TransCanada bridge in Medicine Hat will remain open

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CTVNews.ca Staff Published Sunday, June 23, 2013 7:01AM EDT Last Updated Monday, June 24, 2013 1:52AM EDT

Emergency crews in Medicine Hat have prepared for the worst as water levels in the citys major river continue to rise and are expected to peak Monday morning.

The water flow in the South Saskatchewan River is projected to top 5,000 cubic metres per second on Monday. Similarly high flows in the river in 1995 caused widespread damage across southern Alberta.

Flooding on the Bow and Elbow Rivers devastated parts of Calgary on Thursday and Friday, and more than 20 communities in Alberta have been on alert after heavy rains.

Approximately 10,000 people have been asked to leave the low-lying areas of the city as the South Saskatchewan River continued to rise over the weekend.

Volunteers sandbagged areas around city hall and the downtown core in preparation for the high waters.

Soldiers have also worked to build a dyke around the citys drinking water treatment plant.

Both the water treatment plan and power plant continue to be protected by berms, Ron Robinson, the citys director of emergency management, said at a news conference. Our drinking water is safe.

On Sunday, the water flowed higher than most people in the city had ever seen.

I worked the flood in 95 and it was really bad then, resident Kevin Elderkin told CTV News. They say it's supposed to be twice as bad, if not three times as bad (now). It's hard to fathom.

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Medicine Hat in ‘good shape’ as river swells: mayor

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Sonja Puzic, CTVNews.ca Staff Published Monday, June 24, 2013 8:27AM EDT Last Updated Monday, June 24, 2013 2:42PM EDT

The Alberta government has announced it will provide $1 billion in funding to kickstart the first phase of flood recovery in the province.

Premier Alison Redford made the announcement Monday afternoon.

Earlier Monday, residents of Medicine Hat, Alta. were relieved to learn that the South Saskatchewan River had crested overnight and water levels were slowly receding.

But damage was severe in many other southern Alberta communities, after historic floods washed out roads, destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands of residents.

The town of High River, about 37 kilometres south of Calgary, is almost entirely flooded and 80 per cent of the community has no power or basic services, the Alberta Emergency Management Agency said Monday.

At least three people have died and a fourth person is missing.

Officials say they are worried that some of High Rivers 13,000 residents are still inside their homes, despite the evacuation orders. Members of Canadian Forces are on the ground, assisting local authorities.

Soldiers are also helping out in Medicine Hat, where some flooding occurred along the South Saskatchewan River. But an anticipated disaster appears to have been avoided.

The city was expecting the water flow in the river to reach 6,000 cubic metres per second, but it peaked at about 5,300 cubic metres.

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Medicine Hat flood waters starting to recede

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City officials are warning Medicine Hat, Alta., residents to stay away from a mandatory evacuation zone, despite experiencing lesser than anticipated flood waters Monday after a weekend of sandbagging and other preparations.

The South Saskatchewan River peaked at midnight at a speed of 5,460 cubic metres per second, according to the city's Facebook page.

The waters are now starting to recede, said Medicine Hat Mayor Norm Boucher, adding the process will likely take days.

However, "that could change," said Ron Robinson, the director of emergency services. Currently, the waters are receding at a speed of 40 cubic metres per second, he said, but that could change to as slow as 20 cubic metres per second.

Despite the lower speed, the river is flowing through the city higher and faster than ever recorded, CBC's Bonnie Allen reported Monday morning, standing near the river, which had risen about a third of a metre overnight.

These "historic amounts of water" are putting pressure on the precautionary measures installed over the weekend, said Allen, including containing walls and sandbags.

Emergency officials remain on high alert as the waters could spill over these walls. Already, city hall and the city's arena and baseball diamond have experienced some flooding.

In the area near the arena and baseball diamond, the precautionary measures are holding up well. Edmonton police officers built a sandbag wall on a residential street that, so far, has managed to keep the water at bay.

Residents must stay away from the evacuation zone. Residents who do not comply with this order may be fined up to $10,000 and face a possible sentence of up to one year in jail, according to the city's Facebook page.

A re-entry plan is under development, said Robinson.

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Evacuations ordered in Medicine Hat, Alberta

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MEDICINE HAT, Alberta, June 23 (UPI) -- As floodwaters that killed three people slow in parts of Alberta, officials ordered evacuations in Medicine Hat in anticipation of its river bursting its banks.

Some 10,000 people in the 62,000-person community were told to leave their homes, bridges and roads were closed and gas was turned off in homes and businesses Sunday, CNN reported.

The South Saskatchewan River is expected to burst its banks early Monday morning, and could reach its highest-ever level in history, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday.

"We don't want to anticipate the worst, but we're going to be prepared for the worst," Alberta Premier Alison Redford said. "We know that from what we've seen everywhere else that this is more exceptional than we've ever seen in Alberta before, so we're presuming that that's probably the circumstance that we're looking at (in Medicine Hat) as well."

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Saturday the city was still under a state of emergency, though the flow of floodwaters was starting to slow and residents could begin returning home.

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Research and Markets: Regenerative Medicine Markets – 2013 Report

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/23dgtg/regenerative) has announced the addition of the "Regenerative Medicine Markets" report to their offering.

Regenerative medicine is a way of treating injured and diseased human tissue by using laboratory-grown or therapeutically-induced human tissue as a replacement.

This TriMark Publications report discusses the current state of regenerative medicine. The study provides a thorough overview of regenerative medicine sector together with analyses of the funding trends, intellectual property, market opportunities, therapeutic pipeline, research collaborations, partnership activities, and guidelines for establishing new ventures.

The report enables the reader gain in-depth knowledge about ongoing tissue engineering and stem cell therapy research programs carried out in universities and other research centers. Moreover, this analysis profiles the leading companies developing regenerative medicine solutions.

Key Topics Covered

1. Overview

2. Regenerative Medicines: An Overview of Segments

3. Regenerative Medicine: The Next Evolution of Medical Treatment

4. Recent Advances in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research

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Lincoln and Liberty or Rosin the Bow (or Beau) in 4/4 time, on nylon acoustic guitar – Video

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Lincoln and Liberty or Rosin the Bow (or Beau) in 4/4 time, on nylon acoustic guitar
For HD 1080p video see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwNkMKYQpiA I was noodling on the couch yesterday with my guitar, decided to record it for some reason,...

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Homeland Resources Announces Two Spud Dates at Liberty Ridge Oil and Gas Project in Oklahoma

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM--(Marketwired - Jun 24, 2013) - Homeland Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: HMLA), an emerging oil and gas exploration and production company, is pleased to announce the next two spud dates for drilling at the Liberty Ridge Oil and Gas Project in Oklahoma.

Homeland and its partners have determined that well #2 will be spud on July 1st, 2013 and well #3 will be spud on July 6, 2013.The new wells are expected to target two separate high priority exploration prospects as part of the ongoing 8 well Phase-1 drill program currently underway at Liberty Ridge.These scheduled spud dates are subject to weather conditions.

"We are very pleased that the operator, despite high local demand, was successful in securing a second rig for the Liberty Ridge project and plans to start drilling two wells simultaneously in early July," said Armando Garcia, President of Homeland Resources."Since we plan to potentially participate in drilling numerous wells at Liberty Ridge throughout the next year, accelerating the process with the addition of a second rig should give the program a significant logistical and economic boost."

The exploration and development objectives at the Liberty Ridge Project aims to target potential new discovery oil and gas fields in 2nd Wilcox sand, 1st Wilcox sand, Trenton dolomite, Simpson dolomite, Viola limestone, Hunton limestone, Bartlesville sand and Redfork sand formations, each of which are known to have been productive in the region.

The Liberty Ridge project is a multi-well multi-phase exploration drill program currently being conducted by Homeland and it partners.The Phase-1 drilling program at Liberty Ridge consists of eight (8) wells selected from at least 34 distinct high-graded prospects generated by the partnership's proprietary 3D seismic database covering the entire 83,043 acres (130 square miles) project area.Drilling at the Liberty Ridge project is expected to continue throughout 2013-2014.

For more information about Homeland Resources including their oil and gas projects, visit http://www.homelandresources.com.Stay current on all available information regarding Homeland and the energy sector by connecting with them on their social platforms:

About Homeland ResourcesHomeland Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: HMLA) is a performance-driven exploration and production company focused on developing relatively low-risk North American natural gas reserves.Homeland's current focus is on the continued exploration and development of their property portfolio comprised of working interests in the Smoky Hill Project (5% interest) and the Liberty Ridge Project (5% interest) in Oklahoma.Homeland Resources is also seeking to expand their portfolio to include additional interests in North America.

For more information on HMLA, please visit http://www.homelandresources.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.The Company makes forward-looking public statements concerning its expected future operations, performance and other developments.Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements.It is impossible to identify all such factors but they include and are not limited to the existence of underground deposits of commercial quantities of oil and gas; cessation or delays in exploration because of mechanical, operating, financial or other problems; capital expenditures that are higher than anticipated; or exploration opportunities being fewer than currently anticipated.The Company has no official gas or oil reserves at this time and may not have sufficient funding to thoroughly explore, drill or develop its properties.Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation, competition and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements and filings.

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Silver Stars outlast Liberty 78-77 in OT

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The San Antonio Silver Stars recovered after giving up a big early lead and outlasted the New York Liberty to get a needed win.

Shenise Johnson's jumper with 36.1 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Silver Stars to 78-77 victory over the Liberty on Sunday. Danielle Robinson scored 18 points, Danielle Adams had 16, and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 15 as San Antonio ended a four-game skid.

The Silver Stars (3-5) jumped out to a 13-point lead in the first quarter before the Liberty slowly climbed back and tied it late in the second. San Antonio then pulled ahead by eight in the fourth quarter, only to have New York rally again and take the lead before the Silver Stars tied it in the final minute of regulation.

The Liberty also took the lead three times over the first 3 minutes of the extra period.

''Definitely proud of our effort, proud of the way we fought,'' Robinson said. ''We obviously let go of the (early) lead but the way we closed the game in regulation and in overtime ... we needed it and we buckled down and got it.

''I'm really proud of how we finished up.''

Cappie Pondexter had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Plenette Pierson scored 18 points for New York (4-3), which lost at home for the first time this season after opening with four wins. Pondexter also had seven of the Liberty's 21 turnovers.

The Liberty had three chances after Johnson's go-ahead basket, but Katie Smith missed two 3s, including one blocked by Jia Perkins with 1.9 seconds left.

''There were a lot of frantic possessions, but that last one,'' Smith said, ''(we) had some good looks, they missed, we come down, we get a look, I get a good look at one. Plenette gets a great rebound, (we're) tossing the ball around, blocked shot, game over.''

New York also had a chance to win in regulation, but Pondexter's jumper at the buzzer fell short.

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