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The NZ Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) is working with Auckland Council to save one of the historic Norfolk Island pines at Auckland's Mission Bay.
The tree - one of two believed to have been planted by Bishops Selwyn and Patterson between 1860 and 1870 - was struck by lightning more than a decade ago. More recently, it has become infected by Phytophthora cinnamomi, a pathogen known to affect Norfolk Island pines.
"The Norfolk Island pine is not in great shape, and has been losing limbs for a number of years," says Blair Hastings, a spokesperson for the NZHPT, which owns the adjacent historic Melanesian Mission building, on the same site.
"Although the tree is not believed to be in immediate danger of falling, we want to take steps to remove any potential for injury to people, or damage to the Melanesian Mission building. We also want to do everything we can to give this tree a shot at rejuvenation."
Auckland Council arborists have recommended reducing the crown of the tree to 13.5 metres and removing any deadwood in order to minimise any danger to the public and to, hopefully, nurture the tree back to good health.
"We're keen to see the Norfolk Island pine continue to be a heritage landmark at Mission Bay, and we want to do everything we can to save it," says Auckland Council's Heritage Arborist Nick Stott.
"Although reducing the crown of the Norfolk Island pine tree is a big step to take, we believe that, in this instance, it gives the tree the best hope of recovery" says Mr Stott.
"From the NZHPT's perspective, public safety is our primary consideration, though we really want the best possible outcome both for this historic tree and the very important heritage buildings close by," says Mr Hastings.
"We're hopeful that, by taking this approach, potential danger to the public will be removed and that Aucklanders will be able to enjoy this historic tree in its natural heritage setting, along with the Melanesian Mission buildings, for many years to come."
Work is scheduled to take place on the tree on June 19, weather permitting.
Although advice from Council arborists indicates that there's life in the old Norfolk Island pine yet, there is still a possibility that more of the tree may need to come down.
"The reality is that we don't really know what we'll find until we start working on the tree. There is a possibility that the tree is in such poor health that the entire Norfolk Island pine may need to be removed," says Mr Hastings.
"We're hopeful that that's not the case - and the evidence seems to suggest that the tree can be saved - but we probably won't know for sure until work begins."
A second historic Norfolk Island pine close to the sick tree is unaffected by the pathogen, and is in good health.
"Preserving the heritage and character of our community is a key focus for the Orakei Local Board," said chair Desley Simpson. "We would support any work that helps make this Norfolk Pine safe and allows it to remain part of the Mission Bay landscape for many years to come."
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Mother of slain men wish Dallas County proseuctors were seeking death penalty against man on trial for capital murder
The mothers of two men robbed and killed outside a Garland Christian music recording studio say they're upset that the Dallas County district attorney's office isn't seeking the death penalty for one of the men accused in the slayings.
Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler's mothers said the jury hearing Demarius Cummings' case this week should be allowed to decide whether he is sentenced to death. Instead, if Cummings, 22, is convicted of capital murder, he will receive an automatic life sentence without parole.
"I'm frustrated," said Jean Swan, Stephen Swan's mother. "I think it should be a death penalty trial. … I tried to convince the district attorney to change his mind."
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Since we live in Key Largo, Fl. we drove to the pier on Friday. We arrived around 1:30pm and parked in the parking garage which is very safe and easy to access. We then checked our baggage in and proceeded to terminal. There was little line and we went thru security in a matter of a few minutes and then proceeded to our check in.
They have really come far on this as before it took forever. They check you in by decks now so the line is very short. We went right over to the counter for our deck which was 8. The check in process was very well done and we were handed our sea passes and proceeded to boarding. We got our picture taken and then got on board. The boat was very clean and the crew very helpful. They immediately came over and directed us to the children's program booth where our two boys age 4 and 6 got their muster station bands and papers on what activities were offered. We decided to go eat some lunch in the Windjammer which was pretty good for buffet style. After that we walked around the ship and got ourselves familiar with the areas. The muster drill was not bad this time as our muster station required us to sit in lounge.
Dinner that night was great. We had the early seating and no other guests at our table. The wait staff was great with the kids and dinner moved quickly for us instead of the usual hour and half or more. We took the kids to the children's program and headed to the casino where of course we lost. Next day was Cococay but was cancelled due to all of the rain so headed to Nassau. Went to Atlantis on Sunday and the kids as well as us enjoyed it. Overall I think it was a great experience and we had a great time.
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Milan, Italy: In March Ukrainian President Jushchenko vetoed a draft law aiming to regulate the country's volunteer movement (draft law No7550). The veto may have been the reaction to protests of experienced Ukrainian NGOs active in the field of volunteer work which they have forwarded in forms of protest letters to the President.
According to Ukrainian experts and NGOs, the draft legislation deserves several improvements on issues like the volunteers' status and social guarantees for volunteers. The presidential veto offers now the opportunity to local NGOs to develop such improvements and to present them to the lawmaking institutions in form of recommendations.
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whoa you can arrest me! lol jk
I was a policewoman for halloween, these pics are taken Saturday night.
I usually am a nerd but Halloween is a good day for any girl to dress like a hooker LOL.
Here, with a real policeman, my uncle:
whoa you can arrest me! lol jk
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You better be crap at videogames or you defy the laws of God.
I love you, Adam.
Haha what do you mean?
I'm not good at them, but I play them lots. Not for many hours in a row because I get too frustrated, but I love my Wii and DS
She is saying that nerds cant be cute, you either have talent at games or looksOriginally Posted by Celeste
Emma you stereotyping liar.
I know, I'm so good looking. Not troll like at all.Originally Posted by Cpt.McCloud
I love you, Adam.
1) Hi, my name is Tacos, nice to meet you.
2) Are you related to The Loose Cannon? (She also likes to dress up like a cop)
3) You are stunning!
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Now come on now, not true.Originally Posted by Frogger
Aww, that IS a stereotype.Originally Posted by Cpt.McCloud
A lot of people think I'm weird though because I don't party and go to clubs or have lots of friends, I prefer being at home and need technology to entertain myself :P
But I think the stereotype is false because guys I have dated were really good at videogames AND cute :P I only really like guys who have "nerdy" interests.
1) Nice to meet you Tacos, I'm CelesteOriginally Posted by TacosTacos
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Earle has made no secret of his strong opinions throughout his career. While this song earned him a strong fanbase in the country scene, his 2004 song "John Walker's Blues" alienated many of those same fans. The song is sung from the perspective of John Walker Lyndh, an Islam converter captured as an enemy combatant in Afghanistan in 2001.
Regardless of his political views, Earle has remained a country-rock mainstay. Check him out tonight.
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The 120-acre Redmond Town Center will open its first stores mid-August. The Center will be home to an eight-screen theater, 44-acre park, as well as retail stores such as Eddie Bauer, Gap and Z Gallerie.
The King County Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program will hold an open house to discuss the Draft TDR Receiving Areas Plan and SEPA Addendum July 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Woodinville Council Chambers.
The public is invited to a special ceremony July 26, commemorating the 44th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
Multi Service Centers are looking for former clients to tell how they were helped by the center. Writers and photographers are also sought.
Woodinville Farmers Market will be celebrating Christmas in July on Saturday, July 26th. Featured will be holiday music and free Theno's peppermint ice cream cones.


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What is child well-being?
According to Bradshaw et al., two main approaches to measuring child well-being can be taken: a rights-based approach or an empirical approach, including research on subjective measures of well-being. [1] Bradshaw et al. take a rights based approach, with the following understanding of child well-being:
"Child well-being and deprivation represent different sides of the same coin. From a child rights perspective well-being can be defined as the realisation of children's rights and the fulfilment of the opportunity for every child to be all she or he can be. The degree to which this is achieved can be measured in terms of positive child outcomes, whereas negative outcomes and deprivation point to the denial of children's rights."[2]
According to the Child and Youth Well-Being Index:
"the overall well-being of children and young people... is defined in terms of averages of social conditions encountered by children and young people." [3]
According to Ben-Arieh (2007), "numerous efforts have been made to define the concept of child well-being in the context of child indicators. Much of these efforts are rooted in Western culture in developed countries". Child well-being is often associated with developmental transitions between different stages in life. "Often, especially among young children, the standards for development are based on a preferred adolescent or adult outcome, implying the need to prepare children for their transition into later stages in life or to monitor the developmental process.[4]
Child well-being is not fundamentally different from human well-being. However, children are much more dependent on a nurturing and stimulating environment and childhood poverty and other deprivations in child well-being can affect the rest of the individual's life. This is because childhood is a one-shot window of opportunity for development and learning.
Age and well-being: Child or Youth
There is no single definition of what is a child or youth. However, the definition is of great importance when one decides what data is essential to capture, or how indicators' weight might differ between children and young people. For instance, younger children are highly dependent on a nurturing loving family background whereas older children are more influenced by their peers, meaning competition and poverty become more influential factors.[5] Early childhood is considered essential for survival of the first years of life and thrive the rest of the live.
See also
Child Material Well-being
Child Subjective Well-being
Child well-being and economic development
Child Well-being and Gender Inequality
Child well-being measurement
Child well-being blogs
Child well-being conferences
Child well-being and progress
Child and Equity
Child Behaviour and Risks
Child Civic and Political Participation
Child Labour
Child Marriage
Child Educational Well-being
Child Family and Peer Relationships
Child Health and Safety
Child Nutrition
- ↑ http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/1948/1/childEU.pdf
- ↑ http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/1948/1/childEU.pdf
- ↑ The Child Well-being Index.(2008) http://www.soc.duke.edu/~cwi/
- ↑ Ben-Arieh, A. (2006). "Measuring and monitoring the well-being of young children around the world". Background paper prepares for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007, UNESCO. Available at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001474/147444e.pdf
- ↑ Thomas, Jennifer (2009), "Working Paper: Current Measures and the Challenges of Measuring Children's Wellbeing", Household, Labour Market and Social Wellbeing, Office for National Statistics, Newport.p.9 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_social/Measuring-childrens-wellbeing.pdf.


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began in October with more than 300 children and 25 teachers looking forward to the upcoming school year.
Phase 1 of the school is almost finished. Three months ago workers started digging the foundation, and it took some real imagination to visualize where classrooms and walkways would be. Not anymore! Now you can follow the main walkway past 6 distinct classrooms. The block walls have been put up and the roof is almost finished. All of the work has been done by hand by more than 60 workers who are on the jobsite daily, including several hardworking women. Kyle Fishburn, our American builder/designer, works side-by-side with his Haitian counterpart, Elison Elius.
The local pastor, Pastor Benito, and his wife are also very involved with the school. Madame Benito is the Directress of the school, while Pastor Benito has been very involved with the details of the construction process. He also leads a community prayer time on top of the mountain to pray for the school.
Several local women serve breakfast for all students, teachers and staff at Respire Haiti's school, we ensure that these children have a nutritious meal every morning in order to focus and learn better.
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Thousands of animals and people gathered today on Birmingham's Southside for Do Dah Day and to enjoy the day's gorgeous weather.
"I've never been to this before, but I won't miss it again," said Ray Tennyson, manager of Birmingham International Raceway. "I never understood it when I just saw it on television."
Tennyson rode in the Mr. Suzuki car in the parade that drew more than 200 entrants, including Lola and dogs of every size, shape and breed, according to Do Dah Day board member Suzanne Cornett. Parade participants were mostly dogs but there was also a smattering of birds, serpents, cats and even an African Sulcata Tortoise named Frankie.
And there are thousands more that don't walk but are just along the route," she said. The parade, which started at Highland Avenue and 33rd Street South, ended at Caldwell Park with food, drink and music.
Do Dah Day is an annual fund-raiser for a wide range of Birmingham-area animal support groups. Cornett said the event has produced more than $500,000 for animal causes since its inception in 1979. She said last year's donation was $47,000.
"The great thing is our event is free. It's what this neighborhood is all about," she said.
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The Conjurer (L.Red 'l')
=== Num:185 Lev:12 Rar:2 Spd:+0 Hp:33 Ac:22 Exp:600
A mage, trained in the arts of summoning. He is normally found on dungeon level 12, and moves at normal speed. A kill of this evil person is worth 600 experience points for a 1st level character. He usually appears with a few companions. He is magical, casting spells which produce frost bolts, blink randomly, create darkness or summon a monster; 1 time in 4. He has an armor rating of 22 and a average life rating of 33. He can illuminate the dungeon and open doors. He is fairly observant of intruders, which he may notice from 200 feet. He may carry one or two objects or treasures. He can hit to attack with damage 1d5. (EyAngband 0.5.2)
The Conjurer (Violet 'q')
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A human figure in robes, he moves with magically improved speed, and his hands are ablur with spell casting. This evil man mage is normally found on dungeon level 48, and moves very quickly, but is more powerful deeper in the dungeon. A kill of this creature is worth 91200.00 points for a 1st level character. He is dangerous at his native depth. He is magical, casting spells intelligently which produce acid balls, produce lightning balls, produce fire balls, produce frost balls, produce mana bolts, haste-self, recover mana, blink-self, teleport-self, create a shield, become resistant to the elements, summon a monster, cause hallucinations, terrify, blind, confuse or paralyze; 1 time in 1. He can carry a lite to see you, open doors and bash down doors. He needs lite to see you. He cannot be confused, charmed or slept. He is fairly observant of intruders, which he may notice from 200 feet. He may carry up to 9 weapons, garments, lites, adornments, magical devices, written items, potions or edible items. He can hit to attack with damage 2d8, hit to attack with damage 2d8, and hit to attack with damage 2d8. (UnAngband 0.6.2)
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DOHA: The Meteorology Department has forecast a significant rise in temperature today.
A statement issued by the Department yesterday said the mercury could rise up to 43 degrees Celsius in the peak hours of the day. Such increase, however, is normal during this month, said the department.
The temperature is expected to remain "within the normal average" until the end of this month, said the department.
The highest temperature recorded in Qatar in April was in 1973 at 46 degrees Celsius.
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Corey MacDonald pitched six solid innings and Lawrence Chew worked the final three as the University of Hawaii baseball team beat Long Beach State 5-2 on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif.
The Rainbows (12-32, 7-13 Big West) scored four runs in the fourth inning. LJ Brewster drew a bases-loaded walk, Austin Wobrock had an RBI groundout and Stephen Ventimilia hit a two-run single.
MacDonald (6-5) allowed six hits and one run with one walk and a career-high eight strikeouts. Chew allowed three hits and a run for his second save of the season.
The 49ers (23-25, 10-10) had won 10 of their previous 11 home games.
Long Beach State's Jake Stassi (4-3) permitted four runs over 5 1/3 innings.
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There is nothing like the NFL draft.
For months, so-called experts, people who make a living studying everything about potential selections, predict who will be selected by which team in a particular round.
You see the mock drafts ad naseum.
For as educated in their science as the predictors are, they are right and they are wrong. They're like weathermen and get paid either way.
They are followed, and those analysts are analyzed by fans who possess their own theories.
No professional draft engenders as much interest as does the NFL draft. The NBA draft gives the NFL a run, but the football selection is sterling - in a good way - compared to basketball.
Area fans will be interested in whom the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens draft - like usual - but this draft offers a lot more possibilities for prospective pros associated with the Eastern Panhandle.
No NFL draft for some 50 years can hold local interest for the number of area-associated players who might wind up on initial NFL rosters heading to the 2014 season, either by draft or free-agent signing.
Since then, there's been very few athletes with local ties pretty much in any given decade who had a chance to receive a call from the NFL.
Martinsburg's Fulton Walker was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 1981 draft after finishing his career at West Virginia.
Martinsburg's Dean Green thought he had a shot after finishing his career as a wide receiver at Maryland during the 1980s. His call never came.
Neither did one for James Jett, though the Jefferson graduate signed on as a free agent, spending nine years in the NFL with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and winning the league's fastest-man competition. He was an Olympic gold-medal sprinter, after all.
Derek Smith, a Jefferson graduate who played at Virginia Tech, was taken in the fifth round by the Washington Redskins in 1999.
The draft - to take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday - is going to be fun for those of us with nothing other than a rooting interest in players and teams.
It's going to be pressure-packed, mind-numbing, gut-wretching and hair-pulling for these athletes: Shepherd's Howard Jones, Mike Franklin, Xavier Tyler and Robert Hayes and Jefferson graduate Dewey McDonald. McDonald started his career at Fairmont and finished his final season of play at California, Pa.
They have a chance to get some kind of call from an NFL team to join the team at least for the start of training camp. They are that talented.
Beyond their football acuity, each one is a pretty good guy. We don't expect them to "forget to pay" for some shellfish they picked up a local grocer, in other words.
For that reason alone, it would be nice to see an NFL team pick them up.
They could have their shots.
That's the thing: you just don't know. They don't know.
The players can visit a team at the host's expense - like McDonald to Indianapolis or Jones to Arizona and Dallas - think things went well and never hear from a particular franchise again. They can have individual workouts by NFL teams, and that might be that.
Although Jones, based on his effort in the NFL Combine and his individual workouts, looks like a sure-fire draft pick, until his name is called, you just never know.
This, you do know, though:
They'll be all right whether the NFL calls or not. They used their football skills to gain an education.
For example, McDonald has almost a handful of bachelors degrees and a master's. Hayes is an Academic All-American.
That's really what drives lower-division athletes, concentrating on a degree while playing football.
Perhaps getting an opportunity in the pros is a bonus. It's a huge bonus.
Whether it happens or not, you just don't know until it happens.
It's going to be enjoyable for observers to see; it's going to be pure anguish for those players waiting to get a call from the NFL.


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Throughout the year I find that I cycle through various states of being. I most often find myself on the introverted side, a bit low and fraught by anxious thoughts. Sometimes my mind will circle around and around something until it is completely frayed and worn and only then will it move on. I need to be doing something, I should be doing something, but what? I do a little of this, a little of that, but don't focus on anything for very long. I've been beginning to think that I really don't know how to complete anything. Maybe I'm afraid to complete things because it will mean having to move on to the next thing.
All of this is punctuated by great highs and intense joy. This never really lasts long, it comes then goes.
The best times for me are when I cycle back to gratitude. I love that feeling. There are times when I am overwhelmed with gratitude - to the depths; profoundly grateful for my life as it is. I feel balanced and aware and appreciative for everything. This feeling came to me early this morning in the dark even while the dogs snored and a cat yowled outside; even though the warmth of my husband's body made the extra blanket unnecessary, it made me have to shed the shirt I slept in. I had to get up for water and make my way down the hall, wincing when the floorboard creaked underfoot.
I returned to bed and laid awake in the dark. My husband startled and asked from his dreams, "Is everybody in?" which made a wave of gratitude wash over me; to think that even in his sleep he tends us, all of us and how lucky I am to have someone tend to me even in that groggy state.
I wanted to tell him right then thank you for going to the job that gave us health insurance so I could get my knee fixed, thank you for working Christmas Eve, thank you for managing our money down to the last penny, thank you for carrying bags of compost that have become too heavy for me, for critiquing my photos, for hemming my pants.
I wanted to call my friend and thank her for being my best, best friend for so long even though we are miles apart and our lives seem outwardly so different but we know who we really are without the husband, the kids, the dogs. It's good to have that person that acts as your constant, your horizon line.
My gratitude never follows the conventional schedule where we all give thanks in November. I can shrink from the holidays, they can pass by meaningless. I resent being imposed upon by a calendar, that daunting block of days staring at me with its rigid squares. I'd rather be swept away by the swell of gratitude that takes me at 4 a.m.
It's my truest prayer. It's never cynical. I feel most at peace when I cycle back to gratitude.


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The weather created almost too perfect a setting for President Obama's climate change speech Tuesday afternoon. Visibly sweating and frequently dabbing at his forehead, the president addressed the importance of acting on climate change before the problem became too great. "The progress [will be] measured in crisis averted, planet protected," he said.
President Obama's main focus in protecting the planet is the limiting and ultimate elimination of carbon pollution. In his speech, President Obama cited a study that found the 12 warmest years on record have occurred in the last 15, with 2012 being the warmest year in recorded history. He also called on America to be a leader in the fight against climate change, asking individuals to do their part. "We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we'll suffer the consequences together."


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Watching the Emmy Awards Sunday was an educational experience. The first thing it taught me is I don't know much about television anymore.
Just enough to recall the names of some of the shows, to recognize some of the stars, to have seen some of the ads but not enough to see the big picture. TV "reality" isn't my reality. Premium cable channels are another galaxy, far, far away.
Still, there was something comforting in watching the Emmys. TV is like that, providing friends in the living room whenever you need them. And so I followed along, as though I knew who Neil Patrick Harris was, acknowledging the wins of the few shows I do occasionally watch ("The Daily Show," "Mad Men") with a knowing, pumped-fist "yes!"
Other things I learned was where those GM bail-out funds went: into advertising. Is repeating "May the best car win" really the best use of our tax dollars? The ads that weren't for cars were for computers ironic, since computers represent competition, if not the death knell, for TV as we know it.
New York Times TV reviewer Mike Hale detected a siege mentality amidst the usual award-show glitz. Post mortems for network television were an underlying theme. And it's true, between all the cyber alternatives and TiVo's power to lose the ads, the medium does feel overdue for a new paradigm.
President Obama took a crack at it earlier that day. He didn't make the rounds of the Sunday morning news shows - he brought the pundits to him, (hey, someone forgot to invite Fox). His media-blitz strategy got attention from, uh, the media - even if the reporters-in-musical-chairs format is usually more typical of entertainment junkets than hard news. To further blur that distinction, he topped it off by doing David Letterman Monday night.
The Emmy broadcast tried to laugh off its digital competition, even using PC poster boy John Hodgman to deliver made-up color commentary as the winners made their way to the stage. With touches like that, along with mikes in the control room and interviews with writing and directing nominees, the show was smart and engaging. But I kept noticing what wasn't there as much as what was.
To Sarah McLachlan's plaintive "I Will Remember You," the traditional tribute to artists who had died this past year didn't just seem longer than usual, but deeper. It wasn't solely the loss of icons like Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson or Patrick Swayze, but the loss of integrity embodied in giants like Paul Newman or Walter Cronkite.
It also signaled the loss of the connection television once embodied, when there were only three channels to choose from. For all the talk of a "vast wasteland" in those days, the medium was also a vast unifier as the young networks explored their roles and responsibilities to inform as well as entertain a democratic society. The choices were about style, not substance. Underlying that was implied consensus.
That's what had gotten lost since the last time I gave TV a good look. It's ironic that the night's big winner - "Mad Men" for best dramatic series - is set in the early '60s and chronicles how advertising ushered us into the modern age of illusion.
Even as the Emmys honored that show, they were closing its chapter of history. Wondering about what sorts of illusions are coming next - seemingly more and more polarizing, more and more fragmented -seems less important to us than trying to figure out what kind of screen we'll be watching them on.
But TV is still better than a lot of movies these days.
The trickiest part of "Jennifer's Body," for example, is knowing when to laugh. Even though it comes from "Juno's" brilliant Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (whose "United States of Tara" star Toni Collette won her own Emmy Sunday), this high school vampire comedy starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried can't decide whether it wants to be clever, cute, sexy or gross and keeps managing to be the wrong one at the wrong time.
Matt Damon's '80s whistle-blower comedy "The Informant!" - done with his Oscar-winning "Ocean's 11" pals, director Steven Soderbergh and producer George Clooney - also feels a little too clever for its own good as the deadpan jokes keep flying by, almost unnoticed by the audience.
It's no wonder that the week's box-office winner, the animated adaptation of popular children's book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," is the funniest, and most satisfying comedy of the bunch.
As warm-hearted as it is whimsical and original, it's more concerned with making its viewers laugh than reminding them how smart it is. That's the same formula that used to work so well for television, back in the day.
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Seize the Summer Challenge Day 3: Plan a Movie Night
This can be fun for the entire family and won't put a big dent in your summer fun budget! Plan a fun movie night with your family. Rent a couple movies (or watch some you already have!). Get some tasty snacks and drinks to make the night special.
What movies do you think your family will watch? What treats will you get for the evening?
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I plan on taking the kids to the Drive in to watch Madagascar 3 & MIB 3. We are hoping to go this weekend! We'll probably get popcorn and/or nachos like usual and take drinks with us.
Yay! What an awesome idea. Me & the bf usually borrow movies from the library, since it's free (sadly, you can checkout 2, @ a time :-/) but we also have an extensive collection. We like to expand @ yardsales & thrift stores, also. Next day off, I'm gonna convince him to do a movie night w/ me. We're just gonna watch a ton of every kinda movie: kid, action, adventure, romance, rom-com, horror, etc...! Pop some buttery popcorn & kick back & cuddle :-).
See we (dh and I) love this idea and have talked to my 9 year old about it but she can't sit through a whole movie at home, she gets bored, then me and my dh end up watching the rest of some kid movie without her. Maybe someday!
When my dh and I watch a movie or just a show we like we usually have chips and dip or a salsa plate.
Oh, I'm so jealous! I love Drive Ins!!
Quoting TristanMitchael:
I plan on taking the kids to the Drive in to watch Madagascar 3 & MIB 3. We are hoping to go this weekend! We'll probably get popcorn and/or nachos like usual and take drinks with us.
We're going to watch The Lorax (old cartoon) Friday night :-)
We love doing this! Def. popcorn & gummy bears to snack on. Prob. watch men in black & then we wanna go see the new one,too.


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A solution to the health-care problems facing West County in the wake of the continuing financial difficulties at Doctors Medical Center is likely attainable but will include a reduction in hospital services, according to leaders of a Stakeholder Group charged with identifying viable alternatives.
In its first public statement since announcing the formation of the group last month, members said they have identified several promising interim strategies to retain essential emergency services and reduce expenses while a long-term solution is evaluated.
The Stakeholder Group was announced in June by members of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California and Contra Costa Health Services. It is comprised of representatives from the county, physicians, clinics, the West Contra Costa Healthcare District, the state Health and Human Services Agency and top executives of Kaiser Permanente, John Muir Health, Lifelong Medical Care and Sutter Health. It also includes experts in health-care finance, medical law and reimbursement who are funded by the member hospitals of the Hospital Council.
The technical experts in the group are developing financial and operational models for a variety of scenarios, taking into account state licensing requirements and the complexities of the health-care marketplace. Among the goals would be to reduce administrative and infrastructure expenses and develop strategies for more adequate Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
This technical advisory group (TAG) will then present alternatives for short- and long-term solutions to the full group for consideration.
The full stakeholder group will make its recommendation to the West Contra Costa Healthcare District Board, with the goal of having an interim care alternative in place by Sept. 1. The resulting expense reductions will keep essential services operating while a long-term, self-sustaining solution is evaluated and selected.
The group was formed at the request of the Healthcare District to evaluate an alternative to a full-service Doctors Medical Center, which despite extensive efforts to reduce costs faces losses of $18 million annually – a deficit that is expected to grow with planned cuts to Medicare.
Among the short-term solutions being evaluated by the Stakeholder Group are financial and legal health-care experts is a scaled-down hospital that retains the same number of emergency beds and 15 beds for acute medical, surgical and intensive care patients.
"We remain optimistic that a viable alternative can be found that meets the most important health needs of West County as identified in a study by county Health Services — emergency care," said Dr. William Walker, Contra Costa Health Officer and the leader of the Stakeholder Group.
"We are modeling out the various alternatives to determine which services are affordable and the most essential," Walker said. "Our goal is to ensure that the services retained provide the maximum amount of care in a way that is self-sustaining."
"I want to be clear that under all the scenarios we have identified as appropriate for study, Doctors Medical Center is reduced in size and scope of operations," Walker said. "It is unrealistic to continue to push for the retention of a full-service hospital given that losses continue to mount, despite a 20-year effort to save Doctors Medical Center."
"The county is not in a position to adequately fund or take over Doctors Medical Center, particularly given the changing and uncertain nature of the health-care marketplace," said Walker.
As part of its evaluation of short-term options, the stakeholder group is also considering a satellite emergency department at the current location.
While no decisions have been made, the focus is on maintaining emergency services for the thousands of patients who have come to rely on Doctors Medical Center each year. Urgent care is also considered essential and is expected to be part of a continuum of health services put in place.
A clinical plan is also being developed to coordinate emergency services and transportation issues with the region's hospitals. Dr. Joseph Barger, Medical Director for Contra Costa's Emergency Medical Services Agency, is leading the effort, working closely with the region's emergency department medical directors. Barger and the emergency room physicians believe that a satellite emergency department is clinically viable.
Transfer agreements will be bolstered in order to ensure the swift and secure transfer of patients from the scaled-down hospital or satellite emergency department to nearby full-service hospitals as necessary. Emergency care will also be supplemented by an increase in same-day appointments at West County health clinics.


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Oklahoma City's first summer league game is today at 4 p.m. and like reader Lefty said in the comments, "It's only like five weeks until college football, and I don't even care, because we get to watch the NBA summer league this afternoon. How messed up have I become?" I hear that. Here I am waiting for four o'clock to roll around so I can watch me some summer league basketball. Dedicated fan or over-obsessed nutjob? You tell me.
But there are things to be excited about. I'm psyched to see James Harden in action and also to see Serge Ibaka for the first time. But there's some other interesting names on the roster, most of which have as much chance to make it to fall camp as I do, but nevertheless, it should be fun to watch some basketball again.
Russell Westbrook (PG) – Thunder
We all know he's good. But what kind of progress has he made so far this summer? He's been working on his jumpshot and decision making this summer so it'll be interesting to see if he's made any progress. He'll be one of the elite players in the league and it's hard to say how much playing time he'll get. But he's not participating in the Vegas league, so I'm guessing anywhere between 20-25 minutes a game. He'll probably be able to get just about anywhere he wants, but the main think to look for is for more consistency on his mid-range jumper, a better ability to finish around the rim and also if he seems to have more control of the offense with the ball in his hands.
Shaun Livingston (PG) – Thunder
Livingston's play at the end of the year was extremely encouraging for Thunder fans and extremely discouraging for Earl Watson. If Livingston continues to progress, Watson may be left on the end of the bench next to trainer Joe Sharpe. What'll be most interesting to watch is if Livingston's side-to-side agility has improved any and if he looks even more comfortable on his knee than he did at the end of the year.
Serge Ibaka (PF) – Thunder/Ricoh Manresa
With news coming out that Ibaka is going to be on the Thunder roster next year regardless of what happens in Orlando, this week became a lot less important for him. But he's still the most interesting player to watch this week. Really nobody has seen much of anything from Ibaka and he's a major unknown. We don't know what to expect from him. Shot blocking? Rebounding? Post game? Any semblance of a jumpshot? We know he can dunk, but can he play defense? His unreal athleticism and length get me giddy and I know when he's on the court, my eyes are only going to be on him.
D.J. White (PF) – Thunder
White has been working this offseason to add some of the weight he lost as a result of his jaw surgeries. The Thunder would love for him to be a quality mid-range big man off the bench that can rebound and play solid post defense.
Kyle Weaver (PG/SG) – Thunder
This is a big camp for Weaver. He showed last year he's capable of contributing on an NBA squad, but he's kind of caught in a tight spot right now on this roster. James Harden will likely cut into any and all playing time and Thabo Sefolosha does basically the same thing as Weaver, but better. Weaver needs a consistent 3-point shot and the ability to slide over and play a little point guard in order to be able to contribute to this team.
James Harden (SG) – Thunder/Arizona State
Second to Ibaka in players I want to see. How does he look shooting the NBA three? Passing skills? How does he look playing alongside Russell Westbrook? He played almost always in a 2-3 zone at Arizona State. How does he look defensively playing man-to-man? Can he get to the rim any time he wants? Harden was picked because he was the perfect fit. I want to see how he gels with Westbrook and Livingston and how far he's got to go defensively.
DeVon Hardin (PF) – Egaleo AO/Cal
Hardin was a nice player at Cal and a guy that has NBA-type athleticism and an ideal NBA body. But his game is incredibly raw and there's no real rhyme to to his offensive reason. He battled a foot injury in Turkey last year which cut into his playing time and ended up getting him released by the team. He caught on with another in Greece and played well for the rest of the year. He's big, very strong and very athletic, but he's got little to no offensive game. A good week could earn him a spot on Tulsa's roster.
Robert Vaden (SG) – Thunder/UAB
He was added for one reason and one reason only: to shoot. If he does that well in Orlando, he may have a chance to make this roster. If he struggles and presses, he might be headed overseas or to Tulsa for the year. He's exactly the type of stretch player the Thunder needs. That is, if he can actually shoot.
B.J. Mullens (C) – Thunder/Ohio State
This is a pretty big week for Mullens. Granted, you can't totally judge and evaluate properly based on these summer leagues, but this is the best opportunity so far to get a sense of these players. With Mullens you want to see how he matches up on the interior with other big men. Is he strong enough to hold his own? Can he score in the post? Does he have any offense outside of four feet? If not, I think we'll see him at the end of the bench or in Tulsa to start the year. Mullens is an extremely gifted young man for his size, but it's about harnessing those gifts and working hard to refine them. He's got the skill to play in the NBA, but does he have the desire to?
De'Angelo Alexander (SG) – EnBW Ludwigsburg/Charlotte
The former Midwest City star and Oklahoma Sooner has bounced around quite a bit in his short professional career. After transferring from OU to Charlotte, he earned All-Conference honors, averaging 17 ppg and 6 rpg. He was a deadly shooter in college, leading the Atlantic 10 in 3-pointers made as a junior. He then played a year in Germany where in 14 games, he averaged 20 minutes a game and scored 6.2 ppg hitting 59 percent of his shots from 2-point range, but just 16.1 percent from three.
Kyle Hines (PF) – UNC-Greensboro
An undersized power forward from UNC-Greensboro, Hines is one of only six players in NCAA history to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds and block 300 shots. A four-year player at Greenboro, Hines averaged 18.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg including 19.2 ppg his senior year, second in the conference to Stephen Curry. Hines became just the fourth player in the Southern Conference's 62-years of all-conference selections to become a four-time First Team selection and the first in 20 years. He scored in double figures in each of his last 81 career games, which was the longest active streak in the nation.
Moses Ehambe (SG/SF) – Tulsa/Oral Roberts
The only player on the summer league roster from Tulsa. The former ORU standout averaged 10.1 ppg for the 66ers last year, hitting 41 percent from both the field and from three. Ehambe is 6-foot-6 swingman and had highs of 26, 25 and 22 last year and one game where he hit seven 3s.
Marcus Dove, Keith McLeod, Doug Thomas and Richard Roby are only competing in the Vegas summer league. We'll take a look at those four next week.


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Much cooler air has settled into northern Colorado behind a weak cold front.
Highs today will be in the 50s across Weld County. It will not be as gusty as it was Monday, but there will be an occasional breeze. Quiet, dry weather will persist through much of this work week. An uneventful weather pattern continues to govern Colorado's weather.
We're watching an opportunity for some moisture late week, perhaps Thursday into Friday. This cold front could bring some light rain or snow, but computer models offer little confidence in this system as of right now. Stay tuned for details as the week wears on.


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Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan are the authors of several distinctive books about art including "Chuck Close: Up Close" (A "Boston Glove-Horn Book" Honor book for Non-Fiction and winner of the Norman O. Sugarman award for Biography); and "Frank O. Gehry: Outside In." All are either ALA Notable Books for Young Adults or Best Books for Young Adults. Their most recent collaboration, "Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist," was named a 2002 Sibert Award Honor Book. Ms. Greenberg, whose poetry anthology" Heart to Heart" was named a 2002 Printz Award Honor Book, lives in St. Louis. Ms. Jordan, wh


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I've had my xbox for about a month now and the hdmi just stopped working one day. I Checked the back of my xbox and i noticed that the hdmi port didnt have the right shape to insert in. I Tryed it and the screen says " No Signal " But the xbox still works. For Example when i press A As soon as the 360 starts the disc Tray Opens. If i hold down the guide Button For 5 seconds and press down 2 times, the 360 turns off. I Am Currently using Component Cables in 720p . Any Ideas on how to fix this? =/
Alright, well there are three likely reasons this could happen. Let's check for them, and see if we can fix your problem. Here are the possible problems:
The good news is, your xbox is working just fine, apart from the hdmi display, since you can use component to play mostly normally. I hope this helps! Good luck getting your HDMI back on track.
If the HDMI port on the back of your console has been warped or damaged, using HDMI will not be possible.
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Crystal Meth and 5/500 Vicodin?
What are the side effects if you snort crystal meth and take one 5/500 vicodin pill together?
Whoa!.. I come looking for holistic approach to alternative medicine. You are on the wrong page. You might win better feedback in Diseases and Conditions or be in motion to a different site (healthboard.com) you should find what you are looking in in attendance.
Some people do this because they feel taking uppers and downers will give them the "authoritative high", however it can just formulate the user sick.
Depends on the quality of the meth. Is it pay for of the car trash, or surrounded by the garage type. What type of acid did they use to rinse out it with, how big of a snort is one taken? Meth is a mood destroyer. It accelerates adjectives of the neurons in your brain causeing them to over fry and burn out. Vicodin is a depressent, it will cause brass neck ending to become "relaxed" you are putting two directions contained by your body at once. Up, and down. It stress's out the emotional body, it stress's out the brain synaps even more, your body will be conflict itself basically. Last but not smallest, your soul will get as far from your body as possible and still allow adequate life force to come into you to hold on to you alive. Basically, you turn into a zombie with absolutly no from the heart control.
Death perhaps... this may be the wrong category to ask this question if people don't want to cart a Tylenol they sure are not into Meth and Vicodin.


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This authoritative, exceptionally readable guide, written by a respected chamber musician, teacher, and annotator, has a twofold purpose. First, it is designed to help music lovers, whether neophytes or seasoned concert-goers, deepen their understanding and enhance their enjoyment of chamber music. Second, it is meant to serve as a practical sourcebook for chamber music players, performers, and teachers.
"No lover of chamber music should be with this Guide." -- John Barkham Reviews


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Officer Safety Corner: Officer Safety in Domestic Violence Responses
By Mark Wynn, Nashville, Tennessee, Police Department, Lieutenant (Retired) and National and International Law Enforcement Trainer and Consultant on Violence Against Women and Faculty for IACP's National Law Enforcement Leadership Initiative on Violence Against Women
Personal experience and studies show that most domestic violence homicides occur while victims are attempting to leave or after they have left an abusive relationship. Additionally, of those victims, 76 percent of femicide cases involved at least one episode of stalking within 12 months prior to the murder and 85 percent of attempted femicide cases involved one episode of stalking within that same period.2
All law enforcement officers have felt extraordinary frustration responding to domestic violence calls when an individual does not leave an abusive relationship. Officers give their best advice, but don't always understand that leaving is often the most dangerous time for the victim and the officer. Leaving is not an event; it is a complex process.
Sadly, losing friends who are killed responding to domestic violence calls can help officers focus on what is essential to survival and can aid in recognizing the safety gaps for victims and officers. With increasing frequency, it's not just a single officer, but multiple officers who are killed. In Birmingham, Alabama, three were killed; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, three more; in Pleasanton and Odessa, Texas, six total fellow officers were gunned down. All of these officers were responding to domestic violence calls. Most often the weapon of choice is the high-power, high-capacity rifle which can defeat normalpatrol armor.
Clearly, not all domestic violence calls result in harm to the responding officer, so the question that must be asked is what happens just before that critical break point, before a victim is harmed and an officer is killed responding to a domestic violence call? An understanding of a typical sequence of events when responding to such a call can help answer this question. An officer picks up the call from dispatch, who relays that this is the sixth call from the same address that month. The frustrated officer confirms that she or he is very familiar with this family, and if no cars are available, the officer will "take care of it" him or herself. As the officer moves headlong into a potentially deadly situation, has she or he examined why there have been so many calls at this home and, more importantly, has the victim or the officer considered that the frequency of calls may indicate an escalation in the violence? As an Arizona officer related, "I should have called for backup and not approached the offender alone; I thought I knew him. I'd been there many times before, so I lowered my guard and that's when he stabbed me."
Case analysis reveals that domestic violence offenders use more force when they believe they are losing control. If the responding officer is not taking this fact into consideration, the officer is at an increased level of danger.
Predictions based on tested and reliable danger assessment protocols can be critical for the first responder. What is known about domestic violence offenders is that they will actively pose a threat to responding officers and fight to defend what they often believe they are entitled to do and how they are entitled to behave. In many cases, perpetrators have been raised in a culture of male privilege that has shaped their values and beliefs, creating a mind-set of ownership of a loved one and a lack of personal accountability.
Evidence of this active resistance was in full view on February 24, 2005, when David Hernandez Arroyo, Sr., opened fire on his ex-wife and son in front of the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas. Arroyo then engaged police and court officers in a shootout over a custody issue. Are officers trained to understand this type of deadly behavior? If not, then there is more to be done in keeping them and the communities they protect safe. There are several steps that can be taken to strengthen support of victims and officers.
Strong collaborations and regular communication with domestic and sexual violence advocates can help assess the danger posed by perpetrators. Smart policing requires that the adversarial relationship that often exists between the advocacy and police communities must end. Experience demonstrates that many of the difficulties seen across the United States with the advocate-police relationship develop from a lack of understanding of the difficulties in the work each other does. Mending and maintaining this connection is the immediate responsibility of agency and organization leadership. Many advocates have walked in the shoes of the victim. They have kept victims alive for decades with and without police assistance. They deserve respect and have much to teach law enforcement agencies and officers.
A great example of what the advocacy community can teach law enforcement can be found in the "Power and Control Wheel."3 The Power and Control Wheel was created in 1984 by staff at the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) in Duluth, Minnesota, and it has since been validated worldwide. It was designed to illustrate the tactics perpetrators use against victims. It has been discovered that the Power and Control Wheel also teaches us tactics that an offender uses to manipulate and control responding officers. The perpetrator will often use threats with the victim to control a situation. Law enforcement officers often encounter the same tactics, including coercion and intimidation. Perpetrators will minimize, deny, or blame the victim for the violence that occurred when police arrive on scene as they would with the victim to shift accountability. Isolation is used to keep the victim from the officers, the same way the victim is kept from family, friends, or other support. Police officers have also witnessed children being forced to make false statements or hold back information about what has occurred. And, unfortunately, officers often face resistance, are assaulted, and are killed when responding to domestic violence calls. The experience of an officer can have striking similarities to the experience of the victim. Officers need to be trained on these behaviors and realities in order to best approach and respond to each situation.
There are many examples of efforts to increase officer and victim safety throughout the United States. Three agencies, in particular, have implemented effective tactics: South Portland, Portland, and Westbrook Police Departments in Maine.4 These agencies have collaborated with Family Crisis Services to create the Enhanced Police Intervention Collaboration (EPIC). Officers and advocates work together by visiting with the victim days after the arrest to assist the victim through the court system and conduct risk assessments to ensure continued support and protection. This is a force multiplier every agency in the United States should consider. An additional promising practice can be found in the Salem Police Department (Oregon) where the leaders have instituted a first responder's domestic violence checklist.5 This checklist includes risk assessment, questions regarding the occurrence of strangulation, and "Before You Leave the Scene" reminders that include investigative tips and interviewing information.
Visionary leaders understand officers will rise to the level of their training. In order for first responders to meet the task, they must receive continued meaningful, comprehensive, and effective training throughout their careers. A great training curriculum has been used for many years at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy in Donelson, Tennessee.6 Each year it offers a POST-certified 40-hour training course on Domestic and Sexual Assault Intervention.
The profession's response to domestic violence transformed in the 1980s as the IACP helped police chiefs write, implement, and evaluate the first real departmental domestic violence policies. That transformation continues today with the IACP's National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Violence Against Women and the National Law Enforcement First-Line Supervisor Training on Violence Against Women. These two programs employ experienced leaders and thinkers in the field of violence against women prevention and address critical and complex issues such as sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and officer-involved domestic violence. Law enforcement leaders must ask themselves "Is my concern for the safety of domestic violence victims and for my officers fully reflected in my agency's policies and practices?" and "Does the work of my officers reflect these standards?" Changing the culture to ensure officer and victim safety is a great way to honor Robert T. Frazier and many others who have made the ultimate sacrifice. ♦
Notes:1ODMP, "Officer Down Memorial Page," Patrolman Robert T. Frazier, http://www.odmp.org/officer/17925-patrolman-robert-t-frazier (accessed November 14, 2013).2Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoenne, Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice November 2000), https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/183781.pdf (accessed November 14, 2013); Allie Gasgreen, "The Seriousness of Stalking," Inside Higher Ed. October 8, 2012, http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/08/stalking-campuses-major-issue-expert-says-clery-event (accessed November 14, 2013).3Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, "Power and Control Wheel," http://www.theduluthmodel.org/pdf/PowerandControl.pdf (accessed November 14, 2013).4South Portland Police Department, South Portland, Maine, "Family Crisis Services,"www.familycrisis.org (accessed November 14, 2013). For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call (207) 712-8476.5Salem, Oregon, Police Department "Domestic Violence Checklist," http://www.markwynn.com/resources/report-forms. Once you get the reports form page it is listed with others.6"Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Interdiction," used at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy, http://www.markwynn.com/resources/lesson-plans (accessed November 14, 2013).7"Police Officer Safety at Domestic Disturbances–1970s – Tips and Tricks to Remain Safe," YouTube video, 20:37, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZUgpGUfTF8 (accessed November 14, 2013). This video describes how officers should approach a house and remain safe during domestic violence episodes in the 1970s. The mishandling of domestic disturbance calls accounted for 20 percent of all police fatalities at that time. The important steps of the who, what, where, when, and how of any complaint show why it's important to get the facts, so the officer answering the call can exercise caution, yet deal with the victim with compassionate authority.8"Lethality Assessment for First Responders," Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, http://mnadv.org/lethality (accessed November 14, 2013); The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA), a procedure to predict future wife assaults, was developed by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of Health and can be accessed via this link http://www.vawnet.org (accessed November 14, 2013).9IACP Training Key #653, "Domestic Violence Risk Assessment," purchasing information is available at http://www.theiacp.org/tabid/452/Default.aspx (accessed November 14, 2013).
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Mark Wynn, "Officer Safety in Domestic Violence Responses," Officer Safety Corner, The Police Chief 80 (December 2013): 10–11.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXX, no. 12, December 2013. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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I saw a commercial on TV from Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon and some guy that he is endorsing, saying we have more than $11 million in reserve for this valley.
I raised seven children in this valley and now my grandson is attending the same school my children did. Now he needs to go to summer school and he can only take one class. What are all of our kids going to do?
We are talking about our future adults here who need to go to school to learn and run this country. I think that some of the people that we voted into office need to rethink how they got there.
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Sat, 01/31/2009 - 11:31#1
hey guys im new in the site and i must say , geat site i got alot of infomation here
me and 2 friend are playing a eurotrip in 2010 jun-july
what do you think ?
the main countries are netherlands ,germany czech republic …..
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 15:31#2
4 days in berlin is too long…try munich for a day or two
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 15:45#3
I would perhaps try and spend more time in pairs and London so you can see the places. Perhaps cut some day's off Prague and Berlin. for this. Or as finnegan says Munich is a great fun place to go to so you can't go far wrong with that.
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 23:46#4
ok guys maybe i will add a day in london and paris and cut berlin to 3 days and czech
what do you think about the money 5k will do for this trip?
and places should i see or go , you recommend ?
and can you give me tips in general?
Sun, 02/01/2009 - 11:39#5
Cut Berlin to one day…Berlin is really a boring place. What made you decide to go there?
Sun, 02/01/2009 - 13:17#6
I would disagree with finnegan's last statement, Berlin is a great city and 3 day's would be ideal.
I think $5k should be more than plenty especially given the weakness of the Euro just now. For some general tips have a search of the forum's, there's year's worth of great tips to common question's asked.
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 13:27#7
yeah this site is great, i found alot of info here
and i am still looking….
finnegan about berlin , why do you think 1 day will do?
i never been in berlin, but i think i could find lots of things to do in 3 days ..
about the money, i think its good to have more then you need
anyway if you got some info about anything i may need , it would be great if you can post it here
i will update when i gather more info
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 10:40#8
what kind of pass should i get??
global pass?
and i dont undetstand this thing i saw a global pass for 15 days or 21 days…
to use in 2 months or something….
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 12:46#9
what kind of pass should i get?? global pass? and i dont undetstand this thing i saw a global pass for 15 days or 21 days… to use in 2 months or something….
There are two kind of Global passes, Continuous one's which can last from a couple of week's to Several month's, this means that you could use a train every day of the pass duration in the available countries. The other kind of pass is a selective one, with so many day's in a given time frame. This means that say 15 day's in two month pass. Would do what it says within 2 month's you can use the train for 15 day's during the two month's.
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 13:36#10
I just find Berlin unfriendly, dirty, expensive and boring…I'm not into WWII history or Cold War history. Most of the place was destroyed in the war, so the historical beauty that you can find in other cities (i.e. Bamberg) is really lacking. Not a big fan of ugly modern architecture. If you have limited time, I think there are better options…like Munich or even smaller towns like Bamberg, Hamburg, etc.. having said all that, I guess you should go to Berlin for at least a day and see for yourself. Let me know if I'm wrong
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 02:28#11
so if im going for 21 days i should get the slective pass i guess
coz i will travel in trains for about … let say 12 days within 21 days
btw eurorail is the only company in europe ? train compeny…? and finnegan i will read more about germany , i have got time till the trip ^^
thx for your opinion
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 09:38#12
btw eurorail is the only company in europe ? train compeny…
Eurorail is not a train company, i.e. there is no such thing as a Eurorail train. It is the name of a company which offer's passes valid on numerous trains. Each European country will typically have several, individual train company's with the bigger one's operating internationally throughout the continent, A Eurorail pass is valid on the majority of European trains.
As for what type of pass, look at the price's and get which ever one is the cheapest to suit your trip.
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 09:58#13
i changed alot of stuff added days and countries to the trip
i got 3 more days that i want to spend somehow and i need your help
i dont know if i should go trow another city in paris coz its along way to spain.
we start the trip in the 1 july till the end of the month, im hoping to fall on some event , maybe you guys know….
if you can recommend some hostels , (i got some hostels in mind but i need more )
we will travel by train with the global pass
and if you got some tips about the trip , i would like to hear !!
Sat, 04/03/2010 - 03:45#14
hey guys i have updated my trip
i allready bought the tickets
im gonna buy the global pass 10 days within 2 months
im planing to take a flight from paris to barcelona
and from barcelona to millan (easyjet)
and im going to rent a car in Munich and drive to Frankfurt.
and im gonna book all the hostels upfront.
if you guys would give me tips it would be great
Sat, 04/03/2010 - 17:23#15
I'm not a big fan of Milan (it's still rated one of the most polluted cities in Europe and for good reason). Maybe spend a day there, but I would head out of town to Como or one of the other alpine lake towns in Italy.
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 10:27#16
tblaze: to make it easy, you can buy a eurail pass straight from Eurotrip. It's as cheap as anywhere else (it might actually be a little cheaper with the rebate). Please consider it if you're buying a pass anyway
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Thu, 06/03/2010 - 12:22#17
thx for the help
i have ordered allmust everything and im allmust set to go
i was wondering what kind of crazy things i can do in europe
like bungee jumping (im doing it )
and its should be near to any locations that i will be in and btw the rail pass is so thin?! why is that? im trying to think of how will i keep it from riping .
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 09:02#18
Not sure of the bungee jumping, but I'm sure you can find it (maybe berne?). You have some kick ass places you're visiting and you're going to have a blast I'm sure. Take good care of your pass! Keep it with your passport and I'm sure nothing will happen to it.
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Thu, 08/19/2010 - 11:22#20
Nice! What was your favorite?
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 13:11#21
well i enjoyed must of them ,
paris was great and budapest and prague , i didnt like millan .
anyhow must of the hostels were great ,nice people ,ready to help anytime.
i wanna do another eurotrip , in the winter and longer,
it was a very intensive trip, and after doing it i got lots of stuff i will change in the next trip.
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 15:36#22
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"Peanutcracker - The Story in a Nutshell," is returning to Carson City again for the holiday season, and promoters are hoping to attract more students than ever before for the December performances.
"Our main goal is for as many kids as possible to see the performance this year," said Mindy Breeding, who is helping promote this year's production.
Kicking off the performance on a Thursday, Dec. 1 will be a special storytime reading at the Carson City Library by one of the dancers. Readings will be at 10:15 a.m. and at 10:45 a.m. for preschoolers, and free vouchers will be handed out for the performance.
"We want to make sure the little ones get to see the show, and it's great to be able to partner with the library," Breeding said.
"Peanutcraker - The Story in a Nutshell" is a 45-minute version of the Nutcracker Ballet. It will feature Sierra Nevada Ballet's professional dancers, apprentices and trainees, and students from Western Nevada Performing Arts Center and the In Motion Studio of Dance from Reno.
The Friday, Dec. 2 performances are specifically planned for students, so school teachers are encouraged to plan class field trips around them. They will be at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 per student, and payments are due in full by Nov. 29. A 5 percent discount is offered for anything booked by Nov. 1. Sponsorships for at-risk children are available.
The short, narrated version of the traditional ballet is especially designed for young children.
It is not necessary to tell the children the story prior to performance since the narrator will tell the story as it is performed. However, if teachers feel inclined to do so, the educational package can be mailed to them.
The participatory educational packet is designed to explain the art of ballet to young children. It is geared toward grades K-4, and teachers might need to adjust slightly for different age groups.
Teachers wanting more information or tickets can contact Crystal Kenison at 775-230-2469 or email@example.com.
Pre-performance lobby music that Friday will showcase Jarod Sorum's Carson High School music students.
The Dec. 3 performances for the public are at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $11 available at the box office.
Gina Kaskie-Davis, director and performer for the WNPAC, is assisting Rosine Bena from the SNB with the production.
"This is the 10th year for the Peanutcracker, and it keeps growing every year," she said.
"The great thing about the Peanutcracker is that it's short enough for kids, but also for husbands and fathers, who usually don't want to sit through two hours of ballet," said Kaskie-Davis.
Guest performers both days will be Dan Sadler, principal of Carson Middle School, at the 10 a.m. show and Lee Conley, principal of Eagle Valley Middle School, at the 12:30 p.m. performance, Breeding said.
All performances will be in the Bob Boldrick Theater of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.
For an hour before the Saturday night performance, students from Strings in the Schools will offer a free concert in the lobby.
"We've got some really high-caliber dancing with this ballet, and there are so many great groups involved, we hope everyone will come out to support our arts community and start the holiday season off right," Breeding said.
What: Peanutcracker - The Story in a Nutshell ballet.
When: Students 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Dec. 2; General public 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3.
Where: Bob Boldrick Theater, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.
Tickets: Dec. 2 students $5; Dec. 3 general public $11.
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Despite just having two indoor meets coming into Saturdays nationals, Davis out-performed everyone in the high jump.
The Heidelberg senior cleared 7-0 1/4 Saturday, becoming the Division III Indoor national champion.
Davis, an all-conference basketball player and All-American in track, won his first national title.
"You put it in front of him enough times, he's gonna get tired of getting second," Heidelberg track coach Briana Hess said.
Hess said there were tense moments for Davis and the Heidelberg coaching staff. After Davis cleared his height to put him in first, Davis and Carthage's Trevor James each tried to clear 7-2.
"We were sitting way far away watching, gritting out teeth," Hess said. "I think he handled (the pressure) the best he can since I've been a coach here."
The senior said it still was tough, especially when he wasn't the one jumping.
"I couldn't even watch," Davis said. "It was fun. Everybody there put on a show for the audience. We brought the best out of each other."
Davis said Saturday was the high point of his collegiate career.
"Yeah, definitely, for the simple fact that I always made it a goal to get 7 foot, which I accomplished," he said.
Davis is the fifth athlete at Heidelberg to win an individual national title.
Hess said the senior already was looking forward.
"Now I'm just really excited for outdoor [track]," she said. "He's wondering what he had he can do, if he can jump higher."
"I will take this is just the beginning, this is just a taste," he said. "I just want to go higher now. There's no reason to stop there."
TU's Longino-Thomas finishes 8th at nationals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Tiffin University's Candace Longino-Thomas placed eighth in the 400 meter dash Saturday at the Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, becoming the third Dragon to gain All-American status at the event.
Longino-Thomas ran the race in 55.74. The top eight finishers in each event are All Americans.
TU's other competitors Saturday were in the were in the 1,600 relay, where Kiona Anderson, Taylor Deskins, Robin Banks and Longino Thomas finished ninth in 3:17.17.
The time was a school record.
TU's Christman seventh
BIRMINGHAM, Ala -Tiffin University 285-pounder Kevin Christman went 1-1 on the final day of the Division II wrestling championships, placing seventh and becoming the program's first All-American.
Christman lost to Central Oklahoma's Cody Dauphlin, 3-0 in his first match of the day, but rebounded to defeat Findlay's Andrew Tumlin, 8-3 to claim seventh.
Tiffin's other wrestler at nationals, 174-pounder Jake Cramer, went 1-3 and didn't place.
Dragons snag first win
CLEARWATER, Fla. ? Tiffin University's Brent Faber pitched five solid innings for a 6-3 win over Saginaw Valley State at the Clearwater Invitational on Saturday.
Tiffin struck first with Cole McCurry, Colin Sallee and Roger Christensen each singling. A misplayed ball allowed McCurry to score and a sacrifice run hit by KC Weber allowed a score by Sallee.
Heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Dragons (1-5) held a 4-1 lead. The Cardinals (2-8) closed the gap to 4-3 and threatened in the eighth, with one out and two on. TU's Joe Perretta came in to pitch and ended the hazard with a fly out along with a strike out.
For Tiffin, Christensen and McCurry had three hits each. Sallee had two hits and scored four runs, while Weber drove in three runs. Faber (1-1) gave up three hits, one run and walked two in five innings. Hopewell-Loudon graduate Logan Sendelbach went 1-2-3 in the ninth for his first collegiate save.
For Saginaw Valley, Eric Hummel (0-1) gave up seven hits, three runs, one earned, walked one and struck out three in four innings.
Thomas strong as 'Berg baseball rallies
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla - Chris Thomas pitched into the ninth inning, and Steve Morse drove in three runs as Heidelberg got back on its winning ways, beating Bluffton, 7-2.
Thomas, a junior, picked up his second victory of the season as HU upped its mark to 6-1. Thomas gave up two runs, one earned on six hits. He walked one (the last batter he faced) and struck out seven.
Teddy Lowe relieved for Heidelberg in the ninth, striking out one and allowing a hit, but kept the Beavers (7-3) scoreless.
Bluffton scored first, getting a run on two hits off Thomas, but Heidelberg answered with an unearned run in the top of the third. The game stayed 1-1 until the seventh, when Bluffton cashed in a leadoff double by Tim Webb to go up a run.
Then Heidelberg's offense erupted.
HU took the lead with a two-out rally in the eighth. Morse had an RBI single to tie the game, then Jordan Martin followed with a base hit to score Ben Blystone and give the Student Princes a 3-2 edge.
Heidelberg put the game away with a four run burst in the ninth. Joe Staab singled to open things, then T.J. Harness doubled him to third. After Joe Chiarappa struck out, Eric Monroe walked to load the bases. Arneal Squibb struck out, leaving it up to Blystone.
He delivered, ripping a two-RBI single and moving to second on the throw in from the outfield. Morse then capped his big day with a double to score two.
Bluffton pitcher Ben Roeschley was the hard-luck loser. He went 7 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out five.


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