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Published: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6:19 p.m.
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TAMPA — Twenty-nine people have been displaced after an apartment fire near Tampa.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue units responded to the Harbour Walk apartments in the Town 'n' Country area on Saturday.
Firefighters say heavy flames were already tearing through the upstairs and downstairs apartment units when they arrived. Additional firefighters were called to the scene to help.
The blaze was extinguished within 25 minutes.
More than two dozen people from eight units have been left without a home. Officials say the apartments are a total loss.
No injuries to firefighters or residents were reported. Two dogs were rescued and one provided with oxygen after smoke exposure.
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Alice Williams, 37, and her son were cleaning the home when they began fighting, police said. Tristan Williams, 18, stabbed his mother several times with kitchen knives, investigators said.
Arnetta Yardbourgh, who lives at the home, saw the stabbing and called authorities, said police spokeswoman Pat Whitty.
Yardbourgh and O'Neal have a 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. O'Neal's agent, Michael Parris, said the girl wasn't at the home.
O'Neal was in Minneapolis, where Los Angeles beat the Timberwolves 97-88 on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. He declined after the game to answer questions about the stabbing.
"Shaquille is thankful that neither his daughter nor her mother were harmed, and he sends his prayers and condolences to the housekeeper's family," Parris said in a statement.
The Lakers' center also has three children with his wife, Shaunie.


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Right, so between the Space-/flightsims? thread and my bumping into Egg651 and Harlander on the RPS chat room, we thought we'd better do a headcount of who'd be up for some Il-2 1946 multiplayer shennanigans of some description, and possibly just a note of your experience and what sort of settings you play on.
I'm happy to fly on whatever settings, but myself usually do full real except for forced cockpit view (cockpit view on my monitor gives me about an A4 piece of paper's worth of space, and real pilots didn't have to fly looking through two letterboxes) and map icons.


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Gratitude expressed for diocesan 'bridge' to Peru
Annual dinner recognizes generations of support for mission
Only in Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik said, could 700 people come out on a Thursday night to show compassion for people 3,600 miles away.
"This is our community," he said. "This is our church, a Church Alive."
Bishop Zubik reflected on the long-standing bridge of support between the Diocese of Pittsburgh and its mission in Chimbote, Peru, during the 46th Annual Peru Mission Dinner Oct. 13 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel.
The gathering also honored the late Father Jack Price, longtime Chimbote supporter Henrietta Gardner, and the late Thomas and Florence Sobek Claybaugh, who were also longtime supporters of the mission.
In reflecting on the efforts of Msgr. Jules Roos, the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Mich., and others who have served in Chimbote, the bishop recalled his own visit to the mission two years ago.
"Every day it is in my eyes and in my ears, the healing power of Pittsburgh reaching out to the people of Chimbote," he said.
One of the joys of the Chimbote mission, he noted, is how it has drawn the interest of young people in the diocese.
In the past year, school and religious education students in the Chimbote Ambassadors program have raised some $42,000 for the mission. In all, the program has raised more than $519,000 in the past 10 years.
It is further evidence, Bishop Zubik said, of the generation-to-generation connection that will support the mission well into the future.
"Here in Pittsburgh, there in Chimbote," he added. "Both the Church Alive."
Several dozen student ambassadors were in attendance.
WTAE-TV news anchor Mike Clark was the master of ceremonies for the dinner. His son, Anthony, a student at St. Maurice in Forest Hills and a student ambassador, led the assembly in reciting the Hail Mary in Spanish.
The special guest for the dinner was Bishop Angel Francisco Simon Piorno of Chimbote. His remarks were translated by Dr. Eugene McCarthy, a member of the Chimbote Foundation's board of directors.
Bishop Piorno lauded the diocese for its tradition of support for the people of Chimbote.
"Pittsburgh has always been in the hearts of the people of Chimbote," he said. "They've seen the effects of the support you have shown them."
He spoke of the new orphanage that will soon be dedicated and of the hope the mission brings to the marginalized, adding, "I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Other guests included Msgr. John Kozar, a priest of the diocese who serves as president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and the Pontifical Mission for Palestine.
This year's attendance was an increase of more than 110 over the 2010 figure.
The Social Works Center (Centro de Obras Sociales) in Chimbote is a regional multiservice health and education facility that includes a maternity hospital, outpatient clinic, clinical laboratory, and education and specialty care programs.
The doctors and staff treat an average of 17,000 patients and deliver some 300 babies each month.
Chimbote is located approximately 250 miles north of Peru's capital city of Lima. Once a honeymoon resort, it is now considered one of the most impoverished cities in the country.
More information on the mission is available at www.chimbotefoundation.org.


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Dry, itchy skin
Our 22 wk old red girl seems to have dry, itchy skin. Recently, we used a new shampoo that was supposed to be great, "Natures Dog by Canus". Does anyone have a shampoo to recommend that seems not to promote dry skin? Thanks!
I haven't tried this stuff yet, but it's supposed to be great for humans & dogs. Coconut oil. I'm in the research the product stage. But after reading the article in Whole Dog Magazine, I think I'll try this coconut oil. All the Red Dobermans I have ever seen seem to be dryer than their black & tan counterparts. The red I have now has a nice lustre to his fur but winter is coming and I want to keep it that way. This stuff can be applied topically too and heals cuts, dry toe pads as well as adding it to their food for shiny fur. The benefit of rubbing it on the cut or dry skin is that if they lick it off, it's good for them too.
Sofia is a fawn and they are reknown for dry fur and skin. Try using salmon oil ( or any Omega 3 with Vit. E) as sometimes the dryness needs to be treated from the inside out.
Also, try not to bathe often.. they really don't need it.. just a rinse if they are really dirty. ( like mud dirty) or rolling in dead stuff dirty) NOT that anyone of ours would do such a thing...lol
We use a product called Tropiclean. You can get it on line or PetCo if one is close.. It comes in a variety of scents.. ( we use oatmeal as it's more gentle on her delicateness) ( Ninty pounds of delicate-ness) Leaves teh coat gleaming and soft.
In between, Sofia gets wiped down with unscented baby wipes and I use a mixture of 1/3 Skin So Soft by Avon and 2/3 water... to spritz on her and rub in. Not only is it a great conditioner... ( for four legs and two) it keeps mosquitos away...


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If we all screamed at once for ice cream, the resulting sonic boom would destroy the sun, turning the entire solar system into a freezer in which we could store more ice cream. Shout for a scoop with this Groupon.
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The menu includes bone-broth soups such as french cabbage with sausage and bacon ($4.25/cup; $6.50/bowl), a rotating waffle menu with variations such as orange-poppy seed with cranberries ($3/square), and ice-cream flavors such as vanilla bean cheesecake and Mexican chocolate ($2–$5).
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Possessing a savory speciality, they also serve customers soups and stews. Using a base of broth cooked down from grass-fed meat bones, soups and stews are filled with pastured or organic meat, as well as organic veggies, spices, and herbs. The rotating soup selection includes flavors such as verde chicken with seasonal veggies and pumpkin stew with sausage.
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I and running a new installation of Majordomo v1.93. Everything is working well. I have a quick questions: Is there a way of running an moderate=no, subscribe_policy=open list and limiting the ability of the "WHO" command? I have the private_* parameters set to yes. Thanks in advance. Randy Schrock - firstname.lastname@example.com - http://www.realworks.com/schrock President, Schrock & Associates, Inc. - Westwood, KS - (913) 432-8880


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Yes, the focus is on htdp with advanced students working on projects that use programming in other disciplines. I really believe that computer science should be central to a strong technical background. In fact, a computer science student should be able to compute circles around any other student. Dan Anderson --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Grant Rettke <grettke at acm.org> wrote: > From: Grant Rettke <grettke at acm.org> > Subject: Re: [plt-edu] Re: [plt-scheme] behaviour of void? > To: geb_a at yahoo.com > Cc: "Prabhakar Ragde" <plragde at uwaterloo.ca>, "Matthias Felleisen" <matthias at ccs.neu.edu>, "plt edu" <plt-edu at list.cs.brown.edu>, "Shriram Krishnamurthi" <sk at cs.brown.edu>, "PLT List" <plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu> > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 8:35 PM > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:23 PM, geb a > <geb_a at yahoo.com> wrote: > > So what kinds of exercises are you looking for? I > guess I'm in the unique position of being able to use > programming to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and > Mathematics projects. As a high school teacher, I feel > like computer science should be about integrating these > disciplines. > > I wish I had gone to school where you teach. Is it common > practice for > highschools these days to include CS? What is your title? > CS teacher?
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Anyone know of any quality thrift stores in the Bay Area? I've been to the Buffalo Exchange on Telegraph (Berkeley), didn't really see anything I liked. Any others around the Bay Area?
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|Reviews for She's definitely got the minerals!
| Roy chapter 1 . 6/28/2011
Good Stuff mate! I would say take it a little further between Delia and Turkish.
| nosocialcontrol chapter 1 . 2/7/2010
Haha, this is fantastic! I can really imagine that happening to Turkish, bless him. I love how you portray Errol as the annoying git we all know he is, particularly when both Brick Top and his daughter tell him to shut up.
This was very well written, not too much detail that it brings the reader's attention away from the story but enough detail to bring a vivid image of the scene into the reader's mind!
| CosmicGirl22 chapter 1 . 4/14/2009
hey...wow...similar to my fic a bit..lol but ya cool dialogue
| Raging Raven chapter 1 . 4/14/2009
Delia is pretty cool. I think she has the minerals.
Oh, if you like Guy Richie fics, I just started a Lock, Stock story. It would be great if you can read it and let me know what you think. If you don't read it that's fine, if you do that's awesome.
| Nic chapter 1 . 4/10/2009
i love this! im thinking that you should make it into a story or make another story like it. D
| owl007 chapter 1 . 3/11/2009
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As it chanced, however, seeing out of only one eye, he backed upon the handle of a hay rake which was leaning against the wall.
He yelled, jumping into the air and waving his hay rake to attract additional attention.
He was as fresh as a collard and as ingenuous as a hay rake.
No light gleams from a friendly window, only the shadowy form of a hay rake left out by some farmer suggests human companionship.
Hiram promptly unhitched "Old Dolly" from the hay rake and started for the house.
The self-binding harvester or the hay rake is only used a few weeks, or perhaps more often only a few days, each year.


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Author | Vinod Behl | Monday, Apr 17,2006 6:38 AM
Aaj Tak honchos have finally undertaken the much-expected restructuring following the exit of its senior staffers, including Ashutosh, Mrityunjay Jha and Prabal Pratap Singh.
As part of this restructuring exercise, Associate Executive Producer, Amitabh, who was heading Tez Channel, has been made the new head for Delhi Aaj Tak, the upcoming channel on Delhi and NCR, which is scheduled for launch next month.
Senior producer Shailendra Kumar Jha, who was deputy to Amitabh, will now look after Tez channel.
The exit of Deputy Editor, Prabal Pratap Singh, who was holding the dual charge of Metro Bureau Head and in-charge of Special Investigating Team (SIT), has resulted in changes in both Metro Bureau and SIT. Senior special correspondent, Deepak Sharma, who was second in command in SIT, has been elevated to head this team in which Neeraj Gupta from Metro Bureau has been included. Deputy Executive Producer, Vivek Awasthi, has been promoted as head of the Metro Bureau.
Confirming these changes, Aaj Tak News Director, Q W Naqvi, told exchange4media that the current restructuring exercise in which second line staffers had been elevated, was in line with the clearly defined and structured hierarchy in the organisation.
"We groom talent and give them the chance to grow. It is because of this policy that we have a constant pool of talent from which even the rival channels draw their strength. But then because of our capacity to groom talent and because of the well-layered structure in the organisation, we are able to tackle any crisis situation," he added.
Meanwhile, as part of the restructuring exercise at Aaj Tak, an independent crime bureau has been set up, which will be headed by Shams Tahir Khan, presenter of the crime show 'Jurm'. Said Naqvi, "Earlier, crime reporting was part of programming and there were two teams, while one was looking after day-to-day crime stories, the other was overseeing crime shows like 'Jurm', 'Khauf' and 'Hatyara Kaun'. But now we have combined the two teams to bring synergy and clear focus for better efficiency".
In another restructuring related exercise, Sanjay Pathak, who was formally looking after the Research Bureau, has been officially designated head of this bureau. Following the implementation of restructuring plan, Aaj Tak staffers are to be rewarded with elevated designations and salary hike. The appraisal letters are expected this week.
Meanwhile, in addition to these senior level promotions, Aaj Tak will be shopping for middle level talent in the market to further beef up its team. Naqvi said that the group was looking for senior producers, producers and special correspondents.
Also, since the launch of new city-specific news channel – Delhi Aaj Tak – is drawing near, a dedicated team for the channel is being put in place. Already some staffers from the Metro Bureau like Promilla Dixit, Joya Madhusudan, and Neha Bhatnagar have been roped in besides some recruitment done from outside. Now more junior level recruitments will be done from outside and also from TV Today's Media Institute.


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ROME (AP) — At least one fan and one police officer reportedly were shot before the Italian Cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina, and the fan was in serious condition.
As a result, the final started 40 minutes late, and there were scenes of violence inside the stadium, with a firefighter injured by fireworks thrown from the stands.
The shootings occurred in an area where Napoli fans were gathering for the match, the ANSA news agency reported.
The fan in serious condition was reportedly shot in the chest, while the police officer was shot in the hand.
Several other fans also reportedly were injured. Circumstances of the shootings were not immediately clear.
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Woody Allen Beats Off American Apparel
American Apparel is known for perverse ads which feature their scantily dressed female employees. Although, CEO Dov Charney has already been sued by some of his former employees, he believes in equal opportunity, or so he said in a deposition tape, "I frequently drop my pants to show people my new product." Vomit. But now someone with a little more to his name is suing American Apparel. Woody Allen, who was featured in a few ads in 2007, including a billboard in New York City, is suing the company for using his image. If you're afraid to see Woody bent over wearing nothing but a neon g-string and some tube socks, fear not, the ad is actually just of his face — a shot of him dressed up like a Hasidic Jew from his classic romantic comedy Annie Hall. According to our friend Nachshon, who translated, the ad's slogan reads in Yiddish, "The Holy Rebbie," which essentially means Woody Allen is Dov Charney's perv hero. Allen isn't honored, and just slapped American Apparel with a $10 million dollar lawsuit. While Charney might get away with the ads by calling them "parodies", it's comical that someone found a way to make Woody Allen feel violated. [Ad Week]


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Worker Dies of Extreme Heat at Non-Union Auto Plant Georgia
Teresa Weaver Pickard, a 42 year-old employee of the Sewon America auto parts plant in LaGrange, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 29.
The autopsy could take three to four months due to a backlog of cases, according to Troup County Coroner Jeff Cook. But we do know that workers at the LaGrange Sewon plant work in extreme heat for hours on end. In the same week, several other workers passed out due to the heat.
According to an anonymous employee who spoke to the LaGrange Citizen, management keeps the air conditioning off in the break room to "discourage loitering." It's so hot in the break room, he says, that the candy in the vending machines melted.
"I heard that [Pickard] complained of chest pain several times before she was sent to the break room," he also said. She was then sent to the front office, where she sat for three hours before an ambulance was called. The anonymous employee reported that he heard Pickard died on her way to the hospital.
Pickard's tragic death is an all-too familiar story of how a combination of neglect, contempt, and apathy toward worker conditions can have terrible consequences.
In 2011, Georgia had 111 reported workplace fatalities, and nearly 79,000 workplace injuries and illnesses. Georgia is also a so-called "right to work" state, where the government bans fair share contracts and unions are sapped of resources. The Sewon plant is one of many foreign-owned manufacturing plants across the South that offer almost exclusively non-union, low-wage work.
Thankfully, OSHA has launched an investigation of Pickard's death. But there are only 50 workplace safety and health inspectors in Georgia, and it would take OSHA 146 years to inspect each workplace once, according to the AFL-CIO.
But even at this exact Sewon plant, this wasn't the first worker fatality. At the same plant in 2010, a worker fell to his death. Last year, two workers were injured in a crane accident.
OSHA fined the plant in 2010, but management's behavior did not change. "It's a really hostile environment," said the anonymous worker, "I really believe they [management] have contempt for their workers."
"When my hubby worked at there 2-3 years ago he would always tell me how hot it was even back then, and then the uniform was long sleeve shirts," wrote LaGrange Citizen reader Amanda Dawn Breazeal, "He said they had air and fans but they rarely to never turned them on…When my hubby broke his finger, he asked to go to the hospital and they told him no!"
The story of this particular plant is one of many, but there is hope. If this story sounds familiar, visit FixMyJob.com and learn how you can improve your workplace.
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SURRY – Mary T. Grimaldi, 86, died March 11, 2014, at an Ellsworth healthcare facility. She was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Andrew Pearley and Catherine (Slane) DeAmbrose.
Mary is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Grimaldi; a son, John Grimaldi of Surry; two daughters, Carol Ann Hoffses of Westford, Mass., and Janice Grimaldi of Houston; a brother, Joseph DeAmbrose of Wayland, Mass.; a sister, Kathleen Cool of Burlington, Mass.; four grandchildren, Briana and Ryan Grimaldi and Stacie Hoffses and Sarah Logan; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers and a sister.
A celebration of Mary's life will be held at a later date. Those who desire may make contributions in Mary's memory to the Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon St., Watertown, MA. 02472. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.


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As we Canadians worship from afar the energetic, environmental, coalition-building president now running the show in the United States, let's not forget the lessons we can all take from his ascent and his ability to inspire the population.
Barack Obama has all the ingredients of a great leader, drive, determination and the ability to succeed at most things he has set his mind to. He might have been fatherless, but from childhood he was surrounded, Obama writes in his best-selling memoir, Dreams From My Father, with people who believed in him. More importantly, they believed in the value of hard work and giving thanks for all the good things that came their way.
As Obama tells it now, he could never have succeeded without the support of others. Nor could he have achieved this highest political office in the world without making good use of the opportunities that came his way.
According to Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker staff writer and a leading interpreter of societal behaviour, Obama's dedication and drive coincided neatly with a period in the U.S. education system that favoured African-Americans. It was to his credit that the young man, imbued with a strong work ethic and confidence in himself, was able to take advantage of the situation.
Gladwell makes use of many such examples in his latest best-seller, Outliers, an examination of the coincidence of culture, hard work and opportunity.
Take Bill Gates: one of the world's richest men, founder of Microsoft and philanthropist. What contributed to Gates's success, besides brilliance and ambition, which could also describe many others in that new field?
Turns out that Gates's high school in Seattle had one of the few computer clubs in the country. Young Gates was lucky to have this opportunity and smart enough to seize it, and others that allowed him to spend countless hours doing programming.
When he interviewed Gates for the book, Gladwell learned that a small minority had as much experience as Gates had gathered by the early 1970s.
"I had a better exposure to software development at a young age than I think anyone did in that period of time," Gates said, "and all because of an incredibly lucky series of events."
So it's not who you are, Gladwell posits. It's where you are and how hard you work at it.
"I don't believe in character," Gladwell has said repeatedly. "I believe in the effect of the immediate impact of environment and situation on people's behaviour."
Gladwell writes: "It is not the brightest who succeed. Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them."
So first, you've got to seize the opportunity wherever you can find it. But the other element is critical: you've got to work to make it happen.
This is described as "the 10,000-hour rule," and you can start accumulating the hours anytime in your life, experts say, though if it's athletic superiority you're after, then you obviously have to devote that time while your body is strong and supple.
This is how you acquire true expertise, posited psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and associates, who did a study at Berlin's Academy of Music that made their case. The young musicians were all talented and they all worked hard, Ericsson reported in 1993, but the difference showed among those who put in the highest number of hours.
"Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That's it," Gladwell wrote.
"And what's more, the people at the very top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder."
Doing rote work isn't enough, either. In a paper titled The Making of an Expert, which he published in 2007, Ericsson wrote: "You need a particular kind of practice - deliberate practice - to develop expertise.
"When most people practice, they focus on things they already know how to do. Deliberate practice is different. It entails considerable, specific and sustained efforts to do something you can't do well, or even at all. Research across domains shows that it is only by working at what you can't do that you turn into the expert you want to become."
An expert in any field, Ericsson says, continually analyzes what he or she does wrong, adjusts technique and works hard to correct errors. And those 10,000 hours seem to be the tipping point - 10 years of effort to become an expert, helped along by a teacher, coach or mentor.


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Nicaragua: Canal Plan
Beijing — For hundreds of years, men have dreamed of building a canal across Nicaragua, conquering this volatile land of volcanoes and rainforests and breaking Panama's monopoly on global shipping.
On Tuesday that dream came a step closer to reality as a Chinese entrepreneur unveiled his route for a 274-kilometre, pounds 26-billion waterway from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
If Wang Jing pulls off the feat, it will rank as one of the greatest engineering marvels in history.
Sitting in the offices of his telecommunications company in an industrial park north of Beijing, Mr. Wang, 40, is clearly very serious and determined.
"I am 100% certain the construction will begin in December 2014 and we will finish in five years in 2019," he said.
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With a deadline looming for Russia to pull its troops out of Georgia in fulfilment of its agreement in a French brokered deal following its deadly conflict with Georgia, Russian troops have begun dismantling bases and begun pulling out of Georgia.
Russian troops will remain in the two breakaway regions of Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which it has recognized as independent of Georgia, along with Hamas and Nicaragua.
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Nicolas Winding Refn's I Walk With The Dead Finds Writer
Playwright Polly Stenham will craft the script
Among the many projects bubbling away in his brain and at various companies is Drive / Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn's plan to take on horror via I Walk With The Dead. With an eye to making it less man-centric, he's working with playwright Polly Stenham on the script.
"He's got a lot of stick for doing films some people think are violently misogynistic," Stenham tells the Evening Standard's Londoner column. "So he approached me with the idea of doing something different."
Exact details about the film have been hard to come by, though previous talk has been about Carey Mulligan starring in a story set in Miami that features a lot of sex. It's more recently being described as an all-female horror, with, as Stenham indicates, "a bit of everything" in terms of horror elements.
Refn has a talent for teaming up with writers to produce thought-provoking films: though he penned Only God Forgives alone, he worked on Drive with Hossein Amini and Matthew Read and Roy Jacobsen on Valhalla Rising. Stenham will hopefully bring a new vibe to the Refn style. There's no word yet on when he'll be shooting as Dead is still in development.


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Stoke City v Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Group E Britannia Stadium, 8.05pm ITV4
The Stoke City manager, Tony Pulis, is poised to make several adjustments to his side on Thursday night. The striker Kenwyne Jones, who has been sidelined recently with a hamstring problem, returned to the matchday squad as an unused substitute for the 2-0 Premier League win over Fulham on Saturday and looks set to start, along with the defender Robert Huth and the goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen. Danny Higginbotham – out since April with a knee injury – may also be involved, while Wilson Palacios is being assessed as he works his way back to full fitness. PA
Club Brugge v Birmingham City
Group H Jan Breydel Stadium, 6pm ESPN Classic
Birmingham City will be without the captain, Stephen Carr, after he aggravated a knee problem, so Jonathan Spector is likely to deputise. Blues' manager, Chris Hughton, has several minor concerns but will wait until the last minute to decide his lineup. The centre-back Curtis Davies (knee) has travelled with the squad but will not be risked, while the midfielder Jordon Mutch (ankle) is continuing his recovery. The Club Brugge manager, Adrie Koster, will be without the captain, Carl Hoefkens, after the right‑back suffered cruciate ligament damage. PA
Rennes v Celtic
Group I Stade Route de Lorient, 6pm ESPN
Johan Mjallby believes Celtic's Europa League clash will give the players a much-needed break from their domestic troubles. Celtic trail the leaders Rangers by 10 points and second-placed Motherwell by three points, albeit with a game in hand. Mjallby, Neil Lennon's assistant, said: "We know that we have to win every game and you are expected to do so, especially domestically, and we haven't had the best start to the season. We are fully aware of that and we are looking for improvements in all areas. So this is a good break for us, to try to find some form and inspiration." PA
Wisla Krakow v Fulham
Group K Stadion Miejski, 6pm ITV4
Fulham will be without a trio of key players for their game at Wisla Krakow on Thursday night. The captain, Danny Murphy, missed out on the trip to Poland with a knee injury, while Bobby Zamora and Clint Dempsey are rested. "Bobby is our main striker, our target man and a very important player for us," said the Fulham manager, Martin Jol. "We didn't want to risk him because we want him fit for Sunday's game against Everton." Philippe Senderos (thigh) is also out, leading Jol to draft in youngsters such as Kerim Frei, Alex Smith and Marcel Gecov. PA


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Overindulge on wine-inspired shades this Christmas. Lisa Haynes reveals the best ways to add a splash of berry to your winter wardrobe.
By Lisa Haynes
It's officially the season to 'eat, drink and be merry'. And the fashion world has taken the festive phrase literally, with heady shades of cranberry, claret and (hiccup) sherry.
Rich berry tones have overtaken Santa red as the colour palette of the festive period.
These opulent yet versatile hues can be worn solo as an alternative to black, or paired with either prints or block colours. Go tone-on-tone if you dare for maximum impact.
"Burgundy, Claret, Bordeaux... whatever you call it, the colour of the season is full-bodied with berry notes," says Sandy Verdon, creative director of Hobbs.
If in doubt, visit a vintage wine cellar for wardrobe inspiration. Best of all, these boozy hues are hangover-free.
Velvet crush
Berry red has instant party appeal in textures like velvet or jacquard. Demonstrate your love of the shade with Lavish Alice's deep wine velvet heart cut-out skater dress, £32 (www.lavishalice.com).
Juicy berry
If you're seeking a freshly-squeezed top-to-toe look, Hobbs is bang on the berry trend. Try the Corby burgundy coat, £299 (currently reduced to £229); Caravaggio floral blouse, £110 (currently reduced to £66); Chloe burgundy leather skirt, £249; and Iris burgundy boots, £279 (currently reduced to £139) (0845 313 3130/www.hobbs.co.uk).
Claret cover-up
A winter coat in a berry hue will instantly revive your winter wardrobe. Make it an uber-cosy one with Linea Weekend's blanket coat, £170 (currently reduced to £85), from House of Fraser (0207 003 4000/www.houseoffraser.co.uk).
Burgundy body-con
Victoria Beckham's autumn/winter catwalk was a masterclass in sporty elegance. Get the look of her designer contrast collar dress at a snip of the price with Internacionale's stripe panel number, £19.99 (0141 522 2020).
Garnet gem
With jacquard patterning, embellishment detailing and a shiny patent belt, Closet's jewel flared frock is the ultimate in berry opulence for party dressing, £50 (www.closetclothing.com).
Oxblood leather
Just when we'd got our heads around black leather tops, skirts and dresses, along comes the new must-have oxblood shade. Embrace the trend with Per Una Speziale's leather peplum top, £129 (0845 302 1234/www.marksandspencer.com).
Cranberry clutch
If you're not convinced about the merits of maroon, give an outfit just a splash of wine colouring with this H! by Henry Holland at Debenhams dark red mock snakeskin envelope clutch, £25 (currently reduced to £20) (08445 616161/www.debenhams.com).
Plum pins
Bored of jeans? Give your legs a berry good update with New Look's slim-leg Bengaline trousers, £22.99 (0500 454 094/www.newlook.com).
Berry merry
Warm up dark winter nights with Coast's Kyra rich wine-hued coat with a hint of luxurious cashmere, £220 (www.coast-stores.com).
Bordeaux beauties
Top cap courts are hot property on the shoe shelves but, in a berry hue, Pied A Terre's Alford heels are even more desirable, £150 (0207 258 3605/www.piedaterre.com).
Get the look
X Factor winner James Arthur and triumphant judge Nicole Scherzinger wrap up for a visit to his home town. Go hell for leather with her Winters Knight wedge boots by CJG at Topshop, £195 (www.topshop.com).
Buy it now
Embrace festive season sentiments with QVC's Friendship Bracelets. Available with Peace, Faith, Love or Hope engraved into the bracelet, £1 from each sale is donated to the Look Good...Feel Better charity, which offers hair and beauty advice to women going through cancer treatment. Available now, £11.82 each (0800 504030/www.qvcuk.com).
Fashion flash
:: Glacier of glamour
Get your skates on for Very.co.uk's Christmas capsule collection. The online department store unveiled festive designs at London's Tower Bridge Ice Rink to a celebrity front row. X Factor favourite Ella Henderson also joined the 'Catwalk on Ice' professional model skaters wearing Very designs. Customers can order the ice cool collection from Very.co.uk until 10pm on December 23 for Christmas delivery.
:: Top shops
Zara has been crowned as Britain's favourite clothing retailer. A third of women (33%) deemed the Spanish brand a wardrobe favourite in a survey of 40,000 women by fashion recommendation site Dressipi.com. Zara was followed by H&M (26%), Topshop (21%), River Island (20%) and Next (19%). While shoppers under the age of 40 showed themselves to be fans of fast fashion, women over 40 exhibited more brand loyalty.


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USHER: Man Found Guilty in Stepson's Death
The verdict is in -- the man accused of killing Usher's stepson, Kile, with a jet ski has been found guilty.
Jeffrey Hubbard was arrested last March for running over the 11-year-old on a Georgia lake. According to TMZ, Kile -- the son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka -- was on an innertube being towed by another boat at the time of the incident, and suffered from severe brain injuries.
Hubbard was convicted on five counts, including homicide by vessel, reckless operation and unlawful operation of a personal watercraft.


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HTC is set to announce its quad-core tablet at Mobile World Congress in February 2012. The news from Commercial Times isn't a huge surprise as we're already expecting the HTC Edge quad-core mobile to be announced – so a Tegra 3-toting tablet makes sense.
Sure, HTC's last attempt at a tablet, the Flyer, was a clunky, old software-ridden effort. But if it learns from its mistakes and delivers the goods with a slate packing the Tegra 3 processor and Ice Cream Sandwich, HTC could be the next big name in tablets. There's plenty of competition for the top spot, though – HTC will need to better the mighty Tegra 3 powers of the Asus Transformer Prime.
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Toby Keith now has two states he can claim as his home. Next month the Oklahoma-born country star will formally be named an Honorary Texan.
The Texas governor's office intends to present Keith with an official certificate detailing the designation at next month's Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame ceremony.
Toby was already expected to take part in the event. He's slated to perform a tribute to the late Roger Miller, who's earning a posthumous induction. Other inductees include Ronnie Dunn and The Crickets' Sonny Curtis.
The 8th annual Texas Heritage Songwriters' Association's Hall of Fame Awards show will take place at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas on March 3rd.
Texans are also showing their love for Toby by coming out to his shows. Keith set a new attendance record at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with his appearance earlier this month. His sold-out concert on February 9th drew the largest crowd ever in the event's 64-year history.
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To: Mayor Allen Green
Vice Mayor Bob Pohlmann
Council Member Bob Ford
Council Member Donald Burnette
Council Member Dennis Kennedy
From: Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager
Subject: Agenda Commentary for Regular City Council Meeting of
April 17, 2012
Date: April 11, 2012
Item 1 - Pledge of Allegiance
Item 2 - Silent Invocation
Item 3 - Roll Call
Item 4 - Eagle Scout – Richard C. Devins, Jr.
A proclamation will be presented to Richard C. Devins, Jr. in recognition of his achievement in attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Richard was unable to attend the meeting on April 3, 2012 due to his school work.
Item 5 - Police Recognition Awards
The police department would like to present one police officer with an Award of Merit, two police officers with an Award of Achievement and one citizen commendation.
Tuesday night, Alex Kish from Brent Millikan & Company, P.A. will be in attendance to present the City's Annual Audit. If you have not had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Kish and would like to do so, please feel free to contact Cindy and she will arrange a meeting time and date with him.
This is the regular quarterly meeting of the Eastport CRA. Both the annual and quarterly reports will be presented.
There are a number of items on the Town Center CRA Meeting. Both the quarterly and annual reports will be presented. Additionally, the CRA will be asked to authorized the negotiation of a contract for the land swap as per the discussions on April 3.
E. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda-15 minutes)
a. March 27, 2012 – Regular City Council Meeting
b. April 3, 2012 – Special City Council Meeting (Police Pension)
c. April 3, 2012 – Regular City Council Meeting
Attached are the City Council meeting minutes recently held. Should you have questions, please feel free to contact Robin or me.
Item 8- Appraisal Services – Riverwalk Properties
Quotes for appraisal services were requested from appraisers on the State of Florida's list of qualified appraisers for State land acquisition. Twelve (12) appraisers whose offices are located in Volusia County were invited to submit quotes. Three (3) appraisers submitted quotes for appraising the sixteen (16) parcels that are the subject of RFP #12-2. A map of the subject parcels or portions of parcels to be appraised is attached for reference.
The bids received were $30,000; $29,600 and $21,000, submitted by Doyle Appraisal Services, Inc.; George Goodman Consulting, Inc.; and Pomeroy Appraisal Associates of Florida, Inc., respectively. All three (3) firms indicated they could complete the job within 45 – 60 days.
City Resolution No. 12-9, approved by the City Council on February 2, 2012, appropriated $50,000 in FY 2011 Carry Forward Funds to account #001-1000-519-31-13 for these appraisal services.
Staff recommends waiver of the purchasing procedure for one (1) vendor with a cumulative total quote that exceeds the $25,000 bid threshold and to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute Agreements for Appraisal Services with the two (2) vendors that gave the lowest quotes.
City Manager Comments: Although I have placed this item on consent agenda, it might be good to consider this item at the same time as authorization to proceed forward with the land negotiations. Normally, this would be something that would be on consent agenda. However, the discussion about Riverwalk may influence whether you want to proceed forward with having the appraisal completed. Our procedure requires appraisals of the property.
Item 9 - Validation of Purchase of Replacement Lift Stations from Smith & Loveless, Inc.
On October 18, 2011, City Council approved the purchase of (7) lift stations from the Sanders Company in the amount of $249,552. Sanders Company is the regional supplier of parts and service for over 100 Smith & Loveless lift stations within the City's wastewater collection network.
For more than 20 years, the Public Utilities Department has coordinated the purchase and replacement of lift stations with Sanders Company. However the actual requisition and check has been issued to the manufacturer, Smith & Loveless, Inc. Therefore the recommended motion and action should have been for the approval of a purchase order to Smith & Loveless, Inc. rather than Sanders Company.
Smith & Loveless lift stations have proven to be highly reliable and easily maintained. They have been the City standard for more than 30 years. The City currently has a five-year purchase agreement with Smith & Loveless, Inc. through October 2014. Meanwhile service and procurement of parts is handled by Sanders Company, who also assists in setting contract prices for Smith Loveless.
An initial purchase order was initiated in the amount of $249,552. However the actual cost was $756 less as Public Utilities staff right-sized a pump and motor for one of the lift stations in order to increase its operational efficiency and reduce annual operating costs.
This project was previously approved and funded in the current FY 2011-2012 Capital Improvement Program under R & R Lift Station Project, #SLS002. Public Utilities staff respectfully requests validation of the purchase of these lift stations from Smith and Loveless, Inc.
Staff recommends validation of the recent purchase of seven replacement lift stations from Smith & Loveless for the reduced and revised amount of $248,796 per existing pricing agreement.
City Manager Comments: The City has used Smith and Loveless lift stations for more than 30 years. When the purchase order was brought forward to City Council it was to issue a purchase the lift stations from Sanders for Smith and Loveless Lift Stations. However, the purchase order should have been issued to Smith and Loveless, not Sanders.
Item 10 – Acceptance of ECHO Grant for All Childrens Playground Phase II
Recently, the Volusia ECHO Grant Review Committee ranked the City's All Children's Playground Phase 2 application the second highest for 2012. The grant amount is $125,000.00. A match of $125,000.00 ($100,000 cash & $25,000 in-kind land value) is required. The Parks and Recreation Department account number is 315-5100-572-6397 (Project #QPC030).
In order to fulfill Volusia County Council meeting deadlines, the attached ECHO Grant Agreement was signed.
Staff recommends acceptance of the Volusia ECHO Grant Award in the amount $125,000.00 to construct the Phase 2 Playground improvements at the All Children's Park.
Bobby Ball will attend to bring you up to date on the activities of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Transportation Planning Organization.
Due to a recent vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, several applications for appointment and for re-appointment were considered at the February 21, 2012 City Council meeting. City Council agreed that the number of board members established by Ordinance should be increased from seven to ten. Staff recommends amending the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50, Sections 50-58 and 50-61, increasing the number of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Members, authorizing the Chairman to break a tie vote and increasing the number of members required for a quorum to six, and removing a restriction on service on other city boards.
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No.: 2012-6.
I. PUBLIC SAFETY (Jerry Monahan)
The Port Orange Police Department will present a report which details criminal activity in the last quarter.
J. ADMINISTRATION (Ken Parker)
Item 14 – Resolution No. 12-17 – Dissolution of the 623 Fund – Public Works Employee Savings Fund
The City Council received a report from the City Manager concerning the Public Works Employee Savings Fund, Fund 623. It was recommended that this fund be dissolved. Monies that were formerly deposited into this fund from vending machines and the sale of scrap materials are now deposited into the most appropriate operating fund.
The resolution authorizes the closure of the fund and the disbursement of any remaining proceeds into the 301 Capital Project Fund to be used for traffic signs, sign material, or traffic control devices as well as any other transportation related expenses.
As of March 31, 2012 there was $4,526.60 in the Public Works Employee Savings Fund.
Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 12-17 dissolving the Public Works Employee Savings Fund, Fund 623, and to disburse any funds remaining to the Capital Projects Fund 301 to be used for traffic control items or transportation related expenditures.
Item 15 - Recommendation from Proposal Evaluation Committee- RFP #12-2 Riverwalk Land Sale and/or Trade
RFP #12-2 for the Sale and/or Trade of specified City and CRA owned land within the Riverwalk Project Area was released on February 13, 2012. By the response deadline of March 14, 2012, only one (1) proposal was received. The respondent was Port Orange River Walk LLP, Port Orange River Walk LLC, Halifax River Partners, LLC.
On March 27, 2012 and April 3, 2012, the Town Center CRA, sitting as the Proposal Evaluation Committee for RFP #12-2, met to interview and rank the proposal received. At the conclusion of the Committee's review, the Committee voted 6-1 to recommend to the Town Center CRA and the City Council to authorize staff to negotiate a land sale/trade with the sole respondent.
Staff recommends acceptance of the recommendation of the Proposal Evaluation Committee for RFP #12-2, and to authorize staff to negotiate with the selected respondent.
City Manager Comments: The Town Center CRA recommended that the staff be authorized to negotiate a contract for trading of land. The RFP was for trading or selling of land between Ocean Avenue and Dunlawton Avenue. The goal of the City Council and the CRA was to trade land with the private sector so that the private sector had land that it could develop and the City had the riverfront land that could be developed into a riverfront park.
The proposal that was received from the private sector had conditions. The CRA Evaluation Committees motion was to negotiate a land swap consistent with the Request for Proposal.
Let me pose some policy questions for the City Council and the CRA. Because there have been decisions made by the previous City Council and CRA that will affect the contract negotiations, staff needs City Council and the CRA to provide additional policy guidance.
1. Does the City Council and CRA desire the contract to be negotiated consistent with the RFP?
2. The CRA and the City Council on February 24, 2009 approved the park concept plan developed by Gladdening Jackson. The concept plan was developed in cooperation with the private land owners' representative. The purpose of the concept plan was to establish the "hard edge" for the park. It was realized that private sector elements could change. However, what the City Council and CRA decided that it was important to have the boundary set for the park so that both the private sector and the public sector would know the boundaries for development of the park and the private elements. Does the City Council want staff to negotiate the land contract consistent with the "hard edge" that was established in the Gladdening Jackson Park concept plan? Are there lands that were included in the concept plan that the City Council and CRA desire to exclude? For example, the marina land site is considered as part of the parkland. In their proposal, they have excluded this parcel from consideration.
3. Prior to obtaining appraisals on the property, does the CRA and City Council desire to have title work provided by the private sector showing ownership of their riparian rights, submerged land leases, and submerge land deeds? At the last session, there were parcels that were shown on the map that were to be transferred to the City that were submerged lands. Are there public or private submerged lands, riparian rights that should be excluded from negotiations?
4. It is not unusual for a real estate contract to contain a requirement that zoning/land use changes be enacted prior to closing. The landowner has to sign the application authorizing the potential purchaser to act as the agent to pursue changes to the zoning/land use. There are two elements to this policy question. The first element, does the City Council and CRA want staff to sign the authorization for the proposed purchaser to pursue zoning and land use changes that maybe necessary. Signing of the letter authorizing them to pursue zoning and land use shall not be construed as a guarantee of change in land use or zoning. The Planning Commission and the City Council would act in their independent roles to review and make a decision related to zoning and land use. The second element relates to the closing. The RFP had a provision that the land contract negotiations be completed within 120 days. Should the City Council and CRA establish an outside date for closing? For example, closing should occur by April 30, 2013 unless mutually extended.
5. As part of the property negotiations are there properties located south of Ocean that would be transferred to the City and CRA that the City Council and CRA would not consider leasing back to the private sector for an interim use?
Item 16 - Voluntary Notice of Dismissal of the cross-claim brought by City of Port Orange in mortgage foreclosure case number: 2010-30388 CICI
The City holds a second mortgage on the homestead property of the Defendants pursuant to a SHIP funded down-payment assistance loan provided in 2007 in the amount of $60,000. In 2010, the first lender filed a notice of default for non-payment of the first mortgage and the City answered with a cross-claim on the second mortgage. Defendant asserts protection under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the first lender voluntarily dismissed the foreclosure action. The City's cross-claim is still pending in the Court. This voluntary dismissal is without prejudice and forbearance of the City's rights on default of the mortgage is not a bar to a later prosecution of those rights, if and when the first lender recommences an action to foreclose.
Staff recommends approval of the Voluntary Notice of Dismissal in the matter of Case 2010 30388 CICI and to authorize the City Attorney to prepare and file documents with the Court necessary to effectuate the dismissal of the City's cross-claim.
Item 17 – Comments/Concerns from Council Members
At this time council members may discuss various matters or concerns.


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Personalized wedding ribbon adds a decorative and thoughtful touch to a wedding ceremony. Among its many uses, wedding ribbon can be used to create decorative personalized wedding programs. Design a customized wedding ribbon printed with the bride and groom's names and wedding date. With many ribbon styles, colors, and imprint colors to choose from, you can create personalized wedding ribbons that will match your wedding theme and color ensemble.
Individually roll your wedding programs and tie a wedding ribbon in a simple bow around each to hold them together. The result is an attractive program presentation that expresses an added level of creativity and personality.


text: In a recent interview Vidya Balan said, "Whenever I have to take a risky decision, I think of Aamir and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Those two simply defy rules." That comes as a surprise from a self-confessed SRK fan. But we do realise where that is coming from. After she failed to impress her audience with the glamorous avatars (Heyy Babyy, Kismat Konnection) Vidya went back to playing the sensuous Indian girl (Ishqiya, Paa) that she started out with (Parineeta). And it is working for her big time. Now with Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria's The Dirty Picture, she has proved that she is an actor with guts! Just like Aamir Khan, who too loves to take risks and do things differently!


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Mama's Boys on the Red Carpet (PHOTOS)
At Sunday's Oscars, some of the night's leading men walked the red carpet arm and arm with none other than their mothers by their sides. Russell Brand who presented at the award show was one who proudly escorted his "mum," Barbara Elizabeth, down the red carpet. And Dave Franco, brother of host James, walked in not with his mother — but with his grandmother! So adorable!
We just love to see our mama's boys embrace their family values. Here are some of our favorite mother-son duos who have strutted red carpets together.