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As part of Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center's commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency and environmentally conscious practices, numerous programs are in place today.
Great Glen Trais Outdoor Center has had a micro hydroelectric facility on site for almost a century. In 2012 we modernized the existing facility with the replacement of both the Pelton wheel turbine as well as the generator. This 10 KW design generator is currently producing around 10.5 KW which currently covers about 80% of our electric needs in the main lodge annually.
Numerous changes were made within the base lodge to move towards higher efficiency lighting as well as the use of automatic timers. Parking lots lighting now use daylight sensors and timers to conserve energy. And the parking lot lights are "full cutoff" to insure the light does not shine into the sky thereby preserving the night sky in Pinkham Notch.
Great Glen Trais Outdoor Center's Red Barn Museum uses lighting which has been upgraded to all LED floodlights dramatically reducing the electric load within.
In November 2015, a new wood pellet burning boiler was designed, constructed and brought online which heats the primary base lodge (20,000 sf) and provides for hot water needs in the for the 3-story building, including the Glen View Café.
Two OkoFEN boilers, as well as a pellet storage unit, were neatly packaged within an 8′ x 40′ energy box adjacent to the lodge. The result was the displacement of 6,000 gallons of fuel oil previously consumed annually with approximately 50 tons of wood pellets that are manufactured locally.
Read here about greenhouse gas emissions in modern wood heat vs oil heat.
Higher efficiency hot water pumps were also added to the base lodge system.
Since 2007, the Mt. Washington primary vehicle for staff usage has been a Smart Car. In 2013, a Smart Electric Drive upgrade was made for even more efficiency and to demonstrate that the technology of battery electric cars works and is available today.
Also in 2013, an electric vehicle charging station was installed on property to make it easier for electric vehicles to visit us and to help spread the network of charging stations in Northern NH. As of 2017, there are now four electric vehicle charging stations on property.
In the search for cleaner ways to transport people up the Mt. Washington Auto Road, 7 touring vehicles have been converted to propane/gasoline. This allows cleaner emissions at a lower fuel cost and will likely be expanded in the years to come.
The Auto Road and Great Glen Trails have an active and aggressive recycling program minimizing the recyclables that end up in landfill. This includes glass, aluminum and "tin" cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, batteries and all white paper. Staff is also encouraged to use "real" coffee and tea cups rather than paper and real silverware rather than plastic. Staff is also encouraged to use their own refillable water bottles instead of store bought water.
In 2014, the Mt. Washington Auto Road and Great Glen Trails began an aggressive campaign to not only reduce its use of paper but to manage it more efficiently in order to minimize waste and recycle as much product as possible. The production of print collateral was reduced by up to to 38% and printing sources were moved to "FSC Certified paper stock".
FSC signifies an independent, non-profit organization that helps to protect forests for future generations. Use of FSC-certified paper ensures the printed product has flowed through the FSC Chain of Custody from the FSC-certified forest, to a paper manufacturer, merchant, and finally to a printer that has FSC Chain-of-Custody certification.
For 20+ years, Tin Mountain Conservation Center has been the main beneficiary of the annual Mt Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. Their careful and skillful stewardship of this event has resulted in worldwide recognition of the Hillclimb. This event has allowed them to raise over one million dollars from the Hillclimb that is used directly for their environmental education programs in local schools as well as programs for the general public.
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History: Worlds of Fun opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars. Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Kansas City visionaries Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman of Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc., and designed by Randall Duell.
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Voted one of the top new coasters of 2009, WOF's Prowler is the hottest attraction in the park. However, it needs a little time to warm up, if you ask me. Instead of making a beeline for Prowler, head to the Patriot first (front row only). Following Patriot, head next door and hit Spinning Dragons, then work your way back to the Prowler. After riding the Prowler, there is only one marquee coaster left, Mamba. Hit it next. If the park is not very crowded you can ride Boomerang (perhaps you are one of the few who have not had a chance to ride one of the 50+ Vekoma Boomerangs operating in the world today?) on the way to Mamba. After riding Mamba (a couple times) head back to Americana for a ride on the old and painful Timber Wolf (if you don't mind the chiropractor bills).
Once your coaster circuit is complete you can back track hitting the midway attractions you like most. Some rides that stand out a little bit are SteelHawk, Cyclone Sams (just because it is in an air conditioned building), Fury of the Nile, Thunderhawk, Zulu, and The Grand Carrousel (a beautifully restored 1926 M.C. Illions carousel).
Plan on re-riding your favorite coasters again after dark as a couple of them (Prowler and Mamba in particular) offer excellent night rides.
News: In 2016, Worlds of Fun is adding five new kiddie rides to the park's Planet Snoopy area: Woodstock Gliders, Flying Ace, Snoopy Space Buggies, Linus Launcher, and Snoopy Junction.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, though he remains in critical condition, the government said Monday.
Mandela is "still in a critical condition in hospital but shows sustained improvement," President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement.
Zuma gave the update after visiting Mandela at the Pretoria hospital where he is receiving treatment. During the visit, he told the anti-apartheid leader of the love and support of all South Africans that was displayed at the leader's 95th birthday celebrations on July 18, Zuma's office said.
The president also asked the nation to continue to keep Mandela in its thoughts and prayers.
Mandela, who was jailed for 27 years during white minority rule, was hospitalized June 8 for a recurring lung infection.
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Set obj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Calls the File System Object obj.DeleteFile("C:\MyFolder\MyFile.txt") 'Deletes the file throught the DeleteFile function
In this case, the VB Script will delete a .txt (text file) file called MyFile found in Drive C, Folder MyFolder...
Sometimes you may to delete multiple files, for instance all files in a folder, here is how you can do that:
It is basically the same code as above but there is a little change in the path, were instead of adding the file name with the extension we add a *(asterisk) followed with the file extension which will allow us to delete all files contained in that directory with that extension for example:
obj.DeleteFile("C:\MyFolder\*.txt") 'Deletes all files with the extension .txt in the folder MyFolder
Here is a working demonstration which deletes all files including those that are read only .txt files in a folder after creating a variable DeleteReadOnly and set it to true.
Const DeleteReadOnly = True Set obj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") obj.DeleteFile("C:\MyFolder\*.txt"),DeleteReadOnly
If we did not create the DeleteReadOnly variable, only non read only files would be deleted and read only files will stay, here is an example if you wish to delete only non read only files
Set obj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") obj.DeleteFile("C:\MyFolder\*.txt")
This was the VB Script tutorial to delete files in windows, i hope this helps, good luck in your VB Script programming


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"Look at those cows, incredible," Dorothy said.
"This entire gallery is full of painted cows. Is this the artist's 'thing?' Dorothy's husband, Stanley, asked a gallery employee.
"Hi, I'm Theresa," the woman said. " How do you like The Moo Gallery? Isn't Shaunda Rose talented? I'm not sure why she chose cows but I adore how every cow is a unique work of art, don't you?"
"Shaunda is ridiculously talented. Painting plastic cows, she's brilliant," Dorothy declared.
"Cows? Really? Who wants a painted cow in their home or office?" Stanley asked.
Theresa smile was unnatural, "You're right," she said nodding at Dorothy. "Cows are Shaunda's specialty. In fact, these cows were once alive. She has the cows sent to a taxidermist and then has them resurfaced so she can paint them. It's why they're so authentic, a fabulous example of Modern Art. Each cow sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars."
Dorothy's enthusiasm for the painted cows evaporated and she gazed at Stanley alarmed. He simply shook his head at her and smiled because he'd known all along Shaunda Rose was crazy. Theresa attempted a sales pitch again but he held up his hand to stop her.
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Versatile Austin Seferian-Jenkins overcoming his blemishes
The NFL Scouting Combine was supposed to be a time to prove things for Austin Seferian-Jenkins.
The former Gig Harbor High School and University of Washington star had won last year's Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end, yet most projections had North Carolina's Eric Ebron as the best draft-eligible at that position.
After dealing with a junior season that included a DUI arrest, injured pinky and reduced numbers, Seferian-Jenkins was still answering questions about those topics at the combine in late February.
A chance to get in a full workout would have helped answer those questions — for better or worse — more so than any interview with reporters could.
Then, another bump. During his medical examination in Indianapolis, Seferian-Jenkins learned he had a fractured foot. That kept him from running at the combine and caused him to miss Washington's pro day.
With the draft coming Thursday, Seferian-Jenkins still, at least in public, has the questions around him. When prior assertions had him clearly as the top tight end in the draft, the updated ones wonder if he will be selected in the first round. Anonymous scouts have grumbled about his work ethic and overall attitude. However, anonymous opinions need to be absorbed with proper skepticism.
He said two weeks ago his foot was healed. A stock-bumping workout a week ago seems to confirm that. According to Packersreport.com, former scout Dave-Te' Thomas said Seferian-Jenkins ran a 4.56-second 40-yard dash while working out for the New York Jets.
Flashback to the combine. Teams wanted to know if Seferian-Jenkins had NFL-level speed to go with his NFL-level frame.
"I'm looking to run 4.6-something," Seferian-Jenkins said at the time.
With the Jets, he apparently cracked that mark. For comparison: the top tight end selected in last year's draft, Tyler Eifert from Notre Dame, ran a 4.68 second 40-yard dash at the 2013 combine. Eifert also beat out Seferian-Jenkins, one of two other finalists, for the 2012 Mackey Award. Eifert was selected 21st overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Seferian-Jenkins is confident the skills he used on Montlake to set almost every tight end receiving record put him in a good position to do big things in the NFL.
"My game translates to the NFL because I'm very versatile; whatever you need me to do I can do," Seferian-Jenkins said. "Do you say it's very pass-happy now, I've played receiver and I've run routes, I've run in the slot. I've played almost every single position receiving the ball at the University of Washington. And people still run the ball, and I still take pride in run blocking and that's something I can do very well.''
The Huskies used him in multiple ways. They would throw screens in the flat to him, have him go deep up the seam or play post-up in the end zone.
In 2012, Seferian-Jenkins dominated. He made 69 catches for 852 yards and seven touchdowns. Those numbers went down in 2013, when he missed the first game of the season because of a suspension following the DUI arrest, and finished with 36 catches for 450 yards, totals below his freshman season's numbers. He did have a career-high eight touchdowns.
He has dropped about 20 pounds since last season after bulking up in an attempt to be a better blocker. Seferian-Jenkins is still trying to shed concerns about his DUI, which was a repeated topic at the combine for the press and surely for teams interviewing him.
"I think when you get to know me and you get to talk to me, I think it's very clear that I'm not a character-issue guy," Seferian-Jenkins said. "I made a mistake and I've moved past that."
Where he will land during this week's draft continues to be a debate. The Green Bay Packers have the 21st overall pick and a need for a tight end. That seems a logical landing spot. There's even talk the Seattle Seahawks would look at tight ends in the first round, though that seems less likely.
Whether the first or second round, Seferian-Jenkins will be a pro by the end of the week, accomplishing something he always wanted.
"I just always envisioned I was going to be playing in the NFL and was going to be ready for the NFL," Seferian-Jenkins said. "Ever since I was growing up I knew I was going to play in the NFL. I never thought anything else. Never was a moment like 'I'm ready.' I just knew that there would be a time, and after my last game I knew I was ready.''blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks


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An unbeaten half-century from Kumar Sangakkara on day four helped give Sri Lanka a chance of saving the first Test against South Africa at Galle.
The Proteas declared for the second time in the match at tea on day four with a lead of 369 and four sessions remaining to dismiss their hosts.
When Upul Tharanga fell with just 14 on the board at a ground that has never seen 300 made in the final innings, that looked like it would be a straightforward task.
But Sangakkara made 58 and Kaushal Silva contributed 37 in an unbeaten partnership of 96 to leave Sri Lanka needing 260 on the final day with nine wickets remaining.
It took the tourists less than five overs to take the one wicket they needed overnight with AB de Villiers claiming a stunning catch at second slip off the bowling of Morne Morkel to remove Rangana Herath for 19.
That gave the Proteas first-innings a lead of 163 on a ground where the highest winning total ever chased down is just 96.
South Africa were going at three an over for the first 11 overs but lost Dean Elgar for 12 as the opener got an inside edge onto a Herath delivery and Dinesh Chandimal claimed the catch behind the stumps.
Alviro Petersen (32) dispatched Dilruwan Perera to the boundary twice in three balls but the bowler had his revenge in his next over thanks to an absolute ripper which feathered the edge.
Skipper Hashim Amla (22) was Perera's second wicket with Tharanga taking a low catch at short mid-on to bring De Villiers to the crease.
He and Faf du Plessis put on 43 for the fourth wicket before Herath got one to bite and turn and take out the latter's off stump for 37.
De Villiers and Quinton de Kock then decided it was time to up the pace as the pair of them hit six boundaries in five overs to edge South Africa closer to what they thought would be a safe declaration.
De Villiers reached his fifty off just 55 balls but was gone for the addition of only one more, clean bowled to become Perera's third scalp.
De Kock looped one back to him to take the bowler's figures to four for 79 and with that Amla brought his men in at 206 for six, a lead of 369.
The hosts now had to survive four sessions to save the Test but got off to a poor start as Tharanga nicked Dale Steyn behind for just 13 in the third over.
That brought Sangakkara to the crease with Sri Lanka in desperate need for their talisman to perform and he did not disappoint, guiding them to the close at 110 for one alongside Kaushal and keeping the Test just about alive.
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Attorney Maxwell Blecher, speaking during a pre-trial hearing in the legal battle for control of the National Basketball Association franchise, said Sterling had been "brought by misrepresentation" by his estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, to submit to the examinations last month.
Blecher and co-counsel Bobby Samini also asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas to allow them to present evidence of Sterling's mental fitness in a bid to allow him to have a say in the family trust that owns the Clippers.
Levanas said he would rule on that request next week but cautioned that he believed the language in the trust that would install Shelly Sterling as its sole trustee if her husband was deemed mentally unfit was straightforward.
"I could do this trial in five minutes," he said. "I don't know why you need a court."
Shelly Sterling has asked Levanas to confirm her as the controlling owner of the team after Donald Sterling vowed to block its $2 billion sale to former Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.
Sterling, 80, was banned for life by the NBA in April and fined $2.5 million after privately taped racist remarks were leaked to celebrity website TMZ.com.
A four-day trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is set to begin on July 7 and offer a resolution ahead of the NBA owners' July 15 vote on whether to approve the sale to Ballmer.
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There's a lot more going on when you're asleep than meets the eye. Body cells are stocking up on substances they need to function the next day. Chemical messengers in the brain are being produced. Information gathered during the previous day are being registered in the brain as memories. "Sleep is an active process during which the brain and body rejuvenate themselves," says Nancy Foldvary, DO, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the Cleveland Clinic and author of The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders. "Virtually every organ system in the body is adversely affected by sleep deprivation or sleep disorders. Optimizing sleep is important therefore for overall health."The exact amount of sleep you need is determined by your DNA. Most of us require 7 ½ to 8 ½ hours of shut-eye each night, Foldvary says. Of course it isn't always easy to get the rest you need. Never-ending to-do lists, teens who keep you up all night worrying and everyday stressors can make it hard for you to sleep well. The key to achieving a good night's rest lies in eating the right foods, calming the mind and preparing your surroundings. Done daily, these habits can ensure a lifetime of good sleep and better health!


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How hard can it be to come up with a name for a new gadget?
There are hundreds of thousands of vague, kind-of-cool sounding nouns you could throw in there, and that's assuming you don't just make up some definition-free word of your own, like Mondeo or Consignia.
And big tech companies have teams of well-paid people who presumably spend months working on what to call their new thing. And what do they do? They do what everyone else does and they just call it the 'One'.
Great work, everyOne.
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Within days of Google announcing its first Nexus, the internet giant received a cease-and-desist-and-rename-that-phone from the estate of crazy sci-fi genius Philip K. Dick. The Nexus One android phone was a little close to the Nexus Six series of androids in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and although the Big G didn't have to rename the phone, this might mean the Nexus 5's successor will be called something else. Hey, how about the 'One'?
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Well, of course it's going to be called the One - it's the third in the series, so what else are they going to call it? Seriously, though, after Microsoft spent US$100 million on not really changing the controller, we would love to know how much Microsoft spent on the least imaginative name since, well...
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Yes, the first console was simply the 'Playstation', but when Sony released the PS2 it was still selling the old console in huge numbers, and didn't stop for years - the redesigned PS One remained on sale until 2006. To save confusion and prevent thrifty parents from 'accidentally' buying the cheaper of the two PlayStations on the Dixons shelf, Sony gave it a name that marked it out as older hardware.
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City of Beaumont begins free summer lunches
The City of Beaumont is beginning its summer push to keep children who are out of school fed, happy and healthy.
The program is part of a joint effort between the Texas Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture and utilizes federal and state money, said Deborah Queen, who's spearheading the city's initiative.
"Based on last year, I predict that I'll feed 22,755 meals, and that'll be a $77,000 grant flow through to the city," Queen said. "But, I really think that the BISD is maybe not having as many summer school programs and so today, (Monday, May 9) I was swamped, over swamped with lots of kids. But that's a good thing because it's a reimbursable grant. So, if I were to have twice as many people come, we would get reimbursed. So, we want more kids to come. There's no cap on it."
A trip to Beaumont's North End revealed Beaumont's kids are using the free lunches. At Pointe North Apartments on Magnolia, Corinthinane Curtis was serving meals and watching closely as children as young as 3 years old played and ate to their heart's content.
"I live here and I love it. Half the kids, they already know me, but every year we're getting new kids coming in, so it's still fine," she said. "We just have to tell them the rules and everything. So far it's been good."
For the last three years Curtis has served free lunches to the children in her area. She said without the lunches, many might go hungry.
"It's very important. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I would prefer it stay on every summer because some of these kids they don't get to eat constantly," Curtis said. "By having this program up here, it gives them the chance to eat as much as they want. We can't turn you down for no reason, no matter what. So just knowing that they can go home with a stomach that's full, they have something to eat today, that makes me happy. I encourage them to come here. I say, 'Tell your friends, your cousins, spread the word.'"
Queen said the meals this year are a little different.
"Since we're feeding in the parks and there's no refrigeration, we are feeding sandwiches every day, but the sandwiches are different. They get a package of mustard and mayonnaise to make it a little more unique for them," Queen said. "This year, we're coming out with the wraps. Moncla's is making wraps for us with whole wheat and has the cream cheese rolled up with the meat, so that's the new yummy thing this year."
Those who wish to have a free lunch for their child under 18 can do so at most locations between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., but those who eat meals do not have to be residents of Beaumont or of Jefferson County. If your child is part of a summer camp of any sort, Queen said call her a day in advance and she'll have enough free lunches for your kiddos.
"The parks we're feeding at are parks that the census data says has a predominance of low income children living around there. But anyone can come. No one is checking," Queen said. "If they're a child, we'll feed them. If they are a Bible school or lets say any kind of special camp, if they call us ahead of time ... we would add those. They just need to call us by about 1 p.m. the day before."
In order to ensure that they have meals for everyone, large groups should (409) 838-1902 at least one day in advance. The locations for free lunches are as follows:
• Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church (outreach building area), 3210 Elmira, 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
• Perlstein Park, 8900 Landis Dr., 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Northridge Apartments, 4155 Maida, 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
• Pointe North Apartments, 3710 Magnolia, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Magnolia Park, 2930 Gulf, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Alice Keith Park, 4075 Highland Ave., 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Sprott Park, 4325 Usan, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Roberts Park, 2755 Ave. C, 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Central Park, 640 South Fourth, noon – 2 p.m.
Queen said a free lunch isn't the only thing in store for the children of Beaumont.
"As soon as we get all this straightened out about how many kids we're feeding, we also have hoola-hoops and balls and lots of stuff for them to play with. We're also going to introduce some brain gym and tai chi moves. A lot of times, kids can do things really frantic, but they might not have good balance," she said. "And we have hired a college football player, he's at Roberts Park. He's a wonderful roll model."
City pools
School is out and the city pools have opened! Families all over Beaumont are welcome to cool off at either of the city's two swimming pools, Alice Keith Pool or Magnolia Pool. Hours for both are Sunday through Thursday from noon to 6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. All city pools are closed on Mondays. Alice Keith pool is at 4050 Reed St., and Magnolia Pool is at 2855 Magnolia. Please remember to never leave a child unsupervised around water.


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Nikon's micro compact is smaller than a credit card… but is it too lightweight?
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Monday, November 28, 2011
The Joys of YouTube
By Tamara Jones
EAL Instructor, British School of Brussels
After many years of teaching without access to the internet, I am overjoyed to finally be able to take advantage of some of the great teaching resources on the great ole World Wide Web, particularly those on YouTube. Because of my late start with this resource, I understand that I am behind the curve, so forgive me if some of my enthusiasm seems a bit out of date. There is just so much great stuff out there, if you look hard enough! In addition, the clips are generally bite-sized, so they are perfect for a bit of English practice.
I teach young learners, and I can personally vouch for the sedative quality that video clips seem to have. Nothing quiets my students down faster than the promise of a video activity. The key is to make the video more than just the video. There always has to be a purpose, even if the kids are too busy watching the clip to notice.
Kramer and the Past Tense
I was having a hard time coming up with fun activities for my students to practice the simple past tense. They need so much review to help them remember the irregular forms, but that repetition can get boring fast. So, I showed them a clip from Seinfeld available on YouTube. In it, Jerry is going out for the day and Kramer is in his apartment. The next 1 ½ minutes shows Kramer doing crazy things like riding a bike, putting out a fire, starting a fight, and hosting a party. You get the idea. At the end of the day, Kramer is asleep on the sofa when Jerry comes home and gets irritated because Kramer had not used a coaster.
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Smacked a double in the season-opener at Texas State … lined another double at Cal Poly … went 1-2 with a 2B vs. Illinois-Chicago … scored twice and had 2 BB vs. Nevada … had his first multi-hit game, going 2-3 with 2 R and 2 BB vs. Cal Poly … had 2 R and 2 BB vs. Lehigh … tripled and two hits, 1 R, and 1 RBI at Columbia … had three RBI vs. Brown … knocked two hits and scored 1 R vs. Pepperdine … went 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 R vs. Saint Mary's.
SOPHOMORE (2011): Named a team captain entering the 2011 season...was the only Bronco to start all 51 games of the 2011 season…hit .237, with six doubles and a homer...went 3-4 and scored two runs in the season opener at. No. 2 South Carolina…totaled one hit, a run, a RBI, a walk and a homerun in a four-game set with Albany Feb. 25-27…scored a run at Stanford on Mar. 1…recorded a RBI single at San Jose State (3/4)…recorded his second multi-hit game against Cal on Mar. 8…registered five hits, one run, two RBI, two doubles and a stolen base in the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament Mar. 11-13…totaled seven hits, six hits, two RBI and a double in a four-game sweep of Brown Mar. 26-28…had three plate appearances at Stanford (4/22)…singled in a mid-week game against UC Davis…amassed two hits, a stolen base and a sacrifice in a three-game series with Bakersfield…recorded a single and a run in a three-game bout against LMU Apr. 8-10…provided a RBI single in a mid-week game againt Cal Poly (4/12)…went a combined 5-14 with a RBI and a walk in three games at Saint Mary's…registered a stolen base against Stanford on Apr. 19…provided three hits, a double, two walks and five runs in three games at USF…walked twice and scored a run in mid-week win against Pacific (4/26)…had seven assists in three games against Gonzaga…singled and stole a base against No. 21 Cal on May 3…singled four times and scored a run in a three-game series at Pepperdine...tallied four at-bats in a mid-week contest with UC Davis…provided a RBI single in the series opener vs. San Diego (5/20)…picked up a RBI on May 21 vs. San Diego…singled and scored a run in the final game vs. San Diego (5/22)…knocked in a run with a RBI double at Portland (5/27)…singled and scored a run in the final game of the season at Portland (5/29).
FRESHMAN (2010): Made an immediate impact as Santa Clara's starting shortstop beginning on Opening Day … had a terrific start to the year, hitting near .300 with an on-base percentage over .450 before suffering an arm injury when he was hit by a pitch against Portland (4/2) in the opening weekend of West Coast Conference play … had 23 hits in 25 games prior to the injury … made it back to play and start in all three games at Loyola Marymount May 28-30 the final weekend of the season … went 4-for-10 in those final three games to post a season batting average of .310 … he was hit by pitches 20 times – fourth most in SCU's single-season history, doing so in just 28 games ... enjoyed six multiple-hit games ... went 4-for-4, hit two doubles, and had three RBI in an early-season win over San Jose State (3/7) … hit safely in 18 of the 28 games he played in … his four hits and three RBI against San Jose State (3/7) were both season-highs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Team MVP at Esperanza High School in Anaheim ... two-time All-Sunset League middle-infielder ... hit .366 and posted a .500 on-base percentage as a senior ... led the league with 14 stolen bases ... scored 26 runs in 26 games, helping Esperanza reach the 2009 playoffs ... hit .338 as a junior with a .452 on-base percentage ... selected to play in Perfect Game USA's California Showcase event in 2008 and 2009 an the California Baseball Coaches Association North-South games ... played on the Angeles Elite Team .... also a member of the SoCal Yankees scout team ... named to the National Classic All-Tournament team.
PERSONAL: Born November 13, 1990 in Fullerton, Calif. ... son of Paul and Jana Viele ... has one sister, Jennifer ... hobbies include playing the drums, weightlifting, watching movies and ping pong ... Santa Clara was his top choice of universities to attend... majoring in Communication.


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Passed overwhelmingly by Georgia voters in 2010, energy performance contracting allows state agencies to use funds normally spent on utility bills to finance building improvements. These improvements focus on lowering energy and water consumption.
This year, the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission allocated $87.4 million in third-party financing for conservation projects. The agencies below will be able to enter multiyear contracts to evaluate, identify and implement energy conservation measures with guaranteed savings that pay for the contracted costs:
- The Department of Corrections will be able to contract up to $28.6 million for multiple prisons.
- The Georgia World Congress Center Authority will be able to contract up to $28.1 million for campus wide improvements.
- The Georgia Department of Transportation will be able to contract up to $12.3 million for several department buildings.
- The University System of Georgia will be able to contract up to $10.2 million for improvements at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia.
- The Department of Juvenile Justice will be able to contract up to $3.1 million for several campuses across Georgia.
- The North Georgia Mountains Authority will be able to contract up to $5.1 million for various lodges and resorts.
The state goes through an open, competitive process to choose an energy services company to implement conservation measures at state facilities. The energy services company selected must guarantee that the state will save a certain amount of energy and water with the installation of energy- and water-efficient equipment and systems. The state then uses the guaranteed savings to pay for the work over a period of years.
All of the projects will perform annual energy and water savings measurement and verification.
Energy performance contracting helps the state meet its commitment to the Georgia Energy Challenge. It also reduces energy consumption by 15% in state facilities, and saves taxpayer dollars in energy bills.
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Even before President Barack Obama laid out his gun control proposals Wednesday, calling on Congress to act as well as signing executive orders, several states responded by saying they would try to block the enforcement of any measures.
From the Mississippi governor to lawmakers in Texas, Missouri and Wyoming, even local sheriffs in Oregon and Kentucky, many of those who oppose the president's proposal believe it is within their legal right to not only refuse to enforce federal legislation, but to make it a crime for a federal agent to try and enforce the law in their states.
But, is that approach constitutional?
Theodore Ruger, a constitutional law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, says no. The Supremacy Clause, which is part of the Constitution, ensures that.
"These state statutes are outrageously unenforceable," Ruger said. "They have no grounds and there has not been any grounds for 200 years for a state to criminalize the enforcement of a valid federal law."
Ruger explains that the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution says that "federal laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land and that has been interpreted to mean in case there is any conflict when Congress or the president speaks clearly and with valid authority on a topic, states cannot thwart the application of the law within its borders."
Greg Magarian, a constitutional law professor from Washington University Law School, in St. Louis, agrees, saying, "If a state tries to legislate or take action contrary to federal law, the state is in violation of the Constitution and the Supremacy Clause."
Ruger also believes the states are making these moves not because they don't know what the law is, but simply to grandstand.
"These states all know this, so we can only see this as pure political rhetoric," Ruger said. "These states are savvy enough to know that they will not be able to enforce their state laws, so they are trying to make a rhetorical point as opposed to creating a valid law."
Magarian calls it "pure political theater."
"Conservative state officials all over the country want to make a show of not being oppressed by what they are portraying as a tyrannical federal government, and I think of it as, frankly, hyperbole," Magarian said.
It's more about not liking the president than anything else, he added.
Ruger says there are moves states can make "in the area of gun control policy that might differ from federal law," but it's important to note that none of these laws have been passed yet by Congress.
But Ruger says the states "certainly can't enforce their own laws to throw federal officials in jail," something Rep. Steve Toth in Texas, among others, is calling for.
Toth represents the Woodlands district close to Houston and he is still drafting the legislation, according to his office. But it did release a statement describing the bill as making "any federal law banning semi-automatic firearms or limiting the size of gun magazines unenforceable within the state's boundaries" and most notably "anyone trying to enforce a federal gun ban could face felony charges under the proposal."
Ruger said legislation like Toth's is "pure rhetoric and no state official is dumb enough to try and enforce this."
However the prospect of court cases instead of just legislation, as you saw with the Affordable Care Act, is something Ruger thinks is likely with these lawmakers claiming, as they already have, that the president is violating the Second Amendment.
"The point is, this is a multi-pronged political and legal strategy," Ruger said. "Someone will surely raise the Second Amendment objection to this and the courts will hear the case."
Ruger says he think it's likely the NRA could file a suit citing the Second Amendment, but because the amendment contains the words "well regulated militia," he believes the federal government will be victorious.
He says the difference between a state or group challenging a federal law or the president's executive order compared with states' or sheriffs' threatening to throw federal agents enforcing a federal law in jail is the difference between a "legitimate case" and a "frivolous" one that would get "bounced out of court in a second."
Mark Kamin, the director of the Constitutional Rights and Remedies Program at the University of Denver Law School, agrees with his colleagues, but notes the 1997 Printz v. U.S. decision in which the Supreme Court found that Congress could not force local police officers to work on their behalf. In the Printz case, which examined an interim provision of the Brady Act , the high court ruled that local police officers couldn't mandate federal background checks of customers buying firearms.
But, Kamin says while Printz may say "local officials won't assist," it is a "fantastically different situation … to have them obstruct federal law."
"What's clear in the gun context, if there is a valid federal law, the federal government can enforce it in any state. What it cannot do is force state officers to enforce federal law," Kamin said. "Some have gone further, saying they would prevent federal officials from enforcing federal law and that is patently unconstitutional."


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a) Define proper data structures to represent a polygone. The endpoints of the line segments are defined by two
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[June 07, 2014]
With 89 Veterans aboard - 18 from World
War II, 28 from the Korean War era, and 43 of the Vietnam War era –
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) will take to the air on Tuesday,
June 10th, for their 27th Flight to Washington, DC.
These Veterans, on a no-expense, day long tour to visit and
reflect at their national memorials, each will be accompanied by a
Guardian escort, responsible for their comfort, logistics, mobility
and safety. Aboard the charter 737 aircraft will be Veterans from
the US Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy branches, including the
Seabees. Once in DC, they will be transported for the day on three
tour buses (code name Red, White and Blue) with the itinerary
including the World War II Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam
Memorial, National Air & Space Museum, Marine & Air Force Memorials,
Pentagon drive-by and concluding at Arlington National Cemetery,
including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Changing of the
Guard. They will also have the opportunity to visit the Ronald
Reagan National Airport and Lincoln Memorial, as well as see the
Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, DC World War I Memorial,
and much more.
Veterans on this flight come from the Illinois cities of Alhambra,
Auburn, Beardstown, Bloomington, Bluffs, Carlinville, Carollton,
Champaign, Charleston, Chatham, Chesterfield, Collinsville, Decatur,
Elwin, Eureka, Flanagan, Forsyth, Girard, Glenarm, Godfrey,
Greenfield, Hanna City, Hillsboro, Hopedale, Jacksonville, Kirkland,
Lincoln, Mackinaw, Macon, Manchester, Mattoon, Mechanicsburg,
Metamora, Metropolis, Minier, New Berlin, Pekin, Raymond, Riverton,
Roanoke, Sherman, Springfield, Staunton, Swansea, Taylorville, Tower
Hill, Virden and Wapella, as well as a Veteran from Peoria, Arizona,
traveling back to his hometown of Springfield to go with two of his
old buddies. The flight also includes two female Veterans, one from
World War II and the other from the Vietnam War period.
The public is invited and encouraged to show their appreciation
for these Veterans by welcoming them home when they return to the
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport on June 10th, arriving
at approximately 9:30 PM. It is suggested to be to the airport by
8:30 and feel free to wear red, white & blue to show your patriotic
spirit or bring small American flags, balloons, posters, etc.
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight also announces that the flights for the
balance of the year have been confirmed – August 26th, September
16th and October 28th – and that Veteran applications continue to be
accepted, with priority given in the following order:
World War II ~ a soldier enlisted by 12/31/1946
Korean War Era ~ 01/01/1947 to 12/31/1957
Vietnam War Era ~ 01/01/1958 to 05/07/1975
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Because every Veteran flies with a guardian escort, a
volunteer who pays their own way, applications for future
guardians are also currently being accepted. Although
approximately two-thirds of the Veterans fly with a relative or
friend Guardian, the remaining need an independent one to
accompany them. This may be any able-bodied adult except for
Veterans who have already been honored with a flight or a spouse
of a Veteran on the flight. Why not consider applying for this
extra-ordinary opportunity? For the fee, included is LLHF
training, a LLHF cap & T-shirt, a round-trip flight, the tour
bus, meals & snacks, plus the rare privilege of spending the day
with true heroes - our senior soldiers. See below on how to
obtain an application.
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization, receiving no federal or state funding. The
donations, sponsorships, fund raising and efforts of many
individuals and businesses have allowed LLHF to honor this
flight of Veterans. For more information on speaking to
organizations, how to obtain an application, make a donation or
just learn more about the Honor Flight mission, please visit the
official web site at LandofLincolnHonorFlight.org or contact
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So how did this happen? How did Lillibridge turn into the Lilli-Hammer or the Lilli-Hurt? Let's start with his hitting, and the coach who he credits for helping turn his career around: Greg Walker."If it wasn't for Walk, I don't think I'd be where I'm at," Lillibridge explains. "Two years ago, after my first year when I was hitting .158, and I was just lost, mechanically more than anything, he said, 'Let's work on things in the off-season,' and we totally redid my swing to get a feel for what was right. Now it's been a 2-3 year process and it's come to fruition."
Remember the Lillibridge of old, who used to stand in the box looking like he was playing wiffleball, swinging (and often missing) for the fences?
"I've always been told that since I was in college."
He's not missing so much anymore. But is there some truth to it?
"It's just my mentality. I want to hit the ball hard," Lillibridge said. "I'm not trying to hit the ball over the fence, I just don't want to cheat myself. When my swing is right, I can swing hard and still be under control, hitting to right field, center field. But when things are off, and you're swinging at the ball hard, you're not going to be able to do anything with it."
June 4, 2011
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A couple of weeks ago I baked a loaf of 'homemade' (aka home-baked rhodes frozen bread dough) that happened to turn out a little odd shaped. I didn't realize that it was heart-shaped until I sliced it... could it be a Valentine's miracle? Sure. I'll take it.
I decided to photograph it at the last minute - too good to pass up. Unfortunately, I don't know how to tell you to duplicate my heart-shape mishap. I can tell you that the homemade bread makes amazing french toast. No real recipe - bread, milk, eggs, dash of vanilla (credit : gibby...) and fried in butter. Perhaps it will inspire your Valentine's Day breakfast in bed?
What are your Valentine's Day plans? Mike and I don't typically buy each other gifts for these sort of holidays - usually a special dinner in or out. I think this year, since it is on a Tuesday night I'll fix him his favorites. Probably something like Steak, Truffle Pasta and Chocolate cake. Even though I just made the exact thing for his birthday 2 months ago... he's a man of routine!
*Behind the Scenes Scoop : Notice the not-so-fine dusting of powdered sugar. It is actually flour... I discovered after I shot the photos and took a bite. Oops.


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Helmsley mansion hits market for $65 million
$65 million asked for former manse of 'Queen of Mean'
The Greenwich manor of the late hotelier Leona Helmsley has hit the market with an asking price of $65 million following a massive three-year renovation.
"There's a complete new energy to this house," said Jane Howard Basham of David Ogilvy and Associates. "Before it felt like a museum. It was impractical. It was cold. But now I could see a family with kids running around in it. It feels like a real home. There are windows everywhere, natural light everywhere. It's very light and warm."
Set on one of the highest hills in Greenwich, with distant views of Long Island Sound, the mansion known as Dunnellen Hall was built on Round Hill Road as a wedding gift by steel and banking magnate Daniel Grey Reid for his daughter nearly a century ago.
The 40-acre Elizabethan estate has been home to an industrialist, a shipping magnate, a New York Yankees owner, and Helmsley and her late husband, Harry. The power couple presided over a $5 billion real estate empire that included managing the Empire State Building.
Helmsley, who was accused of charging millions of dollars in personal expenses and home improvements to her businesses, was convicted in 1989 of evading more than $1 million in taxes. Dubbed "The Queen of Mean," she died at 87 in August 2007 of heart failure in the mansion she called home.
Among the mansion's features are an entry room with an elevator and limestone walls and flooring, a 45-foot living room with a limestone fireplace and iconic columns, a library with a fireplace and expansive bay window, nine bedrooms, a game room and plans for a tennis court and swimming pools.
Basham said the first floor of the manor was completely gutted and rebuilt. The entire north wing, which had a service kitchen and rooms for staff, was removed. Also gone are three swimming pools, including an indoor pool that was built on in the 1970s.
Everything from the audio visual system to the landscaping is new, Basham said.
"It feels much younger," she said.
Basham would not identify the current owners.
In 2010, the estate sold for $35 million, down from its original 2008 asking price of $125 million.
Authorities on the local real estate market attributed the latest rollback to a combination of factors, from an overall drop-off in home sales to the lack of properties Helmsley's manse could be compared to for pricing.
Proceeds from the $35 million sale were to go to a charitable trust that was established after Helmsley's death.
The home relisted for $42.9 million in 2011, only to be delisted six months later.


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Johnson, Kenseth recover from errors, keep Chase tight
FORT WORTH — If NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup wasn't a two-man race before Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway, it certainly is now.
Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth emerged as the indisputable championship contenders while the chances of three darkhorse drivers — Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch — all but disappeared with just two races remaining.
Kenseth and Johnson had to overcome mistakes that could have been costly in order to keep their title hopes alive.
TEXAS:Johnson wins AAA 500, seizes Chase lead
BAD TIMING:Gordon's Chase hopes take major hit
Kenseth got a pit road speeding penalty at lap 173 of 334 and dropped from second place to 16th. If he hadn't rallied for a fourth-place finish, it would have left him 19 points behind; instead he's only seven points down and very much a contender heading into events at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.
"I sped trying to be aggressive, which was all on me," Kenseth said. "Still came back and got a top-five. The day could have been a lot worse. It was a good day for us, really."
Johnson had a problem of his own during green-flag pit stops with just under 100 laps remaining when he dropped from first place to fifth due to a slow tire change. He recovered, drove back to the lead and stayed there when his pit crew redeemed itself on the final stop.
"That was a challenging point in the race, but it was nice to actually have it, because I realized how good of a car I had," Johnson said.
Said team owner Rick Hendrick: "It was kind of a perfect night, other than one pit stop."
PHOTOS:Jimmie Johnson through the years
Kenseth's mistake was worse. But even if he had finished second, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said, he wasn't going to catch Johnson.
The No. 48 car was just too fast, too strong — as has been the case so many times in past Chases.
"We just couldn't touch them," Kenseth said.
PHOTOS: Chase for the Sprint Cup standings through Texas
Kenseth, who seemed to be in an upbeat mood despite losing ground, said he was confident about his chances with two races left.
"The math works out if you win the last two races, so it's still in our hands," he said. "It's not like we have to have somebody have trouble. If we can go out there and out-run everybody for two weeks, we'll just go with that mindset.
"We're still in this thing after eight weeks and we're going to try to get it."
PHOTOS:Matt Kenseth through the years
But he and Johnson seem to be the only ones still in it.
Before the race, there had been talk — maybe overly optimistic — that three other drivers within 40 points of the lead might still be contenders. Gordon's win at Martinsville Speedway last week had given him momentum and helped the No. 24 team close to within 27 points of Johnson and Kenseth, who entered Texas tied. Harvick was 28 back and Busch remained a longshot at 36 behind.
If Johnson and Kenseth both had problems at Texas, those three drivers could have gotten back into the mix.
Not anymore.
Gordon, who made the Chase field as an unprecedented chairman's selection as a 13th driver after the team orders scandal at Richmond International Raceway, had a flat tire and smacked the wall just 73 laps into the race. He finished 38th and fell to sixth in the points standings — 69 behind the leaders.
"Just devastating, you know?" he said. "You know how hard this team has worked and you know how things have to go your way to stay close to those guys or even make the gap up. ... We just have to put this behind us and go race hard the next two weeks."
Harvick is the closest to the Johnson/Kenseth duo, but he's still 40 points back after finishing eighth. Busch is 52 points behind thanks to a 13th-place finish on a day that included a blown tire, contact with the wall and a late speeding penalty after he had rallied back into the top three.
"Realistically, with two races left, you're probably not going to out-race the 48 and the 20 to accumulate more points than them to win the championship," said Jason Ratcliff, Busch's crew chief. "But anything can happen."
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Waterfowl strategies
As one would suspect, the duck season opening weekend was a good one. Those that hunted spots with water and or food made quick work of limits. By far, teal were the most numerous birds that showed up on the stringers. There were also shovelars, pintail and widgeon also in fair numbers. Since the opening weekend, the last cool front pushed some gadwall and mallards into the area. There are some speckled bellies around, and the snow geese have been slow to arrive, but they will likely be right on schedule. Watch for their numbers to increase with the full moon that appeared last week. That full moon along with the accompanying cool front did push more waterfowl into our area.
I did contact several of the local outfitters concerning their hunts so far this season, and all of the results seemed to echo one another. Their clients, for the most part, took limits or near limits by 8:30 each morning. It seems that the ones that took near limits did manage to enjoy plenty of opportunities.Jim West at Bolivar Guide Service has been both a fishing and hunting guide for lots of years. That type of experience has allowed him to learn what to do and what not to do in order to hold the waterfowl in his hunt areas. Whenever the ducks or geese arrive, he will set aside an area where they won't take the hunters. These are referred to as rest areas. Once the birds feel safe they will remain in that area for much of the season. Will they move around? Yes. The birds will move out in order to feed and then head for the rest area. Hunting spots down wind and just out of that rest area will be productive. Hunting in areas upwind and too near the rest area will blow the game out. In the case of the ducks, they might return or perhaps some new arrivals will replace them. Once the geese are blown out of an area, they seldom return that season.
West, along with the other experienced outfitters, will also not hunt the same places too often. Some folks will hunt an area day after day with declining results as the season continues. Certainly the newly migrating birds will take a look when the hunting spot is in a likely place, but as the season goes, on there are fewer birds still coming from the north.
The weather might also have a great effect on the waterfowl. Windy, overcast days seem to be the choice conditions for goose hunting. Whenever the birds begin moving between their feeding and resting areas on windy days, they tend to fly lower to the ground. For pass shooting, this is ideal since even the passing geese will be within shotgun range.
Keep in mind that high winds will have an effect upon the shotgun patterns. Besides that, the geese will use the wind to their advantage when escaping from missed shots. The smaller and lighter the shot sizes, the more they will be affected by the wind. The new heavy pellets in larger sizes seem to be much better choices for clean kills on both windy and not so windy days. These shot materials seem to hold their patterns extremely well.
For hunting geese, a 10 or 12-gauge shotgun is the better choice simply because the ammo contain more pellets. The 3-1/2 inch 12 gauge is nearly equal to the 10-gauge ammo, and the 12-gauge gun is much lighter. In some 3-1/2 chambered guns, those heavy load also have a heavy recoil. If you gun is not pleasant to shoot, then it is fine to use 3 inch or even 2-3/4 inch magnum ammo. These shoot just as hard as their big brothers. The 3-1/2 inch just has more pellets in them. The use of lighter gauge scatterguns is legal. A 16 or 20 gauge in the hands of an expert shooter will take geese. It's just that with fewer shot in the shell, clean kills are more difficult.
Ducks are an entirely different matter. They are smaller and faster than the geese. For the ducks, smaller shot pellets will do fine, and certainly it is not necessary to use 3-1/2 inch 12-gauge or 10-gauge ammo. When hunting over decoys, the 12 gauge is still my choice, but 16, 20, and even 28-gauge scatterguns will work fine. The trick is to allow the birds to come near enough before pulling the trigger. The main thing for all hunters to remember is to be safe.
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His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman donned his pirate gear for a new exhibition. He was one of 26 writers to dress up as their favourite children's literary character for Oxford's Story Museum.
Mr Pullman, of Cumnor, became Long John Silver from Treasure Island and on Sunday he will read parts of the classic novel at an event at the museum.
The museum, in Pembroke Street, opened its doors to the public on Saturday.
Each room has extracts from the stories, and interviews with the authors about their choices.
Sunday's event will take place between 2pm to 3pm. It is free, but to book a place call 01865 790050.


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About 100 homeless Sandy refugees in New Jersey were left without a place to stay for several hours Saturday as a FEMA housing program appeared to run out on them.
At one point, they were being told to shelter at a church in Brick Township where volunteers were trying to find replacement accommodations for them.
NBC 4 New York has learned that when Gov. Chris Christie learned of the situation, he ordered his Department of Community Affairs to work with FEMA to place them in alternate motel rooms.
"We're not going to let people be out on the street," said DCA Commissioner Richard Constable.
On Friday night, a FEMA spokesman said a two-week extension to the Transitional Shelter Assistance program had been granted, but that some of the 1,500 or so families still sheltering in motels probably would not be notified until Saturday morning, just before they would have been forced to check out.
The hundred or so who ended up losing their motel rooms never got word Saturday morning they could have stayed, according to Constable, and that's when the state jumped in.
Working with FEMA, the families were finally contacted by late Saturday afternoon or early evening, and all were placed in new motel rooms, where they can stay for the next two weeks.
"All families who were displaced were relocated by Saturday night," Constable said.