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The District Attorney's Office realizes that along with the pleasures of growing older and having more leisure time, senior citizens are also vulnerable to certain crimes. Some criminals prey on seniors, who often have more assets, are more willing to trust others, and may be vulnerable because of loneliness or diminishing physical or mental facilities. Criminals may attempt to exploit that trust, steal a senior's money, or physically abuse or neglect them.
We are committed to fighting elder abuse and improving the quality of life for seniors. To that end, the District Attorney's Office has staff who are specially trained and dedicated to prosecuting crimes against the elderly. These specially trained staff investigate and vertically prosecute elder abuse cases. This means that one deputy district attorney handles a case from beginning to end.
The most effective line of defense against elder abuse remains seniors themselves. By resisting high-pressure sales tactics, taking time to make decisions, and most importantly discussing personal matters with trusted friends and loved ones, seniors can often prevent many forms of elder abuse. The information on this web site will help seniors protect themselves by further explaining "elder abuse" and giving tips for its prevention.
Please review this information and discuss it with others. If you are concerned that someone is attempting to victimize you or a senior you know, you can contact the following agencies:
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What is Financial Abuse?
Financial Abuse is the mismanagement of money, property or other assets belonging to a senior. Anyone who has access to your personal information, such as bank account numbers, credit cards, checkbooks, etc. can potentially steal from you. Be careful about whom you trust. You can take steps to protect yourself from financial abuse.
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Signs of Elder Financial Abuse:
- You detect unusual activity in your bank accounts such as numerous withdrawals or attempts to withdraw a large sum of money.
- A friend or caretaker asks you for a loan and tells you to keep it a secret. A need for secrecy can be a warning sign of an intent not to repay the loan.
- You see your bills piling up when payment is the responsibility of your caretaker.
- You see changes in your will or power of attorney though you are unable or unwilling to make such changes.
- You lack amenities, such as clothing and grooming items, although you have the means to pay for these items.
What is Physical Abuse?
Physical Abuse is the infliction of bodily injuries on an elder. Seniors or their loved ones should immediately report physical abuse to law enforcement by calling "911" or Adult Protective Services by calling 888/ 675-1115. Keep a list of emergency numbers you can call in the event that someone in your home physically abuses you.
Signs of Elder Physical Abuse:
- Obvious lacerations, abrasions, fractures, welts, bruises, discoloration, or swelling.
- Pain or tenderness on mere touch.
- Burns caused by cigarettes, ropes or other bonds.
- Detached retina, bleeding, or scalp wound.
- Elder becomes withdrawn or protective of the suspect
What is Emotional Abuse?
Emotional Abuse can result from verbal assaults, threats, intimidation, humiliation, or isolation and can cause mental and emotional trauma. Verbally threatening and abusive treatment, and other acts of rage are not acceptable behavior, even if carried out by a son or daughter or family friend. You can report such psychological abuse to Adult Protective Services or to the police. Understand that such intimidating and hurtful conduct is not your fault.
Signs of Elder Emotional Abuse:
- Appears depressed and not himself/herself.
- Unusual mood changes and anger.
- Fear of being touched or approached by others.
- Seems withdrawn and unusually introverted or afraid
What Is Neglect?
Neglect is the failure by a caregiver to provide the senior with basic needs. This includes food, shelter, medical assistance, personal hygiene products, heat or air conditioning. Such neglect should be reported. Adult children, especially unemployed or those with a criminal history, may neglect their elder parents. Be leery of giving an adult child with a history of emotional or criminal problems too much control over your money or your life.
Signs of Elder Neglect:
- The elder feels isolated by a caretaker and is unable to speak freely or spend time with others.
- A caretaker fails to assist with personal hygiene or in providing clothing for the elder.
- A caregiver has a history of violence, or alcohol or drug abuse.
- The senior shows signs of dehydration or malnutrition.
- The elder has sudden weight loss.
- The elder does not have necessities, including eyeglasses, dentures, prostheses, hearing aids, canes, walkers, or other critical items.
Another form of neglect is self-neglect. Self-neglect is the inability of an elder who does not have a caretaker to provide for himself/herself. Self-neglect is NOT a crime. However, seniors can receive services and assistance from Adult Protective Services. Important: Often victims of elder abuse can be abused in more ways than one. For example, an abuser may hit the elder (physical abuse) in order to convince him or her to turn over money to the abuser (financial abuse).


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DOVER — A Dover man charged with strangling Elizabeth Marriott to death allegedly told police he killed her during the course of a consensual sex act involving erotic asphyxiation.
Thirty-year-old Seth Mazzaglia, of Dover, is facing first- and second-degree murder charges in connection with Marriott's death. He is accused of strangling Marriott with a rope inside his apartment on Mill Street on Oct. 9, 2012.
Police say after initially lying about the encounter, Mazzaglia admitted to his involvement during an interview at the Newington Police Department on Oct. 12, 2012. His statements to police were recounted in a police affidavit attached to an arrest warrant in the case.
The affidavit was among hundreds of pages of information unsealed Monday at the circuit court in Dover. Foster's Daily Democrat, the New Hampshire Union Leader and The Portsmouth Herald had all petitioned the court for access to the records, which had remained shielded from public view for more than six months.
The release followed Mazzaglia's indictment on murder charges in April by a Rockingham County grand jury.
According to the search warrant affidavit, Sergeant Joseph Ebert of the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit questioned Mazzaglia on Oct. 12. Mazzaglia initially recounted a "variety of stories" about how Marriott died, according to the affidavit, all of which involved BDSM (bondage sadomasochism) exploration "gone too far."
In one early version of the story, Mazzaglia allegedly told police he arrived home on Oct. 9 and "immediately sensed something was wrong." Mazzaglia claimed a Rochester couple was present, as well as his live-in girlfriend, Kathryn McDonough, and Elizabeth Marriott. Mazzaglia said he remembered seeing a line across Marriott's throat, and said he believed that "someone had used their hands to manually strangle her," according to police.
He later allegedly admitted to using a rope to strangle Marriott himself during what he described as a consensual sex act. Mazzaglia said he was playing strip poker with Marriott and his girlfriend on Oct. 9 when the three of them began talking about BDSM, according to the affidavit. Mazzaglia said the conversation "eventually led to a consensual sexual encounter involving autoerotic asphyxiation."
Mazzaglia told investigators he put a rope around Marriott's neck while he was having intercourse with her, and applied pressure to the rope, according to the police affidavit. At some point, Mazzaglia said McDonough also became involved, but it was Mazzaglia who was tightening the rope before Marriott's death.
Mazzaglia said Marriott suffered what he described as a seizure. Mazzaglia said he then checked her body for a pulse in multiple locations and placed a plastic grocery bag over her head. Neither Mazzaglia nor McDonough rendered medical aid, according to an affidavit, despite the fact that both had formal medical training.
On Oct. 12, police also interviewed a Rochester couple named Roberta Gerkin and Paul Hicock. Gerkin told police she received a call from the cell phone of Mazzaglia, whom she knew as "Lex," at 10:49 p.m. on Oct. 9, according to court documents. Gerkin said it was McDonough on the phone, asking her to travel to Dover.
Hicock accompanied Gerkin, and when they arrived, they saw "a female subject lying unconscious on the living room floor," according to a police affidavit. Gerkin described the woman to police as a white female with shoulder length brown hair, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall. The woman was clothed only in a pair of blue underwear, and there were brown plastic grocery bags covering her head and face, Gerkin told police.
Gerkin said she used a box cutter to remove the bags, and observed the woman had a "blue face" and appeared to be dead, according to the police affidavit.
Gerkin claimed that "Lex" and McDonough then discussed "dumping the body," but Gerkin wasn't specific about the exact statements she heard, according to the police affidavit.
Hicock recounted that "Lex" told him he had "blacked out" and stated something along the lines of "this time I went too far," according to the affidavit. Hicock also recalled hearing a reference to "dumping the body."
Investigators say Mazzaglia accompanied State Police Sgt. Joseph Ebert and another detective to the location in Portsmouth where he allegedly deposited Marriott's body into the Piscataqua River. Mazzaglia said he "purposefully took back roads" from Dover to Portsmouth to "evade detection," according to the police affidavit.
Mazzaglia led police along a footpath adjacent to the shipyard along the riverbank, in an area he described as "the grotto," according to the police affidavit. It had a large concrete pad, surrounded by a black metal fence. Mazzaglia said he flipped Marriott's body over the fence and it landed on the ground on the other side. He then threw her body off of a small cliff into the water. He also allegedly threw her cell phone into the water.
When Marriott's body did not entirely submerge, McDonough "completed the task," and afterwards, made a joking reference to "Davey Jones's locker," according to an affidavit filed by Dover Police Sgt. Scott Pettingill.
Mazzaglia allegedly said he and McDonough then traveled to the Residence Inn at 1 International Drive in Portsmouth and discarded trash bags and an opaque tarp used to transport Marriott's body in a dumpster behind the hotel.
The pair then allegedly drove Marriott's car to the UNH parking lot on Mast Road in Durham. Mazzaglia told police they left on foot, carrying Marriott's clothes and pocketbook in plastic bags. According to the affidavit, Mazzaglia said they discarded some of the possessions in a dumpster behind the UNH horse barn, then discarded the remainder at a dumpster located between Village Pizza and Libby's.
Mazzaglia allegedly told investigators they also threw away gloves in various trash cans on a walk back to the Sawyer Mill Apartments in Dover. They arrived back at Mazzaglia's apartment at 1 Mill St. at about 6:15 a.m., according to Mazzaglia's account.
They then allegedly took the clothes they had been wearing, including Mazzaglia's boots, and put them in a white trash bag, which was discarded in dumpster behind the apartment complex.
Later in the morning, the two had sexual intercourse, as "McDonough was excited about what had happened the evening before with Ms. Marriott," Pettingill's affidavit states.
On Oct. 12, McDonough was interviewed by Sergeant Jeffrey Ladieu and Sara Hennessey of the N.H. State Police Major Crime Unit.
McDonough said Marriott was planning to visit her at 9 p.m. on the night Marriott disappeared. McDonough told police she was planning to take Marriott to a local cemetery to photograph ghosts.
In an an interview with police, McDonough allegedly said she searched around the outside of the apartment complex for Marriott, and also checked at a local convenience store. McDonough told police she went to Pine Hill Cemetery alone, and recalled hearing strange noises. She told police she presumed Marriott was trying to scare her.
McDonough claimed her cell phone had died while she was inside the cemetery, and that she deleted the photos she shot that evening with her "cheap" camera, after uploading them to a computer.
McDonough claimed she only became aware of Marriott's disappearance after viewing information about it on Facebook the following morning, according to an affidavit.
On Oct. 24, the state received warrants to search for the cell phone records and cell tower information for Mazzaglia, McDonough, Gerkin and Hickok's cell phones. Their providers included Verizon, Sprint and AT&T.
Police claim Mazzaglia, who was listed in McDonough's phone as "Darkheart," sent text messages to his girlfriend in August setting out in "graphic detail" her role "as a submissive and his role as a dominant in BDSM sexual acts."
"Mazzaglia also discusses performing sexual acts on a friend of McDonough's while McDonough watches," the police affidavit states, "and/or having McDonough (choose) a friend that she would 'offer' to Mazzaglia. Mazzaglia would then do 'anything' with her while McDonough watched."
Police allegedly uncovered a number of text messages between McDonough and someone with the first name "Andi" between Oct. 7, 2012, and Oct. 11, 2012. In the messages, the pair discussed "the bondage sadomasochistic (BDSM) lifestyle," according to a police affidavit attached to the search warrant for the phones.
They also allegedly discussed the prospect of Andi and her boyfriend participating in a "non-specified sexual encounter" at Mazzaglia's apartment, according to the affidavit. The encounter was slated for "sometime during the week of October 8, 2012."
A co-worker at Target in Greenland told police McDonough's Facebook profile picture changed on Oct. 9 "to what he described as a weird and scary photo of McDonough dressed as a vampire with blood dripping from her mouth."
Police later interviewed a woman they believe to be "Andi," the woman with whom McDonough was corresponding via text message. According to the police affidavit, the woman confirmed she and her boyfriend were planning to visit Mazzaglia's apartment on Oct. 9, but they changed their plans, and instead came on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The woman told police she was unaware Marriott had visited the apartment one day earlier, according to the affidavit. Her boyfriend said they played videogames at the apartment and left.
The woman also pointed police to an online account she believed the couple had posted on a fetish and BDSM website. The advertisement stated they were seeking a "submissive" who would live with them. She told police McDonough used the screen named "roguetemptress" and Mazzaglia used the handle "enigmaticshadows."
Police were unable to find any record of outgoing calls on McDonough's phone logs between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10. Investigators believe she deleted the records, based on information they tracked down in Marriott's cell phone history, according to an affidavit.
On Nov. 13, Dover police and state prosecutors attended a meeting with a Strafford County House of Corrections inmate and his lawyer. The man was awaiting trial on federal charges, according to a police affidavit.
The man said he shared a prison cell with Mazzaglia in the jail's medical unit. During that time, Mazzaglia allegedly told him that Marriott died during a "three way." The inmate also told investigators Mazzaglia recalled that he blacked out during the episode, and when he came to, he was having sex with Marriott, who was having a seizure.
The inmate also claimed that Mazzaglia asked him to deliver a letter to McDonough after the inmate was released from jail. Mazzaglia allegedly provided his cellmate with a hand-drawn map of the route to the home of McDonough's mother.
"(The inmate) stated that he asked Mazzaglia what the letter said, and Mazzaglia stated that the letter outlined for McDonough the code that they can speak in over the telephone so that the police and investigators will not know what they are discussing," reads a police affidavit.
According to newly-unsealed court documents, Roberta Gerkin met with McDonough on Dec. 22 and recorded their conversation.
McDonough allegedly admitted during the conversation that she was engaged in sexual activity with Marriott and her boyfriend on Oct. 9, and that the encounter involved a rope, according to an affidavit supporting a search warrant for phone records.
"McDonough also stated in substance that Ms. Marriott's death appeared to be accidental at first, but then turned 'purposeful,'" the affidavit states.
McDonough was arrested a few days later. She was indicted by a Rockingham County grand jury in April on charges of witness tampering, hindering apprehension or prosecution and conspiracy to do the same. Prosecutors have accused her of trying to cover up Marriott's death and trying to persuade Gerkin to lie to police.


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SOMERSWORTH -- Police are still searching for an armed robber who threatened the life of a clerk at the Route 108 Irving gas station Friday night.
Sergeant Matthew Duval said a white male in his 40s wearing a ski mask displayed a firearm to the clerk, who was the only one in the storm at the time. The suspect was described as between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches, wearing a denim jacket or a blue sweat shirt and jeans.
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During the 25-plus years I've known Ira Chaleff, I've become increasingly impressed with the pioneering nature of his work. When I met him, he was an executive coach working with members of Congress and international clients. He has served as a business consultant for world leaders and foreign governments. In 1995, he published "The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders," now in its third edition (Berrett-Koehler, 2009). I interviewed Chaleff about aspects of this groundbreaking book that can benefit financial advisors and their organizations.
Mellan: How did your interest in "courageous followership" evolve?
Chaleff: I've always been interested in the beneficial use of power. How can we help leaders who acquire power to use it well? How can we minimize the misuse or abuse of power?
There's a cultural misconception that following is a passive act. It's not. It's a partnership that recognizes different responsibilities while working toward a common goal. The way you play the follower role with strength is first to be committed to serving the organization and its leaders. That gives you a platform for questioning those leaders if you feel that what they're doing is not serving the common goal well, or violating the values that you believe the firm should be living by.
Implicit in the follower role is that you may not always agree with a choice that the leaders have made. Nevertheless, as long as that choice has a reasonable chance of achieving the company's goal and doesn't violate its core values, your responsibility is to subordinate your own preferences and support the firm's leaders. That's mature professionalism.
On the other hand, if you feel that what the leaders are doing is counterproductive to the common goal, or violates its core values, it's your responsibility to candidly address those issues with the leaders.
OM: Your work has been applied to large corporations and governments. Can it also benefit smaller companies of two to 10 people, like most financial planning firms?
IC: My work is about relationships and these dynamics play out in smaller businesses as well as in large firms.
"Leader" and "follower" aren't personality types; they are roles we all play in different situations. In large and small groups, even in a marriage, sometimes we lead and sometimes we follow.
OM: How does courageous followership relate to conflict resolution?
IC: Both involve relationships. The distinction is that in courageous followership, we're dealing with a perceived power differential in the hierarchy. It's not true that the leader has all the power and the follower has none, but there are differences.
OM: Let's say you are a lower-echelon employee who doesn't like what's happening on the top level of your organization. How do you decide whether to speak to the boss or prepare to quit your job?
IC: Unless there is serious illegal activity, you should never think of leaving the organization without first helping the leaders become aware of the adverse impact of their actions. Only after you have made several attempts to communicate, with no sign that the leaders are serious about correcting the situation, should you contemplate other career options.
If the objectionable behavior borders on unethical action, you need to take a very firm and early stance. Otherwise, once you begin colluding with these ethically questionable activities, you start down a slippery slope from which it's hard to extricate yourself.
OM: What makes it so difficult to speak candidly to higher-ups?
IC: There are different styles of followership. Depending on your style, you may feel more inclined to be candid despite the risks.
There's the resource style, where you do an honest day's work, but don't go out of your way to either support or challenge the leader. In the individualist style, you are willing to question the leader, but don't offer any support, so you marginalize yourself. Implementer-style followers provide excellent support, but are reluctant to ask questions, leaving the leader vulnerable to his or her own blind spots. If you are a partner-style follower, you are strong in both supporting the leader and, when necessary, questioning or challenging his or her behavior. When you take this last approach, a good leader will come to value your input and your counsel.
OM: What keeps those of us who are reluctant to question the leader from doing so?
IC: In some situations, people realistically worry that it will affect their promotion or retention. But research shows that the far more prevalent cause is fear of losing favor with the leader. So if we are experiencing this fear, we need to identify the source of it. Once we name the fear, we can manage it.
OM: Where do you get the courage to do this, since it feels so risky?
IC: People have different sources of courage. For some, it's their religious values. For others, it's a sense of justice. Still more want to uphold professional standards that they are committed to. And others are inspired by role models who have done difficult things in their lives.
Courage is like a muscle: If we push ourselves to exercise it in situations of relatively small consequence, we'll be better equipped when we need the courage to deal with a very serious situation.
For example, if you are being enticed to direct a client toward an OK investment that's not the best for that client, it's better to resist temptation and recommend the best investment. If you come under pressure later to steer the client toward a truly poor choice, you'll have developed the habit of courage to stand firm against that pressure.
OM: Suppose you work for a firm that was originally committed to helping middle-class clients, but now plans to raise the minimum net worth it will accept. If you're uncomfortable with this, what should you do?
IC: It's important to recognize that leaders, followers and clients all bring self-interest to the relationship. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn't corrupt the core values and common purpose on which the firm was founded.
If you're not comfortable with this decision, you need to take a stand early on in support of the values that the firm has stood for, so you can have an upward influence on what happens. You might agree to do your part in attracting higher-net-worth clients, while insisting on maintaining a certain percentage of mid-net-worth clients.
OM: If an advisor who now works for a large planning firm is considering going out on their own, how can your process facilitate this decision?
IC: There are a range of legitimate reasons for leaving a work situation. One of them is that you've done your apprenticeship, gained the experience you need, and you now want to test yourself in the world. That's a positive reason for leaving, and hopefully you depart in an orderly and ethical way.
At the other end of the spectrum, if you are uncomfortable with the values by which the firm operates and you've been unsuccessful in influencing the direction it is going in, it may be best to leave in order to create a company that reflects your own values.
OM: What steps of your process should financial advisors and their staff be practicing or thinking about?
IC: If you have to give candid feedback up the chain, or are faced with the need to do so, I would encourage you to read relevant chapters of "The Courageous Follower" to prepare more fully for what may be a difficult conversation.
My advice is to consider these guidelines:
- Test your views with trusted peers first.
- Frame your concerns in terms of what the leader values.
- Don't sugarcoat the message.
- Speak assertively enough to get the leader's attention.
- Recommend specific changes that the leader can make.
- Be open to the leader's alternative ideas of how to address the issue.
- Request follow-up on what the leader decides.
- Reconfirm your support for the leader and the firm.
In a volatile age filled with risk and opportunity, it's crucial to find the courage to support our leaders and "speak truth to power" when necessary. This is an important facet of exercising personal integrity in all areas of life—a source of the strength and self-esteem each of us needs to thrive.
Read Part 1 of this series, "Resolving Conflict," from the February issue of Investment Advisor. Look for Part 3 of this series, "Restoring Trust," in the April issue of Investment Advisor.


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Viewers got their first glimpse of chimp attack victim Charla Nash on Wednesday -- and the pictures are disturbing.
Nash, 56, was disfigured in February when Travis, her friend's 200-pound chimp, attacked her in Stamford, Conn.
We know it was a brutal attack. She lost her nose, eyes, lips and hands but, until now, all updates on her condition have come through her family and attorneys.
This week she sat down with Oprah Winfrey to tell her own story, free of any bandages. It was the first time she's been seen in public without her bandages or the veil she uses to cover her face.
Nash shared a few of the difficulties she's faced during her rehabilitation: she must eat everything through a straw and can't breathe through her nose. But she isn't in pain and often goes for walks, Nash told Oprah.
It feels like "patches of tape or gauze" are covering her face and she doesn't remember anything from the animal's attack, she said.
The segment has aired in Chicago, but not yet on the East Coast.
Oprah spoke with the media on Tuesday about the interview and choked up as she relayed the experience.
"She's a good mother and, like all good mothers, she's worried about her daughter," Oprah said. "She worried about whether her daughter is going to choose the appropriate prom dress and worried that she won't be there for that. I have to tell you, it's one of those stories about the resilience of the human spirit that makes us all take a look a different look at our lives."
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Gen 2 Superchargers?
Gen 2 Superchargers?
Probably faster and with a longer cable.
Elon has talked about the fact that the SC can actually output 120Kwh.
Yes, has been discussed in numerous other threads. ;-)
@Murphy2712 - I charged there today on the way back from Vegas. Same 90Kw, but the unit has a different setup for holding the cable. You have more cable to work with and the ModS charge port alignment with the Supercharger cable outlet is not as critical. I don't have a picture posting account, but if you want to drop me an email: email@example.com, I will send you pictures of my ModS charging from the old and the new.
create a photo account/diary on any free site, from tinypic to Flickr, and you can reference and insert them here.
Well done.
Nice pics as well, gj
Notice they no longer say "90KW" on them. Can we speculate that means a bump up to 120KW is coming soon? ;-)
Actually it does say 90KW on the narrow vertical red stripe in the last picture. It's sideways and reads "SUPERCHARGER / 90KW"
I'll have to take your word for it as I can't zoom in that close on the picture, too pixelated. Nevermind then. Still I hope that bump in power is in the future for the SC's.
In the second pic down, charger 1B shows "90 KW" clearly near the top.
[sarcasm] Really Brian? I couldn't read that. Thanks. [/sarcasm]
Seriously though, that's the "old" supercharger, clearly labeled by the original poster as "Gen 1".
In the Share dropdown menu.
As an alternative to blowing up the red strip, and taking the OP's word for it. /sarcasm
Gotcha. Thanks, and my appologies for not understanding who you were directing that message too.
Thanks for posting the photos... Only thing is, why no solar canopy? Barstow would be perfect for solar and would keep the cars cooler...
Find a Solar City forum and ask.
@FLsportscarenth... - Barstow certainly gets plenty of sunshine and would seem to be an ideal place for a solar canopy. But, it is also very windy there on most days. Just speculation, but the structural reinforcement required to sustain the wind loading on an elevated solar array might have been more than Tesla/Solar City wanted to deal with.
Then a wind generator mayhaps? Free clean energy from nature is great! And in this place makes a lot of sense (check out the solar insolence map... Barstow is great.
PV panels as vanes on a wind turbine? Dual input! :D
That could get real interesting! As the wind vanes turn to stay faced into the wind and the solar panels turn to stayed facing the sun, the whole thing might just screw it self into the ground. There is even an outside chance it will hit oil.
You just invented a whole new industry. Wind and solar-powered oil wells. The reverse of the current oil (-backstopped) wind and solar!
ummmm... general questions about these chargers:
1. Where are the solar panels? :) (assuming other side of the lot, but how big are we talking about)
2. What kind of wiring/system is required to do 90/120kWh worth of charging? (just getting geeked out with thought of being able to do that potentially at homes, etc. in the future)
The solar panels might be in another location altogether. It's a network, not a site-based system.


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A little boy and his grandfather are raking leaves in the yard.
The little boy finds an earthworm trying to get back into its hole.
He says, "Grandpa, I bet I can put that worm back in that hole."
The grandfather replies, "I'll bet you five dollars you can't. It's too wiggly and limp to put back in that little hole."
The little boy runs into the house and comes back out with a can of hairspray. He sprays the worm until it is straight and stiff as a board. Then he puts the worm back into the hole.
The grandfather hands the little boy five dollars, grabs the hairspray, and runs into the house.
Thirty minutes later the grandfather comes back out and hands the little boy another five dollars.
The little boy says, "Grandpa, you already gave me five dollars."
The grandfather replies, "I know. That's from your grandma."
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A new crew is taking over the International Space Station after two NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut successfully returned to Earth Monday night.
After undocking from the space station, Expedition 35 Commander Kevin Chris Hadfield and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Cosmonaut Roman Romanenko landed their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft in southern Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m.
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying the astronauts launched from Kazakhstan in December. The three men spent 144 days aboard the International Space Station.
Hadfield, a prolific tweeter, will be missed by his nearly 900,000 social network followers. Over the weekend, he tweeted, "Good morning, Earth! We're supposed to be sleeping late to be rested for tonight's Soyuz flight home, but I'm finding it hard to sleep in."
Once Hadfield was on the space capsule for his ride home, his son, Evan, took over tweeting about his father's return flight.
"Wonder what it looks like in the Soyuz capsule? I think the term they prefer is "cozy," he tweeted, adding this photo.
He later tweeted, "Under 15 minutes to touchdown. Roman Romanenko, the Soyuz Commander, could not be doing a better job returning our crew home," and welcomed his father home by tweeting, "I love you Dad. Welcome back to Earth."
Marshburn, a tweeter with nearly 40,000 followers, ended his time on the space station by tweeting, "Leaving is bittersweet. It's been an unbelievable ride. Can't wait to see what's next!"
The astronauts' leaving the station on Monday marked the end of Expedition 35 and the beginning of Expedition 36 under the command of Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, who is to remain on the station with Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Alexander Misurkin until September.
Vinogradov, Cassidy and Misurkin arrived at the station aboard the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft in March. Three more crew members, Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Luca Parmitano, are due to join them on May 28.
One of Marshburn's final tasks on the orbiter was a five-and-a-half-hour spacewalk with Cassidy on Saturday to repair an ammonia leak on a coolant loop on the space station's backbone.
The two astronauts removed a 260-pound pump controller box from the backbone and replaced it with a spare that had been stowed nearby on the port-side of the backbone of the station. NASA reported that Mission Control ran the new pump while the spacewalkers watched for any ammonia leakage, which shows up looking like snowflakes.
The space agency reported that there has been no sign of a new leak but it will continue to be monitored.
Ammonia, a colorless gas made up of nitrogen and hydrogen, is used to cool the space station's power channels, which provide electricity to different systems. Each solar array, for instance, has its own independent cooling loop.
The leak was first reported last Thursday when astronauts noticed small, white flakes floating away from the back of the space station. The problem appears to be in the same area where a leak was detected last fall. On Nov. 1, astronauts did a spacewalk to fix that problem.
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Learn more about others' experiences and successes using Polar technology. Join in the following sessions:
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Cherry swirl cheesecake
Swirls of cherries ensure this sublime cheesecake has a summer flavour, perfect for a sunset dinner party outside
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal506
- fat31g
- saturates19g
- carbs51g
- sugars41g
- fibre1g
- protein10g
- salt0.3g
For the base
- 50g butter, plus extra for greasing
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 140g shortbread biscuits
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
Golden syrupgoal-dun sir-rup
Golden syrup is a translucent, golden-amber coloured, sweet syrup…
For the filling
- 350g cherry, 200g of them stoned
One of the delights of the summer, cherries are much loved for their succulent texture, flavour…
- 225g caster sugar
- 500g medium-fat soft cheese
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- zest 1 orange
One of the best-known citrus fruits, oranges aren't necessarily orange - some varieties are…
- 200ml tub crème fraîche
- icing sugar, for dusting
Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter a loose-based 20cm cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. Break up the biscuits, then pulse to fine crumbs in a food processor. Melt the butter with the syrup, then stir into the crumbs until they are evenly damp. Tip into the prepared tin and smooth with the back of a dessertspoon. Bake for 10 mins, then leave to cool. Reduce oven temperature to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2.
Tip the stoned cherries into the rinsed-out food processor with 85g of the sugar. Blend until smooth, then tip into a small pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5-6 mins, stirring, until it forms a thick syrup. Cool.
Rinse out the food processor again, then tip in the cheese, cornflour, eggs, remaining sugar, vanilla, orange and half the crème fraîche. Blend until smooth. Spoon half the mix into the tin, then spoon half the cherry purée evenly over the top. Spoon the remaining cheesecake mix over this. Stir the mix gently with a fine skewer to swirl the cherry purée through it. Bake for 45 mins, then turn the oven off and leave for 30 mins.
Spread the remaining crème fraîche over the filling, then spoon the remaining cherry purée into the centre. Using a fine skewer draw the cherry purée through the crème fraîche to make a star pattern, wiping the skewer each time. Set the reserved cherries around the edge of the cheesecake, then dust with icing sugar. Chill until ready to serve.


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Bloomquist sets sights on Spring Training
After knee surgery, versatile veteran limited to cheering on Mariners
SEATTLE -- Willie Bloomquist was back in the Mariners clubhouse Saturday after undergoing microfracture knee surgery on Friday, but the veteran utility man will be wearing crutches instead of one of his many gloves for the remainder of this season.
The 36-year-old says he'll be ready to return by Spring Training after having the procedure on his right knee performed by Mariners medical director Dr. Ed Khalfayan.
"My plan is to be full go before spring," he said. "The only way I won't be is if I do something stupid, which I've maybe been known to do a time or two when I push through things I'm not supposed to. But in this situation, I do have a little extra time with the last two months of this season and all offseason.
"So given that, I fully anticipate being 100 percent before spring or at spring at the latest. That's my mindset. That's what I'm going to get to and that's where I will be, come Spring Training."
Bloomquist had similar microfracture surgery on his left knee after the 2009 season with the Royals and returned in time to start the 2010 season. He said this procedure was somewhat different as doctors took cartilage from another area and patched the microfracture hole to improve healing, while also cleaning up some other issues.
"It's something I've dealt with before," he said. "The rehab stinks, there's no way around that. But what is my alternative? I'm going to be fine. I'll make it through this. It's just another pothole in the road I'll need to get over. I'm going to be OK."
Bloomquist said his knee already feels better than before he went in for surgery, though now he must deal with the pain of not being able to help the Mariners down the stretch as they fight for a postseason berth. The 13-year Major League veteran has another year on his Seattle contract at $3 million, but this season is going exactly the way he'd hoped when he re-signed with his hometown club last winter.
"It's been a tough pill to swallow," he said. "This is the situation I wanted to be in, in Seattle for a long time, being in a playoff race. For me, that stings a little. But I'm certainly not going to let my personal sorrows bring down what's going on here. We have a chance to do something special in here, so for me being around and part of it and giving my support to my teammates is important. Obviously I'm not going to be available this year, but I can still support these guys and that's about all I can do."
Bloomquist said he won't travel with the team but will be at all the remaining home games. His season ended with a .278 average in 47 games as he played every position except center field and catcher.


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There are new socks on the needles:
This yarn started pooling, so I decreased the stitch count a tad and now it's striping nicely. That makes me happy.
I've pretty much decided to frog the Tropical Monkey socks back to the heel and knit a plain, stockinette foot. I plan to do that when I'm done with these socks. I don't know why, but I really want to finish these socks. It must be the predicted change in weather for this weekend.
I haven't done this in a few weeks, but here's Friday's Feast:
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you look forward to your birthday?
3. It's not that I don't like my birthday, but that it's really just another day for me. I usually take the day off work and spend the day watching movies and knitting.
What is one word you don't like the sound, spelling, or meaning of?
I hate the sound of the word 'slacks'.
Do you wear sunglasses when you're outside? If so, what does your current pair look like?
Always. I have a basic, cheapo pair of sunglasses. I'm prone to losing/breaking them , so I buy them at Target or WalMart.
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If you were to write a book, to whom would you dedicate it?
Depending on what the book was about, my parents or my best friend. Maybe both.
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DOUBLE THE DOUBLET: When the fall equinox arrives in California, a few things happen. The shadows grow long, the vineyards celebrate harvest, the Monarch butterflies start making their return, and revelers looking to raise a goblet and cheer a joust turn for Casa de Fruta, near Hollister, where the Northern California Renaissance Faire unfurls like so many ribbons off a Maypole. But wouldn't it be nicer if you didn't have to dry clean and stow those tights or that ruff or that doublet after the ren faire wraps? Wouldn't it be rather magical if you could again get ye olde dressy for another event, without even waiting for the old year to turn? You of course can, and it is no mere event: It's the Bracebridge Dinners of which we speak.
A YOSEMITE TRADITION: The grand dinner, which oh-so-grandly unfurls, with color and pomp, inside The Ahwahnee's high-ceiling, picture-perfect dining room, has been a national park staple since the 1920s. Yep, even photographer Ansel Adams was once a performer in the ceremony, a ceremony which recalls a 17th-century English manor. Many courses, much feasting, jovial songs and sketches performed by 100+ players, and happy yuletide-sweet jesting round out the full-to-bursting celebration. A celebration which has all the bells and whistles and a springs of holly and glittery streamers it can muster.
TICKETS ON SALE: It used to be, back in the day, that one had to put in for a lottery to have the chance to purchase tickets (there were far more interested parties than seats at the Bracebridge). But now? It runs over multiple nights, starting on Friday, Dec. 13 and ending on Christmas itself. It doesn't run every night, though, and some evenings are more popular than others -- hellooooo, Christmas Eve. And while you can buy a dinner admission, you can also put together a stay-over package at The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, and The Wawona. And what a year to raise a glass -- er, goblet? -- to the park and all of the people who stepped up to face the Rim Fire. Yosemite was much in the news this late summer, but knowing that traditions can continue, like the Bracebridge, is worth a hearty celebration indeed.


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It's not every day that a new species of lion is discovered, but exciting new DNA evidence collected by a team of researchers in Ethiopia has proven there is more than just one king of the jungle, reports Wildlife Extra News.
Some lion populations in Ethiopia have long been noted for their unusually large, dark, flowing manes, but biologists have always assumed these traits to be mere regional variations, not necessarily distinctive of a separate species. But according to DNA samples recently taken from lions at Ethiopia's Addis Ababa Zoo, the lions represent a genetically isolated population, distinct from all other lion populations in both Africa and Asia.
The Addis Ababa males' extravagant manes typically extend from the head, neck and chest all the way to the belly. Their thick locks and the darker coloration make them appear quite large, but they're actually smaller and more compact than most other lions.
The 15 lions tested for the study, which includes eight males and seven females, are descended from seven founder lions originally captured in southwestern Ethiopia in 1948 for the opening of the zoo. Unfortunately, lion population numbers have plummeted across Ethiopia since then, as only a few hundred lions, wild or captive, are thought to exist in the country. It's therefore possible that the lions harbored at the Addis Ababa Zoo are the last of their kind. For this reason especially, researchers have lobbied to get the Addis Ababa lions recognized as a vulnerable species, so that conservation action can be sanctioned. A captive breeding program is already under way.
Although these lions' manes are their most unique characteristic, it's unclear whether the manes can be effectively used as a general way of identifying the species. In other words, it's impossible to know exactly how widespread this lion species is in the wild, or even if any wild populations still exist, without further genetic research. Unfortunately, those beautiful manes, if they are representative of the species, could have been the population's undoing in the wild: poachers would probably be more likely to target them due to their locks.
There is a ray of hope, however. Lions with a similar appearance to those at Addis Ababa have been spotted roaming around an elephant sanctuary elsewhere in the country. Researchers are focusing on these populations for further research.
"A key question is which wild population did the zoo lions originate from and whether this wild population still exists; this would obviously make it a priority for conservation," said professor Michi Hofreiter of the Department of Biology at the University of York. "What is clear is that these lions did not originate in the zoo, but come from somewhere in the wild — but not from any of the populations for which comparative data is available."
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Given her own opportunity to turn back time, "Source Code" star Michelle Monaghan would not change her vocation from "actress" to "journalist" - a path she came pretty close to choosing.
"I really wanted to concentrate on investigative journalism and really right all the wrongs in the world, real idealistic approach. That was my concentration," Monaghan tells PopcornBiz. The actress studied journalism at Chicago's Columbia College but left to pursue modeling and acting with just a semester left to gain a degree. "I'm a really big believer in everything happens for a reason –you make certain decisions in your life, good or bad, so you are where you're meant to be."
"I think that was a real good decision for me to make," Monaghan says of her shift, though she continues to employ her reporter training when she takes on a new project. "I still use the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How all the time, for every role that I do. Those are the first things you learn in your first semester, essentially."
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"I always write a lot when I'm preparing for a role," she says. "I was doing a role in 'North Country' – it was a real woman, so I had her backstory, but I had to write it. I had to write her story. Now I write that for every role – and I was like 'What is this? Why is this so familiar?' And I was literally doing the Who, What, Where, When, Why, How – I was profiling her. I still use it to this day, so I got my money's worth, thank God."
Monaghan's seen the journalism biz transform dramatically since she shifted career goals. "It's definitely changed," she says. "It's not so unbiased anymore. It's really disappointing on a lot of levels. I try to read the newspaper more than anything, because I think that's the best form of journalism at this particular time. There's a lot of talk, there's a lot of chatter, and a lot of opinions and less news, and it's not about reporting it anymore as it is about creating it, in a way – creating the drama."
So what's that one little life moment Monaghan would revisit? "I would like to go back and change the decision I made at my wedding in not having videotaped it," she says. "I'd like to experience my wedding again, because it was such a blur and it was a great day. If I could time travel, that would be what I'd go back to."


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Two people were killed and six others were injured Thursday afternoon in a six-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 98 just east of Hurlburt Field�s main gate.
MARY ESTHER � Two people were killed and six others were injured Thursday afternoon in a six-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 98 just east of Hurlburt Field�s main gate.
Both fatalities were in the same vehicle, said Capt. Joey Boudreaux with the Mary Esther Fire Department.
The other victims were taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Boudreaux said.
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The Florida Highway Patrol was still investigating the accident Thursday night. The circumstances of the wreck and identities of those involved were not available.
The crash occurred in the westbound lanes just before 1:30 p.m., according to the FHP�s website.
The westbound lanes were closed for five hours. Although the eastbound lanes were used two-way traffic, the going was slow and motorists were backed up in both directions.
One of the vehicles in the crash was a 28-foot box truck owned by McAleer�s Office Furniture, which has stores Pensacola and in Mobile, Ala.
Jim McAleer, the store�s owner, said the truck�s driver worked at the Pensacola store. McAleer, who was driving from Mobile to the crash site, said he believed the driver was still at the scene at 5 p.m.
�He is very upset,� McAleer said. �Extremely upset. He can barely talk.�
He declined to give the driver�s name and said he didn�t know exactly what happened.
�We just pray for the people who were killed,� McAleer said.
In addition to the FHP and Mary Esther, help came from Hurlburt Field, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, the Florosa and Ocean City-Wright fire departments and Okaloosa County Special Operations.
Boudreaux said it was the first time he�s seen so many agencies working together.
Hurlburt Field brought a crane and three forklifts to help lift the vehicles. Firefighters also had their extrication gear.
With a heat index of 124, staying cool was a challenge, especially while wearing fire gear to protect against the twisted pieces of metal, Boudreaux said.
Okaloosa County EMS dropped off patients at the hospital and returned with wet towels for rescuers. Crews were rotated at the scene so workers could stay hydrated, Boudreaux said.
�It was a combined effort from everybody,� he said.


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¶ At Morning Prayer, instead of the Venite, the following shall be said, and may be said throughout the Octave.
CHRIST our Passover is sacrificed for us: * therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; * but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7.
CHRIST being raised from the dead dieth no more; * death hath no more dominion over him.
For in that he died, he died unto sin once: * but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, * but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 9.
CHRIST is risen from the dead, * and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death, * by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, * even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout Easter Week.
The Epistle. Colossians iii. 1.
IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
The Gospel. St. John xx. 1.
THE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
¶ If in any Church the Holy Communion be twice celebrated on Easter Day, the following Collect, Epistle, and Gospel may be used at the first Communion.
The Collect.
O GOD, who for our redemption didst give thine only-begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our enemy; Grant us so to die daily from sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through the same thy Son Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. 1 Corinthians v. 6.
KNOW ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 1.
WHEN the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the Mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.


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Tierra Oaks Golf Club in Redding is the most difficult in the area and many would say the most beautiful. The club opened in 1993 to wide acclaim. Stillwater Creek lines holes 1, 2, 14, 15, 16 and 18 while Golfers must shoot over the creek on 2, 16, 17 and 18. Add to that the tributaries marked as hazards on holes 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13 you have a difficult and enjoyable day of golf. The club has had its growing pains being the second private club in town over the years and it is a golf club and not a traditional country club missing amenities such as swimming pool, tennis and the like. With golf primary on your agenda this is a course that will keep your attention, and with its varied terrain it will continue to be hold your interest. Amenities that are at the club include driving range, practice green, restaurant, banquet facility, and the lounge.
The Golf Club of Tierra Oaks is surrounded by vacant land and a fantastic neighborhood of high end custom homes set well back away from the course. Nearby by is Gold Hills, which has homes surrounding it in a closer more traditional fashion.
The Tierra Oaks fairways are Bermuda with Rye/Fescue winter over seed. The greens are Bent grass with predominate undulations on many holes that make putting tricky. Occasional bunkers both fairway and greenside through out the course. The undulations from tee to green on each hole make it interesting for the player, you wont likely see the same shot twice
Tierra Oaks Golf Club can be reached @ 530-275-0887 Pro-shop or in the office at 275-0795
19700 LaCrescenta Drive, Redding California, 96003.
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Riverview Golf and Country Club
Riverview Golf and Country Club is the traditional golf club in the area. With it's dramatic views from the clubhouse to the traditional golf course layout it is home to many of the longstanding golfing families in the area. Home to many city social functions. In 2002 the formally troublesome greens were rebuilt to PGA specifications. The greens roll wonderfully and have gentle slopes with small but deceiving breaks. Club amenities include a Pro shop, Restaurant, banquet facilities, driving range, two practice greens, tennis, work out room and swimming pool.
A couple neighborhoods are adjacent the course but the traditional layout and because of how the course is set down along the Sacramento River they are not on the course.
Riverview stays quite busy and is right in the middle of town overlooking and fronting the Sacramento River. You need to be careful of the tee shot on #1 and not be distracted by the view, it is beautiful. left is the river and out of bounds. The fairways are Bermuda, the greens are Bent and the bunkers are numerous. The 17th hole is a great little par 3 with a pond just in front of the green as pictured above.
Riverview Golf and Country Club can be reached @ 530-224-2250 or business office @ 224-2255
4200 Bechelli Lane, Redding California, 96002.
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River Bend Golf Club is a Semi-Private Golf Club and is right in town along the Sacramento River just south and across from Riverview Country Club. This short and level par 32, nine hole course has homes and the river surrounding it. The conditions are generally very good, club amenities include tennis, restaurant with catering, pro shop, and a netted area for warming up.
River Bend is surrounded by nice homes that are custom built. A small neighborhood comprising of a couple streets. Plenty of room on some shots and very tight on others more dependant on the big trees than the homes.
This club is a shot makers dream with tight fairways and small greens. The eight and ninth holes are particularly interesting. Eight is a par 4 with a very tight area around the green water left and OB right. The ninth hole is a par three with a dramatic shot that must carry water to a well protected green with large trees on each side.
River Bend Golf and Country Club can be reached @ 530-246-9077
5369 Indianwood Dr., Redding California, 96001.
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Gold Hills Golf Club
Gold Hills homes for sale, subdivision
Gold Hills Golf Club is the only 18 hole public facility in the Redding area. The club opened in 1980 and has had multiple changes since. In it's current state it is enjoyable to play. In the last few years they have improved the playing conditions to a very nice level, at different times of the year it is equal to or better than some of the private courses in town as far as the conditions go.
This course is surrounded by a great neighborhood of custom homes. Lots are still being added and homes being built at a slow pace. Golf shots are not affected by the homes but some of the homes are affected by some wayward shots. Visit a little more neighborhood information Click here.
The fairways at Gold Hills Golf course are Bermuda, the greens are Bent. Occasional bunkers and ponds both fairway and greenside
are in play on this course. The course is surrounded by homes with more being built. The course wonders through some small valley's with the homes over looking the course, while other holes are more level. It has the word Hills in the name for a reason and for most is best ridden in a cart the first time you play it. The finishing holes are a bit quirky and difficult with #16 a uphill par 4 that is an extra 2 clubs on the second shot. The 17th goes back down the hill all at once with its short par 3 distance. The shot usually is affected by a breeze and always the elevation change. A steeply sloped green from back to front awaits sitting well above the surrounding terrain which makes for a difficult up and down. The 18th is a par 5 with OB on both sides of the tee shot, hit a good one and is not to tough, a missed shot will cost you two.
Golf Hills Golf Club can be reached @ 530-246-7867
1950 Gold Hills Drive, Redding California, 96003.
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Churn Creek Golf Course is a public 9 hole facility, it has a lighted 300+ yard driving range (open till 11pm in the summer) and practice putting green along with the pro shop. Food and drink are available. This traditional designed course has parallel fairways separated by large trees.
There are no homes around this traditional nine hole course, swing away! The surrounding area is primarily homes on acreage.
The fairways and greens are primarily Bermuda. Occasional bunkers greenside throughout the course.
Churn Creek Golf can be reached @ 530-222-6353
7335 Churn Creek Rd., Redding California, 96002.
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Lake Redding Golf Course has a location right in downtown Redding. This little par 29 course is very convenient to most areas of town.
In the summers they run night golf with glowing golf balls and cups (I need to try that).
Lake Redding Golf Course can be reached @ 530-243-8527
1795 Benton Dr., Redding California, 96003
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Grape Ranch Golf Club is probably the one of best layouts in town for a nine hole golf course opened originally in 1992. A beautiful view of Mt. Lassen is tempts you to look away from the game, keep your eye on the ball as the multiple ponds can jump out and gobble it up.
The fairways at Grape Ranch are Bermuda and greens are Bent Grass. Occasional bunkers greenside throughout the course. Water comes into play on the first three holes and #2 is particularly interesting. A short par 4 tempts the longer hitters but water protects the front right half of the green and the entire right side of the fairway.
Grape Ranch Golf Club can be reached @ 530-547-3012
22499 Golftime Dr., Palo Cedro CA 96073
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Tucker Oaks Golf Club is the most wide open of all the courses in the area, very tolerant of errant shots. Opened originally in 1965.
There is a mobile home park to the right just off the first tee that gets a few balls hit its direction, and two neighborhoods on other portions. The course has plenty of room around it, very forgiving so swing until your hearts content. Most of your golf balls can be found.
The fairways at Tucker Oaks are Bermuda and greens are Poa Anna and they keep the greens in very good shape. Occasional bunkers greenside throughout the course.
Tucker Oaks Golf Course can be reached @ 530-365-3350
6241 Churn Creek Rd., Redding CA 96022
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Anglican Head: Be Bearers of Good News for the Whole of Creation
LONDON – Christians are called by Jesus to be the bearers of good news not only for humanity, but for the whole of creation, said the Archbishop of Canterbury on a day of climate change protests in central London.
Some 3,000 Christians gathered in Westminster for an ecumenical service before joining tens of thousands of campaigners in a march through the capital Saturday to call on the United Kingdom to take the lead at next week's U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen.
Dr. Rowan Williams said the human race had until now not been very good news for creation, as he warned that the failure to tend to the health and well-being of creation was already having negative effects on the lives of the most vulnerable communities in the world.
"We are to be bearers of good news for the world that God has made," he said. "Not for any one little bit of it, not any one community at the expense of others, not even for humanity at the expense of everything else in the universe. Good news for all of creation.
"The health of the world around us and our own long-term health are not two things but one. Let us not lose sight of that."
The archbishop drew from the writings of the apostle Paul to the church in Rome, reminding believers that the whole of creation would be set free from its bondage to corruption when human beings were delivered and reconciled to God.
"Our liberation is the world's liberation. Good news for us should be good news for the whole of God's world," he said.
He added that people also needed to be delivered from untruth and the fear of being generous.
"If we make ourselves a little less comfortable, if we draw back from a little bit of our space and liberty so that others may have the space and liberty they need for life … in our willingness to step back in Spirit-filled generosity there is life and good news for others."
He continued, "This is not about fear. This is not about Christians saying to the rest of the human race 'it's time to panic', 'worry harder'. Because we know from experience that doesn't actually change very much.
"In sharing the good news there is life for us, life for our neighbors and life for the creation in which God has places us and that is something of joy, not fear … we must act not out of fear but out of love and generosity."


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The critics all agree that with "Geboren am 13. August" Jens Bisky has written a successful version of the GDR memoir. The Bisky family belonged to the socialist upper class in the GDR. Jens' father, Lothar Bisky, was rector of the East German film school in Babelsberg, near Berlin, and now heads the PDS, the successor party to the former East German communist party. Jens' brother Norbert Bisky is a famous painter. Jens Bisky, born in 1969, is now editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung's feuilleton section. For Toralf Staud, writing in Die Zeit, he has written a "true book" about the GDR, calling it an antidote to the GDR nostalgia so treasured by those who have forgotten what the communist regime was really like. For Staud the book attains great clarity, as Bisky "dissects" the GDR without the anger of a dissident. "Surprisingly pale" however, are the final chapters on the fall of the Wall and the arrival in the German Federal Republic.
Ulrich Enzensberger's "Die Jahre Kommune I" takes a fresh look at familiar territory. The author was the youngest member of the famous Berlin commune which also included Rainer Langhans and Uschi Obermaier. In Die Zeit Wolfgang Kraushaar, an expert on the generation of 68, commends Enzensberger's successful weaving together of the personal with the historical and his fusing of many individual episodes into a story.
Schiller is the talk of the land these days. This year is the 200th anniversary of his death, and new honours are being heaped on the long derided poet. Rüdiger Safranski's huge Schiller biography even ranks among Der Spiegel's Top 20 bestsellers. "The book just about manages to exorcise Schiller of the ghost of platitude," writes Rolf-Bernhard Essig in Die Zeit. It portrays Schiller as a poet whose modernity lies in his conscious opposition to nihilism. "Gripping objectivity," promises Hans-Jürgen Schings in the FAZ. In the NZZ, Manfred Koch calls Safranski's Schiller the Sartre of the 18th Century.
Historian Johannes Kunisch has written the first comprehensive biography of "Friedrich der Große" in twenty years, to great critical acclaim. The critics agree that this is the first thoroughly modern portrait of Frederick the Great, though many ask with a hint of regret what the book has done with Frederick's greatness. The FAZ writes that old Fritz looks comes over as "a throne sitter from the generation of 68". The SZ struggles with Kunisch's shrinking Friedrich to a normal-sized late absolutist ruler. In Die Zeit, historian Hans-Ulrich Wehler was thrilled with the book, finding it "illuminating, well informed, differentiated, and entirely free of blind veneration."
Hanno Loewy's biography of "Bela Balazs" uncovers new sides to this Hungarian multitalent. For many years the author, critic, essayist, librettist and theoretician Bela Balazs was known above all as the author of a book on film theory, "The Visible Man." Not in vain, writes NZZ critic Laszlo Földenyi, for Balazs' key work was done in this area. This book informatively sets out the background of Balazs' development, his youth in Hungary, his ambivalent friendship with Georg Lukacs, and the relation to his Berlin mentor Georg Simmel. And it shows how Balazs rediscovered his favourite genre, the fairytale, in film. Földenyi praises the book as "excellent", prophesying that it will remain a standard work for a long time to come. Die Zeit finds the book "more gripping than most novels", while the FAZ admires the quality of the research. signandsight.com recommends Balazs' "Jugenderinnerungen" as one of the best autobiographies of recent years.
China's most famous woman poet Li Qingzhao lived in the 12th century. Previously unknown in Germany outside academic circles, Li comes alive in Barbara Beuys' biography, "Der Preis der Leidenschaft". Although Beuys cannot read classical Chinese, Jürgen Osterhammel in Die Zeit praises "the thoroughness of her approach, her diligence and earnestness". Beuys has conjured up a "wonderful portrait of medieval China". "lx", writing in the NZZ, agrees that Beuys arouses interest in China, past and present.
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