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Oh Lord, thank God for the small things,
The words and acts of kindness,
Which help me through the day.
Thank God for the small things,
Each day I'm fed,
I've many clothes to wear.
Thank you that I too can be generous,
That you gave me a Mother who taught —
Her daughter to be thoughtful,
So I wouldn't think only of myself.
And even when I'm hurt and crying,
I can see a silver lining in that cloud.
Lord, thank you for the small things,
A life I'm given to live,
No matter how battered or bruised,
You're my armour and you never leave.
Your champions wage,
Though the whirlpool may swallow;
You bring us through to the other side.
New blessings each day,
More than we need or want, or deserve,
Thank you for the small things.
For earnings, for caring friends,
For a heart that doesn't break when it's bent,
Thank you for love; however, small it was,
For those who hurt me,
So I knew then, what forgiveness was.
Lord, oh for the small things,
That kindness could be formed in me,
To kill the badness, the jealousy.
Thank you for keeping him safe,
For him not being my guy,
Though I pray for him still,
You keep him secure, alive —
I pray you give him faith.
And draw us both close to you.
Thank you my almost love,
Is not in the big picture.
I hope he sees his wealth,
His privilege comes,
Not only with acts of goodness,
But faith in God, in Jesus —
From his heart,
If I see him again —
Help me to not turn away but to repair.
So much is your power,
You could change a man's mind.
Help him see he is lost in the law,
He needs your grace to believe.
Thank you Lord, for the small things,
My family, my friends, those I detest.
My lost pets, my forgotten foes.
Every man I felt something special for,
For the ones who hurt me deep and cut in;
I didn't bleed out and die inside.
I moved on, survived,
I'm doing okay.
Thank you I was born in this day and age,
Not one-hundred something years ago or more.
For medical advances, social programs,
And people more understanding,
At least I hope?
Thank you that one day, I'll see you face to face,
Thank you Lord, for the small things,
For to me they're very big.
My prayer I give and keep in my heart,
For your omniscient presence,
For your healing,
Oh Lord, I ask and give thanks.
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Hernández, 26, an entertainment journalist and host for
Tegucigalpa-based Channel 51, was driving colleague Karol Cabrera home when two
unidentified gunmen fired on them in a neighborhood known as El
News accounts suggested that Cabrera had been the target of the attack. Cabrera, who hosted a television show on state-owned Channel 8 during the interim government of Roberto Micheletti, said she believed supporters of ousted leader Manuel Zelaya were behind the attack, press reports said. Cabrera's daughter, Kathleen Nicole Rodríguez Cabrera, was fatally shot in December 2009 under similar circumstances, according to press reports.
Cabrera said she had received several anonymous death threats by phone before the shooting and had been assigned a police escort, press reports said. The officer was at Cabrera's home at the time of the attack, according to news reports.
Hernández hosted the program "Encuentros" on Channel 51 and was studying journalism at the National University of Honduras.


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The desert Southwest is an amazingly beautiful place. As a photographer living in the High Sierra mountains of California, I am attracted to how different red rock country is. The flowing forms of red rock mixed with beautiful light are almost overwhelming. It brings out a different side of me, as a person and as an artist.
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So, it's this time of year again …
Dinosaurs, cowboys, weeping angels etc. All fairly promising. I do wish they'd leave the daleks alone for a while, though …
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So, it's this time of year again …
Dinosaurs, cowboys, weeping angels etc. All fairly promising. I do wish they'd leave the daleks alone for a while, though …
Tags: Doctor Who
In one sense, I couldn't really care less whether the sf I enjoy on TV is homegrown or not. It's not like I've got vast reserves of unused time that I long to sink into watching more TV or anything; and those windows of opportunity that I do manage to fit a spot of TV into are quite satisfactorily filled by quality output, SFnal or otherwise, from various parts of the world.
However, there's undeniably a bit of me that craves some polished UK sf to get my teeth into. Britain can, after all, make some sort of a claim to be the homeland of modern sf, fantasy and horror, what with Frankenstein, Dracula, Lord of the Rings etc. Would be shame if we can't make a decent stab at adapting those genres to the greatest mass entertainment medium ever invented.
So, what have I been watching? First, what I haven't been watching. I only ever saw a little bit of Being Human – an episode here or there of the first season, I think – and was appropriately impressed. Good stuff, which knew pretty much exactly what it wanted to be and duly delivered with commendable verve. I've also heard invariably good, sometimes great, things about Misfits, which I haven't watched at all. Don't know quite how that oversight came about, but there you are. And I entirely missed Outcasts, because I … well, to be honest I didn't even know it was on until the series was halfway over. I think I was on holiday or something when it started. Critical feedback leads me to suspect I didn't miss too much.
Stuff I have been paying attention to this year is mostly the more high profile offerings.
Doctor Who has been a bit hit and miss for me this year, which seems to be a not uncommon reaction. Still like Matt Smith as the Doctor, at least when he's given a good script to work with. Still in love with the anything-is-possible, genre-bending aesthetic of the plots and mood. Still think, when it works, it works quite brilliantly (Neil Gaiman, obviously). But when it doesn't work, it really doesn't work, fumbling the ball in a way few, if any, comparably high-profile US series would ever do.
I've got at least one foot in the camp of those who reckon the show's gone a bit too convoluted and dark this season. I would defy even a Nobel laureate to come up with an explanation I could get my head around of the contorted timelines in which the Doctor, Amy and River Song have been entangled. I'm not saying such an explanation doesn't exist, in principle, just that I suspect it's far too elaborate for me to grasp without more application of brain power than I think the question deserves, or is entirely appropriate to early evening family viewing. That said, I quite enjoyed the season finale, despite the fact that I'm still not sure it made a lick of sense.
Torchwood: Miracle Day … now what can I say … well, maybe …
That's a bit unfair. It had its moments, and there were glimmers of some good stuff peeping through – occasionally really good stuff. Not enough to carry ten episodes, though. Maybe seven? Maybe only five. I had high hopes for this series – I would really like a Torchwood I could be an unreserved cheerleader for – but I fear this outing may have killed off this particular corner of the Doctor Who franchise for a while. If you're going to go the co-production route, I suspect anything but instant success spells trouble.
Primeval, ITV's attempt at biggish budget sf entertainment, got a similar co-production makeover this year. It didn't over-reach itself, stayed on pretty familiar territory plot- and cast-wise, and all in all was … fine, I thought. Not quite as much straightforward fun as it used to be, maybe. I find it more consistent than either Dr. Who or TW – you kind of know what you're going to get with Primeval, and though it rarely hits exhilarating heights, it also rarely delivers a real clunker of an episode. And consistency really, really matters in serial TV: it's one thing the best US series nail that often seems elusive when us Brits go after it.
Anyway, Primeval's not going to revolutionize British sf TV or anything, but I've always found it a diverting way to pass an hour or so. Some vaguely promising hints of what's to come, as well: apparently we're to get a spin-off, Primeval: New World, which sounds potentially interesting.
And then, there's the programme that actually prompted this post in the first place: Fades. I might have missed the Misfits bandwagon, but I got in at the start for this new BBC 3 fantasy horror series and on the basis of what I've seen so far, I'd advise those who can to join me.
Audience-wise, it's shooting for a youthful demographic, but it does it with plenty of style, a smart script, good acting and some resolutely unpleasant horror elements. (All stuff that, I can't help but think, Torchwood could really have done with a bit more of). There are one or two aspects to it that seem slightly off – I'm a bit puzzled, for example, by the decision to make what seems to be the only significant non-white character a comedy sidekick – but all in all, it's very promising stuff, two episodes in. It's coming from roughly the same place, creatively-speaking, as Being Human and Misfits, and that is clearly one corner of the sf programming world that us Brits are getting right.
So there is stuff to celebrate when it comes to homegrown sf TV, it's just that it's not necessarily in the high-profile places an old codger like me naturally expects to find it …
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SEATTLE (AP) Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise relocated, the SuperSonics are one significant step closer to returning to Seattle.
And the Kings are on the verge of leaving Sacramento.
All that appears to stand in the way now is approval by NBA owners.
The Maloof family has agreed to sell the Kings to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen, the league confirmed in a statement Monday morning. The deal is pending a vote by the NBA Board of Governors.
A person familiar with the decision said that Hansen's group will buy 65 percent of the franchise, which is valued at $525 million, and move the team to Seattle and restore the SuperSonics name. The deal will cost the Hansen group a little more than $340 million. The Maloofs will have no stake in the team.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao will miss the rest of the season because of a blood clot in his lung.
The team said that he is expected to fully recover but will need to take blood thinners for about three months. Varejao has been in the hospital since Thursday and will likely remain there for several more days of treatment.
The 6-foot-11 Brazilian was averaging career highs of 14.1 points and 14.4 rebounds this season
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Two former Miami assistant coaches have been told they will be charged with ``unethical conduct'' when the NCAA presents the Hurricanes' athletic department with its notice of allegations, two people familiar with the situation said.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the NCAA or Miami has announced the contents of the long-awaited letter, which the Hurricanes may receive at any time. The people say the coaches will be cited for violating NCAA bylaw 10.1, a broad rule that covers conduct and cooperating with investigations. One of the coaches has been told to expect arrival of an actual copy of the allegations on Tuesday, one person told the AP.
Parties who are named in the notice of allegations are entitled to a copy, though it is unclear if all will receive the letter simultaneous to its delivery at Miami. It's unknown how many current and former coaches and staff members will be charged with wrongdoing.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Community residents have scheduled a vigil Tuesday to remember former Penn State coach Joe Paterno a year after his death.
A family spokesman says the family won't be involved and intends to remain in privacy. Paterno died of lung cancer on Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85, two months after being fired by the school in the aftermath of the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning will get a chance to be teammates after all - at Sunday's Pro Bowl.
Luck earned his way to the game when New England's Tom Brady pulled out with an undisclosed injury.
He'll be joined by teammates Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis in Hawaii and Manning, the quarterback who preceded Luck in Indy.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Tom Brady's foot-up slide in the AFC championship game did not sit well with Baltimore Ravens strong safety Bernard Pollard.
During the final minute of the first half, Brady slid to the ground to end of an impromptu run. The quarterback's upraised leg hit onrushing Ravens free safety Ed Reed, who emerged from the play without injury.
But Pollard believes Brady should be disciplined by the NFL, which levies fines on defensive players for helmet-to-helmet hits.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former Browns coach Pat Shurmur is joining Chip Kelly's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Monday.
Shurmur is expected to be Philadelphia's offensive coordinator, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Eagles haven't announced any coaching moves.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Jim Caldwell will remain the Baltimore Ravens' offensive coordinator next season.
Caldwell moved from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator on Dec. 9 after coach John Harbaugh fired Cam Cameron.
With Caldwell directing the offense, the Ravens have won three straight playoff games to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2000 season. This is the first time Caldwell has ever served as an offensive coordinator at any level
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Ekatrina Makarova on Tuesday, conceding only nine games in five matches en route to a semifinal against Li Na.
No. 2-ranked Sharapova had a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over fellow Russian Makarova on Rod Laver Arena and has spent just 5 hours, 15 minutes on court so far in the tournament.
After opening with pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins, Sharapova trounced seven-time major winner Venus Williams 6-1, 6-3 in the third round and Belgian Kristen Flipkens 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth. Nobody has conceded fewer games on the way to the semifinals at the Australian Open.
The 30-year-old Li advanced to her third semifinal in four years at Melbourne Park with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Agnieszka Radwanska, ending the Pole's 13-match winning streak.
In the men's bracket, No. 4-seeded David Ferrer survived a match point the third set and two more in the fourth when No. 10 Nicolas Almagro was serving for the match, holding firm to finally advanced to his fourth semifinal in six Grand Slam events with a 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win Tuesday.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Oprah Winfrey believes Lance Armstrong can be a hero again.
And she thinks people will be willing to forgive him.
Winfrey said that the hardest thing Armstrong has done in his life is confess in an interview with her last week that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win his seven Tour de France titles.
``If he is willing to do the work ... he can be a real hero,'' Winfrey said during a lecture in Edmonton, the first stop on a speaking tour through Western Canada.
NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball players urged that Marvin Miller be put in the Hall of Fame as they spoke during a memorial for the union leader.
In an auditorium filled with Hall of Famers, dozens of retired and current players, baseball officials, agents and labor lawyers, 13 speakers praised the former baseball union head, who helped players gain free agency in the 1970s and created the path to multimillion-dollar salaries. Miller died in November at 95.
``It is a travesty he is not in the Hall of Fame,'' former major league player and manager Buck Martinez said during the two-hour program.
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Landon Donovan will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy for the upcoming MLS season, but exactly when he resumes playing hasn't been decided yet.
Donovan wasn't at the team's first practice on Monday, when coach Bruce Arena said the Galaxy captain has been given more time off.
Arena says Donovan is ``definitely playing this year.''
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Texas Motor Speedway will offer some frontstretch tickets at its lowest prices in 15 years for NASCAR Sprint Cup races at the track.
The track will offer about 8,000 frontstretch seats for $49 for each of its two Cup races, and has lowered prices on about 7,400 other seats.


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Junior • 2013
Rowed the stroke seat for the first varsity all season, including five wins and a second-place finish at the IRA National Championship … Helped Radcliffe produce the largest margin of victory, 8.259 seconds, in the Eastern Sprints first varsity race since 1996.
Sophomore • 2012
Rowed for the varsity eight all season … Helped the
varsity eight take bronze at the IRA National Championships, the
first medal the Radcliffe lightweight crew has captured since 2006
… Contributed to third-place finish at the EAWRC Sprint, the
lightweight varsity's third straight bronze … Rowed in
win over Princeton to reclaim the Class of 1999 Cup for the first
time since 2009 … Topped MIT by over 30 seconds in a
lightweight crew sweep to take the Muri Cup … Finished third
against No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 1 Stanford in the grand final of a
six-team regatta on the Charles River … Contributed to win
over Georgetown.
Before Harvard
Attended Miramonte High School … Stroked silver-medal entry in the women's heavyweight eight at the 2010 USRowing Youth National Championships ... Took part in the USRowing national High Performance Sculling Camp in 2009 ... Earned gold in the novice eight at the Southwest Junior Regional Championships in 2008 … Won gold at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, rowing in the women's varsity eight in 2009 … Won bronze rowing in the lightweight eight in 2009 and silver in 2010 at the San Diego Crew Classic … Scholar athlete in cross country and lacrosse in 2006-08 … Member of the CSF Honor Society.


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I found this on PNW Jeep, Naxja, Those Guy's Offroad. Please send the emails and sign the petitions. We need everyone's help to save some of the most pristine trails in the USA. Any questions contact me at email@example.com or shoot me a PM.
Thank you,
Ryan Wells
PNW Jeep
This is a list (see attachment) of companies that all signed a petition sent to the president to close canyon lands in moab to 4x4's. There is also a petition to sign that is countering their petition and asks the president to keep land open for all tax payer not just a select few.
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Folks, this is very simple to do.... so do it!
Urge your Members to Oppose Efforts to Lock Up Enormous Tracts of Public Lands
Earlier this week non-motorized recreation groups joined a number of Utah businesses on a letter to President Obama urging him to designate 1.4 million acres of public lands in Utah as a National Monument. The letter stated, ?Federal land use plans inappropriately open scenic and undeveloped land to drilling and mining and fail to address exploding off-road vehicle use that is damaging riparian areas, cultural sites, soils and solitude? (emphasis added). Of course the letter fails to note that a recent management plan was put in place for the area that is supported by local governments and limits motorized and non-motorized activities to routes that have been subject to environmental analysis and public involvement. Further, the letter from non-motorized organizations cites an economic impact study that shows ?that outdoor recreation is ?an overlooked economic giant,? generating $646 billion in national sales and services in 2011 and supporting 6.1 million jobs...? Again, they are telling only part of the story. The same study shows that approximately $257 billion or nearly 40% of the total $646 billion in economic impact is derived from motorized recreation. And, as you know, motorized recreation is far too often shut out of National Monument areas.
ARRA and our partners are pushing back. Click here to view a response letter signed by 14 national organizations representing responsible motorized recreation. This letter is a start, but we need your help to ensure that the President understands that effective land management is best achieved through deliberative local processes that engage all stakeholders ? not through Administrative fiat.
Please click the Take Action link to send an email to the President opposing this and other massive, inappropriate designations of National Monuments. It is important for motorized recreation enthusiasts all across the country to weigh in as today anti-access organizations have targeted Utah, but tomorrow it may be your state.
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NAXJA pretty much the same stuff with some different web sites.
Received this from SEMA. Little more on the Utah land issues.
Thankfully Utah's congressmen are opposing it.
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 12:46 PM
Subject: RE: HOUSE LEADERSHIP: Utah Republicans oppose 1.4M-acre Canyonlands monument
PUBLIC LANDS: Utah Republicans oppose 1.4M-acre Canyonlands monument
Phil Taylor, E&E reporter
Published: Friday, November 16, 2012
Utah's Republican lawmakers are opposing a proposal by conservationists and an outdoor industry group for President Obama to designate a national monument around Canyonlands National Park, arguing that such designations should be vetted by the public and carried out by Congress.
But conservation groups in Utah said they have been calling for the Bureau of Land Management to initiate a public comment process to protect the area since March 2011.
At issue is a proposal to turn 1.4 million acres of mesas, plateaus and canyons surrounding Canyonlands into a monument where off-highway vehicle use; uranium, potash and oil sands mining; and oil and gas drilling would be restricted.
The Outdoor Industry Association on Tuesday said it hopes to be a "catalyst" for broader discussion of a monument, arguing that the long-term economic benefits of conservation far outweigh any short-term gains from developing the lands for resource extraction (E&ENews PM, Nov. 13). In a gridlocked Congress, the president should use the Antiquities Act to immediately protect the area, they argued.
But Utah Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee and Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz in a letter to the president yesterday said congressionally authorized land-use proposals are more accountable and transparent to the public. In addition, resource extraction is an important economic driver in Utah and can be balanced with the preservation of open space, they said.
"We strongly urge the rejection of the most recent -- and all future -- petitions for national monument designations by presidential decree," they wrote.
Greater Canyonlands is one of several areas conservation advocates are targeting for potential monument designations during Obama's second term.
While such designations can curtail energy development and motorized access -- sparking accusations of "land grabs" by some Westerners -- supporters point to research suggesting national monuments improve quality of life and attract tourists, retirees and high-wage earners.
Still, monument proposals are politically dicey in Utah, a state that has vowed to "take back" federal lands and where many still seethe from President Clinton's 1996 designation of the 1.9-million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Bishop's office acknowledged the economic benefits from recreation on public lands but said a large portion of the revenue comes from motorized off-highway vehicles and mountain bikes, both of which are prohibited in wilderness areas.
In their March 2011 petition to protect the Canyonlands area, the Grand Canyon Trust, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association and Natural Resources Defense Council asked BLM to temporarily close about 1,050 miles of primitive routes in the region while it studies the effects off-highway vehicles have on soil erosion, loss of native plant and animal life, degradation of air and water quality, damage to archaeological sites and impacts to nonmotorized visitors.
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For everything you want to know about DogFighter, you have come to the right place. The site contains in-depth info of the game features and experience, and will also point you in the right direction if you need any help or questions answered.
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Instinct Software Ltd proudly announces the acquisition of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of several games from Dark Water Studios Ltd, including indie hit DogFighter (available on Steam). Having founded Instinct following our departure from Dark Water in 2010, we are delighted to return to our roots to find a home for the game titles we gave so much to.
We have alot of high hopes and plans for DogFighter, which we will keep you informed of as they become a closer reality.
Combined with the acquisition of our engine technology in the summer, Instinct Engine SDK, we have closed a circle on development efforts that span the best part of a decade, and are extremely excited at the prospect of extending and improving these experiences across a wide range of platforms.
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Happy Canada Day!
Team Canuck is in Dunedin for a friendly against your Toronto Blue Jays, but word is we're still going to sing my anthem today. There were some players wondering if only O Canada was going to be played today.
"Only one anthem?" asked catcher Michael Barrett.
I suggested he take the field pregame and belt it out in French. He laughed and then replied, "I can. Maybe the last game of the spring, if I make the team. I'll have to sing fast so no one notices if my pronunciation is off."
Some pregame items: Blue Jays skip Cito Gaston said Lyle Overbay will make his spring debut tomorrow at first base. … Casey Janssen is down to pitch 1-2 innings tomorrow, his first game action of the spring. … Vernon Wells is taking plenty of BP, but doesn't know when he's scheduled to begin testing his sore left hammy out with some running drills. … Cito said Ricky Romero (six walks among 10 batters faced yesterday) was using a slide step way too much yesterday, even when runners weren't on base. Said the young lefty was working way too fast and it hurt his delivery.
Had a funny chat with Jays broadcaster Jamie Campbell today. CP's Shi Davidi and I were suggesting that he work some Anchorman references into his broadcasts this year and he brought up a funny call he reportedly once made. JC said he read online that he once said "Let's all admire Vernon's ding dong" after a Wells home run. "I used the phrase 'ding dong' once in my career, and it wasn't after a Wells' homer. But people think I said that. It's even on Wikipedia!" So, apparently, it wasn't Wells' ding dong that Campbell was admiring. Case closed.
Today's lineup:
Chris Barnwell, SS
Russell Martin, C
Joey Votto, LF
Justin Morneau, 1B
Jason Bay, CF
Mark Teahan, 3B
Matt Stairs, RF
Corey Koskie, DH
Pete Orr, 2B
Scott Richmond, P
Joe Inglett, LF
Russ Adams, 2B
Scott Campbell, 3B
Jason Lane, CF
Michael Barrett, C
Randy Ruiz, 1B
Adam Loewen, RF
Buck Coats, DH
John McDonald, SS
Mike Maroth, P
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That "ding dong" comment is hilarious! I love listening to JC…especially the post games. What do you think of Jason Lane so far? His stats look pretty good (I know it's spring) but he did have a pretty good year with Houston in '05. Does he make the team in your eyes?
Lane doesn't make the team unless a few bodies go down. He's having a nice spring so far, though, yes. He'll open at Triple-A and provide the Jays with some depth.
Talking about Jamie Campbell, he had an interesting statement on his blog about Adam Lind. It loks like Snider wasn't the only one busting weights in the off season.
"Adam Lind is a monster. His playing weight last year was a shade over 200 pounds. This spring, he's checking in around 220, and it's noticeable. Add the scruffy beard, and Lind looks one buffet table away from being an in-shape Greg Luzinski.
Seriously, this is a good sign. Lind has always had a knack for hitting, and he's bound to run into his share of long balls. But I'm certain I read Cito Gaston wanting 30 homers from Adam, and the way he's built right now, it may not be out of the question.
Lind told me he never used protein shakes and supplements (the good kind) until this winter, and the added muscle hasn't messed with his mechanics. It sounds like he's taking the full-time DH role – if that's his destiny – quite seriously."
Its great to have baseball back on TV! Looks like we might need that depth in the outfield this year, seeing as Vernon has already tweeked something. Campbell is looking promising. He is a guy I will keep an eye this year in AAA, assuming they don't send he back to NH AA.
It was nice to see Koskie back after his long ordeal, I hope all his problems are behind him . Always good to see Matt Stairs, he is certainly a fan favourite ….go team Canada and go Jaysss


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New Report: Zombies Partly to Blame for Government Waste?
(WASHINGTON) -- When it comes to the dilemma of government spending, a zombie apocalypse hasn't been a part of the discussion – until now.
In his latest report on government waste, "Safety at Any Price," Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., argued that Homeland Security funds allocated after 9/11 to shore up the U.S. anti-terrorism defense are being misused. He pointed to a five-day counter-terrorism summit that included a "zombie apocalypse" demonstration.
According to Coburn's report, the HALO 2012 Counterterrorism Summit was attended by law enforcement officials from around the country who were allowed to use DHS-awarded grant funds to pay the $1,000 entry fee.
Organizers of the conference at Paradise Point Resort & Spa outside San Diego say the skit was solely to add levity to an otherwise serious meeting on protecting the homeland. Proponents within the federal government have touted the "zombie apocalypse" campaign as an attention-grabbing way to get people to focus on being prepared for real-world disasters.
Coburn on the other hand, said it is just one more example of an estimated $7 billion in questionable homeland spending every year.
"That is $7 billion that your kids and my kids are going to pay back is something that we got no increased security for," Coburn said. "I don't care if you use zombie apocalypse, what is the metric that said this was an effective use of the money."
Coburn's report is the result of a year-long probe by his office into one of the largest terror-prevention grant programs at the DHS – the Urban Area Security Initiative. While the program's original intention was to make U.S. cities less vulnerable to terrorist attacks, Coburn cites example after example of what he said are questionable uses of federal tax dollars.
There's the $30,000 underwater robot that was purchased by the city of Columbus, Ohio, for bridge and train overpass inspection as well as search and rescue; the $69,000 hovercraft for Indianapolis; and the $2,700 teleprompter purchased by officials in Ascension Parish, La., to meet "the national priority to expand regional collaboration."
No matter the price tag, the report questions whether federal funds intended to deter terrorism are being put to optimum use.
The sleepy town of Keene, N.H., for example, obtained a military grade BearCat armored vehicle early this year with DHS grant funds, citing the need to secure its annual pumpkin festival. Price tag: $285,933. The town has had only two murders in the past 15 years.
And while Fargo, N.D., also boasts one of the lowest crime rates in the country, it received more than $8 million in Homeland Security grants and used $256,643 of them to buy its own armored truck.
Small towns across America – like Keene, Fargo, Syracuse, Manchester and Clovis – are now prime targets for the manufacturer of the BearCat, Lenco, which now includes an eight-page guide on grant writing on its website.
The Department of Homeland Security declined an interview with ABC News, but wrote in a statement that it "fundamentally disagrees with the report's position on the value of homeland security grants" that "make our communities safer places to live."
But Coburn said there's too much waste. He says it's "all over the government, everywhere you look – waste, incompetence, and stupidity."
But then again, can you ever be too prepared for the zombie apocalypse?
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Coastal Carolina University releases hurricane outlook for 2014
The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a "below to near normal" hurricane season for 2014, according to its extended range forecast for the North Atlantic.
According to the HUGO outlook (detailed in the table below), the most likely scenario is that no hurricanes will make landfall on the U.S. East Coast or on the Gulf Coast during the 2014 hurricane season (June 1 to Nov. 30); the second most likely scenario is that one hurricane will make landfall on the East Coast, and one hurricane will make landfall on the Gulf Coast.
The outlook, which was tabulated in April 2014, also predicts that there will be a range of nine to 11 (with 10 most likely) tropical storms, three to six (with five most likely) hurricanes and one to two (with one most likely) major hurricanes this season. Updated outlooks will be released during the hurricane season in June, July and August 2014.
The HUGO Hurricane Landfall Outlook Program is a unique hurricane model system developed by scientists at Coastal Carolina University and unveiled in 2013. The new model differs from most other hurricane prediction instruments in that it offers landfall probability information. In addition to the seasonal outlook, the model system will predict the track and intensity of any incoming hurricane five days away from landfall.
The HUGO hurricane seasonal outlook model is based on calculations of 22 climatological factors encompassing oceanic, atmospheric and shoreline activity. The model also considers detailed statistical data from previous Atlantic hurricanes going back to 1950, a methodology that has produced highly accurate track predictions in hindcasting tests conducted by the team at CCU. The HUGO team has made a major advance in computing a key factor, the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Index, which calculates the kinetic energy of storms based on peak wind values.
Also, because the HUGO model system provides specific data on probable storm surge and inundation as a hurricane approaches, including time, location and statistical representations of expected water depth along the coastline, it is expected to have special relevance for emergency management officials in their logistical planning in the event of evacuations.
HUGO outlook reports are updated periodically during the season as new data becomes available from NOAA and other organizations.
The model was developed by a group of climatological scholars of international standing led by Len Pietrafesa, former chair of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board and of the National Hurricane Center External Advisory Panel and now a Burroughs & Chapin Scholar on the faculty of CCU's School of Coastal and Marine Systems Science (SCMSS). Other members of the CCU team are Shaowu Bao, a computational, deterministic numerical modeler specializing in meteorology and oceanography and a professor in SCMSS at CCU; Tingzhuang Yan, a meteorological oceanographer with a background in statistical modeling of climate and weather systems and a Burroughs & Chapin Research Scholar in SCMSS at CCU; and Paul Gayes, longtime CCU professor and director of SCMSS.
For more information about CCU's HUGO Project, contact Pietrafesa at (843) 349-4017 or (704) 910-7047 or e-mail lpietraf [at] coastal [dot] edu. Visit the website at bcmw.coastal.edu.


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The cable is 20 feet counting all parts (connectors, etc.). I've been told the maximum usable
distance is 18 feet.
In other words, if your outlet is against the front wall, and you pull in nose first, you won't be able to reach the charger port in the back of the car. I've located my nema 15-50 on the garage door wall,
so when I pull in nose first, it's only 3 feet from the rear charging port. Unfortunately, if I want to charge the car in the driveway, I've got to back it in.
@Mark2131: I don't think you're correct, and for my sake I hope you're not.
The Model S is just over 16' long which should leave a couple of feet to spare from the back wall to the charging port. I don't have a garage that the Model S will fit in (1923 bungalow), and am forced to park it in my driveway with an exterior outlet right next to the left side of my garage door.
At any rate, I don't think it's fair to say that you won't be able to charge the car pulled in nose first, as long as the charge port is located on the left side of the car (so you don't have to cross the car).
I know Tesla said no extension cords but does that apply to the nema 14-50 if you plug in a 50amp 14-50 extension cord?
OK. I stand corrected. I just went out to the garage and stretched the cable from the front to the back.
If you park within a foot or two of the front wall the cable WILL reach. It will be on the floor though.
Meaning: In my set up, I have the outlet approx 3 feet off the ground. I have a garden hose holder for
the cable slack, and the cable goes from wall to car without touching the ground.
If you're going all the way from front to back , unless you have a series of hooks to support it, your
cable will be on the ground the whole way. Not a big deal unless you have snow/ice/water draining off the car. THen you'll be wiping off the cable every time you put it back in the trunk.
I really wish Tesla had a built in "cable reel" that just dispensed the cable in and out of the frunk.
Don't you also need to consider how high the outlet is in the garage? If the distance is 15' from wall to car inlet and the wall outlet is 4' from the floor and the car outlet is 4' from the floor, total is 23' (assuming the cable makes a right angle near the wall and near the charge port). You'll need somewhere near 20' to make this work since the cable won't be making right angles and the amount of cable that actually hits the floor is more likely to be 10' or so.
But yes, an extension cord for NEMA 14-50 will work as long as your NEMA 14-50 outlet is not too far from the main electrical service panel (i.e. where the electric service comes into your main panel). If you have a long run from the main panel to the outlet, that will reduce the voltage at the outlet. Then adding the extension cable will reduce it further. It's possible that the car would not allow charging if the voltage is too low (I believe minimum voltage allowed by Tesla is 85V at a 110V outlet). So, it's likely that the charger brick on the Tesla cable senses this voltage on both legs of a NEMA 14-50. If either leg is below 85V, the charger would not operate.
I have verified that a 15' NEMA 14-50 extension cord works as long as the gauge of the wire of the extension cord is sufficiently hefty. I have also verified that a hefty 110V 30' extension cord works. Both verifications were done on outlets that were very close to the main service panel - so likely no voltage drops at the outlet.
When I installed mine, I set in on the inside wall just to the right of the garage door. Not the long wall on the garage side, but on the two foot wall section to the right of the garage door. I also mounted the plug about 18 inches off the floor, and above it a plastic garden hose hanger.
This will be just a few feet from the charging port when the car is in the garage, but I can still reach the charging port when the car is outside the gargage with the 20 foot cord.
I think what Mark means is some members are interestd in hanging the cord from the ceiling through a variety of means.
If you need an extention cord, make sure it's oversized and as short as possible, even if you have to make one yourself.
It would be helpful to see some pictures of a variety of setups so others can make the best decision for their own situations. Thanks in advance :)
Here is a photo of my charging set up, the outlet is near the right rear side of the car. the cable just lies on the floor when charging.
The hypotenuse of a 4' x 15' right triangle is about 15½'. No problem, I'd think.
Must be a way to install the outlet or the charging unit on the ceiling with a strong reeling system. This way, you could park either way (rear facing or front) and if double bay, in either spot.
Bonus, no cable on the floor.
@jeanyvest Strong being the key word. A guy in Texas already tried a setup with a reel designed for dental hoses--no go. The cord is heavy.
I posted photos of mine on another thread here (regarding issues with outlets on the right side of a garage)... http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/charging-setup-when-outlet-right...
Either way, I am using a 1lb, 'tool balancer' to hang my charging cable over and above. It takes me less than ten seconds to plug it in, or unplug it. No hand un-coiling, no wasted time.
I also recently sewed on a special cable-cozy cover on the part of the cable that leans against my car when it's charging, so it won't scratch my car.
I had my NEMA 14-50 put in as close the ground as permitted, so that no distance is lost in dangling cords. Being low means less stress on the connector by the dangling cord. The only dangle one cannot control is at the car.
PS. I have a bicycle water bottle holder attached to the wall as a coiled cord holder.
Also keep in mind it's best not to have any coiled while charging due to heat build-up.
Appreciate the pic. A low outlet sounds like a good idea unless a wet or sandy floor are an issue.
@Brian H- Are you saying that the cable should be completely uncoiled before charging? It was my understanding there was adequate insulation for a NEMA 14-50 setup to remain coiled during charging. I can't speak to higher amperages as would be expected with the HPWC.
Insulation won't dissipate the heat! That just protects against shorts.
I regret the wording of my late night question. Rephrase: I was told there is no safety or significant charging efficiency concern if the cable remains coiled during charging with a NEMA 14-50 setup. Agree or disagree? This is relevant for those with an outlet mounted within feet of the left rear of the car who install a bracket for the coil.
Is that a SIG red (and spoiler in red)?
@Robert, safety depends of the cable. If it is coiled and it gets heated enough it might start melting the insulation against other part of the cable and that's bad. So, safety for non-coiled and coiled is not identical. Check the specs of the cable.


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How to Use QuickBooks 2014 Data for Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis
You need three items of data in order to perform profit-volume-cost analysis: sales revenue, gross margin percentage, and fixed cost. Typically, these items of data aren't difficult to find if you've been using QuickBooks. Nevertheless, this data doesn't map perfectly to line items that appear in a QuickBooks income statement.
Sales revenue
The sales revenue levels that you use in the formula are the sales revenue levels that you want to experiment with. They probably represent possible or maybe even likely sales revenue levels for your business. Accordingly, the sales revenue levels don't really come from QuickBooks.
Of course, you may want to look at past income statements in order to determine reasonable or likely sales revenue levels. However, the formula inputs are probably just rough estimates; they don't actually come from a QuickBooks income statement.
Gross margin percentage
The gross margin percentage is calculated by subtracting your variable costs from your sales revenue and then dividing that result (which is the gross margin) by the sales revenue. The variable costs include the costs of the items that you sell: inventory, commissions, shipping, and similar costs.
Because calculating the gross margin percentage can be a little bit confusing the first few times you use it, here are a couple of examples to review:
Boat building: If you sell $100,000 boats, and the material, labor, and commission expenses for each boat total $40,000, you can calculate the gross margin percentage by using the formula
($100,000 – $40,000) / $100,000
That formula returns 0.6, or 60 percent, which is the gross margin percentage of the boat-building business.
Tax return service: For another example, assume that you're running a personal service business in which you prepare tax returns for a living. Further assume that you charge $200 for a small-business tax return and that the only variable cost is a $40 fee that you have to pay to the tax software company for the return. In this case, you calculate the gross margin percentage by using the formula
($200 – $40) / $200
This formula returns the value 0.8, or 80 percent. In this case, 80 percent is the gross margin percentage for your tax return preparation business.
The key point is that variable costs vary with the sales revenue. If a sale occurs, the sale produces variable costs. If no sale occurs, no variable costs are incurred.
So what does all this mean? Well, typically, the variable costs equal the cost of goods sold number that's shown on your QuickBooks income statement. This cost of goods sold (COGS) number probably includes the inventory items that you sell (if you're in a business in which you resell inventory) and other items, such as freight and sales commissions.
You can, therefore, get most or all the variable cost information right off the QuickBooks income statement.
You may need to fiddle with the cost of goods sold amount reported in the QuickBooks income statement. Remember that variable costs are those costs that vary with sales, and as a result, some of the costs that you've included in the cost of goods sold section of your income statement may not be variable. Some of the costs reported in the regular operating expenses portion of your income statement are actually variable.
Therefore, you may want to think about the costs reported in the cost of goods sold section and in the operating expenses section of your income statement. If you realize that the cost of goods sold value isn't a good estimate of variable costs, make some adjustments.
A fixed cost that's included in the cost of goods sold number should be subtracted, obviously. And a variable cost that's included with the other operating expenses may need to be added to the cost of goods sold.
Fixed costs
Fixed costs include all your other nonvariable costs. In a nutshell, fixed costs are fixed because they don't change with sales volume. Fixed costs include items such as rent paid on an office or factory, salaries paid to permanent employees, overhead for insurance, and so forth.
To see how fixed costs work and get calculated, return to the examples of the boat-building business and the tax return preparation service:
In the boat-building business, the firm carries overhead of more than $160,000. This amount may include $80,000 for the shop in which you build your boats and $80,000 for the salaries that you pay to two craftsmen whom you continue to employ whether or not you have boats to build. In this case, then, these overhead costs constitute your $160,000 of fixed costs. These fixed costs don't change based on changes in sales volume.
In the tax return service, your only fixed expenses are $100 a month for Yellow Pages advertisements and $700 a month to rent a small office. In this case, then, your fixed costs equal $800 a month. Again, these fixed costs don't change based on changes in sales volume.


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Washington is facing a zombie apocalypse.
GOP presidential aspirant Mitt Romney whacks President Obama for presiding over a "zombie economy." Rep. Jim Cooper (D) of Tennesee says Congress is remiss in its duties by putting off tough financial decisions until after the election, a season he calls the "zombie Congress" for the number of lawmakers who won't be back in the new year.
And even more ghoulish, the last two years of economic policymaking in Washington show a White House and Congress beset by a recurring set of fiscal issues. If Washington deals with these problems at all, it's only temporarily, thus setting the nation on a course of constant fiscal crisis and brinksmanship, until Congress musters the political will to resolve them.
The White House had its own brush with the living dead Monday as President Obama reanimated perhaps the most gruesome of all the nation's undead issues by arguing for a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for households making less than $250,000.
What Mr. Obama largely skipped over in his speech from the White House's East Room? What happens in one year.
In other words, even as economists and lawmakers aligned with both parties decry the negative impact of uncertainty around taxing and spending on the nation's economy, the issue of what the vast majority of Americans should pay to Uncle Sam will be upon us again in (at best) 12 months.
A look at the year-end fiscal cliff – or an accumulation of expiring taxing and spending provisions expected to take $560 billion out of the US economy – shows the extent to which Washington can't put its financial demons to rest.
There's some $400 billion in higher taxes, including the expiration of the Bush tax rates (extended by Obama in 2010), a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax (passed in the lame duck session of Congress in 2011), and a host of other measures requiring annual congressional action, such as the need to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax (which saves middle-class taxpayers from a stinging tax increase) and to implement the "doc fix," which prevents doctors from seeing their Medicare reimbursement rates slashed.
There's $26 billion in expiring emergency unemployment benefits (extended several times since 2009). Finally, there's $76 billion in cuts from the Budget Control Act, a deficit-capping deal struck in the heat of last summer's negotiations to raise the national debt ceiling. Those cuts are coming into effect because Congress, recognizing its zombie problem, put automatic cuts into law in case Congress couldn't determine an alternative path to reducing the deficit.
Congress couldn't figure it out, so here come the cuts.
Without a solution to a swarm of problems Washington has dealt with on a temporary basis for the last two years, America risks a further downgrade of its credit rating (by postponing any budget-balancing measures) or toppling back into a recession (by allowing all of the spending cuts and tax increases that would hit Jan. 1 to take effect.)
"We can't keep kicking the can down the road," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in a statement after Obama's speech Monday. "No question, the fiscal cliff is bad economic policy and going over it will put us back into recession. But enlarging the mountain of debt we face would be disastrous as well – we have to rely on a more responsible approach. These problems only get harder to solve the longer we delay."
Obama tried to paint the issue as a bipartisan compromise Monday, arguing that since Democrats and Republicans both want tax rates to stay low for the middle class, passing an extension of some tax rates was a 50 percent victory for both sides, not a 50 percent loss.
"Let's agree to do what we agree on," said Obama.
Republicans in both chambers of Congress, however, hammered the president for wanting to raise taxes on anyone. House Republicans will vote to extend all the Bush tax rates later this month.
"Last week's troubling jobs report is further proof that our economy is stalling and needs a boost. This is not the time to raise taxes. Additional burdens on families, small businesses and job creators will only make our economy worse," said Sen. Rob Portman (R) of Ohio, in a statement.
Democrats, meanwhile, lined up behind the president. Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) said he would discuss the president's plan with colleagues and bring it to a vote in the coming weeks. In the House, where minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D) previously favored extending the tax cuts up to $1 million in income, the president's allies also warmed to his proposal.
"Let's be very clear: Democrats support immediate extension of the middle income tax cuts and we have offered our support at several levels to ensure passage and provide economic security to the middle class," said a senior Democratic House aide in an e-mailed statement.
But Obama's statement largely allowed both parties to dig in on their established talking points: Democrats arguing that Republicans will defend the rich to the death; Republicans arguing that their Democratic foes see higher taxes as the solution to every problem.
While both sides are hoping for electoral success come November, it's very unlikely that either party will emerge with the sort of sweeping mandate to fix America's tax code, entitlement system, and spending priorities that either party would need.
Both parties "are articulating that you, voter, need to give us a mandate. I guarantee you, [voters] aren't going to give anybody a mandate on Nov. 6," says Bruce Josten, executive vice president of government affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce. "That to me defines a more precariously balanced political system than we have today."
Meaning that if we can't deal with the Night of the Living (Fiscal) Dead now, things aren't going to be any better come winter.
So how do you kill America's fiscal zombies?
In a talk Monday morning at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Gov. Chris Christie (R) of New Jersey had a simple cure – political risk taking.
"I'm coming to [Washington, D.C.] … because I want people to know that their government can work for them, but they need leaders who are willing to take risk. Risk with their own parties and risk with the public who votes for them," Governor Christie said.
"Leadership is not just about obstructionism," he said. "Leadership is also not about caving every time you get pushed. Leadership is about nuance and about understanding and communicating to people 'here is what I stand for and on these issues [where] I will not be moved,' but on other issues leaving room for discussion and accomplishing principled compromise."


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Historical Standard: ASTM A744/A744M-00 Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers iron-chromium-nickel alloy, stainless steel castings intended for particularly severe corrosive applications.
1.2 This specification requires postweld heat-treatment of all weld repairs affecting surfaces intended to be wetted by the corrosive medium. For applications for which postweld heat-treatment is not considered mandatory for retention of acceptable corrosion resistance, refer to Specification A743/A743M.
Note 1-For general corrosion-resistant alloy castings, reference should be made to Specification A743/A743M. For general heat-resistant alloy castings, reference should be made to Specification A297/A297M. For nickel-base alloy castings, refer to Specification A494/A494M.
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. Inch-pound units are applicable for material ordered to Specification A744 and SI units for material ordered to Specification A744M.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A297/A297M Specification for Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant, for General Application
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A494/A494M Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy
A732/A732M Specification for Castings, Investment, Carbon and Low Alloy Steel for General Application, and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures
A743/A743M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application
A781/A781M Specification for Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
A957 Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
American Welding Society StandardsAWS?A5.11 Specification for Nickel and Nickel Alloy Covered Welding Electrodes AWS?A5.14 Specification for Nickel and Nickel Alloy Bare Welding Rods and Electrodes
austenitic stainless steel; corrosion; stainless steel; steel castings;
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Old Riomar is Vero Beach's oldest beachside community, located next to a charming seaside village bordering the historic private Riomar Country Club. Old Riomar recalls a bygone eara with beautiful residences tucked away on charming shell-stone lanes shaded by canopies of majestice centuries old live oak trees. Established nearly a 100 years ago, this sought-after neighborhood is home to the private-membership Riomar Country Club, which first opened its doors in 1919 and features Vero Beach's only oceanfront golf course. Reminiscent of Bermuda's famous Mid Ocean Club, this magnificnet and challenging 18-hole course was originally designed by noted Bridtish-born course architect Herbert Strong, then later was restored and renovated by the visionary, Joe Lee.
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SILVERSTONE, England – Formula One series leader Nico Rosberg put a brave face on his disappointment Sunday after being forced to retire for the first time this year while leading the British Grand Prix.
Rosberg was hit by gearbox problems which caused him to abandon his race after 29 laps as Mercedes team-mate and title rival Briton Lewis Hamilton won to cut the German's championship lead to four points.
Rosberg, who had finished on the podium in one of the first two places in all eight previous races, said: "It's definitely disappointing as it is a lot of lost points.
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2 years after Duekoue, militia leader still free
DUEKOUE, Ivory Coast (AP) — His fighters are accused of carrying out the worst massacre perpetrated during Ivory Coast's bloody, post-election conflict two years ago. Despite repeated vows from the government to force them out, they continue to illegally occupy a national park.
And when their leader, Amade Oueremi, travels through this western town, he hardly behaves like a man on the lam, cruising through in a conspicuous motorcade of dozens of cars and motorcycles, local officials say.
"It's a big mystery to us, because he's escorted around here like he's a military leader, or a chief," said Denis Badouon, an assistant to the mayor. "We don't understand it."
It has been nearly two years since the power struggle between former President Laurent Gbagbo and his successor, Alassane Ouattara, came to an end. The fighting, which began after Gbagbo refused to leave office despite having lost the November 2010 presidential runoff vote, claimed more than 3,000 lives over five months, according to the United Nations.
Since becoming president, Ouattara has tried to bridge lingering divisions. But the continued impunity for Oueremi, who joined pro-Ouattara forces during the conflict, is a prominent example of what rights groups describe as a barrier to reconciliation: The president's unwillingness — or perhaps inability — to prosecute allies who have been implicated in grave abuses. Though crimes have been documented on both sides, only Gbagbo allies have been charged.
"For us the issue is simple. Amade has been cited as one of the violators of human rights during the post-election crisis and he needs to be arrested," said Sindou Bamba, the head of a coalition of human rights groups that has documented abuses committed by Oueremi's men. "Not only that, but he is occupying this land illegally. Land is one of the drivers of conflict in Ivory Coast. So we need to use all peaceful means to resolve this case."
By the middle of March 2011, the postelection conflict was heading toward its violent conclusion, and residents recall how Oueremi's fighters were a prominent armed presence in this region of fertile red earth, covered in cocoa plantations. On March 25, the chief of a village roughly 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Duekoue was detained by Oueremi's fighters and taken to a nearby checkpoint, where the fighters stripped him and threatened to beat him. When Oueremi himself arrived, he accused the village chief of sending information about the fighters' whereabouts to their pro-Gbagbo opponents.
"I replied that this was not true because we did not even have (telephone) network coverage, so we could not call anyone," said the village chief, who insisted on anonymity for security reasons. "When Amade took my phone, he found that there really was no coverage, and there were no compromising numbers in the call log. He then said, 'You're lucky, if you really had called someone, these fighters would kill you.'"
Days later, Oueremi's fighters took part in the notorious massacre in Duekoue's Carrefour neighborhood, allege numerous witnesses as well as several reports by international human rights groups. Denis Ble, a 50-year-old Carrefour resident, said two fighters who identified themselves as members of Oueremi's militia appeared that day in the courtyard of his home, where he was sheltering dozens of relatives and neighbors.
"The two Amade men walked to the door and said if they had to open it themselves they would kill us all," Ble said. "So I opened the door, and they immediately grabbed a 12-year-old boy who was hiding behind me and put him down on the ground and pointed their guns at him. And one of them told me that if I didn't want my son to be killed I had to bring him ($100 dollars)."
Ble eventually produced the money and those inside his house were permitted to flee. But not everyone who came across Oueremi's fighters was so lucky. Human Rights Watch has identified Oueremi as "among the main perpetrators" of the massacre, which killed hundreds of Gbagbo supporters. Preliminary U.N. figures showed that more than 200 Gbagbo supporters were killed immediately before, during and after the massacre, along with about 100 Ouattara supporters. The U.N. later reported that "at least 505" people died in Duekoue during the crisis.
Since 1986, Oueremi, a native of Burkina Faso, a country which borders Ivory Coast, settled in the area of Mount Peko National Park. A May 2011 U.N. report says he began supporting anti-Gbagbo rebels as early as 2000, and that his men have been hording weapons and ammunition since then. The U.N. report notes that Oueremi is widely believed to possess "mystical powers." In photos taken during the crisis, his shirts are pulled tightly over a collection of charms and pendants seen bulging underneath, believed to give him protection from enemy fire. A short man with puffy cheeks, he carries a two-foot sword in an orange-brown sheath.
His direct line is closely guarded, and interview requests submitted to two of his deputies, one of whom is Oueremi's brother, were denied.
He has given just one interview since the conflict, published last October in the state-run newspaper. In it, he dismissed accusations that he was involved in rights abuses. But the state-run newspaper published only a partial transcript. In video footage of the entire interview, seen last month by The Associated Press, Oueremi is less categorical in his denials, while providing more information on how the assault on Duekoue was planned.
Oueremi said that prior to the attack, a "large meeting" with various pro-Ouattara commanders was held in the nearby town of Man, where it was decided that his fighters would help attack Carrefour. Other commanders were to target other parts of the town.
He said it was not fair to accuse only his fighters of committing rights abuses. "If I am an author of these crimes then everyone is, because it is work that we did together," he said.
He added, "Those who are dirtying my name today are afraid of me because I can reveal other names."
For more than a year, Ouattara's administration has been criticized for failing to arrest and charge any of his military backers. Some analysts have speculated that Ouattara may believe the security risks are too great, as powerful commanders could turn against him if they believe they are under threat of prosecution.
Oueremi may be less of a danger, says an expert on Ivory Coast. "I don't think that Oueremi and his forces on their own pose a major security threat if Oueremi was indicted," said Scott Straus, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin who has studied the conflict in Ivory Coast. "But I don't know what kind of support Oueremi has . I don't know whether or not Ouattara is being told, 'If any of our people go, we will make life difficult for you.'"
Since last August, military officials have twice announced plans to disarm Oueremi's men and remove them from Mount Peko National Park, though those plans have amounted to nothing.
Matt Wells, West Africa researcher for Human Rights Watch, said this type of impunity for pro-Ouattara fighters is unsustainable. "Ivory Coast's deep communal divisions are likely to continue to grow so long as the victims of grave crimes committed by pro-Ouattara forces have no recourse to justice," he said.
"The fact that Ivorian authorities have failed to credibly investigate Amade and his men for their alleged role in the Duekoue massacre, despite detailed documentation by independent groups, is a constant and dangerous reminder that pro-Ouattara forces remain above the law."
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Video: Drunk man dances for Ohio police at DUI stop
Dale Bentley danced around during his field sobriety test before blowing a 0.24
By Lori Kurtzman
The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio
GAHANNA, Ohio — You've never seen such a joyous field sobriety test.
Dale Bentley swiveled his pelvis. He kicked his legs in the air. He told a dirty story about a woman he'd just met in a bar.
"Come on, man," he said to the Gahanna police officer watching a man sink himself. "If you want me to make your job really easy, I'll be like boop ... what? Boop!"
The boops, naturally, punctuated his dance moves.
Bentley, 39, was rewarded for his performance with a pair of handcuffs and an OVI charge. Gahanna police said the Columbus resident blew a 0.24 percent blood-alcohol level. In Ohio, a person is driving drunk at 0.08 percent.
It all started early Sunday, about 1 a.m., when Officer Reuben Hendon clocked Bentley's car at 40 in a 25 mph zone on Granville Street. Bentley apparently didn't notice the flashing lights behind him. He sat through a red light until it turned green. Hendon was finally able to stop him on Havens Corner Road, in front of the high-school football stadium.
According to a police report, Hendon told Bentley to get out of his car. "Dale looked like a confused deer in headlights," Hendon wrote.
Bentley failed the walk-and-turn. He failed the one-legged stand. Then came the dancing. Bentley seemed to ham it up for the cruiser camera.
"It appeared as if Dale felt the whole encounter with police was funny and a real good time," Hendon wrote.
That video is what caught the attention of local media. It's what elevated a routine stop to something worth watching. Even Gahanna Sgt. Ethan Moffitt, who has seen it all, hadn't seen this.
"The behavior he displayed was rather unique," he said. "Some might say comical."
The police aren't saying that, though. They were just happy to get Bentley — who's charged with drunken driving, speeding and not complying with an officer — off the road.
Bentley was released on $164 bond. Police took his license. His wife picked him up. A few days later, WBNS-TV (Channel 10) knocked on his door. Bentley refused an interview, but he did answer one question.
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