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Xilinx, OmniTek Deploy Advanced Video Processing Platform
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and OmniTek announced the successful deployment and broad adoption of the Advanced Video Development Platform (AVDP). OmniTek is the product division of Image Processing Techniques Ltd., a leading UK consultancy company providing electronics design services to the broadcast and post-production industries.
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MontaVista Linux Professional Edition Supports Xilinx Virtex-5 FXT FPGA
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Ross Video Develops Multi-Definition Keyer with Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA
Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, announced its Virtex(R)-5 field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) played a key role in the development of the Multi-Definition Keyer (MDK) digital production switch by Ross Video Ltd. Virtex-5 FPGAs provided a highly integrated system platform with logic-optimized silicon features, built-in digital signal processing (DSP) building blocks, and ample on-chip memory.
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Miranda 3G/HD/SD Audio/Video Processor Features Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA
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Media Excel Rolls Out DaVinci Based HERA 4000 Transcoders
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OKI Printing Bridges Photonics at Nanotechnology Conference
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AWR, WIN Semiconductors Release PP15-10 Process Design Kit
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I've just noticed that the background images for my accordions have changed following an upgrade of the plugin. It looks like the thickness of the accordions have changed. They are now slightly thicker and this is causing problems. Also, I have another plugin called tablepress and the tables are no longer displaying correctly within the accordions. See here: http://portallas.com/characters/ Can you help? Chris
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I have the paid version. I upgraded after I first installed so that I could get that functionality.
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I mean which previously working ,,,,
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Fixed! The new account defaulted to Subscriber but I've now changed it to Admin. Please try again.
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Thanks. I found the download and have re-installed the premium version. The shortcode and link functionality has returned, which is fantastic. However, the accordions are now displaying differently. There are no longer any spaces between them, which was the case before. If you look at this page, you can see that what was previously displaying as a perfectly round image, it now looks squashed: http://portallas.com/roles/ What must I do to fix this? I think there were a few millimetres between the accordions previously.
Never mind. I found the reason. Some of the settings didn't preserve after the re-install. Looks like everything is working perfectly again now. I'm VERY impressed with the speed of support you've provided. Very well done and excellent service! 🙂
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Don't forget to check the options to make more customizable to your accordions http://i.imgur.com/1cNoeRv.png
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It is 4:15 before Emily pulls into her driveway. Rocky's party started at 4. As Emily starts to get out she realizes how stiff and sore her body has gotten.
She takes a deep breath and manages to get out. She leaves her go bag but grabs her briefcase. Before she gets up the walk, the door is open and JJ is racing out to her. The blonde leaps into her wife's arms.
"Oh, Em!"
Emily hugs her close. Suddenly her aches and pains aren't as bad now that JJ is in her arms. After a few minutes JJ eases back, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"We saw. It was on and we watched and when I saw where you were I knew he had to be right there and all I could think was that I was about to watch you die. God, Em, what would I have done?"
Emily gives her a kiss. "I hate that you saw that, Jen. But I'm here and I'm okay. Sore, tired as fuck but mostly okay. I tried to make it on time. I'm sorry I'm late."
JJ smiles and wipes her cheek. "Never has the saying 'better late than never' meant so much to me." She gives her wife another kiss and pulls her into another tight embrace. As it ends, she strokes a hand down Emily's cheek. "Are you okay? Really?"
"Yes. Nothing the two cutest kids in the world can't cure. Promise."
"Good. I warn you, I had to threaten to pull my gun for the chance to greet you alone. As soon as we walk in expect two sets of parents to engulf you."
Emily smiles. "I think I can handle that."
They share another kiss then turn and, hand in hand, walk up to the front door. As soon as they walk in Elizabeth and Sandy pull Emily into their arms. No words are spoken as the two mothers cry and Emily struggles to breathe. Elizabeth eventually leans back.
"I have never been more proud of you in my life, Emily Elizabeth Prentiss. Senator Cullen even called Gerald to personally praise you and thank you for your service."
Emily raises an eyebrow. "And to try to curry a campaign donation."
Elizabeth chuckles. "Probably that, too. But he was right, honey, you were amazing. The dive you did to get behind the safety of the side of the steps was incredible, especially considering you were pushing a woman and holding a child."
"I'll have to take your word for it as I don't remember it."
Sandy chuckles. "Then catch the news at 5, 6, and 11. Trust me, Em, you'll see it."
Emily grins. "Ah, okay." She looks both of her mothers in the eyes. "I'm sore and tired but I swear I really am okay."
"If you insist we'll have to believe you," Sandy says.
Emily chuckles. "You say that like I've hidden injuries from you or something."
"Right. Wherever might we get that idea, Sandy?" Elizabeth says with a smirk.
The two mothers step away so Emily can now be hugged by her fathers. Gerald strokes a hand over her hair and kisses her forehead.
"I am so proud of you, Emily. Very, very proud. I love you, honey."
"I love you, too, Dad." She squeezes Alan's shoulder. "You, too. Sorry I worried you all."
"I'm just glad you remembered how to do that dive I showed you in Alaska," Alan says with a wink.
Emily laughs. "Right. You taught me everything I know, Alan."
He kisses her cheek. "Well done today, Emily. I don't think we can say enough how proud of you we are. And how much we love you."
"I love you all, too."
Gerald and Alan step to the side as Henry comes racing down the hall. Emily drops to her knees and catches him as he leaps into her arms. She hugs him close.
"Oh, Henry, I love you so much," she says emotionally.
He pats her shoulder and kisses her cheek. "Boo boo, Mama?" he asks as he wipes away one of her tears.
Emily shakes her head. "Not anymore. Your hug made it all better. You still give the best Henry Hugs ever."
He smiles proudly. "Henry loves Mama."
She kisses his nose. "And Mama loves Henry."
Emily looks beyond her son to see her daughter standing, holding onto Francesca's hands. As she watches, Rocky pulls her hands away and walks from the playroom all the way to her Mama. Emily bursts into a fresh round of tears as she pulls Rocky into her arms. Everyone cheers for the little girl.
"Oh, Rocky! So good, Sweet Girl! Oh so, so good!" Emily whispers over and over.
"Her walk, Mama!" Henry squeals.
"Yes, she did, Henry."
Rocky gives Emily a big kiss on the cheek. "Love Mama."
Emily kisses her and hugs her closer. "I love you, too, Rocky. I love you and your brother so very much."
And there in the hallway, hugging her two children, Emily suddenly feels much, much better than she would have believed possible. Her aches and pains have lessened and her exhaustion has ebbed. She feels like a million bucks all thanks to the two cutest kids in the world. JJ runs her hand over her wife's head.
"Baby, how about we get you upstairs for a shower? It will give Dad and Gerald time to get the burgers and dogs grilling."
Emily nods. "That sound like a good plan, Champ?" she asks Henry.
"Si, Mama. Mama stinky."
Everyone laughs as Emily kisses his cheek. "Normally I'd be offended, Champ, but this time I have to agree with you." She kisses both her children once more then releases them to stand up. She groans as her muscles protest. "Did I mention I'm getting too old for all this?"
Morgan, standing in the kitchen doorway chuckles. "I could have told you that, Princess."
She grins. "Watch it, buddy."
He pats her on the back as JJ leads her wife upstairs. In their bedroom, JJ closes the door and steps to her wife, pulling her close once more.
"I want you to know, that walk was a first. She was waiting for you, baby."
Emily sighs. "I'm sorry she had to wait so long." She rubs JJ's stomach. "The rest of our kids, no matter when they come, won't have to wait. I know where I am supposed to be now. I swear, Jennifer Prentiss, I will never forget it again."
JJ nods. "I know. And I promise you, Emily, if you ever push me away again I'll push back. I won't let you run when you really just need love."
Emily gives her a deep kiss. "Thank you."
"Come on: let's get you in the shower, old lady."
Emily just chuckles. But she can't be offended by the old lady comment since she can't lift her arms up and wouldn't have gotten her shirt off without JJ's help. As JJ sees the bruising on her wife's body she shakes her head.
"Oh, honey. What the hell am I going to do with you?"
Emily frames JJ's face with her hands. "We both know that answer: Never, ever let me go."
JJ smiles. "I think I can handle that."
"…Happy Birthday, dear Rocky! Happy Birthday to you!" everyone sings.
"Blow out the candle, Rock," Emily encourages.
When it looks like Rocky would rather just grab it, Emily and JJ blow it out for her as everyone claps and cheers. The little girl just cackles and waves at everyone. As Sandy cuts the cake, Elizabeth hands out pieces. Emily takes one and walks it over to Hotch.
"Here you go, Hotch."
He nods. "Thanks. So, how did it go today?"
Emily sighs. "Sucks. Would still be there if I hadn't insisted on stopping and pointing out that they at least owed me the chance to go to my daughter's birthday party after all I had done."
Hotch is surprised. "And that worked?"
"Well, only because I promised to go back tomorrow," she admits.
"Tomorrow?" Reid asks walking up. "But it's Sunday."
"And terrorists nearly sent our system of government into the crapper. Lots of questions to answer, lots of blame to lay, lots of you know what to hit the fan. I'll probably be in meetings about this for the next week, maybe two. Especially since we've taken a high ranking member of the CIA into custody as well as one of his protégés." Emily sighs. "I'll do my best to keep you all out of the crosshairs but they may call you all back in for more questions."
"No matter what, we've got your back, Em," Reid assures her.
Emily smiles and pats his arm. "Of that I have no doubt, Handsome."
"None at all?" Hotch wonders.
She turns to look into his eyes. "None at all. Sorry I was such an ass."
"Sorry I put you in the position where it was necessary."
"Mama! Wok wants her presents," Henry calls.
Emily chuckles. "I bet she does." She walks over and smiles at her daughter…whose face is covered in cake and icing. "Gee, Rock, did you actually eat any of the cake?"
"Mmm!" Rocky says as she extends her messy hand to her mama.
Elizabeth walks over with a wet flannel. "Here you go, sweetheart. Let's get you cleaned up so you can open your gifts."
A few minutes later Emily is sitting on the floor with Rocky in her lap. JJ and Henry sit on either side of them so they can help as Rocky opens all her gifts. The little girl squeals with happiness as each one is revealed. Sandy eases over to Elizabeth.
"She so wants to be a part of all this but Emily is about to collapse," she whispers.
Elizabeth nods. "I know. After this we can probably convince her to go lay down. But there was no way she was going to miss any of this."
"I know." She pauses a moment. "They've weathered this horrible storm. They can weather anything."
"I know. They are Prentiss women, after all," Elizabeth replies with a smile.
Sandy chuckles. "What exactly does that mean?"
Elizabeth shrugs. "I have no idea. Just something Gerald's mother used to say all the time."
Sandy laughs. "Ah, of course."
As Rocky opens her last gift, Emily yawns. JJ looks at her wife. "Em, why don't you go lay down? I can probably count on one hand the number of hours you've slept this week."
"It's not that bad, Jen. You'd probably need 2 hands. Maybe," Emily insists with a wink.
"Cara, do not take this wrong, but you look horrible," Francesca tells her. "Listen to your wife. Go. Sleep."
Emily raises an eyebrow. "Do I really look that bad?"
"Yes," Everyone responds.
Emily laughs. "Ah, okay. Guess I'm outnumbered." She kisses Rocky on the head. "So, birthday girl, mind if Mama goes and takes a nap?"
"Love Mama. Nap Mama."
"Si, Mama. Nap time," Henry agrees.
Emily sighs. "Then it seems I'm outnumbered. I just have one request."
"What's that, honey?" Gerald asks.
"Um, can someone help me stand up? I kind of got stiff down here."
Everyone laughs as Morgan and Hotch step forward to get her up on her feet. Her bones and ligaments snap, crackle and pop. Henry's eyes get wide.
"Wow, Mama! Like my cereal!"
Everyone laughs as Emily ruffles his hair. "Yes, Henry, just like your Rice Krispies."
Morgan offers to walk Emily upstairs in case she needs any help on the risers. When they get up, he turns to go back downstairs. She grabs his hand.
"Wait. It's almost 6. Mind catching the news with me? Not sure I want to watch it alone."
He nods and squeezes her hand. "Sure thing, Em."
They go into the bedroom. Emily sits down on the bench at the end of the bed. Morgan sits on the bed behind her, his hand on her shoulder. When the news starts, the very first clip shown with the overview of upcoming reports is Emily firing her gun into a crowd.
"Shit…that looks very, very bad from that angle," she states.
"Don't worry. It gets better."
The anchor comes on talking about a "failed assassination attempt" on the members of Congress and how it was foiled by a joint task force of the CIA, Secret Service and FBI. Emily sighs in relief to hear the cover story is so far holding and the extent of the terrorist cell has not been made public. It will be a few days before the agencies want that information out. It will give them time to pull all their information together and come up with a report that will give the public confidence instead of causing mass panic.
"Here it comes," Morgan warns her.
Emily watches as the clip plays her shooting the suspect and vaulting over the barrier as the public runs. She bends, opens the man's jacket and then runs, screaming for people to get to cover.
"I…I don't remember yelling those orders."
"Well, you did. You were still aiming to save lives even as you ran for your own."
Emily sighs. "I guess that's something."
He rubs her back. "Emily, that's everything. You lived your oath today in a way you never have before. We are all so damn proud of you. And so glad you're still here to hear us sing your praises."
Emily reaches back and takes his hand as the news report goes to the press conference Harlan Wayans had held. "Thanks, Derek."
Morgan takes the controller and turns it off. "The rest is just the political bullshit and media speculating that pisses you off. And you need sleep so it's best to not get you riled up."
Emily laughs. "Yeah, you're right." She stands and he pulls her into hug. "Thanks for being there for me, Derek. Always."
"No thanks needed. I'll always be there for you, Em. I promise."
Emily smiles. "Unless you're shoulder has been recently dislocated."
He laughs. "Uh, we can negotiate if that happens again."
"Right." She leans back. "Love you."
He kisses her forehead. "Love you, too. Now, get some sleep, Princess. You've got a long week ahead of you."
"Ugh. Ain't that the truth."
Emily doesn't even bother to change out of her sweats and t-shirt. She crawls into bed and is asleep almost as soon as her head hits the pillow.
Several hours later JJ walks into her bedroom. She smiles as she sees Emily cuddled up with the blonde's pillow, Sergio curled up between her feet. She strokes the cat as she walks by and he gives a contented stretch. She quickly gets ready for bed and slowly, carefully extracts her pillow from Emily's arms. Emily groans in protest.
"It's okay, baby," JJ whispers.
She crawls into bed and Emily immediately pulls her into an embrace. JJ smiles and kisses her wife.
"I love you, Emily Prentiss," she coos.
"Lub oo," Emily mumbles.
JJ smiles at the Pavlovian response. How could she have ever doubted the love they share? JJ kisses her once more and falls asleep with the love of her life.
A/N: So, there it ends. Hope for all those ready to throttle me you are happy things are back to normal for my version of the team. Already working on #53 but it will be a little while before it posts. Heading to Tennessee on Thursday for the wife's high school reunion and to spend a week with her family. If I get a chance to finish it I'll start to post it. Otherwise it could be a couple weeks before the next uber creepy case begins.
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Saturday, November 18, 2017
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Watson claims personal vendetta behind Reeves' DPS scrutiny
2011 Lt. Governor's race still looms large in the minds of a few
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State Sen. Michael Watson went on Supertalk's Gulf Coast station Tuesday morning to discuss the politics of trooper funding given the
'blue out' rally
planned at the Capitol this week supporting a trooper school, a need Governor Phil Bryant has touted around the state, even going as far as
threatening a special session
to address it.
Watson came out firing and claimed that Lt. Governor Tate Reeves' questioning the management of Department of Public Safety was the result of a personal vendetta of some sort dating back to when Reeves first took office.
Last week, members of the Senate used floor discussion for
to openly question operations at DPS as the initial budget for the agency was debated. Both Republicans and Democrats questioned how DPS has spent funds allocated for raises and equipment that were not spent on those needs.
The Senate voted to fund DPS at a level recommended by the House and Senate Joint Legislative Budget committee, discussions which predated the legislative session. The Senate is funding most state agencies at those recommended levels until the revenue picture for the next fiscal year becomes clearer in March, a move that is pretty much standard operating procedure. As is usually the case, after the revenue line gets set, both House and Senate budget writers will look at agency budget requests, including a trooper school.
In a recent
WAPT interview
, Reeves questioned the distribution of troopers around the state by the DPS commissioner.
"I hear repeatedly how there is one trooper working four counties at one time, yet we have over 500 sworn officers in the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The question is, what are all of these 500 officers doing? Why are they not on the road?" Reeves said.
He went on to say, "The fact of the matter is, over the past few years we have continued to increase their funding and they have continued not to fund the things that they say are so important." Reeves concluded, "We need better leadership at DPS."
Undeterred, Watson is now claiming that what we are seeing is personal, resulting in DPS scrutiny and lack of support for trooper funding from Senate leadership.
Both Watson and Supertalk have made no bones about their dislike of Reeves' manner of operation since the 2011 election where Reeves ran against former Senate Pro Tempore and now Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes. Watson and fellow Senate Conservative Coalition Members have since vocally opposed Reeves from any angle possible seeking separation. As an aside, another top Hewes lieutenant, Keith Plunkett of the Mississippi PEP site, has a key role in Chris McDaniel's campaign against Thad Cochran. McDaniel, of course, is a Coalition member along with Watson.
As for the end result, it will probably be a month or so before the appropriations process in the House and Senate have run their course and we know for sure anything more about DPS funding (or teacher pay raises or Medicaid, for that matter).
For now, this appears to have the makings of proxy politics.
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The month of August is sorting time on the farm, and I am a sorter. It is such a honored position, I made sure that Eydie was hired as a sorter as well. Thanks Sharon. You're always thinking of me. "What do we sort?" you ask. Tomatoes. Bushels, cases, pounds, and pints of tomatoes.
Three days a week we trudge (actually drive) out to the farm, don our Mickey Mouse gloves, and enter the back end of a used refrigerated truck for six hours of sorting. Some of you may have seen this lovely photo of Eydie Prairie on our Facebook page.
I would like to point out that this was Eydie's first day of sorting--in fact her first 5 minutes of sorting. Below is how she looked ten days later. Where are those jazz hands now, Prairie Grl? Hey! I didn't know you were taking my picture. I would have posed. Shouldn't you have been sorting??? Or bringing the "yuckums" to the manure spreader???
|Doesn't this picture look like it is right out of the Gulag?
And I am sure you want to know exactly what sorting entails. Well, you start with about 50 cases of tomatoes weighing in at about 20 lbs. each. Even with my less than stellar math skills, I know that is half of a ton. Each case has to be gone through and each tomato is graded a one, two, canner, or "yuckums." Yuckums is the professional term that Eydie and I have coined for those tomatoes that have fuzzy crud, giant bug bites, or other fatal blemishes. These tomatoes make earwigs look like angels.
The acceptable tomatoes are cuddled, praised, loved, and put to rest in neat rows with cushioning sheets of packing paper between layers. Boxes are marked and stacked. Then we go on to sort 375 pints of cherry tomatoes--seven red, three yellow, three golden, two purple, and a sprinkle of tiny reds on top. I LOVE the sprinklers! Yes, we actually count those cherry tomatoes.
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The work is a bit mind numbing, and as we work, more tomatoes keep coming in...endless stream of tomatoes. I have been known to yell at the pickers, "No more! Take them back!" as they bring the truck in to unload. They laugh at my silly antics, and fail to see the terror in my eyes. Sharon. The pickers are getting sick of your antics because you never change it up. You yell the same thing every time. Maybe tomorrow you could try something fresh and new. They just laugh because we are their elders and they are being respectful. Being two teachers with two undergrad and two masters degrees between us, we are humbled by all of this, but we need the work, and we like the organic veggies we get to take home.
The advantage of working with a kindred spirit is that you can talk and sometimes sing, but we never dance. Prairie Sherry, as you may remember, does not dance (see the archives for "8 Things You Didn't Know About Sharon."). We have also resorted to creating tomato jokes that no one but a person who has spent 5 hours in the cases would understand. And sometimes we find a little something to cheer us.
|"Dang, did I put in seven red or seven yellow?"
|I shall not repeat the comments made.
No, we did not think the tomato had a nose.
There seems to be a trend here, and perhaps this is not a post you should share with your pre-teen. Mother Nature does have a sense of humor. For the record, please know that I would never post photos of "naughty" tomatoes. Sharon can sometimes be pretty juvenile.
Our sorting will continue until we head back to our teacher duties on August 27th. Ahhh, those classrooms will look good. Both of us will need to refrain from writing "Yuckums" on papers.
Prairie Sherry (and Prairie Eydie - All together now - Jazz Hands!!!)


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For all intents and purposes, we've reached the final curtain on this Flyers season.
While the Flyers are not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention yet, their postseason hopes are just about cooked after another typically inconsistent week of action.
The Flyers fell to the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3, Monday night, ran roughshod over the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-0, Wednesday and finished up the week with a 6-2 blowout loss in New Jersey to the Devils on Thursday night in a game that wasn't even as close as the final score dictated.
After all that, the Flyers find themselves seven points back of the upstart Toronto Maple Leafs for the last wild-card spot with 12 games left heading into Sunday's contest against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Let's dive into the week that realistically ended the Flyers' playoff hopes.
• This week, in so many ways, was a microcosm of the inconsistency that has plagued this group of Flyers all season long, and for the past few years, for that matter. There's a long list of flaws to this Flyers team. Go ahead and take your pick. But the inconsistency has been the most pressing and fatal flaw. You just don't know which Flyers team is going to show up on which night. You could get the team that showed some fight but ultimately fell to the Jackets in a hard-fought loss Monday. Or you could get the team that hit on all cylinders and stifled the Penguins at every turn Wednesday. Or you could get the team that barely showed up and was pasted in embarrassing fashion Thursday by a conference-worst Devils team that entered the contest on a 10-game losing streak. That inconsistency is a huge anchor and a glaring sign a team isn't playoff-worthy. Every team has an off night every now and then. Look at the Penguins on Wednesday. But with a playoff-worthy team, you know the team and effort you're getting 99 percent of the time. Even with the inexperience of the young Maple Leafs, you know they're going to scratch and claw for points almost every night. Steve Mason summed it up nicely Saturday after the lousy effort vs. Devils. "We can't go from having one of our best games of the year against Pittsburgh and then come around the next night against Jersey with that kind of outcome and overall team game," he said. "That's what makes good teams and separates them. Consistency on any given night, what kind of effort they have." And that's also what separates a playoff team from a team sitting at home on the couch come mid-April.
• Travis Konecny had the best offensive showing of his very young NHL career Monday when he potted two goals against the Jackets. He ripped a wrister past Sergei Bobrovsky in the first period, then showed great patience in the second period as he held on to the puck and fired it past Bobrovsky short side in the second period. But he had a rookie learning moment when he made a crucial mistake in the third when he hit a Blue Jacket on the way to the bench and was whistled for a penalty. Brandon Dubinsky netted the winning goal on the ensuing power play. With the flashes he shows, it can be tough sometimes to remember Konecny is a rookie who just turned 20 years old. Monday's mistake is something to learn from. In his defense, though, I'll say this: At least he outwardly showed some grit this week.
• Another week of struggles for the Flyers' power play. The power play had a disheartening 1-for-8 showing Monday against the Jackets. The Flyers lost that game by a final of 5-3, and that was with a late empty-netter for Columbus. So if the Flyers had hit on just one more of those power plays, we could have been looking at a whole different story that game and a whole different story this week. So Dave Hakstol switched up the units Wednesday, putting Ivan Provorov on the top unit and dropping Jake Voracek down to the second unit. It worked once in four tries against the Pens as Wayne Simmonds picked up a power-play tally. But it floundered again in Jersey, getting zilch in three chances. Dating back to March 2, the Flyers are 3 for 33 with the man advantage in their last eight games. They're 3-4-1 in that span, with four of the five losses coming by two goals or less. That stings.
• Much like Konecny, Provorov experienced rookie ups and downs this week. On Wednesday, he made an excellent play when he kept a bouncing puck in at the blue line during a Flyers power play in the second period. Moments later, Simmonds potted his 15th power-play tally of the year. But he made a critical mistake Thursday in Jersey when he turned the puck over behind the goal line and it wound up in the net courtesy of Adam Henrique. Provorov has had a very good rookie season and has stepped into a tough top-pairing role on a struggling Flyers' defense. And he's excelled. In fact, heading into Sunday's matchup with Carolina, Provorov leads the Flyers in ice time with 21:50 per night. There's something to be said for that for a 20-year-old. It can be tough to remember he's a rookie, too. His play this year should give confidence that those bumps in his game will be smoothed out with more experience.
• If only Sean Couturier could play the Penguins every night. He was great Wednesday with a goal (just his third in 18 games) and a career-high eight shots on goal. He had those eight shots on goal through two periods, too. And, of course, he held Evgeni Malkin pointless and to just two shots on goal. In 25 regular-season games against Pittsburgh, Couturier has 13 points (two goals and 11 assists). And there was that hat trick in Game 2 of that ridiculous first-round playoff series in 2012. You just notice Couturier on the ice way more when he's playing against Pittsburgh.
Coming up this week: Sunday vs. Carolina (7:30 p.m./CSN), Tuesday at Winnipeg (8 p.m./CSN). Thursday at Minnesota (8 p.m./CSN), Saturday at Columbus (2 p.m./CSN).


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If Diwali is synonymous to crackers and light, it is also the festival of mouth-watering dishes, especially sweets. On Diwali, you can forget about diet and fall in love with Kaju katlis, Badam burfis, Chocolate and coconut laddoos and the list will go on and on. With Diwali approaching near, you must have almost said good-bye to your diet.
But, is it really good for you? Yes, you have every right to enjoy the festival, but if you know the true meaning of 'moderation', the one-day celebration won't be a problem later.
On Diwali, people have fried foods, chocolates, caramelized nuts and fruits, etc. All these foods are high in calories. So, when festive season is approaching, you can prepare for it steadily.
Be strict on maintaining diet a few days before the celebration. If you start having calorie-based food one week prior to Diwali, it will make you only put on weight after the festival.
Not only that, too much fried foods can make you exhausted and ruin your enjoyment. Your ultimate objective is to have more and more fun on the festival.
Have a look at how to stay healthy for Diwali by these ways to eat right.
1. Have Low-Fat Foods:
Use low-fat milk to make kheer on Diwali. Yes, the taste will be different than full-fat milk, but you have to think of your health first, right? Also, try to use sugar supplements instead of sugar and jaggery.
2. Keep Yourself Hydrated:
This is a standing advice. Not only before the festival, but you should have water repeatedly on the day. Water keeps your stomach full for some time and you won't feel like having more and more food as well. Also, water will help flush out the toxins from your body.
3. Use Less Oil:
When you consume oil occasionally, you tend to go for more. If you prepare foods in less oil, you can have different types of foods without thinking much about calories. Try to bake or grill foods instead of frying it.
4. Avoid Alcohol:
Festival means gathering and that is equal to a drinking party. On Diwali, you may not avoid it completely, but don't start it beforehand. Also, you can go for red wine, as it is not high on alcohol content as whiskey or other drinks.
5. Have Nuts:
Diwali shopping definitely consists of dry fruits. Buy plenty of almonds, walnuts, raisins, pistachios, hazelnuts and whatever you like. Nuts are a good source of protein and also keep you energetic for long, which is very important on festivals.
6. Have Small Portions:
Whether on Diwali or before Diwali, stuffing your stomach with lots of food is not done. You can have small portions of food, like just one laddoo in the evening or a small chunk of chocolate. These will not harm you much.
7. Include Fruits:
There is nothing better than fruits to keep you full. Make apple and pomegranate salad and have it at mid-day. Having fibre will keep you full for long and give you relief from sudden hunger pangs.


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History of Haliburton Forest
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In recent years an awakening concern for the environment has made large forest reserves like Haliburton Forest more important than ever. A wide variety of scientific and recreational activities have been attracted to the site because of the uniquely large size of the protected wilderness, its location close to urban centers and the goals the owners have set for the property - they intend that Haliburton Forest be preserved in its present, undeveloped state.
Haliburton Forest... the Early Days
The northern townships of Peterborough County in the British North-American Province of Upper Canada were first surveyed during the winters of 1862/63.
Two years later ten of those townships, basically the present municipality of Dysart et al, were sold to the London based "Canadian Land and Emigration Company" under the leadership of Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
The company planned on subdividing its extensive holdings into 100 acre lots and selling them to European and American immigrants as farmland. Those plans crumbled as
soon as it became obvious that the lands in question, with the exception of small parcels, were unsuitable for agriculture. The company went into receivership and was renamed the "Canadian Land and Immigration Company", with headquarters in Toronto.
By the 1930's 70,000 acres still remained in the hands of the repeatedly renamed Algonquin Corporation. Its main objective was the exploitation of the extensive forests on its holdings in Havelock, Eyre, Harburn, and Guilford Townships.
This represented the second generation of timber harvesting, after the lands had been stripped of its vast white pine stands before the turn of the century. Over a period of 40 years, from 1870 to 1910, at different locations on what is today Haliburton Forest, winter logging camps were established. Local residents were hired by lumber companies, who had acquired cutting rights to log the valuable virgin white pine stands and float the logs to the south and east. Today only faint remains suggest the location of old camps, dams or log-shoots.
The plateau between Little Redstone and Kennisis Lakes served as a base for one of the early logging companies. Approximately 70 acres had been cleared on either side of the traditional portage between the two lakes and a farm was established. The field pine at the present Base Camp as well as the stone piles, the remains of an old roothouse, and the decayed logs of an old blacksmiths shop, remind one of the pioneer past. From this first base at the top of Redstone Lake supplies were forwarded by horse drawn sleighs to Depot Lake - the name indicating the existence of a depot - from which the individual logging camps picked up their food and equipment.
After Algonquin Corporation had been acquired by Hay and Co., a veneer mill from Woodstock, Ontario in 1942, the farm clearing between Redstone and Kennisis Lakes was converted into a sawmill yard. Here, between 1944 and 1971 more than 150 million board feet of lumber were sawn. Additionally, several million board feet of veneer left northern Haliburton bound for the mother mill in Woodstock. Most of the timber contained in these volumes was cut on the land that today makes up Haliburton Forest.
By 1960 two detailed forest inventories suggested that the harvestable volume of timber was rapidly declining on Hay and Co. lands, which had been taken over in the meantime by Weldwood of Canada. The decline caused by high-grading and over-harvesting during the past seemed so detrimental to future production, that the sale of the land was decided on.
The Modern Era
In 1962 German Baron von Fuerstenberg acquired the Welwood property and renamed his holding: "Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd.".
Previously the lakeshores of Redstone and Kennisis Lakes had been sold off to a development company. The timber rights were to remain with the Weldwood mill until 1967 before being turned over to the new owners. A few years later, in 1970, the sawmill at Kennisis Lake closed down.
What's Happening at Haliburton Forest?
The traditional activities on which Haliburton Forest has always depended and which have prevented development from destroying this wilderness treasure are still underway. Logging is conducted on an extensive scale and in a way that actually improves the quality of the forest, a major reversal of past practices. Rather than taking the best wood, the company's foresters mark and take out the low quality and mature trees. The result will be a very high quality, healthy forest for the future. Haliburton Forest's management practices have attracted international acclaim, resulting in the awarding of Canada's first FSC® forest management certification.
More recently a sawmill has been constructed, which is milling the timber from the extensive holdings.
Canada's first FSC certified, responsible forest
Being privately owned, Haliburton Forest is striking a balance between the short-term requirements of a successful, operational business and the long-term needs of responsible resource use and conservation. Over the past 5 decades its 80.000 acres were transformed from a depleted forestry holding to a thriving, multi-use operation which contributes economically and environmentally to the long-term stability of the surrounding, rural community. By being economically successful, Haliburton Forest provides employment as well as environmental benefits to owners, staff and the public at large. Haliburton Forest has achieved many "firsts". One achievement along the way and confirmation of its leading role in conservation and responsible resource management was its certification as a "responsible forest" - as first forest in Canada - under the stringent guidelines of the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC).
Haliburton Forest was awarded Rainforest Alliance's first forest certification in Canada in 1998 and has been recertified every year since then. It is currently certified by the international auditing company SCS under license FSC-C118457. Haliburton Forest serves as a forest management role model in a country that represents one of the world's final forest frontiers. Together with Russia and Brazil, Canada is home to nearly 70 percent of the world's total forestland.
Haliburton Forest is returning to its roots
In order to control the forest product chain from stump to final forest product, Haliburton Forest commissioned its own sawmill in the spring of 2009. One year later a woodshop was added, which makes wood products from Haliburton Forest - from raw lumber and timbers to custom designed furniture, paddles and other items - available to the general public. While The Woodshop is open year-round, the sawmill is open to the public through organised mill tours. Arrangements for these can be made through the Haliburton Forest office.
"The Living Forest"
If you are further interested in Haliburton Forest, its management and history, please inquire about the book "The Living Forest", an outline of Haliburton Forest, authored by Peter Schleifenbaum and Brent Wootton, with artwork by renowned Haliburton artist David Alexander Risk and printed on certified paper from Haliburton Forest. A second part to this popular book was recently published, covering the recent developments at Haliburton Forest.


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More than 2,200 athletes began swimming, biking and running through parts of Chatham and Wake counties Sunday morning when the Ironman race returned to the Oak City.
Participants begin the intense race with a 1.2-mile swim at Jordan Lake then embark on a 56-mike bike course that will bring them through Chatham County and eventually to downtown Raleigh.
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Southport Ladies – One Day Rugby Festival
The Southport Girls Rugby Festival is available for teams aged under 14, 16, 18 and ladies and is played on Bank Holiday Monday.
Southport Rugby Club is the 10th oldest rugby club in Great Britain and has three full size and three mini/midi rugby pitches, along with undercover seating for 300 persons. There is a large club-house, food village, bar, Champagne & Wine marquees and stalls selling sports goods. The annual Southport Rugby Festival is an established rugby festival with over one hundred teams taking part from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England.
Accommodation is available at either the local holiday centre, or in local hotels. For those groups staying at the holiday centre we provide a weekend coach service to the grounds.
Southport is a first class upmarket tourist destination with fun filled entertainment to suit everyone. The Seafront incorporates a variety of entertainment facilities including bars, restaurants and hotels, which are situated alongside the award-winning beach. Attractions include entertainment centres, Go-Karts, Botanic Gardens, Splash World, Pleasureland Theme Park and Britain's second longest pier
Major Attractions
- Accomodation avaialble at Holiday Centre or hotels
- Daily coach service available to Rugby grounds
- Over 100 teams enter each year
- Visit the new Splash World & theme park
- Super Heroes & 70's party nights
- Rugby Festival played at Southport Rugby Club
- Champagne tent, wine & beer bars at rugby festival
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There are three entertainment venues, which include The Fun Factory, Lunars and The Queen Vic, which provide top class acts. The resort has three brand new restaurants, which include Indian, Chinese along with English food. If you are staying on a self-catering basis, there is a fully stocked mini market and an in store bakery. Leisure facilities include a large indoor swimming pool, mini sports pitch, X Box Game Zone, snooker, pool, table tennis, amusement arcade, darts and much more…
Classic Apartments – Sleeps 4 & 6 Persons – Four berth Classic apartments have one twin bedroom and a double convertable sofa-bed in the lounge area. Six berth apartments have two twin bedrooms plus a double sofa bed in the lounge. All Classic apartments have a fully fitted kitchen, lounge area with dining table, TV and Satellite channels, fully fitted bathroom with bath/shower. Bed linen is included.Popular Apartments- Sleeps 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Persons – Four berth apartments have one twin bedroom and a double convertable sofa-bed in the lounge area with Six berth apartments having two twin bedrooms (one with bunk beds) plus a double sofa bed in the lounge. All apartments have a kitchen with lounge area and dining table & TV. The bathroom has a bath/shower. Bed linen is included.Half Board: We can provide a daily breakfast and three course evening for just £12 per person per day and would include:–
Choice of fruit juices.
Choice of cereals, yogurts & fruit.
Drinks – Cappuccino, Cafe Late, Coffee, Teas and Hot Chocolate.
Toast with choices of jams.
Plus: Full English cooked breakfast
Evening Meal:
1st Course: Choice of soup or other.
2nd Course: Choice of four to six main courses
3rd Course: Choice of three to six deserts.
Drinks included: Water, Coke, coffee's, teas, fruit juices.
£24 million Invested in New Facilities
There have been huge improvements and investments into improving the apartments and leisure activities. Each apartment now has new wood flooring, new dining furniture, new leather sofa beds, new beds & mattresses, new curtains, new kitchen units, cookers and electrical appliances. The Fun Factory, Lunars, Queen Victoria Pub, Restaurant and pool areas have also been upgraded.
Twin, double, triple rooms & four bedded rooms.
With both hotels situated in prime locations in Southport nearby the Pleasureland Theme Park yet only five minutes drive to the rugby festival grounds. Both hotels are traditionally decorated with en-suite bedrooms, Restaurant, Clubhouse Bar, Ballroom and Conference Rooms. There is a swimming pool at the Hotel Scarisbrick, which you are welcome to use whilst on tour. Included in the price is a "Hearty Britannia Cooked Breakfast" each morning. In the evenings, you can pre-book your evening meals for just £12.00 per person per night.
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Brad Pitt's contribution helps gay rights victory
The Fight Club star has long been an activist for gay rights and he famously stated he would not marry Jolie until everybody in the U.S. has the equal opportunity to wed.
Pitt recently donated $100,000 (£62,000) to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in support of the organisation's crusade for gay marriages in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, and it appears his contribution provided the desired result in Tuesday's elections.
Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote since 1998, while Minnesota voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay unions in the state.
Results were still pending for Washington as WENN went to press.
HRC President Chad Griffin says, "When the history books are written, 2012 will be remembered as the year when LGBT Americans won decisively at the ballot box. The dreams of millions of fair-minded Americans were realised as discrimination crumbled and equality prevailed."


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Rennie: I've got to perform
Ross Rennie is refusing to look too far ahead as he prepares for his first Scotland start on Saturday against Ireland.
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Ross Rennie is refusing to look too far ahead as he prepares for his first Scotland start on Saturday against Ireland.
The Edinburgh flanker will win his seventh cap after being named in the starting XV for the EMC Test, the first of Scotland's two World Cup warm-up matches.
Rennie is joined in the back row by number eight Johnnie Beattie and Alasdair Strokosch, with Jim Hamilton named at lock and Graeme Morrison returning at centre.
And although World Cup places are up for grabs, Rennie admits his sole focus on just doing his job..
Rennie said: "It's really good for me to be given an opportunity - I've got to try and perform well and to perform for the team.
"I don't want to think about the World Cup too much now. I've got to focus on this weekend and try and get things right there.
"If I can do that, hopefully the rest will look after itself."
Morrison, likewise, is looking to seize his chance, after being cut at the final selection for the 2007 tournament.
The 28-year-old Glasgow Warriors centre, who missed the RBS Six Nations with a knee injury, is determined to make amends and be one of the 30 players named in head coach Andy Robinson's World Cup squad on August 22.
Morrison said: "I think it's quite a positive thing that I'll be playing in this game.
"I'll get the opportunity to show what I can do on Saturday and hopefully it goes well.
"I'm desperate to go to a World Cup, given I missed out on the last one.
"It still hurts, but I've learnt a lot since then."
Alastair Kellock, who was Scotland skipper during the Six Nations, was named on the bench, with Hamilton partnering Richie Gray at second row and scrum-half Rory Lawson taking the captaincy.
Kellock and Gray were among five players withdrawn from club service by Robinson in preparation for the World Cup.
Ross Ford and Allan Jacobsen have been named alongside Gray in Saturday's team for their first competitive action since the Six Nations, but John Barclay has been left out of the matchday squad, his place going to Rennie.
Scotland's World Cup campaign begins against Romania on September 10 in Invercargill.


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if you guys follow me on instagram you must have see the sneak peek photo last week, but turns out i didn't used that picture, because it doesn't look like Princess Jamsine. yep i got the role of princess Jasmine, im not familiar with her i don't think i ever watch the movie haha..
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for the face i keep very simple as usual, because i want a heavy make up look and for the lips i try too make it look soft brown color so here's the look :
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The drought that has gripped California and other parts of the American West should have us rethinking the water policies of the last century in order to prepare for the climatic changes of the next. Yet water legislation now being marked up in the House Resources Committee would take federal water policy back a hundred years — when it rained more and demands on water supplies were less.
The bill, which its author, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford (Kings County), describes as an effort to modernize water policies, borrows from the old playbook of pitting farms against fish, and seeks to prioritize for a few use of a resource upon which our entire state relies. "Congress cannot make it rain but we can enact policies that expand our water infrastructure, allow for more water conveyance, and utilize legitimate science to ensure a reliable water supply for farmers and families," he wrote when the bill was introduced June 25.
It is a disappointing, indeed cynical, piece of legislation drafted without public hearing. The contrast with the "crowdsourced" bill, made public weeks before it was introduced Wednesday by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, is stunning. Huffman's bill represents new thinking in water science and water-use technologies in the broadest sense. It offers concepts for a more demanding and drier future, such as reducing water lost to evaporation by covering irrigation canals with solar panels, and investing in water recycling.
No one can deny that Central Valley communities are struggling. We all are — and the really tough choices for us lie ahead — but we cannot sacrifice the environment in an attempt to conduct business as usual. Valadao's bill would roll back the environmental protections "hindering water delivery" and sweep away efforts to restore the salmon fishery called for in the San Joaquin River Restoration Act — an agreement passed unanimously in 2009. To sell this bill as "legitimate science" casts doubts on other dubious projects, like the delta tunnels. Congress must reject this bullying tactic to grab more water for Central Valley agribusiness.
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A smile as big as the moon.
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| Mike Kersjes, a special education teacher helps his students achieve their impossible dream: to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Their inspiring journey is based on a true story. Space Camp is a competitive educational program. Although it was designed for gifted sciences students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young, special ed students, one especially who wants to be an astronaut.
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Real Madrid goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo is the first winner of the FIFA's Best Men's Player award for 2016 after beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann on the three-man shortlist to claim the prize in Zurich.
Ronaldo, who picked up his fourth Ballon d'Or in December, also landed the first separate prize since FIFA and France Football announced in September that they would be presenting two separate awards.
First awarded in 1991, the FIFA Best Player award (then known as FIFA World Player of the Year) was merged with France Football's Ballon d'Or from 2010 through 2015 — to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or — but France Football magazine announced new rule changes for its award last year and ended its six-year association with FIFA.
In winning the FIFA Best Player award Ronaldo, who scored 61 goals and registered 20 assists in 60 games for club and country during voting period, earned 34.54 percent of total votes.
Messi finished second with 26.42 percent with Greizmann third at 7.53 percent.
The women's award was won by American Carli Lloyd while the men's Coach of the Year Award in the meantime has been won by Claudio Ranieri of English Premier League champions Leicester City while Germany's Silvia Neid received the women's honour.
Mohd Faiz Subri won the Puskas Award for the best goal of the year with nearly 60 percent of the vote, for his free kick in the Malaysian Super League.
Reggae Boyz head coach Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore was among a group dignitaries who attended the ceremony.
Ronaldo: 61 goals, 20 assists in 60 games for club and country during voting period (48 goals in 47 games for Real Madrid; 13 in 13 games for Portugal). Won both the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and Euro 2016 with Portugal in a stunning year
Messi: 59 goals, 34 assists in 64 games (51 goals in 53 games for Barcelona; eight in 11 games for Argentina) and lost in the Copa America final to Chile.
Griezmann: 41 goals, 13 assists in 69 games (33 goals in 54 games for Atletico Madrid; eight in 15 games for France). Finished as Euro 2016 top scorer.


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The Brothers GrimmThe Brothers Grimm , Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the best-known storytellers of folk tales, popularizing stories such as "Cinderella" "(Aschenputtel)", "The Frog Prince" , "Hansel and Gretel" , "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" ("Rumpelstilzchen"), and "Snow White" ("Schneewittchen"). Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales , was published in 1812. The brothers spent their formative years in the German town of Hanau. Their father's death in 1796 (when Jacob was eleven and Wilhelm ten) caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers for many years after. They both attended the University of Marburg where they developed a curiosity about German folklore, which grew into a lifelong dedication to collecting German folk tales. The rise of romanticism in the 19th century revived interest in traditional folk stories, which to the brothers represented a pure form of national literature and culture. With the goal of researching a scholarly treatise on folk tales, they established a methodology for collecting and recording folk stories that became the basis for folklore studies. Between 1812 and 1857 their first collection was revised and republished many times, growing from 86 stories to more than 200. In addition to writing and modifying folk tales, the brothers wrote collections of well-respected German and Scandinavian mythologies and in 1838 began writing a definitive German dictionary , which they were unable to finish during their lifetime. The popularity of the Grimms' collected folk tales have endured well. The tales are available in more than 100 translations and have been adapted by filmmakers including Lotte Reiniger and Walt Disney, with films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty. In the mid-20th century the tales were used as propaganda by the Third Reich; later in the 20th century psychologists such as Bruno Bettelheim reaffirmed the value of the work, in spite of the cruelty and violence in original versions of some of the tales, which the Grimms eventually sanitized.
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October 30, 2013
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March and rally for Andy Lopez on Oct. 25, 2013
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Rather than shield themselves from the public, Andy's parents, Sujey and Rodrigo Lopez, have been active in marches and vigils for their son, and have demanded that justice be served. If a wrongful death lawsuit were to be filed and evidence collected, it's likely they would push for its release.
Currently, audio recordings from dispatch continue to be withheld by the sheriff's department. With further details like post-incident interviews, witness accounts, depositions and the deputy's personnel records that could come from the "discovery phase" of the legal process, "I think a wrongful death suit would be appropriate, unless there is a complete disclosure of all the facts, and those facts clearly justify what the officers did," says Emery. "Frequently, the only way to obtain a thorough and detailed explanation of the facts is through a wrongful death suit."
While select facts on the investigation trickle out from the SRPD, the online background of deputy Erick Gelhaus is disappearing. Gelhaus, a 24-year veteran deputy who served in Iraq and led gang-prevention and narcotics efforts for the department, had no prior civilian shooting record before last week. An avid hunter and gun enthusiast, he served as senior firearms instructor for the sheriff's department and posted regularly to online gun forums, using his real name. While many of those posts have now disappeared, easily accessible cached pages show that Gelhaus made comments pertinent to the events of last week.
"Does anybody have or know of a location for an AK-47 nomenclature diagram?" he asked in April 2001.
In a 2008 article for S.W.A.T. magazine, Gelhaus wrote that law enforcement is a "contact sport," and he gives a warning to his trainees: "Today is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home."
In 2006, Gelhaus replied to a discussion about being threatened by someone with a BB or pellet gun, and it's indicative of his knowledge of the investigation process. "It's going to come down to YOUR ability to articulate to law enforcement and very likely the Court that you were in fear of death or serious bodily injury," he wrote. "I think we keep coming back to this, articulation—your ability to explain why—will be quite significant."
Taken together, the posts show that Gelhaus was familiar with AK-47s, was prepared to kill somebody, and knew that should he ever shoot someone carrying a fake gun, the requirement to convey afterward that he feared for his life was paramount.
In a news conference last week, Lt. Paul Henry of the SRPD stated as much about Gelhaus' testimony after the shooting. "He was able, at least in interviews with us, to articulate that he was in fear of his life, the life of his partner, and the community members in the area. And that's why he responded in the way that he did."
Ethan Oliver is the witness who first appeared in front of TV cameras to say that Erick Gelhaus continued to fire at Andy Lopez after the boy had fallen to the ground. Speaking in front of his house four days after the shooting, he reiterated what he saw from his front porch on Moorland Avenue.
Though the autopsy eventually bore out his statements about how many shots were fired, Oliver says that in the days following his statements on TV, he's been targeted by law enforcement.
"I've been harassed real bad over this," he says. "I've been arrested twice in one day, and then I just caught a bogus DUI for nothing because they said they had a report of a drunk driver, which wasn't the case. They saw me, and then they had six cops follow me. Six cops for a traffic stop. And then twice, they got me. The other one, you know, I kind of understand where their standpoint was on that, because I got pretty extensively verbally violent with them. But to me, it's still harassment."
Oliver also notes that the field where Lopez was shot is a common play area for kids with toy guns, where neighborhood children "play with their paint-ball guns all the time." Oliver's little brother often played with Lopez, a boy that Oliver describes as a "real good kid."
"He wanted to be a boxer, he wanted to do a lot of things. He was real friendly, real popular around the school," Oliver says, as dozens of mourners gather nearby around a candlelit shrine where Andy Lopez was killed. "To me, I really don't care [about being harassed]. Just as long as there's justice for this little boy and his family."
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I put tweed, pearls and a flowy midi skirt all in one look, so I had to call it "ladylike." Sometimes, (most of the time) I try to incorporate at least one "edgy" or "masculine" item into my ensembles to avoid looking "too girly." But lately, I've been trying to embrace my feminine side. I can sometimes equate "girly" with "weak" and that's just some silly BS. Femininity is empowering…period. So, while I won't be giving up my moto jackets or converse anytime soon, I will be playing around with more ladylike looks.
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text: Tips for the New Year for elite bowlers December 30, 2009 By Bryan O'KeefeUSBC Coaching Specialist As an elite player, you have put in a lot of work to learn everything you can about bowling equipment and the nuances of the game. If not early in your development, then at some point you probably worked with a coach who helped you break through to another level or possibly helped you through a trying period when your game just wasn't right.So for the New Year, consider giving back to the sport by becoming a coach yourself. The USBC Coaching Level One program is an online course that covers fundamentals that apply to youth and adults. Take the course and then check with your local bowling center to see if you can help out with the youth leagues in your area. Spending a little time sharing your knowledge can have a great impact on a young bowler.