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What to do in Olhão?With origins dating back to the Neolithic period, due to the proximity of the North of Africa, Olhão was a simple fishing village until the XIX century. It becomes a town in 1808. During the Napoleonic invasion, Olhão had a distinguished political intervention in the defense of the coastal territory through its maritime activity that spread to the Mediterranean Sea. The twentieth century brought a significant increase in the fish canning industry of the region, making it an important economic hub. The sea and the fishing activity continue to be the hallmark of the city, the constant motion along the harbor where fishermen keep their daily work. Yearly, attracting thousands of visitors the famous Seafood Festival takes place, in Olhão.
The city tour in Olhão includes a visit to the iconic Municipal Markets, located along the seafront, which reveal the liveliness typical of this city. It is also near the Market that the largest leisure area of Olhão is, with many restaurants, bars and terraces facing the river and gardens situated between the marina and the pier. Here you can enjoy the delicacies of Olhão, we highlight the recipes made ??
Within a short distance, you can find the islands that surround the Ria Formosa Natural Park: Fuseta, Culatra, Armona and Farol. The last one is located further to the shore, in a strategic position south, is a reference to the boats arriving from the sea. With clear waters, clean air and long sandy beaches, the barrier islands of Olhão delight the vacationers.
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- Faro International Airport (International and Domestic Flights)
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- The most used way to reach Olhão are the A2 , A22 ( motorway ) , and N125 ( National Road )
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- Trains Alfa pendular , Intercity and International Reginonais arrive at the railway station of Olhão.
- CP – Train
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Olhão offers you numerous monuments that await for your visit. Find here some of the most important ones:
- Church
- Our Lady of Solitude Chapel
- Historical Center
- Olhão Market
- João Lúcio Chalet
- Museum Parish of Moncarapacho
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4 Generations
[I discontinued my Paraz note-taking when I found out that Simeon Paraz had been an escribiente (scribe) and later church fiscal. He had also been a cabeza and vice-mayor who then succeeded the mayor who'd been charged with an offense. The day before Leon Kilat was assasinated, Paraz had turned over the reins as jefe local to his successor, Florencio Noel. Anyway, I presumed with Don Simeon's power and access, he'd already made a family genealogy and would be a welcome easing of my workload. When there was not a family tree to be found, I went back to the family but had already missed maybe ten years of records.]
Although the Carcar Paraz family co-celebrates with the Barili family, a record linking the two branches has yet to be found (if it too has not been found by the Barili branch). Let alone that the two families already have a mind to align themselves with Luzon families also bearing the surname. Thankfully, a fellow genealogy madcap Lino Aguilar of Barili sent me his Paras family tree (and other trees). Making a timeframe reconstruction of the Carcar and the Barili Paras, one sees it is possible that the respective starting persons Blas de la Cruz and Agustin Paras (of Barili) could be brothers, except again that a record still has to be found identifying Blas as a native of Barili (or Agustin of Carcar for that matter). Anyway, the older records in Barili also spelled the surname as Paraz.
The difficulty of aligning the Carcar and Barili branches with the diverse Paras families of Luzon is the assumption may have been based only on some Luzonian legend (which the Carcar and Barili branches had not handed down amongst themselves). Right now, the only thing tying them up to the legend is the shared surname. But a distinct possibility adding to the difficulty is that the surnames (Luzon, Barili, Carcar, Cebu) may not have surfaced before the diaspora itself, and if so how did these supposed descendant branches know of their common ancestry — that they were even related at all?
I found a record (Baptism, 1816) where a Don Blas de la Cruz was identified as a cabeza de barangay. The ancestors of some families registered under his barangay in that long-ago period were my own — Aleonar (the root) — Aleson, Baquilir, Daytec, Gellecanea, Navares, although all, including Don Blas's own, were still not using surnames. But we must also point out that not every branch of those families were registered under Blas's barangay. Meanwhile, the marriage in 1836 of his son Alejandro Paraz (then as Alejandro Lucas) indicated Blas was already deceased by that day.
And another: a "discrepancy" found in the records, a Balbina Paraz was baptized 1876 as a daughter of Ramon Paraz. Her name also found its way indirectly as a daughter of Simeon Paraz, and her husband as Elias Oanani Pangay. In the Ramon file, her husband was Elias Canasa Pangay. But I have recorded her here only with the Ramon Paraz family, her baptismal record having greater weight for me as it was nearer to the event.
And a Higina Paraz was baptized 1883, child of Basilio Paraz. The family reconstruction as well as subsequent records had a male Higino, however. When I reviewed my notes of Higina's baptism, the sponsor was Maria Cuy, although boys sometimes had women madrinas (see Baptisms 1827-1839 Part 2). Thus, I still maintain this spare Higina just in case. [12-Jan-2011] But finding Higino's baptism itself (1881) easily resolved the issue. And so, there's a Higino and a younger Higina, brother and sister — no sweat.
(20-Apr-2012): I have for some days now been reviewing the Burials 1850-1872 volume. I have the Burial (12-Oct-1860) for a Gabriela Aleson, viuda of Blas. I have had the name Maria Gabriela as wife of Blas de la Cruz, the first person in my Carcar Paraz family. But if I'd gone over the volume before I'd come across the names Blas dela Cruz and Maria Gabriela, the information "Gabriela Aleson widow of Blas" would have meant little to me, except as just another addition to the Aleson family file. But thus informed, with this record, we now know that the entire Carcar Paraz family has Aleson blood.
In the 2010 Voters list for Carcar, there are 79 voters surnamed Paraz, the 160th most numerous surname in the list. There are also 13 voters with Paras, but I did not count them together only for the reason that this group may have come from Barili and thus are not necessarily in the bloodline of the Carcar Paraz.
Blas de la Cruz ( -bef. Jul-1836) cabeza 1820s
=Gabriela Aleson ( – 1860) pDn: Maria Gabriela
—Alejandro Paraz (est 1811-1883) pDn: Alejandro Lucas (Marr.)
–=1836) Francisca Aldevera (est 1818- ) pDn: Ma. Francisca (Marr.)
—-Maximo Paraz (1837– ) pDn: Maximo Fernando Paraz (Bapt)
—-=(1861) Faviana Barayuga Barcoma ( ) AKA Bibiana
——Sofia Paraz ( -1862) child
——Anastasio Paraz (1862-1864)
——Norberto Paraz (1865-
——Maria Paraz (1867-
——Nicolas Paraz (1871-
——Dominga Paraz (1873-
=Leon Cayanan Naojo
——Zoila Paraz (1876-
=Aguedo Barateria Barangan
——Juana Paraz (1878-
——Francisco Paraz
=Teodora Barateria Barangan
—-Anacleto Paraz (1839-1853) pDn: Anacleto Paraz (Bapt)
—-Simeon Paraz (1841– ) pDn: Simeon Navarro (Bapt); teniente sindico 1896-1898
—-=(1862) Nicolasa Alcudia Aldave (1844- ) pDn: Nicolasa Nepomucena (Bapt)
——Restituto Paraz
=(1882) Micayla Alcover Embuscado
——Filomena Paraz
=(1889) Florentino Barauidan Alcuesar
——Fructuoso Paraz ( -1902) single
——Abundio Paraz (1871-
=(1887) Perpetua Lauas
——Celso Paraz (1874-
=Agapita Bargamento Alesna
——Crispo Paraz ( -1883) escuela in Burial
——Teodulfa Paraz (1877-
=Ambrosio Laorden Alcoseba
——Elena Paraz ( -1909) single
——Niceforo Paraz (1883-
=(1906) Geronima Soroño Alesna
—-Ramon Paraz (1845– ) pDn: Ramon Nonato (Bapt)
—-=Graciana Gavenite (delos) Reyes ( ) AKA Consolacion
——Eduviges Paraz ( -1897)
=Hipolito Parba
——Lorenzo Paraz ( -1893)
=Catalina Bargamento Alesna
——Felimon Paraz ( -1884) escuela in Burial
——Florentina Paraz (1873-
——Balvina Baras (1876-
=2)Elias Canasa Pangay
——Andres Paraz (1878-
——Policarpo Paraz ( -1881) child
——Rufino Paraz (1882-1885)
——Rufina Paraz (1885-
—-Lino Paraz ( -1850) child
—-Basilio Paraz (1848– ) pDn: Basilio Paraz (Bapt)
—-=Eusebia Propios Simporios
——Maria Paraz
=Quintin Laña Anguay
——Paulino Paraz ( -1871) child
——Asisclo Paraz (1871-1873)
——Santiago Paraz (1875-
=(1902) Alejandra Barcenilla Alesna (1863- ) AKA Leandra
——Justina Paraz (1877-1883)
——Valerio Paraz ( ) AKA Valeriano
=(1903) Magdalena Mercado
——Higino Paraz (1881-
= Eulalia Navilla Sarausad
——Higina Paraz (1883-
——Leoncio Paraz (1884-
=(1907) Manuela Caballero Alesna
——Julian Paraz (1886-
=(1911) Gregoria Alegado Sagolili
——Cipriano Paraz (calc. 1888-
=(1911) Placida Alcudia Cuison (calc. 1887-
—-Francisca Paraz
——Juan Paraz (1873-
—-Agustin Paraz (1850– )
—-=Liceria Camos Camorista
——Vicente Paraz (1876-1877)
——Victorio Paraz (1877-
——Sabina Paraz ( -1904)
=Gil Alegado Canasa (1877-1907)
——Donato Paraz (1883-1888)
——Anastasia Paraz
=(1915) Anastasio Resuento Delleca
—-Paula Paraz ( -1902)
——Gregoria Paraz (1877-1905)
——Juan Paraz
=Guillerma Baquirquir Alcudia ( ) AKA Geronima, Maxima
—-=2(1890) Alejandro Reyes
—-Ambrosia Paraz (1860-1901)
——Micaela Paraz (1883-
——Juan Vicente Paraz (1887-
=2(1912) _____ Ybañez
—-=2) Mamerto Mancia
—Marcela Paraz (1815–1896) pDn: Marcela Candelaria (bapt.)
–=(1837) Antonio Alcoseba (calc. 1815-1879) pDn: Antonio Gabriel (Marr.)
—-Eugenia Alcoseba (1844– ) pDnL Gertrudes Eugenia (Bapt)
—-=Facundo Aler Alegueojo
——Venancia Alegueojo ( -1862) child
——Roman Alegueojo ( -1867) child
——Liceria Aleguejo
=(1884) Julian Camelote Barga
——Faviana Aleguiojo ( -1872) child
—-Cosme Alcoseba ( -1898)
—-=Felipa Aler Aleguiojo
——Tomas Alcoseba (1862–
=(1882) Eulalia Gellocania (calc. 1862-
——Alejandro Alcoseba (1865- ) Leandro (bapt.)
=1) Juliana Balongoy Gavinete
=2(1908) Juliana Bacus (calc. 1883) vda of Catalino Sator
——Apolonio Alcoseba (1867-
=(1884) Antonia Pasigue Camoro
——Juliana Alcoseba ( -1899)
=Eduardo Basacla?
——Pablo Alcoseba
=Luisa Dayanan Tante
——Romana Alcoseba ( -1881) child
——Pio Alcoseba (1883-1886)
——Diega Alcoseba
= Victoriano Villarta Delora
—-Benigna Alcoseba ( -1855) child
—-Graciana Alcoseba (1855-1855) child
—-Rosa Alcoseba (1850-1891)
—-=Domingo Camelote Barcelo
——Paulina Barcelo (1871-1903)
=(1891) Teodorico Quemada Racasa
——Artemio Barcelo (1872- ) AKA Arsenio?
=Vicenta Rayla (1879-
——Tiburcio Barcelo (1875-1876)
——Cresenciano Barcelo (1877-
=(1904) Ana Alquisola Alcoseba
——Rufina Barcelo (1880-
——Maria Barcelo (1883-
——Visitacion Barcelo (1888-
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The Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is endemic to eastern Australia. It is found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest. They feed on fruits, seeds or small insects. Adults of both sexes are about 43 cm (17 in) in length, including the long broad tail. The adult male has a red head, breast, and lower undersides, with a blue band on the back of the neck between the red above and green on the back, the wings are green and each has a pale green shoulder band, the tail is green, and the rump is blue. The male has a reddish-orange upper mandible with a black tip, a black lower mandible with an orange base, and yellow irises. The plumage of the female is much different to the male having a green head and breast, a grey beak, and the pale shoulder band is small or absent. Juveniles of both sexes have brown irises and a yellowish beak, and otherwise resemble the female. In their native Australia, King Parrots are occasionally bred in aviaries and kept as calm and relatively quiet household pets if hand-raised. They are relatively unknown outside Australia. As pets, they have limited "talking" ability and normally prefer not to be handled, but they do bond readily to people and can be very devoted. Life expectancy in the wild is unknown, but some pets have been known to live for up to 25 years. extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_King_Parrot (more plus pictures etc., there)


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I am currently a second year undergraduate student at the University of New England (UNE) in New South Wales, Australia. I'm studying a Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Archaeology and History.
I had planned to visit a local site on the Day of Archaeology, however poor weather on the day (and for much of the week before) prevented this from happening. Instead, much of my Day of Archaeology revolved around my studies. This included catching up on recorded lectures for some of my classes; completing an online quiz about historical archaeology; and making more notes for an upcoming history essay comparing memorials of the First and Second World Wars and the Vietnam War. Studying via distance (i.e., online) meant all of this was done in the comfort of my own home.
Recently I have been involved in a project called the 'Digital Air Force' for the website, AviationHeritage.org, whose goal is to digitally document Australia's aviation heritage using modern technology. Part of this includes 3D scanning artefacts related to aviation heritage. So on the Day of Archaeology I started work on creating a digital 3D model of a small piece of metal from a Second World War aircraft crash site (see bottom of Figure 1). In a nutshell, this process – known as 'photogrammetry' – requires a lot of photos of an object to be taken from all angles. These photos are then loaded into a computer program which determines the angle and distance at which each photo was taken, builds a model of the object, then stitches the images together to form the textures of the object. This is a process I learnt about at an archaeology conference last year and have been experimenting with in my own time. The first part of this model was created overnight and resulted in what is known as a 'dense point cloud' of the scanned object (see Figure 2, below). At the moment this still needs quite a lot of work done to remove the surrounding items which were captured, clean up parts of the artefact itself, and join 'chunks' to form a complete model but it is hoped this will be completed over the weekend.
Personally I became interested in archaeology (and palaeontology) at a very young age. I was however dissuaded from pursuing a career in either of those fields because of a perceived lack of money that would be made. Instead, I followed my uncle into the I.T. industry, completing a Bachelor of Information Technology degree then working with a variety of systems for about ten years. It was at this time that I felt I had to change careers and decided to formally study archaeology, which today I feel is one of the best decisions I have ever made.
(P.S. July 29th was also my birthday, hence the greeting card from an archaeologist friend which can be seen in Figure 1).


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Trade Gap Narrows Sharply as Imports Tumble
Economists Bump Up Second-Quarter GDP Forecasts
WASHINGTON—The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in June amid a sharp decline in imports, a development that is likely to boost economic-growth readings but raises a concern about domestic demand.
The U.S. trade deficit shrank 7% to a seasonally adjusted $41.54 billion in June from May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That was the fastest contraction in the gap since November. Imports fell 1.2% in June, the steepest...
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Three broad forest types are recognized in this assessment of North American forests: boreal, temperate evergreen, and temperate mixed forests. The boreal forest (Annex C, Figure C-1) is constrained by cold temperatures to the north that limit tree height and reproduction (Lenihan and Neilson, 1993; Starfield and Chapin, 1996). The southern limits of the boreal forest generally are defined by their juxtaposition with temperate forests or with interior savanna-woodlands and grasslands. Boreal tree species generally are not limited from growing further south. Rather, temperate hardwoods and conifers are limited by cold temperatures from spreading further north; where temperate species can flourish, they outcompete boreal species. Fire and herbivore browsing also are important constraints on forest distribution and species composition (Bergeron and Dansereau, 1993; Landhauser and Wein, 1993; Suffling, 1995; Starfield and Chapin, 1996). Wildfire and insect outbreaks limit forest productivity and can produce considerable mortality: Annual tree mortality losses from insect outbreaks in Canada are about 1.5 times the losses from wildfire and amount to about one-third of the annual harvest volume (Fleming and Volney, 1995). Annual losses from insects and fire in the United States also are about one-third of the annual harvest (Powell et al., 1993). Warming-induced changes in the timing of spring frosts may be important in ending or prolonging outbreaks. Increased drought stress also may enhance insect outbreaks, and changes in climate could extend the ranges of some insects and diseases.
Temperate evergreen forests (Annex C), such as in the Pacific NorthWest, tend to occur in areas that are warm enough for photosynthesis during the cool parts of the year but often are too cold for deciduous species to fix sufficient carbon during the frost-free season (Woodward, 1987). Areas with dry summers also tend to favor conifers or hardwoods with water-conserving leaves (Waring and Schlesinger, 1985; Neilson, 1995). Summer drought and winter chilling for frost hardiness are critical climate factors, rendering these forests sensitive to global warming (Franklin et al., 1991). NorthWest conifers are long lived and need only successfully reproduce once during their life span for population sustainability (Stage and Ferguson, 1982; Parker, 1986; Savage et al., 1996). With global warming, however, establishment periods could become rare in some areas; after harvest, some forests may not be able to regenerate, even if mature trees could still survive the climate. Winter chilling may be required for adequate seed set or to confer frost-hardiness in some species (Burton and Cumming, 1995); because of the well-recognized spatial variation in the genetics of these species, however, such chilling requirements may not hold everywhere. Fire suppression in interior pine forests has left them in a sensitive condition with respect to drought, fire, and pests (Agee, 1990; Sedjo, 1991). Climate change could exacerbate all of these stressors (Williams and Liebhold, 1995). For example, increased drought stress could facilitate insect outbreaks; drought and infestation could lead to more fuel, increasing the risk of catastrophic fire.
Temperate mixed forests (mixed hardwood and conifer) are bound by cold temperatures to the north and subtropical dry regions to the south (the Caribbean coast in North America) and tend to occur in areas that are wet in both winter and summer. Temperate hardwood species also benefit from cold-hardening; with warmer winter conditions and less insulating snow cover, they can be sensitive to spring frost damage, which can kill roots and further sensitize the species to drought stress and widespread mortality (Auclair et al., 1996; Kramer et al., 1996). Southeastern U.S. pines within this type are among the most important commercial species on the continent. Natural southeastern pine stands historically relied on fire to maintain their composition (Komarek, 1974; Sedjo, 1991) but now are largely controlled by harvest. Compared to northWestern forests, southeastern conifers have a short rotation, which might confer more rapid adaptive capability through establishment of new genotypes.
Elevated CO2 affects the physiology of trees, possibly increasing productivity, nitrogen-use efficiency and WUE (reduced transpiration per carbon fixed, conferring some drought resistance), and other responses (Bazzaz et al., 1996; IPCC 1996, WG II, Section A.2.3). A review of 58 studies indicated an average 32% increase in plant dry mass under a doubling of CO2 concentration (Wullschleger et al., 1995). Norby (1996) documented an average 29% increase in annual growth per unit leaf area in seven broadleaf tree species under 2xCO2 scenarios over a wide range of conditions. WUE, examined in another review and indexed by reductions of leaf conductance to water vapor, increased about 30-40% (Eamus, 1991). If such responses were maintained in forests over many decades, they would imply a substantial potential for increased storage of atmospheric carbon, as well as conferring some increased tolerance to drought. However, some species or ecosystems exhibit acclimation to elevated CO2 by downregulating photosynthesis (Bazzaz, 1990; Grulke et al., 1990; Grulke et al., 1993); others do not exhibit acclimation (Bazzaz, 1990; Teskey, 1997). Understanding the sources of large uncertainties in the linkages between forest physiology and site water balance is a research need; no two models simulate these complex processes in the same way.
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Gonzalo Higuain's stunning strike sent Argentina into the semi-finals of the World Cup at the expense of Belgium, as Alejandro Sabella's men ran out 1-0 winners in Brasilia.
Much has been made of Argentina's reliance on mercurial captain Lionel Messi during the tournament in Brazil, but they proved they are no one-man team with an impressive display in Brasilia on Saturday.
Messi once again led by example as he equalled Diego Maradona's tally of 91 caps for his country, but it was Higuain who proved to be Argentina's match-winner with a fine early strike.
The Real Madrid striker also hit the crossbar in the second half as the South American nation produced arguably their best performance of the competition to secure a last-four spot against either the Netherlands or Costa Rica.
Argentina beat Belgium in the semi-finals in 1986 in the last meeting between the two sides, then went on to be crowned world champions, and on this evidence they are capable of repeating that feat for the first time since those finals in Mexico.
The Albiceleste came in for criticism following their disjointed display against Switzerland in the last 16, but started on the front foot and were rewarded when Higuain put them in front with a fine finish on eight minutes.Unsurprisingly, Messi was involved, carrying the ball forward from the middle of the park and picking out Angel Di Maria, whose pass deflected invitingly for Higuain to swivel and dispatch a fierce effort into the far corner of the net.
Di Maria was then thwarted by a Kompany block after Messi had picked him out with a sublime pass and the Real Madrid winger injured himself in the process, with Enzo Perez introduced in his place.
Messi was at the heart of everything and blasted a free-kick just over the crossbar after being upended on the edge of the penalty area 39 minutes in.
Argentina were brimming with confidence, but they were almost caught out four minutes before the break, when Mirallas' powerful header flew narrowly wide after he was picked out by an inviting Jan Vertonghen cross.
Higuain was a real handful for the Belgium defence and almost doubled his side's lead with a stunning solo goal nine minutes into the second half.
The striker embarked on a bursting run, in which he skipped past Kompany all too easily before unleashing a venomous right-footed shot that struck the top of the crossbar.
Chances were few and far between up the other end, but Marouane Fellaini should have tested Sergio Romero when he headed off target after Vertonghen whipped in another dangerous cross.
Belgium threw men forward in an attempt to force extra time and saw a late deflected Kevin de Bruyne shot flash just wide.
Messi then spurned a chance to finish Belgium off three minutes into time added on when he raced clear, but Thibaut Courtois stood tall to thwart him.
Axel Witsel sliced a late volley over the bar from the edge of the box, leaving Argentina to hold on to seal their place in the semi-finals, where they will face the winner of the quarter-final between Netherlands and Costa Rica.
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Cobb throws simulated game at Charlotte
TORONTO -- Right-hander Alex Cobb, still sidelined due to concussion-related symptoms, threw four innings in a simulated game for Class A Charlotte on Thursday.
"He threw 59 or 60 pitches yesterday, which is a good number, which means in his next gig, he'll probably go 75 or 80," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Not unlike what David [Price] did. A part of the thing is he's been out, but he hasn't been out a long period of time, so he hasn't lost the whole in-shape components of his arm, or body in general."
Cobb is scheduled to make his first official rehab start on Tuesday with Charlotte against Dunedin.
Maddon said he's "getting close," but added that if Tuesday goes well, he'll make at least one more start after that before returning to the team.


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Hi there! here are pictures of my last ( fifth) board... I'm not happy with the results ..there is air between glass and wood core on the bottom
here is the lay up
rocker table
wood core ( cedar)
vacuum bagging sistem
What do you guys think I did wrong? what shouldI do to avoid having this problem again ?
I dont think the glass was dry , may me if I lay the glass on the bottom of the core and then put the core on the table would change something?
another question is it the same to glass one layer of 18 oz than 3 layers of 6 oz?? I ask because I have a roll of 18 oz glass sitting here and I can give it good use!!
I'm open to suggestions!!!
Thanks in advance for all!!


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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Nate Wolters scored a school-record 53 points and broke another mark with nine 3-pointers as South Dakota State defeated IPFW 80-74 Thursday night.
Wolters' point total is the highest this season by a Division I player, bettering a 47-point performance by Oakland's Travis Bader on Jan. 24 against IUPUI. He broke Dave Thomas' school record of 44 points (March 10, 1973 vs. Coe College) and Randy Suarez's mark of eight 3-pointers (Feb. 7, 1987 vs. Augustana).
Wolters was 9 for 14 from beyond the arc, 17 for 28 overall and 10 for 11 at the free-throw line. He scored 38 of his points in the second half, helping South Dakota State (19-6, 10-2 Summit) shoot 64 percent from the floor and overcome an 11-point deficit.
"They were sagging off of me and my shot felt pretty good tonight," Wolters said. "I was able to knock a couple down and just got into a little bit of a rhythm.
"It's a good accomplishment, but it's a big win for us. We had to have it. ... They played tough, but we were able to put together a big second half and pull away."
Wolters' 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining gave the Jackrabbits their first lead of the half, 70-68, and helped them finish the game on a 13-6 run. He added his sixth 3-pointer of the second half with 58 seconds remaining to put South Dakota State ahead 73-69 and hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 90 seconds.
"What happened tonight is the result of a lot of time in the gym for Nate, and sometimes kids get in a zone, they feel it, and it doesn't matter what they do, you can't stop them," South Dakota State coach Scott Nagy said. "That was the case tonight, and Nate knew it, the players knew it, I knew it."
Frank Gaines led IPFW (10-15, 3-8) with 29 points, and Luis Jacobo had 14. The Mastadons lost despite hitting 9 of 20 3-point attempts and outrebounding the Jackrabbits 37-29.
The 53-point performance is the third-highest in Summit League history, trailing only North Dakota State's Ben Woodside (60 vs. Stephen F. Austin, Dec. 12, 2008) and Kansas City's Michael Watson (54 vs. Oral Roberts, Feb. 22, 2003).


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Don Mattingly, the beach and artwork
With yesterday's media availability for Don Mattingly and Ned Colletti, we got a little nugget at the end of the session that I never knew. Don Mattingly is a West Coast guy at heart, according to the manager himself.
"The first time I came to Anaheim, I loved it," he said. "The weather, the cool nights, the laid-back way it is away from the field. I like that a lot. This place fits my personality really well. I live at the beach, I like it a lot, chill away from the field. It allows me to be somebody different."
It was a glimpse at the man who will lead the team and it was very genuine. It's also something I didn't really know about him, though we did talk about how great the South Bay is on the plane flight to Colorado last week.
In any event, he heads to the Fall League tomorrow…
On a side note, I've had a few people ask me what artists did the gifts we gave to Joe Torre and Brad Ausmus. For Torre, it was Opie Otterstad who did the incredible painting and Brad's helmet was decorated incredibly by David Arrigo. Check out their work…pretty amazing.
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I find it very interesting that is the only "nugget" that you speak about in your post. What about all of those other "nuggets" that Ned dumped out of his…well, you know 😉
You are right that the Dodgers have had bad luck with the big- dollar- free agent contracts. Too many names come to mind and I am eating right now so I will just no recall those names. Yum! pasta!
A couple of my friends and I were talking about going to the Fall League. Neither of the three us have ever been.
So what happens to the current merchandise from the 66rs? Ken Levine will have fun saying "Rancho Cucamonga Quakes" He just likes saying the name R.C.
This is usually a fun time to play GM for 2011 the season…but not this year, thanks to McCourt's lack of cash, credibility and ethos. But I will say that big-dollar free-agent contracts have not worked out for this team…NOT ONE. So my hair won't be in a knot to see Cliff Lee, Jayson Werth, Carl Crawford and Adam Dunn sign contracts elsewhere. I'd rather see a good, old-fashioned trade. So what are the worthy, expendable parts? Well….that's tough, because if the trade comes back to bite you, it looks foolish. That said, Jonathon Broxton comes to mind…but it's not easy trading a YOUNG closer. Is Jansen ready????? That's abut the only real chip, because I'd hate to part with Loney, Ethier or Kemp. Kershaw and Billingsley are untouchable, for me anyway. Got to anchor a starting staff. And really, who would actually want Theriot, Trocoso, et al?
Anyway, too bad the team has devolved into this mess. Remember, we are not Dodgers, WE ARE DEVO!
As a season ticket holder for over 10 years, it really saddens me to see what the Dodgers have become. When I was a kid, they were one of the marquee teams in baseball. Now, they are one of the laughingstocks. As I have posted previously, I am a Dodger fan to the core, but I can not continue to support the current ownership with my hard-earned money especially after reading the court documents showing me what they are doing (and not doing) with the money I spend at Dodger Stadium. Until the McCourts are out as owners, my family will no longer be purchasing season tickets to games. In fact, we will no longer go to the stadium unless we are fortunate enough to get free tickets with a parking pass because I refuse to put any money into the pockets of the McCourts moving forward. My three boys will not be happy, but they will understand as they get older why this decision was made. I encourage others to do the same. Remember what those court docs stated: the McCourts have taken out way more money from the team than they have put into the team. Don't help them any longer.
Good stuff, guys! Keep up the good work!
Amen Bear!!! Ditto!!!
I'm with you Kahli!!! Well said!!!!
Also well said 636566!!! Don't enable Frank the a** clown!!!
Hi'Ya Nelly!!! How've you been? Yep, I'm pulling for the Reds!!! Buckeyes hanging in at #2 but were very uninspired this past Saturday. Gonna have to get much better to make a run at a National Title shot. Hope you and yours are all well!!!
Great posts today ITD writers!!!!
I read about all this crap about Frank, Ned and Don making this into a player issue (attitudes) rather than an owner issue. Do they even bother to look at what the fans are saying? We love our players (attitudes and all!!), but we despise our owner and GM. Somebody…………………anybody…………..please listen to the Dodger fans. WE DON'T WANT THE MCCOURTS AS OUR OWNERS ANYMORE!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Hi JhallWally!!!! How ya doin? Your Buckeyes still holding strong in the #2 spot. Also, I am hoping for the Reds and the Braves in the NLCS.
The more I read about the Dodgers' potential off-season, the more depressed I get. Though it's been 22 years now, a championship isn't even on my wish list anymore. Genie, just grant me the miracle disappearance of Frank and Jamie FOREVER and I'll void the final two wishes.
Looks like you are caught in the time warp Jhall!!! I didn't see any football over the weekend, other than here and there, but I will take your word of it.
I never thought I would see 3 teams from the 1993 season including the Reds and in the same division make the playoff at the same time and the Giants had like 103 wins that season and the Reds 104.
Go figure I would've had to type that message in real time.
The more I read about the Dodgers' potential off-season, the more depressed I get. Though it's been 22 years now, a championship isn't even on my wish list anymore. Genie, just grant me the miracle disappearance of Frank and Jamie FOREVER and I'll void the final two wishes.
Oops, here we go again………….
No need to worry people. Ned's in charge.
Item one. Mattingly, who will now be referred to as "Little Joe", can't even pick his own coacking staff freely.
Colletti said the construction of the staff will be done the same way as others on his watch.
"We won't have anybody that he's not comfortable with or anybody that I'M not comfortable with," Colletti said.
Item 2. Ned has no answers as to what to do with the team.
Colletti carried on, but still without answers. He said he doesn't know what the Dodgers need to improve the most.
Reminded that he had just sat through 162 games, he said, "I don't have an answer."
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn't it?
hmmmm………………..they asked Honeycutt back.
Enchantedsunset – It's more like in need of many Fuzzy Navels to wash down the awful taste of Ned's BS in the mouths of Dodger fans. Scratch the Fuzzy Navel and just hand over the Vodka 🙂
northstateblues – another great one!!!!!
SEH!!!!!!!!!!!!! is still very much in effect as well 😦
Colletti and Mattingly couldn't have come down on the owners being the real problem… they'd be fired. They're not stupid 🙂
I think we know who needs the attitude adjustment.
I'm pulling for Don Mattingly to do good in Blue… though I have the feeling that, with ownership in question in 5,999,999,999/6,000,000,000 peoples' minds, he might be in danger of being Bill Russell'd, and not getting the chance (or Jim Tracy'd, if you want to use that analogy).
The picture will become clearer with time. Some don't think Judge Gordon will get to make the decision, but it looks like the two have their heads stuck so far [in the sand] that Billy Barty and Manute Bol would've had a better chance of seeing eye-to-eye than those two.
Think of how increasingly desperate Frank must be to settle this, ensuring the Judge can't take the team from him. Even little Bud Selig is afraid of getting in a litigation war with this litigation-lover, hence no "in-the-best-interest-of-Baseball" bombshell.
I just want the owner to do what it takes to win.
He won't. He just does what it takes to get close enough, the literal equivalent of leaving Miss Universe hanging after four plays (sound it out, if you have to ask, you probably don't need to know).
They've taken more out of an already-financially-troubled franchise than they've brought in.
Real-Estate-minded people counting their chickens before they hatch, how could that have gone wrong?
I could "almost" forgive ownership for slashing payroll in the midst of the uncertain financial future associated with divorce proceedings. But to loot and hemorrhage the franchise for ostentatious, self-grandiose, superficial greed is too much to stomach. Fans' emotions must border on rage. And while I'm smoldering, is it just me, or does Ned come off like a bully and a humorless punk?
Kahli – there's a word that starts with P and ends with K that I'd describe Ned with, but it isn't punk.
Yes people, I'm back… with more sarcasm and heated vitriol for management than ever before.
enchanted, I gotta say, I like your word better…
ummmmmm *****?
I just had to try and see if it would go through, but it didn't – LOL!!!!!!
Good Morning. Was reading the posts from last night and everyone hit the nail on the head. and, WELCOME BACK ENCHANTED!!!!! WE MISSED YOU!!!!
The only way to force them out is to not buy tickets, and stay away from the stadium until they're bankrupt and forced to sell. I'd rather listen to Vin, then put any money in McCourts pocket!
Good Morning All……………
Arte Moreno say's, " Whatever It Takes "
Kind of like being kicked in the groin, huh Frank!!!
Adjust that!!!
Good Day all!
Josh thanks for the post – Hopefully Mr. Mattingly can accomplish what Mr. Torre couldn't. I don't blame Mr. Torre for not getting the Dodgers a Win. Not his fault when Mr. Colletti & Mr. McCormick are the A-holes running the show. Welcome Mr. Mattingly!
Now does anybody know of a link of where we can see the art work gifts for Torre and Ausmus? So are this artist working on Frank & Jamie's farewell paitings?
Thanks D4Life!
Love the Torre painting. It is beautiful! The helmet is awsome too. Those are great retirement gifts.
PissedOffBear – Is it me or those Frank looks like he was photoshopped in. Mattingly & Coletti seem to be part of the same picture, but Frank looks like he don't belong. Love the heading of the article, it is SOOOOO TRUE! And yes Mattingly does not look happy holding Frank's hand!
Picture of the gift given to Ausmus
bear, that picture for your dartboard is a tad weirs….looks like Frank hasn't seen sunshine in 18 months, but worse, it looks like Mattingly just wet his pants….!!?!??!?! Given the circumstances, I can understand if he did!
Just some more information on the state of the franchise, this time a players poll:
This is also why the only players Ned can find (not that we wouldn't be better off if he did nothing at all) are the derelicts and dregs of baseball that will go anywhere for a paycheck.
enchanted – the line that sticks out in that short article is this one…………………..
This should be disturbing news to the Dodgers, though in reality, not really news at all.
………why? because it seems like Frank, Ned and now Don don't get it!!!!! We have known this for two-three years now, and it finally gets to the point where it is really, really bad (and all fans are mad), and they still don't get it!! At what point will they get it!!! It's never been about the players on the field. It's the owner, GM and manager that put them there.
That sucked. Too bad those a*s-h***s in Philadelphia get to enjoy that. Guess that can happen when an organization goes out and gets the players it needs.


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• Two objects spotted on satellite imagery
• Files 'deleted' from pilot's home flight simulator
• Distraught relatives dragged away from press
• Maldives debunks 'sighting' of low flying plane
• Disappearance officially longest in history
• In pictures: The hunt for MH370
06.44 The families of Chinese passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines flight have insisted that their loved ones could still be alive, as Beijing said it was following developments closely.
Wen Wancheng refused to accept the announcement from Australiameant he had lost his son, who was a passenger on the flight.
"My son is still alive. My son is still alive," said the 63-year-old from Shandong province. "I don't believe the news."
There are 153 Chinese citizens on board flight MH370, whose relatives have been waiting for news at the Lido hotel in Beijing.
06.05 Malaysian Airlines has said it is not moving families or Airline representatives to Australia unless the objects in the Indian Ocean are definitely from MH370.
05.40 After ASMA said two objects up to 24 metres (78 ft 9 inches) in size had been spotted by satellite in the southern Indian Ocean, Reuters has published a list of the basic dimensions of the Boeing 777-200ER which was used on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, according to Boeing's website.
Wing span 60.9 metres (199 feet 10 inches)
Overall length 63.7 metres (209 feet)
Tail Height 18.5 metres (60 feet 9 inches)
Fuselage Diameter 6.19 metres (20 feet 4 inches)
(The length of each wing was not immediately available but the published data implies that each wing is about 27.4 metres long, after adjusting for the width of the fuselage).
05.22 Here is more from ABC reporter David Wright, who is aboard one of the search planes:
05.18 Malaysia has said the sighting of two objects in the ocean gave reason for hope of a resolution to its missing plane crisis, but stressed the need to verify the claim.
"Every lead is a hope," Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where he is overseeing an international search effort.
"We have been very consistent. We want to verify, we want to corroborate," he said.
"This time I just hope that it is a positive development," Mr Hishammuddin said.
05.13 Here is the full written statement from ASMA from the press conference.
05.11 AFP reports that families waiting for updates at the Lido Hotel in Beijing appeared to be unsure about the news coming from Australia.
Zhao Chuynzeng told AFP they were all looking for a confirmed discovery.
"We are waiting, just waiting and we can't respond to news until it is definitely confirmed," said Zhao, a 43-year-old from Beijing, who declined to say which relative was on the plane.
Asked if he felt that the Australian announcement provides greater significance as it was the prime minister who made the statement, he said: "Maybe, but we will still have to wait and see.
05.05 Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist David Wright is onboard one of the planes searching the area. He has reported back to colleague John Williams:
05.00 As news of the major development breaks, the media are being kept away from families of the missing.
04.50 Some more information from the press conference:
• A Hercules plane is heading to the area to drop marker buoys at the search area.
• RAAF Orion planes can spend two hours at a time searching the area for the debris.
• The possible debris has been located at the southern tip of the search area.
• Water in the search area is "several thousand metres deep".
04.44 The press conference is wrapping up. Mr Young says: "We may get a sighting, we may not, we may get it tomorrow, we may not, we will continue to do this until we find these objects or we are convinced we cannot find them."
04.40 Mr Young has told families of the missing that "AMSA is doing its level best".
"This is a lead, it is probably the best lead we have now, but we have to get there, find them, see them, assess them to know whether it is really meaningful."
Air Commodore John McGarry (L) speaks with John Young, Australian Maritime Safety Aiuthority emergency response general manager, during a press conference about the discovery from satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
04.31 The AMSA press conference is starting. The authority's general manager John Young has said that satellite imagery have picked up "indistinct" objects that are a reasonable size and probably awash with water. Here are some main points:
04.21 Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's acting transport minister, has just given a quick doorstop on the Australian discovery of possible wreckage.
"Every lead is a hope," he said. "This time I just hope it is a positive development."
He said it was "too early" to say if the objects are debris or exactly where they were. Urging caution, he said Malaysian and other authorities were analysing the satellite imagery.
"Like we have done with information from the Chinese satellite that were leads earlier we have done the some format."
04.18 Here is the latest statement from the Malaysian transport minister.
04.10 News of the potential find has reached relatives of the missing.
04.02 The development comes after Australia's maritime authority said the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight off the coast in Australia had halved in size.
In an update on Wednesday, the authority's general manager, John Young, said the initial search zone off Australia – an area of some 600,000 sq km – had been reduced to roughly 300,000 sq km and had been moved to 2,300km off the coast of Perth.
03.44 Mr Abbott said he had already spoken with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak.
03.35 Here is what Mr Abbott told parliament: "New and credible information has come to light in relation to the search ... in the south Indian Ocean. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has received information based on satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search."
AMSA is due to hold a press conference at 4.30 GMT.
03.24 In the first bit of significant news in the search for the plane for some days, Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott has said two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have been spotted on satellite imagery in the southern Indian Ocean.
Mr Abbott told Parliament in Canberra that a Royal Australian Airforce Orion has been diverted to the area to attempt to locate the objects. The Orion is expected to arrive in the area on Thursday afternoon. Three additional aircraft are expected to follow for a more intensive search.
Mr Abbott cautioned, however, that the task of locating these objects will be extremely difficult and "it may turn out that they are not related to the search for flight MH370."
03.00 The Washington Post assesses the theories on MH370's disappearance.
02.15 AP reports that both sides of Malaysia's bitterly contested political divide are fighting over the disappearance and hunt for the missing plane.
The opposition is attacking the government, relishing in the international criticism that has been directed at leaders unused to such scrutiny. Pro-government blogs are focusing on the pilot's support for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, hoping that suspicions against the former will discredit the latter.
Malaysian politics have been defined in recent years by the government's attempts to stop the rise of opposition parties chipping away at its five-decade grip on power. Anwar, the opposition movement's main leader, spent six years in jail on corruption and sodomy charges, a campaign that Western rights groups and governments say is politically motivated.
The missing plane has reopened this fault line because the pilot, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, is a supporter of Anwar and the uncle of his daughter-in-law.
01.30 A blog by staff at Australian think tank The Lowy Institute says the loss of MH370 is a diplomatic mess, as well as a tragedy.
01.00 The Washington Post reports that a simple computer upgrade that Malaysia Airlines decided not to purchase would have provided critical information to help find the airliner.
00.27 ABC News reports the search area has been drastically narrowed to an area off the west coast of Australia.
US officials familiar with the investigation tell ABC News that the hourly satellite pings from the jet had yielded far more clues than expected, enabling the focus of the search to be cut in half - from an area roughly the size of Texas to that of Arizona.
23.55 The Washington Post has a clever interactive that underlines the daunting scale of the search for the missing plane.
22.55 Here is more of what Barack Obama had to say about the missing plane earlier:
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource - including the FBI.
In his first on camera comments on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Mr Obama offered thoughts and prayers to the relatives of the missing passengers.
"I want them to be assured that we consider this a top priority," Mr Obama told Dallas television station KDFW in an interview at the White House.
"We have put every resource that we have available at the disposal of the search process," he said.
"There has been close cooperation with the Malaysian government."
Mr Obama said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board and any agency or official that deals with aviation was at the disposal of the investigation.
22.25 An article in the New Straits Times has accused the Australian government of keeping vital information that could relate to flight MH370 under wraps.
21.35 Obama has been speaking to local news networks today on a broad range of subjects, including MH370.
20.45 The scene at the Kuala Lumpur hotel where families are awaiting news of their loved ones got completely out of control this morning. Here's Sky News Kay Burley running up a downwards escalator to try to speak to one of the family members.
20.05 AP has a nice dispatch on Malaysians of all faiths uniting.
The imam cupped his palms before his face and invited the congregation to pray. "Oh Allah, return to us those who are lost. Oh, Allah, grant safe passage to MH370," he said.
The prayer was not unusual. The setting was.
Gathered in the courtyard of a shopping mall in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the Muslim religious leader was followed by a Christian reading from the Bible, then a Buddhist monk, a Hindu and finally a Taoist priest echoing the imam's pleas before hundreds of worshippers in a largely Muslim country where religious intolerance has been on the rise.
The baffling mystery over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 people on March 8 has united Malaysia, a nation of numerous ethnicities, as never before in recent memory.
19.20 Malaysian authorities have so far been reluctant to accept much in the way of outside help. But now, 12 days after the disappearance, the FBI has been formally asked to the help the Malaysians examine the pilots' computer hard drives.
17.55 Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, whose was once again given a prison sentence hours before the flight disappeared has given an interview to CNN. Capt Zaharie Shah was a member of his extended family and supporter of his party. Mr Ibrahim says met Mr Shah "on a number of occasions" and he was "certainly not" a fanatic and a"gainst any form of extremism."
16.52 The pilots of the vanished Malaysian Airlines fight were not hijackers and are likely to have died trying to save the aircraft from an onboard fire, an expert in the Lockerbie trial has said.
Billie Vincent, the former head of security at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), said he believed MH370 diverted off course in a desperate bid to reach safe harbour as the cabin filled with smoked.
"As opposed to being hijackers, the crew were heroically trying to save the airplane, themselves and the passengers when this catastrophe hit," he told The Telegraph.
Mr Vincent was a key witness in the civil trial that followed the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, where families successfully sued Pan Am for $500 million in compensation.
The former air traffic controller said he believed MH370 had suffered a "catastrophic event" that filled the cabin with smoke or noxious fumes shortly after the pilots made final contact with ground control at 1.19am on March 8.
Mr Vincent, who helped Malaysia install security procedures at Kuala Lumpur airport, said smoke could have been caused by an electrical fire, hazardous materials in the cargo hold or a small bomb that failed to destroy the aircraft.
16.27 The change in direction was entered into a cockpit console at least 12 minutes before Mr Fariq, the co-pilot, said "good night" to Malaysian air traffic control, CNN is reporting, citing an unidentified law enforcement official. Two minutes later, the plane's transponder was switched off, and it disappeared from civilian radar.
The timings of the last message and the change in direction have been hotly debated - as the information could prove crucial in figuring out who or what was responsible. If contact was made after the change in course, it could possibly indicate the cockpit was aware of a problem which they hid from ground controllers.
Fariq Abdul Hamid invited two women into the cockpit of a of Malaysian airlines flight
16.08 The FBI is formally joining the investigation into the missing airliner to help analyse the hard-drives from computers seized from Capt Zaharie's home. They will also try to recover the files that were deleted from the simulator a month before the flight.
Two security officers sit at the entrance of a hotel lounge in Beijing where relatives of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are gathered
15.30 As we reported yesterday, the home-made flight simulator recovered from the pilot's home included five practice runways. Here's one of the videos Capt Zaharie uploaded onto Youtube.
15.15 The Telegraph's Harriet Alexander has been speaking to a European pilot, to find out what aviation professionals are saying about the events of the past 12 days. He said:
Very strange goings on. Not too sure what to make of it. There is just not enough information to even support any sort of idea, and of course this has led to all sorts of theories.
Also quite hard for us to understand because Europe is so radar intensive - civil and military - so it would unthinkable here.
Far too many strange theories, from non aviation personnel on aviation forums etc that I have just stopped to read them. Hope something is found in a fairly timely manner.
14.05 One theory that seems to have some traction is that the plane may have been brought down after a massive fire broke out in the hold.
Billie Vincent, a US aviation expert who was a forensic witness in the Lockerbie bombing trial, has suggested that either a blaze or an explosion was responsible for the plane crashing and could also explain the lack of communication.
The data released thus far most likely points to a problem with hazardous materials. This scenario begins with the eruption of hazardous materials within the cargo hold – either improperly packaged or illegally shipped – or both.
Mr Vincent believes a fire started in the cargo hold and gradually destroyed the plane's communications systems. He says toxic fumes would have quickly overwhelmed the passengers and crew.
He said he believed one of the pilots managed to put on an oxygen mask and tried to turn the plane, bound for Beijing, back to Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Vincent added: "The plane then continues until no fuel remains and crashes – most likely into the ocean as there has been no report of any Emergency Locator Transmitter signal which can be received by satellite if the crash was on land."
13.27 The daughter of a crew member on board missing flight has tugged the heart strings of football fans after tweeting for her dad to come home to watch his favourite team.
Malaysian Maira Nari posted the sincere message on the social media site after her dad missed his beloved Liverpool FC's 3-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday. Her father Andrew Nari, is a chief steward on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
13.12 The pilot had programmed a route to a remote Maldives island which has a runway long enough to land a Boeing 777, according to the MailOnline.
Diego Garcia is an overseas territory of the UK, which is rented to the US and is now a huge American naval base.
As we reported earlier - before the fateful Flight MH370, Capt Zaharie has apparently deleted several files from his homemade flight simulator.
12.35 Mr Hussein also told the news conference that Malaysia had received radar data from other countries.
However, as always, the news was shrouded in secrecy. "I can confirm that we have received some radar data, but we are not at liberty to release information from other countries," he said.
12.19 Malaysia's defence minister revealed in today's press conference that Investigators are trying to restore files deleted last month from the home flight simulator of the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah
Hishammuddin Hussein stressed that Capt. Zaharie must be considered innocent until proven guilty of any wrongdoing, and that members of his family are cooperating in the investigation.
11.53 The Malaysian prime minister's office has said it will investigate the earlier incident in which grieving relatives were thrown out of the press conference by heavy-handed police:
11.50 The 26-nation search for the flight is being conducted across 2.24 million nautical square miles but it is understood the plane is believed to be in the southernmost section of the search area, somewhere in the far south of the Indian Ocean.
"The working assumption is that it went south," a source has told The Telegraph's Jonathan Pearlman."The further working assumption within that is that it would be at the southern end of that corridor."
11.11 Here is a video of the distraught Chinese relatives trying earlier to talk to the press before being dragged away by police. Speaking to a scrum of reporters and photographers one said: "We don't know how long we will be waiting. It's been 12 days where's my son? Why aren't you giving me any answers."
11.03 It has only just emerged that, after 12 days of searching, Indonesia has only just provided clearance for surveillance aircraft from Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia to overfly its territory, while saying its own vessels await instructions from Kuala Lumpur.
10.36 Jonathan Pearlman in Kuala Lumpur says we now know the names of the flight simulator games used by the pilot of MH370 on his homemade device.
Police said Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah played the games Flight Simulator X, Flight Simulator 9 and X-Plane 10. The logs from these games were deleted on February 3 and police are trying to access the deleted information. I spoke yesterday to Peter Chong, a friend of the pilot, who said Zaharie was proud of the simulator but made no attempt to hide it and invited most of his friends to use it.
The investigation is ongoing but at this stage police appear to have found nothing suspicious.
An Indonesian Air Force military surveillance aircraft over the Malacca Strait searching for the missing plane
10.10 The police chief is refusing to answer questions about their treatment of the two distraught relatives, who were dragged away after talking to gathered journalists.
09.57 Right, after that excitement, some of the other developments to come out of today's press conference.
* Malaysia says 'so far' no red flags on any missing jet passenger. Background checks on nearly all but three of the 239 passengers and crew on board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet have produced no "information of significance". Ukrainian and Russian passengers have not yet been checked
* Files were recently deleted from the home flight simulator of the MH370 pilot. Police say the pilot deleted the logs of his home made flight simulator on February 3 and are still searching the device for clues. There were three separate games on the simulator.
* Two Chinese relatives who were trying to speak to journalists before the briefing by Malaysian officials were heard screaming as they were dragged away by police.
09.48 I've never seen anything quite like it - it's pandemonium as hundreds of reporters descend on two female relatives who were being ushered out of the conference by police.
A Chinese family member of a passenger onboard MH370 screams as she is being brought into a room outside the media conference area at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur
09.44 Incredible scenes as relatives of the passengers knocked to the floor in scuffles outside the media conference room in Kuala Lumpur. Women were forcibly removed after trying to attend plane news conference without permission.
09.36 Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's transport minister, is now giving his daily press conference. He confirms that the Maldives has found no evidence that MH370 flew over the tiny island on March 8.
He says they are sending a new team to Beijing to support passengers' families, imcluding representatives from the prime minister's office and the department of civil aviation.
He says Malaysia Airlines staff are innocent until proven guilty and there should be no further speculation from the press until more if known.
09.30 A source close to the investigation has told Reuters news agency that they believe the plane most likely flew into the southern Indian Ocean, as opposed to north towards Pakistan and India.
"The working assumption is that it went south, and furthermore that it went to the southern end of that corridor," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The view is based on the lack of any evidence from countries along the northern corridor that the plane entered their airspace, and the failure to find any trace of wreckage in searches in the upper part of the southern corridor.
09.18 Authorities in the Maldives are now investigating reports that islanders saw a "low-flying jumbo jet" on the day MH370 vanished.
Police and the civil aviation authority were investigating reported sightings on a remote island, however the islands' National Defence Force said that no trace of Flight MH370 had been picked up on radar
The investigations were sparked by a report by the Haveeru news website which said that several local residents had spotted a large plane flying over the remote southern island of Kuda Huvadhoo on March 8.
09.13 Our correspondent in Kuala Lumpur, Jonathan Pearlman, says the latest there is that have been were chaotic scenes as Chinese protesters gather inside the hotel conference room being used for daily press briefings.
The protesters, who represented the families of passengers on the plane and apparently came in from Beijing, demanded Malaysia reveal what it knows about the crash. The protesters screamed and wailed as they were led out of the briefing room. Of the 239 passsengers on MH370, 154 were Chinese nationals.
In other developments, the crash investigators still believe it is "highly probably" that MH370 was deliberately flown off course. I just spoke to a source close to the investigation who said investigators believe the plane's communications were deliberately disabled before it made its unusual turn westward. They are increasingly convinced the plane ended in the far southern section of the two huge corridors currently being searched.
The daily press briefing is due to begin shortly at 5.30 local time. The government said yesterday that police will be present today to provide an update on their investigation into the crew and pilots. As yet, nothing suspicious has emerged in the backgrounds of the pilot and co-pilot.
Selamat Omar shows a picture of his son, flight engineer Mohd Khairul Amri Selamat who was onboard the missing plane
09.06 Arguably the most important detail which will help investigators know whether they are dealing with a hijacking is when the plane changed course - whether it was before or after the co-pilot's last message to ground control.
It emerged overnight from US officials that the abrupt U-turn made by the plane is believed to have been programmed into the onboard computer before the last radio contact was made with the co-pilot.
Sources say the change in direction was made about 12 minutes before Fariq Abdul Hamid told controllers: "All right, good night." This would indicate that the cockpit knew of possible difficult and did not alert officials.
08.42 Peter Chong holds a smartphone displaying a picture of himself with missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah:
08.24 A girl takes part in a candlelight vigil organized by a social group, the Christian Muslim Alliance Pakistan, for passengers that were aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in Islamabad, Pakistan:
07.52 China has not yet found any sign the missing Malaysian Airlines jet entered in its territory, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing.
07.40 New radar data from Thailand has given Malaysian investigators more potential clues for how to retrace the course of the missing Malaysian airliner.
Thai air force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Montol Suchookorn said that at 1:28 a.m on March 8, Thai military radar "was able to detect a signal, which was not a normal signal, of a plane flying in the direction opposite from the MH370 plane," back toward Kuala Lumpur.
The Thai air force did not check its records because the aircraft was not in "Thai airspace and it was not a threat to Thailand", the spokesman said, denying it had been "withholding information".
07.22 This in from Reuters, investigators close to the search for MH370 believe it most likely that the plane flew into the southern Indian Ocean.
"The working assumption is that it went south, and furthermore that it went to the southern end of that corridor," said the source, referring to a search area stretching from west of Indonesia to the Indian Ocean west of Australia.
05.55 For those of you waking up, a quick recap on the main developments from yesterday and overnight:
Eleven days have passed since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, and 26 nations are struggling to search for the airliner over an area more than two-thirds the size of the continental United States.
Malaysian and US officials believe the aircraft was deliberately diverted but an exhaustive background search of the 239 passengers and crew aboard has not yielded any possible motive or link to terrorism.
Malaysia's top official in charge of the operation said it was vital to reduce the scale of the search and renewed appeals for sensitive military data from its neighbours that Malaysia believes may shed light on where the airliner flew.
The U.S. Navy said it had switched mainly to using P-8A Poseidon and P-3 Orion aircraft to search for the missing plane instead of ships and helicopters.
Investigators piecing together patchy data from military radar and satellites believe that someone turned off vital datalinks and turned west, re-crossing the Malay Peninsula and following a commercial route towards India.
After that, ephemeral pings picked up by one commercial satellite suggest the aircraft flew on for at least six hours, but investigators have very little idea whether it turned north or south, triggering a search expanding across two hemispheres.
Police in the Indian Ocean island chain of the Maldives said they were investigating reports that people on one of its outer islands had seen a low-flying aeroplane there early on March 8. The police gave no further details.
The search covers a total area of 2.24 million nautical miles (7.68 million sq km), from central Asia to the southern Indian Ocean.
05.50 Good morning and welcome to The Telegraph's live coverage of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.


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Ever since Kamen Rider first fired up his motorcycle over forty years ago and kicked evil Shocker ass, one thing has been missing: a pleated-skirt and sailor-suit-wearing rider. That will change.
Kamen Rider is a tokusatsu series that debuted in the early 1970s. It's since spun off movies, toys, and video games.
This December, Kamen Rider will get its first schoolgirl rider, played by popstar Erina Mano, in upcoming flick Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Megamax. The 20-year-old Mano first got her start in Morning Musume's talent agency.
Schoolgirl characters are not new to Kamen Rider (heck, the latest Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Fourze, is set in a high school). This isn't even the first female Kamen Rider as the series has had lady riders for years.
Mano, however, will play a mysterious student named Nadeshiko Misaki, who transforms into Kamen Rider Nadeshiko. This is Kamen Rider's first schoolgirl rider.
The moniker "Nadeshiko", which traditionally refers to the ideal Japanese woman, actually comes from Japan's female soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, which recently won the World Cup.
Kamen Rider Nadeshiko's outfit is inspired by the female soccer team's uniform, not to mention traditional schoolgirl sailor uniforms.
The character even has a special move that's in a reference to Homare Sawa's backwards heel kick World Cup goal.
"She's tough," Kamen Rider producer Hideaki Tsukada told Sponichi. "In that outward cuteness, there's also an intense degree of strength. Her appeal lies in the gap between those two points."
Creators have long been using the gap between cute and violent in schoolgirl portrayals, whether that be Japanese exploitation films like Terrifying Girls' High School or anime Blood: The Last Vampire—or even video games like Street Fighter. And in December 2011, it will be used in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Megamax.
The integration of a tough schoolgirl and women's soccer is far more welcomed (and interesting) than that uninspired Kamen Rider idol group launched late last year. Megamax, they weren't.
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Peripheral European stocks, in particular Greece, are going to be the source of real value for investors, according to one analyst.
Despite the country spending much of 2012 under the threat of expulsion from the euro zone and needing bailout cash from international creditors to pay its bills, Greek stocks have managed to perform surprisingly well, Patrick Legland, Global Head of Research at Societe Generale, told CNBC.
German stocks were considered to be the obvious star performer within the embattled euro zone last year.
"Within all asset classes worldwide the top performer in the last six months is Greece – Greek equities are up 30 percent," Legland told CNBC Thursday. Germany's DAX in the same period was up 17 percent.
In 2012 the ASE, Athens' benchmark index, was up 33 percent,ahead of Germany's DAX which gained 28 percent over the year.
"We know the difficulties but it trades at 20 percent of book value. We have the same situation for telecoms companies but also other peripheral assets where we see very good value, in Spain, Greece and Portugal.There are risks but they are fully discounted valuations," Legland added.
(Read more:IMF Approves Greek Aid Tranche; Lagarde Sees Progress)
Legland echoed some of the views of colleague and notoriously bearish chief global strategist at SocGen, Albert Edwards, who this week sparked speculation that he was watering down his pessimism after saying that there could be a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to buy European stocks.
"In the last few years he [Edwards] has been absolutely right. His view is shifting and he's changing his mind, [now] far more positive on equities. The best way to protect against inflation risk is equities," Legland said.
Chris Tinker, founder of Libra Investment Services, added that the risk factor for equities across the board had diminished significantly in the last six months, which should buoy markets further saying the "downside of equities [was] now removed."
"We had a risk of things going bust and currency collapse but we're now seeing the market willing to take on risk. We're now looking for the growth dynamic and for what will give us capital returns. It's very important that [investors] recognize that there is a difference between short term and long term investing," Tinker said.
"If you combine the cheapness of equities, all the liquidity and the risk of inflation – you have one of the best asset classes for the next 5 to 10 years," Legland said.
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Few traditions are as enduring as lighting homes and yards for Christmas. The first electric-light Christmas displays date to the 1880s, when an associate of inventor Thomas Edison installed holiday lights in New York. The tradition of celebratory winter lighting actually predates the birth of Christ, however.
In Missouri, many homeowners and entire communities now create elaborate lighting displays for the enjoyment of their neighbors and holiday travelers. Few private displays are more extensive than those constructed by Vicky and Bruce Latchford of Callao, in north-central Missouri.
Sixteen years ago, Bruce gave his wife a nativity scene for Christmas, and the couple placed it in their yard. Each year they added more holiday decorations. Now the display fills their property and includes nearly every imaginable holiday decoration, from illuminated deer to snowmen to Snow White figures to luminaries and a number of Santas, including a rocking St. Nick on the front porch and a singing jolly fellow who stands sentry at the Latchford's barn.
The exhibit is intended as a walk-through attraction. Particularly popular with visitors are the mechanical workshops and other animated displays that once were part of a well-known annual holiday exhibit near Plevna. The Callao Christmas experience has expanded in recent years as neighbors have begun creating their own displays.
The Latchford's holiday display is illuminated from dusk until 10 p.m. every evening from Thanksgiving until Jan. 1, weather permitting. Admission is free, though donations are accepted.
To locate the display, take Highway 36 until you reach the Callao exit, 9 miles west of Macon. Head north on Highway 3 and turn right at the first four-way stop. You can't miss it.


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International migration is as old as human history and continues to define and reshape nations, cultures and the day-to-day life of many millions of people. It would be wrong to assert that its impact has always been benign, particularly for indigenous populations, but today it is also increasingly evident that migration consistently benefits countries of destination and origin, as well as migrants themselves.
In our globalized world, it is important to recognize migration as a key enabler for equitable, inclusive and sustainable social and economic development. However, to fully realize the potential of migration for the creation of wealth, trade, jobs and social empowerment, we need policies that recognize the positive contribution of migrants, protect their human rights and better manage their movements.
International migration is a complex issue that calls for comprehensive and collaborative solutions. No government can address the migration issue alone. It affects every region, with South-to-South movements as significant as those from South to North. The 2013 United Nations General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development is an opportunity for Member States to lay the foundation for improved local, regional and international migration policies and to highlight the importance of migration in preparing the post-2015 development agenda.
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This all guesswork on my part, but, It should be easy to add in new data types in the style sheets. I don't think anything is hard coded. But mapping the data types from orm to sql is the trickey part. There has to be a type in orm that corresponds to the new data types in the database model you want to generate. So you need to update at least two style sheets.
I think the style sheet that names the types in sql standard has the word "sql" in the file name.
Hi Tom,
For a short-term workaround on adding additional data types look at http://www.ormfoundation.org/forums/p/601/1835.aspx#1835. You could also combine this with custom properties (similar to http://www.ormfoundation.org/forums/p/573/1698.aspx#1698), which would give a cleaner user experience. In fact, you could probably go as far as a custom property that simply picks, and ignore the conceptual data type if it is populated.
The bigger question here is a conceptual model vs. physical model issue. From a per conceptual perspective, I can see datetimeoffset as being different from datetime, but it is hard to treat datetime and datetime2 as different types. What I would like to avoid is expanding the list of conceptual data types to be a superset of all of the implementations we target.
The current data types have served marginally for a long time, but they are basically just placeholders for real data types. Sometime this year I will be expanding the data types to allow simple type hierarchies (restrictions on other types) and formal facet definitions (currently, there are simply two slots that are shown and renamed at different times). This would allow, for example, a regex facet on a string data type, which isn't currently handled. It would also allow for extensions to add facets to core data types, including target-specific extensions like the SQL server data types. Basically, you could then add your own 'DataTimeOffset' data type to the model (with the SQL Server type specified as an extension facet) and use your own specialized type as the data type for multiple value types in your model.
Another parallel option is to add a settings file to the SQL generation. A settings file is a 'write once' generated file that the user can edit to affect the contents of other generated files. In the SQL case, you could then pick your target SQL server flavor and we could map the data types better for the newer SQL variants. This one is low hanging fruit (the NORMA generator already supports this concept).
So, while I'm reticent to simply extend the core list of data types, I need to address the broader issue soon.
I seem to recall that in the period "BN" (Before NORMA - aka the "Old Days"), the ORM tools required you to choose a target DBMS before starting to create a model. Then, when you created a new object type, your selection of data type was restricted to those that were available in your target DBMS.
Thanks Matt
You make a good point about the conceptual model vs physical model.
Hopefully this weekend I can look into either creating the settings file for the SQL generation or hijacking the datatypes like you suggested :)
On a side note, is there a roadmap for the additional features and changes you are bringing into NORMA?
I don't have a need for all of the various SQL Server date/time datatypes, but I intend to make use of the Date datatype. As Tom pointed out, the conceptual model already has three date/time datatypes, my issue is (as he also noted) that they are all mapped to the SQL Server datetime datatype. All I did - based on the forum links that Matt provided - was to modify DDILtoSQLServer.xslt by expanding:
<xsl:template match="@type[.='DATE' or .='TIME' or .='TIMESTAMP']" mode="ForDataType">
<xsl:template match="@type[.='DATE']" mode="ForDataType">
<xsl:template match="@type[.='TIME']" mode="ForDataType">
<xsl:template match="@type[.='TIMESTAMP']" mode="ForDataType">
Easy peasy: my DDL now makes use of both Date and Datetime column definitions.
Maybe this was too obvious to have been mentioned, but maybe there are also others out there as dense as I that can make use of it.
- Chris
Hi Chris,
I've made a similar change, but went a little farther than this in some of the other generators by recognizing a difference between DateTime and AutoTimestamp. Although the timestamp data type is the SQL standard, it really isn't a data type at all for SQL Server (it is just a table attribute). It is also deprecated in favor of rowversion. The next release will map TIMESTAMP to rowversion, DATETIME (new possibility) to datetime, TIME to time, and DATE to date (matching your code above).
If anyone objects to these settings please let me know sooner rather than later.
PS I'd like to get a major rework of the data types in the public release after this one. You'll likely see fewer main data types with additional implementation-specific facets to get a very specific implementation. You'll then be able to get more specific on your datatypes than you do now and be able to get things like shortdatetime, datetime2, etc. This is a big enough chunk of work that I'll probably branch it in the code base (either formally or just locally in a backed up directory), so I'm not going to promise when it will see the light of day, but it is clear that I can't get to where I need to be with the current approach to data types. This will include the ability to create custom reusable data types with your own names that are based on stock data types but can set additional facet information (length, scale, precision, value range, regex pattern, etc.). So, if you want to model directly against the SQL data types, you'll be able to create a named data type with all of the correct settings, e.g. shortdate, and reuse it as many times as you want.


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Fidelity Investments said in early May that the average 401(k) balance rose to $74,600 at the end of the first quarter, up 8% from the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The first-quarter balance also represents a 62% increase since the end of the first quarter of 2009, often considered the low of the 2008-2009 market downturn, when the average balance was $46,200.
Strong stock market performance in the first quarter accounted for about 80% of the account-balance growth, with the other 20% attributed to both participant and employer contributions, according to the company.
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