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Logan Mankins started at left tackle in pregame warmups. Josh Kline was at left guard, so the rookie appears to be ready to make his first career start. Assuming the pregame formation holds true, Mankins would start at left tackle for the second time in his career (Week 16, 2011).

Vince Wilfork sheds walking boot

Vince Wilfork is again with the team here on a road trip, and he has shed the walking boot that he's been wearing since Achilles surgery.

Aaron Dobson returns, Dane Fletcher ruled out

Dane Fletcher has been ruled out after trying to give it a go with a pregame warmup. The groin injury will force him out of his first game of the season.

The Pats' seven inactives are Fletcher, Nate Solder (concussion), Kenbrell Thompkins (hip), Josh Boyce (ankle), Isaac Sopoaga, D.J. Williams and Jake Bequette. The last three are healthy scratches.

Solder is out for the first time in his career. Thompkins is out for the third straight game and fourth overall. Boyce is out for the first time with the ankle and the fifth time this season. Sopoaga is inactive for the first time since he was traded to the Patriots at the deadline. Williams is inactive for the second straight week. Bequette is inactive for the eighth consecutive week and ninth time this season.

Aaron Dobson returns after missing three games with a stress fracture in his left foot. Steve Beauharnais is active after being a healthy scratch for the last seven games and 11 times overall. Chris Barker is back after being a healthy scratch last week for the ninth time. Buchanan is back after being a healthy scratch last week for the first time.

Alfonzo Dennard, Dane Fletcher are game-time decisions

Alfonzo Dennard (knee) is running through a pregame routine with Dr. Tom Gill, strength and conditioning coordinator Harold Nash and head trainer Jim Whalen, so he is a game-time decision. The knee has already kept him out of two games this season.

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside are members of an international team the Amborella Genome Sequencing Project that has sequenced the genome of the Amborella plant.

This newly sequenced genome addresses Darwins abominable mystery the question of why flowers suddenly proliferated on Earth millions of years ago. The genome sequence sheds new light on a major event in the history of life on Earth: the origin of flowering plants.

The researcher team says it has conclusive evidence that the ancestor of all flowering plants, including Amborella, evolved following a genome doubling event that occurred about 200 million years ago. Some duplicated genes were lost over time but others took on new functions, including contributions to the development of floral organs.

Study results appear in the 20 December 2013 issue of the journal Science.

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Close call: Bob Archer lost three sheds, including his partner's valuable swimsuit patterns and equipment

Fire raged through bush in Port Underwood on Saturday.

Marlborough Sounds resident Bob Archer says he didn't even have time to grab a lead or a collar for his dogs as he rushed to rescue them from a large bush fire threatening to engulf his home.

Mr Archer was sitting in his neighbour's living room when they saw smoke coming past the window. He had gone to visit his neighbour to check if the power was out at their property too.

"It all started with a power cut, that was the first we realised.

"I went up to the neighbour's just to confirm it was a power cut and not just us," he said.

They went outside to investigate and saw the fire tearing through another neighbour's shed.

"I came back down and grabbed the dogs and hot-footed it down to the beach and rang 111."

Residents and holidaymakers above the fire evacuated to a different beach, Hakahaka Bay, about 2.5 kilometres away, he said.

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Flood Safety Tips

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) urges people to learn the dangers of driving into flooded roadways because drivers often underestimate the power of floodwater. Roads weaken under floodwater and drivers should proceed cautiously after waters have receded, since the road may collapse under the weight of the vehicle.

Twelve inches of water will float many vehicles. Two feet of rushing water will carry away most vehicles, including pick-up trucks and sport utility vehicles. Water across a road may hide a missing segment of roadbed or a missing bridge. Because disaster can strike at any time, ADEM encourages everyone to have a disaster supply kit in their home and vehicle.

When theres water on the road:Turn Around, Dont Drown. Saving your life is as simple as choosing an alternate route. If you are driving and your vehicle stalls in flood water, the best advice is to get out quickly and move to higher ground.

Flood: Know Your Terms Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a flood hazard:

Flood Watch: Flooding is possible. Tune in to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio, or television for information. Flash Flood Watch: Flash flooding is possible. Be prepared to move to higher ground; listen to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio, or television for information. Flood Warning: Flooding is occurring or will occur soon; if advised to evacuate, do so immediately. Flash Flood Warning: A flash flood is occurring; seek higher ground on foot immediately. Before a Flood To prepare for a flood, you should:

Avoid building in a flood prone area unless you elevate and reinforce your home. Elevate the furnace, water heater, and electric panel if susceptible to flooding. Install "check valves" in sewer traps to prevent floodwater from backing up into the drains of your home. Contact community officials to find out if they are planning to construct barriers (levees, beams, floodwalls) to stop floodwater from entering the homes in your area. Seal the walls in your basement with waterproofing compounds to avoid seepage.

During a Flood If a flood is likely in your area, you should:

Listen to the radio or television for information. Be aware that flash flooding can occur. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move. Be aware of streams, drainage channels, canyons, and other areas known to flood suddenly. Flash floods can occur in these areas with or without such typical warnings as rain clouds or heavy rain. If you must prepare to evacuate, you should do the following: Secure your home. If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture. Move essential items to an upper floor. Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so. Disconnect electrical appliances. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.

If you have to leave your home, remember these evacuation tips: Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you. Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be quickly swept away.

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Archie, who owner Nancy Metz describes as a rescue dog of uncertain heritage, was recently the center of attention by the Groom Room staff. From left, Kaylin Barnwell, Meri Bustamante and shop owner Bridget Miller. Macklin Reid photo

Dogs get treated like gold, said Bridget Miller.

Maybe thats why The Groom Room, which she has owned and operated in Ridgefield since 1983, is building on 30 years of success.

Her approach to customer service probably helps as well.

I try to accommodate people. Easy, easy, easy, thats my thing, Ms. Miller said. If they want to bring a dog in early, or change times youve got to accommodate the customer.

For business longevity, its important to have good customers. To Ms. Miller, that means customers who are good pet owners.

Ridgefield is a fabulous town to work in, she said. It makes my job easy because people take such good care of their dogs. I dont see anything bad.

You get to know people. You get to know their dogs. Ridgefields been good to me.

A former New Yorker who now lives in Danbury, Ms. Miller grew up in Brooklyn and went to the New York School of Dog Grooming in Manhattan.

I started in Ridgefield May 1982, she said. I was at The Animal House, in Copps Hill Plaza.

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LAKE PARK, Minn. School officials here got a first glance last week at a $4.5 million addition to the districts elementary school in Audubon.

The project is driven by a projected increase in enrollment and comes after the school just finished a round of new construction and renovation, including an addition and extensive renovation of the elementary school in 2011 that cost $3.5 million.

The preliminary plans for a proposed 22,000-squarefoot Early Learning Center addition were unveiled at a Lake-Park Audubon School Board meeting Dec. 17.

Brian Berg of Zerr-Berg Architects rolled out plans that included a 22,740-square- foot addition to the north of the existing elementary building, and renovation of 5,350 square feet of space inside the current facility.

In addition, a second playground would be added, and the current elementary playground would be relocated to the opposite side of the building.

A total of four kindergarten and five early-childhood classrooms would be built, along with a Head Start classroom.

Because of Minnesota Department of Education guidelines, the kindergarten rooms would each include 1,200 square feet of space, while the Early Childhood and Head Start classrooms would be 1,100 square feet each, Berg said.

The addition would also include an administrative office, lobby area, commons, activity area, mechanical room and storage.

Plans for the Early Learning Center have been on the boards radar since last spring, when projected enrollment numbers in the districts early-childhood, preschool and K-6 education programs indicated classroom space would soon be severely limited.

Construction of the addition would also allow five classrooms in the existing building to be freed up for other uses, though Superintendent Dale Hogie noted that the extra classrooms are not projected to be necessary until the 2015-16 school year. The need for additional music and special education space is more immediate.

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John Rivers' dream to open a Texas-style barbecue restaurant simmered for years on the back burner.

The life of this former health-care executive and Jacksonville native had always been fueled by faith and determination. So it was no surprise to many friends that in 2004 he launched a barbecue ministry to help members of a local family pay the mountain of medical bills associated with their daughter's battle with cancer.

Meghan Joyce lost her battle in 2005 at age 7, but her courage, strength and spirit laid the foundation of the core values of what was to become 4 Rivers Smokehouse. In the beginning, Rivers cooked out of his garage for various ministries, charities and friends.

In fact, the original 4 Rivers Smokehouse near Interstate 4 on Fairbanks Avenue was not conceived as a restaurant when it opened in October 2009.

"It was supposed to be commissary for the ministry," said Rivers. A takeout component was added to "Winter Park 1," as the team refers to the building that is now home to B&B Junction, a farm-to-table burger joint. "The next thing we knew, we had a line out the door and a parking issue to overcome."

Locations in Winter Garden and Longwood followed in 2011, and the cramped original Winter Park eatery moved east on Fairbanks Avenue into the old J&W Landscaping property in 2012. And a bakery component called The Sweet Shop offering premium ice cream and artisan shakes, drop-dead gorgeous baked goods and gourmet whoopie pies was added to the new entities.

Today, 4 Rivers has locations in Jacksonville and Gainesville, an eatery on track to open in April on University Boulevard near the University of Central Florida, and in July or August there will likely be another opening in Orange Park, near Jacksonville. There is also a line of sauces and rubs, and a mail-order operation.

And Rivers has just published his first cookbook, "The Southern Cowboy Cookbook," which includes recipes that were menu inspirations for The Coop, his soon-to-open restaurant concept in Winter Park that will focus on Southern comfort foods, including fried chicken.

Rivers is a four-time participant at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and he has cooked at the James Beard House in New York.

"It hard to believe we're at this point in the road," said Rivers.

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