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A pair of Roy Rogers's oaters -- RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON and ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL -- are included in this two-film set.
Ridin' Down The Canyon (1942): When horse thieves run off Alice Blake's entire herd, her younger brother Bobby sneaks away to get help from Roy Rogers. Bobby is Roy's biggest fan, and he's sure that Rogers and his musical pals, the Sons of the Pioneers, will bring the rustlers to justice. Just when a few hunches begin to pay off during Roy's investigation, he and the boys are framed for the rustling and locked up. Seeing his hero behind bars, Bobby decides to fight the outlaw gang all by himself.
Starring Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan, and Robert "Buzz" Henry. Directed by Joseph Kane.
On The Old Spanish Trail (1947): Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers are in debt to the tune of $10,000, which happens to be the amount of reward money offered for the capture of a mysterious bandit known only as The Gypsy. Wanted for robbing oil company payrolls, The Gypsy claims to have been framed for the crimes and willingly gives himself up to Roy in a bid to prove his innocence. It will be up to Roy to identify the real robbers before The Gypsy pays the penalty.
Starring Roy Rogers, Andy Devine, Tito Guizar, and Jane Frazee. Directed by William Witney.


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Three town council and the town's Mayoral seats are up for election March 4.
The town of Middletown will hold its annual Municipal Election if there are any challengers for the town council or mayoral seats.
Residents can register to run for town council as long as they are 18 years of age, have not been convicted of a felony, and have lived in town limits for at least one year. To run for Mayor, candidates have to have resided in town limits for at least two years.
Seats held by Mayor Ken Branner and councilpersons Chuck Dixon, Bob Pierce, and Jason Faulkner will be up for election.
The three candidates who receive the most votes for council win.
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TRAINING: My typical day of training for this fight consists of a morning session that ranges from grappling technique and live wrestling. Usually, I spend about 60 min on technique and about 60 min going live with my team mates. My evening sessions generally consist of more intense live sparring or grappling. My mornings and evening alternate everyday between striking technique and grappling. I know from this training camp that I am prepared for the fight, no matter where it takes place.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started wrestling when I was 14 in high school. In just 3 years of high school wrestling I became a state qualifier in 2002. I started boxing when I was 16. I won the golden gloves tournament the first year I started. I went on to wrestle in college at Lindenwood University, and continued my boxing career. I transferred colleges in 2003 and discovered an MMA gym in Columbia, MO. I instantly fell in love with the sport and had my first fight after only 5 weeks of training on 6 hours notice. I knocked the guy out in 96 seconds and have never looked back.
What ranks and titles have you held? Missouri state qualifier wrestling 2002, Missouri Golden Gloves Champion 2002, Missouri Golden Gloves runner up 2004, Irish Open BJJ Champion 2011, Purple Belt in BJJ under Kiko France, a Ricardo Liborio black belt
Do you have any heroes? I really look up to GSP. I admire his athletic ability and his knowledge inside the cage. I also really look up to Forrest Griffin. I think he is one of the most charismatic personalities in the UFC.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid. I can remember being 8 years old and watching the first couple UFC's and being in awe of the whole spectacle. I got into mixed martial arts before it became so mainstream after the TUF show. This moment has literally been 8 years in the making. I have put in a countless number of hours in the gym, going over the same moves thousands of times, with the driving motivation that one day I would make it to the big show. Now I finally have and it is truly a dream come true.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's degree in education. I am certified to teach secondary social studies.
What was your job before you started fighting? Straight out of college I started managing a branch of American Top Team in Columbia, Missouri. I was able to train with the likes of Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Mike Chandler, and several other very talented guys on a daily basis. I managed fighters there, managed the finances, and kept the gym going. I was later approached by Marc Fiore, asking me to come fight for him at the HIT Squad. I thought it would be a great opportunity to let go of some of my responsibilities and focus on being a full-time fighter. As a full-time fighter I, of course, had to take a couple jobs bouncing in bars and bartending, but I've stuck with Marc since then and I'm very happy to be a part of the Fiore MMA team.
Favorite grappling technique: half guard knee bar
Favorite Striking technique: elbows
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According to Wikipedia Flash Chronicles 1 contains Showcase #4, 8, 13-14 and The Flash #105-106
Hope that helps
According to Wikipedia Flash Chronicles 1 contains Showcase #4, 8, 13-14 and The Flash #105-106
Hope that helps
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It would just be nice to see some of the newer figures. Orange lantern Luthor as been around for a while now, by itself on the peg
Flash Pt 1
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
I'm just not digging the New 52. I'm really looking forward to the Super Powers style Penguin. Beyond that, I'll just be playing catch up with previously released figures I missed.
"There's only one Master of the Universe and it's He-Man." - Stephen Colbert
"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing." - Blaise Pascal
I have to say I am really impressed with Mattel on this one. This is probably the first figure released from them in nearly a year that feels like it was actually put together with good materials. The joints on mine are extremely tight (and boy, do I mean tight, as there are some I really need to use force to move), which is great for a character that runs like Flash. Secondly, the paint job on him is nearly flawless. Outside of the line on the front part of the neck not connecting with the backside on one side of his neck (you can see it in the pic of him talking with Zoom), I have no complaints at all. The eyes look very detailed, the costume looks great, and the sculpted insignia along the detailed sculpting on the mask and boots make this figure really pop. I love it. I could do without the yellow lines over his body, but that is a minor nitpick. Speaking of nitpicking, there is one true complaint with the figure. The arms, the lower legs from the swivel and below, and the hip hinges on the top portion of the legs are a different shade of red compared to the rest of the body and mid-section of the upper legs.
Despite that issue, like I said, I am really impressed and if all of the New 52 figures come out like this, I might just have to collect them after all. Nevertheless, I am glad I got this figure and this might be my favorite Flash figure over all.
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
My superwalmart took all their DC figures to the clearance aisle.
They have a boatload of them and threw them all in a big container and marked them at $11 lol.
Those who can master the kairu can become all-powerful Redakai
LOL. Never heard of him. I see them a lot at Kmart. Not really sure if my other Walmart's have them.
The walmart they are at is not quick to blow stuff out. They were like the last store in the area to blow out their thundercats stuff, and in fact still have a few scattered TC items lying around in various piles.
Figures they had include devilman, samurai, toyman, and some translucent orange bald dude. Probably had a lot of others, it's just that I'm not familiar with any of them.
Those who can master the kairu can become all-powerful Redakai
Orange Lantern Lex Luthor has been peg warming in my area since before Christmas 2011, he really needs to go.
"These are the days of high adventure"
He didn't move when K-Mart had a sale on DC and Batman figures either at 9.99. Send him back to Matty.
"These are the days of high adventure"
You are lovin' that Hawkman, aren't ya SCB? You've made me want to buy him, he's next on my list.
On the DCUC peg warmers at Wal-Mart, mine still has Hourman, Tyr, Kamandi & Eclipso for 16.72. Never even saw the STRIPE, Apache Chief, Anti-Monitor & Nekkron waves.
The Space Mutants are missing something CRITAcal!
That Hawkman is pretty cool,he seems to have a bit of a MOTU vibe about him.
I'm still seeing the Apache Chief wave at the other Wal-Mart I go to,the Nekron wave is showing up at K-Mart here all except Hawk and Dove.
"These are the days of high adventure"
Yeah sometimes I don't get it. Other Wal-Marts in my area got the waves & even clearanced the old stuff out. But the one that is super close and convenient must think that Ulta Humanite wave is made of gold or something.
The Space Mutants are missing something CRITAcal!
"I look upon my powers as a gift, not mine alone but for anyone who needs them." (Superman: Peace on Earth)
If nine hundred He-Man.Org members get eaten by Thundercats fans, but neither of them has a toyline, does it still count as a fan movement?
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"These are the days of high adventure"
OMG, the Walmart I just moved closest two had DCU figures on their pegs yesterday.
They had 3x Sinestro, Dove, Hawk, and 2x Green Lantern.
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
Well things might be looking up, I went today & they put out Atom, Wonder Woman, Lex & Scarecrow! Wonder what else they have in the back just waiting for the 4 rows of duds to clear out? A blue Flash perhaps? Cause Lefty...I mean Anti-Monitor really needs to get finished.
K-Mart was no better, while they had a bigger & better selection, I can get everything they had cheaper on Amazon.
Still haven't seen any of the Red Robin wave, no DC Unlimited & only Bats & Bane Movie Masters. Grr. On a side note, I haven't seen a Marvel Legends figure in what seems like forever.
The Space Mutants are missing something CRITAcal!
SCB, your picture of the Ultron/Platinum snuggle-fest cracked me up


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New London - Four members of an elite Coast Guard counterterrorism team visited the Coast Guard Academy last Thursday to dispel a few misconceptions about their unit and look for potential recruits.
The Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Va., is "not a very well understood unit," said a lieutenant, who is a team leader.
The four members of the team got quite a few odd looks walking around campus Thursday dressed in green and beige camouflage instead of Coast Guard blue. The camo, they said, blends in better against ships and various containers.
They asked that their identities be concealed because of the work that they do. One said he has a Facebook page but only five people know how to find it. Another said his page is "all lies."
And when it comes to what they do and how, there's not a lot they can say.
When asked if he could talk about some of the cases they've worked on, the lieutenant grinned and said, "Um, not really."
It's one of the larger Coast Guard units but the lieutenant said he can't say how many people are in it.
"We are an advanced interdiction team. We specialize in counterterrorism," he said. "Everyone thinks of the Coast Guard as rescue, rescue, rescue. They think we should've been Marines if we wanted to kill people. But that's not it at all."
If there is some sort of a threat on a ship that endangers the port and the people who live around it, the lieutenant said, removing that threat could save millions of people.
"We do rescue people," he said, "just not in the traditional way."
The academy invites Coast Guard units to spend time on campus - an "operations spotlight" - so cadets will truly understand what the service does.
According to the Coast Guard, the MSRT can respond quickly to threats of maritime terrorism and higher-risk criminal law enforcement threats on the water or in a port.
The four members who traveled from Virginia spent most of the day talking with cadets and sharing tips on basic shooting techniques at the academy's indoor shooting range. Cadets shoot competitively on five different teams, each using a different weapon and style of shooting.
The lieutenant, a 2004 academy graduate, said he wanted to introduce cadets to "the real side of the sport." The members of the MSRT never operate alone, so their tactics are much different from those of a single shooter.
Kellen Stock, a senior, fired his handgun on the range to demonstrate the practical skills the cadets have learned. A member of the combat arms team, Stock said it was somewhat intimidating to be on the range with "some of the best in the field" watching.
The chief of the academy's weapons section, Chad Barber, handed the lieutenant a gun magazine so he could take a turn on the range. The lieutenant's pockets were already bulging with ammunition.
Barber, a chief warrant officer 3, asked the lieutenant, "What are the two times you can have too much ammo?"
Another member of the team who was standing nearby, and perhaps not realizing Barber was telling a joke, adamantly replied, "Never."
Barber said with a laugh, "When you're swimming and when you're on fire."
The lieutenant expertly drew his gun and rapidly fired. Without looking at the targets, Barber could tell he had hit his marks just by the cadence of the shots.
Stock said he was trying to learn as much as he could from the team. He listened closely to the lieutenant's career advice.
To join the team, one must be able to think and act under pressure, the lieutenant said. Skills can be taught. Potential candidates go through a number of courses, including a basic course and weapons qualifications at the Special Missions Training Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
"I want to learn how he did it so I can maybe direct my career path the same way," said Stock, 22, of Anchorage, Alaska. "I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity than being here this afternoon."
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DURHAM, N.C. – Sophomore Alexis Jones totaled 29 points and turned in a 5-of-8 shooting performance from three-point range to lead all players in the Duke women's basketball team's annual Blue/White Scrimmage Sunday, Oct. 27 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Assistant coaches Al Brown, Candice M. Jackson and Hernando Planells directed the Blue Devils through four 10-minute quarters of play with Duke going up against the program's scout squad in the final quarter.
Seniors Tricia Liston and Haley Peters each contributed 20 points while classmate Chelsea Gray recorded eight points and dished five assists in her first action in Cameron since suffering a season-ending injury in the 25th contest last year. Freshman Oderah Chidom paced Duke on the boards, logging a team-high 14 rebounds, and junior Elizabeth Williams also reached double-figures in the rebound category with 10.
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When we do the main board,.. we will decide if we are making a new ACE as well. If we dont do the new ACE,... we will still support the AGD ACEOriginally Posted by 4rpp
When we do the main board,.. we will decide if we are making a new ACE as well. If we dont do the new ACE,... we will still support the AGD ACEOriginally Posted by 4rpp
Jai "P8ntbal4me" Menard
I sent an OEM main board and ACE board to get looked at.
After a long hard look at what would be best in the end as far as time and product support....
... we will be revamping the ACE board.
Would it be possible to get this to work with break beam eyes like that were made before.
Originally Posted by TheePsycho
The new Main board will support Break Beam/Bounce Beam Eye Systems.
We are looking at making an ACE board that allows for the use of Break Beam eyes to be plug into it as well to eliminate a lot of wire leads.
We are still in the design phase of this project.... more to come.
You can add me to the list
so the new solenoid coil is the same as we have just with a connection to the new board or soldered to the new board?Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
whats options do we have for those that don't use the standard emag batter pack? will this board support different sources of power?
(I know the stock emag solenoid needs the emag batter pack to function... there's more then one way to skin a cat. I just want to make sure if i got this new board if it could function on say a 9v battery)
Will the revamped ACE board work with the OEM E-Mag boards or just your board?Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
The solenoid coil is the bottom half of your solenoid. The solenoid coil is what pulls the plunger down when energized.Originally Posted by kcombs9
We could bundle a new solenoid coil with your new boards. Which means you wouldnt have to de-solder the old solenoid coil from the OEM board,.. solder a new pigtail to the old solenoid coil, and plug it into the new board.
New solenoid coils means they would be polarity correct with connectors built in. After installing your new board, you would only have to plug the new coil in. No soldering.
We have talked about making the board function the same way as the OEM board works. The voltage amount will be on par with the OEM board. We are looking to make a board that "switches" the power rather than "regulates" it. The OEM board doesnt allow for a lower power source. We tried to change this a year ago and it didnt turn on.Originally Posted by kcombs9
A "Switching" board is one that takes the power source and "switches" it to close the circuit and operate the solenoid
A "Power In Power Out" board is one that takes the entire source voltage and sends it to the solenoid.
The problem with making a board that takes "other" power sources is the warranty. If we make a board that everyone will be removing and "hacking" up,.. we will provide no support for the boards. The best solution this early in the design phase for us would be to make a board that works with the AGD/KC battery packs you all currently have installed.Originally Posted by kcombs9
If the board we make ends up being a "Power In Power Out Switching" board, then it will take any voltage from 5-30v
Originally Posted by correia3
It will work with only the new boards. I am set in eliminating the Molex connectors the OEM board uses. Id like to move to a more secure JST connector.
The new ACE would:
1) not have a power switch
2) not have a POT to adjust the eye
It may house a new connector to link up with the new main board.
We are still designing guys...... everything can change tomorrow!
a few questions.
we (me and my brother) come from Germany. would you also send to Germany?
We are looking for specific different firing modes for the emag board . such as full auto, burst mod, ramping and Autoresponse (pull one shot and release one shot) can you already tell whether these functions on the finished board will be available ?
I see that you almost surch since a year for the 50 people,but even a half you have together :-(((( don�t you make on other pages advertisements for your e-mag board or a homepage for example?
Should I even ask around in German forums if they are interested in the board ?
thank you
+ 1 (if you will ship to germany)
I'd be in for at least 1
I think you should put the extra time and a few more bucks into the boards and add a screen. Having the gun tell you what mode your in rather than blinking or multicolored lights is a nice feature. Im down for 5 of them if you add a screen.
Originally Posted by Xmagterror
Im working on the schematic for the board as I sit here.
Looking at it,.. the screen isn't A LOT of work to add,.. its the code that will be the challenge.
I was relying on another source to do that part.
If I add an LED screen,.... Im not sure if the cost will be affordable.
How much more expensive do you anticipate the board will be if you add a LED screen?
Originally Posted by Ratt
$38 to $48 more
Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
What about another type of screen? I think 40-50 more is worth it....These are going in some pretty expensive guns anyways. A full blown custom build with customs machined body, rail etc and fancy anodizing is atleast 1200 to do.....whats 50 bucks.
Could you do it as an option?
Looking at the existing OEM board,... no. You have to add in 5 more resistors, 2 more capacitors, and all those need leads on the board.Originally Posted by Xmagterror
It would have to be a separate board all together. Making a dual purpose board in the odd shape of the OEM board is not easy.
We could do 2 boards,.. but whats the point?
Unless someone was willing to fork over the cash to have the upgrades done to an OLED screen,... I am not going to spend time teaching myself electronics. Im already 5 designs into this board already,... getting it to become an item that will stay up to date will be a challenge.
Again,... if someone was going to pay for it (as in pay for the entire run of boards) I would look into the design. Right now I just dont have that kind of capital to throw at this sort of upgrade.Originally Posted by Xmagterror
Someone can take my spot. Ill be selling my Emag soon because I need money
Originally Posted by Enhander
I just finished the schematic using an LED today,.. boards will take some time to test. Sucks you have to sell ur Mag
I'll take 1 for sure, mabye 2, prob 2
when do you need payment?
Meeting with my design engineer on Monday to finalize the board.
Already in negotiation with another board maker to use their RF loader technology
More to come
Is it a paintball company? Hater or Virtue?
Originally Posted by TheePsycho
Yes. It is a paintball company
Can I guess Seventh Element then.Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
Are you going to take beta tester or do you have that set already/
Originally Posted by pk5
We will be picking beta testers.... no one has been selected yet for that.
Most likely it wont be until we are working on the code specific to the board.
Originally Posted by TheePsycho
Goes to show just how "out of touch" I am with the PB circuitry market
I thought you were making a joke.... I had to Google Seventh Element to figure it out!
For the record, I will gladly offer my services. I am a 'professional beta tester' (self-proclaimed, of course)...
For those of you that were hoping to see an LED screen,.. I dont think we will have it on the new board.
Space is the main concern right now,.. cost is second.
I am upgrading the chip on the board to something with more space for more code so we wont have problems in the future.
We are looking now (seriously) into sending new solenoids with the new boards.
I will know more on 1/24/11 when I speak to the engineer.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Feb 2009 18:00 UTC
A long time ago, we asked everyone to show their desktops, and we figured it would be nice, on this (for me) cold and dreary Monday to do that all over again, over two years later. The questions remain the same: cluttered or clean? Icons or no icons? Dual or single panel layout in GNOME? How free-form is your Plasma desktop? Are there any real computer users in here (as in, using CDE)? Read on for my own two desktops.
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heres my desktop. I use e17 on ubuntu. I don't use desktop icons so it looks nice and clean.


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The Lake of the Ozarks has been chosen as one of five "great cities to dock and dine" by Boating magazine in the June 6 issue.
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"Our ancestors gravitated to water for meals and a view. Boaters today have their pick of waterfront dining options from gourmet to casual. But where are the best spots to dock and dine?
"After extensive gastronomic research, Boating ferreted out five top destinations to visit if you love dining by boat. We selected each because they offer a wide variety of exciting attractions in addition to culinary delights. And each locale presents an opportunity to hone a different set of docking skills."
Along the shoreline at the lake, Sanders says, there are dozens of eateries, each offering unique venues. He features Shorty Pants Lounge and The Duck.
Other locations he showcases are Kirkland, Wash.; Newport, R.I.; Newport Beach, Calif.; and Key West, Fla.


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In an alternate world, JonBenét Ramsey would have just graduated from college — an ordinary 23-year-old, her pageant-dress childhood far behind.
Instead, nearly 17 years after JonBenét's slaying, the biggest news item in Colorado on Friday will again be about a court case that never was and a little girl who will forever be 6. A judge is set to release a 14-year-old indictment against JonBenét's parents that Boulder's top prosecutor sought but refused to sign.
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The decision — both not to prosecute the case and to ultimately release the document — are unprecedented in Colorado, legal analysts said Thursday. But that just makes it one more peculiar detail in a saga brimming with the bizarre that continues to captivate public attention.
"The thing about the Ramsey case is, every now and then, it's like a volcano. It explodes," said University of Colorado professor Michael Tracey, who for years has studied the Ramsey case and often become entangled in it.
But even Tracey is stumped by Friday's disclosure.
"I have no idea what that means," he said.
Former Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter convened the grand jury in 1999 to investigate JonBenét's death, and for months prosecutors from his office presented evidence to the jurors. But, when the grand jury voted that October to indict John and Patsy Ramsey — reportedly on charges of child abuse resulting in death — Hunter balked at signing the indictment, believing he couldn't prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
"I have never seen a similar situation," said Denver attorney and legal analyst Dan Recht. "And I don't believe any court in Colorado ever has either."
Judge Robert Lowenbach ruled Wednesday morning that the court would release the indictment Friday in response to a lawsuit brought by Boulder Daily Camera reporter Charlie Brennan and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Karen Steinhauser, a Denver attorney and law professor who started her career as a prosecutor, said she, too, has never heard of a case where a prosecutor has refused to follow a grand jury's wishes — although grand jury secrecy laws make it difficult to say for sure. But Steinhauser said grand jury investigations have fewer evidence rules and lower standards of proof than jury trials. "The district attorney has a higher burden at trial," she said.
For that reason, Steinhauser said not prosecuting the indictment may have been the right decision. Tracey agreed.
"I think it was a courageous decision," said Tracey, who has long argued that an intruder committed the killing. "But it was also a sensible decision."
CU law professor Mimi Wesson, though, questioned whether Hunter had the legal ability to simply refuse the indictment.
"I think the right course of action would have been public disclosure of the grand jury's indictment at the time, followed by a later motion to dismiss if the DA genuinely believed that the case couldn't be successfully prosecuted," said Wesson, who was an attorney on the lawsuit seeking to disclose the indictment.
That this is still a hotly debated question so many years after JonBenét's death shows the abiding public interest around the case — even though the release of the indictment will do little to impact the case.
The statute of limitations on the indictment's charges have long since lapsed. Patsy Ramsey died in 2006. Bryan Morgan, an attorney for John Ramsey, declined to comment. After new DNA evidence became available, Hunter's successor, Mary Lacy, publicly cleared all Ramsey family members in 2008.
"JonBenét is our generation's Lindbergh baby," the Colorado Historical Society's Stan Oliner prophetically told The New York Times in 1997. "...The interest is going to continue for decades."
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That plan will help identify future projects to restore the creek corridor and reduce future flooding risks, as well as to preserve, enhance and restore Left Hand's natural environment in the wake of last September's floods.
One of the meetings is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Altona Grange, 9367 N. 39th St. The second will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Greenbriar Inn, 8735 N. Foothills Highway.
The Left Hand Creek Coalition, a collection of local, state and federal agencies and groups, is coordinating master plan activities and hosting the community meetings.
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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Wednesday that the militants fired two rockets into the Bagram Air Base late on Tuesday.
American officials confirmed the base had come under attack by indirect fire—likely a mortar or rocket—and that four U.S. troops were killed.
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Home, sweet home sales
For the first time in eight years, the local real estate market showed year-over-year improvement in both single-family home sales and median prices, according to the latest statistics released by the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors.
"In 2011, things were getting better just by virtue of the fact they weren't getting any worse," said Paul K. Higgins, president of the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors. "2012 was really turning the corner."
Single-family home sales in New London and Windham counties rose 16.7 percent last year compared with 2011. And the $198,450 median sales price was a 3.4 increase over the previous year's typical sale.
While far from the performance seen in the local real estate market's halcyon days of 2003-2006, when prices rose at double-digit rates, a moderate increase in median sales was welcome news to John Bolduc, chief executive of the local Realtors association.
"Three to 5 percent is really good because it doesn't create a market that is going to bust later on," he said.
The last time the region saw increases in sales and prices over the previous year was in 2004. That year, sales of single-family homes rose 4.2 percent, and the median price was up 15 percent.
"2012 was a good recovery year for the real estate market in eastern Connecticut," Bolduc said. "It's improving, but it has a ways to go."
While 2,888 single-family homes were sold in the region last year, numbers are still lagging the typical sales years seen locally before the real estate boom of the mid-2000s, when soaring prices started cutting into sales numbers. In 2000, for instance, 3,459 single-family homes were sold in the combined Windham and New London counties, for which the local Realtors association keeps statistics.
Fourth-quarter statistics released this week showed single-family sales sizzling, up 25.6 percent from the same period a year ago. The median price of $190,000, however, showed no improvement from 2011's fourth-quarter median.
Higgins, the Realtors association president, said 2012 saw a tremendous increase in showings, demonstrating the interest among buyers in purchasing real estate. But agents often had to show 30 to 40 homes to a buyer before an offer would be made, he said.
"Buyers always wanted to know 'what else is out there?'" he said.
While sales last year in the $300,000 to $500,000 price range lagged in some markets, notably East Lyme, Higgins said he suspects the overhang from recent layoffs at Pfizer Inc. is in the past and that hirings at General Dynamics and elsewhere soon will take up the slack.
Les Bray, a market analyst who owns Stonington-based Sound Investment Consultants, said statistics he compiled show homes in the $300,000 to $399,000 range and the $400,000 to $499,000 range staging a comeback last year after several years of slowing sales. Both of these mid-range markets showed sales increases of 35 percent or more last year, according to his numbers.
"That's telling us there's a change in our market," Bray said.
Another change is the increase in single-family home rentals. Where there were practically none to be found in the region several years ago, there were about 300 single-family rentals last year, indicating that people who moved out of the area were choosing to lease their homes for a while in the hopes that they could sell them later at a higher price.
Bray's statistics also find that the resurgence of New London County's real estate market is not uniform. Shoreline-area communities such as East Lyme, Groton and Stonington recorded a 25.6 percent increase in sales and a 6.4 percent rise in prices, while municipalities in the north around Norwich saw a 9.4 percent sales surge but a 7.3 percent drop in prices.
Another interesting element in Bray's analysis is that the price-per-square-foot of new construction in the $400,000 to $500,000 range is becoming more competitive with existing homes in the same price range. In fact, the cost of new construction actually is slightly less these days than the price of existing homes, according to his numbers.
Bolduc said that overall, the improving market represents a combination of factors, including higher consumer confidence, a reduction in foreclosures, and banks lightening up on restrictive lending practices.
"Since 2007, the demand (for housing) hasn't gone away - it's just been delayed," Bolduc said. "People have to live somewhere."
Now, with prices rising, the problem of underwater real estate - with mortgages higher than the value of the property - is starting to diminish, Bolduc said. The possible result will be fewer short sales of real estate, in which owners sell their properties at much lower prices than what they originally had paid.
Still, other problems persist, including a condominium market slowed by new Federal Housing Administration rules that make it more difficult to buy a condo. Last year, local condo sales were off 8.6 percent, and prices declined 5.4 percent.
But Bolduc said new fixes to make FHA policies less cumbersome are expected to be implemented in the new year.
"A lot of buyers want condos," Bolduc said, "especially first-time buyers because they are less expensive."
Other possible changes in federal and state regulations are more worrisome to the real estate community, according to Bolduc, including the possible loss of the mortgage-interest deduction that has been bandied about in Washington.
"If they take away the mortgage interest deduction, there'd be an immediate fall in prices of 15 percent," Bolduc said. "We're going to fight that tooth and nail."
New London County Town-by-Town Real Estate sales, 2012
TOWN # Sales %+or- Median %increase
Bozrah 12 -66.7% $210,500 -12.1%
Colchester 128 +1.6% $223,500 -8.4%
East Lyme 175 +28.7% $284,000 -0.50%
Franklin 11 +120% $199,000 -14.9%
Griswold 96 +41.2% $161,000 +7.3%
Groton 252 +30.1% $239,250 +8.8%
Lebanon 63 +5% $189,900 -3.8%
Ledyard 179 +39.8% $224,900 +5.8%
Lisbon 24 -4% $188,000 -2.3%
Lyme 31 +10.7% $330,000 -47.4%
Montville 148 +18.4% $170,000 -2.3%
New London 107 -1.8% $145,000 +3.6%
North Stonington 36 -26.5% $266,500 +13.4%
Norwich 174 -3.9% $134,400 -2.7%
Old Lyme 125 +48.8% $312,550 -9.9%
Preston 36 +28.6% $233,950 +16.7%
Salem 55 +96.4% $280,000 +11.2%
Sprague 9 unch $133,500 -29.7%
Stonington 170 +23.7% $340,250 +21.5%
Voluntown 15 +25% $154,000 -18.3%
Waterford 207 +24% $215,000 unch
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Not funny enough to be campy, not smart enough to be serious, NBC's "Dracula" is an incomprehensible mishmash in period costumes. It's scary, all right, but only when you think of what the budget must have been.
Inexplicably preoccupied with the undead gentleman's scheme to innovate in the energy sector, the story wanders far afield. The effort to lend a steampunk touch to a classic character feels forced. (What next, Dracula as strict locavore?)
With moments of traditional vampire lore interrupted by a Victorian-era power struggle among business tycoons, it's a misguided period piece/soap/horror show that will dismay fans of the supernatural.
NBC's "Dracula," premiering Oct. 25 (at 9 p.m. on KUSA) amounts to a mashup of mythologies, with references to the ancient Order of the Dragon and Vlad the Impaler while bringing the tale forward in time; it's about an anti-hero who is allergic to sunlight but heavily invested in the new technology of electricity, a man with a plan who gets distracted by a woman who looks exactly like his dead wife (Victoria Smurfit as Lady Jane).
The appeal of Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") as the title character is significant, but he needs a better script. His gleaming eyes are not enough to overcome the series' handicaps.
"Doesn't it feel a bit dodgy?" asks Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jonathan Harker, the nice young man engaged to Lady Jane, who is lured by Dracula (actually Dracula's alter ego, American entrepreneur Alexander Grayson) to become his company PR guy.
Dodgy, to say the least.
With "Dracula," NBC is going for a slice of the booming vampire/zombie market. NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt defined the idea this way: "A big period show with a star and a sort of re-conceptualization of a story that everybody knows." Unfortunately the execution feels as vague as the concept.
The network has acknowledged that it is struggling to compete with cable. Jennifer Salke, NBC Entertainment president, told critics, "In a world where these cable shows are beloved and infringing on real estate that was network real estate, obviously, we need to send a message to the community and to creators that we support a big, risky event kind of vision." She was talking about "Hannibal," which has always had a better idea of what it's trying to be.
"Dracula" is one so-called "event kind of vision" that's going to come and go and leave the audience in the dark.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit.
Full details aren't settled yet, but the measure would give the government about three more months of borrowing authority beyond a deadline expected to hit as early as mid-February, No. 2 House Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia said Friday.
The legislation wouldn't require immediate spending cuts as earlier promised by GOP leaders like Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. Instead, it's aimed at forcing the Democratic-controlled Senate to join the House in debating the federal budget. It would try to do so by conditioning pay for members of Congress on passing budget measures through the House and Senate.
"We are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the Senate to finally join the House in confronting the government's spending problem," Boehner told GOP lawmakers at a retreat in Williamsburg, Va. "The principle is simple: `no budget, no pay."'
But the idea ran into opposition from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California and other Democrats who called it a gimmick because it would set up another potential confrontation in just a few months. Votes from Democrats may be needed to help pass the measure if GOP conservatives opposed to any increase in the debt limit withhold their support.
"This proposal does not relieve the uncertainty faced by small businesses, the markets and the middle class," said Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill. "This is a gimmick unworthy of the challenges we face and the national debate we should be having. The message from the American people is clear: no games, no default."
The Senate hasn't passed a budget since 2009, which has drawn lots of criticism from Republicans but protected Democrats controlling the chamber from politically difficult votes. The GOP measure would cut off or delay paychecks for lawmakers in either House or Senate if their chamber had not passed a budget resolution by April 15, but it would not require the two sides to reconcile their differences to keep receiving pay.
Obama and fellow Democrats welcomed the developments on the debt limit.
"We are encouraged that there are signs that congressional Republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in Medicare, education and programs middle-class families depend on," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney in a statement. "Congress must pay its bills and pass a clean debt-limit increase without further delay."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also welcomed the development, but his office appeared to suggest Senate Democrats would not accept it because of the measure on congressional pay.
"It is reassuring to see Republicans beginning to back off their threat to hold our economy hostage," said Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson. "If the House can pass a clean debt-ceiling increase to avoid default and allow the United States to meet its existing obligations, we will be happy to consider it."
In Washington-speak, a "clean" debt limit increase means a stand-alone measure without additional measures — like the "no budget, no pay" idea — attached. Jentleson said Reid and his fellow Senate Democrats have yet to decide how they'll respond to the measure.
The no budget, no pay idea is backed No Labels, a group started about two years ago by both Democrats and Republicans in hopes of easing the partisanship and gridlock that has engulfed Washington. Sponsors in Congress include Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev.
The Democratic-controlled Senate passed a similar idea in 2011 when unanimously adopting a measure to deny pay to members of Congress and the president if the government shuts down for lack of an agency funding bill.
And in 2009, the Democratic-controlled Congress passed a short-term measure increasing the debt limit.
GOP leaders have been grappling with how to gain leverage in their battles with Obama over the budget. Boehner successfully won about $2 trillion in spending cuts as a condition of increasing the government's borrowing cap in 2011.
Obama, however, was dealt a stronger hand by his re-election in November and successfully pressed through a 10-year, $600 billion increase on upper-bracket tax payers earlier this month.
Other choke points remain, including sharp, across-the-board spending cuts that would start to strike the Pentagon and domestic programs alike on March 1 and the possibility of a partial government shutdown with the expiration of a temporary budget measure on March 27.
Failing to meet those deadlines would have far less serious consequences than defaulting on U.S. obligations like payments to bondholders, Social Security recipients and myriad other commitments when the government confronts a cash crisis and can no longer borrow to make payments. That could cause a meltdown in financial markets and would inflame voters already disgusted with Congress.
Under Congress' arcane budget procedures, a congressional budget resolution is a nonbinding measure that tries to set parameters for future legislation setting agency budgets and curbing federal benefit programs like Medicare.
Boehner has previously invoked a promise that any increase in the government's borrowing cap would be matched, dollar for dollar, by spending cuts or "reforms" that could include curbs on the long-term growth in retirement programs such as Medicare. Friday's announcement did not repeat that specific promise.
"Before there is any long-term debt limit increase, a budget should be passed that cuts spending," Boehner said. "The Democratic-controlled Senate has failed to pass a budget for four years. That is a shameful run that needs to end, this year."
The measure picked up support from key GOP conservatives, including the current and former chairmen of the Republican Study Committee, a powerful group inside the House GOP.
"In order to allow time for the Senate to act, next week's bill will extend the debt limit for three months," the Study Committee said Friday in a statement. "This is a necessary first step as we work to halt the decline of America and puts the focus where it belongs: on the Senate who has failed to do their jobs to pass a budget for more than three years." The statement was issued by RSC Chairman Steve Scalise, R-La., and former chairmen, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Tom Price, R-Ga., and Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas.
Obama's budget is due early next month but is expected to be released several weeks later.


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Rentschler, Beeler, Stewart, Easley, Cook, Proctor, Summers, and Dovin qualify for state
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Day 2 of the of the Class 2 District 2 tournament saw the Kirksville Tigers place eight wrestlers into the State Tournament and finish third place as a team.
St. Charles West won the team tournament with 198.5 points, Fulton, who Kirksville beat earlier this season in a dual-match, took second with 187.5, and Kirksville finished with 177 points.
"This is about what we expected to take to state, we thought there was an outside chance of taking a couple more but it didn't work out," said Kirksville head coach Kevin Powell.
Makenna Cook improved his record to 47-1 as he won the district title in the 182-pound weight division. In his semifinal match Cook pinned Louis Grace of MICDS in 1:29, then he won his championship match by injury default over Payton Turner of Mexico.
Ethan Rentschler won a district championship in the 113-pound division as he beat Daniel Pluma of University City by major decision and pinned Austin Schuler of St. Charles West in the title match.
Logan Summers capped off the division winners for Kirksville as he won the 220-pound bracket. Summers pinned Alex Breck of St. Charles West in the semifinals and won 3-0 over Taylor Boyce of Priory in the title match.
Brandon Beeler finished second at 126 pounds. Beeler won by a 9-2 decision over Parker Wynd of St. Charles West, but lost the title match 4-0 to Jordan Jones of Mexico.
Kade Proctor placed second at 195 pounds. Proctor pinned Khaliq Snow of Priory in the semifinals and fell to Paul Brooks by pin in the title match.
Austin Dovin also finished in second place for KHS. He won 7-5 over Jeff Kinder of Moberly in the semifinals, but then lost 8-3 to Damien Bell of McCluer South-Berkeley.
"Austin picked up one of our biggest wins. He lost to Kinder earlier this season and he wrestled probably his smartest match of the season," said Powell.
Kylan Easley and Tre Stewart are the final two Tigers that will be wrestling in Columbia as they both took home third place finishes.
Easley pinned Charles Barnes of MICDS in the consolation semifinals and in the third place match he beat Zach Benner of Fulton, 6-4.
Stewart won 6-3 over Tony McFadden of St. Charles West in the semis and beat Samuel Fayad of Mexico in the third place match.
Kaleb Cox fell in the consolation semis by an 11-2 score. Will Krause had his day end when he lost by pin in the consolation semifinals as well.
Matt Kelly lost a heartbreaking match 2-0 in overtime as he was eliminated and Dorian Sneddon lost by pin to end his day.
And Mitch Kriegshauser had his Kirksville career came to an end when the senior fell to Nick Scherer of MICDS by a 12-6 decision. Kriegshauser pinned Adrian Watson of McCluer South-Berkeley in the consolation third round.
"It's always tough to lose guys that have good seasons and good careers and have helped the team throughout the season. Those guys deserve a lot of credit," said Powell.
The eight Tiger wrestlers who finished in the top three of their weight classes will now prepare for the State Tournament that begins on Thursday at Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri, in Columbia.


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Eastern Pequots' latest bid for federal recognition fails
North Stonington — A judge has granted a dismissal of the Eastern Pequots' bid to regain the federal recognition they won in 2002 and lost three years later.
In a decision filed Sunday in Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan found the tribe had failed to properly challenge the Interior Board of Indian Appeals' 2005 withdrawal of the recognition, citing a six-year statute of limitations.
Federal recognition entitles tribes to sovereignty, eligibility for certain federal aid and the right to have land taken into federal trust for casino development.
Eastern Pequot officials were reviewing Sullivan's decision Monday and had no immediate comment. James Benny Jones Jr., the tribe's Washington-based attorney, did not respond to phone and email messages.
The defendants named in the tribe's suit, former Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar and former Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk, sought the dismissal in a court filing last April. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen filed an accompanying brief, which had the support of the top town officials in North Stonington, Ledyard and Preston.
North Stonington First Selectman Nicholas Mullane II said he was pleased with Sullivan's decision.
"We wanted it dismissed or found to be invalid," Mullane said Monday of the tribe's suit. "That doesn't mean they won't file again (for federal recognition)."
The towns have long opposed the Easterns' bid for recognition, fearing the tribe could win the right to extend its holdings in a land-into-trust process that would exempt land from local zoning and taxation.
In his 24-page decision, Sullivan agreed with the defendants' argument that the tribe had failed to challenge in a timely manner the IBIA's "Reconsidered Final Decision," or RFD, which was published Oct. 14, 2005, in the Federal Register. In January 2006, the IBIA dismissed the tribe's request for a review of the RFD.
The RFD reversed the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 2002 decision recognizing separate factions of the tribe — the Eastern Pequots and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequots — as a single entity.
Sullivan found that the relevant six-year statute of limitations expired Oct. 14, 2011, three months before the tribe sued.
The suit's filing exposed a wide rift among tribal members.
Then-tribal Chairman Jim Cunha disavowed the suit, saying the tribe's governing body had neither reviewed nor authorized it. Other tribal members maintained the tribal council had approved the suit and that the council had been corrupted by outside business interests intent on blocking the tribe's attempts to gain recognition.
Cunha did not seek re-election as council chairman in July and was replaced by Brian Geer.
Amid the controversy, Jones, the tribe's attorney, filed an amended version of the suit, changing the plaintiff's name from "Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation" to "Historic Eastern Pequots."
Sullivan noted that documents relating to the tribe's recognition application identify the tribe by several different names.
"At this stage in the litigation," the judge wrote, "the record is far from clear as to whether the 'Historic Eastern Pequots' is the same entity as any of the entities who were affected by the RFD."
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The dry season came to an end last week when the county, along with most of the state, was hit with heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions from a pair of winter storms.
The dry season came to an end last week when the county, along with most of the state, was hit with heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions from a pair of winter storms.
"Crews are already out there pre-treating the highways where they can," said Peter Carttar, assistant bureau chief in Construction and Maintenance for the Kansas Department of Transportation in a statement last Tuesday. "At this point we are doing our best to prep for the storm and when it hits we know we have done what we can to prepare and the rest is up to Mother Nature. Our guys are eager to get out there and they'll do what they can to keep the roads clear."
Snow began to fall late on Tuesday evening and into Thursday and as much as 14 inches of accumulation were reported in parts of the county. Heavy winds gusting up to 40 mph caused snow drifts 2-feet high or more in some areas.
Road conditions worsened throughout the day and caused closures along I-70 in eastern Kansas. U.S. 54 between Pratt and Minneola was closed for nearly two hours as officials urged motorists to avoid worsening road conditions.
National Guardsman from the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery in Dodge City and the 635th Regional Support Group in Hutchinson were dispatched to the road in humvees to patrol for stranded motorists during the closing.
"Having an early warning of the storm has helped reduce travel, but a number of people are still on the roads," said Gov. Sam Brownback last Wednesday. "Road conditions are hazardous, so I urge everyone to just stay home and travel only if you absolutely must. If you don't have to travel, don't do it."
Brownback also signed a Declaration of Disaster Emergency in anticipation of the storm.
Snow continued to fall through Thursday.
Warm temperatures through the weekend helped melt more than a foot of accumulated snowfall as county road crews and city maintenance workers salted, sanded and plowed streets in anticipation of the second storm, which hit the county early Monday morning.
Area supermarkets were bustling as residents took the advise of state officials and stocked up on groceries, bottled water, batteries and canned goods.
An employee at a local supermarket said it had been "busier than Christmas eve" on Monday as up to an additional 20 inches of snow were expected in south central Kansas, bringing with it wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour.
"Keep an eye on this storm system which has the potential to be more difficult than the last one because of strong winds, ice, and heavy snow accumulation," said Brownback in a statement on Sunday. "Be ready to change your travel plans if needed. Staying off the roads not only keeps you safe, but it also helps road crews do their jobs and allows emergency responders to get to their destination safer. But if you must travel take essentials with you to stay safe and inform others of where you are going and when you expect to arrive."
USD 422 and USD 474 canceled classes, and city and county officials closed their offices in anticipation of the storm.
State officials closed executive branch offices across the state including Kiowa, Ford, Comanche, Edwards, Kingman and Pratt Counties and state emergency management officials opened the Emergency Operations Center on Sunday in Topeka to monitor the storm.
KDOT officials closed a stretch of U.S. 183, from the Kansas-Oklahoma border to the Kiowa-Edwards County line when whiteout conditions caused low visibility as the storm rolled across western Kansas on Monday morning.
KDOT also closed U.S. 54 west of Liberal mid-day as visibility was reduced to less than a quarter mile.
At noon on Monday Gov. Brownback advised Kansans to "take the storm seriously."
Two storm-related fatalities have been reported, both were car crashes on I-70.
The first, a collision in Sherman County at 9 a.m. on Monday morning killed one driver and the second fatality occurred when a pick up truck hit an ice patch and rolled over at the 151-mile marker in Ellis County.
The storm is reported to have met estimates, with parts of the county receiving 12-14 inches of accumulation.
More than 20 south central counties were without power on Tuesday morning as crews worked as restoring power to more than 20,000 customers statewide.
Meteorologists at AccuWeather.com are predicting more of these types of storms over the next month, as atmospheric conditions are ideal for heavy snowfall and late-season blizzards due to "blocking"
"Blocking occurs when warm air masses associated with large areas of high pressure become anchored across Greenland or eastern Canada," said AccuWeather Chief Forecaster Elliot Abrams. "Cold arctic air is forced southward into the U.S. in this pattern.
This pattern can slow storms, causing them to drop more snow.
"A blocking pattern can allow storms to drop very heavy snow amounts in the winter and we predict it last through as least the first two weeks of March," said AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok. "This means that more storms will have the potential to slow down and produce heavy snow."
While both storms have caused road and travel headaches, farmers in the area likely welcome a change from the persistent drought conditions.
Statistics compiled by the K-State Research and Extension office reported an average annual precipitation of 16.5 inches, 25 inches and 19.5 inches in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.
Accumulated snowfall from the storms last week has already exceeded previous year totals.
"It's not going to make a big dent in the ground water levels," said Kiowa County K-State Extension agent Barrett Smith. "That takes lots of rain over extended periods of time. It will probably help farmers reduce early season irrigation and pre-irrigation though. But no question it's a godsend for the wheat. The snow will protect it from a cold snap and keep it from getting started too early."


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Admiralty Hostel
"Admiralty Hostel" is a budget hostel situated in the heart of St Petersburg. Its cozy rooms, friendly team and convenient location will make your holidays in the cultural capital of Russia completely unforgettable!
'Admiralty Hostel' contains 6 rooms: 2 Twins (with two separate beds), 1 Double room (with one bed for a couple), 1 room with 4 beds and 2 rooms with 8 beds (all - mix, if other is not requested). Twin and Double rooms are equipped by TV-sets.
Breakfasts are not included, though there is a cozy and comfortable kitchen with a teapot, a microwave oven and all the necessary tableware, where our guests can cook for themselves breakfasts, dinners and suppers whenever they want.
'Admiralty Hostel' offers free Wi-Fi access, hair dryer and round-o'clock registration desk.
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- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Breakfast Not Included
- Ceiling Fan
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
- Vending Machines
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Registration desk is open day-and-night, so you're always welcome!
Pets are not allowed in our hostel.
There are no cradles, so you'll face some problems if you want to bring your baby with you.
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From Pulkovo Airport you can get a taxi for appr.$ 30, it takes 30 min depending on traffic.
By public transport: Take K213 or 13 bus to Moskovskaya Metro Station. Then take the M2 (blue) line, change at Sennaya to Sadovaya Station, take M5 (violet) line and get off at Admiralteyskaya. As you exit the station, turn left and start walking Malaya Morskaya Street. Take the first turn right and cross the street. We are located at 3 Gorokhovaya Street.
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ADMIRALTEISKY hostel is located opposite the magnificent Admiralty building. We are 3 minutes walk from Dvortsovaya Square and St.Isaak Cathedral.
We are 2 min walk from Admiralteyskaya metro station. From our windows you can see a Hermitage!!! There are a lot of bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants of different price range - from fancy to fast food - around the hostel. Besides you can do shopping at the famous Sennoy Market and in numerous supermarkets next to the hostel.