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U.K. Shop-Price Inflation Slowed to Almost Two-Year Low
U.K. shop-price inflation slowed to almost a two-year low in January as retailers kept prices in check to lure cash-strapped shoppers, the British Retail Consortium said.
Retail prices rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, the lowest since March 2010, down from a 1.7 percent gain in December, the trade group and Nielsen Co. said in an e-mailed report in London today. Non-food inflation was zero, the least since November 2009. A separate report showed hiring for full-time jobs increased "modestly" in January.
"Retailers are holding down prices for customers despite a range of upward pressures," Stephen Robertson, BRC director general, said in a statement. "For there to be any significant improvement in retailers' fortunes in the coming year, it's essential that people feel better about their personal finances and become more willing to spend."
The Bank of England will probably add to emergency stimulus this week after Britain's economy contracted in the fourth quarter and the crisis in the euro area hurt confidence, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. Policy makers predict inflation will cool "sharply" this year, easing the squeeze on consumers.
The pound gained against the dollar, rising 0.1 percent to $1.5919 as of 08:05 a.m. in London.
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Price growth eased last month as the government's sales-tax increase in January 2010 dropped out of the annual comparison. The BRC report also showed that food prices rose an annual 3.7 percent in January, the least since July 2010, down from 4.2 percent the previous month.
KPMG LLP and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said their index of hiring of full-time staff rose to 51.2 in January from 48.5 in December. An index of hiring of temporary workers rose to 49.4 from 49. Readings below 50 indicate contraction.
The Bank of England will probably raise its bond-purchase target by 50 billion pounds ($80 billion) to 325 billion pounds, according to 34 of 50 economists in a survey. Fifteen forecast a 75 billion-pound increase and one predicted no change. It will also keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent, according to all 56 economists in a separate poll. The bank will announce the decision at noon tomorrow.


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Four-time Panama international striker Yairo Yau is the latest player to join Sydney FC.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, panama
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Japan and other hunting countries have blocked a bid to give the United Nations a greater role in protecting whales.
Topics: whaling, world-politics, panama, japan, norway, korea-republic-of, asia
Matt Collis says he is disappointed with South Korea's plan to kill whales.
Topics: whaling, world-politics, panama, australia
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A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the southern Atlantic has been narrowly defeated at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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A magnitude-6.6 earthquake has hit off the Pacific coast of Panama, the US Geological Survey says.
Topics: earthquake, disasters-and-accidents, panama
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The next generation of giant ships is changing Australia's infrastructure needs as warehouses get bigger and competition between ports increases.
Topics: trade, company-news, air-transport, sea-transport, panama, australia
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Former Panama strongman Manuel Noriega has returned home to Panama under tight security, after serving more than 20 years in prisons in the United States and France for drug trafficking and money laundering.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, crime, panama, france
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More than four centuries after English adventurer Sir Francis Drake went to his watery grave off Panama's coast, archaeologists believe they have found two of the last ships he commanded.
Topics: archaeology, history, panama, united-kingdom
See how the world's population has grown through the centuries.
Topics: population-and-demographics, afghanistan, albania, algeria, american-samoa, andorra, angola, anguilla, antarctica, antigua-and-barbuda, argentina, armenia, aruba, asia, australia, austria, azerbaijan, bahamas, bahrain, bangladesh, barbados, belarus, belgium, belize, benin, bermuda, bhutan, bolivia, bosnia-and-herzegovina, botswana, bouvet-island, brazil, british-indian-ocean-territory, brunei-darussalam, bulgaria, burkina-faso, burma, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, canada, cape-verde, cayman-islands, central-african-republic, chad, chile, easter-island, china, christmas-island, cocos-keeling-islands, colombia, comoros, congo, congo-the-democratic-republic-of-the, cook-islands, costa-rica, croatia, cuba, cyprus, czech-republic, denmark, djibouti, dominica, dominican-republic, east-timor, ecuador, egypt, el-salvador, equatorial-guinea, eritrea, estonia, ethiopia, european-union, falkland-islands-malvinas, faroe-islands, fiji, finland, france, french-guiana, french-polynesia, french-southern-territories, gabon, gambia, georgia, germany, ghana, gibraltar, greece, greenland, grenada, guadeloupe, guam, guatemala, guinea, guinea-bissau, guyana, haiti, heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands, holy-see-vatican-city-state, honduras, hong-kong, hungary, iceland, india, jammu-and-kashmir, indonesia, aceh, bali, java, kalimantan, lombok, maluku, papua, sulawesi, sumatra, west-timor, iran-islamic-republic-of, iraq, kurdistan, ireland, israel, italy, ivory-coast, jamaica, japan, jordan, kazakhstan, kenya, kiribati, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of, kuwait, kyrgyzstan, lao-people-s-democratic-republic, latvia, lebanon, lesotho, liberia, libyan-arab-jamahiriya, liechtenstein, lithuania, luxembourg, macao, macedonia-the-former-yugoslav-republic-of, madagascar, malawi, malaysia, maldives, mali, malta, marshall-islands, martinique, mauritania, mauritius, mayotte, mexico, micronesia-federated-states-of, moldova-republic-of, monaco, mongolia, montserrat, morocco, mozambique, namibia, nauru, nepal, netherlands, netherlands-antilles, new-caledonia, new-zealand, nicaragua, niger, nigeria, niue, norfolk-island, northern-mariana-islands, norway, oman, pacific, pakistan, palau, palestinian-territory-occupied, panama, papua-new-guinea, bougainville, paraguay, peru, philippines, pitcairn, poland, portugal, puerto-rico, qatar, reunion, romania, russian-federation, chechnya, rwanda, saint-helena, saint-kitts-and-nevis, saint-lucia, saint-pierre-and-miquelon, saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines, samoa, san-marino, sao-tome-and-principe, saudi-arabia, senegal, seychelles, sierra-leone, singapore, slovakia, slovenia, solomon-islands, guadalcanal, malaita, somalia, south-africa, south-georgia-and-the-south-sandwich-islands, spain, sri-lanka, sudan, suriname, svalbard-and-jan-mayen, swaziland, sweden, switzerland, syrian-arab-republic, taiwan, tajikistan, tanzania-united-republic-of, thailand, togo, tokelau, tonga, torres-strait-islands, trinidad-and-tobago, tunisia, turkey, turkmenistan, turks-and-caicos-islands, tuvalu, uganda, ukraine, united-arab-emirates, united-kingdom, england, northern-ireland, scotland, wales, united-states, hawaii, united-states-minor-outlying-islands, uruguay, uzbekistan, vanuatu, venezuela, vietnam, virgin-islands-british, virgin-islands-us, wallis-and-futuna, western-sahara, yemen, yugoslavia, kosovo, montenegro, serbia, zambia, zimbabwe
Australia has secured fifth place at the Baseball World Cup, downing South Korea 3-2 in Panama.
Australia defeated host nation Panama 5-4 in the final second-round game of the Baseball World Cup.
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The Australian baseball team could be batting it out for gold medal glory after dominating Canada in the second round of the baseball World Cup.
Australia's baseballers have scraped through to the second round of the World Cup with a 9-6 victory over Germany in Panama.
Manager Jon Deeble's optimism proved misplaced as Australia's woeful start to the baseball World Cup in Panama continued with a 7-0 shut-out loss to Italy.
Australia made a terrible start to its 2011 baseball World Cup campaign, humiliated 14-0 by Cuba in Chitre, Panama, with the mercy rule enacted at the end of the seventh innings.
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Canberra baseball players Hayden Beard and Steve Kent will represent Australia at the international championships in Panama.
Topics: baseball, canberra-2600, australia, panama
France is preparing to extradite former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega to his homeland after more than two decades in foreign prisons.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, france, panama
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Police say they expect to make more arrests over an international drug syndicate with links to north Queensland.
Topics: drug-offences, law-crime-and-justice, crime, mackay-4740, australia, qld, vic, melbourne-3000, colombia, panama
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Police have arrested 14 people in three countries after a drug bust in north Queensland.
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A devastating, 8.9-magnitude Japanese earthquake Friday triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific from the coast of California to Indonesia, as tsunami waves reached Hawaii without any enormous impact.
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A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.
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A cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed that the president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, tried to bully the US into wire-tapping a number of his political opponents.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, information-and-communication, internet-culture, drug-offences, crime-prevention, panama, united-states
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli says he had total confidence in the expansion of the critical Panama Canal, denying it was a "disaster," as a US ambassador said in a diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
Topics: internet-culture, urban-development-and-planning, world-politics, panama
Traffic in the Panama Canal was halted due to heavy rain, the first time the waterway has been closed in more than 20 years.
Topics: sea-transport, industry, panama
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A French court has sentenced Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega to seven years in jail for laundering drug money.
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Recently I bought plugin video seo that child for wordpress seo. But unfortunately, when I put my api license the plugin doesn't work properly. But I try the plugin in my other wordpress blog, the plugin is working.
my question is, why the plugin not working in my primary blog? I was deactivated other plugin too (just see other plugin conflict with yoast's plugin).
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Wrong-way driver stopped on I-89STAFF REPORT | March 18,2013ROYALTON A New Hampshire man drove the wrong way on Interstate 89 Wednesday night, according to Vermont State Police.
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is headed by the Australian Information Commissioner.
The Information Commissioner is supported by the Assistant Commissioner, Regulation & Strategy and the Assistant Commissioner, Dispute Resolution, and OAIC staff.
Mr Timothy Pilgrim was appointed as Acting Australian Information Commissioner from 20 July 2015. Prior to this, Timothy was Australian Privacy Commissioner (2010-2015) and Deputy Privacy Commissioner (1998-2010). Before joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Timothy held senior management positions in a range of Australian Government agencies, including the Small Business Program within the Australian Taxation Office and the Child Support Agency.
Timothy has made a significant contribution to the field of privacy in Australia. His achievements include involvement in developing the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act 1988, which included widespread consultation with community, business and government organisations. He also played a key role in implementing the private sector provisions, which took effect on 21 December 2001. More recently, Timothy has led the implementation of the 2014 reforms to the Privacy Act, the most significant reforms to the Act since its commencement. In doing so he worked closely with businesses, consumer groups and Australian Government agencies to build awareness of privacy rights and obligations, and ensure compliance with the new requirements.
Timothy has also worked at the international level to ensure that Australia is equipped to deal with global privacy challenges. He has played an important role in the implementation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Privacy Framework, which aims to promote a consistent approach to information privacy protection across APEC member economies. Timothy has also been closely involved in developing a framework for privacy regulators around the world to cooperate on cross-border enforcement matters.
Timothy has extensive experience in corporate management, covering fields such as human resource management, industrial relations and parliamentary liaison. More broadly, at the corporate level he has been responsible for providing high level advice on strategies for implementing large scale cultural change.
Timothy Pilgrim was awarded a Public Service Medal in the 2015 Australia Day Honours List for 'outstanding public service in the development and implementation of major reforms to the Privacy Act 1988'.
Timothy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney.
Angelene Falk is the Assistant Commissioner of Regulation and Strategy at the OAIC.
Angelene oversees proactive privacy regulation including through Commissioner initiated investigations, assessments of both public and private sector organisations and handles data breach notifications, many of which attract significant media attention.
Angelene has oversight of the OAIC's policy and stakeholder communication strategies. Her current focus is implementing the significant reforms to the Privacy Act that commenced in March 2014, including the enhanced Commissioner enforcement powers.
Prior to her appointment to the former Office of the Privacy Commissioner in 2007, Angelene held positions with Boards and Commissions as lawyer, educator and policy adviser in the discrimination area. Protecting and promoting rights and responsibilities is an important priority for Angelene, one which she continues in her role today.
Karen Toohey has been in the role of the Assistant Commissioner, Dispute Resolution with the OAIC since August 2013.
Prior to this role she was the Chief Executive Officer with the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) from 2010 and the Acting Commissioner with VEOHRC from August 2011 to August 2013.
Karen has worked in the human rights sector for the past 20 years and has formal qualifications in marketing, computing science, behavioural science and law.
After a career in marketing and IT in the private sector, Karen joined the Australian Human Rights Commission in Sydney and left her senior executive role there in early 2010 to take up the position as Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission from January 2010.
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How come is this possible???????????????
Every single image is hotlinked from the Press this window! are you encouraging the bandwidth stealing?? why is not possible to upload them to our server??
How come is this possible???????????????
Every single image is hotlinked from the Press this window! are you encouraging the bandwidth stealing?? why is not possible to upload them to our server??
So unless this is just some kind of bug - I just don't get why they'd do this. how is this different than the Quick Post plugin?
I thought the long "conversation" they were having regarding which quick posting interface was best might lead them to do this differently. overwhelmingly people said Tumblr... well what's so great about tumblr, aside from automatically detecting media to insert, is that it copies images to the tumblr servers.
you know how much bandwidth gets sucked up by people hotlinking, when most of them don't even know why its a problem? way to promote lazy and inconsiderate behavior guys.
and i don't even want to hear it about htaccess- i already jump through plenty of hoops to work around twerps online like everyone else.
i'm talking about promoting decent behavior.
dur, guys. seriously
As of 2.6.1 this is resolved.
nope noel.. seems it is not.. still hotlinking.. as i use it now n have try it.. the function upload it to the server but on the post side still hotlinking to the original image..
Can you provide a reference to a file which this is happening on?
i guess its on press-this.php. when use press-this with photo tab, and insert the selected image, the script running to upload the image from original site to localhost but it doesnt send the localhost file url to the visual editor. this is why the images hotlinking to the original file on author server..
i never good on scripting php so i cant provide more details on it.. so hope its help u see the problem..
p/s: i see it works well at wordpress.com, looking forward to see it work on download version..
I've tried to find a workaround based on some other forum posters, but can't figure it out either. Does anyone have any ideas towards fixing this? I love the press this feature, but not if I'm going to be continuously hot linking everything I feature.
Has anyone had any luck figuring out a fix for this in 2.7.1? What I've been doing is starting the post from Press This, saving as a draft then redoing the image from the copy that's been cross-loaded into the Media Gallery, but it'd be nice to just fix the issue that's causing Press This to insert the original image link over the link to the Media Gallery copy.
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Liberty Ross Files For Divorce From Rupert Sanders: Report
Liberty Ross has reportedly filed for divorce from Rupert Sanders.
The model's divorce petition was entered into Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, with Sanders also filing his response.
Both are seeking joint custody of their two children, who are 5 and 7 years old.
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Ross is also seeking spousal support and attorney's fees from the director, says TMZ.
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In philanthropy we've long known that we play a unique role by addressing society's most pressing challenges at their root. Our work is distinct from charity – focused less on meeting immediate needs and more on tackling the underlying causes. And we're well positioned to take risks to figure out what strategies work best to solve social problems, something that companies and other players beholden to greater political and consumer pressures can't always do.
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On July 26th, we mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA25), which prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation. The impact of the ADA on grant-funded projects in healthcare, education and housing has been significant, as the 57 million Americans with disabilities comprise the nation's largest minority. Almost 29 million are working age adults who are being served by foundation-funded community programs aimed at economic development and employment.
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Today, the Council on Foundations is releasing its 2014 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report. The most comprehensive source on national foundation staff composition and compensation, the report provides us with an opportunity for self-reflection about our individual management practices. It also serves as a stark reminder of the demographic changes the country and field are experiencing.
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Labor turnover is a hidden, but very real, cost of doing business. It could mean overtime costs to the firm until a new employee is hired and working up to speed. There are also direct costs of hiring someone new—the personnel department costs, advertising, interviewing, training, and the costs of an employment agency or a search firm. In west central Minnesota, West Central Initiative (WCI) has possibly discovered a new way to reduce these costs. Through its Workforce 2020 program WCI is providing funds to support skills training for employees in manufacturing firms.
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Last week a member of U.S. Senator Susan Collins' staff called to ask for my help. Senator Collins, who is the ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, was launching a newsletter focused on the issue of aging. She wanted to be sure to cover the most important and interesting topics in Maine, which has one of the oldest populations of any U.S. state.
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Last week, the Lumina Foundation released a new report, "A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education," the fourth of its kind to track progress against its ambitious mission for 60 percent of Americans to hold high-quality degrees, certificates, or other postsecondary credentials by 2025.
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Inspirational and aspirational is how I would describe Building a More Inclusive Workforce: A National Summit to Boost Education and Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities, held last Friday in Wilmington, Del.
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Science, technology, engineering, and math—the "STEM" subjects—are an important focus of philanthropic institutions trying to address educational and economic disparities between girls and boys.
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Telluride, Colo., a picturesque historical mining town perched just below 9,000 feet in the San Juan Mountains, has a rich history of innovation, invention, and reinvention. The well-known collaboration between LL Nunn, Nikola Telsa, and George Westinghouse in 1891 forever changed the delivery of energy. The mining era transformed the region into an economic engine that produced hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and employed thousands. And the 1970s and 1980s brought about the region's transformation into a world-class skiing and tourism destination.


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In Feb 2009 I contracted my first ever sinus infection. After 2 months of antibiotics it still didn't clear up so I was referred to an ENT and in March 2010 had surgery. Still today, March 2011, I am very sick and in a great deal of pain. Countless amounts of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications and pain killers have not seemed to help. Now my ENT wants to do a second surgery. I am doubtful this will help. Also my ENT told me not to use netti pot when infection is present. I just don't know what to do. Although I am constantly blocked up I have only been able to blow my nose a handful of times in 2 years, I can barely smell or taste anything and my voice has changed. My quality of life is not good. I don't socialize, can't work much and feel sorry for my husband as he has to put up with me being snotty and grumpy all the time! I really need help.
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- 1 cup raisins or chopped dried cherries
Instructions:Heat oven to 250°. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except raisins (or cherries); make sure oats, almonds, and coconut are well coated with sugar, syrup, and oil. Spread out on one large baking sheet (or two small sheets). Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes for even browning.
Remove the sheet from the oven and let cool on wire racks. Scoop or pour granola into a large bowl, add raisins or cherries, and mix well. Store in well-sealed containers at room temperature up to two weeks.
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This is the second of a two-day series dealing with the crisis at the U.S./Mexican border. As was mentioned on the July 8th broadcast, the top U.S. General, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Marine Corps General John Kelly who is charged with responsibility for the Caribbean Sea and all lands south of Mexico, claims this is more than just a humanitarian crisis. He believes it's a threat to the very existence of the United States.
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According to Elizabeth, of the 30,000 illegal aliens crossing the Texas border each month (that's the average figure), 75% of them are coming from countries other than Mexico and only 3% are actually being apprehended. Scabies, lice,
dengue fever, tuberculosis and chagas disease are the maladies that we know that these immigrants are bringing with them.
Shelley Kais, a congressional candidate from Arizona, dug into the federal budget and found that legislators increased the funding for the current border surge 18 months ago. This information has not gone public because according to Elizabeth, the press doesn't seem to want to address it. In addition, it was discovered that in January of this year the government's website was advertising for people to act as escorts (at taxpayer expense) for unaccompanied minors who were coming to the U.S.
Why is our government accepting this dispersal of disease carrying people throughout our nation with minimal screening? Why is the major media reluctant to report the facts on this issue? Why have none of the Republican legislators been allowed to see the containment centers? Why have some border patrol agents been threatened with arrest, prosecution and termination of employment and all benefits if they speak to the media? These are all interesting questions to ponder as you review this vital Crosstalk broadcast.
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is it bad if my son who is in kindergarten is not reading yet?
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I would agree to talk to the teacher about it. I know in our school they have to be reading at a level 3 to go first grade. I'm not sure how they make the number scale though ( like being at a level 3 dosn't = 3rd grade, I know level 14 is equivilant to the end of first grade). Good luck!
Nowadays, he should be reading. In Ohio, it's level C. Does the teacher sent home books for him to read to you? We also have our kindergartener read everyday. Sometimes books I get from the library. Sometimes books laying around the house...like baby books. We don't leave it to the school to accomplish alone.
I would be concerned. Either your son or the teacher is dropping the ball.
How old is he? If he started kindergarten "early" (say, age 4 - some states have late-Sept./Oct. cutoffs - or barely 5), then maybe not. Does he understand letter-sound relationships? Does he recognize his name and other familiar words in print? How's his speaking vocabulary? When you read to him, can he talk about the story (e.g., summarize, make predictions, describe the characters, etc.)? Can he write his name and other simple words, even if the spelling of the words (other than his name) isn't exactly right (but is phonetic)?
I would meet with his teacher, but it's not necessarily cause for concern yet. Keep in mind that many kids read better silently than they do aloud. So he may be able to read more than you think. It used to be that kids learned to read in 1st grade, not kindergarten. This is probably more developmentally-appropriate for some kids, esp. those who are "young" for their grade. Pushing kids too fast isn't a good idea, b/c you want reading to be something they really understand and internalize rather than just a bunch of rules they're trying to memorize. A weak foundation collapses easily when you try to build on it.
You absolutely have to read to him every day. Make it fun, and when he reads to you make sure he experiences success (so start with really easy stuff). Our son has enjoyed the Bob Books (sold by Scholastic - you can get them at school supply stores and even at Costco from time to time). It's a systematic approach to introducing and mastering all the different letter/sound combinations. The stories are short and cute, with fun illustrations. They usually come with stickers for encouraging kids to complete each set.
Anyway, I wouldn't panic at this point but I certainly would speak with your son's teacher and find out what he/she thinks. Ask for some suggestions of things you can do with him over the summer to help him make some progress. HTH!
(BTW, I'm not a reading specialist but I did teach elementary school for 12 years prior to becoming a mom. )
DH Tom; DS Patrick, 9/04; DS Samuel, 3/09
I'm not really sure what is expected from kindergarteners. My DD just makes the cut-off by 2 weeks. She was 4 when she started kindergarten and is reading really well.
I honestly have NO IDEA how others in her class are reading. I'm impressed with what she is able to read, but it's possible that they are all at that level, or ahead of her.
I would go by what the teacher says. IF your child is young (like my DD) and the teacher suggests holding him back, I would seriously consider it. I taught for years and it seemed as though if I thought a child wasn't quite ready, the parents always pushed them ahead. If the parents were leary about sending them, and I said they were ready, they always seemed to hold them back.
Being in the same system, I could always see how their decisions to go against what I thought never worked out for the best! Children who I recommended be kept back, usually struggled grade to grade OR eventually got held back at a later grade. (I taught at the pre school level)
~ Sue
Generally kindergartens ages 4 or 5 should be able to read 3 letter words like dog, cat, red. Proficiency and mastery of more complicated (longer words, consonant sounds) follow way way after. But the question is if he's been exposed enough to exercises such as picture recognition and word association/sight words to actually have an impact on his reading skills. Remember no stimulus, no response. We should be able to determine how our kids learn: visual, auditory or spatial. Try exposing him in all 3 and see where he responds the most. Of course consulting his teachers or pedia/specialist is hihgly recommended.
I think it really depends on where you are. I am in South Africa and it is not expected, in fact I had a conversation with his teacher today and she feels it is too early. Oliver has attended a German school where they begin with alphabet work and sight words only in 1st grade. In a few other European countries I understand they start even later.
Ask what is expected of your son at his school.
We read to Oliver every day and his father and I are avid readers. I know already that he loves books but he is not ready to read. He can recognize his name and other familiar words but does not read or sound out words. He isn't even able to identify every letter of the alphabet or their sounds yet but it is coming. I am not worried.
I think Beth had great suggestions.
i would think it depends on the school....and the child. Gabe has been reading since last year (but he was a early reader mostly by his choice) he reads very well now... prob better than his sister who is in 1st grade. Their school expects them to be reading pretty well going into 1st grade so there it would be a prob for a kindergartener not to be reading. public school here...not so much. there is a kid who goes to our church who has a late october bday so he is about 11 months older than ds. he doesnt really read much at all from what i have seen. (his parents are shocked when gabe gets up in front of the church and reads the verses) i think it just depends where you go to school.
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My DD is in a Montesorri K (we missed the district's Aug 31 cutoff and didn't meet the 97.5% percentile required to skip ahead). She is not officially reading, though we think she is stealth reading a little. We read to her every day and she likes that special time.
I am officially not stressing. Kids in Finland don't even start school-proper until they are 6 or 7, but they outscore US students by high school. Early readers and late readers will even out on performance by age 12. My DH and I made the decision to be relaxed about it and not push reading back when she was 2 and one of our parent friends started flashcards with their kid. Ugh.
It's really hard not to push!
So, you are not alone in the boat. But make sure to do an official school meeting to talk about it. Make sure you talk about the possibility of repeating K next year, just so it's out there and you don't have to live in fear of the teacher bringing it up. Also, does your school have a psychologist? I met with ours several times last year while working out what to do with our Fall baby. His experience helped me a lot.
Laurie (45), DH (40), DD (9), DD (2)
Beth, I went back to read your reply. I missed it somehow the first time through. Thanks for the great ideas!
I didn't know that beginning readers could read silently. That explains our DD's lack of reading aloud. Her whole life has been a living example of why a child is not a performing monkey. IE, she won't perform ever. No on-demand anything.
Laurie (45), DH (40), DD (9), DD (2)
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Or lack thereof. OK, this isn't exactly live-blogging the NFC Seahawks-Bears matchups, but I am at Bruno's after the Mariners just beat the Cubs in 13 innings. I was involved in very serious academic bullshit that kept me from attending tonight's game, but I caught the last 7 innings after riding my bicycle up the nice flat path, blah blah blah. Insert your own Chicago/Seattle comparison here.
But I'll be at the games tomorrow night and Thursday afternoon, with the loved one of The Stranger's Fearless Leader (I forget his Slog nom de plume, so I'm being discreet, but in Canada he'd be my brother-in-law).
Wednesday will be only my fourth game this year. My record: 0-3. Wins are listed first, for you non-sports-fans (Gurldoggie, where are you? Shoulda been in on Freaky Friday.)
And so, my unlucky presence will ensure that the Cubs will lose, I am sure, just to allow for gloating by said Canuck Bro-in-Law. Nonetheless, I look forward to it: any baseball fan who doesn't want to watch Ichiro is nuts (my money says he'll be the first Japanese-born player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame). And the worst day I ever spent at a ballpark was a great day. But if the Cubs keep not hitting like they didn't hit tonight, I might not be responsible for my actions.


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"I want you to write an article about me, about what I'm working on. I even have a title for you: 'The Most Dangerous Screenplay in Hollywood,'" says Garrett Walsh, an egotistical, Oscar-winning film director who, after spending seven years in the slammer for killing teenage actress-aspirant Heather Grimm, now tells Gage he was set up, possibly by the husband of an unnamed "good wife" with whom he'd been having an affair. Walsh plans to expose this neat frame in a movie script, and wants Gage to publicize his efforts before anyone can stop him. The reporter is dubious--until Walsh is found dead in a koi pond and his "dangerous screenplay" goes missing. Intent on learning whether the director was murdered, Gage will first have to identify the "good wife," swap body blows with an aging action star, resolve questions surrounding a too-helpful retired cop with a doughnut jones, and determine if Heather Grimm was really as innocent as she appeared. Although there are several throwaway scenes in Scavenger Hunt (including one in which Gage and his cop girlfriend try to nab a "lover's lane" rapist), they don't detract seriously from this often edgy, sometimes humorous yarn, composed in a style that's pleasantly less restrained than several of Ferrigno's earlier thrillers. --J. Kingston Pierce
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April 22, 2006 by Rob Newell
MANNING, S.C. - Bryan Hudgins of Orange Park, Fla., put an exclamation point on his Santee Cooper sight-fishing prowess today by bringing the biggest five-fish limit of the day, 21 pounds, to win the Stren Series Southeast event by over 3 pounds with a two-day total of 40 pounds, 7 ounces.
He took home $53,000 in cash and prizes for his first Stren Series win.
"This helps make up for losing the BASS Tour event here several weeks ago," said Hudgins, who finished fourth in that event. "I had a 10-pounder come off that would have easily won that one for me, and I've been sick ever since. So this definitely eases the pain."
Hudgins strictly sight-fished all week.
"I stayed on the trolling motor the entire time and never quit moving and looking," he said. "The key for me was to never stay on a fish for more than 20 minutes. No matter how big it was, if it didn't want to play, I left it and went on to fish for one that would bite. It's too easy to get hung up on fish that won't bite here - you can waste a whole day that way."
His key baits were Zoom tubes in pumpkin-seed and grasshopper colors weighted with a 1/4-ounce worm sinker and tied to 15- and 20-pound-test Berkley Trilene.
Hudgins fished on both lakes during the week, but noted that most of his fish came out of the lower lake.
"I fished all over the place," he said. "You can't even see the map on my GPS because it's so covered up with my tracks."
Ellis comes up short
Ken Ellis of Bowman, S.C., finished second with a two-day total of 37 pounds, 1 ounce worth $10,000.
"It just wasn't meant to be this time," said Ellis, who was looking for his second Stren Series win. "I've finished second here before as well, and it's not as painful this time. The last time I finished second, I lost it by ounces, and it really stung. It makes it a little easier to swallow when the deficit is a bit larger."
All week Ellis targeted spawning and postspawn fish on particular cypress trees, underwater stumps and brush.
He has fished Santee Cooper for the better part of 30 years and has come to know certain trees and stumps that quickly replenish with new fish this time of year.
Ellis fished both lakes during the week and reported catching most of his bass from the lower lake the first two days and then the upper lake the last two days.
His three primary baits were a Zoom Trick Worm, weightless, fished on 6-pound-test line; a Senko fished on 8-pound-test line; and a 4-inch Zoom lizard with a tiny 1/16-ounce weight fished on 10-pound-test line. At times he wacky-rigged the Trick Worm with a small khale-style hook that featured a weed guard and a tiny weight on the shaft.
"I mixed the plastics up each day, but I mostly used the Trick Worm on trees, the Senko on stumps and the little lizard in brush," he said. "Right now this lake is low, extremely clear and has been under a ton of fishing pressure, so the key for me was to downsize and lighten up my lures and line for more bites."
Crafton moves to third
Previous Santee Cooper winner Roger Crafton of Boca Grande, Fla., finished third with a two-day total of 27 pounds, 2 ounces and collected $8,800.
On Saturday, Crafton continued his pattern of fishing green-pumpkin Zoom Horny Toads and June-bug Senkos on lily pads in the upper lake.
"There seemed to be a few prespawn fish filtering into this area," he said. "But I think a majority of them were done spawning and moving back out to the main lake."
Carter fourth
Kip Carter of Oxford, Ga., finished fourth with a two-day total of 26 pounds, 2 ounces and collected $7,300.
Carter strictly sight-fished all week in the upper lake, using a Zoom Critter Craw in both June-bug and green-pumpkin.
Couch winds up fifth
Tony Couch of Buckhead, Ga., finished fifth with a two-day total of 25 pounds, 10 ounces worth $7,300.
Couch alternated between two patterns on both lakes all week.
One pattern centered on flipping cypress trees with a green-pumpkin Zoom Z-Nail on 20-pound-test line, and the other was split-shotting a green-pumpkin Trick Worm around shallow bank grass on 10-pound-test.
"I was pegging a tiny 1/16-ounce weight about 12 inches up the line with the Trick Worm," he added.
Rest of the best
Rounding out the top 10 pros at the Stren Series Southeast Division event on Santee Cooper:
6th: James Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., two-day total of 25-8, $6,300
7th: Ron Klys of Gainesville, Fla., two-day total of 22-6, $5,300
8th: Joseph Kremer of Osteen, Fla., two-day total of 18-10, $4,800
9th: Koby Kreiger of Okeechobee, Fla., two-day total of 13-0, $4,300
10th: Chris Baumgardner of Gastonia, N.C., two-day total of 11-15, $3,800
Points winner
With the Stren Series Southeast Division now complete, it's official: Timothy Little of Acworth, Ga., is the Southeast Division points winner with 760 points.
Little enjoyed a phenomenal Stren Series season, which included an 11th-place finish at Okeechobee, a seventh at West Point, a fourth at Eufaula and a 22nd at Santee Cooper.


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Canine Thyroid Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have an 11-year-old neutered male Labrador retriever. He has a markedly elevated FT4 and very low TSH picked up on routine lab exam. His only noticeable symptom of hyperthyroidism is a 7-pound weight loss in a year. What is the efficacy of therapy for thyroid cancer? Is I-131 the only systemic therapy for canine thyroid cancer?
Lili Duda, VMD, Section Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Menu, responds:
Only about 10% of canine thyroid tumors are functional, meaning that they secrete excessive levels of thyroid hormone. This can result in hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the body's metabolism is revved up, resulting in symptoms such as rapid heart rate, elevated blood pressure, hyperactivity, and weight loss despite a voracious appetite. These thyroid tumors are usually located within the main thyroid glands, which sit on either side of the trachea (windpipe), just below the larynx (voice box). However, carcinoma can also arise anywhere there are thyroid tissue remnants, extending from the base of the tongue, down the neck, through the thoracic inlet (where the windpipe and esophagus enter into the chest) and into the mediastinum (the area within the chest cavity in front of the heart and between the lung lobes).
About one third of thyroid cancers have already metastasized (spread) to the draining lymph nodes and lungs at the time of initial diagnosis. The best way to evaluate the location and extent of functional thyroid tumors is by using a nuclear medicine scan. This test uses a radioactive tracer, such as technetium or iodine, which binds to any residual thyroid tissue. The areas of radiation uptake are then measured with a gamma camera. If this test is not available, an alternative is to perform a contrast CT (computerized tomography) scan of the neck and chest, which uses intravenous dye and digital X-ray pictures to outline any cancerous tissues. If a CT scan is not available, radiographs (X-rays) of the neck and chest combined with an ultrasound of the neck are a reasonable alternative.
Please see our previous question on treatment of thyroid cancer in dogs for some information on treatment options. Another treatment option that is effective for thyroid tumors in both cats and dogs is the administration of radioactive iodine (I-131). However, while this treatment is widely available for cats, it is very limited for dogs, due to the high dosages of radiation needed. Because of this, very few institutions have the facilities and regulatory clearance to handle the dosages necessary to treat dogs.
OncoLink is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through OncoLink should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem or have questions or concerns about the medication that you have been prescribed, you should consult your health care provider.
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Disinfection, Part 1: Developments in Ultraviolet Disinfection
One of the fastest growing technologies in the water treatment industry is ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. UV disinfection adds no chemicals, and it does not produce byproducts. Additional benefits include easy installation, low maintenance, minimal space requirements and whole-house (point-of-entry) treatment.
Air Purification With Ultraviolet Light
While consumer demand has escalated for water purifying devices, it pales in comparison to what has happened in air purifying. The indoor air purification industry still is in its infancy, yet is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be a market valued well into the billions.
A perfect fit for water treatment dealers
Ultraviolet Technology
The use of quartz sleeves in ultraviolet (UV) light's treatment of water has been the medium of choice for many years. Now there seems to be an upheaval in the ranks, which brings into light compact system designs, longer contact times, less shadowing, cost savings and easier, safer change outs. Coiled fluoropolymer tubes are not new--they have been used in the Asian market for more than eight years. They may not be as time tested as their quartz counterpart, but the coiled tubes offer a very promising change in UV water treatment.
Coiled Tubes vs. Quartz Sleeves in UV Applications
Situation Normal During a UV Disinfection Retrofit
At the Patuxent Water Reclamation Facility in Anne Arundel County, Md., a carefully considered construction sequence will keep the facility in operation during its retrofit from chlorine to UV disinfection. Construction started in June 2002 and is expected to be complete by summer 2003.
Wastewater Treatment
Ultraviolet Disinfection of Drinking Water: A Growing Trend
The use of ultraviolet (UV) light for the treatment of drinking water is becoming more acceptable by both the public and regulatory agencies as an alternative disinfectant. Water suppliers that are developing new water treatment facilities or modifying existing ones now commonly investigate this technology to determine its applicability to their treatment processes.
Microbe Inactivation
River Contaminates Town's Water Supply When State Leaves It to Beavers
For nearly 70 years, the public water system in the Town of Sterling, Massachusetts operated without incident, delivering clean water to more than 2,000 homes. Because the water from the town's well field was clean and free of contamination, there was no need for a permanent disinfection system. That all changed in September 1999 when a storm caused by Hurricane Floyd and the state's increasing beaver population combined to cause bacterial contamination in the town's water supply.
Ultraviolet Disinfection
Ultraviolet Dechlorination Technology
At the Procter & Gamble manufacturing plant in Greensboro, N.C., an Aquionics ultraviolet (UV) dechlorination unit was installed before two banks of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Trials that ran soon after the UV system's installation showed a dramatic reduction in the RO membrane wash frequency—down from an average of eight cleanings per month to only two per month.
Reverse Osmosis Membranes Maintenance Costs Reduced
Developments in Ozone Technology
Ozone technology developments have opened new applications for these established water treatment technologies. Driving these changes has been the identification of new, more disinfection-resistant microorganisms such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts and governmental regulations designed to protect the public health from the hazards of ingestion of these microorganisms. Additionally, the desire to prevent or minimize the formation of halogenated disinfection byproducts formed during chlorination has stimulated new interest in the use of ozone. Combinations of ozone with hydrogen peroxide and/or ultraviolet (UV) radiation can destroy many contaminants present in ground water.
Small Systems Adopt Ozone Technology to Protect Against Cryptosporidium, Giardia
Back to the Basics, Part 2
How does everyone achieve effluent water that meets their needs and demands? Each situation is different, but a simplistic explanation of various technologies will be discussed in this article. Each of the following categories has had much written about them, but this article will be an overview of several methods in order to help you educate the general public so they can make an intelligent decision, purchase something of value and continually seek professional consultation.
Brushing up on water treatment 101
Back to the Basics, Part 1
Basic water chemistry, terminology and applications can be very complicated and not seem so basic to individuals without a chemistry background. This series of articles will help shed light on the chemistry of water and the mysteries that it can contain, plus explain the technologies used to treat water so the purchaser can make an educated attempt to find the right solution for a particular application. There are no cut-and-dry formulas for water treatment and certainly no cure-all for every application or problem, but with an understanding of how water works and the technologies developed to treat water, a person can utilize his resources to come up with solutions for his particular need or application.
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FRITCH - Sam W. Dunn, 72, died Saturday, June 2, 2007.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Williams officiating.
Graveside services will be by San Jacinto Masonic Temple of Amarillo at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo.
Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Dunn was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Pampa and had been a resident of Fritch for eight years. He was a University of Texas graduate and a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
He married Diane Hampton on June 25, 1961, in Borger. He was also a captain in the United States Army.
Mr. Dunn had been an active board member of Lake Meredith Aquatic & Wildlife Museum for four years during which time he has helped renovate the aquatic exhibit and other projects to renew the physical building.
He was elected as president of the museum's board of directors in 2007.
Semi-retired, he had been in business for most of his career working as a wholesaler for Budweiser, Coors, and Lone Star breweries.
His current business, Sam Dunn Enterprises Inc., is a logistical warehousing business located in Longview, which stores products for various manufacturing companies, USDA, and breweries.
He has been an active member of the San Jacinto Masonic Lodge, and a Shriner for a number of years. Sam was also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam C. and Geraldine P. Dunn; and a sister, Patricia Eastwood. Survivors include his wife, Diane; a son, Sam W. Dunn Jr. and wife Melinda of Longview; two daughters, Sandra J. Holm and husband Dave and Stephanie D. Wilson and husband Wayne, all of Tyler; a brother, Lehmer Dunn and wife Sue of Amarillo; eight grandchildren, Tiffany Holm of Tyler, Alexis Wright, Hannah, Olivia and Rebecca Dunn all of Longview, Erica, Nicholas and Allison Wilson all of Tyler; a brother-in-law, Bryan Hampton; two cousins, Bill and Sam Attebury, both of Amarillo; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607-1460.
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As always, follow along and join in with us tonight for our live chat during tonight's Game 6 between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Former Flyers goalie Heeter signs with Detroit's AHL team
The Red Wings added some goalie depth on Monday, agreeing to terms with journeyman Cal Heeter.
Heeter, 27, broke in with the Flyers organization a while back and made his big-league debut in '13-14, appearing in one game.
Since then, he's bounced around the ECHL, AHL (with the Toronto Marlies) and, last season, split his time between Hamburg of the German League and Zagreb Medvescak of the KHL.
By itself, this signing isn't especially noteworthy, as Heeter projects to be an American League mainstay next year.
But the contract is kind of interesting when looking and the big-picture goalie situation in Detroit. The Wings now have Heeter, Petr Mrazek, Jimmy Howard, Jared Coreau, Eddie Pasquale and Jake Paterson all under contract for next season, which is an awful lot of goalies.
With that in mind, remember that Howard's name has been in trade talks for quite some time.
Ex-NHLers Bellemore, Collins sign with KHL's Chinese club
HC Kunlun Red Star, the Beijing-based expansion team that will begin playing in the KHL next season, has added a pair of former NHLers.
Sean Collins, who appeared in a pair of games for the Capitals last season, and Brett Bellemore, a veteran of over 100 contests with the Carolina Hurricanes, have agreed to join the club, per Russian news outlet R-Sport.
Bellemore, 28, was originally drafted by the 'Canes in 2007 and spent most of his professional career with the organization. He signed on with Boston's AHL affiliate in Providence last year, and appeared in 56 games.
Collins, 27, broke in with the Blue Jackets before signing with the Caps last season. He spent the majority of the year in AHL Hershey and fared well — 16 goals and 39 points in 75 games — and scored three times in the playoffs, helping the Bears advance to the Calder Cup final.
Report: Journeyman Santorelli signs in Swiss League
Veteran forward Mike Santorelli, who's appeared in over 400 NHL contests over the last eight years, is headed overseas.
Per multiple reports (see here and here), Santorelli has signed with Geneve-Servette of the Swiss League. The 30-year-old spent last season with the Ducks, scoring nine goals and 18 points in 70 games but didn't dress for any of the club's opening-round playoff loss to Nashville.
Santorelli broke into the NHL with Nashville but enjoyed his best years with Florida and Vancouver. He was a former 20-goal scorer with the Panthers and enjoyed a successful stint with his hometown Canucks in '13-14, scoring 28 points in 49 games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.
Santorelli is the second veteran forward to sign in the Swiss League recently. Over the weekend, fellow journeyman Kris Versteeg agreed to join SC Bern.
Jackets sign d-man Harrington, acquired in Rychel trade
Upon trading Kerby Rychel to Toronto at the draft for Scott Harrington, Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen said Harrington was "a guy we've watched for a while," and a "steady, smart [and] good defender."
Which makes today's move none too surprising.
On Monday, Kekalainen announced Harrington signed a one-year, two-way deal (financial terms weren't disclosed). The contract comes after Harrington split last season between the Leafs and the AHL Marlies, appearing in 15 NHL contests.
While Kekalainen was high on Harrington, the most noteworthy thing about the acquisition is it ended a long-running saga with Rychel, the 19th overall pick in 2013. There were repeated rumblings that Rychel wanted out of town, and felt stifled by Columbus' reluctance to make him a full-time NHLer.
For a while, Kekalainen stood firm in the face of the reports, once openly wondering where they came from. But in the end, the decision was made to part ways with the 21-year-old, the son of ex-NHLer Warren Rychel.
As for Harrington, he should compete for a spot on the Columbus blueline next season. Right now he projects to be the No. 7 or 8 guy, assuming that super prospect Zach Werenski is primed for a full-time gig in the NHL, firmly entrenched in the Blue Jackets' top six.
In other news from Columbus today, the club has also agreed to terms with AHL forward Alex Broadhurst.
One of the pieces acquired in last summer's Brandon Saad blockbuster, Broadhurst was a key contributor to AHL Lake Erie's Calder Cup championship this past spring, finishing second on the club in playoff assists.


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Irish 247-Acre Estate Where Premier Hosted Qaddafi for Sale
The 247-acre (100-hectare) country estate where former Irish Premier Charles Haughey entertained Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is on sale for 7.5 million euros ($9.7 million).
Haughey, who died in 2006, also hosted British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Abbeville estate, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) north of Dublin, according to Savills Plc, which is managing the sale. Haughey bought the estate in 1969 when he was finance minister. It was sold in 2003 to Manor Park Homes for 45 million euros, the Irish Times reported.
Irish real estate prices, which have fallen about 55 percent from their peak in 2007, may fall for two to three more years and lose as much as 70 percent of their value, Danske Bank said today. The lender expects to reduce its 8.45 billion-euro loan portfolio in the country by half, Jesper Nielsen, the deputy chief executive officer of the bank's Irish unit, said in an interview today.
Haughey, a four-time prime minister, led a "conspicuously lavish lifestyle" on relatively modest earnings, according to a 2006 tribunal convened to investigate his finances that finished after his death. Haughey received more than 11 million euros over two decades from benefactors and businessmen, the tribunal concluded.
Abbeville includes a 14-bedroom mansion dating from the mid-1700s. It has six reception rooms and 14,600 square feet (1,356 square meters) of space over four floors. The property is being sold on the instructions of Tom Kavanagh, receiver for Manor Park Homes, according to Savills. Manor Park went into receivership in 2011.
The estate also has 23 stables, an indoor equestrian arena, two cottages and an outdoor swimming pool. Planning permission has previously been secured for the development of a leisure resort including an 18-hole golf course, a hotel and luxury homes on the property, Savills said.


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very good sir.
Bald, when you're running them side by side, how much space is between them, and are they the same distance from the house?
I'm wondering if there is concern about the intake sucking up the...
all the praise goes to the install crew. they were top notch and I couldn't be happier.
thanks for the feedback on the p-trap, that makes sense.
all this talk of traps got me wondering if my set up is correct. I don't seem to have a trap at all.
any suggestions on fixing if it is a problem?
thanks guys
hmmm it seems there are some type of switches (a row of 4) on the board, but they must not be dip switches, i'm not really sure what a dip switch looks like. I'll have the tech make the switch. ...
ok double checked the coil number and the previous one I gave (RX8J24D17505) is the number printed on the unit (miss print?). The serial number is 7107E24062 if that helps.
I have another...
I'll cut off the elbow and have the exhaust terminate straight from the house. I'm with you Bald, I'm not familiar with ACD products but the Ruud seems like a nice unit, and so far is very quiet,...
no illusion been, it does. The flue was existing. Should I change it?
I'll double check the number on the unit tonight Bald. Thanks for taking a look.
Hey guys,
I have a quick coil/condensor match up question.
coil is ADP rx8j24d17505
unit is Ruud uand024jaz
how does it look?
No they didn't bald, didn't have any cement in the truck and by that time it was too late to get any. I'll grab some today and do it up. Thanks for giving her a once over, I agree it seems like it...
Here are the pics of the install. I noticed last yesterday that the insulation does not cover the braze ons of the outside unit. Where can I get the closed cell foam that is used?
So what say the...
Well it was a long day, but they got the job done. I'll post some pics tommorrow (it was too late yesterday).
I feel good about the install. The guys that did the work were great and the ductwork...
exactly what I needed to know, I'll check with the installers to make sure it gets done. Thanks Bald
I'll post on the progress after the install.
Well the time has finally come. The crew is coming tommarrow to install the ac system. We are going with the Ruud UAND and RCFA coil.
Bald early on in this thread you mentioned that the installers...
I have an april air 550 on the return now that has a manual humidistat on at the unit, humid control might be nice. need the 7 day programability and various setback temps. Can take or leave the rest...
sorry for this slight high jacking.
Sam, I have a Rheem 60000 RGRK 92+ 2 stage furnace and will be getting a 2 ton Ruud UAND AC installed. What model number Honeywell vision pro and/or focus pro...
Thanks for the info tpa, I'll do a search for the totaline. It seems like the relays can be electronic instead of mechanical. Although admitingly I have no idea what I'm talking about
damnation, well that could be a problem. Any other recomendations for tstats? Preferrably quite.
thanks guys
After reading Cottys posts, I wonder if I should get a lower model Honeywell. Do they make a simpler 7 day programmable? It will be for a 2 stage Rheem RGRK furnace and Ruud UAND ac.
thanks guys.
haha subcooled, maybe I do. The tstat is right outside the bedroom door. The Hunter clicks loud. I am looking at getting one of the Honeywell Visionpros, beenthere.
Is it worth to get the honeywell on a smaller (meaning not as complicated) system?
I like what I've heard about them.
Also is do they produce an audible click when the temp selinoid goes off....
I'm leaning more and more toward the company, I have no reason to doubt that they would do a clean install, and he included the out disconnect in the quote :)
good point heatpump. Come to think of it none of the contractors I talked to said anything about pulling a permit for this work. Seems like something I should check into.
DIY i was seriously contemplating that, but I feel like it might be disrespectful to the contractors, how do you pros feel?
Funny you mention that Mr H, when he stopped by to give an estimate for...
true diy, but since there will be some extensive ductwork done, it kind of changes things. It seems like once the duct is in it is, not much can change without major work. Both of their plans seem...
very insitefull post, thanks mr horsepower, I'll definatly think on that for a while. I guess that being said if they both "fall off the planet" it would be better to have the better model equipment
thanks for the replies guys
Chillbilly I feel confident in #2, like said seems to really care about his work, just not sure how up to speed his technical aspect is (things like how many speeds the...
.. actually I should say that the 1st guy will be using Ruud UAND (which is nicer and I like) with cased coil, and the second will be using the AJA (lower unit but still solid) w/ uncased I believe,...
I've got a situation that maybe you pros can give me a hand with.
I've narrowed my ac install down to two guys. (see related postinings
ok I think I got this finalized.
The installer wants to put in a Ruud UAND-024jaz unit and RCFA-hm2417ac coil. how does that sound?
Am I correct in that the Ruud UAND and Rheem RAND are the same...
mchild, that's pretty much what I told him. Finally I'm right on something!
thanks guys
An issue was brought up yesterday by a buddy and I wanted to get the real deal here.
All things being equal
I have a 15' run of 6" rigid duct in the basement that feeds a living room supply. I...
So it seems Carrier is contradicting itself!
One of the contractors that came out said that Carrier is better than the Rheem because it has an "open design" making the unit (fins I assume) easier...
thanks for giving her a look see Bald.
I never did get the model number (they didn't keep a record of that). The original contractors (well somewhat, they were bought by this current company) came...
I just wanted to put a shot up of the furnace as it is now. If anyone sees any glaring concerns let me know so I can have them addressed when the AC is installed.
thanks guys.
Well the saga continues.
I finally got the original contractors out. (They were bought by another company). The guy seemed to know his stuff saying that my duct system would be under sized for the...
Sorry, don't mean to hi-jack this thread, I have a quick question.
Hey Bald is the drop on the Rheem A coil any better?
I understand Bald, thank you for clarifing this for me. I hope to have the info on Thursday, but since the coil is uncased and installed into the ductwork I don't see how the contractor can tell the...
that would be great,
thanks dash
Much appreciated for the info PSTU. I wish I had the coil number, too. Maybe the original contractor who is coming out on Thursday can shed some light.
Is that Trane TXH041 coil a 10 or 13 seer...
Well I had another contractor out this morning. He also said that as long as the SEER rating is the same, the coil could be one brand and the condenser could be another. Any validity to this?
wow, this thread took a dark turn.
Along with PSTU I would like to know the problems that would arise, apart from SEER, with a mixed system?
Also wondering if there is a certain coil I should be...
I appreciate all the great input, and I agree. The contractors' solution sounds fair, and I'm definitely on board with a matching system.
When he does replace the coil what model of coil should I...
point well taken mrbillpro.
I did not mean to convey any "wrath". Although I can throw down if needed :). But I can understand. A lot of the posts here have such a long list of contractor must dos...
ahhhhh, I've got it now. :) I went back and read some of Balds posts praising the virtues of waiting. Well I can chalk it up to a lesson learned.
Thanks for the tips on the condensing units, I'll...
Well I just heard back from the installer, and they don't have the model number. They said that they will have to come check it out. He did say that since they possibly sold me a 10 seer coil knowing...
I hope I didn't quote you wrong Bald, and mar your "new unit, new coil" image. I wish I would have found this site when I put the furnace in. I would have waited on the coil, but everyone told me it...
How can you tell what seer the coil is? And does Rheem make a 10 seer condenser? Here in Chicago we only have about 2 months of cooling so it seems the 10 seer would be ok.
Hey everyone,
I've got a bit of a question. I live in a 1929 Chicago bungalow. It's about 790 sq feet with another 600 in the basement that is in the process of being refinished. In Oct. '05 I had a...


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