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Spring Arbor University announces major renovations to SAU Fieldhouse

an artist's rendering of the fieldhouse, at another angleThe Spring Arbor University Fieldhouse, the home of SAU’s basketball and volleyball teams, will soon receive a $1.2 million complete facility renovation. Construction will begin at the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year, with anticipated completion by fall 2018. This state-of-the-art facility will ensure the stability and growth of SAU Athletics for decades to come. This space will also allow for the greater Spring Arbor, Michigan community to continue to enjoy collegiate level athletics at SAU.

The Fieldhouse will be renamed the McDonald Athletic Center (MAC), in honor of former Spring Arbor High School and Junior College coach and teacher, Donald A. “Mac” McDonald. McDonald served at Spring Arbor from 1945-71, and was inducted into the Spring Arbor Athletic Hall of Fame in its inaugural class in 1996.

The project entails a complete transformation of the 42-year-old Fieldhouse that focuses on improving safety, functionality and enhancing the overall aesthetics. The current bleacher systems, original to the building, will be removed and replaced with new, safer bleachers that will surround all four sides of Bockwitz Court, creating an arena-style environment.

In addition to the bleachers, the facility will receive an upgraded sound system, scoreboard and LED video display to help promote the fan experience. The hardwood floor will also be updated with the new Athletics logo, which the department unveiled last spring. Other improvements to the facility will including converting the current press box to a suite, improving the training room and team laundry equipment and renovations of the public restrooms.

“The newly renovated McDonald Athletic Center will offer the best possible experience for Spring Arbor University athletes,” said SAU president Dr. Brent Ellis. “We are extremely thankful for the generosity of Charlie and Beth (McDonald HS ’61, JC ’63, 65) Kuntzleman, who provided the lead gift for this project. To honor Coach McDonald in this way is a long-lasting tribute to the mission he undertook almost 75 years ago — guiding Spring Arbor University to pioneer a vibrant athletic program, one that thrives to this day.”

“I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am about the MAC project,” said athletic director and head men’s basketball coach Ryan Cottingham. “To think where we started as a program and institution, and where we are today, I couldn’t be more excited about the direction that we’re headed.”

“The improved facility will undoubtedly increase visibility and impact the ability to recruit top-flight student athletes,” commented Cottingham. “One thing will remain constant, and that is the coaches’ relentless discipline borne of passion to offer the best possible experience to Spring Arbor University athletes. As they have done for decades, the department’s coaches will offer the best of themselves to the students they lead and work tirelessly to fulfill their mission of developing within our student athletes a depth of faith, strength of character and skills of leadership essential for a lifetime of service to Jesus Christ.”

If you would like to learn more about getting involved in this project or have questions, please contact Matt Gin at matt.gin@arbor.edu. For renderings of the Fieldhouse renovation visit www.saucougars.com/mac.

The SAU Fieldhouse project is the fourth major facility project undertaken by the university in the last seven years. The other projects are the Cougar Soccer Complex (2011), the Ronald L. and Marvel C. Jones Tennis Complex (2016) and the Ralph G. Walker Memorial Track & Field Complex (2017).

An artist's rendering of the new fieldhouse

About Donald A. “Mac” McDonald

Mac served Spring Arbor as both a mathematics teacher and a coach. He was the basketball coach at Spring Arbor High School when it first began interscholastic competition in 1948. He retired from the position in 1958, but came back to coach the final team in 1961 before the high school was discontinued. His 1955 team had a 20-1 record, and the 1952 team, which is in the SAU Athletics Hall of Fame, went to the state Class D quarterfinals.

During all of his 26 years at Spring Arbor, Mac taught math in the high school, junior college and college. His high school coaching career included 13 years with basketball, 12 years with track, seven years with baseball, five years with cross country and nine years with intramural football. When Spring Arbor moved from a junior college to a four-year college, he also assumed the coaching responsibilities for golf.

Mac was also an alumnus of Spring Arbor, graduating from both the high school and the junior college. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan University, earned his master’s degree from the University of Michigan and did advanced study at the University of Michigan and Wayne State. During World War II, before coming to Spring Arbor, he taught airplane mechanics and mathematics at Henry Ford Naval Training School at Dearborn, Michigan.

His church and community were also a very important part of his life. He was an active member of the Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church.

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On the anniversary of his death (20 January 1837), The Architectural Review revisits the work of Sir John Soane in an article by the late architectural historian John Summerson (1904-1992).

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Fujitsu banks multimillion dollar cloud services deal with Westpac

IBM Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise and older version of Microsoft Exchange to be replaced by hosted Microsoft collaborative software solution from Fujitsu.

Fujitsu will host Microsoft collaborative services for Westpac after the bank confirmed it would dump the use of IBM’s Lotus Notes system in May.

Thanks to its merge with St. George Bank in 2008, Westpac had ended up with a mixed bag of desktop software among its staff. Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise and Microsoft Exchange were all in use.

Fujitsu teamed up with Westpac’s outsourcing partner, IBM, for this new multimillion dollar deal.

Westpac will now be migrating from IBM’s Lotus Notes along with Novell GroupWise to a hosted Microsoft Collaboration Software bundle. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering includes the latest Exchange for email and messaging, Sharepoint for document sharing and collaboration, Lync 2010 for unified communications and Mobile Device Management.

Fujitsu will be delivering services to 30,000-50,000 users and the solution is scalable. Implementation is set to be completed by March 2012.

This is the biggest SaaS contract for the IT services provider in Australia.

Fujitsu will be doing the majority of the rollout but will do some work with IBM as it concerns integration with the wider IT services Big Blue delivers to Westpac.

For the IT services provider, this is deal signals confidence in cloud services.

“We are seeing the adoption of cloud across the whole market from large enterprises right down to ISVs and resellers,” Fujitsu cloud group executive director, Cameron McNaught, said. “For Fujitsu, it reaffirms our investment in cloud in Australia.”

He cited security and data sovereignty as some of the reasons Westpac picked Fujitsu.

“The data will be held in Australia,” McNaught said.

The IT service provider launched its business global cloud services in Australia in March to target the enterprise market.

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Truck Accident Attorneys R+L Carriers Truck Accident Lawyers Represent the Victims of 18-Wheeler Collisions & Large Truck Crashes

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Representing Victims of R+L Carrier Tractor-Trailer Collisions

Based in Wilmington, OH, R+L Carriers is a large freight company that operates globally. Also known as Greenwood Motor Lines Inc., the company operates a fleet of 21,000 tractors and trailers—although its FMCSA profile notes that they operate 5,632 vehicles within the United States. According to FCMSA data gathered in August 2018, the company has been cited for 2,450 violations over the last 2 years.

Its citations note violations such as:

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  • Unsafe tire conditions
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See any commercial trucker's company stats on the FMCSA website.

In the same time period, R+L Carriers was involved in 448 collisions. Those crashes led to 218 injuries and 13 fatalities. Trucking companies like R+L Carriers aren't unique—hundreds of carriers are operating nationwide, causing serious injuries and robbing people of their future, their careers, and their lives. Our R+L Carriers truck accident lawyers fight for the victims of truck accidents—winning enough money to help people pay for medical care, replace their income, and provide for their families.

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According to FMCSA data, 1 in 4 trucking crashes happened when a driver was working for 17 hours or longer. At least 1 in 7 commercial truck crashes are directly caused by fatigue, and experts think that number is too low—most truckers don't admit that they're tired during an accident investigation. It's for good reason too: sleep researchers believe that even moderate tiredness can affect our driving as much as having a drink does. Lack of sleep is a nationwide epidemic, but in the case of truck drivers, the lack of sleep is harming other motorists too.

Truck accidents often cause catastrophic injuries like:

Why are truck drivers getting behind the wheel of their 80,000-pound machines while dangerously tired? A large part of the problem is trucking company policies. See, most new truckers are paid by the mile—meaning their sole avenue of making money is "making their miles." These policies deliberately create a culture of "hard-driving," where drivers push themselves to haul for longer hours while minimizing sleep.

Trucking Company Policies Are the Problem

The problem is that most drivers have to spend a great deal of time doing vital non-driving work. Combined with traffic, unexpected repairs, or bad weather, many drivers can work for up to 14 hours a day and lose money. The need to make ends meet pushes them to attempt to make up for it on other days by breaking hours of service rules that limit driving to 11 hours a day (and all duties to 14 hours a day).

Vital non-driving trucking work includes:

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Carriers may 'discourage' this behavior officially, but veteran drivers and CDL school instructors (who often work for the company) unofficially teach drivers how to get around federal rules. One common tactic is to have two hours-of-service logbooks and only recording half your hours in each. That way, drivers can work as long as they want without risking a safety violation.

Shipping companies count on this culture to improve worker efficiency without spending extra money—in other words, they're exhausting their own drivers to improve their own profit margins. To company executives, the accidents are just a part of doing business. When trucking company policies lead to life-altering accidents, those shippers and carriers are obligated to pay for the losses they cause.

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I'm of mixed minds on this.. While I sympathize over his plight he still has a bank account with considerably more zeros after the big numbers than I have or ever will have..

Anil Ambani, the 6th richest man in India [ his brother is #5 ], had a net worth of $ 42 billion!! US...With the recent ' downturn' in the economy and such he has lost $ 30 billion in the past 9 months...more than anyone in the world. Only $ 12 billion left.. hardly enough for a new jet, fab car and villa, let alone keeping the clinging, arm-candy lovelies interested.

No word on how his brother made out so I haven't heard if he hit his bro up for some loans or spending cash/loose change until he gets back on his feet...
Reminds me of 'How do become a millionaire football club owner - start off with a billion.'
You have to put things into perspective. If you went out on the lash with Â£42 in your pocket and lost 30 quid you'd end having to drink in Weatherspoons for the rest of the evening. This chap has been reduced to being a 'spooner of the billionaire classes ... poor fcuker!

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According to Nikki Giovanni—poet, activist, professor, Grammy nominee—Columbia University owes her a degree. As Giovanni related, "I was at Columbia University in an MFA program, and the object there was you did two years of school and you had to have a publishable book."

So Giovanni wrote and self-published her first collection, Black Feeling, Black Talk in her first year of the program. "I thought, 'Well, then if I publish this book, I'll get my MFA and, you know, go on about my business.'" Columbia, however, took issue with Giovanni's accelerated timetable. "They were like, 'Miss Giovanni, you don't understand—this is a two-year program,'" she remembered. "[And I said,] 'No, no, this is a program for me to publish a book.'" So Giovanni left the university with a book but without a master's degree.

Giovanni laughed retelling this story, a tale that underscores her drive, tenacity, and outright gumption. That willingness to go her own way has led not just to an enduring literary career, but also a slew of honorary doctorates and civic, industry, and cultural awards. In 2009, HarperCollins published Giovanni's 17th poetry collection, Bicycle: Love Poems, which was praised by Booklist as "disarming, sly, sensual, and knowing." While the poet's voice may now be tempered with the sadness of many losses, including losing her mother and sister to lung cancer—which Giovanni herself has battled—the poet who in 1968 wrote "I wanted to write/a poem/that rhymes/but revolution doesn't lend/ itself to be-bopping" still has plenty to say.

According to Giovanni, she absorbed her vocation from her native ground. "I'm a Tennessean by birth, and I'm an eastern Tennessean. If I had been born in Memphis I probably would have been a blues singer. But in Knoxville, Tennessee, we mostly are storytellers." As a child she heard stories on front porches, at church, and, most important, at the salon where she waited on Saturdays for her hair to be washed and pressed in between adult appointments. "I would just sit there, and I'd sit quietly, and pretty soon they'd forget about me, and I would hear a lot of really interesting things," Giovanni recalled. "So I got in the habit of [thinking], 'Oh I wonder what the story really is.' I would not have formed that question at that time, but ultimately that's what I came to as I became aware of literature and stuff. You start to say to yourself, 'I wonder whose story this is. I wonder what's really going on here.'

"Basically I'm always walking around with a question in my head, whether or not I actually sit down [to write]," she explained. "Sometimes an image [starts a poem] but it's usually a question. I'm a 'What if?' person. So you start to see things, and you wonder about them."

The 100 Best African American Poems, edited by Nikki Giovanni. Image courtesy of Sourcebooks

The 100 Best African American Poems, edited by Nikki Giovanni. Image courtesy of Sourcebooks

The 100 Best African American Poems, edited by Nikki Giovanni. Image courtesy of Sourcebooks

While her poetry may have traditional roots, Giovanni's career has been decidedly forward-thinking. She was making recordings such as 1971's Truth is On Its Way long before spoken word became a phenomenon. Self-publishing was also not the norm in 1968 when Giovanni published the collection she'd polished at Columbia. "I found a printer in Pennsylvania, and he [said], 'Okay, I can give you 500 books for $500.' So I borrowed some money from my grandmother and some other friends and bought 500 books…. Well, you have to take them around, which I did, to the coffee houses and stuff," remembered the poet.

She took to the airwaves to publicize her second book, Black Judgement, which was supported by an NEA Discovery grant. (A short-lived program, these awards were given to artists based on financial need as well as artistic merit.) Giovanni recalled thinking, "I am gonna make sure the people who might want this book know it exists…. AM radio was ruling the roost, and so I just went down to the radio shows and was like, 'Hi, would you like to have some poetry read?' I don't want to be falsely humble but I think that this career has been helpful to the poetry movement because I would do things like that, and when people would say, 'Well, Nikki did it,' people would start doing it, and I think it raised the poetry profile in the nontraditional community."

Giovanni's work was heavily influenced by Langston Hughes, especially his remark, "We will write about our own black selves." She explained, "That was the right thing to do. What else are you going to write about? Can you really see me doing a British novel about fox hunting in the highlands, or for that matter, a poem? That is stupid. You write about what you know…. [W]e argue from the particular to the universal, not the other way around. That only makes sense."

Still, while Giovanni's work focused on African-American subjects, she was uneasy with the question of an African-American aesthetic, an idea with which she still grapples. "I didn't understand, because nobody ever talked about the white aesthetic or the brown aesthetic…. [T]hese things never came up with the Asian-American aesthetic. It still confuses me. I wrote and I write and I try to write what I understand and what I love, like any other writer, and I think of that as an incredibly inclusive process."

This is a philosophy that Giovanni endeavors to pass on to her students at conferences and workshops and at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, where she has been on faculty—and a fervent Hokies fan—since 1987. For Giovanni, teaching is a two-way street benefiting the teacher as much as the student. "Everybody that I do know—and that'd be from Toni Morrison to Maya Angelou—all teach because it keeps you young…. It puts you in essentially what's an uncomfortable situation, which requires that instead of [contemplation] you have to project. This is incredibly good for you if you're a writer because writing is a solitary profession, and if you're not careful you'll end up in that Ernest Hemingway mode."

While age has grayed her hair and she has been known to refer to herself as a "little old lady," Giovanni remains as outspoken as ever, even sporting a controversial "Thug Life" tattoo inked to honor the late rapper Tupac Shakur. And she's not afraid to make statements that might make others uncomfortable, such as linking the deaths of Shakur and John F. Kennedy, Jr. "When you compare—I shouldn't say 'compare' but 'pair'—the deaths of John Kennedy, Jr. and Tupac, America lost two of its really wonderful sons that were going to be able to—or we had hoped—begin to take the nation in another direction in terms of how we feel, how we look at ourselves. And so I think those are two great losses."

A frequent guest speaker—even at Columbia University—Giovanni still possesses that rare gift of saying the exact thing that needs saying even under the most difficult circumstances. The same unfussy plainspeak that powered early poems such as the love poem, "Kidnap Poem," and the brief but powerful elegy, "The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr." permeates work addressing the questions the poet ponders today. How do you talk about being in love as a senior citizen? How do you put words around the legacy of the civil rights movement? Hers was the voice that articulated the collective grief and hope for healing of the Virginia Tech University community after the 2007 campus shooting. Her poem "We are Virginia Tech," reads, "We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again."

And, of course, sometimes it still behooves Giovanni to play by her own rules when it comes to publishing, especially if it's in the service of promoting others. Take for instance 2010's The 100 Best African American Poems published by Sourcebooks. A quick glance at the table of contents reveals that the anthology actually contains 115 poems. Giovanni explained, "I definitely cheated because I wanted one-fourth of the book to be young people. And I said to my publisher, 'If a church doesn't have Sunday school, pretty soon there won't be church.' And so devoting a significant portion of that book to young writers, I think, was important."

Asked to identify the most significant moments of her career, Giovanni quipped, "I don't do retrospective right now. I'm just 68!" There is, however, a thread that clearly connects Giovanni's past and present career: she sees her work—as writer, as teacher, as advocate— as a form of citizenship. "[Writers] are like anybody else. We're like the teacher, the preacher. We're like the restaurant owner," she affirmed. "We're citizens and sometimes people let writers think that they should be more…. 'If you're a good writer, why don't you change the world?' Well, writers don't change the world. The world changes and we write about it.

"We're like a really good mom-and-pop restaurant," she added. "Our job is for that little restaurant to do the best food we can do so that when people do come, they are fulfilled."


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Every year, ASCA host a national specialty. The ASCA National Specialty will be held between September 1 and December 1. The “National Specialty” is a show sanctioned by an ASCA affiliate club or a consortium of clubs, which includes the following events: conformation, obedience, agility, rally, junior handling, a stockdog trial, a tracking test, Most Versatile Aussie competition and other events approved by the ASCA Board of Directors.

The nationals consist of pre-shows/trials, finals and the actual nationals. Finals are invitation-only events, and although they are part of the National Specialty week, each Final is subject to its own additional set of program rules

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ASCA National Specialty 2018
Hosted by Colorado ASA, Hill Country ASC and ASC of Texas
September 21-29, 2018
Greeley, Colorado
Agility Finals Judge: Pamela Bryant Meeks
Conformation Judges: Ann DeChant, Ronnie Bates, and Shawna Beatty
Jr Handling Judge: Regina Bryant
Obedience Finals: Heidi Iverson, Laura Richardson
Rally Finals: Kathy Howse, Joan Skinner
Stockdog Finals Judges: Preston Kissman, Ken Lyle, Steve Shope, Maxine Schvaneveldt, Larry Teaff, and Brad Warren

ASCA National Specialty 2019
Bakersfield, California
November 1-10, 2019
Agility Finals: Gary Shipley
Conformation Finals: Gail Karamalegos, Susan Landy-Whiticar and Janet Kelly
Junior Showmanship Finals: Shelby Shank
Obedience Finals: Hillary Hines and Ken Blanchard
Rally Finals: Ronnie Bates and Kathy Meyer<
Stockdog Finals: Joan Carrillo, David Clayton, Russ Ford, Marie Murphy, Robert Myrick and Rachel Vest

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Georgia International Horse Park – Conyers, Georgia
October 23, 2020 – October 31, 2020
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Attic Studios First Friday creative get together

Attic Studios is holding First Friday creative get togethers throughout this month starting on May 3. Everyone is invited to demonstrate their creative skills and meet the eclectic bunch which makes First Friday a unique artistic collaboration. Doors open 7pm.

Elsie Evans, owner of Attic Studios and regular contributor to the Bangkok Art Scene, says the event is “perfect for setting those creative juices flowing.”

Evans, who is a regular contributor to the Bangkok art scene, will also be giving beginner oil painting classes from 8pm to 10pm on the third floor free of charge.

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Regional Meet of State Legal Services Authorities conclude

The regional meet of the all the North-Eastern States Legal Services Authorities under the aegis of the  National States Legal Servives Authorities was held at Shillong on September 27 and was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority.The Meet  which saw the participation of the Chief Justices and Judges from the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura accompanied by the Judicial Officers of the respective states commenced with the inaugural programme by the delivery of welcome address by Hon'ble Mr Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen, Judge, High Court of Meghalaya & Executive Chairman, MSLSA and a speech by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Chief Justice, High Court of Meghalaya & Patron-in-Chief, MSLSA.

The conference comprised of two technical sessions which discussed on several issues on "Evaluation and Review of the Work-Performance of SLSAs on, Legal Aid, National Lok Adalats and Implementation of NALSA Schemes" and also "Identification of the areas for expansion of the SLSAs activities under the NALSA Schemes".  Justice Ranjan Gogoi stressed on the role of the Legal Services Institutions to carry out the schemes of NALSA by emphasising the fact the role of the Legal Services Institutions goes beyond the scope of only giving legal aid, but the very fact that access to justice for all means that justice has to be meted out to all those who are in need of justice.

Justice Gogoi also stated that the role of the SLSAs is spelt out in the object of the scheme itself and further emphasised that the activities of the SLSAs should be given more publicity so that the executive is aware of the ground reality and the works carried out by the Authority to make the beneficiaries informed about the various legal schemes and also to constantly monitor the Schemes on the ground. He stated that the implementation of the various schemes is the need of the hour which needs commitment on the part of the authorities in order to reach out and sensitize the people at the grassroots level and that the Lok Adalats are not the only means of providing access to justice but the real purpose of the Legal Service Authority is to get the response and be able to transform the thinking of the people in the Executive and to make effective use of the resources available including Para Legal Volunteers as the main source of manpower available in the states concerned.

In the later session, Justice Gogoi raised a question to the participants with regard to the quality of the assessment of the Para Legal Volunteers carried out and stated that the recruitment of PLV's must be carried out meticulously.

Touching on the various aspects of how the functioning and role of Legal Service Institutions can be more effective in bringing justice to those in need, who are hitherto not been able to knock on the doorsteps of justice, Justice Gogoi exhorted those present to rise to the occasion and said that the Legal Services Institutions are placed at an advantageous position in as much as it has the fund required, the support of the Executive and the backing of the Judiciary to implement all the schemes in the quest for access of Justice for all.

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AstraZeneca PLC fourth quarter and full year results 2014

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, commenting on the results, said:

“2014 was a remarkable year for AstraZeneca. We achieved a record six product approvals as we accelerated our pipeline across all main therapy areas. Alongside this, we delivered four quarters of revenue growth, with growth platforms now contributing over half of our revenues. Our strong performance in Emerging Markets is a particular highlight, with China becoming our second largest national market, while the delay in the introduction of Nexium generics in the US helped to direct additional investment towards our launch brands and our rapidly advancing pipeline.

“Our guidance for 2015 reflects our focus on creating value by investing in our new brands and exciting pipeline while we continue improving productivity to protect our profitability in the face of patent expiries. With the depth of our science and the momentum we have built across our organisation, we are on track to return to growth by 2017 and are well positioned to deliver our long-term goals.”

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Financial results for 2014 in line with upgraded Company guidance given with third quarter 2014 results.

  • Full year revenue up 3% at constant exchange rates (CER)1 to $26,095m.
    • A change in accounting for the US Branded Pharmaceutical Fee reduced revenue by $113m;
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  • Core EPS for the full year was $4.28, down 8%, following investment in the growth platforms and accelerated pipeline.
  • Fourth quarter revenue up 2% to $6,683m: fourth consecutive quarter of revenue growth.
  • Core EPS for the quarter was $0.76, down 28%.

Growth platforms up 15% in 2014, contributing 53% of total revenue.

  • Brilinta: +70%, continued global progress.
  • Diabetes: +139%, successful integration of BMS assets, strong Farxiga/Forxiga launch and good uptake of new Bydureon Pen in the US.
  • Respiratory: +10%, with Emerging Markets growth of 27% and decelerating US growth of 15%.
  • Emerging Markets: +12%, with China growth of 22%, making China AstraZeneca’s second largest national market.
  • Japan: -3%, due to mandated price cuts, increased use of generics and Nexium recall in the fourth quarter.

Pipeline progress since Q3 2014 results:

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  • Brilinta: PEGASUS study met its primary endpoints. Saxagliptin/dapagliflozin FDC: filed in the US.
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  • Moventig: EU approval for opioid-induced constipation. Movantik: descheduled by the US DEA.

The Board has declared a second interim dividend of $1.90 per share, bringing the dividend for the full year to $2.80. The Board reaffirms its commitment to the Company’s progressive dividend policy.

2015 Guidance: Sales revenue is expected to decline by mid single-digit percent at CER3. Consistent with its business model, the Company will continue to seek externalisation revenue from partnerships and licensing select products and technologies. Core EPS is expected to increase by low single-digit percent at CER.

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  • Potential approval decisions: saxagliptin/dapagliflozin FDC; Iressa; lesinurad.


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A round-up of this weekend’s athletics results, including a record-breaking throw by Divine Oladipo in the USA and road race action in the UK

It was a very busy weekend with the English, Welsh and Scottish National cross country championships and England Athletics Under-20/17/15 Indoor Championships. The Tokyo Marathon – won by Wilson Kipsang in 2:03:58 and Sarah Chepchirchir in 2:19:47 – was the pick of the overseas events.

Birmingham, USA, February 24

Divine Oladipo threw 16.41m to improve on the British junior indoor shot put record of 16.38m set by Sophie McKinna in 2013.

Ames, USA, February 25

Ama Pipi won the 200m in a 23.19 PB to move to fifth on the UK indoor all-time list. She also finished fourth over 60m in 7.46 after clocking 7.41 in her heat.

Thorpe Park Half Marathon, February 27

In the first ever running of the race, Andy Vernon won in a time of 65:28 ahead of another Olympian, Scott Overall, who was second in 66:25.

Georgie Bruinvels was first woman in 75:50.

Bournemouth 10, February 26

British masters marathon record-holder Steve Way won in a time of 55:13.

Ceri-Ann Santos was the first woman in 67:03.

Bourton 10km, February 26

Alex Lee was first man in 32:34, just two seconds ahead of Dave Bell.

The leading woman was Rachel Felton who finished 12th overall in 35:12.

Vitality Brighton Half Marathon, February 26

Julia Davis won in a PB 74:27 which gave her a seven-minute victory.

Jonathan Tipper was the first overall in a 8000 strong field in a PB 68:37.

Martin Duff’s report will in this week’s magazine.

Netherhall 10, February 26

This race incorporated the British Masters Championships and there were overall wins for M35 James Scott-Buccleuch (55:36) and W40 Joasia Zakrzewski (61:41). On a very windy day on an undulating course the pick of the age group winners were M65 Ben Grant’s 66:46 and M75 John Gardener’s 78:36.

Roding Valley Half Marathon, February 26

George Gurney was the first man in 72:35 and the women’s race was won by Linsey Colman in 89:06.

Brooks Serpentine 5km, February 24

Andy Brooker won by just two seconds in 15:40 from Alex Robinson.

Rachel Thomas was first woman in 18:57.

World’s Best 10k, San Juan, February 26

In San Juan for the annual NACAC Council meeting, IAAF president Seb Coe ran the 10km event and clocked 48:05.

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It can be seen from different perspectives like at Corporate places or business houses turnstiles provides accurate attendance, at Security places, it is hard to pass through turnstiles which help security persons to have a clear view of each people who enter or exits i.e. they can easily identify everyone when some serious problem occurs. Turnstiles help to prohibit trouble causing materials.

Turnstiles are used to raise security standards. They are very fast and accurate which saves time.

For those persons who are physically challenged faces difficulties in using turnstiles. So to avoid it a wide aisle gate or a manual gate is provided. At places where luggage is expected, a line of turnstiles is formed there.Turnstiles use mechanism to allow the rotation of the style in a single direction only.

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Blog Attitude Ricardo Leitner

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Here it is all about dance - contemplated from many different angles - and about looking at things differently.

Van Manen/Ekman/Kylián - revisited - Oct 8th, 2016

Van Manen/Ekman/Kylián - revisited - Oct 8th, 2016

Wiener Staatsballet October 8th, 2016: Van Manen / Ekman / Kylián - revisited

I was asked to change this critic because I criticized two dancers’ work. I was in a good mood and I changed it. But I still do not understand why I did that. What made me do that... I deleted the words but I still feel them. My opinion has not been changed.

I shall never change a critic again. Critics are part of the trade. If you're on "Show-Bizz", you must count with it.  It is a shame that some people do not accept free speech which should belong to us all. One should be absolutely free to voice (or in this case, write) opinions on subjects of any art form. Art should speak to a person's emotions and evoke a response. It is for no one else to decide what that response should or should not be and to censor an unfavorable opinion.

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October 16th, 2016

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ADAGIO HAMMERKLAVIER is and will always be a very gloomy kind of ballet – andto be very honest it is NOT one of my favorite van Manen’s pieces. It is beautiful but it is also very boring… and terribly dark.

Lovely performances by Eszter Ledán, Alexandru Tcacenco (having his debut in this role) and Alice Firenze.

Even if I love and cherish Liudmila Konovalova’s work and stage presence I do not think this role is right for her… It does not frame the canvas of artistry that this beautiful Ballerina possesses.It is not "enough" for her talents - and I hope you may have seen that I make a point in writing this substantive in the plural form.

Mikhail Sosnovschi – looking very thin, long necked and younger than ever – always a pleasure to watch on stage.

Ekman’s choreography is always fun – so challenging - Masayu Kimoto gave a new (for me), delightful reading of this role. One should mention Alexis Forabosco (a strong dancer), Dumitru Taran and Greig Matthews – full of energy and giving the audience lots of “fun".  Three dancers you can “rely” on. I will never forget these three in "Manon". Pure joy!

One of Kylián’s masterpieces… Ketevan Papava leading the piece in her own special way. Miss Papava is an inspiration to all “everyday ballet goers”. I have been watching her work quite closely since many years and it is incredible what has been going on within her. I am not talking about technique. I am talking about “aura”, stage presence… A Diva is being born.

Great performances by Alexis Forabosco (again very strong), Nina Polakova, Kamil Pavelka and Davide Dato – such a natural dancer…

But, the biggest pleasure was to remember Miss Marie-Claire D’Lyse’s performance some years ago... Unforgettable.

All in all: a pleasant, “nice” evening.

Not too special – but also not bad…

Le Corsaire - revisted - Oct 17th, 2016

Le Corsaire - revisted - Oct 17th, 2016

Marie Antoinette - revisited - Jun 16th, 2016

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Exposure to Benzene in Gasoline in Louisiana

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Self-Policing and Voluntary Disclosure in Environmental Law Enforcement Promoted

The United States Environmental Law can be found in statutes, case law, and treaties. Regular additions are released by the Environmental Protection Agency. All of these laws can sometimes become significantly difficult to keep up with, and not even the Department of Justice can go through all possible cases. As such, the Justice Department has stated that it will be requesting greater levels of self-policing and voluntary disclosure.

The Purpose Behind Self-Policing

The purpose behind self-policing and voluntary disclosure is to alleviate some of the strain on the Justice Department. The delay between filing a case and getting even the first day in court can be as long as two to five years, provided the discovery proceedings and attorney tactics do not delay the court hearing. Self-policing is considered a part of the alternative dispute-style resolution resolve that has started to move throughout the legal community. Its purpose is to speed along the legal process and ensure that j...

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Federal Foreign Office supports the Palestinian police with 20 patrol cars

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A viable two-state solution in the Middle East requires effective Palestinian structures. These include a well-equipped police force which is in a position to maintain security and order. In the coming weeks 20 new, modern police patrol cars will be handed over to the Palestinian Government, financed with German Government funds. Today, Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier symbolically presented the first two vehicles to Mr Hael Al Fahoum, Palestinian General Delegate to Germany.

At the Middle East Conference in Annapolis (27 November 2007) and the Donor Conference in Paris (17 December 2007), the international community committed to continue to actively support the Middle East peace process and promote the growth of state structures in the Palestinian territories. The primary goal is to build a modern and efficient Palestinian police force and to develop a state based on the rule of law. The EU Action Plan for the Middle East proposed by Federal Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier also attaches priority to the security sector, along with promoting economic and civil-society development. The aim is for the Palestinian authorities to be able to guarantee internal security in the long term.

During a trip to the Middle East in November 2007, Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier visited Nablus where he was able to assess the situation in the Palestinian territories and pledged the German Government's support for confidence-building measures in the security sector.

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The 24th Race Of Champions will be held on the weekend of December 3-4, 2011 at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany

– The stadium, one of the settings for football’s 2006 World Cup, will be the second successive German venue to host ROC following last year’s event at Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena – Home heroes Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel have become the first drivers to sign up as they bid to win the ROC Nations Cup for a record 5th year in a row

German motor racing superstars Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel are celebrating again at the news that the Race Of Champions will return to their home soil in 2011 at Frankfurt’s Commerzbank-Arena.

The annual end-of-season competition brings together the world’s greatest drivers from all motor sport’s disciplines – including Formula 1, world rally, touring cars, Le Mans and NASCAR – and sets them free to battle head-to-head in identical machinery. Drivers pair up for the ROC Nations Cup, this year scheduled for Saturday 3 December, before the individual Race Of Champions takes place on Sunday 4 December.

In recent years the Race Of Champions has visited the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008), Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium (2009) and Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena (2010). Now ROC 2011 will return to Germany and the city of Frankfurt, to the delight of the pairing that has all but made the ROC Nations Cup its own.

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel said: “After winning the world championship there were a lot of emotions and pictures in my head that I will never forget. One was racing at the Race Of Champions in front of my home crowd and to win the ROC Nations Cup with Michael for Team Germany. So I enjoyed it a lot, up to the point where I got beaten in the semi-final of the individual event! Every year I get a little further. First I made it to the round of 16, then the quarter-final, then the semi-final. So hopefully this year I will make it into the final and win it. That’s the big target for Frankfurt in December. We all have a lot of fun every time we go, but the moment we put our helmets on we take it very seriously and we go hard.”

Seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher added: “It’s important to us to be in our home country so we’re really looking forward to throwing some beautiful cars around the Frankfurt circuit in December. Last year it was a great atmosphere. You’re so close to the fans that you can hear them even though the engines are noisy. And I’m sure it will be even better in Frankfurt. We have a strong line-up in the ROC Nations Cup but no doubt the other nations will have plenty of motivation to finally beat us. Unfortunately the individual event takes place on the last day and we always have a good party after Team Germany wins so I guess I’m not completely fresh… I’ll try to work on that this year and I very much look forward to having lots of support. We need lots of cheering and lots of crossed fingers so please all come!”

It’s not just about the home team, as the Race Of Champions brings together stars from all over the world. Last year’s roll call included the greatest drivers of all time from the World Rally Championship (Sébastien Loeb), Le Mans (Tom Kristensen) and World Touring Cars (Andy Priaulx) plus legendary names including Alain Prost, Mick Doohan, Carl Edwards and Travis Pastrana. Even given that dazzling field, the individual Champion of Champions title was taken by a driver who surprised the lot of them: Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque, who defeated Vettel in the semi-final and Loeb in a tense Grand Final by fractions of a second.

ROC 2011 will take place on a specially constructed tarmac track with two parallel lanes winding their way round Frankfurt’s Commerzbank-Arena. Originally known as Waldstadion, it was one of the host venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Armed with a fully-closable roof, the stadium has a full capacity of over 50,000 – though that will be reduced due to the special demands of this unique motor racing spectacle.

Race organiser Fredrik Johnsson, who created the event in 1988 alongside Michèle Mouton, the world’s most successful female rally driver, added: “We have again had offers to host ROC 2011 from top class venues from all over the world. But with such German superstars as Sebastian and Michael in the line-up, we’re more than happy to be returning to their home ground. The German fans gave ROC a great reception last year and now we’re looking forward to hearing even more noise and enthusiasm in Frankfurt in December.”

The Race Of Champions will again be promoted in Germany by TSP – The Sports Promoters. Patrik Meyer, Managing Director of TSP, said: “Germany is going through a motorsport golden age with the reigning Formula 1 world champion and the most successful racing driver of all time. So we are proud to be the promoter as Sebastian and Michael again take on all comers in front of the Frankfurt crowd in December.”

Information about tickets and media accreditation will be released later in the year. For further details and hi-res imagery please visit www.raceofchampions.com.

The full driver line-up for the 2010 Race Of Champions was:

  • Sebastian VETTEL, 2010 Formula 1 World Champion
  • Michael SCHUMACHER, Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion
  • Alain PROST, Four-time Formula 1 World Champion
  • Sébastien LOEB, Seven-time World Rally Champion
  • Mick DOOHAN, Five-time World 500cc Motorcycling Champion
  • Tanner FOUST, 2010 X-Games rally and rallycross gold medallist
  • Heikki KOVALAINEN, Formula 1 grand prix winner
  • Tom KRISTENSEN, Eight-time Le Mans 24-Hour race winner
  • Andy PRIAULX, Three-time World Touring Car Champion
  • Jason PLATO, Two-time British Touring Car Champion
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  • Filipe ALBUQUERQUE, A1GP race winner & winner ROC South Europe 2010
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  • Bertrand BAGUETTE, 2009 World Series by Renault Champion
  • Carl EDWARDS, 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion
  • Travis PASTRANA, Eleven-time X-Games gold medallist


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When ever I try to attach to any excel workbook it keeps giving me a error messgae. Error 191

#include <Excel.au3>
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$sFilePath = @TempDir & "\Temp.xls"
If Not _FileCreate($sFilePath) Then ;Create an .XLS file to attach to
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$oExcel = _ExcelBookAttach($sFilePath) ;with Default Settings ($s_mode = "FilePath" ==> Full path to the open workbook)
_ExcelWriteCell($oExcel, "If you can read this, then Success!", 1, 1) ;Write to the Cell
MsgBox(0, "Exiting", "Press OK to Save File and Exit")
_ExcelBookClose($oExcel, 1, 0) ;This method will save then Close the file, without any of the normal prompts, regardless of changes

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Thats the example from the help file and it works ok for me.

GDIPlusDispose - A modified version of GDIPlus that auto disposes of its own objects before shutdown of the Dll using the same function Syntax as the original.EzMySql UDF - Use MySql Databases with autoit with syntax similar to SQLite UDF.

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Can you specify what fails exactly? Also, I have one script which intensively uses Excel files but I never use _ExcelBookAttack -- to my knowledge you can just use _ExcelBookOpen and use the returned handle. Isn't _ExcelBookAttach used when Excel is already running? Please correct me when I'm wrong :mellow:

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On Monday 26 July the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced the closure of the UK Film Council. John Riley gives us an overview of the UKFC and what its abolition might mean to artists working in film and video.

If culture was hoping for a stay of execution until October’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), yesterday it was disappointed. 55 organisations chopped or merged, the most high-profile demise being the UK Film Council (UKFC).

The UKFC bestrode a huge – perhaps unbridgeable – field. Simultaneously making the economic, cultural and educational cases probably proved an unmasticateable mawful, and in film funding it often tried to make sure the toast fell jam-side up, with minority shares in semi-bankable projects.

Their First Light fund successfully supported young filmmakers but there’s been little for experimental and artists’ film: Nowhere Boy (Sam Taylor-Wood) and Hunger (Steve McQueen), whatever they are, aren’t cutting-edge and arguably could have found their money elsewhere. And the UKFC wasn’t interested in gallery video art.

Not that that’s necessarily bad: The senior management’s background was overwhelmingly commercial, and wisely chose to channel money to organisations who knew the subject. But there was precious little of it.

The British Film Institute (BFI) used some to programme and release on DVD artists’ films, and even commission installations from people including Mat Collishaw and the Wilson Twins.
Then there’s the Independent Cinema Officeonedotzero and others servicing (usually) slightly different groups. The Digital Innovation in Film programme (co-funded by NESTA – relatively safe under its endowment) helped some small (and not so small) companies.

Beyond that are bodies largely or wholly independent of the UKFC. Having been kicked around far too much in past years LUX, with its superb archive of artists’ films is an Arts Council England client – though they’ve also been helped by UKFC. no.w.here does some great work with precious little. There are galleries such as the Tate and the (possibly, still troubled) Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and publisher/distributors like Wallflower Press. Outside London, though, the picture is patchier.

So how might the UKFC’s demise affect artists who work in film? At the moment it’s hard to say, but the temptation is to say 'not much'. Their money – when they have it – comes from elsewhere.

So, we still await the Comprehensive Spending Review…

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Let’s now see how to trade the news with a directional bias in a trading scenario.

Let’s go back to our example of the U.S. unemployment rate report.

Scenario: If the U.S. Unemployment Report showed improvement, why did USD still weaken?

Earlier, we gave examples of what could happen if the unemployment report came in light with expectations, or slightly better.

In this scenario, let’s say the unemployment rate showed a surprising DROP.

Which is a good thing since that means more people now have jobs.

But you look at your charts and the dollar is FALLING!

Isn’t the dollar supposed to rise if the unemployment rate is dropping?

There could be a couple reasons why the dollar could still fall even though there are more people with jobs.

Reason #1: Overall Economic Outlook Still Poor

The first reason could be that the long-term and overall trend of the U.S. economy is still in a downward spiral.

Remember that there are several fundamental factors that play into an economy’s strength or weakness.

Although the unemployment rate dropped, it might not be a big enough catalyst for the big traders to start changing their perception of the dollar.

Reason #2: Positive Employment Numbers Are Temporary

Perhaps it’s right after Thanksgiving during the holiday rush. During this time, many companies normally hire seasonal employees to keep up with the influx of Christmas shoppers.

This increase in jobs may cause a short term drop in the unemployment rate, but it’s not at all indicative of the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy.

A better way to get a more accurate measure of the unemployment situation would be to look at the number from last year and compare it to this year. This would allow you to see if the job market actually improved or not.

The important thing to remember is to always take a step back and look at the overall picture before making any quick decisions.

Now that you have that information in your head, it’s time to see how we can trade the news with a directional bias.

How to Trade the News With a Directional Bias

How to Trade the News With a Directional Bias in ForexLet’s stick with our unemployment rate example to keep it simple.

The first thing you would want to do before the report comes out is to take a look at the trend of the unemployment rate to see if it has been increasing or decreasing.

By looking at what has been happening in the past, you can prepare yourself for what might happen in the future.

Imagine that the unemployment rate has been steadily increasing.

Six months ago it was at 1% and last month it topped out at 3%.

You could now say with some confidence that jobs are decreasing and that there is a good possibility the unemployment rate will continue to rise.

Since you are expecting the unemployment rate to rise, you can now start preparing to go short on the dollar.

This is your directional bias.

Particularly, you feel like you could short USD/JPY.

Just before the unemployment rate is about to be announced, you could look at the price movement of USD/JPY at least 20 minutes prior and find the range of movement.

Take note of the high and low that is made. This will become your breakout points.

The smaller the range, the larger the tendency there is for a volatile move!

Since you have a bearish outlook on the dollar (your directional bias), you would pay particular attention to the lower breakout point of that range.

You are expecting the dollar to drop, so a reasonable strategy would be to set an entry point a few pips below that level.

Trading the news with a downside directional bias

You could then set a stop just at the upper breakout point and set your limit for the same amount of pips as the breakout point range.

Always have a stop and target in mind

One of two things could happen at this point.

  1. If the unemployment rate drops then the dollar could rise. This would cause USD/JPY to rise and your trade would most likely not trigger. No harm no foul!
  2. Or if the news is as you expected and the unemployment rate rises, the dollar could drop (assuming the entire fundamental outlook on the dollar is already bearish).

This is good for you because you already set up a trade that was bearish on the dollar and now all you have to do is watch your trade unfold.

Target should be equal to consolidation range

Later on, you see that your target gets hit. You just grabbed yourself a handful of pips! Booyeah!

The key to having a directional bias is that you must truly understand the concepts behind the news report that you plan to trade.

If you don’t understand what effect it can have on particular currencies, then you might get caught up in some bad setups.


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  1. FutureChickenMan

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    Oct 29, 2007
    So it's just about dusk, the beagles are out in the yard playing.. then they both start howling like crazy.. I mean really going nuts. Last time they did that my neighbor was wandering around the yard with a flashlight looking for his cat. So of course I get up to go see what the heck is going on. So down by the pond stands mamma moose and her baby.. and my two stupid beagles are howling and barking at them. Dumb dumb dogs. So ya know, I love those dumb dogs and I cant let mamma moose stomp them in to oblivion.. So I walk out there calling the dogs off but they have obsessive compulsive disorder so they aint listening. I wander up behind the older beagle and was able to grab her by the hind legs and pull her away from the moose. At that point I was within 10 feet of mama. I was shocked how calm she was with baby there just standing by the pond staring me down. I made it quick to grab the dog and back away making sure mama knew I was backing off. One dog down, one to go. I wander down to the lower field where the younger dog.. amazingly that dog came when I called her but I had to be close enough for her to see and hear me. At that point I was about 20 feet from mama moose. Now that the dogs were rustled up I took them inside and grabbed the camera.

    Just so you get an idea how big a moose is, here's mama and baby standing by my full size ford bronco.

    here's the younger dog doing her thang.. sorry the picture is blurry, my wife was having a fit cause ya know the dogs are the "babies".. and the autofocus isn't so great at dusk.

    This one is really blurry, but thats me on the lower left corner walking down to get the dogs.. you can see how close i got and this wasn't even the closest point.. my wife (behind the camera) freaked when she saw how close i was and went in side..
  2. texaschickmama

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    Sep 19, 2007
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    OMGosh, You could have been stomped to death. Aren't the mommas really protective over their young like a bear? Lucky you, I would have been freaked out too. [IMG]
  3. Freebie

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    Feb 4, 2007
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    Very cool, and how very nice of her not to attack you getting so close to her baby. She must not have felt threatened, even by the dogs. Great pics too!!

    I had a white tail deer (doe) attack two of my dogs. Apparently she had decided to use my back pasture for a nursery, and I had them out with me doing chores. I sent them out of the barn and next thing I know they were being chased by the doe all the way up to the house and around the car a couple of times. It was so weird. I finally got them in the barn with me and she stayed outside the barn and kept like bleating at me every time I opened the door. She stayed out there for about 10 minutes. I finally walked up to the house and got the van to go pick up the dogs. ( I did not want her going after the dogs again.)
  4. FutureChickenMan

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    Oct 29, 2007
    the weirdest thing is I wasn't scared of her at all. I figured as long as she was calm, I had no reason to get freaked out. Mama moose did charge one of the dogs once but it was only 3 or for steps and the dog high taled it out of there. You might not know it but beagles (or at least ours) are really fast. They run down deer all the time, luckily they stop for the underground fence..
  5. Wow! She is big! Glad we don't have to worry about them here [IMG]

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    Sep 6, 2007
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    I have always wanted to see a moose first hand in real life. No luck so far. I think they are incredible. But I don't think I would have gotten that close!
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    Awesome animals! Dont have moose way down south, but always thought they were impressive.
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    Jan 18, 2007
    A person I work with once had a mother moose kick in the side of her car as she was trying to edge past it one night. She had a very hard time getting her insurance guy to believe that one!
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    May 4, 2007
    Cool pictures.
    you are crazy though to get that close to a Cow moose, especially with a calf. Moose are amazing but unpredictable animals. You're lucky she was in a good mood. If she decided to charge there is no way you could run faster then her and standing your ground to a moose is like standing your ground with a train. As much as I love my dog, if she's not smart enough to get in the house away from a moose there's no way I'm going after her. :eek:

    When I lived up north more I had them run down the middle of the road in front of my truck. Occasionally you get a young bull that would turn around and try and challenge, now that gets scary. I've only a seen a few where I live now, but I've seen the damage they can do.

    Weird story about a moose. When I was a teenager I had a friend who killed a moose with his bicycle. He was riding down his dirt road probably way to fast and a moose just stepped out in front of him. My friend skidded sideways too late and ended up crashing into the leg of the moose, breaking it. The moose had to be put down. Amazingly my friend got out of it with just scrapes and road rash and a lot of meals. It was hard to believe, but if you've ever seen a moose, their legs aren't that thick and it doesn't take much force to snap one.
  10. FutureChickenMan

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    Oct 29, 2007
    Yeah they are big and dangerous. Most definitely don't get anywhere near the calf mom will go nuts and could stomp you in to oblivion. I really don't know why she was so calm with me out there. But I knew they were there for the water and the dogs weren't letting them have it. So I removed the dogs, maybe mom liked that and cut me some slack. Plus she saw me coming so it wasn't like I surprised her. Most of the critters in my area will take off and not challenge the bipeds (lol).. It's really weird, we get deer, elk and moose. If the dogs are out the deer will take off. If it's just me out there, they don't care, they just keep an eye on me. But the deer are certainly more protective than that moose was. I get the hiss and stomp from the deer if I get too close.

    My co-worker who's an avid hunter said I was lucky mama moose didn't run me down. I laughed and said.. "I'm the moose whisperer you're just jealous". He's never been that close to a living moose and was totally shocked by how close I was.

    I was really surprised they didn't take off when i came out of the house. I guess they really wanted that water.
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An old grudge erupts into violence as Odd Tangle-Hair refuses to back down from the men he believes shamed his father and betrayed their heritage by turning away from the old gods in favor of the White Christ. But when the violence escalates and Odd's family bears the brunt of it, he must leave his beloved Iceland behind and find his own way in the world.The golden age of Viking conquest is fading when he takes to the seas with his rag-tag crew, but they will voyage to primitive Lapland, war-torn Norway, the magic-drenched forests of Finland, and the borders of Russia, where Odd enlists in the retinue of a renegade prince.Odin's Childis the first of three books in which Odd recounts his life.

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