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Anxiety and orienting of gaze to angry and fearful faces
Mogg, Karin, Garner, Matthew and Bradley, Brendan P. (2007) Anxiety and orienting of gaze to angry and fearful faces. Biological Psychology, 76, (3), 163-169. (doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.07.005).
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Neuroscience research indicates that individual differences in anxiety may be attributable to a neural system for threat-processing, involving the amygdala, which modulates attentional vigilance, and which is more sensitive to fearful than angry faces. Complementary cognitive studies indicate that high-anxious individuals show enhanced visuospatial orienting towards angry faces, but it is unclear whether fearful faces elicit a similar attentional bias. This study compared biases in initial orienting of gaze to fearful and angry faces, which varied in emotional intensity, in high- and low-anxious individuals. Gaze was monitored while participants viewed a series of face-pairs. Results showed that fearful and angry faces elicited similar attentional biases. High-anxious individuals were more likely to direct gaze at intense negative facial expressions, than low-anxious individuals, whereas the groups did not differ in orienting to mild negative expressions. Implications of the findings for research into the neural and cognitive bases of emotion processing are discussed.
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Assessment of Sleep Hygiene Using the Sleep Hygiene Index
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The Sleep Hygiene Index was developed to assess the practice of sleep hygiene behaviors. The Sleep Hygiene Index was delivered to 632 subjects and a subset of the subjects participated in a readministration of the instrument. Test–retest reliability analyses suggested that sleep hygiene behaviors are relatively stable over time for a nonclinical population. Results confirmed that sleep hygiene is strongly related to sleep quality and modestly related to perceptions of daytime sleepiness. As predicted, support of the sleep hygiene construct was also provided by strong correlations with the associated features of a diagnosis of inadequate sleep hygiene. The Sleep Hygiene Index, a much shorter sleep hygiene instrument than previously published, demonstrated comparable psychometric properties with additional evidence of validity and a clear item selection rationale.
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Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 3 , pp 223-227
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- 2006-06
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- 3. Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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After a steady rain on Friday and Saturday morning, the Sturgis Homegrown Music and Arts Festival 2012 was dry and comfortable. And that was important for the success of the festival held in Oaklawn Park, Saturday afternoon and evening.
"It's been great," said Eric Wynes, co-founder of the event. "The weather was great. The music was great."
Scott Swihart, co-founder, agreed.
"The weather was perfect," he said.
And the help of several people was key to making it a success.
"Mike Wilson has been here since 10 o'clock," Swihart said. "He's let everybody use his equipment. He was the sound guy."
Wilson, of the two-man group Good Vibrations, was the first on stage for the festival.
People came and went all day, but the crowd never got very small, Wilson said.
The other hands-on supporter of the festival was Gene Curnow, Swihart said. "Gene helped us so much."
Curnow was especially impressed by quality of music from the Sturgis Wind Symphony.
"The Sturgis Wind Symphony — ahh — they were awesome," Curnow said several times.
Wynes and Swihart planned the event so there was music for nearly everyone. After Good Vibrations, the United Methodist praise band, Reconciled, took the stage, followed by the symphony, Keys to the Midway, Monica Jane, Ryan Chris, Phins Up, and Been There Done That.
Starting at 4 p.m. the Irish band, Si Bhaeg Si Mhor, played in the beer tent.
Michael Collins, a member of the Irish band said, "There was a mix of people from the community. This is the second year for it. We think it's going to grow. We were just glad to be invited out."
Trios Deli supplied concessions, the Kiwanis Club obtained a liquor license for the beer tent and several local artists displayed their work.
"Last year blew our minds and this year was even better," Wynes said.
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I had a single top-level layer called EAR. There were two vector paths which made it up.
Somehow, illustrator has transformed it from a normal, single top-level layer into a three-level layer structure. With two EAR layers, and then the paths separated into two layers on the third.
I have tried everything. I cannot drag the graphics onto the top-level. I cannot merge the layers. I cannot make the paths into a layer. Release to layers does nothing. It just duplicates another EAR layer. I can't move any components of the layer anywhere, or do anything that would make sense.
I want the artwork how it originally was, in one single layer. I want to merge the paths, and get rid of the container layer holding the EAR layer.
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This month: Picky EatersMost toddlers do get proper nutrition when their parents serve a variety of foods — even if it doesn't always seem that way. But, unlike adults who often eat out of habit or boredom, toddlers only tend to eat when they're hungry. And remember: New foods are scary to your toddler. So manage your expectations; it may take inspecting new foods several times before he'll actually taste them — so don't force it.
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For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
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Most 30+ yo kids know how to ride a bike. They don't need training wheels.
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Paul McCartney's new album — fittingly titled New — is reminiscent of a Beatles record. The recent project from the music idol is all over the place stylistically, just like The White Album from his days with the iconic English rock group.
A lively McCartney joins host David Dye at the World Cafe on Friday not only to talk about the release, but also to discuss what it was like during the heyday of the Beatles. McCartney also talks about what it takes to keep his creative flame burning now that he's in his 70s.
A centerpiece of today's conversation involves a song from the new record called "Early Days," which harks back to McCartney's days with John Lennon in the very beginning.
This episode was re-aired on June 23, 2014.
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Nice. Good luck on your test drive!
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Congrats, well deserved for all you do for the mustang community.
I got you 3 more votes. Good luck!
Looks good. I am tentatively starting mine this week...very nervous.
+1....Now lets give Rusty his thread back
Wow...that is a very ignorant statement.
I agree. It's starting to look like we lost another member to "life".
+1 with Rusty. I just didn't have the confidence that I could get rid of it all with a skin.
I bought a great dvd from Boxwrench. Google it and check it out.
Wow...amazing how stupid some sellers are? Or maybe their is a really stupid buyer out there somewhere.
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I would be forever in your debt if you make a thread on putting the guts of the doors in!
Sounds like were in the same boat. This is all new to me too. I'm replacing my rear quarters and need the doors on first to get the proper...
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We hope that all our patients will find helpful advice about our practices and the services we offer.
Our practice covers the whole of Torquay and extends into Livermead on the outskirts of Paignton. We currently have team of 2 doctors (expanding to 5 in the next two months) and a dedicated team of receptionists, nurses and counsellors to serve the health needs of our registered patients.
Our practice is based over two sites. Our Abbey Road premises close to the centre of Torquay and our Shiphay Manor site which will be located at Chelston Hall, Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay, TQ2 6HW. Patients can choose to be seen in the location of their choice regardless of which premises they have registered.
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Welcome to Rocky Point Beach and Park. Since 1969, Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks has owned and operated this 375-acre park. Located at the mouth of Back and Middle Rivers, it boasts an expansive view of the Chesapeake Bay, Hart-Miller Island and Craighill Light and one of the nicest beaches on the upper Chesapeake.
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Nevada may cancel their 2013 football game against Florida State, FSU athletic director Randy Spetman said on Thursday.
Florida State is currently slated to host Nevada at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Sept. 21, 2013. The game, which has been on the schedule since 2005, would be the first ever meeting between the two schools.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Nevada may cancel the game in order to make more money elsewhere. "They have an opportunity to play somebody else for more money, like we all do," Spetman told reporters.
If Nevada does cancel the game, Spetman says they would owe the Seminoles $600,000. The Wolf Pack would be the second team to remove themselves from Florida State's 2013 football schedule. West Virginia canceled both games of a 2012-13 home-and-home series earlier this year.
Florida State is tentatively set to open the 2013 season at home vs. Wofford on Aug. 31 and will travel to Florida on Nov. 30. Since the ACC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule, teams will only play three non-conference games.
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Really? If Nevada takes ($600K) from the game instead of the $750K or so guarantee, don't they need well over $1.35M from the new guarantee to make this a good idea?
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The new game would have to be more than 1.2 for it to be worth it. Maybe it could be a little less than 1.2 if it was a game closer to home where they could just bus everyone out instead of fly across the country. Still, who's paying Nevada around 1.2 for a gimme game?
Really $600K where is Nevada going to get that kind of money. That's probably their entire budget for the year.
They just signed a home-and-home series with South Florida, so I don't think travel is the issue. They probably just have a bigger paycheck, more manageable opponent, a possible multi-game series or some combination of the three on the table that's making them take another look at this game.
I would assume their pre-season line up of UCLA, Oregon, and now Florida State has something to do with the second thoughts. May as well round it off with a trip to Alabama, LOL.
They're just trying to save the team for a much stronger conference next year once the Spartans join the MWC.
you must be talking about the fake Spartans who put the beatdown of those Georgia mutts last year…..I was talking about the real Spartans who are going to win the WAC,go bowling and take over the MWC next year!
Jinzo, I honestly respect your fiery attitude and passion regarding the San Jose State Spartans, truly. However, I am curious why you post smack talk regarding San Jose State when year after year they lose (by a large margin more often than not) to AQ opponents. SJS has only had a handful of winning seasons in the past 25 years. Many years they only beat FCS teams by a slim margin and they lost outright to UC-Davis in 2010 (despite your constant postings bashing other schools for scheduling FCS teams). In addition, SJS has only posted eight conference victories in the past four seasons while playing in the WAC. What leads you to believe they will be so much stronger in the MWC? Again, please do not misunderstand me, sir. I do truly respect the love you show for your team. Just puzzled as to why you think they are so underrated when they have shown very little on the field recently (albeit the 2011 season for SJS was much improved).
why will no one play the Noles?
it is not 1999 when they were good
FSU seems to have bad luck as far as its out-of-conference opponents cancelling on them recently. Hopefully they can find someone better than a FCS team.
Idaho and/or New Mexico State are probably desperate enough to schedule anyone, considering the presumed end of WAC football next year.
I can understand Nevada's reasoning though … FSU will make it that much tougher to go to a bowl game. USF will be tough too, but FSU may be headed back to Top 5 territory again.
… good foresight
I just hope we don't see two D-1AA opponents for the third time in five years as go back to the Bowden scheduling of play anybody, anywhere, anytime. Strength of schedule is eventually going to come into play in the BCS.
Oh really, prove it then!!! :-)
FSU vs Nevada would have been an entertaining game to see. Perhaps we could have a FSU vs FSU game, as Fresno usually has the anyplace attitude. Boise here is your chance come on down to Tallahassee
They just don't want that ass whoopin nuff said
Fsu v nevada?
winner: fsu, the team that currently deserves to be atleast number 3 but really they are behind a buncch of 2-loss teams BCS computers are stupid as hell!
And nc state watch the game CHEAting refs
an extra home game regardless of opponent likely means 1.2-1.5 million.
OU, SC, and USF have the date open! Make it happen, we need tougher competition and SOS!!!


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Chillicothe City Council members will gather for their regular semi-monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday).
Only two appearances are listed on the agenda and will be presented for discussion.
The first is Jason Benson, representing the homeless shelter S.A.L.T., who will talk about the Green Bike Project. The project involves placing bikes at various locations throughout town for temporary use by anyone needing transportation.
The other item on the agenda is discussion from City Administrator Ike Holland regarding the logo for the new water park.
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Wildstar dev video shows off player-created housing
Wildstar developer Carbine Studios has published a dev diary showing off the MMO's player housing mechanics. From a crappy campsite to a grand home, you can stay in a range of crazy, customisable dwellings. It's not just for show either, as your home feeds into your character stats and crafting trees.
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All Rise...
Judge David Johnson's code name is also The Scarecrow. But that's mainly because he's so skinny and birds hate him.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Scarecrow And Mrs. King: The Complete First Season (published March 28th, 2010), Scarecrow And Mrs. King: The Complete Third Season (published April 1st, 2012), and Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The Final Season (published January 22nd, 2013) are also available.
The Charge
If this is what our national security is based on, we are so boned.
The Case
I admit I had better things to do with my time than watch Scarecrow and Mrs. King when it was airing in the mid-80s. Like playing with Transformers and wrapping my little brother in bubble wrap. But now I get to see what all the fuss is about with Warner Bros. release of the second season. (Quick question: Is there any fuss about this show?)
Here's the gimmick, and even for an '80s action show it's pretty stupid: super-spy Lee Stetson (Bruce Boxleitner, Tron), code-name "Scarecrow," one day happens to run into a suburban divorcee and housewife, Amanda King (Kate Jackson, Charlie's Angels). One thing leads to another, and she ends up getting a job at Scarecrow's agency, also known as The Agency. The two then go on highly-sensitive missions that directly affect national security and—shockingly—don't screw things up so badly that NATO has to be called in to clean up the mess and burn the corpses.
Five discs, 23 episodes of odd action/humor shenanigans. Scarecrow and Mrs. King pretty much plays it straight, with storylines involving Soviet espionage, chemical terrorism and even white slavery (!), although the premise is so ridiculous. Scarecrow seems like a competent enough spy, able to use his fists and fun effectively enough to disarm all manner of opponent, but for the life of me I can't see what role Mrs. King is supposed to play in all of this.
She's a housewife, a mom, and sort of a bumbling idiot. Maybe "idiot" is too strong of a word, but in an normal world where geopolitics and spycraft matters in the least to global stability, it makes zero sense for her to be in the thick of the action. Again, if this was a screwball comedy, no problem, but the show plays it totally straight! You're telling me there aren't other, better-trained female spies within The Agency?!
Whatever. I'm certainly burning through too much mental energy attempting to unravel the complex rules by which Scarecrow and Mrs. King is governed. It's an interesting relic, a cultural oddity that exists primarily as a way to revisit the good old days of network TV that featured Soviets as bad guys and gaze in wonderment at Kate Jackson's hairstyle, which changes from episode to episode, but is no less horrifying.
A lean DVD set: aged full frame, 2.0 stereo, no extras.
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Eh, we'll let you off with a warning. You confound the honorable bench.
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Brothers accused in assault, robbery
BARRE Police are looking for one of two brothers allegedly involved in an armed robbery in Barre on July 13.
Police say David J. Garneau, 33, of Barre, and Jonathan M. Garneau, 30, of Williamstown, went into the residence of Nathan Lucier on Brook Street looking for money. Police say Jonathan Garneau took a silver and brass pistol and used it to pistol whip Lucier. Police say David Garneau also started punching Lucier.
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#22718 closed Bug (wontfix)
django.core.files.File doesn't handle certain file-like objects (e.g. zipfile.ZipExtFile)
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django.core.files.File checks for presence of seek() method before calling in some places but not in others causing problems with file-like objects that do not implement seek (e.g. zipfile.ZipExtFile).
For example, given myapp.models with:
class ASimpleModel(models.Model): a_file_field=models.FileField(upload_to="docs")
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>>> from myapp.models import ASimpleModel >>> from zipfile import ZipFile >>> from django.core.files import File >>> zip = ZipFile("abc.zip") >>> zfile = File(zip.open("dir/file.txt") >>> m = ASimpleModel() >>> m.a_file_field.save("file.txt",zfile) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<console>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/db/models/fields/files.py", line 90, in save self._size = content.size File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/files/base.py", line 45, in _get_size pos = self.file.tell() UnsupportedOperation: seek >>>
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comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by aaugustin
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by mshafiq9
- Owner changed from nobody to mshafiq9
- Status changed from new to assigned
comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by mshafiq9
Digged down in this issue on EuroPython 2014 Django Sprint, and If I break the zfile = File(zip.open("dir/file.txt") as below
opened_zip_file = zip.open("dir/file.txt") zfile = File(opened_zip_file)
and inspect on the opened_zip_file its an instance of class ZipExtFile(io.BufferedIOBase): http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/2.7/Lib/zipfile.py#l501 which being file-like object do not support seek interface on this file instance (also return False if you check opened_zip_file.seekable()).
1 - If we want to improve the python zipfile library to support this interface (if necessary?) the correct fix should be done by cpython.
2 - I don't see a practical example of this happening (to send file-like objects directly to django FileField) without being involved a user's custom logic, so I think this is an individual user's problem (not Django's) to solve it by using some trick / extracting zip file in /tmp directory of server or something like this. *I think some core django developer (if agreed?) please mark this ticket as invalid and close it.*
3 - Another peer sitting around suggested to develop a ZipFileField but I think I don't see any usage of it currently! (if someone need it please define some standard usage, interfaces, and examples and ask for a new feature ticket and I will appreciate if you place the link of the new ticket here if you do so! I might pick that one later).
comment:4 Changed 2 years ago by anonymous
For me (the issue reporter) the only issue was size() failing. So I solved it by wrapping the ZipFile in another class that copied the file_size attribute of ZipFile to the _size attribute of the wrapping class, and passed through the other file-like interface methods.
You could simply check for a "file_size" attribute in _get_size(), but I agree it's probably not worth it if ZipFile is the only class that causes the issue.
comment:5 Changed 2 years ago by timo
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from assigned to closed
Closing based on last two comments.


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I don't buy it. Why are they hanging out at clubs that don't have a history of problems?
AND, they're focusing on fucking NOISE which isn't a criminal issue, but a quality of life issue.
And the bashings have been occuring AWAY from the clubs after closing. I'd much rather see those resources employed with increasing patrolling of the STREETS and not the clubs themselves, if the clubs aren't contributing to the problem.
Oh that reminds me...in case the Seattle Fire Department is reading this...I was forced to go to The War Room the other Saturday and it was SO CROWDED, I could not believe my eyes. Not fun. And NOT safe. They have a lot of bouncers and are well regulated, but that won't help during a fire. It was ridiculous.
SPD on the lookout for fire safety issues? Puh-leeze, they don't even bother to enforce their end of the smoking ban.
I think we can agree that the rate of proactivity is a little out of hand. Do the police need to be in Neumo's at a rate of 2-3 times a week? Some weeks that's every time they open their doors. Do they need to be in Havana every night, and sometimes up to four times on weekends?
I know we asked for proactivity, but there has to be a better solution that isn't as ominous as uniformed officers walking around with little meters. And let's not forget about the fourth amendment--looking for problems where there may or not be any, on private property, is distinctly unconstitutional and may actually hurt the chances of any cases these patrols might bring to court.
#1: I agree. Why not re-task these officers with patrolling the Pike/Pine area on the sidewalks (public property) around closing time? That's when any real issues happen, and it puts the focus on where the problems occur more often. That's what the cops in Belltown and Pioneer Square do. Why isn't Capitol Hill getting that treatment?
some people are just never fucking happy.
The 4th Amendment? Seriously, Ari, you think cops checking up on a club should require a search warrant?
If people are following the laws it shouldn't matter if the cops are there or not. If someone gets shot in front of the Baltic Room again, the community is gonna be up in arms. You wanna do illegal shit, do it at home in comfort. I used to enjoy going out in this town but then I started realizing I don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of emo coke heads in tight black pants. And usually the music at my place is better anyway.
If people are following the laws it shouldn't matter if the cops are there or not. If someone gets shot in front of the Baltic Room again, the community is gonna be up in arms. You wanna do illegal shit, do it at home in comfort. I used to enjoy going out in this town but then I started realizing I don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of emo coke heads in tight black pants. And usually the music at my place is better anyway.
the problem is the disconnect.
someone is beat up on capitol hill, and so the cops show up and ask a club to turn down the volume.
it's be like if cars were being vandalized on a certain 2hr zoned street, so they increased ticketing cars that stayed longer than two hours.
they are missing the point. they either think that to way to safer streets is by shutting down (or sanitizing beyond recognition) all clubs. or they aren't focusing correctly.
this isn't cake/eat. this is we want our cake and we don't want criminals or cops to eat it up.
Ummm, isn't that cake/eat then? Perhaps if Ari would quit acting like a bratty teenager (are you a teenager?) then perhaps people wouldn't talk down to you. You should really step back and see how idealistic and ignorant your position is.
#8: I just think they should be reminded that it exists.
The police are looking for problems, finding fairly few, and still continuing to look for problems where there aren't any. They are using the excuse of past violence to try to penalize clubs for noise complaints--the penalty will be $1000 for the first citation starting June 1, and it seems like they are warming up to get these guys good. It's unecessary, and it's going to drive places under if it's not reigned in.
Ari, the fourth amendment doesn't apply here. It's a licensed business that's open to the public, not a private residence, and it's perfectly legal for the cops to perform inspections. I agree that they're leaning on businesses that aren't well known for being "problem clubs" but I don't think this kind of vitriolic criticism is the way to go about fixing what's a pretty simple problem.
Jonathan, you're joking right? You're not actually naive enough to associate the violence at a dance club night like Sugars with what happens at a live music venue like Neumo's, etc, are you? Your argument sounds like one of the whacky neighborhood activists. You're a journalist who usually pay more attention to the subtlety in your arguments than this.
The SPD harassment of live music venues has nothing to do with the legitimate request from Cap Hill residents for a better police response to violent attacks happening on the street. The SPD is ticketing people for incidents like a patron setting a beer on a stage, claiming it violates some long forgotten State Liquor Law about performers not being allowed to drink on stage. The SPD is attempting to enforce Fire Code, Liquor Laws and health codes, and with no knowledge or experience of these rules, nor backing from the appropriate relevant departments, use them to harass live music venues.
We saw a similar thing in the early 1990's when the SPD applied the teen dance ordinance to live music, and also temporarily closed venues using obscure building codes (hinges swing the wrong way, wall sockets wired wrong, etc). Now it's obscure liquor laws that don't fall under their job descriptions to enforce, and noise.
The reality is that the Mayor has lost control of the SPD and City Attorney. The SPD and City Attorney are working together to drive nightclubs and live music venues out of the city. Hopefully the Mayor's recent trip to Austin where he saw how a supportive local government can create a healthy, thriving music community, will help him take back control of this city which has once again become insanely anti-music.
And the SPD should get busy protecting cap hill residents from criminals, not from music they consider to be noise.
The 9th Amendment exists too but it has no more relevance to this issue than the 4th. The 9th Amendment is the bomb, by the way, and I like reminding everyone about it.
I don't agree with the noise violations and I think they should cut it out. Same for the other kind of BS ticketing that Meinert mentions. But I like seeing cops and I don't feel intimated by them. If people who are uncomfortable around cops stay out of the clubs, good.
@15 Wow, quite holier than thou for "live music" vs those dirty clubs. It's cute how you can so cleanly separate the two into completely different camps.
Ari, my apologies, you're in fact 22 years old. Carry on.
Gonna have to side with Meinert on this one, even though he owes me a drink.
@15: Meinert, I agree with you. That being said, the mayor and council haven't controlled the Police Chief (Remember WTO) or City Attorney (remember Mark Sidran) for years. It's time to put some people in there that don't have their head up their ass. A good start would be getting rid of Kerlikowske. Another good thing would be to revamp the LCB. That state entity is a joke with old cronies appointed to oversee what is an syatem that is stupid.
As for the clubs expecting help from Mayor McCheese... I wouldn't count on it. He has the fortitude of a stinky brie.
BTW, I am in NY partaking in its club/bar scene. I had forgotten how good it can be...
People who complain about police around here should live in Vegas sometimes and deal with Metro. You have not idea how good you have it.
People complaining about police presence in Seattle should live in Vegas for a while and deal with Metro. You have no idea how good you have it.
Your first post was sufficient, Jay.
Mayor McCheese is the King of the Anti-Nightlife movement in Seattle and the cops and the D.A. are his loyal disciples when it comes to this. Late night venues cause problems and they cause noise and they upset the developers trying to sell overpriced condos to aging boomers and their bland offsping who like to go to bed by 11pm and don't enjoy having the young, the colored and the fagtastic hooting and hollering on their newly regentrified streets; it's that simple.
and I'm delighted to see, that "Mayor McCheese" is catching on...I've been using it for months hoping it catches on...
jay obviously never heard of the old, "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" rule.
@19: Just don't run afoul of the cabaret laws that have been over-enforced since the Guliani regime.
Jay sounds like a total loser. Let's laugh at him! HAHAHAHAHA!
My data says that Las Vegas is very similar to Seattle in that the police force is relatively small and the violent crime rate is relatively low. But Vegas also has a low non-violent crime rate, whereas Seattle's non-violent crime is up there with Kansas City and Dallas.
Meinert has said it best. Police presence is a good thing. By merely making themselves visible, it can help deter people from doing bad things. However, police presence can easily become a bad thing when it becomes a pretext to find some BS reasons to ticket clubs and their patrons. That sort of "presence" is not in the service of public safety, it reeks of selective enforcement and harassment.
@16 I'm not uncomfortable around cops, I'm just saying that if I'm seeing uniformed police officers multiple times inside a club where I'm hanging out I'm not thinking to myself "oh, they are here about the noise, or that beer bottle on the stage" no I'm thinking "what sort of serious crap must be going on here to keep bringing them out?" Maybe it's because I'm not used to the whole "proactive" police thing. When I see police I think something bad has happened.
Johah @14: The Fourth Amendment applies EVERYWHERE!
meinert usually says things better than i can.
with the amount of drugs coming in and out of Havana there should be cops there every day.
I think the Tipping Point between people getting shot or not definitely lies somewhere in the 57-67 decibel range. Those sound guys are the real enemy, just think if the Baltic Room sound system had been slightly quieter that particular night...
Okay, a couple things here:
First off, you should understand that this is in part a pre-emptive effort by the East Precinct to show that they can regulate nightclubs just fine, thank you, under the current laws and don't need the Mayor butting with a nightlife ordinance they don't want to get stuck wasting even more of their time enforcing! (Talk to some cops off-record about it Ari, you'll see.)
Given the choice between having to get and maintain a nebulous "Nightlife License" (one that can be revoked, at will, by the city for voilations as small as litter outside the club) or just having a couple cops walk through your club a few times a week, I think just about every thoughtful club owner would choose the later.
I have a unique perspective on this because I work the door at a club on the Hill (the War Room). I've been doing that on the Hill for nearly ten years now and this really is nothing new at all.
The Police come by our club most nights of the week. At the War Room we've worked to have a good relationship with them (after a very rocky beginning) and really never have any problems from them now. They don't harass either us or our patrons. And when there is a problem and we need their help, they have our back `cuz they know us.
Personally I think it's great that O'Neil & Gallagher are out, hitting the clubs and makin' the scene along side the hipsters. It gives them a chance to do real-live, meet-n-great community policing with people out on the Hill: our patrons.
And, com'on Ari -- if you've talked to him, you gotta know that O'Neil great face for the SPD to put forward in the community right now. (Off the record, he's a laugh riot!)
The sad thing is really just that it's been so very, very, very long since the SPD did authentic, honest-to-god community policing that now, when they actually do, everyone is just freaking-out "`cuz the cops are around" now, instead of off eating donunts somewhere else.
I've always wondered - who wants their cake and does NOT want to eat it as well?
Is it supposed to be normal to want cake and not eat it?
Such a weird saying.
If you eat your cake, it's gone. You no longer have it cause you ate it. But if you want to have it, then you can't eat it.
I think it should have been "Keep your cake and eat it too" but keep and have do actually have overlapping meanings. That one always bugged me too.
I've been wondering about "performers not being allowed to drink on stage." I cannot find this anywhere in the liquor licensee handbook nor on the online site liq.wa.gov. I have been told by a club owner that entertainers are considered "ambassadors" of the club by the LCB. (There is also nothing in the law mentioning ambassadors.) The only reference to non-stripping entertainers I can even find is the rules surrounding under 21 performers, who obviously can't drink onstage or off. So is this a valid law or not? Are the LCB just interpreting performers as "employees" in order to write up a bunch of tickets?
@37: (re: No drinks on stage)
In this state, drinking is only allowed on what's known as the "licensed areas" of any establishment and no one under 21 is allowed in these areas. When a business applies for a liquor license they designate which parts of the establishment are to be "licensed" and which are not. (Which LCB then approves or doesn't.)
In, say, a restaurant like Smith that also has a lounge, the lounge might be designated as the area licensed for liquor -- no one under 21 allowed there -- and the rest of the restaurant might have the more general beer & wine or table-service licensing, so kids can be in the restaurant, but not within the lounge.
Now with music venues often times the stage is NOT designated as part of the licensed area of the club -- hence, no is booze allowed there.
Why would a club owner choose to do things that way, you ask? When they could just as easily have included the stage when they requested their license from the LCB?
The answer is actually pretty simple: underage performers.
If the stage is considered an "unlicensed" portion of the club, underage musicians and performers can play the venue. As long as they go straight from the door to the stage, stay on stage until they're done playing, and then go straight out the door afterwards, everything is legal and the club can host underage talent without jeopardizing their license. IF the stage is not a licensed part of the premises, that is.
(And remember, you can't drink in an unlicensed area of the club, right?)
So, yeah, the no drinking on stage thing might seem kinda dumb, but it's that whole cake and eating thing again:
You can either have people drink on stage at your venue or have a venue where underage performers are able to play when they come to town -- you just can't do both under the same WSLCB license here.
According to one WSLCB agent two weeks ago, he had received an email about one recent court case. It declared that DJ's, sound/light jocks, promoters and anyone else who functions on the bar's behalf are considered employees of the bar and thus not allowed to consume alcohol while on duty. I have not seen any memo or notice from WSLCB regarding this court case.
Anyone know which club was alledged to have been cited for drinks on the stage?
#39 - A DJ at Havana got ticketed for drinking. Not really a stage there, 21+ establishment.
#40 - MP, thanks for the update. The Cuff DJ's, light jock and coat check volunteers kinda shugged and are following the rules (no drinking while on duty).
Someone needs to take out Asst. Chief Linda Pierce.
Just saying.
Can someone look at all the club shootings and say went percentage happened on hip hop nights? Comment #1 asked:Why are they hanging out at clubs that don't have a history of problems?
The answer? They will be accused of victimizing a specific group of people, since although a hugely disproporiate amount of violence comes from the hip hop crowd to even acknowledge this makes a person vulnerable to accusations of racism.
@37 that makes no sense... you can drink in the "unlicensed" parts of smith, for instance. the employee thing makes a little more sense.
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Steelers: 26 (25.5)
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Rashard Mendenhall: 21.69 car, 94.21 yds 1.54 rec for 11.49 yds, 0.7 TDs
Defense: 17.10 points against, 2.43 turnovers 3.43 sacks, 0.26 TDs
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After four ties and four lead changes the Tigers settled for the 25-15 victory in set four and the 3-0 match win. The Pack improved on their hitting from set two with a .088 attack percentage but the Tigers had their best set of the match at .519.
For the 10th time in 11 matches junior Kylie Harrington led Nevada in kills with 10 while fellow junior Lindsay Baldwin totaled nine. Senior setter Sonnie Sei finished with 20 assists and libero Nicole Link tallied eight digs.
Rebekah Torres and Svenja Engelhardt led the Tigers with 14 and 10 kills respectively. Setter Olivia Riley dished out 28 assists and Dancyne Kama had 15 digs.
For the match UOP hit .400 compared to .082 for the Wolf Pack. The Tigers also won the battle at the net holding a 10-4 blocking advantage. Baldwin topped the Pack with three blocks on the night.
Nevada concludes play in the invitational tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. versus CSU Bakersfield.
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Wolf Pack golf alums qualify for the U.S. Open
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Pack puts on clinic for local children in Puerto Vallarta
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Former Nevada coach headlines Boys and Girls Club Dinner
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Christenson earns spot in World Cup rifle competition
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - Rifle
Pack freshman Surin races against her Olympic medalist father
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A letter to Wolf Pack fans from Doug Knuth: Successes on the field and in the classroom.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - General
Former Nevada track & field standout Hanson passes away
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - Track and Field
Tonight's Wolf Pack basketball game will feature "Kindness Minute"
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A letter to Wolf Pack fans from Doug Knuth: Mackay Stadium renovation approved
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The extraordinary Blackwell family, who for generations played important roles in 19th- and 20th-century American social reform movements such as the abolition of slavery and women's rights, are on full display in a new exhibit at Schlesinger Library.
The Harvard Lampoon's creative irreverence on full display in exhibit marking its 140th anniversary
Peruvian archaeologist Luis Castillo spoke at Harvard about how the discovery of several burial sites of female priestesses along the northern coast of Peru are changing notions about the roles of women in ancient civilizations.
A Harvard-backed expedition working in Israel has carried out the first-ever excavation of a Philistine cemetery.
A Q&A with Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and author of "Joe Gould's Teeth."
The Harvard Art Museums exhibit "Flowers of Evil: Symbolist Drawings, 1870–1910," on view through Aug. 14, borrows its name from the 1857 collection of symbolist poems about decadence and eroticism by the French poet Charles Baudelaire. It also captures the essence of an artistic movement that sought to render the invisible visible through the use of color, form, and composition.
"Babar Comes to Houghton" in an exhibition to celebrate a donation from author Laurent de Brunhoff and his wife, Radcliffe alumna Phyllis Rose.
Professor Michael Puett has brought his popular undergraduate class on Chinese philosophy to a wider audience with "The Path."
The Harvard metaLAB, a design studio and creative research lab affiliated with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, reaches across disciplines to create new multimedia projects.
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, assistant professor of the history of art and architecture and African and African-American studies, guest edited the magazine Aperture, producing an issue called "Vision & Justice," the first on African-Americans, race, and photography for the magazine.
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Magdalene "Maggie" Zier turned her senior thesis about anti-lynching plays into a live performance at Harvard Law School.
"Drawings from the Age of Bruegel, Rubens, and Rembrandt" serves as an intimate study of art in progress.
A dedicated group of students work hard to make WHRB, Harvard's 24-hour radio station, run 365 days a year.
Allston artist Konstantin Simun's sculptures are inspired by his environment. His work is on display at the Harvard Ed Portal's Crossings Gallery.
With more than 25 languages offered each semester, the African Language Program at Harvard is the world's foremost.
Playwright and activist Eve Ensler returns to the A.R.T. with a one-woman show, exploring how her work with women brutalized by sexual violence in the Congo helped her fight uterine cancer.
"Seeds of Culture: The Portraits and Stories of Native American Women" is on view through May 28 at the Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery. The exhibit features 25 photos of Native American women, with interviews, written narratives, music, and song.
The annual Arts First festival showcased many forms of imaginative expression and creativity across Harvard.
In honor of his creative achievements, architect Frank Gehry received the Harvard Arts Medal in a ceremony that marked the kickoff to Arts First, Harvard's four-day celebration of student and faculty creativity.
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Over the years, we've learned a thing or two about making the most of a day at Six Flags. These tips will help ensure that you have a fun and memorable experience.
- To take advantage of the best discounts and to plan for the activities you care about most, call for park information and show schedules before visiting. For special events, concerts and general park information, call 847-249-1776.
- Plan to visit when attendance is lightest. Best bets: weekdays during the summer and any regular operating day during the months of May, June, and September.
- Bring a jacket or sweatshirt for cool evenings. You can store it in the lockers near the main gate.
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Mats said there was nothing Errani could do against the superior serve and power of Williams - who is "on a mission" as she prepares to face Maria Sharapova in the final.
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Magical Jelly Roll Quilts taught by Kimberly Einmo
Create sophisticated quilts with easy-to-use precuts. Best-selling author Kimberly Einmo shares piecing, appliqué and machine-quilting techniques!
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Love this Chain Saw Block with the Jello Roll & Layer Cake from Moda Basicgrey/Blitzen
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Cries of the Oppressed
OOC: Alright guys, here we go. Let's try and get some of the old guys in here, and any of you new guys that want a good, well-thought-out story. The time period is the Original Trilogy. A Rebel Blockade Runner is drifting over the planet Tatooine. It gets attacked by an Imperial Star Destroyer, and I'll let you guys take it over from there. Rules are the usual, no god modeing, no character controlling, no excessive swearing, you guys know the drill. Let's get this going!
Name: Elias Wiles
Species: Human
Age: 32
Affiliation: Rebellion
Weapons: Single blaster pistol, fists and feet
Strengths: Piloting, Speed, using himself as a weapon
Weaknesses: Marksmanship
Bio: Elias was born and raised on Tatooine. When the Imperials came, his parents were viciously slain while offering resistance to the New Empire. He had hidden in the desert for many years, until the Rebellion found him, and took him under their wing. He spent three years in training, and now emerged as one of the best pilots.
Elias's ship, The Flying Phoenix, drifted idly by one of Tatooine's two moons. He sighed. This was the first time he had been back to his home world since he had left with the Rebellion. Now, he longed to see the rolling desert and swirling sandstorms he had come to hate as a child. He could hear the cries of the people below, calling for escape of their cruel oppressors. Elias sighed again. They wouldn't be landing. They only had to wait while the engineers fixed the hyper drive.
A man looked at the radar. He couldn't believe it. "Uh, uh, Elias?"
Elias was woken from his reverie. "What is it?"
The man checked the radar again. "An Imperial Star Destroyer, coming in fast!"
Elias was suddenly in his element. "Bring the ship up to full combat alert. I would run if we could, but our hyper drive is broken. We stand and fight." The man nodded and hit the red button labeled "COMBAT ALERT". The Flying Phoenix would be ready.
OOC: I am one of the old guys arent I?:p
Name: Zoric Bastar
Species: Human
Age: 25
Affiliation: Rebellion
Weapons: Single Blaster Rifle, Two blaster pistols, fists and feet.
Strengths: Blaster Combat, Has high bravery, Marksmanship.
Weaknesses: Melee, hand-to-hand combat.
Bio: Zoric was born on Aldeeran. He was of course a part of the rebellion when he was born. A few years later he was trained with a blaster and melee skills. He was bad at melee but very good at marksmanship. So the rebellion made Zoric a normal soldier.
Zoric was laying in bed when he heard an alarm. He woke up suddenly and looked at the flashing red light. Zoric stopped looking at it and went to his footlocker. He got out his clothes and blasters. Zoric put his clothes on followed by his boots then his gloves. He put his blasters in their holsters and went out of his room.
Zoric was walking down the hallway to the bridge when he felt a bang. Zoric fell over and then got back up again. He started to run towards the bridge. When he entered he saw the pilot.
"Whats happening" said Zoric.
Name: Matt
Species: Human
Affiliation: Empire / melee train stromtropper
Weapons: virbo blade and a single blaster rifle
Strengths: melee
Weaknesses: Marksmanship
Bio: a specialy trained stromtrooper
Name: Alec
Species: Human
Age: 23
Affiliation: Empire
Weapons: Blaster rifle, Thermal detonater and Big bad gluves
Strengths: Expert marksman and heavy armor
Weaknesses: Too devoted to the Empire
Bio: Alec was born as a soldier on dantooine. When the Empire took control over dantooine he was recruited to the Imperial naval forces. He was trained as a capture crew and was given heavyer armor and special blaster training.
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Alec what are my orders??
Giving orders: we must disable the ship guns before capturing the ship. Do not let any pods escape.
And you Matt prepare to enter the ship after we have cleared the entrance, secure any people off importence I want them alive!
Elias stood. "Launch the fighters! We cannot let them take us down." He turned to the bridge corporal. "Use the main cannons; try to take down the enemy's guns. We don't have half the firepower that thing has, and it will show unless we can disable some of their firepower."
"Yes sir, captain."
Elias had a grim expression on his face. "Fire."
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I use FireFox as my browser, so therefore I take a look and check my website with this browser to make sure my post came out okay. I usually send the full size image to my WYSIWYG editor on WordPress, resize it down to 650x??? (since I don't have a fluid width theme) and when I check out my post, it looks fine. However, I took a look at it on MSN browser and Internet Explorer, and I was horrified to see that some of my pictures were the right size vertically, but they were awfully squished and distorted.
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Sarasota paid 8 people from police mitigation fund
Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 10:14 p.m.
SARASOTA - Almost a year before the city offered $400 to Juan G. Perez to avoid a lawsuit over a police officer using excessive force, the city paid out another small settlement for the same reason to a man sitting in jail.
Eight payments since 2006.
• $381,806 for Raphael McKinon, Dec. 2006 and March 2007. A jury found Sgt. Eric Bolden and Officer Sue Woniya volated McKinons civil rights when they allowed his childs mother to enter his home and take money and some of his personal belongings. The jury also said McKinon was improperly arrested at that time.
• $53,494 for Thomas Levanos, July 2007 and Jan. 2008. Levanos family filed claims against the city after an officer shot and killed him on Oct. 5, 2004. A civil suit accused the city of failing to give officers tasers, which meant an officer would not have shot and killed Levanos.
• $33,220 for David McGuffee, August 2007 and Feb. 2008. McGuffee sued the city after police falsely arrested and held him for a Nov. 5, 2005 convenience store robbery. A surveillance video clearly showed his innocence.
• $13,801 for Sandra Toth, Jan. 2006. No other details immediately available.
• $11,886 for Fulton Griffith, July 2006. Settled a civil suit against the city.
• $7,500 for Bridgette Pryor, Oct. 2007. Police wrongfully seized her car in 2005, and while in the impound the car was stolen and stripped for parts.
• $800 to Abdelkhalak Serroukh, August 2008.
• $400 to Juan Perez, July 2009.
Records show the city offered $800 to a man last August to sign an agreement waiving his right to sue an officer who punched him during an arrest.
The waiver, signed by Abdelkhalak Serroukh, is worded exactly the same as the one Perez signed after a police officer kicked him while in the jail sallyport June 26.
The city has never used its funds to settle police liability cases as quickly -- or as cheaply -- as it did for Perez and Serroukh, a review of the police liability fund for the past three years shows.
The fact that both of the people who have signed the waivers are immigrants -- Perez from Guatemala, Serroukh from Morocco -- causes some attorneys to question whether the city is taking advantage of people with limited knowledge of the U.S. legal system.
"Someone who may be an immigrant may not be aware of what their rights are," said attorney Andrea Mogensen, who has represented people who have sued local authorities in the past over alleged police misconduct. "They're vulnerable to manipulation because of their own fear."
The $400 and $800 payments are the last two from the same city account that has covered police misconduct cases for years. Most of the payments are for larger sums, including $7,500 to repair a woman's car after police wrongly seized it and $351,806 for a case in which officers were found to have violated a man's civil rights.
City officials have acknowledged a number of policy violations in the $400 offer to Perez.
On Tuesday, City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the $800 settlement went to fix Serroukh's tooth, and that the settlement offer did not have the same problems as the one offered to Perez.
In the case of Perez, a criminal investigation of the officer's conduct had just started when a police detective offered him $400. The detective also offered the city's help in keeping Perez out of jail if he signed.
The big difference between the Perez case and the Serroukh case, Bartolotta said, is that the excessive force investigation was completed, and the officer had been disciplined before the city approached Serroukh with the offer of $800. Five months had passed.
The check was deposited into Serroukh's jail account, police spokesman Capt. William Spitler. Serroukh is now in state prison on a robbery charge, and could be deported by federal officials who have placed a hold on him.
But while the city defends Serroukh's payment, attorneys say the practice of offering small settlements to get people to waive their rights is rife with problems.
Serroukh, arrested March 5, 2008, on a charge of curbside drinking, told police that Officer Jason Frank called him a terrorist and other foul names, told him to shut his mouth and then punched him.
Serroukh remained in jail during an internal investigation that ended with a 30-day suspension for Frank.
A police officer escorted the city's risk manager to the jail with the $800 offer.
The witness on the waiver was a corrections officer, said Mogensen, who also said she doubted that Serroukh had the ability to hire his own attorney while in jail.
The settlement meeting to pre-empt his claim was likely not Serroukh's idea, Mogensen said, and the offer is low.
"It doesn't look good," Mogensen said. "Think the guy can replace a tooth for $800?"
The city did not record the settlement conversation with Serroukh.
But the conversation with Perez was recorded, because the detective was translating the documents from English to Spanish.
Perez, arrested for disorderly intoxication and obstruction without violence on June 26, was kicked twice by Officer Christopher Childers. A camera in the jail's sallyport area recorded the kicks.
Police Chief Peter Abbott apologized to the city Monday for the way he and his department have handled the Perez investigation.
Particularly, Abbott apologized for setting up the settlement meeting between Perez, a city risk manager, and the detective.
The settlement meeting took place on a Saturday, City Manager Robert Bartolotta and City Attorney Robert Fournier both say they had no knowledge of the meeting until after it was over, and did not condone how it was handled.
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Gangrene Zombie
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A great halloween drink.
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- 1⁄2 ounce vodka
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Mass Effect 2, Tali AA - Model Reference. by Troodon80Watch
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Tali in her DLC alternate appearance outfit.
Mass Effect 2, Tali, quarians © BioWare/EA.
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As you probably noticed, one theme for the two DLC Appearance packs was the need for each suit to have a visor or some other similar piece covering the eyes. For some--like Garrus--this was natural, but for others--like Jack--this was not (Miranda's was well done though). I find it funny that they manage to squeezed in a visor for Tali as a HUD interface inside her helmet. It's like they HAD to put a visor on Tali. Suit is still fine, don't get me wrong, I just found this point interesting.
Nice! I've been looking for a good ref of Tali in her DLC outfit. Thanks for uploading this, or rather just taking the time to do this. This should help greatly. The only thing I wish is if you can do her ME2 default outfit. But still, very grateful indeed!
That can be done, indeed. Been meaning to do it. Just want to get the rachni model done first (then the list will be complete in so far as having one of every item (that I can think of, at least, I wouldn't doubt that I have forgotten something <.<)). Damn, and Joker. Almost forgot him.


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Kingdom Hearts Tattoo - Draft1 by ReiDavidsonWatch
©2010-2016 ReiDavidson
Basic outline of the tattoo I plan to get on my birthday next month. This is just a flat color draft.
thats awesome. did u get it tatted already?
Tis beautifuuuuul~ you dont mind if i snatch it for mahself do you? Iz coo if you dont want me too, i understand (: