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The new Tigris coaster takes its inspiration from the world’s largest and most powerful cat – the tiger. The name pays tribute to the world’s largest cat species, Panthera Tigris.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding people that now is the time to look around your yard and put away anything that could attract bears to your property.

Welcome home. Don't miss out on this well maintained Cape Cod in the desirable Crestwood neighborhood. The free standing stove and wood floors make this home warm and inviting. Enjoy cooking and eating in the large and sunny kitchen or entertain in the separate dining room. Walk to school, shops and Owen Conservancy. Basic UHP Home warranty included.

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Seagate’s two-story Sonoma model in Isola Bella will feature 3,983 square feet of air-conditioned living space as well as an outdoor living area with covered conversation and dining areas, a fireplace, an outdoor kitchen, a pool bath, and a spacious deck surrounding a custom pool and spa.  The first floor of the open-concept design will include an impressive entry sequence and an elegant foyer, a great room and dining area that open to the outdoor living area, an island kitchen with a walk-in pantry, a powder bath, and a VIP guest suite.  A wine room and bar will be located in the great room.  An elevator will lead to the second floor that will feature a master suite with two walk-in closets, a sitting area that opens to a covered deck, and a bath with separate vanities, a free-standing tub, and a walk-in shower.  Two guest suites, one of which opens to the deck, a comfortable loft with a morning bar, and a study or exercise area are also included on the second floor.  The Sonoma plan also features a three-car garage.

Luttrell Road at Jim Luttrell Lane; Darby Lane at Woods Creek Road; Corryton Luttrell at Corryton; Corryton Road at Wyrick Road; Clear Springs Road at Mine Road; Corum Road at Wooddale Church Road; Flint Gap at Thorngrove Pike and at Huckelberry Springs Road; Ebenezer at Gleason (near Sunoco Market); Keller Bend between Northshore and Tedford; Peters between George Williams and Ebenezer; Ebenezer at East Westland; Woody Drive and Loop Road; George Williams between Peters and Ebenezer; Shadow Brook Drive at Westland; Tedord Road at Neely Drive; Everett Road between Yarnell and Farragut (will be a few days until completely repaired); Cedar Bluff at Fox Lonas and at Old Cedar Bluff; George Light Road near Rather Road; Sarasota Road at Pensacola Drive; West Beaver Creek at Fairlane; Harrell Road off Emory Road; Wright Road; Bells Campground at Brushy Valley to Naff Road; Westcott Boulevard at Crossland Boulevard. 

^BKN-CLIPPERS-KNICKS:ND—<While the Knicks' rebuilding plans will hinge on their success in luring free-agent talent with the salary-cap space they created with the Kristaps Porzingis trade and the hope of lottery luck for the NBA draft, the price they have paid in the rebuild is another dismal season on the floor. The Knicks dropped their 60th game, falling to 14-60 with a 124-113 loss to the Clippers.

Chukars are not native to this country, they were introduced from Pakistan in the late 1800s and have naturalized in the high deserts of western North America. The reason I love them is because, like going on a snipe hunt, they are hard to find. According to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology they have been nicknamed the “devil bird” due to the brutal chase it gives to hunters - they “run and scamper up steep terrain with the agility and speed of a mountain goat.” I can attest to that - we could hear them out in the scrub and would just miss seeing them as they ran along the desert floor, dodging among the sage and juniper, always just out of reach. They are also very striking birds. Chukars have distinctive plumage - a muted grayish-tan back and nape, dark bars on the sides and a black band across the head and down along the neck. Their call sounds like their name - echoing across the rocky slopes and through the canyonlands.

Surprised by the conclusion? Shocked? Hardly. Most Washington insiders on my daily rounds gave up the collusion delusion at least a year ago. Short of a video showing Trump and Vladimir Putin fist-bumping and chanting Collusion, collusion, collusion, ha! an indictable charge against the president seemed increasingly unlikely.

“This is artwork enough,” Mr. Gil says of the site. “You don’t have to embellish an embellished product.”

While I still have a land line, I can’t remember the last time I have seen a functioning pay phone. I maitain the line because it’s likely to remain serviceable inmost disasters, I really doubt there are enough COWs in existence to meet demand. Where they deployed government, and public safety will be the primary users, and the general public users will only get limited time slots. Problem is the public isn’t being told that, so people can plan ahead, to agree on a designated contact to relay information to, so family members can stay in touch, also how to format messages to convey as much info as possible in as little of time possible. Because of services bundling, my landline cost is minimized, but it still has cost. Then again preparedness isn’t free.