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Trenchless Solutions is a No Dig contractor specialising in Guided Auger Boring, Horizontal Directional Drilling, Pipe Bursting, General Auger Boring and Impact Moling. After commissioning us to design a holding page in the first instance (with associated marketing emails, social media integration and a small amount of print), the company came back to us to create its full website.
As Trenchless Solutions has a highly innovative offering, the plan was always to include a series of 3D animations on the site that would help potential customers to visualise the key services offered by the company.
We used an attention grabbing Flash navigation (with HTML back up), again to create stand out but also to communicate the company’s advanced offering.
One of the key aims of the website was to communicate Trenchless Solutions’ knowledge of the industry, therefore we built a blog into the site, which enables the company to update clients on everything from new innovations and equipment to new legislation and for them to use their social media network to drive traffic to the site and to engage with the organisation.
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Imran Khan also said that his country is reaching out to all “Afghan leaders” and urged other countries to “stay engaged”, to economically support people in the war-ravaged country…reports Asian Lite News.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been barring his ministers to speak or issue any statement over the Taliban’s recent takeover in Afghanistan, a media report said.
Khan has told some members of his cabinet to keep quiet on Afghanistan as it’s a ‘sensitive’ matter.
“Not all the ministers should speak on the subject at any platform, including media. Only the concerned ministers are authorised to make statements on the current situation of Afghanistan,” The Frontier Post reported Imran Khan as saying.
Afghan government — which collapsed on Sunday- had blamed several times Islamabad for interfering in Afghanistan’s domestic affairs and supporting the Taliban to create unrest in the country. Afghans across the world also called to sanction Pakistan through staging protests and social media campaigns for their proxy war in Afghanistan.
Imran Khan also expressed his happiness that there has been no loss of life of ordinary people following the Taliban takeover saying that now Afghans have to decide their future on their own, The Frontier Post added.
On Wednesday, Imran Khan met with members of the Afghan delegation and said that no other country was as much interested in ‘peace’ in Afghanistan as Pakistan was.
Imran Khan also said that his country is reaching out to all “Afghan leaders” and urged other countries to “stay engaged”, to economically support people in the war-ravaged country
Khan who on Tuesday received telephone calls from his British counterpart, Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted the positive role that Pakistan played in facilitating the evacuation of diplomatic personnel and staff of international organisations and others from Afghanistan, Dawn reported.
He also underlined that an inclusive political settlement was the best way forward, during his conversation, it further reported.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took a jibe at Khan over the current situation in Afghanistan and said that country could not afford any more U-turns regarding the neighbouring country.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that EU will cooperate with any future Afghan government only if it respects the fundamental rights of all Afghans and prevents the use of Afghanistan’s territory by “terrorist organisations”.
Pakistan has been globally accused of sheltering the Taliban in the country. (ANI)


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Sonoma County Fire District launches lawsuit against county over EMS operating areas
By Katherine Minkiewicz-Martine, Staff Writer, SoCoNews, December 7, 2021
The Sonoma County Fire District and the California Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. filed a joint lawsuit against the County of Sonoma late last month after the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement on Nov. 16 that would allow Bell’s Ambulance to stay operational via the creation of an Exclusive Operating Area (EOA). The two entities have turned to litigation because they claim they were not afforded the chance to have a hearing with the county to be able to weigh in on the matter, which according to Sonoma County Fire District Chief Mark Heine, breaks the county’s own emergency medical services (EMS) ordinance and state law.
The lawsuit was filed in Sonoma County Superior Court on Nov. 24. Judicial Officer Arthur Wick is presiding over the case. The lead attorney representing the fire district is Bill Adams of Johnson Thomas law firm.
Since the lawsuit was filed, the county has agreed to pause the creation of a second EOA, which would be called EOA 2, until there’s a ruling.
A case management conference with all parties involved is set for April 7, 2022.
“The County of Sonoma is proposing to create what is called an Exclusive Operating Area of service. They currently have EOA 1 which is the area that is currently served by AMR under contract, that’s Santa Rosa, the surrounding unincorporated areas, Rohnert Park. They are proposing to create EOA 2, which is the current area served by Bell’s Ambulance, and by creating an EOA they are basically saying ‘you may continue to provide the ambulance service without being contested’ and provide it exclusively indefinitely,” Heine said.
“It’s not that they can’t do it — they can do that as a county — however, they have an EMS ordinance in the county that the board of supervisors adopted back in 2019. EMS law and state government code dictates how you do that, and the county has not been in compliance with any of those documents,” he said.
A Nov. 24 press release from the Sonoma County Fire District states, “The county must obtain support of any local agency that provides ambulance services before it can create a new EOA.” The press release, penned by Heine, claims that prior to the board of supervisors vote on Nov. 16, the board failed to consult with the fire district and obtain its support despite multiple attempts by the fire district to engage in talks with the county.
Heine said in the interview with SoCoNews, the fire district has repeatedly tried to communicate with the county.
District 4 Supervisor James Gore said even though Heine is talking about consultations, what they are doing is trying to invoke rights, “that states that since they are a fire district in that area and they pull service in that area, they have rights to be able to either provide those services directly or that they have the right to negotiate on that,” Gore said.
Gore said the Nov. 16 vote was a “pro forma method,” reinitiation of the county’s contract with Bell’s.
“It has been a long time in the works. The reason that it’s languished so long is because the county went through a process (with) two of my colleagues on an ad hoc on EMS services. What they did is they effectively went through a process of rewriting, with staff, the request for proposals. A group like Bell’s is interesting because it is a service that arose from community … which is a little bit different from the rest of the county contract and franchise, which is now underneath AMR, and so that is a bigger contract, it is like a bid contract,” Gore said. “It delayed the Bell’s process. Part of what my colleagues came back to my board with was that they wanted all contracts — whether it was the bigger one through AMR and the one fire companies want or Bell’s or others — and wanted transparency and accountability in their contract.”
Gore said an important point is that the Sonoma County Fire District was leading the charge on an effort with the ad hoc subcommittee and were big advocates along with others in the Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association to change the contracting system to provide greater opportunity for public agencies to bid on those contracts.
“This is a state issue. You can see in their lawsuit that they are supported by the California State Fire Chiefs Association. There are basically challenges going on around the state that fire districts are stating a preeminence to be able to provide those services as opposed to the county providing those services through a contract,” Gore said.
Heine said the fire district has been trying to communicate with the county regarding the EOA and to communicate to the county that they are allegedly in violation of their EMS Ordinance and state law.
“We’ve sent multiple emails, multiple letters requesting a meeting with them to discuss it,” Heine said.
He said they eventually did get a meeting with the county this past summer, but after listening to the district, the county said they needed to look into the matter more and would get back to the district.
“They never got back to us despite again multiple emails and letters requesting a follow up,” Heine said.
He said turning to litigation to resolve the matter is the last thing he and the fire district board wanted to do.
“We felt that the fact that we were just simply being ignored we had to take this step to protect our taxpayers and the right for our taxpayers to receive emergency ambulance services from us that they basically already pay for,” Heine said.
According to Heine, the reason why the California Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. became involved with the lawsuit is because “the potentiality for a county not to follow proper law in establishing ambulance service areas has statewide implications.”
He made it clear that the lawsuit is not about Bell’s Ambulance.
“I actually have deep respect for Pamela Bell and her family and what they’ve been doing for many years here,” Heine said.
He said he’s had several collaborative meetings with Bell’s to discuss the best way to provide emergency medical service to the Sonoma County Fire District’s taxpayers, particularly in the Town of Windsor, which is within the fire district.
Steve Busher, who’s worked with Bell’s for 25 years and is an operations manager for the company, said they haven’t received any official documentation from the county or anyone regarding the lawsuit. He said they are still waiting to find out what is going to happen.
“As far as we know, we’re still going forward with the contract that we’ve been working on for almost 20 years,” Busher said.
Heine reiterated that the suit is about the county following its own EMS ordinance.
Specifically, the lawsuit asks the court to invalidate the new EOA-2 because it was created in violation of the EMS Ordinance and state law, according to the press release.
“There are very specific provisions in the ordinance that says if the county wishes to create an exclusive operating area any EMS entity — that is defined as any public agency, such as the fire district, that is currently providing ambulance services which we are — has the right to have a hearing so that we can be heard on the matter,” Heine said.
He said they requested that hearing pursuant to the ordinance through multiple communications, but the request was allegedly denied.
Still, the district and Heine are pleased that the county has agreed to pause the creation of the EOA until there is a ruling. He added that no EMS services will be affected during this time.
“We continue to provide the services that we provide, Bell’s continues to provide the services that Bell’s provides,” Heine said.
Bell’s’ primary coverage area includes Healdsburg to Shiloh Road in Windsor. The company also holds mutual aid agreements outside of what would be EOA-2 with providers in Larkfield/Wikiup, Santa Rosa, Forestville, Guerneville, Monte Rio, Cloverdale and Knights Valley.
Bell’s came into the picture of EMS services and EOAs when the county, in March 2021, made a proposal to the board of supervisors to consolidate several ambulance service areas including Occidental, posing a threat of closure to Bell’s. The proposal was supported by county staff and an EMS Ad Hoc Group of stakeholders. On the other hand, Gore had offered full support for the continuance of Bell’s.
Gore said he’s a big champion of Bell’s because of not who they are as individuals, but because of what he knows growing up in north county and the trusted connection of who serves the community in their most important hour of need.
Pamela Bell Simmons, one of Bell’s founders, had said they would not be interested in extending their services to other areas if one large, consolidated ambulance service area was created.
Later in March of 2021, the board of supervisors endorsed a path that would allow Bell’s to continue serving Northern Sonoma County. If finalized, Bell’s would have to agree to a franchise contract with the county that would require data reports, increased transparency and a condition that the agreement could not be transferred if the business is sold. The agreement would be for five years, with a potential additional five-year extension subject to adequate performance reviews.
On Nov. 16, the county board of supervisors voted on the Bell’s contract to allow Bell’s to continue operating in its service area through the second EOA.
“I’ve been pushing in front of the scenes, during that board meeting in March, and since then behind the scenes to make sure we honor the contract that needs to be out there for them to have certainty. I’m a big champion of Bell’s because our community is a big champion of Bell’s,” Gore said.
Heine said regarding the creation of a second EOA, “As a fire agency, we’re simply saying we’d just like to be heard on the matter.”
Heine stated in the press release, “As an independent local agency serving 72,000 residents within Sonoma County, the Fire District Board of Directors and I take our oath to serve our taxpayers very seriously. While this dispute has no immediate impact on services to our residents, we must protect the right of our taxpayers to receive emergency ambulance services from their fire district.”
Heine said they hope to reach a quick resolution on this with the county. He said they harbor no “ill-will” toward the county.
Busher said all Bell’s wants to do is to be able to provide emergency services and transport to the area that they’ve served for decades.
The court will take an immediate look at the action that the board of supervisors took on Nov. 16 and will decide whether or not the board followed the county EMS Ordinance and state law.
Heine predicted that the county board “is likely to take up the bigger issue of who has what rights to provide what service to what areas.”
Sonoma County has a long history of private ambulance services. The main EOA, EOA 1, is currently serviced by AMR, a contract set to expire next June.
“The county simultaneously is going through a request for proposals process for bidders to bid on who will be the next ambulance provider for that large EOA area. We will be one of those bidders,” Heine said.
Unlike public fire and emergency response agencies that receive tax funds, Bell’s derives its operating revenues from patients they serve and or from private insurance reimbursements. Bell’s has never had a county contract and operates under the California Health and Safety Code, the “EMS Act.” Because Bell’s has provided paramedic and ambulance services since at least 1981, it is eligible to be “grandfathered” and allowed to continue operations as a private company.
Gore said that the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss the Sonoma County Fire District and EOA matter in a closed session meeting set for Dec. 7.
“I can’t speak out of closed session, but I can confirm with you that we are reviewing this continuing in closed session and reviewing it in terms of not what we think is right or wrong, but in terms of the legality of it,” Gore said. “Our position has been firm and stated publicly at the board of supervisors meetings by our county counsel that our legal position is one which states that this is definitely within the rights of the county and it has been for a long time.”
This article was produced by SoCoNews. See more news at soconews.org

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Wine made in Chesterfield to be sold in Walmart nationally
CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - A Central Virginia wine company hits it big after securing a deal to sell their product at Walmart.
Chesterfield-based "Shoe Crazy Wine" is already sold at some local stores and restaurants, but after going to an annual "open call" event for Walmart, their dream deal became a reality.
"We fit right in with Walmart's new campaign 'Made in the USA,' because our wines are from California - we would love to have them from Virginia one day. That is what we are working on. The win at Walmart for us is going to allow us to do that and to help the local economy," said Gwen Hurt, founder and CEO of Shoe Crazy Wine.
Gwen Hurt says the deal is just a start in making her company a nation-wide brand. You can look for "Shoe Crazy Wine" on Walmart shelves beginning next year.
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- Ongoing advisory services on tax, accounting and legal matters, with special attention to collaboration agreements.
- Acting as board secretary for foundations and other organizations.
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The Domestic Day to Day cooking course is presented by Chef Joey Setshedi under the guidance of Chef Antoinette Coetzer.
Whether you want your domestic worker to learn the basic of boiling water or to satisfy their personal desire to whip up a mouth-watering dessert, the Domestic Day to Day Cooking Course will achieve just that.
The main purpose of this course is to explain, teach and guide your domestic helper how to prepare a complete meal within a four hour training session, including several variations.
This course was specifically developed with your Domestic Helper in mind, the skill level of this course and the language wherein the course is presented is to accommodate your Domestic Helper, to develop a new or improve a current skill.
During this course Chef Joey will discuss, explain and show to them the following:
- Discussion on the use and maintaining of basic kitchen equipment, knife skills, measuring and mixing methods.
- Kitchen and food hygiene
- Portioning of chicken
- Basic baking, frying and grilling
- Sauces and soups
- Menu planning and shopping lists
Each class will start with a discussion of the recipes that will be prepared, methods that will be used as well as the ingredients.
Chef Joey will demonstrate, while explaining to participants how to interpret and execute a recipe with success. Attendees will participate in preparing recipes by them self. Variations on recipes will be discussed, explained and demonstrated. No prior experience is necessary to join any of Antoinette’s cooking classes – just the ability to read and write and a love of great food!
This 4 week course will be presented on a Tuesday morning from 09h00 – 13h00 for 4 consecutive weeks, the course fee of R2640 and will also include:
- The guidance and assistance of Chef Joey
- Each class will be accompanies with a recipe booklet and notes to take home.
- The ingredients of dishes that will be prepared with each class.
- Coffee and tea will be served during the class.
- The use of an Antoinette’s Cookery School apron during the class.
- At completion of this course a Certificate of Attendance will be issued.
Chef Joey will create a Whats-up group for all the participants, they will be able to communicate with her the whole time, and she will make herself available to help the while they are cooking and practicing at home. The Whats-up group has proven to be a great success as it empowers the participant and gives them a platform to show each other what the make, they will keep in contact with each other long after completion of this course.
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After completion of the first course each participant will receive their certificate of attendance.
Due to popular demand, the Domestic Day to Day cooking course now has a follow-up course, the second course can be attended after completion of the first course, during the second course chef Joey will discuss the following topics in detail:
- Table service
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- Cooking with Herbs
- Menu Planning
The variety of recipes that will be prepared during these two course are mostly developed as easy family meals, some bakes goods for lunch boxes and deserts, balanced meals consisting of vegetables, starch, proteins in the form of beef, chicken, lamb and fish.
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These came from an old magician’s estate. A few have been folded but otherwise they are in good condition. No ink or pencil notations. No torn pages. You’ll find some really great magic in these issues!
Breakdown of what you get is as follows: Issues 75-76, 79-85, 87-113, 115-120, 213-217, 220-223, 225, 227, 234-237, 239 and 241.
Dates range from 1945 to 1951.
It appears issue 237 had mistakenly been numbered 236 (so you’ll have two issues that have number 236) but the contents is different and the page numbering is correct.


For solo oboe, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion.
Duration – 14′.
(Performing material on hire.)
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My direct connection to Max Roach: In the 1980s my father, Lars Holm, who is a classical violinist, toured with Max Roach. My father’s quartet was the Swedenborg Quartet. Max Roach at that time was experimenting with string quartets. After touring, they went to Munich, Germany, where they recorded this album. This is all kind of weird to me because my father doesn’t play jazz and can’t improvise at all. The CD is out of print.
Artists :Cecil Bridgewater ( Trumpet, Flugelhorn )
Max Roach ( Drums, Percussion )
Dayne Armstrong ( Tenor Saxophone )
Phil Bower ( Electric Bass )
The Swedenborg String Quartet ( String Quartet )
Lars Holm ( 1st Violin )
Ulrica Jannson ( 2nd Violin )
Anders Lindgren ( Viola )
Kerstin Elmquist ( Cello )
Release date Dec 31, 1985
Here’s some info from AllMusic.com and Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD:
“The 1983 German concert celebrates two of his most important collaborators, Booker Little and, on Bird Says, Charlie Parker. ?”
(source: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD – Eighth Edition)
“In the 1980s, Max Roach began experimenting with string quartets, eventually settling on a double quartet idea, using a traditional bop lineup with the addition of the Uptown Strings, a group formed at his request by his daughter Maxine, who plays viola. However, on this live date from Munich, Germany, Roach’s jazz quartet is accompanied by the Swedenborg String Quartet.
The two compositions heard here are the extremely fast 20-minute “A Little Booker,” and trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater’s 18-minute piece, “Bird Says.” Both compositions evolve and shift allowing ample time for each player to develop their solo climactically. A captivating CD with a plethora of improvisation, LIVE AT VIELHARMONIE is a memorable experience.” (source: AllMusic.com, Rovi)


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|Also Known As:||"The Tory Bandit"|
|Birthplace:||East Greenwich, Kent , Rhode Island|
|Death:||Died in Washington County, Virginia, United States|
|Cause of death:||Hanged by Col. William Campbell and a negro, Thomas|
Son of Joseph Hopkins, Jr. and Sally Hopkins
|Occupation:||Horse thief, counterfeiter|
|Managed by:||Dennis Harold Cloukey|
About Francis Hopkins
Francis Hopkins was born 1720 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island and died 1778 in Washington,Virginia. He was in Newsbury, New York; Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, and Washington County, Virginia. Francis Hopkins was a Tory during the Revolution. He was captured and hanged in Washington county, Virginia. His son William was captured with his father, but escaped and moved to the Kentucky frontier.
Parents: 10th child and son of Joseph Hopkins and Martha Whale/Whaley. OR
"Austin lists the last child of Joseph and Martha (Whaley) Hopkins a son Francis, (born about 1720) I believe that Austin was mistaken since Joseph did not name son Francis in his "will-deed" of 1725 nor in his will of 1735. Such an oversight does not seem in character with a man who gave such careful directions for the disposition of his property. It is my contention that Francis was the son of Joseph Hopkins, Jr., born 1698. My notes:(Daisi Grossman) I tend to agree with Mrs. Royse regarding Francis and came to that conclusion while researching birth and other vital records of E. Greenwich, RI. Dates fit..so there is no conflict there, Joseph Jr. would have been about 22 if Frances was indeed born in 1720. I have taken the liberty of 'moving' Francis from the Joseph Sr., to Joseph Jr. This means there is no records to prove Francis the son of either, so in essence, he may or may not belong to this family."
- January 09, 1742/September 01, 1743 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island to Mary Joslin, daughter of HENRY JOSLIN and ELIZABETH MATTESON
10 Children of Francis Hopkins and Mary Josline are:
- HENRY4 HOPKINS, b. December 02, 1743, East Greenwich, Kent, Exeter, Rhode Island; d. 1814, Shelby County, Kentucky; m. HANNAH BURR, July 26, 1769, Redding, Connecticut.
- SARAH HOPKINS, b. December 26, 1744, East Greenwich, Kent, Exeter, Rhode Island.
- RACHEL HOPKINS, b. May 21, 1747, East Greenwich, Kent, Exeter, Rhode Island.
- WILLIAM HOPKINS, b. November 15, 1748, Warwick, Rhode Island East Greenwich; d. 1832, Nicholas County, Kentucky.
- GARDNER HOPKINS, b. July 16, 1750, East Greenwich, Kent, Exeter, Rhode Island; d. June 04, 1832, Floyd County, Kentucky.
- MARY HOPKINS, b. April 09, 1753, East Greenwich, Kent, Exeter, Rhode Island; d. 1825, Edmonson, Kentucky.
- FRANCIS HOPKINS, JR., b. 1756, East Greenwich, Rhode Island Kent County; d. 1823, Bath County Kentucky.
- HANNAH HOPKINS, b. March 03, 1757, Orange Co, NY; d. August 26, 1852, Pomp, Morgan Couunty, Kentucky.
- ROBERT HOPKINS, b. July 04, 1760, East Greenwich, Rhode Island Kent County; d. March 26, 1824, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH, 1786, New Jersey.
- ELDRIDGE HOPKINS, b. Abt. 1768; m. ELIZABETH WALDON.
From: HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, 1746-1786, Washington, Co, 1777-1870, pages #275-277. By Lewis Preston Summers. Published in Baltimore in 1966 by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Found Genealogical Forum Library-Portland, OR. January 1997.
At this time there lived in Washington County two men by the names of Francis Hopkins and William Hopkins. Francis Hopkins was a counterfeiter and, at the May term of the COunty Court in the year 1778, he was tried by the court on suspicion of his having counterfeited, erased and altered sundry treasury notes; the currency of this Commonwealth, knowing the same to be bad. He was found guilty, fined fifty dollars lawful money of Virginia, sentenced to six months in prison, and was ordered to be confined within the walls of the Fort at William Cocke's (Now C.L. Clyce's), on Renfro's Creek, alias Spring Creek, until the county goal was completed. He was conveyed to Cocke's Fort, but within a short time thereafter, made his escape and began a series of very bold and daring depredations upon the Whig settlers of the county. He organized a band of Tories, whose occupation was to steal horses of the settlers and intimidate the citizens whenever possible. He went so far as to post notices at and near the home of Colonel William Campbell, warning him that if he did not desist from his prosecution of the Loyal adherents of George III, a terrible calamity would befall him, either in the loss of his property or his life.
On a quiet and beautiful Sabbath in the spring time of the year 1780, General Campbell accompanied by his wife (who was a sister of Patrick Henry), and several of their neighbors, attended a religious service at a Presbyterian House of worship known as Ebbing Spring CHurch in the upper end of this county. As they were returning to their homes they happened to be conversing about the audacity of the Tory who had been so bold and defiant in his declarations and was suspected of having posted these notices above referred to. Just as they arrived at he top of a hill, a short distance west of the present residence of Colonel Hiram A. Greever, they observed a man on horseback on the opposite hill, coming towards them, General Campbell was riding beside his wife, with an infant on before him. One of them remarked that the individual meeting them was the Tory of whom they had been speaking probably now on a horse-stealing expedition, as he was observed to be carring a rope halter in his hand. Hearing this, General Campbell, without halting, handed the infant over to its mother and dashed out in front. Seeing the movement and recognizing the man who he so much feared and hated, the Tory wheeled his horse and started back at quite a rapid gait, pursued at full speed by Colonel Campbell and one of the gentlement of the company, whose name was Thompson. Never, it may be presumed, either before or since, has such a dashing and exciting race been witnessed upon that long level between the residences of Colonel Greever and Beattie. As they reached the branch at the base of the hill a little west of Colonel Beattie's, Colonel Campbell dashed up alongside the fleeing Tory, who, seeing that he would be caught, turned short to the right down the bank and plunged into the river. As he struck the water, Colonel Campbell, who had left his companion in the rear, leaped in beside him, grasped the Tory's holsters and threw them into the stream, and then dragged him from his horse into the water.
At this moment Mr. Thompson rode up. They took the prisoner out on the bank and held what may be termed a drum-head court. The Tory, who, bad as he was, had the virtue to being a brave, candid man, at once acknowledged the truth of the charge preferred against hime and boldly declared his defiance and determination to take horses wherever he could find them. But he was mistaken in his man, for in less than ten minutes he was dangling from the limb of a large sycamore that stood upon the bank of the river, the stump of which was to be seen a few years ago, and maybe there yet for aught the writer knows. * Charles B. Coale.
n.b. Francis' son William was arrested with him, but escaped and went to Kentucky.
From KING'S MOUNTAIN AND ITS HEROES: HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN
Francis Hopkins, the Tory bandit'" For a year or more Hopkins had given the County authorities much trouble; they had imposed heavy fines upon him for his rascalities, and had placed him under heavy bonds. He had been found guilty of passing counterfeit money--was ordered imprisoned at Cocke's Fort on Renfroe creek, till the county jail should be completed; and when the new structure was ready for occupancy, it was a rickety affair, and Hopkins one dark night was released from his confinement by the aid of sympathizing Tories, who pried the jail door from its hinges, and carried it half a mile away. Thus the bandit and counterfeiter evaded further imprisonment, and snapped his fingers at justice. He fled to the nearest British garrison--probably in Georgia--where he obtained a commission, with letters to the Cherokee Indians and the white emissaries among them, urging them to fall upon the frontier settlers with fagot, knife, and tomahawk. He was, in every sense, an infamous Tory, and a dangerous character."
- from http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.washington/10.72.83/mb.ashx
"When people ask at genealogy meetings or courses if anyone has a horse thief in their family, I HAVE to raise my hand."
"I have found articles on the death of Francis HOPKINS: "Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786/Washington County, 1777-1870" pages 275-278; and Family History Center film 1750788, item 19 "The Glade Spring Presbyterian Church". These articles were very informative. I especially liked the following: "Even though it has been claimed that the patriots had gone through a trial, the proceedings were so irregular as to need official sanction. So the VIrginia General Assembly passed in October 1779 an act stating that although some of the frontier measures suppressing 'open insurrection and conspiracy' may not have been strictly warrented by law, they were justifiable from the immediate urgency and imminence of the danger. Be it therefore declared and enacted that the said . . . persons . . . concerned in suppressing . . . stand indemnified and clearly exonerated." They passed a law after-the-fact justifying the hanging of Francis HOPKINS!!"
- History of southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870. By Lewis Preston Summers. Published 1903 by J. L. Hill printing company in Richmond, Va . Page 275-277
Francis Hopkins's Timeline
East Greenwich, Kent , Rhode Island
December 2, 1743
Exeter, Kings Co, RI
December 26, 1744
East Greenwich, RI, USA
May 21, 1747
E. Greenwich, RI
November 15, 1748
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
E. Greenwich, Kent, R. I.
July 16, 1750
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
April 9, 1753
East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI
East Greenwich, RI, USA

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Ford drew and issued a crossed check in favor of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR) as payment of its percentage or manufacturer’s sales taxes. The check was deposited with Philippine Commercial International Bank (PCIBank) and was subsequently cleared. Upon presentment with Citibank, the proceeds were paid to PCIBank. In a letter by the Acting CIR, Ford was officially informed that its check was not paid to the government or its authorized agent but were encashed by unauthorized persons. An investigation revealed that Ford’s general ledger accountant had recalled the check purportedly because of an error in the computation of the tax due. With his instruction, PCIBank replaced the check with two of its own Manager’s Checks which were subsequently deposited with another bank.
Whether or not PCIBank is liable to reimburse Ford for the payment of the crossed check.
YES. The crossing of the check with the phrase “Payee’s Account Only,” is a warning that the check should be deposited only in the account of the CIR. Thus, it is the duty of the collecting bank PCIBank to ascertain that the check be deposited in payee’s account only. It is bound to scrutinize the check and to know its depositors before it could make the clearing indorsement “all prior indorsements and/or lack of indorsement guaranteed.” Having established that the collecting bank’s negligence is the proximate cause of the loss, we conclude that PCIBank is liable in the amount corresponding to the proceeds of the forged check.

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BY THE COURT
claim that a sentence was imposed in violation of the
constitutional holding in Alleyne v. United States,
570 U.S. ___, 133 S.Ct. 2151, 186 L.Ed.2d 314 (2013), does
not fit within the definition of an illegal sentence that may
be addressed with a K.S.A. 22-3504(1) motion to correct an
K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6620(d)(2) excludes convictions and
sentences that were final prior to June 17, 2013, from that
statute's hard 50 sentencing procedures, except for those
cases in which the conviction or sentence is subsequently
vacated in a collateral proceeding for some reason unrelated
to the provisions of K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6620(d)(2). This
statute, K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6620(d)(2), does not provide an
independent reason to correct a hard 50 life sentence that
was final prior to June 17, 2013.
from Wyandotte District Court; R. Wayne Lampson, judge.
Opinion filed May 12, 2017. Judgment of the district court is
E. Wells, of Jerry Wells Attorney-at-Law, of Lawrence, was on
the brief for appellant.
L. Lidtke, chief deputy district attorney, Jerome A. Gorman,
district attorney, and Derek Schmidt, attorney general, were
on the brief for appellee.
Brown appeals the district court's denial of his motion
to correct an illegal sentence, in which he argued that
Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. ___, 133 S.Ct.
2151, 186 L.Ed.2d 314 (2013), renders his judicially enhanced
life sentence illegal. The district court rejected
Brown's argument that K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6620 mandates
retroactive application of Alleyne and accordingly
denied postconviction relief. We affirm.
and Procedural Overview
was convicted in 1999 of first-degree murder and sentenced to
an imprisonment term of life without possibility of parole
for 40 years (hard 40 life sentence). His conviction and
sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. State v.
Brown, 272 Kan. 809, 822, 37 P.3d 31 (2001).
has previously mounted two collateral attacks on his
conviction or sentence: a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, which was
denied in 2004, and a K.S.A. 22-3504 motion to correct an
illegal sentence, which was denied in 2011. Brown v.
State, No. 90, 900, 2004 WL 2694255 (Kan. App. 2004)
(unpublished opinion), rev. denied 279 Kan. 1005
(2005); State v. Brown, No. 101, 275, 2011 WL
1344637 (Kan. App. 2011) (unpublished opinion). Brown has
also unsuccessfully sought habeas relief in the United States
District Court on two occasions. Brown v. McKune,
No. 05-3437-SAC, 2006 WL 2037394 (D. Kan. 2006) (unpublished
opinion); Brown v. McKune, No. 11-3147-SAC, 2013 WL
823317 (D. Kan. 2013) (unpublished opinion), appeal
dismissed 517 Fed.Appx. 623 (10th Cir. 2013)
current action began in 2013 when Brown filed a pro se K.S.A.
22-3504 motion to correct an illegal sentence. After
appointing counsel and hearing arguments, the district court
denied relief under K.S.A. 22-3504, finding that
Alleyne did not apply retroactively to cases that
were final when it was decided.
Application of Alleyne ...


CPD overhaul points to Sean Malinowski as Chicago’s next police chief
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I just read about the major re-structuring planned for the Chicago Police Department and I’m a little ambivalent. An overhaul of the department is needed, but why is it being shaped by a place-holder at the top, temporary Supt. Charlie Beck?
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More than anything, CPD needs to be run as a professional police organization, independent of City Hall. Since this is Chicago, we know that will never happen.
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Pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord and declaring climate change a hoax, cutting taxes in a way that disproportionately benefits the wealthy and failing to confront our enemies and advance democracy.
The abysmal list of President Donald Trump’s bad decisions goes on. I am sick and tired, though, of the absence of bipartisanship and failure to recognize progress.
Trump deserves some credit. He just signed the USMCA, the free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico and Canada. He brought the Chinese back to the negotiating table on a new trade agreement by means of short-term targeted tariffs. And he ordered our tremendous Special Forces heroes to kill the terrorists Qasem Soleimani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Trump is presiding over a booming economy and his policies are encouraging private sector growth, medical and military developments and investments in education and infrastructure. Whichever turn this impeachment takes, we ought to celebrate the economic healing of our nation.
What I would say to the president is “thank you for your service. Just do not forget that you serve at the pleasure of the people and we Americans are at our best when we aspire to higher ideals.”
Trump will never be able to foster unity, respect, kindness and love. And guess what? Those are the exact values needed to secure the survival of our democratic republic.
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Aragami: Shadow Edition, Swimsanity and Lego Indiana Jones, among the titles that you can download for free if you have Gold.
Microsoft has announced the free games with Gold for the month of November. The titles, playable on Xbox One and also on the next consoles, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, have been revealed by the official site, as usual. In this way, players who have an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will be able to access several titles for free, specifically the following: Aragami: Shadow Edition, Swimsanity, Full Spectrum Warrior and Lego Indiana Jones.
These are the four games available
Aragami: Shadow Edition will be available from November 1 to November 30. Embark on a dark journey full of blood and secrets. This version, which includes both the original title and its prequel, Nightfall, puts us in the shoes of an assassins from beyond the grave who has the power of the shadows at his service. You can use a whole series of powers and enjoy the multiplayer with cross play.
Swimsanity, for its part, can be obtained from November 16 to December 15. Designed as a multiplayer title, we will be invited to participate with four friends to join forces and use all kinds of weapons against enemies. We can also fight each other in order to survive. Enter over 150 challenges, 8 game modes, and much more.
Full Spectrum Warrior will be free from November 1 to November 30. It is a classic of the first Xbox in which we will have to train to be part of the United States Army. Having learned the fundamentals, players will use real-world protocols within an urban environment full of dangers.
Would you like to be Indy? Well now you can be free thanks to Lego Indiana Jones, although in its most square version. Get hold of it from November 16 to 30. Whip in hand, The OriginaL Adventures reproduces the limitless action of the movies, all with the characteristic humor of these LEGO titles.

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AMP Conference: Palestinian Rights, International Law, Zionist Claims
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South African actress Manaka Ranaka turned a whole year older and that much wiser. Having been in the game for as long as she has, Ranaka knows a thing or two that many are yet to experience.
Turning 42, Ranaka took time to share her wisdom with her fans. From preventing pregnancy to general life issues, she knows it all.
In celebration of her 42nd birthday, Briefly.co.za brings you 10 facts about Ranaka that let you in on who she really is, not just a Generations: The Legacy actor.
Happy birthday, mamma!
1. Family and upbringing
Manaka was born on 6 April, 1979 to parents Kgotlaesele and Nonceba Ranaka and raised in Soweto. Manaka was brought up together with her sisters Mpumi Ranaka and Dineo Ranaka.
2. Momma Bear
Manaka is the proud mother of three children - Katlego, Naledi and a brand-new baby.
Ranaka attended Dinwiddie High School in Germiston, Gauteng before becoming a household name in the Mzansi entertainment industry.
4. Soapie star
Manaka has not only been a Generations: The Legacy star, in 2000, she played the role of Nandipha Sithole on Isidingo.
5. Life lessons
The star was involved in a tragic accident that left a schoolgirl dead in December, 2015. Manaka cites this experience as once that taught her some powerful lessons about life and undoubtedly strengthened her character.
6. Award-winning actress
Manaka won the Golden Horn for Best in TV Comedy at the 2007 SAFTAs.
7. Comedy greatness
Stokvel is where Ranaka got her name for comedy in her role as Lerata. Fans have loved every comedy role ever since.
8. Famous family
Dineo Ranaka is her sister, another famous face of the Ranaka family.
Ranaka is 1.62m tall.
10. Love life
As far as anyone knows, Ranaka has only dated Thabo Monareng, who is nine years younger than her.
Briefly.co.za previously reported that Mzansi actress Manaka Ranaka is grateful for the gift of her beautiful children. She spoke highly of her kids and if one thing is clear, it's that she would go above and beyond for her babies.
Taking to social media, Manaka posted a picture of her children and captioned her post:
"My children are my world! We bring them up, nurse their wings so they can take flight. We need to trust that they will be able to handle the turbulence."
It was also reported that Manaka Ranaka has taken to social media to react to comedian William Last KRM's emotional music video. The Generations: The Legacy actress took to Instagram recently and shared a clip of William and his music director, Director Mo.
The pair were watching William's latest music video for his track titled How It Feels. In the clip, William could not hold his tears back and ends up leaving the room to get some fresh air.
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My husband loves camping … and the rougher the better.
He regularly undertakes month-long treks into the Aussie outback with his mates and thinks nothing of sleeping in a swag under the stars, cooking over a camp fire and not showering for days – even weeks – on end.
No. Thank. You!
His idea and my idea of roughing it are too different things.
My idea of camping doesn’t involve a tent, a sleeping bag or a shovel to go walking into the bush with every time you want to go to the toilet.
I prefer to glamp (glamorous camping) and even then that doesn’t involve one of those new glamping tents. My idea of roughing it involves our caravan (with reverse cycle air conditioning and TV), a comfy bed, the kettle on hand, a fully stocked fridge and the toilet/shower block within a short walking distance.
And for the first few months of each year, we take our van glamping along the Bellarine Peninsula. The van stays at the same caravan park and it becomes our home-away-from-home, a weekend oasis after a hectic week at work.
We’ve made some great lifelong friends with our glamping neighbours, many of them also from Ballarat, but some from other parts of the state.
The best part about my form of camping is happy hour, which usually starts around 3pm (hey, don’t judge … it’s five o’clock somewhere in the world).
Happy hour (who’s kidding, it’s often happy five, six, seven hours) usually involves congregating around someone’s van with a filled eski and an array of cheeses, dips and bikkies, and belly laughing about the most ridiculous things.
While some glampers share stories about that day’s fishing expedition and the one that got away, others prefer to talk about/debate/discuss such issues as politics, religion, football, families and certain unmentionable bodily functions and sounds.
This column is for Wizza Wills, my fellow glamper, who never fails to make us laugh, particularly when he’s in his Borat-style mankini. But that’s a column for another day.

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Pet-sitter Belinda Blake is no stranger to dealing with wild animals, but she's wary when the owner of the Greenwich, Connecticut, preserve asks her to help out with her "fluffy darlings." Her caution seems justified on her very first day, when she discovers a tour guide-dead, bloodied, and surrounded by wolves in the enclosure.
Was it death by predator or something more sinister? The body count rises, but something's not adding up. As she gets to know the rescued wolves and wolf-dog hybrids better, Belinda realizes that her human colleagues are not above suspicion. With help from her own "pack"-her pregnant sister, Red the chauffeur/bodyguard, and hunky farmer Jonas-Belinda is hot on the killer's tail, but if she doesn't find him soon, he'll do more than muzzle her to keep the truth from escaping.
Praise for Belinda Blake and The Snake in the Grass
"A humorous series debut with exotic pets and a zany cast of characters. Gilbert's cozy will make you smile."
-Amanda Flower, USA Today bestselling author of Premeditated Peppermint
"Cozy fans will root for pet-sitter Belinda Blake as she unravels this cleverly-crafted mystery in a delightfully-deadly new series by Heather Day Gilbert."
-Elizabeth Spann Craig, author of the bestselling Myrtle Clover Mysteries

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They get 45 minutes at the beginning of the show — the opening act. Unless you’re family or friends, you’ve probably never heard of them or their music.
This is their big shot – a Concert in the Park.
They’ve played small venues, but never in front of 5,000 people who have come to Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills on a summer Sunday night to spread out their blankets, and enjoy another free concert sponsored by the Valley Cultural Foundation.
Backstage, the main act waits. Often, it’s a tribute band pretending to be the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Neil Diamond, Elvis, Elton John — talented imitators hoping if they sing loud enough and with enough energy you’ll forget for an hour or so they’re not the real thing.
The opening act is.
Their names are on their songs. They’re not pretending to be anyone but themselves. They’ve got the talent, they just haven’t gotten the break yet. It’s up to Nora Ross to find it for them.
“In the park, you never know who’s sitting there listening,” says the CEO of the foundation, which has been putting on the free concerts for the last 45 years.
Three years ago, she gave the opening stage to these emerging artists to showcase their talents to a wider audience, and maybe catch a break with someone in the audience who likes their sound and can open some doors for them.
But COVID-19 came along this year and slammed those doors shut, cancelling the Concerts in the Park series, and leaving these young artists, and Ross with an empty stage and no audience.
“Instead of whining about the pandemic, I knew I needed to find new opportunities and platforms for our emerging artists and for us,” Ross says.
She began a “Concerts on the Couch” series online, and as Christmas approached she asked her emerging artists to each write her a new holiday song. There are just so many times you can listen to Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas,” she says.
“Voices of Hope” captures the Christmas of 2020.
“My father had just passed away in Mississippi from COVID-19 when Nora called and asked me to write a song for the album,” says local, emerging artist Terrell Edwards. “He always told me when you’re feeling down, don’t think about yourself, do something for someone else.
“Writing the song I called, ‘It’s Real to Me,’ gave me the opportunity to start thinking about all the things that make the holidays special. If I could put it into a song, maybe I’d spark good memories in someone feeling down this Christmas,” he says.
For 35 years every holiday season, Mark Wallengren was Father Christmas on KOST 103, which began playing Christmas music on Thanksgiving through January 1. He’s heard just about every Christmas song from every Christmas album ever recorded.
“Voices of Hope,” he says, is special. “It’s filled with extremely talented local artists, and some truly great songs of the season delivering a message that we are going to get through these times,” Wallengren says.
For years, he would emcee the concert series at Warner Center Park, and he knew how families from all over the San Fernando Valley had come to rely on “Concerts in the Park” for their only chance every summer to see a live concert up close and personal.
They couldn’t afford a box at the Hollywood Bowl or a loge seat at Staples Center, but they could afford a bucket of KFC and a blanket to be up close to the stage at “Concerts in the Park.”
For 45 years, the Valley Cultural Foundation has given us a free ticket to a concert everyone can afford. Now, the foundation could use our support for itself and these young, emerging artists by helping spread the word on “Voices of Hope.” Check it out at valleycultural.org.
Father Christmas gives it a thumbs up. You can’t get a better review than that.
Dennis McCarthy’s column runs on Sunday. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


SEATTLE - Jean Segura rolled an RBI single up the middle with two outs in the 13th inning to cap a two-run rally and give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in a game that ended early Wednesday morning.
Mitch Haniger walked with one out in the 13th off Doug Fister (0-5), pitching his third inning, and was forced at second on Ben Gamel's fielder's choice. Guillermo Heredia, who had a three-run homer in the second, singled Gamel to third. Gamel scored on a wild pitch to tie it, with Heredia advancing all the way to third. Mike Zunino then walked. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts fielded Segura's roller behind second, but his off-balance throw was way late.
The Red Sox, who stranded two runners in the eighth, ninth and 11th innings, had taken a 5-4 lead in the top half when Sandy Leon singled home Hanley Ramirez with two outs off Tony Zych (5-2).
Mike Zunino opened the seventh inning with his 15th home run to bring Seattle even at 4-4.
0:41- How much is John Farrell to blame for David Price’s altercations with media members? Evan Drellich joins BST to discuss if the Red Sox manager needs to take more action against his players.
3:58 - Phil Perry joins Tom Curran and Kayce Smith to debate if Tom Brady is better now than he was 10 years ago in the 2007 season.
10:06 - Kyle Draper joins BST to discuss the report that LeBron James is not happy with Kyrie Irving and ‘wants to kick his ass’ for asking out of Cleveland.
14:42 - How much does David Price dislike being in Boston? What are the chances he opts out of his contract in 2018? Evan Drellich, Tom Curran, Michael Holley, and Tom Giles break it down.


By Steve Morris
CBR today reveal what the third of Marvel’s slogan teasers is all about, with the announcement that December will see Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca kick off a new series called ‘Cable & X-Force’. As a side note – HURRAY!
Explaining that you don’t have to be an Avenger to be an X-Man, the book will see Cable gather some of his old friends to go on the run, after an undefined tussle over the fate of Hope Summers. As you can see, he’s going to be joined by a pretty interesting group of ruffians. Most surprising is the return of Forge, who was last seen being genocided by Beast in Warren Ellis‘ Astonishing X-Men run. Forge has been absent since getting genocided, perhaps understandably, so it’ll be interesting to see how Hopeless brings him back – and explain why he’s grown the ponytail back.
Colossus is also an interesting choice for the team, given the revelation he just got hit with in Uncanny X-Men this week. Without spoiling it, he’s going to be rather narked off with the world right now, and seems a dangerous choice for Cable’s team of heroes. Domino was always going to be on this team, of course, although her presence does mean that the adjectiveless X-Men book will almost definitely shift in focus and tone somehow, come 2013. Deadpool seems like an obvious absence, because he’s busy in Thunderbolts right now. Maybe he’ll turn up down the line somewhere.
And then we have Dr Nemesis, wearing a new mask and goggles. Nemesis seems to have done the impossible here, and become even more of a Simon Spurrier character. Apart from Cable, every male member of the team is arguably mentally unstable right now, which could well explain why they’re ‘wanted’. Cable’s never been one to explain himself, so his actions after AvX could very easily be miscontrued by those crazy Avengers.
Fans of the X-Men will be pleased to see a book which finally shows members of the team being heroic and independent and not run by the Avengers, and it’s fairly apparent that Salvador Larroca leapt at the chance to redraw Cable’s robotic arm. Yes, Cable has an eye missing, which will apparently be explained in the Point One one-shot coming out soon. The first arc will see the team assemble and go on the run from the Uncanny Avengers, which hopefully means Cable will punch Wolverine right in his smug face! Gosh, I really am massively biased aren’t I.
Issue #1 comes out this December.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- It's time to place a bet on natural gas.
Production of natural gas from America's largest producers is seen falling anywhere from 3 percent to 5 percent this year, and another 2 percent or more next year.
Investment bank A.G. Edwards says hurricane troubles in the Gulf of Mexico and delays in several deep-water projects will lead to an almost 5 percent year-over-year decline in natural gas production for the next few months.
Other positives for reduced supply: Canadian imports will likely fall this year for the first time in 10 years. Fewer rigs are drilling for the fuel.
Demand for natural gas, an alternative to heating oil and other petroleum products, is rising anywhere from 3 percent to 4 percent in North America. Natural gas prices, as measured by the futures market, are up about 30 percent from this time a year ago. Since 1991, the spot price of natural gas has more than tripled -- to nearly $4 per million British thermal units.
Very few domestic producers of natural gas are experiencing rising volumes. Deutsche Banc Securities counts just a handful of companies with a rising percentage of natural gas production in the third quarter, among them Pogo Producing
Another potential boost to natural gas: a war in the Middle East could make crude oil products harder to come by. American companies are hedging their bets by becoming dual fuel users. They're tapping into natural gas in this country -- just in case petroleum shipments slow down.
Peter Ricchiuti, assistant dean at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business and a former chief investment officer for the state of Louisiana, sees opportunity in natural gas companies. The world of natural gas is divided among producers, explorers, pipeline distributors and the firms that service rigs, ships and storage facilities.
"Natural gas prices will go higher as supply and demand tighten," says Ricchiuti, whose Burkenroad Reports identifies undervalued stocks in five states in the southern U.S. Ricchiuti sees demand outpacing supply in coming months, and perhaps years.
"There are only about 650 rigs out looking for natural gas, and we need about 900 to keep up with demand," he tells me. "Among the companies who should benefit are Superior Energy Services
SPN services the gas-rich Gulf of Mexico. Petroquest has "excellent drilling prospects that will be drilled in 2003." Rising natural gas prices are an incentive for the independent companies that send rigs out looking for the fuel.
As prices head higher, "oil-field service companies and exploration companies should benefit from much greater drilling activity," the professor says.
On Wednesday morning, the Amex Natural Gas Index of 15 companies
Pogo Producing shares have surpassed the natural gas index by 60 percentage points in the past 12 months. Cash flow for Pogo, a Houston company, is seen rising to $8.50 a share this year from $6.74 a share in 2001. UBS Warburg estimates 2003 cash flow will be $8.90 a share.
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Massive Time Warner + AT&T Deal Announced
Time Warner announced plans to sell to AT&T for $85 billion over the weekend. If approved by regulators, the deal could reshape the media and telecommunications landscape dramatically.
Time Warner has a huge portfolio. Within it sits HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, Bleacher Report, The CW Television Network, Warner Bros., CNN, DC Comics, and a piece of Hulu. Yearly revenue is just shy of $30 billion.
AT&T is even bigger with revenues close to $150 billion/year and ranking as the 23rd largest company in the world.
Getting past regulation will be a big hurdle. Washington is not a fan of mega-deals like this. They are going to evaluate from the consumer POV and actually blocked a similar Comcast + Time Warner deal in 2014. So if AT&T is going to succeed, it will need to prove that they won’t make it harder for non-AT&T users to get Game of Thrones, NBA on TNT or other TWC programming.


‘s taste in music is generally a pretty solid barometer for what’s hot right now. He closely keeps up with fan favorite pop, dance, and hip-hop, but where he differs from the rest us mere mortals is his ability to step behind Technics and a mixer and do something magical with the earworms he’s into. In the tail-end the year, A-Trak has ramped up his video channel, frequently sharing short scratch routines and personal edits the tracks that are in his rotation at the moment. He’s covered , , , , and more, though his latest addition to the ‘#REALDJing’ video series is a flawless tribute to and ‘s sweeping success “.”
Clocking in at just a minute, A-Trak chops up the young superstars’ hit collaboration with his legendary Midas touch, finessing his way through immaculate padwork and scratch breakdowns. Not quite a remix, but rather an homage so to speak, A-Trak’s rendition “Shelter” and obvious seal approval for the next generation dance music’s torch carriers.


DENVER, Colo. – Gates Corp. has just introduced the Gates G-Force C12 continuously variable transmission (CVT) belt, which the company states is the market’s first carbon tensile cord CVT belt. Engineered for drop-in performance, thenewest addition to the high-performing G-Force CVT belt line features superior strength, flexibility, and durability for today’s recreational and utility all-terrain equipment, according to Gates.
As the first CVT belt to utilize a carbon tensile cord, Gates G-Force C12 belt combines minimal stretch and extraordinary strength, the company says. The cords are bonded to a specially formulated adhesion gum with aramid fiber-loaded rubber, which results in increased side-load resistance, preventing belt distortion and edge cord pullout. Power sports enthusiasts will appreciate the consistent shifting performance, faster acceleration and improved throttle response that comes from a CVT leveraging this advanced technology, Gates says.
The belt also uses high-performance neoprene,which features a trapezoidal top-notch and rounded bottom cog design to maximize heat control and flexibility.
“We are pleased to be the first in the industry to bring carbon tensile cord technology to the CVT belt market,” said Tim Stout, Gates product manager. “This addition to the Gates G-Force product line demonstrates our dedication to continuous evolution in CVT belt technology.”
Gates G-Force C12 CVT belt is currently available in 19 SKUs. Gates will officially introduce the belt to the market this week, Feb. 15-17, at the Dealer Expo tradeshow, booth No. 1833, in Indianapolis, Ind.
To learn more about the new G-Force C12 CVT belt and see the full list of applications, visit Gates.com/gforce.


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Jun 3, 2011, 1:17 PM EST
Wondering how the ticket drive to sell 13,000 season tickets in Winnipeg is going? It’s going pretty well and the real crush hasn’t even begun yet.
Jun 3, 2011, 11:46 AM EST
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Bruins power play needs some fixing up. They might be in the Stanley Cup finals, but they’re still awful on the power play.
Jun 3, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
The NHL Board of Governors might have more than one franchise sale to vote on at their June 21st meeting. If reports are to be believed, the Dallas Stars sale is close to being done.
Jun 3, 2011, 1:04 AM EST
If the Bruins want to have better luck against Roberto Luongo, they’re going to need to make him uncomfortable. Can they do it though?
Jun 2, 2011, 11:16 PM EST
Now that the Dallas Stars are going to part ways with upcoming unrestricted free agent Brad Richards, our minds drift off wondering about where he’ll land next season and beyond.
Jun 2, 2011, 8:15 PM EST
If Dan Hamhuis is going to miss any time for Vancouver, the Canucks are prepared to make due without him just like they’ve done with injuries all season long.
Winnipeg’s team name will emerge once they sell 13,000 season tickets; Front office questions linger
Jun 2, 2011, 6:17 PM EST
The hockey world won’t know what the new Winnipeg team’s name will be until after they sell 13,000 season tickets. While people await that question, perhaps the franchise should decide who will run the team as well?
Jun 2, 2011, 5:42 PM EST
Sidney Crosby has been cleared to participate in off-ice workouts, an important step as he hopes to be ready for Penguins’ training camp.
Jun 2, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
The Sabres signed 2010 first rounder Mark Pysyk while the Blues gave Roman Polak a five-year contract extension.
Jun 2, 2011, 3:55 PM EST
A shaky ownership situation will probably prohibit the Dallas Stars from offering Brad Richards a new contract. Read this post for the details, including the possibility of trading his exclusive negotiating rights.
Jun 2, 2011, 3:00 PM EST
The NHL won’t fine or suspend Alex Burrows for biting Patrice Bergeron. Check out this post for more details and poll results.
Jun 2, 2011, 1:40 PM EST
Check out Net Cam highlights from Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and Bruins.
Jun 2, 2011, 12:12 PM EST
The NHL is expected to have an informal meeting with Alex Burrows about his bite (or non-bite?) on Patrice Bergeron. Tell us if Burrows deserves further discipline for the incident by voting in the poll.
Jun 2, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
Last night’s Game 1 has given us a lot to chew on and not all of it is Patrice Bergeron’s glove.
Jun 2, 2011, 3:46 AM EST
Here’s a story you won’t read every day: Oilers forward Gilbert Brule apparently picked up an unlikely hitchhiker in the form of U2 lead singer Bono earlier this week.
Jun 2, 2011, 1:34 AM EST
Check out some post-game reactions from both sides of the Bruins-Canucks Game 1 match in the 2011 Stanley Cup finals.
Jun 2, 2011, 12:08 AM EST
Both teams have negatives and positives to take from Game 1, but it’s tough not to wonder how much we really learned about this Bruins-Canucks series after a strange first set.
Jun 1, 2011, 11:04 PM EST
Raffi Torres scored with less than 19 seconds left to give Vancouver a 1-0 Game 1 win and 1-0 series lead.
Jun 1, 2011, 10:21 PM EST
A penalty-packed first two periods in Game 1 left both teams shaking their heads while a David Krejci cross-check forced Dan Hamhuis to the Canucks’ locker room. Read all about the second period in this post.
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