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* We use the Python distributed with Ubuntu
* We use the Python distributed with Ubuntu 10.04 as of Feb 12, 2012 and code using the [http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ Python coding standards].
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HRL Coding Standards
In general, we strongly recommend that everyone follow the official python coding standards (Python standards) but we will summarize here the relevant key points.
- Every indent is 4 spaces, replace all tabs with spaces.
- Don't use 'from blah_module import *'
- imported names must be longer than 1 character.
- all imports should be at the top of your file except for..
- imports that are only used in your __main__ blocks should be at the beginning of that __main__ block.
- ClassName, method_name, _private_name
- Use default parameters sparingly.
- Use classes sparingly, please try to define functions whenever possible. Functions should not be more than a page or two long unless there is an extremely good reason to do so.
- Instead of using inheritance, use duck typing (i.e. define interfaces based on conventions)
- With numpy, use matrices instead of arrays, all vectors should be column vectors.
- Debugging printouts that are left in the code should be annotated with the class and method name that is generating it. Instead of:
def some_func(a,b): print "results of a + b", a+b
def some_func(a,b): print "<my_file.py> some_func: results of a+b
- We use doxygen styled comments:
## # some comments # @param a is 3x1 point in coordinate frame C # @param b is a 3x3 rotation matrix # @return a 3x1 vector rotated by b def my_function(a, b): return b*a
- Use whitespace to separate functional parts of code, but do not use them misleadingly. This is misleading:
self.size_image = highgui.cvQueryFrame(self.capture) self.size = cv.cvGetSize( self.size_image )
self.color = cam_param['color']
self.intrinsic_cvmat = cv.cvCreateMat(3,3,cv.CV_32FC1) self.distortion_cvmat = cv.cvCreateMat(1,4,cv.CV_32FC1)
The below would be preferred if there are not obvious separations:
self.size_image = highgui.cvQueryFrame(self.capture) self.size = cv.cvGetSize( self.size_image ) self.color = cam_param['color'] self.intrinsic_cvmat = cv.cvCreateMat(3,3,cv.CV_32FC1) self.distortion_cvmat = cv.cvCreateMat(1,4,cv.CV_32FC1)
- Again, we strongly recommend that you be extremely familiar with the python coding standards: Python standards
learning python
- We use the Python distributed with Ubuntu 10.04 as of Feb 12, 2012 and code using the Python coding standards.
- http://docs.python.org/
- http://docs.python.org/library/index.html
- python for programmers
- guido's guide (http://docs.python.org/tut/)
- dive into python (book) (http://www.diveintopython.org/toc/index.html)
- quick reference (http://rgruet.free.fr/PQR25/PQR2.5.html)
- ipython (http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/)
- to execute a script in ipython, type: run [script name]
math, science, numerical, etc.
- numpy (http://numpy.scipy.org/)
- scipy (http://scipy.org/)
- matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/): in ipython shell
- mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/)
- python specific documentation: PythonInterface, SWIG Python Interface
- When you need buffering of some sort for logging/writing data, if speed is important use the deque data structure instead of lists: http://docs.python.org/library/collections.html#collections.deque

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by Joanna Weinstein, 11/02/2011
(From left) Bayeux Buck at Dram • Flor de Jerez at Death & Co. Photos: Marley White
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While fall in New York City might mean less daylight, it also means more evening hours to enjoy tasty beverages, tailored to the season, at the City's bars and restaurants. Many of the concoctions epitomize creativity; as Dutch Kills bartender Karin Stanley notes, "Now playfulness in a standard cocktail lounge is no longer taboo." From hard cider quaffs to ingredients like maple syrup, chocolate tomatoes, Thai-chili olive brine, egg whites and formerly obscure spirits like Bols Genever, NYC's cocktail boom shows no sign of abating. We ventured to seven locations and selected 10 cocktails worth sipping. (Tough job, we know, but somebody's got to do it.) Here's our rundown of the places—and concoctions—we'll be returning to.


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Information Literacy in Biology
Back to Information Literacy in the Disciplines Menu
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Technology. Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology (2006, June). Science & Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/infolitscitech.cfm (accessed March 10, 2010).
Association of College and University Biology Teachers http://acube.org (accessed March 10, 2010)
National Association of Biology Teachers http://www.nabt.org (accessed March 10, 2010)
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology http://www.iubmb.org/ (accessed March 10, 2010)
American Society for Cell Biology http://www.ascb.org/ (accessed March 10, 2010)
Articles, Presentations & Curricula
Bhatt, Jay, Dana Denick, and Smita Chandra. 2008. Using Web 2.0 applications as information awareness tools for science and engineering faculty and students in academic institutions. Presented at the International Conference of Asian Special Libraries: Shaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2973 (accessed March 11, 2010).
Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching {issn: 1539-2422}, Association of College and University Biology Educators (multiple articles have relevance).
Bowden, Teresa S. & Angela DiBenedetto. 2002. Information literacy in a biology laboratory session: An example of librarian-faculty collaboration. Research Strategies 18(2): 143-149.
Brown, Cecilia and Lee R. Krumholz. 2002. Integrating information literacy into the science curriculum. College & Research Libraries 63(2):111-123.
CBE Life Sciences Education {issn: 1931-7913}, American Society for Cell Biology (multiple articles have relevance)
Dinkelman, Andrea. 2010. Using course syllabi to assess research expectations of biology majors. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 60. http://www.istl.org/10-winter/refereed3.html. (accessed March 15, 2010).
Ferguson, Jessame E., Teresa Y. Neely, and Kathryn Sullivan. 2006. A baseline information literacy assessment of biology students. Reference & User Services Quarterly 46(2): 61-71.
Firooznia, Fardad and Debra K. Andreadis. 2006. Information literacy in introductory biology. Journal of College Science Teaching 35(6): 23-27.
Gehring, Kathleen M. and Deborah A. Eastman. 2008. Information fluency for undergraduate biology majors: applications of inquiry-based learning in a developmental biology course. CBE Life Scienes Education 7(1): 54-63.
Hope, Charity. (2003, Feb 7). Information Competency in the Biology Curriculum. San Jose State University. http://www.sjsu.edu/~cbhope/biology/infocomp/default.htm (accessed March 10, 2010).
Kuruppu, Pali U. and Anne Marie Gruber. 2006. Understanding the information needs of academic scholars in agricultural and biological sciences. Journal of Academic Librarianship 32(6): 609-623.
Lee, Jennifer and Don MacMillan. 2004. Evolving instruction in biology: Using the web to improve in-class instruction. Reference Services Review 32(4): 374-382.
Lindquester, Gary J, Romi L. Burks, and Carolyn R. Jaslow. 2005. Developing information fluency in introductory biology students in the context of an investigative laboratory. Cell Biology Education 4(1): 58-96.
Porter, John R. 2005. Information literacy in biology education: an example from an advanced cell biology course. Cell Biology Education 4(4): 335-343.
Shanahan, M., and W. Forrest. 2009. Information literacy: past success and future needs for undergraduate health practitioners. In Lifelong Learning Conference: Queensland, Australia. http://www.caval.edu.au/assets/files/CRIG/Past_Activities_2008/Library_conference_Nov2008.pdf (accessed March 11, 2010).
Smith, Eleanor M. 2003. Developing an information skills curriculum for the sciences. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 37, http://www.istl.org/03-spring/article8.html (accessed March 10, 2010).
Ward, Helena and Julie Hockey. 2007. Biotechnology education. Engaging the learner: embedding information literacy skills into a biotechnology degree. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 35(5): 374-380.
Winterman, Brian. 2009. Building better biology undergraduates through information literacy integration. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. 58. http://www.istl.org/09-summer/refereed1.html. (accessed March 11, 2010).
Zhang, Li. 2007. Promoting critical thinking, and information instruction in a biochemistry course. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 51, http://www.istl.org/07-summer/refereed.html (accessed March 10, 2010).


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Yankee executive to speak at Nov. 20 CEP event
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Tony Bruno of Yankee Global Enterprises is set to speak during the Nov. 20 edition of the "exCEPtional mornings" breakfast series sponsored by the Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership. Bruno is scheduled to discuss a proposed stadium project and potential relocation of the Yankees' Class A affiliate to Ocala.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - James Michael McAdoo scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the North Carolina Tar Heels posted a 70-58 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in ACC action at McCamish Pavilion.
Also scoring in double figures for the Tar Heels (18-8, 8-5 ACC) were Leslie McDonald and P.J. Hairston with 15 and 10 points, respectively, as the team won for the second time in as many games.
The Yellow Jackets (14-11, 4-9) were paced by Marcus Georges-Hunt and Chris Bolden who both tallied 12 points, followed by Kammeon Holsey with 10 points off the bench as the team bowed for the second time in three outings. Daniel Miller responded with a game-high 12 rebounds.
Georgia Tech opened the contest on an 8-3 run, but the squad shot only 2-of-7 beyond the arc and missed all six chances at the free-throw line over the first 20 minutes of action, resulting in a 36-30 lead for UNC at the break.
In the second half the Tar Heels shot only 37.9 percent from the floor, but that was still better than Georgia Tech which hit on just 9-of-26 (.346) as UNC pulled away for the victory.
The Yellow Jackets turned the ball over 19 times and were outscored at the free-throw line, 14-4.
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Big game IMO. I think we will be battling KSU the rest of the way for that 4th spot in the Big 12.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Oh yeah?
I haven't seen K State play yet this year, so I have no idea how they look, but I expect a very hard fought game. If our guys come out with the same focus, I think they will pull it out.
I think our guys win by 10 points, but it'll be a back and forth battle all game long
6-3, we have a two-game lead with 9 to go.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
ISU in 3 games and win each one of those games 5-0!
Originally Posted by Cyclonepride
I haven't seen K State play yet this year, so I have no idea how they look, but I expect a very hard fought game. If our guys come out with the same focus, I think they will pull it out.
Their bigs play hard. They are very tough down low. Hope Royce is ready.
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Originally Posted by Clones21
I meant that to be right after cyguytillidie's post.
I have no idea what he was saying.
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
I meant that to be right after cyguytillidie's post.
I have no idea what he was saying.
I think he has had too much to drink tonight
It's going to be interesting because K-State's strengths match up with our strengths. They're kind of ugly on offense, but they get to the line and get offensive boards, both things that we are good at preventing. I think Babb will match up well with MacGruder. I think it will be similar to the Texas away game where they make it hard for us to score, but they struggle more than we do. We shoot about 30 FTs again since K-State is one of those teams that think that the refs can't call em all.
69-65 ISU. Revised it up.
Originally Posted by Clones21
I think he has had too much to drink tonight
I think it's a Haxball tournament reference.
Rodney McGruder might be Babb's toughest assignment to date (I assume this will be the matchup). Spradling's been struggling lately, but can't look past him.
I don't think they have anyone to matchup with Royce (not many do).
Could be a good one, but I could also see us pull away, and win by double digits.
KSu is a quality team and I'm afraid that the team will have a little let down after the high of the last game. I think they will get down and come back on KSu but too little, too late.
KSu 71 - 68.
Yes, I know I am a conditioned Cyclone Fan - always fearing the worst.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to our witnesses this morning.
Having traveled to both Vukovar, during the 1991 Serbian assault on that city, and the Caucasus, in the weeks following the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia, I have seen the terrible burden borne by people caught in these conflicts. In Georgia other members and I visited an IDP camp and met people who had lost all of their possessions and had been separated from their families. Thousands of these people still live in precarious conditions, unable to return to their homes due to a lack of adequate security or the fact that their residences were sacked and burned to the ground. Sadly, this is an ongoing problem throughout the OSCE region—people, targeted because of their faith or ethnicity, have been forced to flee their homes and villages, and live as internally displaced persons or international refugees for months and even years.
While ethnic tensions played a role in the origins of these conflicts, Russia, whose actions are in clear violation of the UN Charter and OSCE principles, has been a big part of the problem, stoking conflict throughout the OSCE region--throughout the former Yugoslavia, in Georgia and in other regions of the Caucasus, in the breakaway region of Moldova and the Baltic states.
And although the OSCE, the US, and the European Union have been actively engaged in seeking a peaceful resolution of these conflicts, the disastrous outcome of so many of them, above all the genocide at Srebrenica, and the failure to resolve other conflicts, such as in Moldova and over the future constitutional status of Bosnia, forces us to ask whether a new approach to conflict mitigation is necessary thirty-five years after the Helsinki Final Act. Through the Corfu Security dialogue, the OSCE is engaged in a assessment of its comprehensive security concept and the tools available to address conflict.
Thank you once again, Mr. Chairman, and I look forward to hearing our witness's views on these critical concerns and their recommendations as to resolving the many protracted conflicts that destroy or threaten the lives of so many people living in OSCE states.


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Here is a little informational video we did showing differences between Russell's APX and Sitka gear. Its really to bad that Russell is going away.
Here is a little informational video we did showing differences between Russell's APX and Sitka gear. Its really to bad that Russell is going away.
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Serious Gear for the Serious Sportsman
Last year I bought a few of the Russell Outdoors items in Max-1. I really like the gear.
So Russell isn't going to be making hunting clothing anymore? I guess that explains why everything they have is dirt cheap right now. They were my "go to" for Mossy Oak Brush. Can't beat that pattern on the plains here in SD. Nice comparison by the way. I bought the gale vest and jacket last year and love them so far. Almost too warm when hiking a lot.
Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.
Genesis 27:3 (NKJV)
I have been looking at the Russell line and was thinking about picking up some. Anyone know what temps the Gale jacket and pants are comfortable for? Worried that if I buy them for archery elk in the early fall, they might be too hot, and using them using them at home in michigan on stand might be too cold. Anyone have any thoughts?
Horse tracks and guts piles....
I would love to pick up a Gale 5 jacket, especially with Russell on sale everywhere now, including Cabela's, but if you're not S, M, XXL, or XXXL, forget it. Can't find a L or XL anywhere and I've looked for more than a month.


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Dushyanth Narayanan is a researcher in the Systems and Networking Group at Microsoft's European research centre in Cambridge, England. He has worked on mobile computing, databases, storage, energy, and most recently on data center technologies and applications. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (2002), and B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1995).
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THURSDAY, NOV. 22Libraries Closed for ThanksgivingAll six branches of the Garfield County Libraries will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23. The libraries will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24.MONDAY, NOV. 26Go 2 Work Workshop9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays • Colorado Mountain College Rifle Campus • Free • 384-8523Resume assistance, career exploration, skill assessment/enhancement, and interviewing skills assistance are available. Prepare for your CareerReady Colorado Certificate. No preregistration is required.Ready to Read Story Time11 a.m. Mondays • Parachute Branch Library, 244 Grand Valley Way • Free • 285-9870, www.gcpld.orgInteractive story time with Miss Michelle.TUESDAY, NOV. 27Literacy Outreach Conversation CircleVarious times every Tuesday • Rifle Branch Library, 207 East Ave., Rifle • Free • 945-5282 for info and timesJoin a Literacy Outreach volunteer for Conversation Circle, a great way for adult English learners to practice their speaking skills in a safe environment. All speakers of other languages are welcome. Only English will be spoken. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28Silt Story Time10 a.m. Wednesdays • Silt Branch Library, 600 Home Ave. • Free • 876-5500, www.gcpld.orgEnjoy story time for kids and their accompanying adults every Wednesday.Toddler Time 10 a.m. Wednesdays • Parachute Branch Library, 244 Grand Valley Way • Free • 285-9870, www.gcpld.org Story time designed just for toddlers, plus games, finger play and more. New Castle Senior LuncheonNoon Wednesdays • River Center, 126 North 4th St., New Castle • $2.50 donation suggested • RSVP to 984-2334 or 987-3565Wii Wednesdays4 p.m. Wednesdays • Rifle Branch Library, 207 East Ave. • Free • 625-4270, www.gcpld.orgEvery Wednesday after school, teens from middle school and up are invited to join in for games on our Wii console and snacks.
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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor Two new board members recently took their seats on the Perkins County Health Services Foundation Board. The appointments of Patrick McGreer and Bonnie Taubenheim were approved by the county commissioners and they attended their first official meeting of the year on Jan. 15. Patrick McGreer is taking the District II position formerly held by Kenny Wykert. Bonnie Taubenheim is replacing Brenda Kiolbasa who was one of two representatives from the hospital board who fill the capacity on the foundation board. In expressing her gratitude for past service, PCHS Foundation Administrator Jody Snogren said, "Kenny [Wykert] and Brenda [Kiolbasa] have been hard-working, invested members of our board and they will be greatly missed. However, I am excited with the addition of Patrick [McGreer] and Bonnie [Taubenheim]. I can see them both being assets to the work that our foundation has to accomplish. I look forward to many amazing things happening in 2013!"Patrick McGreer Patrick McGreer will be serving on the same board that his mother, Nita McGreer, served on for several years. "I feel we [Perkins County Health Services] offer excellent health care in Perkins County," said McGreer. "I am hoping to be an asset to the foundation." McGreer spent his early childhood years in Big Springs, moving to Grant with his family in 1996 and graduating from Grant High School in 2002. In 2007, he and wife Chelsea (Geisert), who is also a native of Grant, returned to the community after college and he took a position with his family's Pioneer Hi-Bred business as a sales representative. The couple has two young children, Mason, six, and Haylea, three. They are active in their church, teaching Sunday School and providing nursery care. McGreer enjoys family time, hunting, fishing and serving as a referee for football games at the junior high level as well as for high school junior varsity. Bonnie Taubenheim Having retired from the Farm Service Agency where she spent 32 years, she said she is looking forward to being on the foundation board and serving her community in another way. Taubenheim said she has a lot to learn but she is already impressed at the amount of assistance the foundation provides for the hospital and the community. "I feel that we have a great hospital here in Grant," she said. "It is vital to the community for both health care and employment opportunities." Taubenheim, who was born in Kearney, is a dedicated volunteer in the area who keeps busy dedicating time to the Thrift Shoppe at the senior center, the county's food pantry, and helping to organize and assist at the American Red Cross Bloodmobile. She is a member of the Grant United Methodist Church and a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. She enjoys playing bridge, reading, quilting and sewing. Her husband, Glenn, is the branch manager for Sargent Irrigation in Grant. They have a son, Clint, and daughter, Shannon, and five grandchildren that they enjoy.


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If scammers aren't preying on those in financial hardship they're off preying on those with a low self image. A federal court has recently halted (at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)) a website and online company that allegedly took more than $450 million from consumers around the world looking for "free" or "risk-free" offers fro weight-loss pills ... Read More »
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The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on online marketing scheme's using "Free" Trail offers as a way to scamming consumers of their money. A federal court stopped an online operation that allegedly stole more than $450 million from consumers in the US and other countries at the request of the FTC. The alleged ringleader, Jesse Willms and 10 companies ... Read More »


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We know which cities dominate the world of business today -- but which will become more prominent in the coming decade? A new study commissioned by global bank Citi forecasts both the dominant cities for competitiveness in 2025 -- and the ones that are growing centers for business, too.Here's a look at the 16 cities around the world that are forecast to see their ranking rise by more than 10 places compared with their current standings, in this study of 120 major global markets.One of the study's interesting findings: Bigger isn't necessarily better. Rising cities come in all sizes. (Population figures via World Atlas.) Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
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From Chicago:
Take I-88 West past Aurora to the Sugar Grove exit at Route 56. Take Rt. 56 West, it runs directly into US 30 West. Continue west on US 30 to Shabbona. (Approximately 30 West of Aurora.)
From Rockford: Take I-39 South to US 30 exit. Go East on US 30 to Shabbona. (Approximately 50 miles South of Rockford.)
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Take US 30 East to Shabbona. (Approximately 60 miles East of Rock Falls/Sterling.
From Joliet:
1. Take I-388 North to I-88, then West on I-88 to the Sugar Grove Exit at Rt. 56, then West on Rt. 56 which runs into US 30 West. Continue on US 30 West to Shabbona.
2) Take I-80 West to I-39, then North on I-39 to US 30, then East on US 30 to Shabbona,
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Turkish Folk Dance at St. Cloud Library March 9
Come explore the beautiful traditions of Turkish Folk Dance at the St. Cloud Public Library.
On Saturday, March 9, from 2-3 p.m., the Folk Dance Group from the Turkish American Association of Minnesota will perform traditional folk dances, demonstrate traditional dance moves for the audience and present a slide show about Turkey. This folk dance presentation will take place in the Children's Programming Room.


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By Pastor Huran Gatobu
God is good, all the time. As we continue in Easter season, it is interesting to see how Jesus continued to appear to His followers. It is amazing how we can see the universality of the church in these appearances. John 21:1-14 tells how He appeared to his disciples by the sea of Tiberias which is also known as Sea of Galilee or Lake Gennesaret. Peter and six others had returned to the sea for fishing.


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Tampa, Florida -- The man believed to have committed several home invasions and sexual batteries Thursday night near the University of South Florida has died, following a chase and shootout with police.
The manhunt for Charlie Christopher Bates ended shortly after 12:30 p.m., after police rammed a car he was driving, which went off-road in front of a Waffle House on US Highway 301 in Tampa. What followed was an intense two minutes of gunfire between police and the suspect.
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When the shooting ended, Bates was pulled from the car, seriously injured with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance from the scene, and died at the hospital around 1:21 p.m. No police officers were injured in the gun battle.
Earlier in the day, Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee said they were looking for a person whose cell phone was found with Bates. Gee added that Bates told one of his victims Thursday night that he had killed someone and police were concerned about the cell phone's owner safety. Investigators later reported the cell phone's owner was found safe and not one of Bates' victims.
Investigators say they do not know at this time why Bates began his crime spree.
This all started just after 11 p.m. Thursday when the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a call from Florida Hospital indicating two women claimed they had just been sexually battered while inside their apartment at the Cambridge Wood Apartments.
USF's website sent out an alert describing it as "an unsafe situation has been reported in the vicinity north of the USF TAMPA between Fletcher and Skipper and from 42nd St. to 46th Street."
Investigators identified the suspect as 24-year-old Charlie Christopher Bates. He has multiple tattoos on his arms and neck, is 5'9" and about 160 to 170 pounds with shoulder-length dreadlocks. Police say he wears his dreadlocks in a pony tail.
Bates allegedly entered the victims' apartment on Shiloh Woods Court, where he bound four male occupants with duct tape and sexually battered four adult females. Deputies say the women were all USF students.
The suspect then fled the apartment complex and entered a nearby apartment in Eagle's Point. There, deputies say Bates forced his way into a woman's apartment at gunpoint. Tampa Police say the victim pleaded with the suspect to not harm her. The suspect ultimately did leave, without taking anything or assaulting the woman.
Deputies say Bates next arrived at Oaks Apartments, which is directly across 42nd Street from the original incident at the Cambridge Woods Apartments. He went into an apartment where about 25 people were attending a birthday party. The suspect forced all partygoers into a bedroom at gunpoint, firing at least one shot into the carpet.
The suspect then left the apartment, where he began chasing a man who was outside.
The man made it back into his apartment and closed the door. Bates allegedly fired at least three rounds at the man, who was not hit. At least one round struck the door.
HCSO public information officer Larry McKinnon advises students to keep their apartment and vehicle doors locked at all times, as the suspect was able to enter unlocked doors.
Bates suspected in previous cases
Tampa Police say Bates is also a suspect in several other recent crimes:
Bates is a suspect in a home invasion that occurred on August 9 at a home near Busch Boulevard and Rome Avenue. Police say the suspect broke into a woman's home through a locked back door. He demanded money, her phone and jewelry at gunpoint. He threatened to sexually batter her and kill her. The victim began praying and he fled from the scene. While breaking into the home, he cut himself and left blood at the scene. DNA from the blood was linked to Bates, and a warrant was issued for his arrest on one count of armed home invasion/robbery.
Bates is also suspected of a home invasion on September 3. The suspect entered the victims' house through an unlocked back door. A boyfriend and girlfriend were asleep in the bedroom. The suspect woke them at gunpoint and demanded money. The suspect pistol whipped the boyfriend and sexually assaulted the girlfriend before fleeing the scene. He threatened to kill them if they called police. Because they feared for their lives, they didn't report the crime until two days later.
Then on Thursday, Bates allegedly approached a woman while she was sitting out on her screened porch and forced her into her apartment at gunpoint. He ordered her to undress and forced her to kiss him. She began reciting bible scriptures and prayed for the suspect. Police say his demeanor changed; he apologized and he gave her a shirt to cover up. They prayed together, she ripped out pages from the Bible and gave them to the suspect. He fled the apartment and she called 911.
Lockdowns lifted at nearby schools
Public schools in the USF area are still open, and all lockdowns have been lifted.
Hillsborough Public Schools say extra security was on hand and several schools in the New Tampa and USF areas were placed on modified lockdown. Modified lockdown means classes are being conducted, but there are no outdoor activities.
After the suspect was apprehended Friday afternoon, officials lifted the modified lockdown for all affected schools. Those schools affected were:
USF also tweeted that campus police are working to provide temporary, on-campus housing for "USF students living in the affected apartment complexes."
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Hillsboro, MO (KSDK) - A Barnhart woman was handed a suspended seven year prison term and placed on five years probation for her guilty plea to forgery and felony theft in Jefferson County.
34 year old Rebecca Woods entered her guilty plea to the six charges in August and was sentenced Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Woods wrote checks from the Antonia school Parent Teacher Organization to herself between January and March 2011, with more than $8000 of unauthorized funds being spent on herself.
Woods never did explain what she did with the stolen money.
Judge Nark Stoll also ordered Woods to pay restitution of $5275.00 to First State Community Bank, and another $4330.00 to the Antonia Schools.
Under terms of her probation, Woods is forbidden to hold any employment where she would have access of oversight of any cash, credit, or debit accounts.


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st. Castle GB - Glasgow G4
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Oscar madness
Entertainment | With the Academy of Motion Pictures set to vote on this year's Oscars, odds are against the movies most moviegoers like
"Oscar madness" Continued...
Do Americans have bad taste in movies? If the movies that make money compared to the movies that win awards are any gauge to go by, the answer is apparently yes. Our taste is dreadful.
We like big, bold movies-movies filled with adventure, romance, heartache, heroism, and tender family feeling. Movies like The Perfect Storm, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Passion of the Christ, and Spiderman represent a wide range of films that, despite their differences in terms of genre, all made it to the top in terms of ticket sales. And believe it or not, once upon a time, Oscars actually went to films like these.
In 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark was nominated for Best Picture but was beat out by the uplifting Chariots of Fire. Though they were both defeated by Ghandi, in 1982 Tootsie and ET: The Extraterrestrial were also nominated for the big award. Even as recently as 1997 box-office heavyweights like As Good as It Gets and Titanic were not only nominated but also drew in the largest audiences.
These were fun, exciting, popular movies, and both the public and the academy seemed to be in lock-step in their enjoyment of them. But not anymore.
As The Hollywood Reporter's Michael Grove points out in a recent piece detailing Oscar trends, around 1989 things started to change. And after 1997 that change became more pronounced and seemingly permanent. These days, Grove observes, "There's no question that if you want to be in the Best Picture race you've either got to be a small serious drama or a big commercial film . . . with some serious or, better yet, tragic undertones." He then adds, "This fits very well with today's academy appetite for portentous indie dramas that, preferably, have been made for very little money."
What Grove doesn't mention in his analysis of academy voters' taste is that Oscar's turn toward more "serious" films coincides with its drive to award more political films-that is, progressive, countercultural films that push a specific social agenda.
Despite the academy's claim that its members "do not promote political matters," nearly every Oscar-nominated movie with demonstrably political themes falls on the left side of the ledger. A quick perusal of the nominated films of the last few years reads like a checklist of the liberal platform. Validates same-sex couples-check (Brokeback Mountain). Endorses transgendered lifestyles-check (Transamerica). Repudiates immigration law enforcement-check (Babel). Promotes euthanasia-check (Million Dollar Baby). Blames Israel for its difficulties with its neighbors-check (Munich). Advocates class-action lawsuits-check (Erin Brockovich). And the list goes on to cover everything from the president's supposed scheming with oil companies (Syriana) to the constant implication that being married in the suburbs is a miserable way to go through life (American Beauty, Far from Heaven, Kinsey, Closer, and others).
Even with the inclusion of a rousing cop thriller like The Departed, the 2006 Oscar season is shaping up much the same. Martin Scorsese's drama may be brilliant, but it is also brutal-a hard R-rated film whose few amusements are of the grim, resigned kind. Some have argued that Best Picture nominee Little Miss Sunshine is bucking the trend by bringing laughs back to the biggest category. However, while it has its moments of wry hilarity, those chortles come by way of a porn- and heroine-addicted grandfather; a sullen, silent teen who spends the entire film wearing a shirt that proclaims "Jesus was wrong"; a suicidal gay Proust scholar; and a 10-year-old girl who simulates a strip routine for the talent portion of a beauty pageant. Hardly the makings of a broad, inclusive comedy. Dreamgirls, on the other hand, the most exuberant, accessible movie in any of the major categories, is setting records for receiving the most nominations without being up for Best Picture.
The remaining films are not only serious, they also have the advantage of being politically important (or, at least, politically self-important). Out of a myriad of interlocking narratives, Babel features one clear villain: the loudmouthed, ignorant Americans who tumble through other people's countries mistaking target practice for terrorism and demanding that their illegal nannies miss their sons' weddings before being deported. Though Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima may present a well-crafted story, it nonetheless reverses the roles of conventional World War II films and casts Japanese soldiers as heroes and American troops as villains (not surprisingly, many critics have drawn parallels between that view and the current war).
And once again the films up for awards Feb. 25 have proved that while agenda-driven films do well with critics, their Oscar gold seldom translates into box-office green.
Adjusted for inflation, 2005's Best Picture winner, Crash, was the lowest-grossing film to earn that prize in the show's history, with a theatrical take of a mere $54.5 million. The combined total in the category was the lowest in 21 years. Before Crash, Million Dollar Baby ranked as the least popular Best Picture winner since 1987. It crossed the $100 million mark, but not until after it won the Oscar, and even then it recorded one of the lowest post-show sales bounces in decades. This year the returns weren't much better, though Scorsese's The Departed is keeping the group sum from dipping embarrassingly low.
The few Oscar-winning films that do win big at the bank rarely champion causes of any kind. Of the 16 films nominated for Oscar's six main categories (Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Actor/Actress, Best Director, Best Picture) in 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring alone broke the top 10 barrier. And in 2002, only The Two Towers and Chicago garnered highest grosses. More recently, in 2003, The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean were the only films to make it into the top 10. None made it in either 2004 or 2005, and this year The Pursuit of Happyness alone managed the feat.
That means out of the 96 films nominated in the six major categories for Academy Awards over the last six years, only seven topped the box-office receipts. And of those seven, three were part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, a franchise tightly based on the fantasy novels of a conservative Catholic who believed he was recasting biblical truth in the format of myth. Of the remaining five, none could be called overtly political. Expand the list to the top 20 moneymakers of any given year and only a handful of additional nominees (none boasting any social agenda to speak of) make the cut.
In contrast, domestic grosses reveal that many of America's most popular films remain what could be called conservative in theme and characterization: Independence Day, Chronicles of Narnia, The Passion of the Christ, Bruce Almighty, The Lord of the Rings, Signs, Spiderman, and Pearl Harbor. Unlike the majority of Oscar picks, all are tales characterized by risk-taking, personal responsibility, individual achievement, and faith in a power greater than ourselves. The majority even feature patriotism and distrust of central governance.
Particularly revealing given this premise is the popularity of this year's phenomenal, and phenomenally successful film, The Pursuit of Happyness, a movie that not only celebrates hard work and the charity of churches, but even champions capitalism. In a film about a homeless man, the main character's only gripe with the government is how much it takes from him in taxes. Not surprisingly, though Will Smith received a nod for Best Actor, the movie was shut out in all other categories.
This isn't to suggest that only crowd-pleasers should receive Oscar attention. But considering the number of profitable and artistically worthy films that go overlooked by the academy (this year World Trade Center and Inside Man come to mind), it does seem curiously insistent on rewarding little-known and little-liked efforts. There is more to this trend than simple cinematic elitism. Rather, it looks more likely that Oscar voters, with the collusion of the entertainment press, use their accolades to try to shape the debates on the moral issues of our time.
In 1999 two of the year's biggest winners, The Cider House Rules and Boys Don't Cry, wove, respectively, pro-abortion and pro-transgenderism positions into narratives average Americans might find sympathetic. The Cider House Rules told the story of Homer (Tobey MacGuire), a young man who believes abortion is commensurate with infanticide despite his job as surgical assistant to Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine), an abortionist. After being confronted with a young woman whose pregnancy is the result of incest, Homer comes to believe his opposition to abortion is narrow-minded and impractical, and he accepts his mentor's life work as compassionate.
In this case, the plot alone presented clear enough value judgments, but it was the lauding of that judgment that lent the film political weight. Not only did the academy give credence to the film's premise by nominating it for Best Picture and Best Director, it also provided novelist John Irving an opportunity to praise the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) when he took the podium to accept his Oscar for Best Screenplay.
Critics didn't shy away from pronouncing simpatico sentiments either. New York Times film critic Stephen Holden made evident the lesson he hoped audiences would take away: "In order for our lives to mean anything at all, we sometimes have to play God, take charge and do what we believe is right." Lesser critics across the country followed suit, tying the film's protagonist abortion doctor to hardworking abortionists in real life. Jack Mathews of The Seattle Times conferred benevolent motives to the entire abortion industry when he wrote, "Like most of today's abortion-clinic doctors, Larch sees abortion as a last resort but a viable one."
But whereas Cider House's purpose was to frame a debate already raging in America, Boys Don't Cry functioned as a preemptive strike to sway audiences to one side of a looming cultural battle. Independently produced, the film centered on a young woman who deceives her lover into believing she is a man. Played by then-unknown Hilary Swank, the character not only cuts her hair like a boy and wears masculine clothing, she makes love to her girlfriend with a prosthetic phallus.
While that sounds like the makings of a disturbing psychological thriller, in the hands of Hollywood it was transformed into a romantic tragedy-a Romeo and Juliet (or Juliet and Juliet as the case may be) for the modern gender-bending age. In his review of Boys Don't Cry, Roger Ebert set out the moral he expected viewers to walk away with: "Everybody in this film acts exactly according to their natures . . . it's a sad song about a free spirit who tried to fly a little too close to the flame."
Like Cider House, Boys received support from critics and numerous national and international awards. And because it introduced subject matter barely conceived in red-state America, it also opened the door for the mainstream media to promote the transsexual lifestyle. Only the second time around, the stories were not presented as narrative dramas, carefully crafted to elicit audience identification and sympathy, but as investigative reports.
On Feb. 25, 2004, CBS' 48 Hours premiered a broadcast titled "Trapped," examining the lives of three "transgendered" individuals who believe they are suffering from society's intolerance of their true identities-namely that, despite their genitalia, they feel more comfortable living as members of the opposite sex. One of the guests, Kayla, was an 11-year-old girl on her way to becoming a boy with the blessing of her mother and the testosterone shots of her doctor. Wanting to affirm her child's inner identity, Kayla's single mother calls her daughter "Kayden" and refers to her as "he." Following CBS coverage, on Aug. 24, 2004, Oprah Winfrey, den mother to millions of American women from all sides of the political spectrum, again featured Kayla/Kayden and her mother in a sympathetic program on transsexual pre-pubescence.
Though neither of these Oscar-winners made much money, progressives considered both successful in that they either furthered a public argument or introduced one. And whereas Boys may have been unsuccessful in its bid to draw in viewers with its tragic same-sex "love story," a film nominated six years later wasn't. No matter how the receipts were parsed by region, the fact remained that Brokeback Mountain-a twisted love story involving two cowboys who each marry wives but continue a homosexual relationship- took in an impressive $83 million in domestic grosses.
This may be why, despite the marked drop-off in Academy Award ratings, the trend of honoring baldly partisan films shows little signs of abating.


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To put in place the necessary arrangements and expertise for Mozambique's fisheries to be sustainably managed and for trade in products derived from these fisheries to be effectively regulated in Mozambique and South Africa
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This sub-project focuses on sustainable fisheries management in Mozambique and Southern Africa, namely around Quissico, Maputo Bay and Vilanculos with further activities in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Unregulated and unsustainable trade of fish leads to the loss of marine biodiversity and fish stocks and threatens the ecosystem. This in turn is of concern for local livelihoods that depend on fishing for food and income security. Although South Africa has clear and comprehensive legislation on this matter, there is a need to further enforce its povisions. Other countries in the region require improved legal and policy frameworks for the effective regulation of both domestic and international fish and fish product trade.
The fishing communities and markets remain under-researched and this sub-project will help to further an understanding of the multi-actor networks involved in fisheries management and the various threats they face. Further documentation on socio-economic aspects of fisheries is necessary to implement appropriate targets and interventions for sustainable fishing practices and poverty alleviation. This includes information on: harvest and trade dynamics, drivers of the sea-food trade, fisheries management and trade regulation, access to fish trade information and how market institutions interact at local and regional/national levels.
IUCN and its partners are building a knowledge base and producing and distributing information materials among community fishers, fish traders and other relevant stakeholders in the market chain. This sub-project also focuses on government capacity to draft and implement policy relevant to pro-poor fisheries management and trade regulation. Capacity needs assessments and legislation reviews are therefore being carried out in relevant Mozambican and South African ministries. Based on these results, IUCN partners will develop materials and training programmes to build capacity to better monitor, manage and regulate fisheries in this region.
It is expected that this project will provide local communities and other fisheries stakeholders with trade and market information relevant to products derived from the sea. These communities will also become aware of options for co-management of these enterprises.
As a result of government-level intervention, there will be increased transparency and improved regulation of the fisheries trade in and from Mozambique.
In addition, management will be improved and illegal trade in fisheries resources will be reduced as a result of enhanced community-level and policy-level governance capacities.
This project is closely monitored by TRAFFIC , the wildlife trade monitoring network (a joint programme between WWF and IUCN).
Most of the research and data collection is done by Centro Terra Viva (CTV) in Mozambique. CTV also provides capacity building resources/workshops and coordinate partnerships with other local organisations.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) in South Africa runs South African components of the project and provides CTV with guidance on research methodologies, monitoring and evaluation and capacity building techniques. EWT also analyses the fish-trade dynamics between South Africa and Mozambique.


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May 25, 2016
A jury in Redwood City, California, has decided that Scott Peterson should be executed for killing his wife, Laci, and her fetus.
Cheers went up outside the courtroom as the jury announced its decision after 11 1/2 hours of deliberations over three days. The jury had two options in deciding the 32-year-old former fertilizer salesman's fate: life in prison without parole or death by injection.
Judge Alfred A. Delucchi will formally sentence Peterson on Feb. 25. The judge will be able to reduce the sentence to life without parole, if he chooses to do so.
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RALEIGH -- More than 300 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services employees were told to stay home from work following the recent government shutdown.
The department reports a total of 337 employees were immediately affected by the shutdown.
The shutdown did not affect those only partially funded by the government, according to a news release. Those employees will be allowed to continue going to work while the department assesses the impact of the shutdown over the next few days.
Department representatives say up to 4,500 DHHS employees could be furloughed or see their hours cut back during the shutdown.
Medicaid and services at DHHS' state-operated healthcare facilities won't be affected during the shutdown, according to the department. And, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says food stamps will be distributed during the month of October.
Here's a list of other possible impacts of the government shutdown from NC DHHS:
- Standard, follow up, licensure inspections of certain licensed healthcare facilities by federally-funded inspectors will cease.
- The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, will shut down this month as remaining funding runs out. The program is 100% federally funded and provides supplemental food, health care referrals and nutrition education for almost 264,000 women, infants and young children each month.
- Funding for North Carolina 's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, called Work First, will begin to run out.
- The Child Care Development Fund will begin to run out. Existing funds will likely cover a portion of the month of October.
- Funds for Adult Protective Services and Guardianship Services will begin to run out.


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Firstly I apologize for the long post. I am new to linux and zimbra so some of my inquiries may seem retarded
I have a question regarding setting up smarthost for my zimbra server
running on Debian 6
I need to set up zimbra so it relays to an anti-spam hardware (transparent brigde) which requires no authentication whatsoever (it is also running postfix).
Thing is, I set up the "Relay MTA for external delivery" to the IP address of the device, save the settings, but nothing is changed - e.g. I send email from the zimbra webmail to an external address and within the headers I see it was not relayed.
I tried using another mail server, which actually has a proper DNS name etc - still the same result - as if the setting is not changed.
I tried configuring Zimbra from the command prompt with "zmprov ms server.domain.com zimbraMtaRelayHost mailrelay.example.com", however this has not worked as well.
I don't know whether this is related, but I got the following error in the daily mail-report:
postfix-script (total: 15)
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5 not owned by root: /opt/zimbra/postfix-184.108.40.206z/conf/master.cf
5 not owned by root: /opt/zimbra/postfix-220.127.116.11z/conf/main.cf
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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Reigning champion and five-time
overall winner Serena Williams was a routine second-round victor Thursday at
The Championships, Wimbledon.
The world No. 1 superstar cruised past Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 in
67 minutes on a sunny day at the All England Club. The American great smacked
nine aces and was not broken in the predictable matchup.
Williams was among those restoring order at the year's third Grand Slam event
just one day after five former world No. 1 women exited the draw via upset
or injury, including former champion Maria Sharapova and reigning two-time
Australian Open titlist Victoria Azarenka.
The 31-year-old Williams is now riding a career-best 33-match winning
streak and a brilliant 76-3 since losing in the first round at last year's
French Open.
Williams is also the reigning French and U.S. Open champion and owns 16 Grand
Slam singles titles overall. She beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in last
year's final here to capture her third Wimbledon title in four years and
also captured an Olympic gold medal at the All England Club last summer.
Her third-round opponent will be 42-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm, who
is the oldest woman to reach the third round at Wimbledon in the Open Era.
Meanwhile, former Grand Slam champs Li Na and Samantha Stosur also reached the
round of 32.
The sixth-seeded Li posted a 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 victory over previously hot
Romanian Simona Halep.
The bottom half of the draw was turned upside down on Wednesday, when the
second-seeded Azarenka, third-seeded Sharapova and ninth-seeded Caroline
Wozniacki all exited. Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champ, was
the only top-10 seed in the bottom half to survive the carnage and did so
thanks to a walkover win against Yaroslava Shvedova.
Halep could have posed a problem for Li, as she entered the All England Club
after capturing titles each of the past two weeks -- first in Nuremberg and
then in Den Bosch. After dominating the second set by winning 28 of the 40
points played, Halep was no match in the third as the 2011 French Open champ
turned the tables and won 28-of-42 points.
Li had lost in the second round at Wimbledon each of the last two years after
a quarterfinal appearance in 2011, and was coming off a second-round loss at
this month's French Open after a runner-up finish at the Australian Open.
Stosur, the 2011 U.S. Open champ, had little trouble for the second match in a
row this week. The 14th-seeded Australian cruised past Russian Olga Puchkova,
6-2, 6-2, after a 6-1, 6-3 rout of Slovak Anna Schmiedlova in the first round.
The competition will get a little tougher for Stosur in the third round, as
Sabine Lisicki now awaits. The 23rd-seeded German, a Wimbledon semifinalist in
2011 and twice a quarterfinalist in the London suburb, thumped Russian veteran
Elena Vesnina, 6-3, 6-1.
Other winners Thursday included 18th-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova,
American Madison Keys, the aforementioned Date-Krumm and Croat Petra Martic.
Cibulkova needed just 49 minutes to dispatch Spain's Maria Teresa Torro-Flor,
6-0, 6-1, while Keys upended 30th-seeded German Mona Barthel, 6-4, 6-2. Date-
Krumm advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over Romania's Alexandra Cadantu and
Martic claimed a 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 win over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech
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|Sleds and snow—it just doesn't get much better!
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Cody Maloney shows no fear as he sails down the slope at Holyoke Golf Course Monday morning, Feb. 24. With no school scheduled anyway that day, kids throughout town enjoyed some snowtime fun. Local weather observer Dan Kafka reported a total of 7.2 inches of snow for not quite a half inch moisture in the Saturday-Sunday snowfall Feb. 22-23.
A sled ride behind a horse is just the ticket for Janna Smith Monday morning, Feb. 24 as Kaitlyn Kent has fun riding the sled-puller southeast of Holyoke.
Macie Maloney clearly enjoys her morning on the Holyoke Golf Course slopes as she flies down the hill on her sled.
Taryn Knight, pictured at left, and Gabi Gordon work on their snowman in a sled lane at the golf course. The intent was to plow through the snowman on the downhill slide.
—Enterprise photos
Holyoke Enterprise February 27, 2014


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Old but not isolated
As the first baby boomers near retirement age, questions beyond the financial loom for a graying America: What happens to the elderly when they are put out to distant pasture? How to put community in retirement community? Westminster Towers reaches out to church and school to show a better way
"Old but not isolated" Continued...
ROCK HILL, S.C.- On a cold December morning in this small South Carolina town, Nell Carrier is waiting on company. Carrier, 86, is a resident of Westminster Towers, a retirement community developed by Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCA). The church sits just across the parking lot from the Towers, along with the congregation's K-12 Westminster Catawba Christian School.
At 10:30 a.m. sharp, 15 4-year-olds in bulky coats and brightly colored gloves march single-file past the 10-foot Christmas tree in the Towers' main lobby. The pre-kindergarten class from the Westminster church school gathers here once a week in a cozy living room in the Towers' assisted living wing to listen to residents read stories. With the holidays upon them, they sit Indian-style at the foot of Carrier's rocking chair while she reads Mrs. Wishy Washy's Christmas and holds the pictures high for the children to see.
Carrier, who has no children, says she looks forward to the weekly story time. "It brings back good memories," she told WORLD. "It reminds me of my nieces and nephews." The retired U.S. Army nurse now suffers from severe arthritis but is thankful for opportunities like these to stay active and help others: "To me that's the most important thing in the world."
Carrier is one of 4.2 million people in the country over the age of 85, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHS). The elderly population in the United States is soaring as life expectancies increase: More than 36 million people in the country are over 65, compared with just 3.1 million a century ago. DHS estimates that the 85-plus population will more than double over the next 20 years.
As the aging population grows, so does the need for good housing and care. Nearly 20 percent of people over age 85 live in nursing homes, according to DHS. But the problem is that many among the elderly are psychologically and spiritually isolated. That's why Westminster church nearly three decades ago began discussing plans to build a retirement community. Though the church was new, had less than 300 members, and didn't own property at the time, its leaders had a vision for building a retirement center that would help aging members and others to avoid isolation.
The Rock Hill area already had a handful of nursing homes, but none offered what the church had in mind: a place for seniors who want to live independently, but also want low-maintenance apartments in a tight-knit community close to church and children. The church decided the nonprofit facility would also care for those with more serious health needs through assisted living and nursing home wings.
Church members made substantial donations. Local banks offered reasonable financing. Still, it took nearly 15 years to raise money, buy property, draw plans, and build the facility next to the church. Westminster Towers opened in June 1989. The six-story facility now houses 145 independent apartments, 29 assisted living units, and 66 nursing home rooms. The average age of residents is 82.
Tony Fountain, president and CEO of Westminster Towers for three years, called residents by name on a recent mid-morning tour. In the facility's main living room, residents visit on comfortable couches and red wingback chairs. A small library in the corner is packed with books, newspapers, magazines, and puzzles. Large windows overlook an outdoor patio with potted flowers and wooden rocking chairs.
A newly hired wellness director coordinates fitness programs and exercise classes using the facility's indoor swimming pool. A packed activities calendar offers something to do throughout the week: Bible studies, movie nights, day trips, dessert socials, Big Band nights, square dances, and poetry clubs.
Crucially, many residents make the short walk across the parking lot to attend services at the church on Sundays. Younger church members make regular trips to the Towers as well: They lead Bible studies and hymn sings, and check on residents who live alone. They visit residents with limited mobility in the assisted living and nursing home wings, and often read or pray with them. "The residents like knowing the church hasn't forgotten about them," says Fountain.
But the residents haven't forgotten about the church either. Many are regularly involved with service opportunities, and Fountain says his staff is eager to encourage them to remain as productive and active as possible: "Here is a group of people with a host of talent and wisdom and gifts. We should be thinking about what they can offer us as well."
To that end, the Towers' staff facilitates a wide range of volunteer opportunities: Residents mentor at-risk children in a local public elementary school, volunteer for Hospice, play instruments in the church orchestra, fold and stuff church bulletins, work at a local Alzheimer's association, and raise money for mission trips. "Some people think if you're in a senior living community you're at the end of your life and you're waiting for the Lord to call you home," says Fountain. "But these people are still looking for opportunities to serve."
Ernestine Howard has found an opportunity to serve twice a month in Mary Weaver's kindergarten class at Westminster's Christian school. "The kids are so refreshing," says Howard, 77, on her way to class on a crisp morning.
Inside Weaver's busy classroom, some 20 kindergartners sit around short tables listening to their teacher's instructions. Paper plates decorated with owl faces and brown paint hang from the ceiling, and a sign with bright blue letters in the front of the class reads: "This is the day that the Lord has made." On this day, Weaver explains each activity the children will complete at different stations around the room. While Howard and two other volunteers help students stay focused, Weaver spends individual reading time with each child in a connecting room.
Howard scoots up to one of the small tables in a tiny yellow chair to help a group of children arrange words on slips of paper into a sentence. The children paste the words onto manila strips of construction paper with purple glue and look to Howard for approval. One boy tells Howard his grandmother is coming to visit. Another tells her if you flip the word "dog," it spells "God." Others ask for help figuring out how to put the sentence together. Howard praises each child as he reads the finished product.
"You can just see the wheels turning," she says with a smile. Howard also volunteers at a local public elementary school as a mentor to children who need extra attention: "I like the one-on-one time with them. And I think they like it too."
Amy Laughlin, director of campus activities at the Towers, volunteers with Howard in Weaver's class and says getting seniors and children together is "a great intergenerational thing." Small children from the church school come to the Towers to sing and read with residents. When the older students study World War II, Towers military veterans put on their bomber jackets and go to class to share firsthand stories of the battles in textbooks.
Laughlin, 27, is a church member who started out as a volunteer at the Towers. Three years later she joined the staff full-time. "I love them all so much," Laughlin says of the residents. "It's like they're all my grandparents."
WPC senior pastor Shelton Sanford has led a Bible study for residents on most Thursday mornings since the Towers opened 17 years ago: "One of the most fun things I get to do all week is come over and see my students at the Towers." The pastor currently leads an in-depth study of Genesis and doesn't shy away from the tough theological stuff: "They hang in there. It's such a blessing to see these godly saints who still want to learn and grow."
Sanford, 57, has found a deeper kinship with the residents recently. The pastor lost his wife of 36 years to leukemia last March. The widower says that the "greatest loss of my life" has given him "a much deeper sympathy" for residents at the Towers who have lost a spouse: "There's a lot of loss over there."
Helping residents deal with loss and pain is a regular part of the work at the Towers, especially in the assisted living and nursing home wings. Fountain says hiring good staff members who bond with residents is key. One staffer recently held her wedding in the tiny chapel in the assisted living wing so that disabled residents could share in her wedding day. Another staffer held an extra wedding reception in the Towers' dining room so residents could join the celebration.
Residents support each other as well, and Richard Tevebaugh has turned that into a regular job as the Towers' volunteer pastor-at-large. Tevebaugh and his wife moved into the Towers five years ago after his long career as a Presbyterian minister. "When I was 75 or 76 I decided it was time to hang it up and retire," he says. But Tevebaugh, 81, doesn't seem very retired: He teaches a Wednesday night men's Bible study, leads a widows support group, visits and prays with sick residents, and welcomes each new resident at the Towers: "I'm here for anyone who needs me."
On Sunday afternoons Tevebaugh leads a vespers service in the community room. Typically a row of sharply dressed ladies sits behind walkers on comfortable couches as the service begins. On one Sunday others sat on folding chairs, holding large-print songbooks, singing "Blessed Assurance" with gusto, and listening to a short Bible lesson. Tevebaugh also visits inmates at a local prison once a week and accepts invitations to preach at area churches.
Despite his busy schedule, the pastor insists that he can't think of another way he'd rather spend his time: "Anyone who retires should be looking for opportunities to serve out of gratitude to God." Each Sunday he helps wheelchair-bound Elizabeth Townsend to church. Townsend is the widow of Wycliffe Bible Translators founder William Cameron Townsend. "What a debt of gratitude the church owes to Wycliffe," Tevebaugh says. "This is payback time for me."
Churches interested in following Westminster Towers' model of serving the elderly will need two things, according to Jimmy Hambright: determination and patience. Hambright, 87, was a founding elder at Westminster church and a member of the Towers' original board of directors. Today he lives in a Towers apartment with his wife.
Hambright says a church doesn't need to be large or wealthy to take on such a project, but it does need to be willing to seek outside support. He says the church worked hard to show the surrounding community the need for good elderly care, and carefully explained how the church would meet it. That made securing financing and outside donations easier. But Hambright quickly adds that it still wasn't easy: "Every obstacle that could have been thrown at us was." But in the end, he's glad the church persevered: "It was certainly worth it."
It's certainly worth it to Nell Carrier, who says coming to the Towers was "the best move I ever made." She's looking forward to reading to schoolchildren again next week.


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Listening to Mothers II and Listening to Mothers II Postpartum National Advisory Council
The Listening to Mothers II National Advisory Council was convened to provide guidance on the planning, implementation, and reporting of the Listening to Mothers II survey and Listening to Mothers II Postpartum follow-up survey. To ensure expertise on the full range of survey topics and involvement of key organizations, the multi-disciplinary advisory group included representatives from many leading professional organizations involved with maternal and child health. The group met for a planning meeting and members provided guidance at key points throughout the process. Council members contributed greatly to the success of the surveys and reports. However, the Listening to Mothers II report and the New Mothers Speak Out report do not necessarily reflect views of the individuals and groups named below. Affiliations were current when members participated in this project.
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Eugene R. Declercq, PhD, MBA, Council Chairperson
Boston University School of Public Health
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
The University of Connecticut, School of Nursing
Katherine Browne, MPH
National Partnership for Women and Families
Carol Bryce-Buchanan
Families and Work Institute
Kathryn Phillips Campbell, MPH
National Business Group on Health
Maureen P. Corry, MPH
Childbirth Connection
Lisa Eng, DO
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II
Joel Evans, MD
Childbirth Connection Board of Directors
Robin Field, MD
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Lynda Garrett, RN, MPH
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Ann F. Grauer, LCCE, CD (DONA), LCCE, PCD (DONA)
DONA International
Linda L. Harmon, MPH
Lamaze International
Jane Honikman, MS
Postpartum Support International
Holly Powell Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNM
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Danielle Laraque, MD, FAAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
Judith Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, FACCE
Lamaze International
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Choices in Childbirth
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National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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March of Dimes
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American Academy of Family Physicians
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Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
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Authorities say the robbery happened at the St. John's Bank located in the 9200 block of Natural Bridge Road around 3 p.m. Friday.
A handgun was displayed during the robbery. No one was injured.
The suspect is described as black, but the gender could not be determined. The suspect stands 5'11" tall and has a slim build and was last seen wearing a grey cowl-neck hood scarf over the head, a black jacket, black track pants with white stripes down the side and carrying a purse.
After the robbery, police say the suspect ran off into the woods behind the bank, which leads to an apartment complex.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect should contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.


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text: Barbara Walters talks with singer Mariah Carey and comedian/presenter Nick Cannon about marriage, pregnancy and about being the new parents of now six-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe. During the interview Carey reveals that she went through a miscarriage before becoming pregnant with the twins. This was also the first time the couple's babies faces have been seen.


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Both women's and men's health awareness is important. Finding a cure for prostate cancer is just as important as finding a cure for breast cancer and people should be aware of that. But here's the problem: No-Shave November as the awareness campaign for men's health, is not the way to do it. Facial hair (and I mean, thick, bushy, itchy facial hair … scruff is ok to an extent) is not always attractive. And what's even worse is when guys who have difficulties growing facial hair try and practice no-shave November. No one likes to see patchy peach fuzz on a grown man. There's also a movement called "Movember," where men grow mustaches throughout the month as an alternative to No-Shave November. I'm pretty sure men are just using this month to exploit their testosterone levels in the most unattractive means possible. There are better alternatives to promoting men's health issues. Why not take a lesson from October and breast cancer awareness? Come up with a color and just shower the whole month in it. Although overwhelming, it's much less painful. In case you still haven't gotten the point that No-Shave November is the worst campaign ever, here are 10 horrible facial hair disasters that ruined good looking men.
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