Stoger hopes for more of the same if possible
Following Borussia Dortmund’s recent wins, Peter Stoger seems to be betting on the old English adage, often heard in the football world – you should never change a winning team.However, the BVB manager refuses to completely disregard any opportunities that might come knocking on the door.“There is no reason to think about it and yet it always remains a consideration: how has the training been this week? What’s the opposition like?” Stoger shared, according to the official website of BVB. “We now have a large group and more possibilities to implement changes.”
Report: Dortmund hammer four past Leverkusen George Patchias – September 14, 2019 Borussia Dortmund put four past Bayer Leverkusen.Borussia Dortmund leapfrogged Bayern Munich to claim second place in the Bundesliga. After handing out a 4-0 thrashing of…Although Shinji Kagawa is finally back from taking his time to rest and recover from an injury for the last two months, Stoger did not reveal whether he would risk putting him in the starting squad.“This season we’re yet to succeed in putting a run of two or three really good performances together,” reminded Stöger. “My hope is that we can continue from where we left off in the Leverkusen game. That means more of the same if at all possible. We’re now in a really decisive period. We missed an opportunity against Schalke but thankfully we beat a direct rival in Leverkusen. Now the task is to build on that in the next one or two weeks.”
Chelsea are reportedly planning to make Juventus defender Daniele Rugani one of Maurizio Sarri’s first signings at the club ahead of his expected appointment, claims the Daily MirrorThe Blues appear to have had a breakthrough in talks with Napoli and are now expected to bring the highly-rated Jorginho, along with Sarri, in a £50m double-deal.But with the new season just a month away now, Chelsea are wasting no more time and have begun pursuing new options in the transfer market with Juventus’ Rugani having emerged as a target.
Fiorentina owner: “Ribery played better than Ronaldo!” Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso was left gushing over Franck Ribery’s performance against Juventus, which he rates above that of even Cristiano Ronaldo’s.While Italy international is a valued young prospect at the Serie A side, he has struggled to play regular football at Juventus for the past three seasons and may be prepared to leave this summer.Rugani’s £35m move to Chelsea will likely have received a boost due to David Luiz being expected to join Napoli this summer.Rugani started just 22 games for Juventus last season and his future at the club may come under further threat with the rumoured stars that are apparently set to follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Turin.
According to his former Chelsea teammate, the now-retired footballer was not appreciated in his country and now they want a player like himEnglish legendary footballer Joel Cole announced his retirement today.And his former Chelsea teammate, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, says England did not appreciate Cole enough.“What a player he was when he came to Chelsea. Juan Sebastian Veron said ‘no, you need to have the number 10’ because of how he was as a player,” he told Sky Sports.
Daniel Farke, From mid-table in the Championship to the Premier League Manuel R. Medina – September 14, 2019 Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, has taken his team from the middle of the table in the English Championship to play with the big boys in the Premier League.“Technically so good, such a good guy. So much ability. If you look back at what he has achieved as a player, absolutely magnificent.”“He used to do things with the ball nobody else could do. It was a pleasure and I wish him all the best in the next chapter.”“Well do they need another striker? I think every club that is going for the Premier League needs three strikers,” he added.“But for me, Morata will score goals. He is somebody that is a confident person. He is so good at getting behind a defense – he needs to keep on doing that.”
Manchester United have announced that former youth coach Eric Harrison passed away peacefully on Wednesday night.The 81-year-old joined United as a youth coach in 1981 from Everton and famously oversaw the Class of ’92 team that consisted of the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs.Harrison also worked under another United legend in Mark Hughes as an assistant manager at Wales for four years and won an MBE for his services to football last year.Since 2014, however, Harrison had been living in a nursing home after being diagnosed with mixed dementia and died on Wednesday.“We are extremely saddened to report that our former youth coach Eric Harrison passed away last night,” read a statement on United’s Twitter.“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Eric’s family and friends at this sad and difficult time.”Also paying tribute was the legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who praised Harrison’s contribution to football and labelled him one of the “greatest coaches of our time.”“Eric’s contribution to football and not just at Manchester United was incredible,” said Ferguson.“When I came as manager I was lucky enough to have Eric on the staff as head of youth development, so I got to see the work he did and not just with the Class of ’92 but with all the young players.“He built character and determination in those young players and prepared them for the future. He was a teacher, he gave these players a path, a choice and he only did that through his own hard work and sacrifice.“He was able to impart that education to the young which made him one of the greatest coaches of our time.”Former United midfielder Beckham wrote on Instagram: “We’ve lost our mentor, our coach and the man who made us.“He taught us how to play, how to never give up, how important it was to win your individual battles and what we needed to do to play for Manchester United Football Club.“He was always watching and always with us every time we played, I can still hear him telling me NO MORE HOLLYWOOD PASSES.“I can still see him as we played on The Cliff training ground looking down on us either with a proud smile or a loud bang of his fist on the window knowing any minute he would be on his way down to probably advise me in the most polite way to stop playing those passes.“More importantly he made us understand how to work hard and respect each other and not just on the pitch. We won’t forget the life lessons he gave us.“Eric we love you and owe you everything. Gary, Phil, Ryan, Paul, Nicky and David.”
Liverpool legend Nicol slams Harry Maguire’s Man United form Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Steve Nicol believes Harry Maguire has made some “horrendous mistakes” recently, and has failed to find his best form since joining Manchester United.Below are some of the tributes that have been coming in today from other United greats.Eric Harrison, one of footballs greatest people has sadly passed away. Responsible for the development of The Class of 92 and so many other great players that came through the @ManUtd academy he was one of the clubs biggest heroes. RIP Eric pic.twitter.com/gainlxov5u— Peter Schmeichel (@Pschmeichel1) February 14, 2019We’ve lost our mentor , our coach and the man who made us. He taught us how to play , how to never give up , how important it was to win your individual battles and what we needed to do to play for Manchester United Football Club. Eric we owe you everything ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iv0uisTGCl— Gary Neville (@GNev2) February 14, 2019Such sad news to hear of Eric Harrison’s passing- Eric was a massive part of my education,not only in football but life in general-hard work, desire ,commitment and respect. He built character and determination in all of us , he was a great coach and a great man ❤️ I’ll never— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) February 14, 2019Forget the letter he wrote to me after my release from United , a letter I have to this day , saying that he believed in me and dont give up , Eric along with my family was the reason I didn’t and to this day I will always be so thankful to Eric ❤️— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) February 14, 2019So sad.Thoughts are with Eric’s friends and family.I’ve heard so many stories over the years about the influence Eric had on the lads coming through the youth team. Schooling and developing them into some of the worlds best players.Such an integral part of the club.RIP🙏🏻 https://t.co/gsXhCmDv2l— Michael Carrick (@carras16) February 14, 2019
Recommended for you Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:Dominic Fedee, Grenada La Source Sandals, Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa, Sandals Grande St Lucian, Sandals Regency La Toc, Sandals Resort International Sandals Resorts win top prizes at World Travel Awards Gala in Exuma Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, 24 Jul 2015 – The Turks and Caicos delegation is returned home now; landed and parked safely in that Sandals Resort International corporate jet at the Provo Air Center after a three day tour of the SRI properties in the Eastern Caribbean. Public Relations regional manager for the EC properties, Dominic Fedee talked about the objective of the second in a series of familiarization trips. “Well I think that we are often times misunderstood and I think that we need to communicate a lot better both us and the communities within which we operate. I think it means a whole lot to us that people understand what we’re trying to do, that they understand the heart and the soul and spirit of the company and the organization. Fedee continued: “It’s like I said earlier, it is a Caribbean company and we want to be seen as such where we are obligated and we are committed toward the development of the Caribbean’s people, its communities, its government so that overall as countries we can go forward and we can be very successful and we can be very, very formidable economies and societies in the world, so yes we want to be understood better and yes this is why we have invited people, I make no apologies for that.”The media fam trip first stopped into the Grenada La Source Sandals, moved on Monday evening to Sandals Barbados, took off on Tuesday late morning to St Lucia where two properties, Sandals Regency La Toc and Sandals Grande St Lucian were toured, with the trip wrapping up in Antigua and Barbuda which is the first Caribbean country, outside of Jamaica to have a Sandals couples’ resort – the site seen was the Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa.
Skippings appalled by depleted GT Police Force, down to 23 he says Adaptation of National Song debuts in memory of writer, Conrad Howell Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, 14 Sept 2015 – The nation remains in morning today, as thousands express outrage and pain at the loss of Rev. Dr. Conrad Howell… described as a national treasure. Premier Hon Rufus Ewing, on Saturday, revealed that just as the TCI Police plane was landing in Nassau to pick up the cadaver dogs from the Bahamas Police Force, the body of Rev Dr. Conrad Howell was found by a local Potcake. Nearby Bahamas was to loan the Turks and Caicos the dogs to help the hunt for Rev Howell, who had been missing since midnight Thursday.The Premier said in a press conference that “the body was found about 200 to 300 yards from Rev. Howell’s home, down the hill on one of the side roads.” The Premier, was unable to confirm cause of death and the condition of the body. Scores of residents congregated and have been commenting since the worst was realized… Rev Howell was 53 years old. Recommended for you Related Items:bahamas police force, potcake, Rev Dr. Conrad Howell PDM on Passing of Conrad Howell
Bittersweet day for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, who scored the first ever brace with his club but wasn’t able to prevent a draw vs Herta Berlin.Young Jadon Sancho’s career keeps looking better and better for him at Borussia Dortmund, the teenager has now officially scored the first Bundesliga brace of his career against Herta Berlin on Saturday.Unfortunately for him, the match result gave him a bittersweet feeling in the end because he would’ve preferred to get a victory alongside his stellar performance.However, at such a young age and given how well his risky bet of leaving England has turned out for Jadon, a mild celebration is in order and there are some details that we have to go through about his performance.Sancho just took a very important spot in Bundesliga’s history after his brace, a milestone that only another foreign player has done better than him and we have a hunch that this is only the first of many memorable nights for the lad at Borussia Dortmund.The people at Bayern München must be very nervous right now, for they are going to have to struggle badly in order to beat the most in-form squad of European football that also happens to play in the same competition that they are this season.Disappointing result today but we will take the point and focus on our next game! The work continues!Nice to get 2 goals ⚽️⚽️ #JS7 pic.twitter.com/GmStsiHyLS— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) October 27, 2018Jadon Sancho scored his brace at the age of 18 years and 216 days, which turns him into the youngest Borussia Dortmund foreigner who has been able to achieve this in the Bundesliga’s history.But that’s not all, with this record, the English lad also ranked as the second foreigner of all the German clubs to get two goals in a single match.Before him, Hamburg’s Son Heung-min is still at the top spot after the brace he scored in his club’s defeat against Hannover at the age of 18 years and 135 days.The milestone that the South Korean player who today plays for Tottenham Hotspur, was reached back on 20 November 2010.This leaves Sancho with an incredible first impression that we believe won’t be the last we are going to hear from him this season, as all competitions are barely getting started and Borussia Dortmund has put together quite the competitive squad that is looking like it will cause a lot of problems for any other club in the continent.Bayern München will be the ones that will suffer from this vibrant Dortmund squad first hand as they compete in the same league, but we all know how Atletico Madrid already got a smashing defeat with a Jadon Sancho goal included.
The Croatian manager coached Eintracht Frankfurt last season, winning the German Cup, but this season he has had many troubles with the Bundesliga giantsIf somebody knows current Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac is Eintracht Frankfurt president Peter Fischer.After all, Kovac spent two years with Frankfurt, lifting the German Cup trophy, the first title for his team since 1988.But now, the Croatian is having a hard time coaching FC Bayern Munich.“Niko is an incredibly possessed, fair, diligent person,” Fischer was quoted by Bavarian Football Works.
Merson believes Arsenal should sign Sancho Manuel R. Medina – September 14, 2019 Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho might be the perfect player to play for the Gunners, according to former England international Paul Merson.“That comes to a great extent from his faith. Faith balances him. He’s thus also not an unfair person; he can’t put up with injustices hardly at all.”“Niko is a coach people follow and can trust. With him, yes means yes and no means no. That’s not true of every coach,” he added.“At Frankfurt, Kovac was where scarcely a single player had won anything. Munich, in contrast, is full of everything-winners.”“Bayern’s players have high self-confidence and a high self-understanding and had to adjust to a new coach who did a ton of things differently,” he concluded.
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes it will be an urgent matter to find a replacement for Cesc Fabregas if he leaves this monthThe Spanish midfielder is expected to end his four and a half year stay at Stamford Bridge in this month’s transfer window after falling out of favour under Sarri this season.Fabregas is being widely tipped to reunite with former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry at AS Monaco.And Sarri reckons it’s imperative that Chelsea find someone to fill the void left by Fabregas or risk running into trouble.
Jose Mourinho is sold on Lampard succeeding at Chelsea Tomás Pavel Ibarra Meda – September 14, 2019 Jose Mourinho wanted to give his two cents on Frank Lampard’s odds as the new Chelsea FC manager, he thinks he will succeed.There really…“If Cesc will go, of course, we need a replacement. Now, with the midfielders we are in trouble, I think,” said Sarri, according to Evening Standard.“Without Cesc, we have only five, so we are in trouble. We need a replacement.”Cagliari’s Nicolo Barella and Zenit St. Petersburg’s Leandro Paredes are allegedly being lined up for moves by Chelsea this month.The Blues will take on Tottenham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash on Tuesday night.
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave SettingsSANTEE (KUSI) — After watching the recorded video, this was what they found.“It caught her looking around at first and then she walks right up to the door, bends down, picks up the package, shoves it into her purse,” said Mouneimne. “You can see at that point a really good visual of her face and then walks away.”“I thought they were really bold because they came at 9:30 in the morning and did it and on a Sunday,” said LiLi-Ann Mooneyham, Neighbor of the Mouneimne family. “Most people are awake and doing family things.”The thief stole $15 worth of personal care items, but Mouneimne said that is not the point.“It’s unsettling to have someone come to your door and take a package and take off,” said Mouneimne.This was not the first time it has happened in the Santee community.“People are like, ‘My package was taken, my package was taken, my package was taken,” said LiLi-Ann Mooneyham. “I feel really bad and more and more people have cameras.”Nadi’s neighbor said she felt his sense of violation because she also had a package stolen from her doorstep.“I really hope that they find her and really set an example because it happens a lot in Santee,” said Mooneyham.As for Mouneimne, he’s using his video with help from the Sheriff’s office and the Santee community to keep this from happening again.“It is an uncomfortable feeling and we will get over it in time, but what was great was the community coming together, helping and keeping a lookout for this person,” said Mouneimne.Amazon stepped up and delivered a new package, free of charge. June 4, 2018 Updated: 6:13 PM Posted: June 4, 2018 Categories: Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter Santee package thief caught on camera , 
Posted: June 20, 2018 Mark Mathis, Categories: Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter Mark Mathis 00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave SettingsEL CAJON (KUSI) – KUSI’s Mark Mathis visited the display of classic cars, with a different theme every week like Girls’ Night Out, Return to the 50s, and Trunk or Treat on Halloween. New themes include a kids’ day and car graphics. This family-friendly event includes food, entertainment, vendors, and car show awards.Cost: FreeWhen: Ongoing until Wednesday, October 31, 2018Wednesdays, 5pm-8pmWhere:Prescott Promenade – 201 E. Main Street, El Cajon, 92020 
Updated: 11:08 AM El Cajon Car Show Corvette Night June 20, 2018
American farmers have dismissed as ludicrous claims that many of them are against the use of biotechnology in agriculture.”Various pressure groups and some media are hoodwinking the [European] public by making unsubstantiated assertions about U.S. farmers’ adoption of biotechnology,” said Kimball Nill, Technical Issues Director of the American Soybean Association. “Their random statements are ludicrous, untrue and deliberately misleading,” he said.Nill was speaking yesterday, September 16, 2002, at the launch in London, England of an interim report produced by nine major U.S. farm groups on the positive contributions of biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) crops to American farming.”Farmers in the United States are well aware of the debate in the European Union (EU) over the adoption of biotechnology, and of the many issues and controversies surrounding it,” Nill said. “U.S. farmers are also aware of the myths and misinformation fueling much of the discussion that has led to misunderstandings and falsehoods about the use of technology and the advantages it could bring to all.”The report, “Let the Facts Speak for Themselves,” is designed to set the record straight by drawing on the knowledge and experience of farmers and numerous scientific and economic studies, correcting many commonly held assumptions about the adoption of biotech crops in the U.S.The interim report makes the case for how the vast majority of crops used worldwide are the product of genetic modification and selection that has taken place for centuries, and that today’s use of biotechnology is simply extending plant breeding techniques which have been used for the past 100 years. The report is available at http://www.tomorrowsbounty.org.The report reiterates a list of factoids – unverified or inaccurate information presented as factual and accepted as true because of frequent repetition – and sets out scientific and other evidence refuting these ‘myths.’The report attacks the statement that widespread growing of GM herbicide-tolerant crops has harmed the environment and says that, far from causing harm, herbicide-tolerant crops have transformed much of U.S. agriculture by reducing the need to plow the land. Thanks to reduced tillage practices, soil erosion is minimized, soil health and water retention is maximized, less carbon escapes from the soil to contribute to global warming gases in the atmosphere, and there is a considerable reduction in the amount of tractor fuel required for field operations.Speaking at the publication of the report, the chairman of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) Commercial Farmers Group, Henry Fell, who chaired the event said, “It is important to present all sides of the argument. Momentum for biotech crops has become unstoppable – at least globally. Where does this leave the UK in particular and the EU in general?”The truth is that we are being left behind. Investment in science and biotechnology is being cut. With our farming industry in the state that it is, we need all the help that we can to ensure that we have a viable farming and rural industry. We must learn from what is happening in the rest of the world and benefit from their experience and advances in technology,” Fell said.The report has been endorsed by major farmer organizations of the United States including: American Agri-Women, American Soybean Association, National Chicken Council, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Milk Producers Federation, National Potato Council, National Turkey Federation and the United Soybean Board.
o Topic: A 500-kilovolt transmission line being proposed by the Bonneville Power Administration.o Attending: All six elected commissioners of Clark and Cowlitz counties; BPA Administrator Steve Wright.o Where: Clark County Events Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road.o When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4.The head of the Bonneville Power Administration has agreed to attend a public meeting next month to explain why his agency has ruled out Oregon as a route for a new high-voltage transmission line.Elected officials in Southwest Washington are feeling pressure from thousands of constituents worried about the effects on health and property values from a 500-kilovolt transmission line BPA is proposing to run between Castle Rock and Troutdale, Ore.Dozens of segments are under consideration, but all run through Clark and Cowlitz counties.County commissioners have pressed the BPA to reconsider an Oregon alternative, or at least hold a public meeting to explain why it has been ruled out.“They need to reconsider Oregon,” Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart said. “The majority of the power usage they’re projecting that these lines would satisfy is in Oregon and farther south.”Stuart and all five fellow elected commissioners from Clark and Cowlitz counties wrote to BPA Administrator Steve Wright in August, urging him to host a series of meetings explaining why BPA ruled out an Oregon alternative. Wright responded with a letter on Sept. 30.
The Christmas season is officially over, and thank goodness, just in time for Easter. A woman who told The Columbian in December the Jesus figure in her family’s nativity scene had been swiped phoned on Wednesday to say it has been returned. Sheryl Black said when she arrived at about 11 p.m. at her parents’ Cascade Park home, at the intersection of Southeast 125th Avenue and McGillivray Boulevard, the baby Jesus figurine was still away. When she woke this morning, “It was laying perfectly straight, right between the mailbox and the curb.”“Wow, that made my morning,” Black said. The nativity scene was intact when Black and her family returned home at 1 a.m. from a Christmas Eve service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. On Christmas morning, the production’s star was missing. Black said at the time the manger scene has been a tradition running about 15 years.“It’s insane that someone would stoop so low to take baby Jesus,” Black said then. “The meaning of Christmas and it’s gone.”And now, it’s back. She said there was no note or anything left behind to explain the figurine’s absence. She even looked inside the mailbox. It doesn’t matter, though, she said. “He’s back home. Back with the rest of the scene.”
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A double Taliban suicide attack that killed 66 paramilitary police recruits represented the deadliest terrorist strike in Pakistan since the killing of Osama bin Laden. It sent a strong signal that militants mean to fight on and to try to avenge the al-Qaida leader.Friday’s attack came as both the Pakistani and Afghan wings of the Taliban have been carrying out attacks to prove they remain a potent force and bolster their profiles in case peace talks prevail in Afghanistan.U.S. and Afghan officials have said they hope the Afghan Taliban will use bin Laden’s death as an opportunity to break their link with al-Qaida — an alliance the U.S. says must be severed if the insurgents want peace in Afghanistan. But Afghan officials and Pakistani experts say any severing of ties would not happen anytime soon, if at all.“The Taliban want to prove that bin Laden’s killing did not really affect them,” said Rahimullah Yusafzai, a Taliban expert in the Pakistani city of Peshawar who has interviewed their reclusive leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar.“I don’t think anybody is talking peace at this stage,” Yusafzai said. “Everybody is wanting to score something on the ground. I think the spring fighting, the summer fighting will continue and it will be worse than last year.”
Linear Technology Corp. is taking a “wait and see” attitude toward physical expansion of its manufacturing operations in Camas as it prepares for the possibility of a short-term drop in sales, a company spokesman said Friday.But even without adding space, the chipmaker has added some 60 to 70 jobs in response to strong sales, spokesman John Hamburger said from the company’s headquarters in Milpitas, Calif.“What we’ve been able to do in the last fiscal year is expand within the existing bricks and mortar,” Hamburger said. “We’ve been able to keep up with demand. What we have now is sort of a wait-and-see position.”The chipmaker now has 324 employees at its Camas site, up some 60 to 70 from a year ago, Hamburger said. It reported worldwide revenue of $1.48 billion for the fiscal year ending July 3, up from $1.17 billion in the previous year. Net income climbed to $580.8 million from $361 million in the same time period.The Portland Business Journal on Friday quoted Linear Chief Operating Officer Alex McCann as saying that construction could begin in early 2012 on a second factory at its Camas site, if its forecast for an uptick in sales in early 2012 comes to pass. That plant could be equal in size to the existing 105,000 square-foot factory at 4200 Pacific Rim Blvd. the newspaper reported.
WASHINGTON — Have no fear: The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.The big rock called Asteroid 1998 QE2 was making its closest approach to Earth on Friday, keeping a safe distance of 3.6 million miles, or 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon.White House spokesman Josh Earnest was asked about the asteroid during a briefing. He says scientists have concluded the asteroid “poses no threat to planet Earth.” He added, to laughter, “I never really thought I’d be standing up here saying that.”The asteroid is believed to be about 1.7 miles long.The White House was hosting a “We The Geeks” Google+ Hangout Friday, bringing together NASA’s deputy administrator and scientists to talk about asteroids.
Sunday was about as typical we can get for a day in June, with a high of 73 and low of 53. The averages are 72 and 53 degrees. Monday was slightly coolers with overnight lows in the 40s in many locations. Weather observer Tyler Mode of Battle Ground saw 39.5 degrees early Monday.Kind of unusual to see your breath in June, but cooler yet is the forecast for the remainder of the week as a trough of low pressure settles in. Moisture will be limited, but there will be some light showers. The Cascades and Olympics will see snowflakes above 5,000 feet or so.The first 10 days of the month were warm and dry in Vancouver, with an average mean temperature of 65 degrees, about three degrees above average, and no measurable rainfall, about 3/4 of an inch below average. So, now it is our turn to be cool and damp weather for a while. Father’s Day weekend is still up in the air; we could see another trough settle in with clouds and a risk of showers or we could enjoy sunshine and seasonable temperatures.Last June was cold and wet, with 3.47 inches of rain in Vancouver and an average mean temperature two degrees below average.Jim Knoll of Orchards: “I ended up with 6.24 inches of rain last month, which makes it my third-wettest May in 18 years. I had 1.21 inches of rain on the 22nd and 1.41 inches of rain on the 23rd. Much of the 0.95 of an inch of rain that fell on the 27th fell in a 15-minute period when it rained as hard as I’ve ever seen it.”Summer does start July 5, right? See you Thursday!Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at Weather Systems.
BISBEE, Ariz. – When George Joyal saw a group of people who appeared to have crossed the border illegally sneak by his land recently, his first call was to the Border Patrol.Joyal, 67, a retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, gave the agent his location, then hurried outside with the cell phone to his backyard and made himself visible to a border surveillance camera perched atop a tower a half-mile away.“I see you,” the agent said.Moments later, Border Patrol agents zoomed up in a cloud of dust to detain the group. Joyal said there’s no need for Congress to spend billions beefing up border patrol.“I don’t see that as giving us more security,” Joyal said. “It’s impossible to be 100 percent secure. Just how safe are you going to get and at what price?”The Senate appears ready to approve immigration legislation next week providing a $30 billion boost in security along the Mexican border, doubling the number of Border Patrol agents, but some experts and border residents like Joyal are skeptical that the buildup would pay off – even those who supported similar surges in the past.
Primary election results:Top two vote-getters in each race advance to the Nov. 5 general election budget.City of VancouverPosition 1Brian Joseph Smith: 2,862, 19.95 percentJack Burkman: 6,457, 45.0 percentMicheline Doan: 3,042, 21.20 percentOtto Guardado: 1,898, 13.23 percentCity of VancouverPosition 2Jeanne E. Stewart: 5,720, 39.5 percentAlishia Topper: 4,625, 31.94 percentTy Stober: 4,078, 28.16 percentCity of VancouverPosition 3Galina Burley: 2,641, 18.16 percentAnne McEnerny-Ogle: 5,184, 35.65 percentFrank Decker: 3,392, 23.32 percentJeanne Harris: 2,363, 16.25 percentAdam R. Fox: 911, 6.26 percent City of Battle GroundPosition 1Richard Brown: 225, 15.67 percentMichael J. Ciraulo: 525, 36.56 percentLyle Lamb: 444, 30.92 percentCherish L. DesRochers: 223, 15.53 percentCity of La CenterPosition 2Tim Hopkin: 122, 31.85 percentNathan J. Stokes: 70, 18.28 percentAl Luiz: 188, 49.09 percentCity of WashougalPosition 3Lisa D. Voeltz: 401, 32.82 percentPaul Greenlee: 638, 52.21 percentGeorge Kolin: 173, 14.16 percentWashougal School DistrictDistrict 3Blaine A. Peterson: 835, 57.43 percentEva-Maria Mull: 272, 18.71 percentJeanie Moran: 341, 23.45 percentClark County Fire & RescuePosition 1W. Frank Mazna: 927, 34.46 percentRichard Britschgi: 417, 15.50 percentDavid Town: 1,272, 47.29 percent