http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/8760058

Many demonstrators protested peacefully at the power station’s main entrance, but police said breakaway groups had assaulted officers and pulled down security fences – with some managing to gain access to the heavily guarded site.

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During the course of the day, as numbers at the site grew, a further 11 people were arrested for various offences, including conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass, aggravated trespass and criminal damage.

September, one of our traditionally driest months, netted us at least 11+ inches of rain. I think the average is one inch. October is looking to be a close contender as we’ve had rain every day this week and most of us haven’t seen the sun since last weekend. It’s now in the 40′s at a time of the year when the average high temp is in the 70′s. Frost and freeze warnings are in the forecast for tomorrow night, I believe.

Fine by me. It’s too wet and muddy to keep mowing the grass, but thanks to the constant precip, the stuff keeps growing. At least I think it’s grass. Could be really thick mildew at this point.

Wing

Took off from IAD Friday am ~50 and rain, got back to the land of fruits and nuts, 95, Sunny and beautiful, LA and CA may have it’s problems, but I will take our weather any day over yours…LOL

Now the Dodgers have to go play in the City that booed Santa….YIKES

TODAY…RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 47. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 38. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 47. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN
90 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE
OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
47. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 41.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 47.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
AROUND 47.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 41.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 45. LOWS
AROUND 39.

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And this, so, so much for getting in some fishing:

SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.TODAY…SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT…N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.SUN…N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT…N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON…N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE…N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED…N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

Two or three foot seas are routine. Depending on the period, four or five foot seas can either just be kind of a rollercoaster or they can beat your fillings out. With a 25KT wind driving them to five feet, my money says short, sharp, and bone-jarring. ‘Course, the wind and rain with temps in the forties ain’t fun either, but if you’re dressed for it and there’s some heat on the boat, it’s OK.