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Hundreds of repair and cleanup crews are ready for action to repair expected power outages and equipment damage should Hurricane Irene hit the area, Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating officials said.
"Many vacations have been cancelled and everyone is on standby," CL&P spokesman Mitch Gross said.
Despite being ready to move fast, Gross said the storm has the potential to rival the punch of the March 2010 nor'easter that knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses in Connecticut, taking six days in some areas of Stamford and Greenwich to restore service.
A Department of Public Utility Control report issued after that storm criticized the companies for not communicating better with municipalities to respond to outages.
Unlike the 2010 storm, Gross said an accurate forecast has aided in choosing the proper level of staffing to help cut down restoration time.
"There are already literally hundreds of crews ready to respond," Gross said. "There is a potential for outages of a week or more in some areas depending on the track and intensity of the storm. This will not be a quick fix."
In addition to more than 100 CL&P line crews, several hundred additional crews are on standby from Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Public Service of New Hampshire.
As additional backup if those work crews get swamped by the number of repairs, CL&P is also ready to mobilize a plan to summon and accommodate and feed additional help from farther flung utility companies.
In the wake of the 2010 nor'easter, CL&P set up staging areas in Stamford and Westport to feed 1,000 workers and rally the hundreds of heavy line trucks from as far away as Virgina and Quebec needed to handle that storm's aftermath.
"Those types of logistics are definitely accounted for in our pre-storm planning," Gross said.
Michael West, director of corporate communications for U.I., which provides power to 324,000 customers in 17 municipalities, including Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton, said it has 96 crews on standby to handle any outages between New Haven and Bridgeport.
Non-field personnel have also been designated to serve in backup roles during expected restoration efforts, either handling outage reports in the call center or in coordinating roles in the field, West said.
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"Intergas Central Asia" JSC, a member of the "KazTransGas" JSC Group of Companies, received the status of the national operator of the main gas pipeline by the resolution of the government of Kazakhstan, "KazTransGas" JSC said in a statement.
The government has the authority to determine national operators by types of products, such as oil and gas, prepared for transportation through the main pipelines according to the current law of Kazakhstan "on the main pipeline".
The oil transportation is implemented by "KazTransOil" JSC acting in the capacity of the national operator. At the same time, Kazakhstan has not identified a national operator for gas transportation. These functions have been performed by "Intergas Central Asia" JSC - a subsidiary of "KazTransGas" JSC.
"The main tasks of the new national operator are to ensure the interests of the state and other participants of the relations during the transportation of commercial gas by main gas pipelines to the domestic and foreign markets. In addition, the company will ensure the innovative development of the system of main gas pipelines and its integration into the world energy system, thereby increasing the energy potential of the state through the diversification of commodity gas flows," the message says.
The national operator will continue to ensure a reliable balance in the mode of transportation of commercial gas along export routes and through gas pipelines and transportation of commercial gas to domestic consumers connected to the main gas pipelines, which is especially timely during the winter peak loads on the main gas pipelines.


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This story originally appeared in IPAN's February 2017 newsletter: https://agnr.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/IPAN%20newsletter%20Feb20...
Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) student Miranda Mlilo spent 3 weeks in Kenya in August 2016, where she met university environmental studies' students and spoke at a local government meeting on a waste disposal site.
The trip came about when her mother, Dr. Nadine Sahyoun, participated in a Farmer-to-Farmer assignment at Machakos University College. Miranda saw this as an opportunity to gain an international perspective on environmental issues and to see how the community and government interact to solve problems. Miranda has not declared an ENSP concentration yet, but is interested in politics and policy.
Miranda was based at Machakos, where she and environmental studies' students exchanged information on their studies, starting an environmental club, and ways to engage the community. Miranda is a member of the UMD Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) and used some SSC projects as examples of projects they could do. She suggested the Kenyan students start a recycling program and plant trees, projects that would have a broader appeal because they do not require a special skill. They could also serve to educate the community about conservation and health benefits.
She also was invited to speak at a meeting between students and a local government official. Dr. Julius Nzeve, the dean of the Machakos environmental sciences department, arranged the meeting and asked Miranda to speak about her experience in Kenya. The Machakos students talked about their visit to a local landfill where hazardous and non-hazardous waste is mixed together. They saw polluted water seeping from the site. Miranda said "this effects the community because farmers irrigate their farms with dirty water that has the potential to poison crops that are then distributed all over Machakos and Nairobi."
During the meeting, several students told of the deaths of their animals due to the quality of the land the animals graze on. The loss greatly effects the families' income and ability to support themselves. The Machakos students suggested the local government establish a sanitary landfill and asked for the surrounding water and soil to be tested. At the end of the meeting, Miranda shared her thoughts on the community working with the government to solve these issues. She said "people can only get so far without the proper aid. For example, the students showed interest in a recycling process, and the local government seemed to agree. That desire cannot be fulfilled without a proper recycling system set in place, and then a community outreach education on what it would entail."
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I just spent 30 hours in Bilbao, mostly focused on the opening of Abstract Expressionism at the Guggenheim Museum on the evening of 2 Feb, but the city has plenty else of interest, some good, some not so good...
Most Loved
Cloaked in titanium to appropriately fish-scale effect, the Guggenheim Museum opened in 1997 with 11,000 m2 of exhibition space distributed over nineteen galleries. Everyone adores it - especially, perhaps, the 5,000-odd locals whose jobs result indirectly from its effect as a beacon for the economics of cultural rejuvenation. When I downloaded my various photos of Gehry's masterpiece, this one turned out include a cyclist couple who'd evidently taken the love on a stage from the architecture...
Least impressive Richard Serra
Richard Serra says it takes an hour to experience fully the walk around and within his seven sculpture installation The Matter of Time (1994–2005) at the Guggenheim. A few seconds is enough to stroll around the Museum of Fine Arts' Five Plates Counterclockwise Pentagon, 1987, which I imagine seemed quite a big deal itself when installed.
Most Curious Sculptural Objects
All along the estuarine banks of the Nervion River are tall structures founded on corten steel. Are they a response to Serra? No, they are surprisingly substantial lighting for the local fishing boats, and have been there far longer than the American heavy sculptor (who's father, incidentally, was Spanish). Note the small dog, we'll come back to that.
Biggest Show
In London, the first major European survey of Abstract Expressionism since 1959 was a triumph of loan brokering diluted by under-representation of women and poor presentation. At the Guggenheim it looked plain great, even if Mitchell and Frankenthaler got no extra inclusions. Perhaps Clyfford Still (see Spanish sample above) still had the biggest total impact: it was Peggy Guggenheim who first showed him in New York, now here he was in force in her Uncle Solomon's place. And if, Still aside, I were to choose one painting, how about Andrus, 1961, Franz Kline's late turn to colour just before his untimely death at 51 prevented him exploring its electric possibilities more fully.
The trees in Bilbao tend so severely towards the minimalist, at least in February, that most are reduced to humanoid stick-ciphers, many to little more than an apparent V-sign to passers by. One of the Guggenheim's excellent subsidiary shows was of Albert Oehlen: it included several paintings using his long-running tree motif. Untitled, 2013, exploits Oelhen's accidental discovery that he liked painting on aluminium. The series uses magenta, he says, as 'a hysterical colour, somehow – to me they look like psychopathic human trees'.
Sparsest Hang
The Guggenheim's spaces are very large, so to see one containing just one painting per wall was striking: the three fully available walls were occupied by exceptionally wide horizontal format works by Rauschenberg, Rosenquist and Warhol. One Hundred and Fifty Multicolored Marilyns, 1979, is well over ten metres wide. It's a dark, obsessive and gestural reversal reprise of the icon, making it seem all the more emotionally engaged with its creator's thoughts of his own death.
Strolling around Bilbao, I noticed was that the Basques love small dogs – I lost count of the poodles and chihuahuas. So perhaps it makes sense that Puppy, 1997 - Koons' iconic West Highland terrier made of bedding plants - sits outside the Guggenheim, mixing up topiary, dog breeding, sentimental greeting cards and art. On the other hand, its scale (43 feet tall) seems to cock something of a snook at the local preference for miniatures.
Best View Through A Public Sculpture
Notoriously fiery artist and theoretician Jorge Orteiza (1908–2003) spent 1935-47 in South America either side of his Basque years, and taught the more famous Chillida (but fell out with him for 30 years from 1967 before a late reconciliation). Orteiza is known for his small works, well represented in the Museum of Fine Art. However, this public sculpture Ovoid variation on the emptying of the sphere is a rather successful later scaling up of a 1958 sculpture which makes use of his characteristic interest in emptied forms to 'capture' the town hall's tower from some angles.
Most Famous Basque Artist
Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002) is probably the answer to the quiz question: which famous artist was the best footballer?He kept goal for Real Sociedad before knee injuries ended his career. There's plenty of his work around Bilbao and in its museums. The Guggenheim's alabaster How Profound Is the Air, 1996, shows him, like Orteiza, as an architect of the void. it contrasts nicely with Meeting Place IV, 1973, a more opened-up hanging structure of cast concrete.
Third Best (or Least Bad?) Basque Artist
Blbao's Museum of Fine Art features a comprehensive overview of Basque artists, If, like me before my visit, you could only ascribe Chillida and Orteiza to that category with any confidence, then that full overview pretty much explained why no-one else has come to prominence. All the same, I was somewhat drawn to Francisco Irurrino, (1864-1924) who travelled to Morocco with Matisse and arrived at a tightly organised blend of Impressionism and Fauvism. The vibrant Nudes (Women Dancing in a Ring), 1916-18, seems, interestingly, to construct a landscape space around the figures rather than setting the figures in the landscape.
Unexpected Masterpiece
Sticking with nudes in the Fine Arts Museum, Belgian Martin de Vos (1532-1603) excels in The Rape of Europa, c 1590, in which the Phoenician princess, who plays on the shore in the background, seems very relaxed about being abducted by Jupiter in the form of a bull. De Vos, who went to Italy with Pieter Brueghel the Elder and worked in Tintoretto's studio, combines flowing colour movement with pellucidly lit flesh.
Most Ludicrous Frame
The Museum of Fine Arts' also holds Young Woman, 1914 by the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923): a modest portrait totally dominated by its frame, which seemed to be echoing the subject's flowers with an extravagance out of all proportion. Perhaps a deeper point was being made, but I couldn't think what it might be…
Best Shows Not Seen
I was a couple of days too early for what sounded an impressive survey of intimacy in Renoir. No matter, I decided to explore the city's small clutch of commercial galleries before catching the evening flight - only to find that the standard gallery hours are 11-2 and 5-9, which makes plenty of sense but caught me out. I did catch a glimpse of Isabel Garay's exhibition of sculpture through the door of the Vanguardia galleria, and it looked good enough to wish it had been more fully viewable.


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New Zealand is divided into 29 regions, each with distinct physical attributes, diverse culture and history, and unique points of interest.
New Zealand has a mixed economy that operates on free-market principles. It has a sizeable service sector, complemented by a productive agricultural sector – due its high proportion of winter sunshine hours and considerable rainfall - and related manufacturing industries. New Zealand is also a popular overseas visitor destination and tourism is an important source of export income.
Rugby union is considered the national sport and attracts the most spectators. Golf, netball, tennis and cricket have the highest rates of adult participation, while football (soccer) is top among young people. New Zealand is known as well as for its extreme sports, adventure tourism and strong mountaineering tradition. Other outdoor pursuits such as cycling, fishing, swimming, running, tramping, canoeing, hunting, snow sports and surfing are also popular.
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The Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance fighters made massive gains in the province of Idlib and took control over hilltops near the strategic city of Jisr al-Shughour in Northwest.
The army and Hezbollah forces tightened their grip over the last hilltops under Al-Nusra Front control before winning back Jisr al-Shughour. Almost the entire city is under terrorists' control.
Yet, parts of the Jisr al-Shughour, including its Hospital, have remained under the Army's control despite the terrorist group's numerous heavy offensives to win control over these few pockets of resistance. Earlier this week, the Syrian army started massive operations to prevent the terrorists from capturing the Jisr al-Shughour Hospital.
Nearly 200 Syrian soldiers are protecting Jisr al-Shughour hospital against the terrorists.
Last week, the Syrian warplanes targeted the terrorists' concentration centers in Jisr al-Shughour town and some villages in the Idlib province, pushing the fighters back from their positions, sources in the Northwestern province confirmed.
The Syrian Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes against the terrorist concentrations near the National Hospital in Jisr al-Shughour and in the villages of Bashlamon, al-Kastan al-Tahtani, and Ain al-Souda in the Southeast part of the city, the sources said.
The sources added that a number of terrorists, including Abdullah al-Najm al-Abdullah, Idrins Mohammad al-Raad, Abdullah Malek al-Fajr, Abdo Ali al-Noushi, Abdelkarim al-Jao, Hassan Mohammad Zreik, Mohammad Sheikh Yousef, and Abdelkafi bin Hamid al-Sdair were killed in the airstrikes.


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Last week I received the news that I was dreading...
Just in time for Melanoma Awareness Month.
(I really struggle with sharing this stuff publicly but not only does it help me get my feelings out, it can also serve as help for people going through the same situation. )
(I really struggle with sharing this stuff publicly but not only does it help me get my feelings out, it can also serve as help for people going through the same situation. )
Let me back track here. In 2009 when Tim and I were newly dating we took TONS of pictures and he always got close up shots of my face. This was the first time I noticed this mark and I just figured it was a freckle that I hadn't noticed.
I wasn't worried and never gave it a second thought.
Years later it seemed to hit me all of a sudden. I looked in the mirror and it jumped out at me. When did this thing get so big and dark!? Make- up wasn't covering it anymore and it seemed to be spreading. Eventually it just became part of me and once again, I forgot about it.
Last year Tim and I discussed getting it looked at but I knew it was nothing. Guys, I'm so careful when going in the sun. I always wear sunblock, especially on my face and the times where I did go in a tanning bed I would cover my face with a towel. This had to be a beauty mark.
I was perfectly happy ignoring it until a couple months ago when a cashier complimented me on my beauty mark. That's when I realized it was noticeable and I should probably have it looked at to put my mind at ease.
I had a biopsy and the results showed that it was a severely atypical mole that could possibly become cancerous at some point in my life. It would need to be removed but we decided it would be a good idea to get a second opinion. It was sent to the best of the best in San Francisco and a week later we found out that it was in fact cancer and my doctor was very clear and very apologetic when he told me this would be a "gnarly scar".
I went through so many feelings so quickly. First came anger, "What the heck!? Can't I catch a break!?" Health issues have been insanely overwhelming the last 4 years and I didn't need this little add-on. Then came vanity...I have self-esteem issues already and now I'm going to have this ugly scar right across my face. This passed quickly because I'd take a hundred scars if that's what it meant to get this out of my body.
I'm oddly optimistic. This just seems so cut and dry to me.
It is here, it is melanoma and I only have one option to get rid of it. If it's worse then we think, I'll deal.
I'm doing all I can not to worry about that what if's and praying that they don't find something worse once they're in there.
I would really appreciate your prayers too. I'll take em all!
My first surgery is April 27th. They will get as much out as they think they need and send it for biopsy. April 29th I'll go back and if they need more they'll do that, if not, they'll stitch me up.
Please pray for Tim also. He is my rock and after so many years of being my rock this one kind of threw him for a loop.


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No one expects him to make it to 2014 so I thought I best get it started.
HottJoe saidHe eats such spicy food that when you fuck him your cock feels like it's on fire.
JimmyMTL saidLet's just hope jmusmc85 has a sense of humour when we're done with him.
For his pleasure, a photo entitled "spit roast that little slut" from Google image search.
Obviously Rad (being the über top) is on the left and HottJoe (being super hung) is on the right…
yourname2000 saidLeave Jmusmc85 alone!
jmusmc85 saidUgh. I have a long night of work ahead of me. When I get back I better see better insults!!
I want to be in tears!!!
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Vice-President Mike Pence yesterday described Christians as being "most persecuted." Well, persecution of those who live out of an authentic inner core, such as Jesus Christ illustrated, are apt to be persecuted. Yes. But then in the Christian culture there is a tradition of taking delight in the feeling of persecution when these feelings stem primarily if not only from unacknowledged, unconscious issues that meaningful faith in Jesus Christ would allow one to explore. This hypocritical stance of being "persecuted for His sake" fulfills the ego's need for pseudo humility, permitting one to bask in a smug self-loathing that is taken for some perverted sense of righteousness.
I certainly can see why Pence feels his version the Christian faith is today being persecuted. This is because "reality" is exposing their duplicity as daily their political "champion", a man they declare the Lord has "raised up" to lead this nation, is demonstrating the antithesis of everything Jesus Christ stood for. But Pence and other Christian luminaries stand behind Trump, will not challenge his egregious dishonesty, and continue to drag the name of Jesus in the mud of their shallow, ego-enslaved faith. By use of the term "reality" I mean that the Christian faith of Pence and his ilk is an insular world which has the primary purpose of providing a "wall" between themselves and the rest of the world, i.e. "reality." No wonder they find the notion of "build that wall" so appealing and are supporting Trump's insistence on building walls literally, and metaphorically. This "insularity" is being threatened and they are frightened by "reality."
But let me introduce another term for this "reality." I like to think of it as the Spirit of God that is speaking to them, trying to show them how their faith has been immature and having the primary function of maintaining their disconnection from the world. Yes, in a sense, God has "raised Trump up" but not for the purpose they have in mind but to let them stare at what lurks in their collective heart, which now they can't deny…but do! Christian faith, or faith in any spiritual tradition, is designed to facilitate participation in this world, meaningful participation, and this is not possible when one's identity is a smug certainty of separateness from this world. And the Christian faith, and any faith, is easily co-opted into a smug zone of certainty from which great harm will be done, regardless of how noble their announced intention or how noble the spiritual teacher they purport to worship might be.
This intervention of "reality," i.e. "The Spirit of God," extends to the whole of our culture. Trump, and Trumpism, gives us an opportunity to recognize the avarice and smugness that capitalism has gifted us with. And, staring our ugliness in the face is good for the soul, though not pleasant. I think the Universe, i.e. "God," is just telling us, "Welcome to the world." And if we can embrace the ugliness of our heart that is now being presented to us, the profound Beauty that is with us and in us can shine forth more radiantly. As Rilke noted, "The heart has its beastly little treasures."
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By Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach
You already know that the Devil will do just about anything to get your attention. Did you ever stop to think that hes lying to you about almost everything every day? These lies can become so pervasive, that they almost dont seem like lies anymore. Here are some lies the Devil wants you to believe, so he has a better chance at making you act in the way he wants you to.
The Devil wants you to believe that hes stronger than God.
I once heard a lady say that she wouldnt pray out loud because she was afraid that the devil would intercept her prayer before it got to God. Thats giving the devil more power than God, and thats a mistake.
The Devil wants you to believe that this world is all there is.
He wants you to believe that youd better spend all your time getting everything you can while youre here. That people here are more important than the eternity in Heaven. He wants you to get caught up in the material side of life and forget about your spiritual side.
The Devil wants you to believe that youre all alone.
He knows that this leads to feeling helpless and depressed, and then he can plant discouraging, and hateful things in your mind. When you know you have people who care about you, then you can fill your mind with hope, and love, and giving, and theres just no room for the Devils darkness.
The Devil wants you to believe that free will is a myth.
He wants you to believe that you have no control over how you think, or how you feel. When he wins this battle, it leaves him to push you in any direction that he chooses. It lets him use you to work for him by the feeling that you cant fight difficult thoughts, and difficult attitudes, and even difficult circumstances.
The Devil wants you to believe that what you do as one single person cant possibly matter in the long run.
He wants you to not be aware of how your attitude, or your thoughts, or your words or actions might affect other people. If you believe youre not a tool of God, then you wont monitor or safeguard your mind, heart, and spirit, from the junk the Devil dishes out every day. Then the Devil can use your thoughts, your voice, your actions to work for him.
The Devil wants you to lose faith in love, in the power of work, the belief in happiness.
The Devil wants you to stress out over things you cant control, he wants you to burn out from no enjoyment in lifes simple pleasures. He wants you to put all your energy into doing it all, because then youll be angry and resentful and confused and thats the kind of people he works best with.
The biggest lie that the Devil is selling the world is that he doesnt exist.
If hes not real, you dont need to be cautious of him, do you? You dont need to be wary of the lies that he might plant. Hes not real. The Devil needs to get you to believe that the Bible is unproven, that Jesus is just a story; that it was applicable years ago, but theres nothing in it that makes sense for your life today. If he can get you to believe that, then he knows that youll believe anything he wants to tell you.
Satan tricks us by telling lies. He controls us by telling lies. He convinces us to do things that we wouldnt do otherwise. Be on the lookout for how the Devil may be tricking you into things you arent consciously choosing to do. You have the power to choose.
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Feb 26, 2019
After garnering widespread acclaim for his powerful and emotional breakout single '17 Again', and guest vocals on the massive Hilltop Hoods ARIA Award winning single 'Clark Griswold', Adelaide's Adrian Eagle emerges from a transformative 2018 with jubilant new single 'A.O.K' and headline east coast Australian April tour.
A vibrant slice of street gospel, classic rap drums, and his stirring trademark vocal delivery, 'A.O.K' is an inspiring modern-day anthem reflective of changes in Adrian's outlook on life after conquering his own demons through the power of music, dignity and mindfulness.
Adrian says; "This song is purposed around being kind to self and others. Acts of Kindness. A.O.K. This is a song I wanted to leave for the next generation of kids in my life"
For Adrian's audience, 'A.O.K' - created alongside '17 Again' collaborator Jerome Farah (also the architect behind Kian's smash debut single 'Waiting') - also serves as a message: that kindness and positivity will often overcome adversity.
"I needed a reminder to be more kind to myself. My Mum was kind to me, others were kind to me and without those people's kindness I wouldn't have the opportunity to live as I do. 'We're gonna be A.O.K' is intended to be a true reminder that mindset helped me overcome"
An outlier in today's modern music industry, Adrian is finding success in being himself, and embracing his honesty and vulnerability. With 'A.O.K' Adrian once again proves that he is a growing voice of change and hope for youth struggling with difficult circumstances and mental issues.
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Boaters fishing in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, and for the next 44-days, are allowed to catch and keep red snapper—but there are limits.
The red snapper season begins Saturday and runs through July 14th for state waters. State waters run from the shore of the Gulf to nine nautical miles out.
The federal season, however, off Florida only runs for 26 days. Federal waters extend out 200 nautical miles.
State and federal regulations require all commercial fishers and recreational anglers fishing for any reef fish species in the Gulf of Mexico to use circle hooks, venting tools and dehooking devices. In Gulf state and federal waters, the minimum size limit is 16 inches total length and the bag limit is two fish per person, per day, within a 10-fish snapper aggregate limit.
While the yearly quota for how many pounds of red snapper can be harvested has increased in recent years, the federal season length has gotten shorter over the past few years because of more fishing effort and larger fish, according to federal fishery managers.
Closing this Saturday will be greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico, but it will reopen Aug. 1.
Also closing Saturday will be snook in Atlantic state and federal waters. Snook will reopen for harvest in Atlantic federal, state and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, on Sept. 1. Snook remains closed for harvest in Gulf of Mexico state waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will decide at its June meeting in Lakeland whether to allow the Gulf snook harvest to reopen Sept. 1.
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i was taking a walk earlier this week and thought to myself:
i am really going to miss this neighborhood. it is three blocks from my condo and the houses are amazing. they have a great historic charm, every house is unique and lovely and did i mention they are huge, especially being in the city they are huge. if we could afford one of these beauties, i may consider staying put, but i don't think we can afford 1-3 million dollars on any of these puppies.
for the longest, i couldn't figure out if this was a condo building or a single family...single family it is-complete with a tennis court, basketball court, pool and large yard. the garage is bigger than an average house. this property sits on 1/2 of the city block, that's a lot of land!
this one is decieving, all of the space is hidden in the back
this is the street where obama's house is located
love the windows
walking in this neighborhood is so entertaining to me because of the eclectic homes
louis farrakhan's home-complete with his entourage on guard at all times
this house is wearin' those vines!
great architechture, huge yard
at least i'll have these images to remind me of my beautiful walks in this hyde park/kenwood neighborhood.


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Date: 5/2/2016 12:10 AM
Location: 3100 Morgan Avenue
Offense: Murder
P.C. 19.02 First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605020002
Corpus Christi Police Homicide Detectives are looking into a dispute that led to a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub located at 3149 Morgan Avenue.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a 27 year old female with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. The female was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS were she was later pronounced dead.
Mary Elizabeth Cantu, 10/09/1965, was arrested on 05/02/2016 at 5:10 p.m. on a charge of Hindering Apprehension. She is accused of transporting the suspect and two witnesses into Mexico several hours after the shooting.
Corpus Christi Police would like anyone with any information about this case to provide that information to Homicide Detectives by calling 886-2600. The public is encouraged to provide any information they believe may be related to this case no matter how seemingly insignificant and the public should not assume Police have the information.