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Swing to sound of sweet jazz in August
From big band to Dixieland jazz lovers of all kinds will happy with the line-up for the 20th annual Dubbo Jazz Festival.
More than 700 musicians are expected to converge on the city on the weekend of August 13-15 to swing to the sounds of cool and bluesy jazz.
The Dubbo Jazz Festival is one of the best in Australia and will see the largest gathering of some of the best musicians seen west of the divide.
This year's line-up includes world class musicians playing all styles of jazz during a 26-hour period in five quality venues under one roof at the Dubbo RSL Club Resort.
In addition to festival performances at the Dubbo RSL Club Resort, bands will play at selected times at two wineries, the West Dubbo Bowling Club, Dubbo City Bowling Club, Western Plains Cultural Centre and Shoyoen Japanese Gardens.
A multi-denominational Gospel Service will also be held on the Sunday at St Brigid's Catholic Church with Anita Harris and friends.
The festival will feature some of Australia's best jazz acts as well as international ones.
The Junior Dixieland Band will travel from the Czech Republic to be part of the festival while closer to home the Australian Army Band Camouflage won't be blending into the background with their smooth sounds.
A delicious jazz breakfast will be held on Saturday morning at the RSL in the entertainment lounge.
Bookings are are essential
Another highlight of the festival will be the big sounds at the big band concert on the Saturday at the RSL where the much-awarded St John's College Stage Band will be part of the line up.
The weekend will wrap up with the popular wind down dinner dance on Sunday evening where bands such as Junior Dixieland, Anita Harris Quartet, Maurie's Jolly Rollers will provide the music for dancing.
Weekend passes, session and day passes will be available at the door for each swinging show.
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Nikolic gives the green light for cup hope Red Ruler
Rejuvenated jockey Danny Nikolic is planning an assault on winning his second feature race of the Caulfield carnival with the ride on New Zealand five-year-old Red Ruler awaiting in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.Nikolic was at his frontrunning best when securing victory in last weekend's $1m Caulfield Guineas on Starspangledbanner, and the jockey feels Red Ruler has had the right preparation to give the Caulfield Cup a shake."I think he's got a great hope," Nikolic said yesterday at trackwork. "His four runs back from a spell have all been good. Now he's just got to find that extra length to be able to win and with the blinkers going on he can do that."Red Ruler has drawn barrier 14 in the Caulfield Cup, a race in which he finished sixth last year with Corey Brown in the saddle."He's a go-forward horse so he can offset that alley with his tactical speed," Nikolic said."And he is proven at the mile and a half [2400m], he did run second to Nom Du Jeu in the AJC Australian Derby last year. And he has handled rain-affected going. Any conditions will suit him."Red Ruler was a last-start fifth in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington behind Melbourne Cup favourite Efficient, which beat him home by just 1.3 lengths."He has been consistent throughout his whole campaign this time in work," Nikolic said. "It now comes down to whether or not he is good enough on the day. He ran sixth last year but was still a little bit immature."I've got no doubt he is a better horse this year than he was last year. I worked him Tuesday on the course proper at Caulfield and I made him do a solid gallop. He has come on fitness-wise through the campaign so he was ready for a hard hit-out."In addition to winning the Caulfield Guineas, Nikolic also combined with Flemington trainer Danny O'Brien to win at Caulfield on Wednesday on Spacecraft.He will ride Rachine (Arrowfield Plate), Savaging (Jayco Plate) and Glam Slam (Pure Blonde Plate) for O'Brien at Caulfield on Saturday while top-class mare Hot Danish, trained at Randwick by Les Bridge, will be his mount in the Harrolds Stakes. "She's drawn nicely in seven," Nikolic said. "I rode her back from an ordinary barrier last start at Flemington and in hindsight it was the wrong choice. All things being equal she should come out and win this weekend. I'm just hoping that the track is not too affected because her best form is on dead to good ground. If it becomes too wet then that would become a problem. But if that isn't the case then she is just too good for those. I'm not worried about any of the opposition, I think she'll beat them all. I know Neroli goes well but when she beat home Hot Danish in the Queen Of The Turf the track was very much rain-affected and Neroli picked her up late."Neroli is better suited when the track is wet, I think she felt the harder track a bit at Flemington last time when she raced Hot Danish. On a wet track Neroli is the only one with a genuine chance of beating Hot Danish this time."Included in Nikolic's other rides are Berlioz (David Jones Cup) and Huxssen (Perri Cutten Caulfield Sprint) while he is excited about hopping on O'Brien's team. "Savaging for Danny O'Brien is a horse that I think is a sneaky hope heading towards the Victoria Derby but if that is to be the case you'd want to see him performing in this race on the weekend, though," he said. "He warmed up when the race was all over last time."Damien Oliver rode Rachine when she raced at Moonee Valley last time out and Nikolic said "she should have won, she got held up when she needed a run".Glam Slam hasn't raced since winning the Creswick Stakes at Flemington in June but Nikolic expects a forward showing. "She won the Creswick up the straight and has had a bit of time off since then but Danny should have her primed to do something fresh even though she will strip fitter for the run," he said."Overall, I've got a good book of rides and I've been having a good trot. To win a Caulfield Cup this weekend would be great for the confidence as we move deeper into the spring carnival."
'It was either get the knife or get killed'
Police at the scene of Thursday night's stabbing attack in Narromine.A victim of a knife attack in Narromine last week says he was "lucky" to be out of hospital and walking around today.
The 29-year-old man, who did not wish to be named, escaped with some cuts on his arm, chest and stomach but did not need any stitches.
A 36-year-old woman's throat was slashed and remains in Dubbo Base Hospital.
She was in a critical condition in the intensive care unit after the attack on Thursday night but is now in a stable condition in another ward, a Greater Western Area Health Service spokesperson said.
A 47-year-old man is alleged to have broken into an Ellengerah Street home in Narromine where the two victims were in the bedroom.
Police believe he slashed the 29-year-old with a boning-style knife causing significant wounding before slashing the woman's throat, Orana Local Area Command crime manager Rod Blackman told media on Friday.
The alleged attacker's body was later located at his home about 200 metres away.
At this stage, police are not treating his death as suspicious.
The male victim told the Daily Liberal yesterday that he was still quite sore and was finding it difficult to walk.
"But I didn't have to have any stitches … I was pretty lucky," he said.
During the attack, the man's instincts kicked in and he grabbed the knife from the attacker, he said.
"It was either get the knife or get killed," he said.
"It still hasn't really sunk in … I still don't know what to do.
"It's something I don't want to go through again."
After the attack, the woman managed to get to the neighbour's house where they called the police.
Narromine mayor Dawn Collins said the incident was "a shock to the whole community".
"A lot of people are talking about it," she said yesterday.
"Obviously this is something we don't like to see in our community … you feel for all the families."
Police and ambulance were called to the domestic-related incident shortly after 10pm on Thursday, Detective Inspector Blackman said.
They found the woman in a serious condition and the 29-year-old man in a "fairly serious" condition with a number of wounds to his arms and body.
"They were subsequently taken by ambulance to Dubbo Base Hospital and Narromine Hospital," Detective Inspector Blackman said.
"A number of other resources were allocated
to the township of Narromine, including Dubbo detectives.
Police searched the premises but could not locate the 47-year-old man at that stage.
Following further inquiries, officers attended another address on Manildra Street and entered the home through an open rear door, NSW Police reported.
"Officers found the 47-year-old man's body lying in a pool of blood."
The 36-year-old woman underwent surgery at Dubbo Base Hospital on Friday.
Langer lives to play another day as Chargers blown away by T
BANGALORE: Justin Langer was watching Deccan Chargers play Trinidad and Tobago on the big screen in the team hotel bar on Wednesday even more intently than his Somerset teammates. For three hours the former Australian opener hardly moved, admitting afterwards he had not "watched that much cricket for ages". He had good reason to be on edge: a Chargers win would have sent him into retirement, effective immediately.While the Sabres' last-ball victory over Deccan last weekend was dramatic, Langer said watching Wednesday night's match – the last of round one in the Champions League Twenty20 – was harder to cope with."It was different because we obviously had control over that [first match] at least. If we hadn't have got through, that was the end of my career … never to play again. So at least I've still got two more games left in me," the 38-year-old, who turns 39 next month, said after the match."When we beat Deccan Chargers [in] the first game it was one of the most exciting games I've played in. The crowd was massive, and for our young guys it was huge. And then we got flogged by Trinidad – that was almost like a massive downer – and then to win tonight was [amazing]."The Champions League is a fitting end to Langer's four-year stint at the English county side, which he's captained for three years."I've had a great time at Somerset. We've gone from bottom of everything in the second division three years ago, now we're playing on the big stage. So it does make you proud, definitely," he said.The left-hander was never favoured by Australia in the shorter form of the game – he played only eight one-day internationals – yet in Twenty20 he has proved to be a very effective opener, averaging 29.35 at a strike-rate of 138.8. Langer said he had become a huge fan of Twenty20 since his international retirement."It's a massive emotional rollercoaster, Twenty20 cricket, and that was highlighted again here," he said. "It's been amazing. Honestly, it's a great thing. Brilliant. Look at the people jumping around … it's brilliant. I'm rooted, I've got to say."Somerset's progression means they'll face South Africa's Diamond Eagles tonight and the formidable NSW side on Sunday. It also means the team's prizemoney jumps from $US100,000 to $US200,000 – and will soar to $US500,000 for a semi-final berth. The financial implications of this tournament are, Langer admitted, enormous for "all of us".Indian selectors have dropped experienced batsman Rahul Dravid from the squad for the first two games of the one-day international series against Australia.
Kiosk being considered for skate park and its users
Skate park users have asked the council to consider putting up a kiosk for them to use. Photo: JEN McGHEEDubbo City Council staff are discussing an appeal by the users of the city's skate park for a kiosk where they can grab a drink or a snack.
The proposed kiosk was one of the suggestions made by children and youth earlier this week at a community meeting and barbecue organised by the council after it was told of bullying at the world-class, $400,000 facility, opened a year ago.
Council staff and representatives of "service providers" such as the police, Smith Family, Mission Australia and UnitingCare Burnside made their way to the skate park on Wednesday where they talked to users about the bullying, but also littering and vandalism.
Late that afternoon, council's social services manager John Watts revealed that efforts were being made to connect with a small group of youth thought to be disruptive.
He also signalled the immediate launch of an informal roster of adults willing to keep a watch on the skate park.
Yesterday, the manager reported that Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre staff had set up a barbecue and spent a "full day" at the park on Thursday.
"They surveyed a lot of the kids and are sending a report to me," Mr Watts said.
Likewise, he was expecting written feedback from other service providers that had rallied behind council in its bid to curb anti-social behaviour reported by the community.
Among the adults visiting the skate park at different times is Mr Watts, who found it to be "looking pretty good" on Thursday.
"There was no rubbish and the kids were happy," he said.
"We stay in the background so we don't interrupt their fun. But at least they know that someone is there."
Mr Watts said the "slowly, slowly" approach involving consultation would be more effective than a heavy-handed reaction.
"You've got to consult with people … otherwise they are not going to comply with the rules," he said.
A byproduct of the intervention is infrastructure advice to the council from the skateboarders about "fences too low and ramps too high".
"One of the biggest things to come out of talking with the kids is that they want a facility in the area where they can get a drink or something to eat," Mr Watts said.
Joey dons Wolves clothing for coaching stint
Andrew Johns is spreading his wings, with the master halfback's flourishing coaching career now stretching to England. Johns will take on a pre-season coaching stint with Super League club Warrington, the club he played for during a short time in 2005 and who won this year's Challenge Cup. Johns has been doing consultancy work with several NRL clubs, most recently Parramatta and his former club Newcastle, and clearly he is a man in demand. Johns will be in Warrington for a fortnight in January to assist Wolves boss Tony Smith, the brother of former Newcastle and now Roosters coach Brian, focusing on skills. "I had a fabulous time when I played three matches for the Wolves four years ago," Johns said. "My debut against Leeds … remains one of my personal highlights." Smith said: "To have a world-class player of his calibre will be incredibly beneficial to the whole squad, particularly the halfbacks. The insight he can give on the game as a whole will be fantastic for all concerned; coaches and players alike." MO WORRIES Kangaroo Cameron Smith revealed a very personal reason why he is only too happy to get behind the squad's new sponsor, Movember. With alcohol advertising banned in France, the Kangaroos will don jerseys with emblazoned with the charity's logo for the November 7 match against France and will be growing moustaches to help raise awareness and funds for men's health. Smith, the Australian hooker, revealed his uncle Russell had recently beaten prostate cancer. "He went in for the tests, which was a pretty good thing for him to do," Smith said. "He just turned 50 a few years back, and they found the cancer there and acted pretty quickly. It was a bit of a shock at first … It certainly makes you more aware when someone close to you has the cancer, because it's a hard thing for men. It's a bit of a hard thing to step into a doctor's surgery to get a check-up, but it's a great thing for everybody to jump on board and we're doing our part." ISLAND STRIFE World MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has complained about the timing of the Australian MotoGP, saying it should be at a time the weather is more stable. Rossi, aiming for his sixth win at Phillip Island this weekend, says the track is the best in the world but the event is ruined by the inevitable spring wind and rain. TADHG WIN BONUS Former Swan Tadhg Kennelly's amazing year for Kerry in the All-Ireland championship has been capped by a nomination for the Gaelic Players Association team of the year. Kennelly, who is still pondering a return to Sydney, is on a shortlist of 45 players for the team and will pocket €2500 ($4051) if he makes the final cut. WAUGH MEDALS Bev Waugh, mother of champion cricketers Steve and Mark, has narrowly missed out on a squash gold medal at the World Masters Games. Waugh lost a five-game thriller against Kiwi Kay Jackson in the 60-64 years squash. Jackson claimed the first game 11-6, before Waugh fought back, winning the next two games 11-4 and 11-9. But her opponent took the next two games to claim the match and the gold medal. A visibly exhausted Waugh staggered as she reached for a shot in the last point. She takes home a silver medal to add to the Waugh family's impressive trophy cabinet. WHATUIRA HELD Former New Zealand international and two-time NRL premiership winner Paul Whatuira is in hospital in England pending a psychiatric assessment after being held in connection with two assaults. English media reported the 28-year-old was arrested on Tuesday morning (UK time) after allegedly being involved in a "bizarre sequence of events" in Huddersfield. The incident allegedly left two men with serious facial injuries. Whatuira is contracted to former St George Illawarra coach Nathan Brown's Huddersfield Giants in the English Super League.The Huddersfield Daily Examiner reported the 16-Test centre was restrained by police and taken into custody before being taken to a local hospital. "Paul and his family have the full medical support of the club available to them at this difficult time," said Huddersfield Giants managing director Richard Thewlis. "I would ask that everyone respects the importance in this instance of confidentiality and understands that the club is upholding its duty of care to provide the best possible environment to help Paul." Whatuira played for the Warriors, Melbourne, Penrith and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He won premierships with Penrith in 2003 and the Tigers two seasons later. Glenn Jackson and agencies
Impoundment, fine working to stop bikes, scooters in CBD
A ban on skateboards and scooters in the central business district is making the streets safer for all pedestrians, Dubbo City Council's Michael Ferguson says.
Council has looked to step up its enforcement of the ban this school holiday period and Mr Ferguson said young people are taking heed.
Ranger patrols and a $55 impoundment fee were council's tandem strategy to stop children from using their skateboards, scooters or bicycles on main street footpaths.
Pedestrian safety was at the forefront of the council policy, Mr Ferguson said.
Numbers of children on skateboards and scooters increase during school holidays.
The past two holiday periods have seen council also tighten the enforcement of the ban, with council staff warning that users risked being slapped with a $110 fine and their skateboard or other item confiscated.
Mr Ferguson reported that eight scooters and one pushbike had been confiscated during the Easter school holidays.
Impounding fees are $55 and $3 for each day spent confiscated.
Mr Ferguson said the policy was effective.
"I went for a walk and there were a number of kids walking their bikes or scooters, instead of riding them," he said.
Rangers doing foot patrols had found children were generally complying with requests to hop off as well, he said.
They were assisted by parking patrol officers.
"This policy is there to help ensure the safety of shoppers particularly elderly shoppers," he said.
"People can unknowingly walk out of a shop and kids are flying past."
Council reminded skaters and cyclists that there were designated skate and scooter areas in the city, including the skate park and BMX track.
Flight risk: Wallabies caught on the hop by short turnaround
AT LEAST nine Wallabies are facing the task of playing two matches in four days at venues thousands of kilometres apart to start their northern hemisphere grand slam tour.While the Wallabies will shortly select different starting XVs for the opening tour match against the All Blacks in Tokyo on October 31, and then a midweek game against Gloucester in England on November 3, some players may have to play twice.As the Wallabies are taking away 35 players, two of the starting Test players in Tokyo will have to sit on the bench in Gloucester, while the full bench contingent of seven players used in the Bledisloe Cup will be required to start in the midweeker. And more personnel will be needed if there are any injuries in Japan.As there is a 13-hour flight to London, and then a 2½-hour bus trip from London to Gloucester, it will require precise planning to ensure the two Australian sides do not lose their bearings.Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says he wants to separate the squad into two distinct starting XVs, and plans to have them repeatedly oppose each other at training during the tour, including in Tokyo before the Bledisloe Cup Test. It is only during that session that the separate starting sides will be revealed."We'll train the two teams at the same time, which will be a good thing," Deans said yesterday. "We do want two starting XVs which are distinct, and ideally we don't want someone starting on Tuesday against Gloucester who had also started in the Tokyo Test."Having two distinct starting XVs will be good for preparation, because it will see that the training sessions have genuine meaning. It will be good for the whole group, even if there is going to be some logistical challenges."It will also ensure the back-up players never lose interest over a five-week tour, which in the past has often only involved Saturday Test matches. This led to the some fringe players becoming mere spectators for weeks on end.Deans hopes to use the Gloucester match to trial some of the newer members of the squad to get an idea of who is ready to step up."It's not like the old midweek fixtures, when you were just playing the club side, Gloucester," Deans said. "Now they are an international side; so they will be formidable opponents. It will be a good, torrid workout, because those blokes don't get the chance to play against international sides that often. It will be a real education for them."Deans has yet to decide whether he will make dramatic changes for the Bledisloe Cup match, after the All Blacks swamped the Wallabies 33-6 in Wellington. That dreadful performance prompted Deans to accuse the group of lacking pride in the jersey."We haven't finalised that group actually, so I couldn't tell you. I couldn't tell you who played last time … it was that long ago," Deans said with a laugh.However, some tinkering is anticipated. Digby Ioane, who missed the bulk of the season due to injury, is in contention for a wing spot, while former skipper Stirling Mortlock will be under consideration for a midfield spot. If Mortlock returns to outside-centre, Adam Ashley-Cooper is likely to move to fullback, although Lachie Turner is also in contention for the No.15 jersey.While the tight five is expected to be retained for the clash with the All Blacks, the make-up of the back row could be changed, because of uncertainty over whether veteran George Smith will remain at No.8.Wycliff Palu and Richard Brown are hovering, which could mean Smith moves to his more favoured openside flanker position. The only two certain selections are the new captain Rocky Elsom at blindside flanker, and his deputy Berrick Barnes, who could play at five-eighth, with Matt Giteau shuffled to inside-centre.
Woman, 36, charged for alleged shooting at two teens
A woman has been charged after allegedly shooting at two teenagers on a property 35km south of Brewarrina.
Police said the teenagers, aged 13 and 19, were sitting in a four-wheel-drive stopped on Tarcoon Road at 5pm on Tuesday when the 36-year-old woman approached them with a firearm.
The woman is alleged to have fired a number of shots at the vehicle.
Bullets are alleged to have struck the bonnet of the vehicle near the steering wheel.
Police said the teenagers were not injured and
the alleged shooter fled the scene.
An investigation began and police executed a search warrant on a property at Gongolgon, 45km south of Brewarrina.
Officers seized an unregistered .22 calibre rifle and ammunition for forensic examination.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested late on Thursday.
She was taken to Brewarrina police station where she was interviewed and charged with discharging a firearm in a public place with disregard for the safety of persons, possessing an unauthorised firearm and possessing ammunition without a permit.
The woman was granted conditional bail to appear in Brewarrina Local Court on July 20.
Brewarrina is situated on the Barwon River 378 kilometres north-west of Dubbo. Other towns and villages in the district include Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool.
Cole says pressure turning him into diamond on pitch
WEEK by week, game by game. This is the mantra of Shannon Cole, for he cannot afford to look any further ahead than his next 90 minutes.Tonight, he will run out for Sydney FC against Adelaide and take his position at right back, 10 metres away from Simon Colosimo, the central defender who is in the type of form that could carry him back into the Socceroos.This time last year, Cole had already been called up to the national squad, despite playing just a handful of games in the A-League. This year, he fights a weekly battle to hold his spot at club level.Some may see it as a dramatic fall from grace, but that's not fair on Cole, or his teammates. At the heart of the matter is a simple truth: Sydney FC have got much better.And unlike last year, when injuries and suspensions frequently affected the squad, competition for places is red hot.The only position the versatile Cole has been able to find at Sydney is at right back, where this year he has found stiff competition from a star young recruit from Melbourne Victory, Sebastian Ryall.Now that Ryall is back from suspension, Cole knows his place in the starting XI is something he can't take for granted."I guess he's a good player so I can't say 'no, I'm not feeling it'," Cole told the Herald . "But it's not a bad feeling. I like the pressure. I seem to play better when I'm under pressure. In football, you can't be scared of challenges like that because if you are, you'll never achieve anything. So it's not something I can worry about, even if it's definitely there."Only once has coach Vitezslav Lavicka had all five of his top defenders available: the 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners in round nine. Cole was dropped to the bench that day, making a late appearance. But with Stephan Keller missing the subsequent match against Melbourne and now tonight's clash with Adelaide, Ryall will shift into the middle, giving Cole another chance.If he responds as brilliantly as he did last week, Lavicka might have something to think about."The team is the most important thing and you never forget that but the moment when you hear you're dropped, it's devastating," he said. "Then you have to figure out the situation and look at what you can do to prove yourself when that next opportunity comes."So when I came off the bench against Central Coast, I didn't have much to do but I wanted to show I could still fight for the team and fight for a spot. Then came Melbourne, and I was just so switched on and so determined."Long-time observers of Cole have noted his willingness to get forward, which leads to questions about his position. A natural midfielder, Cole understands why some believe he would be better suited there, but he'll be the last to complain.He knows he hasn't mastered the right back position, but still enjoys the challenge."There's plenty to learn still and every game and every situation provides an opportunity to learn and get more experience under my belt," he said."Yes, I like to play further up the park with every opportunity that I get. When I have a good game, people seem to notice that I have been getting forward but if I can do the job defensively, why not do both?"If the dreaded time comes for Cole to be sent to the pine, at least he'll be in good company. Former title-winning Jets Mark Bridge and Stuart Musialik were both on the outer at the start of the year but have now forced their way into the squad."You only need to look at the type of players who've been left out of the squad completely and haven't even been on the bench at times," Cole said. "It just shows how competitive it is here. Nobody's giving an inch."
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Our View: Work to reduce drownings
Jun 3, 2018 at 6:45 PM Jun 3, 2018 at 6:45 PM
Can more of these deaths be prevented?
Florida leads the nation in child drownings, and this makes sense in a grim, sad kind of way. There are more than 150 rivers in Florida, more than 30,000 lakes covering 3 million acres of the state's area, and — depending on how it's measured — between 1,350 and nearly 8,500 miles of coastline. Add to that tally more than 1 million residential swimming pools, and then factor in the grim reality that a child can drown in a vessel as humble as a trash can, bucket or baby bathtub.
So it's never a bad time to wonder: Can more of these deaths be prevented?
Many would answer that question with a determined "Yes." Steve Parris, community health and outreach supervisor with Halifax's Healthy Communities, is one of them; drowning prevention is a key area of focus for him. Last week, The News-Journal profiled Brielle Goldberg, a 2017 Flagler-Palm Coast High School graduate who is also focused on drowning prevention, particularly in finding ways to convince swimming-pool owners to invest in one of several drowning-prevention technologies.
It's an admirable crusade, and Goldberg has some good ideas. Among them: Encouraging local real-estate professionals to talk up the benefits of pool safety upgrades, including locking pool covers, high locks on doors that access pools and other barriers.
Those improvements are required in pools constructed after 2000. But that only covers one in five pools in the state. Goldberg says she'd like to see state law changed to require all pools have at least one safety measure.
That would be a huge mandate, and be difficult to enforce. But Florida lawmakers could consider lower-impact measures, such as incentives (such as grants or tax credits) for pre-2000 pools that are retrofitted with safety measures.
Parris likes the idea of retrofitting as well. But he's also focused on other preventative measures, such as public education and — particularly now, at the start of summer — swimming lessons, particularly for children whose parents can't afford them. That would help curb all drownings, including the leading causes: 43 percent of child drowning deaths occur in "open water," i.e. lakes, rivers or the ocean. Some communities, including Panama City, do provide discount swimming lessons for childre to help them avoid perilous situations.
Finally, everyone should take the time to educate themselves about drowning, including the reality that most drowning victims don't scream or splash. In addition, both residents and visitors should take heed of the flag warning system and be cautious of rip currents.
There's a lot that can be done to save lives. And many of the solutions don't cost much — if anything. This is one No. 1 ranking Florida leaders should aggressively work to relinquish.
This editorial first appeared in the Daytona News Journal, a News Herald sister paper with GateHouse Media.


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Israel: Imminent Threats – Elusive Peace. We are joined by EJ Kimball (Director of Israel Victory Project – Middle East Forum). Topics discussed include: Trump Foreign Policy: Very Talleyrand. Israel: The Imminent Conflicts. Israel's Enemy: In Syria – in Latin America. The Elusive Peace 'Deal'.
What about 'the man' Vladimir Putin?
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What might Russia want to achieve in nuclear weapon sales and proliferation?
The reason why Russia is wanting to expand its nuclear capability in the Middle East, offering nuclear weapons for sale to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan and others could be partially explained by the fact that they're just wanting to increase their military sales for economic reasons. On the other hand, there could be other strategies involved. What might Russia want to achieve in these nuclear weapon sales and proliferation? Is there a deeper strategy? What might that be? Does Russia have the economy to become a Super Power again?
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Looking at the decision to rebuild the military from the aspect of change of strategy. What will this change in strategy mean to the U.S. and to the enemies of freedom around the world?
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Step 1: Install all the dependencies of webmin .
Step 2 : To install always stable and latest release of webmin, use the following given URL. Here, we will download by using wget command in server.
Step 3 : Now install the downloaded webmin package.
Step 4 : In this section , we will learn how to manage the webmin service.
Step 5: Set root password of Ubuntu system.
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The webmin service should be running in your server. You can get info to start webmin with command line from above given Step 4 command.
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The webmin has many modules available, from which you can manage the servers . These modules you have to install. Virtualmin module is famous and is used for managing your virtual domains, mailboxes, databases, applications, and the entire server, from one comprehensive and friendly interface. About this module we will discuss in our next blog post.


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"This is not where my people were from."
Pam Halverson, Lower Sioux Indian Community, 2010
A reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are approximately 310 Indian reservations in the United States although there are more than 550 federally recognized tribes. This is because some tribes have more than one reservation, some share reservations, while others have none, often due to a lack of federal recognition. Because of past land allotments (for example, under the Dawes Act of 1887) some reservations are fragmented, with pieces of tribal, individual, and privately held land, some of it owned by non-Indians. The collective geographical area of all reservations is 55.7 million acres, or about 2.3% of the area of the United States.
The name "reservation" comes from the belief that tribes were independent sovereigns at the time the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Early treaties for land also designated parcels which the tribes, as sovereigns--a term used to describe the concept of Indian nations' right to govern themselves-- "reserved" for themselves. Those parcels came to be called "reservations." The term remained in use even after the federal government began to forcibly relocate tribes.
Today, tribes possess tribal sovereignty, even though it is limited by federal and state/local law. Laws on tribal lands vary from the surrounding area. The tribal council, not the local or federal government, generally has jurisdiction over reservations. Different reservations have different systems of government.
A detailed map of reservations.
Shared History
The U.S-Dakota War Oral History Project. Minnesota Historical Society.
American Indian Communities in MinnesotaBasic Principles. Minnesota State Senate.
Jaeger, Lisa. Tribal Nations The Story of Federal Indian Law, AK: Tanana Chiefs Conference, 2007.
Resources for Further Research:
Kappler, Charles J. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. Oklahoma State Library, 2003.
Washington State Historical Society: Federal Indian Policy
Glossary Terms:
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The Allottment Act (Dawes Act) | View
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the federal government changed is policy, basing it on forced assimilation instead of concentration and isolation onto reservations. This was due to a report on the poor quality of life on the isolated reservations. Therefore, the Allotment Act (Dawes Act) was instituted in 1887. The act ended the general policy of granting land parcels to whole tribes by instead granting small parcels of land to individual tribe members. The goal was to pressure Indians into becoming farmers or ranchers, thereby helping to assimilate them. In some cases, the alloted land was then further reduced by opening up the excess to white settlers. The individual allotment policy continued until 1934
Source: An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations (General Allotment Act or Dawes Act), Statutes at Large 24, 388-91, NADP Document A1887.
Forty-Ninth Congress of the United States of America; At the Second Session, Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the sixth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eight-six. An Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where any tribe or band of Indians has been, or shall hereafter be, located upon any reservation created for their use, either by treaty stipulation or by virtue of an act of Congress or executive order setting apart the same for their use, the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized, whenever in his opinion any reservation or any part thereof of such Indians is advantageous for agricultural and grazing purposes, to cause said reservation, or any part thereof, to be surveyed, or resurveyed if necessary, and to allot the lands in said reservation in severalty to any Indian located thereon in quantities as follows: To each head of a family, one-quarter of a section; To each single person over eighteen years of age, one-eighth of a section; To each orphan child under eighteen years of age, one-eighth of a section; and To each other single person under eighteen years now living, or who may be born prior to the date of the order of the President directing an allotment of the lands embraced in any reservation, one-sixteenth of a section: Provided, That in case there is not sufficient land in any of said reservations to allot lands to each individual of the classes above named in quantities as above provided, the lands embraced in such reservation or reservations shall be allotted to each individual of each of said classes pro rata in accordance with the provisions of this act: And provided further, That where the treaty or act of Congress setting apart such reservation provides the allotment of lands in severalty in quantities in excess of those herein provided, the President, in making allotments upon such reservation, shall allot the lands to each individual Indian belonging thereon in quantity as specified in such treaty or act: And provided further, That when the lands allotted are only valuable for grazing purposes, an additional allotment of such grazng lands, in quantities as above provided, shall be made to each individual. Sec. 2. That all allotments set apart under the provisions of this act shall be selected by the Indians, heads of families selecting for their minor children, and the agents shall select for each orphan child, and in such manner as to embrace the improvements of the Indians making the selection. where the improvements of two or more Indians have been made on the same legal subdivision of land, unless they shall otherwise agree, a provisional line may be run dividing said lands between them, and the amount to which each is entitled shall be equalized in the assignment of the remainder of the land to which they are entitled under his act: Provided, That if any one entitled to an allotment shall fail to make a selection vithin four years after the President shall lirect that allotments may be made on a particular reservation, the Secretary of the Interior may direct the agent of such tribe or band, if such there be, and if there be no agent, then a special agent appointed for that purpose, to make a selection for such Indian, which selection shall be allotted as in cases where selections are made by the Indians, and patents shall issue in like manner. Sec. 3. That the allotments provided for in this act shall be made by special agents appointed by the President for such purpose, and the agents in charge of the respective reservations on which the allotments are directed to be made, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may from time to time prescribe, and shall be certified by such agents to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in duplicate, one copy to be retained in the Indian Office and the other to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior for his action, and to be deposited in the General Land Office. Sec. 4. That where any Indian not residing upon a reservation, or for whose tribe no reservation has been provided by treaty, act of Congress, or executive order, shall make settlement upon any surveyed or unsurveyed lands of the United States not otherwise appropriated, he or she shall be entitled, upon application to the local land-office for the district in which the lands arc located, to have the same allotted to him or her, and to his or her children, in quantities and manner as provided in this act for Indians residing upon reservations; and when such settlement is made upon unsurveyed lands, the grant to such Indians shall be adjusted upon the survey of the lands so as to conform thereto; and patents shall be issued to them for such lands in the manner and with the restrictions as herein provided. And the fees to which the officers of such local land-office would have been entitled had such lands been entered under the general laws for the disposition of the public lands shall be paid to them, from any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, upon a statement of an account in their behalf for such fees by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and a certification of such account to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 5. That upon the approval of the allotments provided for in this act by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause patents to issue therefor in the name of the allottees, which patents shall be of the legal effect, and declare that the United States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located, and that at the expiration of said period the United States will convey the same by patent to said Indian, or his heirs as aforesaid, in fee, discharged of said trust and free of all charge or incumbrance whatsoever: Provided, That the President of the United States may in any case in his discretion extend the period. And if any conveyance shall be made of the lands set apart and allotted as herein provided, or any contract made touching the same, before the expiration of the time above mentioned, such conveyance or contract shall be absolutely null and void: Provided, That the law of descent and partition in force in the State or Territory where such lands are situate shall apply thereto after patents therefor have been executed and delivered, except as herein otherwise provided; and the laws of the State of Kansas regulating the descent and partition of real estate shall, so far as practicable, apply to all lands in the Indian Territory which may be allotted in severalty under the provisions of this act: And provided further, That at any time after lands have been allotted to all the Indians of any tribe as herein provided, or sooner if in the opinion of the President it shall be for the best interests of said tribe, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with such Indian tribe for the purchase and release by said tribe, in conformity with the treaty or statute under which such reservation is held, of such portions of its reservation not allotted as such tribe shall, from time to time, consent to sell, on such terms and conditions as shall be considered just and equitable between the United States and said tribe of Indians, which purchase shall not be complete until ratified by Congress, and the form and manner of executing such release prescribed by Congress: Provided however, That all lands adapted to agriculture, with or without irrigation so sold or released to the United States by any Indian tribe shall be held by the United States for the sale purpose of securing homes to actual settlers and shall be disposed of by the United States to actual and bona fide settlers only tracts not exceding one hundred and sixty acres to any one person, on such terms as Congress shall prescribe, subject to grants which Congress may make in aid of education: And provided further, That no patents shall issue therefor except to the person so taking the same as and homestead, or his heirs, and after the expiration of five years occupancy therof as such homestead; and any conveyance of said lands taken as a homestead, or any contract touching the same, or lieu thereon, created prior to the date of such patent, shall be null and void. And the sums agreed to be paid by the United States as purchase money for any portion of any such reservation shall be held in the Treasury of the United States for the sole use of the tribe or tribes Indians; to whom such reservations belonged; and the same, with interest thereon at three per cent per annum, shall be at all times subject to appropriation by Congress for the education and civilization of such tribe or tribes of Inians or the members thereof. The patents aforesaid shall be recorded in the General Land Office, and afterward delivered, free of charge, to the allottee entitled thereto. And if any religious society or other organization is now occupying any of the public lands to which this act is applicable, for religious or educationl work among the Indians, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to confirm such occupation to such society or organization, in quantity not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres in any one tract, so long as the same shall be so occupied, on such terms as he shall deem just; but nothing herein contained shall change or alter any claim of such society for religious or educational purposes heretofore granted by law. And hereafter in the employment of Indian police, or any other employes in the public service among any of the Indian tribes or bands affected by this act, and where Indians can perform the duties required, those Indians who have availed themselves of the provisions of this act and become citizens of the United States shall be preferred. Sec. 6. That upon the completion ef said allotments and the patenting of the lands to said allottees, each and every nmmber of the respective bands or tribes of Indians to whom allotments have been made shall have the benefit of and be subject to the laws, both civil and criminal, of the State or Territory in which they may reside; and no Territory shall pass or enforce any law denying any such Indian within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law. And every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States to whom allotments shall have been made under the provisions of this act, or under any law or treaty, and every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States who has voluntarily taken up, within said limits, his residence separate and apart from any tribe of Indians therein, and has adopted the habits of civilized life, is hereby declared to be a citizen of the United States, and is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of such citizens, whether said Indian has been or not, by birth or otherwise, a member of any tribe of Indians within the territorial limits of the United States without in any manner affecting the right of any such Indian to tribal or other property. Sec. 7. That in cases where the use of water for irrigation is necessary to render the lands within any Indian reservation available for agricultural purposes, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to secure a just and equal distribution thereof among the Indians residing upon any such reservation; and no oother appropriation or grant of water by any riparian proprietor shall permitted to the damage of any other riparian proprietor. Sec. 8. That the provisions of this act shall not extend to the territory occupied by the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles, and Osage, Miamies and Peorias, and Sacs and Foxes, in the Indian Territory, nor to any of the reservations of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians in the State of New York, nor to that strip of territory in the State of Nebraska adjoining the Sioux Nation on the south added by executive order. Sec. 9. That for the purpose of making the surveys and resurveys mentioned in section two of this act, there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to be repaid proportionately out of the proceeds of the sales of such land as may be acquired from the Indians under the provisions of this act. Sec. 10. That nothing in this act contained shall be so canstrued to affect the right and power of Congress to grant the right of way through any lands granted to an Indian, or a tribe of Indians, for railroads or other highways, or telegraph lines, for the public use, or condemn such lands to public uses, upon making just compensation. Sec. 11. That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the removal of the Southern Ute Indians from their present reservation in Southwestern Colorado to a new reservation by and with consent of a majority of the adult male members of said tribe. 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Rhonda Lynn Pealer, 47, of West Burlington, died at 6:36 PM Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.
Born September 3, 1971, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Ronald LaRoy and Nancy Joann Mahoney Tisor.
She worked as a Teacher's Aid for the Burlington Community School District for 17 years.
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She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Tisor, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
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Salem Spirits and Folklore
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With sports teams called the Salem Spirits, it's hard to deny the paranormal lore that is deeply ingrained in Salem College's culture.
Established in 1772, Salem's age also attributes a great deal to the speculation of ghosts and other paranormal specters that supposedly walk the halls of various dorms and academic buildings of this historical campus.
Sharing ghost stories is practically a rite of passage on this campus, with upperclassmen gathering around groups of excited first-years at night to retell tales either experienced by the storyteller, or passed down by word of mouth from students older than them.
This talk of paranormal activity on campus with prospective students is highly discouraged by administration, however. Hostesses and Honor Guides with campus service group Fremdendienerin are barred from bringing up the topic of ghosts with prospective students to respect their sensitivity and prevent a fear of what might go bump in the night on campus.
Still, the culture around spirits is a hot topic for current and past students, which was expanded upon with the creation of a Facebook group discussing personal paranormal experiences of students on campus. The group garnered a lot of attention at its conception. Students posted dozens of experiences and others added onto these stories or related to these tales if they witnessed similar phenomena. The Salemite reached out to students involved in this group, and their stories highlight some exciting paranormal encounters of the hundreds that circulate throughout campus.
Sam Thurman, a senior at Salem, recalls an event that happened to her during her sophomore year while working in the Office of Admissions on the third floor of the Single Sisters building.
She was carrying about her day, helping process applications and filing papers for her work study. She was listening to music and getting into the zone, working the latter half of the day in a corner of the office – not realizing everyone else had left for the day. She recalls the time being around 5:30 PM when she started to feel a chill she described as a "cliche chilly atmosphere." She remembers not being afraid, simply being hyper aware she was not alone. Suddenly, she says, the floorboards began to creak and she ran, without clocking out or closing her workstation, down the steps and slamming the door behind her.
"I WILL NOT stay past 5 o'clock on the third floor ever again. I can't do it," Thurman said, finalizing the story.
Personal stories are easy to come by, and most students on campus have had at least a slightly eerie encounter during their time at Salem, but there are some tales that are retold more as folklore to provide possible explanation to the paranormal activity on campus. Most of these tales are simply folklore or rumor, but they are circulated throughout campus so widely most students can recall a tale or two.
Alum Bree King, Class of 2011, did her senior thesis relating to the paranormal events and folklore of Salem College. Her research settled many of the campus tales' validity. King conducted her study to gather a survey of paranormal events at Salem, debunk or validate the campus folklore and connect with local paranormal investigators to host an investigation on campus. The investigation was denied, King says, as administration did not desire for Salem to be associated with hauntings.
One of the most notorious stories is that of the little ghost girl of Clewell Residence Hall. The story goes that a young girl visiting her sister at college fell to her death down the elevator shaft that was being built in Clewell at the time. There are very little facts to suggest the actuality of these events, but the elevator shaft was never completed and now sits completely closed off. Clewell residents have described experiencing stuffed animals going missing and being set against the closed off elevator shaft.
Another story involves the possible phantom of the Fine Arts Center. Many art students who work late into the night in the basement level of the FAC have heard the sound of organs and pianos being played in other rooms. When these rooms were explored, however, they have found themselves alone in the room with no evidence of another person being there. This phantom has also been rumored to catch people who trip down the stairs to the basement floor. There is no evidence of any deaths or traumatic events occurring in the FAC, but this remains a location many people report activity.
Then there is the story of two girls who were electrocuted on the third floor of Gramley Library. This story has not been be validated, but anyone who has spent enough time alone on the third floor has likely felt the desire to look over their shoulder. There is the supposed ghost of Hattie Strong, founder of Strong Residence Hall, who lived in the residence hall for many years. She has been rumored to slam the doors of residents who are getting dressed, which many students claim is to protect their modesty. One story most notably rooted into Salem culture is that of the possibly haunted, or perhaps cursed, portrait of Mary Babcock hanging in the lobby of Babcock Residence Hall. First years who enter the lobby are told to always greet and bid farewell to Mary when passing by her portrait. It is said that if you neglect this, or act obscene to the portrait, bad events will follow the offending student.
King, on the WordPress for her thesis, describes the only documentation of a violent event on Salem's campus. Sarah Tilkey, a sixteen-year-old Salem Academy student from Augusta, Georgia, burned to death on Nov. 28, 1873, in the Single Sisters House. Tilkey was practicing piano when a stray ember from a stove caught on her dress and set it on fire. She went running through the building, causing the flames to become stronger, before a music professor, Professor Lineback, finally put out the flames. Tilkey succumbed to her wounds later that night. This extremely tragic event, paired with the fact that the building was once used as an infirmary, could attribute to the building's possibly haunted nature.
Salem College's culture is deeply intertwined with the culture of spirits and folklore. Many of these old tales are simply rumors or exaggerations. With the plethora of personal stories to be heard from current students and alum, however, one cannot help but wonder about the possibility of spirits at Salem and respect the sense of community that forms with the storytelling.
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Q: Difference between Step validation and Cross validation I'm trying to model some chemical data from a series of spectra.  I've gone through the preprocessing step and selected "autoscale" (I'm using Pirouette).  And when it comes to validation I'm a little confused as to which one (step or cross) will yield a model that has a good predictive capability.  Any insight would be helpful.
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A: Validation is the method used to measure the predictive capability, it doesn't change the predictive capability itself. I'm not familiar with the step validation method, but I'm going to assume that it's like cross validation in that it trains the model on a portion of the data, and tests on the rest (possibly doing this multiple times with the data divided different ways). When the model is used "in the field", you'd want to train it on all the available training data to maximize the predictive performance, the validation is just a way of estimating how good the predictions generated in the field will be.
So which one should you use to get the best estimate? Well that depends on what your data represents, how it was collected, etc. I'd need to know more about this step validation (I couldn't find anything with a few google searches), but cross validation is pretty generally useful, so it's hard to go wrong with that.

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 * This function will enable MPMM for the current core. The AMU counters
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void mpmm_enable(void);

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struct mpmm_core {
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The Car GuideNewsElectricVolkswagen ID. XTREME May Spawn Off-Road-Ready ID.4
Volkswagen ID. XTREME May Spawn Off-Road-Ready ID.4
by Guillaume Rivard September 9, 2022
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Earlier this year, Volkswagen announced a plan to launch over 25 new EV models in North America by 2030, covering all of the brands in its portfolio and addressing many different needs.
Fans of rugged trucks and off-road driving will likely turn to the SUV and pickup to be sold under the new Scout brand, but there might also be something in store for those who prefer Volkswagen products such as the ID.4.
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A concept called ID. XTREME was developed to gauge interest among electromobility enthusiasts at the ID. Treffen event taking place this week in Locarno, Switzerland. Based on their feedback, Volkswagen will decide how to proceed with the project.
The vehicle is based on the ID.4 GTX sold in Europe (the equivalent of our ID.4 Pro AWD). It retains the 82kWh battery but gets a 30-percent boost in output to 382 horsepower thanks to a high-performance motor on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit. Peak torque is not specified.
VW engineers even spent time crafting a unique driving noise for this vehicle, then using a sound generator in the wheel housing to make it heard all around. We're not so sure if it's a good idea or not, but colour us intrigued.
On the outside, the ID. XTREME stands out with a raised profile, 18-inch wheels on all-terrain tires, 50mm wider fenders and of course the tubular brush guard up front. An LED light bar is mounted on the roof to improve visibility in dark trails, while the underbody is completely closed with aluminum panels to prevent damage to vital organs when clearing obstacles.
As for the interior, Volkswagen is talking about numerous Alcantara inserts, orange accents and revamped seats providing extra support. There are no pictures to show any of that, however.
Speaking of the pictures, you'll see that the ID. XTREME is not tackling extreme terrain and conditions as the name suggests. Still, the vehicle would definitely have a spot as an alternative to other adventurous SUVs like the Mazda CX-50 Meridian and Subaru Forester Wilderness. And it would be the only one with a fully electric powertrain—until the upcoming Jeep Recon arrives.
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The first county court of Randolph County, composed of the Worshipful Philip Fouke, William Arundel and John McFerron, met at the tavern of Thomas Cox on the 4th of January 1810, and proceeded immediately to levy a tax for the county and also a territorial tax on lands located.
The county tax levy was as follows: Each single man, not having one hundred dollars' worth of taxable property, was assessed one dollar; owners of slaves had to pay for each slave one dollar per year; horses were taxed fifty cents and neat cattle ten cents each; each mansion valued at two hundred dollars or more, all mills and distilleries, were assessed at the rate of thirty cents per one hundred dollars valuation. The numerous ferries were also a source of revenue, and the year 1810 saw the following ferries licensed, to wit: Ephraim Carpenter, William Cheek, John Edgar, Pierre Menard, James Ford, each ten dollars; Hamilton Ferguson at seven dollars; James Fulton and William Morrison each at six dollars; Charles Bradley, Louis Baorke, Thomas Ferguson, John Robinson, Richard and Waller, each five dollars; Jonathan Hampton at four dollars; John Morris, James McHorton and John May, each three dollars.
The revenue of the county derived from these levies was small, as the land taxes proper were collected for maintaining the territorial government only. From a settlement mentioned in the county records of August term 1809, it appears that the county revenue for the years 1807 and 1808, the collection of which was entrusted to sheriff James Gilbreath, amounted to $1,593.18, of which $944.97 had been collected and accounted for, while $213.50 of the revenue of 1807 and $435.71 of the revenue of 1808 were returned delinquent.
The sheriffs of those days had a hopeless task to perform in collecting a few hundred dollars of taxpayers, whose homes were scattered through all the territory between the Mississippi, the Wabash and the Ohio, nor is it to be wondered at that nearly every one is accused of being in default. The expenses of those infant counties, though insignificant in the whole, invariably exceeded the revenue, and sufficed scarcely to defray court expenses, rent of rooms and salaries of officers; improvement of roads and building of bridges was out of the question; but let it be said in honor of those pioneers, that they contrived to find means to aid the poor and helpless.
We mention here that the authorities in 1809 paid Thomas Cox $155 a year for keeping Thomas Branham, a blind man. Thus it is shown that about one-sixth of the whole revenue was expended in support of one unfortunate fellow being! In extreme cases the aid of the territorial government was extended to the helpless, as for instance in the case of Julian Bart, who had been drafted to serve a tour of duty as a militiaman during the past summer, and while in service and obeying the orders of his officer, was shockingly wounded, having one arm shot off and the other broken in different places, his body lacerated and his eyesight greatly injured, and now lies in a most distressed situation in the town of St. Louis, dependent on the bounty of a poor family; and whereas it would be cruel to permit him to linger out a miserable existence, rendered so in the service of his country, without the support which it is able to afford him, therefore it is ordered by the governor that the auditor draw warrants for such sums of money as may from time to time time become necessary for the support of said Julian Bart, and to provide for his removal from St. Louis to Kaskaskia, his home, etc , etc." Bart was soon after put on the U.S. pension list.
Reference: Combined History Of Randolph, Monroe, and Perry Counties Illinois – Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers, Published by J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia 1883, Page 103-104.


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QinetiQ Supports the MoD in Building Comprehensive Explosive Safety Case for HMS Illustrious
Maritime Platform Systems (MPS) is part of the Ships Operating Centre within DE&S responsible for the Royal Navy's surface ships. The key responsibilities of Maritime Platform Systems include:
Naval architecture
Propulsion and support systems
Through life management
Fleet general spares
Sea survival equipment
QinetiQ worked with the team within MPS whose role it is to ensure the integrity of ship magazine designs and that the safety clearances for the ammunition and explosives contained within them are in place prior to embarkation. In addition to this, MPS maintain the ammunition route drawings for each platform and endorse, with Naval Authority Group Explosives, the ammunition stowage plans for each magazine.
They are responsible for a specific group of ships including HMS Ocean, HMS Illustrious, HMS Albion and Bulwark and Type 42 destroyers plus the forthcoming Queen Elizabeth Carrier Class. HMS Illustrious has previously been termed a support aircraft carrier (CVS) but in 2010 was permanently re-rolled as a helicopter carrier (LPH).
Every ship in the Royal Navy requires an explosives safety case report. In 2011 stowage plans were produced for HMS Illustrious as part of a review of the entire CVS fleet to optimise ammunition outloads for the roles attributed to the ship.
The stowage plans had been derived from a Threat Hazard Assessment (THA), where all credible threats to the magazines and stowages are considered. This assessment helps to ensure that the risks and hazards associated with CVS magazines and stowages containing the approved outloads are reduced to tolerable and As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).
"We look to determine the extent of damage and casualty numbers as a result of an event in one or more of the ship's magazines, also the probability of communication between magazines chains… The results of the Consequence Analysis are intended to inform the safety case report."
An additional output of the THA is the production of a Ship Explosive Safety Case Report, a key part of this document is the requirement to produce a Consequence Analysis Model (CAM) which details the damage severity and casualties from an event or events.
"We look to determine the extent of damage and casualty numbers as a result of an event in one or more of the ship's magazines, also the probability of communication between magazines chains. For a 'worst case', consideration needs be given to cascade effects, burning and deflagrations based upon the energetic content of the magazines. The results of the Consequence Analysis are intended to inform the safety case report," said Andy Boulton, naval architect (ordnance munitions and explosives), Maritime Platform Systems, MoD.
The CVS Class of vessels are the most complex ships in the fleet and have the most complex magazine arrangements primarily because the forces they transport (army, marines and various air squadrons) have a very wide variety of ammunition and are constantly bringing new variants and types of ammunition into service.
A team from QinetiQ Marine Survivability Services was tasked with the creation, development and support in the interpretation of a Consequence Analysis Model for HMS Illustrious.
The key challenges faced by the MPS team on this project included:
Need to complete the safety case rapidly to meet commitments
A consequence analysis had never been conducted on HMS Illustrious but was now required as it was changing roles from a strike platform to a landing platform helicopter ship carrying a completely different range of munitions
Successful interpretation of the consequence analysis to multiple stake holders within the MoD including departmental safety managers
The role and value of QinetiQ Marine Survivability Services
The development of the Consequence Analysis Model was placed with QinetiQ under the Maritime Strategic Capability Agreement (MSCA). This is a contract between MOD and QinetiQ which secures MOD access to a range of maritime engineering and scientific expertise and facilities. The MSCA provides essential capabilities needed to support the design, build, maintenance and operation of the UK's ships and submarines. As part of the MSCA, QinetiQ provides specialist marine survivability services.
"QinetiQ were the natural choice for this work given the extensive understanding they have of all aspects of survivability."
In order to deliver the Consequence Analysis report QinetiQ combined the knowledge and experience of its survivability consultants with QinetiQ's fully integrated survivability software (Survive®).
"QinetiQ were the natural choice for this work given the extensive understanding they have of all aspects of survivability. Coupled with that, having the MSCA in place makes the contracting with them a very simple process," observed Andy Boulton.
In order to develop a Consequence Analysis Model the QinetiQ Marine Survivability Services team were provided with:
List of explosives and ammunition in the magazines which included over 20 different types of ordnance (such as grenades, rockets, flares and small arms ammunition)
A copy of the plans of HMS Illustrious showing the stowage position for each of the eight magazines on the ship
Copy of the watch and station bill allowing QinetiQ to understand where personnel would be working and living
"From this data QinetiQ were able to rapidly build a model of the ship using Survive®. This allowed them to simulate different types of events such as an explosion in a magazine and its likely outcomes. In addition, Survive® allows the placement of personnel and equipment around the ship relative to the location of the magazines," commented Andy Boulton.
By using Survive® along with the interpretive skills of the QinetiQ consultants they were able to run multiple scenarios to allow the prediction of damage to the ship and personnel from an event. This enabled QinetiQ to deliver a comprehensive report demonstrating the outcome of 16 events, two for each magazine on the ship.
"We worked on the QinetiQ site with their survivability consultants on a number of occasions, which was very useful. Their work on building the model was invaluable. They helped us define how many events we would need to demonstrate to allow a comprehensive consequence analysis to be delivered. QinetiQ's experience of survivability helped to accelerate the whole process to deliver a robust safety assessment. All in all QinetiQ gave us exactly what we wanted," observed Andy Boulton.
The resulting explosives safety case was scrutinised by stakeholders in the MoD and was judged to be good and fit for purpose.
"I would say we got excellent value for money given the time and effort that went into building the models and running the multiple scenarios. The QinetiQ Marine Survivability Services team are very knowledgeable and highly motivated. Coupled with their experience and the support of the Survive® software tool they really delivered against the contract for the development of a comprehensive Consequence Analysis report," commented Andy Boulton.
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Woodson: 'I don't really care what people think about Melo'
Mike Woodson gave perhaps his most staunch defense ever of Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday.
Responding to a question about critics of Anthony, Woodson said: "Me personally, I don't really care about what other people think about Carmelo Anthony because those people are not around Carmelo every day. I see Carmelo pretty much every day. I see his teammates every day. And I know the work that the young man has put in as a player.
"And a lot of these people probably never played basketball in their life and they make these comments about Melo and not being committed and they don't think this and think that. Well, I think Carmelo is damn committed and he's been that way since I've taken over the team, and that's the only thing I can judge him by. And I like everything about him. I think his teammates love him. I think the fans here in New York love what he's brought to the table this year in terms of his play on the floor. And we've all benefitted from it. And only time will tell.
"We're up two games to zero and we gotta go into Boston and try to get a game, if not two games if we can. But we gotta go one at a time."
Game 3 will be played Friday night in Boston, the first game there since the Marathon bombings and Woodson said he would try to have his team avoid getting too emotional.
The NBA scoring champion, Anthony has scored 70 points in the first two games of the series, while dishing out just two assists.
He has lost in the first round of the playoffs in eight of nine seasons but appears to have his best chance this year of making a deep run in the postseason.
In a column entitled, "Knicks' Carmelo Anthony will never win it all," Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy wrote: "He's not going to be an NBA champion. He's not one of the all-time greats. He appears to be incapable of doing anything to help his team unless he has the ball in his hands."
Speaking this week on ESPN1050 Radio, Shaughnessy seemed to backtrack a little, saying his objection to Melo was a "small, petty" thing based on growing up watching the Celtics teamwork in the 1960s.
On Monday at practice, Anthony responded to his critics.
It don't matter," he said. "I mean, it really don't matter to me. I know what type of player that I am, I know that I share the ball, we share the ball as a team. Sometimes me sharing the ball, I don't always get the assists.
"It is what it is. I really don't pay attention to it."
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