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Case IH introduces the Farmall C series with three models ranging from 65 to 85 PTO hp to handle utility work on the farm. Standard on the C series is the FPT Case IH 4-cyl., 3.2-liter, turbocharged engine and an 8x8 mechanical shuttle transmission. The Farmall C features separate steering and implement hydraulic reservoirs that enable it to handle heavy lifting loads without sacrificing steering. The C series also is equipped with a new cab and new ergonomically designed controls.
List price for the Farmall 75 C with cab is $27,500. For more information, contact Case IH at 877/422-7344, or visit www.caseih.com/na.

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The San Rafael City Council honored newly elected Assemblyman Marc Levine on Monday for his three years of service on the council.
Mayor Gary Phillips presented Levine with a resolution of appreciation.
"We're delighted to have worked closely with Marc and wish him the best in his new endeavors," Phillips said.
Levine thanked the council and the public for their support.
"It's been an honor and a privilege to serve with now six different council members," Levine said.
The council seat Levine leaves vacant has attracted 15 applicants.
The council plans to interview applicants at its Jan. 3 meeting.
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Ghana ride their luck against Cape Verde
Ghana booked their place in the semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Cape Verde Islands in Port Elizabeth.
Substitute Mubarak Wakaso bagged both goals in the second half, the first from the penalty spot and the second a finish into an empty net after Cape Verde Islands goalkeeper Josimar Vozinha had gone up for a corner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Ghana were indebted to eccentric goalkeeper Fatau Dauda for a wonderful save in the final 10 minutes that preserved their lead as Cape Verde Islands' impressive debut in the finals of the continental competition came to an end. Next up for the Black Stars is a meeting with Burkina Faso or Togo in the last four.
The first half at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was a dismal affair, with both sets of players going to ground far too easily and the flow of the contest suffering as a consequence. Matters improved after the break and with 54 minutes gone the match finally sparked into life as Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan was brought down by Carlitos with the pair battling for possession in the area and the referee pointed for a penalty.
Wakaso had only been on the pitch for a few minutes after being brought on for the ineffective Albert Adomah, but was handed the responsibility from 12 yards and duly delivered a confident finish straight down the middle of the goal. Cape Verde Islands pushed for an equaliser and forced Dauda to make a couple of decent saves that the showman stopper made look as spectacular as possible.
Dauda to the rescue
But there was nothing exaggerated about the fantastic save he produced in the 82nd minute to deny Heldon's fierce strike, which appeared destined for the top corner - only for Dauda to bring his left hand across to claw the ball away.
Dauda celebrated the save as if he had just won the cup for his country, but at very least it was a moment that appeared to break the resolve of Cape Verde Islands, who were much improved after the break. Dauda was called into action again to save from Elvis Babanco's free-kick in the third of five minutes of stoppage time.
And with seconds remaining Ghana killed the game off as Vozinha went forward for a corner that came to nothing, and Ghana broke quickly to present Wakaso with the chance to slot into the unguarded net.


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Location: Laurel Canyon – Los Angeles, CA
Welcome to my canyon cottage! My home is under 1000 square feet, which proved to be a challenge. To create a space that would not feel cramped, I tried to incorporate the outdoors as much as possible. I added French doors and windows to every room.
My style is eclectic with a dash of modern. To save money I painted the floors white in the living room (against friends advice) and it opened up the space even more. I love the garden so much and spend most of my time either in the front patio or back garden. Hotelier Sean MacPherson inspired my design style of mixing classic with new, and creating a cheerful and budget friendly home.
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KFC, Broadwater Street West, Worthing, UK
Location: KFC, Broadwater Street West, Worthing, UK
Report Type : Food Poisoning
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
Details : Chicken Pieces , I ate 4 pieces of chicken from a box. 6 hours later I had severe back and stomach pain and then vomited for 6 hours as well as having diarrhoea. I ate at about 8pm.
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Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea
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My husband and I bought KFC 5 buck fillups at around 6 pm yesterday. At about 1-2 am I woke up sick to my stomach and him throwing up. We both have had fevers of 102 or less and so sick. Worst I have ever felt my stomach its horrible. The cramps are unrelenting!! We kinda thought the chicken had sit around or something when we were eating. It seemed old stale kinda but we were starving. The appearance was old like anf just tasted off. I only ate 1 of the strips because of that he ate all 3 of his and one of mine our dog got thrown the other and even he seems off today. Read More
Jan 9 2019 3:03pm
KFC, Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA, USA
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Report Type: Food Poisoning
I ate KFC around 6-7pm on Monday night, I had the five dollar fill up box with chicken tenders, a cookie, biscuit, and wedges. At around 1 or 2am I had severe abdominal pain, I started to get a fever, chills, I had severe diarrhea and I was vomiting. My fever was at 103 degrees Fahrenheit. I went to the ER had it tested out and they stated that I had salmonella poisoning. Read More
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i got my kfc new year's day.. my friends had a different meal & are absolutely fine but due to being pregnant i am more vunerable to food poisoning. have been very ill since yesterday 2nd of jan so 1 day before symptoms started. Read More
Jan 2 2019 7:21am
KFC White River, Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive, White River, South Africa
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea
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We took the Family treat on Saturday 29.12.2018 , 3 hours later i started feeling off ish , went to bed . next morning my whole body was in pain , i started feeling Nausea and muscle tenderness . Doctor confirmed that it is in fact food poisoning. Read More
Jan 1 2019 9:51pm
KFC White River, Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive, White River, South Africa
Symptoms: Nausea
Report Type: Food Poisoning
My daughter and son-in-law bought Chicken from KFC White River, within a few hours both of them started to feel unwell. Luckily the children were not hungry and consumed very little. My daughter only had one piece and developed a severe headache and nausea. MY son-in-law had nausea, stomach cramps, chills and even blood in the stool. Confirmation obtained today from the doctor that he has a bad case of food poising. Read More
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12/27/2018 - 4 - 4:30 pm ate half of original fried breast & biscuit; additional symptoms: began that evening about 8, 9 pm; worsening by next day: extreme dizziness, abdominal/intestinal cramping, pain, cold to the bone. Still experiencing symptoms, although diminishing by this evening (12/30/2018). Read More
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Report Type: Food Poisoning
We ate yesterday (29/12/18) around 7PM. As soon as we'd eaten he complained about a dodgy stomach so we went home and he went upstairs to the bathroom. About 30 minutes later he started violently vomiting then eventually gagging as there was nothing left to bring up. He was vominting from about 8:30PM until 4AM this morning. He couldn't keep anything down. Read More


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Man fatally shot while repairing vehicle in eastern New Orleans
Man fatally shot while repairing vehicle in eastern New Orleans
New Orleans police were investigating a shooting that left a 51-year-old man dead.
Police said the shooting happened just after 4 p.m. in the 4700 block of Werner Drive.
Police said the victim's family reported that he was fixing a vehicle in the driveway when they heard several gunshots. The victim was bleeding from his head. Officers found the victim underneath his vehicle, shot several times.
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1 Finn, C., Manno, B., and Vanourek, G. (2000). Charter schools in action. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, p. 266.
2 See the National Charter School Directory, 9th Edition, as reported on the Web site of the Center for Education Reform. Retrieved April 2004 from http://www.edreform.com.
3 Some states have stronger charter school laws than others, creating more supportive conditions for charter schools to launch and develop programs. See the Center for Education Reform Web site at http://www.edreform.com, "Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking and Scorecard, 8th Edition." For discussion of how chartering has developed in different states, see especially
Hassel, B. (1999). The charter school challenge: Avoiding the pitfalls, fulfilling the promise. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution.
Vergari, S. (Ed.) (2002). The charter school landscape. Pittsburgh, Penn.: University of Pittsburgh Press.
4 Wallis, C. (1994). "A class of their own," Time, October 31, p. 53.
5 The concept of internal accountability is explored by Paul Hill and colleagues. See chapter 3 in Hill, P., Lake, R., and Celio, M. (2002). Charter schools and accountability in public education. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution.
6 Discussions of building civic community and social capital can be found in Finn et al., op. cit., chapter 10, and by David Campbell in chapter 13 in Peterson, P. and Campbell, D. (Eds). (2001). Charters, vouchers & public education. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution.
7 Finn et al., op. cit., p. 267.
8 Newmann, F., King, B., and Rigdon, M. (1997). "Accountability and school performance: Implications from restructuring schools," Harvard Education Review, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 41-74.
9 Finn et al., op. cit., chapter 9 discusses four stages of district response to charters and provides several examples of stages 3 and 4, competing to outdo charters and accepting charters as a district asset and opportunity. According to the chapter by Finn et al. in Peterson and Campbell, op. cit., charter districts—those in which all schools are chartered—existed in California, Florida, and Georgia as of 2001. The Education Commission of the States now supports an initiative focused on charter districts. See appendix B for links to the Education Commission of the States and materials targeted to charter districts.


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If you figured you could retire at age 62 or 65, you may want to hear what an important group of business CEOs is now pushing: a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70.
"The recommendations are based on what's best for the country," says Business Roundtable President John Engler. His group's plan would hike the full retirement age for both Social Security and Medicare to age 70, exempting anyone now 55 and older.
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"Implementing changes now and implementing them gradually over a long period of time realizes dramatic savings down the road without putting an impact on individuals," adds Engler.
Gary Loveman, chairman, president and chief executive of casino giant Caesars Entertainment, said in a statement: "America can preserve the health and retirement safety net and rein in long-term spending growth by modernizing Medicare and Social Security in a way that addresses America's new fiscal and demographic realities."
Wait a second. Do you hear anything here about bolstering anti-age discrimination laws?
As it stands now, anywhere from one out of five to nearly one out of three Americans in their sixties have health problems that curtail their ability to work. Yes, the jobless rate may be just shy of 6% for workers over the age of 55, but once older workers get booted they tend to have trouble finding a new job. According to a 2012 Government Accountability Office study, before the recession "less than a quarter of unemployed older workers were unemployed for longer than 27 weeks. By 2011, this number had increased to 55%.
Yes, the fiscal shortfall in entitlement programs is a very real problem. Social Security trustees project that the fund could be tapped out by 2037, paying just 80% of benefits thereafter. Social Security has promised $7.7 trillion more in benefits over the next 75 years versus what it can afford to pay from its payroll taxes, notes the Heritage Foundation. Deficits will begin in 2016, and continue indefinitely, it adds.
Meanwhile, life expectancies have gotten longer. A male born in 2004 can expect to live almost 10 years longer than one born in 1950, while women can expect to live nine years longer, Heritage says.
Congress has not changed the age at which workers can receive full benefits since 1983, when it was ratcheted higher, from 65 to eventually 67 in 2022.
But a study by the Congressional Budget Office found that hiking the federal retirement age to 70 would solve only about half of Social Security funding problem, but abolishing the payroll tax cap may wipe out much of the problem.


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All the financial district around Wall Street had been closed by thousands of police officers. Those were much more than the pacific protesters without apparent leader but these were stronger, these ARE stronger. Yes, I'm convinced that People have the Power, that they have always the last word.
Here you have my photographic coverage of these first protest, it was the 17th of September 2011, and now.. they camp.
ps : check my other photo essays about this movement http://juancarloshernandezphotographe.blogspot.com/search/label/%23OccupyWallStreet
check the official website of OccupyWallStreet : https://occupywallst.org/


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11:00 am MST
It pays to get up early some days.
Because I got my accreditation late I wanted to make sure everything was still good, so I hoofed it to the Bell Centre. I wasn't on the list, which I expected, but once I showed my card I got my mug shot. I now work for the TEAM 1250, not 1260. It's a better keepsake that way.
There are seven rows with 14 seats in the media riser, and with so many media present, I fully expected to be in the overflow seating in section 12;, until I ran into Julie in the NHL PR. We chatted and I found myself in row seven on the media riser. I have a perfect view of the draft floor and it will be much easier to write on a table rather than using my knees as a make shift table. Julie is all class, and she gets another Nation shout out. I'd send the picture, but I'm an idiot and forget the cord to transfer pics from camera to computer. I'll have them when I get home.
It's the calm before the storm right now. It's noon and slowly the media is trickling in. I ran into some people as I was walking here and here's what I got.
- Heatley talk is at a stand still right now. The Sens want a lot, and most teams aren't willing to pony up. Heatley's agent, JP Barry and his CAA branch are taking a beating in the papers right now. Pundits are claiming it was irresponsible of them to leak the story, because it makes it harder to deal him. CAA is adamant they didn't leak the story, and feel it was probably Sens GM Bryan Murray, and then he could make Heatley look like the bad guy. This situation might get even uglier. I think the CAA camp has a legitimate beef. If the Sens don't make a deal before July 1st and pay Heatley the $4 million he is owed then many expect Murray to play hard ball and force Heatley to come to camp.
- Many wondered if Kevin Lowe could have gotten more for the Human Rake if he had played hardball. I'd like to see how it plays out for Murray if he chooses that route. If a deal is going to happen, it sounds like Heatley will have to be open to more teams. I still can't get exactly what Minny was offering, but it didn't include Burns or Koivu. It sounds like Murray's demands are too high right now.
- The Souray trade talk is heating up again. It sounds like the Oilers are willing to move him. Speculation is Souray and the Oilers 10th for LA's 5th pick, and something else. The Oilers really like Evander Kane. They have a history of making moves, so I won't rule it out. It makes sense on many fronts. Kings get veteran D-man and stay in top ten. Souray gets closer to family. Oilers get high prospect and free up some cap space. The key is what the "something else" is.
- The Leafs are trying to get another first round pick. They've been interviewing lots of mid to late first round picks this morning including, Camrose Kodiak, Dylan Olsen. I literally bumped into him walking here and asked him how his morning was. He'd just finished an interview with the Rangers, and earlier this morning had talks with the Islanders and Leafs, and was in a rush to get to an interview with the Blackhawks. It's a pretty stressful day for these young kids. You don't realize it until you see them. It will be a huge relief whenever his name is called.
- Currently the Sharks are the only team without a first rounder. The Islanders have the 26th pick, but look for Doug Wilson to get involved. Word is he wants to get in the first round, and Ryane Clowe is one of the pieces in place.
12:30 p.m. MST
Took a quick lunch break at the Cage Au Sports, the sports bar right in the Bell Centre, and what a meal. That's just another reason why sports fans in Edmonton deserve a new rink. I took a quick outside tour and they have four "action" statues of Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Howie Morenz and Guy Lafleur. They are great, and then there is a line up of plaques down the side wall with other Montreal legends. (Pics will be up when I return…idiot that I am).
Some more rumblings…
The Kings supposedly offered Frolov and the 5th for Heatley. The Sens said no thanks.
And this seems to be the start of the Souray rumours. Let's play a little scenario.
Steve Tambellini finds out that the Kings are willing to move their 5th, so he makes a call. Keep in mind that even though the Human Rake to LA deal didn't happen, that doesn't mean the Kings weren't trying to acquire him and might still be interested in a top two D-man.
This is where the Oilers and Souray come in. Souray's value is at an all-time high right now. It might stay there for a few years, or it could be like the housing market in Edmonton; Piqued and is now on a downslide.
My gut still says it is a long shot, and I still don't buy that the Kings will move the #5 pick, because that goes against everything that Lombardi has done in building a pretty good stable of young talent., but remember the Kings surprised everyone in 2007 when they took Hickey at #4.
It seems pretty obvious that the Kings and Lightning are the teams in the top five that will listen to offers about their pick. The Bolts will considering moving the #2 if Hedman goes to the Islanders, if he doesn't then BOOK it that he will go to Tampa. Colorado and Atlanta have given the impression they are pretty secure at 3 and 4 respectively.
But the best story is that no one seems to know what the Islanders are going to do.
Many think they like Duchene, but won't take him at #1, but rather trade down a spot or two to get him and another pick. The uncertainty of the Islanders could set the ball in motion as far as teams trying to move up in the draft.
And the Vinny talk is still dominating the floor. What if Montreal can acquire him? This place would go nuts.
If Tampa doesn't get Hedman and take Tavares, would that make them more likely to move Vinny? It's almost mind blowing thinking of all the possibilities.
And can anyone tell me how I can disengage the update that goes to my cell phone telling me JOE SMITH is now following you on twitter. I love that people are following me there, but my phone has been ringing all day with these updates. I need to figure out how to stop it…ha
1:30 p.m MST
Right now…Front and centre in the middle of draft floor Brian Burke is on the horn.
He looks relaxed, his gum is getting one hell of a work out, tie undone, pacing back and forth in an area where no one can hear what he is saying. I wish I had one of those big cones that allows you to hear things from 50 feet away..
**Makes check list for next year…cord thingy for computer and camera…Cone thingy to hear things…Get a tech book to know what the hell Firefox and Chrome is…****
2:45 p.m MST
Regarding the Oilers/Thrasher rumour, (Oilers 4th, Cogliano and Gilbert for Lehtonen, Armstrong and #4) I just got a text that says that package is not correct, but they have had talks.
Discussions are happening, because the Oilers feel they need to get #4 to get Kane.
Kane is drawing comparisons to being 90% of what Jarome Iginla is as a player. If that is indeed the case then he'd be a great pick up.
I know this for sure…The Oilers are trying hard to move up. If they don't it won't be the end of the world for them, but they feel this is a great opportunity for them, and it would be the first time ever that the Oilers have moved up in the top ten in any draft.
Fans have already started to show up. The second deck is almost full. A "go Leafs go "chant was quickly booed and replaced by "Lets' go Habs." We are still more than two hours away from the official start but the fans here are just as anxious as NATION readers to get this going.
3:00 p.m MST
Teams are starting to file in. Scott Howson and the Blue Jackets are here…most of the Devils staff, sand big Lou…I just went down the stairs to say congrats to the hall of famer. Good guy. He's pretty humble about his Hall of Fame nomination.
*** Now they are pumpin out some Black Eyed Peas…Gotta get that…or Boom Boom Pow…not sure what title is, but some heifers are dancing in the second deck…I didn't need to see that.***
Still no sighting of anyone from the Oilers, or Thrashers or Kings or Islanders.
But the rumble on the floor is that the Islanders are leaning towards Duchene. That would be quite the start to the draft.
Now the Coyotes, Kings, Bruins, Ducks, and a few members of the Senators are on the floor.
Cam Neely and Brian Burke and a long and laugh-filled convo.
Howson and Ducks GM Bob Murray and Chiarelli from Boston are talking. The Bruins currently have #25, while the Ducks have 15 and Jackets 16. The Bruins have talked about wanting to move up, so maybe something will happen between them.
3:23 p.m. MST
The man of the hour has arrived. Garth Snow is in the HOUSEEEEE…okay so there was no theme music but right now he has everyone guessing what he will do. Most teams are here, except Chicago, Pittsburgh, NYR, Nashville,St. Louis, Calgary and Atlanta the the Oilers. It makes you wonder if the Thrashers and Oilers are still trying to hammer something out.
I just spoke with Rishaug and Dreger from TSN and they confirm that the Thrashers have indeed made it clear they are now open to offers. The Oilers are interested in that pick, but so are the Kings, Leafs and Dallas Stars. It might be a bidding war.
The Senators have lowered their trade demands for Heatley. They were supposed to be looking for a top-six forward, top-four D-man and a pick/prospect, but have relented a bit. Heatley's value seems to be diminishing as the day goes on.
The Canadiens management team has arrived to a huge roar from the crowd.
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The Oilers arrived about five minutes ago and right away Tambellini and Lowe were swarmed by TSN guys. Lots of laughing but didn't look like they got much out of them.
Had a great conversation with Daryl Evans, colourman on Kings broadcasts and former NHLer. He is certain the Kings will draft a forward, with all their depth on the backend. He fully expects the Kings to make a move via trade or free agency for sure.
Lots of friendly convo going on between media and various team management types, but it seems like the calm before the storm right now. Let's get it on.
4:36 p.m. MST
As of right now the Oilers have nothing definite, but it is still an hour away from the 4th and 5th picks, and even longer until their own pick.
Remember how late their deals came about at the deadline with O'Sullivan and Kotalik.
Craig Button said on my radio show earlier this week that many teams overvalue their pick on draft day, and that's why many deals fall through at the last moment, because the ransom is just too much.
It sounds like that might be the case with the Thrashers. Their demands for the Oilers might be too rich right now. Tambellini won't over pay, because the Oilers still feel they can get a quality player at #10. If they don't move up, I'd expect Glennie or MPS to be called by the Oilers.
Bruins just got introduced and got booed heavily. Gotta love rivalries.
5:06 p.m. MST
Former Habs owner George Gillette address the crowd. Lots of energy in the building. Each team had to announce who would call the name of their draft pick, and it will be Steve Tambellini for the Oilers.
Everyone is waiting patiently for this to start. There has been a bit of a delay, and now they are showing highlights of some of the top prospects. Tavares was shown first…is that foreshadowing, we shall see soon.
This big screen is crystal clear. It is awesome.
Now there are previewing Hedman. I hope they don't do the top ten or the draft won't start until 5:30
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Dreger reports that Pronger has been dealt to Philly. It sounds like Lupul, but more details to come. The Flyers continue to surprise, and now maybe Lupul and Pronger have been involved in a deal for the second time.
5:17 p.m MST
Finally the first pick. Garth Snow makes everyone wait a bit more with some thanks to Montreal and their fans and then he goes with what I expected John Tavares. The fans at Nassau are busting it out with some confetti. A strong contingent of Islander fans here are cheering loudly.
Expect Hedman #2 and then Duchene #4…The intrigue will come if the Thrashers hold their pick or deal it.
5:53 p.m MST
WE had to wait 25 minutes to talk to Tavares. Well spoken young man, and he is very focused on bringing back success to Long Island. I knew the Islanders would take him, it was too big of a risk to pass up on a guy with his goal scoring ability. Hedman might be just as good, but the Islanders needed a scorer.
THey are playing highlights of players blocking shots on the big screen. Classic. And every time they show a picture of Vinny the place goes nuts. If the Habs somehow trade for him, I bet there will be a five minute ovation.
Larsson is soft, but it isn't surprising that the Coyotes took him. They have made some horrible first round picks and he might be another.
The "67" chant rains down from the rafters. That is awesome. That is a great chant. If the Oilers ever win the Cup again, you can bet that the next year Oiler fans will chant Eighty…NINE when the Flames come to town.
Burke can't even speak. This is one of the few times he has to pause before he speaks, so he'll probably say something good. Kadri is a solid pick. His tenacity is his best asset say the scouts.
6:31 p.m MST
I will be stunned if the Oilers don't choose LW Magnus Paajarvi Svensson. If they do I wonder if they will stitch both names on the back of the jersey. His numbers don't show it 7-10-17 in 50 games in the SEL, but they like his speed and offensive prowess.
I'll be curious if he stays in Sweden of they bring him over to play Major Junior.
He can skate, and some compare him to Markus Naslund. We'll go see what MacGregor and company have to say about him.
7:15 p.m. MST
MacGregor on Svensson.."He's a big power forward who takes it to the net and is a great skater. He's already played in two world junior tournament and will have another opportunity to play in Saskatoon this year. His game is an up tempo game and that's what we are hoping he can play in the NHL"
I also asked MacGregor about the plan looking ahead to round two and beyond.
"For our second pick we are going to go with a projection pick, a player that has a real big upside. Before I came to talk to you we were looking at what the scenarios would be and if we could make an attempt to try and get back in the first round"
7:30 p.m. MST
The Hab fans go nuts when the Canadiens are put on the clock. It was deafening in here. They start to sing their patented O le O le O le Ohhh lee song. They are hoping for a trade annoncement with Tampa Bay, but it won't happen. The Bolts aren't moving Vinny at this moment.
7:36 p.m MST
Hab fans give Louis Leblanc a standing ovation after his name is called at #18.
The Oilers are working the phones and might have another pick before the day is out.
They liked D-man John Moore and he is still available, also Carter Ashton is still out there…
7:51 p.m. MST
The Flames trade down three picks and add a 3rd rounder from New Jersey. Could the Devils "Parise" them like they did the Oilers back in 2003. The Devils moved five spots to take Parise, while the Oilers got the 22nd and 68th picks which turned out to be Pouliot and Jacques.
The Devils just took Jacob Josefson, the 4th Swede taken in the first round already.
8:26 p.m. MST
The energy in the building is similar to the feeling on the Nation…subdued. It was a good ride, but now they want it to end. You have to be respectful of the young kids waiting for their name to be called.
Awkward moment of the day comes for the Johansson family. Marcus Johansson went 24th to the Capitals and his family was very excited, his mom gave him the longest kiss or any mom on the day. It was good comedic relief for the crowd and got a mixed reaction.
Just going to interview Tambellini will be back with his thoughts in a bit.
8:52 p.m MST
I asked Tambellini how close he was to moving up into the top five.
"We knew that at pick ten it would take something incredible for us to move. If I had a pick in the top four, I don't think I would have moved to far down, maybe five or six, but to move to ten it would have taken a lot for that team to accept our deal."
Does the Pronger trade reveal how much it will cost to get a superstar? Is the asking price that high?
"Depends on who the player is I guess. Pronger is a dominant player and he will change what Philly looks like. That is a franchise type move, not just a player move. "
Do you think something will still be available on the table tomorrow?
I don't know. There is so much discussion, it's almost like the trade deadline where you feel like you've talked to everyone a dozen times around the horn. There was so much talk coming into today I thought maybe there would be a little bit more than what happened, but it could be tomorrow. There's lots that can happen tomorrow or before July 1st."
That wraps up day one from the 2009 NHL entry draft. Only one big move, and a move by the Flyers that has many wondering if they overpaid for the Human Rake, giving up Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and two first rounders. The Oilers did get a LW but it wasn't Heatley who many fans were hoping for.
And I wonder if the Flames in fact gave the Devils some compensation for signing Brent Sutter. The Flames had the 20th pick and traded down to Devils pick at 23. The Flames did get a 3rd rounder, but you wonder if that was a back door hand shake.
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I like tangerines; I would use a hop that had that character. Sweaty socks? Not so much.
I guess the takeaway from this is if some people don't taste it the way others do, then better to not use it if you're looking to compete with it or sell it.
So Summit is the saffron of the hop world?Sorry, just getting to this. Yes, in my personal opinion summit and a few others are just like saffron, great for adding flavor but don't use much. I'm sure to catch hell for this but I put citra in this same category.i
i am a well known citra hater. Actually, it can be pleasant when used with a light hand. But I have a pound in my freezer that has been there unopened all year and I just can bring myself to using it.
I agree on the Citra....I just haven't been able to develop a taste for them.I brewed an all late hop Summit IPA yesterday just to see what happens. I'll dry hop it with another oz. of Summit. I'll report in a few weeks.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD


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AGE LIMIT: Males, 18 and older
SECURITY LEVELS: I, II and IV, Protective Housing and Administrative Segregation
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, located in Ionia, is the most recent facility built by the Michigan Department of Corrections. It is a multi-level facility housing Level I, Level II, Level IV and general population prisoners. It also houses protective housing and administrative segregation prisoners.
Prisoners serve institutional needs in areas such as food service, the library, recreational aides and maintenance workers.
Academic programs offer a range of educational opportunities including Adult Basic Education and General Education Development. Special education courses for prisoners with learning disabilities are also available. Vocational training is available in Custodial Maintenance Technology and Horticulture.
The prison also offers group counseling and religious services. For prisoners with mental health problems, psychiatrist, psychologists and social workers are available. An outpatient mental health team provides additional therapy. Referrals to outside medical facilities are made when necessary.
Other programs include Substance Abuse, Cage Your Rage, Violence Prevention Program, and a cognitive restructuring effort called Thinking for a Change.
Bellamy Creek is an In-Reach Facility for the Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Effort (MPRI). These prisoners will be paroling to Kent, Allegan, Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties.
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility's perimeter is surrounded by fences with razor-ribbon. It is also patrolled by armed staff and monitored by gun towers.


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My favourite conference is one I never go to. It's called Strata and it's about, basically, the intersection of business and "big data".
I like it because it seems to be the moment when a lot of very clever data people realise they need to communicate something to a more general audience and all sorts of thought-provoking and novel ideas pop out around the internet. Videos, articles, blog posts – it's always worth keeping an eye on. The latest incarnation will be over by the time you read this – have a search for the wake it leaves.
The most intriguing thing recently was an article by a chap called Robert Munro from a company called Idibon. A "computational linguist", his little article on the Strata website has enough "Well, I never knew that" moments for a dozen meetings and hundreds of pub conversations. For instance, according to Idibon's data, the content of the world's text messages, in any three-month period, represents more words than in every book ever published. Digital technologies pour out a lot of words. A lot. But they're still dwarfed by face-to-face speech – based on word count, digital stuff only accounts for 7 per cent of the world's communications. Well, unless you include spam. There's more spam in the world than there is spoken English.
Digital stuff only accounts for 7 per cent of the world's communications. Well, unless you include spam
You see? Fascinating, isn't it? Have another: "If the Facebook 'like' was considered a one-word language, it would be in the top 5 per cent most widely spoken languages (although still outside the top 200)." Or this: "Across all the world's communications, five in every 10,000 words are directed at machines, not people: mainly search engines."
The best bit will be of interest to global brand people – you know all that sentiment analysis and big data crunching and searching you can do with English language conversations? You can't do that at all, apparently, with Mandarin Chinese – or about a quarter of the world's data. The written system is just too complex to be parsed by machine. It seems there's still some room for people, in China at least.
Russell Davies is a creative director at Government Digital Services


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On the steps of Borough Hall Monday, party leaders announced that Queens Democrats would officially be supporting in the upcoming mayoral race...wait for it...Bill de Blasio!
We're not really sure whey the party had to throw a big event on Monday afternoon to announce that they would be supporting the only Democrat left in the race, but hey, better late than never, right?
Actually, the party did endorse a candidate in the Democratic Primary, but it wasn't Bill de Blasio. Rather, they backed one of his fiercest competitors in the race, Speaker Christine Quinn. Nonetheless, we're sure that de Blasio is grateful to officially have the support of the party, even if technically it's more or less by default.
But it wasn't just de Blasio that the Queens Democratic Party was flip-flopping on, but in this case the endorsement matters a little bit more.
The same time party leaders and prominent Queens Democrats were announcing they were backing de Blasio, they also threw their support behind Councilwoman Tish James, who is facing a runoff election against fellow Democrat, State Senator Daniel Squadron, on October 1 to decide who will be the Democratic nominee for public advocate in the November general election.
James narrowly edged Squadron in the primary, but didn't get the 40 percent of the popular vote needed to avoid the runoff election, which incidentally is costing the taxpayers about $13 million to hold to decide who might eventually be elected to head an office with an annual budget of about $2 million. What a bargain!
Much like de Blasio, James wasn't the first choice of the Queens Democratic Party. No, they first endorsed Reshma Saujani, who ended up finishing last in the four-way race. Let's see if the party can get on board with a winner the second time around.
They did get one endorsement right, though, and on Monday Queens Democrats reiterated their support for Melinda Katz for borough president. Katz defeated Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. in the primary.
One wonders, however, how the race might have turned out if the crowded field – at one point there were about six or seven highly qualified candidates running – hadn't thinned out so dramatically to eventually become a two-way race. (Although, technically, State Senator Tony Avella dropped out of the race so late that his name was still on the ballot and there were still some hardcore Avella supporters who voted for him.)
It's widely speculated that many of those candidates chose to exit the race after the Katz endorsement in the interest of party unity, so we guess in that sense the support of the county still matters, even if it doesn't always resonate with your average voter.


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A female pedestrian and a male motorcyclist have been killed following a crash near a roundabout.
Dorset Police said the 63-year-old woman was walking her dog, which also died, when the incident happened in Weymouth just after 5pm yesterday.
The woman and the motorcyclist, who was 23, were both from the Weymouth area.
Their next of kin have been informed and are being supported by police family liaison officers.
Police are appealing for witnesses. A spokesman said: "Immediately prior to the collision a large, bronze-coloured Honda motorcycle was seen to travel from Westwey Road junction towards Chafeys roundabout.
"During this journey the motorcycle collided with a female pedestrian and her dog, causing fatal injuries to all three."
Anyone with information is asked to call the force on 101 and ask for PC Andy Loveless, quoting incident i26:395.
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I took the setup out today: EM-5 with the 12-50mm, using the Nauticam 60mm port (which takes 67mm filters natively) and using the Austrian made zoom gear. Everything worked really well (weak link was the photographer - me). In my defence it was my 4th dive of the day, shore diving at Sunset House, after three dives shooting wrecks with the D4.
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In the cool days and nights following the rain, the air, heavy and wet, lightened; our worries cleared like fog lifting; and the birds by dawn and the moths at dusk drew closer.
Summer, with its heart still in cool spring, had come.
We were working our way through the last of the winter wood pile, stoking fires in the wood stove for a few nights to dismiss the damp chill that clung to the cabin even after the rainfall relented and allowed us a brief chance to walk in the soggy, green-going world of the evening.
The dog was still with me, had made it to the other side of her epileptic spell, but was as slow as ever, struggling on bad hips and hind legs as awkward as crutches. I knew the tottering look — been there, done that — and felt her old age moving in like the tide.
But she kept her mood up, always ready for an additional adventure, willing to take any drive that ended at the water, even if all she could do was raise her snout out of the half-cranked window and snuff into the salt wind, dreaming of better, faster days gone by. Then she'd stretch out on the back seat, big and heavy as a sack of cement, fall heavily into sleep and wait for home.
But by the week's end I knew that despite the signs of impairment, she was feeling better. She showed a more independent spirit, quitting my side and lumbering upstairs to the comfort of the bathtub, lined with a thick quilt for a mattress.
One early evening when I was working late, she tired of my tedious routine and decided to press me to take a break. She retrieved an empty half-gallon tub of Hood chocolate ice cream from the trash, got it fitted like a beggar's bowl between her incisors and labored over to where I was typing.
She sat down beside me and gnawed the rim of the cardboard container between her teeth so that it flopped up and down crazily. Her eyes were full of life — playful and teasing — as I tried to grip the box and pry it from her jaw. But she had long ago perfected the feint-and-switch head swing and evaded my grasp, so we rehearsed the old ritual like the dance of sparring prize fighters, till she had me laughing and distracted.
I knew the drill.
I was so grateful that she seemed a little more like the dog I have known for 10 years that I let her win a few rounds before turning to deception and false promises: Busy Bonz and a walk at the fairgrounds.
She's winding down, and I have followed suit in my way, moving even more languidly toward acceptance of her age and disabilities. I'm not running any marathons either these days, since ankle surgery hobbled me like a horse, and, like her, I am still trying to regain my former gait. I have been confined to a handicap parking permit and two pairs of lace-up athletic shoes, in hopes of gently re-educating my paws to a stability and strength they had before a surgeon sliced open my shin and ankle to fix a torn tendon.
But I take my health cues from the dog. With the beauty and determination of a wild animal, she has no interest in being a victim of the physical body. If it is up to the task, she hauls it through another day; if not, she is unmoving, sleepy and still, a prelude of mortal conditions to come.
But until then we go on together, tracking the days, time slipping away like sand from an eroding dune. We settle for simple things, the drama of the ordinary, perching our rumps on the back steps and watching summer arrive.
The phoebe is back and throwing its little weight around, quite aggressive in nesting. I find it comical, because no one here has any interest in raiding the nest, before, during or after eggs have been laid. The dog's disinterest is global; she could not care less about activities taking place in the canopy or along the edges of the roof.
But early summer, aside from its blessings of cool nights, ideal for sleep, is producing more surprises than I had anticipated or planned. We are getting a Broadway production's worth of activity from songbirds pecking the rotted railings on the deck, enacting something like high-wire acrobatics while they look for burrowing insects and dislodge the wooden joints.
Their voices — always a drape of sound pulled from the dawn, suspended during the day and drawn again at dusk — are punctuated by the keening cry of a hawk who, I believe, may have chosen a nesting site in this area of the forest. Every now and then, out of the corner of my eye, I glimpse a large bird and try to discern whether it is hawk or owl, or if it matters. The woods go on, with or without us.
This is the sentiment I entertain happily now, as mortality lays a heavy hand on my shoulder to remind me of the dog's frailty and all the inevitable endings that are racing toward us. Moths, with their abbreviated lives, cling to the screens, trying to reach the lamplight indoors; mosquitoes hum and hover.
We have only today, this work, this play and hearts brimming with love and gratitude for the world that goes on and on, no matter our speculations or signature. We are not writing history here. We are footnotes of creation.
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The spectacle surrounding a new tractor rollout can be quite grand, but combine a new tractor series with the ribbon-cutting at a state-of-the-art new manufacturing facility with a heavy dose of Bavarian culture and it's a recipe for a unique event.
Fendt brought the wraps off its new 500 Vario series tractor at the company's expansive new manufacturing plant in Marktoberdorf, Germany, in late September. With a footprint of more than 900,000 sq. ft. – the size of more than 16 football fields – it is touted as one of the most modern and technically advanced tractor manufacturing facilities in the world.
As the ceremonial first tractor – the Fendt Vario 500 – moved off the assembly line to the throngs of guests from around the world, it was greeted in true Bavarian form with lots of traditional music and dress.
New Vario 500
But beyond all the celebration, The Vario 500 is a tractor with a lot under the hood. While Fendt is a market leader in Europe, it continues to build its market presence in North America. Fendt, part of the AGCO group, has high hopes for its newest addition to the lineup.
The new 500 Vario series includes four models in the 125- to 165-hp range. Powered by a 4.04 liter 4-cylinder Deutz engine, the tractors all use SCR technology to meet current Tier 4 Interim emissions standards.
The Vario 500 is equipped with features included on other Vario series tractors but with additional innovations that make it stand out. "It is designed to be highly maneuverable, so it is well equipped to handle a variety of tasks, including loader work," reports Walter Wagner, Fendt European product manager.
The Fendt Vario 500 boasts 22 different connections at the front and rear for operations with a wide variety of implements. It has a self-leveling front axle suspension, shock load stabilizing, cab suspension, seat suspension and automatic steering axle lock. Loader work is enhanced with an active steering control that allows the tractor to be maneuvered easily with a single turn of the steering wheel.
Deluxe cab
The cab borrows heavily from the 700 Vario series, with a spacious operating environment and a new Varioterminal at the right armrest, which moves along with the driver seat. All controls are easily accessible from the operator joystick or dashboard on the armrest. A wide sweeping glass front provides plenty of visibility.
Combined with the new Fendt Profi loader, it is a machine that handles loader work with ease. Features include an integrated weighing system that monitors and documents the weight of individual bucket loads. A memo features recalls the precise position of the arm and attachment and can be recalled. A lift height limiter can restrict the range of the arm and attachment, perfect for producers doing loader work in confined areas or buildings with low ceilings.
Production of the Fendt Vario 500 began in earnest this fall. At a date to be announced in the future, AGCO does plan to add the 500 Series to its North American Fendt product line up which already includes the three largest Fendt series: the 700, 800 and 900 Series.
New from the ground up
When AGCO/Fendt drew up plans for its new manufacturing facilities, it was much more than an expansion of the existing facilities…it was a $300 million investment that transformed the entire manufacturing network.
The manufacturing facilities that undertook a complete redesign include the main facilities in Marktoberdorf, Germany, and the cab-manufacturing facility in Asback-Bäumenheim. Cabs for all the Vario tractors in the Fendt lineup are assembled according to customer orders, and delivered directly to the Marktoberdorf facility.
With the assistance of state-of-the-art automation, every Vario tractor is built on the same production line. Components are delivered just-in-time for final assembly according to each customer order. Fendt completely redesigned the final assembly process, taking advantage of the newest technologies and lean manufacturing methods to reduce manufacturing costs and increase efficiency.
"With these two facilities, we have significantly increased our production capabilities," says Hubertus Köhne, vice president of manufacturing at Fendt. Production at the previous facility was 12,500 units per year. With increased capacity and efficiency, Fendt expects to soon be running at 20,000 units produced per year.
The one-kilometer assembly line runs straight through the facility, so no tractor during any part of the assembly is turned or moved…it starts at one end and rolls out of testing at the other end. "The capacity and efficiency of this plant will allow us to meet future demand for our tractors," Köhne says. On average, it takes two hours for a single tractor to move along the assembly line.
It is quite a facility to tour. It's bright and wide open. Parts are delivered directly to stations and assembled by technicians using the latest equipment. Tractors being assembled move along laser-guided trolleys that are automatically adjusted depending on the tractor model being assembled.
The facility in Marktoberdorf is quite impressive at more than 900,000 sq. ft. – more than 16 football fields. And what's even more impressive is that the plant was built in only 13 months.


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Oct. 24, 2005
NEW LONDON, Conn. - After a minor setback against Brown last Wednesday, the water polo team got back on track this past weekend at the Division III Eastern Championship. MIT went 2-0 in the first day of competition, as they came back to beat Washington and Jefferson College 12-10 and crushed Penn State Behrend 14-3. The Engineers then met 16th ranked John Hopkins in Sunday's championship game, but several MIT turnovers led to a 13-8 loss and a second place finish. The Engineers have now dropped two contests to John Hopkins this season.
In the quarterfinal game, Washington and Jefferson came out strong and built an early 6-3 lead midway through the second quarter, but MIT came back and rattled off nine of the next 13 goals for a 12-10 victory. Senior 2 meter man John Rogers registered six goals in the contest to pace MIT. Robert Truax played superb in net and stopped 13 shots. Senior Grady Snyder also pumped in two goals.
The Engineers faced Penn State Behrend in the semi-final game and found themselves in front 7-1 at halftime. The second half was no different as the Engineers tallied seven more goals en route to an easy 14-3 decision. Truax continued his stellar play in net with 12 stops for MIT. Junior Kevin Amendt also had four goals, while Mike Smith Bronstein got back on track with three scores.
MIT went into the championship game against 16th ranked John Hopkins having already lost to the Blue Jays 16-7 on September 3 at the U.S. Naval Academy Invitational. The Engineers went down 4-2 after the opening frame, and by halftime, MIT was facing an uphill battle with the score 8-3. Each team scored two goals in the third quarter and three in the fourth as the Blue Jays won 13-8, while capturing the tournament title. MIT's Morgan Laidlaw chipped in three goals, and Truax denied nine shots in the loss.
"Overall, it was a very successful weekend for the Engineers," said head coach Felix Mercado. "The only area of concern was our offense because we still committed way too many turnovers. Against John Hopkins, we committed 17 turnovers that led to eight of their goals. We aren't going to win many games doing that."
MIT will prepare to host the Northern Division III Championships this weekend.


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2 Wake up from your death-sleep, and strengthen what remains of the life you have been given that is in danger of death. I have judged your deeds as far from complete in the sight of My God. 3 Therefore, remember what you have received and heard; it's time to keep these instructions and turn back from your ways.[a] If you do not wake up from this sleep, I will come in judgment. I will creep up on you like a thief—you will have no way of knowing when I will come. 4 But there are a few in Sardis who don't have the stain of evil works on their clothes. They will walk alongside Me in white, spotless garments because they have been proven worthy.
5 "The one who conquers through faithfulness even unto death will be clothed in white garments, and I will certainly not erase that person's name from the book of life. I will acknowledge this person's name before My Father and before His heavenly messengers.
The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.


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You're right. And I never got around to finishing the big spike guide, there was great stuff in there as well. And during my alpha days I was really, really dependent on that wiki.
Hmmm, some of this stuff is bound to get fixed, but if any of you guys who are reading this and also handy with the wiki, how about you help yourselves to whatever I write and ask for specifics and put it up there? I'm asking because all this stuff just comes out of me, and I really play DD in bursts of RL inactivity and periods where I severely lack day-to-day responsiblities. This latest one came from finishing a phase at work and getting snowed in.
I'll also do a basic spike guide in video form at some point for sure, I just want to go through the entire game and have a load of gold to blow on scumming for preps needed. I'll make them short and informative.
So if you, or Avatar, or Darvin want to use any of this stuff, just pick bits you like and paste them over there as they come and PM (or post here) for specifics. I'm too verbose, you guys always summarise anything I have to say into 5X less space but with same meaning.
EDIT: Checked the wiki out and I'll try to fill up whater I run across that I find undocumented. I tend to create wiki's spontanously, as you pointed out, might as well fill the actuall one up a bit.
Find Odd: Berserker Gold Hasn't unlocked and tells me to go north. This is odd, since I've unlocked all dungeons except vicious ones, Gaan'Telet and Doubledoom, all classes but Paladin and Bloodmage, and have all the kingdom buildings with all the preps to the max (except the locker and veto slot extra upgrades). And I've allready done 4 gold challenges. What on earth unlocks this?
Like: Unlikely Heroes: Forest E. - I did a triswordless halfling rogue run in Havendale Bridge. Because I still have no Trisword ^^ Payed the troll - fair enough, and felt refreshed that that particular hazard is actually working. GG, CYDSTEP, badge of honor and yin yang swords did for Zin Kibaru and Frank, but it was a fun and slightly intimidating run. V nice.
Big Like: Unlikely Heroes: Forest E. - Now I did a triswordless Spongebob, err, the Halfling monk girl. I rolled over the troll this time, but the level proved to be one of the "monk proof" ones. Well, not monk proof, but the monster roster and the layout gave me quite a bit of a challenge and made me bring my A game to the table. V nice. Corrosion, physical resistance, magic damage and curse, even had Thomithy as second boss, and Zin Kibaru does magic damage, very nice. Trisword would've made it trivial, I suppose, but stil A+ for the effort, trisword be damned. Tough damned level
Gameflow note: The "main quest" trophy status has me currently lacking Nose Ring (dooooh, but haven't been there yet), Changeling Essence (allthough I did the bank quest there, I killed the changleing first), De-Animated Helm (didn't go there yet), Naga Tail (didn't go there yet) and Dragon Scale (there is no quest to go there at all it seems). I haven't hit the Grotto, The Slime Pits or Doubledoom (not unlocked yet). The reason I'm listin this is that my proffits are going down, and I need to stop prepping so much junk and start prepping bet on boss again. Goblins are all the way down to 100g, zombies 130, and several other (including Vampire Fangs?) are dropping as well.
Impressions: Unlikely Heroes: Forest E Wizard turned out to be the easiest. Well, I did prep Crytal Ball, forgot the Whoopaz again, forgot to use the Translocation scroll and wasted a bunch of gold on the only item I bought (battlemage ring). Picked up Consensus + Alchemy Pact with no other god and it was great, and picked up Binlor later for Stone Heart. I say, prepped up Wizard rocks my socks. Made Rogue and Monk look bad this time around, and kicked the Trolls behind. Oh well, the west wihout a trisword or a favourable class has been the most difficult direction, funnily enough.
Impression: Unlikely Heroes: Desert Why have monk both here and in the halfling section? Anyway, it's not a very good place for the monk, but martyr wraps and bear mace were my only preps, and Taurog my only god (even though it wasn't a warmonger run by any means). Nasty bussines for intermediate players, I imagine, this questline. Well, again, I imagine a Trisword would make it trivial.
Like - Assasin - I appriciate all the nice nerfs he got. They didn't do too much damage, but still, it's good that he got some. I'm talking about the fast regen monsters ignoring poison if they in fact are, and the damage penalty.
Wow - Assasins can really grind Drac piety with no trouble, and also do really, really good with lifesteal.
Impressions: UH: Desert Edition - Assasin I just facerolled Rock Garden with a Martyr Wraps Dwarf Assasin of Dracul. The wraps and bear mace were the preps. Stark contrast to most other Unlikely Heroe's Quests, he was about as powerfull as someone I prepped the ledger on, and he didn't have a ledger, and he had a suboptimal race, and a level which shouldn't favour him. Hmmmmm...


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WINTHROP Liberty Bell High School Dean of Students and Activities Director Mike Wilson has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office.
"Our A.D. has been placed on administrative leave," Methow Valley School District Superintendent Tom Venable said.
"And at this time, that's all I'm able to share about the situation."
Sheriff Frank Rogers confirmed the investigation.
"All I can say about the Liberty Bell incident is that an incident has been reported to us and we are looking into it," Rogers said.
Wilson was placed on leave Oct. 7. He did not return a request for comments.
He is also the coach of the varsity girls soccer team. Assistant coach Eric Olson is filling in as head coach.
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"Caillou Helps Out"
Caillou Can Compost: Caillou wants to be an amazing magician - and has Grandma got a trick for him! She shows Caillou her composter, and soon, Caillou is determined to make "gardening gold" appear all on his own. Mommy and Daddy are very impressed when Caillou the magician eventually turns their household scraps into compost! Educational Objective: The magic of compost; seeing a task through to the end. Caillou's Tree: When Daddy must cut down an old decaying tree, Caillou is upset. D
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New Mexico architect Mike Reynolds specializes in the design of energy-efficient (and beautiful!) houses made of recycled materials—specifically, aluminum cans and rubber tires.
The young Kentucky-born designer/builder began his architectural career in 1970. Mike, however, felt "unfulfilled" by his lack of contact with the traditional buildings he was asked to design. Moreover, he grew disenchanted with the all too common web of energy dependence, unfair financing, and inefficient materials which went hand in hand with home construction and had caused housing costs to skyrocket.
"The architect alone will charge as much as 10% of the market price of a home, which is why most Americans settle for mass-produced, crackerbox-style houses," Mike says. "Then, it costs $10,000 to buy a lot in the Taos area, and another $1,000 to get power to the house. So, a person is out at least $15,000 before he or she can even think about the house itself!"
Reynolds set out to beat this system. But when he decided to begin by designing houses built from refuse, he suddenly found himself in the building business as well. "In 1974 when I designed my first 'can house', I couldn't find anyone to build it," Mike recalls. "So I formed my own construction company, and, since then, I've built every one of the houses I've designed."
Worldwide Interest
To date, Mike's company (World Energy and Materials) has constructed 25 homes in the Taos area. Furthermore—although he has used adobe and conventional materials—Reynolds prefers to build with cans and tires. What he does with this litter has earned him international fame.
This innovative architect has been featured in a German television special, and models of his houses were included in an exhibit of American architecture that toured France two years ago.
And Reynolds deserves the recognition. His talent as a designer is obvious in the aesthetic use he makes of his odd building materials. Exposed bottoms of cans and bottles please the eye with their texture, and there's something comforting about the massive tire walls with their gently undulating surfaces. However, both the construction methods and the philosophy behind them are of equal importance.
"Overall," Mike says, "we're trying to completely phase out of the present housing system from energy to materials to financing. We're looking for more direct living: energy direct from the sun and materials direct from refuse."
A Rubber Tire House
The rubber-tire house pictured in the accompanying photos comes close to Reynolds' ideal. The structure is solar heated, and contains a unique fireplace for a backup heating system. Three-foot-thick walls—made of tires filled with rammed earth—provide thermal mass as well as insulation for the two bedrooms and keep those sleeping quarters at a constant 65°F without any additional "climate control systems."
This dwelling is also built into a four-foot-deep pit, with dirt piled high around the perimeter of the excavation. The half-buried structure is well protected against the frigid winters in Taos, but there are some other advantages as well to this "semi-underground" method of construction.
"The cost of the pit is less than the expense of maintaining outside walls," the young designer explains. "Besides, landscaped pits can add a pleasant, sheltered exterior environment to a home."
The walls of the house are essentially staggered rows of tires, into which dry earth has been poured and tamped. The first time Mike tried to build such a wall, he stacked the tires in columns—and the structure promptly fell over. Undeterred, he tried again, stacking them in staggered rows. That method worked! Now, Reynolds wires every third row together for extra stability and covers the walls with metal lath to hold the plaster in place.
Mike's tire walls are simple to build, but involve a lot of physical labor all the same. The solar-heated "pit" house, for example, required over 1,000 tires, each of which consumed two wheelbarrow loads of dry earth. Such labor-intensive construction accounts for the building's high selling price of $55,000.
Reynolds explains: "I had a good crew that I didn't want to lay off, so I paid skilled masons and carpenters $7.00 an hour to pour dirt. Now that I 'know the ropes', however, I could put up another house like it for $15,000 to $20,000. And, conceivably, a person could do much of his or her own work and cut the cost still more!"
Room in the Round
The Taos tire house (which has roughly 1,025 square feet of floor space) is circular in shape ... and there's a good reason for that. "Walls built from tires should follow a free-form curve for solidity," the designer points out. "In fact, this kind of wall is so massive it requires a curved form for maximum strength."
To fill in spaces not reached by the tires, Mike built walls of bottles and cans with the bottoms of the containers left exposed for a decorative effect.
The fireplace that backs up the solar heating system consists of an open hearth topped by two 55-gallon drums that are welded vertically end to end. The bottom one-third of this unit forms a hood that traps heat and conducts smoke to the chimney. The remaining steel column is sealed and filled with water to serve both as a heat reservoir and as a hot water source to supplement the roof-mounted solar hot water heater.
One of the house's two large solar collectors also provides enough greenhouse space and rock planters to allow the future occupants to grow most of their own vegetables. But Reynolds feels that gardens are important for more than food and decoration.
"Plants are natural air conditioners," he notes. "They inhale the carbon dioxide that we breathe out, and—in return—they exhale oxygen."
Low Maintenance
Reynolds likes to compare his $55,000 creation (which is almost completed) with the $57,000 home bought by the average American last year: "For one thing, thermal mass and sun power drastically reduce the amount of money the owner will have to spend for heat, hot water, and climate control."
The unique dwelling is also relatively maintenance-free. As Mike points out: "We didn't need to build foundations, because the mass of the tire walls distributes the weight evenly. The pit also adds its own protection from the elements, so the structure's exterior walls require little care. And there's no danger of water or frost damage."
Another advantage of "litter" houses comes in the form of a substantial savings in material costs. Local garages paid Mike to haul away the tires, and he got cheap beverage cans by offering slightly more than the local recycling center. Thus, his structures save money both at the time of construction and in future energy and maintenance demands. On the other hand, Mr. Average's home is a notorious energy guzzler, deteriorates without constant maintenance, and is often aesthetically sterile.
Aluminum Can House
A different example of a Reynolds-built house is underway for Taos artist Ron Gobel. However—while the structure illustrates Mike's building techniques—he cautions that it's designed to the tastes of its wealthy buyer.
Gobel's house is constructed of double layers of aluminum cans which surround three to six inches of fiberglass or polyurethane insulation. Reynolds has experimented with blocks made of six cans wired together, but this technique proved too costly in labor. Now, he works with individual cans cemented in place and adds wire lath at intervals to tie all the sections together.
In Mike's earlier can houses the containers forming the inner walls were filled with water to provide thermal mass. Although such a method works well, the designer dropped it because of the sheer number of cans required. (The Gobel house, for example, has already incorporated some 125,000 containers.) "I used to pay a brewery for water-filled cans," Mike says, "but I had to buy 'em in huge lots, and I felt I was just getting back into the system again." (Of course, while the cost in time and labor to fill several hundred thousand containers with water is naturally prohibitive to a commercial contractor, an individual home builder might do the work him- or herself.)
But since empty cans (which are used in Gobel's house) provide no thermal mass, Mike provides heat storage with "water walls" constructed of four-inch-thick steel tanks in which are set large solar collectors. He ran into a more serious problem, however, when the artist asked for windows on the north side of his studio. Such a "northern exposure," of course, completely contradicts the whole idea of solar heating.
Mike's solution to the problem appears in the form of a huge, flat tank that covers the bottom one-third of the studio's south wall. When sunlight heats the water in the enclosure, the liquid expands to flow into the north wall ... with the sun doing the work of pumps.
A major advantage of can construction is that—whereas rubber tires do provide solidity—the lightweight containers lend themselves to easy working. "They're the most flexible building material possible," says one of Mike's crew. And Mike adds: "Cans are not only as fluid as adobe, but they make a lighter wall that's more durable and less likely to settle." The ease with which even a child can build with aluminum containers prompted the Gobels to construct some of their new home's walls themselves.
The Future
Both can and tire houses fit Reynolds' philosophy of freeing the owner from the energy/housing/money mess. "If we build homes that can take care of their owners—and of themselves as well—then we'll need less income," he comments. "And when we no longer have to chase the survival dollar, we're free to put both our time and our own energies to more creative purposes."
Mike foresees a future where the scarcity of cheap energy and building materials will drastically lower our living standards unless we can adapt to the new conditions. He's grateful that the New Mexico authorities haven't interfered with his efforts to prepare for that future. "This state has been amazingly cooperative," the builder says. "They allow me to learn what I need to know for the future. It seems that if I keep them aware of what I'm doing, they'll go along."
The FHA, too, has asked Reynolds to submit some of his designs for their approval, but, so far, the architect hasn't gotten around to it.
Reynolds' next project is a communal development of trash houses ... which will be built on inexpensive land beyond Taos' $10,000-a-lot zone. The community's eventual occupants will use a bicycle to pump water from a shared well to holding tanks near their homes.
Mike is also experimenting with both a flywheel generator and a wind charger, in order to determine which is the more efficient source of electricity for his community. Either way, he won't hook up to the local power grid.
Here's how Mike sums up his motives: "Call it a quiet rebellion. We're working to get out of the mess. We're reusing materials that are difficult to dispose of. We're heating with the sun. And all because we just can't go on the way we are now destroying the earth."
If more folks would take the time to listen to Mike's ideas, we just might get our great Mother cleaned up and back to normal again.


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Winter Light Labyrinth
Wednesday Jan 9, 2013
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The Center for Ageless Living has created a light labyrinth this winter for meditation and thoughtful walk. The Winter Light Labyrinth is a ancient practice, particularly fun during the winter. S'mores available at the Green House Bistro to make in the fire pit at the center of the labyrinth. Open now through January 15 5:30pm-8:30pm Tuesday - Saturday. The Green House Bistro is open, serving dinner Thurs-Sat until 8pm. Open until 7pm on Tues and Wed FREE to everyone.


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It's hard to imagine that any country that was "discovered" and then colonized back in 1640 could somehow find itself falling off the beaten track, but apparently that's what has happened to the lovely island of Bermuda.
This small island, north of the Caribbean, east of Georgia and Carolina in the continental USA, has somehow conspired to find itself slipping into obscurity as a tourist attraction.
The tiny garden island, only 32 kilometres long and about three kilometres wide, has been a tourist destination longer than just about any other place in the world.
When discovered by the Spanish and then colonized by the British 400 years ago, the island immediately became a vacation spot for British bureaucrats and those few travellers lucky enough to enjoy some time there. The dazzling pink sand beaches (caused by a tiny organism that lives in the coral reefs) and mild climate served as a magnet for those who could afford to come.
Eventually the island evolved into a scuba destination, tennis and golf mecca, in appearance and demeanour something of a huge country club, immaculately landscaped and perfectly manicured.
The richest of the rich from Britain and the United States still make it their second home. All of the island's harbours and bays became chock-a-block with expensive yachts and fancy sailboats, and the island's golf courses required reservations well in advance. Cruise ships lined up to berth at the islands three major ports and tourists flocked forth to buy trinkets.
But then came 9/11 followed by a global recession in 2008 and a strange thing happened. Many people stopped travelling and the middle class in America found itself economically strapped, so tourism to Bermuda began to dwindle. The United States economy continues to falter even today, and so does travel to expensive Bermuda. Luckily most of the island's hotels and infrastructure was put into place decades ago, so accommodations and attractions are in great condition for those who can still afford to go.
These days many visitors to Bermuda are from cruise ships that anchor in the capital of Hamilton. This is a lovely little town to explore on foot. Forget about renting a car and driving. It's not allowed, or recommended. The roads are too narrow. Try a scooter instead. Occupancy levels, however, are way down in the Garden Isle hotels these days. This means that travellers with a penchant for bargaining can find themselves some good deals. A very high-end hotel (along with very high-end service and excellent food) can be located at reasonable levels by those willing to query. The quality of the environment and customer service has never varied.
Bermuda remains one of the most beautiful island destinations on the planet. Homes and hotels are painted various subtle shades of pastel, gardens flourish, and the sun shines most days.
Golf courses are everywhere, and all the discerning tourist needs to do is bring along a fat wallet or big purse and be expected to open it a bit wider than usual.
If you like beauty, it's worth it.