes Syncing
One of the reasons the iPod Touch is so over-priced is the built-in wifi. This is great because it'll seamlessly connect to any wifi available. With the MacBook Air they take it further and lost the DVD drive. So with everything in "the air" as their marketing people put it, why not put everything about the Touch in the air as well? I usually have my iPod Touch plugged into a wall charger by my bedside. I keep it close to check the email and what not. It's one of the things I love about it.
Still, when I need to refresh the music and movies on the iPod, I need to go over to my MacBook and physically plug it in to get my latest stuff synchronized. This sucks because the wireless is right there. It's like that dude you always see on the commuter train. You see each other and recognize each other but don't talk to each other. For two strangers, that's acceptable but these guys are supposed to be family members of one big, happy mac family. Save me the trouble of plugging this thing in.
A Better Dock
These devices have been around a while and have gone through some revolutionary changes as witnessed by the Touch. Yet one thing hasn't changed since these things stopped using firewires, the docking scheme. One thing that mobile phones do a nice job of is the dock. They make it easy to just drop that thing into the slot and yank it right out. That little dock protuberance looks really breakable and hard to slide it right. I'm always afraid that one of these days I'll break the damn thing off when I put it in. My phone on the other hand I can put in it's dock in the middle of the night when I'm drunk and still get it aligned right.
Better Space Management
One thing I hate about juggling a mere 16GB of freespace is how if you set the iPod to sync "all unseen movies" and you exceed capacity, all syncing comes to a halt. Of course, my work around is to create a special smart playing list of up to 14GB of unseen movies but that's really an un-necessary hack, same with music or pictures. The default scheme doesn't allow you to set maximum sizes to sync within. It seems absurd that we're given limited capacity yet the syncing by default is "all or nothing".
I wonder what the next generation holds for the iPod Touch. Hopefully, they wont try to sell us upgrades every step of the way. I also hope that they will work out a more liberal arrangement for installing third-party apps and give open source developers a better way to contribute than charging them $99 for entrance.

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I Will Not Go Gently
'I Will Not Go Gently' is about sex, drugs, rock 'n roll . . . and menopause. The play follows 80's rock legend Sierra Mist, her podcasting fan Abby, and a mix of other women asking, "when did I get old, and if I'm old, can I still be cool?" Though the play is full of characters questioning their careers, their parenting, and their future, it does not take itself too seriously. It's ultimately a fast-paced romp through enlightened self-discovery, with a rowdy soundtrack of punk rock hits like "Jack in My Box" and "Stubble," to poke fun at pop culture and establishment expectations.
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La Toya Jackson has urged fans to "celebrate" the life of her late brother Michael with kind deeds as they mark the fifth anniversary of the King of Pop's death.
A host of fan gatherings across the world were held on Wednesday (25Jun14) to mark the sad anniversary, and a candlelight vigil around his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles is planned for Wednesday night, but La Toya insists her younger brother would not have wanted devotees to dwell on his death, and she is encouraging them to enjoy his music - and do something for someone in need instead.
In a statement, she writes, "(Michael was) the most incredible father, brother, son and the most talented performed this world has ever known. If Michael were here today he would tell us to all celebrate his life and not to mourn his death."
She adds, "Michael was all about love and peace and, in honor of my brother, I ask you to please do something kind for someone today, and, blast and dance to all the beautiful music he left us all.
"I will spend the day celebrating his life by listening to his music, looking through old home photos, watching his videos and concerts. Michael I love you forever and if you were here today I know you would say, 'I love you more!'"
Michael Jackson's estate executors, John Branca and John MCClain, also noted the anniversary in a statement which reads: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Michael's loved ones today as we remember the kind, gentle and giving spirit who generously shared his amazing artistic gifts with the world along with a limitless empathy for those in need.
"Time has shown that with each passing year the world's appreciation deepens not just for Michael's talent but also for his lifelong passion to spread peace, unity, love and hope across every culture and society. Michael's friendship, kindness, humour and joyful warmth will always be missed. The world is a far better place for having known him."


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The State Department will make public the thousands of deleted work-related emails the FBI uncovered during its investigation into Hillary Clinton's personal email server, a spokesman said Wednesday.
"We will appropriately and with due diligence process any additional material that we receive from the FBI to identify work-related records and make them available to the public," said deputy spokesman Mark Toner. "That's consistent with our legal obligations."
Toner said he did not know how many emails would be released, or when, but vowed to be "as transparent as we possibly can and try to give a timeframe."
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Little Friend
plush toy with plastic eyes, felt hands and feet; paper, sound box, cardboard box
16h x 11w x 5d in
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includes "Important Care & Feeding info for your new Little Friend" sheet
Little Friend speaks 20 different phrases, including "Hurt Me, I Don't Mind!" and "Do You Really Love Me?" in random order when squeezed
produced in Hong Kong by PAM & Medicom
requires 3 AAA batteries
in mint condition in original box
Mike Kelley's Little Friend "is the specter of your childhood, when you stood at puberty's door."
Called one of the most significant artists of his generation, Mike Kelley was an iconoclast who introduced a distinctive Detroit sensibility to the international art world with his campy references to everyday life. Informed by philosophy, politics, history, underground music, decorative arts and the working class, Kelly's work often explored class and gender issues as well as issues of normality, criminality and perversion. He was a founding member of the noise band Destroy All Monsters, a collective formed with artists Jim Shaw, Niagara and Cary Loren in Ann Arbor in 1974.
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Evie's always thought of herself as normal. Sure her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shapeshifter and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.This book had me from the moment it was revealed that her taser is named Tasey! Seriously though, I love that. Mine would not have been pink with rhinestones though. There is a limit.
Only now paranormals are dying and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She begins to suspect there is a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths, and even worse, that she is at the center of a dark prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures. (From GoodReads)
This book is a much lighter take on all those paranormal creatures we adore (plus some hybrids). Evie's sarcastic narration was wonderful. I like that the book never gets overly serious in nature. Evie is a strong heroine, and fun to read, even if she got a little annoying at time.
The ending was a little weird. I had to read parts of it a couple times because I was like "WTF is going on here?" I still don't completely grasp why the floating was neccessary, but whatever. I tend to like weird.
If you're looking for a beach read, but can't seperate yourself from vampires and werewolves and faeries (oh my!), Paranormalcy may be exactly what you need.
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GTA man expected a gaming headset for Christmas - but got a dirty T-shirt instead
Ajax, Ont., Walmart says it's launched an investigation into what happened
PJ Mazzonna expected a Sony Playstation VR headset for Christmas — but what he got was closer to a lump of coal.
Because when the Whitby, Ont., man tore open a sealed gaming box this holiday, he found instead a dirty T-shirt, two bottles of water, glass cleaner and a demo disc inside.
At first, he figured it was a practical joke.
"I thought my family hid it on me," Mazzonna said in an interview. "So I ended up calling them and said, 'This is not a joke. Where is the VR headset? Where is everything in it?' And immediately they thought I was playing a joke."
Turns out, no one was kidding around.
Mazzonna said he bought the gaming equipment from Walmart in Ajax using holiday money from his family. Three staff members helped him with his purchase and he said he watched them take the box from a locked glass case.
So after his discovery, Mazzonna, 21, and his brother, Leo Chieco, said they went back to Walmart to speak to managers.
"I didn't even stand in line," Chieco said. "I had one person come over and as soon as she saw what we were dealing with she went and got another manager."
Walmart investigation
That other manager, according to Chieco, took the receipt to the back room. The manager later returned and told the brothers that the store would do an investigation.
Three days later, Chieco said another manager called and implied that the brothers were trying to scam the store.
Chieco wasn't happy with that response.
"I said, 'If I were you, I would initially think that I'm trying to pull some sort of scam here,'" he said. "'But it isn't me and I'm not going to stop. This has to be resolved.'"
Buyer beware
For its part, a spokesperson from Walmart emailed CBC Toronto to say "the customer service team is working on the issue." The store would not provide any other details.
Mazzonna, meanwhile, has purchased another Sony VR headset while he awaits the results of Walmart's investigation.
And he had some advice for other shoppers.
"Always open your products in the store — regardless of how much it is or if it comes from a glass case."


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Report decries slow pace of land protection
DENVER (AP) — Congress just ended an almost five-year gap without conserving any public land, the longest such drought since World War II, and several proposed protections remain stalled, according to a new report from liberal and environmental groups.
Before setting aside 32,000 acres of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Monument in Michigan as wilderness last week, the last previous congressional action to protect public lands was in 2009, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on a call with reporters on Thursday.
"This Congress has set new records for inaction in wilderness conservation," Salazar said.
The report from Equal Ground, a coalition pushing for increased conservation, highlights 10 proposed protected areas that have languished despite what it argues is strong local support. Those include Brown's Canyon along the Arkansas River in Colorado, which was first suggested for protection 23 years ago; the Organ Mountains in southern New Mexico; the Alpine Lakes near Seattle; and parts of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
Advocates acknowledged that tight budgets and partisan bickering that culminated in last year's government shutdown have made it hard to expand protected land.
Another obstacle has been a rising backlash among Western conservatives to federal control of land. In 2010, Utah, where President Bill Clinton's unilateral preservation of 1.9 million acres as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 1996 is still remembered with anger, passed a law allowing the state to seize control of protected federal lands.
One of the state's congressmen, Rep. Rob Bishop, may become chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, through which all conservation legislation may pass. He is a strong skeptic of expanded conservation.
"The stuff that is easy to make wilderness has already been done," Bishop, a Republican, said in an interview Thursday. "From here on in, the candidates are marginal at best."
Bishop said none of the proposed conservation areas listed in the report has the full support of the relevant congressional delegation or local communities and that much of the nation's federal lands are already protected.
Former Republican Rep. Steve LaTourette joined Salazar on Thursday's call and bemoaned his party's backlash against land conservation.
"There are things upon which the parties should disagree," he said. "But I never saw preservation of public lands to be one of them."
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The teaser for Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been released. In exactly three weeks, we'll get our first glimpse at Samsung's flagship Android smartphone for 2016 — and the smart money says it's the Galaxy S7 (and its S7 edge curved-display variant). "Get ready to rethink what a phone can do", we're told.
Related: Samsung Galaxy S7 Rumours, Release Date, Leaks and News: Everything You Need to Know
At 7PM Central European Time [6PM GMT] in Barcelona on February 21st, Samsung will announce The Next Galaxy. Months of leaks suggest we'll see a Galaxy S7 that doesn't look substantially different from the previous version, but with a host of hugely significant changes under the hood.
We're hearing about fast charging over USB Type-C, as well as an Apple-3D-Touch-esque pressure-sensitive screen, as well as a microSD card slot on the non-Edge variant. While there's potential for Samsung to stick with a new version of its in-house Exynos octa-core processor, the S7 may launch in some markets with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 820.
The buzz is that only the S7 edge will have different screen sizes offered — likely to stop cannibalising the sales of the top-of-the-line Galaxy Note 5 and its successor. Dust and water resistance like previous Samsung Galaxy S* Active phones, and Sony's own Xperia Z line, is another potential addition to the line-up. Of course, integrated support for Samsung Pay, launching in Australia this year, is an obvious inclusion.
One final treat: these are alleged press renders of the Galaxy S7, leaked to Twitter by prolific gadget-surprise-ruiner Evan Blass.
Gizmodo will be on the ground live from Barcelona, so set your alarm clocks early that day and make sure to watch along with us. [YouTube]
Gizmodo Australia is gobbling up the news in a different timezone, so check them out if you need another Giz fix.


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This is a first - a budget multi-format memory card reader that fits into the increasingly popular ExpressCard slot now found on many laptop computers. The tiny 16g ExpressCard 34 device comes from Greenhouse Japan and will be available there from the end of this month.
The ¥2,880 (£12) outlay will net shoppers the GH-EX25AD card and the ability to read a variety of memory cards at speeds far faster than possible using the PCMCIA/PC card standard that ExpressCards are gradually replacing. SD/SDHC, MMC, xD and all flavours of Memory Stick fit the bill nicely.
The transfer speed tops out at 480 Mbit/s, which is ten times the rate of the older format. Although it might not be a big deal when handling documents and photos, the massive amounts of, for example, video data filling SDHC cards these days make such speedy card readers a wise investment.


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Ralph Nader: Militarist Corporatist Hillary Clinton A Menace To Society
There is absolutely no way Hillary Clinton is ever going to win the presidency any more than Jeb Bush is. The American people are sick of political family royalty. They often haven't figured out what the right answer is but they definitely know what the answer isn't. It isn't another Clinton or Bush.
Interestingly, when Obama first won the presidency Nader wondered out loud whether Obama would be an Uncle Tom for a militarist corporatist agenda. The mainstream media bobbleheaded pinhead who was interviewing him didn't get it. But Nader stood his ground. Hindsight proves that the be accurate as well. It's time to get past the dumbed-down ignorant conformity that this politicized system demands and recognize the truth. The political faces change but the repressive, tyrannical agendas don't in the United States of Corporations. Political parties are registered corporations that only exist through the comingling of private money in politics. Without that money, they would collapse. Well, they are likely to collapse anyway.


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Warming during the 20th century drove a series of environmental trends that have profound implications for many aspects of salmonid habitat including disturbance regimes, such as wildfire, and unfavorable changes to thermal and hydrologic properties of aquatic systems. As dramatic and extensive as climatic and environmental trends are for salmonid habitats, global climate models (GCMs) project that many of these trends will continue and even accelerate until at least the middle of the 21st century. Clearly, managers of native salmonids in the western United States should consider adjusting management strategies to accommodate a warmer and possibly drier future. Tools are needed to forecast where important changes may occur and how conservation efforts should be prioritized. Our study examined the influence of changing climate on the persistence of native trout and grayling within 11 western States. The study area ranged from the crests of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada eastward through the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest Deserts within the western United States. The focal taxa were westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi), Yellowstone cutthroat trout (O. clarkii bouvieri), Lahontan cutthroat trout (O. clarkii henshawi), Bonneville cutthroat trout (O. clarkii utah), Colorado River cutthroat trout (O. clarkii pleuriticus), greenback cutthroat trout (O. clarkii stomias), Rio Grande cutthroat trout (O. clarkii virginalis), Apache trout (O. gilae apache), Gila trout (O. gilae gilae), and Montana Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus). All of the species and subspecies that were examined in this study have a high risk in some portion of their range for one or more of the factors analyzed. Drought is the most pervasive threat with 40 percent or more of the historic range for seven taxa at a high risk. Bonneville cutthroat trout are the most vulnerable to drought (>70 percent of the historic range at a high risk). Westslope cutthroat trout are the least likely to be affected by drought, and only 16 percent of its historically occupied subwatersheds is at a high risk. However, much of the area at a high risk lies in the Missouri River Basin where the distribution of westslope cutthroat trout has already contracted significantly and 85 percent of the remaining populations do not meet persistence criteria. A large number of populations within the taxa examined did not meet persistence criteria, particularly in the central and southern extent of the study. Current management and restoration strategies have often focused on the occupied habitat on Federal lands or within conservation easements on private lands. Many of the target populations are small (<500 individuals) and located at higher elevations above barriers to upstream movement; therefore, there is limited opportunity for large-scale movements within habitat patches or for dispersal among patches. Where conditions are limiting, populations may have little opportunity for long-term persistence. Climate change stressors commonly are synergistic with existing ecosystem stressors. That is, the existing integrity of stream channels, riparian habitats, and floodplains may moderate or exacerbate negative effects of climate. If habitats are degraded by existing stressors, negative consequences of climate change may be underestimated by our analysis. On the other hand, more intact watersheds where riparian areas are properly functioning and rivers have access to natural floodplains will be more resilient to disturbances associated with climate change. In spite of these limitations, our results do provide a valuable overview of regional effects and risks to coldwater fish as a result of climate change. The broad-scale perspective can help guide managers and interested stakeholders in developing a strategic conservation framework that will increase resilience in native trout populations and improve resistance to the environmental changes brought on by a warming planet.
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Read here about the Dame Rosalind Paget Award and the Tricia Anderson Award
Dame Rosalind Paget Award (2004-2016)
The Dame Rosalind Paget Trust was set up in 1919 with a number of aims, including 'doing any such things as will in the opinion of the trustees improve the status, education and wellbeing of midwives'. Following the closure in 1997 of Rosalind Paget's publishing company, Nursing Notes Ltd, the remaining funds from the Trust were donated to the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust. The Trustees decided that this award of £500 annually should be given on an annual basis to the highest-scoring application that aims to progress practice though holistic care for woman and families. Since the decision to suspend this award, the remaining funds are invested to generate income for future awards for midwives and students.
Rosalind Paget was born in Liverpool in 1855. She qualified as a nurse in 1884 and as a midwife in 1885. She is remembered as a founding member of the Midwives' Institute (which became the Royal College of Midwives) and for her work to improve the status of midwives. She tirelessly petitioned Parliament for their registration; a goal which was achieved in 1902 with the first Midwives Act. Following this, the Central Midwives Board was set up and Rosalind served as a member from 1902 to 1924.
However, Rosalind was also instrumental in the regulation of some complementary therapies. Growing demand for massage in the 1880s led Rosalind to qualify as a masseuse at the London Hospital. Progressive members of the medical profession found it 'refreshing and invigorating for their patients'. However lack of regulation caused problems and in the 1890s the British Medical Journal warned its readers against the use of massage 'because of the number of unscrupulous persons involved in it'. Rosalind with colleagues set out to resolve this problem, and after careful preparation the Society of Trained Masseuses was launched. It later became the Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics, then the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
It was said that Rosalind Paget had 'deep compassion, honesty and respect for others'. In her practice, whether as nurse, masseuse or midwife, she 'cared more for the comfort of the patients than for hospital routines and techniques … if anyone had a mental or a physical need, she had to make it better if she could'. She 'was concerned above all for the health of the mother … but the midwives themselves were equally dear to her heart'.
Previous winners of the Dame Rosalind Paget Award
Tamsin Robertson, studying at King's College London, undertook a Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Body Massage at the London School of Massage, focusing on appropriate touch for women who are survivors of trauma.
Claire Nutt, Women and Children's Health, North Bristol Trust, for her project 'Massage for Maternity' – a course on infant massage with Wellmother, in Bristol, to enable offering personal massage sessions for both women in pregnancy and for midwives within the trust:
Emma Matthews, midwife at Wirral University Hospital, whose studies at Chester University focused on psychological trauma after childbirth.
Sheila Brown, community midwife at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for organising an 'Evidence & Skills for Normal Labour & Birth' course for 40 midwives.
Sheila Manning, midwife at the Balfour Hospital, Orkney
Lucy Jepson, midwife at the Sandwell & West Birmingham
Anna Brown, midwife at the University of Surrey
Lee-Anne Harvey, midwife at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Gill Perks, midwife at the Canterbury Birth Centre
Evelyn Davey, midwife at University College/EGA, London
Christine Manning, midwife at Belmore Holistic Training Centre
Katherine Allen, midwife at the LCTA
Christine Kalimurti, student at University of Wales
Tricia Anderson Award 2009-2013
From 2009-2013 Iolanthe awarded the Tricia Anderson Award in memory of midwife Tricia Anderson who died in October 2007. The award was made possible by her many friends and colleagues who wish to remember her life and work.
The award was made to individuals or groups undertaking activities that reflected Tricia's passion, innovative approach, scholarship and commitment to the wellbeing of mothers and midwives.
Tricia trained as a midwife in Bournemouth but this was a second career for her, as she had already completed a first degree in English and Music at the University of York. Tricia's passion for literature and the arts, especially music, continued to inform and inspire her life and was a rich and integral part of her midwifery philosophy.
In the 1980s, before she ever trained as a midwife, Tricia was part of the original team that established MIDIRS (the Midwives Information and Resource Service) in Bristol. She went on to work as editor of the MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 1995-1997, and later of The Practising Midwife.
Tricia also had a part-time role as a midwifery lecturer at Bournemouth University, where she was course leader for the MA in Advanced Midwifery Practice.
Tricia worked as an independent midwife and was a passionate advocate for women and their right to choose the birth they wanted. She was deeply interested in the politics of childbirth and committed to the role of the midwife as guardian of normal childbirth. Tricia was part-way through a PhD exploring the physiology and psychology of trust and birth when she was diagnosed with an incurable brainstem tumour in August 2005.
Through her writing she was able to share her passion for birth with midwives, students and women, both nationally and internationally. Tricia wrote extensively and in an inimitable style - engaging and accessible, but also academic and thoughtful. Tricia believed strongly in working alongside women: in 1996 she helped to establish a peer support group for breastfeeding women in Dorset, 'Bosom Buddies', which continues to flourish. She also led a wide range of workshops throughout the UK and Europe, from guidance on dealing with childbirth emergencies at home to weekends entitled 'Sex, Birth and Rock and Roll'.
Tricia will be sadly missed and mourned by her very many friends, colleagues, students and all who met her. However, we celebrate the fact that she left a rich and lasting legacy and that she continues to inspire all who were lucky enough to know her. Saturday 14th June 2008 saw the Passionate Midwifery Conference held to celebrate her life. This proved to be an excellent day, with a large audience of midwives, student midwives and supporters of midwifery. There were many rich and varied presentations from a number of internationally renowned speakers, all of who paid tribute in their papers to Tricia and her original and creative ways of thinking.
The Conference was also highly successful as a fundraising day, with a total of £3371 being raised for the Tricia Anderson Award, which was announced at the conference by Professor Paul Lewis and Professor Billie Hunter (Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Chair at that time). Funds were primarily generated by conference registrations (all speakers spoke for free, facilities were provided free of charge by Bournemouth University and a delicious lunch was provided by all the participants, who brought along 'food to share').
Previous Winners of the Tricia Anderson Award
Over the five years of this award we saw a variety of projects that reflect Tricia's creativity and interests:
Sheila Brown, community midwife at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, received the award for organising an 'Evidence & Skills for Normal Labour & Birth' course for 40 midwives.
Elaine Uppal used the award to develop the use of art within the midwifery curriculum at the University of Salford.
Rachel Beckett established Birthbeats is a new, online resource for parents-to-be and health professionals to promote the benefits of using music during labour and birth.
Jane Cross used tactile, 3D images that attach to a plain, white T-shirt using Velcro to help women understand fetal positioning.
Alison Taylor, our first recipient, was funded to make video diaries of women's experiences of breastfeeding as an educational resource.


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A young boy discovers that there's more to music than instruments, lyrics and notes.
Much like his daddy, young Miles loves music. When his father observes him singing and dancing, he decides it's time for a lesson in music appreciation. Miles learns that music can help people do things like express their feelings, appreciate their heritage (in this case, African-American) and count their blessings. Throughout the story, father and son consider compositions by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green and Nina Simone, among others. Scarborough uses "digital inks and acrylics" to create lush images that take full advantage of iPad screen resolution. Background music can be turned on or off, and the app offers both "Read to Myself" and "Read to Me" options (the latter of which is nicely articulated but sets a pace that feels quite rushed). Animation is minimal, and there are no interactive elements, but the graphic beauty and the unique subject matter warrant readers' rapt attention. The author even provides a gateway to the iTunes catalog for each artist that is mentioned in the story.This app may not deliver the "wow" factor some kids and parents have come to expect (especially given the $4.99 price tag), but it's a creative and distinctive effort that will help youngsters consider the multi-faceted purposes of music. (iPad storybook app. 4-10)


text: Science, Tech, Math › Animals & Nature Is the Loch Ness Monster Really a Marine Reptile? Is Nessie a Plesiosaur? Science Weighs the Evidence Share Flipboard Email Print simonbradfield / Getty Images Animals & Nature Dinosaurs Marine Reptiles Basics Paleontologists Carnivores Dinosaurs & Birds Herbivores Prehistoric Mammals Amphibians Birds Habitat Profiles Mammals Reptiles Wildlife Conservation Insects Marine Life Forestry Evolution View More by Bob Strauss Bob Strauss is a freelance writer and editor with over 25 years of experience in print and online media. He is the author of three books. Updated October 02, 2019 Ever since the Loch Ness Monster was "discovered" in 1933, one popular theory has been that this lake-dwelling creature is a plesiosaur--a type of marine reptile that was supposed to have gone extinct 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period. This is an easy claim for so-called cryptozoologitsto make, and a very difficult one to prove--and the weight of the evidence is that, if the Loch Ness Monster truly exists (and that's a very big "if"), the odds are extremely slim that it could be a plesiosaur. (See 10 Facts About the Loch Ness Monster) First Things First - Is the Loch Ness Monster Real? Before we get to the issue of what type of animal the Loch Ness Monster might be, we first have to explore the issue of whether or not the Loch Ness Monster really exists. The first "sighting" of this presumed lake dweller occurred in 1933 (perhaps, not so coincidentally, the year the movie "King Kong" was released) by a local Scottish journalist who related the experience of one of his neighbors: "the nearest approach to a dragon or pre-historic animal that I have ever seen in my life," the man is quoted, further elaborating that it carried what looked like a newly killed animal in its mouth. Here, in a prehistoric nutshell, is pretty much every Loch Ness story down to the present day. Most Nessie sightings have been reported second-hand, in accounts along the lines of "You're asking me if the Loch Ness Monster real? Well, my friend's dentist's sister was walking by the lake one day when she saw..." In this respect, the Loch Ness Monster has a lot in common with other cryptic creatures like Bigfoot or Mokele-Mbembe: practically all the evidence for its existence is based on hearsay or rumor, with very little in the way of hard fact. Of course, it doesn't help that most (if not all) of the physical evidence attesting to the Loch Ness Monster has been faked. The most famous "photograph" of Nessie was published in 1934, and conclusively identified as a fraud over 40 years later. In a 1999 book, one of the participants in the hoax admitted that this convincing-looking "monster" was actually a toy submarine with a sculpted head glued to one end (which, naturally, hasn't deterred some true believers from insisting the photograph is real). Another, more recent "photograph" shows only a hump in the water, which could be anything from a dead turtle to a submerged Volkswagen. Could the Loch Ness Monster Be a Plesiosaur? If, despite all the evidence presented above, you persist in believing in the Loch Ness Monster, you'd probably like to know what kind of animal it is. Very early on, the "Nessie-as-plesiosaur" theory was the leading contender, partly because of that faked 1934 snapshot, and partly because plesiosaurs (and other marine reptiles) were very familiar to the English and Scottish public; some of the first fossils of the breed were discovered along the English coast in the early 18th century, by Mary Anning, the woman who inspired the ditty "she sells sea shells by the sea shore." However, there are a few major problems with identifying the Loch Ness Monster as a plesiosaur. Here are five of them, in no particular order: --Plesiosaurs were equipped with lungs, and needed to surface on a regular basis to breathe air. With all of the eyes trained on Loch Ness over the last 80 years, you'd think this habit would have drawn some attention! --As ancient as it may look to the uninformed, Loch Ness is only about 10,000 years old, and was frozen solid for about 20,000 years before that. The last plesiosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, along with the dinosaurs. --Plesiosaurs (and other marine reptiles) were cold-blooded animals that needed to swim in temperate waters. The average temperature in Loch Ness is about 40 degrees Fahrenheit; it's not exactly a Caribbean paradise! --Based on its "description," Nessie would be a mid-sized plesiosaur, weighing one or two tons. There simply wouldn't be enough food in the tiny Loch Ness ecosystem to support the needs of such an enormous beast. --There's absolutely no evidence that plesiosaurs held their necks out of the water, the way Nessie is depicted in that fake photograph. That may be the appropriate posture for a swan, but not for a fierce marine reptile that feasted on fish and squids! If the Loch Ness Monster Isn't a Marine Reptile, What Is it? If we weigh all the available evidence about the Loch Ness Monster, the most logical conclusion is that it simply doesn't exist (of course, tourists bring in a lot of money, so it's in the interest of Scottish locals to perpetuate the myth). And even if you insist that the Loch Ness Monster is real, you can't reasonably make the case that it's a plesiosaur. What are the other options? Well, Nessie (at least when it was first sighted) could have been a seal, or it could have been an amphibian, or it could even have been an elephant that wandered away from a nearby circus. But no, sad to say, it was not a living, breathing relative of Elasmosaurus. Continue Reading


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By completing the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application and submitting it to your loan servicer after you have completed the required five years of qualifying teaching. Importantly, the chief admin of the school or educational agency where the qualifying teaching was performed must complete the "certification" section.
Basically, if you have certain types of loans and take certain steps while working for a school that serves low-income students you may be eligible for forgiveness of part of your student loan.
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John Richard Stubbs was born on 2 October 1838 at five minutes past three o'clock in the morning at the Bridge Foot, Boroughbridge. His parents were Thomas Stubbs (1796-1867) and Mary Henlock (1803-91). John was one of six children. His brothers and sisters were Jane (1826-1902), Joseph ("Joe") (1829-1906), Thomas ("Tom") (1834-66), Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzy") (1842-1914) and Alice (1844-1921).
John married Ellis Macfarlane on 13 April 1871 at Claremont House, Helensburgh. They had three children: Thomas Duncan Henlock (1872-1931), Mary Kathleen (1874-1948) and William Henlock who died in 1886 at the age of seven.
John qualified as a solicitor in May 1860 and started in practice in the newly incorporated borough of Middlesbrough in February 1861; he was one of the earliest solicitors in the town. His entry in the 1903 Contemporary Biographies of the North & East Ridings of Yorkshire reads:
John Richard Stubbs, J.P., Park End, Ormesby, near Middlesbrough; son of Thomas and Mary Stubbs (née Henlock); born at Boroughbridge, October 2nd 1838; educated at Giggleswick. Solicitor; Notary Public; Commissioner for Oaths; Clerk to the Justices for the Division of Langbaurgh North; Official Receiver in Bankruptcy for the Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Northallerton Districts; Justice of the Peace for the borough of Middlesbrough. Married, April 13th 1871 at Helensburgh, N.B. [North Britain], Elizabeth Grace Ellis, daughter of Duncan Macfarlane.
Alfred Pease of Pinchinthorpe Hall wrote to John's son:
… When a father dies no matter what his age it makes a gap in the family that is never filled again and in your case I am certain the loss will be deeply felt, for few men by their qualities compare with your father. In the days when I constantly met him I learnt his worth and held him in honour and I may say too in affection – a most just, kind, gentleman …
For much of his life, John kept a diary noting the main events of his day. The entries for the 1850s are generally written in small pocket diaries, 4½ by 3 inches in size, with a week to a page. They are not reflective or introspective, but offer a picture of the daily life and surroundings of John, his relatives, neighbours and friends. As this may be of interest to local and family historians, I have tried to reflect this in my account of John's early life.
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"Here I have found a place for myself": Personal reflections: The summer school experience in women's own words: Oral histories
As part of the Women of Summer documentary, interviews were conducted with women who were students of the Summer School. The tapes were donated to the Bryn Mawr College Archives by the film maker Rita Rubinstein Heller, Bryn Mawr College '59, and are now part of the Oral History archive which is currently being digitized and will be made available on Triptych when the project is finished.
This audio interview was recorded in summer 1976 with former labor leader Elizabeth Nord of Providence Rhode Island, who attended the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry during the sessions of 1922 and 1924. The following summary is provided by Lianna Reed, Bryn Mawr College class of 2014:
Elizabeth Nord was an active member of the unions before and after her time at Bryn Mawr. The interview takes place over fifty years after her attendance at the Summer School. She notes that one of the dominant memories she has is that everyone was working to improve the social and working aspects of those in the field. Nord started working when she was 14 and went to night school to keep up with her academics because she loved being in school. She worked as a weaver which she reminisces was something that she actually liked doing. Nord heard about the Summer School at Bryn Mawr College from the YWCA where she met girls whom she admired and thus wanted to be just like them. Nord also worked at the Barnard Summer School (a similar operation) as a tutor.
Nord discusses a few people she remembers at Bryn Mawr including Amy Hughes, Susan Kingsbury, and Hilda Smith. Upon leaving the institute Nord went back to work in the factory until 1934 and then became a labor organizer which she continued to do for the rest of her career. She went on to be a trustee for the international labor union as well as a member of the appeals board.


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The north side of the 1600 block of Sansom Street has a fascinating recent history.
On the eastern side of the block, the former American Patriots Building, which nearly became a Hampton Inn in the late 1990's, is home to Oakwood Apartments. This building offers both corporate housing and market-rate rental apartments. On the west side of the block, the still-newish Hotel Palomar has reinvented the classic Deco gem, the Architects Building, offering luxury accommodations with a LEED Gold certification.
The middle of the block, 1605-27 Sansom St., is where things get really interesting. What's currently a surface parking lot was, for decades, a commercial strip that closely resembled the south side of the 1500 block of Sansom Street.
This block fell on hard times after it was acquired by infamous slumlord (and philanthropist) Sam Rappaport. Vacancies abounded, and the properties were poorly maintained. In 1999 or 2000, the row of buildings was acquired by a group that included Wayne Spilove, who was, at the time, head of the Historical Commission. The group's plan for the site was a twelve-story parking garage with first floor retail, and by the end of 2000, they had demoed all but one of the buildings on the block. The one holdout, of course, was Minar Palace, which held a lease on its less-than-spick-and-span space until 2006. That building was been torn down, and the surface parking lot replaced a large, overgrown vacant lot soon after that.
So here's the great news: A new developer has entered the fray, and has a plan to finally build on this site. According to the zoning application, this developer intends to construct a nine story building on this site, with 122 residential units and ground floor retail. No parking. From what we understand, final design details are still being worked out with CCRA and the neighboring property owners, but we have a feeling that this thing is going to happen.
While nothing can bring back the wonderful buildings that were lost over a decade ago, this new development promises to bring life back to this woefully underutilized block. And it's about time.
Special thanks to this thread on Philadelphia Speaks, for sending us on the right path in researching the history of this parcel.


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This machine is made of rigid cast iron lifting arms, All functions are operated by hydraulic controls, comes complete as a self-contained unit. This allows for fast paper reel change-over times. This machine holds 2 paper reels at any one time. Roll Diameter 300 to 1500 mm.
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High Spy via Tongue Gill from Borrowdale Gates round
Cumbria is a large county in North West England and contains the Lake District and Lake District National Park. It is bounded to the north by the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, to the west by the Irish Sea, to the south by Lancashire, to the south east by North Yorkshire, and to the east by County Durham and Northumberland. Cumbria is very mountainous containing every peak in England over 3,000ft above sea level with Scafell Pike being England's highest mountain at 978 m (3,209ft). Cumbria is also one of England's most outstanding areas of natural beauty attracting mountain climbers, hikers and walkers, cyclists, runners and tourists and holds a source of inspiration for artists, writers and musicians. Cumbria consists of six districts Eden, Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland, South Lakeland and Barrow-in-Furness.
The Lake District is an area with stunning scenery located within in the County of Cumbria. Commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland it was granted National Park status on 9th May 1951 less than a month after the first UK designated National Park, The Peak District. It is the largest of thirteen National Parks in England and Wales and the largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. The Lake District National Park itself covers an area of 885 square miles and stretches 30 miles from Ravenglass in the west to Shap in the east and 35 miles from Caldbeck in the north to Lindale in the south. Crammed with so much natural beauty the Lakes attract visitors, tourists and holiday makers from all over the world. As the name suggests there are many lakes each with their own uniqueness, amenities and activities such as lakeside walks, sailing, waterskiing, boat trips and ferries. All of the lakes except Bassenthwaite Lake are named by water, tarn or mere and are surrounded by stunning scenery and magnificent fells. There are some wonderful towns to explore such as Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, Kendal, Hawkshead, Grasmere and Cockermouth all with a splendid mixture of shops, cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants. There are also many museums, theatres, historic homes, gardens and many easy walks for the not so energetic visitor wishing not to climb the fells. William Wordsworth the famous British poet was born in Cockermouth and later lived in Grasmere where he wrote some of his best works before moving to Rydal Mount near Ambleside for his last 37 years. Both places are open to visitors and so is Brantwood home to John Ruskin until his death. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Thomas de Quincey all followed Wordsworth to the Lake District. Arthur Ransome, author of Swallows and Amazons, also grew to love the lakes and settled in the Winster Valley near Windermere. The painters Thomas Gainsborough, JMW Turner and John Constable were early visitors to the lakes but it was John Ruskin who settled here at Brantwood on the shore of Coniston Water. Farming and especially sheep farming has been historically and still is the main industry of the Lake District. The tough Herdwick breed with their stocky build and distinctive grey coat are especially hardy for the Lakeland fells and its weather. Sheep farming has probably been here since Viking times and is an important factor both to the economy of the lakes as well as in preserving the stunning landscape which attracts visitors and hence income to the region. Walking is a big attraction in the Lake District whether strolling around the low lying lakes or climbing up into the mountainous fells whichever is undertaken the scenery is magnificent. Alfred Wainwright's famous hand written book, The Pictorial Guide to the Lake District, published in 1955 is a collection of seven books each illustrated with his unique style and charm of the 214 fells inspiring many visitors and tourists from all over the world.
Borrowdale, often referred to as Cumberland Borrowdale to distinguish it from Borrowdale in the county of Westmorland, lies in the central Lake District. The River Derwent flows through the dale into the lake of Derwent Water. Derwent Water is situated at the northern end of the valley and the dramatic Honister Pass leads away from the southern end. Borrowdale is also completely within the Lake District National Park and houses the villages of Grange, Rosthwaite, Seathwaite, Seatoller, Stonethwaite and Watendlath. Above Grange Bridge, Borrowdale is constricted between the steep slopes of King's How on Grange Fell and Castle Crag below High Spy. This narrow gorge, known as the Jaws of Borrowdale, was carved by the last Ice Age and erosion over thousands of years. Borrowdale is one of the most beautiful places in Cumbria with sheep grazed uplands and extensive areas of oak woodland draping the hillsides. The valley pastures are divided into fields by massive stone walls and ancient packhorse tracks wind their way through the landscape along with the River Derwent and its tributaries. In the 16th century an enormous deposit of graphite was discovered near the hamlet of Seathwaite. Known locally as 'wadd' or 'black lead' the locals found it was very useful for marking sheep. This deposit of graphite was extremely pure and solid and it could easily be sawed into sticks hence the pencil industry was born in Keswick. Seatoller, a cluster of white and grey cottages at the foot of Honister Pass, once housed miners from the graphite mine and quarrymen from Honister Slate Mine. Slate quarrying developed in the early 18th century and a narrow band of Lakeland Green Slate running through Borrowdale and up to Honister became the primary building material for Victorian Keswick. Honister Slate Mine, reopened in 1996, continues to mine slate commercially and offers underground tours to visitors. The mine also offers a Via Ferrata tour which the Victorian miners used to use. The valley is a very popular tourist location, with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites catering for the lowland visitor as well as the hill walker. The National Trust cares for and undertakes a great amount of conservation and access work in this very special and beautiful area.
Grange often called Grange in Borrowdale is situated just south of Derwent Water in the narrow section of Borrowdale. The village, overlooked by Grange Fell and Castle Crag, dates back to medieval times when the monks of Furness Abbey built a monastic grange on the site. The double arched bridge over the River Derwent was built in 1675 and the Holy Trinity Church in 1861. Just on the edge of Grange set in this tranquil and stunning area of the Borrowdale valley is Borrowdale Gates Hotel which is a luxury 4 star country house hotel set in two acres of peaceful, wooded grounds.
High Spy at 653 metres (2142 feet) is the highest point on the ridge that runs from Cat Bells to the start of Dale Head. The ridge separates Borrowdale from the Newlands Valley and the top of this part of the ridge is broad and fairly level but the flanks are steep especially those which fall in broken crags to the head of the Newlands Valley. Eel Crags that fall vertically on the Newlands side are popular with rock climbers. The summit has an impressive cairn and High Spy North Top stands nearly three quarters of a mile away at a height of 634 metres (2080 feet) the views are spectacular. In between the two tops lies an unnamed tarn. Although High Spy can be ascended directly from both valleys it is often climbed as part of the Newlands Horseshoe ridge walk.
From the 17th century there was a huge expansion of stone and slate extraction which led to the rebuilding in stone of cottages and farmhouses in the Borrowdale valley. This altered the landscape and provided a livelihood for the valley's inhabitants well into the 20th century. The remains of the disused slate Rigg Head Quarries along Tongue Gill are still clearly visible as a reminder of past quarrying in the valley although it appears to have been mined underground more than quarried. The building on the left is named as a climbing hut but is privately owned and not the property of any established club. The Honister slate mine located at the head of Honister Pass, a little further down the valley, is England's last working slate mine and England's first Via Ferrata. It is owned by a local family and produces the world famous Westmorland Green Slate.
The Walk
From Borrowdale Gates Hotel we take the public footpath opposite going through a gate. We bear left uphill and follow the path which bears round to the right and go through a gate. We turn immediate left and follow the track (Cumbria Way) to go through a gate and past through Hollows Farm. We head down the farm track for a short way and take the stone track on the right. We follow this track past the camp site until we reach the River Derwent then turn immediate right and cross over the footbridge. We follow the track past an old quarry and when we come to a footbridge we head straight forwards through the gate. We keep following the track uphill passing Castle Crag on our left and when we get to the brow we keep heading forwards on the track until the track splits we take the higher path to the right uphill we can see a bridge over Tongue Gill on the lower path down below. The track bears right and we go through a gate and cross over Tongue Gill via the rocks. We keep heading forwards, with the gill on our right, uphill through the old disused quarries until we reach a large boulder at the top. We bear left at the cairn following the path to the next cairn and head forwards to go over the stile. We keep heading straight forwards on the very faint path towards Dale Head. When we reach a very small tarn and a path we turn right and follow the path steeply uphill. The path becomes rocky and then grassy and we follow the large cairns to the summit of High Spy which is marked by a tall stone and slate stacked cairn. We keep heading forwards following the cairns and after passing a small pond on our right we drop down hill slightly into a dip. We turn right here at the cairn and follow the small cairns downhill. The path is very faint but just keep heading straight forwards downhill towards the valley below. After crossing over a small stream we start to bear left. Before two large rocks look out for a small cairn on the left which could be quite easily missed. At the cairn we head steeply downhill following the path below the crag on the left towards the trees at the bottom of the valley. We eventually go through a gate and follow the path slightly uphill and then downhill to the gate and the road where we started at Borrowdale Gates Hotel.
This is a hard walk on grassy paths and stony tracks with some steep inclines and declines.
Elevation: approx lowest point 83.2m (272.8ft) approx highest point 639m (2096.5ft)
Distance and Start Point
Approx 5.2 miles allow 3 – 4 hours using OS Explorer Map OL4, The English Lakes North – Western area.
Start point: Borrowdale Gates Hotel
Grange in Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Directions and Parking
From the A66 coming from the east take the A5271 for Keswick. At the junction turn right. At the traffic lights carry on forward. At the mini roundabout turn left then left again at the junction. At the roundabout go straight over then at the next roundabout turn right and follow this road passing Derwent Water. Take the right turn over the bridge to Grange. Continue through the village to Borrowdale Gates Hotel. There are various parking places at the side of the road.
Parking: Free road side parking.
Toilets and Refreshments
There are no public toilets or refreshments. The nearest public toilets, the Royal Oak pub and the Flock-in Tearoom at Yew Tree Farm are at Rosthwaite. There are many more facilities in Keswick.


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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials say a district in the southern province of Helmand besieged by the Taliban for more than a week remains under government control as fighting continues.
Akhtar Muhammad, a police commander in Sangin district said on Thursday that insurgents captured the area around the district governor's compound overnight.
"An hour later we recaptured that building and now we have it," he tells The Associated Press.
Spokesman for the Afghan army in Helmand, Guam Rasoul Zazai says air strikes bombarded Taliban strongholds in Sangin overnight, killing 25 insurgents and wounding another 12.
Operations were slowed as insurgents began taking shelter in civilian homes, he says.
Sangin is an important prize for the Taliban. It sits on crucial smuggling routes for drugs, arms and other contraband which fund the insurgency.


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Forest peace deal debate stalls
Tasmania's Upper House has made little progress in furthering the forest peace deal legislation, with yesterday's debate shelved after only three hours.
Yesterday was expected to be a big day with MLCs set to tackle the most contentious amendments to the peace deal, including wood supply and forest reserves.
But after three hours of heated debate which centred on a vision statement, the legislation was shelved in favour of changes to the Mental Health Act.
Rumney MLC Tony Mulder said he needed more time to finalise his amendment.
He told House there was an issue with its drafting.
"There are a couple of shall we say drafting misunderstandings, which means the one that's been circulated doesn't quite reflect the intent of my motion, so that to be corrected and reprinted actually requires a bit of time overnight," he said.
Huon MLC, Paul Harriss, who wants to halve the initial section of forest to be reserved from logging, says his proposal is very similar to Mr Mulder's.
Mr Harriss believes he could have the numbers, but first wants to see whether the house supports Mr Mulder's motion.
During debate Legislative Councillors accused the State Government of being "lazy" for taking a hands-off approach, criticising a section of the bill outlining a "vision for Tasmania's forests".
Labor's Craig Farrell confirmed the vision statement was written by the peace deal signatories, not the Government, saying it was included as a "point of reference".
It prompted an outburst from the member for Windemere, Ivan Dean.
"This is baloney, there is another word for it and that word begins with bull," he said.
Paul Harriss went further.
"It confirms the laziness of this Government," he said.
Nelson MLC Jim Wilkinson suggested the legislation was a first for Australia.
"It is a joke and a farce and it's hard to sit through it and hard to think that we're sitting here endeavouring to legislate, not for what members of the Government are saying, but what signatories around the table have been saying about our future," he said.
The document calls for a protected area estate that is valued for its permanent protection and a vibrant forest sector.
Mr Harriss called on the Government to outline its own vision.
"Everything which is set out in here has nothing of the fingerprints of the Government upon it," he said.
"They are in my judgement nothing but mealy-mouth, undeliverable statements."
Hobart MLC Rob Valentine reminded Legislative Councillors that they had asked for the information.
Debate will resume this morning.
Ta Ann questions
The Tasmanian Government has refused to disclose in State Parliament how much it is spending to keep the timber processor Ta Ann in the state.
In December, it offered the company cheaper power for its Huon Valley mill and guarantees it would no longer be penalised by Forestry Tasmania for not using all of the wood under its supply contract.
Opposition MLC, Vanessa Goodwin, used Upper House Question Time to ask how much the Government's so-called "holding package" had cost so far.
The Leader of Government Business, Craig Farrell, said he could not reveal that information.
"The information sought is commercial in confidence and the question cannot be answered without breaching a contractual duty of confidentiality," he said.


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The best option when buying a foreclosed home would be to contact the bank who owns the house directly. The bank will put you in touch with the agent who has listed the property for sale, if there is one. If there is an MLS number, the agent will be able to provide it for you. If there is not agent, then you have to negotiate directly with the bank. Most of the time, the bank would be willing to grant you a loan if they learn that you have a good credit and are not planning to pay the sale amount through cash.
Before negotiating with the bank, search for the home's address first. if you have found the listing of foreclosed homes through a website, then you should be aware of the right property sale price. A 10k price posted on the internet is usually not the sale price of the property. Most of the time, the price listed is the amount of the loan that has been defaulted on. This amount is not necessarily the price of the first loan which should have the priority in a foreclosure sale. You can check out the listing included in the Yahoo! Foreclosure site to learn more about this and widen your choices.


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A sad day for railfans in Owen Sound. The last CN train ever has almost finished her days work. 4116 and 4104 broke the early morning silence to clean up the remaining traffic at the grain elevator. Here 4116 delivers cars to the CP interchange.
4104 sits idling while the work is being done.
Just in case you thought only GP-9s ever came to Owen Sound, witness this trio of venerable old ladies.


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Take Time For Self-Care
When you begin to feel thirsty, it actually means you are already a little dehydrated. The same concept is true for self-care. When you're craving some space, down-time, a massage, or just a little more sleep... it means you're already depleted, have been stretched too thin, and are in need of some self-care.
4. Read A Book: Even 10 minutes of reading a book that you're interested in or that helps you escape gives you a sense of time spent on something you love to do (if you enjoy reading). It helps break up the busyness and help you feel less frantic.
I encourage you to give some of these a try this month. Just doing 1 thing per week for yourself can make a big impact on how you feel and in turn, improving your mood, how you interact with others, decisions you make, and your overall health.
I'm joining you, too, this month --- with a yoga challenge through my favorite local studio on the water. While I can't make it into the studio everyday, I can surely practice each day in some capacity. I'm excited about committing to this challenge because one of my goals this year is to gain flexibility, more calm, and improve my yoga practice.
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[New York, July 21, 2008] – Malaysian government allegations that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim forcibly sodomized a male aide lack credibility, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch is concerned that Anwar's arrest was a politically motivated attempt to derail the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat's (People's Alliance) much-publicized campaign to form a new government by September 16, 2008.
Human Rights Watch urged the Malaysian government to ensure any investigations are transparent, impartial, and in accordance with international standards of due process.
"The Malaysian government's record provides little basis to believe this is anything other than a partisan political attack on Anwar," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "In light of past false allegations and his unfair trial, Anwar has good reason to worry that his rights won't be respected."
The police have to date refused to release the first information report lodged by former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan on June 28. Anwar's lawyers have repeatedly requested the report, which under Malaysian law is a public document. A person named in a first information report has the right to a copy of the report. The refusal of the police to make the original report public has fueled suspicions that it may be altered. Saiful remains under police protection.
Human Rights Watch said that the arrest of Anwar on July 16, one hour before he was due at Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters for questioning, was unnecessary and heavy-handed. Anwar has repeatedly pledged – the last time just before his arrest on July 16 – to fully cooperate with the investigation. Some 20 police officers in 10 cars stopped Anwar, who was returning home by car, and took him in a police car for questioning. Many wore balaclavas to hide their identities. After more than five hours of questioning, police kept Anwar in a holding cell overnight with no bed. He had to sleep on a cement floor despite a well-known back problem.
"The police operation to arrest Anwar was designed to intimidate and punish," Adams said. "This inquiry has already raised serious concerns about police bias, transparency, and the government's willingness to flout the law for political ends."
Sodomy, even if consensual, is punishable by up to 20 years of imprisonment. It is unclear whether Anwar will be formally charged with sodomy. The standard practice in Malaysia is that once police conclude investigations, they forward the investigation papers to the Attorney General's Chambers to evaluate the evidence and decide whether to prosecute. Human Rights Watch said that recent comments by senior Cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Home Minister Syed Hamid that Anwar should provide a DNA sample to the police constitute improper interference.
On July 18, Prime Minister Abdullah said "If he is not guilty, why worry about giving a new DNA sample. If he is indeed innocent, there is nothing for him to fear… If he has not done anything, than provide a sample. Do it. I want to see it. Let's see the result which could prove that he did not do it." Anwar had refused to voluntarily provide his DNA sample, due to concern that it could be manipulated against him.
"Comments by government ministers about Anwar's case are improper pressure on the police and prosecutor," said Adams. "Malaysia claims to be a well-ordered democracy wedded to the rule of law, but the Anwar investigation says just the opposite."
Background: Anwar Prosecution, Take Two
Human Rights Watch said that the current case bears a strong resemblance to the previous politically motivated corruption and sodomy charges against Anwar in 1998, while he was serving as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Those charges came after Anwar challenged then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad over accusations of corruption, cronyism and mismanagement of the Asian financial crisis, leading to Anwar's dismissal. [more]
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Reminder: Amnesty International Press Statement in 2004 at the release of Anwar Ibrahim
AI Index: ASA 28/013/2004 (Public)
News Service No: 218
2 September 2004
Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim's release renews confidence in judicial independence
Amnesty International warmly welcomes today's decision by Malaysia's highest court to uphold the final appeals of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother, Sukma Darmawan. Both men had been convicted on charges of sodomy.
"The Federal Court's decision to release Anwar Ibrahim marks an historic milestone in the restoration of confidence in the rule of law and respect for human rights in Malaysia," said Catherine Baber, deputy Asia director at Amnesty International.
The significance of Anwar Ibrahim's arrest and prosecution went far beyond the fate of one individual.
"It exposed a pattern of political manipulation of key state institutions including the police, public prosecutor's office and the judiciary, all of which are crucial in safeguarding the human rights of Malaysians," said Catherine Baber.
Amnesty International hopes today's ruling will serve as a lasting reminder of the role the judiciary must play in scrutinising executive actions and preserving key principles — including freedom of speech and of political dissent — which are enshrined in Malaysia's constitution and international human rights standards.
Noting how the Federal Court drew attention to abuses by police as seeking to elicit an involuntary 'confession' from Sukma Darmawan, Amnesty International urged the government to continue efforts to reform the police and other justice institutions. Amnesty International welcomed Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's creation earlier this year of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine the police and urges the Commission to make recommendations for wide-ranging reform. The commission is due to report in early 2005.
Anwar Ibrahim was detained in 1998 on politically motivated charges of 'abuse of power' and sodomy. He had been dismissed from his government posts after policy disagreements with former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, and subsequently led a series of mass public protests calling for political reform.
In a first trial Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty in 1999 of 'abuse of power' and completed his sentence in 2003. In a second trial he and Sukma Darmawan were found guilty on charges of sodomy in 2000. They were sentenced to nine years and six years in prison respectively.
The trial was unfair in many ways. Police used severe physical and psychological pressure to force 'confessions' from witnesses; defence lawyers were intimidated; and government leaders publicly criticized Anwar Ibrahim, prejudicing his right to be presumed innocent.
Sukma Darmawan, a 42 year-old businessman, had never been involved with the police or played any political role. Amnesty International believes he was prosecuted solely to secure a conviction against Anwar Ibrahim
Both Sukma Darmawan and Anwar Ibrahim were ill-treated by police while in detention. In 1998 Anwar Ibrahim was brought to court with a swollen eye and bruised arm having been beaten by the former national police chief. Sukma Darmawan testified in 1999 that his initial confession of sodomy had been forced from him after 12 days of aggressive and humiliating interrogation during which police made him stand naked, groped his genitals and taunted him.


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Even though Barnes & Noble Americana (where I work) sells tons of copies of Miss Jojo Moyes' Me Before You every day, I was not expecting a big crowd inside the theater for its opening day. It turns out I was underestimating Emilia Clarke's and Sam Claflin's fan base. The theater was almost packed!
For this review, I will focus on 2 things: what I like about the movie. This includes how the movie can stand on its own and the actors. After that, I will talk about what I don't like the film. I will end this entry with my overall rating of the movie and why I believe it deserves that kind of rating.
Can The Movie Stand on Its Own?
What I like the most about the film is how solid the story line is. The creators focus on Louisa's and Will's love story. All the side stories are beautiful (and we will talk about that later), but the movie wants us to see from the beginning that the main focus is how Louisa and Will will find their different paths where their lives are headed while their hearts intertwine.
The Actors
I wish I could give Emilia Clarke a standing ovation right now. She is the main highlight of that movie. From mother of dragons to a bubbly girl in a small town, Emilia Clarke nails that performance. I believe she is born to play Louisa Clark. Me Before You is not a laugh out loud movie, but Emilia Clarke will put tears in your eyes in many ways. Sam Claflin is a good William Traynor too, and his chemistry with Emilia Clarke is something that I want to see again on TV and/or on the big screen. The growth of his character is visible by the way he talks and interacts to Louisa.
Faithfulness To The Book
I love how the movie focuses on the love story alone, but one of the reasons I actually love the book is the side stories are phenomenal! Treena's struggle to get on her feet again after having a baby is what I want to see. Mr & Mrs. Traynor have their own struggles too, especially about their relationship, but it is not on the big screen. I love, in the book, how these efforts from other characters make the main love story stronger and more meaningful. I understand that the movie will be more than 8 hours long if it wants to be 100% faithful to the book; those struggles are inside the film, but you need to pay careful attention to know that they are there. In other words, you need to read the book to know they are there! For example, Mrs. Traynor's problem with Will is he could kill himself any minute. Mr & Mrs. Traynor talk about it in the film really quick, and there is a scene where they focus on Will's scarred wrist. The scenes are quick, and they can easily be missed, so pay attention carefully if you haven't read the book and want to get these messages.
Me Before You deserves a 10/10 rating. The first reason is the film delivers a message about different meanings of life and how one can live boldly. It shows that we can have a colorful life, but life can get stuck sometimes; we can put our life on hold, but we must remember that it needs a second chance. I love how Louisa and Will have different views on life, but they manage to meet each other halfway and fall in love.
Some of the non-readers might not get the subtle hints the movie is giving, but I believe it will still get at least a 7/10 rating from them because the film will really touch your heart in a way that will make you change the way you see the world.
10 out of 10 Stars


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If someone asked you where your favourite place on earth was, would you know? Why?
I guess it is easy to say it is "home" or other such amibiguous term, but have you ever been anywhere that moves you or makes you feel uplifted?
For me, that place is Kaikoura on the East coast of the South Island of New Zealand. I first came here in 2002 for a couple of days and returned just recently. I had always wanted to come back to enjoy the coastal and mountainous views which intertwine here. It truly is gorgeous. The town itself is not sprawling or even particularly notable in itself (although it is famous for whale watching) but there is just something about Kaikoura which makes me feel like I never want to stop looking at the views or have much desire to move on. The surroundings must just have a spiritual impact.
First though, check out the view from the pub…seriously!!!
And now, check out some other views…and please note my thanks to the unknowing model in my last photo…I saw her sat there on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and thought it made a great photo. Enjoy!