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Honest and professional through and through! My father used to take his Jags here and they even took in my Fiero from time time. No games, no guessing – just straight up service with a smile. Highly recommend!
What a great shop! Michael and his sons are all knowledgeable, honest, professional and truly care about you and your vehicle. I have been here twice now and will always take my family's vehicles here and would recommend it to all of my friends.
More than pleased with every visit I have had with this company. They always get me right in and pull me in so I can see exactly what the issues are and are 100% honest with what needs to be urgently taken care to insure my car will stay on the road. I personally wouldn't take my car anywhere else. Reliable work, trust worthy, and all around a homey place to get your car taken care of the right way the first time.
I brought my Citroen 2CV to Michael and his team, and I couldn't have wished for a better service!
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My son has an older Jaguar that was overheating so we took it to a local repair shop that said the entire motor needed replaced at an estimate of $8000. We were resigned to just selling the beautiful car as a shell to someone who would want to replace the engine. Several friends with mechanical know-how told us the vehicle did not exhibit signs of a blown engine so we took it to Michael's auto repair for a second opinion. They performed diagnostics and called with a detailed explanation, with the bottom line being that the module that regulated the cooling fans was not working and the total repair costs would be less than $500, We were ecstatic as that increased the sale price by several thousand dollars! We were very impressed when we picked the vehicle up, as Michael took the time to explain everything they did and presented the defective part with the detailed invoice. It was very refreshing to find a family owned business that has been in the same location for 35 years – that in itself instills trust. We were very satisfied with this business and this will now be our only Auto Repair for all our vehicles.
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Thank you SO MUCH for being so fantastic and understanding today. I was really nervous being new to the area, and I'm so thankful that I did my research and came across such a wonderful family run business.
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Michael is without question the best mechanic I have ever known! I've worked with him on my cars for 23 years and I can honestly say I would trust him with the care of my own son. He is so thorough, he's like a crime scene investigator with a car. I've also had the pleasure of watching his two sons, Thomas and Anthony grow up to become just as thorough as he is in the shop, and it's comforting to know that when Michael decides to retire, the shop will be in very capable hands. I'm very blessed to have not only a great technician to bring my car to, but also someone who has come to be a great friend over the years. Thanks Michael!!!
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I am a return customer after trying at least (3) other mechanics who are located closer to where I live. My vehicle was neglected when I brought it in to British American. Michael diagnosed and explained everything that was wrong and fixed all the problems for a very reasonable price. Thanks for finding the leak in my AC unit. I would not want to be without it this time of year! I highly recommend this auto repair shop!
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Walked in WORRIED, walked out SMILING!
Rebuilt and tuned my carb without even looking at the car.
Bolted it on and she's never ran better. And a 425 nailhead is not the easiest motor to get tuned right first try.
While I haven't yet needed their services I have been to the shop and observed them at work and had conversations with Michael and two of his sons. Their passion for their profession and very apparant honesty is refreshing and reassuring that my car would be in good hands.
Hands down, Michael, Tom and Anthony run the best auto repair shop in Daytona Beach and all of Volusia County.
Nobody does it better. Simple as that. They are the only ppl besides my father and i that will touch our cars.
By far the best experience I have ever had!
My wife's car needed some work done and their service was absolutely fantastic. They were very thorough and they went beyond the call of duty to get me in and out!
Thanks Michael for all the work you have done on my wifes 1980 mini clubman & a few of my old VWs . GOOD JOB GOOD PEOPLE Thanks again!!!
Friendly customer service, and great service work. Bar none. Enough said.


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If your wife is been burning by fire at the same time your two kids are burnig which one out of them do you safe?
this is a difficult question 2 answer, cos they are part of me.
This is more than d power of any man as he has equal love for them both.
Please.........ask us questions our power can handle bcos as 4 me, i don't know who to choose.
Besides, i can't just leave them both to burn to ashes b4 my very eyes So there4, i will gamble d situation in selection.
Any of d two closer to me shall i save first before going to d one far from me bcos i can't afford 2 loose them both just like that.
Though u may not be in support of my opinion but thats my own say in the matter.
Dat is a rite answer indeed marv.
Support U Marvis. I Just Can't Save D One & Leave Another.


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Brentwood quarterback Cade Granzow scored one of his three touchdowns with 12 seconds left, lifting the Bruins to a come-from-behind, 28-21 win over Centennial that clinched the regular-season title in Region 6-6A.
Granzow scored a pair of those touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The last came on a late drive in which Brentwood got the ball back after a Centennial punt in the final minute.
Avery Williams caught a 49-yard pass to set up the winning score.
The Bruins (8-2, 4-1 in the region) are the region's one-seed in the playoffs. They'll play at home and face the No. 4 seed in Region 5, which is McGavock (3-7).
Jariel Wilson had a pair of long touchdown runs for Centennial, which led in the fourth quarter.
Brentwood took a 13-7 the lead after Granzow's 15-yard, third-quarter touchdown run. That was set up by Michael Burke's 56-yard dash.
Burke ran 19 times for 175 yards, and Granzow, who was 9 of 27 for 108 yards passing with one interception, had 15 carries for 125.
Quarterback Grayson Marcel's touchdown pass to Desmond Smith in the third quarter put Centennial back up a point. Then, Wilson dashed 97 yards on a rush to put the Cougars up 21-13 in the fourth quarter.
Granzow then ran for an 18-yard score, and hit wide receiver Walker Merrill on a jump-pass for the 2-point conversation to tie the game.
The teams traded punts near game's final two minutes before Brentwood mounted the winning drive.
It was a heart-breaking ending for Centennial. Had the Cougars (3-7) held on, they'd have been the No. 2 seed in the Region and hosted a playoff game next week.
Instead, the loss, combined with Franklin's win over Dickson County, ended the Cougars' season.
Centennial's Wilson opened the scoring with a 70-yard run, the point-after putting the Cougars up seven.
Brentwood's Mark Morales picked off a pass on Centennial's next play from scrimmage, though the Bruins failed to get points on that drive.
The wet weather hampered the offense, and 7-6 remained the score at half.


Face Off: Will Supreme Court Order Court-Monitored Probe on Rafale ?
Over 3 hearings, the Supreme Court has expanded the scope of the Rafale case. It has asked for details on how the government struck the deal, it knows the pricing and it has questioned the choice of offset partner. Tonight on Face Off, Zakka Jacob debates whether a court-monitored probe will be ordered on the Rafale deal.


A clear-sighted, well-argued plea for individuality of thought in an age of mass emotions and social conditioning.
Doris Lessing has faith in the power of writers to stay detached from these mass emotions and "enable us to see ourselves as others see us." I like the image she gives of writers as a collective organism, constantly evolving but always providing this same crucial function of detached examination of the human condition.
There are some fascinating passages on the way mass emotions are constructed by governments and leaders, for example pointing out how often "blood" is invoked when calling people to war or revolution – this, she says, is a harking back to our long ancestral history of ritual sacrifice, cleansing through blood. Also the constant projection of an Enemy to rally people together.
It's refreshing to hear Lessing's account of how often majority opinion has been completely wrong, and the most seemingly unchangeable opinions have changed completely – for example the white minority in the Rhodesia of her childhood thought that their racist regime would last forever, but it didn't. Also in World War Two, Britons revered friendly, pipe-smoking Uncle Joe Stalin, their ally against Hitler, but then a couple of years later he was their worst enemy (I remember my grandmother talking about this as well).
She goes on: "It seems to me that we are being governed by waves of mass emotion, and while they last it is not possible to ask cool, serious questions. One simply has to shut up and wait, everything passes." This reminds me of living in New York through 9/11 and the hugely irrational responses to it. In that time, there were certain things you simply couldn't say.
Lessing gives several examples of this group thinking, from classic psychological experiments (such as the one where people are divided into prisoners and warders, and the warders quickly become sadistic and authoritarian) to the world of literature, where certain writers are praised by everyone, then suddenly fall out of fashion (Lessing herself wrote a couple of novels under a pseudonym to see if they got the same reaction as her other work, and of course they were rejected by her two regular publishers and ignored by the critics).


Back in 2010, Drake gave a shoutout to The Weeknd on his OVO blog, which attracted the attention of industry kingmakers like Pitchfork. Since, The Weeknd has been quick to praise Drizzy as his hip hop fairy godfather, and they've collaborated a lot over the years (after all, they do share that important #sixbond). "I will always be thankful. If it wasn't for the light he shined on me, who knows where I'd be," The Weeknd told Rolling Stone in 2015.
The takeaway: A dis track seems like a pretty odd way of expressing gratitude.
Exhibit B: Or are they frenemies?
The takeaway: If we're looking for a motive, there are multiple.
The lyric in question—"I would never be the one to hide a baby"—may have been edited by Internet trolls. As Pitchfork pointed out, the official lyrics on Apple Music are slightly different to what everyone else is hearing. Apparently, the real line is "I would never be the one to hurt a baby," which doesn't really scan as a direct reference to the Drake drama. The music video isn't much help on the mystery-solving front. In fact, it seems like the confusion is intentional. During the crucial hurt/hide moment, The Weeknd covers his mouth.
The takeaway: Either this is the new Laurel-Yanny scandal or something is up.
Pusha T, the original dis-track maker, responded to "Lost in the Fire" in an an ambiguous but telling tweet.
The take away: Pusha is no Drake fan, and he thinks the song is fire.
Either The Weeknd is talking about Drake, or he wants us to think he's talking about Drake. Really, there's not much difference between a dis and a meta dis. Your move, Drizzy.


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Funeral services for David Coy Hood, 71, of Harker Heights, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. Interment will follow at Live Oak Cemetery in Youngsport.
Mr. Hood died Nov. 15, 2018. He was born Dec. 20, 1946, in Ding Dong, on the Churchill Ranch.
David graduated from Florence High School in 1965. He proudly served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and Korea conflict. Afterward, he worked for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for many years.
Following a lifelong dream, he became a custom builder. His other passions were farming, hunting, fishing and cheering for the University of Texas Longhorn football team. David especially loved meeting and talking to people and will be sorely missed.
Mr. Hood went to be with his Lord and Savior, and was preceded in death by his father and mother, Coy and Elouise Hood; and his brother, Kenneth "Sonny" Hood.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Christine; son DeWayne (Breanna) Hood; stepdaughter Karen (Bill) Ross; and sister Frances "Lucy" Murphy. Loved by his grandchildren: Brooke Brode, Lacey Merritt, Reagan Hood, Caden Hood, Zoe Ross, William Ross, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation and a celebration of life is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, which is in charge of arrangements.
May peace be with you and your family during this time of sorrow.
Belle, I am so sorry to hear of your husband's passing. Sending our sympathy & love.
David Hood and I were classmates in second grade in Killeen at Avenue D Elementary School, which is now City Hall. I remembered him only by name when I learned he and Christine were planning to marry in 1998. David told me later he remembered I won second place for my drawing of a fire prevention poster and he remembered what I drew! I had forgotten what I drew.
RIP David Hood, will miss your smiling face and tall tales when you came to the reunions. Wish you could have more of them.


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Matches of Yesteryear - Notts County v U's 21/3/98
Written by wessex_exile on Tuesday, 31st Dec 2019 18:23
And so we come to the end of 2019 – halfway through a season that promises much, so it seems appropriate that we dip into the 1997/98 season for this blog. May I take the opportunity to wish you all a very Healthy, Prosperous and most of all Happy New Year, starting of course with three points for the U's against Crawley tomorrow.
Notts County v Colchester United
Nationwide League Division 3 (Tier 4)
Attendance 6,284
Match #34 of the series, and we travel to Meadow Lane, home of Notts County, towards the tail-end of what was to be a very auspicious season for the U's. Our previous encounter in the league had been back in 1970/71, so I'm pretty certain this was the first of what would prove to be numerous visits to Meadow Lane over the years.
Notts County were managed at the time by none other than Big Sam Allardyce, who had arrived half-way through the previous season, though too late to save them from relegation to the basement. His previous managerial role had been at Blackpool, where he had guided them to the First Division play-offs, only to lose out to Bradford City in the semi-finals. Remarkably, despite bringing considerable success to Blackpool, chairman Owen Oyston sacked Allardyce shortly after the play-off defeat. Now in truth I've never been a big fan of Sam Allardyce, but Oyston (who was in prison when he sacked Allardyce, sentenced for the rape of a 16-year old girl) is an odious reptile by any measure, and makes Big Sam look like St Francis of Assisi.
Under Allardyce, Notts County were sweeping everyone before them this season, banging in goals for fun, and running away with the league title. Going into this match, they were a whopping 16 points clear of second place Torquay, and only needed one more victory to be mathematically certain of promotion. This would be no mean feat – not since the Second World War has a team achieved promotion in March – and it was clear that Sam wanted this record for him and Notts County. Part of my antipathy towards Sam Allardyce, apart from the repeated corruption allegations, the relatively one-dimensional tactics his teams tended to employ, and the big gob, was that I'm absolutely certain at some point around this game, before or after, he had some fairly uncomplimentary things to say about Colchester United. I honestly can't remember the words, nor can I find any reference on the internet, but I'm sure it was focussed on the usual big club little club sort of thing.
The U's lined up:
1….Carl Emberson
2….Joe Dunne
3….Simon Betts
4….Aaron Skelton
5….David Greene (programme lists David Gregory)
6….David Gregory (programme lists Paul Buckle)
7….Richard Wilkins
8….Paul Buckle (programme lists Steve Forbes)
9….Mark Sale (programme lists Tony Lock; Steve Forbes 76')
10..Tony Lock (programme lists Tony Adcock)
11..Paul Abrahams (programme lists Nicky Haydon; Karl Duguid 62')
Never mind Notts County, the U's under Steve Wignall weren't having too bad a season either, and after thumping Macclesfield 5-1 at Layer Rd the previous Saturday, were sat in 7th place with 57 points (on goal difference), just inside the play-off zone. There was still a lot to do though, Peterborough United and Rotherham United were also on 57 points, with three and four games respectively in hand on the U's.
I travelled up on the train for the match, which allowed time to meet my brother-in-law for a beer beforehand at the Trent Navigation Inn. I can't remember exactly how many of the U's faithful made the trip up, but I'd say it was about 250-300, and we were definitely in good voice. Back then, away supporters were given the cavernous Kop Stand (as it was called then), which could accommodate 5,438 if needs be, so we had plenty of room! I couldn't help but be impressed with the ground, particularly given they had replaced three of the four stands in the 1992 close season (apparently at a cost then of £8m). I must admit, I always thought that the original Meadow Lane was one of Archibald Leitch's, with the replica gable above the new-build Jimmy Sirrel stand an homage to Leitch – but it turns out he wasn't the designer after all.
Jimmy Sirrel Stand
I have virtually no detailed recollections of the game, rather a more general clear memory of a decent game of football, which the U's controlled for long periods. Notts County were clearly a good side, but whether it was the significance of the occasion (given they could achieve promotion with a victory), or we were just too good that day, but they never really troubled the U's. I certainly do remember the half-time pie, that's for certain, which as football food goes, was right up there at the top alongside the old Abbey Stadium bacon rolls.
The second half was more of the same, and in fact we began to look the more likely to break the deadlock and score – which I'm certain would have been the winner had we done so, and really wouldn't have been undeserved either. Wignall had already introduced Doogie and Steve Forbes during the second half, but on 84 minutes I witnessed something I don't think I'd seen before, not possibly ever since. With one last desperate roll of the dice, Allardyce made a triple substitution, bringing on Shaun Cunnington, Justin Jackson and Tony Lormor. However, to no avail, as we comfortably saw out the remaining minutes to earn an invaluable point towards our promotion challenge at the champions-elect.
Notts County 0 Colchester United 0
Although the U's had prevented Notts County from gaining a March promotion at the first attempt, Leyton Orient weren't able to do likewise the following Saturday 28th, losing 2-1 at Meadow Lane. With results elsewhere going their way, this also confirmed Notts County as champions. They would go on to amass 99 points, scoring a whopping 82 goals, and with a +39 goal difference. They were only beaten five times all season, one of which was at Layer Rd. There were only three teams in the league that they failed to defeat at least once, Macclesfield Town (promoted in second place), Peterborough United, and of course Colchester United, and there was only one team in the entire league that they failed to score a single goal against – you guessed it, Colchester United!
As for the U's, well I'm sure you all know that we had a storming finish to the season, winning five and drawing one of our final seven matches, to finish top of the play-off zone. Our first-leg play-off semi-final at Barnet has already featured in the Matches of Yesteryear series (Match #15), and needless to say our day out at Wembley to come may well feature in the future, so I'll say no more than that for now.
Finally, often football supporters will talk about that most elusive of beasts, a 20-goal per season striker. Not that I wouldn't say no if one came along, but it's worth reflecting on our 1997/98 season. The joint top league goal-scorers for the U's were Aaron Skelton, Paul Abrahams, Neil Gregory and Mark Sale, with just seven goals each! Even taking in all competitions, David Gregory was our top goal-scorer, with just ten to his name. It just goes to show, with a stout defence and goals shared out across the entire squad, you can still achieve greatness.
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Matches of Yesteryear Special - U's v Bradford City 30/12/61
Matches of Yesteryear - U's v Lincoln 27/10/18
Matches of Yesteryear - Cheltenham v U's 22/2/03
Matches of Yesteryear - Newport v U's 14/1/17
Matches of Yesteryear - Brighton v U's 27/10/01
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Matches of Yesteryear - Yeovil v U's 4/11/03
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Matches of Yesteryear - U's v Wivenhoe 23/2/91 by wessex_exile
And so the unbeaten run goes on. Ahead of yet another vital match against a promotion contender on Tuesday night, we pay our first visit to a yet to be featured competition, going back nearly thirty years in the process. Last time in the Matches of Yesteryear series we explored our furthest distance for a 'local derby' match at Wycombe, this time we reflect on what must surely have been the shortest distance ever between the U's and opponents for a competitive match?
Matches of Yesteryear - Wycombe v U's 23/3/02 by wessex_exile
Ahead of another vital match in our bid for promotion back to League 1, this time at t'other St James' Park in Devon, we return to our previous spell at that level, and dip again into one of the odder football rivalries (given that over 100 miles separates us from them).
Matches of Yesteryear Special - U's v Bradford City 30/12/61 by wessex_exile
This one is a special for the Matches of Yesteryear series, as we step slightly outside the original concept of blogs related to my football memorabilia collection. I am delighted that our very own [b]pwrightsknees[/b] approached me with an absolutely fantastic idea just before Christmas, and an idea that really deserves this specific slot in our football calendar. It is also particularly appropriate given the terrible coincidence that Martyn King sadly passed on Christmas Day, the all-time record league goal-scorer for the U's with 130 goals (1959-64).
Matches of Yesteryear - U's v Lincoln 27/10/18 by wessex_exile
Firstly, my apologies that this is a bit later than usual – it's been a pretty hectic week at work, and by the time I got home last night, I was ready for a few beers and not a lot more. As we approach a vital double-header at home for the U's promotion challenge, and on 12 games unbeaten, we come right up to date with an equally vital home game from last season.
Matches of Yesteryear - Cheltenham v U's 22/2/03 by wessex_exile
The U's travel to the Globe Arena tomorrow, aiming at the very least to keep the unbeaten run going – though in truth after three somewhat disappointing draws against Exeter, Crawley and Stevenage, surely nothing less than three points is acceptable? Ahead of this trip, the Matches of Yesteryear random number generator has chosen a match which for me has a particularly bitter-sweet poignancy.
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Q: Difference between two correlations measure methods I am trying to measure the correlation between two binary categorical variables.
I tried in two ways.

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*Use the chi-square test for independence of two-way table. The p-value as the correlation.

*Treat them as numerical variables with value of 0/1. Calculate the correlation between them.
The results are so different, the first gives 9.5e(-31) and the second gives around 0.3.
How to interpret these two correlations and why the difference can be so large?

A: The p-value from the chi-squared test cannot in any way be interpreted as a correlation. There are at least two reasons:

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*The p-value will depend on sample size, and not only on strength of association or correlation. With a given non-null association (measure of dependence) when the sample size grows, the p-value will tend to be lower.

*When the correlation/association increases, the p-value will tend to decrease. So for a given sample size, association/correlation will be antimonotonic with p-value.
So to summarize: the p-value measures strength of evidence, not strength of association/correlation.

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Play the Super Mario Bros
Posted on January 19, 2017 March 15, 2018 by Jason
With the high tech consoles nowadays, it never made its return until Nintendo released a cheap console that was a throwback to its classic console. Super Mario was there along with a 29 other games so it was really a good buy. It became such a hit during the holiday season that girls were buying it for their boyfriends or husbands. It is a game where you play as Mario, the main protagonist going up against the main antagonist, Bowser. The Porn Haggle mission is to save princess from the clutches of the villain.
Along the way, Mario can collect loads of coins and moves from the very left up to the very right in order to reach the flag pole at the end of each level.
It is good news for Mario when he bumps a question marked brick and out comes a mushroom. Small Mario will become big Mario and that will give him a boost in confidence. It will also give him a strong stature when stepping on the toads and ducks that are considered the henchmen of the main villain. It is better when he gets a flower as he can unleash fireballs onto the unsuspecting villains that are headed towards him. However, that weapon would only last a couple of minutes before Mario goes back to normal.
Mario's main attack is jump on top of enemies and it has a different effect on each villain. The Goomba will get flattened and destroyed while the Koopa Troopa will retract into its shell then Mario can use it as a projectile to take out the other enemies. Goomba looks like a penguin while Koopa Troopa looks like a duck. Another way of attacking them is to hit the brick that the enemy is standing on. This would automatically eliminate the evil angel discounts from the game so Mario can proceed to the next one. Super Mario has become so popular that it inspired a TV series. Every Halloween, kids still dress up as Mario and Luigi even though there has not been any new version of the game for a long time now.
Super Mario can become invincible during the game when he comes across the Starman. This is the best type of power of them all as it allows Mario to take out enemies when he comes into contact with them. Each game has eight worlds with four stages in each world. The final stage of each world will have Mario up against Bowser or one of his big decoy that will look so scary that it would make Mario want to go back home. There are secret areas in each games too. Some would make the player's jaw drop because it allows Mario go to time warping which means skip a couple of worlds and even go back to some when they feel like it.
This would give a big boost to anybody who is looking to finish the game right away since finishing one whole world would certainly take up a lot of time.
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when Mario reaches the end of each world and completes it too. It takes a lot of practice to complete this game as it has gone through many major changes. The game became so popular that it inspired a bunch of alternate versions. In fact, some of them barely resembled the original. Mushrooms getting Mario to increase his size was inspired by the fact that it is possible to look for mushrooms in forests and immediately get high after eating a piece of it.


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Update 5.15pm Police have confirmed that a woman killed in a crash near Taralga this morning was from Goulburn. Inspector Matt Hinton said the 37-year-old was travelling north on Taralga Road, 5km north of the town, when her Toyota Hilux utility left the road, rolled several times and landed on its roof. Police later said it appeared the woman had lost control of the vehicle of the vehicle in gravel. There were no witnesses to the crash. However Inspector Hinton said two or three people arrived on the scene soon after and rendered first aid. Despite their efforts the woman died at the scene. The cause of the crash has not been established at this stage. Detectives and crime scene police are investigating. The woman's family has been notified. Inspector Hinton urged people to take care in rural areas. "Country roads are quite dangerous and ever changing and people need to take time, be patient and get to (their destinations) in the safest possible way," he said. Saturday 2.45pm A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash near Taralga. Emergency services were called to the scene, some 5km north of Taralga and 50km from Goulburn at about 9.15am Saturday. Police said a Toyota Hilux utility left the road and rolled into a paddock. A motorist saw the vehicle and rendered aid to the driver before NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived. Despite their efforts, she died at the scene a short time later. ALSO READ: Fire near Braidwood contained, Kings Hwy reopens The woman is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in her thirties. Officers from The Hume Police District established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash. A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner. Meantime, emergency services were also called to a crash on Binda Road, north of Crookwell at the same time. Police said a 66-year-old Helensburgh man lost control of his vehicle and careered off the road after a dog ran out on to the road. He had to be cut free from the car and was airlifted to hospital with chest and neck pain. The crash, about 1km south of Binda, occurred in the same area as a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, December 7. READ MORE: Binda district collision leaves one dead, two injured A 62-year-old woman from Flinders was killed. She was a passenger in a Toyota Landcruiser when a collision occurred with a Mazda, also being driven north by a 28-year-old Braddon woman. She sustained minor injuries. Did you know the Goulburn Post is now offering breaking news alerts and a weekly email newsletter? Keep up-to-date with all the local news: sign up here.
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December 14 2019 - 2:30PM
Goulburn woman loses life in Taralga district crash
Louise Thrower
Update 5.15pm
Police have confirmed that a woman killed in a crash near Taralga this morning was from Goulburn.
Inspector Matt Hinton said the 37-year-old was travelling north on Taralga Road, 5km north of the town, when her Toyota Hilux utility left the road, rolled several times and landed on its roof. Police later said it appeared the woman had lost control of the vehicle of the vehicle in gravel.
There were no witnesses to the crash.
However Inspector Hinton said two or three people arrived on the scene soon after and rendered first aid. Despite their efforts the woman died at the scene.
The cause of the crash has not been established at this stage. Detectives and crime scene police are investigating.
The woman's family has been notified.
Inspector Hinton urged people to take care in rural areas.
"Country roads are quite dangerous and ever changing and people need to take time, be patient and get to (their destinations) in the safest possible way," he said.
A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash near Taralga.
Emergency services were called to the scene, some 5km north of Taralga and 50km from Goulburn at about 9.15am Saturday.
Police said a Toyota Hilux utility left the road and rolled into a paddock.
A motorist saw the vehicle and rendered aid to the driver before NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived. Despite their efforts, she died at the scene a short time later.
ALSO READ: Fire near Braidwood contained, Kings Hwy reopens
The woman is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged in her thirties.
Officers from The Hume Police District established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Meantime, emergency services were also called to a crash on Binda Road, north of Crookwell at the same time.
Police said a 66-year-old Helensburgh man lost control of his vehicle and careered off the road after a dog ran out on to the road. He had to be cut free from the car and was airlifted to hospital with chest and neck pain.
The crash, about 1km south of Binda, occurred in the same area as a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, December 7.
READ MORE: Binda district collision leaves one dead, two injured
A 62-year-old woman from Flinders was killed. She was a passenger in a Toyota Landcruiser when a collision occurred with a Mazda, also being driven north by a 28-year-old Braddon woman. She sustained minor injuries.
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The PGA Tour returns from its annual visit across the pond to head North of the border to Oakville, Ontario, site of this week's RBC Canadian Open. This year's event is being held at Glen Abbey Golf Club (first time since '09), the 26th time Ms. Abbey has hosted the National Open (most among all courses that have hosted the tourney).
Ms. Abbey is a Jack Nicklaus design (one of his earliest actually), a classic track with tree-lined fairways, elevation changes and dime-sized greens averaging a minuscule 4,000 square feet. Overall the course plays to a total yardage of 7,253 yards and a par 72 (was formerly a par 71 until they reverted hole 16 back to a par 5).
As you might expect, a good percentage of the field is still on its British Open hangover, but with notables like Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Brandt Snedeker, Charl Schwartzel, Dustin Johnson, Ernie Els and others teeing it up, it's sure to be a fun week of golf, eh?
Brandt Snedeker– Despite a randomly horrendous yikes-have-to-look-away-from-the-tv putting streak on Friday at Muirfield that included a 4-putt and multiple missed short putts that added up to a 79 for round 2, Sneds still roared back to place t-11th for the week for his third straight top 20 finish on Tour. Sneds also finished t-5th the last time the Canadian Open was held at Glen Abbey ('09), so couple the hot hand with some good experiences here and we have a definite lockzilla pick this week.
Matt Kuchar– Kuch finished a very cozy and quiet t-15th at Muirfield last week and continues to play solid and steady golf this season (what else is new? So Kuchar-like). Definitely liking Kuch to plod his way into contention again this weekend.
Graham DeLaet– Graham struggled at Muirfield last week in finishing 83rd, but nevertheless has been a top 25 machine all season on Tour and is a surefire pick to be on the weekend leaderboard in his country's home Open.
Chris Stroud– Somehow Stroud is still going overlooked by many even after his playoff loss at the Travelers Championship just a few weeks back. All Stroud did was follow that up with a t-28th at Congressional and then a t-9th at the Sanderson Farms tourney last week. Clearly grooving it both mentally and with his swing, a definite must pick this week.
Jim Furyk– MC, t-44th and MC his past three events with both MC's coming at majors, Furyk is running out of steam quickly on the 2013 season in which his last top ten was the week before the Masters. Stay away from Jimbo this week.
David Hearn– This Canuck lost in a playoff at the John Deere Classic just two weeks ago to Jordan Spieth, and was just a horseshoed 5-footer away from his first PGA Tour title. This is his 11th appearance in his National Open and even with relatively little success, I'll take the hot hand to play some inspirational golf in front of his home crowd this week.
Wow – am surprised how many that played in the Open last week are playing this week, eh?


Every year the City conducts a Uni-directional Flushing (UDF) Program. This process is considered to be one of the best ways to preserve high water quality and maintain the reliability of the water distribution system.
The UDF program involves closing valves in a specific sequence to create water movement in one direction while opening specific hydrants at the end of that sequence. This technique allows higher water flow velocities by isolating certain sections of water mains. The higher water velocity allows for better scouring of the pipes and will use 40% less water in the flushing process than conventional flushing methods. Flushing pipes at higher velocities will dislodge and remove mineral deposits, biofilm and sediment that accumulate in the water mains.
Our crews will be in the Graniteville/Queensway area this week. The staff will be going block by block in a given area and will inform Public Works Dispatch each day as to where they will be flushing and what areas will be affected.
Water users may experience low water pressure and/or cloudy water while the flushing is going on in your area. Once the flushing stops, your water pressure will return to normal and the cloudy water will dissipate.
We ask that motorists exercise caution when driving in areas where City crews are working/flushing water mains.
If you have any questions or concerns, or just want to verify that the staff is flushing in your area, call Public Works Dispatch @ 705-474-4340.