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I don't see that the SDA has any calibration pots – how are they calibrated?
The SDA has a very intuitive rotary encoder dial, this coupled with the familiar retro toggle switches and appropriate zero and span gases will mean that these analyzers are easier to calibrate than others you may have used.
My current 0-100% Analox 1000 O2 monitor also has a battery back up, does the SDA offer this?
The SDA does not offer a battery back up option as the vast majority of diving systems now have un-interrupted power supply.
My current monitors run off a mains power supply – is this a problem when considering an SDA?
Not at all – each SDA is configured for 24VDC power as standard but you can purchase an Analox 24VDC mains power supply which is capable of powering 2 SDA modules and their accessories.
Are the SDA DNV & IMCA compliant?
Yes, the SDA comply with DNVs offshore standard E402 and IMCA guidelines in that they comply with the accuracy and feature requirements.
Can I use the existing O2 sensors I have with the SDA O2?
No, the O2 sensors used with the SDA are new and intelligent sensors which will signal when they need calibrating and changing. They also have the added benefit of having the ability to be positioned as far away from the monitor as you wish; unlike current analogue systems.
I currently have an Analox 1000 (O2) monitor and an Analox 5001 (CO2) monitor in my panel. Will the SDA units fit into the same panel spaces?
Yes. The SDA O2 will fit directly into the existing panel space.
If your current 5001 CO2 unit is a combined panel mount you will also need the "5001 Compatibility Plate" to mount the SDA rack monitor and CO2 module. If your current 5001 CO2 unit is a combined rack mount, the SDA will fit direct.
How reliable is the CO2 sensor used in the SDA?
The SDA CO2 uses the new Analox 5S3 transducer. This twin beam, highly precise infra-red sensor will offer un-rivaled stability and reliability, requiring minimal adjustments during regular saturation diving operations.
I have a USN version 5001 – is your new SDA CO2 retro-fittable?
Yes, please contact us to discuss the special version of the compatibility plate you will require along with the range of the unit. Please note that the SDA is not USN codified.
Can the SDA Oxygen Analyzer be ordered with a paramagnetic sensor?
What is the configuration software for?
You are able to buy an SDA monitor configured for O2 without the sensor. If you then purchase the configuration software you can then configure the unit to be used as a CO2 unit. This is designed to offer users more flexibility when managing spares.
You can also access other features on this CD such as training videos and other features such as the on screen naming of your monitor to correspond with a particular chamber or lock.
Datalogging is a new feature - how long does the unit log for?
90 days of continual logging. The oldest data is then over-written.
Is it possible to enable the datalogging feature using the software provided with my analyzer?
No, unfortunately the datalogging feature can only be added at the factory.
Our panel is situated in a very low light area – can the screen brightness be adjusted?
Yes – this option is on the basic on screen menu accessed with the buttons on the monitor itself.
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:43:19 -0700
The Minnesota Twins reassigned C Danny Lehmann, IF Ray Chang, OF Matt Carson, RP Samuel Deduno and RP Phil Dumatrait to minor league camp.
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|Twins | Several players already at spring facility
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Minnesota Twins SP Scott Baker (elbow), P Hudson Boyd, SP David Bromberg, RP Jason Bulger, RP Alex Burnett, RP Jared Burton (shoulder), C Drew Butera, P Scott Diamond, P Liam Hendriks, C Chris Herrmann, C Danny Lehmann, RP Jeff Manship (shoulder), SP Anthony Swarzak and C J.R. Towles are participating in bullpen sessions on the side fields at the team's spring training facility Friday, Feb. 17.
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|Twins | Will call up catcher Friday
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The Minnesota Twins will call up either C Danny Lehmann or C Rene Rivera from Triple-A Rochester Friday, May 6.
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The Minnesota Twins reassigned P Carlos Gutierrez, P Kyle Waldrop, C Steve Holm and OF Jeff Bailey to minor league camp Wednesday, March 23, according to the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith. The team plans to send P Phil Dumatrait and C Danny Lehmann to the minors Monday, March 28.
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|Twins | Two injured Monday
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Minnesota Twins C Danny Lehmann (head) was struck in the head with a bat Monday, March 7, and sent to the hospital for a CT scan, reports Tom Pelissero, of 1500ESPN.com. C Jair Fernandez (wrist) was also injured Monday and will be re-evaluated Tuesday, March 8.
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Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:25:47 -0800
The Minnesota Twins will invite SP Kyle Gibson, their 2009 first-round draft pick, to spring training. The Associated Press reports other invitees include P's Phil Dumatrait, Chuck James, Yorman Bazardo, Carlos Gutierrez and Kyle Waldrop; C's Jair Fernandez, Chris Herrmann, Steve Holm, Danny Lehmann, Danny Rams and Rene Rivera; IF's Matt B. Brown, Ray Chang, Brian Dozier, Justin Huber and Chase Lambin; and OF's Jeff Bailey and Brian Dinkelman.
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen reports the Minnesota Twins have reassigned SP Mike Maroth, OF Ben Revere and C Danny Lehmann to minor league camp and optioned IF Matt Tolbert to the minors.
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MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports that the Minnesota Twins have invited the following non-roster players to major league spring training camp: Ps Jose Lugo, Mike Maroth and Kyle Waldrop, Cs Jair Fernandez, Danny Lehmann and Danny Rams, 1Bs Chris Parmelee and Brock Peterson, SS Steve Singleton and OFs Brian Dinkelman, Juan Portes, Ben Revere and Rene Tosoni.
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On Getting Away: Cheesemonger Travels in France
I was just away for a month in Europe, and my most recent posts have been devoted to covering the cheese scene in Italy and England.
France was the last place I landed, and while I was there for less than half the time that I was in Italy and England combined, I left with a disproportionate amount of cheese-related information. Or, more accurately, inspiration.
France is where I first fell for cheese. I was 14 on my first visit, and I was never polite when those cheese trolleys came to the table post dinner. I have a horrible memory, but I still remember those cheese courses.
So while I focused on many other things food-wise while I was in England and Italy, France was all about the cheese. I sought out a couple of recommended cheese shops in Paris (Laurent Dubois and Marie Quatrehomme) and Burgundy (Alain Hess, in Beaune), but I found some of the best cheeses just by chance, in open-air markets, unobtrusive cheese shops, small food stores, and in restaurants.
What's most remarkable is how fine cheese is a basic commodity in France. Even their dime-a-dozen, highly produced cheeses are remarkable. A utilitarian marke — the French equivalent to a New York city-style corner deli — showcases Berthaut epoisses, perfectly ripe Brie de Nangis, and raw milk Selles Sur Cher. Gas stations just off the highway sell camembert and wedges of Roquefort (and single serving bottles of wine, presumably to drink on your rest stop, but that's another story). It was sometimes stupefying just how accessible really great cheeses were.
Equally easy to find were the small little cheeses, nameless little pucks and pyramids. As thorough as we are in the States at receiving a comprehensive selection in style and milk type, there's just no way to get the cheeses that are actually small production, at least from Europe. So it was dreamy, walking around Burgundian markets and looking at the tiny lot of goat cheese drums produced from the three-day yield of milk from a goat farmer's herd. Each one would be just slightly different from the next, the ultimate in handmade.
I loved seeing the odd-shaped cheeses, so many sizes and forms I'd never seen before, the different ways of presenting or preparing them. France, most definitely, took the prize for illustrating the grandness and diversity of the so-called cheese world.
Cheese made its way into the most simple of foods: one of the more delicious things I at was a baguette sandwich with French ham, salted butter, and a few slices of Beaufort. But the Beaufort was strong, and a major component; not your basic ham and cheese sandwich, especially considering the setting. A basic savory, eggy tart with an Epoisses filling was remarkably tasty and totally unforgettable, as was the simple salad that came alongside. And a baguette studded with lardons and Comte was transcendent. (I mean, shouldn't it be?)
It was easier to come up with my favorite cheeses for Italy and England. There simply just wasn't as much of a selection. But if forced to pick just one from France, I'd have to choose a small Loire Valley goat cheese called Le Trefle du Perche, which I'd never had before.
It's ashed-rinded, in a oddly-shaped size, almost square like, but with flared, concave corners, like a four-leafed clover. I had told the cheesemonger when exactly I wanted to eat it ("pour ce soir," thank you, high school French), and that may have done the trick, because it was perfect: just the right amount of chalkiness to creaminess, amazingly balanced, terribly complex. French goat cheese at its peak, and of course I'd never seen it before in the States. Elusiveness is also a magical force. Especially when it arrives on a cheese trolley.
Nora Singley is an avid lover of cheese, and for some time she was a cheesemonger and the Director of Education at Murray's Cheese Shop in New York City, where she continues to teach cheese classes for the public. She is currently an Assistant TV Chef and food stylist on The Martha Stewart Show.
Related: French Recipe: Paule Caillat's 3-Cheese Souffle
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(Daniel Greenfield) The Student Loan Bubble is bad, but interestingly enough, as this New York Times article points out, the loan problem extends all the way up the ladder to the institutions of higher education who never seem to have enough money.
Remember that our financial experts come out of a system that is this deep underwater and they have a heavy investment is bailing it out.
Overall debt levels more than doubled from 2000 to 2011 at the more than 500 institutions rated by Moody's, according to inflation-adjusted data compiled for The New York Times by the credit rating agency. In the same time, the amount of cash, pledged gifts and investments that colleges maintain declined more than 40 percent relative to the amount they owe.
While Harvard is the wealthiest university in the country, it also has $6 billion in debt, the most of any private college, the data compiled by Moody's shows.
At the Juilliard School, which completed a major renovation a few years ago, debt climbed to $195 million last year, from $6 million in inflation-adjusted dollars in 2002. At Miami University, a public institution in Ohio that is overhauling its dormitories and student union, debt rose to $326 million in 2011, from $66 million in 2002, and at New York University, which has embarked on an ambitious expansion, debt was $2.8 billion in 2011, up from $1.2 billion in 2002, according to the Moody's data.
The pile of debt — $205 billion outstanding in 2011 at the colleges rated by Moody's — comes at a time of increasing uncertainty in academia. After years of robust growth, enrollment is flat or declining at many institutions, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest. With outstanding student debt exceeding $1 trillion, students and their parents are questioning the cost and value of college. And online courses threaten to upend the traditional collegiate experience and payment model.
Student debt turns out to be only 5 times as high as the accumulated college debt, and that's only at the colleges rated at Moody's. What would happen if we added up the entire pile of debt for all institutions of higher education in the country? Somehow I think we would arrive at some very scary numbers.
The system is broken and spending its way deeper into debt. Tuition costs have risen dramatically and hardly made a dent in the tremendous piles of debt accumulated over the last decade.
It would seem as if Academia's brokenness amplifies the brokenness of its graduates. It acts as a predictor for the entire broken system. Academia is a deadbeat metaphor turning out deadbeat students in a deadbeat nation.
Harvard borrowed $1.5 billion to pay its bills rather than selling off assets at a sharp discount. Its interest expense more than doubled from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011, to nearly $300 million.
"The financial crisis has acted like a tidal wave that, as it receded, exposed certain vulnerabilities with a new clarity," Harvard officials said in the November annual report.
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Spare or Goo? A Texas-sized test
To spare or not to spare.
If that's the question for modern automobile designers, whether to include a spare tire or save on weight and packaging, I want a vote.
My 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco doesn't have even a mini-spare, just a can of goo.
And in a perfect storm of Houston freeways, monsoon rains, local flooding and a 5-inch-long chunk of aluminum pipe, goo won't do. It's a recipe for a five-hour delay, which seems like forever to an old dude used to changing his own tires and being back on the road in 20 minutes.
The blowout that stranded my wife, Kathryn, our daughter Rebecca and me came during a deluge July 12.
I know the debate on the spare/no-spare trade-offs. I've heard other motorist dinosaurs my age loudly proclaim, "I'd never own a vehicle that didn't have a full-sized spare."
Consider me a semi-dinosaur. I'm fine with a doughnut spare, good for 50 miles or so. And over the years living in the States and in Germany, I've used one five times. Especially as I age, it's easier to change than a full-sized spare. And I prefer the extra trunk space that comes with the tiny spare.
Admittedly, this blowout was an extreme test. I know it was a 5-inch chunk of metal because it was still inside the tire after the tow.
No, I really wasn't eager to swap a tire in the rain, especially if we hadn't been near an exit and I had to change it on the side of a busy freeway.
With OnStar service, I didn't even get wet. In a series of calls and follow ups, I talked to multiple OnStar folks, two tow truck drivers and service adviser Rick Braquet at Knapp Chevrolet, who didn't have a replacement tire in stock but ordered one from a tire wholesaler even before we got towed in.
Everybody was considerate and friendly; special thanks to Ramon who fit three of us into his tow truck.
But on a day with 9 inches of rain, the towing company was, literally, swamped hauling stalled cars out of flooded streets, and we fell down the priority list. So half of our five-hour delay was spent getting towed to the dealer and the rest waiting for the new tire to be delivered and mounted.
I bought the Malibu Eco knowing it didn't have a spare. That decision is on me.
I'd like to change my mind. If I had had a doughnut, I would have saved a half day. And I'm pretty sure I could have replaced the tire for less than $258. More important to me: with a spare, the choice between road service and self-changing is mine.
But it's a tough choice. There's room in my trunk for a space-saver spare. But Chevrolet wants $530 for it, a jack and a tire iron. And no credit for returning the can of goo and inflator kit. The parts guy at my local dealership already has "seven or eight" returned kits and doesn't want any more.
On a tough day, OnStar and Knapp Chevrolet did their job. Thank you.
But in terms of customer feedback, two thoughts.
To Chevrolet: If you sell a high-volume car without a spare, maybe dealers should keep a replacement tire in stock. And maybe you could price a doughnut spare lower than a replacement set of four regular tires.
To OnStar: Please train your staff to tell local towing services when a front-drive car has a rear-wheel flat, so they don't send a hook-and-sling when only a flatbed (rollback) will work.
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New Wallpaper Styles from Around the Web
Yesterday many of our regular internet haunts were featuring a smattering of new wallpaper styles from the likes of Ferm Living, Graham & Brown, and others. We've compiled a few of our favorites after the jump...
- First up is the new collection from DecorMaison, found via emmas designblogg. Love the incredibly well-styled shots of each wallpaper shown inside this tiny trailer.
- A close-up of the trailer featuring one of the new styles.
- Ferm Living gave a little sneak peek at wallpaper from the upcoming Fall collection, including this retro mushroom style and...
- the gold and black geometric shapes shown here. Looks a bit like origami, no? They should be available online this November.
- Last but not least, Holly over at Decor8 clued us in to Graham & Brown's new Essence collection. We were particularly taken with this bold dahlia pattern, but if you fancy a more subdued color (think lavender or pale blue) make sure to have a look at the rest of the line.


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Antec is one of the most well known PC case makers for its incredibly popular Nine Hundred and P180 cases and similar offspring, today we are looking at a new full tower chassis called the Dark Fleet DF-85. The DF-85 Black is a very unique chassis with design cues from many different cases they have built in the past from the twelve hundred to the nine hundred to even the newly announced LanBoy Air with of course features that are unique on its own too. Read on to see if this chassis has what it takes to compete in the same pricing category as the Cooler Master HAF-X!
At first look the DF-85 just looks like a Twelve Hundred with a face lift. Looks can be deceiving as we will see. The look of the DF-85 is different than any of the previous cases I have seen from Antec. The styling is not as sleek as designs I have seen from them in the past. This has a more industrial design and I think they did a nice job with it. The case is all black and sports red LED fans, another change up from previous cases.
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The City of Ardmore has a history of earning Tree City USA status. It turns out nothing is going to change that in 2013.
Ardmore is among 21 cities, two Air Force bases and five public utilities that earned recognition as a Tree City USA community or Tree Line USA utility in the state. Norma-Lynne Paschall, Ardmore Tree Board member, said the city has earned the recognition every year since 1996. The city has also received 10 growth awards for a city that goes above and beyond what is required for Tree City USA status. Recognition was given during a program at the state capital last week.
"It does not get old," Paschall said. "Each year, we have to do something different."
Paschall gave credit to Kevin Evans, a former city manager, for guiding the city toward applying for Tree City USA status. To earn the distinction from the Arbor Day Foundation, a city must establish a tree board, create a tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita annually on a community forestry program and celebrate Arbor Day with an official proclamation and city-wide observance.
"Trees improve our lives, whether you are climbing out on a limb or sitting in the shade," Paschall said.
This past year, the city planted, maintained and distributed trees and educational material through Operation Pride. It also provided free, high-quality mulch called Okie-Dirt through the wastewater department. The Growth Award was earned for the tree board and Ardmore Beautification Council partnering with the Ardmore Park and Recreation Department to give over 800 trees in the fall to be planted by residents throughout the city.
Paschall said the tree board receives funds from the Ardmore Beautification Council and has put together a brochure on tree care. To review the brochure, log onto www.forabc.org and go to the Ardmore Tree Board site.


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Gay marriage, one year on: 'French civilisation did not crumble'
Latest update : 2014-04-23
On Tuesday, one day before the one-year anniversary of the legalisation of gay marriage and adoption in France, French politician Jean-Luc Romero tweeted: "Our civilisation did not crumble, despite the alarmist predictions."
Indeed, the months of fierce debate and sometimes violent protests that preceded the vote last year saw right-wing deputies and senators warning that same-sex marriage and adoption would destroy French society. One MP ironically suggested "legalising three-way marriages while we're at it".
But, as Romero suggested, France is still standing, with roughly 7,000 same-sex couples having tied the knot here, according to the Insee statistics agency. Those unions made up around three percent of all marriages registered in France in 2013.
Despite the ferocious and well-organised opposition to the law, which was an election pledge by Socialist President François Hollande, most of those marriages took place without incident. One exception was the first same-sex marriage, on May 29 in the gay-friendly southern city of Montpellier. A heckler who hurled homophobic insults at the couple getting married is being made to pay a fine of 3,800 euros.
But many staunch conservatives and religious Catholics continue to oppose the measure. Certain mayors have argued that the fact that they cannot opt out of performing gay marriages violates the French constitution, which specifies that "freedom of conscience" is a fundamental human right.
Same-sex parenthood still rare
Moreover, though gay couples may now adopt children, associations say only a few dozen same-sex adoptions have been finalised. And for the moment, much to the dismay of LGBT rights activists, artificial insemination is only available for heterosexual couples; though legalising it for all couples was included in earlier versions of the bill, the language was removed to avoid an even more hostile stand-off with the opposition. Surrogacy, meanwhile, remains entirely illegal on French territory.
Another legacy of the long debate over gay marriage and adoption in France is the unity of the anti-marriage-equality movement, known here as "La Manif pour tous" (which translates roughly as "A Demonstration for Everyone") -- a play on the name of France's marriage equality movement, called "Mariage pour tous" or "Marriage for Everyone". Driven by conservative, practising Catholics, the movement has continued to promote its vision of the traditional, heteronormative family structure, drawing an estimated 100,000 protesters into the streets in February for an organised march.
Nearly every night, a group of militants from "La Manif pour tous" continues to gather in front of the justice ministry in Paris, protesting the law that today marks its one-year anniversary -- and hoping to prevent future laws that would afford same-sex couples more freedoms in starting a family.
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Serena Williams Wins Fifth US Open
Serena Williams won the U.S. Open on Sunday (Sept. 8) defending her 2012 title. Williams beat Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka to take home her fifth US Open title and $2.6 million in prize money. It is her 17th Grand Slam singles title overall.
The match was close until the end. Williams and Azarenka were neck and neck in the first set with Williams ultimately winning 7-5. Azarenka proved victorious in the second set, which went into a tiebreaker with the Belarusian blonde winning 7-6. But it was Williams who opened a can of whoop ass in the third set and won in a near shutout, 6-1.
"Vika's such a great opponent; she's such a fighter," Williams said after the match. "It was never over until match point."
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"It's agitating, it gets under my skin. I know that there's stuff that I could have done, but in the end I wouldn't take it back for nothin' because I felt like I was fighting for my life…but that's the price that you pay if you don't finish it, and I didn't finish it. And after this fight I realized like, you only got you and that's it, and…if you go to decision, it's gonna be luck. You're rolling the dice with the judges, and I'm not gonna let that happen again."
So says a crestfallen Rose Namajunas, following her tough decision loss to Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 6. Though her stellar performance wasn't enough to convince the judges to give her the win, Namajunas vs. Torres was easily one of the greatest WMMA fights of 2013. Hell, we were just proud to be part of her sports bra.
The latest "All Angles" video from Invicta manages to recap a night's worth of emotional content into four minutes of behind-the-scenes gold, including the tense moments before the fight, highlights from the battle itself, Rose's bummed-out post-fight monologue, and finally some incredible footage of Torres breaking down in tears while talking to her mom on the phone afterwards.
Watch it. Seriously.


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Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
List Entry Summary
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Name: Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
List entry Number: 1019408
The monument may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Dorset
District: West Dorset
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Puddletown
County: Dorset
District: West Dorset
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Stinsford
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: Not applicable to this List entry.
Date first scheduled: 25-Mar-1958
Date of most recent amendment: 07-Jul-2000
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: RSM
Asset Groupings
This list entry does not comprise part of an Asset Grouping. Asset Groupings are not part of the official record but are added later for information.
List entry Description
Summary of Monument
Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.
Reasons for Designation
Round barrow cemeteries date to the Bronze Age (c.2000-700 BC). They comprise
closely-spaced groups of up to 30 round barrows - rubble or earthen mounds
covering single or multiple burials. Most cemeteries developed over a
considerable period of time, often many centuries, and in some cases acted as
a focus for burials as late as the early medieval period. They exhibit
considerable diversity of burial rite, plan and form, frequently including
several different types of round barrow, occasionally associated with earlier
long barrows. Where large scale investigation has been undertaken around them,
contemporary or later "flat" burials between the barrow mounds have often been
revealed. Round barrow cemeteries occur across most of lowland Britain, with a
marked concentration in Wessex. In some cases, they are clustered around other
important contemporary monuments such as henges. Often occupying prominent
locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape, whilst
their diversity and their longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the variety of beliefs and social organisation amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving or partly-surviving examples are
considered worthy of protection.
Despite some reduction by ploughing, the three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm, survive comparatively well and will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to the monument and the wider landscape.
Legacy Record - This information may be included in the List Entry Details.
The monument, which falls into three separate areas of protection, includes
three bowl barrows arranged in an arc at the western end of Waterston Ridge
from which there are panoramic views.
The barrows, which were recorded by the Royal Commission on the Historical
Monuments of England in 1970, each have a mound composed of earth and chalk,
with maximum dimensions of between 18m and 23m in diameter and between 0.45m
and 1.75m in height. Each mound is surrounded by a ditch from which material
was quarried during its construction. The ditches have become infilled over
the years, but each will survive as a buried feature about 2m wide.
The barrows lie within an extensive area of field system which is likely to
have prehistoric origins. The field system has since been reduced by ploughing
and is not included in the scheduling.
MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features, considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Selected Sources
Books and journals
Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset: Volume I, (1970), 257
Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset: Volume I, (1970), 231
National Grid Reference: SY 70963 94413, SY 70973 94567, SY 71001 94493
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NH Democrats file brief defending gay marriage
NH Democrats file brief defending gay marriage
Nine states recognize same sex marriage
Three members of New Hampshire's Congressional delegation are urging the Supreme Court declare the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and fellow Democratic Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster were among 212 members of Congress who filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday defending gay marriage.
They want to the court to repeal the 1996 law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purpose of deciding who can receive a range of federal benefits.
Nine states - including New Hampshire- and the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage.


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Skip to comments.EU commission to outline plans for political union
Posted on 05/22/2012 2:56:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The European Commission has said it will soon bring forward plans for an economic and political union it says is necessary for the creation of debt-mutualizing eurobondsone of the most controversial proposed solutions to the current eurozone crisis.
"We need to reflect what kind of European union would be required to deepen economic and political integration, for instance so that joint issuance of debt would make sense for all member states sharing the single currency," economics commissioner Olli Rehn told MEPs on Tuesday (22 May).
He said the commission would "soon" come up with a "medium to long term roadmap" outlining the necessary deeper fiscal and economic integration that would minimize moral hazardmember states running up debt because they know it will be paid by othersand ensure "fiscal sustainability."
"In other words," the commissioner added, "the features of an economic and political union required to make mutualization rational for all."
With his statement, Rehn has put the eurobonds issue firmly back on the table just ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday (23 May) to discuss growth strategies for Europe.
The summit has been billed by EU president Herman Van Rompuywho has in the past also said that mutualization of euro debt must be discussedas a no-decisions but no-taboos get-together.
Meanwhile, the institutional changes implied by Rehn's statement to MEPs have a potentially more receptive audience in Germany and beyond.
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
BWAAA HAHAHAHAHA. Ya know these guys just don't get it. If they think Germany is stupid enough to sign onto any such thing and pay up for everyone else they've got another thing coming.
A decade too late.
Yes totally and utterly erase national boundaries, that will
fix everything
Looks like Europe is still on schedule to collapse into one of its cyclic genocidal wars again soon.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
What is?
Funfsich Reich.
They should abolish the EU and the Euro
Forcing total political union within the EU.
I meant Fiersich Reich, of course.
When faced with abject failure of your initiative, DOUBLE DOWN.
What it won't fix is that the masses of Euro-takers will still want to be takers from the limited producers still left.
And that's really the crux of the problem...this is no fix for that. Kick the can down the road by pillaging Germany. What do you think the Germans will think of that?
Any time is too early for that to happen.
When it comes to the EU, be assured that Obama's a follower, not a leader. It was he that expressed admiration for European leadership back in 2009, instead of asserting any kind of leadership over them.
Once again laying their cards out there for all to see... their plans move forward with the idea of still making the US less powerful by uniting thier nations into one powerhouse....economically and politically.
Interesting that Greece got a surprise 'billions' prop up this week.....(just days after JP Morgan cried wolf)....by the Central Banks.
I will remain fixed that there's mega dollars being floated world wide to prop up and leverage those who are fighting for supremecy in this International scheme to formulate a One World Governance....and that very soon.
He's the place holder til Romney gets in....who will play in and of the Global Agenda...and that with authority. Few nation leaders will attempt to undercut Romneys plans....he's got people in every nation ready for action when needed. His church leadership has attended to that.
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Hedrick's Grove Reformed United Church of Christ will celebrate homecoming on Sunday. Worship will begin at 10:45 and will include a service of remembrance for members who passed away in the last year. A covered dish lunch in the fellowship hall will follow the service.
Hedrick's Grove Reformed United Church of Christ will celebrate homecoming on Sunday. Worship will begin at 10:45 and will include a service of remembrance for members who passed away in the last year. A covered dish lunch in the fellowship hall will follow the service.
Youth revial set for Saturday evening
Beck's Reformed will host "Get Revived" featuring The City Harmonic from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine, at the Davidson County Fairgrounds. The City Harmonic is a Dove Award nominated, three-time Covenant Award winning and Juno Award winning Canadian Christian rock band formed in 2009 in Hamilton. Lawn seating. Tickets are available before the event for $5 or the day of the event for $6. To book your tickets, email email@example.com or call Kristie Regan at 247-0017. Online purchases through PayPal may be picked up at the event reservation desk with a copy of your receipt.
Scouts will sell pork chop plates
Beck's Reformed Boy Scouts will have its pork chop dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the church fellowship hall at 2845 Beck's Church Road. Delivery is available for five plates or more by calling 239-2436 in advance. Tickets are available for $7 each by contacting email@example.com or for purchase on the day of the event. You may eat in or carry out.
The end of year ceremony for all the troops at Bethany United Methodist Church will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Girls will be recognized who have earned the Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards, are graduating, or are bridging to the next level. Various other awards will be presented at this time.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 40062 would like to say thank-you for all the donations of small toys to be given to the children being helped by social services.
Support Stoner-Thomas School by eating at Zaxby's
The Second Zaxby's Night Out to support Stoner-Thomas will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Relay for Life will raise funds for cancer
The 2013 Relay for Life of Davidson County will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. May 17-18 at Lexington Senior High School. Survivors will kick off the Relay with the first lap. Consider purchasing a luminary in honor or memory of a cancer fighter in your life. Cost of luminaria: $5 for luminara, $25 for a tiki torch and $5 for pet luminaria. Checks may be made to the American Cancer Society. You can register online at www.relayforlife.org/davidsonnc
Senior Citizens enjoy fellowship meeting
The Holly Grove Senior Citizen met April 17 in the Mt. Tabor United Church of Christ Activity Center with 23 members and visitors in attendance. The vases of pink roses and yellow daffodils on the center table were provided by James Tysinger and were in keeping with the thought for the day, "You can either complain that rose bushes have thorns or rejoice that thorn bushes have roses!" Jan Watkins and Brenda Miller were responsible for refreshments and the program. Watkins conducted devotions using a reading and prayer on senior citizens years, and a reminder God's love shines upon our senior years.
I was privileged to be invited to speak on this occasion. I shared information on the Lions, the largest service organization in the world with clubs in more than 200 countries, and talked about our local Davis-Townsend Lions Club of which my wife, Elizabeth, and I are members. Lions do volunteer work around the world and in their own communities. After beginning life in 1917 as a civic organization, the founder of Lions International, Melvin Jones, felt driven to add a service component to the club. In 1925 Helen Keller addressed the International Convention and challenged the group to become "Knights of the Blind," and so that became its focus.
Lions support sight programs, vision screening, eye banks and eyeglass recycling. They have led initiatives to eradicate many causes of blindness throughout the world. The North Carolina Lions support and maintain Camp Dogwood, a beautiful facility for the hearing and visually impaired on Lake Norman. The clubs sell Camp Dogwood tickets to assist with the maintenance of the camp and members volunteer each year to assist with camping programs and with work needed to keep the camp in good repair. The D-T Club raises funds through pork and chicken barbecues, pancake breakfasts and broom sales to assist with programs at all levels.
The Rev. Sluder asked a blessing and we had the opportunity to sample one of Daisy's amazing meals. The next meeting is scheduled for May 15.
As a side note, if you have never seen the movie, "The Miracle Worker," on the life of Helen Keller, the Denton Lions Club will be showing it on an outdoor screen in the park at dusk May 10. The event will start at 7 p.m. with a broom sale, information on Lions and free books for children and adults. Miss Denton will have story time for the children about 7:30 p.m.. The town will have snacks and drinks available.
Local woman inducted into honor society
Congratulations to Geordon Kepley who has been inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Geordon is working on her master's degree in healthcare administration. She is the daughter of Greg and Guyla Kepley
Prayers are needed
Please remember the family and friends of Doretha Morrison, Stephanie Sink Barber, Ruth Funk, Lois Snyder, Becky Smoot, Larry White Sr., Jeanne Davis, John Kepley, Bill Swing and Matthew Bailey, who have passed away recently.
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Extension tips: Health concerns for livestock following Weld flooding
September 28, 2013
Recovery from this month's flood is well underway, sure to be a daunting task for those directly impacted by the raging waters.
Agricultural producers, whether large scale or small, will have special issues to contend with.
Among them are replacing or repairing their operation's infrastructure, such as irrigation systems, barns, fences, and corrals; dealing with longer, more difficult transportation routes to deliver livestock or produce to market; and harvesting crops in fields littered with debris.
Horse and livestock owners will want to pay special attention to health issues for animals impacted by the flood.
As flood waters recede, many pastures will be left with debris, such as boards with nails or metal objects that may cause injury.
Cleanup of these items should be completed before returning livestock to the pasture.
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Various contaminants were reportedly spilled into the river as a result of flood damage to their containment structures.
In most cases, the sheer volume of water will have diluted the contaminants to the point that they will not pose any serious issues.
Small amounts of oil can be degraded by bacteria in the soil or evaporated by sunlight.
Allowing pastures to dry and be exposed to sunlight will reduce the level of pathogens.
It is recommended that, if possible, producers wait at least 30 days before putting livestock back on pastures to allow nature to do its work in removing or reducing contaminant levels.
Flood-related livestock diseases are also a concern.
A publication by the University of Mississippi Extension encourages producers to watch for signs of Blackleg, Anthrax and other clostridial diseases.
It reports that Blackleg, caused by micro-organisms spread over fields by standing water, is of serious concern.
It usually affects cattle 6 to 24 months of age, but can also affect sheep, goats and swine. Symptoms include acute lameness, fever and swelling.
The extension recommends that "the best prevention against Blackleg is inoculation of all unvaccinated young calves before they are put out on pastures that have been flooded."
Contact your veterinarian if you suspect any disease, especially if animals die suddenly after flooding.
Tetanus may be a problem due to puncture wounds. Animals can be vaccinated to help prevent lockjaw.
Livestock exposed to constant standing in mud and water has an increased risk for foot rot. Foot rot is a painful swelling of the hoof causing lameness in cattle, sheep and goats and is normally accompanied by the foul-smell of dead tissue in between the claws.
Walking animals through a copper-sulfate solution will help provide protection against foot rot.
Chickens and horses can be affected by botulism, which is caused by organisms found in spoiled food, stagnant water and decaying animal carcasses left after a flood. Chickens may need to be confined for a period of time to reduce their access to spoiled meat or decaying matter. Horses should always have access to fresh water and feed.
This represents only a few of the health issues livestock owners may face following a flood.
For more information on these or other diseases, contact your local extension office, or your local veterinarian.
Always contact your veterinarian should you suspect a health issue with your livestock.


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PORTLAND — Portland's mayor is planting two disease-resistant American chestnut trees in the city.
Michael Brennan is planting the new varietal of chestnuts in the Mayor Baxter Woods forested park on Friday as part of an effort by the Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation to reintroduce the trees to Maine and Portland.
Once known as the redwood of the East, the American chestnut was one of the most dominant trees in the eastern United States, growing as tall as 100 feet. But a blight overtook the trees during the first half of the 1900s, wiping out the population by the 1950s.
The North Carolina-based American Chestnut Foundation now has developed a potentially blight-resistant tree, with plans to plant millions of them in the 19 states of the tree's original range.
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DENVER A powerful snowstorm blanketing the Denver area and northeastern Colorado snarled traffic Sunday and caused the cancellation or delay of hundreds of flights in and out of one of the nations busiest airports.
National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Kalina said the storm dumped 7 inches of snow in parts of Denver by late Sunday morning, and more is expected through Sunday night.
Some areas in the foothills west of the city received 19 inches to 21 inches of snow, and Kalina said 14 inches have fallen in Fort Collins.
The storm, which has packed high winds and caused blizzard conditions at times, is expected to make way for sun and warmer temperatures today.
Laura Coale, a spokeswoman for Denver International Airport, said about 200 departures and arrivals have been canceled, and numerous flights have been delayed by up to two hours.
The airport averages 1,700 flights a day, but there are between 1,500 and 1,600 flights on an average Sunday.
Lisa Reid told The Denver Post she was stranded at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport on her way home to Penrose, but her spirits remained high as she tried to embrace the adventure.
I knew it was going to snow, but didnt expect it to be severe until I saw the predictions last night, she said
Meanwhile, Ann Williams, a spokeswoman for Denvers Department of Public Works, said the city has deployed 70 snowplows to deal with the slow-moving system, which has caused numerous accidents on Interstate 25 and slowed traffic on Interstate 70 in the mountains.
Were seeing a lot of icy roads, she said. The pavement is very cold, and the snow is bonding to the pavement, so we have a lot of slick conditions. We are trying to stay with it. The snow is coming down fairly fast and fairly heavy.
For only the third time since a string of storms and hard cold caused dangerous driving conditions on residential streets in the winter of 2006-07, the city has deployed four-wheel drive pickup trucks equipped with plows into residential neighborhoods, Williams said.
The Colorado Department of Transportation also is using 80 plows to clear the citys main traffic arteries, and crews on 12-hour shifts plan to work through Sunday night.
After the storm leaves Colorado, workers will remove snow from the sides of highways and will concentrate on the heavy ice that is expected to build up on the areas bridges, CDOT spokeswoman Mindy Crane said.
The storm also is causing problems at Denver homeless shelters.
The Denver Rescue Mission downtown opened its chapel early Sunday, so homeless men have a place to go to get out of the cold, said spokeswoman Alexxa Tavlarides, who expects the shelter to fill as the day progresses.
This is the first winter since a Denver ordinance went into effect prohibiting anyone from unauthorized camping on public or private land.
We want people to get out of the cold, Tavlarides said. As the temperatures drop, it becomes dangerous.


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The evening was full of pomp and circumstance, but the morning hours of the recent Southwestern Colorado Livestock Associations annual gathering were marked by some serious agriculture policy talk.
Much of the discussion centered on drought. In short, 2012 was brutal.
Mike Preston, manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, called it the driest year on record since the districts formation in 1961.
We used every drop of allocated water, he said, adding that Southwest Colorado began 2012 with a surplus of water from the previous year. Farmers and ranchers wont have the same cushion in 2013.
Reservoir levels are 1,000 feet lower than this time last year, he said.
Despite recent storms bringing snowpack to near normal levels, San Juan National Forest Supervisor Mark Stiles cautioned soil that moisture was still very low.
Depending on precipitation levels the rest of winter and early spring, Stiles said ranchers could see a later than normal range-readiness date for grazing.
The total season could be shorter, he said.
Connie Clementson, manager of the BLMs Tres Rios Field Office in Dolores, echoed Stiles concerns about drought.
We could have problems if our moisture doesnt stack up, she said.
Ranchers who grazed land consumed by the 10,000-acre Weber Fire last summer will have to find greener pastures in the near term. Tom Rice, also with the Tres Rios office, said the charred land will take two or three years to recover.
The youngster suspected of starting the fire will go on trial in federal court in Durango this week, but the proceedings will be closed to the public to protect his or her identity as a minor.
Paul White, executive director of the Montezuma County Farm Service Agency, said dry weather accounted for a 60 percent loss of available grazing land in 2012 in Montezuma, Dolores and San Miguel counties.
Sage grouse was another hot topic.
One month ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the Gunnison sage grouse as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. If the grouse is granted endangered status, nearly 350,000 acres of Dolores, San Miguel and San Juan, Utah, counties will be designated as critical habitat.
The potential endangered classification hasnt gone over well with the ranching community, which fears efforts to protect the grouse will impinge upon its property rights.


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Vanessa Hudgens Celebrates Her Independence Day in a Bikini!
Vanessa Hudgens flaunts her bikini body while spending time by the pool to celebrate Independence Day on Friday (July 4) in this new photo posted to her social media pages.
"Fourth of July, big chillin' in my Bongo bikini!" the 25-year-old actress captioned the pic.
Earlier in the day, Vanessa wore an expletive on her Jac Vanek shirt while having fun at a workout session with younger sister Stella Hudgens, who wore an identical t-shirt.
" Happy 4th of July loves!!! kicking the day off right with @shapewithangela @stellahudgens #represent," Vanessa wrote as the caption to that photo.


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Doctor Who Series "The Impossible Astronaut" The Doctor returns for new adventure, along with newlyweds Amy and Rory. They receive a secret summons that leads them to the Oval Office in 1969. Enlisting the help of a former FBI agent and the irrepressible River Song, The Doctor promises to assist the President in saving a terrified little girl from a mysterious Space Man.G


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NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon at Radio City Music Hall, a group of Rockettes were being examined with critical eyes.
The 36 dancers practiced one of their signature synchronized numbers, their long limbs seemingly in perfect symmetry. They moved like swans, chins up, arms graceful.
Dance captain Karen Keeler drilled them until the last few moments before another group took the stage. "A one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, one, up two, a three and a four," she sang out.
Linda Haberman, director and choreographer of the annual "Radio City Christmas Spectacular," watched from the seats and asked Keeler's opinion of this group of women. It wasn't overly positive.
"They were just kind of taking it easy. Do you want me to continue?"
"We have, I think, six seconds," replied Haberman. "So if you can say it in six seconds, you can do it."
Keeler looked at her charges. "Do it all better," she told them.
Haberman laughed. "Details," she said.
This year is the 85th anniversary of the "Christmas Spectacular" and Haberman is determined to put on a birthday party appropriate for this grand old lady. When one thinks of Christmas in New York, who doesn't immediately imagine a line of crystal-bedecked women high-kicking it?
Haberman, who has been choreographing the show at Rockefeller Center since 2006, has managed to pull the 90-minute show into the Wii era, adding digital projections on LED screens, a 3-D section that requires special glasses and even sequence inspired by a computer game.
"I try to look at it with new eyes every year," she says. "It's really important to honor our past. There are things that are part of the Rockettes' rich history that I would never let go of. But I think it's important to keep the Rockettes as entertainment relevant to our changing times."
It was Haberman who added a new favorite routine — the Rockettes dancing on a double-decker tour bus. But there are some things she won't mess with: the "Nutcracker" minisuite, the woozy fall of the wooden soldiers, the "Living Nativity" and "The 12 Days of Christmas" sequences. Haberman keeps those classics but is always tinkering.
"I never leave anything alone because I can always make it better," she says. "I don't just leave something. Even if it's been in the show for five years."
This year, in a nod to the anniversary, the show will have a costume retrospective featuring Rockettes wearing some costumes they've worn through the decades. "It was kind of a fun way to tie it in and also give little bits of history of where we come from," she says.
The Rockettes have shrugged off Superstorm Sandy. Rehearsals were canceled for three days and vans had to pick up stranded dancers, but there will be no delays. "It's like New York. Everyone's pulling together and working hard and we'll get it done," Haberman says.
Haberman is an exacting task master. Calm, but steely. A graduate of the School of American Ballet, she became the youngest cast member in Bob Fosse's "Dancin'." Precision is in her blood.
"I'm tough with the ladies," she says. "But I think they respect me and I think they respect the work they're doing and that's really the key."
Haberman, who will start work on the next show in January, rehearses two casts at the same time — a total of 152 people — who alternate playing the punishing schedule of five shows a day, six days a week. There are 80 Rockettes since each show needs 36 ladies and four standbys.
Why 36? Partly that's all the women who can happily fit shoulder-to-shoulder along the 70-foot stage. And partly it's a number that Haberman has grown to adore.
"As a choreographer, you're always playing with formations, especially with the Rockettes. Thirty-six is a great number because you can divide it by two, you can divide it by three," she says. "Different choreographers like different numbers. I love 36. It becomes a math project."
The Rockettes, some 500 applied last spring, come from different backgrounds — some are Broadway dancers, some are Pilates instructors — but they must stand between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-10 1/2. That's simply due to Haberman's attempt to arrange her dancers to make a "pleasing effect."
Over the years, Haberman has helped hone the increasing strength and physicality of the Rockettes. The requirement to tap dance is the one that makes most stumble, but they often return the next year having nailed tap.
"I look at the line now compared with when I started in the '90s and they've just changed. These women train like crazy, they are all so strong and so tough and such good dancers — it's great," she says. "Now I can choreograph anything. I'm not limited."
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A father and his daughter will make their acting debut in the Jamestown Community Theatre's presentation of "Little Women" next month.
Jay Primiano has been cast as the father, a chaplain in the Army, who returns home. The children have not seen him for a number of years. Jay explained that the character is a concerned, understanding and caring father. As the real life father of two daughters, Jay feels he's well prepared for the role.
"There are a lot of talented actors in the play, I'm constantly amazed. I've learned a lot from them," Jay said.
His daughter, Jessy who is 11 and a fifth grader at the Lawn Avenue School, is part of an ensemble of actors who will portray portions of fables written by Louisa May Alcott. Jessy will play Kate, a spoiled girl in "Tilly"s Christmas." She said she's having a lot of fun.
On the item about Coley Tefft's place on Ferry Wharf, Suzy Fuquea wrote, "I found the answers you received to the question to be very interesting. Coley Tefft was my grandfather. My mother, Jackie, tells stories about the restaurant all the time. The name was the House of Tefft and my grandmother, Bea, ran the establishment. The busiest day at the restaurant, as my mother tells it, was the day the Jamestown Bridge opened in 1940. Things were so crazy that my mother, who was not quite 11, was put to work washing dishes."
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The island's dog registration is underway and Lilly, a yellow Lab has the #1 tag, Jake, a black/ white Lab mix has #2 and #3 is being worn by Monty, a black/tan Yorkshire terrier. When we spoke to Town Clerk Arlene Petit she reported that just over 400 dogs had been registered out of the 700 or so on the island. April 30 is the deadline, after that date dogs are registered late. "We have always had a great response from Jamestown's dog owners and I expect most will be registered by the end of the month," Arlene said. Our vallhund, Joshua, has number 418.
Kevin Carty took us to task for our questioning whether or not Native Americans had been offended by the Puritans. He wrote, "I hope that you get a chance to see An American Experience, "We shall remain" on PBS. The first episonde deals with the events from 1620 to the end of the King Philips War. The Pilgrims and the Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony did more than offend the native tribes. They attempted to eradicate them. We can't change history but we can at least try to understand it. Thanksgiving is not a celebration to all Americans but then the victors get to write history."
Does that mean that Thanksgiving is a turkey?
Our annual thanks to the Quononoquott Garden Club for the lovely daffodils at the Four Corners and along North Main Road.
No takers on John A. Murphy's question of who was the TV sidekick who hailed from Eastsidalia? The answer is Hopalong Cassidy's buddy Andy Devine who was often heard saying, "I think I winged him, Hoppy."
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010
The Real Saint Patrick's Day
Much like Halloween, St Patrick's Day has been taken over and redefined, rudely commercialised, made into, something it was not. Today there are very silly outward expressions to celebrate this great man's day, such as dyeing lager beer green, or rivers green, or wearing over-sized green clothing, followed by too much drink and too much food, and all the while not a thought given to Saint Patrick, nor his feast day.
There is also the real St Patrick's Day, An lá fhéile Pádraig, the Patron Saint of Ireland, a historical figure that brought much good to Ireland. A Celt himself, from the Cymro population of the Britain. His day we celebrate and we enjoy a feast on this day because it is a 'feast' day during the season of Lent. The day is one of wholesome celebration of Ireland's Patron Saint by Irish and Northern Irish Christians, family's gather, good food is served, there is ól, ceol, agus craic, but with decorum and observation of the gravity of the day and tomorrow it is back to Lent.
A good way to remember St Patrick is to read his writings. Two genuine writings of Saint Patrick are in existence today. These writings have become public only during the 19th century. One is "The Confession", an autobiography of Saint Patrick near the end of his life. Another is "A letter to Coroticus", containing a fierce complaint against Coroticus who had raided a number of Patrick's converts. Both of these can be found online with a Google search and are highly recommended as part of a real St Patrick's Day celebration.
3 comments:
- Sir Thomas said...
Thank you. I have been dismayed for many years now how the day has deteriorated. He was a great man, truly blessed and used by God Himself. Thanks again.
- 17 March 2010 at 10:00
- Jarred said...
Why don't the advocates of Ullans help those of us who wish to popularise a "different kind of Irish" by providing us with greetings for St Patrick's Day in "our tongue."
What is Ullans for Lá Fhéile Pádraig?
- 17 March 2010 at 13:50
- Barry R McCain said...
Jarred, very good point you make. I would absolutely LOVE to support Ullans and have tried to many times, I've begged Ullan speakers to write articles, to post, to do anything in the language. Some of my cousins in east Donegal speak Ullans; I've heard the language many times.
Alas, I don't speak, nor read and write it. My people, the McCains, were originally from Argyll, mid Argyll, were Gaelic speakers when they came to Ulster circa late 1500, but I know many of them also became Ullans speakers in Ulster. I do know Ulster Gaelic fairly well, which is quite an accomplishment for a Mississippi lad.
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Captain America: Super Soldier is set in the universe of the upcoming "Captain America: The First Avenger" movie, although it's important to note that it isn't a movie-themed game. The entire sequence of events takes place separate from the events of the movie. It's a movie tie-in game but still has its own distinct story. The game centers on a castle being held by the evil HYDRA forces during World War II. Cap sneaks in through the not-so-subtle method of airdropping right in, and he doesn't even need a parachute. Unfortunately, taking out the castle isn't as easy as it looks. Even after taking out the antiaircraft guns and calling in reinforcements, Cap is forced to contend with the evil forces of HYDRA and its leader, the malicious Red Skull. The story is being penned by comics author Christos Gage and even features the voice acting talent of Captain America actor Chris Evans.
It's going to be difficult to discuss Captain America: Super Soldier without comparing it to Batman: Arkham Asylum. The similarities between the two games are many, and it's clear that Super Soldier was heavily inspired by Rocksteady's own superhero game. Unlike many clones, Captain America: Super Soldier seems to have a pretty firm grasp on what made Arkham Asylum enjoyable. The result is a game that does not feel particularly original, but it's shaping up to be a lot of fun.
Captain America uses roughly the same smooth-flowing combat system, although perhaps it's a bit less smooth than Arkham Asylum. One button attacks, another button counters and another dodges, so it's all quite familiar. Cap can do a few things that Batman can't, as a large part of combat is built around his shield. He can block attacks with the shield, and although it's less effective than countering, it allows him to avoid damage with a less precise button press. He can also throw the shield, either with precision targeting or by tossing it quickly so it bounces from enemy to enemy. It's pretty similar to Arkham Asylum's Batarangs, which were useful for disabling an opponent but not great for defeating them. Proper use of your shield means that you can easily take out multiple enemies. The catch is that throwing your shield leaves you vulnerable to certain attacks for a moment, so you can't spam it endlessly.
Also like Batman, Cap can unleash special moves by building up his combos. Performing lengthy combos fill up a bar that allows Cap to perform Crippling Strikes, which are powerful moves that have the potential to massively damage or instantly disable a foe. Depending on the enemy, your Crippling Strike can instantly win a battle or at least turn the tide in your favor. Cap also has access to a few special attacks; he can swing his shield to perform a heavy blow, which is useful against heavily armored enemies. He can also slam his shield into the ground to perform an area-of-effect attack or hold his shield up to charge at foes.
An area where Captain America differs fairly heavily from Arkham Asylum is in having more traditional boss battles. As Cap progresses, he encounters Baron Strucker, who is like a regular enemy but much more dangerous. His electric arm could do serious damage to Cap, and he had a variety of moves that utilized it. Some could be countered, which would trigger a brutal scene where Cap and Strucker tussled. The not-so-good Baron was also less vulnerable to Crippling Strikes than his goons. Activating one does a very cool sequence where Cap deals serious damage to the boss, but it was far from the one-hit knockout that you'd imagine. Even after taking down Strucker, he wasn't down for the count and showed up later to bother Cap at the worst possible time. I was forced to beat him within a time limit … and this time, he had guys with guns helping him.
It should be noticed that guns are not quite as big a problem for Cap as they are for Batman. Cap's unbreakable shield can stop a bullet just as easily as a punch. When an enemy with a gun is nearby, a small indicator appears on the side of the screen, letting you know they're targeting you. If you block at the proper time, you'll either defend against the bullet or, if you have really precise timing, reflect it back at the enemy. Regardless, it means that while gun-wielding enemies are dangerous, they're not as dangerous as they might be. You simply have to fight them in a different way.
Also worth noting is that Cap is a heck of a lot more agile than Batman. Although the good Captain lacks Batman's grappling hook, he has agility at the peak of human capabilities. When you reach a place where Cap can climb or swing, you'll enter a sort of minigame. You're tasked with pressing a button at exactly the right point. This isn't quick as a QTE, so you're not going to live or die if you press at the wrong time. The correct rhythm of button presses allows you to swing through environments much faster. In turn, this grants bonuses and will come in handy if, say, Cap is being targeted by gun-wielding bad guys while he tries to swing across an area. It's a minor thing but adds some extra strategy to what would otherwise be a straightforward button-pressing sequence.
When you're not beating up bad guys or swinging through rafters, you're exploring the castle to find information on the bad guys or foil one of their evil plans. Once again, this is pretty much identical to Arkham Asylum, although perhaps with slightly less stealth. Scattered around the castle are dossiers and film reels, which reveal more of the story's metaplot and provide history and details on the game's various characters. You can also find hidden items or rooms by using Cap's "tactical sense," which can highlight important objects in the environment. We didn't get to see much of this exploration, but one can assume it will play a pretty crucial part in the game.
It's tough to deny that Captain America: Super Soldier is not a shameless Arkham Asylum clone. What's surprising is that it's pretty darn fun, at least from what we've got to play. It borrows many of the best aspects of Arkham Asylum, and while the gameplay and presentation are less polished, there are still a lot of strong elements there. It may not hold up in the final game, but what we've seen of Captain America: Super Soldier looks good. It's not a groundbreaking or original title, but it looks like a really fun superhero game.
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|2012-11-21, 03:44
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It's that they're just haphazardly using the characters like that which bothers us so damn much.
|2012-11-21, 05:23
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What a horrible ending, really.
Isn't the TRAPAR like the breath of the Scub Coral? How can it damage Human-Coralian children? It doesn't make sense! They shat all over the concepts of family and integration that were the core of E7. Not to mention that poor Renton and Eureka can't get a happy ending even after saving the world.
They completely shafted Fleur and all the other characters in favor of Ao's family. The activation of her Third Engine was glossed over, even if it was such a big deal in previous episodes. A wasted plot thread, one of many.
Truth was such a ridicolous villain that the only good thing he did was erasing himself from the story, literally. But then he comes back as an Archetype for no reason at all.
I want to point a giant Quartz Gun to this series and erase it from existence.
|2012-11-21, 06:11
|Link #2703
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This series just sucked after episode 3 as a standalone series. (I never cared about any E7 lagacies). But the fact that it should have been a sequel really killed it.
Reading the comments here I guess it's not even worth wasting time in watching the last 2 episodes of it.
So, may I ask what happened to Naru, and why did she sided with Truth? And Fleur, has she been truly shafted too in the end?
|2012-11-21, 07:47
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|2012-11-21, 07:59
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|2012-11-21, 09:50
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I wasn't expecting jack s**t from this entire series until I watched everything, I did, and some of the only things about it were just some priceless scenes, some good fights, and seeing Renton and Eureka again. That's all from me. But it still feels empty for me with this series.
And maybe I do understand of what Bones was trying to do here, but I must be still not getting it by choice since the ending left me with a WTF!? All that and Ao ends up back in Okinawa in this "third universe" despite the fact that there's a chance no one will remember him, and he doesn't get a chance to spend life with the family he's searched for since the beginning.
Renton is awesome, but I'm just bashing my head on the table when he's okay letting his kid go for the second time, every parent would hold onto their child especially if they have been separating from their offspring for a reason and finally have reunited again, with every intention of not letting them go again. And I'm supposed to accept that now that this whole thing never existed so Renton and Eureka can have Ao and her sister again with a new slate in their own universe. And their son Ao is just an anomoly in a third universe? I'm already accepting it it's just this whole thing was just feels pointless. I almost forgot that there is that scene where Ao went in saved Eureka from going through that accidental trip. That was very cool.
Several Plotholes still run around my head, and some of the characters, all the things they did, totally wiped away in a matter of second. Naru...*sighs* I'm glad she was out of the way, I never gave even gave two cents when she did the things she did, and she was supposed to be the "heroine", when antagonistic, then switched sides and then flip floped again and atttempted to take Truth's power for herself only to flop so bad, now after a little time change, she's back to her sick self and still delusional. And Truth.....I'll never EVER EVER THINK ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT TRUTH. All that crap and I'm supposed to accept that he's an archtype after the crap he's pulled? Uh uh, it doesn't roll like that in my viewpoint. He ends up as in archtype in the Nirvash Neo was it called? Darn it! GET THAT S**T OUTTA HERE!
And as for relationship, man I feel bad for a lot of people expecting some relationship between Ao and one of the female character to happen. The ending just shot that out of the sky and then shot up more of the remains when they reached the ground.
What really got me is the fact that they never backed up what happened to the fates of the rest of the cast in the previous Eureka Seven. The thing about sequels is that you have to at least mention and show the viewers what became of the people of the previous story, protagonist and antagonist, all the people that we have seen on this visual journey. They didn't do NONE of it, except Eureka and Renton. So we to assume that they are all right Holland and Talho is already enjoying their life with their newborn kid for all we know for one instance. Why bring them up and not even bring up a freaking flashback for what happened to them after those events.
It's a hot mess, that's all I know for sure. I'm just giving this series at least a 5/10. I didn't give a detailed review on it. But that's what this series is getting from me. I enjoyed it a little bit, and that was it, but not enough to get a higher rating.
|2012-11-21, 10:32
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I can't even tell what happened in that series
I can't
The mess is way too BIG.
For their daughter to renton and eureka , it's not naru ?
|2012-11-21, 10:49
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I'm hoping we get one of those what went wrong in production spiels like we sometimes get when a studio knows they fucked up huge and somehow I'm sure BONES knows they botched this completely and utterly.
|2012-11-21, 11:14
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I have found this rumor in the internet about that:
Sure something bad happened.
|2012-11-21, 11:20
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I'm seriously so worried about mecha right now its not even funny. I have nothing against trying to bring it up to date a bit with popular trends but can the shows please PLEASE start making some damn sense again instead of obviously never getting past the concept stage with their tropes. Like for all the flack Fam of the silver wing got for not living up to its predecessor and having "moeblob heroines" at least the plot made sense and the characters were developed normally. Thats at least meeting basic standards.
|2012-11-21, 12:43
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One thing that gets me is, I'm just having a hard time trying to define what this show was "about."
Was it about a boy finding his mother? Ok, he found her. And now she's gone forever. And nothing about his journey or their encounter seems to have changed him, so how can it matter? It may have been Ao's background motivation for his actions, but that's really all you can say about it.
Was it about a boy trying to fit in on his island while fighting prejudice and hatred from those around him? Certainly seemed that way at first, but that concept got tossed as soon as Ao boarded GB.
Was it about a boy saving the world? Ok, which world? There were so many alternate histories here, keeping track of them all was a chore; especially when any of them could just instantly be erased or brought into being by the quartz gun. For that matter, given the function of the gun, I'm not sure what it even means in this series to "save" the world. No, that can't be what it was about.
So maybe it was about him finding a new family with GB and his Pied Piper teammates, and sharing this world with them? These final episodes sure gave that sense, from his words to Elena about how he wanted to be with them, to Fleur's saying she thought they were a family in the finale. But we barely got any meaningful interactions between them during the whole show. Most of their time spent together was routinely battling Secrets, rinse and repeat. And now, of course, they might not even remember Ao anymore, so the "family" theme was completely pointless and didn't amount to anything.
And that's kind of the problem here. Nothing really amounted to anything. Not the relationships, not the politics, not the numerous little plot threads that were drawn up only to be left whipping in the wind (what ever happened with theEND? I can't even remember), not the Goldilocks girls, not the concept of GB being hell for these child pilots, etc. Nothing was really developed conclusively, or given relevance beyond its own existence, and so it was all robbed of any meaning. A big bag of nothing, that's how I'd describe it.
|2012-11-21, 12:49
|Link #2717
Senior Member
i remind that now and that was cool
Yeah , after that it was blown away
i remember hating truth the first time i saw it and especially when he took people appaerence
At this point i was only looking the series for dogfights and that's all
The Bleu generation is awful , naru is kinda cool in the beginning and get awful when she start her terrorist act , the father of fleur , awful gendo-cool wannabe
I mean , if the series stayed at ostracisation and the hero trying to beat those secret and get people love him it would be really cool and...
...Deja-vu but better than what i saw.
At least it's not a 52 episodes tv series.
|2012-11-21, 14:23
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How it negates anything is what I'm wondering...
And no, it doesn't suddenly mean that everything that happened in the first series somehow means nothing.
It's really something to be enjoyed on an intellectual level rather than an emotional level (although I still think there was plenty of emotional depth to it). I guess that fundamental difference just didn't work with some people.
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|2012-11-21, 14:59
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I hope you'll understand eventually that no matter how much you like something - this something doesn't get any better. Cheers.
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