After a long day yesterday that involved very little sleep I crashed pretty good last night.
After falling asleep around midnight I didn't wake up til 11am this morning.
Ben had gone out to teach a class in the morning and Yuka had gone to work as well.
At 11:30 Ben came back from his class and we both headed out for a full day.
In fact we wouldn't return home til 9pm at night.
First we went to City Bakery. Not for their baked goods but for their amazing burgers instead. I had seen a photo of Ben's a few weeks ago of him eating one and I told him I needed to go there too when I got into town.
I got the burger with everything on it – cheese, bacon, onion, avocado. And not just like a few slices of avocado like you get on a burger back home but the whole frickin' avocado.
Yeah, this burger made a huge mess and it was awesome.
After burger mania we walked over to where they have community bikes available for the public. For 400 yen ($4) we each rented a bike for 3 hours.
It was the perfect day to go cycling as the sun was out and shining but, unlike the last few cities, it wasn't God awful humid out.
We biked over to Osaka castle – a castle in town surrounded by two moats and some beautiful greenery.
It's such a contrast to the roads and buildings nearby and a really beautiful place to spend the afternoon.
We rode around the moat and outer wall and then went inside the walls and up the castle. The castle is actually pretty small by castle standards but it did give some great views of the city around us.
By 4:30 we had cycled back to the center of the city to drop off the bikes. We went to pay and found out we had been charged for 3 bikes each instead of one bike.
Luckily there was a man who worked with the company there and he fixed it for us. He spent time on the phone calling the company and then told us there was no charge for us.
It wasn't until after that we realized it was actually our mistake. We re-enacted what we had done on the machine for him and discovered when we had pressed the button "3" for 3 hours it was actually for 3 bikes.
I bought some pants because walking around in shorts in the evenings here is kinda cold. They actually will hem the pants for you right away in the store free of charge.
After a nice, long search for an ATM that actually takes foreign cards, we met up with Yuka and her friend Waka for dinner at 6:30.
We went to a restaurant and sat in seats around the chef as he cooked up different dishes on his grill in front of us.
We just kept ordering item after item from him and in the end our bill was 10,000 yen ($100) which is actually pretty good considering there were 4 of us and we each had 2 drinks as well.
At 8:30 we left the restaurant and Waka headed back home as she had a long hour and a half trip to get there.
We stopped by a little gyoza place afterwards and ordered an order of gyoza to finish off our dinner. No seats inside so we just ordered takeout and ate it on the bench outside the restaurant.
By now it was close to 9pm and it was time to head home.
The subway here is crazy busy – even at 9 at night. Considering there are 12 cars on the train and the train runs every 2 minutes, the fact that it was so packed is amazing.
We arrived back home soon after and watched some tv to unwind.
And had some cheesecake and a smiley face cream puff.


Raymond Wesnofske, the longtime chairman of the board of the Bridgehampton National Bank, is retiring this month and will be succeeded at the head of the table by board member Marcia Z. Hefter, an attorney.
Mr. Wesnofske, a former Bridgehampton potato farmer, was required by the bank's bylaws to retire by the April 25 annual meeting, after turning 70 last fall. He had been on the board for 38 years and had been chairman since 1988.
Mr. Wesnofske joined the board in 1970 at the request of fellow farmer and then bank chairman Sayre Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin, a dairy farmer, had a warehouse next door to Mr. Wesnofske's warehouse and simply ambled next door while Mr. Wesnofske was packing potatoes and asked him to join the board.
The bank has changed dramatically in that time, expanding from one to 14 branches and computerizing its procedures in the process. That said, Bridgehampton National Bank was always known as a conservative lender and Mr. Wesnofske said that it has easily weathered the upset of national financial markets.
Mr. Wesnofske, who still serves on the East Hampton Airport Noise Abatement Committee, plans to divide his time between a home in Bridgehampton and a condominium in Naples, Florida.
He retired from farming potatoes in 1992, and sold his last plot of potatoes in Hastings, Florida, to his nephew in 1996. His brother, Clyde Wesnofske, still farms the family's 25 acres of table potatoes just north of Scuttle Hole Road in Bridgehampton.
Marcia Hefter, his replacement, is a partner in the law firm Esseks, Hefter & Angel LLP, which has offices in Riverhead and Water Mill, where she focuses on real estate law and estate planning. She has been on the bank's board for more than 20 years, most recently as vice chairwoman. She has also served as director of the Suffolk County Bar Association and has been on the board of Central Suffolk Hospital and Peconic Health Corp.
Mr. Baldwin had been a client of Ms. Hefter, and asked her to fill his seat when he retired.
Though Ms. Hefter believes more growth and branch openings are in the bank's future, she said that in the near term her goal is to keep the bank focused on its relationship with the community.
Albert E. McCoy Jr., the president of W.F. McCoy Petroleum Products Inc. and the McCoy Bus Company, will join the board at the bank's April 25 annual meeting. Mr. McCoy was born and raised in Bridgehampton and graduated from Bridgehampton High School. His father, Albert E. McCoy Sr., had been a member of the board for 20 years.
Former Southampton Town Board member Dennis A. Suskind, who joined the board in 2002, will take over for Ms. Hefter as vice chairman.


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What makes a light near Marfa a Marfa Light?
Just seeing the name, Marfa Light, you'd probably think that a light near the town of Marfa, Texas, qualifies as a Marfa Light.
So does that mean that street lights in Marfa are Marfa Lights? How about the traffic control light at Highland Avenue and US90 in Marfa? Or, neon sign lights from local businesses? Are they Marfa Lights?
Well, the lights in the town of Marfa don't qualify. The Marfa Lights that people care about all have a mysterious element to them. If no one knows what they are, then, they qualify as Marfa Lights.
If someone knows what they are, but you don't, they still are Marfa Lights to you. For example, if a green light chases your car down US90. That's a mysterious Marfa Light to you (and most other people also).
But be careful when describing your newly discovered mysterious Marfa Lights to others because you may be embarrassed to learn that your mysterious lights are common knowledge. Also, be aware when reading the literature that some people may be playing games with you.
For example, one commonly repeated story tells of a person who saw a Marfa Light fall to the ground near him. He rushed to pick it up. As he held it in his hand, he watched the light "dissipate", never to be seen again. What do you think? True story?
There are some noted authorities on Marfa Lights. Judith Brueske from Alpine, Texas, is a real expert; and one who has written on the lights. She considered the Marfa Lights to be seen widely in the Marfa area. In a 2005 Letter to the Editor of The Big Bend Gazette, she described the expanse over which mysterious lights have been sighted ―
Reports have come from many places in the greater Big Bend: from along the Alamito Creek that runs between Marfa and the Rio Grande, from both the Texas and Mexican sides of the Rio Grande itself (from Lajitas and downstream at least as far as Redford), from in the Chinati Mountains and the foothills east of them, from Shafter and from the flat between Shafter and Presidio, from the flat on Highway 118 south of Fort Davis, from between Fort DBMS [Davis] and Marfa, from up around Saragosa and Grandfalls, and, of course, from the official Viewing Site on Highway 90 between Marfa and Alpine that overlooks Mitchell Flat and the various mountains beyond.
The Big Bend Gazette, (September 2005) Vol. 5, No. 9, 12-13.
The territory Judith Brueske described is a major portion of the Big Bend area. And, we'd say that until these lights are explained, they are Marfa Lights.
A narrower definition of the Marfa Lights traces to the witnesses who have seen mysterious lights from a location along US90 over the last 98 years (at least). These lights were the driving force behind the Texas Department of Transportation's construction of a viewing center at the approximate location of those historic sightings.
Today, the Marfa Lights Viewing Center (MLVC) provides a platform where people can observe the current lights. An illustration of what you might see from the MLVC at dusk is shown at the top of this page. Most of the lights seen from the MLVC have been proven to be vehicle headlights traveling toward Marfa on US67. (See our history.) We think they still qualify to be called Marfa Lights because of their historic significance. They were the original Marfa Lights; and, after all, were unexplained for nearly 90 years!
But, at least one person wants to define true Marfa Lights in a way that excludes the autos on US67. His definition is that the true Marfa Lights exist on the Marfa plain, but only east of a line that runs from the MLVC approximately southwest across the Marfa plain. (See our map for the approximate location). That line connects the MLVC with a red tower beacon on the Marfa plain and defines where the US67 car lights first appear. (See page 78 of Mysteries of the MarfaLights Revealed for a more detailed map.)
Our view is that it's semantic gaming to say that a mysterious Marfa Light can exist on one side of a line, but not on the other. But, you be the judge. Go see these lights for yourself. From the MLVC, look out over the region to the left of the arbitrary line. In the daytime, you'll see the panorama of the horizon as illustrated in our gallery.
But at night, you'll see lights out there that don't move (mostly ranch building lights), and lights that do move (mostly cars and trucks, but occasionally airplanes). Most of these lights are no longer mysterious because their sources have been identified. (See our book for full details.) But, the lights seen out there still may appear mysterious to a new visitor. Two categories of lights that are not mysterious are shown in the illustration at the top of this page — the red tower beacon light and the lights that appear as long segments working their way downward and to the right where Marfa is located. These are vehicle headlights on US67. (See our history.)
The difference between just any light in the Marfa area and a Marfa Light is whether it's mysterious, not where it is. You can find lots of lights around Marfa that are readily explained. The challenge is to find ones that can't be explained (or haven't yet been explained).
Go to Marfa and find one that is mysterious. You'll enjoy the hunt. And you'll enjoy discovering the history and technical basis for the lights that have been seen over the years. Take our book along. It's your best guide book.
Now that we have a working definition of a Marfa Light (a mysterious light seen in the marfa/big bend region of texas) — we need to consider the possible sources of a Marfa Light.
That's a different question. It's also the more difficult of the two questions. That's because, if you know the source of a Marfa Light, you're well on your way to eliminating the mystery of that particular Marfa Light. Usually, you won't know the source of a light tens of miles away from you, but you can still make a good start at saying what it isn't, and what it could be.
Since every light seen on and around the Marfa plain is called a Marfa Light by someone, they all need to be considered in any comprehensive explanation. To help organize the possible light options, it is useful to associate them with four questions:
Is the light visible on a repeatable basis (say every evening)?
Is the light stationary, or is it moving?
Is the light above or below the horizon?
Is the light white, or is it colored?
The decision tree on the chart on the right provides possible answers to these four questions.
There's a bright light on the left that divides the chart into two halves. The upper portion is a decision tree for lights that are repeatable.
The lower portion is a decision tree for lights whose appearances are nonrepeatable.
On the right-hand side of each half, we list possible sources of the lights seen. Known sources are colored green, while mysterious sources are colored yellow.
Let's consider the repeatable lights first. If they're moving and above the horizon, they probably belong to an airplane, whether they are colored or white. If they're moving and below the horizon, they come from vehicles, whether colored or white. If they're stationary, but repeatable, they have additional possible explanations for their sources as shown on the decision tree.
The possible sources for repeatable lights listed on the decision tree are likely to be complete. But in the case of repeatable lights, an explanation doesn't require a comprehensive list, since no rancher in the Marfa area would allow an unexplained, repeatable light on his property to go unchallenged. If the rancher couldn't resolve the origin of the light, he'd call in the U.S. Border Patrol, which maintains a very high presence in the area. They will find the source! The very fact that it appears regularly will cause someone to determine what the light is. Then, it is no longer mysterious, and it's not a Marfa Light by the definition above.
This leads us to a major conclusion about a Marfa Light. If it's repeatable, it's not a Marfa Light (except for the special case of vehicle lights from the historical path of US67 as described above).
All the sources that are not repeatable are potentially mysterious. And, they each require a different explanation. The decision tree on the bottom half of the chart shows that some of the lights in the "nonrepeatable" category (which are colored green) are from well-known sources. Whereas, the sources colored yellow are mysterious in some way.
That just shows that every nonrepeating light has the potential of both conventional explanations and mysterious explanations. But, whether it's conventional in origin or mysterious in origin, if you only get to see a light once, you are not likely to discover its source. To you, it will remain a mystery.
This leads us to a lesson about a potential Marfa Light. Since a real Marfa Light has to be a mysterious light, you have to come back and view the sighting area again and again to make sure it doesn't repeat, in order to confirm the mystery. Quite a challenge to one's patience and endurance!
If you have yet another definition of the "Marfa Lights", or you would like to comment on the reasoning in the logic tree above, we'd be happy to hear from you. Email us at marfalightsmysteries@outlook.com.
Bob and Judy Wagers

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IPU sees human rights violations against MPs on rise
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IPU data on human rights violations against parliamentarians
Press Release from Inter-Parliamentary Union
Geneva, 9 December 2015
Parliamentarians across the world in 2015 continued to face too many dangers that prevented or hampered their work, representing a real and on-going threat to democracy that needed to be addressed, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December).
In its Violations of the human rights of MPs – 2015, which releases figures and trends on the cases being examined by IPU's Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, IPU has found that the number of MPs with alleged violations of their human rights has increased overall for the second year in a row.
Created in 1976, the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians is a unique body that works to provide redress for MPs whose rights have been violated.
MPs can be subject to a range of abuses and types of violence. They include death, intimidation and torture, but the main violations are arbitrary arrest and detention, lack of fair trial, violation of the right to freedom of expression or assembly, and the unlawful loss of parliamentary mandate.
During 2015, the IPU Committee worked on cases involving 320 MPs in 43 countries, up from 311 cases in 40 countries in 2014 and 270 cases in 40 countries in 2013. Overwhelmingly the targeted MPs are men (283) and more than two thirds of all cases (71 per cent) are from the political opposition (228).
Although Africa continues to have the highest number of MPs with cases – 114 – accounting for 36 per cent of the cases before IPU, the region has seen a slight drop from the 119 MPs in 2014.
Asia, which maintains its ranking as the second most dangerous place to be an MP, has seen a worrying jump in the number of alleged violations. Of the 21 MPs with new cases brought before the IPU Committee this year, 15 are in Asia. With a total of 94 MPs, Asia now accounts for 29 per cent of all cases, up from 25 per cent in 2014.
The 2015 data reveals that the Middle East and North Africa region ranks third with 17 per cent of all cases, followed by the Americas at 13 per cent and Europe with 5 per cent. The Pacific region is the only part of the world with no case of alleged violations being examined by IPU.
"Clearly it is of concern that year-on-year more and more MPs are being targeted in some way. An attack on an MP or an attempt to silence a parliamentary voice is much more than an assault on an individual. It is also an assault on the people and democracy," says IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong.
"This is a trend that should worry each and everyone of us because if those who are responsible for defending the rights of the people are themselves being persecuted, then everyone's rights are under threat," he adds.
The assassination of at least eight MPs this year, mainly in Somalia but also in Afghanistan, Kenya and Yemen, although not referred to the IPU Committee, underlines the very real danger many MPs live with on a daily basis. Of the 320 cases currently being worked on by the Organization and dating from before 2015, 60 involve assassinations. Another two cases are of enforced disappearances, with strong suspicions that the MPs have been killed. IPU will only consider these cases resolved when the perpetrators are brought to account.
2015, however, saw a much higher rate of success in resolving cases. Of the 54 cases that were closed in the year, 38 were resolved satisfactorily and underlined the value of the Committee's dogged public or discreet diplomatic work to find solutions.
The Committee's success also highlights the importance of international and inter-parliamentary pressure on authorities and is a reminder of why it must be maintained to bring closure for all concerned.
Africa – The 114 MPs, including 14 women, with cases being examined by IPU come from 12 countries – Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Rwanda, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The DRC (35), Eritrea (11), Madagascar (12) and Zambia (14) account for 72 of the 114 African cases.
Lack of fair trial is the most frequent violation (24 per cent) among cases in Africa followed by the unlawful loss of parliamentary mandate (17.8 per cent).
The Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians closed 27 African cases in 2015, reaching satisfactory settlement on 16 of them. A trial observer was also sent to Niger in April.
Asia – With 94 MPs, 11 of them women, Asia is second only to Africa in numbers of cases. Asia also had the highest number of new cases brought before the Committee in 2015 (15 out of a total of 21 globally). The MPs come from 13 countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Almost half of all cases in the region come from just two countries – Maldives (30) and Malaysia (14).
The most common types of violation in Asia are freedom of expression (22.3 per cent) and arbitrary arrest and detention (19.8 per cent).
Five Asian cases were closed in 2015, four of them satisfactorily. Two missions were carried out – to Malaysia and Mongolia, and two trial observations took place in Malaysia.
Middle East and North Africa – The region with the third highest number of cases, involving 54 MPs, two of them women. The MPs are from seven countries – Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine and Yemen. With 36 MPs in Israeli jails, Palestinian MPs represent the bulk of cases in this region.
The most common violations in the region are arbitrary arrest and detention (19.3 per cent), followed closely by lack of fair trial (18.9 per cent).
The Committee closed 18 cases in the Middle East and North Africa area following complete or partial resolution and carried out a mission to Oman.
Americas – The region is a close fourth to the Middle East and North Africa in the number of cases with 43 MPs, including 5 women. The MPs come from five countries – Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Venezuela.
Colombia (24) and Venezuela (14) account for the vast majority of the cases.
Threats and alleged intimidations (24.7 per cent) and lack of fair trial (20.8 per cent) are the most common type of violations. One case was closed in the region in 2015 and a visit was carried out to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights on cases in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Europe – The region has the lowest number of cases before the Committee at 15, including five women. The MPs come from six countries – Belarus, Czech Republic, Iceland, Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine.
The most frequent violations in the region are on freedom of assembly and association (27.7 per cent) and lack of fair trial (18.5 per cent).
Three cases were closed in Europe in 2015.
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GIANTS WIN IT ALL! BRING TITLE TO SAN FRANCISCO END 56 YEAR SERIES DROUGHT
The Drought is Over Giants Win! (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
It was something that no one predicted at the beginning of the season, a Cinderella story of a team of journeymen unknowns, cast offs, rookies and a phenomenal staff of young pitchers overcame obstacle after obstacle to win the team's first World Series title since 1954. Back then it was the "Say Hey Kid" Willie Mays who electrified the nation with his back to the ball catch in deep center at the Polo Grounds while in 2010 it was a collection of misfits who bonded as no team ever has to win the World Series when no-one said they would even win their division.
Aubrey Huff in the Arms of Buster Posey (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
This team whose theme song was Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" didn't stop believing and did what no Giants team stocked with All-Stars and Hall of Famers had not done since they were the New York Giants playing at the Polo Grounds. The franchise that had known sudden defeat in a 1-0 bottom of the 9th inning loss in the 1962 World Series to the New York Yankees finally won. The franchise that had endured the tragic Earthquake Series of 1989 when they were swept by the A's overcame all to win in 2010. Likewise the franchise that when just 6 outs from the victory in game six with the Champagne chilling on the clubhouse lost to the Angels had finally overcame decades of despair to win a World Series that most experts said that they would never win.
Tim "the Freak" Lincecum and his wild hair were a trademark of the Giants
Throughout the year the Giants were accorded no respect. At the beginning of the season the Giants were picked by most to place no better than 4th in the National League West. They won the West on the last day of the regular season and then went on to beat the Braves in 4 games in the NLDS winning game 4 in Atlanta holding the Braves to just 7 earned runs and a .175 batting average. They played and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS in a series that no baseball writers that I saw, heard or read predicted them to win against the highly favored Phillies…well no one but me and ESPN 94.1 Norfolk's Tony Mercurio. The Giants held the mighty Phillies to just 18 earned runs in 6 games and to a .224 batting average. Asked on the Giants chances in 2011 closer Brian Wilson said "I like our chances, we were picked fourth in spring training. We should at least move up to third next spring. You'd think."
Brian Wilson looks to the Heavens after striking out Nelson Cruz to end the World Series (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The Giants pitchers allowed just 37 earned runs in 135 innings for a 2.47 post season ERA holding the Braves, Phillies and Rangers to 94 hits in 480 at bats and a playoff opposing batting average of .196. Any way that you stack it, the Giants pitcher's dominated two of the most prolific hitting teams in baseball as well as a good hitting Braves team allowing only 9 home runs.
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." Earl Weaver
Edgar Renteria gets his game winning home run off of Cliff Lee in the top of the 7th inning (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The story of the 2010 Giants is a story for the ages, a team composed of cast offs, second chance journeymen, veterans with their best years behind them and rookies who played like seasoned veterans overcame every obstacle and proved to the multitude of naysayers that they could win in a convincing manner. Rookies including Catcher Buster Posey and pitcher Madison Bumgarner who both played the first months of the season at Triple-A Fresno played key roles in the last half of the season and the post season with Bumgarner's win in game 4 being something that had everybody talking. Edgar Renteria in his second year of a 2 year contract that all expected to be his last year playing ball was the MVP. He overcame a torn bicep and a lack of playing time to hit 2 home runs including the winning hit tonight after only hitting 3 in the regular season spending 4 months on the bench. In the World Series he hit .412 with 6 RBI. To make it even more of a story Renteria called his shot in game 5 to Andres Torres and he had the game winning hit in the 1998 World Series for the Florida Marlins against the Cleveland Indians.
Cody Ross was picked up off waivers at the last possible moment after being released from the Florida Marlins had 5 post-season home runs and many key hits and at bats. Aubrey Huff a free agent that no one seemed to want became the team's home run leader and hit a massive home run in game four on Sunday night and a great sacrifice bunt that led up to Renteria's home run. Freddy Sanchez when not hitting with the bat made defensive play after defensive play. Andres Torres hit at a torrid pace, Juan Uribe with key home runs in the NLCS and World Series while numerous other Giants had key hits, defensive plays or pitching performances.
Tim Lincecum holds the World Series Trophy (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Giants featuring the arms of 4 home grown pitchers outpitched the Rangers shutting down the most potent offense in the Major Leagues like they were a luckless Triple-A team belonging to a dismal major league franchise. Tim Lincecum defeated Cliff Lee twice and in game 5 pitched 8 innings allowing one run and on three hits while striking out ten. Matt Cain blew through the Rangers to shut them out in game two and finished the post-season allowing no earned runs. When Jonathan Sanchez struggled the bullpen came in and shut the Rangers down as they had the Phillies and who could believe the poise of Madison Bumgarner. The Giants' closer Brian Wilson was locked on and the Rangers definitely had reason to "fear the beard."
This was an everyman's team that embodied real America, guys getting second chances, men who worked for years unnoticed before landing with the Giants and young men that played with strength and maturity throughout the season. There was something special about this team that transcended the parts and turned them into World Series Champions, they believed in themselves and their team took care of each other and didn't listen to the naysayers. Bruce Bochy the Giants' manager managed them like a great General took charge and put players on the field each night that he knew would give the team the best chance to win. He moved players around for defense in the late innings when he got a lead, trusting in the arms of his pitching staff to shut down the vaunted Rangers' offense which many experts said would overcome the Giants pitching staff.
"The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field." Earl Weaver
Well they were wrong. Just as the Giants had throughout the playoffs the Giants' pitching staff dominated their opponent. The Rangers who had a .276 team batting average in the regular season and hit .304 against the Yankees in the ALCS had just 29 hits in 153 at bats for a .190 batting average against the Giants scoring just 12 runs in 5 games and were shut out twice. In the final 18 innings the Rangers managed just one run against a Giants pitching staff that finished the series with a 2.38 ERA.
By contrast the Rangers' staff could not stem the tide in games that were blowouts and games that were close with the exception of Colby Lewis in game 3 who held the Giants to 2 runs. The Giants scored 29 runs 28 of which were earned on 42 hits in 169 at bats for a .249 team average while the Rangers' had a 5.86 team ERA. Cliff Lee who had never been beaten in the playoffs and had two World Series wins against the Yankees in 2009 allowed 9 earned runs on 14 hits in 11.2 innings work for a 6.94 series ERA. His opposite Tim Lincecum allowed 4 earned runs on 8 hits in 13.2 innings for a 2.72 series ERA.
This team was amazing and was supported by the Giants greats from the past including Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Felipe Alou, Jack Clark, John Montafusco, J. T. Snow and many more including Barry Bonds. I'm sure that the spirits of men like Bobby Bonds, Rob Beck and Bobby Thompson were cheering them on as Judy's cousin Bill who died during game one and my father Carl who died in June were. The outpouring of support and emotion by these great who had never experienced a World Series victory in San Francisco was amazing. Likewise the fans who came to endure a season of what has been named "torture ball" finally found that it paid off.
The Last Time 1954 Willie Mays makes "The Catch"
After 53 years of suffering in San Francisco the drought ended, the decades spend in the icy and unforgiving confines of Candlestick Park, the ravages of an earthquake and disappointment that left fans saying "maybe next year" was over. The Giants led by cast offs, rookies and home grown pitchers featuring characters who sported "luck thongs" in the clubhouse, wild hair and beards that made them look like they might have a few screws loose had overcome the curse, whatever curse it might be and brought the World Series trophy home to the most beautiful city in America, San Francisco. Willie Mays commented after the game that "Oh, man, I don't get overly excited about baseball, but looking at these kids and how excited they were, I had some tears in my eyes, because you never know, this might be the last time something like this happens to some of these kids. It's a wonderful feeling for me, and I'm sure it's a wonderful feeling for these kids and their families." Mays knows that from experience, there is a sense of grateful appreciation in his manner that rings true, for none of us ever knows what tomorrow brings.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game – the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us." – Walt Whitman
I think that there is a lesson for us in our country today, that if you believe and pull together you can win even when everyone predicts your demise. Maybe Americans can look at this team and take this lesson that you don't have to spend excessively to be successful, that success does not have to be bought and that friendship and teamwork matter more than having a bunch of elite super-stars who can't get the job done in the clutch. Maybe that's the lesson that we need to learn again. The lesson so eloquently put by James Earl Jones as Terrance Mann in Field of Dreams "The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again."
The Giants took home the World Series as I predicted with their pitching, defense and clutch hitting being the difference. Congratulations Giants. I guess that I will have to hang a 2010 San Francisco Giants pennant next to my 1989 Giants NL West Pennant in my kitchen. Like many fans I have spend my entire life waiting for this to happen enduring the cold of Candlestick where I saw Ed Halicki no-hit the Mets in 1975, took in the beauty of AT&T Park, watched Barry Bonds tie and break the Home Run record while deployed to Iraq but nothing compares to this. It was worth the wait. Go Giants!
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Tides Win in Durham 6-4
Alfredo Simon (shown at Harbor Park) got his first win for the Tides
The Norfolk Tides began their first road trip of the year in Durham tonight defeat the Bulls 6-4 as I listened to the game on ESPN Radio 94.1 while doing my taxes. I love listening to a well called game on the radio as I can imagine what is going on and find it more enjoyable than watching on television. When I was a young I was always mesmerized by the legendary Dodger's announcer Vin Scully even though his is in the employ of Satan's Major League franchise. What can I say I'm a Giants fan? Stone me with heavy stones. Anyway I digress.
Tonight I listened to Tides announcer Bob Socci call the game against the Bulls as on Jackie Robinson Day I waited as is my custom to e-file my Federal Taxes 2 hours before the midnight deadline. The Tides jumped off to an early first inning lead when Bulls starter Jeff Bennett surrendered walks to Joey Gathright and Jeff Salazar on 8 consecutive pitches and was removed from the game with an injury. Brian Baker came in to relieve Bennett and gave up a double to Lou Montanez which scored Gathright and advanced Salazar to third. Scott Moore singled to Center to drive in Salazar and advance Montanez to third. Bulls Catcher Alvin Colina allowed a passed ball which scored Montanez and the Tides led 3-0. Baker the retired Brandon Snyder and Josh Bell to pop out but Baker then allowed a double to left by former Bull Rhyne Hughes doubled to drive in scoring Scott Moore before Baker got Robert Andino to pop out to Second Baseman Joe Dillon. In the bottom half of the first Tides starting pitcher Alfredo Simon allowed two hits but stuck out two before getting ground out to Tides Third Baseman Brandon Snyder.
The Tides went down in order to Baker in the second and Alfredo Simon surrendered a single to Angel Chavez before getting Chavez on a force play at second. The Third inning was equally uneventful as in the top of the third Lou Montanez reached first on a base on balls. Scott Moore then flied out to left and Brandon Snyder hit into a 5-4-3 double play to end the Tides at bat. Durham picked up a run in the third when Elliott Johnson got a bunt single and advanced to second when Rashad Eldridge grounded out to the pitcher Simon. Justin Ruggiano flied out but John reached third on a wild pitch from Simon. Hank Blalock then picked up an infield single to second scoring Johnson before Joe Dillon popped out to Brandon Snyder at first to end the inning.
Rhyne Hughes doubled with one out in the fourth but the Tides failed to bring him home as Robert Andino flied to left and Adam Donachie struck out swinging. Durham picked up a second run when Dan Johnson homered to right. Simon would get the next three Bulls in order to end the inning.
The Tides threatened in the top of the fifth. Joey Gathright walked; Jeff Salazar struck out swinging which brought about a pitching change for the Bulls. Richard De Los Santos relieved Baker and got Lou Montanez to0 ground out to short but Gathright advanced to second. He would reach third when De Los Santos threw a wild pitch; however Gathright would advance no further as Scott Moore struck out swinging. The Bulls did nothing in the bottom of the fifth; Simon gave up a walk to Justin Ruggiano but nothing else. The Tides added to their lead in the top of the sixth. Brandon Snyder got a leadoff single but it looked like De Los Santos was going to get out of the inning when he got Josh Bell to line out to center and Rhyne Hughes to ground out advancing Snyder to second. Robert Andino then tripled to drive in Hughes and was driven home on an Adam Donachie single to left. Joey Gathright singled to third but Donachie allowed himself to get caught between second and third and was tagged out by Shortstop Angel Chavez. Simon put the Bulls down in order in the bottom of the sixth.
The Tides went quietly in the seventh although Scott Moore reached first on a walk allowed by De Los Santos. Chris George then came into the game for the Tides. The Bulls left two on base in the bottom of the seventh on a Tides error and a base on balls. Both the Tides and the Bulls went down in order in the eighth inning.
The Tides threatened in the top of the ninth. Adam Donachie walked to start the inning and moved to second when Joey Gathright grounded out to catcher Adam Colina. Jeff Salazar collected a single to right which sent Donachie to third. Durham then brought Heath Rollins into the game and after Salazar stole second Rollins got Lou Montanez to ground out with Joe Dillon holding Donachie at third. Scott Moore went down swinging to end the inning ending the Tides threat. The call was a check swing which third base umpire Manny Gonzalez said that Moore had gone around on. Scott said something to Gonzales most likely questioning Gonzalez's parentage or something that he does in the privacy of his bedroom and was ejected from the game.
The Bulls made interesting in the bottom of the ninth. The Tides brought in Frank Mata to close the game and Jonathan Tucker came in for the ejected Moore at second. Chris Richard led off the inning getting on when Tucker committed a fielding error. Mata then got Angel Chavez to fly out to left and Alvin Colina to ground out to third with Richard advancing to second. Elliott Johnson singled to right sending Chavez to third and then stole second. Rashad Eldridge walked to load the bases and Justin Ruggiano singled to drive in Chavez. With the bases still loaded and the Bulls down by three Tides closer Alberto Castillo relieved Mata. Hank Blalock singled to left scoring Johnson however with the home crowd cheering Joe Dillon flied out deep to left when Lou Montanez caught the ball at the foot of Durham's 32 foot "Blue Monster."
The Tides had 6 runs on 9 hits with 2 errors and the Bulls 4 runs on 9 hits and no errors. Alfredo Simon got his first win of the 2010 season and Jeff Bennett lost his second. Alberto Castillo got his second save of the season. Rhyne Hughes led the attack for the Tides with 2 doubles and an RBI his 7th of the season. The teams will meet tomorrow with Troy Patton scheduled to pitch for the Tides. As of now the Bulls pitcher is not announced. With the win the Tides improve to 4-4 evening their record. Tomorrow I am on duty at the medical center so I probably will not get much of a chance to listen to the Tides but do expect to file some report on the game.
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A New Orleans officer has admitted to using his position in a DEA task force to steal money and drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pills and marijuana from suspects and evidence lockers.
Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputy and narcotics agent Johnny Domingue pleaded guilty on Friday in District Court to three counts of drug conspiracy and one count of abuse of office.
Also implicated in the case is deputy Karl Newman, who worked with Domingue in the DEA task force, another unnamed police officer, and Rose Graham – who was not a cop. Newman faces similar charges in both St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes.
The federal anti-drug task force came under scrutiny earlier this year when, in January, an undercover agent working for the State police met Graham to purchase more than 5 pounds of marijuana that had been "made available for sale" to him by deputy Domingue.
According to court documents, Domingue and Newman served a search warrant at Graham's home in August of last year where they found prescription pills, $3,025 in cash, morphine and two stolen handguns.
Domingue said in his guilty plea that he and Newman split the cash and some of the pills between themselves and then logged the remaining evidence under an unrelated case name. The two officers then cultivated a criminal relationship with Graham who would sell drugs stolen by them from evidence lockers and other suspects.
Court documents say that on Jan. 25, the undercover state police agent planned to meet Graham to buy 10 pounds of marijuana – but Newman, at the behest of Domingue, "had a DEA analyst run" the cellphone and license plate number of the buyer through a DEA database.
On the next day, Domingue was arrested and state troopers searched his home, discovering evidence bags that Newman had signed over to him. Police said the officers exploited a DEA policy that allowed evidence to be transferred to local agencies with little oversight.
They found 300 grams of cocaine, oxycodone pills, methadone, Xanax and "a voluminous number of manila envelopes that contained additional prescription medications" – which "were obtained by Domingue from another law enforcement officer who obtained [them] through a prescription drug take-back program," according to court documents.
In addition, the two cops also seized methamphetamine and cash from another drug suspect that they kept for themselves. The meth was latter found in Newman's patrol vehicle.
Domingue admitted that the drugs had been stolen "with the dual purpose of ingesting them and selling them for profit," and also confessed to selling cocaine to Graham that had been stored in evidence at the DEA's office in Metairie.
The plea deal on Friday is expected to perpetuate a widening of the probe into the troubled task force. Domingue and Newman were both removed from their positions in the wake of the scandal and Domingue's sentencing in the case has been delayed at the request of prosecutors.


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Mr. Balls is PIMCO's CIO Global Fixed Income. Based in London, he oversees the firm's European, Asia-Pacific, emerging markets and global specialist investment teams. Previously, he was head of European portfolio management, a global portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office and the firm's global strategist. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2006, he was an economics correspondent and columnist for the Financial Times and a lecturer in economics at Keble College, Oxford. He holds a bachelor's degree from Oxford and a master's degree from Harvard University.
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Lorenzo Pagani, Ph.D., is a member of the team responsible for investment decisions for the EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio. Dr. Pagani is a managing director and portfolio manager in the London office and head of the European rates desk. He is a member of the global bond and global real return portfolio management teams. Additionally, he is a member of the European Portfolio Committee, the Counterparty Risk Committee, and the Best Execution Committee. He also serves as head of talent management for portfolio management outside of the U.S. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2004, he was with the nuclear engineering department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and with Procter & Gamble in Italy. He holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from MIT. He graduated from the Financial Technology Option program of MIT/Sloan Business School and holds a joint master of science degree from the Politecnico di Milano in Italy and the Ecole Centrale de Paris in France.
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Sachin Gupta is Managing Director, PIMCO. Mr. Gupta joined PIMCO in 2003. He has previously managed European LDI portfolios and served on the global portfolio management team in PIMCO's Singapore office. Mr. Gupta has focused on investments in government bonds, sovereign credit derivatives and interest rate derivatives across developed markets. Prior to joining PIMCO, Mr. Gupta was in the fixed income and currency derivatives group at ABN AMRO Bank. He has investment experience since 1997 and holds an MBA from XLRI, India.
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We're still expecting most locales see somewhere in the 0 - 1" range, especially from Denver south and east. For our northern and western suburbs, up through Boulder, Loveland and Fort Collins, odds for a bit more snow than that have increased.
Decent odds for a dusting to an inch, but probabilities drop off after that.
Some high res models insist northern suburbs see somewhere in the 2 - 4" range from about 2pm to 8pm this evening. This of course would line up with our afternoon commute, and could slow things depending on where the heavier snow showers ultimately develop. Hesitant to get too excited about the overall setup... but would not be surprised if a few locales see a quick 2 - 4", while most others are in the 0 - 2" range across the greater metro area.
Note it really favors areas north of Denver, and along and west of I-25. Meanwhile, Denver only sees a bit of snow, with little to nothing east, south, and southeast. While this depiction is more bullish than some of the global models... they show a similar depiction on where the greatest snow threat will be over the next 6 - 12 hours.
So, keep an eye on the sky, and if you're commuting this evening be prepared for some winter driving conditions should this pan out. We'll be chilly tonight with lows in the teens, and highs in the 30s on Friday.
No big updates on the weekend just yet. The EURO continues to be generally further north (with a better chance for snow across the metro areas Sunday/Monday) while the GFS continues to trend further south and east, and was mostly dry in its latest run for Denver. Will continue to watch... but not a huge amount of confidence in the EURO having the right idea at this point.


You might have guessed, seeing as we are a beachwear brand, that we like our holidays - in fact it goes a bit beyond like - we LOVE them! Living and working in London is amazing but we'd be lying if we said we wouldn't be happy spending a little more time, than we currently do, modelling our own dresses and cover-ups on some far-flung beach!
We've already mentioned that the idea for the brand was established in Miami, whilst staying at the Raleigh Hotel but it was long before that, whilst staying at Le Saint Geran Mauritius that the idea was conceived. Whilst unpacking the families bags, having just arrived for what was planned to be a fabulous holiday - came the sinking realisation that somehow only clothes for the rest of my family (husband and children) had made it into the bags (I am going to blame this oversight on my high level high stress job at that time!). Luckily, the gorgeous boutique at the hotel saved the day and I managed to buy a few really versatile, lovely items that worked for me both day and night. It took several years for the idea of the brand to be formulated but the memory of that shopping experience was a big factor….
The amazing holiday we had that year in Mauritius was definitely another factor. Golden white sands stretched out in front of our villa under swaying palms trees, while at night clear sunsets revealed amazing night skies. There is nothing quite like the luxury of spending the day lying on sun beds, watching the waves lapping onto the shore...and at night enjoying the delicacies of Mauritian curries (mmm - stomach rumbling right now!).


At the beginning of Paul's letter to Titus he lists the qualities that he expects in a person who is going to be in the office of an Elder. Interesting the requirements are mainly character based ones.
Keen evangelist with a passion for the lost.
A man whose children believe. And the children are not wild and disobedient (v6).
That is quite a list! I wonder if we will ever see a church leadership role being advertised anywhere that lists these qualities rather than the first ones I mentioned?
I personally am not an elder and to be honest do not aspire to be one. However I would like to have these qualities in my life. I think that any Christian young or old, leader or not should aspire to aim to have these godly qualities in their life.
Let's be honest we don't really like change do we? Most of us are normally quite happy with the status quo and like things to remain exactly as they have always been. We like what we are comfortable with.
I'm reminded of the character Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory who always has the same food on a set night each week e.g. Monday night is Thai takeaway, Friday night is Chinese takeaway etc. If anyone attempts to change this routine then they meet fierce resistance from him.
I find myself worryingly adopting similar tendencies when I visit local restaurants. In each restaurant I always have a favourite that I select each time I visit. If a restaurant removes my favourite item from the menu it throws me into total confusion! In fact I stop going to that particular restaurant. How dare they change the menu!
There have been many changes in the working world over the last few years. The world of work has changed beyond recognition during the time I have been working. When I first started work we did not have PC's. We recorded the number of transactions we did by hand in a big ledger. I wonder what today's young people would make of that.
I remember a number of years ago when I first encountered spreadsheets. Back in those days we used Lotus 1-2-3 and my initial reaction was resistance to them. One of my colleagues was very good at writing formulas in Lotus 1-2-3 and I was not. This was a change I did not like!
Now fast forward to the present day and I really enjoy working with Excel spreadsheets and trying to find quicker ways to complete tasks! I couldn't imagine a world without spreadsheets now.
Technology has brought many changes to the workplace over the last 20 years. I suspect that there will be many more to come. How will I embrace these changes? Will I be willing to change and be adaptable or will I yearn for a return to the old ways?
Vicar: "How long have you been coming to this church Fred?
This year my church will be merging with one of our sister churches to form one new church. Both churches currently have very different styles of worship. The plan is to hold two services which will reflect the differing styles of worship that both congregations have at present.
Both churches at the moment meet for worship at 10am. However, going forward that is going to have to change, probably for both churches, as we will need to fit in two services during the morning. I personally like worshiping at 10am. It's very convenient for me! I would rather we kept worship at 10am but that is unlikely to happen and I will have to accept this change.
We are in the process of advertising for a leader for our new merged church. Whoever gets this position will be responsible for ensuring that this merger goes ahead and planning how this is done.
There will no doubt be a number of changes over the forthcoming months and years. Some of these changes will be well received and some I expect will probably be resisted. What will my response be going forward? Will I resist every change and long for a return to the ways things are now? Or will I embrace change and prayerfully accept changes including those that I do not like?
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
Jesus will prune the branches. Change is both good and necessary.


This month, we've already previewed two colorways in the old skool Nike Air Griffey Max II, including the white / orange colorway and the midnight navy / white – chlorine blue versions.
Now we have some new information about yet another color combination in the shoe that is slated to release. This pair features a predominately white upper with photo blue and black accenting throughout. They are scheduled to release in July 2011 to Nike accounts worldwide.


Sewage digester buildings will overlook Barretto Point Park under DEP's plan to expand its water treatment plant in Hunts Point, Bronx. Image: DEP.
DEP agrees to work with local community to address its concerns. On September 10, 2007, the City Council approved the Department of Environmental Protection's plan to expand its water treatment plant in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. Under the plan, DEP will construct two, 130-foot tall, eggshaped digester buildings, which will convert raw sewage sludge into fertilizer. The plan also includes a 1.2-acre staging area that DEP will use for construction and then eventually transfer to the Department of Parks and Recreation as an addition to the newly-opened Barretto Point Park, which Parks built on former DEP land.
In July, the Planning Commission unanimously approved the plan, particularly expressing its approval of the addition to Barretto Point Park. 4 CityLand 106 (Aug. 15, 2007). At the Council's public hearing, however, the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses focused primarily on the expansion's impact on air quality.
Representatives from the Bronx Borough President's office and Sustainable South Bronx joined local residents to argue that the current odor from the plant will only get worse if the plant expands. They urged the Council to delay approval of the expansion until they get assurances from DEP that it will work with the local community to address odor and air quality issues in a timely manner. The opposition also asked that the digester buildings be located well within the interior of the current site, away from Barretto Point Park, so that their presence would not overshadow the park.
In its testimony, DEP said it will combat odors by installing monitoring equipment, soliciting feedback from the community, and following the recommendations of its consultants. It also argued that the digesters must be adjacent to the park because alternative locations were cost-prohibitive and impractical. DEP then cited its final environmental impact statement, which states that although the digesters admittedly impact Barretto Point Park, they would only cast shadows over it for three-and-a-half hours daily during the spring and summer and one-and- a-half hours during the winter.
While many Council members expressed concern over DEP's expansion, the Council nevertheless approved the proposal. Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo, whose district includes Hunts Point, brokered a supplementary agreement with DEP to ensure the agency takes effective odor management measures in order to address the issues raised at the public hearing. The subcommittee approved, sending it to the full Council, which voted 48-0-0 to approve.
Council: Hunts Point/Barretto Point Park (Sept. 10, 2007).


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At England's Knepp Castle is where you'll find…
At England's Knepp Castle is where you'll find the wild things
A herd of fallow deer, a type that has been living on the land for thousands of years, congregates at Knepp Castle. (Photo by Charlie Burrell)
By Roxana Robinson | Special to the Washington Post
I'm in a six-wheeled vehicle, bumping across rough terrain, watching for wild animals. This is open low scrubland, interspersed by big messy thorn bushes. Ten of us sit silent, binoculars ready, scanning for longhorn cattle, red and fallow deer, wild horses and wild pigs. When we set out, a convoy of white storks, with black-banded, long-fingered wings, wheeled slowly overhead.
We're not in Africa, though. We're in suburban Sussex, an hour from London. But this is ancient England, a landscape left to its own devices and roamed by large native herbivores.
Knepp Castle is a 3,500-acre estate that has been owned by the Burrell family for more than 220 years. They've always farmed it, despite the poor clay soil. But in 2000, the current owners, conservationist Charlie Burrell and his wife, the writer Isabella Tree, decided to make a radical change. They "re-wilded" Knepp, returning it to a state of minimal human intervention.
The landscape is now mostly under the stewardship of the animals; with their rooting, grazing and browsing habits, they determine what grows here. The plants — grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees — have erupted, spreading and rooting and seeding into their own wild systems, creating a complex habitat for scores of species. The results have been unplanned, disorderly and miraculous.
I'm here for a "Re-Wilding Safari," which will teach me how to do this. It's not because I plan to repurpose my own modest acres, but because I couldn't get into a regular safari: Knepp is hot, and all the tours are booked solid.
We bump to a stop in a field. On the far side stand three gigantic animals — a cow and calf and, a bit further, a bull — Old English Longhorns. The cow and calf are smudgy gray and white, and her great pale horns curve backward, as though blown by the wind. The bull is chocolate, clouded with white, as though someone spilled flour on him. His horns are shorter and curve down.
They watch us. The cow stands sideways, shielding her calf, but the bull faces us, head raised, challenging, on guard. They keep what Burrell calls a decent "flight distance," which makes them feel safe. When I look back later the cow and her calf have melted into the woods, but the bull is still on duty. When I look again, he has vanished.
These cattle have their own lives. There are no barns, no mangers, no food tubs or milking parlors. No shots or growth hormones. They don't need us. This makes them more interesting.
That morning, we gathered in an old half-timbered barn. (Knepp dates to the 12th century: King John hunted deer here, and so did Henry VIII.) We settled in with coffee and pastries to hear Charlie Burrell tell his story.
He is in his early 50s, sturdy, rumpled and cheerful, with brown eyes and curly hair. He and his wife took over Knepp in 1987, farming it according to the most modern techniques, with the best machinery and the strongest chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. Every year, they lost money. Knepp was headed for the brink.
They noticed something else, too. Knepp was famous for its ancient oaks, which seemed to be faltering. An oak expert was called in, who explained that plowing was destroying the essential network of fungus that connected the trees underground. Chemical fertilizers were killing off other organisms essential to the oaks, as well. It seemed that, besides pointing them toward bankruptcy, farming was destroying the very symbol of Knepp. Burrell and Tree decided on a big change. Their oaks led the way.
The conventional theory held that England was a "closed-canopy" forest before humans arrived and cut down the trees. But the theory was contradicted by ancient oaks such as the ones at Knepp; they aren't a forest species, but an open grassland species. How had an open landscape existed before humans arrived? Dutch naturalist Frans Vera theorized that big grazing animals would disrupt a forest system and create an open woodscape. Burrell and Tree embraced Vera's idea.
Safari-goers view Exmoor ponies from their vehicle. Visitors may walk unattended on the marked public footpaths through Knepp Castle's estate at any time of year, but there also are a wide variety of guided wildlife safaris. (Photo by David Plummer)
They established a scientific advisory board for the property, put up high perimeter fences and began letting the land go feral. Thorn, scrub and sallow (a kind of willow) began spreading, and big animals were brought in to compete with the plants. Knepp doesn't have all of Britain's original breeds, but it has some of their descendants and proxies. The mighty aurochs (prehistoric oxen) are extinct, but they're represented by old English Longhorn cattle. The Exmoor pony is an ancient indigenous breed, and red, roe and fallow deer have long histories in England. Instead of wild boar, Knepp has an old English pig, the tall and rust-colored Tamworth.
All these animals do different things: grazing, browsing, trampling, rooting, fertilizing and seeding. They keep the forest from springing up. And the plants fight back. Oaks, for example, have their own avian allies, the jays. The birds bury acorns under thornbushes, where the seeds produce oak saplings. The spiky thornbush, nature's barbed wire, provides protection until the sapling has stretched higher than the browse line. So each big messy thornbush is a live nursery for a baby oak, and this field of low scrub will be dotted with massive trees in a half-century.
Exmoor ponies graze in a wide meadow, heads snapping up alertly at our approach. They're bays, with thick black manes and tails, round bellies and slim legs. With their dark eyes and delicate noses they're kind of adorable, but they don't care if we think so. They're not pets.
The stallion's forelock is so thick and heavy he has to look at us sideways, but he holds us firmly in his gaze. This is his herd; we are interlopers.
In another meadow, a herd of majestic red deer raise their heads, the stag's enormous antlers like huge airy chandeliers. The indigenous reds are the largest and most muscular of the three deer species at Knepp. The reds tear and trample, browse and graze on sallow tips as well as field grasses.
Fallow deer are smaller and dappled with white. They're latecomers, having arrived with the Normans, but still they've been here for 1,000 years. Fallow are famous for lekking, which means they put on spectacular shows during the mid-October rut. The stags paw out shallow swales where they challenge all comers, snorting and bellowing, pulsing with testosterone. They lower their heads and charge each other, cracking and clashing. The does watch.
Knepp Castle doesn't have all of Britain's original breeds. Instead of wild boar, Knepp has an old English pig, the tall and rust-colored Tamworth. (Photo by Charlie Burrell)
We move on into the woods. We want to see pigs — who doesn't? — but they're hard to find, as they wander about singly. Finally, we see a cinnamon-colored sow and a young pig on a rutted path. Tall and lean and busy, they keep a healthy flight distance but ignore us as they snuffle along, nosing for acorns, storing fat for the winter.
The burgeoning habitat attracts rare and endangered flying species. Knepp boasts the largest population in Britain of the Purple Emperor butterfly; nightingales, after years of decline, are nesting there in rising numbers. (In the spring, Knepp offers nightingale dinners with wild nocturnal serenades.) Endangered turtledoves have appeared, as have rare bats and owls, beetles and moths. You can time your visit to coincide with the arrival of your favorite migrator or with the deer lek. Or you can just go, as I did, and see what you find.
It's hard to say why Knepp is so exciting. There are no dangerous animals, no unknown tribes, no waterfalls. You are only 44 miles from London. Yet somehow it's thrilling: The wildness of the animals, their freedom and dignity, the powerful agency of nature itself, all confer a kind of peaceful sense of rightness.
It's the opposite of a zoo, where animals are captive and helpless. These are free to do what they will, and what they will is transformative. After the human assault of heavy machinery, industrial noise, chemical toxins and the impoverishment of the soil, these big, purposeful animals now go quietly about their lives. They're restoring the soil, creating habitat and revitalizing the natural community.
I watch the wheeling storks, the grazing ponies. I'm silent and respectful before the massive longhorns, challenging stags, diligent pigs. After millennia of imposing ourselves on the landscape, this radical reversal offers a deep satisfaction. It's good to stand in the presence of this thriving landscape, to witness it as it teems and bustles, in good hands.
From Easter to the end of October, visitors to the Knepp Castle estate can "glamp" in rustic huts, yurts, treehouses or bell tents. (Photo by Charlie Burrell)
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Knepp Wildland Safaris run from Easter to the end of October. Visitors may walk unattended on the marked public footpaths through Knepp Estate at any time of year but Knepp also offers a wide variety of guided wildlife safaris, ranging from the short and gentle — the two-hour "Walk on the Wild Side," for about $40 per person to the five-hour "Deer Rut Photographic Safari," which costs about $115. Other safaris, both on foot and in vehicles, focus on the dawn chorus, bats and moths, Purple Emperor butterflies, Sussex oaks, owls, kingfishers and other highlights of the natural world. For landowners interested in nature restoration themselves the daylong "Rewilding Workshop" costs about $120, including lunch. You can also tailor a safari to your particular taste. There are dawn, dusk and half-day safaris, as well as the magical Nightingale Safari, which lasts from 9 p.m. to midnight and includes dinner. All safaris should be booked in advance.
Staying here means either "glamping" — booking one of the rustic shepherd's huts, treehouses, yurts or bell tents — or camping — booking a site in their wildflower meadow and bringing your own tent. All glamping accommodations have beds with goose-down duvets, linen and blankets, wood-burning stoves and accommodate two people; some have room for an extra camp bed. From about $230 for two nights midweek (the minimum stay) to about $1,020 for seven nights in high season. Camping costs about $20 per person. Extra charges for breakfast baskets, charcoal, kindling and whatnot. No children under 12.
Details: New Barn Farm, Swallows Lane, Dial Post, West Sussex; 011-44-1403-713-230; kneppsafaris.co.uk
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Incredible walking and views on the island of Tenerife, enjoy dramatic land and seascapes plus views of Mount Teide, an active volcano and the highest peak in Spain!
Holiday Type New Holidays
Holiday Duration 7 Nights
All about Tenerife
Incredible walking and views on the island of Tenerife
Tenerife, an island of contrasts, with dramatic and beautiful landscapes. We are based in San Cristobal de la Laguna, near Santa Cruz in the north of the island. Small enough to explore on foot, it's packed with interesting architecture including its cathedral. Outside of the town you'll explore the rugged Anaga Peninsula, a landscape of sheer ridges and green mountains with views across the open sea.
Although Tenerife is one of the most popular of the Canary Islands with 43% of inhabitants living there, don't be discouraged there are still plenty of lesser known trails for us to take advantage of. The islands history has helped create interesting and varied paths through its successive eruptions of Mount Teide through the years, leaving a rugged and volcanic landscape.
You might like to extend your holiday by combining Tenerife with our one week in Lanzarote and discover Lanzarote and Tenerife together.
Great walking from our home in the Old Quarter of San Cristobal de La Laguna near Santa Cruz.
Explore the relatively small San Cristobal on foot.
Hike between beautifully sited villages on the Anaga Peninsula.
Take in the views across Tenerife to Mount Teide and across the ocean to La Palma and Gran Canaria.
Enjoy contrasting walks with dramatic and beautiful landscapes.
Return flights from Gatwick to Tenerife South (British Airways or Charter)
Dinners taken in the hotel and in local restaurants
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Following arrival into Tenerife South Airport we transfer to San Cristobal de la Laguna.
During our time on Tenerife we will enjoy five days of walking. There are lots of walks available to your leader and the walks below will give you a flavour of what to expect.
- Pedro Alvarez to Punta Hildalgo starting at this rural village the initial ascent has spectacular views over the local area and towards the west coast. We continue uphill through the laurel forest of Anaga before the path eases for a while. This gives you the opportunity to admire the amazing flora and fauna. The path changes as we head downhill, twisting and turning before the forest opens, revealing the full beauty of the barrancos before you. This area was formed millions of years ago and hasn't changed much. You can soak in the vista during your picnic lunch before a challenging descent takes us down to the coast.
9.5Km 400m ascent, 900m descent
- Afur Circuit From the tiny hamlet of Afur an undulating path takes us through small parcels of farmland, crossing then following a stream with picturesque waterfalls to a beach with dramatic cliffs. Climbing eastwards, we continue along a coastal path with breath-taking views. We pass through a cluster of buildings at Auchones, famous for its wine before an optional drink and a rest in Taganana. A challenging climb takes us up to La Cumbrecilla and a gentle descent to our waiting bus.
14km; 850m ascent/descent 6 hours. Not recommended for vertigo sufferers.
- Las Canteras to Bajamar Starting on the outskirts of La Laguna we head uphill out of the town, leaving the hustle and bustle for the peace and quiet of Anaga. We stop at the Mirador de Zapata where on a clear day you can see Mount Teide and Gran Canaria, as well as La Laguna and the local area. Our walk crosses towards the west coast and we descend into a beautiful valley which takes us to Bajamar, our destination.
16km, 500m ascent, 1050m descent. Not recommended for vertigo sufferers.
It's unfortunately time to bid a fond farewell to Tenerife as we head back to the airport for our onward flight home.
Hotel Laguna Nivaria
We stay in the charming four star Hotel Laguna Nivaria which is set in a sixteenth century manor house in a fantastic location in the historic centre of San Cristobal de La Laguna, the only World Heritage site in the Canaries. A perfect combination of tradition, culture, history and modernity. From 07:00 to 10:30 an extensive breakfast buffet can be enjoyed on either the elegant dining room or the cosy patio. The Plaza Restaurant is where dinner is taken. All rooms are ensuite, with television, free safe, direct dial telephone, free internet fibre optic cable or Wi-Fi, heating, air conditioning and ceiling fans.


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Beautiful, historic New Bern will again host the Feast of Tabernacles. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers and was settled in 1710 by Swiss and German immigrants. Named after "Bern," Switzerland, New Bern is the second-oldest European settled colonial town in North Carolina. In addition to beautiful riverfront views, dining, sightseeing, access to the Atlantic Ocean, and a very walkable downtown where Feast-goers can easily mingle and fellowship with each other before or after church services, New Bern is rich in history.
The city first served as the colonial capital and then as the state capital until 1792, at which time the capital was relocated to Raleigh. Historic New Bern is family friendly and offers museums, beautiful parks, water access, ample dining options, fun tourist shops, and a southern charm atmosphere. A famous local attraction, and one of the planned excursions, is the historic Tryon Palace Governor's mansion which served as the original state capital building. The Tryon Palace grounds now include a large state history museum, about 16 acres of gardens, and several other historic buildings. Nearby you will find ample restaurant options, local retailers, beautiful green space, and other historic attractions such as the New Bern Fireman's Museum, honoring the oldest chartered fire department in North Carolina.
New Bern is also the birthplace of both the first chief justice of the state Supreme Court and the composer of the North Carolina state song. The state's first public school was opened in New Bern. The city is the birthplace of Pepsi-Cola and is the location of the state's first printing press. Some additional possible excursions are the North Carolina Aquarium in Pine Knoll, an afternoon at Fort Macon State Park beach, and a short 20-minute ferry ride to see the wild horses on beautiful Shackleford Island.
Inspired by the city's "Bern," Switzerland heritage, downtown New Bern is also home to more than 50 decorated bear statues. But most importantly, New Bern is one of the many locations where God has placed His name this year. From all of us who will be serving at God's Feast of Tabernacles in New Bern, we extend our warm welcome, and we hope to see you there!
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Mr. Wyatt Ciesielka
Email: wciesielka@lcg.org


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SacBee: Dan Morain: Two cases represent different faces of the dark sides of political money
Dan Morain
dmorain@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 – 11:00 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court says money is speech. It has been especially foul-mouthed around here lately.
Sen. Ron Calderon, the Montebello Democrat who long has used campaign money to pay for his gluttonous lifestyle, now faces allegations of serious wrongdoing, based on the FBI search warrant affidavit that Al Jazeera America obtained last week and posted on its website.
The previous week, the California Fair Political Practices Commission poked at campaign organizations run by political operatives who spend millions on advertising, while cloaking themselves as nonprofit social welfare corporations and hiding the donors who fund them.
The cases are very different. But they represent different facets of dark sides of politics. One is legal, generally. A jury would have to decide whether the other one is or isn't.
The case against the nonprofits grabbed attention nationally because the FPPC focused on the secretive network headed by brothers David and Charles Koch, the oil billionaires who help fund many of the most conservative campaigns and causes.
It involved vast sums, upward of $28 million. Of that, $15 million was spent on California campaigns, mostly in a failed attempt to help win passage of Proposition 32, the initiative on last November's ballot that would have restricted labor's ability to raise campaign money.
Sacramento operatives Tony Russo and Jeff Miller explicitly promised donors that they would protect them against the unpleasantness of public disclosure. To hide their identities, Miller and Russo used a nonprofit organization in Virginia, which used a nonprofit in Phoenix, which used nonprofits in Iowa and in Phoenix.
To read entire column, click here.
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This study established that low back pain is a common condition in Australia.
Low back pain is a common condition. It is experienced more often by Australians than is the common cold.
The results of this survey suggest that about 8 out of 10 people have had an incidence of low back pain at some time in their lives.
In the 6 months prior to the survey, 64% of participants had experienced lower back pain, with 13% having pain every day.
ensure you understand your condition and what to expect.
Low Back Pain is a common medical condition that 8 out of 10 people experience in their lives and 7 out of 10 people will experience in any 12 months. The majority of people suffer an uncomplicated episode of back pain that does not interfere with their activities at home or at work.
In any six month period 1 in 10 people will have an episode that does affect their ability to function.
Most back complaints settle down on their own, however, people who are experiencing back pain can become worried that their condition will continue into the long term. A small proportion of people do develop a long term disability.
by offering goodwill and support to workers experiencing low back pain and proactively managing their return to work. Your employee should grow to understand their condition and, with your help, learn to manage it.
The study demonstrates that back pain is a normal facet of life. 10% of the population will experience an episode of significant disability secondary to their back pain in any six month period.
It is important for the patient to understand their problem is common, and that research suggests their outcome is favourable, particularly if they make their best effort to return to normal activities.
While most back complaints settle down on their own, some people who experience back pain become worried their condition will continue into the long term. While a small proportion of people with low back pain do develop a long term disability, this study indicates that for most back pain is a normal facet of life. Other research suggests the best way to reduce long term disability is to encourage sufferers of low back pain to return to work and other normal activities.
Low Back Pain is a common medical condition that 8 out of 10 people experience in their lives and 7 out of 10 people will experience in any 12 month period. Most of the time, back pain does not interfere with a person's normal activity.
In the next 6 months, 10% of Australians will have an episode of back pain that does interfere with their ability to function.
B. F. Walker1, R. Muller1, and W. D. Grant2 (2004).
1 School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Many people who experience back pain are worried they have a condition that is going to cause long term problems. It is important to understand how common health conditions are and what their usual course is. This information assists people to know and understand their health problem. This is particularly important for back pain.
This was a study of adults in the Australian community. A survey was mailed in June 2001 to a random sample of 3000 Australian adults selected from the Electoral Roll.
1913 surveys were completed and returned and used for the study. This was a response rate of 69%. 53% of survey participants were female and 47% were male.
The survey asked participants direct questions (eg, ''Have you had low back pain in the past?'') about whether they had ever experienced back pain, or whether they had experienced back pain within a specific period of time, such as within the last 12 months. Other questions included age at first episode of back pain and whether the person had low back pain every day.
The study also looked at the people who responded to the study, to see if the group was somehow significantly different in features such as age, gender, occupation etc, from the rest of the Australian population.
69% of people who were sent the survey responded. There was no material difference between those who responded to the survey and the rest of the population.
26% of those who responded to the survey indicated they had back pain at the time the survey was conducted. 68% indicated they had experienced back pain in the 12 months before the survey was completed, and 79% advised they had experienced back pain at some point in their lives.
8% of survey participants reported they had experienced their first episode of back pain in the preceding 12 months, with the average age at which low back pain was first experienced being 28 years.
64% of the survey group had experienced lower back pain, with 13% having low back pain every day.
43% of the total survey group had experienced back pain they described as low intensity, and the pain had caused low disability.
11% had experienced high intensity-pain, but still reported low disability from this pain.
Another 11% said they had experienced high intensity, high-disability low back pain.
From these survey results it can be seen that the majority of those with low back pain in the past 6 months experienced either no disability or low disability.
Low back pain is a common condition in the Australian adult population. Most people have experienced back pain, and nearly half the study population report low back pain in the six months preceding the survey. 10% of the survey group indicated a period of disability due to back pain in the six months prior to the survey.
Whilst a period of disability following low back pain is common, the outlook in the longer-term is generally good.