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Being inspected as a provider of children's social care
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- Ofsted
- First published:
- 3 December 2014
Guidance for providers of children's social care being inspected by Ofsted.
- adoption and fostering
- boarding and special schools
- children's homes
- further education colleges
- residential family centres
- residential holiday schemes for disabled children
this guidance is about inspection to 31 March 2017. For inspection from 1 April 2017 please use the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Ofsted registers and inspects some types of social care service; other types are inspected but do not have to register with Ofsted.
The two groups are listed below. The links go to inspection guidance including the inspection framework and handbook.
Social care services that Ofsted registers and inspects
- Adoption support agencies
- Children's homes
- Independent fostering agencies
- Residential family centres
- Residential holiday schemes for disabled children
- Voluntary adoption agencies
Social care services that Ofsted inspects
- Boarding schools
- Cafcass, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
- Further education colleges
- Local authority children's service
- Residential special schools
- Secure training centres
When you'll be inspected
Your inspection can take place at any time.
Notice of an inspection
Inspections of Cafcass, children's homes, residential family centres and secure training centres are unannounced. Other types of service receive some notice of inspection. Your inspection handbook has more details.
Before the inspection
You should prepare for your inspection and will need to have ready all the information listed in Annex A of your inspection handbook.
During the inspection
Inspectors will carry out tasks depending on the service. Tasks usually include:
- discussions with children and young people
- observing staff
- talking to staff and, where possible, parents, guardians, advocates and other professionals
- checking premises and equipment to make sure they are safe
- reading files
- checking records, procedures and other documents
After the inspection
Ofsted publishes inspection reports online within 25 working days of the end of the inspection.
Complaints about an inspection
You should raise concerns with the inspector as soon as possible during the inspection. If you are unable to resolve the concern with the inspector, you should contact the inspector's manager.
If it has not been possible to resolve your concern, you can make a formal complaint using Ofsted's complaints procedure.


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Just wondering if there are any new really great ski instructional videos out?
Hi Mike. I produced a series of Skiing Instructional DVDs called "Building Blocks". Probably the most comprehensive skill building program available on DVD. 6 DVDs, 9 hours of serious drilling that covers in depth each foundation skill area of the sport.
Here's a link to the DVDs: http://www.yourskicoach.com/YourSkiCoach/Ski_Instruction_DVD_Video.html
And here's a link to the feedback provided by people who've purchased them: http://www.yourskicoach.com/YourSkiCoach/Testimonials.html
While you're at the site, have a look around. There's a ton of information and articles about ski technique and learning there, free for the taking.
I highly recommend Rick's series. His incremental, building blocks approach transported me (a 45 year skier) from the technique of the last millennium to the current one. Very straight forward, user friendly and accessible. That describes Rick as well. He also contributes his expertise generously to this forum and merits our support.
ITs gotta be "better off dead" best instructions ever,
go straight, really fast, if something gets in your way, turn" Perfection..
Funny, as I posted the above response, the Master Himself responded. He weighed in one minute before I did. I was never able to beat him - though there was that one time....right Rick?
I too fully endorse Rick's DVD series with the caveat that you will need to spend a lot of time and commitment with this series. it is well worth it, but no easy fix.
Tell us more about you and where you are at in your skiing and what you're looking for in this DVD.
for Rick's series also. I started using it late last season and I am highly impressed with the results. I posted a review for it a while back....and my opinion of the videos and Rick himself still stands!
Hi Guys, thanks for the info! I will defintiely check out this series.
I have been skiing for 47 years (I'm 59) and consider myself to be about a 90% expert skier, but am trying to break through to a higher level. Mainly learning to ski steep icy bumps better.
I ski mostly at Alpental in Washington state, and we have a lot of steep bump runs and steep chutes, etc.. Most of the time I feel pretty good about my skiing, but there are times when I feel like I'm fighting to stay in control, and working harder than I should be. Deep snow and crud is no issue unless it's super steep, jagged trees, deep holes with jagged rocks in the bottom with cliff exposure, etc..
I've been skiing more lately (over 60 days last year), so maybe I'm just realizing it's not just a lack of conditioning that is holding me back.
This is an epic ski presumably voted on list of ski dvd's documentaries, instruction etc with reviews
Hey Mike, well based on your post you might not be looking for a skills based approach.
I think you should definitely check out Weem's DVD.
Pick up both the new revised edition of Weems' book Brilliant Skiing. Every Day. and his DVD, too. Definitely worthwhile to expand beyond skills...
Rick's are good, too, and these guys have given you that insight.
OK, someone has to mention it...Have you checked out Harald Harb's DVDs (http://www.harbskisystems.com/publications.htm)? Controversial figure, many people swear by his teaching methods, many don't like him at all (particularly here on Epic). If you search under 'skiwhh' on YouTube, you can see quite a few clips from his videos which will give you a flavour.
I have no axe to grind, and Mr. Harb's method (the phantom tipping thing) are often cited by Lito Flores and the DesLaurier brothers in their book, but his DVD and videos are not that good. Regardless of ski-training politics about which I know little, am sure he and his crew are great in person but as an investment, I would put up Sofa Ski School up against anyone for a one-DVD quiver, and for a full-bore training regiment Rick-yourskicoach has probably the most extensive training program for ski skill development. The Harb DVD's are actually quite weak in terms of production. Lito Flores' book, Breakthrough on New Skis is pretty good and he writes patiently for the recreational skier, and the DesLaurier brothers book is pretty good too but a bit brief and so an advanced skier like OP might get more out of it than a beginner or intermediate.
The OP seemed to be an expert skier though so SofaSkiSchool could be somewhat rudimentary for him/her so Rick is probably better, he probably should get the Advanced Rick Dvd's, since OP is clearly beyond Rick's Basic DVD's.
In addition, I would suggest, OP check out Warren Smith's DVD's out of Europe, they also offer Iphone apps, and the short lessons in my humble opinion are pretty succint and to the point and get the message across.
Harald Harb's latest DVD, "Performance Free Skiing", is reasonably slick in production terms and is probably a good one for an advanced/expert skier to learn from. Although I'm from Britain, I'm not familiar with the Warren Smith series - are there any clips available online? The only stuff I've seen is the Warren Smith ski school level grading, which was slightly odd (I would not have classed the skiing shown as being representative of the level it's supposed to be).
Haven't seen it but unless you subscribe to the entire "program", I doubt most here would glean much from the fixed-technique. This is not to say it won't be good for other devotee's; it may be a very good thing for them. Curious, does it cover trees?
Some demos of Warren Smith here etc
and the Telegraph carries a bunch of clips..I thought they were succint, well produced ..
Most of the Harb stuff I have seen seems - to put it politely "boring" and very little in the way of real lessons (live clinics must be different, though met a couple of folks who skied in his clinics, its kind of interesting to watch them ski, their inside leg always come up in transition) and drills other than that "phantom tipping" move, but then again, that is just me...am sure the man is great and clearly has influenced a whole universe of skiers.
Frankly, I just find Sofa Ski School more than enough, since its all about first principles, and core development. Personal preference that is all.
I learned to ski as an adult-worked through a number of books and videos. Harb, Lito, Weems, Deslaurier, Witherell, Joubert-you name it I tried it. All were good and all had something worthwhile to learn.
One of the best videos and book combos (if you are an intermediate) is John Clendinnen's, 'the Clendinnen Method'. It's not a 'fix all' or totally comprehensive approach, but it teaches a new way to think about skiing, balance and footwork that has a wide envelope of usage and is fairly easy to digest and learn. It's simple, straight forward, and a little different from anyone else I';ve read pr watched. I've never taken a lesson with John, but one of these days I will.
Thanks for the links, they're interesting. I thought his moguls one was useful. The one about 'advanced thigh steering' didn't work for me, though - as soon as someone talks about using the piriformis muscle to do this, the gluteus medius muscle to do that, they lose me. I just can't relate to what that means in any useful way. I guess it works for some people, though.
Haven't seen it but unless you subscribe to the entire "program", I doubt most here would glean much from the fixed-technique. This is not to say it won't be good for other devotee's; it may be a very good thing for them.
You're possibly right about the entire program. I have been following PMTS for some time (although I'm by no means a zealot), so it may be that I see what he's doing in PMTS terms and gain more from it than others unfamiliar with PMTS would. Still some pretty impressive skiing which I think anyone could use as an example, I would say.
One of the best videos and book combos (if you are an intermediate) is John Clendinnen's, 'the Clendinnen Method'.
It's 'Clendenin'. Poor John must have the most frequently misspelled name in the skiing world .
John's a cool, guy, As long as you go to his clinics and buy his book, I am sure he will be fine with the misspellings..... His target market is pretty much the same as HH.
Which is what?
WOW! this is a universe of instruction that I had no idea existed! I have been reading Harold Harbs book "Essentials of skiing" which I find very interesting and seems to work from what little of it I have actually tried on the slopes. I also have been watching Lito's DVD's "Breakthrough on the new skis" and Bumps and powder" which seem to be pretty helpful. I will definitely check out all of the instruction you guys have mentioned as my budget allows.
I know I need to get started on this before I get any older! Skiing is such a great sport, and if you include Randonee skiing, it is almost a year around activity. If you include mntn biking and paragliding, a person can keep themselves pretty well entertained
The PSIA videos are terrific, especially Rock Mt. division. I don't know if you have to be a member to view them.


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Supriya is unrelated to sabriyya, etymologically, and in its meaning and distribution within India. supriYA (the capitals denote length, etc., not stress: most of the modern Indian languages are not stressed) is a Sanskrit origin name, common in both North and South India. su- is a word which in classical sanskrit was used as a prefix indicating a positive sense, roughly meaning good, proper, easy etc., roughly the semantic equivalent of greek eu-. The root prI is cognate with the root of English friend, and means to be pleased, and prIYa/prIYA (m. and f.) are the common words for the loved one.supriyA, therefore, is a very pleasant girl, a lovely woman, or a loved wife, and both the masculine and the feminine forms are attested as names from very early in the classical Sanskrit literature; so they are probably at least a couple of millenia old.
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All GBA animations were amazing. Hey, even Radiant Dawn had some sweet tome animations. Awakening kind of lacks the grandiose animations I miss, though there's nothing wrong with not being so fancy.
This is how I felt about the magic triangle, since in the end the only change was an accuracy change, and in the end, resistance was a bigger factor. I did like how it ended up restricting sages in RD to a specific magic type though, adding another purpose to having three types of anima magic.
Yeah, though not to the insane degree of Shadow Dragon resistance growths (and Heroes of Light and Shadow, I guess), Mages in Awakening seemed to have lackluster resistance. In fact, not too many characters had exceptional resistance in their starting class.


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Well said. I've never understood all the chatter about Dainite being poor in winter. Snow and ice must be different where I live. Way better than leather, in my experience - and differences between it and other synthetics amount to splitting hairs.
Oddly enough, I was just reading a novel last night where the protagonist was extoling the virtues of Dainite soles on his Cheaney shoes. No, I'm not making that up.
During fall and winter in the northeast, I am always nervous leaving the house in leather-soled shoes, even when the weather seems to be ok. It can change quite quickly and while I have SWIMS, I don't always carry them along with me. I have never had an issue with Dainite - they have performed exceptionally well for me in the rain and light snow. Few people can tell the soles are not leather. Moreover, they are comfortable. Some people seem to hate Dainite, but I've never had a bad experience.


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The Disaster of the Morannon was a battle in T.A. 1944 in which King Ondoher of Gondor attempted to rout the northern alliance of Wainriders.
Events Prior to the Battle
After defeat at Battle of the Field of Celebrant, the Wainriders prepared for revenge. Easterlings allied with Haradrim and Men of Khand, and attacked Gondor from two sides from north and from south.
The Battle
Due primarily to opposing cavalry, Ondoher's army was defeated. Ondoher and his eldest son Artamir were killed, and the Wainriders were victorious. They camped and rejoiced on the battlefield after the end, until the Battle of the Camp.


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There is sad news for hormone-driven boys nationwide. The Girls Gone Wild empire went into bankruptcy, brought down by hubris, missteps, litigation and changing technology.
It was a tragic day in America for purveyors of pornography. On the day the bankruptcy was announced, nudie bar owners across the nation ordered their strippers to fly their tassels at half mast. Anyone who watched late-night TV during the early 2000s understands the business model of Girls Gone Wild and its Hugh Hefner understudy, Joe Francis. He made millions by applying incremental thinking on how trashy mass entertainment could get.
Even as a pretty easygoing father of two college-aged daughters, I never looked forward to seeing GGW ads on TV. I'd like their videos to be shown in reverse; that way, it would have looked like the girls had learned their lesson.
The free market brought porn to the Internet - literally for free. That, and legal battles of GGW's founder, caused the company to file for Chapter 11 reorganization, claiming only $50,000 in assets and $16 million in debt.
The bankruptcy interests me more than the videos. Allegations abound that Francis bilked the company before filing. In an interview with Bankruptcy Beat, founder Joe Francis called the bankruptcy trustee, ex-FBI agent R. Todd Neilson, a "four-foot-two Mormon who points his finger and yells."
Neilson got court permission to pay the bankruptcy attorneys up to $980 an hour; so, in an ironic twist, Francis will get a taste of being taken advantage of.
Making his troubles worse, an L.A. judge named Sandra Klein, will rule on his case. She is a government appointee from Massachusetts who co-chaired the Women Lawyers Association of L.A., so I'm comfortable she will give him a fair shake.
With his trademark diplomacy, Francis, who spent 11 months in prison on federal tax charges, called the panel of jurors who later convicted him of assault "retarded." It is troubling to witness such crassness from one of our nation's most respected smut merchants. If Dennis Rodman ever wants to step down from his post as Special Diplomatic Envoy to North Korea, Francis should replace him.
The total assets of this company are in an Los Angeles warehouse full of videos and DVDs of "Girls Gone Wild: Blonde-on-Blonde Dorm Room Fantasies." This epic vignette, which I think was adapted from a Jane Austen novel, is sitting around in VHS format in 105-degree heat.
And as an indicator of just how low is the lowest common denominator in America, the business interest trying to rent the space from Girls Gone Wild is the Kardashian production company.
Competition for the ignoramus entertainment dollar in America grows ever more ferocious. It is clearly a race to the bottom to see what actually insults our collective intelligence. But the real loser is society. Those in the entertainment business find it increasingly difficult to underestimate how low the low-brow, semi-literate American consumer is willing to sink to be entertained. At this trajectory, some day we will look back at the movie "Jackass" as a high-end documentary.
They can imprison Joe Francis, but another one will rear his head as long as our society is willing to consume such mindless tripe. What Joe Francis did was more a reflection of us as country than of him. The soft-core porn he produced was legal. The Louvre and the Sistine Chapel have more breasts on display than anywhere in America, with the possible exception of the Clinton Library.
He satisfied men's short attention span for visual, sexual stimulation with an unending and free source of drunken, attention-starved girls who equated success with making a raunchy video. Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton became famous that way, so why not? As those 18-year-olds mature, fight gravity, start showering alone instead of in threesomes, and realize they do not have to trade flashing their breasts for Jell-O shooters, I hope they will regret having done Girls Gone Wild.
My biggest fear is that they won't.
Ron Hart is a syndicated op-ed humorist, award-winning author and TV/radio commentator. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.RonaldHart.com.


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MorphoTrust USA (Safran), together with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOS), recently unveiled self-service kiosks for renewal and replacement of driver licenses and ID cards at approximately 40 new locations, including Driver Service Centers, as well as alternate locations, including public libraries and AAA offices. Tennessee is one of the first states to offer these kiosks in other convenient public locations, dramatically reducing customer wait times. Tennessee is one of the first states to offer self-service kiosks for renewal and replacement of driver licenses and ID cards - provided by MorphoTrust - at convenient public locations, including public libraries and AAA offices, dramatically reducing customer wait times. (Photo: Business Wire) MorphoTrust is the leading U.S. provider of identity solutions, delivering driver license issuance systems for 41 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as background vetting and other identification services in all 50 states through 1,200 local service centers. The company also supplies biometric systems for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Defense and Department of State. Kiosk users simply swipe their old license, ID or enter identifying information and in minutes the kiosk takes a photo and prints a receipt that serves as a temporary license or ID until the permanent one arrives in the mail within five to seven business days. The kiosks are networked with state driver license records and are equipped with image verification software that compares the person posing for the new photo with the previous license photo to prevent identity theft. Payment can be made with credit or debit cards. "Through this partnership with MorphoTrust, we are truly bringing driver services to Tennesseans instead of requiring that citizens come to us," said Bill Gibbons, commissioner of TDOS. "In some cases, we're saving our customers a nearly 20-mile drive plus the time spent waiting in line by placing our kiosks in locations that are convenient to them." "Tennessee is joining a growing number of states, including Delaware, Mississippi, Indiana, and Alabama, that are bringing self-service solutions to enhance service to their customers," MorphoTrust CEO Bob Eckel said. "In addition to the customer-service improvements, MorphoTrust's newest technology reduces labor and provides Tennessee with the utmost security for renewing or replacing driver licenses and ID cards." About MorphoTrust™ USA MorphoTrust™ USA – a Morpho company part of the Safran group – is the leading U.S. provider of identity solutions to federal, state and local governments that simplify, protect and secure the lives of Americans. The company's offerings help to verify the identity of applicants and deliver the secure credentials that individuals rely on to exercise their civil rights, gain access to benefits and services, and ensure trusted transactions while reducing fraud and enhancing national security. The company delivers solutions for secure ID issuance such as U.S. driver licenses and passports as well as for border management, law enforcement, retail, travel and applicant vetting through document authentication, data verification and biometrics (iris, fingerprints and face). We serve many U.S. federal agencies and businesses, operating in all 50 U.S. states. The company also has a nationwide network of ID service centers, with over 1,200 convenient locations. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20130207005087/en/ Latest Cloud Developer Stories
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Ah, the holidays are upon us. We all know what this means – incessant holiday music on your favorite light-rock radio station (beginning before Thanksgiving!), beautiful Christmas lights and the mesmerizing YouTube Christmas Lights Shows, bright Chanukah candles in menorahs sitting in windows, and of course, Frosty the Snowmen on every other lawn built by children home on snow days from school. Unfortunately, however, the holiday season also brings upon what many refer to as the "Holiday Blues". Generally, the Holiday Blues appear in the form of depression and anxiety – often attributed towards financial stress, time-related stress, and a combination of other factors. Below are a few articles and resources for anyone struggling with a case of the Holiday Blues:
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Caraviello: Johnson is big man on campus at elementary
April 13, 2012, David Caraviello, NASCAR.com
Jimmie Johnson is accustomed to noise. From the roar of 850-horsepower engines on the race track to the reaction of 100,000 spectators in the grandstands, his choice of profession rarely affords him quiet. Even so, Johnson had never heard anything quite like the clamor that greeted him Friday morning when he stopped by a school near Texas Motor Speedway. From the moment he entered the front door of Clara Love Elementary, it was impossible to miss. The racket bounded from its source in the gymnasium, ricocheted down a long hallway, and slammed at nearly full force into the main office where Johnson was being checked in. "Anything kid-related, I'm all over it. I remember being in school auditoriums and seeing people come in. I remember being their age and going to the track, and the way I viewed the world was amazing then." --JIMMIE JOHNSON JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! "They're calling your name," an escort told Johnson as they were processed into the school. And indeed they were, roughly 600 kids emptying their lungs with the same refrain, over and over, for nearly a full minute until the five-time NASCAR champion entered the assembly where they were waiting for him. It was designed as a surprise visit to award the winners of a "Speeding to Read" initiative created by Texas Motor Speedway, but it turned into another reminder of how much kids like Jimmie Johnson, and how much Jimmie Johnson likes kids. It's one thing to see kids at the race track in No. 48 gear, something that's about as common as tire changes or loose lug nuts. It's quite another to see it up close and in person, at an elementary school where students voted Johnson their favorite driver, and treated him like an arriving rock star -- or, perhaps as an arriving member of the iCarly cast. And this is a school that knows its racing, where the big speedway down the street is visible in the distance, where the walls are covered in checkered flags and NASCAR-themed decorations, and the hallways have names like Kevin Harvick Street and Tony Stewart Drive. But there's only one JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! JIM-MIE JOHN-SON!, and the kids at Clara Love let him know it. As part of an Election Day lesson in 2010, students at this K-through-5 school voted Johnson their favorite NASCAR driver, and he showed his thanks by throwing them an ice cream party. Now he's here in person, clutching two big trophies that will go to the classes that won each division of the year-long reading contest. In total the kids devoured more than 80,000 books, and each member of the two winning classes received a T-shirt and four tickets to the Sprint Cup race at the track on Saturday night. But first things first. "I told you we'd have a special guest today," principal Julie Nerby told her students. "Remember when we had an election and we voted on our favorite driver? Remember his name?" Oh yes. JIM-MIE JOHN-SON! they cry, and soon the chant begins. And then Jimmie himself arrives, and the kids go crazy, and it all makes driver introductions before a race seem placid by comparison. What is it about Jimmie Johnson and kids? Walk around a race track, and it's clearly there, all these tykes decked out in Lowe's gear. Perhaps, like adults who were raised in years of dominance by the New York Yankees or Pittsburgh Steelers, seeing one guy on television so often left an impression. Perhaps all these kids are going to grow up one day, and Johnson will emerge as the most popular driver on the circuit, his support base swollen by so many fans who took to him in their youth. "I feel when I look back over my career, that trend has always been there," said Johnson, whose streak of five consecutive championships was snapped this past season by Tony Stewart. "It's been weird -- it's been kids or older couples. I've kind of missed that middle generation somehow. Certainly, I've met a lot of people, their kids are 5, 6, 7 years old, and I'm the only champion they've ever known. So I think there is some of that that plays in." At Clara Love, you could see it in action. The kids had questions: How much do you hit the wall? Do you have puppies? How fast does a race car go? (Johnson's answer of 215 mph, the speed reached in a tire test at resurfaced Michigan last week, drew plenty of ooohs.) Why are you No. 48? (Answer: It's a combination of 4 and 8, two numbers Johnson said were good to him when he was a younger racer.) And most popular: When are you bringing more ice cream? Johnson read the names of the two age division winners, Ms. Abrams' first-grade class and Ms. Baker's fifth-grade class, members of which got to hang around and spend more time with Johnson after the main assembly was dismissed. Johnson signed copies of the Texas Motor Speedway program for each of them, even one student in a Joey Logano shirt who demanded Johnson help him find the photo of his favorite driver. Johnson seemed perfectly at ease, not surprising given that he and his wife Chandra have a foundation that focuses on funding public education and has awarded 53 grants to schools in California, Oklahoma and North Carolina, the states where the Johnsons grew up and currently reside. "Anything kid-related, I'm all over it," Johnson said. "I remember being in school auditoriums and seeing people come in. I remember being their age and going to the track, and the way I viewed the world was amazing then, and then the sport and what race car drivers did and how heroic they were. I still have some pretty strong, vivid memories of that period of time, and it created my desire to race and pursue my career. So anytime I can come back, if it's here, if it's through our foundation, other work that we do -- not long ago I was in a school not far from my home in Charlotte, just popped in to the auditorium one day to see the kids and surprise them. I take any chance that I can to do this." Johnson was given a plaque and a school T-shirt, and at the end students saluted him with a very Texan "1-2-3 yee-haw!" that included the tip of an unseen cowboy hat. After being told the students had put away a combined 80,000 books, Johnson seemed as impressed with the kids as they were with him -- especially given that it's been a while since he's gotten through a book himself. "Man," he said. "I think post-school I've read about three or four. I have a long way to go. 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Winchester, Virginia
For aspiring retirees who want space, fresh air and quietude but want it within arm's reach of a major city, Winchester, Va., is calling. Nestled in rolling horse country 65 miles west of Washington, D.C., Winchester is growing but still has a relaxed, unpretentious vibe. The metro area crosses north into West Virginia and harbors about 125,000 residents altogether; 26,000 live in Winchester proper.
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For budget-conscious retirees (and these days, who isn't?) Winchester offers a below-average cost-of-living and access to job training — for example, at Lord Fairfax Community College (enrollment 5,100) in Middletown, about 10 miles south of Winchester. Also, Shenandoah University (enrollment 2,900), in Winchester, welcomes older students at a Center for Lifelong Learning.
Retirees here split time between outdoor activities — golf courses abound, and George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park are mere miles from town — and a historic downtown that boasts a variety of shops, restaurants and galleries. There is also an active equestrian scene, with a club for horsey folks that organizes shows, rides and exhibitions. The Great Allegheny Passage, a bicycle path that runs uninterrupted from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, is just across the Potomac River a few miles north of the city.
Winchester has a nice little arts scene, too. The local symphony performs at the historic George Washington Hotel downtown, among other places. There's professional theater at the Wayside in Middletown, and community productions at the Winchester Little Theatre. Shenandoah University has a large conservatory, with student recitals and other performances.
On the West Virginia side of the area, where a mellower pace prevails, (Ridgeway, W.Va., is 10 miles north of town), the Hampshire County Arts Council links an active community of working artists who keep a lower profile. The substantial cultural assets of D.C.'s northern suburbs are within easy reach, especially if you avoid rush hour.
The area also shows off its history. Attractions include the surveying office George Washington used when he lived here in the 1740s; a Civil War center, numerous battlefields and a war-themed weekend held every fall; and the Patsy Cline Historic House, where the country music star lived with her mother and siblings.
For all its laid-back country charm, Winchester loves to throw grand parties. One high point on the social calendar is the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in late April, an extravaganza that lasts more than a week and includes parades, concerts, a circus and the coronation of Queen Shenandoah.
Corvallis, Oregon
Spend a little time in Oregon's Willamette Valley and you'll understand why so many settlers planted themselves here after surviving the Oregon Trail. Corvallis (translation: Heart of the Valley) sits in the middle of that broad valley between the Oregon Coast and Cascade mountain ranges in a pretty — and extremely fertile — swath of land.
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The heart of Corvallis is Oregon State University (OSU, enrollment 19,000), which is a major research center for oceanography, aerospace, veterinary medicine and renewable energy. The 500-acre campus hosts art exhibits, plays, concerts and films, and is surrounded by the inviting trappings of many college towns — cafes, bars, bookstores and shops. But don't think it's all youngsters here: Aside from the large professional class, tourism brings solid waves of seniors to Corvallis every summer.
Downtown Corvallis, while not postcard perfect, does have a handful of nice boutiques, a decent selection of restaurants, including one that doubles as an organic farm. The regional wines are respectable, and the town has a popular and colorful Saturday farmer's market. Of the numerous festivals in and around Corvallis, the most popular is Da Vinci Days, a three-day celebration of arts, science and technology held every July.
Corvallis is 40 miles northwest of Eugene and 70 miles south of Portland (one-fifth of Corvallis' working population commutes to the Portland area). The metro area has few residents who consider themselves religious (only Medford, Ore., is lower) and in 2006 ranked second highest for percentage of scientists in the workforce (behind Boulder, Colo.).
In 2011, Corvallis had the highest percentage of residents in the U.S. who bike to work (9.3 percent) and ranked second in the percentage who walk to their jobs. Ninety-seven percent of the city's main roads have bike lanes, and almost 16 miles of bike trails run through the city. The Willamette and Marys rivers also run through town.
On the downside, many jobs in Corvallis pay poorly. Unemployment is below the national average but the cost of living is much higher than the median household income. The culprit is housing prices, which are near the top one-10th of all U.S. metro areas. On the plus side, most pension income in Oregon is free of state income taxes.
For the outdoorsy, the crest of the Cascade mountain range is about 75 miles east of Corvallis, with great skiing and hiking. The coast is 40 miles west, with beaches, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and Siuslaw National Forest. OSU's research forests are crisscrossed with good mountain biking trails.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Seeking a small city that will make you feel young without making you act like a teenager? Springfield's burgeoning nightclub scene helps give the city a youthful energy but its dozens of restaurants and pubs, coupled with cultural offerings, provide ample adult environs for retirees to relax.
See also: 10 places for outdoors lovers
For the culturally inclined, museums, galleries and shows abound, including the Quadrangle, a cluster of five world-class museums on Chestnut Street, surrounding the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. For kids of all ages, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art celebrates the children's author.
Springfield is the heart of Pioneer Valley, Mass., which spans three counties — Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden.
That village feel is evident on the outskirts of some of the smaller cities, including Westfield (population 40,000), Holyoke (40,000), Amherst (34,000) and Northampton (28,000).
Springfield Symphony Hall, an ornate space built in 1911-1913, hosts classical music and traveling Broadway shows while its sister venue, CityStage features a wider range of performances.
For retirees seeking continuing education, opportunities abound. The University of Massachusetts-Amherst (enrollment 24,300) is the flagship of the state system, but there's more beyond that. The colleges of Hampshire, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith and U. Mass-Amherst collaborate to offer courses to older learners through Five College Learning in Retirement. Springfield College offers a program of its own called Learning in Later Life.
There are also countless historical sites and home museums here, including the home of Emily Dickinson in Amherst and historic Deerfield, a pioneer village that has been preserved intact and is open for tourists.
Outdoor recreation opportunities are also abundant. Boating and fishing are popular on the Connecticut River and other nearby waterways. Mount Holyoke Range State Park offer hiking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing. For alpine skiing, the valley is an easy day trip to numerous small ski resorts. Golfers have numerous quality courses to choose form as well.
Drawbacks? The cost of living is in the top one-fifth of United States metro areas, but the median household income is only a little above the national average. Blame home prices, which took off during the housing bubble; foreclosures are a big problem in some parts of the metro.
Napa, California
In terms of its main attraction — wine — Napa, Calif., needs no introduction. But there is far more to this scenic town than matters of the grape. Historic buildings, hiking, biking, hot springs and spas are on tap, and the town of Napa is only an hour's drive from the coast (though it's a two-hour drive — when traffic is light — to the Golden Gate Bridge).
See also: 5 happiest cities in America
Given the Napa Valley's reputation for high-end wine, food and vacationing, it won't shock you that it's a pricey place to live. But, let's admit it: Those prices help keep things classy! Development is limited by strict regional zoning laws, which have saved the valley from mega-sprawl and preserved a small-town feel. The recession has impacted Napa, primarily by moving real estate prices from stratospheric to merely outrageous.
Napa is one of five towns in the valley and all have that California vacation town feel that makes for a great retirement locale. The other towns are Calistoga, Oakville/Rutherford, St. Helena and Yountville. Most of the valley is flat agricultural land, with side canyons cutting into tall, steep hills on either side. The hills protect the valley from wind and give it a stable Mediterranean climate that produces world-class wine.
There are hundreds of wineries in the region, including 24 tasting rooms in downtown Napa alone. But the town also includes dozens of other businesses, many lining an outdoor pedestrian town center. Many of course are high end, like the Mustard Seed (voted best clothing boutique in Napa Valley 16 years running) and Quent Cordair Fine Art, but there reasonably priced markets, outlet shops and department stores.
Many 19th-century buildings on Napa's main street have been saved and restored, including the Pfeiffer Building (1875), which is now a multi-winery tasting room, the Historic Napa Mill and the Napa Valley Opera House, which maintains a full calendar of musical and theatrical shows.
The town of Calistoga (population 5,000) and its famous hot springs and mud baths are 25 miles north of Napa. The vibe here is less precious than in Napa, and the town's small main street is convenient to decent hiking in the surrounding hills.
For retirees seeking expanded horizons, Napa Valley College (enrollment 7,700) as well as Pacific Union College (1,500 students) offer classes and programs.
Locals tend to be healthy, aided by the Mediterranean climate — pleasant, sometimes-cool winters and warm sometimes-hot summers — conducive to outdoor activity. Most of the 23 inches of annual rain fall November through March. Besides biking and hiking, outdoor recreation includes kayaking and sailing on San Pablo Bay (the north end of the San Francisco Bay), tennis, golf and the usual slate of beach sports along the coast, an hour west.
Lewiston, Maine
Artists, nature lovers and owners of thick winter coats unite! Lewiston, a post industrial town on the Androscoggin River, has quietly emerged as peaceful artist community — and retirement outpost — 30 miles north of Portland.
See also: America's friendliest cities
Lewiston is rarely mentioned these days without its companion city, Auburn, which occupies the opposing bank of the Androscoggin. Together know as L-A, the area is within an hour's drive of the coast, the mountains, Portland and Augusta, and is 120 miles northeast of Boston.
The attraction for the older set is in the numbers: a high percentage of locals are age 65 and older.
One major lure for retirees on a budget is affordable housing and, for the artistically inclined, spacious, affordable studio space, much of it in high-ceilinged, 19th-century buildings.
Such space is on prominent display in the Bates Mill Complex, a collection of former mill buildings that has been redeveloped into offices, retail shops and housing. One tenant, Museum L-A, highlights the textile, shoe and brick industries that once thrived here. The past is also celebrated at the Franco-American Heritage Center — roughly half of the metro's population reports French or French-Canadian ancestry.
Bates College (enrollment: 1,700) has a large art museum and the Olin Arts Center, which includes a 300-seat concert hall; both are adjacent to a downtown arts district that has several theater companies. The large public library downtown holds concerts and film festivals in its Marsden Hartley Cultural Center. The L-A area also hosts numerous annual festivals, including the Liberty Festival, Moxie Festival, FrancoFun and Great Falls Balloon Festival.
If you're in that "semiretired" mode and hoping to work, incomes here are fairly low: median household income and cost of living are near the lowest one-third of U.S. metro areas, and that has restrained some expansion of the area.
But encouraging signs abound, including the recent addition of a $13 million Marriott Residence Inn in downtown Lewiston. Also, the area has a very low crime rate, with violent crime almost unheard of (which makes one wonder where author Stephen King, a hometown hero, drew his inspiration).
For the active set, the Androscoggin River connects to hundreds of lakes and streams where anglers can cast for Atlantic salmon, striped bass and more. There's good cross-country skiing right in town, and many downhill ski areas are a short drive away. A local group maintains bike paths along the river and is expanding a network of footpaths across the region.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Mike Tyson was arrested early today on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after police stopped him shortly after he left a Scottsdale nightclub.
Sgt. Larry Hall said the boxer was stopped after his car almost struck a sheriff s vehicle while leaving the club at about 1:45 a.m.
He showed signs of impairment and voluntarily submitted to field sobriety tests, said Hall, a member of the Buckeye Police Department who was working in the area as part of a holiday DUI task force.
Hall said Tyson was placed under arrest after showing more signs of impairment during the field sobriety tests. Police then found cocaine on him and in his car, Hall said. The boxer was alone in the car.
Tyson was booked at a Maricopa County sheriff s jail and was expected to have an initial appearance before a judge later Friday to determine bail, Hall said.
Tyson, who shot to fame by knocking out Trevor Berbick in 1986 to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20, has had several run-ins with the law over the years, including serving prison time for rape. He most infamous incident was in the ring in 1997 when he bit Evander Holyfield s ear during a fight.
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The mother of a teenager who killed himself after becoming caught up in a tug-of-love between two girls today called on other parents to monitor their children's Facebook activity.
William Davis, 16, jumped in front of a train travelling from London to Stansted Airport following an argument with his girlfriend after he changed his relationship status on the social networking site to "single".
The popular student, from Winchmore Hill, changed it after a second girl threatened to harm herself if he didn't go out with her, an inquest heard. Fearing both girls were upset with him William, known as Charlie to his friends, descended into an "emotional crisis", his parents said.
Mother Valerie warned: "We had been so concerned about him getting the right grades, getting on at college and applying for university, about him doing an internship and having driving lessons and all these different things. We just didn't see the angst he was going through. I'm not a Facebook person myself, but I wish I had paid attention and been more aware about what was happening on Facebook. I think it's definitely a problem — parents need to be more aware of what's happening on Facebook".
The Hatfield inquest heard that William killed himself at Cheshunt station on February 12 after coming home from Hertford Regional College, where he studied engineering.
The inquest ruled he had taken his own life.
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Now you're grown up, and I bet you still haven't learned that lesson. Why? Because you're probably more focused on yourself than you are on the world around you. And when you're focused on yourself-how you look, what you're wearing, and what other people think of you-you are diverting your "focus energy" away from your success.
When you're focused, you have an intense purpose. But when you waste that focus on yourself, you'll miss the opportunities around you and stay "out of focus."
Now, people will tell you TO focus or to BE more focused, but very few will tell you HOW to focus. So, let me share this little secret with you. The easiest way to "be focused" is to "be aware." Be aware of what is around you-and be aware of who is around you. Sounds simple, but it means you have to change selfish and insecure to open-minded and self-confident. Let me explain.
"Antennas up" at all times is what my mentor and friend Earl Pertnoy has preached for more than 25 years. It doesn't matter where you are. You could be in a bathroom, on line at the airport, in a hotel lobby, at a car wash, in an elevator, or at a restaurant. All are ripe for making connections if you're alert. And if you follow Earl's advice like I do, you'll get the sales lead or the deal you were never expecting.
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If his defection could hardly be counted the most surprising, it certainly will not be the last. As such, Nigel Twiston-Davies will have sent a shudder through every rival trainer when he scratched Imperial Commander from the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Few, after all, will be preparing more talented horses for the Festival next week. But they will be hoping that their own charges prove more robust – or fortunate, at any rate – than Imperial Commander, who beat Denman and Kauto Star in the 2010 running. The following year he broke a blood vessel, and then disappeared for 22 months before resurfacing at the trials meeting in January. A narrow defeat there emboldened Twiston-Davies to think that his champion remained a legitimate challenger at 12, but he encountered a fresh setback.
"He's got a lung infection, so that's that," Twiston-Davies said. "What can you do? It's an absolute sickener, but they are very delicate creatures. I'm sure he's still as good as ever, he's been in great form, but you can't rush them. Hopefully he'll be OK for Liverpool."
For some trainers, it has been hard enough simply to decide between different races. But John Ferguson has finally settled on the County Hurdle, rather than the Champion Hurdle itself, for Cotton Mill; while Colin Tizzard has decided not to take on Sprinter Sacre in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, and will instead run Cue Card in the Ryanair Chase.
For punters, meanwhile, the next six days will be spent in an increasing frenzy. To certain diehards a race like the Gold Cup is willingly left to the purists. Instead they pore over handicaps like the Pertemps Final, and would nominate as their ultimate Festival darling a horse like Willie Wumpkins, who won the equivalent race three years running between 1979 and 1981.
All the buzz for next Thursday's renewal has been focused on Sam Winner – who looks well treated on his Triumph Hurdle fourth a couple of years ago. He made an eye-catching comeback from injury in a qualifier at Sandown in December, and Paul Nicholls immediately resolved to keep his powder dry for the final. In the meantime Sam Winner has enjoyed the bonus of a jumpers' bumper, at Kempton, where he beat no less a horse than Peddlers Cross. "He was really only half-ready at Sandown," Nicholls said. "I don't think we've seen the best of him yet over hurdles and three miles will bring out the best in him."
But Sam Winner is duly no better than 5-1 favourite – and Captain Sunshine looks better value, at four times those odds, after repeatedly catching the eye this winter. His trainer, Emma Lavelle, has endured a barren spell since saddling four winners on one Saturday before Christmas. But there have been signs of renewal of late and a Festival winner would redress all her frustrations since.
Lavelle says that Captain Sunshine has been dropping himself out on sticky ground before regrouping to finish well, but predicts that he will prove a different horse on a better surface.
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Chris McGrath's Nap
Sannibel (3.0 Lingfield) Did very well to close for second from off a steady pace last time; his best performance since changing stable.
Next best
Diplomatic (8.0 Kempton) Looked as good as ever when scoring over course and distance. Found drop in trip against him since.
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Living Leader (Nick Littmoden) Is lightly raced and shaped well in a sprint finish at Lingfield the other day, hitting top gear late.


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2014 World Cup: Ghana midfielder Muntari scores deflected goal for Milan in Atalanta reverse
By Akyereko Frimpong Manson
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Ghana international midfielder Sulley Muntari handed AC Milan the lead against Atalanta but the Rossoneris ended losing 2-1 at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on Sunday morning.
The 29-year-old, returning to the Milan starting line-up helped them get in front 6 minutes in the second-half with a deflected a strike.
Muntari is not likely to be credited with the goal as it came off Atalanta defender Gianpaolo Bellini before traversing the goal-line for the opening goal of the morning.
Dutch international Nigel de Jong and Kaka exchanged passes in the middle and the latter found Muntari on the flanks but the Ghanaian's intended cross for Mario Balotelli came off Bellini and beat the hosts keeper for the opening goal.
However Milan were unable to guard their lead as Atalanta fought back to equalise and win the lead.
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien sat on the bench in the entire duration of the game.
This article has 14 comment(s), give your commentharry says:
May 12, 2014 05:10 amEssien is f**king slow guys.Just watch him play.E Agyemang Badu can do same job better.This WC has nothing to do with experience but it has everything to do with Strength,Skill and Speed.If experience then lets go for John Painsil,Stephen Appiah and Olele and maybe Abedi Pele.prime says:
May 11, 2014 04:56 pmThe squad will do well without Essien. I'll be heartbroken if Kwesi Appiah favors him. This guy sold us out in 2010, You all forget so soon. He sold us out.prime says:
May 11, 2014 04:57 pmThis is WC.prime says:
May 11, 2014 04:58 pmHe sold us out. I lost respect for that man. He's not a soldier.prime says:
May 11, 2014 05:02 pmImportant for where? He plays like a tortoise. Fatau in the squad > Michael Essien. I can't even call that nigga a legend, I can't.prime says:
May 11, 2014 05:07 pmI still remember Milovan naming his WC squad with bunch of inexperience players. I thought Essien would do something to rescind his decision, in order, to help his nation. I almost cried that day. With God on our side, our boys proved him wrong and did better. Table turns, bridges burn.pacific says:
May 11, 2014 06:52 pm@prime what are u talking about??please i beg u stop saying what u dont know...who told u essien didnt want to play for Ghana in 2010 worldcup?? For your information essien got injured whiles playing for Ghana in afcon 2010 in Angola and he was ruled out of the world cup because of that injury..Essien even played almost all the qualifier matches but injury ruled him.out... Some of guys just came to write bullshit without facts..check ur facts well..KWABENA PISO says:
May 11, 2014 07:00 pmHis experience will be needed even on the bench.jb says:
May 11, 2014 07:05 pmPaulinho is not regular for spurs but he is part Brazil team, Essien is very experience player and can make huge contribution. yes is the world cup that is why experience mattersAskantwi says:
May 11, 2014 01:28 pmMichael Essien has been relegated to permanent bench warmer. Does he deserve to be called up for the World Cup? I think not.OGYA says:
May 11, 2014 02:23 pmNo way, he is got to be called no matter what. He is more important to the Black Stars than Fatau Dauda.Viper says:
May 11, 2014 02:55 pmMasa,what are you talking about? The experienced head of Essien and Muntari will be far telling than anything.We drop Essien to play who? Afriyie Acquah?jb says:
May 11, 2014 03:40 pmHow can anyone who understand football say we should drop essien, please watch gh vs Egypt againEin says:
May 11, 2014 04:00 pmHow can anybody who understand football say we shouldn't drop Essien? Essien is a floap and doesn't deserve a place in the BS. When he was worming the bench in Chelsea many were those who thought Morino had a n agenda because Portugal were in our group. Less did we know that he has really become a permanent bench warmer. Others are playing week in week out and must be called at the expense of Essien. When he was in form and we needed him most he declined our call. Now he wants Gh to relaunch his dead carrier.


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A geostatistical approach for dynamic life tables: The effect of mortality on remaining lifetime and annuities
Dynamic life tables arise as an alternative to the standard (static) life table, with the aim of incorporating the evolution of mortality over time. The parametric model introduced by Lee and Carter in 1992 for projected mortality rates in the US is one of the most outstanding and has been used a great deal since then. Different versions of the model have been developed but all of them, together with other parametric models, consider the observed mortality rates as independent observations. This is a difficult hypothesis to justify when looking at the graph of the residuals obtained with any of these methods. Methods of adjustment and prediction based on geostatistical techniques which exploit the dependence structure existing among the residuals are an alternative to classical methods. Dynamic life tables can be considered as two-way tables on a grid equally spaced in either the vertical (age) or horizontal (year) direction, and the data can be decomposed into a deterministic large-scale variation (trend) plus a stochastic small-scale variation (residuals). Our contribution consists of applying geostatistical techniques for estimating the dependence structure of the mortality data and for prediction purposes, also including the influence of the year of birth (cohort). We compare the performance of this new approach with different versions of the Lee-Carter model. Additionally, we obtain bootstrap confidence intervals for predicted qxt resulting from applying both methodologies, and we study their influence on the predictions of e65t and a65t.
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text: Poach or Roast Sausages Before Grilling (and Other Expert BBQ Tips)Melanie Pinola5/27/11 9:00amFiled to: GrillingFoodCookingEatingBbqParties27EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's barbecue season, and that means its time to review our grilling strategies. Esquire's "Eat Like a Man Grilling Awards" rounds up some top tips from chefs, butchers, and enthusiasts, like this suggestion for cooking sausage for a crowd. Advertisement In addition to butterflied sausages on the grill or grilling whole sausages over indirect heat, you can poach or roast sausages in the oven until they're 2/3 of the way cooked and then finish them on a super-hot grill to get that desired char. This might make pre-planning your backyard barbecue party a little easier.Another cool BBQ method is making beer-can chicken or "chicken on a throne"—a technique Christopher Walken has shown us before in video. Here, Esquire recommends you place the whole chicken on a half-empty beer can. The beer will steam the chicken from the inside while the grill's heat will crisp up the chicken skin. Check out the 31-page slideshow for more barbecue recommendations. Grilling this weekend? Share your plans and tips for us in the comments too. Photo by WayTru. The 2011 Eat Like a Man Grilling Awards | EsquireYou can follow or contact Melanie Pinola, the author of this post, on Twitter.Reply27 repliesLeave a reply


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text: 60-Acre Wildfire Burning Near Monument Smoke From Beaver Creek Fire Visible From I-25 9:40 AM, Aug 20, 2011 wildfire | pike national forest | monument | el paso county the beaver creek fire Share Article Firefighters are battling an active wildfire near Monument in El Paso County.The Beaver Creek Fire was originally estimated at 3 to 5 acres in size, but was later upgraded to 60 acres. The smoke plume was rising hundreds of feet into the air and is visible from Interstate 25.Video from Airtracker7 showed large flames leaping from tree to tree."It is very active. It is running and torching, " said Pike National Forest spokeswoman Barb Timock.A single-engine air tanker, helicopter, several fire engines and a United States Forest Service hand crew were fighting the fire near Mount Herman Road, southwest of Monument.No mandatory evacuations had been ordered but some residents were taking animals off their property, according to the Lt. Lari Sevene with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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I give in. I'm completely defeated by DJ Sammy's blasphemous cover of Bryan Adams' Heaven. I can't take it anymore.
Today I heard for the first times a hard rock cover of Carly Simon's You're So Vain AND if you can believe this, a cover of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's Nightmare on My Street.
Don't get me wrong, I liked the "Nightmare" song as a kid, but at the time they were still making Elm Street flicks . . . why was this song redone now? It's been 8 years since the last film, it seems like strange timing. Anyway, I still like the idea of bringing this song back, but the first two I mentioned are horrifying.
(if you can tell me who did these versions of "Vain" and "Nightmare", I'll be mighty thankful )
Feel free to post about other song covers you love/hate/are indifferent to . . . here's a few off the top of my head:
Aerosmith Come Together - love it
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Counter-terror and security
The Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, whose broad definition of terrorism appears to criminalize freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, remained in place. The threat of prosecution contributed to a climate of self-censorship including among journalists, who can be prosecuted for publishing articles referring to individuals or groups deemed to be "terrorists".
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A large number of political prisoners and possible prisoners of conscience remained in detention.
The government continued to imprison numerous ethnic Oromos on accusations of supporting the OLF. These charges often appeared to be politically motivated.
- In March, 15 Oromo men and women were convicted of membership of the OLF in a group trial and given sentences ranging from 10 years' imprisonment to death. The 15 - arrested in 2008 along with other Oromos who were subsequently released - came from a variety of professions, and many did not know each other before being arrested and tried as a group. There were concerns that the trial fell short of international standards and was politically motivated in the run-up to the elections. Many of the detainees reported that they had been tortured. Two male detainees who were released before the trial died immediately after their release, reportedly as a result of their treatment in detention.
- Prisoner of conscience Birtukan Mideksa, leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party, was released in October. She had been detained since December 2008 following a previous two-year imprisonment.
Conflicts in the Somali and Oromia regions
Low-level conflict continued between the OLF and government forces. Ethiopian refugee children reported that they had been forcibly recruited by the OLF in Kenya and trafficked back to Ethiopia to serve as porters and cooks.
Clashes continued in the Somali region in the long-running conflict between the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and government forces. The ONLF published a statement on 4 February calling on the AU to investigate human rights violations, in particular alleged war crimes by government forces in the region. Access to the Somali region for international journalists and certain humanitarian organizations was restricted by the government and it remained largely inaccessible. A Voice of America journalist was expelled from Ethiopia in June after reporting on clashes between the government and the ONLF.
On 12 October, a peace deal was reportedly signed between a breakaway faction of the ONLF and the government. It was reported that under the agreement, members of the faction received immunity from prosecution and prisoners taken by the government would be released. The main ONLF group reportedly dismissed the deal as "irrelevant".
In November, reports were received that over 100 civilians had been detained in the town of Degeh Bur and transferred to a military prison in Jijiga. In December, it was reported that Ethiopian troops had burnt a village in the Qorahey zone, resulting in the deaths of three civilians.
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Death sentences were imposed but no executions were reported.
- A former regional official, Jemua Ruphael, was sentenced to death in June for murder and supporting an Eritrean-backed armed group.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › Food, Hydration, and Nutrition › Cooking in old coffee bags?
Is it safe or feasible to use empty, "meatlic" coffee ground bags to make my own instant meals? Thinking about lack of clean up and cheaper than prefab meals. Can those bags handle hot water?
I guess it would be okay if you like your spaghetti dinner to taste like coffee and plastic. Seriously though… those bags are not rated for pouring boiling water into and you could potentially be leaching chemicals into your food.
If I am thinking right you are talking about the empty Mylar bags that the coffee circles come in?
I know of people who reuse Mylar potato chip bags to do meals in….you can even seal the bags with a household iron.
You can as well buy Mylar food bags online rated for food use.
Anyhow, the ones that use the bags do wash them first to remove scents/flavors. Handwashing.
To the comment on boiling water…you don't need boiling water to do instant meals. 180* works just fine if you let it sit for 15 minutes cozied and that is 32* below boiling! The food will still be about 150* when done which is plenty hot.
Thanks, I was more concerned with the plastic than coffee flavor. Just thinking about being cheap and reusable. I did read the post about using it as a trash bag.
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WONDER LAKE –ĀA fire that spread from a basement fireplace up two floors to an attic Thursday night left a Wonder Lake home uninhabitable.
The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District received a call just before 7 p.m. for a structure fire at 3314 E. Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake.
After arriving, firefighters were able to put out the fire on the first and second floors, but called for help from surrounding departments when the fire spread to the attic, said Mike Weber, deputy chief of Wonder Lake Fire.
Two residents and a dog escaped without injury.
Wonder Lake Fire Chief Skip Sorensen said one of the house's residents had fallen asleep with the fire going. When he awoke, the fire had spread to the walls surrounding the fireplace.
It spread up a floor through the chimney, eventually reaching the attic, Sorensen said.
"The guys stopped it before it started going across the attic," Sorensen said. "Kudos to the crew, that's for sure."
Emergency units from Richmond, Hebron, Spring Grove, Woodstock, McHenry, Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Nunda, Twin Lakes, Wis., Cary and Marengo responded, Weber said.
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