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Mildred F. Berry
Mildred F. Berry, 95, of Yonkers, N.Y., and formerly of Longboat Key and Huntington Woods, Mich., died June 16.
Born May 10, 1914, Mrs. Berry was a longtime member of the Detroit Puppet Guild and the Puppeteers of America, as well as an active member of the National Council of Jewish Women for many years.
Mrs. Berry is survived by her daughter, Judy, of New York City; sons, James, of Chevy Chase, Md., and Donald, of Dresher, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
William 'Bill' Gowan
William "Bill" Gowan, 76, of Longboat Key and Curtis, Mich., died July 7.
Born May 31, 1933, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., he moved to Curtis in 1944 and graduated from Newbury High School and Michigan State University. Mr. Gowan served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, earning the rank of captain, and was an original member of the Mach Busters Club.
Mr. Gowan married his wife, Marlene, in 1956, and the Gowans raised their family in Okemos, Mich. Mr. Gowan worked for Lifetouch for 33 years and became senior vice president of acquisitions. He spent his retirement years on Longboat Key and in Michigan.
Mr. Gowan enjoyed spending time with his family, reading and the outdoors.
Mr. Gowan is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marlene; sons, John, of Harbor Springs, Mich., and Doug and Brian, both of Okemos; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Liska, of Okemos; twin sister, Nancy Erickson, of Curtis; brother, Fred, of Curtis; stepfather, Sherman Ludlow, of Curtis; and three grandchildren.
A funeral service took place Saturday, July 11, in Curtis. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Three Lakes Academy William Gowan Library Foundation, P.O. Box 159, Curtis, Mich., 49820.
Patricia Greer Taylor
Patricia Greer Taylor, 72, of Longboat Key, died June 22.
Born Sept. 12, 1936, in Moravian Falls, N.C., she attended the University of North Carolina, in Greensboro.
In the early 1980s she moved to Sarasota and became a Realtor and joined the Sarasota Association of Realtors. Patricia was a Realtor with Michael Saunders & Co. on Longboat Key since 2002, and she was an award member of Michael Saunders & Co. Director's Circle.
Mrs. Taylor was known for her strong work ethic and her love for her family and animals. Over the years, she received many trophies when riding and showing her Morgan horses. When she was not selling real estate, she traveled to many countries.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Douglas Moppert; son, Kelly Strader, of Los Angeles; mother, Edith DeLuge, of Sarasota; sisters, Kay Greer, of Sarasota, and Gail Page, of Naples; one nephew; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at noon Sunday, July 19, at Christ Church of Longboat Key-Presbyterian, 594 Bay Isles Road, Mediterranean Plaza, Longboat Key, where Mrs. Taylor was a charter member. A reception will immediately follow the memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions for Mrs. Taylor may be made to the Humane Society of Sarasota County, 2331 15th St., Sarasota, Fla., 34237.


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While researching for last month's article, I was quite surprised to find many contractors and estimators who did not understand the basic concepts of paperless estimating. Some of the confusion seemed to stem from vendor demonstrations that concentrated on their software's autocount feature, at the expense of explaining the basic features and operations. Others simply did not understand the point of putting drawings on a computer screen. Therefore, for all of you in need of understanding, here is a primer for paperless estimating.
The point of going paperless is this: Even the basic functions of this software will simplify your life and save time. I purchased my first system in November 2007 and was completely paperless two months later. I do not miss paper! The piles of drawings covering every horizontal surface in my offices are history. Paying for plans, reverse rolling, plan racks and plan storage, inserting addendum pages, removing giant staples, staple stabs, and paper cuts are all things I will never have to deal with again. And it lessens interruptions and confusion, since the software immediately highlights and records everything you count or measure; you will never lose your place again.
At their most basic level, these systems are a metaphor for paper estimating. Instead of using a thumb wheel (clicker), measuring wheel and a highlighter, your computer's mouse is all you need. Beyond the basics are many time-saving and organizational utilities, but all you really need to get started are the five basic tasks.
Getting the plan files—This process is easier and less expensive than obtaining paper plans. Small project files can be emailed. For larger files, there are many free file-transfer tools on the web. Most often, however, we download the plans from online planrooms, hosted by general contractors, architects or third-party companies, such as iSqFt. Ensure you save the files to a place you can remember.
The file type I receive most frequently is PDF; however, most of the paperless estimating programs will import nearly all of the common graphic file types, including JPG, CPC, TIFF and Autocad files. You may need a utility program for manipulating the files. Some of the PDF files I get include the entire project in one document, which can be hundreds of pages. I use a PDF utility to break out the electrical drawings before importing them into my paperless estimating system. You may also need a zip file utility, as the drawings are often delivered compressed and need to be extracted.
Create the project—Once you have obtained the plans, it is time to create a project. After you click on "New Job" or its equivalent, the software will prompt you to give the job a name and may also ask you for other project-related information. When that step is complete, you will be prompted to select the plan files you want to import. My preference is to import the electrical plans only. For reference, I use a free PDF viewer to check other plans, such as the architectural drawings.
Count the drawings—It is now time to do some takeoff. Each system seems to have its own terminology for takeoff, including names like takeoff items, digitizers or conditions. Let's call them digitizers. There are usually at least three types of digitizers: counting, distance measuring and area calculations. We'll start with a count. After clicking on the button to create a count digitizer, you will be prompted to give it a name, such as "Fixture A." Then, pick a color and possibly choose a place or folder to store the takeoff. Now the fun starts. Simply click on the A fixtures in the on-screen drawing. Every time you click, the software will count, highlight and record your quantities. That's three for the price of one.
Measure the drawings—The other digitizer you will be using often is the linear, or measurement, digitizer. You will use it to measure branch circuits and feeders. The process is similar to counts. Click on the appropriate button to create a measurement digitizer, give it a name, and pick a color and storage folder. To measure, simply click on the beginning, intermediate and end locations. Your measurement is now calculated, highlighted and recorded. There's another three for the price of one.
Highlight the drawings—There are some things I do not count with the software, such as switchgear. Instead, I use the highlighting feature to mark an item on the screen as I enter the takeoff directly into my estimating software.
That's all there is to it. The counting, measuring and highlighting tools are all you need to complete a takeoff. The more advanced tools can wait until you are ready for them.


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(12-21) 07:01 PST OAKLAND -- Another gunbattle broke out on a busy Oakland street Wednesday night, and when the bullets quit flying a 48-year-old grandmother lay dead in a doorway.
Police described Ramona Foreman as an innocent victim but had little else to say about the city's latest killing, which happened a little before 7 p.m. on International Boulevard. There was no arrest or report of anyone else being hurt in the violence.
Foreman was listed as the city's 124th homicide victim this year.
She and her sister were walking home from an East Oakland store when gunfire erupted after two cars pulled up on the other side of the divided boulevard.
In an instant, the 48-year-old Foreman was shot dead. Her body crumpled in the doorway of the city of Oakland's 92nd Avenue Head Start office, which works with children from low-income families.
The neighborhood is no stranger to violence. Just several storefronts away is where the owner of a cell phone store was shot and killed on Halloween in an apparent robbery. Gabriel Martinez Jr., 5, and Carlos Nava, 3, both victims of errant bullets, were killed along the boulevard in separate incidents last year.
On Thursday, Foreman's grieving relatives said their loss was too much to bear.
"My mind is really gone right now," said her daughter Janetta Roberts, 30, as she stood outside her mother's home on 95th Avenue just blocks from the crime scene.
"I'm just sad that this happened to my mother, because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time," Roberts said. "She didn't deserve any of this."
She said she wanted Foreman, a grandmother to three, to be remembered as "the good mother that she was. She was a good, nice sweet lady. She made everybody laugh. She joked all the time. Everywhere she went, people liked her."
She said her mother and aunt had just visited a local store and were heading back home when the gunfire erupted at 6:53 p.m.
"My mom, she didn't move quick enough," Roberts said.
The victim's stepdaughter, Aisha Roberts, said Foreman is the 13th person she knows to be killed on the streets of Oakland this year alone. This cuts too close to home, said Aisha Roberts, adding she will turn 19 on Sunday, just two days before Christmas.
"The holidays will never be the same," Janetta Roberts said.
Her sister added forlornly, "My birthday will never be the same. Our parent was just caught in the crossfire. We don't know what's going on in our head. We don't know how to take this."
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Why New Zealand Vacations in West Auckland?
The land captured our hearts, we settled. Experiences as tourists and of everyday life are shared within.
Secluded Bays and vast black iron sand beaches
The west has a vast, wild and untamed coastline with popular surfing beaches like Piha, Karekare, Bethells and Muriwai. The larger beaches are surrounded by bush and wetlands which set the scene for a dramatic approach to the beach itself. Smaller bays are protectively surrounded by rugged cliffs and require more effort to reach.
Bush and rainforest
The Waitakere Ranges Regional Park is puffer between the western suburbs and the west coast beaches. Here is the chance to explore bush and rainforest. For hikers and trampers are more than 240 km trail to walk through bush and rainforest past kauri giants, water crossings, water holes and waterfalls. Trails lead high up along ridges over viewing valleys or the coastline towards the Tasman Sea. The Hillary Trail gives in depth insights into the Ranges and their water reservoirs on a tramping exploration that takes 4 days and 3 nights.
Many helping hands work to keep it wild with a thriving wildlife
The west's charm comes from the wild, unspoiled, untamed, vast and rugged appearance. This picture is preserved by many volunteering hands that work together in keeping the beaches and parks free of debris. On long walks through sometimes almost impenetrable bush hill up and down traps are set and pests are monitored. The goal is to make the rainforest and bush again a safe place for endangered native wildlife and birdlife.
Multicultural fusion
In between all those activities are popular festivals that celebrate the differences of all New Zealanders and bring people together to share the highlights of their cultural heritage. Among celebrated cultural highlights are film, music and theatre festivals. These take place in a smaller scale in the suburbs of Auckland but through the closeness to the city bigger events are easily accessible.
New Zealand vacations in closeness to city and city activities
Who would imagine that in less than an hours' drive the thrill of the largest metropolitan area in New Zealand gives a very different impression. There cultural highlights, cafes and restaurants are all in walking distance of the CBD. The inner city beaches along the bays are also the most crowded beaches that are found in New Zealand. Beach and sun lovers gather for leisurely strolls, visits to the cafes with view over the Hauraki Gulf and lively beach and water activities.
In driving distance to 20+ Regional Parks
Once done with the Waitakere Ranges there are more Regional Parks all in driving distance around Auckland. Each has something different to make them worth a visit. For those keen on adventure activities bungy jumping, jet boating, canyoning, quad biking, 4 wheel driving, sailing or game fishing might spike interest. There are also one or multiple day tours leaving from Auckland to discover Northland, wine regions or the Waikato and Rotorua area.
During the last decade we lived, walked, tramped, swam, skimmed, visited, photographed and took part. Still, we are very fond of our chosen home country with its many, many hours of sunshine :) Don't get me wrong there is a very rainy season during autumn and spring but it rarely lasts for long and the sun comes through on most days for some time.
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In the foothills of the Andes Mountains lives a bat the size of a raspberry. In Singapore, there's a nematode worm that dwells only in the lungs of the changeable lizard.
The bat and the worm have something in common: They are both new to science. Each of them recently received its official scientific name: Myotis diminutus for the bat, Rhabdias singaporensis for the worm.
These are certainly not the last two species that scientists will ever discover. Each year, researchers report more than 15,000 new species, and their workload shows no sign of letting up. "Ask any taxonomist in a museum, and they'll tell you they have hundreds of species waiting to be described," says Camilo Mora, a marine ecologist at the University of Hawaii.
Scientists have named and cataloged 1.3 million species. How many more species there are left to discover is a question that has hovered like a cloud over the heads of taxonomists for two centuries.
"It's astounding that we don't know the most basic thing about life," said Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
On Tuesday, Dr. Worm, Dr. Mora and their colleagues presented the latest estimate of how many species there are, based on a new method they have developed. They estimate there are 8.7 million species on the planet, plus or minus 1.3 million.
The new paper, published in the journal PLoS Biology, is drawing strong reactions from other experts. "In my opinion this is a very important paper," said Angela Brandt, a marine biologist at the University of Hamburg in Germany. But critics say that the method in the new paper can't work, and that Earth's true diversity is far greater.
In 1833, a British entomologist named John Obadiah Westwood made the earliest known estimate of global biodiversity by guessing how many insect species there are. He estimated how many species of insects lived on each plant species in England, and then extrapolated that figure across the whole planet. "If we say 400,000, we shall, perhaps, not be very wide of the truth," he wrote.
Today, scientists know the Westwood figure is far too low. They've already found more than a million insect species, and their discovery rate shows no signs of slowing down.
In recent decades, scientists have looked for better ways to determine how many species are left to find. In 1988, Robert May, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, observed that the diversity of land animals increases as they get smaller. He reasoned that we probably have found most of the species of big animals, like mammals and birds, so he used their diversity to calculate the diversity of smaller animals. He ended up with an estimate 10 to 50 million species of land animals.
Other estimates have ranged from as few as 3 million to as many as 100 million. Dr. Mora and his colleagues believed that all of these estimates were flawed in one way or another. Most seriously, there was no way to validate the methods used, to be sure they were reliable.
For the new estimate, the scientists came up with a method of their own, based on how taxonomists classify species. Each species belongs to a larger group called a genus, which belongs to a larger group called a family, and so on. We humans, for example, belong to the class of mammals, along with about 5,500 other species.
In 2002, researchers at the University of Rome published a paper in which they used these higher groups to estimate the diversity of plants around Italy. At three different sites, they noted the number of genera, families and so on. There were fewer higher-level groups than lower ones at each site, like the layers of a pyramid. The scientists could estimate how many species there were at each site, much as it's possible to estimate how big the bottom layer of a pyramid based on the rest of it.
The paper drew little notice at the time, but Dr. Mora and his colleagues seized on it, hoping to use the method to estimate all the species on Earth. They charted the discovery of new classes of animals since 1750. The total number climbed steeply for the first 150 years and then began to crest — a sign that we're getting close to finding all the classes of animal. They found that the discovery rate of other high-level groups has also been slowing down. The scientists built a taxonomic pyramid to estimate the total number of species in well-studied groups, like mammals and birds. They consistently made good predictions.
Confident in their method, the scientists then used it on all major groups of species, coming up with estimates of 7.7 million species of animals, for example, and 298,000 species of plants. Although the land makes up 29 percent of the Earth's surface, the scientists concluded that it is home to 86 percent of the world's species.
"I think it is an interesting and imaginative new approach to the important question of how many species actually are alive on earth today," said Lord May.
But Terry Erwin, an entomologist at the Smithsonian Institution, think there's a big flaw in the study. There's no reason to assume that the diversity in little-studied groups will follow the rules of well-studied ones. "They're measuring human activity, not biodiversity," he said.
David Pollock, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Colorado who studies fungi — a particularly understudied group — agrees. "This appears to be an incredibly ill-founded approach," he said. There are 43,271 cataloged species of fungi, based on which Dr. Mora and his colleagues estimate there are 660,000 species of fungi on Earth. But other studies on fungus diversity suggest the number may be as high as 5.1 million species.
The authors of the new study acknowledge that their method doesn't work well with bacteria. Scientists have only started to really dig into the biodiversity of microbes, and so they are finding high-level groups of bacteria at a brisk pace. Dr. Mora and his colleagues write that their estimate — about 10,000 species — should be considered a "lower bound."
Microbiologists, on the other hand, are fairly sure the diversity of microbes will turn out to dwarf the diversity of animals. A single spoonful of soil may contain 10,000 different species of bacteria, many of which are new to science.
Jonathan Eisen, an expert on microbial diversity at the University of California, Davis, said he found the new paper disappointing.
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High school teachers generally work school hours, which vary from school to school. However, they often spend time in the evenings and on weekends grading papers and preparing lessons. In addition, they may meet with parents, students, and other teachers before and after school. Plus, teachers who coach sports or advise clubs generally do so before or after school.
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Security and Traffic Services on each campus manages the implementation of these practices and procedures. Evacuation exercises are conducted annually so that ECU complies with current legislation and to ensure that staff and students are familiar with the emergency procedures.
In the event of an emergency on campus, the Chief Warden is responsible for coordinating the initial response until the arrival of professional emergency support agencies. Our designated Chief Wardens are Security and Traffic Services who are supported by the ECU Emergency Response Team, consisting of Building and Area Wardens and other designated personnel.
During an emergency, please follow the directions of your Building and Area Wardens and members of the ECU Emergency Response Team. Evacuation procedures for each building, indicating where the nearest assembly areas are located, can be found throughout all buildings. Please take some time to find out where one is located in your building.
Staff, students and visitors should:
Staff conducting lectures or classes at the time of an emergency are responsible for the evacuation of students under their control – refer to the Emergency Evacuation Management Plan for your campus.
In the event of an emergency out of normal hours (8.00am-5.00pm) contact Security and Traffic Services on 6304 3333 (3333 from internal phones).
Below are some guidelines on how to deal with various emergencies:
All students and staff are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the "ECU Active Shooter Advice" available as a download on this page..
If someone is in need of medical attention:
Do not exceed your training or knowledge when attempting to render First Aid.
In the event of the need to evacuate from your current location on the grounds of your campus, please follow the instructions of Security or a member of the ECU Emergency Response Team.
The following areas have been designated as assembly areas in the event of an emergency incident which requires a total evacuation of the Campus:
These areas are approved designated Assembly Areas and your Building Wardens will guide you to which area is to be used depending on the location or type of emergency incident.
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Most campus demonstrations such as marches, meetings, picketing and rallies are peaceful and non-obstructive. A demonstration should not be disrupted unless one or more of the following conditions exists:
If any of the above conditions exist, immediately notify Security and Traffic Services on 6304 3333 (3333 from internal phones). Security will be responsible for contacting the appropriate authorities, if required.
A person with special needs is defined in Australian Standard 3745-2010 as someone having physical, intellectual, visual or auditory disabilities or impairments, either temporary or permanent. This may be as a result of an injury, medical condition or other impairment. Consultation between the warden and the person/s with either a permanent or temporary impaired mobility is essential to ensure appropriate action can be taken for that person/s in the event of an emergency.
To ensure safe evacuation of a person/s with impaired mobility a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) may be required for each individual. Each Plan should be determined in consultation with the person and the appropriate warden. In most cases the generic procedure outlined below will suffice, but it is possible that the person requires a specific evacuation plan due to the nature of their needs. Once a suitable PEEP has been developed, it must be documented and copies stored in the area where the mobility impaired person resides with a copy given to the Building Warden.
Anyone with impaired mobility should be guided to a safe location if they are unable to evacuate by themselves. People using mobility aids should only be directed to stairwells for their own safety after the rest of the floor has been evacuated. The Building Warden will allocate someone to wait with that person. The role of this support person is to monitor the condition of the mobility impaired person and if the situation deteriorates, ensure they get assistance.
The appropriate warden will communicate to the Building Warden the location of any people with impaired mobility who will, in turn, liaise with the Emergency Services as soon as possible so their safe evacuation can be arranged. The situation may arise where a person with impaired mobility cannot be moved into a designated safe area because of their injury or emergency itself. In this instance the person should be protected as best as possible wherever they are.
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Dunk Island a stunning island just off the coast of Mission Beach in north Queensland.
Most of the island is national park, with unique tracts of rainforests, pristine beaches and abundant species of wildlife. There are plenty of walking trails on the island, so you can fully experience the beauty of the rainforests. Be sure to walk to the top of Mt Kootaloo for spectacular views of the Dunk, and the mainland.
While Dunk Island is perfect for daytrips, there are nine campsites in the national park. Facilities include toilets, showers barbecues and drinking water.
You can get to Dunk from Mission Beach by boat and bus transfer.
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26th August 2020 @ 3:50 pm – 4:20 pm
The Mobile Library vehicle visits our village every two weeks on a Wednesday afternoon between 15.50 – 16.20. It used to only stop for 10 minutes, but now it is parked at Lonefield for half an hour. We need to use it or lose it. Please support this valuable resource.


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If you're planning on voting for Mitt Romney, this post is not written for you. It's written for every would-be Obama voter.
There's a great article in the Jewish Journal by David Mamet, entitled, "A Note to a Stiff-Necked People". In it, Mamet asks a series of questions that liberal Jewish parents should be prepared to answer for their children's sake as they vote for Obama tomorrow. It applies just as well to liberal non-Jewish parents, as well as to any thoughtful voter who is considering casting a ballot for Obama tomorrow. I strongly recomment that you read the entire article, but his closing point is this perfect gem:
"Please remember that we have the secret ballot and, should you, on reflection, vote in secret for a candidate you would not endorse in public, you will not be alone."
If you're planning on voting for Obama because you voted for him in 2008, even if you're not thrilled with his performance, but think maybe another four years will help (it won't); if you're voting for him simply because you always vote for the Democrat on the ticket; if you're voting for him because all your friends are; please stop and think. If you have any hesitation, any doubts at all, you have the opportunity to cast your vote for the man who advocates voting for love of country rather than voting for revenge. And if anybody asks who you voted for, it's nobody's business but yours.
You will not be alone, I guarantee it.


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Things to do in Switzerland
- FIFA World Football Museum: a huge hit with football fans and those interested in football culture.
- Zürich Old Town: stroll down the wonderful streets and step back in time.
- Lake Geneva: enjoy the crystal-clear waters as you take a boat trip from one side to the next.
- Hauptbahnhof: a train station and shopping centre at the same time, with stunning architecture.
- Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain: this modern art museum is set in an industrial factory from the 1950s.
- The Matterhorn: visit this iconic mountain via cable car and enjoy the views.
- Lake Luzern: take a boat trip across the lake for the best view of the surrounding mountains and Lucerne.
- Gornergrat: take a short train ride up and hike back down for stunning views of Zermatt.
Switzerland is famous for the Alps and its chocolate, so there is much to see and do all year round. Our travel guide has even more information available, so check it out before you arrive!
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Discover Cedar Key
Uncover the in's and out's of picturesque Cedar Key Island off Florida's Gulf Coast.
Roughly two hours north of Tampa, Cedar Key is a gorgeous outpost near the point where the Florida peninsula meets the Panhandle. Free of stoplights and franchises, this remote village counts a population of only 900. Vintage fish sheds fill its backwater inlets, along with old mullet boats now used by clam farmers.
Nature continues to be the area's biggest draw. In 1867, famed naturalist John Muir ended his 1,000-mile trek from Indiana here, enthusing about the "many gems of plamy islets called 'keys' that fringe the shore like huge bouquets." Many are now part of Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge, which can be enjoyed by renting a kayak from Kayak Cedar Keys. On a Tidewater Tours cruise around the islands, Capt. Doug Maple points out bald eagles, herons, pelicans, dolphins, and the 1854 lighthouse on neighboring Seahorse Key.
Stay: Built in 1880, Cedar Key Bed & Breakfast features rooms with private baths and central air. Rates start at $105; cedarkeybandb.com. The circa-1859 Island Hotel is a historic B&B with wraparound verandas. Rates start at $90; islandhotel-cedarkey.com.
Eat: In addition to the Island Hotel's excellent restaurant, Cedar Key offers local clam chowders ranging from the creamy version at Tony's Seafood Restaurant (352-543-0022) to the smoky-rich concotion at the waterside Old Fish House Cafe (352-543-9800).
Play: To book a Tidewater Tour, call 352-543-9523, or visit tidewatertours.com. Kayak Cedar Keys provides paddling maps and dry bags with rentals; 352/543-9447 or kayakcedarkeys.com


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I've been looking for a good eye cream for what feels like ages, and I'm relieved to say that I've found it! After spending ages researching various brands I had decided to try out the Khiel's creamy treatment but they didn't have any samples for me to try. I then decided to pop into TK Maxx to see if I could find anything to tide me over for the time bring. I came across this By Nature Rejuvinating Eye Creme and decided to give it a go (for blogging purposes of course).
First impression wise, this eye cream sounds perfect. The brand 'By Nature from New Zealand' try to incorporate nature's best gifts into their skincare products. This eye cream is jam packed with ingredients such as collagen to plump up the skin, aloe vera for it's hydrating properties, organic rosehip oil which is easily absorbed into the delicate eye area, and also hyaluronic acid and argan oil.
The texture is the main thing that I focus on when looking at an eye cream. I don't suffer from puffiness under my eyes, but my under eye area gets quite dry and dehydrated. That's why I tend to favour eye creams over eye gels. The texture of this is just right for me, the cream is really light and absorbs easily. It's very hydrating without being on the rich side, and you only need the teeniest amount to smooth over under the eyes. I could actually see results the first time I used it! Dark circles can be a heredity thing (I can sleep for up to 12 hours so it's not that!) but keeping the under eye area well hydrated can lessen the look of them, and it has definitely helped me with mine. My under eye area also felt less tight and looked hydrated for once.
The packaging is sort of your bog standard eye cream, a plastic squeeze tube with a nib that's also hygienic and stops too much product coming out. It contains 15g of product, which is again close to your standard 15ml available in most eye creams.
It's now been about five months months since I've started using it both morning and night alongside my other skin care products and I'm really pleased with it. It ticks all the boxes for me, and I'll definitely repurchase it, if I can find it again that is. It's only available in TK Maxx in the UK, and that's the only downside, as I haven't spotted it since. I got it for a RRP of £5.99 which is quite inexpensive considering the high quality, and the emphasis on natural ingredients. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for some of their other products.
P.S. It is available online here, but shipping will cost you quite a bit.
Update: I manged to find another eye cream from the same brand in TK Maxx, which I'll be trialling when this runs out, as well as a day and night cream.
Also, I'm sorry about the long absence! I was bogged down with coursework at the end of last year, then I had a horrible two week cold, and then I had my January exams to revise for (which are now over yay!).


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Structured domains are characterized by the fact that there is an intrinsic dependency between certain key elements in the domain. Considering these dependencies leads to better performance of the planning systems, and it is an important factor for determining the relevance of the cases stored in a case-base. However, testing for cases that meet these dependencies, decreases the performance of case-based planning, as other criterions need also to be consider for determining this relevance. We present a domain-independent architecture that explicitly represents these dependencies so that retrieving relevant cases is ensured without negatively affecting the performance of the case-based planning process.


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Review | The Barbecue Station
There's something almost awe-inspiring about a mahogany skin on a perfectly smoked chicken. It's slightly crisp and a bit chewy, delivering a few moments of transcendence with each bite.
The meat itself remains tender and smoke-flavored, a worthy complement to the succulent chicken skin.
At The Barbecue Station, it's one of several smoky highlights on this menu that keeps things simple. This one-time gas station has been in business for more than 20 years, and the years give it character and a sense of permanence.
Like other old-school 'cue joints, ordering takes place at the counter. There's often a wait to order and that's fine, because you'll want a couple of minutes to decide. Once it's your turn, tell the folks what you want. They'll slice the meats fresh and serve them on butcher paper. Sides are served in small bowls.
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These sides include simply flavored and fresh-tasting green beans, a perfectly fine but not memorable potato salad and some not-too-sweet coleslaw. It's a mild-tasting slaw that may take a couple of bites to settle in, but it matches brilliantly with the meats. The slight acidity and crisp texture cuts through the fatty taste of the brisket and ribs. Place some meat and that slaw between a couple of slices of bread and you have an excellent sandwich.
The creamed corn is not too sweet but very creamy. With such rich meats, a few spoonfuls go a long way, even for fans of the side dish.
Order some beans and you receive a small empty bowl. It's for serving yourself from a large crock next to the condiments in the main dining room. That's a fun touch and it's a bit of San Antonio history, carrying on the tradition of a long-ago iconic restaurant, the Bean Pot, which operated from 1958-1988. The beans themselves could use some salt and considerably less cumin, but a squeeze of barbecue sauce perks them up nicely. No matter. The sentimental value outweighs any flaws.
The brisket has a beautiful smoke-rendered crust seasoned with just salt and pepper. But the smoke essence doesn't make it much past the smoke ring. On the other hand, the yielding texture of the moist brisket emphasizes the fat and connective tissue, and that's worth praising.
The beef ribs look as if they would be dry, but are satisfying. They include that highly-seasoned crust and a smoke flavor that penetrates the meat.
Pork ribs have a similar delectable crust as the beef ribs and brisket. Like the brisket, the smoke flavor didn't penetrate all the way through the meat. Neither type of rib is tender to the point of falling off the bone, but the flavor is still quite satisfying.
The turkey breast isn't dry and perfectly fine, if not quite on the level of the chicken.
The sausage is nice, with the smoke flavor combining with the very peppery sausage for a good result. I'm tempted to say it wasn't as good as the chicken or the crust of the brisket or ribs — but I kept cutting one more slice to munch on.
One item that proved a letdown was the Fill 'er Up Tater. It's a baked potato filled with chopped beef or chicken, cheese and sour cream. Order it and you receive a foil-wrapped potato and condiment containers of cheese and sour cream and a small bowl of chopped meat. The flavor was fine, but there just wasn't enough meat. Fill 'er up, please.
The sauce here serves as a nearly perfect counterpoint for the meats. It's thinner than many other sauces and it's more subtle than many are accustomed to enjoying. Even though the meats here generally don't need sauce, a squeeze of the maroon elixir mixes with the highly seasoned crust of the meats and brings out some flavor of the bits of meat where the smoke flavor didn't completely penetrate.
One other note: When you leave, be prepared to come out smelling like a smokehouse. That's not a problem, is it?
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Suitable for most rollators and wheelchairs, this stick holder allows a walking stick or crutch to be stored when not in use.
It holds most standard walking sticks and fits 25mm (1") tubing
All fixtures are included, but it does require a screwdriver for fixing.
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Quite a few more acquisitions to report from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival today. Two star-studded films found distributors at the festival, with The Weinstein Company picking up worldwide rights to the dark comedy The Details starring Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks, and Magnolia Pictures grabbing the US rights to the polarizingly dark drama I Melt With You starring Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane and Jeremy Piven. IFC Films acquired North American rights to the Ewan McGregor and Eva Green romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the action comedy The Guard starring Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson, and Fox Searchlight snatched up the sci-fi drama Another Earth starring William Mapother and Brit Marling. Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn had this to say about acquiring I Melt With You:
"Mark Pellington has made a maverick, stylish and powerful film that resonates for days after viewing. Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven and Christian McKay give some of the best performances of their entire careers and attention must be paid."
Hit the jump to read the full press releases of all of the aforementioned films. Be sure to check out all of our Sundance coverage (including interviews, reviews and acquisitions) here.
Here are the full press releases:
Company Acquires Worldwide Rights to Dark Comedy Starring Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert and Kerry Washington
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 25, 2011 – The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to Liddell Entertainment's THE DETAILS from writer/director Jacob Aaron Estes, which had its world premiere Monday night at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert and Kerry Washington star in the film, a dark comedy about love, marriage and animal invaders. Written and directed by Estes (MEAN CREEK), THE DETAILS was produced by Mark Gordon, Hagai Shaham and Bryan Zuriff. Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Hilton are Executive Producers.
Said TWC co-founder Harvey Weinstein, "My brother and I saw THE DETAILS and knew we had to have it for our 2011 slate. We're thrilled to be reunited with Tobey Maguire, eleven years after THE CIDER HOUSE RULES.
TWC COO David Glasser added, "This deal is a fantastic way to close a day that began with our celebrating 13 Academy Award® nominations for THE KING'S SPEECH and BLUE VALENTINE.
"To be amongst such a great group of filmmakers at Sundance this year with my new movie was a humbling honor," stated director Jacob Aaron Estes. "I grew up admiring movies that Harvey and Bob have championed over their storied careers, and so I couldn't be happier to be working with them on THE DETAILS."
Commented producer Mark Gordon: "The experience on this film has been a collaborative dream. Mickey Liddell, the other producers, and of course, Jacob, all worked together to create a special film featuring a talented ensemble cast. We're excited to work with The Weinstein Company to introduce this incredibly funny story to moviegoers.
The deal was negotiated for TWC by Glasser, Peter Lawson, TWC Head of Acquisitions, and Laine Kline, TWC Executive Vice President Legal Affairs; with CAA and UTA representing the filmmakers.
SYNOPSIS – THE DETAILS (from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival catalog)
After 10 years of marriage, Jeff (Tobey Maguire) and Nealy (Elizabeth Banks) have a young son, an idyllic suburban life, and a marriage that's stuck. Accordingly, Jeff decides to plant a perfect backyard lawn. Enter the raccoons, who repeatedly tear up his grass. When Jeff tries to eradicate these meddlesome vandals, his efforts initiate a bewildering chain reaction involving a crazy cat lady (Laura Linney), multiple infidelities, extortion, organ donation, and somebody on the wrong end of a bow and arrow.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Since its launch, TWC and Dimension Films have also released such films as GRINDHOUSE, LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN, 1408, I'M NOT THERE, THE MIST, THE GREAT DEBATERS, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, THE READER, THE ROAD, CLERKS II, FACTORY GIRL, HALLOWEEN, THE PAT TILLMAN STORY, PIRANHA 3D and the 2010 Oscar® winner INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS NINE and 2010 Oscar nominees A SINGLE MAN and NINE.
Currently in release is Tom Hooper's THE KING'S SPEECH, starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, which has been nominated for 12 2011 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture; Derek Cianfrance's BLUE VALENTINE, starring Michelle Williams, in an Academy Award-nominated performance, and Ryan Gosling; and John Wells' feature directorial debut, COMPANY MEN, starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Rosemary DeWitt, Maria Bello and Chris Cooper. Recently wrapping is MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, starring Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond, Robert Rodriguez's SPY KIDS 4 with Jessica Alba, and the new installment of the SCREAM franchise, SCREAM 4.
Park City, UT (January 26, 2011) – IFC FILMS announced today from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival that the company is acquiring North American rights to director David Mackenzie's romantic thriller PERFECT SENSE, which had its world premiere in the Premieres section this week. Directed by Sundance alum Mackenzie (who was at the festival in 2009 with Spread), with a screenplay by Kim Fupz Aakeson, the film reunites Mackenzie with star Ewan McGregor (who he directed in the critically acclaimed Young Adam). The film, which was produced by Malte Grunert and Gillian Berrie, also stars Eva Green and Connie Nielsen.
PERFECT SENSE follows Susan (Green), an epidemiologist, who reemerges from an affair gone sour, and encounters a peculiar patient—a truck driver who experienced a sudden, uncontrollable crying fit. Now he is calm, but he has lost his sense of smell. Susan soon learns there are hundreds of people across the globe beginning to suffer strange symptoms, affecting the emotions, then the senses. The film offers a deeply moving proposition about the way the human race might weather a global pandemic.
Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films, said: "PERFECT SENSE is a beautiful and sexy love story brought to life by the wonderfully appealing performances of Ewan MacGregor and Eva Green. We look forward to working with them and David Mackenzie to bring this haunting apocalyptic story of the world gone wrong to American audiences."
"PERFECT SENSE is a film where you feel like hugging your dear ones after seeing it. I couldn´t imagine a better partner than IFC Films and we are very excited to see the reactions from the American audiences," said Rikke Ennis, CEO, Trust Nordisk.
The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Productions for Sundance Selects/IFC Films with Liesl Copland at WME Global on behalf of TrustNordisk and the filmmakers.
For Immediate Release
Specialty Arm Acquires Rights to English Speaking Territories
PARK CITY, UT January 26, 2011 – Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley announced today that the company has acquired rights to English speaking territories for the emotionally charged sci-fi drama ANOTHER EARTH. Directed by Mike Cahill and written by Cahill and Brit Marling, ANOTHER EARTH stars William Mapother, Brit Marling, Jordan Baker, Robin Lord Taylor and Flint Beverage. The film was produced by Hunter Gray of Artists Public Domain, Mike Cahill, Brit Marling and Nicholas Shumaker.
"There are haunting yet touching and beautiful elements in Brit Marling and Mike Cahill's first feature. Brit's performance is a revelation," said Utley and Gilula. "We are excited to be working with such extraordinarily talented filmmakers."
"We were stunned and provoked by this original new vision of our world," said Claudia Lewis, Fox Searchlight's President of Production. "This profound love story and philosophical meditation, set in a real yet future world took our breath away."
"Fox Searchlight has proven to be the true champion of the auteur filmmaker, and I am honored to work with them and hope this is just the beginning," said Cahill.
"Artists Public Domain strives to allow filmmakers to realize their creative vision. It has been wonderful to have Another Earth so well received at Sundance and to now be in the hands of Fox Searchlight," said Gray.
In ANOTHER EARTH, Rhoda Williams (Marling), a bright young woman accepted into MIT's astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs (Mapother), has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined.
The deal was brokered by Fox Searchlight's Executive Vice President of Worldwide Acquisitions Tony Safford, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs Megan O'Brien, Vice President of Acquisitions Ray Strache, Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content and Graham Taylor, Mark Ankner, Liesl Copeland of WME. Andre Des Rochers of Gray Krauss Des Rochers LLP handled legal on behalf of Artists Public Domain.
Fox Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company that both finances and acquires motion pictures. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and its films are distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Fox. Fox Searchlight Pictures is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group.
THE GUARD is a Reprisal Films and Element Pictures production in association with Prescience, Aegis Film Fund, UK Film Council and Crescendo Productions and with the participation of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board.
Park City, UT – January 26, 2011 – The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures announced today they have acquired US theatrical rights to Mark Pellington's I MELT WITH YOU, a kinetic and visceral ensemble film starring Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven, Christian McKay, Carla Gugino and Sasha Grey.
Jane, Lowe, Piven and McKay give bravura, unhinged performances as four friends on a drug and rock n' roll fueled trip together in Big Sur. Pellington explores themes of masculinity and friendship with a groundbreaking visual style and dizzying post-punk soundtrack. Written by Glenn Porter, the film was produced by Pellington, Norm Reiss and Rob Cowan, and executive produced by Aaron Gilbert, Heidi Levitt and Neil LaBute. "Mark Pellington has made a maverick, stylish and powerful film that resonates for days after viewing," said Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn. "Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven and Christian McKay give some of the best performances of their entire careers and attention must be paid."
"I'm ecstatic that our film has found a home for theatrical distribution and thrilled it is a company with people that completely understand what the film is about philosophically and aesthetically," said Pellington.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn with Submarine's Josh Braun and UTA's Rena Ronson.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25th — Park City, Utah – Sony Pictures Classics has acquired US and Latin American rights to the action comedy THE GUARD, written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson as an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with a straitlaced FBI agent, played by Don Cheadle, to take on an international drug-smuggling gang.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of the producers by Rena Ronson and David Flynn of UTA and Metropolis Film Sales with Sony Pictures Classics.
Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle as the ill-matched pair of lawmen, THE GUARD also stars Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan with Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan and Dominique McElligott, Sarah Greene, Slovenian newcomer Katarina Cas, Pat Shortt and Darren Healy.
THE GUARD is produced by Reprisal's Chris Clark and Flora Fernandez Marengo and Element's Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, with Martin McDonagh, Don Cheadle, Lenore Zerman, Tim Smith, Paul Brett, Ralph Kamp and David Nash as executive producers.
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world.
Barker and Bernard's films are among the most prestigious films of all time. They have produced 24 Academy Award® winners (21 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered over 100 Academy Award® nominations (92 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services, and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 100 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found at http://www.sonypictures.com.


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Quick and Easy yummy taco pie!
My husband and I ate the whole pie....in one sitting! Easy Summer meal or a solid comfort food on a cool day, how versatile is that?
Brown 1 pound ground beef, drain and season with one packet taco seasoning. Set aside.
Line a deep dish pie pan with a package of croissants, separate into triangles and then press and manipulate them to cover entire pie pan, press seams together.
Place beef inside and top with 1/2 c chunky salsa.
Sprinkle with 1/4- 1/2 c cheese, and 1/2 small onion chopped.
Bake at 350 about 20 minutes or until croissants are golden.
Top with more salsa, cheese and chips.
Add sour cream, jalapenos etc
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The bullpen is also beat up. Bobby Jenks (pulled calf muscle) is out for the season, and D.J. Carrasco (hamstring) and Octavio Dotel (neck) might also be finished for the year.
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The shootings of 20 young children and six adult workers last month at a Connecticut elementary school has revived debate not only over gun control, but also over whether the holders of handgun permits should be identified publicly.
The fiercely contested question of confidentiality for handgun permit holders arose last month after the shooting in New York's Lower Hudson Valley published the names of local gun owners. The newspaper, the Journal News, based in Nyack, N.Y., reportedly had to hire armed guards because of the outpouring of anger that greeted publication of its map.
The newspaper acted after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14, which also claimed the lives of the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, and his mother, spurring new activism for gun control. It was able to get the information through the state's freedom of information, or FOI, laws.
The same information isn't available in Connecticut, because that data is exempt from state FOI law. But after the Newtown massacre, Democratic state Rep. Stephen Dargan introduced a bill to change that. His measure, which has yet to receive its first hearing, would make the names and addresses of about 170,000 handgun permit holders in the state available to the general public, NBC 30 of Hartford reported.
NBCConnecticut: Lawmaker proposes publicizing gun owners' names
"Most things are FOI-able now," Dargan told the Hartford Courant this week. "I don't know why a responsible gun owner is worried about whether a permit for a revolver is FOI-able or not."
If you're wondering whether you can get hold of such information in your state, chances are you can't.
Under a federal law, the FBI conducts an instant background check on prospective gun buyers for federally licensed dealers to make sure the buyers don't have criminal records or are otherwise ineligible. But how the states handle that information once a sale has been approved is all over the map.
Most states collect the background information from dealers and require a separate state permit to own the weapon. But most of them don't make the information publicly available.
A survey of the gun registration and permitting in all 50 states by NBC News indicates that 39 of them shield background information, permits and registrations from public inspection, with exceptions for law enforcement and other official agencies. Nine others make the data public or have no laws addressing confidentiality.
In Florida and Illinois, concealed-weapons debate lays bare the politics of gun control
The issue is moot in Vermont, which doesn't require a permit to carry a weapon, and in Nevada, where the picture is unclear.
Nevada state law declares that the identities of applicants for permits are confidential, but in 2010, the state Supreme Court struck down part of the law, ruling that the identity of permit holder should be an open public record once the permit has been issued.
Here's a state-by-state breakdown:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (.pdf), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii (.pdf), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (.pdf), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (.pdf), New Mexico (.pdf), North Dakota (.pdf), Ohio (limited exceptions for journalists), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
California, Iowa, Mississippi (45 days after issuance of permit), Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia
After a bloody 2012, some in Congress are seeking to centralize records on gun owners nationwide — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., for example, has proposed legislation that would create a national gun registry, collecting IDs, photos and fingerprints of owners of most legal weapons.
Her proposal says nothing about making the registry public.
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The father of a man allegedly beaten by an LAPD officer, prompting a string of events that led to a massive manhunt for another former officer, urged the suspect on Thursday to turn himself in.
Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner is wanted in three killings and multiple shootings.
This week, he published an angry manifesto that detailed his 2008 firing from the LAPD after he reported a fellow officer for excessive use of force. Dorner said he wanted to get his "name back," and that the actions he was taking were his "last resort."
Local news from across Southern California
Police were searching the Big Bear area for him on Thursday evening.
The man who was the victim of the alleged brutality that Dorner described, Christopher Gettler, is a schizophrenic San Pedro resident who does not remember Dorner. But Gettler's father, Richard, does.
Richard Gettler urged Dorner to turn himself in, saying the manhunt and shootings of an Irvine couple and several police officers were "horrible."
Gettler said Dorner should "just remember his heart."
"Back then, when he became a police officer, he wanted to do good," Gettler said an exclusive interview with NBC4 on Thursday.
He urged Dorner to turn himself in.
Christopher Gettler was taken into custody in 2007 outside a San Pedro hotel after police were called to the scene with a report of an unruly man. According to court documents, Gettler resisted arrest and Dorner wrestled him to the ground, while a training officer used a stun gun to subdue the suspect.
In his manifesto, Dorner claimed that the other officer repeatedly kicked Gettler in the chest and face.
"Unfortunately after reporting it to supervisors and investigated by [an internal affairs investigator], nothing was done. I had broken their supposed 'Blue Line,'" Dorner wrote in his manifesto.
"Terminating me for telling the truth of a caucasian officer kicking a mentally ill man is disgusting," Dorner wrote.
The Police Board of Rights did not believe Dorner's version of events. Dorner in 2009 sued the LAPD over his firing, losing in trial court and failing to win an appeal.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday that the claims of police brutality had been "thoroughly adjudicated," and he stood by Dorner's firing.
Dorner said he is certain he was fired because of his report on a fellow officer.
"It is clear as day that the department retaliated toward me for reporting XXXXX for kicking Mr. Christopher Gettler," Dorner wrote.
Gettler recounted his and his son's involvement in hearings over the firing of Dorner, saying that at a 2008 hearing Dorner seemed "idealistic." But Gettler believed the officer had made too much of the incident.
"He stood up for what he thought was right … You could tell by the look on his face he was just a young, idealistic kid, who was proud of the badge," Gettler said. "I commended him first. Then I got close to him and said, 'What is wrong with you? Weren't you thinking? ... It's the three musketeers, all for one and one for all!'"
Gettler said his son, whom he described as mentally ill and schizophrenic, indeed came home in 2007 with cuts on his face, saying a cop had hit him.
The officer whom Dorner reported as using unnecessary force was later promoted to sergeant. She was not available to discuss the case, and police told media not to approach her home.
NOTE: An earlier version of this story included several paraphrased quotes that have been updated for accuracy.


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Practical PHP: Sending E-mail
PHP's ability to send e-mail is so heralded that developers often tout this particular feature as a symbol of the language's practicality. In fact, to send an e-mail from a PHP-powered web site, all you need to do is call the native
mail() function like this:
mail("email@example.com", "Welcome to the Website", "Thank you for registering!");
If you execute this code on any PHP-enabled server running Sendmail, the owner of the address
email@example.com should soon receive a message with the subject
Welcome to the Website and the message body
Thank you for registering!.
- Sending a visitor's contact form query to the appropriate staff member's inbox
- Forwarding a post-purchase order receipt to a customer's e-mail address
- Providing a forgetful user with a password recovery link
- Asking a newly registered user to confirm his e-mail address
The most commonplace way to send these e-mails is through the server-side language you're using to power the web site, and perhaps the easiest language to use in this regards is PHP.
Caveat "Sender"
Two aspects of sending e-mail with PHP commonly confuse people:
- The
mail()function doesn't work by default on the Windows platform.
- The
mail()function is not intended for sending large quantities of e-mail.
Find out how to handle these issues and learn everything else you need to know about sending e-mail with PHP by reading Jason Gilmore's entire Web Developer's Virtual Library tutorial.
About the Author
Jason Gilmore is founder of EasyPHPWebsites.com, and author of the popular book, "Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework".
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(Reuters) - Gannett Co Inc shares soared 27 percent to a five-year high after the largest U.S. newspaper chain struck a $1.5 billion deal for television company Belo Corp, dramatically increasing TV's importance to Gannett's results.
Gannett's surge nearly equaled the entire purchase price, an unusual move for the buyer in a takeover. Analysts said it would probably mean a richer valuation for the company, and might spur buyout interest in peer companies with local TV assets.
The deal would nearly double Gannett's broadcasting holdings, making it the fourth-largest U.S. owner of major network affiliates, reaching nearly one-third of U.S. households, the company said on Thursday.
It also means that TV would now account for just more than half of the combined company's operating earnings, with stronger cash flow and a deeper balance sheet.
"With one-third of the country covered by their TV stations, no automaker or auto dealer can ignore their power in the U.S.," said Bill Smead, chief investment officer of Smead Capital Management, whose largest holding is Gannett as of Thursday.
"This is an undervalued company and even more undervalued with an additional 50 cents per share in earnings the first year," Smead said via an email.
Gannett said it would generate significant free cash flow and increase its operating earnings per share by about 50 cents in the first year. It will also result in some $175 million of annual savings within three years after closing.
Gannett Chief Executive Gracia Martore made clear that the purchase would not keep Gannett from pursuing future deals.
"I think what we have is tremendous financial flexibility," she said on a conference call with analysts. "We have a balance sheet that is actually even financially stronger today."
Gannett's shares rose $5.34 to $25.20 in midday trading, the stock's highest level since June 2008.
"The television business has gotten a lot better. The stock is up and it puts Gannett back up to more of a broadcast multiple than a print multiple," Benchmark Co analyst Ed Atorino said.
Publishers trade at an average of about 13 times forward earnings expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, while broadcasters trade at a bit over 25 times. Gannett trades at nine times forward earnings.
Gannett's $13.75-per-share offer represents a 28 percent premium to Belo's close on Wednesday. Belo Chief Executive Dunia Shive told analysts that the company had not set out to sell itself and did not conduct an auction, but found the Gannett offer too strong to pass up.
Belo's directors and executive officers, who collectively own about 42 percent of the voting power of Belo's outstanding stock, have already agreed to vote in favor of the deal.
Belo's shares rose 27 percent by midday to $13.66, the stock's highest level since early 2008.
The deal is a contrast to other recent transactions where media companies have split off newspaper assets to focus solely on TV. Media General sold its papers to Warren Buffett last year, and Tribune Co has been contemplating the sale of its papers as well.
Belo itself split into separate newspaper and TV businesses in 2008. The newspaper business, A.H. Belo Corp, is not affected by Thursday's deal.
Benchmark's Atorino said the Gannett deal could make companies like EW Scripps or Journal Communications attractive for their TV assets. Even before Thursday's deal, there had been about $2 billion of deal activity in the sector over the last year, according to Dealogic.
Scripps shares were up 3.8 percent and Journal shares gained 6.7 percent.
Belo owns and operates 20 television stations, with nine in the top 25 markets, and their associated websites.
The deal, which is expected to close by the end of this year, will need antitrust approval, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval, and approval by holders of two-thirds of Belo shares, Gannett said.
Despite the new company's scope, Gannett executives said they did not expect any regulatory problems.
There are five markets where the company said it would have to make licensing arrangements with other operators for certain TV stations. Gannett said it would still be able to recognize the financial performance of those stations in its own results.
"Our FCC counsels, a couple of them, have given us great confidence that we'll be able to do that," Martore said.
One veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice said he expected the deal to be approved. If anything, he said, the government might be concerned about access to affordable advertising for small, local companies like funeral homes and car dealerships in the areas where Gannett and Belo overlap.
"That will scare the Justice Department into taking a close look," said Stephen Axinn, an attorney now in private practice.
Gannett expects to finance the purchase through cash on hand and accessing capital markets as well as bank financing.
J.P. Morgan Securities provided financial advice and Nixon Peabody and Paul Hastings were legal advisers to Gannett. Belo's financial adviser was RBC Capital Markets and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acted as its legal adviser.
Additional reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington; Writing by Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Maureen Bavdek


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NEW YORK (AP) Rajon Rondo scored 19 points in his first full game against Brooklyn this season, and the Boston Celtics beat the Nets 93-76 on Tuesday in another game with some heated moments between the division rivals.
Rondo, hurt in the first meeting and thrown out of the second after shoving Nets forward Kris Humphries into the courtside seats, outplayed counterpart Deron Williams and helped the Celtics take control early.
Rookie Jared Sullinger tied a season high with 16 points and Jeff Green had 15 for the Celtics (14-13), who avoided falling under .500 with just their second victory in six games.
Gerald Wallace and Brook Lopez each scored 15 for the Nets, who have lost four of five.


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Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol sought help from Redondo Beach police Wednesday when he became concerned about two men following him, officers said.
The men turned out to be Spanish paparazzi trying to get a photograph of the star basketball player with his girlfriend. Gasol is dating a cheerleader who, like him, is from Spain.
Gasol, who lives in Redondo Beach, told officers he saw the men following him before he got into his car. They tailed him with such tenacity that he was unsure if he was being stalked or if they were photographers, Redondo Beach police Sgt. Phil Keenan said.
Gasol called a friend in law enforcement who advised him to pull into the back of the Redondo Beach police station. Gasol stopped at the station shortly after 1 p.m. and described the car to officers.
Officers spotted the black sedan and pulled it over on Diamond Street near Catalina Avenue, just west of the police station. The occupants turned out to be credentialed paparazzi with a Spanish news agency and were allowed to leave, Keenan said.
Police escorted Gasol home.
In a brief interview, the men said they were paparazzi with a Spanish news agency. They declined to identify themselves or their agency.
"Maybe he thought we were something else," the older of the pair said. "Maybe he thought we were kidnappers."
The girlfriend, Silvia Lopez Castro, has been linked to Gasol since last summer and reportedly lives with him.


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Thoughts on Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence"from: Jim Holden - Staff writer
Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence publication has certainly opened a lot of eyes. There was a time when people thought that emotion was the direct opposite of rational thought, but because of the excellent book on emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman, people are beginning to think less about thoughts, and more about feelings.
"Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman may at first seem to look like one of your average shiny self help books, and this is especially the case in the part about "How to be more effective and get a promotion". This particular part manages to get under a person's defenses, and attempts to attract people with the prospect of money.
However this does accomplish so much more than just take your cash. Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence" asserts that a person's ability to cope with emotions, both their own and those of other people, determines their life as much as their IQ does.
The value which we place on so called rational thought, is also called into question. We used to believe that the only way to arrive at the correct decision in life was to think without emotions, and we used to consider emotions as being the bane of rational thinking. However because of Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence", we have shifted our perceptions, and we have begun to understand the fact that we need to include our emotions when making our decisions.
One assertion that Goleman makes is the fact that emotional intelligence is not fixed from birth. It can be nurtured or lost during the course of one's life,and this is because of the fact that emotional intelligence mainly comes from a person's experiences in life. As people have observed this is actually quite true, as a person's ability to cope with emotions is actually determined by the different emotional situations that he or she has faced in life.
In Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence", it is said that there are certain abilities which are essential to living, that can be attributed to emotional intelligence:
Self Awareness:- This is the ability of a person to truly assess themselves. Many people do not realize that we often blinded to our own shortcomings, but a person with the right emotional intelligence will not be blinded by their emotions, but will be able to detach their emotions from their thoughts.
Impulse control:- A person's emotional intelligence determines their ability to control impulsive actions. Having proper emotional intelligence, means that they can control the feelings that cause these impulsive decisions, and think things through rationally.
Sociability:- A person's ability to interact socially is also highly affected by his or her emotional intelligence. This is because of the fact that emotional intelligence does not only involve a person's own emotions, it also involves understanding the emotions of other people. We all know how important social interaction can be in life, so a person with the right emotional intelligence can get ahead just by knowing the right people.
Daniel Goleman's "Emotional intelligence" is a work which is designed to change the viewpoint of humanity. It does appear to be a back drop for a get rich quick scheme at some points, but it does make some very valid arguments as well. It shows us for example, just how much damage we have caused to our lives, by pointedly ignoring the value of our emotions over the years. Hopefully therefore it is just the first step to truly changing our lives for the better.


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No doubt, a leading IT story in 2010 will be the role that sector will play in the expected economic recovery, as well as how IT markets themselves recover. OK, so that's a no-brainer to predict, but we're latching on to some more specific details in that regard, and we've found a limb or three to walk out on as well. In no particular order we present the 2010 edition of our annual predictions.
We enter recovery
The global economy will limp into the first calendar quarter of next year, with IT playing an important role in the recovery, which will be modest in 2010. Although we don't expect much to happen until midyear as far as jobs creation and hiring, a whole lot of us are in need of new gear since purchases were deferred since late 2008, so hardware will lead the way in IT spending, with mobile telecommunications also important, particularly in developing countries.
IDC is forecasting 3.2 percent global IT spending growth, returning to 2008 levels of some US$1.5 trillion, with emerging markets driving more than half of the projected growth. That sounds about right.
The jobs market is also expect to recover.
Apple bites into e-readers
Apple's tablet/e-reader will be unveiled to great spectacle and fanfare in the first quarter of the year. Throngs will stand in line for long hours to be among the first to possess what we predict will be the device to which rivals aspire. Because it's from Apple, it will have a cool design and user-friendly interface, and cost a load of money.
In other Apple news, AT&T's contractual gridlock on the iPhone will be broken, with Verizon entering that lucrative market as Apple eschews future U.S. exclusivity deals, ahead of regulators imposing rules forbidding that sort of mobile telecommunications contract.
Paging Jerry Yang
Carol Bartz will be out as Yahoo's CEO by the end of 2010, as the company continues to struggle and tries to reinvent itself, renewing its focus on technology rather than marketing and branding schemes. (But if the company is still keen on marketing and branding, we would recommend ditching the !.)
Oracle finally gets Sun and other M&A news
The Oracle-Sun Microsystems deal will close. Mindful of not incurring excessive wrath from the open-source community, Oracle will not kill off MySQL. Instead, it will be inserted into a stack along with Oracle's Unbreakable Linux, pitted against Microsoft SQL Server.
In a related story, to compete with Oracle as it continues on its acquisition trail, SAP will make a major hardware-centric acquisition of a U.S. company that has been a bit down-on-its-heels of late.
In other acquisition news, someone will come along by year's end (Yahoo maybe?) and buy Aol once and for all, successfully merging its content and technologies and quietly dropping the once-mighty brand off the face of the Internet.
And 2010 will be the year Palm is acquired -- our bets are on Microsoft or Research In Motion.
Google gets taken down a notch
Google will finally stretch itself too far beyond its search engine roots, irritating content providers, regulatory agencies and users enough that Bing, even though it's also run by a monolith for whom love is not lost in many quarters, will keep making search inroads just because people want another option. The company that had as its mission to do no evil will increasingly be seen as devilish, leading top executives to spend more time than ever on image control, especially as it faces more lawsuits aimed at slowing its reach and power and its proclivity to challenge copyrights.
And so does Intel
The U.S. Department of Justice will file antitrust charges against Intel, with state attorneys general joining in while the U.S. Federal Trade Commission pursues its own action against the chip maker and the E.U. keeps up pressure there as well.


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For D&D 4e, auras read as such:
An aura is a continuous effect that emanates from a creature. Unless otherwise noted, an aura uses the following rules.
Fills an Area: The aura fills the creature's space and each square that is both within a specified distance of the creature and within line of effect of it. For instance, an aura 1 affects each square adjacent to the creature. A creature is normally unaffected by its own aura.
Unaffected by the Environment: The aura is unaffected by environmental phenomena and terrain, although blocking terrain blocks an aura. For instance, an aura of fire is unaffected by an area of extreme cold.
Overlapping Auras: If auras overlap and impose penalties to the same roll or game statistic, a creature affected by the overlapping auras is subjected to the worst penalty; the penalties are not cumulative. For instance, if a creature is affected by three overlapping auras that each impose a -2 penalty to attack rolls, the creature takes a -2 penalty, not a -6 penalty.
Deactivating an Aura: A creature can take a minor action to deactivate or reactivate one of its auras. However, certain auras have set durations and cannot be reactivated after they end.
Death or Unconsciousness Ends: A creature's auras end immediately when it falls unconscious or dies.
My question is does an aura extend vertically? I'll be playing someone who can fly/hover against a homebrew creature with an aura 20. It's a nasty thing and it will be tough to avoid, I was hoping to fly to a square adjacent to the enemy 1 off the ground and avoid said aura. But, with no clear ruling I can find I'm not sure if that will work. Any ideas?