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Standing by around the corner we listened to the engine cooling down with the occasional 'pop' and 'fizzle' after our drive from station towards the scene. We had been told to 'Stand Off! and await arrival of Police.' Reports had come in of a street fight still in progress with half the neighbourhood apparently involved.
Occasionally a car would come screeching around the corner either in an attempt to flee the scene or just in the normal standard of driving around here on the 'Beelzebub' Estate. After approximately five minutes we both could hear the approaching sirens of the Police coming up behind us. Along side us a Police patrol car pulled up and my mate wound the window down.
"Are you the Ambulance?" asked one of the Police officers to my mate who was in the driving seat. I detected a nano second of hesitation before my crew mate replied "Yeah, that'll be us right enough!" cleverly disguising his annoyance at been likened to a big green and yellow truck. "See you round there then!" And off went the Police ahead of us to the street fight.
Turning into the street we were met by a large crowd of people either side of the road in some kind of 'Mexican Standoff'. In the middle of the left hand crowd we could just make out a small group huddled around someone on the floor. Once safely parked up we walked towards the person on the floor taking with us the O2 bag and trauma kit not knowing what we were going to.
It soon became obvious that the person on the floor was an elderly 'lady' laying face down on the concrete driveway. She was conscious and complaining of pain in her upper arm. After checking for other injuries we turned her over and placed her arm in a sling and put her in the back of the truck. Now we could find out what happened without all and sundry putting in their two pence worth.
As I started taking more detailed obs and filling in paperwork, the injured 'lady' who was in her late sixties (with teeth missing, normal, huge cheap swag earrings, normal, mis-spelt tattoos, normal and dyed blond hair, normal) told me what had happened. She had got in the middle of a fight between her son and her grandson over some dogs and some birds. Every now and then her story was punctuated with "I ain't pressing no charges!"
Her son kept pigeons and her grandson kept 'Staffies' (The fashionable 'yob dog' at the moment). Unfortunately the dogs had been eating the pigeons which hacked off the dad no end. And so an argument had ensued that resulted in negotiations breaking down and ending in father and son beating seven colours of s**t out of each other. This is where our patient had come off worse as she was knocked to the ground, accidentally, and broke her arm.
Because this had moved from inside the house to the street, neighbours and passersby got involved and a 'Wild West' fight had started. As one neighbour said as I passed him leaning against his front door smoking a roll up "Its like a f******g scene from 'Shameless' better than watching telly this lot!" And I had to agree with him. Assorted youths were hanging around with approximately one in five of them holding a 'Staffie' straining at the leash. A lot of the houses had the old 'tin curtains' up to prevent youths breaking in and torching them.
The Police eventually caught up with father and son who had legged it from the scene and both were arrested. After booking in the elderly 'lady' at A/E her son was brought in by the Police to sort out his very large and nasty looking split lip! Having handed over our patient and sorting out the back of the truck we stood outside A/E and watched a steady procession of assorted family members go into A/E. Every other word that we could hear from nearly all of them involved f**k, and 'revenge' and 'b*****d' and other famous old Saxon verbalization.
I am glad that I do not live anywhere near one of these estates and if I did I would be getting out sharpish!


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The Help says that SA scans the first 1000 lines and automatically builds page view for those lines and while that might actually happen, the page views built do not get displayed until the part of the code is in the editor. Check this short video
As you can see, when I invoke Bird's View only the view for the current screen is displayed and the rest is added as I scroll down. Refreshing the Bird's View pane results in clearing the view completely, regenerating the screenshot and again, only displaying the actual screen.
Also, I'd like to request the extension of this feature. As you could see in the video, when I typed SELECT the corresponding popup was shown not only on the main edit pane but on the Bird's View as well, hence I thought Bird's View is interactive, that is, it gets refreshed when something happens on the screen. Alas, it's not completely true, for when I clicked a word and it (and all the same words in the editor at the same time) got highlighted with magenta background, the Bird's View did not reflect the change at all until I refreshed it. Which in turned wiped the view itself, so I had to scroll down again.
I believe being able to see the locations of the selected word on Bird's View would be awesome. Could you include highlighting matching words to the group of events that trigger view refresh, please?
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Somehow this message was left without a response. I'm sorry about that.
The Bird's Eye View behavior has changed over the years, but the help topic seems to be not in sync. The view stitches together small screenshots of editor tab pages. And I mean scaled down screenshots. In order to capture such screenshots in most development environments the pages have to be displayed on the screen. As far as I know the original implementation attempted to auto-scroll the contents of the editor on the new tab opening in order to capture all screenshots and some users complained that it makes the environment slow especially when working with large files. So it was changed later to capture screenshots as pages are scrolled manually and become visible. what you describe here is caused by that behavioral change.
There is also a difference in behavior between targets using simple buffering and double buffering for UI changes. SA can only do as much as aadd-on or external tool can do that doesn't have access to the enter code of the target environment and cannot change it
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That must be true when operating as an add-on or external tool. But what about SE, where it is (or it could be) tightly integrated? You're probably bored with me always coming with Sublime Text as an example, but it has a similar feature called Minimap that has some interesting traits, such as always using the same compression and using mouse drag instead of scrolling (employing some sort of dynamic offset to move the current window around). It also provides the minimap even for relatively large files and traverses it smoothly.
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I googled for a screenshot of SE minimal and if my senses are correct, that is vertical split read only view of the editor with scalled down fonts. I think it can be done in SQL Editor, there's a horizontal split already, just use small fonts and vertical split, but I doubt it's doable in any other target. Just my 2 cents
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Interesting idea. How do I make it to split vertically?
Oh, my bad. You mean it could be done by splitting it vertically instead of horizontally, reducing the font size in the split view and sync the split to the original to make navigation possible, right?
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You got me correctly. If my thinking is correct, we can implement that in SQL Editor, we just cannot make SSMS and other targets to do the same, we don't have that level of control over the target environment.
I'm just throwing an idea. If you want, I can submit an enhancement request to implement that feature. Please let me know.
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Please, do so. If it worked, that would improve this feature a lot, even if only in SE. It is already making SSMS rather obsolete.
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When Edward and Bella get back from Italy things have changed. Edward is restricting more and more of what she can do. Bella loses herself. She becomes rebellious Bella. Partying with the wolves, having wild nights out and going to jail. With Peter Whitlock she begins to find herself again. Join them on their journey.
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Edward is getting ready to go on a weekend hunting trip with his family. I am once again being told that I need a baby sister to watch over me while he is gone. He is always afraid that I will get myself into trouble.
I wish he could understand how humiliating it is to be watched over like a two year old baby. But when I say something to him about it, he just tries to ignore the conversation. Or he tells me how he knows what is best for me and it is all about my safety. Ever since we have come back from Italy it's only gotten worse.
Edward is always adding more restrictions of what I can and cannot do. It is almost like he is controlling my every movement and breath. This weekend they left me with Jasper and Emmett. Don't get me wrong I love Em as though he was a blood brother, the irony of that right.
He always makes sure that we have fun while the others are away. Emmett does not treat me like I am a doll that is breakable or that I am incapable of taking care of myself; but like I am his sister.
I have also gotten closer to Jasper. He and I share our love for books and history. That is something that Alice has absolutely no interest in. I swear that girl only cares about clothes and cash. But she is my best friend and she does love Jasper with all her heart.
Alice was absolutely thrilled that Jasper and I have become closer lately. She encourages us to spend as much time together as we can. But Edward, however, does not seem to like it at all. I really can't understand why. He says that he still does not completely trust Jasper with me yet. But I always feel that there is more that he is not telling me.
If Edward only knew that spending time with Emmett was a lot more dangerous with the things that we do, then Jasper could ever be. Speaking of danger I am sure that there will be a game or two of truth or dare this weekend. That is fun loving Emmett at his best. He never means any harm but sometimes he embarrasses me.
I walked down the stairs and Jasper was reading on the couch. "Hey Bella, What would you like to do this weekend? I was thinking that maybe you and I could take sometime this weekend together."
I was thinking about what I was going to do about Edward and his not trusting me. "I don't care what ever you guys would like to do is fine with me." I know that they are only trying to help and are only doing what Edward has asked them to do.
Jasper gave me a strange look and went to say something to me when my cell phone started ringing. I pulled it out of my pocket and saw it was Edward. Crap, I know why he is calling again. Are you being a good girl? What are you doing for the tenth time since he left? Have you snuck out and saw Jacob yet? That is the one that bothered me the most. I am not allowed to see or talk to Jacob anymore. Because it makes Edward go ape shit about how unstable the wolves are. But we all know that he is jealous and does not want me around him. But he won't admit that. But Edward has family convinced that Jacob is a danger to me. So they think that they are looking out for my best interest when they tell Edward anything to do with Jacob.
I was brought out of my thoughts by Jasper. "Bella, are you okay? I have been trying to get your attention. Edward is on the phone." Great I missed his call and he called Jaspers cell. Here comes a long lecture on the importance of my answering my phone and how worried he is. I am getting so tired of having this same conversation over and over with him.
I took Jaspers phone "Hello." A sigh came from Edward on the other end of the line. "Bella, I was so worried about you when you didn't answer the phone. Is everything alright? Did Emmett or Jasper do something to you? Put them on the phone now." I got up and walked over to where Jasper was looking out the huge window and handed him his phone. In a low whisper to Jasper "He wants to talk to you."
Jasper took the phone. "Hello, no everything is fine. No we have not done anything to hurt her. No she is fine. No there is no need for you to come home early. She just left her cell phone upstairs that's all. Of course she was not ignoring your calls." Wow, Jasper just lied for me. He shot me a look of that's what you better tell him too.
Jasper handed me the phone. Edward at least seemed a little relieved after talking to Jasper "Love, you need to get some rest. So why don't you get ready for bed."
I rolled my eyes "It's only 8:00 p.m. I am not ready to go to bed yet."
Of course he had to tell me what was best for me "Bella, I know what is best for you, now get ready for bed and I will call you in the
I just hung up the phone and handed it back to Jasper. Jasper must have felt my feelings "Is everything alright would you like to talk about it?"
As I stomped up the stairs "No, I have to go to bed now; those were my daddy's orders." I cannot believe that, even Rene and Charlie have not given me a bed time since I was ten years old.
Unbelievable, fuck when did I lose all control over my own being? When did I become Edwards's daughter? Then it hit me, Edward did not take away my control I gave it to him on silver platter. It is my own fault that he behaves like this. I should have listened to Charlie a long time ago and put a stop to it then.
I have no one but myself to blame for this. But that is going to stop this weekend. Edward will have to understand that if our relationship is going to work that I am capable of making my own decisions and being my own person. I need to show Edward rebellious Bella and I know just the person to help me with that.
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The UK meet 2013 site is up and running and it's certainly looking good.
The meet this year is in Manchester and will take place on the 12th to the 14th of July and judging by what I have read on the site-it's going to be even bigger than last year.
This year, I plan to stay for the whole week-end and really mingle with all the lovely people I met last year in fabulous Brighton. I did feel that last year I didn't have the time to completely settle down and really get to know people except to merely nod and smile at them (And gaze at in awe) before it was time to say ta ta till next year.
So this year I am Hell bent on squeezing every ounce of enjoyment I can from the experience. And this time, I'm going to take notes as well. Although I'm a hopeless note taker as my old note books from uni' will bear witness. 😳
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In addition to lots and lots of under-the-hood stuff fixed, stabilized and optimized, we've got some nice features people have been asking for. Here's a list of the highlights:
- 64-bit support. It took some work, but we're thrilled to have a version that is optimized for 64-bit, which, critically, can utilize more than maximum limit of 4GB on 32-bit systems. If you're using version 4.4.2 on a 64-bit system, you can upgrade to the 64-bit version by downloading it here.
- XLSX and ACCDB support. It's been a long time coming, but you can now import directly from the newer file formats from Excel and Access instead of using CSV or XLS/MDB workarounds.
- Report formatting. Reports now support cell borders/lines as well as vertical alignment. Yay!
In a bit of sad news, with this upgrade we say goodbye to the Linux version of Kirix Strata. Historically, there hasn't been enough commercial traction for the version and, unfortunately, supporting it further is cost prohibitive.
In addition to the things above, we've made many improvements to various bits and bobs throughout the package, which should lead to better overall performance. Download the Windows 32-bit version here and the Windows 64-bit version here.
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The world is not built in a day, nor is a child board. What typically is the MO of world builders that get their own forum is to start your threads like you are making them in your own forum and put the [World Name] in brackets like that in the subject line of the new thread you create.You can create as many threads as you want. When you have a good chunk and it is moving forward, we create the board and gather your beautiful offspring into the fold and lay them gently there.A second way to do this is in the main Citadel. We have a mysterious thing called "Regions" that are only visited by the most bravest warriors. Valadaar has been stomping around there lately and has found some issues which proves it is still in alpha/beta stages. But it needs more use in order to pull my attention towards with greater urgency. Are you the one that sounds the horn? Are you the one that joins valadaar in his mystic quest of exploring the regions? In order to gain access to this long forgotten and dangerous location you must use the same freetext for all the subs that belong to that world. Upon the day when the Strolenati deem you worthy, the magic click of acceptance will gather your subs with freetext and compile them through the magic of Algor Ithm and plant them inside your chosen title. Henceforth, you will have your own region that gathers your glorious subs into a organization worthy of a librarian and gives a table of contents to those that visit.So forums or regions. Both take some work to get and it sounds like you have a bottom up plan to work in the forum and promote them to the Citadel. A worthy plan and commend you for it!So write away and once you get a few threads going you will be granted a forum of your own to live and work in.(We did have a post count rule for it somewhere, just can't find the d**n thing so we will wing it. I would expect at least 5 different threads with a solid foundation of content. Otherwise I would have to give a new board to most everybody that has an idea for a world.)
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After a jam-packed season, which included three world premieres, the Royal Ballet dancers are enjoying a well-earned summer break. In the course of the season, members of the corps de ballet dance around 134 shows. By August, rest, relaxation and replenishing energy levels are a priority.
How the dancers spend their holidays depends on their work options and the repertory scheduled for the next season. However, it is also a personal choice. Some people head straight to sun-drenched beaches for piña coladas, while others make the most of the time off for an annual trip home to loved ones. We caught up with First Artist Nathalie Harrison before she went on holiday to find out her plans.
'Unbelievably, this year saw the curtain fall on my ninth season. The end of season is always awash with mixed emotions, and this year, as there was no international tour, it rather crept up on us', she explained.
'As a London girl, I'm blessed with family and friends being around the corner. However as our schedule isn't the most sociable, I have put aside some time for them this summer', says Nathalie. 'I have family in the West Country, so I'm looking forward to walks on the beach, ice creams in the rain and lots of rural beauty before getting back to the concrete jungle. I am also going to Cyprus for some sunshine and down time, though I'll be swimming and stretching to wind down and keep my body ticking over.'
This summer, Nathalie is also dancing in Nicholas Hytner's production of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens. The play, at the National Theatre in London until the end of October, features choreography by Royal Ballet Principal Edward Watson.
'Ed has choreographed a beautiful duet for one of the scenes, and I'm so excited to take part', Nathalie explains. 'I love the idea of having a little adventure and experiencing another stage.'
Nathalie is performing with fellow First Artist Olivia Cowley. 'We're calling it our South London Tour 2012', she continues. 'We've have been practising our lines whilst scurrying across Waterloo Bridge, inadvertently shouting Shakespeare at tourists!'
This year, a few of the dancers will travel to Dar Danse, a new dance retreat in Morocco headed by former Royal Ballet dancer Francesca Filpi and osteopath Jennie Morton. An eco-friendly resort on the coast, it offers a range of health and wellness getaways and ballet retreats that include courses with Royal Ballet dancers. [Please note that although the resort was set up by a former dancer, and members of the Company take part, Dar Danse is not endorsed by The Royal Ballet.]
'Several of the gang are joining Francesca in Morocco', Nathalie explains. 'Hopefully I will be there soon – possibly mid-season. It's a venture we are all excited to support and will certainly be frequented by us over the next few years, of that I'm sure.'
The Royal Ballet 2012/13 season, which will include new works from six contemporary choreographers, promises to be as busy as the preceding one.
'I can't wait for next season', Nathalie concludes. 'It's such an exciting time: we have a fresh ballet mistress to preen the swans in preparation for Swan Lake and our new director, Kevin O'Hare. Here's to happy dancing days ahead!'


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Nick Lachey says he and ex-wife Jessica Simpson haven't spoken in six years.
Talk about cutting someone completely out of your life.
Appearing on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" with his boy band 98 Degrees, the singer divulged the information in response to a fan question about when he last saw or spoke to Simpson.
"Is this the part where I can plead the 5th? It's been years, honestly. Yeah, years," Lachey said. "Honestly, probably six years. It was like another lifetime ago."
Lachey, 39, and Simpson, 32, married in 2002 to much fanfare, starred in an MTV reality series for three seasons that showcased their nascent marriage, then later divorced in 2005. Lachey went on in 2011 to marry Vanessa Minnillo, with whom he has a son; Simpson is currently engaged to and expecting her second child with former NFL player Eric Johnson.
But the love story was still on host Andy Cohen's mind when he asked Lachey if he ever reminisced by curling up and watching old episodes of "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" on DVD.
"I have not. As you can imagine, that's not popular viewing in my house. You know, we don't sit around as a family and watch the old DVDs," he said, laughing.
Lachey was later enlisted in a game of Cohen's "Plead the Fifth," in which celebs have to answer awkward personal questions or invoke the 5th Amendment. Simpson and her family were still the topic of discussion
"What is the best thing about no longer having Joe Simpson as a father-in-law?" Cohen asked.
His brother, Drew Lachey, took the bullet on that one, blurting out: "Can I answer this? Everything!"
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Joe Flacco may never silence all his critics, but he showed why the Ravens have so much faith in him: He is a winner who elevates his play when all the chips are on the table. Joe Flacco wins all the time, but somehow, in the court of popular pigskin opinion, he may never win. Flacco has won 61 games in his first five years in the NFL, including the playoffs, which is more than any other quarterback. Early in his career, he often played a secondary role in the outcome of those games. But all those national analysts who still think it is a smothering defense and a stout running game that is carrying the Ravens to all of these wins clearly aren't paying attention. No, Joe Flacco is not a perfect quarterback. He can be maddeningly inconsistent. His accuracy is spotty at times. He sometimes gets lost in the pocket. And while I am cool with his laid-back demeanor, some perceive that as a flaw. But it blows my mind that still today, few quarterbacks are scrutinized nationally more than Flacco. His critics were silenced Saturday -- and a few more will jump on the Flacco bandwagon, about 12 months too late. Simply put, Flacco balled out against the Denver Broncos. He dropped a bomb on them in the first quarter, lofting a deep throw over the head of cornerback Champ Bailey, a future Hall of Famer, to wide receiver Torrey Smith for a 59-yard touchdown. He connected with Smith again in the second quarter on a 32-yard touchdown. And with his season -- and the career of Ray Lewis -- on the line, Flacco stunned the Broncos by launching a prayer over the head of rookie safety Rahim Moore, who took a bad angle to the ball and then mistimed his leap, into the hands of Jacoby Jones, who ran it in for a game-tying 70-yard score. Flacco completed 18 of 34 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns as the Ravens won in double overtime, 38-35. Flacco's only major mistake was fumbling a botched snap from center Matt Birk. Yes, I picked the Broncos to win this game, but I also predicted that Flacco would play well, and I have the blog posts and Tweets to show it. Flacco won me over last year with how he played in the AFC title game, which is why I didn't rip him when he played poorly at times this season (like the first time around against the Broncos). I don't know when the transformation occurred, but Flacco went from a young kid who underwhelmed in the playoffs to a grown man who elevates his play in the clutch. He couldn't care less about his individual numbers during the regular season, which is why he may never be viewed as one of those "elite" quarterbacks in the eyes of some analysts. But his postseason stats the past two years are eye-popping, and they are proof that the Ravens are winning because of Flacco and not in spite of him. In his past four playoff games, Joe Flacco has piled up 1,095 passing yards and nine touchdowns, while throwing just one interception. That's a big-boy playoff passer rating of 107.5, folks. When Jones dropped that pass on third down in the middle of the fourth quarter -- it wouldn't be a Ravens playoff game without a critical drop, would it? -- I couldn't help but think of the times that his wide-outs let him down in past years. Would Flacco be perceived differently if Anquan Boldin or T.J. Houshmandzadeh finished off plays in the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers two years ago? And what about the drop by Lee Evans in last year's AFC championship game? Would Flacco have been mocked during his low points in the regular season -- one New York writer compared him to Kyle Boller in a Tweet to me back in October -- if Evans had caught that pass and Flacco had taken the Ravens to the Super Bowl? Anyway, it doesn't really matter now. Flacco once again has the Ravens in the AFC championship game. Since Flacco is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this spring, I'm obligated to say that Flacco made himself a lot of money Saturday. And maybe he did. But the reality is that he isn't going anywhere and he never was going anywhere in the first place. The Ravens would be crazy to pull the plug on Flacco after five seasons, especially without giving him a chance to step out of the shadow of Cam Cameron's ego. The Ravens aren't crazy. They know what they have in Flacco -- a strong-armed quarterback who might just be on the verge of greatness -- and the real challenge all along has been finding a price that makes Flacco happy while still allowing the Ravens to build a contending team around him. No, Flacco can't do it all alone. But when he gets a little help from his friends, like he did Saturday night, Flacco can carry this team. Will he carry them back to the Super Bowl next weekend?
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Water is considered "hard" when there is a significant amount of calcium, magnesium, iron, limestone or other minerals in the water. Once the water evaporates, you get either "scaling" (crusty white residue) on your fixtures, shower doors, dishes or orange stains. Orange stains are mostly from the iron that is present in your water source. All of these minerals can clog and damage pipes. Unfortunately, these minerals are very common and can be found in both city water supplies and well water.
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Red Bull King of the Air is a Go for this Sunday, 3 Feb 2013!
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The window period for Red Bull King of the Air started today and we're lucky enough to have been given the go ahead for this Sunday, 3 February 2013!
This afternoon Ruben Lenten hit the water for a pre-event session just as the Cape Town sun was setting.
Ruben Lenten hits the water for a sunset session ahead of this Sunday's Red Bull King of the Air at Big Bay, Cape Town
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Judges kiteboarder Susi Mai and watersports legend Robby Naish with the Red Bull King of the Air Trophy
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A fresh spell of snow has blanketed tourist hotspot Shimla in white.
This falling of snow, however, has affected the daily routine of the common man and their business operations.
On Wednesday, roads , trees and mountains were covered in snow, providing a visual treat to tourists.
Most roads and markets wore a deserted look. Locals were wrapped up in woollens as they tried to beat the chill.
Prakash Sharma, a local newspaper hawker, found it difficult to deliver newspapers in the snow .
"It has become difficult to climb uphill, difficult to carry goods and the shops are also closed right now. The traffic is also not there. We are somehow managing," he said.
The tourists were seen enjoying themselves in the snow.
The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh have seen heavy snowfall recently, with some districts receiving upto 90 centimetres of snow.
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Sara and her four best friends all enjoyed both their gardens and the flock of small birds that took up residence with them every year. Each of them kept bird feeders in their back yard, catering to a flurry of gold finches, cardinals, chickadees, and many other feathery species. They often spent lazy summer afternoons relaxing in the shade, watching the busy activity of the birds flitting to and fro. This spring, as the friends were busy preparing their gardens for a new growing season, each noted the arrival of their feathered friends. In conversation the following day, the five of them were quite surprised to discover that each of them had a pair of birds building a nest in the eaves of the roof for one of the structures around their homes, and of course, each nesting pair of birds was of a different species. Determine the full name of each friend, the type of birds building the nest, and where each nest was being built.
1. Lee, whose last name wasn't Ward, didn't have chickadees nesting in her yard. Alice's birds weren't making their nest in the breezeway.
2. Sara Tremont didn't have a shed in her yard. The cardinals were not nesting in a gazebo.
3. The woman whose last name was Edwards had a pair of goldfinch making a nest in her yard, but not in the garage. The robins built their nest in the eaves of a front porch, but it wasn't Ms. Martin's front porch.
4. The sparrows were not making a nest in Sara's yard. Paula's last name wasn't Martin.
5. Beth, whose last name wasn't Ward, didn't have sparrows nesting in her yard. The sparrows were nesting in the breezeway. Ms. Adams had birds making a nest in the garage.
6. The five friends are represented by Ms. Ward, the woman who had birds making a nest in the garage, the woman who had chickadees making a nest, Paula, and the woman who had birds making a nest in her breezeway.
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De Reuck, Wade capture USA Masters 10 km titles at Texas Round-Up
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INDIANAPOLIS - 2004 U.S. Olympian Colleen De Reuck (Boulder, Colo.) and 2008 USA Masters Cross Country Champion Sean Wade (Houston, Texas), led all contenders at the USA Masters 10 km Championships, hosted by The Texas Round-Up Festival on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Wade outran Dennis Simoniatis by three seconds for the overall and age division (40-44) win, running 31:15. In finishing second overall, Simonaitis captured his second consecutive national title in the 45-49 division. De Rueck dominated the women's field, running 34:17 to win by 2:09 over Jody Hawkins (Frisco, Texas) as they led the women's 40-44 division.
National titles were also awarded in the following women's categories: 45-49 - Carmen Ayala-Troncoso (Austin, Texas), 37:22; 50-54 - Christine Kennedy (Los Gatos, Calif.), 39:41; 55-59 - Kathryn Martin (Northport, N.Y.), 39:26; 65-69 - Barbara Miller (Modesto, Calif.), 48:32.
National championships were awarded in the following men's divisions: 50-54 - David Cannon (Seattle, Wash.), 34:37; 55-59 - Nolan Shaheed (Pasadena, Calif.), 35:50; 60-64 - Ronald Wells (Alpine, Calif.), 38:24; 65-69 - Doug Goodhue (Milford, Mich.), 39:24; 70-74 - Inocencio Cantu (Richmond, Texas), 49:14; 75-79 - Robert Coffey (Fort Worth, Texas), 57:27.
The USA Masters 10 km Championships were hosted by Texas Round-up, a statewide fitness initiative that encourages all Texans to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles through regular exercise and general physical fitness and was created by Texas Governor, Rick Perry in 2004.
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Local pools and lakes opening for summer swimming
Pools and lakes are opening up for the season around the area, with swimming lessons and open swim for both adults and kids in a few towns and villages.
Following is a list of some area pools or lakes including more information on what they offer:
o Canastota: Canastota's pool opened on June 17, with open swim happening from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. until Friday. From June 24 to Aug. 1, open swim will only be available from 1-4:15 p.m. This will change again the following week. Aug. 5, the pool's open swim will be from 1-6 p.m.
For more information, including swimming lesson sign-ups and schedules, visit the pool on the corner of Spencer and Chapel streets or canastota.com.
o Madison: Madison Lake is currently open. Lifeguards are on duty from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The lake also offers swimming lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Pavilions can be rented at the lake for parties as well.
For more information on pavilions and lessons, call 893-7281.
o Oneida: Chapman Pool opened on June 17 with open swim Monday through Thursdays from 12:30-5 p.m., Fridays 12:30-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. All children 10 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 or older. Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening swims will begin as well from 7-8 p.m. All youths 18 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. There is a $1 daily pool fee to use the facilities, though passes are available: $30 for residents, $40 for non-residents, $50 for residential families and $60 for non-residential families.
For more information, including schedules, visit: oneidacity.com/departments/recreation/parks.
o Sherrill: Sherrill's pool is scheduled to open Saturday, with open swim weekdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from noon to 8 p.m. Season passes are available at residential seasonal rates of $40 for an individual and $65 for a family. Non-residential season passes are $50 for an individual and $95 for a family. Daily tickets are also available, 10 for $10 for residents and 10 for $15 for non-residents. Children under 10 must be accompanied by caregivers who are at least 14 years old.
For more information, including detailed lesson schedules, visit sherrillny.org.
o Sullivan: Sullivan's Chapman Park swimming area is open as of June 15. This portion of Oneida Lake is only swimmable while lifeguards are present, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the weekends.


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Sports Birthdays for July 13 — Spud Webb and More
Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on July 13:
Tony Kornheiser
Age: 64
Profession: Sportswriter / Broadcaster
Best Known For: Having built his reputation as one of America's top sports pundits by writing for 'The Washington Post' from 1984 to 2008, Tony Kornheiser is now a widely recognized broadcaster who co-anchors 'Pardon the Interruption' on ESPN. In addition to several other recurrent broadcast roles, Kornheiser was an analyst on 'Monday Night Football' from 2006 to 2008. He hosts a daily sports talk show on a Washington D.C. AM radio station.
David Thompson
Age: 58
Profession: Retired NBA Player
Best Known For: Nicknamed 'Skywalker' because of his incredible vertical leap, David Thompson was a star basketball player at both the college and professional levels. He led North Carolina State University to an undefeated season in 1973 and the NCAA championship in 1974. Thompson was a three-time, first-team All-American from 1973-75. During his ABA/NBA career from 1975 to 1984, Thompson was a five-time all star for the Denver Nuggets and the Seattle SuperSonics. In addition to being a prolific scorer, Thompson has been given credit for inventing several dunk styles. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
Spud Webb
Age: 49
Profession: Retired NBA Player
Best Known For: One of the shortest players in NBA history, Spud Webb's 5'7″ height did not keep him from dunking the basketball. Webb won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Dallas while he was a member of the Atlanta Hawks. From 1985 to 1998, Webb played in 814 NBA games, averaging 9.9 points and 5.3 assists per game.
Ryan Ludwick
Age: 34
Profession: MLB Player
Best Known For: A 2008 All-Star selection while with the St. Louis Cardinals, Ryan Ludwick has also played outfield for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He won a 2008 National League Silver Slugger as one of the best offensive players in the league at his position.
Shin-Soo Choo
Age: 30
Profession: MLB Player
Best Known For: A native of South Korea, outfielder Shin-Soo Choo made the transition to Major League Baseball in 2005 with the Seattle Mariners. He currently plays right field for the Cleveland Indians.
Yadier Molina
Age: 30
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Best Known For: A four-time All-Star selection, Yadier Molina is one of the best catchers in baseball. Having played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Molina has been on two World Series-winning teams (2006 and 2011) and won four Gold Glove Awards. His brothers José and Bengie were major league catchers.


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Elton Dean Quartet - Live in Milan '79
Curiously, this great quartet (directly derived from E.Dean's
Ninesense), didn't left us any official recording.
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The world's major river basins may hold the key to doubling food production in the coming years. The idea was discussed at the 14th World Water Congress in Brazil.
A new report says while water shortages do exist around the world, water scarcity is not the major obstacle to producing more food. Rather, the report says, it's the "inefficient and inequitable distribution of the massive amounts of water that flow through the breadbaskets of key river basins."
Story to tell
These include the Nile, Ganges, Andes, Yellow, Niger and Volta. Dr. Simon Cook and his colleagues studied 10 major river basins in all. He said river basins have a story to tell.
"The first thing that they tell us is that there is quite massive unused capacity to produce more food without necessarily compromising the water resources," he said.
Cook was the coordinator for the Basin Focal Research Project for the Challenge Program on Water and Food.
"They tell us the major potential lies in rain-fed agriculture, not in irrigation. Although in Africa there is substantial scope for irrigation. They tell us that many of the problems are not problems of capacity. They're problems of the way that resource has been appropriated in, what you might call, an unbalanced way," he said.
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River basins provide water, food, energy and biodiversity -- all things necessary for life. But Cook said these are often used inefficiently, especially water.
"If you look at the total amount of water going into river basins and the total amount of food coming out of river basins, the conversion ratio is pretty small, pretty low. And certainly in the African basins it was often 10 percent or even less of capacity. So, there immediately you can see that there's a huge potential to actually satisfy future food demands without necessarily compromising even more scarce water supplies," he said.
The river basin is much more than just the channel of water and adjacent land. Cook said the whole landscape should be included.
"Often when people think of river basins they only think what happens once the water actually gets into the channel. But certainly in African basins often the proportion of water that gets into the channel, that is what's called blue water, is a fraction of the total water going through the river basin system," he said.
A river basin has two types of water.
"Blue water is water, such as irrigation water, that goes into the river channel and is taken out or put in ponds or lakes or what have you. It's water that you can see. But the vast majority of water is what's called green water, which is rainfall actually. It falls on landscapes. It's used to produce food. It never actually gets into the river channel, but it's really important. And it's the major part of the total water balance in river basins," he said.
The Basin Focal Research Project report says if farmers are to take advantage of that green water, they need inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer and possibly mechanization. It says fertilizer is often very underused.
Making the most of river basins
Besides agriculture, river basins are also home to fisheries and livestock.
"Think of the livestock system as three parts. First of all, you're trying to find stuff for the animals to feed off. And then you're trying to keep the animal healthy and keep it fed throughout its life because you don't get anything out of it until it's mature and it's producing. And then you're trying to sell the products. Now, there are three components there that need to be put together for farmers to really benefit," said Cook.
The report says Africa has the biggest potential to increase food production. But there are large areas in Asia and Latin America where food production is currently 10 percent below their potential.
The 10 river basins studied include the Limpopo, Niger, Nile and Volta basins in Africa; the Andes and Sao Francisco in South America; and the Indus-Ganges, Karkheh, Mekong and Yellow river basins in Asia.
The 14th World Water Congress was held in Recife, Brazil from September 25 to the 29.


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Three members of Hope's All-MIAA baseball squad have been named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-Mideast Region team.
Three members of Hope's All-MIAA baseball squad have been named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-Mideast Region team.
Junior shortstop Brian Baker of Holland (West Ottawa HS) has been named to the All-Region first team while sophomore first baseman Matt VanderVelde of Grandville (Grandville HS) and senior pitcher Mike Rodgers of Saline (Saline HS) are second team honorees.
The All-Region teams are selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association. The All-Mideast region includes NCAA Division III teams in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Hope's honorees were members of a Flying Dutchmen team that won a school-record 29 games (29-13), won the MIAA championship, and qualified for the NCAA Division III championships.
Baker and Rodgers were honored as the MIAA's most valuable player and pitcher respectively. Rodgers posted a 7-3 season record, including 7-1 in league games with a 1.15 earned run average. VanderVelde and Bakker each batted over .400 on the season and in league games. VanderVelde batted .425 on the season, including .456 in the MIAA while Baker hit .414 in all games and .433 in the league.
Other players from MIAA schools being honored include Albion senior third baseman Derek Tracy (first team) and Olivet senior outfielder Chris Shelhart (third team).


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
A hearing at the Knesset this week revealed once again that Palestinian school textbooks deny the legitimacy of Israel, erase Jewish history in the region, and teach that true peace is not possible until the Jewish state disappears.
Presenting his findings to the gathered lawmakers and foreign diplomats, Dr. Arnon Groiss, a recognized expert on tolerance in education, charged that "Israel is delegitimized, and demonized in these texts and no peaceful solution to Arab-Israel conflict is ever discussed."
The textbooks in question are used currently in Palestinian schools funded and operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Financing for the schools and textbooks comes from the US, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Australia and other nations.
One of the chief components of the original "Oslo" peace accords was that both sides would educate their respective populations for peaceful coexistence on the basis that both had a right to sovereignty in at least part of the land.
The Palestinian side has not only failed to meet this obligation, but has been demonstrably going in the opposite direction, educating future generations to perpetuate the conflict with Israel.
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The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland proved incredibly popular in Tokyo last week with sold out houses for all five performances. The tour continues tonight with a gala performance featuring extracts from Symphony in C, Mayerling, Don Quixote and Agon, plus La Valse, Qualia and After the Rain, among others.
Friday will see the first of five performances of Swan Lake, although unfortunately Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg announced today they will not be performing the leading roles on Friday evening. They will be replaced by Steven McRae and Roberta Marquez, who will dance in addition to their published performance on Saturday 13 July matinee.
Talking about the decision, Alina and Johan said:
We are very sorry and sad not to be performing our scheduled performance of Swan Lake with the Company. Unfortunately, due to our recent injuries, although recovering well, we are still unable to meet the physical demands that Swan Lake specifically requires. We both love performing in Japan and look forward to appearing back here soon.'
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