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Kenya Airways logo1977
Kenya Airways is established in February following the break up of the East African Community and subsequent disbanding of the jointly-owned East African Airways.
The Government makes the first move towards privatization by publishing the Sessional Paper No.1 of 1986 on 'Economic Management for Renewed Growth '. The document for the first time, spells out the Government's intention to divest from corporations which could be run better by the private sector.
A new board is appointed at Kenya Airways in April under the chairmanship of Mr. Philip Ndegwa with a mandate to commercialize and prepare the airline for privatization.
A policy paper on Public Enterprise Reform and Privatization setting out policy objectives is issued in July. The policy paper gives high priority to the privatization of Kenya Airways.
Commercialization process produces the first profits.
An IFC information memorandum is sent to 154 airlines in search of a 'strategic partner' culminating in the eventual selection of KLM. This takes place in May 1995.
Shareholders' Agreement and a Master Cooperation Agreement with KLM are concluded in December.
An Initial Public Offer for shares is issued in March.
Delivery of the first of four new Boeing 737-300 aircraft dedicated to domestic and African regional services.
Kenya Airways Msafiri frequent flier programme merges with KLM's Flying Dutchman frequent flier programme.
Voted African Airline of the Year by African Aviation Magazine ( UK based publication).
Voted Best Regional Airline in Eastern Africa by Travel News (a Kenyan publication).
Named African Airline of the Year for the second year running by African Aviation Magazine.
Voted runner-up in the award for the Most Respected Company in East Africa by business leaders surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nation Media Group.
Voted Best User of Information Technology in Kenya by the Computer Society of Kenya .
Named African Airline of the Year for third year running by African Aviation Magazine.
Kenya Airways acquires 49% shareholding in Precision Air, a Tanzanian carrier.
Kenya Airways scoops triple win as Best Domestic Airline 2003, Best Regional Airline 2002 and 2003 and Best In-flight Magazine 2002 and 2003 by Travel News & Lifestyle Magazine.
Delivery of the first state-of-the-art Boeing 777 as part of the airline's fleet expansion and the 6th Boeing 767 aircraft.
October 2005 – KQ achieves IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) becoming the 1st carrier in sub-Saharan to get this rigorous safety certification.
Kenya Airways voted East Africa 's Most Respected Company.
Kenya Airways launches new route to Lubumbashi , Democratic Republic of Congo in February.
Delivery of a second new Boeing 777-200ER in April.
Kenya Airways announces record results for 2004/05, with profit after tax up 198% to Ksh. 3,882 million (US$ 50m).
Kenya Airways launches new route to Istanbul , Turkey in June.
Delivery of a third new Boeing 777-200ER in June.
Kenya Airways launches new route to Bamako , Mali and Dakar , Senegal in July.
Kenya Airways voted East Africa 's Most Respected Company for the second year running
Kenya Airways announces another record profit after tax of Ksh. 4,829 million for the year ended March 31st 2006, being 24% above the previous year's result of Kshs. 3,882 million.
Kenya Airways wins the prestigious African Aviation Award awarded by the African Aviation Magazine in March
In January, Kenya Airways opened a new ticketing office at the Village Market in Nairobi
Kenya Airways awarded a 2 year renewal on its IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) registration.
Kenya Airways joins SkyTeam as an Assosiate Airline
Kenya Airways opens a Leadeship center - Pride Center
Kenya Airways opens a Flying Blue Service Center
Kenya Airways launches new routes to Monrovia, Cotonou and Mayotte
COYA (Company of the Year) top awards for strategic planning and emergency preparedness as well as Manager of the Year to HR Director Paul Kasimu.
Travel News & Lifestyle Magazine votes Kenya Airways as African Airline of Choice, Best Regional Airline,Flying Blue voted the best Frequent Flier program and Msafiri - Best inflight magazine
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And my lament above would be

me:nin aeide thea, Pe:le:iada:' Akhile:os
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This system was used by some American classics journals before typesetting in Greek became (comparatively) easier. I describe it full here: http://www.aoidoi.org/articles/ascii.php.

I'm going to object strongly to any ascii system that represents greek with non-phonetic matches (v for nu, for example) unless it is betacode, which there is no reason to replace. It is used widely, and knowing it will give you access to most professional internet classics communication. This is why I object to Sebastian's system laid out above.

Let me say again: Betacode is ugly. I know that. I feel your pain. I resisted it strongly myself for a long time. But for all its ugliness, it works and it works well.

--
wm
aiai aiai
thre:new aiei...

Confusing! I may have studied Chinese for many years, but I'm not sure I can cram another Greek ascii encoding scheme into my brain.

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What about writing however each finds easiest, until Jeff makes the (betacode?) a possibility?

Hmm. I should collect links for all the systems I know to do this.
I'm a programmer myself, so if any script is needed to convert BetaCode to another form, let me know.

mh=nin a)/eide qea\ *phlhi+a/dew *)axilh=os
ou)lome/nhn, h(\ muri/' *)axaioi=s a)/lge' e)/qhke,
polla\s d' i)fqi/mous yuxa\s *)/ai+di proi/+ayen
h(rw/wn, au)tou\s de\ e(lw/ria teu=xe ku/nessin
oi)wnoi=si/ te pa=si, *dio\s d' e)telei/eto boulh/,
e)c ou(= dh\ ta\ prw=ta diasth/thn e)ri/sante
*)atrei/+dhs te a)/nac a)ndrw=n kai\ di=os *)axilleu/s.

[size=18]kalw=j e)/xei![/size]

Poikilo/qron' a0qa/nat' 7)Afro/dita,

The latter. Look up "enclitics" in your grammar or textbook. There is a small class of very popular little words which have no accent of their own. They make up for this lack by taking part in the accentuation of the previous word, resulting in what is effectively a slightly longer word. Sometimes this changes nothing. In this case li/ssomaise ("I entreat you") breaks Greek's accent rules: you have to have an accent on one of the last three syllables. So, the word gets another accent for se to hang from: li/ssomai/ se.

In a phrase like "a certain woman", though, gunh/ tij there's already an accent close enough for tij to hang from.

Once the circumflex accent is involved, it gets tricky. Actually, it makes an intuitive sense once you look at it for a while. It's just difficult to explain well.

[face=SPIonic]eu)tuxei=te[/face] (note: I've remembered this verb is contract, finally, thanks to Sebastian )
BTW, "li/ssomai/" with two acute accents in the word; is that a mistake? Or just a subtlety of Greek accentuation that I don't understand yet?

The latter.[/quote]

Ack. It's going to take me a while to get the accents down.
BTW, "li/ssomai/" with two acute accents in the word; is that a mistake? Or just a subtlety of Greek accentuation that I don't understand yet?

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Google has finally released Android, the opensource platform that will be used by the Open Handset Alliance. The platform is based in the Linux kernel, freetype, sqlite, webkit, a 2D/3D subsystem and other pieces, but the application framework is built in Java using a embedded-optimized VM called Dalvik. The SDK is available for Linux, Mac and Win and it includes an emulator. Video here. Update: The WebKit browser failed to render the desktop version of OSNews, so now we feed it our mobile one.


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text: So, What is your "modest proposal"?? Jeff -- KE7ACY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Doyle" <tomdoyle1948 at gmail.com> The bulletin board system AMSAT is using is well suited for information that is useful for only a relatively short time. If there is a trip to a rare grid location that information is of little use after the event takes place. IMHO what is missing is a way to share information that has relevance beyond a few days. When I became active again on the sats I asked a question on the board. I received an email telling me that "that question has been asked several times before". It was helpful beyond belief. In the last few days someone posted a nice check list of things to do to try and get your SatPC32 station running. A bit later someone posted a correction that added a vital step that was missing in the first posting. Suppose a newbie subscribes to the board today - he has already looked at the articles from 1997-2004 in the new users section on the AMSAT website but needs a little current info. He posts a message on the board asking about getting his SatPC32 station working. Lets hope no one sends him a message telling him that "that question has been asked before". I also hope no one sends him a message suggesting he uses the search funtion. That would be like the 4th grade teacher who responded to my question "How do you spell pneumonia ?" - by telling me to "Look it up in the dictionary" - I spent a lot of time looking for words that started with "N" before asking my folks when I got home. If they did search - what would they look for. What are the chances that they would find the initial post AND the correction post. I realize everything is perfect as it is but perhaps it would be nice to have something similar to the Yahoo Groups where subscribers can post files and pictures of things that would be of interest for more than a day or two. Take a look at the SDR-Radio or Softrock groups on Yahoo. There are files and pictures that have been very helpful to me. There was a recent posting here from someone asking for a current Doppler.SQF file. I sent him mine but it would have been better if there was a place to store it where anyone could access it. Some people have their stations working well but are not all that excited about spending a lot of time documenting it and posting it for a handful of people who might look at it before it disappears into the abyss of the message archive. You may not like what you read but be thankful I fought the urge to include some sort of Jonathan Swift reference. _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


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Matt Paxton, star of A&E's hit show "Hoarders", has helped dozens of people struggling with the disorder. In his new book "The Secret Life of Hoarders" he gives readers an in-depth look at some of the most extreme cases he's seen and he explains why this happens.
Read an excerpt from "The Secret Life of Hoarders" below, then check out some other books in the "GMA" library.
It was the summer of 2006 and I was desperate for work. I was living in Richmond, Virginia, and sleeping on a buddy's couch after a few adventures with jobs that went bad and an attempt to start my own business that failed. I consider myself to be a hard worker and usually have great ideas, but this time I just didn't know what to do. I decided to try to pick up a few cleaning jobs to earn enough money to help my buddy pay rent. I printed up some flyers and stuck them in mailboxes in an upscale neighborhood, and the next day I got a phone call. An older couple wanted me to empty out their son's house and organize an estate sale. The son, Timothy, had died recently, and they said there was just too much stuff for them to handle. I agreed to a price of a few hundred dollars. If I had had any inkling what I was heading into, I would have charged thousands. I had cleaned houses before, mostly helping my grandmother and aunts, and I wasn't afraid of mess. But this guy had been collecting things for decades. When his parents showed me into the house, I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of clutter. Every room had stacks of dustcovered boxes, bags, and cartons piled up to six feet high. Narrow, dark corridors snaked between the walls of stuff—I had to turn sideways to get through some of the tight spots. On my second day of trying to pull items out of the house to sort and price for the sale, I realized I was in over my head. I called my buddy's brother, Colin, and asked him to help. We needed a truck, so he grabbed another friend who had one. Both of them were still in high school so we were only working late afternoons and weekends. It took us three weeks to finally empty out that house.
Although Timothy had the most cluttered house I had ever seen, the stuff that he'd collected showed that he had a lot of interests, ranging from music to German toy trains to antique furniture. Evidently he went through periods of collecting each one of those, which we could tell by the layers of stuff and the dates on the letters and magazines in the layers. It was like being on an archaeological dig. We could tell that from 1975 to 1980 he was into high-end stereo equipment and vinyl recordings. Then, from 1980 to 1984, he slowed down and was mainly hanging on to mail and magazines. He started saving musical instruments around 1985, and then a few years later added the trains. He collected board games too.
Timothy wasn't there to tell us anything about himself, but we were able to learn a little bit of his story. His parents shared with us that Timothy had killed himself, which made me wonder whether he was one unhappy guy who'd collected all this stuff in an attempt to find some joy in life, or whether his collection had finally overwhelmed him and driven him to despair. Timothy was a mystery that I wanted to unravel. On the day of the estate sale, I noticed an attractive woman and a companion walking through the house. She kept pointing things out to her friend and explaining what they were. I realized that she knew her way around the rooms, and she recognized everything there. I pulled her aside and asked if she was familiar with the house. She said that she was, and in fact had lived there off and on with Timothy.
It turned out that she and Timothy had been in love for years, but Timothy had never introduced her to his parents because he feared their judgment about being in an interracial relationship. Instead, he guarded a secret life that hid not only his relationship but his ever-expanding collection of stuff. While I didn't press Timothy's friends or parents for much information, the story I pieced together was moving. I saw a grown man, desperately unhappy because he was keeping his life a secret, who had turned to collecting to comfort himself. Then things got out of hand.
That struck a chord with me because I knew a little bit about unhappiness, tragedy, and addiction. I had spent a few months working for a large casino in Lake Tahoe in 1999, and while I was there I fell in love with gambling. It became a full-blown addiction, so bad that at one point I found myself $40,000 in debt. When I couldn't pay my bookie, he broke my nose and I had to leave town. I eventually paid back my debt and I haven't gambled since, but I know what it feels like to be lonely and miserable, and to turn to something that feels good at the moment but is ultimately destructive. Timothy's situation felt more than a little familiar to me and I found myself wishing I could have met the guy and talked with him about it. With the estate sale completed and after a final cleanup of what was left behind, I started looking for another messy house to clean.
The second job was referred to me by a social worker in a nearby county. She had a case in which a woman in her mid-forties, Aimee, was living in a terrible state of squalor. She was all but confined to her bed, where she slept, ate, and went to the bathroom by leaning off the side of the mattress. The place had been officially condemned by the county, and since there was some funding to clean it up, the social worker, who had seen a copy of my flyer that said no case was too extreme, called us in. She did give us fair warning that it would really test the limits of our claim. And she was right: The whole place stank from rotting food, urine, and feces. During our first visit to Aimee's house, the social worker gave us the background on this case—and it was the first time I heard the word "hoarder."
I went home and started researching hoarding. The disorder was fascinating because I could relate to a lot of the feelings and experiences that a hoarder goes through. I knew I could really help these people in need.
As my two buddies and I cleaned her house, we talked with Aimee, asking about her life. She admitted that she had rejected everyone because of her hoarding. Although she didn't want us in her home, she was happy to know that someone was interested in her story, and I wanted to find out more about her—and about the phenomenon of hoarding. Since Aimee, I've had hundreds of hoarding clients, ranging from people who just have a cluttered garage that they want to get under control, to those with entire houses overflowing with trash, feces, animals (alive and dead), and vermin.
I didn't set out to be an extreme cleaning specialist. What hooked me was learning that hoarders are people with serious issues, and that only a few of their life decisions or events separate me from them. What if I hadn't been able to pay back my bookie? What if he had broken more than my nose? What if my friend hadn't loaned me his couch for a few months when I was down on my luck? I could have ended up like any of the clients I work with, or worse. I have learned that hoarders don't love the way they live. I see them struggling to clean up but just not having the means or the willpower to get it done. Maybe their families don't understand them, or perhaps they have an untreated mental illness that blocks the path to staying clean. After years of working with hoarders, I've figured out how to make sense of their world because I understand the hard times they've experienced.
I can get them talking about their issues and help them straighten out their houses—and their lives. I'm not a therapist, but I work closely with experienced psychologists like Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding at her clinic in New Orleans; Dr. Robin Zasio, who runs the Compulsive Hoarding Center in Sacramento, California; Dr. Lisa Hale, who heads the Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment; Dr. Renae Reinardy, head of the Lakeside Center for Behavioral Change in Fargo, North Dakota; and Dr. Elizabeth Moore and other specialists at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. The bottom line is that hoarders are good people who are struggling with difficult issues. To move toward recovery they need love and help, not ridicule. That doesn't mean we don't talk about their issues. Hoarders aren't stupid, and they know that what they are doing is a problem.
But threatening, bullying, and issuing ultimatums aren't going to prod them to clean up. They want to de-clutter, but they can't unless they have encouragement and support. I've worked with hoarders living in houses filled with rotting food and dog feces, and hoarders living with dozens of animals running all over the house. I've helped hoarders let go of their beloved collections of handbags, handguns, and dead rats. The truth is that some recover, and some don't. Hoarding is a serious mental illness, and sometimes "recovery" is a relative term. But I have learned what the challenges are and how to address them. I have seen what the critical elements of success are for any hoarder, and how those elements can combine to give a hoarder the best chance at de-cluttering. I can help families and others working with hoarders maximize the hoarder's chances for getting and staying clean. It's a long and arduous process, and I will explain how to stay patient and positive for the months, and sometimes years, that it takes.
The key is hope. As long as everyone involved believes that the hoarder's life can get better, it truly can.


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University of Maine Football Player Accused of Murder
A University of Maine football player has been charged with murder. The stabbing involved two people in Florida, one of whom died from his injuries.
Zedric Joseph was a senior at the University of Maine but university officials say he was suspended from the school on March 8th, a day after the university received word of the stabbing. He was majoring in child development and family relations at the university.
UMaine officials say they were informed Friday about a stabbing involving two people in Florida. WPTV in Palm Beach says Ricardy Chery, 23, died of his stab wounds. Another victim, Vashti Laurore,also 23, was treated and released from the hospital.
Joseph, who played football for Palm Beach Central High School, was arrested today and charged with murder.
"We were very saddened to learn that a University of Maine student has been arrested in connection with the death of one person and the injury of another in Florida," said Kenda Scheele, UMaine assistant vice president and senior associate dean for students. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those whose lives have been forever changed by this horrific incident."
"This is very hard to comprehend," said UMaine football coach Jack Cosgrove. "We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families and friends connected to this tragedy."
Counseling and support services are available on campus for students and staff affected by these events.


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Android, BlackBerry phone owners favour Apple tablet
OS brand loyalty, they've heard of it
Now the Fandroids are not going to like this, and are advised to look away lest they suffer an apoplectic fit and shower their keyboards in even more drool than usual.
US market watcher Maritz Research asked 2500 North American smartphone owners which tablet they would like to get. Many said they'd like an iPad, Forbes reports.
No surprise there, perhaps, but 41 per cent of the folk who said they own an Android phone revealed that they'd like an iPad too.
Only 19 per cent of them said they'd go for the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab and 15 per cent for the Android-under-the-hood Amazon Kindle Fire.
BlackBerry owners proved even more covetous of the Apple tablet. Some 53 per cent of them want an iPad, but only 8.5 per cent want a BlackBerry PlayBook. Kindle Fire? 12 per cent. Samsung Galaxy Tab? 11 per cent.
Some 40 per cent of Windows Phone owners said they would choose an iPad, while 16 per cent opted for the Kindle Fire and 12 per cent for the Galaxy Tab.
Of the folk who have already bought a tablet in the last three months, 50 per cent have an iPad, 13 per cent a Kindle Fire and nine per cent a Galaxy Tab.
iPhobes who've regained their composure will have spotted a potential flaw here: only the Galaxy Tab and Kindle Fire have been mentioned as choices, suggesting those polled picked these from a list of suggestions. Had other Android tablets, from Sony, Acer, Asus et al, been listed, perhaps they would have been selected too.
Or perhaps too few folk mentally included them by ticking the 'Other tablet brand' box.
And some readers will take heart from the notion that combining the Galaxy Tab and Fire scores for Android phone owners puts the Google OS on the want list of 34 per cent of people with an Android handset - only just behind the iPad's 40 per cent score.
What this all shows is that branding is key, and if Android tablet makers want to sell more kit, they need to market their products as well as Apple, Amazon and, to a lesser extent, Samsung do. This happens with phones, because if the vendors don't promote their handsets, the network operators do. That's not the case with tablets. Asus, Acer and co. should learn from this and up their marketing budgets, or forever lag behind those who companies that have.
That's the trouble, people. Generally speaking, advertising sells products better than technological virtuosity does.
Pricing matters too. There's a direct correlation between tablet choice and the amount on money punters were willing to pay for one. The iPad was tops with folk happy to spend $500, while the Kindle Fire was the prime choice of those only keen or able to spend less than $250, Moritz's numbers show. The Galaxy Tab sat in the middle. ®


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Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau, released the following statement:
"New York's farmers understand the value of hard work for a good day's pay, but that pay must come from somewhere. Increasing the minimum wage at a time when a farmer is paying sky-high prices for fuel and feed will only add to the daily burden farmers are facing to make a living for their families.
"In addition, farm families are being hit with increasing costs from unemployment insurance surcharges, energy taxes, and the cost of meeting the new health care mandates under the affordable care act. Unfortunately, farmers do not have the ability in this global marketplace for food to simply charge more for their products to cover the increases, nor will a minimum wage worker purchase gallons more of milk at the grocery store to help our farmers offset the wage hike through increased demand for their products.
"If the minimum wage is to rise, something else must fall, and New York farmers are asking lawmakers to sincerely consider a 2 percent cap on agricultural land assessment. Currently, ag. land prices are hitting the 10 percent cap each year. With rising property values come rising property taxes. According to Farm Credit East, farmers in this state pay $26.21/acre in property taxes - that is nearly $20 more than the national average. Farmers need the same relief the governor and lawmakers so fairly provided homeowners two years ago. We must control costs to keep the barn doors open in this state so our farmers can continue feeding their neighbors and the world the healthy, local food they enjoy."


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Rotation stays hot as Kluber, bats power Tribe
ST. PETERSBURG -- The ghosts of road trips past appeared to be haunting Cleveland once again on Friday night. Corey Kluber was spinning a gem for the Indians, but the offense went missing against Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi.
Once Odorizzi was out, Cleveland exorcised the road demons.View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- The ghosts of road trips past appeared to be haunting Cleveland once again on Friday night. Corey Kluber was spinning a gem for the Indians, but the offense went missing against Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi.
Once Odorizzi was out, Cleveland exorcised the road demons.View Full Game Coverage
Led by Kluber's strong effort, and powered once again by the hot-hitting duo of Asdrubal Cabrera and Mike Aviles, the Indians claimed a 6-3 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field to open this six-game venture away from home. The win was not void of some drama in the ninth, but Cleveland escaped a shaky performance from closer John Axford to pick up its sixth win in eight games.
"The first five innings didn't look like we were in a real good groove," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "I think the best thing we do is we play an entire game. When you keep grinding, you make some things happen. You give yourself a chance to win."
Kluber and Odorizzi were formidable foes for the first five frames, during which Tampa Bay's starter racked up a career-high 11 strikeouts while keeping Cleveland off the scoreboard. The lack of run support from the Tribe magnified Kluber's few early mistakes, which put the Indians in a 2-0 hole heading into the sixth inning.
To that point, the game was reminiscent of Cleveland's last road trip, which consisted of an 0-6 showing through San Francisco and Anaheim.
Tampa Bay had a chance to break things open in the sixth, when Kluber yielded consecutive singles to James Loney and Evan Longoria. The pitcher settled down, settled in and then struck out Wil Myers, Matt Joyce and Brandon Guyer to strand the runners.
"Kluber's good," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Sixth inning, punch, punch, punch. You've got Myers and Joyce up who are really good and you kind of like it. That moment went away."
In the first five innings, Cleveland's offense had gone 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and 1-for-13 with runners on base against Odorizzi. With Tampa Bay's starter sitting at 101 pitches through five, though, Maddon turned to his bullpen in the sixth.
That is when the Indians made their move.
"I think, honestly, us punching out as much as we did," Aviles said, "we were able to run up the pitcher's pitch count. We were able to get him out of there kind of quick."
Cabrera, who came up a triple shy of a cycle in a four-hit showing on Thursday, led off with a home run to right field against Brad Boxberger to slice Tampa Bay's lead to 2-1. In the seventh, Michael Brantley followed suit with a leadoff shot against reliever Joel Peralta, giving the left fielder a team-high seven homers and 30 RBIs on the season.
Later in the inning, Maddon handed the ball to Brandon Gomes with runners on the corners and one out. Indians catcher Yan Gomes promptly deposited a pitch from his surname counterpart into right field for a run-scoring single that gave the Tribe a 3-2 lead. Aviles, who has filled in admirably for injured second baseman Jason Kipnis, later launched a three-run home run to push Cleveland's lead to six runs.
"That was big," Kluber said. "Their starter did a good job. We had some traffic on the bases and he did a good job of kind of making pitches when he needed to and find a way to squeak out of it. Finally, in that seventh inning, we were able to continue to put guys on base, grind out some at-bats and they broke through for some runs."
Cabrera finished the evening with a 3-for-4 showing that gave him nine hits (five extra-base hits) in 11 at-bats. Aviles has hit .520 (13-for-25) since taking over for Kipnis (on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique) on April 29 in Anaheim.
"Obviously, Cabby feels good about himself, and he should," Francona said. "He's swinging the bat and he's worked so hard to get there. He can relax a little bit. He's started to use his hands. Mikey, he always plays the game."
The six-run swing by the Indians allowed Kluber to walk away with a well-deserved victory, which included 6 2/3 innings, nine strikeouts and no walks issued. Over his past four turns, Kluber has posted a 1.91 ERA with 38 strikeouts against six walks in 28 1/3 innings.
"He's pretty much an ace," Aviles said. "You saw it all last year and you see it so far this year. He's one of those guys that, every time he takes the ball, as a player playing behind him and watching him, it's pretty fun. You know he's going to compete pitch to pitch."
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Axford took the mound armed with a four-run cushion and struck out the first two batters he faced. The closer then gave up a double to Logan Forsythe, issued a walk to Ryan Hanigan and allowed an RBI double to David DeJesus, helping Tampa Bay to a run. Axford then walked Ben Zobrist to load the bases.
"I don't want to make excuses," Axford said. "I did lose a little more command, so I don't know if it was maybe a little more fatigue. I've thrown a lot recently and, obviously, you can only throw 25-30 pitches so many times an inning before it starts catching up to you."
At that juncture, Francona turned to the hard-throwing Cody Allen, who slipped into a full count against Loney. Following a pair of hard-hit foul balls, Tampa Bay's first baseman flew out to right field for the game's final out.
No one was more relieved to depart with a victory than Axford.
"Getting out of that with a win is fantastic," he said. "That's what we wanted right there."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.


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Attention Motorola Xoom users! We have some good news for you. You know that 3.2 version of Honeycomb we've been talking about lately? Well, you should probably check your Xoom, 'cause the update is currently rolling out to the Motorola tablet as we speak.
As we've told you before, the Android 3.2 doesn't bring that many new features to the table. It's more of a bug-fixes-and-stability kind of update. Android 3.2 will also be the last update for Honeycomb before Ice Cream Sandwich arrives this Christmas, uniting Honeycomb, Gingerbread and Google TV into just one source code.
With that said, we still love us some Android updates, so here's everything we know Android 3.2 will bring to Xoom users:
- Bug fixes and improved hardware acceleration
- Updated versions of Movie Studio, Movies and Music
- Updated widgets
- Zoom mode for phone apps
- Support for the SD card slot
- Support for 7-inch tablets and Qualcomm processors
Google also took the opportunity today to release some pieces of the Android 3.2 source code. This is not the whole Android 3.2 code, mind you, just the parts that they're required to open source. As they said at Google I/O, they won't be open sourcing Honeycomb. Instead, the company will wait until Ice Cream Sandwich to open source the whole Android source code. This will include the tablet version, the phone version and the TV version of Android.
All in all, Android 3.2 is a pretty decent update, considering Android 3.1 was released just a few weeks ago. Still, there could be some new features we know nothing about. So we'd love to hear from those of you who have updated your Xoom to Android 3.2. Have you found anything new? Is it snappier? Does it crash less? We want to hear all about it.


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American Cancer Society Man to Man Support Group
American Cancer Society Man to Man Support Group meets 7 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange cafeteria, 1041 Dunlawton Ave., Port Orange. George Janek: 386-761-7130.
Bariatric Support Group
Bariatric Support Group at Halifax Health meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Halifax Health Medical Center, France Tower, Meeting Room F, 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. For more information about East Coast Bariatrics at Halifax Health, visit halifaxhealth.org/weightloss.
Breast Cancer & Lymphedema Networking
Breast Cancer & Lymphedema Networking Group at Halifax Health meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month at Halifax Health Medical Center, France Tower, Meeting Room G, 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. Lynn Ceton: 386-441-9533.
Breast Cancer Support Group
Join Florida Hospital DeLand for a breast cancer support group at 5 p.m. today . The group meets at the Florida Hospital Deland Cancer Institute, 680 Peachwood Drive, DeLand on the fourth Monday of every month. For more information, call 386-943-7160.
Cancer Caregivers Support Group
Caregivers of someone with cancer are invited to join Florida Hospital Flagler for a Cancer Caregivers Support Group at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for information, resources and support.
The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at Florida Hospital Flagler, Classroom D, 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast. Registration is not required. For more information, call 386-586-2065.
Child Birth Preparation Classes
Child Birth Preparation Classes at Halifax Health meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on elected Wednesdays and Saturdays, four to six weeks prior to due date at Halifax Health Medical Center, Meeting Room E, 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. Early registration is recommended for class preference, especially for Saturday classes. Cost is $50/couple. For a full schedule and to register online go to halifaxhealth.org/ob. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call 386-254-4008.
Designing a Healthy Mostly Vegetarian Diet
Designing a Healthy Mostly Vegetarian Diet is planned for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Daytona State College's Daytona Beach Campus, Health Sciences Hall (#320), Room 541, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Presented by Daytona State's Institute for Health Services Continuing Education for Health Occupations, cost is $20.
For additional information, call 386-506-3522 or 506-4419.
Mental Health Association lunch, awards
Mental Health America of East Central Florida's 2013 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Palmetto Club, 1000 Beach St., Daytona Beach.
Guest speaker is Joellen Salce Rogers.
Lunch is $24; $175 for a corporate table for eight. RSVP: 386-252-5785.
Mommy to Mommy Support Group
New moms are invited to join Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center for a free Mommy to Mommy Support Group at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the hospital's Cafeteria Annex, 305 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach.
Led by one of the hospital's parent educators, class curriculum is designed to support, sustain and enlighten new moms.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required: 386-231-BABY (2229).Pre-Op Joint Education Class
Pre-Op Joint Education Class by Halifax Health — Center for Orthopedics meets 10 to 11 a.m. every Monday and Friday at Halifax Health Medical Center, France Tower, sixth floor, 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. To reserve your seat call 386-238-2251.
Quit Smoking Now
Quit Smoking Now is offered from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 4 at Bert Fish Medical Center, Schildecker Board Room, 401 Palmetto St., New Smyrna Beach. The class is free, covers all forms of tobacco and includes four free weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (patches, lozenges or gum). To register, call 877-784-8486.
Quit Smoking Program
Join Florida Hospital Oceanside for a free, six-week program designed to meet the needs of smokers who want to quit.
The program begins Tuesday and meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday until June 25. Participants are encouraged to get support by attending as many programs as they want, and can attend over and over until they are confident about being smoke-free. Additionally, participants will receive free patches, lozenges and gum, while supplies last.
A book and other helpful tools to make the process easier along the way are provided. The program, which was designed by an ex-smoker and is led by a trained facilitator, will guide participants through the many issues related to quitting smoking, including coping with anger, sleep problems and cravings, managing stress, how physical activity and healthy food choices make quitting smoking easier, how to prevent relapse and what to do when friends and family smoke around you.
Classes are at Florida Hospital Oceanside, 264 S. Atlantic Ave., Ormond Beach. Registration is required: 1-877-784-8486.
Senior Fitness Event
"Wellness is Ageless," a senior fitness event, is planned for Saturday at Family First Health Center, 1898 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 360, in Big Tree Plaza behind the CITGO Gas Station, Daytona Beach.
Registration and blood pressure checks will start at 10 a.m.
Presented by Family First Health Center and Quanita from Quanita's Ballroom, the event features two Zumba Gold demo classes starting at 10:30 and 10:45 a.m. Body composition analysis will also be offered.
Admission is free. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required: 386-492-1064.
Stuttering Support Group
Join Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center on Tuesday for the Volusia/Flagler chapter of the National Stuttering Association's local support group.
The support group is for adults who stutter, family members of adults who stutter, Speech-Language Pathologists, or anyone looking to learn more about stuttering.
This is a welcoming, supportive environment where people who stutter can talk freely without feelings of fear or embarrassment. Local support groups are a proven way to build self-confidence, practice speaking in a safe environment and explore new ways to cope with stuttering.
The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Cafeteria Annex, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, 305 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach.
For more information contact the Volusia/Flagler Chapter Leader and Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Speech-Language Pathologist, Evan Sherman, at 315-729-9542 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
UCF College of Nursing Health Fair
The UCF College of Nursing will hold a Health Fair at the Conklin Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4.
The purpose of the event is to provide the latest information about prevention of strokes and heart disease, diabetes and nutrition, cancer prevention and awareness, exercise for healthy living and smoking cessation. Blood pressure checks will be available. There will also be light refreshments and prizes.
The Health Fair will be in the lobby of the Conklin Center, 405 White St., Daytona Beach. Admission is free.
The event is a collaborative effort of the UCF School of Nursing, the Conklin Center for the Blind and the Division of Blind Services. For more information call 386-258-3441.
Your Grey Matters 5K Run/Walk
When participants hit the street at the start of the Your Grey Matters 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, they'll be doing more than pushing for a good time. They'll be supporting a Southeast Volusia resident in his battle to finish his race against stage 4 brain cancer.
The run/walk to support Paul Winkler begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Coronado Civic Center in the NSB Waterfront LOOP, New Smyrna Beach.
Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. The entry fee is $20 for the 3.1-mile run/walk, which includes a silent auction.
The event title, Your Grey Matters, refers to the grey neurological matter in the brain which handles functions such as movement, thought, sensory perception and more.
For more information, call Brandy Winkler, 386-690-3609 or log on to facebook.com/YourGreyMatters for a link to the registration website.
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3 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, smashed
3 pounds precooked bratwurst, pricked with a fork
6 bottles dark beer
2 cups water
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
Hot dog buns, brown bread or hoagie buns
Sweet and hot German mustard, optional, for garnish
Spicy brown mustard, optional, for garnish
Red Cabbage Sauerkraut, recipe follows
Pickles, optional, for garnish
Pickled beets, optional, for garnish
Pickled eggs, optional, for garnish
Preheat the grill to high. Arrange the onion slices and garlic along the bottom of a medium stockpot. Place the bratwurst on top and then add the beer, water, coriander, caraway, mustard seeds and ginger. Bring to a simmer over the grill grates or on a burner.
Simmer the sausages in the mixture for about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for 10 minutes. Remove the sausages with a pair of tongs onto a platter. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl. Grill the sausages until the casings are crisp and golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Serve the bratwurst on the buns with the onions, mustard and sauerkraut, if desired. Garnish with pickles, pickled beets and pickled eggs, if desired.
Red Cabbage Sauerkraut:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups red wine vinegar
1 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 large head red cabbage, thinly shredded
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat grill to high. In a medium saucepan, combine the oil, vinegar, water and sugar over medium heat, and cook until the sugar has melted. Add the mustard seeds, garlic and cabbage, and cook until the cabbage is soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


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<—-Kingston 1938 – A Dangerous Place A Change of Plan for Olga—->
My mother, Olga Browney, arrived in London from Kingston, Jamaica on 1st April 1939 intending to stay only a few months. The plan was that Olga would stay with her Aunt Martha in Paddington. Although in the months before there had been talk of a war between England and Germany, Olga's mother, Becky, believed that war had been averted, thanks to the Munich Agreement. This was a Pact made between Adolph Hitler and the then British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain whereby Hitler had promised Chamberlain that he would not make any more territorial demands into Europe and so Chamberlain believed that war between the two countries had been averted.
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Dear Diary
"How did you get here?" Aunt Martha asked me incredulously.
She was still in bed even though it was the middle of the afternoon. If it had been Birdie standing at the bottom of her bed instead of me, the reply would have said something smart like "I just flew in on Aggie Burns broomstick", but I just said lamely,
"I thought you were expecting me".
"Jesus Christ, what day is it"?
"April 1st" I said, shocked by her blaspheming.
And then she started laughing "Trust you to arrive on April Fool's Day, Olga".
I didn't answer not understanding what she meant, but, I knew she wasn't paying me a compliment. I was hungry, cold, tired and this was not the welcome I had been expecting.
For a start Aunt Martha should have met me when the S.S. Jamaica Progress docked this morning in London. The Progress is a cargo boat carrying fruit, mainly bananas, and the Royal Mail, but also has room for a few passengers. On this trip there were 12 of us including me and, of course, my chaperone, Mrs Brodie, a friend of the family, who was going to England for a holiday and whom Sydney had asked to keep an eye on me during the trip.
Did he think I might fall overboard?
Anyway, it never occurred to me that Aunt Martha wouldn't be there and I was very grateful that Mrs Brodie waited with me a for a while, but eventually she said she had to leave. With a confidence I certainly wasn't feeling I assured her I would be fine on my own. Just in case Aunt Martha didn't arrive Mrs. Brodie showed me where there was a taxi rank and, checking I had enough money to pay for it, kissed me goodbye and went on her way. Sitting in the waiting room I felt very homesick.
After waiting for her for nearly three hours I decided to take a taxi to Aunt Martha's home, 23 Chilworth Street, Paddington. I knew she lived on the third floor of a block of flats because last time she was in Kingston she told us at dinner one evening how Londoners were not very friendly. Aunt Martha likes a drink and one day she was in a pub when a lady sitting a few feet away from her became ill. Aunt Martha offered to take her back to her home and discovered that the woman lived in the flat beneath her in Chilworth Street.
As I struggled up the three flights of concrete steps to Aunt Martha's flat with two heavy suitcases I thought, Londoners are not only unfriendly, they're unreliable too.
Letter to Mammie, Mission House, Kingston
Olga, 23 Chilworth Street, London
Dearest Mammie
I couldn't sleep last night. When I closed my eyes I saw us all on Kingston docks crying. It was hard saying goodbye, wasn't it, and Mammie you looked so worried. Fancy Pops coming down as well. It was nice you were both there. I don't remember ever seeing you together before. And wasn't Sydney thoughtful and kind making sure I had everything I needed. He told me to be sure to ask Aunt Martha if I need anything and he said he'd be coming to London in two or three months, so I would see him them.
Including me and Mrs Brodie, there were only twelve passengers on the boat, two widow ladies, myself and another single young lady and two married couples, three single men, two were students and the third single man was an engineer. We all got on very well together and made up our own entertainment in the evening with little concerts which we all took part in. I was persuaded to sing a few times and got a very nice round of applause each time. The engineer performed some magic tricks, which sometimes went wrong, but we pretended we hadn't noticed or else we played card games like gin rummy or canasta while the older people played bridge.
As a matter of fact Mammie, I was invited to sit at the Captain's table four times during the journey; it's a great honour, you know and I felt very important. The crossing seemed to go quickly and it was very good until we got close to England and then it rained a lot and the sea was a bit rough.
Aunt Martha has a nice little two bedroom flat and, guess what, I have my own bedroom but you probably know that.
On my first morning here, Aunt Martha brought me breakfast in bed and later on took me to Lyons Corner House which is huge and there are restaurants on four levels. On the ground floor level is the food hall where you can buy different things like ham and cheese, pastries and specially made chocolates, wines, tea and, guess what, coffee and fruit from, guess where? ……Jamaica!
And on the floors above are more restaurants with an orchestra playing in each one. Aunt Martha and I went to the tearoom and she ordered afternoon tea which arrived on delicate china plates with some scones, dainty sandwiches and little cakes. I only had a little bit to eat because I thought it was good manners not to eat all the food in front of us. But I was wrong, I should have eaten more, because AM finished the whole lot.
All the waitresses wore black and white uniforms, Ruby, and AM says their called Nippies, when I asked her why ,she said "because they nip in and out of the tables quickly". Isn't that funny? I thought they looked so smart in their uniforms and said to AM that I might change my mind about going to Madame Verschaka's School of Dance and become a Nippie for a few months.
"I don't think so dear," AM said.
"To come all this way from Jamaica and end up as a waitress doesn't seem such a good idea to me"
Well, at least it's work, I thought to myself but didn't say anything. With so many out of work back home I bet lots of people would love a job like that. When the bill came, Aunt Martha said,
"Oh, that's a bit expensive, but never mind Olga, you're worth it". Wasn't that nice?
The weather has been horrible, cold and wet. One day smog covered the whole of London all day and you could barely see in front of your hand and bus conductors were walking in front of their buses to guide them. I missed Jamaica a lot that day. Aunt Martha says its smoke that comes from factory chimneys and buses. There are signs that Londoners are preparing for war. There are air raid shelters being built and sticky tape is stuck across windows to prevent people being cut by flying glass and splinters when the bombs come. Aunt Martha says it's difficult to know what to think because one minute the war's on and the next it's off.
My favourite place, Mammie, is Regent's Park Zoo. There are all sorts of animals there, lions, tigers, elephants, monkeys, snakes, beautiful big birds and sweet little birds. Even before I get to the zoo I can hear the lions roaring and the monkeys whooping. I feed the monkeys but you're not allowed to feed the wilder animals, so I watch the zoo keepers feed the elephants, lions and bears.
And I've discovered a beautiful Catholic church called St James' in Spanish Place, not far from Aunt Martha but, do you know what, I don't think she goes to church quite so much in London as she does in Jamaica.
I say my prayers every night Mammie and go to mass on Sundays at St James' . It doesn't feel the same as the Holy Trinity Cathedral, but I still like it a lot.
I miss you all. Please write soon.
Your loving daughter and sister Signed Olga
<—-Kingston 1938 – A Dangerous Place to Live A Change of Plan for Olga – London 1939—->
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The fantastic city that is Las Vegas is without doubt the place to be for casinos and the blackjack tables, roulette wheels and slot machines; but it is possible to get Vegas odds in so many more sports, which probably comes as something of a surprise for many people. Everybody falls in love with the city, and very often return time and again. The same can be said for Vegas odds, once you get to grips with them.
I enjoy a bet like the next man, well to be honest probably a little more than the next man and the one next to him too; in fact I look forward to a wager most days – modest stakes I hasten to add though! The trouble with Vegas odds is the way they arrive at their spread, it does take some understanding, but a visit to ScoresAndOdds.com and a compartment within it labeled 'How To' certainly helped put me straight. In there, it comprehensively explains the points spreading system to an extent where I felt able to place bets on a whole host of betting opportunities, which I discovered on Vegas odds.
Now I love my sports; be it Soccer, Golf, Horse Racing, Motor Sports, Boxing – they are all catered for with Vegas odds, and over time I have enjoyed a wager on all of them; but I was absolutely fascinated by the inclusion of some sports which I had only the vaguest of knowledge and my intrigue got the better of me and lead to some outrageous bets. ScoresAndOdds.com were of great benefit to me, as I used their informative experts to back or dissuade my opinion and in many cases, I find that I am onto a winner.
As a scores and odds website, ScoresAndOdds.com have some terrific features, but the one I always enjoy using is their Parlay Calculator, which I visit most days to work out exactly how much my winnings will be, it would be nice if all my workings out ended up in my pocket, but I don't do too badly. Vegas odds for the NFL were I found, particularly difficult to get my head around. They didn't, at first seem to make any sense, but ScoresAndOdds.com put me right – once I sorted a few brain cells out, and I actually found myself able to grasp the basic structure and thinking behind the decision making.
I became aware that the actual Vegas odds were set by a body known as the the Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC), and it is their influence that dictates how the other bookmakers present their odds. I soon realized that this organization were basing their calculations on the very same factors that I was using, possibly with a few more contacts and maybe inside information; but frustratingly they were not always arriving at a similar conclusion.
In my scrutiny and analysis, I seemed to take into account certain components which were not considered by the LVSC and consequently were not reflected in the Vegas odds; but then again it is possible to look too deeply sometimes and maybe over complicate an issue that is actually fairly straight forward, after all they are the professionals.
My tactic is to reckon with not just injuries and changing weather patterns, but also think about players making their first appearances in front of adoring crowds, or those returning to stadiums where once they were hero worshipped, but will now face hostilities. LVSC don't appear to see this as significant, but I see it as huge motivational situations, which can have a definite influence on results, one way or another.
ScoresAndOdds.com are able to offer a full and comprehensive package which is ideal for someone like myself, especially when gambling with the 'unknown'. I was very impressed with their index of sports such as Canadian Football, Arena Football, College Basketball, and Hockey to name but a few. All of them trailing behind the more established sports and suffering from lack of coverage. It is a pleasant and refreshing change to have the opportunity to try and back yourself and your perception against something new.
Vegas odds for these sports don't tend to give too much away, but there are some great chances to get one over the bookmaker. A very popular function in the props and futures markets, which I naturally had to have a little look at, and gamble on which player in varying sports, will do this that and the other; for which Vegas odds will attempt to persuade a punter to stick their neck out – something I am only to willing to oblige in!
The NFL futures are already taking bets on the 2011 Super Bowl, as well as the AFC and NFC championships. In the NASCAR futures, it is possible to get Vegas odds for the 2010 sprint championship, together with the Coke Zero 400 match-ups. For Golf there are early prices available on all players in forthcoming majors. The Vegas odds all seem to favor Tiger Woods as usual, despite his indiscretions; but he is closely followed by the likes of Jim Furyk, Robert Allenby, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose for the AT&T; with names such as Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els, Phil Mickleson, and Lee Westwood being added for the British Open. ScoresAndOdds.com has all the statistics needed to find the value bet.


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Louis van Gaal believes the sky is the limit for Netherlands at World Cup 2014 in Brazil - as long as they remain united as a team.
The Oranje failed to survive the group stage at Euro 2012 as Germany, Portugal and Denmark proved to be too strong, ultimately costing Bert van Marwijk his job, but his successor is confident that they can do better in two years' time.
"It might not be entirely realistic, but our goal is to make it to the semi-finals at the World Cup," the coach told Radio 1.
"That's definitely not impossible. We can be the best team at the World Cup if we stick together. We might not have the best players, but we can go far if we act as a unit.
"We're a very well-organised team when our opponents have the ball. However, we still have room for improvement in other areas."
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EAGLE LAKE (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, has been arrested on charges related to child pornography.
Todd Hoffner was booked Tuesday into the Blue Earth County Jail on suspicion of using underage people in a sexual performance and possession of child pornography.
He hasn't been formally charged, and it's not immediately clear if he has an attorney. His home phone number is disconnected.
Authorities were at Hoffner's Eagle Lake home. Eagle Lake Police Chief Phil Wills told the newspaper he couldn't comment.
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Hoffner was escorted off the football practice field Friday. School spokesman Dan Benson tells the AP Hoffner is on leave. He says the university is working on a statement.
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Comforting Bible Verses to Warm your Heart - Life can be truly overwhelming at times, as we all endure the unexpected setbacks and troubles natural to the human experience. We can look to our friends and family for support and encouragement. We can also turn to the word of God to comfort us in moments of distress. Scripture provides wisdom and insight gathered over thousands of years for us to now utilize in the modern era. May you find solace in this Collection of comforting Bible verses!


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CHICAGO, Ill. (July 7, 2013) – Major League Soccer announced today that Fire forward Mike Magee has been named to the 2013 MLS All-Star Fan XI. The MLS All-Stars will face Italian giants AS Roma at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. on Wednesdsay July 31 in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game at 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2/UniMas).
The Fan XI received the most votes at their respective positions from combined fan voting on three platforms – online at MLSsoccer.com, via text message, and via Twitter. The ballot consisted of at least six players from each club, as chosen by a panel of media members.
The All-Star nod is the first of Magee's 11-year MLS career. The two-time MLS Cup champion with the Galaxy joined the Fire on May 25, 2013 and has scored seven goals in his first seven matches across all competitions. Magee's five goals and two assists in MLS play have led the Fire to a 4-0-1 run since joining the club. Named MLS Player of the Month for March and June, Magee currently sits tied for first place in the tightly-contested MLS Golden Boot race with 11 goals on the season.
A Chicago, Ill. native, Magee was the fourth overall selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the then New York/New Jersey MetroStars after a two-year stay at the U.S. Soccer Residency program in Bradenton, Fla. After six seasons with the New York side, Magee headed west when he was acquired by the Galaxy prior to the start of the 2009 season. The 28-year-old has 46 career goals and 26 assists in 240 career regular season games.
The 11th player – a forward – on the Fan XI will be decided on July 11, as part of the AT&T MLS All-Star 'In the Game' Challenge. Among the remaining forwards on the ballot, the player with whom fans score the most goals in FIFA Soccer 13, with one goal equaling one vote, from July 3-July 10 will be named to the Fan XI. Fire forward Chris Rolfe is one of the 26 players that are eligible to be voted in via the FIFA 13 game.
The Fan XI are not necessarily included on the game day roster. MLS All-Star coach Peter Vermes will select the roster based on player availability and tactical considerations, but all Fan XI players are All-Stars.
Two selections by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, and Vermes' complete 18-man game day roster, will be announced on Monday, July 15.
Under the CBA, a total of 32 players will be named All-Stars. After the game day roster, the remaining players receiving the All-Star honor will come from voting among MLS players and will be announced July 31.
2013 MLS All-Star Fan XI
Goalkeeper: Raul Fernández (FC Dallas)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
Midfielders: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Will Johnson (Portland Timbers), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), AT&T 'In the Game' forward (TBA – July 11)


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Today's App of the Day on Pocket-lint is definitely on the casual side of Android gaming. It's a medium-to-large size download at 5.1MB, the graphics are perfectly acceptable, the game does not take long to get the hang of and, while we don't expect it to be on your phone forever, you will have fun while it is.
Zombie Dash
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There are only two things you can do in the game of Zombie Dash. You can jump and you can shoot and, seeing as it seems to pay to just hold down the shoot button, well, that makes it a kind of simple game, now, doesn't it?
There's supposedly some back story to Zombie Dash whereby your town has been trashed by hordes of nasty zombies, but it really makes no difference. You play a person with a shotgun and it's your job to blow the heads off the undead as you travel towards the right side of the screen while all the while the enemies come at you heading for the left side of the screen. You have no control at the pace at which you run and as the game goes on your step quickens - which makes the whole thing a touch harder. All you have to ensure a clear path is your weapon and the ability to jump.
Naturally, you need to avoid pits, cross chasms, dodge gates of electricity and all sorts of other nasties, and, to help you do so, there's an array of power-ups from jetpacks to machine guns, firebombs and even a mech suit. All the while you run, a counter tots up the number of metres you've travelled and the idea is to get as far as you can.
You can take three hits per run before it's game over and a rather nice touch is a big, red, glitttering billboard that you get to pass when you break your record each time - something that becomes all too rare the more you play the game.
All in all, it's a very good egg - particularly because it also happens to be free - but the only thing we couldn't figure out was the benefit of collecting the bunches of gold coins that hover suspended in the air. Do let us know if you crack that one.
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|Released: December 22, 2016
|Full Length: 26 minutes
Transport yourself inside Helix superstar Sean Ford's super sensual sexual fantasies. Our boy is doing some holiday shopping when uber cutie Kyle Ross catches his eye. In a porn-tastic magical moment, Sean shakes a snow globe and we're all whisked away into a beautiful bright white winter wonderland. There, his dream twink is waiting with a wet mouth. Ross rolls his tongue 'round our boys bone, gagging as Ford forces his phallus further and further. Sean can't keep his hands off the blonde beauty's booty and ample appendage. In a severely sexy 69, Sean lifts Kyle's legs and spreads his caboose clean open for the camera's winking lens. Getting comfortable, Sean takes a seat right on the dream twink's face and orders him to get in deeper. He does, hitting heavenly heights inside the hottie's heiny. Nice and wet, Ford eases his ass onto Kyle's cock. Ross reaches around and gives Sean's sausage a happy hand party which gets him panting like a dirty dog in heat. The beautiful bottom closes his eyes and enjoys the fucking for a bit, letting his boner bounce before turning around and giving it right back to his fantasy fucker. Sean's just as good of a top as he is a bottom and bangs Ross's rump like a rock star. The kid's ass is so good, Sean sticks his tongue back inside, tasting his own cock in the process. Keeping in theme, Sean blasts the boys face with a white blizzard so plentiful; Kyle cant keep it all down, but he sure does give it a try! Ross looks so amazing covered in white that Sean goes in for one more kiss, spreading his own face cream around with his darting tongue. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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Pioneer Charter School of Science II kicked off the school year at its new Main Street location Tuesday � two weeks later than anticipated due to a delay in securing power to the building.
The school, which offers a math and science-focused model over a 200-day calendar and extended classroom time, originally intended to start the year on Aug. 18.
But PCSS-II spokesman Dom Slowey said the first day of school had to be postponed twice until Sept. 2 because the power wasn�t hooked up to the school.
Slowey told the Advertiser it was his understanding that National Grid crews got backed up due in part to the tornado that tore through Revere. PCSS-II didn�t receive its electricity hookup until last Thursday afternoon.
"There�s nothing wrong with the building, everything was fine except for the power situation," Slowey said.
Once the power was turned on town departments were able to conduct the inspections necessary before an occupancy permit is granted.
Saugus Fire Chief Donald McQuaid said PCSS-II passed its fire alarm inspection and workers installed the sprinkler system in plenty of time for the school year.
Building Inspector Fred Varone issued PCSS-II its occupancy permit on Friday after the school passed his final inspection. Teachers were then allowed into the building to get their classes ready for the first day.
Located behind the Greater Grace Ministries Church property at 97 Main St., PCSS-II features 12 classrooms, seven offices and a cafeteria to house the 240 students in grades 7-10 enrolled in 2014-2015. The school draws pupils from Saugus, Lynn, Salem, Peabody and Danvers, with one-third of those attending Saugus residents.
A decision has yet to be made on whether to extend the school year to make up for the first day moving from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2, Slowey said. He pointed out at least part of the first week that was missed was focused on student orientation.
Slowey said PCSS-II officials kept parents apprised of the delays all along. Despite the two-week setback the school community is looking forward to what the future holds at PCSS-II, he added.
"Everyone is very excited about the new school, they can�t wait for classes to start," Slowey said, noting that PCSS-II boasts a state-of-the-art facility with impressive technological offerings for students to use. "I�m sure the students can�t wait to get started."
Pioneer Charter School of Science II opens in Saugus after delay
Pioneer Charter School of Science II kicked off the school year at its new Main Street location Tuesday � two weeks later than anticipated due to a delay in securing power to the building.


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South Africans might experience a day of no power because of strike action set to take place against Eskom for not increasing the salaries of their workers this year.
1. Eskom announced 0% salary increases for their staff
In January this year, troubled state utility company Eskom appointed a new board of directors to help resolve their leadership crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as Public Enterprises Minister in February to be in charge of state enterprises like Eskom. This week the power utility announced a 0% increase in wages and earmarked 10 000 jobs to be slashed.
In 2003 #Eskom employed 32,000 people. Today that number stands at around 47600, up almost 50%. Eskom's electricity production is roughly the same as it was in 2003. So 50% more people, a massive wage bill and the same amount of output. #EskomShutDown https://t.co/ydmKRLLRfa
— James Styan (@jamesstyan) June 12, 2018
2. NUM released a statement calling for a national shutdown
NUM released a statement saying that they were "disgusted by the brutal arrogance shown by the black majority led by Eskom". They called for a national shutdown of electricity supply. The action is set to occur on national, regional and branch level. NUM and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) held a joint briefing earlier today to this effect.
3. NUM launched a response to Eskom in a series of tweets
One of the questions raised was "why should workers' pay for the sins of management? It's a fact that Eskom managers drove the SOE to the brink of financial ruin through rampant looting, corruption and mismanagement."
#Eskom has the nerve to claim that workers should get a 0% increase. Why don't they give themselves a 0% increase first before attacking workers!
— NUMSA (@Numsa_Media) June 12, 2018
#Eskom senior managers are responsible for the financial crisis at the SOE. If jobs are to be cut they should start by cutting down the BLOATED executive which is made up of approx 500 people!
— NUMSA (@Numsa_Media) June 12, 2018
Why should workers pay for the sins of management? It's a fact that Eskom managers drove the SOE to the brink of financial ruin through rampant looting, corruption and mismanagement. They must FIRST recover ALL monies which have been stolen before they can discuss retrenchments https://t.co/7DUjCj6UoU
— NUMSA (@Numsa_Media) June 11, 2018
4. Eskom has contingency measures against Thursday's strike
Eskom released a statement that they have measures in place to mitigate against the planned industrial action. They assured people that they will ensure the security of power supply should the strike happen.
5. People have taken to their social media to respond to the announcement
There's been a generally mixed response to the Eskom announcement with some people claiming it is wrong to not increase the staff salaries in the wake of VAT increases and rising petrol prices. Others, however, believe Eskom workers have unrealistic demands.
#eskom has again confirmed that excess capacity exist in all scenarios and because of that, given additional Eskom Generation capacity & REIPP, power stations will have to be retired at 50 years. This will lead to over 92000 job losses. Somebody need to start thinking straight. pic.twitter.com/ONCZw77T2l
— Matshela Koko (@koko_matshela) June 7, 2018
The #Eskom wage issue is very serious. Government has increased VAT, fuel prices increases now and then which makes the cost of living very high. This is a serious issue and it needs the intervention of the minister of public enterprise aswell as the president.
— Amend Section 25 and expropriate our land (@WaseNgoleleni) June 12, 2018
#eskom unions are demanding 15% increases, housing allowance increase of R2 000, the banning of labour brokers and the insourcing of workers. Also want paid maternity leave for six months and paid paternity leave for one month.
Are they living in an alternate reality?
— James Styan (@jamesstyan) June 12, 2018
It's cheaper to sell #Eskom instead of carrying an excess baggage of outdated method of mismanagement that will sink even further. Eskom is too big and valuable to be messed around with by inexperienced and incompetent management. This entity has to be operated by top notch CEO's https://t.co/vPD7btxFpX
— Taurus_Workwear (@Taurus_Workwear) June 12, 2018
Here is the economic impact that will be experienced by local municipalities in MP when #eskom start shutting down power stations due to a poorly constructed energy policy by @MYANC. Over 92000 jobs will be lost and 13000 construction jobs will be created by the REIPP. A shocker! pic.twitter.com/xeLjVn0Y9k
— Matshela Koko (@koko_matshela) June 7, 2018


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Two Bright Spots In the Nighttime
There was a time long ago in the days of Jim Crow when evil men pulled robes over their heads and skulked through the darkness with meanness on their minds. Such was the case on a frosty Thursday evening in the Mount Airy Community of Dodge County on March 2, 1950. Out of the brilliance of a near full moon lit night appeared two shining stars of good and right, who liberated an innocent man from the wrongful vengeance of a miscreant mob.
Flogging of both black and white people had been on the rise in the early months of 1950. Johnny Graham, white, and Riley Dykes, black, were beaten by persons unknown. Little or no efforts were made by local law enforcement to apprehend the perpetrators.
Sixteen-year-old Harold Barrentine, who later would become a Dublin accountant and businessman, was on his way to a party near his home. He had heard the rumors about floggings, but paid no mind to them as he had more important thoughts like any sixteen- year-old boy would. While he was attending the party, Harold fortunately noticed a caravan of vehicles carrying some twenty-five or more hooded men who were headed toward the farm house of Jesse Lee Goodman, a farm hand who worked for Otho Wiggins. Harold ran as fast as he could to warn Mr. Wiggins of his fears about Jesse Lee.
Meanwhile, a hooded squad of scoundrels forced open the lock on the front door of the Goodman home and burst into the first bedroom, where they found Clydie Mae Goodman and her two children shivering in fear for their lives. Then the horde descended upon another bedroom where they found Goodman and another child asleep. Allowing Goodman to put on only a few clothes, the fiendish throng drug him into the wintry woods.
Goodman remembered the leader, whom he called "the King." "He had a large red shoulder patch and a big cross or star on his sleeve," Goodman testified. "He was the boss. He gave the orders," Jesse Lee told law enforcement officers. Jesse went on to tell how the leader asked about some oil he had. Goodman told his captors that he had gotten the oil from his boss, Mr. Otho Wiggins. Without any regard for the truthfulness of Goodman's statements, the assaulters began to mercilessly beat and flog ol' Jesse. After a momentary pause, the whipping was about to resume.
That's when Otho Wiggins showed up.
Otho loaded his .22 caliber rifle, dismounted his truck, and focused his spotlight on the source of the commotion. Seeing cars and some people he thought he recognized and with full comprehension of what was unfolding before his eyes, Wiggins opened fire and kept on discharging his rifle until its chamber was empty. He reloaded and began firing again, some sixteen shots in all. Cowering behind Fords and Chevrolets, a few poltroons fired back without hitting their marks.
"When Mr. Otho started shootin' the man next to me shoved me in a car and jumped in on top of me," Goodman recalled. "Then he made me get in the seat and stay down low," Jesse stated before his antagonists dumped him out of the car and fled the scene. Goodman told authorities that his captors promised that they would seek revenge against Wiggins.
Wiggins would later say, "When I began firing, both men and cars took off in every direction."
N.A. Barrentine, Harold's father, accompanied Wiggins to report the incident to Dodge County Sheriff, O.B. Peacock. Apparently afraid of the Klan's retribution against himself, Sheriff Peacock stated the matter was none of his business and that they should report the case to the F.B.I. Peacock later jokingly told the editor of the Eastman Times-Journal, "I don't want the Klan getting after me. Otho didn't ask me to go. He just told me about it."
Editor Edwin T. Methvin, a long time opponent of the Ku Klux Klan, blasted Sheriff Peacock for his apathetic handling of the matter. Methvin, in cooperation with the F.B.I., launched a personal crusade to rid the county of the barbarian organization. Methvin did praise Wiggins in an editorial by stating, "We regret the marksmanship of Otho Wiggins was not better and that he succeeded in only dispersing the mob of hooded and robed men that attacked his Negro farm hand in Dodge County the other night. Mr. Wiggins made a gallant try, though, he deserves congratulations."
Also incensed with the violent acts was Superior Court Judge Eschol Graham, who called the Grand Jury into a special session to deal with the Klan, bootlegging and some problems with the local school board, the former two not being related to the latter. Wiggins, Goodman, and Barrentine all testified about what they saw and heard that night.
Harold Barrentine in identifying a 1939 Chevrolet belonging to Alfred Crumbley testified, "I see those cars almost every day and I would know them anywhere." Jesse Lee identified a 1949 pickup owned by Theo Lewis. Otho Wiggins confirmed the testimony of Barrentine and Goodman that the culprits were Klansmen by saying, "We saw the white robes and they had hoods over their heads." Their testimony led to the arrest of Crumbley, Lewis and a third suspect, one F.M. Smith.
Overnight, Otho Wiggins and Harold Barrentine became heroes to many. Sadly, they became scoundrels to others. Their fear of reprisals was real and warranted.
Otho Wiggins, who never had a single moment of remorse for his actions, wrote a letter to editor Methvin, which he promptly published to bolster his crusade. In thanking the members of the hooded order Wiggins wrote, "Since you have become the ones who have taken the law into your own hands, I don't suppose your wives and children will suffer nervousness or loss of sleep from such an occurrence." Otho sarcastically complimented the bravery of a mob of white men who would go into a person's house, regardless of race or creed, and drag him from his bed and beat him. Wiggins concluded his mocking missive by apologizing, "I extend to you loyal members of the hooded brotherhood my humble apology for being such a poor shot with my rifle. Hope to see you soon. Signed Your neighbor, Otho Wiggins."
It was on that cold, cold night more than sixty years ago when Jim Crow flew away into the starry skies where Otho Wiggins and Harold Barrentine shined as the brightest spots of mercy and kindness in the Dodge County nighttime.


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Mentor and Student Mentee of the Year Announced
Undergraduate Program paired more than 300 students with business professionals last year
The Carlson School's Undergraduate Mentorship Program paired more than 300 students with a professional in the business community last year to provide them with an opportunity to develop their skills outside of the classroom. To highlight the achievements of these mentor pairs, the program has named its first-ever Mentors of the Year - Matthew Larson of Robert W. Baird & Co. and Riverport Insurance Company's James Ketterson.
"Of the many characteristics that make Matthew a phenomenal mentor, what I enjoy most is his genuine interest in my learning and growth as an individual," says Larson's mentee.
In nominating Ketterson, his mentee stated, "He has continuously reached out to his former colleagues and classmates to introduce me and help me explore different career opportunities in my field of study."
The program's first Student Mentee of the Year was given to Cort Lunke, an MIS major in the class of 2013. According to his mentor, Lunke went above and beyond to take his experience to the next level and applied classroom knowledge and theories during a job shadow program.
More information on becoming a mentor or mentee can be found on the Carlson Mentorship Program webpage.


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Montclair, NJ (PRWEB) March 09, 2012
A one-night-only staged reading of "8," the powerful play about the federal court trial contesting the Proposition 8 voter ban in 2008 on same sex marriage in California, will have its New Jersey premiere at Montclair State University on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. "8" had its single-night Broadway premiere last September and its only West Coast performance in Los Angeles on March 3, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
Headlining the New Jersey cast are television actor Roscoe Orman (Gordon from Sesame Street) as Ted Olson, co-counsel for the four plaintiffs; Broadway actor Jamie LaVerdiere (The Producers, The Pirate Queen) as David Boies, co-counsel for the plaintiffs; and Broadway actress Rachel de Benedet, Astaire Award-nominee (Catch Me If You Can), who portrays plaintiff Kris Perry.
Montclair State University President Susan A. Cole will read the part of Judge Vaughn Walker who ruled in 2010 that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional. His decision was upheld last month by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which heard an appeal filed by opponents of gay marriage.
Jeff Zarrillo, one of the four plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 trial and a Montclair State graduate, will return to campus to participate in a question-and-answer panel discussion after the performance, moderated by two-time Tony Award-nominee Gavin Creel.
Written by Academy Award-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, the play is based on the trial transcript, first-hand observations of the courtroom proceedings, and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.
The staging of "8" is presented in conjunction with the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, which are licensing "8" to colleges and community theaters nationwide.
Tickets can be reserved in advance at http://msu8theplay.eventsbot.com/ and the night of the performance on a first come, first served basis at the Memorial Auditorium box office.
Producers—Patrick King, a senior majoring in theatre production design at Montclair State University, and the University's Office of Equity and Diversity; Director—Michael Allen; Projection Designer—Steve McCarthy; Lighting Designer—Benjamin Lawrence; and Production Stage Manager—Lauren Pennington. King, Lawrence, and Pennington are students at Montclair State; Allen and McCarthy are faculty members.
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The Army has completed a two-week trial of its new "sense and avoid" technology for unmanned aerial systems and says UASes could be sharing domestic airspace with piloted craft by March 2014.
The Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) system was put through a series of training "vignettes" at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, and successfully steered clear of other aircraft in both live and synthetic (programmed) environments, the Army said.
"We are ready to begin the certification process" with the Federal Aviation Administration for the system, said Viva Austin, product director for the Army's Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration.
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DOD and the FAA have been working together since March on establishing rules to allow drones to perform military training flights in domestic airspace. The GBSAA uses a 3-D radar system to detect other aircraft and software algorithms to identify possible collisions and recommend how to avoid them. It would meet the FAA's standards, the Army said.
Essentially, the Army uses GBSAA to allow unmanned aircraft to meet the FAA's "see and avoid" requirements for manned aircraft, which, as the name suggests, means that a pilot must be able to visually identify other aircraft in the same airspace and be able to avoid hitting them.
Until now, that meant having a piloted chase aircraft flying along with the UAS or having a trained observer watching within a distance of about a 1.6 miles. It also meant unmanned craft couldn't fly at night.
The series of seven vignettes the Army staged tested the system's algorithms against live and synthetic "intruders." In one vignette, for instance, two Shadow UAS craft were used against each other, one acting as the intruder, the other under the control of GBSAA. In another vignette, a synthetic UAS was flown against live traffic around Salt Lake City and simulated air traffic from Boston's Logan Airport.
In every case, the GBSAA-controlled aircraft successfully avoided entanglements with other planes, the Army said.
"The hardest part of that was actually trying to get into a situation where the maneuver algorithm was really tested, getting into a red condition," Austin said. "Big sky theory kind of held true, we almost felt like we were trying to chase people down at that point because air traffic control keeps people separated so well. It was kind of hard to put yourself in a really stressing situation and test those algorithms out really well. It was very safe, and we demonstrated that the system and the test bed were really successful."
FAA has yet to approve GBSAA, but the Army expects it to. When that happens, military UASes will be able to fly in National Air Space any time of day or night, the Army said.
The Army said it plans to start with training flights for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, an extended-range upgrade of the MQ-1 Predator, at five locations: Fort Hood, Texas (which will get the first one in March 2014); Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Stewart, Ga.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; and Fort Bragg, N.C.
Development of sense-and-avoid systems has been critical to the prospects for using UASes domestically. The Army has been working on it for a while, and GBSAA tracked its first UAS flight in April 2011.
In fact, GBSAA appears to be ahead of schedule. At the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Program Review 2012 conference in Washington, D.C., in March, Army officials said they were hoping to have the system in use domestically by 2015, a year later than now planned.
And if the program proves successful, it's likely that GBSAA or similar technology would be applied to drones operated by civilian federal agencies, as well as state and local organizations. Many law enforcement agencies are interested in using drones, as are agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
But a few things might have to be ironed out before domestic UAS flights become widespread. Bills introduced in the House and Senate propose that law enforcement agencies obtain a warrant before using them for surveillance.
A research team from the University of Texas at Austin recently demonstrated that domestic drones, which use unencrypted Global Positioning System signals, can be hijacked via GPS spoofing.
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It sounds like an interesting test of the "empty sky" hypothesis. That's something good flight instructors include with all the good advice about situational awareness. A statistician in the 1950s took the average number of aircraft in the air on any given day throughout the world, the number of cubic miles of airspace they flew in, assumed totally random flight by all and computed the number of midair collisions that should take place. He found that his number was a very good match for the actual average number of midair collisions reported. It's a sobering comment on how well humans and machines do at avoiding collisions.
A doppler form of radar might be able to contend with craft not normally detected by aircraft surveillance but the ground based (GB) aspect means that everything needs to be line of sight (LOS). The anticipated uses suggest that LOS will not be universally available. Topographical feature risks can be reduced with portable GB equipment but the safest implementation should include unmanned craft (UC) born detection and avoidance equipment. Communication between the GB station and the UC impose latency that could lead to problems as ranges and speeds become greater. Again a UC born solution would minimize that problem.
So they tested against planes. What about hot air balloons, powered parachutes, gliders, ultralights, etc. Most of these do not have a transponder on board and fly at much a lower altitude than planes. Most are not picked up on radar and pilots only need to call a tower if flying in controlled airspace.
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